Chang Daye was the number one expert of Ancient Jiang. When he was born, a golden cloud flew over the Witch God Barbarian City. A spirit beast's hand reached out and took him away.
He grew up drinking the milk of a spirit beast so his bones were much stronger than ordinary people. He was more than six meters tall, three to four times taller than an ordinary person. An ordinary person standing in front of him would only be a bit taller than his calves. Their waists weren't as thick as his arms.
He was brought back by the spirit beast when he was five years old. At that time, he was already two meters tall.
Daye didn't only train his physique with a spirit beast, he also received the teachings of a daoist master. He opened his dantian and cultivated violet energy.
Two hundred years ago, Chang Daye had barged into the Divine Capital and fought against the strongest of the eighteen heavenly marquises, the Heavenbattler Marquis. Chang Daye managed to exchange nine blows with the marquis without being defeated.
Keep in mind that Heavenbattler was already at the ninth level of Heaven's Mandate two hundred years ago. He was also a historical genius and was known as a Historical Giant, a Supreme Giant, the number one Giant among Giants.
How amazing was it for Daye to be able to take nine blows from Heavenbattler and still be able to escape unscathed?
A flame appeared in Feiyun's eyes. He could see the purest energy of the Daoist Sect on Daye. It engulfed him with a majestic violet energy and divine ripples. Clearly, his merit law was extraordinary. Not just anyone could teach it to him.
"Big Brother, don't hit me anymore, I know I was wrong. Just wait until I get back and I'll kill that bastard Tuo Bahong."
Chang Dakai was beaten very badly. His whole head was stuck in the mud, and his butt was raised high. It was like a flower had been beaten.
Chang Daye rubbed his fist, and the golden fur on his body shone brightly. He took a step forward, and the entire area was covered in dust. He scolded, "You son of a b * tch, why aren't you kneeling down and apologizing to His Majesty?"
"I'm the son of a bitch, but so are you …" Dakai murmured and pulled his head out of the mud. He shook his messy hair before running to Feng Feiyun and kneeling down. "Your Excellency, I was wrong, please forgive me."
Dakai was a prideful person. If Feiyun didn't stop his three slashes earlier, he wouldn't lower his head to Feiyun even if Daye killed him, let alone kneeling and admitting his mistakes.
However, Feiyun had shown his power and convinced Dakai. That's why Daye told him to kneel and admit his wrongs. He didn't hesitate at all and kneeled down without any reluctance.
In his eyes, kneeling to an expert was not a shameful thing.
Feng Feiyun straightened his robe and quickly went forward to help Dakai up. He patted the dust off his shoulder and laughed: "Brother Dakai, you are too kind.
You didn't do anything wrong. We won't get to know each other without fighting. Let's go, tonight at the Ancient Jiang government office, we must drink a few big jars. "
Outside of a woman's body, Feng Feiyun was never the type to take advantage of others.
Dakai was moved to tears after hearing this. Motherfucker, this was a real brother!
"Your Excellency, do I, Chang Daye, have the qualifications to get drunk with you?" Daye cupped his hands together and spoke with a thunderous voice.
"Of course." Feng Feiyun laughed.
This Chang Daye was an intelligent person. He beat up Dakai just to show Feng Feiyun. From this small incident, one could see that he was much smarter than his brother.
Chen Daoran couldn't wait any longer. He invited everyone into the city and headed towards the Ancient Jiang government office.
Feng Feiyun and Bai Ruxue rode together into Witch God's Barbarian City. An ancient and desolate aura assaulted their senses. Every corner of the city, including the old streets, the stone tiles, the sacrificial altar, the beast cauldrons … Everything carried the weight of time and the vicissitudes of history.
The current Witch God's Barbarian City was not flourishing. Occasionally, one could see blood-stained stone carriages returning. They were all Barbarian Warriors of Ancient Jiang. They used straw mats and banners to wrap the corpses. The carriages left a trail of blood along the way.
There was no end in sight. There were more than a hundred stone carriages with more than a thousand corpses being brought back.
"Families, come out and claim your corpses."
An Gu Jiang man wearing bone armor loudly shouted. His voice was a bit hoarse, his iron-blooded and emotionless face was incomparably stiff, then he deeply closed his eyes.
Many Gu Jiang women and children rushed towards the stone carriage to see if they could find the bodies of their men. If they could not find them, then their hearts would be slightly at ease. But the women and children who found the corpses hugged the bloody bodies and cried. Their cries were heart-wrenching and heart-wrenching, as if they were bemoaning the fate of mankind.
Not far from the inner city gate, Feng Feiyun and the soldiers of the Godly Martial Army stopped and quietly watched this scene.
The Chang brothers also stopped and remained silent. Their bell-sized eyes were wide open and bloodshot, but they didn't say a word. It was obvious that this wasn't the first time they had seen something like this.
