one step closer to the end

"My mother! It seems like a lifetime ago, I finally came back..."

Luo Tan and the other women stretched their waists and went back to their own rooms to freshen up. Zhao Guanren also went to take a simple shower. He didn't notice until he was in front of the mirror that he had already grown a beard and hair. It must be as long as Chen Haonan.

"Put a pigtail and wear a dragon robe..."

Zhao Guanren put on the big red dragon robe with a smile, and casually tied a ponytail before leaving the room. Just in time to hear the baby crying, he followed the sound and walked into a small attic, only to see the queen mother and sisters sitting in the room Here, coaxing his little girl.

"Little Chiyan! Why are you crying, let dad hug you..."

Zhao Guanren hugged the little girl in his arms, and the little girl stared at her big tearful eyes, suddenly broke into a smile, and stretched out her hand to wave in front of him, the queen mother rolled her eyes angrily and said: "You little heartless thing, see Your father is so happy, he is really your father's little lover in his previous life!"

"No! In the previous life, she was called father, but in this life, she is really her father. See how proud she is when she smiles..."

Zhao Guanren kissed Xiao Chiyan dotingly, sat down on the chair and said, "Xiao Rui! You will take the lead in organizing it tomorrow, and the enthronement ceremony will be held in three days. After the work is over, you two sisters will remarry together, and you will be my Zhao family in the future!"

"Brother Xuan! Why don't you become the emperor, who would dare to oppose you if you ascend the throne..."

Concubine Jing sat beside him, but Zhao Guanren said: "There are too many messy things about me, how can I have time to be the emperor, besides, if the corpses can't be eliminated, what's the use of unifying the world, anyway, you guys can enjoy peace of mind That's it!"

"Master! I found the person you want..."

Ouyang Jin stepped in suddenly, Zhao Guanren handed the child to Concubine Jing, followed Ouyang Jin to the living room in the front yard, only to see four middle-aged men standing stiffly, well dressed like merchants, saw him come in and hurried Kneel down and salute.

"Get up! Xiao Jin, let me introduce..."

Zhao Guanren sat down on the grand teacher's chair in the middle, and Ouyang Jin stepped forward and introduced: "These four are the leaders of the tomb robbers. It's all in one pot!"

"What a coincidence, little old man! I remember you..."

Zhao Guanren pointed to one person and said with a smile: "When we were in Rongma County, you came up and said that the cliff in the southwest would collapse, and after digging a few times, it did. It seems that you have some real skills, aren't you the one who is in the legend of touching gold?" Captain, or General Faqiu Zhonglang?"

"..."

The four of them looked at each other in puzzlement, and the little gray-haired old man knelt and said, "Returning to the lord, the villain has never heard of a gold captain. Anyone in our line of work is afraid of attracting attention, so how dare we pretend to be an official?" , the Four Buddhas are also talking nonsense by people in the rivers and lakes, and they usually call us Tufuzi!"

"Don't be nervous! I didn't ask you to come here to ask questions..."

Zhao Guanren raised his hand to make them stand up, and said: "Mingyang Mountain behind Damang Mountain, you should have heard of it, there is an ancient tomb under Mingyang Mountain, and there is a black meteorite inlaid with gold in the tomb, which can make the corpse It will not rot for a thousand years, I need this kind of stone as an antidote to corpse poison!"

"Fairy Tomb!"

The four Buddhas looked at each other in shock, and the little old man said quickly: "My lord! You don't know that there is indeed an ancient tomb at the foot of Mingyang Mountain. This is something that every local master knows, but don't talk about the place where you go to the tomb." , even if you get close, it's hard to get out alive!"

Zhao Guanren asked in surprise, "Why? Are there poisonous insects in the mountains or are there organs?"

"Haunted! It is said that anyone who enters will be frightened crazy..."

The little old man said nervously: "The tomb may have existed for thousands of years, and the people who came up with it are like crucian carp in the river, but I have never heard of anyone coming out alive, and neither the Wuzu nor the barbarians dare to set foot in it. You Just ask any local master and you will know!"

"Haunted? Is it scarier than King Yama of Jiangxin Island..."

Zhao Guanren looked at them mockingly, and said, "Tomb robbery is a capital offense in any dynasty, and I will not pursue your crimes. As long as you send four teams of elite disciples to help me find the tomb, I will reward each of you with 5 yuan." Wan Liang, how about making you an official?"

"I am willing to do the work of a dog and a horse for the prince..."

Three of the four immediately knelt down, with excited expressions on their faces, only the little old man said hesitantly: "My lord! You are benevolent and righteous, and we should do our part for the common people in the world, but it is useless for us to come out alive. , do you have a way to deal with ghosts?"

