They tried countless ways to kill the ghosts, but except for sunlight, other methods had little effect. However, they could not find the evil ghosts during the day, and Bai Qi, who was in charge of the command of the coalition forces, had already turned gray with worry.

The elites present had no better solution because there was too little intelligence. Every piece of intelligence about the enemy required countless soldiers to sacrifice their young lives to obtain.

Although the coalition forces were large in number, they could not withstand such fierce fighting. The two armies had been fighting for so long, and now only 800,000 of the million-strong army were left. If they continued to fight at this pace, they would undoubtedly be defeated.

What is even more serious is the problem of food and epidemics. With so many people gathered together, the daily food consumption is huge, and the annual grain output of the entire six countries is limited. They can't hold on for long.

Therefore, Bai Qi urgently needed a way to break the impasse. He hoped to achieve a great victory before the food ran out and give an explanation to the monarchs of the six countries.

Just when Bai Qi was scratching his head, a Taoist priest suddenly came to the outside of the camp, claiming that he had the method to exorcise evil and destroy ghosts, and could help the coalition forces defeat the ghost army. Bai Qi hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to go and meet him first. It is better to be safe than sorry. Who knows if this guy has real ability?

When Bai Qi entered the tent of the alchemist and was about to say some polite words, he was almost shocked by the other party's appearance. It turned out to be a woman. If it was just a woman, it would be fine, but the key point was that this girl was short and looked like a child who had not grown up.

Bai Qi immediately began to have doubts in his heart, and he began to doubt whether his decision to come here was the right one.

[Mr. Wu'an, the situation is urgent, so I won't be polite to you. I came here this time because I was guided by the gods. In my dream, I was asked to tell you the ghost's weakness and the method to defeat the enemy, so that you can help the army and dispel the haze.]

[It is so. I dare to ask you, what method can defeat the enemy? ]

The female alchemist pulled out a blueprint covered with intricate patterns and strange words from her sleeve and handed it to Bai Qi. If Shen Yuelan were here, she would definitely be able to see that the blueprint was an improved version of her Taoist Sealing Talisman.

[Ghosts are the resentment of human beings in their previous lives. They fear Laozi's might and virtue the most. This talisman is Laozi's seal. You should order people to paint this picture on the weapons and armor of the soldiers, and you will be able to win in everything.]

Bai Qi stared at the talisman and hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to give it a try. If it worked, everyone would be happy. If it didn't, he would take the alchemist as a sacrifice!

Although the pattern was complicated, with the cooperation of everyone, several complete sets of rune weapons and armor were quickly drawn. Bai Qi put on the rune armor and planned to try the runes himself to see if they were really as effective as the alchemist said.

[Lord Wu'an! No, you can't do that. If you have any experiments, just let the soldiers do it. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how can you personally go into battle to verify the nonsense of an unknown alchemist!]

[Yes, that is not possible, Wu Anjun. ]

Just as Bai Qi was about to go into battle, Fan Sui and others learned of the situation and ran out of the tent, trying to persuade Bai Qi not to take the risk.

But Bai Qi was not willing to listen. He had already made up his mind to die. Seeing that the army was about to be defeated, if he continued to serve as the commander of the coalition forces, he would be cursed for all eternity.

All those present were elite men from various countries. Under such circumstances, they would naturally be unwilling to take over the position of commander-in-chief. Therefore, if he wanted to get rid of this position, the only way out now was to commit suicide.

[Thank you for your reminder, but the situation has developed to this point today, and I, Bai, have a lot of responsibility. Therefore, this time, no matter what, I, Bai, will fight for a bloody way out for the six countries. You don't need to persuade me anymore. I am leaving now.]

After Bai Qi finished speaking, he whipped his subordinates who were also armed with runes and left, leaving everyone in the camp with their own plans.

Battle reports from the front line were constantly being transmitted back. Since the battlefield was not far away, the scouts mostly reported whatever they saw, so the reports were not very accurate, which made everyone's mood up and down, very complicated.

Everyone in the tent hopes that Bai Qi can win and find a way to defeat the enemy as soon as possible, but they don't want Bai Qi to come back alive. Because if this trip succeeds, Bai Qi's achievements today will be so great that the world will not be able to stop gossiping without the ceremony of making him a marquis. But from which country's territory should he be given the fiefdom?

[Report! Wu Anjun has charged into the enemy camp, and the enemy's flag has fallen!]

[Report! Wu Anjun is surrounded, there are too many enemies!]

[Report! Wu Anjun's warhorse was killed, Wu Anjun was knocked off his horse!]

[Report! Wu Anjun... Wu Anjun has stood up again, they are counterattacking!]

