The Ten Shadow Sorcerers of the Nara Clan

Fang Zhiqiang didn't have so much time. At this moment, he had arrived at the People's Hospital. After contacting Wang Xia again, he finally came to the door of the ward according to the location she said. As soon as he arrived at the door of the ward, Fang Zhiqiang's heart beat even more violently, not only because of the scene inside, but also when he thought that he would see Li Xiaoxiao again soon, Fang Zhiqiang couldn't help feeling his heart beating.

Standing outside the door for a while, listening to the vague sounds coming from the ward, Fang Zhiqiang had no idea what was going on inside. He sorted out his emotions, finally stretched out his palm, slightly bent his middle finger, and gently knocked his knuckles on the yellow-painted wooden door a few times. After a dull sound, a woman's voice finally came from the ward: "Come in."

Fang Zhiqiang listened to the familiar voice and could tell at once that it was Xiao's mother's voice. Although so much time had passed, Fang Zhiqiang could still distinguish it at once. As the slightly bent fingers slowly stretched out, and the moment the five fingers slowly pushed on the door, Fang Zhiqiang clearly felt that his heart suddenly became more nervous. The door finally slowly opened, and through the gradually widening gap in the door, Fang Zhiqiang finally vaguely saw a figure inside.

She was a woman wearing a white gauze dress, with a slender waist and long black hair that almost reached her waist. The white arms exposed under the gauze dress looked as pure and flawless as the snow in winter.

Then, the gap in the door became larger and larger, and Fang Zhiqiang saw more and more scenes. The woman in the white gauze dress seemed to turn her head and look towards the door. Seeing this scene, Fang Zhiqiang couldn't help but be stunned. Seeing that he was about to look the woman in the eye, Fang Zhiqiang felt inexplicably nervous again.

Finally, the woman's cheek was completely exposed. At this moment, Fang Zhiqiang's heart, which had been beating wildly, seemed to suddenly stop beating. The moment he saw that face, Fang Zhiqiang's hand that was pushing the door involuntarily stopped, and his whole body seemed to be completely stiff in place, and he didn't move for a long time.

Wang Xia and Xiao's mother in the room saw Li Xiaoxiao's dazed look, and they couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the door. Xiao's mother saw that the door was half opened but stopped, so she immediately stood up and walked towards the door. As she walked, she said, "Is Zhiqiang here? Come in!"

Chapter 6: Danzo Asking for Help

Zhang Fugui stared at Qin Shukai's face. Qin Shukai knew that Zhang Fugui was forcing him to express his opinion on the spot. If he disagreed with this matter, he would be charged with disregarding the collective honor. Qin Shukai smiled and said to Jin Dazhou, "Since County Magistrate Jin emphasized that only the Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau did not cooperate well, I will immediately ask Director Xu of the Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau to contact the County Investment Promotion Bureau after the meeting. The specific details will be determined after Director Xu meets with the leaders of the County Investment Promotion Bureau."

After hearing this, Jin Dazhou knew that Qin Shukai was trying to play Tai Chi with him again. Xu Youyang was just a figurehead director in the Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau. If he could come here to discuss things on behalf of the Development Zone, this matter would not have required so much trouble. Besides, if you, Qin Shukai, do not acknowledge the figures set by Xu Youyang, it will be useless to report it to the city later.

Jin Dazhou said, Secretary Qin, Xu Youyang is just a deputy section-level cadre. For such a big matter, isn't it a bit too much for him to make the decision? For such a big matter, can we ask the development zone to send a director in charge to come and coordinate?

Qin Shukai saw that Jin Dazhou specifically asked the deputy director to come over, but did not mention Xu Youyang, and thought, I was waiting for you to say this, and you really fell into the trap. It seems that your IQ is just so-so. Qin Shukai still smiled faintly and said, County Magistrate Jin, you personally recommended Xu Youyang, the director of the development zone's investment promotion bureau, to be the director at the Standing Committee meeting. Do you doubt Xu Youyang's work ability? If I remember correctly, at the last Standing Committee meeting, you said very clearly in front of everyone that Xu Youyang's work ability must not be worse than Wu Ying's. Now you leave Xu Youyang alone and insist on asking the deputy director Wu Ying to come forward. This is a bit unreasonable. After all, Deputy Director Wu Ying is also in charge of other work, and he may not be able to arrange it in time.

