Chapter 554 Ning Zhuo made great contributions!Zhao Xi’s current situation is not very good.

This time, under his leadership, the main forces of the two countries organized a Yuanying-level team to specifically deal with the two ghosts of heaven and earth.

Under the combined magical powers of heaven and earth, only three Nascent Soul cultivators escaped, while the rest were all killed.

This is a huge loss to the main forces of the two countries!

As the current top leader, Zhao Xi has an unshirkable responsibility.

"I should have stuck to my original intention. There was no need to provoke the two ghosts of heaven and earth!" Zhao Xi himself did not have a strong desire to fight.

But there was nothing he could do.

In his position, he seeks his government.

Previously, Tiandi Shuanggou, Hongxiu Fairy and others were very arrogant and successfully robbed the spoils of the two major forces of the country.

The generals of both countries wanted to regain their ground and boost morale.

Of course, this is also meant to test Zhao Xi!If Zhao Xi won this battle, he would be able to maintain his authority. But the fact was that he lost this battle and almost lost all the results of Zhao Xi's good start.

Zhao Xi tried to keep his expression and tone calm: "Don't worry, my friends. Our two countries will win this battle!"

"This is just a minor setback. Let's wait and see what happens. Let Master Lieyang and other cultivators return to the camp to obtain the most detailed intelligence."

A Nascent Soul-level general snorted coldly: "For now, this is the only way."

Another general also said: "I have mentioned it before, don't take such a risk. In military affairs, you should never start a war out of anger. Alas, honest advice may be unpleasant to the ear, but it is beneficial to action."

Zhao Xi's face was as cold as ice, and he looked coldly at the monk who spoke.

The two monks did not avoid or give way, but looked at each other frankly.

The atmosphere in the room became tense.

Just then, a subordinate came to report that three Nascent Soul cultivators had returned from the front line.

Zhao Xi: "Let them in."

After a dozen breaths, three Nascent Soul cultivators, led by True Man Lieyang, walked into the house and met everyone.

"Alas, you defeated general have returned to apologize!" True Man Lieyang immediately bowed with a gloomy look on his face.

Zhao Xi and others all looked over.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators were seen covered in blood, in a miserable state, with shame and obvious fear on their faces.

Zhao Xi snorted coldly: "I entrusted this carefully selected team to you. Lieyang, how could you do this?"

"You are indeed guilty!"

"Start atonement now. Tell us everything you know and let us discuss new countermeasures."

True Man Lieyang no longer had the same pride as before. He looked up to the sky and sighed, then cooperated obediently: "Yes, Master Zhao."

Fu Yunzi on the side shook his head: "It's impossible. It's impossible to defeat the two ghosts of heaven and earth!"

"Their combined attack of heaven and earth is so powerful that it is impossible to resist."

"You are just lucky that you were not chosen, so you are still alive."

Fu Yunzi looked very depressed, had no fighting spirit and was in a state of disarray.

Zhao Xi shouted coldly: "Shut up!"

He pointed at Fuyunzi and said, "Your Taoist companion Shanyuezi was killed in battle. It's understandable that you are discouraged."

"But now that a great war is imminent, if you continue to speak nonsense and shake the morale of the army, I will kill you as a warning to others!"

Fu Yunzi stared at Zhao Xi blankly and smiled sadly: "Forget it, forget it."

A general at the Nascent Soul level looked at Zhao Xi and said, "The three of them are warriors. They were able to face the two ghosts of heaven and earth and return alive. I personally think there is nothing to blame!"

What this means is that as the commander-in-chief, Zhao Xi has an unshirkable responsibility.

Zhao Xi stared at the person who spoke: "You!"

Beidou Sword Master looked at the argument with a gloomy expression.

He is a sword cultivator, but in this battle, the flying sword that he used to kill the enemy became his means of escape.

His pride was shattered, and he only wanted to retaliate: "You guys can chat, I will go into seclusion immediately and recover from my injuries as soon as possible."

“If the two ghosts of heaven and earth come to kill me and call me, I will definitely fight with all my might to wash away this shame!”

After saying this, the Master of Beidou Sword turned and left without looking back.

As the leader of the main town, Zhao Xi was naturally humiliated. Beidou Sword Master's self-willed behavior revealed Zhao Xi's great loss of authority.

However, just as the Master of Beidou Sword opened the door and was about to step out, a messenger monk ran in ecstasy with a jade slip of intelligence.

"Good news! Good news from the front!"

"Our army won."

"The Three Generals' Camp won!"

"They chased the Heaven and Earth Ghosts away! There is even a high possibility that they caused casualties to the Heaven and Earth Ghosts."

"Uh!"

The monk rushed into the hall and saw that almost everyone was staring at him.

In an instant, huge pressure pressed down on him like a mountain, making it difficult for him to breathe.

"This is impossible!!" The Beidou Sword Master, who was closest to him, blurted out with his eyes as big as copper bells.

The messenger monk was so frightened that his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.

boom.

Another general slammed his hand on the table and said, "It is a heinous crime to spread false military intelligence. You must know that you will be beheaded!"

Even Zhao Xi himself did not believe it. He shouted, "What military intelligence is this? Present it to us first."

