Chapter 296: Sword Slaying Heavenly General
In an instant, everything in the sky and on the ground became dark.

Zhao Fujin stood calmly where he was, and his response was completely calm.

"Yang Lang once said that the methods of controlling wind and clouds are mostly illusions. Their main function is to influence the mind and then cooperate with the army to take advantage of the chaos. We have a strong pass as our support. Even if we can't break the opponent's illusion, won't the Jin army still have to attack the city? Everyone should do what they should do."

"Yes, but."

Mrs. Gu seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing this, Qiu Qiongying pulled his arm and patted it, and said anxiously: "Sister-in-law has never been a reserved person, why do you always hesitate in front of me? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Yeah, what are you worried about?"

Seeing Zhao Fujin also turned around, Mrs. Gu smiled awkwardly and pointed to the front to explain: "Bao Daoyi has caused chaos, and Kuangsha is also at Fengyue Pass at this time. The soldiers are confused and it is difficult to defend."

Although Mrs. Gu was enthusiastic and experienced, she was not afraid of a group of rough men in Liangshan. She could also interact with Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying like the elder sister next door. However, she was not natural enough with Zhao Fujin.

Zhao Fujin has always lived a secluded life. Apart from her daily interactions with Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying, and occasionally accompanying the army, she is inseparable from Yang Chang. In addition, she is of noble birth and has a quiet nature, so she naturally seems alienated from the people of Liangshan, and there is no chance for outsiders to get in touch with her and make friends with her.

During this time at Fengyue Pass, Zhao Fujin was like a female Bodhisattva. She neither participated in the battle nor discussed with others. She just chatted with Qiu Qiongying every night and spent the rest of her free time practicing alone.

It was only a few days ago when the Jin army launched a sudden and unexpected attack that Qiu Qiongying asked her to come out and help.

Seeing the raging sand coming and hearing Mrs. Gu's worried words, Zhao Fujin suddenly turned around, raised his hand and made a hand gesture. Suddenly, a golden light appeared on his body. It was the phoenix crown and bridal ...

"Although I can't break this spell, this illusion will not only affect you, but also the Jin army's vision. Even if they take advantage of the situation, they will have to climb up to the top of the city wall and fight hand-to-hand. So don't be scared by the scene in front of you. Hold your weapons and be ready to fight at any time. I will always stand in the front row and use my flying sword to kill the enemy as much as possible."

"No, Princess, if you can't see, how can you kill the enemy with a flying sword?"

“凭感觉，乱杀！”

"what?"

Zhao Fujin's firm tone made Qiu Qiongying confused for a moment. When she swallowed and thought, she thought of the endless flying swords, and she did have the confidence to do so.

Wait, the stones aren't worth much either.

I am also an official’s wife, I can’t lose face!
Thinking of this, Qiu Qiongying pulled off the small bag from her waist, which was filled with walnut-sized stones. She then took out one and held it in her hand, staring at Zhao Fujin with her big eyes.

When watching Zhao Fujin casting a spell a few days ago, Qiu Qiongying discovered that those golden flying swords seemed to have eyes. As long as they flew out, they would not miss. So, if she used the flying swords as a reference, and then threw the flying stones, she would have a chance to hit them?

Of course, she deliberately chose the small flying stone in the bag, mainly so that she could throw it farther. If the vision was unclear, she couldn't expect to kill, and she was lucky to be able to injure the Jin soldiers.

"disease!"

Zhao Fujin wiped with his left hand, like wiping a glass, and drew a semicircle in front of him. Then he saw the movement of his hand, and nine golden lightsabers appeared one after another. He shouted and pointed forward with his right hand, and the lightsabers pierced into the fog in front.

"Is this coming?"

Qiu Qiongying was stunned when she heard this, and then she saw Zhao Fujin began to repeat the action, which meant that the flying sword had hit the target.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Influenced by Zhao Fujin's emotions, Qiu Qiongying also threw stones in the same direction. Then she heard wailing from the bottom of the pass, which gave her great encouragement.