Qin Shukai finished speaking the above words slowly and leisurely, making Jin Dazhou's face turn blue and white. It had only been a short time, but Qin Shukai had already repeated to him everything he had said to him last time, without missing a single word. However, he had no reason to fight back at all.

Jin Dazhou glanced around and saw that all the standing committee members had expressionless faces. Even Hao Zhuren avoided his gaze this time. Jin Dazhou knew that this was a grudge between himself and Qin Shukai, and he needed to face it directly. Otherwise, Qin Shukai would not let him go easily.

Thinking of this, Jin Dazhou calmed down and pretended that he didn't understand the hidden meaning of Qin Shukai's words. He still followed the original topic and said, "Secretary Qin, what you said makes sense. It's just that Wu Ying is the director in charge of investment promotion in the development zone after all. Some work matters, even if Xu Youyang agrees, still need the consent of the director in charge. In this case, why add an extra procedure? Just invite Wu Ying over to save time."

Qin Shukai was not willing to give up. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Jin Dazhou like an animal hunting its prey. He said slowly, "Maybe County Magistrate Jin doesn't understand the situation very well. Xu Youyang never needs the approval of the person in charge or even me, the top leader, to do things. This man relies on his back to

He has someone to back him up and is very courageous. So, it seems that our development zone cannot manage a cadre like him. So even if the deputy director in charge, Wu Ying, comes, it is useless.

Jin Dazhou felt a headache when he saw that every word Qin Shukai said was full of hooks. He secretly regretted his carelessness. They were clearly discussing the signing of the contract, but how did it become a question of Xu Youyang's appointment? Jin Dazhou was thinking about how to deal with Qin Shukai's words. Zhang Fugui, who was sitting next to him, was a little restless. If the two of them continued to bicker like this, they might not be able to discuss any results this morning. However, time waits for no one, and they can't just keep dragging it out like this.

At this time Qian Baoguo spoke. He said, "Dear leaders, if your memory is not too bad, you must remember the scene when County Magistrate Jin tried his best to recommend Xu Youyang. It would be a waste not to use such a capable cadre. I think that since he is the director of the Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau, it would be more appropriate for him to handle many things. However, I heard that this person is very arrogant today. He can directly embezzle official documents in the development zone and handle many things privately. The Discipline Inspection Commission is really investigating now. I would like to ask Secretary Wang Yaozhong whether this is true."

Wang Yaozhong, who had been silent, looked at everyone and said that the position of the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau of this development zone was very coveted, so some people tried their best to push their so-called people to this position. Last time, Qin Aqun was put in prison by the Commission for Discipline Inspection. I heard that people below would say that it would be no problem to put him in prison for 10 or years. Now Xu Youyang is not a good guy either. If the Commission for Discipline Inspection really investigates him, it is estimated that he will be punished.

After Wang Yaozhong said this, everyone looked at Jin Dazhou with ill intentions, because these two people were recommended by Jin Dazhou at that time.

Zhang Fugui knew that if he continued like this in the afternoon, he would deviate from the topic, so he interrupted and said, "Leaders, since Xu Youyang, the director of the development zone's investment promotion bureau, is so incompetent and has so many problems, I think that this person could be properly adjusted in position. If he is in a position but cannot do his job, he is an incompetent cadre and he needs to be adjusted. After the adjustment, the investment promotion work in the development zone will be easier."

Zhang Fugui's speech was a kind of attitude. Seeing that Zhang Fugui had taken the initiative to make concessions, Qin Shukai stopped while he was ahead.

Qin Shukai said, Secretary Zhang, since you have proposed such a solution, our development zone naturally has no objection. However, Xu Youyang is now being dealt with by the Discipline Inspection Commission for making a mistake. I don’t want to see Xu Youyang end up like Qin Aqun last time, and end up with a bad ending. At that time, some leaders who recommended him for promotion in the first place will also be embarrassed. I think, how to adjust and deal with the matter of Xu Youyang, we should ask the comrades of the Discipline Inspection Commission to give appropriate handling opinions.

At this moment, Zhang Fugui was eager for this matter to end quickly so that he could talk about business. Otherwise, seeing Qin Shukai's persistence, he would definitely not cooperate with the work of the County Investment Promotion Bureau unless there was a result in Xu Youyang's matter.

