The Empress's First Running Dog

Chapter 527 Congratulations, Your Majesty, There is a Happy Event in the South (5k)

Governor Zhao wants to control the clouds and rain? What does that mean?
The palace priest on the high slope was stunned for a moment, but the action of the "White Falcon" beside him trying to follow made him immediately look away.

"The master wants us to wait here, so it's better not to go over and cause trouble at this time." Song Jinxi stared at Nie Yurong in a flat tone.

The female killer hesitated for a moment, thinking that this was not a good time, so she stopped quietly and just frowned as she looked at Zhao Duan who was approaching the city gate rapidly in the distance.

at the same time.

The fighting under the city wall also underwent new changes. The sound of a retreat horn suddenly sounded from the top of the city wall, low and mournful.

"when--"

The monk Fanlong who was fighting with Tang Jinzhong swept his long staff across, blocking his opponent's sword. He turned his head to look at the smoke rising slowly from the top of the city wall, and subconsciously murmured:
"Amitabha……"

Tang Jinzhong was stunned for a moment, his face changed: "You are from Shenlong Temple..."

However, Fanlong had already turned around, and using magic to lighten his body, he flew up to the top of the city wall.

On the other side, the general who was staring at Lang Shiba once again forced him to retreat and immediately shouted:
"Cover the general's departure!"

"General Su, go first. I'll stay here to cover your retreat." Lu Tong said calmly without stopping his arrow shooting action.

Su Dan nodded, without saying anything else, and ran down the city wall as fast as possible under the cover of the defenders on the city wall.

The rebels in the city had already prepared to evacuate. After blocking the city gate, they immediately evacuated towards the south gate in a mighty force.

The fire will not block the evacuation route in a short time, which is enough time for them to leave.

"Whoosh-"

After Lu Tong shot another powerful arrow, he smiled at Xue Shence, who was holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji and had an extremely ugly face under the city wall, waved his hand, turned around and disappeared.

The soldiers of the Beijing camp took the opportunity to rush to the top of the city wall, and were immediately stunned. They could clearly see the flames rising from all over the city.

"The burning of the city has begun. We are one step late... Su Dan has made preparations. He has calculated everything..."

Under the protection of the soldiers, Mochou walked to Xue Shence with a pale face and laughed miserably.

The soldiers around looked at the smoke signals that penetrated the sky and the earth, and their hearts sank. They did not feel the slightest joy of capturing the city.

"Open the city gate!" Xue Shence, as the commander, remained calm and decisive.

"Go into the city and put out the fire!!"

The soldiers obeyed the order and this time there was no resistance. A group of soldiers immediately used battering rams to crash into the tightly closed city gate, but lime kept falling down and they could not break it open.

"General! The gate is blocked!" someone said with trembling lips.

"Let me do it!" Suddenly, Chen Gui came striding over, eyes wide open, almost roaring:

"Tell the soldiers on the city walls to evacuate the civilians inside the city gates. I'm going to bombard the city with cannons!"

Xue Shence glanced at him and didn't expect that the Shenjiying's Shenwei cannon would play a role at this moment.

He immediately gave the order to evacuate the people, while Chen Gui, trembling all over, held a huge flag and waved it down fiercely.

A number of powerful cannons that had been lying in ambush on the distant high ground opened fire at the same time!
"boom--"

With a deafening roar, the city gate that was blocked by stones collapsed in the artillery fire, rubble flew everywhere, and the entire city wall was shaking and cracking!

"Go into the city to put out the fire!" Xue Shence shouted, and led the way, rushing into the broken gap.

As soon as we entered the city, we saw fires rising everywhere in the city. The fire was fueled by the wind and burned very quickly!
Although the fire was not big yet, it was obviously too late for the soldiers to go get water to put out the fire.

As for the evacuated rebels?
Xue Shence no longer had the energy to pursue, the most urgent task was to put out the fire.

"Do whatever you can! Go into the city to stop the fire from spreading, and save as many people as possible!"

Xue Shence almost roared as he ordered his soldiers to fetch water and to extinguish the nearby smoke signals first.

However, soon, a soldier came running over with an empty bucket, looking sad:
"The city's water wells have also been blocked by the rebels!"

Even the well was blocked in advance... Xue Shence staggered.

