novelAbuy Chapter 44 Opening the Sea Eye at Kuimen
Chapter 44 Opening the Sea Eye at Kuimen
"You may kill or torture me as you please, I only beg you to spare my wife, children, and the people of the city." Prince Zhu Zhishu of Shu straightened his clothes and smiled bitterly.
Liu Jiayin hesitated, then lowered his head and remained silent.
Si Chen looked at the two of them and suddenly smiled. "If I said I came to save your lives, would you believe me?"
Shu King Zhu Zhishu paused for a moment, looked at Chen Shiqi's headless corpse, swallowed hard, and said, "I believe you."
Liu Jiayin couldn't hold back any longer.
"hypocritical!"
"Just kill me if you want to, stop with all this nonsense."
Si Chen turned his head and looked out the window. "Zhang Xianzhong is here. Right now, General Qin is organizing his troops at Kuimen. To the north, the bandit Li is invading Hanzhong, and Yangping Pass and Ningqiang are both blocked by him. Who knows when he will take the route south?"
"If I truly wanted to take your lives, why would I go through all this trouble? Governor Chen, you can only blame your bad luck."
"You will understand in time."
"But now I trouble you two to sit comfortably in the city."
Si Chen got up and pushed open the door, and the smell of blood immediately wafted out.
The King of Shu's legs went weak in his chair. Staring at the blurry figure backlit by the light, he heard Si Chen slowly say, "You two, live well."
In the coming decades, perhaps only the Sichuan region will have a moment of peace.
Prince Zhu Zhishu of Shu touched his head. "I'm still alive?"
The two princesses rushed in, embraced him, and wept.
Looking at the corpse of Governor Chen Shiqi, Liu Jiayin wondered, "Could he really have come to rescue people?"
"What do we do next?"
"I can't control that either," said Zhu Zhishu, the Prince of Shu. "Just tell the public that the governor was assassinated and died tragically. Take him away and give him a proper burial."
"Ugh~" Shu King Zhu Zhishu took one last look at Chen Shiqi's unseeing eyes and couldn't help but vomit.
"Get him out of here quickly!"
"Help! Help!"
Above the Shu King's Palace.
Si Chen held three golden seals in his hand, on which the fate of the Ming Dynasty was faintly reflected. "These are official seals? They are quite mysterious."
This official seal has a very strong suppressive effect on officials and common people.
Si Chen stood in the sea of clouds for a moment, watching the commotion at the Shu King's mansion, with gongs and drums being beaten and white banners being waved.
He then turned and headed northeast, heading towards Kuizhou.
When Si Chen arrived in Kuizhou.
It was already early afternoon, and both Baidi City and Kuizhou City had their gates tightly closed, with only torches flickering on the city walls.
Si Chen descended straight down from the clouds, the sound of the wind never ceasing.
Just then, in Baidi City, Qin Liangyu gathered her troops and waited.
The garrison soldiers patrolled the camp with crossbows as sentries.
The white-coated soldiers wore cloth armor, iron-ringed arm guards, and four-lobed helmets, wielding hook-and-sickle spears and rattan shields, their movements as slow as a forest.
A small number of Divine Warriors, dressed in mandarin duck battle robes and holding muskets, lurked in the shadows.
Qin Liangyu wore a gold-lacquered helmet, fine lamellar armor, thin armbands, and a tiger-skin cloak. A gilded horse-slaying sword was embedded in the blue stone in front of her.
"General Qin, you are truly vigorous despite your advanced age." Si Chen landed directly.
Qin Liangyu took a deep breath, like a tiger that had been dozing opening its eyes, her gaze sharp as a knife, "Though I am old, I can still kill the enemy."
"Zhang Xianzhong has reached Wushan County in the Wuxia Gorge."
"What methods does the Heavenly Official possess? Please give them a try."
"The people of Xichuan are all in the hands of the Heavenly Official."
Qin Liangyu pointed towards the outside of Baidi City, where the Ming army's water fortresses were scattered along the tributaries of Qutang Gorge, and the plank roads on the cliffs still bore traces of blood.
Three iron chains span the Qutang Gorge, and underwater anchors are also installed.
Zeng Ying, the garrison commander of Kuimen, is currently holding the city of Kuizhou.
However, judging from their army formation, they were already in complete disarray.
If you look towards Wuxia Gorge at this time, you will see countless strongmen going upstream on the riverbank, lifting sampans and eight-oar boats carrying thirty warriors to the Kuimen Gorge.
A small number of bamboo rafts followed behind.
The Chu King's Residence, captured by Zhang Xianzhong, was a large warship with twelve cannons, and it also stopped at the Qutang Gorge.
Under the cover of night, the wind is fierce and the waves are high at the Qutang Gorge.
"The rebel general Xian boasted an army of 600,000, advancing by land and water, with infantry and cavalry flanking boats, forming a line stretching for forty li."
"We have fought several battles with Zhang Xianzhong's vanguard under Li Dingguo, and repelled their attacks three times with breech-loading cannons. Our fire ships burned through their iron chains several times."
"The bandit general is brave and fierce, and the garrison soldiers cannot resist him."
"I observe that Zeng Ying also intends to avoid war."
If Si Chen doesn't arrive soon, this place will soon fall.
