Astral Apostle

   Chapter 248 Intercept

  The news of the great defeat of Tianwangzhai blew like a hurricane and spread all over Huyang and the surrounding areas, causing countless local dignitaries who were concerned about the war to be shocked and complained.

   They had hoped that the imperial court would send down the Heavenly Soldiers, pacify the civil unrest, annihilate this group of lawless mob and gangsters, and give them a stable world, without having to worry about Chen Feng coming to the door every day.

   However, Tianwangzhai, which was recruited for security, not only failed, but also seized a lot of soldiers and horses for Longwangzhai, making it more solid, such as the gangrene of the bones.

  In the past, Longwangzhai was recuperating and had few actions. Now, it was alerted by the imperial court to send troops to suppress the bandits.

   For a time, the officials and noble clan in Huyang and the surrounding areas were all in danger, and the name of Chen Feng could stop children from crying at night.

  …

   Somewhere on the border of Huyang.

   A small team of dozens of people is slowly walking along the road.

There was no goods in the    team, no merchants, only a carriage, surrounded by the center, it looked like an **** of guards.

   In fact, this is an escape team, and the entourage are all disciples of the Tianji faction. When Tianwangzhai was defeated, they didn't have time to clean up, so they ran away under the instructions of Master Yufeng.

  Because Yufeng Zhenren was the focus of Longwangzhai's pursuit, all the disciples took off their Taoist robes, put on simple clothes, and disguised themselves as guards to evacuate all the way out of Huyang.

  The curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and Zhou Jing came out to observe the scenery outside.

   "Where did you go?"

   A disciple next to him rushed over and replied, "Master, we have reached the border of Huyang. We only need two more days to reach Jiangchun, and then we can take a boat north to Beijing."

   "Jiang Chun... not bad." Zhou Jing nodded.

  The disciple hesitated to speak, and asked in a low voice, "Master, your body..."

   "There are still some remnants of toxins, and it still takes some time to recuperate. You just hurry up."

   Zhou Jing said casually, and then closed the curtain again.

   The disciples were helpless when they heard the words.

  If the master recovers, then they will have the confidence, and they don't need to be as frightened as they are now, for fear that Longwangzhai will catch up.

   Inside the carriage.

   Zhou Jing maintained a posture of cross-legged breathing, but his upper body was leaning lazily against the wall of the car.

   "I don't know how Chen Feng surrendered..."

   Zhou Jing muttered in his heart.

   He was always on Bill's body and was always running. Now he doesn't know the progress of Longwangzhai's pursuit of Lu Longchuan and others.

  According to his estimate, Tianwangzhai was broken up, and Chen Feng could capture at least dozens of Tianwangzhai leaders.

   Although he did not personally control to persuade him to surrender, he had already given instructions. With the current synchronization rate of the fourth apostle, Chen Feng, it must be done well. When you check the log next time you shuttle, you will know the specific results.

   "Speaking of which, Chen Feng's victory this time has made his subordinates stronger again. If the imperial court conducts conquests again, most of them can only dispatch the frontier troops.

   Zhou Jing secretly calculated.

   In the past few years, the influence caused by Chen Feng has basically taken shape, and the time for revolt is almost ripe.

   And the time when the main world meets, probably within two years, before the arrival of the exploration bureaus of various countries, it is best to officially revolt and create the current situation.

  In the Dragon King Village, there is a certain amount of money, grain, soldiers and horses in stock. Even if the court wants to fight back with all its strength, it can resist.

   In addition, he also played a cameo role as a logistics captain this time. He completed the transfer of wealth without knowing it, and provided a wave of entrepreneurial funds.

   With Chen Feng's power and influence in Huyang, as long as there is a rebellion, he can directly separate one side. It is estimated that except [Tianjie treads on the bones of the public], the other four life goals can be directly accomplished, greatly increasing the progress.

   "Once the rebellion rises up, people from all over the world will respond, and most of them will have imitators, and it will evolve into a situation of heroes competing for hegemony... And according to the historical laws of feudal dynasties, the first one to shout the slogan of rebellion and provoke a troubled world will not have the last laugh."

   Zhou Jing touched his chin, but he didn't care too much.

   As long as he kills all the clansmen, the apostle Chen Feng will basically be able to retire. Fighting for the world is not the life goal of this apostle.