The monk who delivered the message trembled and woke up in shock. He quickly got up, ran to Zhao Xi in front of everyone and handed him the jade slip.

He was so frightened that he dared not utter a word.

Zhao Xi infused his spiritual consciousness into the jade slip, his face gloomy.

The meeting room was completely silent, with everyone's eyes on Zhao Xi, so that any slight change in the latter's expression would be noticed by those who were paying attention.

Then, everyone saw Zhao Xi's unprecedented wonderful expression.

His eyes were originally narrowed, but suddenly they opened wide, as if his eyeballs were about to pop out.

The shock he suffered was so great and violent that Zhao Xi, who had always paid attention to his official authority and posture, subconsciously opened his mouth.

He was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth!After the intense shock, his shrunken pupils quickly expanded, and his icy face looked as if spring had suddenly arrived. In an instant, the sun was shining brightly, and everything seemed new again.

"Victory, the two ghosts of heaven and earth are defeated and fled!"

"The Three Generals Camp won!!"

"Great achievement! Ning Zhuo has made a great achievement!"

"Okay, okay."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"Hahaha."

The generals looked at each other in disbelief.

Some people stared at Zhao Xi and reminded him, "Master Supervisor, please do not misjudge. You are the supreme leader of our main force."

But Zhao Xi glanced at him with disdain, and his laughter not only did not stop, but became even stronger.

For a moment, Zhao Xi's loud laughter filled the meeting room and echoed in everyone's ears.

"This military intelligence has irrefutable evidence. Not only does it contain detailed images, but it also contains valuable treasures such as the bronze sundial that was recovered!"

"In fact, the three generals' battalion is on its way back in triumph."

"In this battle, our army lost at first but then won. The two ghosts of heaven and earth were defeated and fled. We won!"

As he said this, he threw the jade slip in his hand directly at the face of the general who had just insisted.

The general dodged quickly, took the jade slip in a hurry, and immediately infused his consciousness to check it. The next moment, his expression changed, and he became extremely surprised: "Too, to have such a method!"

"What on earth happened?" someone asked anxiously.

The extremely shocked general was still digesting this military intelligence and did not respond.

"Oh, I'd better take a look myself!" The general beside him was impatient and grabbed it directly.

The speed of his spiritual sense reading was extremely fast. The next moment, his eyes widened: "What kind of magic did this young man Ning Zhuo use? How could he make Tian Shuang turn against us?"

"T-Turning against us?!"

“Who betrayed???”

"Did I just hear it correctly? I seemed to hear that the Heavenly Ghost turned against us?!"

The rest of the generals were so shocked that they could no longer sit still. They stood up and stretched out their hands towards the jade slip.

However, there is one person who is faster than them.

That is the Master of Beidou Sword.

Beidou Sword Master held the jade slip in his hand, read through the contents, and stood there in a daze: "Did he really win?!"

"Are the two ghosts from heaven and earth dead?" Fu Yunzi became excited.

His Taoist partner Shan Yuezi died in the joint attack of heaven and earth. The two ghosts of heaven and earth are his greatest enemies in this life.

Fu Yunzi felt that there was no hope for revenge in his lifetime and he never expected that he would receive the news of the defeat of the two ghosts of heaven and earth.

However, Fu Yunzi failed to snatch the jade slip. The generals surrounded the Master of Beidou Sword. Several hands pressed on the jade slip at the same time. Several spiritual consciousnesses were poured into it at the same time, vying to read the military intelligence in the jade slip.

For a moment, there were exclamations one after another.

Soon, the jade slip was circulated among everyone.

Zhao Xi still sat in the main seat with a stern face, but anyone could sense his relaxation, his joy, and his happiness.

Zhao Xi coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention: "The three generals have made great contributions this time, and they must be greatly praised."

"You know, our opponents are the twin ghosts of heaven and earth!"

It was precisely because a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators died in the joint attack of heaven and earth that the outstanding military achievements of Liu, Guan, Zhang and Ning were highlighted.

"Reward, we must reward these heroes generously!"

"In this war, our two countries will definitely win!!"

Zhao Xi still couldn't bear it any longer. At the end, he clenched his fists, raised his arms and shouted loudly.

The generals were silent.

True Man Lieyang, Master Beidou Sword, and Fuyunzi all had different expressions.

Zhao Xi glared, glanced at everyone, and made a threatening sound through his nose.

All the generals were startled and quickly spoke out to express their joy, their firm determination for their own victory, and their recognition and following of Zhao Xi's wise leadership.

"How should we reward the three generals' battalions for their great achievements?" Zhenren Lieyang suddenly asked with a complicated expression.

Zhao Xi didn't hear the hidden meaning, and waved his hand: "Our army has always been clear about rewards and punishments. Naturally, we will reward according to military merits. We will award the military merits as quickly as possible to reward the heroes and boost the morale of the army!"

Master Lieyang nodded: "Of course."

"It's just..." He changed the subject and said, "Ning Zhuo is a very capable person with a promising future."

"He was able to defeat the two ghosts of heaven and earth. His power is unexpectedly great and may affect the outcome of the next battle."

