Chapter 222: Raging Fury

He regretted why he left Gongsun Li Ji and why he did not discover the danger in time.

He stroked the wine glass on the stone table, as if he could feel the breath of Gongsun Liji from it.

However, it was too late, Gongsun Li Ji had disappeared.

Jing Ke stood in the courtyard, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, his heart filled with sadness.

He knew that he had lost the most important person. He clenched his fists, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.

He vowed to find Gongsun Li Ji and rescue her no matter what the cost.

Three days later, Gongsun Li Ji was packed up and sent to Xianyang Palace.

At the same time, Gongsun Ce received relevant information.

Gongsun Ce: [_?]

King Jingmin of Wei had an incredibly high execution ability. If he had had such execution ability in normal times, the State of Wei would not have been in its current situation.

Gongsun Ce looked at the marching maps of the three parties and fell into silence.

Every time a city was captured, Gongsun Ce would draw a cross on the city.

Now the crosses on the marching map have given Gongsun Ce an illusion, that is, whose test paper with zero points is this, with so many crosses.

However, the attacks from the directions of Yan and Chu could be slowed down. Yan captured five cities in a row, Chu captured six cities in a row, and Wei captured even more cities.

It is time to slow down the pace of the attack and consolidate the situation in the cities that have been occupied, but the attack from the direction of Wei cannot be stopped.

Wang Ben could not stop before dividing Wei into two, and after dividing Wei into two, Wang Ben could take a good rest for a while and consolidate the battle situation.

All we can say is that Wang Jian and his son were destined to be hard-working, and they couldn't stop.

After finishing his thoughts, Gongsun Ce picked up his pen and wrote down the order and gave it to the Luowang killer to pass on.

It’s time to end the dog walking game with Xiang Yan.

Xiang Liang sent news that Xiang Yu was probably about to start growing up. If nothing unexpected happened, Xiang Yu would be born in the spring or summer of next year.

Gongsun Ce is not a demon. Xiang Yan should be allowed to enjoy the family happiness for a while, and then Xiang Yan and Xiang Yu should die together at the hands of Xiang Liang. This can be regarded as the original soup being turned into the original food.

However, before leaving the border, Gongsun Ce had to go to another place with Yan Lingji.

That was Yan Lingji’s hometown, the small village that was destroyed in a fire.

After issuing the order, Gongsun Ce walked towards his room. At this time, Yan Lingji had already prepared hot water and was waiting for Gongsun Ce to come back.

When Yan Lingji saw Gongsun Ce coming back, she was the first to enter the wooden barrel. She smiled and hooked her finger at Gongsun Ce.

"Little Master, come here."

"Pfft!"

Gongsun Ce would naturally not tolerate Yan Lingji's little teasing, so he leaped into the water quietly without leaving any splash.

After making love, Gongsun Ce leaned on the wooden barrel and Yan Lingji leaned on Gongsun Ce.

Both of them had a relaxed expression.

"Yan Lingji, before going to Xianyang, do you want to go back home?"

"If the young master wants to go back, I won't refuse."

Gongsun Ce helplessly hugged Yan Lingji tightly and patted her gently on the back.

"You're not being honest. You obviously don't want to go back."

"Oh my, my little master is bullying me."

Gongsun Ce looked at Yan Lingji who was pretending to be crying, and lowered his head to give her a gentle kiss on her pretty face.

"It's time for your nightmare to end. Don't dwell on the past. You are strong enough now, and you have found your brother. Go and face that place and erase your nightmare."

"Hmph." Yan Lingji rubbed the top of her hair against Gongsun Ce's chin, "It's easy for the young master to say, but it's not that easy to defeat your own nightmare."

"Because I am here, and with me here, you will have nothing to fear."

"My little master, you are so sweet. I believe you."

The next day, Gongsun Ce controlled the Demon God of War and Yan Lingji to return to the land of Baiyue.

