Sealing Sword

It's not easy to be a housekeeper, and it's not easy to be a person in charge.

In just a few days, Lu Mingyuan not only had a few white hairs, but even wrinkles between his brows were about to appear.

As the vanguard of the Left Route Army, in addition to the subordinates of the brigade of Hundred Ghosts, there are also carefully selected people from the various sects who are good at fighting and hiding. The two commanders of the military commander went to Mizong Ridge to explore the wind first, and the person in charge had no choice but to pull out his slack from the inside and drive away Lu Mingyuan, a chattering duck, from the shelf.

When Lu Mingyuan received the appointment, he wished he could cover his face and run away to express that he was incapable of taking on this important task. As a result, he was slapped three times by Qu Jin and Qin Lanshang successively, and knelt in the room to repent.

Qu Jin asked: "Ming Yuan, you have reached the age of the crown, you are no longer a child who can escape and avoid, why do you refuse to take on heavy responsibilities?"

Lu Mingyuan smiled wryly and said: "Uncle Qu, there are many heroes in this operation, regardless of martial arts skills or seniority, it is Ming Yuan's turn to decide!"

Qu Jin narrowed his eyes and said, "It is precisely because they are not ordinary people that we cannot let them be the leaders of the left army. Otherwise, if they are competitive, they will fight each other before confronting the enemy."

If it was Lu Mingyuan, the situation would be different.

He is a closed disciple of the Southern Confucian Ruan Feiyu, with high martial arts skills and quick wit, he traveled with Qu Jin and other academy teachers when he was young, and with the support of his family behind him, even if not everyone in the martial arts world values ​​him, he must be given to him A bit of face, and what is most lacking at this time is not a decision-maker who strategizes, but a balancer who has both sides.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Mingyuan: "The most famous person in the left army is Zhao Tonghua from the Jiuxiao Sect. If this person is in charge, what do you think will happen to him when someone in the team disagrees with the action?"

Lu Mingyuan thought for a while: "The Nine Heavens faction has a high prestige in the Bai Dao. Senior Zhao's martial arts are strong and his temperament is unruly. If anyone has a disagreement, he must suppress the rebuttal with force. If the order is issued, the order will be obeyed."

"What if it was you?"

Lu Mingyuan was stunned, and said: "From my disciple's point of view, there are two major differences in personnel and affairs, one is interests, and the other is ideas. If it is the former, then use benefits to move your thoughts, follow your heart's attachments, and guide you with good temptations, and divide benefits in exchange for If it is necessary, you have to make a choice, if it is the latter, you should use the facts to understand the situation, and those who do big things should understand the personal situation and the overall situation, act skillfully on the edge of dissent, understand the matter and act in a hurry, and keep the bottom line in the heart."

Qu Jin looked serious: "What if they still refuse to accept?"

Lu Mingyuan said: "The only thing that can teach you is sophistication. Even if they are not convinced, as long as I am right, I will learn to be obedient if I suffer."

Qu Jin asked: "Is it necessary to pay a price in order to prove you right or wrong?"

"There is no growth without setbacks, but I alone can't make a big deal, so I will be prepared to deal with setbacks before paying the price, so as to ensure that the interests of more people will not be lost." Lu Mingyuan said seriously, "Shi Shuo' Conquer the enemy first and make peace at home', but a strong enemy is the point of the knife, no matter how many differences we have internally, we all have common interests, as long as we grasp this point, we will be able to maintain unity when confronting the enemy."

Before he finished speaking, Qu Jin slapped him on the head: "If that's the case, hurry up!"

Lu Mingyuan: "..."

Qin Lanshang, who was eavesdropping outside, laughed into a ball.

This is indeed not a good job, but Lu Mingyuan promised to do it, and he will do it well with due diligence.From Jialan City to this point, the raids along the waterways, even with the help of the "Water Ghosts" and the "Surabaya Gang", such a large team is still hiding their heads and showing their tails. Once they enter the hinterland of Xichuan, they will be ambushed three times a day. Considering the terrain and the route is enough to cause headaches, but fortunately, Lu Mingyuan is quick-witted, good at asking questions, and discards the bad from the comprehensive clues.

