ebookland Chapter 336 Entering Chu
Chapter 336 Entering Chu
Last time, we talked about Li Yi's general understanding of the movements of Western Chu and Northern Wei, but now he just wants to rescue Yuehua. Will he kill people all the way to rescue Yuehua? This is definitely not possible. So what will he do? Let's go on.
Li Yi explained: "Mobai is a spiritual animal. It is not just about understanding human language and human nature. I will tell you about the grassland while we eat. You should also know the truth."
In order to avoid panic, Li Yi naturally could not tell the whole truth. For example, Niangniang Tai'an would eat a large amount of souls every time she woke up, and did things according to her preferences. This would distort mortals' understanding of the righteous god who dominated the earth, and ultimately lead to deviations in faith. If there was another flood, it would be no joke.
So Li Yi told a half-truth about the Battle of Tianchi, putting the blame on the Zoroastrian high priest Lu Sheng, saying that Lu Sheng staged this drama in order to refine soul pills to enhance his strength, and then he was guided by the way of heaven, and with the help of Buddhism and Taoism, he eradicated Zoroastrianism and restored peace to the grassland.
As for the next time that Empress Tai'an awakens, that will be two or three hundred years later, and will have no impact on the present. After listening to Li Yi's narration, everyone found it difficult to digest for a while, after all, there was a duel between the extraordinary realms and the resurgence of demons.
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about the monsters. The monsters nowadays are just trash at best. They won't become powerful unless they cultivate for a period of time. Besides, they are suppressed by the fate of the Wei Kingdom and can't cause any trouble for a while."
Li Yi was talking while eating, and he had to feed Mo Bai. After a while, Mo Bai sent a message to Li Yi saying that he was full. Li Yi smiled and said, "You can go and play when you are full. I have something important to do."
Mo Bai replied in a voice transmission: "What are you playing? What's fun?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right, there's really nothing for you to do here, so you should have a good rest, because you still have to travel tomorrow."
Mo Bai nodded and asked in a voice transmission: "Then where should I sleep?"
Li Yi replied: "Why don't you sleep in the same room with me? I haven't slept in a bed for a long time. You can try sleeping in a bed too."
Li Yi turned to Baozhu Faluo and said, "Aunt Baozhu, find someone to arrange a room for Mo Bai and have someone take her there. Don't worry about anything else."
Baozhu looked confused. It was hard for her to accept the idea of arranging a room for the dog. It was not like the people on the grassland had never raised dogs before, and they all slept outside the tent.
Mo Bai looked at Li Yi and said, "I'd better sleep with you. They all seem quite strange."
Li Yi scratched his head and said, "Then you sleep on the floor, don't fight with me for the bed!"
Mo Bai nodded, and Li Yi said to Baozhu: "Then there is no need to prepare a room for her. Ask someone to take her to my room."
Baozhu Faluo agreed and asked the servant to take Mobai to Li Yi's room. The servant was shocked to see Mobai was such a big dog. Li Yi said, "Just lead the way, she will follow you. You don't have to worry about her when she gets to the room, she will fall asleep by herself. By the way, does Mobai need some water for you?"
Mo Bai nodded, and Li Yi added: "Prepare a basin of water and a washbasin and put them on the ground." Everyone watched Li Yi and Mo Bai communicate smoothly, and they all believed what Li Yi said.
Li Yi quickly finished his meal and instructed, "Brother Shiying, you will still have to guard Dunhuang City for the next period of time. Protect Aunt Baozhu and Wei Lue. Even if the city is lost, you must protect them both."
Shi Ying nodded and accepted the order. Li Yi said to Baozhu and Wei Lue, "The repair of the city wall cannot be delayed. Does the city have enough money? If so, spend money to find people to repair it together. It must be repaired as soon as possible. Now is wartime, and the court must focus its main energy on the battle with Western Chu."
Wei Lue nodded and said, "I know this, I did the same thing, but the previous surprise attack caused many herdsmen to leave, so there are indeed not enough people in the city now."
Li Yi said: "The wages will be settled on a daily basis, and you can get as much as you can. It is late autumn now, and they will come back sooner or later. Spread the news that the Wei border troops have stopped the Chu army at the border, and there will be no more fighting in Dunhuang City.