"Most ghosts are illusions, and profound energy is the best way to exorcise evil spirits..."

Zhao Guanren stood up and said, "The saintesses of the Wu nationality are in my hands. After your people go, you can ask them to help. As long as you find the entrance of the ancient tomb, come back and tell me. I don't need you to go down to the tomb. I will send more help when the time comes." Professionals go there!"

"That's good, I'll wait and do my best..."

The little old man finally bowed and agreed. After Zhao Guanren explained a few more things, they retreated respectfully, but Ouyang Jin was puzzled and said, "Master! Why don't you let them go to the tomb? They are the most professional in tomb robbers." !"

"They can't go down..."

Zhao Guanren shook his head with his hands behind his back and said, "If they can go down to the tomb, the fairy tomb won't exist for a thousand years. This tomb, I have to go down in person, and I also have to be Captain Mojin once!"

Chapter 0662 The culprit

The arrival of Zhao Guanren finally made the people of Gusu City feel that a catastrophe is imminent. Countless civilians frantically built embankments along the river. The height of the dams almost caught up with the city walls, and all the roads outside Gusu City were also fortified. Block to prevent the corpses from attacking from both sides.

"The auspicious time has come! Play music and fire cannons, all officials will meet..."

The big eunuch stood on the steps in front of the temple, flanked by thousands of eunuchs and court ladies kneeling on the ground, a golden dragon flag waving in the wind stood high in the center of the temple, hundreds of smaller battle flags were embroidered with a Row big characters - Chen, the emperor of the Han Dynasty!

"Bang bang bang..."

The gate of the temple was pushed open with a bang, accompanied by the falling of flower petals and the firing of salutes, hundreds of civil and military officials and representatives of the people lined up to pour in. The people were still those people, and the court clothes were still the same as before, but everyone had a golden red on their waists. Belt - big man!

The former princess of Yongning, now the Empress Dowager Yongning, is sitting alone on the golden dragon chair in front of the Daxiong Palace. She is dressed in a luxurious phoenix robe, holding a baby boy in her arms, covering the baby's ears with both hands , Overlooking the civil and military officials with an arrogant attitude.

"My lord! Our Dashun courtiers should kneel or not..."

Song Chizhu and other envoys followed Prince Duan and stood respectfully in three rows under the high platform. Prince Duan was Yongning's biological father, and he said vigorously: "Kneel! My grandson has to abdicate to be an Empress, Shun Kingdom is now a subordinate state!"

"Oh! This relationship is too complicated. Don't fight at that time..."

Song Chizhu muttered in a low voice, envoys from the other two countries were also brought along, including the King of the Grassland, and together with the edict jointly sealed by the four countries, the enthronement ceremony was recognized by the whole world. The little emperor is also considered the first emperor in the ages.

"Emperor Chen Guanxi, dare to use Xuan Mu to tell the emperor..."

The eunuch unfolded a huge imperial edict, on which were stamped the red seals of the four kingdoms, and he read aloud: "The tenth generation of Jixiang Kingdom, there are six in 130 calendar years. The world will perish. Ye Yunchen, the evil minister, steals his name and messes up the system, bringing disaster to the country and the people..."

"Old Yang! What are you talking about? Why is it different from the previous enthronement..."

Zhao Guanren stood in the audience with a dazed face, and the Minister of Rites said in a low voice: "This is the model essay for the founding ceremony of the country. You must first criticize the previous dynasty and list all the crimes, and then you can change the dynasty. You don't need to understand. Just understand it!"

"Oh!"

Zhao Guanren nodded half-understood. He made his son enthroned not out of selfishness, but to take care of the feelings of the people of the two countries. In the eyes of outsiders, the little emperor has the blood of the two countries. The crystallization of the two royal families' marriage, So everyone has no objection to him being the emperor.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."

Civil and military officials suddenly knelt down to salute, Zhao Guanren also had to kneel on one knee, the Empress Dowager Yongning even stood up from the dragon chair, and lifted her son up with both hands. The sky giggled.

"Look! The heavens are auspicious, God bless me..."

Someone suddenly yelled excitedly, Zhao Guanren looked up in surprise, and there was a rainbow in the sky, with the fiery red light as the background, the excited crowd shouted long live, it turned out that the little emperor was laughing at the rainbow.

"God's punishment should be over..."

Zhao Guanren murmured to himself: "Change dynasties, steal the sky and change the sun, I have done what should be done, and I have done what should not be done. It should satisfy your God, and the rest of the man-made disasters you also raise your hand to give to the world. Leave a way for humans to survive!"

"Prince Yongshi Zhao Yunxuan stepped forward to accept the seal..."

