Three Kingdoms Lords: Starting by walking into the mouth of a giant python

Chapter 133 Skeleton Celestial Venerable

Five hundred young men, carrying banners bearing the character "Han," crossed the Juma River, entered Nanjing Road, and besieged Yongqing City.

The Liao soldiers, who were initially tense, relaxed upon seeing a group of child soldiers.

The centurions exchanged glances and prepared to don their armor and head out of the city to vent their anger on a few arrogant young lads.

But the next moment, a Han Chinese man who looked like a Taoist priest chanted incantations and shouted, "Hurry!"

Two long sleeves, like two dragons exploring the sea, suddenly opened forward.

Thousands upon thousands of jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards surged forth from his sleeves, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, and rushed toward Yongqing City.

The Liao people had never seen such methods before, and they were so terrified that their faces turned ashen.

Some of the bolder ones mustered their courage and shouted, "Don't be afraid, these beasts can't climb the high wall..."

Before he could finish speaking, a striped tiger clawed and climbed up the city wall, biting off his head in one swift motion.

The Liao people on the city wall were so frightened that they cried out in terror and scrambled to escape into the city.

Behind them, ferocious lions, tigers, jackals, pythons, and crocodiles surged forward like a tide.

Screams echoed throughout the room.

The roars of tigers and howls of wolves lasted for nearly an hour before gradually fading away.

A grand voice then resounded through the clouds—

"The sons of Han march north, killing only Liao soldiers, without harming Han civilians."

The people of the city heard it clearly, yet they still huddled in their humble homes, trembling with fear.

They dared not light a fire to cook, nor dared to utter a sound, for fear that the ferocious beast would break down the door and devour their lives at any moment.

A day and a night passed, and there was still no movement outside.

Someone mustered up the courage to open a crack in the door.

Wild dogs were seen gnawing on the corpses, and birds were pecking at the rotten flesh; tigers, wolves, lions, and leopards had all vanished.

Two days later, a cloth merchant was traveling from the Song Dynasty to the Liao Dynasty, and the further he went, the stranger it seemed—

The Liao soldiers, who usually plundered and extorted money, had all disappeared.

Yongqing, Gu'an, Anci, Wanping...

Every city is like this.

In that city, the residents, regardless of their skin color or appearance, all called themselves "Han people".

It was neither Song nor Liao, but simply Han.

In the past, cloth merchants had to submit "official receipts" when they arrived in a city for the Liao people to inspect.

But right now, a group of young city lords, riding flying tigers and with gourds tied around their waists, summoned them, speaking like adults and skipping this step.

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In the early spring of the fifth year of the Qingli reign.

More than three hundred young knights stood in front of Liaoyang Prefecture, the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

The young men went from being naive and clueless at first, driven only by their passion, to becoming skilled archers and horsemen, beheading all the enemies in just forty days.

In those forty days, they rode across five thousand miles, conquering nearly a hundred cities and killing tens of thousands of Liao soldiers.

Of the five capitals of the Liao Dynasty, the central and southern capitals had already been subdued by the ferocity of five hundred iron cavalry.

To be more precise, they succumbed to the "immortal arts" of the immortals Li and Zhang.

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Inside Liaoyang city, the garrison commander of Tokyo looked terrified: "How could the Han dogs have arrived so quickly?"

No one answered him.

Just as he was feeling panicked and at a loss, the Left Prime Minister ripped off his official robes and strode outside.

"Zhala, where are you going?" the guard shouted.

The Left Prime Minister ignored him and quickly walked away.

The Right Chancellor's eyes darted around, and he too began to undress. The guard glared at him, and the Right Chancellor chuckled, "Eternal Heaven above, I, Yelü Boyu, am also a Han Chinese."

Upon hearing this, many people in the hall suddenly realized what was going on. So they all followed suit, stripping off their clothes and creating a chaotic scene.

Just then, an urgent report arrived.

"The Han dogs' day is nigh!" The garrison commander, who had just taken off his fur robe, laughed loudly after reading the report. "Men, bring one hundred pigs and sheep, and one hundred buckets of horse urine, to the city wall!"

At noon, Zhang Luan and his disciples finished their rest and each recited incantations and used their secret techniques.

So, tigers and leopards rushed towards Liaoyang City.

The guards were terrified. They hurriedly put down their spears, took out wooden ladles, and scooped out ladles of bloody excrement from the wooden bucket beside them and poured it down.