Now is the time to test you as the city lord. I don't care what you do, I just want you to make Dunhuang the brightest pearl in the Western Regions in the shortest possible time."
Wei Lue nodded heavily. Li Yi looked at Gu Ting and was about to speak when Wei Lue interrupted him, "Sir Li, I have something to ask of you..."
Li Yi looked at Wei Lue's hesitation and said with a smile: "You mean the sky fire? Okay, I remember it. Now that he has jumped out, I will naturally not let him go. Didn't Mr. Tao promise to help you get revenge?
I also promise you that although I may not let you watch him die with your own eyes, I will definitely find a way to help you get your revenge. You must remember your promise too!"
Wei Lue nodded again.
Li Yi looked at Gu Ting and said, "Since they will use your brother's identity to make trouble, your brother must be fine. But now that your brother is gone, you have to take on the responsibility. The defense of the inner city depends on you."
Gu Ting bowed and said yes.
Li Yi looked at Baozhu Falu and said, "Aunt Baozhu, please prepare a pen and paper for me. I want to write a letter and ask someone to deliver it to Shangjing City. Is there any way to do this?"
Baozhu replied, "General Liu will send people to check on the situation here every three days. You can ask them to help deliver the letter."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll write the letter first. After I finish writing, I'll trouble Aunt Baozhu. I'll leave tomorrow. By the way, I'll have to trouble you to prepare some clothes and dry food for me."
Quartz asked, "Sir, are you planning to go to Xichu alone? Isn't it too dangerous?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "What's the danger? With my current strength, who can stop me?"
Taking the pen and paper, Li Yi wrote three letters, one to Yuan Jun, one to Tao Zhongwen and one to Ziyi. The contents of the three letters were roughly the same. He did this to prevent people in the court who disliked him from withholding his letters.
In addition to reporting his safety, the letter also expressed his ideas on the management of the Western Regions, and tried to get some treatment for the Yuezhi clan. It also included his views and suggestions on the war between Chu and Wei. Finally, he just said lightly that he was going to Western Chu to save Yuehua and to gather some information.
After writing the letter, Li Yi gave it to Baozhu Faluo and went back to his room to rest. When he came back to the room, he saw Mo Bai lying on his bed. He was very unhappy. He grabbed her neck and threw her to the ground and said, "I told you, I haven't slept in a bed for a long time. I want to have a good rest. Why did you come to the bed? Just sleep on your floor!"
Mo Bai was also very unhappy. She was sleeping soundly but was woken up by Li Yi and thrown to the ground. However, she also knew that she was no match for Li Yi, so she could only swallow her anger. She jumped onto the bed and curled up in the corner after Li Yi fell asleep.
Both the man and the dog were exhausted. It was already noon when they woke up. After washing up, they changed into Qiang clothes and said goodbye to everyone. When they parted, Baozhu Faluo lamented that Li Yi did not look like a Wei person at all when he put on the clothes of the Yuezhi people. This was exactly Li Yi's plan to sneak into Western Chu.
Li Yi rode on horseback, followed by Mo Bai, and set out again for Baidi City, the capital of Western Chu. Li Yi did not choose the fastest route across Yizhou, but chose to go through Yumen Pass, Jiayu Pass, Wuwei, Xiping to Jinzhou City, and then enter Western Chu from Tianshui, which was exactly the opposite direction of the Chu army's attack route.
In addition, Baidi City, the capital of Western Chu State, is not the Baidi City where Liu Bei entrusted his son to the care of others. That city was built by Dugu Shu. Because Dugu Shu called himself Baidi, it was named Baidi City. This history is not mentioned in this book.
Baidi City, the capital of Western Chu State, was a new capital built in the central area of Chengdu Plain after the restoration of the country. It was named because there was a legend that the ancient auspicious beast Nine-Colored Deer, the mother of Five-Colored Deer, had appeared here.
It was the time for planting but there was a drought. It was the Nine-Colored Divine Deer who used his magic to bring rain so that they could grow crops. Because most of the Nine-Colored Deer's body was white, it was given the title of White Emperor, and Baidi City was named after it.