In addition, Lu Mingyuan had to take the several recent attacks to heart. Qin Lanshang sorted out all the information found from the corpses of Baiguimen's subordinates and handed it to him, and found that these people were from all over Xichuan. The sect is not a scattered and disorderly mob, but they are pressing towards them one after another. If Lu Mingyuan hadn't been alert and changed his route three times in a row, setting up suspicious soldiers to lure away some of the ambush, he might have been dumped long ago.

"That's weird. We're not Tang Monk's meat, so why are we being bitten by these guys?" Qin Lanshang's face was tired. After all, she was a young daughter. Even if after a series of accidents, he has honed his muscles and bones, after all, he can't bear the blows like the weather-beaten old rivers and lakes.

Lu Mingyuan broke open the steamed bun in his hand, tore off the softest inside and handed it to her. He gnawed on the dry skin of the steamed bun and frowned while thinking.

This time the Baidao coalition forces attacked Mizong Ridge, the rumors have already been released, and it is indeed reasonable to be intercepted and killed by people in the demonic way, but in a short period of time, several waves of forces have come from all directions, if there is no one behind this , Lu Mingyuan didn't believe it at all.

His gentle temperament does not mean soft means, the few hard bones in the team are restrained by him with reason and action, and the remaining places that may be overlooked have been set up with trustworthy people early on, not to mention the three routes these days The turns are all temporary changes based on the real situation, even if there are hidden stumps who leak the news, it is difficult to predict.

If the news hadn't leaked from the team, it meant that apart from those demons, there was a third pair of eyes Chu hiding in the dark watching their every move.

If so, Lu Mingyuan was even more puzzled, because although the series of vicious battles were tough, it also helped him to adjust the strength of ideas of everyone in the team.

The opponent seems to deliberately provoke a conflict between them and the Demonic Dao, forcing the two sides to deviate from the original route to the Mizong Ridge, and wrestle in a stalemate in this natural maze surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Lu Mingyuan wasn't sure about the position of the people in the dark, so he tacitly agreed with a few sharp-minded people in the team, each of them was vigilant, circling and weighing in their hearts.

After Qin Lanshang finished eating the steamed buns, looking at his wrinkled brows, his tasteless mouth suddenly felt bitter.

The stinky scholar still looks good when he is smiling and chattering, frowning like this without saying a word, like a little old man who is full of thoughts.She thought like this, but she didn't know how she could help. At this moment, a "water ghost" emerged from the water, stood in front of her wetly, and said: "Miss, the road ahead No way."

"What?!" Qin Lanshang suddenly got up, and the boat swayed suddenly, which shocked Lu Mingyuan back to his senses.

"say clearly."

"Water Ghost" said: "My subordinates were ordered to explore the way, and found that the main channel leading to 'Qiu Shui Wu' has been sealed off by iron chains, and nets have been set up even underwater. It seems to be the work of the Waterway Gang."

Lu Mingyuan frowned: "There is no one other than the 'Surabaya Gang' who can set up such a lavish waterway barrier here. However, we were able to travel all the way here thanks to their great help. Why did we change our minds?"

Qin Lanshang only hated that there were no members of the Surabaya Gang in the team, otherwise there would be a place to ask now. Holding back her anger, she asked, "Can you destroy the checkpoint?"

"Water ghost" shook his head: "Based on the experience of my subordinates, there are at least seven checkpoints ahead, which are in seven dangerous places such as downhill, corner, and canyon, and more than ten 'water ghosts' have to protect hundreds of It is really difficult for people to survive safely."

Qin Lanshang secretly gritted her teeth and looked at Lu Mingyuan: "How about we make a detour?"

