8mi Chapter 543 The Soldiers of Zhennan
Chapter 543 The Soldiers of Zhennan
Chapter 543 The Soldiers of Zhennan
The unusual phenomena triggered by the dragon vein in southern Xinjiang were quickly noticed by the people nearby.
Within the royal city, some figures of high cultivation were the first to arrive.
When they arrived at the old royal city where the dragon vein was suppressed, they saw that the original dilapidated mountain city had been completely turned into ruins. Even the stone tablet erected by the Shu Emperor was broken into pieces and turned into a pile of rubble.
From this scene, everyone understood that something had happened.
"This is?"
"The seal on the dragon vein must have been broken..."
"The dragon veins of southern Xinjiang are reviving..."
Those with profound spiritual cultivation could clearly sense the growing strength of the dragon vein deep underground.
Upon hearing this, a member of a certain barbarian royal family turned pale. Fei Ang and the others had come here to check the situation, but now they had vanished without a trace, and not even a trace of their presence could be detected. They were likely facing a nine-out-of-ten chance of death.
Several Shu officials stationed in the capital also came to check the situation, their faces turning pale and then red.
Some people looked at the soaring black dragon energy and felt a sense of unease.
The dragon vein has been broken, and the stone tablet erected by the Shu emperor has collapsed. If this matter reaches the imperial court, they will have many heads to chop off.
"Who's going down to check?"
The crowd looked at each other, none of them daring to risk investigating the specifics of the Southern Frontier Dragon Vein.
"This matter will likely alarm the Zhennan Army..."
In a region south of the southern border, there is a large army of the Shu Kingdom stationed there, called the Zhennan Army.
This army was formed to guard the frontier and prevent the southern barbarians from causing trouble.
The commander of the Zhennan Army was not only responsible for military affairs, but also for local security, making him arguably the most powerful official in Shu in the southern border region.
The breaking of the seal on the southern border's dragon vein will surely attract the attention of that general with its strange phenomena.
The barbarian royal family and several officials who arrived first to check the situation exchanged glances and glances.
Immediately, someone ordered the guards of the old city to clean up the traces to prevent the soldiers from discovering anything.
Several officials in the royal city had already been promised benefits and knew that someone had been stealing the power of the dragon vein over the years; they had even received a share of the spoils.
However, these officials were unaware that the arrangements made over the years were not as simple as extracting dragon energy.
But no matter what, now that the seal on the dragon vein is gone, these officials have no choice but to help cover it up.
Otherwise, if the high-ranking officials find out what's going on here, they'll not only lose their official positions, but their lives will also be in danger.
Now they have to try to cover things up and prevent them from getting to higher levels.
"We still need to send someone down to check..."
One of them muttered to himself, and directly controlled several Gu slaves to go deep underground to explore the dragon vein.
These people possessed by the Gu worms had long lost their own thoughts and were driven to go to the location of the dragon vein.
The dragon vein clearly sensed the situation above and immediately informed Lu Zheng and the others.
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao calmly replied, "The people of the Barbarian King's City? The ones who harmed you? Don't let them discover this place, but don't kill them all either. You need to leave some witnesses..."
"Keep waiting, wait for a higher-ranking official to come. If we can't get the General of Zhennan, at least his adjutant should come."
Before coming to southern Xinjiang, they had learned about some aspects of the region.
To settle the matter of the Southern Frontier Dragon Vein, it requires the intervention of a powerful figure like the General of Zhennan.
Upon hearing this, the dragon vein unleashed its dragon energy to annihilate the few Gu slaves.
The people on the ground were unable to see what was happening below, so they could only keep watch from above and try to use an array to conceal the black column of energy to prevent more people from discovering the anomaly.
In the south, there is a shimmering light.
Those were several figures from the Zhennan Army, arriving swiftly on magical artifacts. When the dragon veins of the Southern Frontier were unsealed, experts within the army quickly noticed the anomaly.
And that towering black column of air became the most conspicuous mark.
There's no need for complicated calculations; it's already clear that there's a problem with the dragon vein.
The deputy general of Zhennan Army, along with two subordinates and a Taoist priest skilled in formations, arrived first to check the situation.
As they approached the old royal city, they saw a pile of ruins and people walking around, seemingly trying to suppress the dragon vein once again.
"What happened?"
The deputy general looked at an official dressed in official robes.
Upon seeing the newcomer, the official hurriedly said, "Reporting to the general, we also don't know what happened. The seal on the Southern Frontier Dragon Vein has been broken. We sent people down to investigate, but they were all wiped out by the dragon vein..."
The lieutenant frowned. How could the dragon vein have broken its seal out of nowhere?
However, looking back, this dragon vein in the southern border region has been suppressed for hundreds of years, and no one has paid attention to it all these years.
If the dragon vein suddenly has a problem, I'm afraid everyone will have to share the blame.
Seeing the deputy general's furrowed brow, the official quickly said, "It must be that over the years, the dragon vein has worn away the seal completely. We are not masters of formations, and we were caught off guard, allowing the dragon vein to exploit the loophole..."
The official immediately shifted the blame to the dragon vein of southern Xinjiang.
After all, the strength of a dragon vein in a region is constantly changing. It's possible that the dragon vein in the southern border region has accumulated power over the years, which is why it suddenly broke the seal.
"Tsk tsk, still so fond of blatantly lying in broad daylight?"
A voice drifted on and on.
Everyone turned their gaze in the direction of the sound and saw four people suddenly appear on the ruins of the stone tablet.
Yun Xiao said leisurely, "I happened to witness everything that happened here. Would this general like to hear the truth?"
Some people's expressions changed slightly upon hearing this.
Some people couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Who are you people? Where did you come from? We didn't see you just now, how do you know the truth?"
Yun Xiao smiled and said, "Where did it come from? It naturally came from underground..."
Yun Xiao said calmly to the ground, "Alright, put it away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw the towering pillar of energy slowly recede and quickly disappear.
Upon seeing this, everyone present was immediately astonished.
The Taoist priest who had come with the army's deputy general looked at Yun Xiao with a gleam in his eyes.
Suddenly, he stepped forward, slowly descended, turned and bowed to Yun Xiao, saying respectfully, "Daoist, are you perhaps Yun Xiao, the True Man of Qingyang Palace?"
He had previously gone to Chengdu to report on his duties and happened to learn about Master Yunxiao, recognizing his appearance.
Yun Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, "I didn't expect there would be someone in the Southern Border who recognizes me. Which sect do you belong to?"
Upon hearing this, the Taoist replied, "I am a soldier in the army."
As they spoke, the Taoist priest also showed off his investiture document, which had a special spiritual seal.
The Shu Kingdom's court had officials specifically trained Taoist practitioners to serve the court, and this Taoist was one of those serving in the army.
The Taoist priest then turned to the deputy general and told him about Yun Xiao's situation.
This deputy general, who had been stationed on the frontier for many years, was not familiar with some people. Upon learning Yun Xiao's identity, his attitude immediately became more polite.
The lieutenant smiled and said, "Since you know the situation here, please tell me the truth..."
Those in the royal city involved in matters of the dragon vein all changed their expressions upon seeing this.
(End of this chapter)