Zhang Fugui then looked at Wang Yaozhong and said, Secretary Wang, you are the deputy secretary of the county party committee and the secretary of the discipline inspection commission. Regarding Xu Youyang's matter, you are below

Has the person been investigated thoroughly? Do you have any opinion on how to deal with this person?

Wang Yaozhong had already talked about Xu Youyang's embezzlement of documents, so it would be inappropriate for him to give his own opinion on how to deal with the matter. So he stated that Xu Youyang had just been promoted to the Development Zone Investment Promotion Bureau a few days ago and had made a mistake. The Discipline Inspection Commission could investigate and punish him for his mistake, but the matter of adjusting his position was not within the jurisdiction of the Discipline Inspection Commission, so it would be more appropriate to listen to the opinions of other Standing Committee members.

Seeing that Wang Yaozhong didn't want to get involved in this mess, Zhang Fugui had to turn his eyes to Hao Zhuren and Jin Dazhou. He hoped that this matter was caused by these two people and would end in their hands. Since Qin Shukai was clearly using this matter to regain his face, he might as well let him have his way.

Unexpectedly, Jin Dazhou and Hao Zhuren said nothing at this time. They knew that recommending Xu Youyang was a serious mistake, and there was no need to say anything. The atmosphere in the conference room was suddenly pushed into an awkward situation. Everyone knew that at this time, no matter what opinions were expressed, they would definitely offend Qin Shukai or Jin Dazhou. Which member of the Standing Committee would be willing to do such a thankless task?

After a long silence, Wang Zhijun took the initiative to break the deadlock. However, what he said surprised everyone, especially Jin Dazhou, who didn't understand because Wang Zhijun had always been on the same side with him.

Wang Zhijun said, I also think Xu Youyang is not qualified for an important position, so he should be adjusted. The most suitable position for him is to be the deputy director of the county annals office as proposed by Secretary Qin at the last Standing Committee meeting. This position is still vacant, so it is convenient to adjust Xu Youyang there. This can also reflect that our team will correct mistakes when they are known.

After hearing what Wang Zhijun said, everyone was stunned. Even Jin Dazhou and Zhang Fugui looked at each other in confusion. They were all wondering what was wrong with Wang Zhijun? Why did he help Qin Shukai to embarrass Jin Dazhou today?

Although Zhang Fugui was confused, as no one expressed any other opinions for the time being, Zhang Fugui had to accept Wang Zhijun's suggestion. Under such circumstances, Hao Zhuren and Jin Dazhou naturally could not help Xu Youyang and agreed to this result.

Although Qin Shukai was somewhat puzzled as to why Wang Zhijun would help him, he knew in his heart that there was no love or hate without reason in this world, and Wang Zhijun must have his own inhumane reasons for doing so.

Later, Zhang Fugui announced that the matter of Xu Youyang would be discussed here. After the meeting, the relevant departments would go through the procedures and transfer Xu Youyang to the county annals office as deputy director. Since this person was not suitable for the position in the development zone, it might be best for him to go to that leisure place.

The case of Xu Youyang was settled. Zhang Fugui later said that the Discipline Inspection Commission would continue to investigate Xu Youyang. They could not ignore his mistakes just because his position was changed. Cadres who made mistakes must be severely investigated and punished. Otherwise, it would be difficult to build an efficient and clean government team.

Zhang Fugui continued, "Next, please continue to study the issue of the investment signing ceremony. This issue is the most important.

It is the key to the entire county. It is a reflection of the fighting power of the Pushui cadres and also a reflection of the political achievements of all the cadres.

The following meetings went smoothly. Under the personal coordination of Zhang Fugui, Secretary Qin Shukai of the Development Zone and Deputy County Mayor Jin Dazhou communicated at the Standing Committee meeting on how to improve the project figures. Qin Shukai said that the development zone could tell the county government about the project situation, and how to operate it was the county government's business. However, after the signing of this contract, the development zone and the project unit re-signed the agreement with real figures, which was responsible to the development zone and to the investors.

Jin Dazhou's idea was whether the development zone could coordinate with investors to improve the figures according to the requirements of the county government. Qin Shukai objected at the time, saying that when I talked with investors, I was honest. Now I am asked to talk about fraud. How can my development zone win people's trust?

On that day, Qin Shukai did not agree at all to have the development zone come forward to coordinate the fraud, but the development zone could arrange a meeting between the merchants who were preparing to sign the formal contract and relevant personnel, and let them coordinate and communicate.