Lu Mingyuan shook his head: "It's not impossible to abandon the water and go from the mountain, but we have to find out what happened to the waterway, otherwise we will just throw ourselves into a trap if we rush into the mountain."

Qin Lanshang hesitated immediately.

Lu Mingyuan turned his head and asked Zhao Tonghua: "Senior, where is the nearest branch of the Surabaya Gang?"

Zhao Tonghua said: "In the town, it may be too late to find them on the return journey, but such water gangs, compared with land-based sub-rudders, they also pay attention to the control of the waters. Set it up separately. If you want to contact the people from the Surabaya Gang, you might as well mark it on the water."

Lu Mingyuan understood, found a cowhide bag, tied it tightly with a long and thin rope, and attached a fan pendant engraved with the word "Sanmai", and handed it to the "water ghost".

"Water Ghost" tied it to the underwater dark net in front of it. The cowhide bag does not sink in water, but it can make the fan pendant cleverly hidden underwater. It looks like ordinary drifting things in the blink of an eye, but for the person who set the checkpoint That said, there is a risk of exposing the dark web.

As long as they go to investigate, they will find the fan pendant underwater.

If you are an enemy, you will meet on a narrow road; if you are a friend, you will have to trust and meet.Either way, it's better than being overwhelmed.

An hour later, Lu Mingyuan saw a bamboo raft floating against the current from a distance.

There were two people on board, a man and a woman. The man had dark skin and thick, long hands and feet. At first glance, he was an expert in living on the water; the woman was wearing a black hooded overalls, and she seemed to have turned into a shadow in the night. Even with Lu Mingyuan's eyesight, he almost didn't notice her.

However, when she took off the hood to reveal her face, someone in the team exclaimed: "Girl with sleeves?!"

Neither Lu Mingyuan nor Qin Lanshang had ever seen Yingxiu, but they had heard of Mingzhu Casino.

Ying Xiu was covered in travel and dust, her face was full of tiredness, she was holding the fan pendant in her hand, her eyes swept across the crowd and then fixed on Lu Mingyuan, knowing that this young scholar was the leader of the left army of the White Way .

She smiled slightly: "The night is cold and windy, and the mist on the water is thick, why not let Mr. Lu let me go ashore and talk about it?"

Before Qin Lanshang could make a sound, Lu Mingyuan had already replied: "Young lady's suggestion is good, but it's a pity that I will never be alone with three kinds of people in my life."

"Which three kinds of people?"

"Etiquette and righteousness are different, the enemy and the enemy are facing each other, and the intention is unclear."

The smile on the corner of Yingxiu's mouth slowly fell back, she stared at Lu Mingyuan's back, everyone had different expressions, but they all remained silent, obviously waiting for Lu Mingyuan's next sentence.

The successors of Southern Confucianism are really as difficult to get along with as their teachers.

Her vermilion lips did not move, but her voice had gathered into a thread into Lu Mingyuan's ears: "That's right, I planted hidden stakes along the main road to observe your every move. I asked the Sishui Gang to set up a checkpoint, not only to intercept everyone, but also to intercept other demon sects, one counts, and no one can enter Mizong Ridge within two days."

Lu Mingyuan frowned fiercely.

"Why did she do this?" Hearing what Lu Mingyuan said, Xuan Su couldn't help being curious anymore, and asked.

As soon as Di Yourong died, his subordinates scattered like a tree falling down, but the young lady of the Hundred Ghosts Sect never responded, she had no intention of keeping them alive, even the Baidao people behind Xuansu and the others also planned to kill the weeds.

If you don't die by beating a snake, you will suffer from it. No one wants to harm others or themselves because of a momentary soft hand.

The two armies met in this situation, and each of them ordered the deployment behind them to rectify and communicate with each other. Lu Mingyuan, Qin Lanshang, Xuan Su, and Hengyuan deviated a certain distance and came here to exchange information.

Hengyuan asked in more detail: "What is the current situation of the waterway?"

