civilwarnovels Chapter 1050 The Western Expedition Begins!
Chapter 1050 The Western Expedition Begins!
Chapter 1050 The Western Expedition Begins!
The morning glow is rising.
A well-trained army of monks numbering about 5,000 has just been assembled.
While they were adjusting their military forces, there were also some whispers of discussion in private.
"Are those alien visitors crazy? And that party is just... Amitabha."
"It seems that only the aliens from the ghost market are like this. Fortunately, the aliens who joined our Buddha land are all very serious."
"Serious? Why are they looking at us weirdly these past two days?"
"Well, now that you mention it, it does look a bit like the couple who often transport food to our temple."
"A couple?"
"It's Uncle Li and Aunt Li. Every time Uncle Li comes to transport food early in the morning, he will subconsciously hold his waist, and Aunt Li will give him the same look as those aliens give us!"
"You make me feel a little bit..."
"Something?"
"The look in Aunt Li's eyes clearly expressed the words 'useless man!' But if you put yourself in the shoes of an alien looking at us, it would be very strange!"
"It's weird, but don't you think it's very accurate after this comparison?"
"But why?"
"Is it because we didn't let them dance and sing for us?"
"Amitabha. Stop talking. Just thinking about that scene is really scary."
At this moment, with a light cough from the old monk leading the team, the entire team fell silent in an instant.
Then this group of monk soldiers headed towards their destination. Their mission this time was to surround and kill a small group of rats of tens of thousands. Because Mo Kaixin directly sacrificed his own No. 2 clone to set up a black fire formation, he cut off the rats' fighting mode of wanting to increase their numbers madly.
This also leads to the fact that the current form of battle in the wasteland and desert is a fight between tens of thousands or even thousands of people.
This is obviously an advantage for the rat-killing coalition, because excluding the warriors sent by those free-moving small and medium-sized forces, the army of any large force can crush the rats with the same number.
Even after a fierce battle, casualties can be kept below three digits.
So the Xixuan coalition has also been split up. The Zen sect headed by the Pure Land Sect, the Zen sect headed by the Shaolin Temple, the neutral Zen sect, the Cihang lineage, and the Linlang Duan family are all acting on their own.
At this moment, this team was a joint force formed by some monks from the Pure Land Sect and thirteen Zen Buddhist temples.
As the team moved towards their destination, the old monk who was leading the group began to communicate with a monk next to him. After all, the party they attended yesterday was really inexplicable!
"What on earth is the idea of the ghost market?"
"This shouldn't be the intention of the ghost market. It's more likely that those aliens acted on their own initiative. However, this kind of banquet-like party can still help dispel some of the tense atmosphere after the war."
"Well, feel free to join us. Just make sure that our mission progress is not overtaken by the other side."
At this point, the old monk from the Pure Land Sect looked a little gloomy.
After all, under the leadership of Black Maitreya, the Pure Land Sect has been firmly sitting on the first throne in the Thirty-Three Treasures Temple of Zen Buddhism, and there is even a tendency for it to become a holy place of Zen Buddhism. As a result, this time, because the three blacks were trapped in the mysterious space set up by the Wutan Demon Sect, all kinds of monsters and demons jumped out!
What we are talking about here is the ambitious Shaolin Temple!
Currently, among the thirty-three temples, thirteen clearly follow the Pure Land Sect, but seven have also turned to the Shaolin Temple. The remaining neutral faction is not a good thing either. It is obvious that they want to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers relying on their own strength.
And at this moment, in this barren desert, is the battlefield where these three parties are competing for the throne of the head of Zen Buddhism!
"We still need to win further support from the Ghost Market. After all, public opinion is currently controlled by the other party."
"We have clearly shown our goodwill. Even the only Dharma Realm expert accompanying us, Master Shi Wuzun, was sent to protect that person."
Before he finished speaking, the monk's face suddenly turned pale, his pupils trembled, and the pace of his voice transmission became much lighter and slower.
"That murderer!"
The old monk understood very well the monk's uneasiness at the moment. A small part of the reason was that a Dharma Realm expert was asked to serve as a bodyguard for a Celestial Realm warrior, who was an evil person originally from the Suzaku Palace.
Most of them saw the killer slaughtering rats crazily day and night, and once he even almost killed a team of warriors who came to help. The scene of flying flesh and blood was unforgettable for countless people.
"Amitabha, don't use that word. He killed mice and hasn't killed anyone yet. So he can't be considered a murderer."