Tigers, leopards, lions, and wolves would simply disappear upon encountering blood, feces, or water.

Seeing this, Tuo Sigu, the garrison commander of Tokyo, laughed triumphantly: "You evil Taoist, why don't you surrender now!"

The Liao Dynasty's Zhongjing and Nanjing circuits fell, and tens of thousands of Khitans were killed. Emperor Xingzong of Liao was both shocked and furious. He offered large sums of money to recruit shamans, sorcerers, and hermits to exterminate the evil sorcerers, but to no avail.

They sent envoys south to Bianliang, but the Song court officials, both civil and military, said they were at a loss.

It wasn't until he heard that "Wen Yanbo breached the city and the bandit chieftain Wang was captured" that the envoy learned the way to break the "sorcery" and hurriedly rode back to his country to send a message to the five capitals.

On the city wall, Tuosigu was still shouting.

Zhang Luan bowed respectfully to Li Yu: "Please, fellow Daoist, make your move."

Li Yu nodded and chanted, "Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe lends its power, I subdue the snake and send forth the concubine to protect my form. So be it!"

[Snake Princess] Yaya has appeared.

Her figure was graceful and radiant like the moon. The young men who saw her blushed and their hearts pounded, and they dared not look at her for long.

Ya Ya walked towards Liaoyang City.

Li Yu instructed Bu Ji to summon a thick fog to conceal the form of the [Snake Princess].

The Liao people poured bloody excrement water, like hot water poured on snow, dispersing most of the mist.

Before Tuo Sigu could utter a few more sarcastic remarks, a goat with sharp, knife-like horns suddenly leaped up from the thin mist beneath the city wall.

The Liao soldiers immediately splashed a ladle of bloody excrement on them.

The goat, drenched in dung, became enraged instead of being drenched, and leaped over, stabbing the Liao soldier through the head with its horn.

Tuo Sigu was startled.

The next second, the stone wall of the city gate tower collapsed with a crash.

Goats and geese, transformed from stones, along with hundreds of skeletons, stormed into the city.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhang Luan and Bu Ji used their beast-driving techniques, and the youths dismounted and rode tigers and wolves, engaging in a massacre alongside Cao Cao and Dian Wei.

In less than half a day, Tokyo was at peace.

Then, Yuan Ji selected a young man to be the ruler of Tokyo and presented him with a [Wooden Tiger] and a [Water and Fire Gourd].

The gourd contains two incantations: Divine Fire and Holy Water. When one shouts "Hurry!", water sprays from the left side like a waterfall over a high cliff, and fire sprays from the right side like wild flames burning the sky.

The wooden tiger and the water-fire gourd were both hastily crafted by Zhang Luan and his apprentice, which severely depleted their energy. Fortunately, Master Li provided them with cups of water from the Aganipe Spring, preventing them from completely exhausting themselves.

Zhang Luan and Bu Ji had no complaints about this; on the contrary, they were happy to accept it.

Not only them, but also Cao Cao, Yuan Ji, and Dian Wei, who were constantly on the move, were in the same situation.

In just forty days, the world was transformed, and he achieved unparalleled feats.

Even though the three came from outside the border and were proud of their abilities, they couldn't help but feel their blood boiling.

Half a day later, the three hundred men left Tokyo and headed towards Kamikyo Road.

During the journey, Buji suddenly rode forward and reported: "Master, there is unusual activity in Changqing County, Liaoxi."

Li Yu and Zhang Luan exchanged a glance, then rode away swiftly on a crane.

An hour later, the two returned.

Zhang Luan explained the situation, somewhat wearily.

It turns out that Emperor Xingzong of Liao publicized the "method of exorcising evil with filth" extensively. When the Liao people in Changqing County learned of this, they took advantage of the young magistrate's inattention and used pig and sheep blood to break the [wooden tiger] and [water and fire gourd].

Several Liao people bound the boy and threw him into a fire. By the time Li Yu and Zhang Luan arrived, the boy had already been reduced to charred remains.

The two were furious.

Li Yu summoned Geng Gong and Nan Jiyun, who then chopped up a group of Liao people, leaving them completely clean.

Zhang Luan then recited the "Soul-Capturing Incantation," summoning the souls of the Liao people, questioning the mastermind and accomplices, and exterminating their entire families.

After saying this, Zhang Luan asked, "Who can go to Changqing?"

