Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

The overwhelming murderous aura sent chills down people's spines, making them feel as if they were being stared at by demons or monsters. To save their own lives, most of them began to swing their swords and surrender to the prisoners in front of them.

After several minutes of screams, howls, and protests, everything fell silent.

"Gather the corpses together and add firewood," Xi Heng said casually, then glanced back at the city wall and gave the order to another commander.

"Lead men to collect all the corpses and pieces of flesh on the city wall and throw them down to the ground."

After saying that, once everyone started to get busy, she also picked up the corpses and used them as brushes to smear blood on them, spreading the blood patterns on the ground to create an inconspicuous blood pattern magic circle.

Blood streaks appeared, and the corpses piled up more and more.

Among the pile of corpses were not only bandits and enemy soldiers, but also many ordinary townspeople who had died for unknown reasons, who were also thrown into the pile of corpses.

After Xi Heng finished drawing the magic array, he glanced at the size of the pile of corpses and roughly estimated that there were several thousand bodies.

but……

"It's still too little," she shook her head.

Xi Heng originally intended to take advantage of this trip south to also obtain the spiritual energy needed for the Blood Sea Technique.

I thought the bandit leader in the capital region had enough men, and that the total number should be sufficient.

But now it seems that these so-called four bandits of the capital region are probably not even as numerous as the remnants of the Tianliang army after Fang Tiande's death.

The only reason they were able to resist the army of the Great Zhao capital was because the government troops were too incompetent.

"Kill as many as possible."

……

Ten days later, all the major bandits in the capital region were wiped out.

Among these so-called bandits, the strongest among them was only at the Great Perfection of Dark Force. None of them were at the Transformation Force level, and their soldiers were not like Yan Meng's army, which could form a formation to surround and kill her. Naturally, they were easily defeated by her.

She could quickly breach the bandit positions that were already occupied by friendly forces by moving to them.

After killing them, the first thing Xi Heng did was to pile them up, burn them, and absorb their spiritual energy.

In the course of constantly leading her troops in pursuit, raids, and assaults, she gradually gathered thirty spirit stones filled with spiritual energy.

The corpses used here include not only enemy bandits, but also many civilians who were displaced or injured by bandit attacks along the way, as well as the corpses of government soldiers.

Even though the identity of the corpse was no longer a concern, the spiritual energy was still insufficient.

To influence a major battle against Yan Meng's army, the only magic needed is Blood Sea Overturning.

Other spells are like missiles and artillery shells, but the sustainable and controllable spell "Blood Sea Overturning" is almost as strategically significant as a nuclear bomb.

Now that the Zhao state is at a disadvantage on the northern frontier, Xi Heng wants to use this opportunity to turn the tide.

but……

"That's not enough."

She achieved a great victory and led the remaining eight thousand or so soldiers of the capital back, where she is now worshipped and revered by many people.

But for Xi Heng, the praise and cheers of a million people were nothing but meaningless illusions.

She would rather forgo such praise in exchange for 50,000 corpses.

Hearing people speak of her with such respect, she kept thinking about how she could possibly obtain another 50,000 units of spiritual energy.

Where in the world could she directly obtain so much spiritual energy?

And what enemy... could have nearly 50,000 subordinates?

Yan Mengguo naturally shouldn't even think about it; if he could kill 50,000 of their soldiers, there would be no need to use the Blood Sea Technique.

Most of the people in Donghuangmei Mountain are martial artists, and there are not many organized military units.

That is why they were unable to actually lead their troops to conquer the city of Da Zhao. Instead, they took advantage of the chaos in Hailu and the government's weak control over it to occupy a portion of the territory.

It's probably impossible for these martial arts organizations to unite and attack the imperial court.

The master of Huangmei Mountain himself didn't put much thought into attacking the imperial territory; he only focused on studying the Hunyuan Kung Fu they had created.

By now, news from Donghuangmeishan has become increasingly scarce.

The only remaining formidable enemies of the Great Zhao are the Western Southern Barbarians and the Dark Heavenly Sect in the south.

If the Dark Heavenly Sect and Xi Heng had no connection whatsoever, she might actually have set her sights on them.

But she is the Holy Maiden of the Dark Heaven Sect...

"Should we go kill the barbarians in the west? But we don't have enough time." Xi Heng shook his head.

If we lead our troops westward now and fight a battle with tens of thousands of deaths, Yan Meng's army might already be heading south and attacking the capital.

