Section 56
[However, Gan Yu is still young and has not directly participated in the battle on the frontal battlefield. She usually wanders around the mountains. If you want to find Qingxin, she can find a lot of them with her eyes closed. 】
[Soon, you used the medicinal materials you collected to make medicine that could cure the plague. Gan Yu heard that you were here to cure the plague and decided to go to Guiliji with you. 】
[You have obtained the achievement ‘Walking with the Son’. 】
[Your relationship with Qilin Ganyu has deepened, and the effect of the Human Emperor template has improved. 】
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Su Chen looked at the prompt and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
The inexplicable achievements don't matter, but why does a better relationship with Gan Yu increase the effect of the Human Emperor template?
After thinking to no avail, Su Chen and Gan Yu walked together and rushed to Guiliji.
[The weather is sunny along the way, the breeze is blowing, flowers are blooming, and birds are chirping. You walk in the mountains and feel all this. Watching Xiao Ganyu playing in the jungle, you feel enlightened in your heart. 】
[Qilin is an auspicious beast that always accompanies the king. If you get a Qilin, you can become a king. 】
[Thinking about this, you start to think about how to trick... persuade Gan Yu to visit Licheng. 】
[One day later, when you arrive at Guiliji, you give the medicine to Morax, who immediately asks someone to take it. The effect is evident. Within a few days, the plague in Guiliji will be completely lifted. 】
[All the immortals were astonished. King Yan held a banquet to celebrate, and the people of Guiliji all expressed their gratitude to Emperor Xuanyuan. 】
At the banquet.
Su Chen and Morax were sitting directly above, and in other positions were the demon gods of the Xian family who had returned from the gathering.
It was said to be a banquet, but in fact the excitement was more about the people celebrating outside the palace. For the demon gods of the Xian family, although they protect their people, they would not get too close to their people on weekdays.
"Thank you, Xuanyuan." Morax raised his glass to express his thanks.
"King Yan is too polite." Su Chen chuckled, "It's just a small effort. Since you and I are allies, we should help each other."
"Just call me by my name."
Morax said.
"Call him Zhongli." A cheerful voice suddenly came.
The girl jumped up from the steps, stood in front of Su Chen, handed over the wine glass she was holding, and said with a smile: "Hello, my name is Guizhu."
Su Chen saluted: "The devil of dust has passed away. I have admired you for a long time."
"Haha~ Don't be so rigid. If you are Zhongli's friend, then you are my friend... By the way, what do you think of the name Zhongli?"
"Zhongli..." Su Chen glanced at Morax, who shook his head, seemingly helpless about the girl's behavior.
"My name is Gui Zhong, his name is Zhong Li, this is Gui Liji, what do you think?"
After all, he seems to be looking forward to the recognition of others.
Su Chen smiled and said: "It's very good, very artistic."
"Really~ This guy is just too stupid, and he still hasn't unbuttoned the things I gave him."
Regarding the final complaints and dissatisfaction, Zhongli lowered his head and drank, pretending not to hear.
At the banquet, Xiao Ganyu reached out and grabbed a piece of sheep's hoof, but was stopped by a tall, long-haired woman with glasses. The latter took the sheep's hoof away and gave her a piece of cake made by Qingxin. Xiao Ganyu burst into tears.
Seeing this, Su Chen mentioned Xiao Ganyu to Zhongli.
"She is the queen of Qilin, and her mother unfortunately died in a war, and then she followed Liuyun to practice." Zhongli said.
"Xiao Ganyu is very pitiful." Finally, his eyes were full of pity, "Qilin is an auspicious beast and likes peace, but she was born in troubled times. Zhongli, you still signed a contract with her. It's too cruel."
"The contract between me and her lies in the future. Sooner or later, the war in Liyue will end. How will Liyue be governed by then? Most of the immortals are withdrawn, do not like the bustle of the world, and find it difficult to get along with humans. Only Gan Yu has a natural temperament It is more appropriate to leave Liyue's affairs to her in the future."
Finally, he suddenly realized: "So you are planning to let Xiao Ganyu work tirelessly to manage Liyue for you, right? Wow, you are really cruel!"
Zhongli: "..."
Su Chen stopped the corners of his mouth that couldn't help but prevent himself from laughing.
[After the banquet, you return to Licheng, and Xiao Ganyu is with you. The latter, as a Qilin auspicious beast, represents Guiliji as an envoy to Licheng, symbolizing the unbreakable friendship between King Yan and Emperor Xuanyuan. 】
[When the unicorn descends on Licheng, nectar will fall from the sky and golden lotuses will emerge from the ground. The entire Licheng will feel like it has been baptized, its filth has gone away, and it will suddenly feel brand new. 】
[Auspicious beasts symbolize auspiciousness. Seeing this, you used countless delicacies from Licheng to keep Xiao Ganyu, who happily agreed. 】
[But half a year later, Lord Liuyun Jiefeng came to Licheng in person and took away Xiao Ganyu who had gained weight. 】
[In the thirteenth year of Xuanyuan calendar, the population of Licheng reached its peak and could not grow. You had to start thinking about your next plan. 】
[At that time, a war broke out in the sea. Orobas and Oser fought for hegemony. The latter ended in a tragic victory. Orobas was defeated and fled to Qiongjiye. He was blocked by the Rock King Morax and was defeated again. He escaped from Liyue in one breath and disappeared without a trace. 】
[In the fifteenth year of the Xuanyuan calendar, the chi dragons in the north of Liyue moved frequently, and a storm was about to come to the land of Liyue. 】
[In the same year, Fa Nan proposed to attack Yancheng. 】
Inside the Licheng Palace.
