Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Devouring souls was something that could not be solved. Dayong’s military strength was getting weaker and weaker, and the four regions would have to unite, led by Shen Lou, to fight against the enemy together. In his past life, after seven years of fighting on and off, in the end, the mountains and rivers were broken, the talents withered, and the inheritance of immortal skills seemed to be dying.
Lin Xin frowned, “We have to hurry up and not make the same mistake again.” If the Devouring Spirit was allowed to spread and the tragedy of the previous life was repeated, no one would survive in the end.
Hearing the word “we”, Shen Lou’s heavy mood suddenly improved. He leaned over and kissed Lin Xin gently on the cheek. God favored me, and Xinxin was also reborn.
“Huh?” Lin Xin was stunned for a moment by the kiss, then turned to look at Shen Lou.
Shen Lou lowered his eyes and pretended that he was not the one who secretly kissed him just now, “I will go to the capital to ask for an order, and you go to the Eastern Region to remind Lin Yedan not to accept the challenge.”
According to the order of the previous life, the next person Wen Shilan competed with was the swordsman Lin Yedan from the Eastern Region. Although Lin Yedan was not killed, but he was seriously injured and had to abdicate in favor of his eldest son Lin Qu. Lin Yedan died suddenly in the second year after his death.
Lin Xin didn’t intend to let him go. He held Shen Lou’s face and pressed his lips against it, “Why do you care so much about Lin Yedan?”
After curing his soul, Shen Lou’s body temperature became warm. When he got up, his lips became much softer, and Lin Xin couldn’t help but taste a few more mouthfuls.
“This is what I promised Lin Qu.” Shen Lou was so excited that he said it smoothly.
Lin Xin was startled and suddenly sat up straight, “What do you mean by agreeing to Lin Qu? He knew you were going to be reborn? Why on earth were you reborn?”
Shen Lou smiled bitterly and raised his hand to wipe away the wet marks on the corners of Lin Xin’s mouth with his thumb, but he had to confess.
After seven years of hard fighting, the Immortal Way collapsed and the city of Yongdu was destroyed. Dayong’s army retreated again and again, and finally retreated to the southern region. The barbarians occupied most of the land and treated the unarmed people like pigs and dogs.
“These bastards, I’m going to die with them!” Zhong Youyu’s eyes turned red, and he was about to rush to Uluolun Heruo’s tent with his remaining bodyguards to explode his dantian.
“Linfeng!” Shen Lou came back with injuries all over his body, grabbed Zhong Youyu who was trying to rush out, and pushed him back hard.
Lin Qu helped the staggering Zhong Youyu and advised him in a gentle voice: “There are soul-devouring people everywhere outside. You will get your spiritual veins destroyed before you can rush to the king’s tent. Why bother? We still have the strength to fight. If you try to figure it out slowly, maybe…”
“Take it slowly, the people are almost dead, so what are we trying to figure it out!” Zhong Youyu threw away Lin Qu’s hand and made a noise.
“I have a way.” Zhu Yangai held a kitten carved from Luli and stood on the corridor of Qingliang Hall. The war was tense, and there was no extra Luli to supply the water tanker. The Qingliang Hall seemed empty and dark without the curtain of rain.
Since the death of Mrs. Jing, Duke Jiang, who had a bad temper, had never smiled again and everyone was afraid of him. Even the talkative Zhong Youyu did not dare to speak rashly, but Shen Lou stepped forward and said, “Uncle Shi.”
“Follow me.” Zhu Yangai led everyone into the Zhu family’s book collection. Thousands of ancient books were piled up into a mountain, neatly arranged on the magnificent stone walls. The formations painted on the stone wall were so complicated that only afterimages were left.
The originally intact stone wall had cracked and shattered in all directions with the formation as the center. The stale and moist atmosphere hit the face along with the abundant spiritual power. The ten-foot-high stone gate stood in a square inch of land that was ten feet wide. It was strange and full of oppression, as if they had suddenly entered another world.
