The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 204 The Kingdom of Women

The girl heard Mei Jianlanjian talk about the Shaolin Temple and knew that Zhao Ti was proficient in swordsmanship and had defeated Li Qiu Shui with his sword. However, she did not expect that his palm power was so terrifying.

Zhao Ti glanced at her and said, "It's just a palm technique. What's so difficult about it? It's just a trivial matter."

The girl was so angry that her teeth itched. She said, "If I could recover all my martial arts, the Tianshan Six Yang Palm might be able to perform with such power."

Zhao Ti said calmly: "Let's talk about it after you recover."

The girl's cheeks puffed up with anger, and she went back to the house quietly.

Zhao Ti looked at Lan Jian who was holding Taizong's sword and said, "Let's take a look ahead."

Lan Jian nodded: "Yes, sir."

After leaving the small church, he walked forward. The girl behind him blinked and quickly followed.

When they arrived at the town, the war was almost over and it was almost a one-sided situation. There were people from the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands mixed in with the Ming Cult followers, so the battle was as smooth as cutting melons and vegetables.

Although these people cannot be said to be top masters, they all have unique abilities. Those who use unorthodox methods or are from evil sects must have strange means.

Take Boss Wu for example. The Green Wave Fragrance Dew Knife in his hand is shaped like a dark poisonous snake, with a faint green glow, like the ripples in a deep pool. The blade is filled with poison, and the stench is overwhelming. It is extremely toxic. Even if it is the person holding the knife, if he does not rub the antidote on his hands, he will still be poisoned by the fumigation of the poison gas.

Although the power of this sword is not as strong as the divine weapon that can split mountains and rocks, it is extremely poisonous and frightens people. When the sword flashes, poisonous fog fills the air and the person hit will immediately feel a sharp pain, and then the poison will attack the heart, and life and death will be a matter of seconds.

Those Zoroastrians had never seen such terrible weapons before, and they almost lost their fighting power before they were even touched by them.

The other cave masters and island masters also had their own methods. They were vicious and cruel. They were in a killing mood and blood rained down. The scene before them was like hell.

Huo Linglong and Jiumozhi faced off against several Zoroastrian leaders. Their martial arts skills were far superior to the others, and they only took a few moves to knock these leaders to the ground one after another.

In less than half an hour, the battle was over, and Zhao Ti then issued orders to rush to the back of the town to support the ambushed troops and besiege the Nestorian Christians who had launched a surprise attack.

Nestorianism is a branch of Western Christianity. The weapons used are mostly spears, whips, axes, one-handed swords, and shields.

Although it seems that their fighting power is slightly stronger than that of Zoroastrianism, they lack variety and are not as flexible as Zoroastrianism and are not as good at using fire.

As soon as the people from the thirty-six caves and seventy-two islands arrived, they used all kinds of strange skills. These Nestorians had never seen them before and had no idea how to defend themselves. They were killed in no time.

Not long after, the battle was over, and the people of the Huihu Mingjiao shouted: "Burn my body, the blazing fire, what is the joy of life, what is the pain of death, do good and eliminate evil, only for the sake of light, joy and sorrow, all return to dust..."

The Uighur leader, Bashi, was trembling all over, his face changing color with excitement. He could hardly remember how long it had been since he won a holy war.

The Ming Cult was originally the largest religion of the Uighurs and was even the state religion. It was in its heyday and had more than thousands of believers. Later, the Uighur Khanate fell apart and moved west and south. It was encroached upon by Buddhism everywhere and infiltrated by other religions. The Gaochang headquarters was attacked by Zoroastrianism and Nestorianism again, and its situation went from bad to worse.

In particular, the situation on the border with the Persian Patriarch was not good and there was no support. Paganism swept everywhere in the west, and Zoroastrianism and Nestorianism were also attacked miserably. The Uighurs became a place for respite, and the three religions fought to the death.

But who knew that the two sects often colluded secretly and targeted the Ming Cult. If this continued, the Uighur Ming Cult would be swallowed up sooner or later. Unexpectedly, the Central Plains Ming Cult came to help. Everyone in the sect was extremely skilled in martial arts. It was like a timely help, radiating infinite light in the darkness.