"Let's take the troops to the north first and fight a protracted war with Yan Meng Kingdom... Maybe we can slowly gather 50,000 troops," Xi Heng muttered to himself.

Once the number of spirit stones is barely enough, a decisive battle will be waged to completely crush all those from Yanmeng Kingdom who have invaded the borders of Great Zhao.

After her victory, she wanted to continue leading her troops to invade Yanmeng Kingdom and crush it until it could no longer launch an attack southward.

Riding on his red-maned horse, amidst the admiring gazes of the many people, Xi Heng led the capital's soldiers, whose morale had soared after several great victories, back to their encampment behind the city gate.

Most of the Beijing soldiers who accompanied her looked excited.

Xi Heng himself didn't feel there was anything to be excited about.

It was merely a battle fought gradually, where the superior numbers prevailed.

In her opinion, she didn't need 10,000 soldiers at all; just 500 elite cavalrymen would have been enough to easily wipe out the bandits in the capital region.

That way, the speed can be much faster.

For officers and soldiers in the capital, there are even more things to pay attention to, like they are undergoing military training.

However, they have indeed made some progress – the remaining eight thousand Beijing troops are now considered a victorious force from the interior.

Although their skills, martial prowess, and tactics have not actually improved much, their morale has indeed soared, and they have gained some military strength.

“In the mainland, they would probably be considered a usable force.”

Xi Heng let the Beijing troops hold their post-war celebration banquet, while he quietly left and went directly to the palace.

As always, he used his light-footed skill to enter the palace and arrived in front of the Fuqing Hall.

However, Zhao Chuxiao, whom they were looking for, was not here today. It was almost dark, but she was still in the Taixiao Palace handling official business.

Upon hearing this, Xi Heng turned in that direction, recalling the arduous daily life he had as emperor in his youth—

Every morning at five o'clock, they had to get up, dress, and tidy themselves up. After the court assembly, they would be busy until the afternoon. When they returned to the emperor's residence in the Fuqing Hall, they still had to recite or read martial arts manuals and tales of immortals and immortals...

They had very little time to rest each day, and sometimes they would stay up all night without realizing it, only to have to go to court again just when they were about to fall asleep.

She doesn't want to go through it again.

If I were to ascend the throne again, I would certainly resolve most of the unnecessary complicated matters in the simplest way possible.

That way, perhaps we wouldn't have to be so busy.

Or...

Xi Heng pictured Chu Xiao in his mind and pondered for a while.

Before I knew it, we had arrived at our destination.

The young girl stepped onto the blue and white floor, which looked as if it were paved with jade, and arrived in front of the magnificent imperial palace.

The walls are painted with golden dragons, and the guards around them are also dressed in golden armor. A eunuch stands in front of the main hall holding a float.

Even though no court session was being held inside the palace, the surrounding area remained extremely orderly and disciplined.

Upon seeing the official badge at her waist, the eunuch respectfully bowed and approached, first offering his greetings and then inquiring about the matter.

She casually mentioned reporting on the bandit suppression efforts, and the eunuch led her inside.

After passing through the main hall where court assemblies were held, we walked around to the rear corridor and stopped in front of a pavilion where the emperor often used his office.

The eunuch went in to report, and then invited her in.

Xi Heng walked past the familiar wooden shelves displaying various rare items and saw Zhao Chuxiao processing memorials behind him.

Are you that busy today?

Although Xi Heng had experienced times when his desk was piled high with memorials in his previous life, he never spent more than an hour or two dealing with them.

"The sudden departure of six powerful ministers has naturally caused many problems amidst the shift in the power structure," Zhao Chuxiao said calmly, setting down her brush and turning back.

"The letters we sent to the Dark Heaven Sect ten days ago have already had an impact. The Dark Heaven Sect has stopped its northward migration and withdrawn from two cities."

Xi Heng knew this was the case, and simply said, "The bandits in the capital region have been quelled. Send troops to support the Northern Army as soon as possible."

“Speaking of the war in the northern frontier…” Chu Xiao sighed softly, pulled out a document from the pile of memorials and documents on the table and handed it over: “Perhaps you don’t need to lead the army too far, Yan Meng’s army has already marched south.”

