Chapter 431: Shaoying Arrives at the Stalemate
A long sword came through the air. Da Sima tilted his head slightly, seemingly nonchalant, but in fact he didn't take the matter to heart at all. He even picked up the teacup and sipped the tea.
The sword belonged to Long Yuan, and the person who threw it was naturally Long Qi.
Long Qi could tell at a glance that the one commanding the entire demon army was the old man sitting there.
As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. As long as we take down this old man, the rest will just be his pawns.
That’s not wrong, but how can everything be that simple?
At the time of the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the imperial court had the following positions: Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, Grand Protector, Left and Right Prime Ministers, as well as Minister of Rites and Minister of Works. Later, the Demon Lord of Creation reformed the official system. To simplify government affairs, he established the Seven Departments as the highest administrative department: Minister of Rites, Minister of Horses, Minister of Crime, Minister of Works, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Clerks, and Minister of Justice.
The seven departments were directly under the Demon Lord, each with its own duties, and were divided into officials of varying sizes. On the contrary, although the Taifu and Taibao were retained, they were mostly honorary positions, and their actual power was greatly weakened.
The so-called Grand Sima, as the name suggests, is in charge of military and political affairs, and has certain confidential decision-making power in the court. He is deeply trusted and highly valued by the Demon Lord. Those who serve as Sima have always been military generals since the creation of the world.
So when faced with the sudden arrival of a group of Taoists, Da Sima made his own decision and did not wait for the Demon Lord's order, but directly guarded outside the palace gate.
If you don't trust someone very much, how dare you mobilize troops without permission?
And to be trusted, you naturally have the ability to be trusted.
"Young people these days are so rude! Don't they know that armies should declare their affiliations before engaging in battle? They draw their weapons without even asking for explanation. How can that be justified?"
"Anyone who comes is a guest. How can an old man refuse to let someone in? What kind of rule is this?" Long Qi used his spiritual power to take back Long Yuan, and he was unwilling to be outdone.
The Grand Marshal only smiled without replying, and ordered his attendants, "The tea is getting cold. Bring some hot tea." Then he stood up and tightened his wrist armor, "Give me my dragon whip. I'll have a little fun with this brat first."
Ah Dao, who was hiding, thought that something was wrong and kept scolding Long Qi for being stupid.
Why pick on that damn old man when there are so many people to pick on? I've never seen anyone so eager to die.
The Grand Marshal stroked his long beard, held the dragon whip in his hand, and walked out slowly, his steps were up and down, very majestic.
The dragon whip in his hand is also no ordinary object. It is said that a long time ago there were two whips, one male and one female, but later the female whip was cut off, leaving only the male whip.
Seeing this, Long Qi knew that this person was not someone to be trifled with. His expression changed and he became serious.
The two men looked at each other, neither of them moved, not affected at all by the shouts of the battlefield.
"Good concentration," Da Sima suddenly laughed, "Boy, that's quite interesting."
As soon as he finished speaking, Da Sima was suddenly wrapped in purple lightning. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Long Qi. Before Long Qi could react, the dragon whip came down.
Long Qi had no way to dodge and could only raise his sword to resist. Unexpectedly, the opponent was so strong that he forced him to kneel down.
"Such overwhelming strength," Long Qi took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Old man, you're still as sharp as ever. I underestimated you."
"You little brat, you're so arrogant." Upon hearing this, Da Sima was not angry, but smiled instead.
If they were not on the battlefield, the conversation between the old man and the young man would be quite happy, just like a grandfather and grandson.
Long Qi exerted force on his waist and turned around with great effort, thus relieving Da Sima's force. Taking advantage of the moment when the dragon whip hit the ground, he rolled a few times to distance himself from it.
"Thank you for your compliment." Long Qi breathed heavily, but did not give in at all.
Just now, Long Qi forcibly took the whip from Da Sima, which seemed to have injured his right arm. His shoulder was aching and he wanted to raise his sword, but he couldn't lift it at all.
It appears to be dislocated.
Da Sima also had no intention of letting go and chased Long Qi, attacking him with all his might.
The pain in his shoulder forced Long Qi to step back and dodge, but his weak right arm made it difficult for him to maintain his balance, and his body movement was quite slow. In addition, Da Sima moved very fast, so he was caught up in a few steps.
Seeing the dragon whip coming through the wind, in an instant, a long beard wrapped around it and restrained the dragon whip from falling.
"If you argue with a junior, you'll inevitably get into some gossip. If you don't mind, how about a duel with an old man like me?"
It was Chi Yanzi, and the thing wrapped with the dragon whip was his whisk.
Da Sima narrowed his eyes and looked at Chi Yanzi. He could tell at a glance that Chi Yanzi was not an ordinary person. Even if it was just a small thing, he could not hide that little bit of fear.
This person is a demon!
But if he was a demon, why didn't he have any demonic aura? If one wasn't careful, one would be fooled by this aura.
"Boy, where are you from?" asked Da Sima in a deep voice.
"I am not talented, I am just a wanderer, not worth mentioning."
Chi Yanzi did not loosen his grip at all, and even exerted a little more force, and actually managed to pull Da Sima's dragon whip away a little, allowing Long Qi to retreat.
"Old man, this old guy is clearly my opponent, why are you interfering?"
Long Qi, who was standing still, seemed quite dissatisfied, which made Adao in the dark roll his eyes again.
Someone saved you, and now you're saying something ungrateful?
But before Ah Dao could finish his criticism, Long Qi spoke again: "But since you are asking for it sincerely, I will reluctantly give this opponent to you."
Now Ah Dao also narrowed his eyes——
Do you look good?
When being teased, Da Sima did not get angry but laughed instead, but there was murderous intent hidden in his laugh.
"Why don't you two come together? It will save me a lot of trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, Da Sima turned around and slapped Chi Yanzi with his palm.
The palm wind was so powerful that it was unstoppable. Chi Yanzi had no choice but to let go of the dragon whip and flip several times to distance himself from Da Sima.
This palm may seem simple, but it is actually very powerful, and when facing it, one will inexplicably feel fear.
This person's cultivation cannot be underestimated, I'm afraid he will be difficult to deal with...
Chi Yanzi frowned, became extremely alert, and stared at Da Sima, not daring to relax even a little.
Long Qi was not as relaxed as he looked. Although he said joking words, the pain in his right shoulder reminded him of the terrifying person in front of him.
Even if the two of them worked together, this old man would surely be easily captured, and they would have no chance of winning at all.
Long Qi grasped the scroll behind his back with his backhand, hesitated for a moment, and finally let go.
This scroll is the ultimate trump card, how can it be used on this person? Besides, even if it is used, it may not be effective.
"What? You still don't want to do anything? Then I will not be polite."
As the Grand Tutor spoke, he raised the Dragon Whip, and Long Qi and Chi Yanzi held their breath and waited.
But at this moment, a white shadow suddenly appeared, and there was a "clang" sound, and suddenly a flash of fire. Before I could see who it was, the man somersaulted and jumped over.
"Such a grand event, why not count me in?"
A man in a gray tent coat, holding two maces in his hands, turned around and Long Qi shouted:
"Why is it you? Why are you here?"
It was Lu Ying.
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