You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 172 Night Talk
"When the trouble happened in Kyoto, the evil creatures from the north were invading. They rushed to the fortress like crazy. I wasted a lot of time trying to stop them. By the time I realized something was wrong, the imperial guards from Kyoto had already arrived in Youzhou, burning, killing, looting, and cutting the ground until blood flowed."

"Ning Wei said that you, King Wei, opened the Youzhou Pass in order to accept refugees into Youzhou." Zuo Chen said.

"That bastard is really trying to flatter me." Li Ji waved his hand and laughed, "I really can't spare any manpower to guard the pass. Most of the imperial guards in Kyoto are running towards Youzhou. They just broke through the checkpoint. What do you mean by opening the switch to let people in? It makes me look so noble. To put it bluntly, I am just not as skilled as them."

Zuo Chen didn't respond.

There is indeed a big gap between other people's descriptions and the facts.

"There are three types of imperial guards coming from Kyoto. The first type is still sensible, but they can't speak clearly, as if their tongues have been cut off. They are the smallest in number and tried to stop the bandit leader from Kyoto, but they were wiped out by other imperial guards in less than three days.

"The second group has a big change of character. They have changed from being soldiers who strictly abide by the code to being thieves who burn, kill, and rob. They wantonly indulge their desires, kill people, set fires, and rob women. They arm themselves with gold, silver, and jewelry. This group of people is the largest, and it is not that troublesome. Their military strength is scattered. If they really encounter a serious team, they will scatter and go into the mountains and forests to become bandits.

“And the third category is the most troublesome.”

Li Ji paused. Zuo Chen could clearly see that even the mighty king who had fought on the battlefield had a hint of fear in his eyes:
"They have been completely alienated. I once personally stripped off their armor and discovered that there was no human under the iron shell. It was clearly a mass of rotten flesh.

"To this day I still don't know what words to use to describe them. Angry torches? Deranged lunatics? Just a huge flame that burned the entire Kyoto and several large states near Kyoto.

"The worst-hit areas were Youzhou and Yuzhou. The battle was fought from the border of Youzhou all the way to the heart of Youzhou, and then fought back from the heart of Youzhou. It's not enough to say that there were corpses everywhere, and it's an understatement to say that there were rivers of blood.

"We fought for a long time, and many people died. We almost lost our lives several times. Finally, I went into the mountains to ask Lao Liu to come out, and asked him to perform a ritual. I carved a huge stone ball and chased them all the way from Youzhou to Youzhou Pass. Only then did I kill most of the imperial guards. This confusing battle ended unclearly."

Finally finishing this long story, Li Ji sighed: "After killing the bandits, I wanted to go to Kyoto to ask my brother in person what happened. But when I arrived in Kyoto, I found that Li Zhao was bedridden and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

"At that time, the left and right prime ministers asked me to stay in Kyoto to take charge of the overall situation, but the northern fortress still needed people to guard it. I had no choice but to decline the offer. They found Prince Jing and let him guard the country for ten years. Later, a new little prince was enthroned, and Prince Jing returned to Yuzhou."

"Prince Jing didn't take the opportunity to seize the throne?" Zuo Chen asked in surprise.

"Prince Jing is of the same generation as Li Zhao and I. He is a few years younger than the two of us and is well-known for his virtue. His abilities are not much weaker than Li Zhao's, but he is too weak and has no intention of becoming a king. It is already difficult for him to shoulder the mess for ten years."

After listening to Li Ji's words, Zuo Chen nodded and then fell into thought.

I have to say that there are a lot of doubts in the fifty or sixty years after Jingshi's death.

During this period, Daliang had four generations of emperors. The earliest emperor was Li Ji's grandfather. He had a formal relationship with the capital, which led to a close relationship between the capital and Daliang. Everything seemed normal at the time, and Daliang was not that bad.

In the second generation, at the beginning, Li Ji's father was relatively normal and did not do anything strange. However, in the middle period, he suddenly raised the power of the entire capital and killed the capital.

He looked crazy when he was dying, and it sounded like he was given a prescription by something.

Then the question is, when did his madness begin?

Was it before the killing of the capital or after the killing of the capital?

This madness seemed like a legacy curse, passed down from generation to generation to Li Ji's brother Li Zhao, and from Li Zhao to the Kyoto Imperial Guards.

It didn't feel like a black magic, but more like some kind of plague that infected Kyoto's mind.

The last question is:
Will this "great plague" continue to spread and appear on the new little emperor?
It’s still unclear now, Zuo Chen always feels that this matter may not be certain.

After dealing with the affairs in Youzhou, we have to investigate Kyoto as soon as possible.

"That's about all I know about Kyoto. If you want to know more, you can go to Yuzhou to find Prince Jing. He cares more about this matter than I do, and he might have some great information."

Zuo Chen nodded.