For the sake of his so-called political achievements, Jin Dazhou knew that it was not easy for Qin Shukai to make such a concession. The two negotiated well, and after the meeting, they immediately dealt with the issue of reporting data for the signed projects.

Zhang Fugui concluded by saying that for the collective honor of Pushui County, all members of the Standing Committee have a high level of political awareness. Everyone should always remain united, do their work well, and strive to take all aspects of Pushui County's work to a higher level.

After leaving the meeting room, Zhao Zhengyang said to Qin Shukai, which was rare, "Secretary Qin, I have something to discuss with you. Could you spare some of your time?"

Qin Shukai thought that he and Zhao Zhengyang had basically no contact recently. Everyone was doing their own work. What could he want from him now? He thought that no matter what, this guy was the county magistrate after all. Since he would not fight with him, it was necessary to make peace. Otherwise, it would be very disadvantageous to him. So he smiled and said, "If County Magistrate Zhao has something to do, it's official business. Well, we haven't gotten together for a long time."

When they arrived at Zhao Zhengyang's office, the two were not the right people to talk to, so they quickly turned the topic to the actual issue, which was about Zhao Da Kui. He said that his grandson often said that he wanted to see his father recently, and asked if Qin Shukai could help them meet him.

Chapter 7 Nara Shikakuro, powerful and self-aware

After conveying the Grand Commander's last words, and without the chance to gossip with General Silver Dragon, Soran fell into shock.

This time he was really badly injured, his shadow was dead, the dice's invincibility was used up, even his 'missing' was really used up this time. And the wound was attached with the 'mercy' fluid... the remains of the water god filled with divine power, so he couldn't use healing medicine directly for first aid, so he had to rely on his blood to hold on.

It's so outrageous that if an assassin jumped out of the bushes at this moment, he could have killed him with one blow.

Fortunately, this day next year will be the anniversary of Mercy's death, not Sauron's.

In the intermittent fainting, he could vaguely realize that he was being dragged away from the battlefield by something.

The battle was certainly not over, it was more like it had just begun, 'mercy' and 'justice' were just appetizers, as the Empire's real intentions became clear and it threw its top leaders into the game, the elven gods of war also appeared one after another, both sides quickly played their trump cards, turning the battle into a complete purgatory of Ragnarok.

Sauron had to open his eyes from time to time, looking at the magic energy filling the sky, the overwhelming wind and explosions that overturned the rain forest, the hot wind blowing the branches and leaves, and the mud and human body fragments falling down in waves, making crackling sounds. The steaming heat waves and violent vibrations woke Sauron up and knocked him unconscious.

Sometimes he woke up and saw Celassus hugging him, suffocating him with his huge, soft pectoral muscles and yelling at him.

Sometimes he woke up and saw Shattered Bee carrying him on her shoulders and flying over the branches, with a large group of elven assassins chasing them with red eyes.

Sometimes he woke up and saw a wounded brown wolf carrying him on its back, running through the blood-stained forest.

Sometimes he woke up and found that the people carrying him had turned into lizards, skeleton horses, familiar and unfamiliar people, humans, lizardmen and skeletons.

These images flashed before his eyes and then disappeared, spinning like a revolving lantern.

Even Soran himself couldn't tell whether he was dreaming or in reality. He didn't even know whether his previous interactions with Death, Celassus, Ulrides and General Silver Dragon were real or a dream.

I don't know how long I was dizzy like this.

Soran was suddenly awakened by the pain and seemed to see Xijon.

In a tent that looked like a field hospital, she and several black-robed and red-robed wizards performed surgery on Soran, using some kind of slime-like substance to absorb the wood chips and gravel from his exploded chest.

Xijon wore a mask and said nothing, but just looked into his eyes and gently squeezed Soran's hand.

Her palms were cold, as if she was trembling.

But her emerald eyes were gentle, like a clear spring reflecting the willow courtyard.

It was particularly beautiful. So Soran fell asleep peacefully, and when he woke up again, he found himself lying in a camp full of wounded soldiers, wrapped up like a mummy. As the chief officer of the parliament, a senior officer of the empire, and a godslayer, his special treatment was to have an independent tent to keep out the rain.

Well, anyway, it seems that this miserable life has been saved by his women again.