Standing in front of the mossy stone door, Zhu Yangai touched the ancient carvings on the stone wall, placed the Luli kitten in his hand on the candlestick, and looked at the three juniors who followed, “In this stone room, there is an ancient formation that can let you go back in time. However, it can only send one person back.”
“Go back in time!” This kind of magic was still a fantasy even in ancient times when the cultivation of immortals was prosperous. This was no longer a magical formation, but an immortal formation.
“Send one person back to the past, what about the others?” Lin Qu asked. It must not be a formation that sent one person away and the others remain the same, otherwise it would be of no help to them now.
“Everything goes back.” Zhu Yangai said and opened the stone door.
It was an extremely spacious stone room, with a high dome covered with uncut Luli. Zhu Yangai waved his sleeves, and his spiritual power turned into a strong wind, rolling up the thick dust on the ground, revealing the ancient formation painted by Zhu Qi.
To activate the formation, three immortals with high spiritual power must sacrifice their lives and cultivation. When the formation began, everything would return to zero, and only the person in the center of the formation would be reborn.
“How dare you do such a mysterious thing?” Lin Xin was speechless for a long time. Sacrificing a lifetime of cultivation was no different than seeking death.
The four of them were the pillars of the entire Dayong. If this formation would not work, not only would they have died in vain, but thousands of immortals and people outside would also have no choice but to be killed. This kind of thing was not something Shen Lou could do.
“I didn’t dare at first.” Shen Lou shook his head. They discussed for many days and found many ancient books to support their decision before they decided to take this step with great difficulty. The person who was selected to go back to the past was undoubtedly Shen Lou. He could go back to the past with his memories, and the three people who sacrificed their cultivation also told Shen Lou to do something for them.
“Lin Qu wanted you to save Lin Yedan, but what about Zhong Youyu and my uncle?”
“Zhong Youyu wanted to stop Zhong Wumo from going to the battlefield for him, and your uncle wanted to stop Mrs. Jing from eating flame fish.” Shen Lou said helplessly, looking at Lin Xin with a slight smile.
Lin Xin couldn’t laugh anymore. He looked at Shen Lou intently, suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable. He thought that he was just like him, reborn by accident, and all he did was to do his best and obey fate. Only now did he get to know that Shen Lou was carrying the burden of all the people in the world.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing his appearance, Shen Lou was shocked, but his face didn’t show it at all.
“My uncle, he only cares about the cat and doesn’t care about his brother?” Lin Xin said angrily.
Shen Lou laughed and pinched his bulging face, “He said this, ‘The flame fish will kill Jingjing, so you must not let it eat that more. As for my short-lived brother, hey, I can’t care about that much anymore.’ Maybe he felt that even if he said it, your master may not listen.”
Lin Xin knew this well. No one could control Zhu Xingli. The more dangerous something was, the more he wanted to play with it, so it was better not to tell him.
“Then did he mention me?” Lin Xin leaned into Shen Lou’s arms and looked up at him eagerly.
The master uncle had misunderstood him for many years. After knowing the truth, he didn’t say much and just gave him the sword that his master had asked for. Later, when Feng Zhong rebelled, Zhu Yangai helped him vigorously, but he did not give Lin Xin a good look.
Shen Lou lowered his head to look at Lin Xin, who was pretending to be pitiful. He couldn’t help but smile in his eyes, and whispered to him, “He said that A Xin is a good boy.”
The gathering was short, and Shen Lou only had time to hug Lin Xin. Then they had to go their separate ways. One was going to the capital, and the other was going to the Eastern Region.
Shen Lou stood in the main hall and reported what happened in the northern region to the emperor. He said that his father was seriously injured and would not recover, so he asked the emperor to immediately issue an order to replace the Duke of the country, and hoped to send troops as soon as possible.
“The barbarians have mastered a new kind of witchcraft. This witchcraft is like a plague. If it is not stopped before it spreads, it will be very dangerous. This is the handwriting of the grand master, and I respectfully submit it to your majesty.” Shen Lou sent a letter. The letter was submitted, which was Zhu Xingli’s opinion on devouring souls.