The eunuch woke him up with a cry. Zhao Guanren shook his dragon robe and knelt down depressed. After living for decades, he was going to be canonized by his son and kneel down to his little daughter-in-law, but the process always had to go , the high officials present today will all be rewarded.

"Dragon Forbidden General Zheng Yijian stepped forward to accept the seal..."

As soon as Zhao Guanren received the decree to thank him, Lu Datou ran up and flirted with him coquettishly. Zhao Guanren suddenly felt cheated, and almost vomited blood on the spot when he listened carefully.

"You are so shameless, you actually recognize me...the emperor as a godfather..."

Zhao Guanren stared at him angrily. This guy actually hid it from him, recognized his son as godfather, and let Yongning canonize him as the king of Wei. Although he was not one level away from the prince, he was still a serious prince. And he is his great-great-grandson in name.

"Hey~ I didn't recognize your daughter-in-law as a godmother..."

Lu Datou held a set of dragon robes with joy, and walked past him contentedly, but Zhao Guanren pulled him over and said in a low voice: "I originally wanted you to be my son's godfather, since you want to be a grandson, then I can only let you be happy!"

"It doesn't matter! They are all family anyway..."

Lu Datou walked back to the crowd nonchalantly, stroking the red dragon robe fondly, Zhao Guanren rolled his eyes and said without temper, if this guy is infected with corpse poison, it is guaranteed that the corpse will change faster than anyone else. no more.

The award ceremony lasted until noon, and the little emperor had long since fallen asleep, but most of the people were very satisfied. Even the officials in Jiangnan Road were rewarded, and the Ministry of Rites would send a boat into the sea to detour to Jiangnan Road to deliver the decree. Add rewards.

"Life is only for fame and fortune, as long as everyone is satisfied..."

Zhao Guanren took everyone to the emperor's palace for dinner. The day after tomorrow, the little emperor would find an excuse to sneak away, and "sit" at the border with Yongning and others, and finally went to "inspect" Bashan Xiongguan. Anyway, he ran wherever it was safe, but the excuse Be aboveboard.

"My lord!"

As soon as Zhao Guanren was seated, a dragoon came in to report: "Scouts are here to report! The main force of the corpses gathered in Rongma County. After eating the corpses in the valley, they suddenly left last night and headed south. All the way to the south of the river, far away from the river bank!"

"Oops! The corpse man has changed his move..."

A general slapped the table and said: "My lord! If the army of corpses goes straight to the Jiangnan Road, they can absorb a large number of troops along the way. When they reach the fortifications, the total force may reach 800 million. Jiangnan is definitely safe and secure. I can't stop it!"

"These days have suddenly become calm, and I guessed that the corpse man was about to change his tactics..."

Zhao Guanren said expressionlessly: "Behind the corpse man is Mie Ling Dharma King who is making plans. Mie Ling knows that Jiangbei cannot be dealt with by millions of corpses. If it wants to eat us, it must first swallow Jiangnan Road, and then take tens of millions of corpses. Push us in one breath!"

"Everyone!"

A minister asked: "There are tens of millions of people in Jiangnan Road, and martial arts is a common practice among the people. At this critical moment when the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, it is not a problem to recruit tens of thousands of villagers. If there are millions of officers and soldiers leading them, it may not be impossible. fight?"

"You have never fought against corpses, it's not like fighting at all..."

The general waved his hands and said: "The corpses must be beheaded to die. Thousands of arrows can't kill many people. When they rush to you, the blood of the chopped corpses will splash on your face. You will soon be dead." If you turn into a corpse and bite your comrades in arms, at that time everyone is in danger and collapses, no amount of horses can stand it!"

"That's right! Once the corpses rush to the front, the army will soon collapse..."

Zhao Guanren said in a deep voice: "Fear is the source of failure. If a small team flees, it will lead to a large-scale collapse. If you want to extinguish the fear, you can only find an antidote. As long as the soldiers are immune to the corpse poison, the corpses will not be able to shake them." Our army!"

"boss!"

Lu Datou said: "The Wu people and the tomb robbers have been sent out, and there is no news about it until now. When will we find Bao Jinshi?"

"Don't worry! There are tens of millions of humans in Jiangnan Road, not tens of millions of pigs..."

Zhao Guanren lit a cigarette and said, "I have sent out the epidemic prevention team and the advisory team. If there is no accident, they can last at least half a year. We are waiting for news from the Four Buddhas here. As long as we find the entrance to the ancient tomb, the corpse will be detoxified." There is hope for medicine!"

"Boss! Come here..."