Sun Li, Gu Dasao and others were also busy. They deployed their troops in their respective areas. Soldiers wearing armor and holding shields were at the front of the city wall, followed by warriors holding swords and spears, and the last row of archers.
Fan Rui pretended to be Bao Daoyi to help in the battle. At the beginning, he performed magic to stir up the situation in front of the formation, and nearly a thousand soldiers of the Jin army cooperated and rushed forward.

These soldiers, wearing hastily made copper eye masks, transported siege equipment and supplies to Fengyue Pass. Once Fan Rui lifted his spell and restored his vision, the Jin army would be able to climb the city walls and attack in one go.

(The copper eye mask is a pair of goggles, the lenses of which are made of copper with dense holes, used to block wind and sand and prevent snow blindness. The Turpan Museum has a collection of Tang Dynasty objects)
In the Jin army's previous attacks, they were attacked while they were moving, but now they will first pile up equipment and supplies, and then climb up the city wall at the same time to engage in hand-to-hand combat. By then, a large number of Jin soldiers will rush up, and the guards at the pass will be overwhelmed.

Liu Yanzong, who was watching the battle at the front line, devised the strategy based on the characteristics of Fan Rui's magic, but the number of hastily prepared copper eye masks was small. However, when he saw Qin Lang's sky, the clouds suddenly changed color, and sand and rocks were flying in the wind.

At one point he thought the battle was won, but the golden light flickering in the fog and the panicked return of the Jin soldiers from the front line to report the news brought this Jin army think tank back to reality.

In a blink of an eye, more than half of the 800 Jin soldiers were killed.

Liu Yanzong thought it was indeed not simple, and then frowned and stared at Fan Rui beside him, and asked: "Although your magic is exquisite, it seems that it has not achieved the desired effect. Do you have any more direct means?"

"this one"

Fan Rui hesitated slightly when he heard this.

Although he agreed to help the Jin people repel the enemy and acted under the name of Bao Daoyi, if he was familiar with magic, it would definitely be discovered by Sun Li and others, and his identity would be exposed. So when Talan asked what magic he knew, Fan Rui only said that he was proficient in stirring up trouble.

Unfortunately, even with Fengyun's cover and assist effect, the sharp-eyed Liu Yanzong was not easy to fool.

"If Mr. Song refuses to cooperate with the attack and Mr. Fan is unwilling to do his best, what cooperation can we talk about? Your emperor was able to ascend the throne because the Marshal strongly supported it. You can't destroy the bridge after crossing it."

"Liu Shumi is too kind. I still have magical powers."

Hearing Liu Yanzong's threatening words, Fan Rui quickly bowed in response, intending to use his best skills.

"What magical power is it?"

"Summon the Heavenly General!"

"hiss"

Liu Yanzong took a deep breath and immediately changed his teasing tone. He bowed to Fan Rui according to the Han etiquette and said respectfully, "Please do it quickly, sir. If you need our cooperation, just let us know."

"I can only guarantee that I will defeat Xiao Long Nu. The subsequent siege will still require the efforts of the Jin army. Please arrange how to deploy the troops yourself."

"That's natural."

"That's right." Fan Rui held the magic sword in his hand and added in a deep voice: "The heaven will descend to the earth, like a phoenix perching on a phoenix tree, and it needs the body of a wise man to lead it. Prime Minister Liu needs to lend me a hand."

"Me? How can I help?"

“Just stay where you are.”

"install?"

"Don't worry, Liu Shumi, it's all right."

"Oh"

Liu Yanzong was skeptical, but Fan Rui was already muttering and chanting incantations, thinking that he still liked your rebelliousness just now.

Fan Rui's Taoism skills are not as good as Gongsun Sheng and Qiao Daoqing. He cannot directly summon the so-called heavenly generals. He needs to use the "primer" to complete the spell.

Of course, being the 'initiator' is definitely not a good thing, otherwise he will use himself as the guide, and this technique will consume true energy to a certain extent.

Although Liu Yanzong was the think tank of the Jin army, he knew nothing about Taoism.

He was staring at Fan Rui when the dark clouds in the sky suddenly dissipated and the wind and sand on the ground stopped at the same time.

In the rear, thousands of Jin army officers and soldiers, including Talai, shouted in surprise and admiration, which instantly made Liu Yanzong at a loss, but he soon saw the general.