   The so-called advocates must be condemned, and the palace will be blessed. Those who do not rebel for the sake of the world and are willing to be the advocates are more pure.

   Besides, even if an apostle with such a strong aptitude is lucky enough to win the country, being tied to the throne is a kind of **** and waste, and it goes against the line.

   In his understanding, Chen Feng's name should be a knife, not a crown.

"If someone is fighting for hegemony, let them fight for it. It's enough for me to be a slaughtering scumbag. No matter whether he is a court or a group of heroes, whoever accepts the service of a noble family to provide shelter, I will follow it correctly, and it will be successful. It doesn't matter to the public enemy of the world..."

   Zhou Jing shook his head.

   He put the matter aside for a while, thinking about the situation on Bill's side.

  My performance on the front line is so amazing, and when I return to Beijing, I will definitely be feared, feared, and suspected by others.

  Although Bill's methods seem to the locals to be close to gods, the superiors will not like a person who has no weaknesses. Only by revealing some "weaknesses" in time can people feel more at ease.

   Moreover, with the excuse of being poisoned, he can get rid of the responsibility for the defeat in the war. Even if someone wants to take advantage of the problem, it is difficult to help himself and achieve multiple goals with one stone.

  Speaking of which, it was someone in the DPRK who poisoned him, but unfortunately he didn't ask the spy about his history. I don't know which powerful person wanted to harm him.

   Zhou Jing calculated in his heart that there was no one who directly hated himself in the DPRK and himself. At most, he was hostile to himself because of his own interests.

   Among them, the contradictions are more acute, only Qingliu, Imperial Medical Museum and Yudingjiao.

Needless to say,    Qingliu has been beeping all day long and calling him a demon is not a day or two.

   And the Imperial Physician Hall and the Jade Tripod Sect are enemies of their peers.

  The grievances of the Imperial Physician Museum are hard to tell. Zhou Jing didn't really want to recall it. A group of doctors had no power, so it was basically not them.

   Therefore, the one who is most likely to attack him is the Jade Ding Sect in charge of Sitianjian, but it is not ruled out that mermaids are confused.

   "Jade Cauldron Sect... Could it be these hanged men who poisoned me? They were the ones who brought me to the front line."

   Zhou Jing's mind flashed across the face of Jian Zhengning Zhongjun Xianfengdaogu.

   Although the two sides were at peace some time ago, the Yuding Cult's attitude towards him as a threat has not changed.

   He narrowed his eyes and took the perspective of the person behind the scenes, thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

  If he went back alive, the emperor would inevitably ask the reason for his defeat, and of course he would bring up the matter of poison, then it would be very troublesome for those behind the scenes.

   So for the person behind the scenes, either keep it secret and pretend to be innocent, or do it simply and simply don’t let him go back to Beijing…

   Just when he was thinking about it, Zhou Jing suddenly moved his ears and heard the sound of dense arrows breaking into the wind.

   On the other side, outside the carriage.

The    team marched slowly. In the woods on both sides of the road, a rain of arrows suddenly shot out from the sky and covered the earth, and the disciples were caught off guard.

   All the disciples turned pale in shock, hurriedly avoided, and shouted in anger.

   "There is an ambush!"

"Be careful!"

   Arrow rain flanking.

   duh duh duh!

  An arrow was nailed to the wall of the carriage, and the horse pulling the carriage was shot into a hedgehog on the spot. Six or seven disciples escaped and were shot dead on the spot, while many others were injured.

"kill!"

   The violent shouting sounded, and the next moment, one or two hundred masked men jumped out of the woods and rushed towards the carriage with a clear goal.

   "Protect Master!"

  All the disciples endured their injuries, pulled out their weapons, surrounded the carriage and stood guard, facing these masked men.

   These masked people are all very skilled and proficient in martial arts, but they can't tell which sect or faction, and the disciples of the Tianji faction have to pass on Qingliangshan martial arts, and they are not mediocre.

   However, the disciples were outnumbered, and although they fought bravely, they were still unable to stop the masked man's actions.

   Taking advantage of the presence of the guards being entangled, the masked leader headed straight towards the carriage.

   "Don't hurt my master!"

  Under the eyes of the disciples of the Heavenly Secret Sect, with their eyes splitting, the masked man led his own way and lifted the curtain with a knife, directly revealing the real Yufeng who was sitting cross-legged inside.