The sun was shining brightly, shining on the ruins of a small village in the land of Baiyue, painting the ruins golden. However, beautiful ruins are still ruins.

Gongsun Ce brought Yan Lingji and slowly walked into this land forgotten by time.

The land beneath their feet had long been blackened by the fires of years past, and even though more than a decade had passed, there was still no sign of life here.

Complex emotions flashed in Yan Lingji's eyes. She gently stroked a charred stone tablet beside her. The touch from her fingertips was cold and hard, just like her mood at the moment.

She still remembered that when she was young, she couldn't control the fire witchcraft in her body and started a fire here, reducing the entire village to ashes.

The roar of the flames seemed to still echo in her ears, making her unable to forget it.

However, Gongsun Ce's eyes revealed a unique depth.

He observed the ruins with a frown, as if he was thinking about something.

He slowly squatted down and picked up an arrow that had long been broken from the ashes. There were still stains of blood on the arrow.

He stroked the arrow gently, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

"My little master, what did you find?"

Seeing Gongsun Ce so focused, Yan Lingji couldn't help but ask.

Gongsun Ce raised his head and looked at Yan Lingji, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

He said in a deep voice: "In addition to the marks of being burned by the flames, these corpses also have some scars left by swords and knives. This means that before the fire started, all the villagers here had been killed."

Yan Lingji was shocked when she heard this.

She thought back to the fire that year and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart.

She asked in a trembling voice: "Young Master, the fire was not caused by me accidentally, but someone did it on purpose?"

Yan Lingji suddenly remembered that before her fire witchcraft was first demonstrated, the villagers were very kind. It was not until she activated the fire witchcraft and set a house on fire that the way all the villagers looked at her changed.

Gongsun Ce nodded and said in a deep voice: "That's right. I suspect that someone wants to stimulate your ability to control fire, so they deliberately stimulate your spirit and make you lose control.

And this fire was just part of their plan. However, who the other party is is still a question. "

Yan Lingji's face turned extremely pale, and she asked in a trembling voice: "Then...then why did they do this?"

Gongsun Ce shook his head and sighed, "I don't know about that. However, we can look for some clues in this ruin and see if we can find some clues."

So, Gongsun Ce and Yan Lingji began to search the ruins carefully.

They walked along the roads scorched by flames, looking for possible clues.

In this ruin, they discovered many strange phenomena.

Some houses survived the fire relatively intact, retaining their charred frames, while others were virtually reduced to ash.

There are also some places that seem to have been cleaned up by humans, leaving no traces.

Gongsun Ce and Yan Lingji walked forward and came to a field scorched by flames.

In the field, they found bodies that were burned beyond recognition by flames.

These bodies also had sword and knife wounds, similar to the bones they found in the ruins.

Gongsun Ce squatted down and examined the corpses carefully.

He found that the wounds on these corpses were very deep, obviously caused by sharp weapons.

Moreover, the distribution of these scars is very regular, as if they were formed under some specific martial arts.

This kind of martial arts is not like the martial arts in the Central Plains. It is a bit strange because the injuries are very strange.

At this time, Gongsun Ce had already identified Tianze as the murderer. According to the time calculation, the time when Yan Lingji burned the village was almost the same as the time when Han Wangan attacked Baiyue.

In other words, Tianze was in great need of suitable personnel at that time, and Yan Lingji, who had activated her bloodline and possessed fire witchcraft, was his best subordinate.

Gongsun Ce frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "It seems that these villagers were slaughtered without any defense."

Yan Lingji was even more terrified when she heard this. She couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, who are these murderers? Why did they do this?"

Gongsun Ce shook his head and sighed, "I can't answer these questions now. However, there are three possibilities.

First, Tianze. He urgently needs the right people to help him. If he fails, he also needs people who can help him in the future.

Tianze knew very well that Bai Yifei and the others would not kill him easily because Tianze had clues about the Blue Dragon Seven Stars, so as long as he didn't speak, he would be safe.