[Talisman...Talisman really works, the enemy is defeated, we win!]

Although the counselors and generals of various countries had their own ulterior motives, they were still relieved to hear the news of Bai Qi's victory. Everyone here understood the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold".

[I didn't expect that this talisman is actually real. God is really helping me. If this is the case, then that immortal master must also be real. Quick, let's go and thank that immortal master!]

Everyone happily rushed to the tent where the Immortal Master was, hoping to get some secret of immortality from her, but when they arrived at the tent, it was already empty.

Chapter 215: Fleeting

Who exactly is that alchemist who is revered as the "Immortal Master"?

That’s right, it was the current [Emperor of Yan] Dujuan. Dujuan’s original intention of participating in this battle was to consume those [ugly] ghosts and then cultivate several high-level ghost kings.

However, the enemy was not strong enough, and the ghost clan began to grow stronger. This made Dujuan very distressed. In desperation, Dujuan had to run to the enemy army to teach them how to kill ghosts.

This approach was very effective. In just a few days, the ghost army suffered several defeats and even lost Yandu Jicheng. This made the ghost clan's top leaders begin to reflect on what went wrong.

Even if you beat them to death, they probably would never have guessed that today's situation was caused by the Ghost Emperor Du Juan who was sitting at the top. Under his deliberate guidance, the ghost clan leaders unanimously believed that the recent failures were caused by the poor strength of the individual ghosts, and they needed [refined]!

The ghost tribe's [refining] method is very simple, that is to devour each other. Previously, because of sufficient food, the cuckoo tribe was very harmonious, and scenes of mutual devouring rarely occurred.

Even though Dujuan had given orders in advance, there were not many ghosts willing to devour their own kind. However, after several consecutive defeats, the ghosts began to feel the pressure of survival and began to extend their claws to their own kind.

Rather than being killed by humans and having your soul annihilated, it is better to become a part of me so that the wealth can be kept within the family. With this thought in mind, the wave of the ghosts devouring each other began.

More than a month later, the coalition forces fighting in Yan were surprised to find that the black-clad ghosts that were originally all over the mountains and plains suddenly disappeared, and were replaced by a small but powerful number of red-clad ghosts.

The ghost army, which originally had reached tens of millions of people, has returned to a size of 100,000 after several streamlinings. However, today's ghost army is no longer the cats and dogs of the past. Their combat effectiveness is even better than that of Qin Ruishi.

But Dujuan was still not satisfied. What Dujuan wanted was a ghost king, but they were still far from that step. Among these 100,000 red-clothed ghosts, only ten ghost kings could emerge.

Although it is not impossible to continue [refining], Du Juan still has a task assigned to her by Shen Yuelan. She must complete the task first before continuing her plan to refine the Ghost King.

As a result, the coalition forces of the six nations, who were originally full of confidence and thought they had the help of God, suffered a disaster all of a sudden.

They were defeated in a short period of time by the ghost army which had been strengthened several times. Not only did they lose the Yan territory which they had already recovered, but they also suffered varying degrees of loss in Zhao and Qi territories.

Bai Qi, who was once in great glory, once again became the target of public criticism. However, this time he was quite smart and accepted the failure, then ran away, claiming that he was not worthy of the position.

Bai Qi could run away, Wang Jian and Fan Sui could also escape, because the main battlefield of Qin was not in Yan and Zhao, but the generals of Zhao could not run away, because the war had already burned on them. Even though Li Mu was extremely reluctant, he had to bite the bullet and go forward.

Faced with an enemy that was several times more powerful, Li Mu and others began to ponder the talisman given to them by Du Juan. They tried to improve it and enhance its power in order to achieve the goal of destroying the enemy.

You know what, although there were no such tricks as talismans in the Warring States Period, the Chinese people have a special talent for such things, and they actually succeeded in improving the talismans.

As a result, the evil ghosts once again found that their attack was hindered. Dujuan was delighted and once again put forward the request for [refining]. As a result, after half a month of fighting among the 100,000 evil ghosts in red, only more than 10,000 [ghost masters] stood out.

But this time, the coalition forces were not so lucky. The ghost army did not give them time to react. The defense line of the six-nation coalition forces was quickly broken. More than 10,000 ghost soldiers went in and out seven times and killed the coalition forces in pieces. Li Mu was defeated, Lian Po died for his country, and the State of Zhao was destroyed.

After the fall of Zhao, the two states of Han and Wei, which were closely linked to it, disappeared without a sound. In a blink of an eye, only Qin, Qi and Chu were left of the seven major powers in the Warring States Period. The drastic changes in the international situation made the remaining monarchs of the three states very shocked.