Then he turned his head and looked at the person who was guarding him at the moment.

He was a tall and thin young man with gray hair, a pointed chin, squinty eyes, and armor under his white robe. He had some kind of canine-shaped helmet on his knees, and when he smiled he looked like a fox.

...Fuck, when I escaped from death, I didn’t see any beautiful girls at first glance, but instead saw such a thing. Isn’t it annoying?

"Oh, it's been a long time since we last met. Why do you seem disappointed to see me? It's so sad, Lord Soran." Anubis in a white robe still had a smiling face.

"...General, have you brought a large army to reinforce us? Is it really a good idea to let your subordinates fight to the death while you hide in the back and do nothing?" Soran turned his head to look outside the camp. The heavy rain in the swamp had stopped, but there was still a deafening roar coming from the other side of the dense forest. Obviously, the battle was not over yet.

"Oh, Lord Soran, you know I'm different from you. I'm a wise general who plans and strategizes. I should be hiding in a safe place!"

"..."Sauron, who was wrapped like a dumpling in bandages, just looked at it.

"Besides, it's meaningless to send too many top-level spells into the battlefield at once. No matter how many ley lines and spirit towers there are, there is only so much mana in the regional battlefield. We are all top-level spells, and if you grab some and I share some, then no forbidden spells will be able to exert their power.

So when the real fight starts, it's all groups, pairs, taking turns to fight. Now it's not my turn as a general yet, so what's the big deal if I catch a little fish?

Besides, I didn't bring a large army with me. I just came here to show my face and see if Miss Si Qiong saved you."

Oh, so you mainly slack off, and visiting me is just a side job, right? No wonder you didn’t even bring a basket of apples when you visited the patient... Wait, "You didn’t bring the army with you?"

"Well, Killian is holding the scene in the southern wheat plains, and here in the Monster Swamp, it's Ulrides who is leading a group of small fry to attract attention.

The Fourth Legion will be the main force, and the elite troops drawn from various armies will be assembled into the main battle group, directly transmitted to the "Fearless Fortress", breaking through the front mountain pass of the "Holy" defense, and launching a strong attack on the northern battlefield.

Go straight to the World Tree and attack the core of the temple."

Anubis still smiled and told his plan in a few words.

Soran frowned, thought for a while and understood a little, "It's all tactical deception..."

The fox-like general nodded, "There's not much you can do with a large army, and the ferryman and the teleportation field raid can only be used once, and the rest are just ordinary tactical deceptions. If we don't achieve a decent result, we'll lose a lot. But fortunately, our opponents are stupid enough and used to being overwhelmed, so everything works.

Of course, I thought that at least after I showed up, the gods would be sure that the Monster Swamp was the direction of the main attack. However, according to the intelligence of the Feng Army, the mobilization of the allied forces had completely fallen into a trap.

I have to say that with the help of Miss Prophet, everything is easy. Of course, Lord Soren and Chief Gilt also did a great job. You killed "Mercy" and "Justice", which gave us a huge advantage.

You must know that they are the main gods, as the main generals of the front army,

They had arranged countless battlefield magics in advance that could only be activated in the name of their gods, but now all those battlefield magics prepared in advance were useless. It was just like when they were in the Kingdom of Sand. Hahaha, how pitiful!

So even with just some small fry troops and the waxing moon, we can already defeat and surround the Mercy Legion. And now I can sit here and chat with you with peace of mind.

This shows that my judgment of people is not wrong! If you were willing to become my disciples, it would be great, and I wouldn’t have to run around everywhere. What a pity…”

So you're just taking in disciples just to slack off...

“Of course, with the current combat power of the swamp war zone, it is impossible to swallow so many elite elves in one go. It is just relying on continuous fierce attacks to create a seemingly dangerous battle situation.

But no matter how careful Order is, it cannot take such a big risk and watch us open a gap in the Monster Swamp, or even outflanking to the south and encircling the troops of Justice together with the Prime Minister.

So she must at least allocate a considerable amount of military force to clean up the mess. If she is lucky enough, the headquarters of the 'Order' Legion will probably come to the swamp for a battle, right?

In this way, we will have a chance to break through the northern front and win this battle."

Soran had nothing to say. In a war, if there was insufficient intelligence, no obvious gap in strength, and even if both sides knew each other's tactics and strategies, then it would still depend mainly on luck.