Fanan said: "Xuanyuan and Yaoguangtan can no longer satisfy Licheng. Even if we don't plan to develop, mining will be in high risk within ten years at this rate. If we don't attack Yancheng and can't go west, then we can only go west." It’s south to the sea...but if it’s to the sea, can it have a future?”
Compared with the chaos on land, the dangers of the sea are more unpredictable.
Moreover, human beings have a natural reverence for the sea. At sea, many things are beyond human control.
At least Licheng's current strength is not enough to expand its territory to the sea.
"I also suggest so." Shi Xian stroked his beard and said, "The resources around Yancheng are rich, but the combat power is not strong. The reason why it has not been conquered by other demon gods so far is that the demon god is not strong. Not a threat.”
Although the power of the Salt Demon God Heulia is not weak, her strength is very low.
The strength of the demon god not only comes from power, power is only a guarantee, just like a faucet is only so big and has an upper limit on the amount of water it can produce.
This is the case with Heulia. In addition, her nature is too kind, which can even be said to be weak. As a result, the territory she controls has been devoured by other demon gods. Now only the Yancheng area is left.
Yancheng is the place where Heulia lives. If a foreign demon god attacks, he will not be able to easily capture it for a while, and he is worried that other demon gods will treat him like a mantis. Under such circumstances, Yancheng has survived to this day.
But as the demon war becomes more and more intense, Yancheng will definitely be destroyed in the end.
[You have thought about it for a long time, taking the initiative to attack the Demon God and start a war, which will lead to a loss of lives, but for the future of Licheng, you finally made this decision. 】
[In the sixteenth year of Xuanyuan calendar, after several months of preparation, Licheng is ready to attack. You inform Morax of this matter, and the latter understands your plan and decides to protect you while you attack Yancheng. convoy'. 】
[In the same year, Licheng gathered an army of 50,000 and set out for the Salt of the Earth. They passed through dangerous mountains and forests and encountered giant beasts. They were all crushed by the army. Looking at the people of Licheng fighting against the giant beasts, you suddenly realize that human beings themselves have slowed down. Slowly stood up. 】
[When the army arrived at the fortress outside Yancheng, they encountered few obstacles along the way. The troops defending the fortress were pitifully weak. They didn't even have much decent equipment. They simply resisted and were captured. 】
[You did not kill those Yancheng soldiers, but captured them. When the army arrived outside Yancheng, you ordered the army to stop marching and stationed the army one kilometer outside Yancheng. 】
Yancheng!
On the towering city wall, the soldiers guarding the city looked panic-stricken. Looking at the densely packed Licheng army in the distance, they had no idea of resistance in their hearts.
"What, what should we do? Licheng's army is coming!"
"Damn it, why aren't you here yet, Commander? The enemies are already at our doorstep!"
"The commander ran away last night. He said he went out to investigate the enemy's situation and didn't come back all night."
"Where is the high priest? And Lady Heulia, she should..."
"Can Lady Heulia really be able to stop that Emperor Xuanyuan?"
"..."
Both on the city walls and within the city walls, there was a state of extreme panic.
at the same time.
In the palace in the center of Yancheng.
The main hall built with countless gems showed its magnificence. In one room, a bonfire was swaying and the atmosphere was gloomy.
The firelight cast several figures on the wall. They lowered their heads and looked solemn, talking to each other.
"Do we really want to kill Lady Heulia?"
A middle-aged man wearing armor said in a low voice: "She is our god, she has protected us in these troubled times, and now we want to kill her. This is killing a god, and we will be nailed to history. In disgrace!”
No one else spoke.
It can be seen that everyone is in a heavy mood.
"High Priest, what do you think?" someone asked.
The old man wearing a white sacrificial robe narrowed his eyes and said: "God has given us hope and allowed us to survive in troubled times, but it has also brought despair. This is endless despair. If we still follow Heulia , all that awaits us is death.”
"Life or death, it is not a difficult choice. What makes us hesitate is to bear the crime of killing gods, but this is inevitable. Heulia's weakness is the most deadly weapon in this era. We are not afraid of fighting or death. , I just don’t want to face a situation with no future.”
"We have given in, and we have been giving in, until now we have no way to retreat, what are we left with? Now that Emperor Xuanyuan has arrived at the city, he has already killed a demon god, and the result this time will be no surprise. In that case , then why don’t we do it ourselves, kill the weak god, and then use this to swear our loyalty and lead all the people in Yancheng to surrender to Emperor Xuanyuan?”
The words of the high priest made everyone present have a firm look.
Killing gods is the glory of this era.
But if God-killing is labeled as betrayal, it will be criticized by countless people.
"God will forgive us." The high priest whispered, "She is so gentle, she will understand our choice, sacrifice herself, and protect her people. Isn't this the philosophy that Lady Heulia has always implemented? ?”
"Yes... Lady Heulia has always been like this."
"She is too gentle and too weak."
"In this era, weakness is the original sin. As a demon, if you don't fight for your own interests, it is not she who will suffer in the end, but her people."
"What did she shelter in the end?"
Sin spread in the hearts of everyone, and after giving justice to the God-killing action, they took off the last mask of hypocrisy, took up weapons, and walked towards the temple in the deepest part of the palace.
...
"They don't seem to be responding. Do they mean they don't want to come out to challenge?"
Outside Yancheng.
Fannan looked at the lonely city in the distance and said with some doubt.
"Jinpeng, what do you think?"
The Jinpeng Yaksha standing behind Su Chen had a blank expression and a cold look.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Fannan felt bored and muttered: "You are so boring. Go find sister Yingda when you have a chance. I don't know where she is now."
There are few Yakshas, and most of them have made friends with each other, but they rarely stay in the same place together.