The mighty military god of the Yu State, the invincible commander on the battlefield, was now hastily using his Fang Tian Hua Ji to support his body. Even though his face remained calm, he felt deeply powerless in his heart!
Mochou also stood in the crowd with a look of death, looking at the bright flames everywhere in the distance, lighting up the houses one by one. She suddenly remembered something, turned her head sharply, grabbed Jiyue, and said in a hurried tone:

"You can control water! Can you put out the fire?"

Jiyue was startled and shook her head:
"I don't have enough mana... the city is too big..."

With her ability, she could extinguish a village of Songjiazhuang's size, but she was powerless against such a large city, not to mention the fields outside the city.

Mo Chou was distraught, with only one thought in her mind:
Finished!

However, at this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed:

"Commander Zhao is here!"

Everyone subconsciously turned their heads to look back, and at the same time, all their eyes were looking towards the gap in the collapsed city gate.

At this moment, the thick smoke had not yet dissipated. In the ruins and smoke-filled war, a familiar tall figure walked over.

Zhao Duan carried the sword diagonally on his back. He wore a pure white half-body armor with a black human face pattern printed on his chest.

But at some point, she had put on a slightly unreal red robe, and her hair bun had been broken, with her black hair flying in the flames of war.

He seemed to be walking very slowly, but in fact he was walking very fast. In just a few breaths, he arrived in front of everyone.

"Commander Zhao..." Xue Shence saw him and laughed miserably, "We are a step too late. The fire is already difficult to contain."

Mo Chou remained silent and dejected.

Familiar faces like Lang Shiba, Ji Yue, Tang Jinzhong, Chen Gui, etc., all lowered their eyes, as if they had made a mistake.

As the military supervisor, Zhao Duan did his job perfectly and even raised enough military funds and food.

But they failed in the battle at the front.

Xue Shence took a deep breath and said:
"I will submit a petition to Your Majesty to apologize for this battle. I will take the blame for burning the city alone..."

Zhao Duan just looked at the fire in the city and said calmly: "It's not too late."

what?
Everyone was stunned, but saw Zhao Duan retract his gaze, and actually smiled at the people with miserable faces, and said:

"Don't worry, I'm still here, this fire can't start."

Immediately, without waiting for everyone's reaction, Zhao Duan suddenly closed his eyes. After a breath, he opened his eyes again. His left eye had suddenly turned silver, and his aura suddenly changed!
At this moment, he temporarily transferred the control of his body to the sorceress who had briefly entered the realm of heaven six hundred years ago.

"Senior, I've boasted so much, can I do it?" he said in his heart.

Pei Niannu's cold voice rang in his heart: "Shut... up..."

The next moment, a circular magic circle suddenly spread out from the ground under Zhao Duan's feet. The formation was extremely complex and mysterious.

At the same time, white flames flowed on his red flame holy armor, and his aura surged wildly. In the blink of an eye, he broke through his original realm and reached the highest level in the world, the pinnacle of the world... and continued to climb...

The magic circle flashed and Zhao Duan disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was standing above Ning'an County. The cold wind blew his hair. He lowered his eyes and saw that the buildings on the ground were like building blocks and the people were as small as ants.

Zhao Duan was suspended in the air like this, without falling.

The whole city was in his field of vision, and his aura also "clicked", as if he had broken through some kind of boundary and stepped into the half-step heavenly realm, and he still had enough strength to continue moving forward.

"It's too late, cast the spell quickly." Zhao Duan urged, and then he "saw" his right hand raised, and a black and ancient seal slowly rotated in the palm of his hand.

The Black Turtle Seal is an ancient talisman that controls the path of the water god.

“Stop… talking… so much…” Pei Niannu said, and it seemed that he used some method, and Zhao Duan’s Qi sea became a transit station, continuously drawing flames from the Red Flame Holy Armor, vaporizing them into frosty Qi, and then transferring them into the Black Turtle Seal.

"Boom!"

Over the Ning'an County, with Zhao Du'an as the center, dark clouds suddenly gathered madly in an area of ​​a hundred miles in radius!

In just a few breaths, thick dark clouds enveloped the entire city, as if night had arrived and the light dimmed.

In the clouds, electric snakes danced wildly, tearing apart the darkness.

The sound was so terrifying that everyone in and outside the city stopped and looked up at the sky.

"What's going on?! Where did the rain clouds come from?"

Near the south gate, in the rebel team, Su Dan reined in his horse and looked up, his pupils suddenly contracted!
The masters beside him, such as Fan Long and Lu Tong, also showed expressions of astonishment.

