LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 60: The Moon Reflected in the Water
The efficiency of the Huaizhou governor's actions was faster than Zhou Yuan had imagined.
Or it could be said that the injuries of his subordinates, the exploration of secret realms, and the poisonous spiritual objects that could resist mind-control techniques, all of which attracted the attention of the Huaizhou governor.
After the news of Jing'an City was sent to the Huaizhou camp by express horse, the Huaizhou governor's task force arrived in Jing'an City in just four days.
The leader of this team was the powerful military officer of the Huaizhou camp, the loyal military lieutenant Pei Ji.
As soon as he arrived in Jing'an City with four provincial warriors, he took over the command from the Jing'an lieutenant.
With the addition of the loyal military lieutenant Pei Ji, the number of warriors in Jing'an City reached 26.
Even if the injured Captain Jia was excluded, there were 25 warriors who could continue to fight.
Therefore, the first thing the loyal military lieutenant Pei Ji did was to select the vanguard, that is, to re-select the exploration personnel.
Zhou Yuan, a non-warrior archer, was rejected by him at the first time. He didn't even get a position in preparation for battle, and became a logistics staff.
It's not the fault of Zhongwu Lieutenant Pei Ji's arrogance. It's really that the idea of the strongest warrior is deeply rooted.
When the number of warriors is insufficient, it's okay to use a talented archer like Zhou Yuan.
Now there are still enough warriors, and the Yin Gui Secret Realm is full of dangers. Every bit of combat power is crucial, so Zhou Yuan was naturally not selected.
Regarding this situation, Cheng Fei and other county warriors have complaints, thinking that their comrades have suffered unfair treatment.
Jing'an Lieutenant Jiang Ren secretly told Zhou Yuan to return to the camp first and guard the military fort on his behalf.
"Zhou Yuan, the loyal and martial lieutenant Pei Ji came from afar, and he would not over-control Jing'an.
But he did mean to dismiss you, and I not only did not argue with him, but also went with the flow and agreed to his proposal."
"This is not me flattering the superiors and bullying the subordinates, but there are too many warriors in the prefecture, and I can't suppress them.
You are not a warrior and your position is low. If you are allowed to fight, you will be too outstanding to make the warriors of the prefecture look dull; if you are too mediocre, you will be reprimanded and dismissed."
"In this case, the loyal and martial arts of the prefecture It is better not to join the battle commanded by the lieutenant.
Don't end up being hated by them for working hard and shedding blood, which will affect your future promotion. "
"We are subordinates of the Huaizhou camp. As long as we are still in the army, we cannot leave the Huaizhou governor and the Huaizhou generals. There is no need to show off in front of them.
If you show off, they will be unhappy; if you show off, they will look down on you. "
Jing'an lieutenant has already regarded Zhou Yuan as his right-hand man and confidant, so it is rare for him to open his heart and give advice.
What he said was so clear, which was also related to Zhou Yuan's age.
In his opinion, Zhou Yuan was just a young boy, and if he didn't take the trouble to give advice, he might become a reckless person.
"Yuan, thank you for your teachings, Captain. I will withdraw to the military fort and wait for good news.
In addition, the ghosts in the secret realm are fierce, and the ghost leader will be more difficult to deal with. I hope the captain and the brothers will be careful and vigilant."
Zhou Yuan has already obtained the 'Kui Dou Fa' and the three Kui skills, and has no intention of fighting the ghost secret realm to death.
He also doesn't think that the warrior team can kill the boss of the secret realm without damage.
After all, the skills of the three Kui of the ghost can form the 'Kui Dou Fa', and the boss of the secret realm will most likely have this skill.
In addition, the boss of the secret realm is likely to have a restorative item like the 'Skin of the God of the House', and it is not easy to defeat it.
Therefore, Zhou Yuan was not dissatisfied with withdrawing from the attacking team. At most, he would find another opportunity to attack in the future. There was no need to serve under a strange officer.
Sure enough, Zhou Yuan guessed correctly. Two days after he returned to the camp, Captain Jing'an and the warriors of the subordinate county returned to the military fort together.