Especially King Zhaoxiang of Qin, who was now under attack from all sides and was in a panic. Looking at Fan Sui and others who had escaped, he wanted to scold them but didn't know what to say. After all, he would have to rely on them in the future, and he couldn't say anything too harsh. It was really troublesome.

[Your Majesty, we now have evil spirits in the east and evil cults in the west. We are attacked from all sides. Among the remaining three countries, the first to perish will probably be our Qin. Now that things have come to this, our Qin is in danger!]

[Sui, I have been thinking hard for several days and finally came up with a plan that may save Qin.]

【Teacher, you should know that you should say everything and say everything. 】

[Yes, that evil ghost is not a human being and cannot speak, but the people of Lan Sect are mortals and can communicate.]

[We can pretend to be their vassal, cede Beidi County, make Lanjiao border with Guiguo, then go to Yanzhao to lure the Gui army westward, and make the two countries fight in Beidi.]

[It will form a situation where the fisherman benefits from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam. When the two countries are exhausted, our Great Qin will strike them with a thunderbolt. We will surely defeat the religion in the west and the ghosts in the east, unify the Three Jins, and overwhelm Qi and Chu.]

[Okay, okay, okay, you are indeed my brain trust. You can come up with such a brilliant plan. It's really great! I will do as you say!]

As a result, Shen Yuelan soon received Qin's letter of surrender and a map of Qin's Beidi County, and she also received news from Du Juan about Qin's army's provocations in the Three Jins.

Shen Yuelan opened her big watery eyes and took a closer look. She knew exactly what the Qin monarch and his ministers were intending. They were applying Feng Ting's strategy of driving away wolves and tigers to themselves.

I have to say that this plan is quite bold. If Shen Yuelan was someone like the King of Yiqiu, perhaps the Qin State would have succeeded. But unfortunately, the Lan Sect and the Ghost Clan are all her people, so this plan is useless.

[Humph, this plan is vicious, but they are targeting the wrong person. Huanyan, agree to their request, occupy the Beidi County of Qin immediately, and let Dujuan deal with all the creatures here.]

[Then he ordered the two armies to join forces, march south to take Xianyang, and destroy the Qin State! ]

【okay! 】

[By the way, how are those famous ministers and generals of Zhao State doing? Has Du Juan sent them over?]

[I asked, but they didn't get any back. It's said that the ghost army was somewhat face-blind to humans, and couldn't really tell the difference between Lian Po and Li Mu. When Du Juan arrived, they had already been eaten by the ghost army without any discrimination.]

Shen Yuelan felt helpless when she heard this. They had already evolved twice, so why were the brains of these ghosts still so bad? It seemed that it would be better for them to evolve once more.

Chapter 116: Legacy of an Old Friend

[Why? Why did they unite together? How did they establish contact? ]

He couldn't figure it out. Fan Sui racked his brains but couldn't figure out what went wrong. He regretted it so much at the moment. Why did he make such a suggestion? This was not a strategy where the fisherman benefits from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam, but a move that simply invited a wolf into the house.

Looking at the enemy troops that had already invaded Xianyang City, Fan Sui felt he had no face to see the King of Qin again. He stood on the city wall and lamented, "Oh, God, how can you be so unkind to me?" Then he drew his sword and committed suicide. When the Qin warriors found him, he was already a cold corpse.

Looking at Fan Sui's corpse which no longer resembled a human, Shen Yuelan suddenly remembered the young man who had asked her for food. What Shen Yuelan wanted to ask him was, if she begged him, would he be able to save Bai Qi for her.

But it was obvious that Fan Sui did not give her the opportunity to ask questions. This guy actually committed suicide for his country. He was a loyal person. I just don't know how King Zhaoxiang viewed this prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.

[It's you? Bai's girl, you're not dead? ]

[It is indeed my daughter. How are you, my king? ]

[Humph, you are already a king of a fallen country, what good or bad is there to talk about? As for you, I really don’t understand. My Great Qin treated you well, and the Bai family treated you even better. Why did you repay kindness with enmity and destroy my Great Qin? ]

[If the king must give an explanation, I can only say that the ambition to unify the world is not unique to your Ying clan.]

[I see. Considering the friendship we had back then, let me ask you one more question: Where is Fan Sui?]

[Haha, you really like him. Okay, I can tell you that Lord Fan has died for his country. He committed suicide on the city wall, and lived up to the kindness of the Qin Dynasty.]

【I see, I see. Sigh.】

[Oh, by the way, you asked me to come here, I guess you have something to ask, is it about the Bai family? Bai Qi is alive and well, and his whole family should be in the Bai Mansion now. ]

[No, I have no interest in the Bai family. I just want to know, under what circumstances would you order the killing of Bai Qi? Is it because he is too powerful to be the master? Or is it because he disrespects the king's call?]