Lu Mingyuan said: "I have already left the main force of the left army in Qiushuiwu, which is the main waterway leading to the Burial Soul Palace. I have encountered several waves of demonic forces in a day, and the sprite gate is one of them. Fortunately, Qiushuiwu is easy to guard Difficult to attack, we gathered together, and with the help of the ghost doctor and poisonous miasma, we will be safe for now."

"She set up checkpoints to intercept you, why did she let you go to Qiushuiwu?" Xuansu was even more puzzled, "Besides, since the left army camped in Qiushuiwu, why did you show up here with a team? "

Qin Lanshang said: "To chase and kill Di Yourong."

Hengyuan squinted his eyes: "The poor monk thought that both Sanmai Academy and Baiguimen should know the truth of 'the poor should not chase after'."

Lu Mingyuan sighed: "I don't want to do such a hard work, but the situation has changed now, so we must not let them go."

Xuan Su was startled: "What happened?"

"I heard that there was a 'gu poison disaster' on Wenchan Mountain..." Lu Mingyuan raised his eyes, his tone was serious, "Helian Yu was able to poison Wenchan Mountain with Gu poison so far, wouldn't he repeat the old trick in his old lair? "

Xuansu and Hengyuan both changed color!

"You should have found traces of corpse water in the woods. That is indeed what we did." Lu Mingyuan couldn't help feeling sad and angry when recalling the events of this day, "Among the corpses that were melted, there are ghosts from the Burial Soul Palace. Guest, there are people in the devil's way, and there are... Tongze from our left army."

"This……"

Heng Yuan's eyes turned cold, and his mind turned quickly: "Are those people infected with Gu poison?"

Xuan Su was startled, seeing Qin Lanshang's pale face, Lu Mingyuan nodded in pain.

He conveyed the information he got from Yingxiu to these two people, including Ye Fusheng's plan instructions, and then said: "I was half-believed, after all, this operation is like using troops, if it is not urgent, it may delay the opportunity of the battle, so he and Miss Yingxiu agreed to go to Qiushuiwu to check the situation first to get the main points, not to go to Mizongling for now, and then..."

They met Sun Mifeng in Qiushuiwu, and several people from Burial Soul Palace who ran out of Mizong Ridge madly.

At that time, Di Yourong and other magicians also broke through the checkpoint and arrived at Qiushuiwu. The two sides were anxiously fighting there, and suddenly they were attacked by these uninvited guests regardless of whether they were enemies or friends. If Sun Mifeng hadn't been prepared in advance, I am afraid that the number of people affected by the poison would not be limited to those .

"If I'm not mistaken, those people who are poisoned by Gu poison are the bait specially released by Burial Soul Palace, but I didn't expect to meet us in Qiushuiwu." Lu Mingyuan twitched his brows, "Although Mr. Sun's help , there are more than a dozen people on our side infected with Gu poison, especially Mo Dao and his party. We dare not kill in the waters, lest the poison drift along the water and cause harm to hundreds of miles, we have to let Mr. Sun and Miss Yingxiu lead the main force of the left army to guard Qiushui Then, Lan Shang and I led the people to lead the poisoned people and the demons to the mountain road, and took advantage of the terrain to kill them. The dead were all dissolved in corpse water to avoid leaving poison, but Di Yourong and others were still allowed to die. I ran out of the encirclement, fortunately I met you."

Xuan Su's ten fingers clenched tightly: "Is there no way to save it?"

"Right now, we have cleaned up all the Gu poisoners who have flowed out of Mizong Ridge, but when the two armies of good and evil arrive one after another, even if we can defend Qiushuiwu, we cannot stop the remaining three sides. It’s a temporary solution, not a root cause.” Lu Mingyuan drew a simple map on the soil with a tree branch, “For now, we can only try to move the first battlefield outside Mizong Ridge in advance, and block the Buried Soul Palace before the threat of the Gu disaster is lifted. Get up, otherwise, the more people break in, the more unimaginable the casualties will be.”