Si Chen glanced at the white-armored warrior, then slightly raised his hand, and three golden seals appeared in his palm. "I'm giving these to the old general. To buy me some time."
"As for manpower, there's no need."
His original intention was to leave the White-Spear Soldiers here to prevent Qin Liangyu from withdrawing them all.
The situation deteriorated so quickly.
Qin Liangyu held the three gold seals, her eyes slightly open.
What did this guy do?
Did they kill the King of Shu, the governor, and the general all at once?
Qin Liangyu felt the three gold seals were burning hot in her hands.
Now they've truly become accomplices.
"No need to thank me, General Qin." Si Chen said, then looked at the river and leaped into the water, his body disappearing instantly.
Qin Liangyu picked up her broadsword, slowly stood up, and said, "Tell Zeng Ying to hold on, and there will be a way."
The messenger carried the corner flag away.
Firelight shone on the river, drums and horns sounded from camp to camp, and Zhang Xianzhong's fire ships arrived again.
The kerosene and gunpowder exploded upon contact with the hidden anchors beneath the river surface.
Thirty fire ships rushed toward the water gates of Baidi City and Kuizhou Prefecture in succession.
On hundreds of sampans, Sun Kewang personally led hundreds of brave soldiers and divine warriors, following closely behind, and raised his arm to shout.
"wind!"
"wind!"
"wind!"
With the support of countless psionic warriors, a strong wind suddenly rose from the river, propelling the boats straight towards the water gate.
On both sides of the Qutang Gorge, Li Dingguo led three thousand elite cavalry to garrison the shore.
Watching a large number of Western Camp warriors ride bamboo rafts, meandering around Kuizhou Prefecture from both sides.
Hundreds of warships of the Kuimen naval force have sunk.
Because Zhang Xianzhong's western camp was indeed at the cost of lives.
Limbs and broken boats can be seen everywhere in the river.
The firelight mingled with the river water, shattering the world into pieces.
Si Chen slowly raised his hands, stirring up the undercurrents beneath the surface of the water.
The once calm river surface was suddenly stirred up by huge waves and undercurrents.
Thirty Portuguese cannons on the city wall fired simultaneously, and Sun Kewang retreated in a sorry state.
Li Dingguo looked at the river with a puzzled expression. "Did you hear anything?"
"The Yangtze River's Qutang Gorge is known for its high waves and strong winds; this is perfectly normal." No one found it unusual. Isn't this what the Yangtze River's natural barrier is all about?
Li Dingguo uneasily put aside his speculation.
Zhang Xianzhong's military order has been delivered: "The King of the Great Western Kingdom orders! Continue the siege! After the city falls, do not sheath your sword for three days."
The command flags waved, and the drums thundered.
Si Chen dived down into the river.
The activity on the river surface gradually subsided, with only the sound of rushing water remaining, and the dim underwater world was completely dark.
Large numbers of fish greedily enjoy the food falling from the sky in the water.
Si Chen waved his hand, smashing them to pieces. He squinted and came to the bottom of the Kui Gate.
This is the place with the highest concentration of moisture.
He stretched out his palm and pressed down.
The celestial official in the inner scene shone brightly, seemingly verifying his identity.
A surge of powerful spiritual energy drew him into it.
A sudden dizziness.
The world has changed.
Beneath their feet lay a boundless world of water.
A giant jade axe suppresses this place, and countless chains connect the sea eye and the Kuimen earth veins.
Just one glance was enough to make me feel like an axe was about to strike me.
"Yu the Great subdued the floods here." Si Chen suppressed the strange feeling and silently recited the golden inscription on the axe. "It seems that the eye of the sea is here."
Si Chen bowed deeply and said, "Descendants pay homage to King Yu."
Yu the Great used his axe to part the waters and make way for them.
There was a huge, ape-like phantom in the water.
Iron chains encircled his body, a purple-gold bell pierced his nose, and he resembled a monkey with a receding nose and a high forehead, a green body and a white head, golden eyes and snow-white teeth, a neck that stretched a hundred feet, and strength surpassing that of nine elephants.
It was none other than the ancient water god, Wuzhiqi.
Unexpectedly, they were suppressed here.
"The Grand Master of the Nine Heavens, the Principal of the Two Realms, who governs Yin and Yang, pays respects to the Heavenly Demon." Si Chen bowed again.
Wuzhiqi then opened his eyes, which looked like two large lanterns.
If the visitor hadn't been a celestial official, He would have torn the other person apart.
"Boy, what are you doing?" Wuzhiqi said fiercely.
Si Chen nodded and said, word by word, "Please, Heavenly Demon, help me open the Eye of the Sea."
The axe of King Yu suddenly trembled violently.
Wuzhiqi laughed loudly, and thunder roared throughout the water world, turning the sea storm into a tornado.
"Good lad!"
"He really is a troublemaker."
"I'll lend you a hand."
If it's for doing good deeds, He would never agree.
However, engaging in such a disastrous act that would lead to the extinction of one's lineage could also ruin Yu the Great's achievements. Wuzhiqi was willing to come and help even if it meant not spending any money.
Wuzhiqi turned his head and grinned, "We still need the blood of the dragon descendants as a sacrifice, is that possible?"
Si Chen brought two fingers together, and a lightsaber lit up in his hand. "I am willing to offer my flesh and blood as a sacrifice."
He finished speaking.
A sword pierced through his chest.