   Zhou Jing didn't change his face, looked at him calmly, and said lightly: "Who wants to kill the poor Daoist?"

   "Hey, don't blame the real person, I just acted on orders and went to the underworld, don't worry about villains."

  The masked man leader had a fierce look in his eyes, and he brazenly drew his sword and stabbed Zhou Jing in the heart.

   If it weren't for the poisoning of the real Yufeng, they would not dare to intercept and assassinate. Fortunately, this Taoist can't use his magic power right now.

   stabbed with a knife, and the masked leader felt regretful in his heart.

   Master Yufeng's spells are shocking to the world. He is naturally jealous and greedy, and wants to force him to find out the method... But this person has many skills, which makes people extremely fearful.

   This ability to call the wind and call the rain, I am afraid that this will become a masterpiece...

   However, at this moment, the knife that stabbed suddenly stopped.

   The masked man leader was taken aback for a moment, then looked at it in astonishment.

  I saw Master Yufeng holding the blade with his two fingers, like iron pliers, so he couldn't get it back.

Snapped!

   Zhou Jing used his fingers to break the blade directly.

   Immediately afterwards, he reached out his hands into claws, and grabbed off the mask of the masked man's head, and his skills were astonishingly fast.

  The masked man leader was terrified, and hurriedly retreated.

   However, the next moment, his movements were stagnant, and he felt a pulling force pulling him towards Zhou Jing, and then someone grabbed his neck, squeezed his mouth open, stuffed an elixir into his mouth, and forcibly swallowed it.

   Before he could continue to move, his hands and feet suddenly became unruly, and he fell on the carriage with a thud, leaving only his eyes full of horror, and he could still spin around.

   "Eat my paralysis pill, don't even think about moving the tea, just lie down, and the poor road will concoct you later."

   Zhou Jing threw down the masked man leader, and Yu Feng rushed directly into the formation.

   He didn't make too much noise, just rolled up the wind blades and wounded the masked people.

   Seeing this, the rest of the masked people were in chaos immediately. They were taking advantage of the situation to intercept and kill. At this time, they found that the real Yufeng had recovered, and they panicked all of a sudden.

   "Master's magic power has been restored!"

  The disciples of the Tianji faction were refreshed, and immediately turned from defense to attack, making up for the wounded enemies one by one.

   The battle didn't last long, and the masked men who had intercepted them quickly collapsed, leaving behind a lot of corpses and wounded. Only about twenty people escaped, and Zhou Jing let them go on purpose.

   The remaining disciples controlled the surviving enemies and took off their face scarves, but did not recognize them at all.

   "Master, where did this group of people come from?"

   "Ask and you'll know."

   Zhou Jing probably knew it, but he still came to the masked leader's side, fed him an antidote, and then mentioned it to the side for interrogation.

   "Don't expect to hear anything from me! Kill me!"

  The masked man leader refused to speak, and wanted to commit suicide by biting his tongue, but was stopped by Zhou Jing.

   Seeing this man's appearance as a dead man, Zhou Jing didn't take it seriously. He took out a roll of needles from his arms and pulled out a few silver needles, his face expressionless:

   "Pin Dao doesn't want to be contaminated with blood, but if you come to kill me, Pin Dao can't spare you, but it's not difficult for you to speak."

   After saying that, he raised his hand to shoot continuously, and inserted needles into each other's head and neck.

   After a while, the masked man's leader's expression of rather death and unyielding gradually became dull, saliva flowed from his mouth, his mouth opened and closed unconsciously, and Aba Aba kept going like a fool.

   After doing all this, Zhou Jing asked, and the masked man leader became answerable.

   Soon, Zhou Jing got the answer, without hesitation, he pointed at the heart of this person.

  Poof!

   The leader was shocked and fell to the ground, already dead.

   "It's really the Jade Tripod Cult... Ning Zhongjun, isn't it?"

   Zhou Jing's eyes flickered.

   He didn't want to compete for the dominance of Si Tianjian, but the Jade Ding Sect was unrelenting and kept plotting to kill him.

   This group of people provokes themselves again and again. Although it is not dangerous, it is really annoying.

   "Jade Dingjiao has been favored for so many years, and the incense is strong. It should be very rich... It seems that it is time to collect a business loan from them."

   Zhou Jing thought to himself.

   (end of this chapter)