Second, Bai Yifei. Bai Yifei's own power comes from the power of legend. He left his own legends in Korea and Baiyue, so he gained the power of the Grandmaster realm.

However, he could feel that it would be difficult for him to go any further, so he would definitely look for the source of his power, which was the power of his bloodline.

Most of the witchcraft in the land of Baiyue comes from the power of blood. It cannot be learned and can only be passed on through blood.

You are the best test subject, but your emotions fluctuated too much and the power aroused was too strong, so it was difficult to capture you.

Third, this is just a possibility, that is, when we exclude the possibility of Bai Yifei and Tianze committing the crime, it is a backup option, without any special reference. "

So Gongsun Ce and Yan Lingji continued to search in the ruins.

They passed through the ruins scorched by fire and came to a temple scorched by fire.

The temple has been burned beyond recognition, but you can still see that it was originally red in appearance, with some spots of red paint showing among the black wood.

"Ji Yan Ling, have you been here before?"

"Here?" Yan Lingji shook her head. She didn't even know there was a temple near the village. "I don't know. I've never seen this place."

Although Yan Lingji said that she had never seen this place before, she could feel some familiarity. However, this familiarity was not about the building, but about the atmosphere.

It seemed as if there was some power in the temple that Yan Lingji was familiar with.

Gongsun Ce and Yan Lingji walked into the temple and found that it was also in ruins due to the fire.

This place is said to be a temple, but in fact its area is no different from that of a residential house.

When you walk in, there is a small path in front of you, with many stone slabs inlaid on both sides of the path, and special handwritten characters on the stone slabs.

Because it was written with fingers and it was very old, Gongsun Ce found it difficult to tell what was written on the stone.

At this time, Gongsun Ce looked at the center of Yan Lingji's brow and found that these characters seemed to be the word "fire", as well as a few characters related to fire. The path was only two meters long, and at the end of the path was a wooden frame, with simple wood tied together, like a human figure, and some characters written on the face of the human figure in red paint.

This kind of writing is different from the existing writing of the seven countries, and it is not bronze inscriptions or oracle bone inscriptions.

However, Gongsun Ce guessed that these two words meant Zhurong or the god Xia.

In other words, this village is indeed related to Zhurong. As the prince of Baiyue, Tianze is definitely aware of the uniqueness of this place.

Gongsun Ce looked at Yan Lingji and asked, "Do you remember when you were a child, were there any special activities in the village?"

Yan Lingji thought for a long time, and some vague memories emerged in her mind.

"It was summer, and a group of people were singing and dancing around a burning thing, as if..."

Yan Lingji tried hard to recall and finally saw that the burning thing was the wooden frame in front of her.

"It seemed to be the wooden frame in front of me. Someone was standing in front of it. She was saying...something, but I couldn't hear clearly."

Gongsun Ce embraced Yan Lingji, he lowered his head and put his forehead against Yan Lingji's forehead.

"Yan Lingji, open your eyes and look at me."

Yan Lingji opened her eyes, and at this moment, there was an indescribable fire burning in her eyes.

Gongsun Ce looked at Yan Lingji without any fear. His lips moved and he finished reciting the dragon text in an instant.

Word Spirit Hypnosis

Gongsun Ce stabilized Yan Lingji's spirit, and then he saw Yan Lingji's past.

The land of Baiyue is extremely hot in summer, but the night brings a sense of coolness that is completely different from the day.

In this ancient and mysterious land, villages are scattered all over the place, and each village carries unique beliefs and customs.

At this moment, a grand fire sacrifice is being held in a village somewhere. This is their pious offering to Zhurong, the God of Fire.

In the open space in the center of the village, a bonfire was burning, and the firelight reflected the pious faces of the villagers.

They sat in a circle, their eyes gleaming with anticipation and awe.

In the midst of the fire, a solemn and mysterious ceremony is about to take place.

As a drumbeat sounded, the temple's manager, the Great Witch, slowly walked out of the temple.