"It's magic! A powerful person is casting a spell, trying to make the clouds and rain!" exclaimed Fanlong, a monk from Shenlong Temple.

"Found him!" Lu Tong, who is known as the best archer in Yunfu, has a pair of extremely powerful eyes. With just a glance, he locked onto a figure hiding in the dark clouds somewhere in the sky.

"What a good sorcerer! I never thought that the court had prepared a backup plan. Look, I'm going to shoot him down!" Lu Tong's eyes glowed with a faint golden light. He bent his bow and drew his arrow, locking onto the sky.

When he tried to stop Xue Shence before, he had only pulled the mysterious bow halfway.

At this moment, with the bowstring crackling, Lu Tong exerted all his strength and pulled the bow into a "full moon"!
The bow and arrow in the full moon state was even more strange. Behind Lu Tong, an illusory "turret" appeared, with thirty-six illusory arrows simultaneously locking onto Zhao Duan in the sky. "Come down!"

Lu Tong shouted loudly, the bowstring trembled, and the arrow tore through a turbulent air and flew straight into the sky. The thirty-six arrows followed and merged into the arrows one by one in mid-air.

This final arrow, which is a complete fusion of thirty-six arrows, is enough to seriously injure the best in the world, and even the best in the world will be defeated!

"kindness?"

In the sky, above the clouds, Zhao Duan suddenly noticed a streak of light rising from the ground and appearing in front of him in the blink of an eye.

Almost subconsciously, he raised his left arm and pointed out.

Strands of white flames shot out from the fingertips, wrapping around the fatal arrow that was flying towards them.

Then, the arrow began to melt rapidly from the tip into liquid iron, which dripped down. When it disappeared, it had not yet succeeded in getting close.

"The archer under King Mu?" Zhao Duan's eyes were cold. With his current combat power, he could kill him easily.

"But I have more important things to do now."

He turned his gaze, put away the Black Turtle Seal, and looked at the huge phantom of a god that was slowly being outlined in the dark clouds in front of him, and almost occupied half of the sky.

That is the water god.

He was dressed in an illusory blue robe and wore a crown on his head. His features were blurry and he looked so majestic and solemn that it was hard to imagine.

He holds a bronze staff in his hand, with orbs surrounding him and waves surging on his surface. He is the result of the faith of all living beings.

In front of Him, Zhao Duan was as small as dust, but at this moment, Zhao Duan, who had briefly leveraged almost celestial power, was able to control this god.

"Call the wind!"

Zhao Duan raised his hand, and the huge water god that covered the sky also waved his bronze staff.

Then, the wind within a radius of dozens of miles suddenly disappeared.

Although the God of Water did not have the power of the "God of Wind", Zhao Duan only needed to control the amount of water vapor in this area to change the temperature and eliminate the wind.

"Call the rain!"

Zhao Du'an held the divine decree in his mouth and looked down at the whole city. When he looked around like a god, he saw lightning snakes dancing wildly in the clouds and bean-sized raindrops falling from the sky, hitting the ground and wetting a small area of ​​the ground.

then……

Endless raindrops followed one after another.

At this moment, heavy rain swept across an area of ​​nearly a hundred miles.

……

Su Dan and other rebels looked at the countless raindrops falling from the sky, and their hearts sank to the bottom.

"Let's go! Let's go!"

Su Dan suddenly reacted, roared loudly, and swung the whip to whip the warhorse.

He didn't know what exactly happened, but he knew that once the fire was out, the imperial army would have no scruples and would swarm in.

"Amitabha! Let's go!"

Fan Long had a complicated expression on his face. He raised his hand and pulled Lu Tong, who was standing there in a daze and a little distracted, and quickly followed the army to flee out of the city.

The commander's gaffe seemed to have caused a chain reaction. The rebels, who had been well-organized, became panicked and fled to the south.

……

Outside a barracks somewhere in the city.

"Boss, it's raining! It's raining heavily! The wind has stopped!" a soldier shouted in surprise.

The rest of the Death Squad soldiers were also surprised and delighted. They stood in the heavy rain with their hands raised, feeling the rain hitting their bodies, and found that the flames in the distance were slowly weakening.

Wei Xianzong stood on the empty street, the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He looked up at the sky and suddenly smiled:
"Ha...hahaha...there is always a way out..."
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"There are dark clouds coming!" Tang Ping said in astonishment.

