Nezha looked at the Kunlun Cauldron again, it's really great, really great. But unfortunately, this thing can only be used by understanding the changes of yin and yang and the Kunlun Cauldron. How could he know about this?
He currently only has the Dragon Flame Gun, Golden Brick and the Nine Dragons Divine Flame Furnace, but he wants more magical artifacts.
"Teacher, when will the Wind and Fire Wheel be ready?"
Deng Chanyu nodded in a perfunctory manner: "Hmm, practicing, practicing."
To be serious, during the war between immortals and mortals, it was very taboo to use such a powerful spiritual treasure as the Kunlun Cauldron.
But now the situation is different again. I haven't provoked you or upset you in any way. You are greedy for my territory and have come knocking on my door. How can I not resist you?
If you dare to lead an army of thirty thousand to the Yu Xu Palace, you better believe that the Great Creator, Yuan Shou Tianzun, would annihilate you in no time.
Hanzhong is indeed weak, with less than 3,000 soldiers in the city, and Deng Chanyu often cannot act hand in hand due to concerns about affecting her own fortune. However, if you dare to come knocking on the door yourself, that's a different story. Even if 30,000 or even 300,000 soldiers come, it would be for nothing.
Nezha suddenly said: "Teacher, can I give the carcass of the whale dragon to my disciple?"
"What do you need this thing for?"
"The disciple is planning to extract dragon tendons and use them to make a waistband for his father back home."
"Alright."
Deng Chanyu patted Nezha on the head, feeling that her education over the years had been somewhat successful. A whale dragon's carcass was of no great importance, so she entrusted its disposal to Nezha.
She enlarged the Kunlun Cauldron to over six feet tall, first releasing the whale dragon, and then releasing Zhang Guifeng.
"Long heard of General Zhang's reputation, and seeing him today, indeed live up to the expectations."
Zhang Guifang might say he is foolishly loyal, but a loyal and able general is still worth respecting in the current environment.
Zhang Guifang stood on the city's rampart, first looking outside the city, then looking at the city inside, which was not entirely similar to his impression. His heart was filled with various emotions, and reality and fantasy intertwined, creating a sense of uncertainty.
He was now a mess in his mind, alone, and didn't want to resist anymore.
He threw away the long spear he had been holding tightly, sticking out his neck: "Whether you want to kill or behead me, it's all up to you."
Deng Chanyu stood up, looking him straight in the eyes: "General Zhang, do you know that two months ago, you turned against us on the battlefield. Yin Shou heard about this and was furious. He killed you and your entire family of twenty-three people. Your son was killed by being tied to a cart and then beheaded, and your wife and mother-in-law were burned alive."
Zhang Guifang clenched his fists, his heart was torn apart, Hong Jin's control charm really made him miserable. Especially now that he is still under the control of the spell, he cannot even think of resisting in his mind.
He cast his eyes to the surroundings.
The city's head is full of Chinese flags with characters, and there are no flags with Deng's character, let alone the Tianming Zhenge flag of the Yin Dynasty. There is no doubt that this place is no longer the place of the Yin Dynasty.
He had heard Deng Chanyu's suggestion to surrender, he said decisively: "I just want to die quickly, don't need to say more."
Deng Chanyu indifferently pointed to the other side and said, "Take a look at the person over there."
Zhang Guifang followed her finger and saw that his wife and children, as well as his mother, were watching him from a distance.
"What? Is this person or ghost?" Zhang Guifang's heart was filled with waves, for a moment he felt as if he was in a dream. There was a glimmer of hope, but more disbelief.
Deng Chanyu raised three fingers: "Three thousand two taels of gold, plus enough goods to fill ten carts, the poor Taoist bought your family from You Hun, Dr. You. General, remember to pay it back."
Zhang Guifang's expression was complex, Deng Chanyu didn't hassle him and let him go to reunite with his family first.
Only when the person was far away, Deng Chanyu used her divine mind to ask Nuwa: "Teacher, this control charm is quite complex, can you break it?"
Nuwa smiled proudly: "It's just a trivial trick of the Kunpeng. The teacher will pass on a method to you, and it won't be difficult to break it."
Just now, while having a conversation, Deng Chanyu observed the control charm on General Zhang's body for a while. The incantation inside the spell had ancient demonic script, complex changes of yin and yang as well as eight trigrams, possibly involving Kunpeng's Dao. Letting her solve it was really beyond her abilities.
With Nuwa to solve it, that would be too easy.
About half an hour later, Bo Yincao arrived with two attendants, riding at full speed on horseback.
Bo Yincao first went to have a look around.
He was completely confused upon seeing the scene.
Where are the army from Xī Qī and the 30,000 troops?
Hanzhong was still orderly, with the Deng character flag on the rampart, lush trees outside the city, and no signs of chopping down trees to create siege weapons or scattered bloodstains and weapon fragments on the ground.
Could it be that his own speed was too fast, and he had caught up with Hong Jin?
He quickly rode into the city to warn others.
Deng Chanyu came to see him as if nothing happened: "Prince has traveled far. What is the purpose of your visit?"
Bo Yincao was at a loss, not knowing where Hong Jin's 30,000 troops had gone. The lack of any sign of them, neither alive nor dead, left him somewhat unprepared.
There are no more titles of princess or county princess in this era. Deng Chanyu does not accept the official position of the Yin Dynasty, so she can only be addressed by her own position.
"I am sorry, the director, this is a matter of shame. My father took in the group of Yin Hong and others, and never expected to cause such a big trouble. Hong Jin is arrogant and unrestrained, director must be vigilant early."
He blamed everything on Yin Hong and Hong Jin, and Deng Chanyu listened with a smile.
To be honest, the higher her cultivation, the less she has the thought of switching allegiances to Xī Qī. I was so eager to follow you guys, but now I'm going to betray you? Haha, okay! Dogs like you will wait!
She pretended to look puzzled: "Is this really the case? Hmm, Ji family is Ji family, Yin Hong is Yin Hong, and this Taoist can still differentiate between them. Prince has come to inform us, which shows that our relationship between the two sides is as solid as a rock. But I don't know where the 30,000 troops of Hong Jin are now?"
"This..." Bo Yincao looked towards the city walls. It was supposed to have arrived by now.
"I've been staying in Hanzhong these days. If Hong Jin's army comes, I will teach them to retreat to Xī Qī in front of the battlefield!"
Bo Yincao was willing to stay as a hostage, and after Deng Chanyu tried to persuade him, seeing his determination, she didn't mind adding another mouth to feed. So she just let him go.
After waiting for ten days, Bo Yincao's attendants had made two round trips on the Qí Mountain road, all saying they hadn't seen Hong Jin's army.
There were as many as three million soldiers, as if they had disappeared into thin air.
Bo Yincao guessed that Deng Chanyu had used some sort of Taoist magic that he could not understand, quietly resolving Hong Jin.
That's actually for the best.
He pretended to be unaware, and stayed for another two days before returning to Xī Qī.
"Director, are you friends with Xī Qī? Or enemies?" Zhang Guifang appeared beside Deng Chanyu and asked slowly.
"What difference does it make if we are friends? What difference if we are enemies?"
Zhang Guifang said firmly: "If we are enemies, I am willing to lead the army to fight for you. If we are friends, it is difficult for me to accept."
Deng Chanyu smiled: "Ha ha, neither enemies nor friends. You have the control charm I roughly figured out a way to break it, come with me."
Three days later, Deng Chanyu broke Zhang Guifang's control charm using the method taught by Nuwa, laying down the Two Symbols Dusty Array and transforming the yin and yang symbols thirty-six times before it was barely broken.