"But." The monk hesitated to speak. He thought of the other party's indifferent eyes and the silver-gray sword that was repeatedly soaked in blood. Even though the other party had not yet attacked his ally, he felt that it was bound to happen sooner or later.
After all, if Shi Wuzun had not stopped it in time last time, that spontaneously formed team of a thousand warriors would probably be nothing more than a pile of broken limbs.
"Anyway, when we get to this desolate desert, we need to cooperate with the Ghost Market. If they want to dominate public opinion, they won't be stupid enough to do something dirty at this time. I have already contacted Senior Master Longshu, and maybe we can bring in those big screens that can play videos in advance."
"But won't this lead to self-destruction?"
"Times have changed." The old monk sighed, "In terms of technology, we cannot innovate as quickly as the Ghost Market and the Great Xuan Dynasty, and there are very few monks who are good at this, so we can only choose one side to cooperate with.
As for what you said about setting yourself on fire, we can discuss the specific conditions with the Ghost Market at that time.
For example, after the public introduction of those big screens, some news reports cannot discredit Buddhism. We can even let the aliens here take action and work with the Ghost Market to launch a new program to help the Pure Land Sect promote its teachings.
Anyway, there will be some wrangling next.”
The monk secretly looked at the old monk in amazement. He didn't expect that despite his age, the other party's mind was so quick, and most importantly, he could keep up with the changes of the times.
You should know that within the sect, some old monks who are not predestined bodies and have always focused on practicing Buddhist principles are very resistant to these new things.
Just as he was about to continue speaking, he saw a rainbow light flying towards him rapidly.
The five thousand monks immediately deployed their troops into battle formation, and after the mighty Buddha's light shone in all directions, they sensed a trace of the same origin from the enemy.
"Is this... Grandmaster Shi Wuzun?"
At this time, the old monk leading the team hurriedly stopped the army's outburst and looked at the gloomy Shi Wuzun with a puzzled look on his face.
"Arrange the troops and go back quickly!"
The low voice rang in his ears, making the old monk's face reveal an even more puzzled expression.
"The Great Xuan Dynasty has officially declared war on our Buddhist land, and the Shura Dao Army led by Xu Xiao has already started the Western Expedition!"
At this moment, not only the old monk, but all the monks who heard Shi Wuzun's voice were stunned on the spot.
It was as if a bunch of firecrackers exploded in his mind. Boom! Boom! Crack!
How could he! How dare he! You know, now is the time when the whole nation is fighting against rats! The Great Xuan Dynasty didn't even send a regular Six Paths Army to help! They even marched west? This is crazy!
At the same time, inside the main camp on the front line.
The representative of the Linlang Duan family, Duan Shuai, who was also one of the Dharma Realm powerhouses who was previously arranged by the Ghost Market to protect Wang Jingyu, rushed in hurriedly, and then looked at Xia Jinyu who had been waiting quietly.
The two of them only needed to look at each other, and Duan Shuai knew that the Western Expedition was not a sudden attack of paranoia on the part of the Duan family, but a fact that had already happened.
"How can it be"
Duan Shuai also couldn't understand, so he blurted out this question.
Perhaps he didn't want an answer, but Xia Jinyu answered directly:
"Because of the military merit system, and because the current Xuan Emperor is Yu Hengyuan."
"Yu Hengyuan"
Duan Shuai knew some details of the succession ceremony that shook the entire imperial city. He also knew that Yu Hengyuan, who was once known as the benevolent prince, had completely turned evil. He was even called the two madmen of the Yu family together with Yu Huangtian, the previous Emperor Xuan.
But no matter how crazy he was, he would not be so stupid as to suddenly turn around and march west at such an inopportune moment.
He found it even more difficult to understand.
Seeing the other party's puzzled look, Xia Jinyu had no intention of continuing to explain, but waited silently.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Jing'an from the Cihang lineage, Abbot Xuanci from the Shaolin Temple, and Shi Wuzun from the Pure Land Sect entered the big tent one after another, including Shui Niesheng, who was titled as the leader of the Xixuan Alliance, and followed in reluctantly.
"Regarding the war, I will arrange for suitable personnel to fill your positions. I, Ghost Market, also understand that we cannot continue to fight the rat tide together. We will also release a detailed explanation on tonight's evening news and will not add unnecessary pressure to you in terms of public opinion."
Xia Jinyu's series of preemptive actions left everyone confused.
At the same time, they also heard the other party's implication, which was that Buddha Land and Daxuan could go to war, and Ghost Market would definitely not get involved, and of course would not favor any side.