Hengyuan understood: "So you need us to join hands."

Lu Mingyuan nodded: "At present, the left army is holding the throat of the water area. If there is a Chinese army guarding the sentry post on the mountain road, the two roads will be blocked until we are exhausted; the right army will travel on the official road, and will arrive outside the Mizong Ridge at dawn tomorrow. Calculating the time from the information, it is just right to meet the army of the Demonic Dao on a narrow road."

Xuansu frowned and said: "However, at that time, the demonic forces that are blocked in our two places and the people of Burial Soul Palace who are aware of the wind in Mizong Ridge will not let go of the opportunity to fish in the troubled waters of the past. If they gather together to fight, even If we can win, I'm afraid we will inevitably suffer from disaster."

Hearing this, Qin Lanshang took over the words: "I have already sent people to dispatch a batch of thunderstorms from the nearest Hundred Ghost Gate sub-helm, and they will be properly arranged at the natural moat in front of the mountain before tonight. If we really reach that step, we will die together, even if we are smashed to pieces with those harmful things, we will not let them leave Mizong Ridge for half a step!"

Lu Mingyuan patted her on the shoulder, looked at Xuansu and Hengyuan: "If you two have objections, it's still too late."

Hengyuan took a deep breath and said with a smile: "If it's for the sake of the common people, we will never regret after nine deaths. Since we have this last resort, then we have to make early preparations to surround Mizong Ridge. Whether it is intercepting and killing the enemy or responding to the first person inside at any time, there must be no mistake."

Lu Mingyuan's eyes were hot, and Xuan Su raised his head and said: "The act of righteousness does not speak of selfishness. When life is at odds with righteousness, we should sacrifice our lives for righteousness. However, sacrifice is not the value of life. Going down is what we should do. On Wenchan Mountain, we have also dealt with Gu poison, although this thing is fierce, it is not without weaknesses."

Lu Mingyuan and Qin Lanshang were both startled, Heng Yuan asked suspiciously: "What Taoist Xuan Su said is longevity Gu?"

Xuansu nodded: "That's right, this thing is the king of ten thousand Gu, and also the source of Gu poison in Mizong Ridge. Although there is no theory of maternal lineage, it has a great influence on them. If Longevity Gu is in hand, it can Find the location of the Gu holes, and eliminate them in one fell swoop before they come out."

But Heng Yuan didn't see joy: "But the only two longevity Gu in the world have already..."

Xuan Su's voice became very soft at this moment: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, no matter how slim it is, you can't give up lightly. Now Master Duanqing, Fu Sheng and Master Chu are all doing their best for this glimmer of hope in Mizong Ridge. Hard work, why can't we trust them once?"

As a chivalrous man, he should do his best for righteousness, and he should also do his best for his relatives and friends.Even if the night is rainy and dark, you have to wait until dawn before the cold blade runs out of blood.

The surroundings were silent for a while, until Qin Lanshang let out a "puchi" laugh. Her daughter's temperament is usually coquettish. At this moment, she stood up, her eyebrows and eyes drooping slightly with a smile, just like the first lotus blooming under the broad leaves. Petals come.

"Of course. Uncle and the others are so powerful, how can there be anything they can't do?" She bent down, put her hands on Lu Mingyuan's shoulders, and smiled like a flower, "Scholar, you should smile, it's ugly to cry."

Lu Mingyuan raised his head, his eyes were full of her, and he couldn't even squeeze in even the night sky.

The brows that had been furrowed since he knew the evil of Gu finally loosened, and he smiled slightly at Qin Lanshang: "Okay, I will smile with you and wait for the dawn."

Heng Yuan looked at the three of them, put his palms together slowly, and said with a smile: "Amitabha, you are so kind."

Qingshan Huangzuo said:

Young people have passion and pride, but also have worries;

Youth is different and red, it is a gorgeous flower and the blood of frustration, it depends on how you go through it step by step.

The luckiest thing is that I am not alone.