Drinking tea, there was no other sound in the room for a while.

After thinking for a while, Li Ji suddenly said:

"When does the Taoist priest plan to set off for the north?"

"Leave early tomorrow morning."

"Is that so?" He seemed to have made up his mind: "I experienced something before, which has something to do with this fog and also has something to do with Hu Wen. I wonder if the Taoist priest wants to listen."

Zuo Chen thought for a moment after hearing this:
"Is King Wei referring to the fox fairy bloodline in Hu Wen's body?"

Li Ji's palm trembled slightly and accidentally touched the teacup placed aside. The cup fell over and the tea flowed out of the cup and spilled onto the table.

Without even bothering to wipe the table, Li Ji's eyes flashed with surprise:
"When did you find out, sir?"

"When I first saw Hu Wen, I saw that he had some unique aura, like a fox. At that time, we were in a dense forest, surrounded by fox fairies, so I thought I had seen it wrong. When fog arose on the boat some time ago, I realized that the fog was caused by the Qingqiu Fairy. It was also related to the strange and subtle sounds that Hu Wen heard, so I had some guesses at that time. "To confirm it, it has to be today during the day when you muttered that sentence, King Wei."

After hearing Zuo Chen's explanation, Li Ji sighed, "Sir, you are really amazing. What I am going to say next is indeed related to Hu Wen, and I hope you will agree to one thing for me."

"please say."

"Don't tell Hu Wen about this. He has a stubborn personality. Although he won't say anything on the surface, if he really knew about his life experience, I'm afraid he would be upset for a long time."

"I know it well."

After hearing what Zuo Chen said, Li Jicai began to introduce Hu Wen's story:

"I just pacified the evil spirits from Kyoto with Lao Liu, and we were going back to the northern fortress. We took a shortcut and walked to this road in the dense forest. Halfway through the journey, a thick fog suddenly rose and trapped us in the forest. One of my adjutants accidentally stayed in the fog for too long and fell asleep. He was slapped several times before he woke up.

"Luckily, Old Liu is a man of great Taoism, and he used his magic to clear a long path for us to move forward. Following the fog, we found a lake.

“I can no longer remember what the lake looked like, but it seemed peaceful and surrounded by trees.

"In the middle of the lake, there is a precious jade. In the middle of the precious jade, there is a little white fox curled up."

"Is that Hu Wen?" Zuo Chen asked.

"That's Hu Wen." Li Ji nodded. "Liu Xian melted the white jade with fire and released the little fox from inside. As a result, the little fox turned into a baby in the blink of an eye after seeing the air and burst into tears.

"He had a longevity lock around his neck with the characters 'Wen Jia' carved on it. I took out one of the characters and named him Hu Wen.

"The reason I'm telling you this now is mainly because there's a thick fog outside, which is almost exactly the same as the fog we saw in the dense forest, and it can also make people dream. However, the fog was not thick back then, and it could be dealt with by relying solely on Old Liu's methods. This dream is too big now, big enough to swallow up Daliang."

Li Ji finally finished speaking.

Surrounded by crystals of fog...

The Great Dream Technique of Qingqiu Immortal...

From the virtual to the real, it is the tune from the far north that Hu Wen has always heard...

Zuo Chen already had some ideas in his mind, but without any evidence, he could only keep them in his heart.

No wonder the little Hu Ni likes Hu Wen so much. I’m afraid her little nose has smelled Hu Wen’s original blood.

If Zuo Chen guessed correctly, Hu Wen should be a purer descendant of the Qingqiu Immortal lineage. The fact that he has transformed into a human form is probably not due to some magical transformation, but because his foundation has been completely different since birth.

After finishing the serious business, Zuo Chen chatted with Li Ji about miscellaneous matters for a while, then stood up and prepared to say goodbye and go to rest.

Just as he was about to leave the hall, Zuo Chen suddenly felt something and tilted his ear slightly.

The eerie little tune that was floating in his ears became clearer at this moment.

It seemed to be getting closer and closer to the fortress from the north.

……

Hu Wen, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, frowned slowly.

He had fallen asleep and was sleeping soundly.

Foxy, who was sleeping beside him, seemed to have suddenly realized something and woke up suddenly. She straightened up from the bed, looked around, and ran directly to Hu Wen's face. She stretched out her two little claws and slapped Hu Wen's face:
"Wake up! My dear! Wake up!"

Hu Wen's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there was still no sign of waking up.

The little fox slapped Hu Wen several times, but there was still no movement. She became so anxious that she burst into tears and hurriedly jumped off the bed, intending to find Zuo Chen to save her beloved husband.

But as soon as she ran out of the compound, her eyes were drawn to the north.

She saw huge clouds like waves pressing towards the fortress.

It's just like……

It's like the sky is tilting down!
(End of this chapter)