"We should protect him well!"

These words made the joy on Zhao Xi's face suddenly fade away.

He immediately fell into deep thought.

Many generals also understood the profound meaning of Master Lieyang's words, and they all remained silent.

After a while, Zhao Xi said, "Master Lieyang is right. Quickly, let's select a team of soldiers and go out of the camp to welcome Master Ning Zhuo back to the camp as soon as possible! He is the greatest hero in this battle!!"

However, when the generals, led by Zhao Xi, reunited with the three generals' camps, they found that Ning Zhuo had disappeared.

"Where is Ning Zhuo? Where is Master Ning Zhuo?!" Zhao Xi asked Liu Er.

Liu Er saluted and said, "Your Excellency Zhao, after the battle, our army was cleaning up the battlefield when a Yuanying cultivator showed up and revealed his identity. He was the guard of military advisor Ning Zhuo."

"The military advisor has already been taken away by his guards."

"Ah?!" Zhao Xi stared.

The group of Nascent Soul cultivators were also stunned.

Lieyang Zhenren asked anxiously: "Are you sure that he is Ning Zhuo's bodyguard? Liu Er, can you guarantee it? If we are deceived, our greatest hero in this battle will lose his life, and our two countries will become a laughing stock!"

"Can you shoulder this heavy responsibility?"

Liu Er looked at Master Lieyang calmly, straightened his chest, and said confidently, "We are all very sure. This is because after this person revealed his identity, Military Advisor Ning woke up and confirmed it himself."

Master Lieyang's eyelids twitched, he gritted his teeth, suppressed the regret in his heart, and tried to force a smile: "That's good, that's good!"

Zhao Xi sighed. Without Ning Zhuo, he would not be able to continue to balance the two ghosts of heaven and earth.

His heart was filled with regret, but he could only smile at Liu, Guan, and Zhang: "You have all worked hard. This fight to the death has demonstrated the courage of the three battalions and the military might and fighting spirit of our two countries."

"Come back to the camp with me, and I will definitely reward you!"

Liu Er hurriedly thanked him loudly and felt happy for Ning Zhuo in his heart - he had avoided this disaster.

It turned out that Tianshuang was chasing Dihui away. When the battle ended, Zhu Xuanji, who had been watching the battle, frowned deeply.

He had a huge doubt in his mind - did Ning Zhuo really master the magical power of hanging people's lives by a thread? !

The Nandou royal family knew a lot of secrets about this magical power. One of them was that unless one mastered the mysterious means, it would be difficult for most people to detect that a life was hanging by a thread.

A cultivator who has mastered the supernatural power to hold a life by fire can discover the life by fire.

Otherwise, the Nandou royal family would not have gone to the trouble of sending Shen Lingshu to find the answer indirectly.

"Ning Zhuo's state at that time, with the blessing of military tactics, was at the peak of the Golden Core level. If he had this magical power, he might be able to contact the Heavenly Frost Mask."

"But magical powers do not require physical contact, but Ning Zhuo placed his palms on Ghost Face's back. This action denied this possibility."

"Is my Buddha Heart Demon Seal alone enough to fill the ghost face with Buddha thoughts and then affect the main body?"

"No matter what, Ning Zhuo's situation is not safe, so let's rescue him first."

Zhu Xuanji asked Lin Bufan to come forward and bring Ning Zhu back first.

After Ning Zhuo fell into coma, Sun Lingtong controlled the Wanli Youlong and flew out from Ning Zhuo's waist.

Although he did not leave the Mechanical Dragon, he still leaked his breath and voice, revealing his identity to the three generals.

Guan Hong stroked his beard and said, "During the fierce battle earlier, I did feel someone taking action and removing the ice spike from the military advisor's body. It turned out to be you."

Zhang Hei "guessed" Sun Lingtong's identity and said with understanding: "Oh, I understand. You are the military advisor's servant."

Liu Er looked at Wanli Youlong. He had discovered this mechanical device a long time ago, but he pretended to see it for the first time. He sighed sincerely, "The military advisor is loyal and righteous, which is touching. With such a device, he could have traveled through the void and evacuated in advance. But he always accompanied us to fight to the death. How lucky I am to meet such a comrade-in-arms?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Guan and Zhang's expressions changed and they looked moved.

Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "Do you think we really haven't thought about retreating?"

Of course he would not say it explicitly. Seeing the expressions of the three generals, he said, "Let this wonderful misunderstanding continue."

At this time, Lin Bufan took the initiative to show up, which aroused the vigilance of the soldiers in the three generals' camps.

Of course, Liu, Guan and Zhang did not trust Lin Bufan at the first moment.

But Sun Lingtong spoke up for Lin Bufan at this time.

Lin Bufan secretly showed the Wood Fire to the three generals.

The three generals finally began to trust Ning Zhuo, but they still did not let him leave until Ning Zhuo woke up and confirmed Lin Bufan's identity.

Lin Bufan suggested to Ning Zhuo that he should be separated from the three generals' camps and not return to the two main camps of the country.

Ning Zhuo also had the same idea, so after distributing the spoils, he said goodbye to the three generals.

(End of this chapter)