After the wolf smoke rose, the mood of the people in the Shenji Camp had already fallen to the bottom.

But not long after, large dark clouds were seen flying in at an unreasonable speed, covering the sky, and then a heavy rain began to spread from Ning'an County in all directions.

"The farmland is saved." Shi Meng murmured.
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Yuan Feng stood in the rain in a daze, and suddenly slapped someone in the face: "Is it true...it's raining?"

A general nearby covered his face and said aggrievedly: "Sir, you hit my face."

Yuan Feng: “I know.”

Everyone: "..."
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Song Jinxi raised his palm in surprise, letting the bean-sized water droplets hit his palm, and suddenly realized:

"Control the clouds and rain, this is Control the clouds and rain... But how did you do it? Only the Heavenly Man Realm can change the celestial phenomena on such a large scale..."

Nie Yurong's eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost:

Is this okay? .
Heavy rain poured down, and everyone including Xue Shence had an expression of shock on their faces.

"It's the master who is controlling the clouds and raining rain! Putting out the fire!" Lang Shiba said in astonishment.

Ji Yue, the old community priest, was so shocked that she almost bent over and looked up at the sky in awe.

As a water god sorcerer, she could feel more clearly than anyone else the huge invisible shadow of the god above the dark clouds.

And...Zhao Duan's aura at this moment is far beyond the mundane world.

"It's him..." Mo Chou looked up at the sky blankly, and his eyes, which had been dark and dull, began to shine again!
She didn't know how Zhao Duan did it. Had he already planned all this?
But at this moment, none of this matters. What matters is that the city has been saved.

"All soldiers, listen up!" Suddenly, Xue Shence came to his senses and raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji. The sound was like thunder, attracting the attention of the surrounding generals.

The Great Yu Military God tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart and laughed:
"Commander Zhao has put the fire under control by sending clouds and rain. We must not fall behind. Everyone, follow me and mount your horses to hunt down the rebels! Capture the leader of the rebels!!"

The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted: "Yes!"

The mighty torrent of steel rushed into the distance.

Mochou and Jiyue stayed where they were, and were suddenly surprised to notice two flashes of light passing by behind them.

She was stunned for a moment, and did not see clearly, so she turned her head and asked:
"Did you see anything fly by?"

Ji Yue nodded hesitantly, stretched out her hand and made a gesture with her middle and index fingers spread out.

"Yeah?" Mochou was stunned. She had learned this strange posture when she was chatting with Zhao Duan before.

Jiyue shook his head and said honestly:
"Two. Two priests from the Tianshi Mansion are chasing after them."

……

……

Thousands of miles away.

In the imperial palace in the capital of Dayu.

Xu Zhenguan sat in the imperial study, reading memorials, holding the red pen in his slender hands to mark them.

Suddenly, she felt something in her heart, as if she had sensed something, and ink dripped from the tip of her pen.

The empress in white walked out of the study gracefully and looked up. It was a sunny day in the capital today, but her beautiful eyes were looking towards the south.

To be precise, it was in the direction of Linfeng Taicang. There was some uncertainty in the empress's eyes.

Just now, she, as a cultivator in the Heavenly Man Realm, vaguely felt the turbulence of the heavenly forces, which often meant that a cultivator in the Heavenly Man Realm was doing his utmost to make a move.

The celestial phenomena were changed, so even though she was thousands of miles away, she could still feel it.

But... this feeling is not clear.

"Is it Xuanyin? Or Wuxiankui?"

The empress's heart suddenly tightened, and she subconsciously felt panic because she was worried about someone's safety.

Without hesitation, the empress leaped up, riding the sword light, and appeared in the small courtyard deep in the Tianshi Mansion.

The big banyan tree was swaying slightly. A tall old Taoist priest with narrow eyes and brows was standing under the tree with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of Linfeng.

Behind him, on a coffee table, the jade-written "Book of Heaven" was half-curled up.

"Your Majesty also felt it?" Zhang Yan turned around and asked calmly.

The empress stared at him and said, "I am good at martial arts, not astronomy. May I ask if there are any celestial beings who can help me?"

There was a gleam of wisdom in Zhang Yan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly with a hint of smile, as if he could see through the empress's inner worries.

He suddenly smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty, there is good news in the South."

(End of this chapter)