Chapter 402: First Round
Wen Zhong had an expressionless face as he rode on the black unicorn, ignoring the huge crowd of rebels below.
The rest include the twenty-four generals and many Jiejiao immortals.
Fei Lian, E Lai and Xiang Liu are the three great witches.
And more than two million soldiers were behind him, looking down with him.
"Listen up, you rebels! Our king has treated you well, yet you have been fed and cared for by him, yet you have never thought of sharing his cares. Now, you are rebelling! You are truly ungrateful and worse than beasts!"
Wen Zhong's golden eyes between his brows opened slightly, murderous intent filled the air, and his voice was like muffled thunder, resounding through heaven and earth.
"What is rebellion? It's actually a tyrant who is unjust and causing harm to the world! We are begging for the order to destroy him on behalf of all people in the world! Of course, if the tyrant admits his mistakes, issues an edict of self-repentance, and makes all people acknowledge his sins, and then follows the example of the ancient sage emperors and abdicates to others, we will immediately withdraw our troops! We will restore peace to the world!"
But Jiang Ziya was seen riding on a four-legged beast with a calm expression. His voice was neither loud nor soft, but it spread in all directions.
"What a mouthful of nonsense."
Jiang Ziya's words immediately angered all the Shang soldiers.
With a low roar, Shen Gong's leopard cavalry emerged, a pitch-black leopard. Looking down at Jiang Ziya, he said, "Back when I was in the Chan Sect, I thought you, Jiang Ziya, were quite kind and honest, but I never thought you were such a treacherous person! Consider my king. Since ascending the throne, he has reduced taxes and fought campaigns throughout the country, ensuring peace and prosperity for the people. This is obvious to all! How could my king be so foolish? Could it be that it was all because of your words? As the old saying goes, slander from a villain is like a plaster that sticks to your body; you can't shake it off! It's truly hateful and disgusting!"
Jiang Ziya frowned slightly when he heard this, but then returned to normal and was no longer angry.
He simply said, "No wonder the master expelled you from the sect. You have indeed been blinded for a long time. Your mind and eyes are truly pitiful. I won't say much to you."
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Gongbao trembled all over, and then flames of anger burst out of his eyes. He raised his hand and pointed at Jiang Ziya, but he gritted his teeth and trembled, unable to speak.
This move actually broke Jiang Ziya's defense.
Upon seeing this, Wen Zhong said calmly, "Shen Gongbao, why bother getting angry with such a villain? These villains slander others with empty words, and even demand that people's stomachs be cut open and their hearts be removed to prove their innocence. In the past, when I encountered such traitors, I would still explain a few words, but now, when I hear them again, I will just reach out, pull out the villain's eyeballs, and swallow them! Let him see carefully whether my heart is innocent! You should do the same!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao slowly exhaled, raised his hand and said to Wen Zhong, "Thank you, Grand Master. Ultimately, I haven't cultivated my energy well enough, so I lost my composure."
Wen Zhong smiled faintly, then looked down and said calmly: "Although you are rebels, you are still princes. I respect the king's order and will fight with you. Of course, if you want to fight me in military tactics and trickery, I will also accompany you. It all depends on your choice!"
Jiang Ziya burst into laughter and said, "We are a righteous army, following the will of Heaven to fight against the tyrant. How could we be like you, using conspiracy and tricks? We will fight among the princes and convince you."
After saying this, Jiang Ziya waved his hand and asked, "Which general would like to lead the charge?"
"Of course it's me, the young master!!"
But as Jiang Ziya said this, there was a sudden long roar. Nezha could no longer bear it and roared loudly, wanting to rush out.
But he was afraid of Taiyi Zhenren's spell, so he didn't dare to step out without hearing the order.
"I am willing to go!"
"I am willing to go!"
"I am willing to go there!"
…
A group of generals also spoke up, their eyes full of fighting spirit.
Jiang Ziya glanced at Nezha, thought for a moment, and then shouted, "Zheng Lun! I command you to fight in this first battle! You must capture or kill the enemy general!"
"promise!"
Zheng Lun was immediately overjoyed. He then rushed to Sishui Pass with his spear in hand, shouting, "I am the vanguard general of the Great Zhou, Zheng Lun! You treacherous ministers under the tyrant emperor, how dare you fight me to the death!"
"Who is this?"
Shen Gongbao looked at Zheng Lun below and asked with a frown.
Upon seeing this, Wen Zhong sneered, "This man possesses extraordinary skills and is a general under the traitor Su Hu. He rebelled against the Shang Dynasty together with Su Hu. Now he dares to challenge me to a battle. He truly doesn't know how to die."
"Who does the Grand Master want to fight?"
Shen Gongbao nodded and then asked again.
"There's a spirit between this man's mouth and nose that's specifically designed to destroy cultivators' souls. With one whimper, even those with much higher cultivation than him will faint. He's truly formidable."
Master Wen shook his head and smiled, then said, "However, his fate has run out and he should die today! Little did he know that after the king reconciled with the witch tribe, a great witch came to surrender. Now, there are great witches among our soldiers of the Great Shang Dynasty, but witches have no souls, so how can he die?"
After saying this, Master Wen loudly called out to Fei Lian to go into battle.
However, upon seeing this, Shen Gongbao quickly raised his hand and said to Grand Master Wen, "Grand Master, using the Great Wizard to deal with such a petty thief is a bit premature. Why not let a few of you take action first to test Zheng Lun's strength and see if he's as formidable as the rumors say?"
Master Wen frowned and asked, "According to you, who should fight first?"
"How about letting Brother Dingguang take a walk first?"
Shen Gongbao smiled slightly, then spoke softly.
Before he came, Li Qing had instructed him to make sure that Chang'er Dingguangxian participated in the battle as much as possible, and it would be best if he could kill a few bandits.
Although he didn't understand why the king was so concerned about Chang'er Dingguangxian, since the king said so, he had to do it.
When Master Wen heard this, he thought about it and nodded, saying, "Alright! Although Brother Dingguang is an outer disciple of our master and not considered an inner disciple, his cultivation is quite high. Let him go!"
After saying this, Wen Zhong shouted, "Where is General Dingguang?"
“Uh…here!”
Chang'er Dingguangxian did not expect that after Wen Zhong and Shen Gongbao whispered to each other for a while, they actually asked him to fight the first battle. He was stunned for a moment and then responded hurriedly.
"I command you to fight this battle. You must capture the thief and kill him!"
Wen Zhong's voice was serious and irresistible.
On the battlefield, there is no such thing as fellow-disciple feelings, only the concept of superiors and subordinates.
Now that the Marshal had given the order, even though Chang Er Ding Guang Xian was somewhat reluctant, he could only nod and say, "Yes."
After saying that, he looked down.
Seeing that Zheng Lun's aura was not very strong, he was probably at the level of a Great Golden Immortal. Chang'er Dingguang Immortal felt relieved and immediately moved and descended from the city wall.
“Boom!”
The gates of Sishui Pass opened, and the Long-Eared Dingguang Immortal emerged from the clouds. He calmly shouted, "Don't be so arrogant, you thief! I am a disciple of the Jie Sect and a former general under the Great Merchant Emperor. I have come to meet you!"
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