Riding a horse is definitely not as fast as riding a dog, but it's okay to ride a dog on the grassland because no one will watch you. But if you ride a dog in the territory of Wei, it would be strange if others don't think you are a monster. Li Yi and Mo Bai have agreed not to sleep in the post station at night because dogs are not allowed to stay there. This is also what Mo Bai meant. Why should you sleep in the bed while I sleep in the yard?
At the beginning, it was fine, Li Yi could still make do with it, but later on, Li Yi was not happy. Now that they had left the grassland, why did they still have to live in the open air? Hei Er asked him to bring Mo Bai to see the world, but living outside all day was not acceptable!
It is now late autumn and the nights are getting colder, so it is even more unacceptable to sleep outside. So with Li Yi's mediation, he successfully persuaded Mo Bai to book a room for himself when staying in the hotel at night, and Mo Bai came in from the upstairs room to sleep in the house together.
In short, after a long journey, Li Yi and Mo Bai finally got through the adjustment period and established a tacit understanding. At this time, they had arrived at Jinzhou City, which was the border between Northern Wei and Western Chu. Crossing the Yellow River was the territory of Western Chu.
Jinzhou City is an important military town built on the Yellow River ferry, very close to the river. There are several crossbows and catapults installed on the city walls. It is obvious at first glance that it is a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
During the war, Li Yi could not enter Jinzhou City. He could only watch the Chu army camp from afar by the moonlight. Mo Bai asked, "You are so powerful, why don't you just rush into the Chu army camp and kill their commander?"
Li Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Are you stupid? I am now in the Transcendent Realm and cannot kill mortals at will, otherwise I will be punished by God."
Mo Bai asked: "I haven't entered the Transcendent Realm yet, so do you want me to help you kill their commander?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yi became interested. He had never thought that this was a possible way to play it. With his secret protection of Mo Bai, there would definitely be no trouble, and he could also eliminate the enemy general. It was indeed a good suggestion.
On second thought, if she did so, she would definitely be involved in karma. She was still a blank slate, and she couldn't be allowed to wade into muddy water for the Northern Wei, so Li Yi didn't agree. However, since she was already here, it shouldn't be a problem to harass the Chu army and investigate the enemy situation.
Li Yi looked at the camp and asked, "Then guess how many people are there in this camp?"
Mo Bai glanced at the voice transmission and said, "It's probably only about 10,000 or 20,000."
Li Yi asked again: "Then guess how many fourth-rank masters with the same level as you are in this camp?"
Mo Bai's eyes lit up blue as he counted and transmitted his voice: "Twelve, thirteen, fourteen."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Well, you are definitely no match for those people, so just forget about killing the commander. But you can make some trouble and cause some trouble for the Chu army, such as setting fire to their food supplies."
Mo Bai tilted his head, stuck out his tongue and gave Li Yi a head-tilt kill.
So, the man and the dog sneaked into the Chu army camp and found the place where the army's food and grass were stored. Li Yi said, "Mo Bai, let me show you something fun."
"What's so fun?"
"Have you ever seen two dragons playing with a pearl?"
Mo Bai shook his head and said, "I have never seen a real dragon."
Li Yi smiled and said, "I'm sure I won't see a real dragon, but this one is more interesting than a real dragon!" After that, Li Yi gathered his righteous energy and combined it with Buddhism and spiritual power and said, "Flame Dragon!"
There was a roar of a dragon, and a fire dragon appeared in the air, circling and accelerating before rushing towards the camp, spitting out a fireball that instantly caused an explosion and burned the food and grass of the Chu army. The Chu army general immediately ordered the soldiers to fetch water to put out the fire.
Li Yi gathered his righteous spirit and spoke again: "Water Dragon!" A water dragon rose from the Yellow River and rushed over the soldiers who came to fetch water to put out the fire. Mo Bai watched the excitement and said in a voice transmission: "You know this kind of magic, aren't you afraid of being punished by God for killing these soldiers?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I was measured in my attack and would not take their lives. Besides, you underestimated the warriors. Even though fire and water are merciless, they are still special. Just watch. I am teaching you to understand this world."