Next, a group of Ancient Jiang soldiers brought more than ten carriages of food and meat. The leader said: "The chief has ordered that anyone who dies will receive fifty pounds of chestnut grains, thirty pounds of meat, and one tael of coarse salt. Anyone who dies with two people will receive one hundred and fifty pounds of chestnut grains, eighty pounds of meat, and three taels of coarse salt. Anyone who dies with three people …"
An Ancient Jiang child with tearful eyes kneeled in front of the Barbarian Warrior and said: "Is my father's life only worth fifty pounds of chestnut grains, fifteen pounds of meat, and one tael of coarse salt?
This isn't even half a month's worth of food for me and my mother … Half a month later … "
An Ancient Jiang woman picked up the child and said: "Huzi, right now, the entire Heaven Worship Tribe lacks food and everyone is starving. It doesn't matter if we eat a little less, but we must let the warriors of the tribe eat their fill. We … we don't want the fifty pounds of chestnut grains and the fifteen pounds of meat."
The child was surprisingly strong and shouted: "No, there's nothing to eat at home. Are we going to starve to death?"
When the woman heard the child's question, it was as if she had lost all of her strength. She slowly let go of the child and once again hugged the corpse on the carriage as she cried bitterly.
The Ancient Jiang Prefecture had been at war for two years. The Heaven Worship Tribe was attacked by the Dark Realm Tribe and Heaven Witchcraft Tribe. Almost all the strong men in the tribe had participated in the war, so there was no extra manpower to hunt in the mountains. The stored meat had been used up in the last two years.
Chestnut grains were originally used by the Jiang to feed their livestock, but now, it had become their staple food. Moreover, there wasn't much of it left for livestock to eat.
Sometimes, a war was a battle of resources. Whoever exhausted the other side first would win.
The Jiang's battle was a war of attrition.
After seeing this scene, everyone lost interest in going to the banquet. They felt that everything they ate had lost its taste.
…
The imperial palace at the capital.
Inside the Boundless Palace of the Jin Emperor, it was a dazzling sight. Thirty-six gigantic golden pillars with dragons coiling around them were surrounded by 360 white jade thrones. It was a grand and majestic scene of wealth and grandeur.
Long Luofu sat on the highest throne. Her skin was as white as snow, and she didn't wear an imperial robe today. Instead, she wore a snow-white brocade with a red robe draped over it. She didn't have her usual domineering aura; instead, she looked like a daughter from a humble family.
"Clatter, clatter!"
A peerlessly beautiful official came out from the ground with a jade scroll in her hand. She kneeled on the ground and said: "Jin Emperor, this is the latest report from Lord Yao regarding the Shenwu Army."
Long Luofu's eyes were as clear as two moons. She stared at the sky outside the palace in a daze for a long time. No one knew what she was thinking about. After hearing the official's words, she suddenly withdrew her gaze. Her body exuded the aura of an emperor. It was as if ten thousand mountains were pressing down on her. She seemed to have turned into the sun, moon, and stars — boundless and unfathomable.
Long Luofu took the scroll but didn't open it. She asked: "Yao Ji, why didn't you come to see me in person?"
The official couldn't lift her head due to the pressure from Long Luofu's aura. She answered: "Lord Yao went to Earthchild yesterday to personally subdue Heavenly Marquis and Heavenly Marquis. He wants to take away their military power and send them back to the capital."
"Hmph!
Heavenly Marquis and Heavenly Marquis are from the Beiming Clan. When the Grand Chancellor's mansion was destroyed, they were commanding the troops outside so they escaped.
Yao Ji understands me very well. She knew that I was going to deal with them, so she rushed over first. With her personally taking action, Heavenly Marquis and Heavenly Marquis Mighty Tyrant and Heavenly Marquis Tranquil and Heavenly Marquis Tranquil and Heavenly Marquis Tranquil and Heavenly Marquis Tranquil and Heavenly Marquis Mighty Tyrant.
Long Luofu was confident in Yao Ji's ability. If it wasn't for her status, Long Luofu would have made an exception and promoted her to be the first female Grand Chancellor in the history of the dynasty.
Long Luofu opened the scroll and saw the first line. Her eyes flashed with a purple glint: "Create Earthly Marquis, Mobilize the Army, Centralize the Central Palace."
Needless to say, this line moved Long Luofu. She had always been worried about the eighteen Heavenly Marquis controlling the army. If she could do this, then Beiming Moshou wouldn't be able to subdue six Heavenly Marquis and gain control of the army.
The plan that Yao Ji had given her was to confer seventy-two titles to the Marquis of Heaven. In the name of the Marquis of Heaven, she would seize the military power in the hands of the Marquis of Heaven. Then, she would take back the military power in the hands of the Marquis of Heaven one by one.