Chapter 1 The prisoner asks you to gather the strong men of the city together for my tasting
In the fourth year of Taiyuan, Jin Dynasty, on the first day of the second month, Xiangyang.
The wind and snow suddenly came, sweeping across the thousand-year-old ancient city overnight. The cold wave frozen all the lights left in the city, leaving only the "rustling" sound of snow all over the city and the sound of cracked charcoal in the red mud stove.
Outside the city, 200,000 Qin troops were surrounded and waiting for the final decisive battle with the Jin army guarding the city.
Chen Xing's eyes were dark now, and he was quite anxious. He didn't come early or late, so why did he choose this time? After trying hard to get into Xiangyang City, he had to find someone like a needle in a haystack. Even if he found it, how would he leave the city tomorrow morning?
Xiangyang City was besieged for a full year. Today, it has long been out of ammunition and food. The soldiers are so hungry that they have no energy to fight, and the people are so hungry that they have no energy to escape, but they have the energy to curse. For a moment, the emotions in the city are surging and they are all causing trouble.
After entering the city, Chen Xing finally found Zhu Xu, the governor of Liangzhou who was responsible for defending the city, and showed his identity and had not yet explained his purpose. The governor quickly summoned a group of military advisors and generals under his command, and instantly filled with people, standing or sitting, waiting for Chen Xing to speak.
"Say it again, tell everyone, what are you here?" Zhu Xu asked.
Chen Xing was wearing a black robe and sat upright in front of him, answering seriously: "Seventy-Year Drive, Wood Demon, Master."
Zhu Xu said to everyone: "He said he was a wizard."
"Not a mage." Chen Xing patiently explained: "It's an exorcist, I said it's the third time."
The lights in the main hall of the governor's mansion illuminated his face. Chen Xing was wearing a black outfit, with fair skin, dark-patterned brocade robe, holding a gilded hand stove, wearing a small medicine bag on his waist, and wearing a pair of cloud boots.
A black cloth was covered between his eyebrows and eyes, revealing his pure and beautiful rosy lips and a high nose bridge - he was a blind man.
"To introduce myself, my name is Chen Xing." The young man said again: "The 481st generation successor of the Shenzhou Exorcist, and now the only great exorcist in the world, is sixteen years old, seven feet and nine inches, and one hundred and thirty kilograms. People from Hanzhong inherited the great cause of exorcism in the world and came to Xiangyang for business. I hope Lord Zhu Xu will help him. Look, this is a document issued by the Minister of Personnel of the Great Jin Dynasty, Xie An and Xie."
In the governor's mansion, there were people standing in the hall, and the military advisors whispered to each other, and countless military generals under their command were all looking at the uninvited guest with suspicion.
"Mr. Xie?" Everyone read the instructions submitted by the young man. Zhu Xu almost breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where is the reinforcements? I asked Xie An for reinforcements and sent me a mage. What does this mean?"
Chen Xing said sincerely: "I don't know this. I'm reiterated that I'm not a mage either."
The discussion paused, and the governor Zhu Xu's heart beat faster and he asked the sentence that had been wandering in his heart.
"Can you help me retreat from the army outside the city?"
Chen Xing scratched his neck, thought for a while, and replied, "It's hard to say, it depends on the situation. I think it's 80% impossible to retreat."
"Exorcist." A general in charge of the sect had been observing for a long time and said, "How can you sprinkle beans into soldiers?"
"No." Chen Xing replied neatly.
"Have you ever watched the celestial phenomena at night?" Zhu Xu said: "Can you call the wind and rain to help the whole city of Xiangyang escape the danger in front of me?"
Chen Xing: "????"
Chen Xing pointed at himself and blindfolded his eyes, saying that you would let me observe the celestial phenomena at night? I must see them too!
"Boy! What kind of magic do you know and what kind of magic do you make?" Another general said: "Even if you go to the people to show your skills, let everyone have the confidence to defend the city!"
An innocent expression appeared on Chen Xing's face and replied: "Scattering beans into soldiers is written in books to deceive people. There is no such spell in the world, at least not yet."
"Why--"
The governor Zhu Xu and everyone in the hall were all deflated.
"Mr. Governor." Chen Xing said again: "My purpose of this trip is to find someone."
The people in the hall dispersed one after another. Zhu Xu thought he had caught a life-saving straw, but he immediately felt bored and replied, "Who is it?"
"For me, the destined person." Chen Xing said seriously: "My guardian martial god is in Xiangyang City. This person is very important to me and the whole world."
Zhu Xu looked at Chen Xing with a puzzled look.
Chen Xing explained again: "This destined person appeared three times in my dream, and it became clearer every time. Until this last time, I was very sure that this person was in Xiangyang City. As long as I find him, I will..."
Zhu Xuru saw hope, and his heart was raised to his throat again.
"Can you help me break the Qin army?"
Chen Xingcheng explained sincerely: "No... I have to leave quickly. Everyone is very busy and dare not delay your war."
Zhu Xu: "..."
"Please bring together the strong men in the city." Chen Xing said again: "For me to taste... For me to select this guardian martial god, I guarantee you that this matter is related to the thousand-year welfare of the land of China, and you will not regret it."