The spiritual veins would be blocked and the dantian was detonated. It was like a plague and there was no cure. Emperor Yuan Shuo carefully read Zhu Xingli’s letter and frowned, “Is it this serious?”
“Seriously, my father has fallen victim to this kind of witchcraft. Without further delay, we must send out troops immediately to pacify Beimo and destroy these evil things. Only by using offense as defense can peace be maintained.” Shen Lou lifted up the hem of his clothes and knelt down on the carpet where the golden dragon was coiled, and his every word had a strong sound.
Feng Zhuoyi was silent for a while and said: “From now on, I will make the prince Shen Lou the Duke of Xuan Kingdom, and the edict will be sent to the Northern Territory immediately. As for sending troops, we will discuss it later.”
It was difficult for people who had never experienced the disaster of devouring souls to understand Shen Lou’s urgency, but it was still too hasty to propose attacking Beimo now. Shen Lou kowtowed and said nothing more.
After retreating from the court, Feng Zhong grabbed Shen Lou and said, “Qingque, why are you so anxious to send troops? The witchcraft is strange, and the top priority should be to find a way to solve it.”
“Has His Royal Highness the King of England seen the plague? At first, there is only one person. But the disease can spread throughout the city overnight. If the immortals in the Central Plains are infected with the Devouring Spirit, and the barbarians had strong soldiers and horses, then the country will be destroyed sooner or later.” What Shen Lou had to do now was to strike first and take advantage of the enemy. The barbarians should be dispersed and subdued, and it would be best to kill Uluolun Heruo and the great witch. At that time, even if the barbarians had the Devouring Soul in their hands, they would not be able to make trouble.
This matter should have been prepared when he got the title of Duke, but now that he was about to start a war just after he took the throne, it was really hasty and he could only turn to the court for help.
Feng Zhong nodded solemnly. He believed in Shen Lou’s judgment, “I’m going to persuade the emperor. But to get the emperor to agree to send troops, you have to make empty promises.”
Shen Lou and Feng Zhong looked at each other, he seemed to be facing this Royal Highness for the first time. The implication was that he was going to do something to force the emperor to agree. In the past, Lin Xin only took it as a joke when he praised his junior brother for his talents as the Emperor of Han. Now it seemed that this man was indeed a good candidate to be the emperor.
“Your Highness, you can go as long as you like.” Shen Lou said meaningfully, then turned and left.
In the imperial study room.
“This son believes that now is indeed a good time to attack Beimo. Back then, Beimo had millions of troops, but Heruo did not send Wen Shilan to the Central Plains to directly confront Shen Qirui. This was because he had a strong army and was not afraid of mediocrity. What they are doing now seems as if they are relying on witchcraft to do whatever they want, but in fact it shows cowardice. It must be because the military strength of Beimo is weakened. Dayong has tolerated Beimo for so many years, and it is time to vent this evil anger.” Feng Zhong justified persuasively.
Emperor Yuan Shuo read Zhu Xingli’s letters repeatedly and felt that what his younger son said made some sense.
“The prince younger brother said it lightly. To fight a war, you need money, food, and soldiers. To send troops to Beimo based on fictitious witchcraft, wouldn’t it be an unjust division that harms foreigners?” The crown prince immediately retorted, asking Feng Zhong to shut up.
“When the barbarians tortured our people, they didn’t feel unjust,” Feng Zhong said in a serious tone, with a clear smile on his face. “The prince brother is so opposed. Is it because he is afraid of the barbarians?”
The crown prince was agitated and said angrily: “In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace at home! Now is definitely not the time to start a war!”
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the imperial study room.
Feng Zhong spoke slowly: “I dare to ask the prince brother, what does he mean?”
The author has something to say:
Small Theater:
“Aladdin’s Magic Lamp”
Loulou: I am the genie, what do you wish for?
Lin Qu: Resurrection of father
Youyu: Resurrection of brother
Master: Resurrection of cat! Resurrection of brother!
Loulou: Everyone only has one chance.
Uncle: Then resurrect the cat.
Master: QAQ
T/n: I just love the Zhu brothers…
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