"Hmm?" The girl took the paper and immediately noticed the central inscription. She subconsciously read it: "The garrison on the southern bank of the Black Dragon Pool suffered a major defeat... Yan Meng and the Baekje Kingdom of the eastern peninsula have allied and sent a large number of ships, along with Yan Meng's cavalry, to launch a surprise attack, break through the blockade, and have already headed south?"

"Huh?" Xi Heng's lips twitched.

She's only been gone for a little over half a month, how did she manage to cause this trouble again?

"The Heihe River flows past the cities of Yan'an, Dongping, Yunzhou, and Yanzhou... Now Yan'an and Dongping are besieged by the enemy's main force. The Northern Frontier Army is marching south to reinforce them, but whether they will be victorious remains to be seen," Zhao Chuxiao said.

"If all four cities fall, then our capital will be ours."

……

Chapter 120, The Final Battle Is Imminent

The following morning, at the military training ground in the capital.

Before the officials and soldiers of the capital who had participated in yesterday's victory banquet had sobered up, Xi Heng ordered the messenger to wake up all the soldiers and have the eight thousand capital troops assemble at the training ground.

He didn't say much during the conversation, but told them to clear their muddled minds, pack their bags, organize their ranks, and prepare for the long march.

Along the way, Xi Heng also packed his weapons and luggage, went to the palace to get the imperial decree issued by Zhao Chuxiao, and asked the Imperial Household Department for the best sword in the official treasury to equip himself. He also obtained two hundred sets of fine armor for his subordinates to use by the elite troops.

An hour later, the sun rose high in the sky.

She then led eight thousand soldiers from the capital to the northern city gate to join the other two capital troops.

The other generals had more than 12,000 troops under their command, and together with her troops, they made a total of 20,000 troops from the capital, all heading north.

While the army was marching, a proclamation against Yan was circulated from the capital to all parts of the Great Zhao.

……

"There is a distinction between the fall of a state and the fall of the world. What is the difference between the fall of a state and the fall of the world? It is said that the fall of a state is when the dynasty changes its name and the regime is abolished, and when benevolence and righteousness are completely lost, and people are reduced to eating each other like beasts, then the fall of the world is called the fall of the world..."

"Now there is the Yan Kingdom, a remnant of the Eastern Meng, who have gained power by chance and are arrogant towards their former master. They have no regard for morality and righteousness, and they plunder and steal like bandits. The court has been weakened by chaos. If the country falls, the world will lose its virtue, and it will be extinct for a thousand years. The language will be changed, and it will cease to exist in the world..."

"Only by knowing how to protect the world can one know how to protect the nation. Protecting the nation is the responsibility of its rulers and ministers, those who enjoy the fruits of power; protecting the world is the responsibility of even the humblest commoner!"

"The rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen. Heroes and righteous men of Zhao, all those with blood in their veins, please join my army and march forth!"

"Announce it to the whole world, and let all know it."

The proclamation spread throughout the capital in just half a day and was then delivered to major cities in all directions by the many envoys previously dispatched. Even the areas occupied by the Dark Heavenly Sect and the Yellow Eyebrow Mountain Army were quickly covered.

This article was naturally written by Xi Heng overnight in Zhao Chuxiao's palace yesterday.

It also began circulating overnight, striving for every second, just to increase the chances of victory in the upcoming battle on the northern frontier against the formidable enemy, Yan Meng Kingdom.

I wonder how many folk masters this proclamation will inspire to come and help... It would be great if a few of them could come and help.

When Xi Heng was writing, he only thought about this.

After easily finishing the article, he put the brush down on the brush rest and handed the manifesto to Zhao Chuxiao, who was watching from the side, instructing her to spread the article as soon as possible.

At that time, Chu Xiao read the article over and over again, and the first thing she said after nodding was:

"So it turns out that my elder sister also has the talent to be a scholar."

Xi Heng was puzzled as to why the other party was still concerned about such a trivial matter. He waved his hand, telling the other party to give up as soon as possible, and then yawned and returned to Qin Xie Alley to rest.

We must set off as soon as possible tomorrow to rescue the besieged city in the north.

……

By now, the troops had been marching for half a day, and what was once dawn and morning had turned into sunset and evening.

Xi Heng then realized that leading 20,000 soldiers on a march was far too slow.

Because of the large number of troops, it was necessary to maintain formation during the march, and to stop and reorganize the troops every five to ten miles.

A large number of scouts and reconnaissance cavalry must be dispatched to the front lines, moving back and forth.