Zhu Xu originally wanted to tell you where to joke? But this young man didn't seem to be lying. If he really wanted to find him to have fun, he wouldn't have entered the city at this most critical moment. To be honest, Zhu Xu didn't even know how he got into the city. Perhaps it was because he had lived for a few days, or the phrase "thousand-year welfare" touched Zhu Xu. Anyway, his hopes were getting slimmer day by day. At least he held the official documents of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhu Xu suddenly had an idea to see what mystery this kid was doing.
"The strong men are all in the army." Zhu Xu said coldly: "You can search in the army and talk about it later."
One hour later, all the 12,200 officers and soldiers left in the city were called over and gathered urgently on the field outside the governor's mansion, and many people were still yawning.
It started to snow at dusk. A couch was placed in front of the governor's mansion. Chen Xing sat on the soft collapse, facing the dark crowd below, and was talking about it. For more than a month, he was hungry after winter. As soon as the army gathered, it seemed as if there was a catharsis and began to yell.
"Quiet! Quiet!" The generals led by the army immediately began to scold.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Xu saw that it was going to riot if this continued, so he hurriedly said, "Start quickly."
Chen Xing: “…”
Chen Xing's hand trembled slightly, raised it slightly, and then put it down. A military advisor of the governor's mansion noticed this detail and whispered: "You seem a little nervous?"
"I'm not nervous at all." Chen Xing immediately denied the accusation of bad intentions.
Not among these people, Chen Xing waited for a long time, but the guidance in his expectations did not appear. He listened to the endless darkness that there was only the "rustling" sound of snow.
Heart lamp, hurry up... Tell me quickly, where is the guardian martial god? It's too late!
The crowds were filled with people, and the soldiers below gradually began to curse angrily. Some people began to ask for military rations. In an instant, a flash of light appeared in the distance in the darkness brought by the blindfold.
Found it! Chen Xing immediately got up and walked quickly towards the flash.
"Hey! Hey!" The generals guarding Zhu Xu and others hurriedly said, "Where are you going?!"
Chen Xing passed through the first row of the officers and soldiers and walked quickly to the east side of the schoolyard. Zhu Xu had to go down the steps and follow. Then the generals sent the soldiers and drove them back. Seeing that it was another farce, everyone made helpless voices, cursed a few words, and went back to their respective homes.
After leaving the school grounds, he then moved into the governor's mansion, Chen Xing turned around and came to the west side of the mansion.
“Where is this?”
Zhu Xu and a group of soldiers rushed torches, all looking at Chen Xing.
"Dungeon." Zhu Xu said.
A white light illuminated the front of us and became closer.
"Open the door." Chen Xing said seriously.
"You can't go in! There is..." A general was about to stop him, but Zhu Xu signaled to open the door.
Chen Xing just blindfolded his eyes and walked through the dim corridor where the governor's mansion was lit, turned a corner, and went straight into the deepest part of the dungeon. The light in front of him appeared and disappeared, like a heartbeat. The room suddenly became bright and bright, and suddenly everything was silent and dark, flashing constantly in the deepest part of the cell.
Deep in the dungeon, the cells on both sides were filled with white bones and wailing prisoners. At the end of the corridor, in the iron cell, a low moan like a dying trapped beast came.
Chen Zhen stopped outside the last cell and stood quietly through the iron fence.
The prisoner was a man. He was tied up with iron chains and curled up on the ground, all over his body, but he had ragged shorts hanging on his waist and hips, and a moldy wooden basin in front of him. The sink had already bottomed out, and it was obvious that there was no food or water for several days. Now the army besieged the city, and it was very difficult for good people to survive in the city, and no one came to care about a prisoner's food and drink.
The man was disheveled and had a bony ribs. His body, legs and back were covered with whip marks. In the deepest part of this moldy and wet cell, he was already sick and had no breath. Although he was half a dead person, when he curled up, he could finally see that he was tall, but his face was dirty and his facial features were not visible.
"Please open the door," said Chen Xing.
"No!" the chief clerk stopped him and said, "Boy! You don't know the origin of this person! Don't let him out!"
Chen Xing said seriously: "Xindeng chose him."
"Don't let your mother gossip!" A general finally couldn't help but start cursing: "Scammer! Sir, this person is a liar!"
Zhu Xu didn't say anything and signaled to open the prison door.
Chen Xing walked into the cell and knelt in front of the man. The man was very quiet and motionless. Then, Chen Xing took off the blindfolded black cloth strip, showed his clear eyes, and observed the man.
Everyone: "..."
Chen Xingchao said to the man: "Are you still alive?"
The man closed his eyes tightly, his forehead was hot, but he couldn't stop shaking, his lips were purple, and his prison was filled with rust gas after diarrhea. However, because he had not eaten for many days, his whole body was exhausted. He was already dead. He was poked by Chen Xing for a moment and he suddenly started to breathe like crazy.
Chen Xing immediately knelt on one knee and pressed his forehead with one hand. Then, the man opened his eyes, his lips trembled slightly, and finally his eyes closed and he fainted.
Chen Xing immediately signaled to open the chain left and right, and picked up the man. He found that although this person was hungry and sick, he was already too thin to be human. His figure was still very heavy, nearly nine feet long, so he couldn't hold him horizontally, so he could only change to half-back and half-drag...
"Get the help!" Chen Xing frowned.
The governor Zhu Xu and everyone looked at Chen Xing with confusion.
Chapter completed!