She was wearing a red robe and a feather crown on her head, and her face was full of traces of time.

The great wizard held a staff in his hand and directed a group of people to push a human-shaped wooden frame to the center of the square.

The wooden frame is carved so lifelike that it seems as if a real fire god Zhurong is standing there.

Nine children had gathered in the center of the square, some standing, some sitting, some laughing, some nervous.

These nine children were selected from the village. They will be tested by the Fire God Zhurong in the fire festival in order to awaken the fire witchcraft and become the next generation of great witches.

The great witch stood in front of the wooden frame, clasped his hands together, and muttered something.

His voice was low and solemn, as if it could penetrate people's hearts.

As his spell rang out, the flames on the wooden frame gradually grew stronger, and the firelight illuminated the great wizard's serious face.

"Great God of Fire, please listen to our prayers and show us your miracles!"

The voice of the witch echoed in the square, and the villagers bowed their heads and prayed.

At this moment, the flames on the wooden frame suddenly burst into dazzling light.

In this light, a huge shadow slowly emerged.

The phantom had a majestic face and was wearing flaming armor. He was the incarnation of the Fire God Zhurong.

Zhurong's shadow stood tall in the air, looking down at the villagers and nine children below.

His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, making people feel an inexplicable awe.

Suddenly, Zhu Rong's shadow snapped his fingers, and a beam of fire shot out from his fingertips and rushed straight towards the center of the eyebrows of the young Yan Lingji.

The fire was like a meteor across the night sky and instantly penetrated into Yan Lingji's body.

Yan Lingji felt a warm current flowing into her heart, and her body seemed to be surrounded by flames.

She closed her eyes and felt the flow of power.

Her consciousness gradually became blurred, as if she had entered a strange world.

In this world, Yan Lingji saw the blazing Flame Mountain and the phoenix dancing in the flames.

She felt the warmth and power of the flame, as if she had become a flame herself.

At this moment, a powerful force burst out from Yan Lingji's body.

She opened her eyes and found herself back in the real world.

She felt her body filled with power, as if she could control fire.

When the Great Wizard saw this scene, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He walked up to Yan Lingji and patted her shoulder gently: "Child, you have successfully awakened the fire witchcraft. From now on, you will become one of the guardians of our village."

After hearing these words, Yan Lingji suddenly woke up. She looked at the ashes around her and tears slowly flowed from her eyes.

"Corpse exorcist!"

Tears were still falling from the corners of Yan Lingji's eyes, and her expression suddenly became a little ferocious. She remembered something.

Her fire witchcraft was not awakened suddenly, but during the ceremony, the fire god Zhurong opened up the ability of fire witchcraft for her.

However, in Yan Lingji's memory, she suddenly awakened the fire witchcraft, burned down the buildings in the village, and was then rejected by the villagers.

The villagers looked at her not with disgust or fear, but with admiration.

The Great Witch has been the guardian of their village for fifty years.

That's why the Great Wizard hurriedly chose his successor and awakened the fire wizardry to take over the position of the Great Wizard.

However, up to this moment, Yan Lingji's memory has not fully recovered, and she cannot remember the specific reasons for the destruction of the village.

However, there is only one person who can change Yan Lingji's memory, and that is the Corpse Driving Demon.

The Corpse-Driving Demon seems to be only able to use poisonous insects and witchcraft to control corpses, but he is actually the leader of the Baiyue Hidden Wizards. In other words, the Corpse-Driving Demon is the nominal leader of all the Baiyue wizards.

In addition to controlling corpses, the corpse-exorcist has learned countless other witchcraft techniques.

Therefore, Yan Lingji concluded that only the corpse-driving demon could divert and change her memory.

At this moment, Yan Lingji suddenly couldn't remember how she met Tianze and why she wanted to join Tianze.