[Haha, although I am not a wise king, I will definitely not kill a meritorious official because of these things. But if I have any reason to kill Bai Qi, I think it is probably because I feel threatened. ]

【threaten?】

[Yes, a threat. I can allow my subjects to have this or that kind of problems, but I cannot tolerate them having no desires. Having no desires means I can no longer control them. Being unable to control means losing control. Do you know what losing control means? ]

【Is it a threat?】

[Yes, a threat. If a person has no desires, then he can be loyal to me today and to someone else tomorrow. Look at Le Yi of Yan State. Didn't he just leave when he said he would?]

[I know Bai Qi's ability, and because I know this, if he really does this, I will kill him! ]

After Shen Yuelan got the answer she wanted, she stopped talking nonsense and directly gave the king a glass of poisoned wine, intending to give the king a decent treatment.

[Girl, don't blame me for taking so long. I'm really curious about how you will treat the Bai family? ? Will you just give me a glass of poison wine? Well, this wine smells really good. It's a pity to use it as poison wine. ]

Shen Yuelan was quite speechless, looking at the old guy in front of her who was sniffing the poisoned wine. She suddenly didn't want to kill him anymore. This guy was so disrespectful, just like an old man who was obsessed with lust.

This is the history of the branch line. As long as Shen Yuelan wanted, she could actually save the lives of one or two people. After making up her mind, she snatched the poisoned wine from Yingji's hand and threw a jar of fruit wine to him.

[I changed my mind. I will keep you here to let you know what the real history is like. Yingji, use your cloudy eyes to witness the end of this world.]

Shen Yuelan's words stirred a ripple in the heart of the old king. Witness the end of the world? That would require living as long as the heaven and earth. This girl from the Bai family is not simple.

In that case, let me go and see, let me see, what is the end of the world and what is the true history?

After driving away Yingji, who was holding the jar of wine, Shen Yuelan got up and rushed to the Bai Mansion. She really didn't intend to do anything to the Bai family. She selfishly planned to take him back and settle him down in a place where there were few people in a similar era.

But unfortunately, the three members of the Bai family did not seem to intend to give her this opportunity. When Shen Yuelan entered the house, what she saw were the still warm bodies of the three people and a suicide note.

Shen Yuelan looked at the scene in front of her with a pale face, walked out tremblingly, and sat alone at the door for a long time before she recovered.

She returned to Bai Qi again, picked up the suicide note, and just as she was about to open it, she saw the four big words "My daughter's personal letter" written in black and white on it. Shen Yuelan's head suddenly buzzed.

The act of opening the letter suddenly became extremely difficult at this moment, and Shen Yuelan was afraid.

She was afraid that the words inside were full of bad words blaming her for destroying the Qin State and were a spit on her, but compared to that, she was more afraid that Bai Qi's family committed suicide because they were afraid of embarrassing her. If that was true, then she would have a terrible record.

Who could go to such lengths for an adopted daughter picked up along the way? But if it really came to this, how could he repay her?

Shen Yuelan was ultimately unable to open the letter. After sealing all three members of the Bai family into the painted coffin, she left the Bai Mansion with a gloomy face. She didn't believe that there was no one behind the scenes pushing her to catch that bastard, otherwise she would tear him to pieces.

After dealing with the affairs of the Bai family, Shen Yuelan welcomed a new guest, who was another culprit of this incident, the businessman Lu Buwei.

[The girl doesn't seem to have kept the agreement between us. ]

[Promise? I will keep it, but not in this world. Everything here will be destroyed, including you and Zhao Ji.]

[Is that so? Did I do something wrong? The moment I accidentally killed Feng Ting in Changping City, I suddenly felt a palpitation. Is the situation today related to this? ]

[Mr.’s intelligence is indeed related to this, and you can even trace it back to an earlier time.]

[For example? 】

【He entrusted me with a hundred gold coins. 】

[So that's how it is. I am willing to take all the blame. I only hope that the girl can keep her promise in the other world and protect Zhao Ji.]

[Don't worry, she will arrive in Xianyang alive. Even if anything goes wrong, I will be there to take care of her.]

【In this case, Lü would like to thank the young lady. 】

[By the way, young lady, do you know why Mr. Lu chose to ask you to do this commission? ]

[This is indeed what confuses me, please help me solve it. ]

[I dare not. I wonder if the young lady still remembers the glittering Wuyang City and the devoted Lord Mi Ping? ]

[How can we forget each other? Could it be...? ]

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