Lu Datou pulled him into the courtyard, and whispered in his ear: "You keep talking about the antidote and the ancient tomb, aren't you afraid to let those things hear you, and then tell it to King Mie Ling, and then send people to ambush us in Mingyang Mountain? At that time, the army of corpses will surround the mountain, and even mice will not be able to get in!"

"I'll tell you something..."

Zhao Guanren also whispered in his ear, his voice was so low that Lu Datou had to listen carefully. After listening, he widened his eyes in shock and asked, "Where did Xue Ji and the others go? Without their help, we will He must die in Mingyang Mountain!"

"I have sent Kadan to find them, there should be news soon..."

Zhao Guanren leaned on the courtyard wall and said: "Da Mangshan Post Station sent a flying pigeon over, saying that the Wu people sent many people into Mingyang Mountain, but most of them never returned, and the few who fled back either died of illness or died. Crazy, even the local aborigines are scared away, saying that they have offended the mountain god!"

"Then it's useless for us to go..."

Lu Datou looked at him worriedly, Zhao Guanren shrugged and said: "You have to try it anyway, the antidote is the only way to fight against corpses, and I sent out all 68 Dali pills, so far 46 people have become big Grandmaster, the rest is almost at the door!"

Zhao Guanren took out another return journey jade slip, handed it to him and said: "The day after tomorrow is your big day, I advise you to help me sit in Gusu City with your wife in your arms. If I can't come back, you can still help me." I will send a message back to Earth, otherwise no one will know where we died!"

"Don't think about it, I have to go with you..."

Lu Datou put away the Cheng Yujian and said with a smile: "I will keep a distance from you. If the situation is not right, we will go home. From tonight, I will work hard to make people. Eight big girls and sixteen little widows are waiting for me , as long as I can grow the bellies of ten girls, I, Lu Yang, will be enough in this life! Haha~"

"Don't die of exhaustion on the bed, I'm going to change into casual clothes..."

Zhao Guanren walked into a wing room with a smile, suddenly a golden light flashed, and four pale gold barriers sealed the room, only to see Bai Ming standing in the room and said: "Xue Ji is ready, we can leave at any time, but Are you sure you don't want to kill the black soul who is watching you?"

"No need!"

Zhao Guanren raised her chin and kissed her, and said with a smile: "When fighting the landlord, sometimes the open cards are better than the hidden ones. Let's come here this time to have a good meeting with the King of Mie Ling. Maybe it is the real culprit. The culprit!"

0663 - Black Jade Lotus

Swept by the army of corpses on an unprecedented scale, the four countries are like war machines at full power, sending various materials to the front line continuously, and the displaced people are also quickly resettled. Everyone is facing an unprecedented disaster in anxiety .

"drive!"

Under the night, Zhao Guanren rode his horse and galloped wildly. The lantern and the flashlight made him unimpeded, but behind him were hundreds of subordinates, each of whom was dressed in black and soft armor, with two horses for one person. equipment.

"Don't pay attention, rush over..."

Zhao Guanren suddenly pulled out a Mo Dao, lowered his body and lay on the horse's back, only to see a large number of figures suddenly rushing forward in front of them, rushing towards them with their teeth and claws, but the knights were already armed to the teeth, and even the horses were covered with cowhide. First.

"Boom~"

Hundreds of knights were like a torrent, smashing away thousands of corpses blocking the way. The slender Mo Dao was extremely sharp, and no force was needed at all. The speed of the horse's impact could cut through the corpses. Leaving a ground of broken corpses.

"interference!"

Zhao Guanren was the first to rush across a small stream in the field. The knight behind him immediately lit a few clay pots and threw them on the ground after crossing the stream. Billowing yellow smoke immediately came out, and the pungent smell made the horses beat Sneezing, the corpse man chasing him was even more dizzy.

"Chengzhou boundary! Those who recognize the way will lead the way..."

Zhao Guanren ran for a while and then slowed down. There was a huge boundary marker standing on the side of the road, but it was pitch black as far as the eye could see, and a small town in the distance could barely be seen by the moonlight, but it was only after eight o'clock in the evening. , The whole town is full of black lights and blind flames.

"After crossing the Chengzhou border, it's not far from Damang Mountain..."

A cavalryman took the initiative to lead the way. Everyone in the team was travel-stained. It had been less than half a month since they left Gusu City, and they had to travel day and night to get here. However, there were ten newly promoted Grand Masters in the team, all following Zhao Guanren An old subordinate who has been to the prairie.

"It smells so good! There must be a lot of fruit trees in front..."

Lu Datou raised the lantern and looked around. Walking with him was Ouyang Jin, the only woman in the team. Not only was she rich in Jianghu experience, but she was also a first-class female master. secretary.