This memory seemed to be a blank. Combining the memories that she suddenly remembered, Yan Lingji deduced a conclusion. It was probably when Tianze destroyed this place, he ordered the corpse-driving demon to change her memory, so she defected to Tianze.

But this is just her guess, and she needs to continue searching for clues to the specific situation.

At this time, after Gongsun Ce finished reading Yan Lingji's memory of awakening fire witchcraft, he suddenly had some ideas.

If Zhurong can make his descendants awaken the art of fire witchcraft, then descendants of people in other realms of unity between man and nature may also be able to awaken corresponding abilities.

Gongsun Ce began to think about whether he should catch all these people in one fell swoop and keep them as dogs.

In addition to the Queen Mother of the West who is confirmed to be in a hostile state with Gongsun Ce, there is also Laozi whose situation is unclear.

Gongsun Ce was not sure whether there were other states of unity of man and nature on the starry road at the moment, and what attitude these states of unity of man and nature had towards himself, so he needed to prepare for the future.

Gongsun Ce looked at the golden pendant hanging on his waist and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Gongsun Ce had a very strange idea. Could he use the heart blood of the Queen Mother of the West as a medium to forcibly recall the Queen Mother of the West?

Gongsun Ce thought it was worth a try, especially since Lady Jiu Tian Xuan Nu must be in a weak state after she shed her heart blood.

A grand national memorial service might be able to bring her back.

However, the national sacrifice might provide a lot of legendary power to the Queen Mother of the West, so the method of bringing the Queen Mother of the West back needs to be reconsidered.

Gongsun Ce is not the kind of person who would wait for the enemy to come before making preparations. The Queen Mother of the West must die.

But whether she died on the road to the starry sky or on the earth is another matter.

Gongsun Ce also had no idea how long it would take him to easily defeat the Queen Mother of the West.

Gongsun Ce glanced at the proficiency of Hei Ri and Tian Yan. At this time, their proficiency had reached 10% and 50%.

The proficiency of Tianyan is easy to improve, just keep using it.

It is really not easy to improve Hei Ri's proficiency. It is only thanks to Zhu Rong's power that he can improve it to this level.

At this time, Gongsun Ce asked Yan Lingji: "What are you going to do?"

"The truth!" Yan Lingji's expression eased a little, "I need to know the truth about the past!"

"Then let's go. After the fall of Han, Tianze has returned to the land of Baiyue. He is recruiting troops again, trying to unify Baiyue and make a comeback.

However, the people of Baiyue have already lost their confidence in Tianze. It can only be said that the more famous the Red Eyebrow Dragon Snake is, the more disappointed the people of Baiyue will be. "

The vision when Tianze was born earned him the title of Red-browed Dragon Snake, and also made Tianze the hope of Baiyue.

People often believe that those born with visions have some kind of destiny and that they will achieve unprecedented success.

For example, Chong'er's double pupils, but Baiyue lost badly at that time, and Tianze did not play a role in defending the country.

Therefore, even though Tianze used his title as the Prince of Baiyue, no one was willing to respond to his call.

Just as Tianze was feeling depressed, his end was approaching quietly.

At this moment, Tianze was sitting on a throne made of huge stones, silently pondering his future path.

He was guarded by a group of snakes watched by the King of Hundred Poisons. The Wushuang Ghost, the King of Hundred Poisons and the Corpse-Driving Demon were standing behind Tianze in silence.

"Tianze, how are you?"

At this moment, a voice that Tianze was extremely familiar with sounded. Tianze looked in the direction of the voice and, as expected, saw Yan Lingji and Gongsun Ce.

But at this moment, there was only anger in Yan Lingji's eyes. Tianze was shocked. He understood that Yan Lingji already knew what he had done in the past.

"Yan Lingji, I didn't expect that the witchcraft to exorcise the corpse demon would one day fail." Tianze sighed, "Alas! I only resorted to this desperate measure for the future of Baiyue."

"Just to satisfy my own ambitions, why bother looking for extra excuses?"

(End of this chapter)