The group of young men showed no fear, all declaring, "We'll go!"

After giving several instructions, a young man carrying a gourd, riding a wooden tiger, and accompanied by a long-sworded skeleton, headed towards western Liaoning.

After this incident, Li Yu, Zhang Luan, and others became much more ruthless after entering the capital.

Any resistance was met with annihilation.

However, when the Liao nobles discovered that "pig and sheep blood, excrement and garlic filth" had no effect on the [skull], [stone sheep], and [stone goose], they mostly lost their fighting spirit and hung large banners with the character [Han] on the city walls.

They called Zhang Luan "True Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts" and Bu Ji "Guardian Vajra".

Cao Cao and Dian Wei always prioritized Yuan Ji in their actions. As a result, Yuan Ji was honored as the "King of Han," Cao Cao as the "Prime Minister," and Dian Wei became the "Grand Marshal of the Han Army."

Among them, the most revered by the Liao people was Master Li.

When he stepped into Shangjing, the Liao nobles knelt on the ground and shouted in unison, "[The First Emperor of Khitan]" and "[The Skull Heavenly Venerable]".

The title "[Skull Celestial Venerable]" was fine, but the title "[Former Ruler of the Khitan]" surprised Zhang Luan and Cao Cao.

Only after inquiring did I learn that in the legends of the Liao people, the Khitan people had a first ruler named "Naihe".

There was a skull hidden in the yurt, covered with felt, so that no one could see it. Whenever the Khitans had an important event, they would sacrifice a white horse and a gray ox. The skull would then transform into human form and come out of the yurt to handle the matter. After the event, it would return to the yurt and become a skull again.

Because Master Li could control skeletons, he was revered as "the First Lord" by many Liao people.

Emperor Xingzong of Liao, who was on patrol outside the capital, was about to lead 100,000 cavalry back to the capital to quell the rebellion. The entire Liao Kingdom, including its five circuits, forty-six counties, and one hundred and thirty prefectures, had all changed its name from "Liao" to "Han" under the guidance of the former emperor.

The Song Dynasty, Western Xia, Tubo, Dali, and Uyghur were all in uproar.

Meanwhile, the fox spirit family was captured and killed by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and the Egg Monk; Wang Ze, who was defeated and captured, was taken to Bianliang and executed by slow slicing.

The story of "The Three Sui Suppressing Demons" ends here.

A message appeared on the personal panels of Li Yu, Yuan Ji, Cao Cao, and Dian Wei.

"[System]: Time limit for residing in the 'Egg Monk' world: 23:59."

At that very moment, in the sky above the capital, banners gleamed and flowers bloomed in profusion.

A woman appeared before Li Yu, Zhang Luan, and the others.

Her hair was styled in a nine-dragon and phoenix bun, and she wore a robe embroidered with gold threads. A blue jade belt trailed behind her long skirt, and a white jade scepter held aloft in colorful sleeves.

She was exceptionally beautiful and captivating, and everyone was smitten with her.

It was none other than the [Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady] who was in charge of governing the world and ensuring order.

"You three have misused evil magic, caused trouble and harmed the people, violated the heavenly laws, and your crimes are unforgivable."

The words of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden terrified Zhang Luan and his disciples so much that they immediately knelt down on the ground.

Li Yu ignored them and, with a thought, took something out of the [square pot].

[Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden] glanced over, but before she could see clearly, the scroll-like object had already disappeared.

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The Secret to the Golden Bed's Immortality

[Rank] Heavenly Rank

[Attribute] With this scroll, one will receive the protection of Brahma. One will not be killed by humans, gods, or beasts of the [Corpse-Dissolving Immortal] level or lower within a day, regardless of day or night, indoors or outdoors.

[Description] The Golden Bed, also known as the Asura King [Hiranya Kashibu]. Granted immortality by Brahma, he became the ruler of the three realms and ruled over all the gods. He resided in Indra's heavenly palace, arrogant and lawless. His son [Prahira] implored the great god [Vishnu] to kill his father and rid him of this scourge. One evening, Vishnu, in the form of a lion-man, appeared from within the crab pillar of the heavenly palace and killed the Golden Bed at the threshold.

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Li Yu smiled slightly, bound his own hands, and said to the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, "This humble Taoist is willing to accompany Your Highness to the Heavenly Palace to accept punishment and submit to your wrath."

(End of this chapter)