"The Supreme Leader of Shangbang is the messenger sent by the Great God of Light to save the Huihu Mingjiao." Bash saluted and said loudly. The Mingjiao believers then performed the Light Salute together, shouting that the Supreme Leader has infinite power and the Messenger of Light has infinite merits.

Zhao Ti smiled and pressed his hands together: "Since we have dealt a heavy blow to the two sects this time, I think we should press on and pursue the victory. We should achieve as much results as possible. I will stay in Gaochang City for three days, and you should do your best."

Bash's face flushed and he quickly responded, and everyone saluted again.

Then he walked back to the city, Zhao Ti pondered: "Could it be that I am really the messenger of light?"

Huo Linglong was excited and said, "The leader must be a messenger sent by the Ming Zun to the mortal world, a messenger of light who prospers our religion, spreads light, and amplifies light in the world."

Zhao Ti stroked his chin and glanced at her: "Couldn't I be the Ming Zun himself who came to the world to save the world from disasters and eliminate the darkness in person?"

Huo Linglong's face darkened immediately after hearing this: "You, what are you talking about?"

Zhao Ti smiled and said, "Nothing, I just feel that the status of the leader seems a bit too low, it would be better if the Ming Zun descended to the world."

Huo Linglong said with an unpleasant expression: "You are blaspheming God..."

Zhao Ti shook his head: "What does the Dragon King know? Who said that I can't be the Ming Zun himself?"

Huo Linglong glanced at the jubilant Huihu Mingjiao believers in front of her and whispered, "You, you heretic, speaking like this, you are clearly the biggest heretic..."

Zhao Ti raised the corner of his mouth, ignored her and walked away. Huo Linglong looked at him from behind with complicated eyes and gnashed her teeth secretly.

After staying in Gaochang City for three days, the Uighur Mingjiao defeated the Zoroastrian and Jingjiao sects both inside and outside. Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Zhao Ti led his men to leave and began to return eastward.

After more than ten days, they traveled alternately between oases and deserts, left Gaochang Uighur and entered the narrow strip of land in Longyou.

He visited the territories of the Shazhou Uighurs, Ganzhou Uighurs and other miscellaneous Uighur tribes, then passed through the Nine-Surname Tatars, then turned south and entered the country of Qiuci.

During the Kaibao period of the Song Dynasty, the Eastern Karakhanid Khanate launched a holy war against the Kingdom of Khotan. In the third year of the Jingde period of Emperor Zhenzong, the Kingdom of Khotan was destroyed by the Karakhanid Khanate and pagans invaded. Among the ancient kingdoms in the Western Regions, only Qiuci remained.

Countries like Loulan, Dayuan, Cheshi, Wusun, Jingjue, etc. no longer exist.

However, this Kingdom of Kucha was actually somewhat different from the ancient Kucha. The ancient Kucha was destroyed during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. This Kucha was actually a force supported by Khotan later. It was built as a buffer between the two to guard against the Gaochang Uighurs.

But later, the Kingdom of Khotan was destroyed by the Karakhanid Khanate, but Kucha survived because of its terrain.

The Kingdom of Kucha was located in the south, so it was not convenient for returning to the east. However, because the Kingdom of Kucha had always been on good terms with the Zuosilo regime in Qingtang City, and the remaining royal family of the Kingdom of Khotan were also hiding in Qingtang City, Zhao Ti planned to go there.

The Song Dynasty of Kucha at this moment was called Pseudo-Kucha. This country had both men and women in power since ancient times, and there were more women than men in the country.

Some legends claim that due to water quality and other reasons, the Kingdom of Kucha only gave birth to girls and not boys, and that most of the officials in the country were women. This is true. At that time, the Kingdom of Kucha was ruled by a princess, and in some later story interpretations, the so-called Kingdom of Women refers to Kucha.

When they stepped into the country of Qiuci and entered the capital city, they saw singing and dancing everywhere, the fragrance of the air, and women everywhere, which made the group of people look strange.

(End of this chapter)