This made Xuan Ci, who originally had some small thoughts, sigh lightly and murmured "Amitabha" in a low voice.
He also heard some implicit threats in Xia Jinyu's words.
If he wanted to use moral blackmail to force Gui Shi to speak out, even if it was just to help with public opinion, then the detailed explanation given by Gui Shi tonight would most likely be exaggerated, instead of adding unnecessary pressure to everyone.
Because if they use any means necessary, then this artificially created pressure will not be created for no reason.
"Amitabha, Junior Brother Xiao will stay and continue to represent Shaolin Temple in fighting the rat tide."
Then Xuan Ci stood up and saluted Xia Jinyu with his hands clasped together, and without waiting for others to express their opinions, he left the tent in a free and easy manner.
The decision he made also surprised Xia Jinyu. After all, Xiao Yuanshan was a warrior who was only one step away from breaking through the Dharma Realm, although in today's Desire Realm battlefield, this level of strength was at the bottom.
But in the current rat tide battle, it can play some key roles.
The next second, Xia Jinyu raised his eyebrows, probably guessing some of the other party's thoughts.
It is very likely that Xiao Yuanshan and Qiao Baxian are really father and son. After all, Xuan Ci has the hidden identity of a leader. Even though the development of the Sihai Gang is not like the Beggars' Gang in the original book, the direction of some events is vaguely consistent.
Therefore, leaving this person on the front line, on the one hand, is to maintain the relationship between Shaolin Temple and Ghost Market, and on the other hand, it is probably to wait for Qiao Baxian's return.
The next person to leave was Shi Wu Zun, who represented the Pure Land Sect, so he could not lag behind the Shaolin Temple.
Because it is conceivable that, through the Western Expedition of the Great Xuan Dynasty, the Buddhist land will once again turn into another battlefield for the fight for the leadership of Zen Buddhism.
The next person to walk out of the tent was Duan Shuai. After hearing Xia Jinyu's statement, he realized there was no point in staying any longer.
Finally, Yan Jing'an looked at Xia Jinyu with a slightly frown.
"You're not leaving?"
Shui Niesheng also stared at Yan Jing'an in confusion. He, the leader of the Xixuan Alliance who had only been in office for a few days, was about to be scrapped. In the end, cooperating with Xia Jinyu to drive people away was probably the only power he could grasp.
Yan Jing'an was silent for a while and said:
"I have arranged for the disciples of the Cihang lineage to prepare to board the airship, but before that I have a question. I heard that the Ghost Market has a precious video. I want to know if this video will be released next?"
Xia Jinyu narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew that the other party was probably referring to the video of the meeting between the Rat Emperor, Liu Bai and Yu Hengyuan's fifth brother. This matter had been used to threaten Dao Domain before, so it was conceivable how it reached Yan Jing'an's ears.
"Not yet."
"I see."
Yan Jing'an took a deep breath, then turned around and left.
This made Shui Niesheng beside him even more confused and he raised his eyebrows and said:
"What does she mean?"
"She is just asking us whether we will take advantage of the situation to release the video. After all, this is a rare opportunity. As long as she is sure that we will do so, she will definitely do something small. Speaking of this method of binding justice, the Cihang lineage is the best at it."
"So she confirmed that we won't be leaving for the time being, so she's just leaving?"
"What else can I do if I don't leave?"
"For example, they could threaten or bribe us to sell it, or they could do something to set us up. Anyway, we shouldn't just leave so easily."
"If she really did that, the entire Cihang lineage would be dead. Now we represent the true righteousness."
Shui Niesheng nodded as if he understood, then scratched his cheek helplessly.
"It's good that you are prepared. What should I do next?"
"Go and guard Lao Wang. The two Dharma Realm masters who were secretly protecting him have withdrawn. Now we can only send other people to take over." Xia Jinyu had a headache.
Zhang Guchen's death was too great a blow to Wang Jingyu. He turned into a killer in a second. After he came back from his transformation, he had been killing on the front line without sleep. His cultivation method was to nourish his energy through killing, and he could speed up his recovery through massive slaughter.
This also makes Lao Wang an incomplete version of a perpetual motion machine today. Especially when cooperating with the black fire formation arranged by Mo Kaixin, he has avoided being directly crushed by the fierce force of the large-scale rat swarm. His battle results are comparable to those of a legion of 5,000 people.
One thing that needs to be noted is that this killer mode also makes him irrational, and he must be secretly watched over by a strong person.
(End of this chapter)