They said that the demons in the secret realm had human forms, and they were probably the source of the Painted Skin Ghost.
Although it was difficult at first, it was not impossible to deal with. After the warrior team drank the Yin-cold black liquid to wake up and dispel the temptation, they were able to fight back and forth with it.
Just when they thought they could win with the absolute advantage of 20 to 1, the demon leader suddenly became violently strengthened and injured several warriors.
The loyal and martial lieutenant who did not give up activated the members in preparation for the attack again, but was still repelled by the violent demon leader.
In this way, the attack plan of the Yin Gui Secret Realm was temporarily shelved.
The loyal and martial lieutenant Pei Ji took over the defense work of the secret realm, and the Jing'an lieutenant and the warriors of the subordinate counties were able to return to the military fort to rest.
"Hmph, the Huaizhou camp is really unhappy. If a real master had been sent here, how could our brothers be injured?"
"Don't talk nonsense. The governor of Huaizhou is in charge of many affairs and cannot move lightly. How can he risk attacking the secret realm in person?"
The injured county warriors complained again and again, and the Jing'an school lieutenant could only try his best to appease them and report his merits to the state government to seek some compensation and rewards.
In this unhappy atmosphere, a few days passed and it was August 15, which is also one of the most important festivals for the people of Wei, the Water Moon Festival.
Early in the morning of that day, Zhou Yuan saw the soldiers in the camp holding large and small containers to fetch water collectively.
He had never experienced the Water Moon Festival and was very curious about why everyone was like this.
Military Sima Cai Cheng thought that he was born in a remote countryside and had no time and energy to celebrate the festival, so he patiently explained.
"Legend has it that in the bright moon in the sky, there live the Jade Rabbit and the Golden Toad. The Jade Rabbit is good at medicine, and the Golden Toad is good at wealth.
But they are usually very busy, and only on the full moon night and the 15th day of the eighth month will they observe the various aspects of the people."
"Therefore, on the day of the Water Moon Festival, people will use containers to hold water and reflect the full moon in the sky.
They hope that the Moon Rabbit will leave some medicine and the Golden Toad will leave some wealth, which will be blended into the water reflecting the moon, so that they can drink it to replenish their bodies and apply it to make money."
What Cai Cheng said made sense. Just when Zhou Yuan thought this was a traditional festival of Wei, he suddenly changed the subject and said mysteriously.
"All those words just now are folk legends. Let me tell you something practical."
"It is recorded in the Wei Shu Tiandi Milu that on the 15th day of August, the moon is reflected in the water. If you are lucky, the secret realm of the Moon Palace will appear. Its location is uncertain and the time is unknown. If you are lucky, you can enter it.
If a warrior or a commoner mistakenly enters it, he cannot borrow the road and cannot enter again after returning.
There are many medicine rabbits and golden toads in it. Both of them carry medicine liquid and gold. If you break it, you can take it yourself. If you don't break it, you can't get it."
This is the second time Zhou Yuan heard the name "Wei Shu Tiandi Milu". He is very curious about how much information about secret realms this book records.
"Brother Cai, you actually have the Wei Shu Tiandi Secret Record, maybe you can lend it to me."
"Brother, you are joking. The Wei Shu Tiandi Secret Record records the information of the secret realm, which is even more important than the national defense garrison map. How could I have such a thing?
I heard this from the captain. He also didn't have a complete book of Wei Shu. He just read some books when he was trained in the capital."
"No, aren't you curious about the secret realm of the Moon Palace? Why are you thinking about the Wei Shu of the National Code?"
It would be a lie to say that he is not curious at all.
But Zhou Yuan has a player's mindset. This kind of strange event in the world is more like a festival activity for him.
Since it is a festival activity, there is no sense of mystery and wonder, and naturally he will not be too eager.
However, in order to respond to Cai Cheng's expectations and to integrate into the tradition and have fun with his comrades, he still cooperated with the reply.
"I am indeed curious. I will also go find some containers to hold the moon in water.
If I am lucky enough to enter the secret realm of the Moon Palace, I will definitely ask Brother Cai to bring back some medicine and gold."
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