It turned out that just now, a wisp of white mist suddenly appeared on Liu Yanzong's helmet, and then rolled up into a group of white clouds. The heavenly general who appeared in the cloud had a green face and fangs, a golden helmet, blue eyes and red hair. In comparison, he was like the size of Fengyue Pass.

That day, the general was seen riding on a black dragon, holding a pair of iron hammers in his hands, flying in the sky, slowly approaching Zhao Fujin's position. At that time, it felt like a mountain pressing down on one's head.

"what is this?"

"Is Bao Daoyi so strong?"

"Second Madam, Third Madam"

The defenders at the pass were terrified and turned pale. Generals Sun Li, Sun Xin, Le He and others were also dumbfounded. They could remember that such a bizarre scene had also occurred when Qiao Daoqing and Gongsun Sheng fought.

Qiu Qiongying had used up all the small stones, and when she saw the clouds and fog dissipate, she bent down to pick up larger stones. Before she stood up, she heard people around her screaming and shouting, and then she looked at Zhao Fujin cautiously.

"Sister Princess, can you handle this?"

"Let me try it first." Zhao Fujin still answered calmly, without any panic in her tone, because she was sure that what she saw was an illusion, but she still summoned her flying sword and shot it into the air.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Seeing nine golden lights flying towards him, General Tian leaned forward and raised his hammer to block them.

Clang Clang Clang.
Seeing the golden phantom sword being smashed to pieces, Zhao Fujin was a little stunned for a moment, but he subconsciously summoned the flying sword again.

"disease!"

When Qiu Qiongying saw the flying sword being shattered, she tried to throw the stone in her hand into the sky.

With a bang, it turned into powder.

"Haha, you are overestimating yourself!"

"Sir, you are mighty! The general is mighty!"

"This magic is incredible"

Seeing that they had the upper hand in the fight, the Jin soldiers in Guanxia were all generous with their praises. Liu Yanzong, who was the 'introducer', clenched his fists, feeling that the general would be in tune with him that day.

Hammer this bitch to death! Smash this Fengyue Pass!

"Sister, it seems not possible."

"I will try again."

"Watch out, he's coming for you!"

"Ah."

Seeing the heavenly generals coming like a huge wave, Zhao Fujin did not escape, but closed his eyes at that moment.

She believed Yang Chang's words without a doubt. The illusions summoned by magic could only disturb the mind but could not cause real harm to people, just like the same effect of her own flying sword.

Closing his eyes and concentrating on calming his mind, Zhao Fujin remembered what Yang Chang had reminded him a few days ago. The [Object Control Technique] could transform according to one's will. The number of flying swords also increased with the improvement of his cultivation level, from the original one to nine. Could the nine swords be combined into one?
"Here comes the sword!"

With a delicate cry, Zhao Fujin's beautiful eyes opened, and a large golden sword hovered in the air.

As soon as she grasped the big golden sword in her hand, the heavenly general raised his hammer and fell towards the city.

The shock and pressure brought by the falling hammer made the defenders of the pass want to dodge sideways involuntarily, but Zhao Fujin was the only one who faced the attack with sword in both hands.

With a clang, golden light surged.

As the golden sword was swung out, it suddenly and inexplicably grew dozens of times larger, becoming a size that rivaled the Heavenly General's iron hammer.

The two weapons clashed, but the great sword remained undamaged.

When the general saw that his single hammer had no effect, he also smashed down with his left hand.

Zhao Fujin imitated Yang Chang's sword-wielding posture. When he finished his move, he twisted his body and lifted the sword upwards, collided head-on with the Heavenly General's falling hammer again.

Zhao Fujin felt emboldened after being able to block two hammers from the Heavenly General in succession. He thought that even if he couldn't defeat his opponent, as long as his magic power could support him, he could at least guarantee invincibility.

"Princess sister."

"Second Lady"

Zhao Fujin's amazing performance also gave Qiu Qiongying and others confidence. Everyone became more and more respectful of her, and finally understood why Yang Chang dared to leave without worry. It turned out that the princess had this skill.

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad. Seeing the Dragon-riding Heavenly General being blocked by Xiao Longnu's giant sword, Liu Yanzong anxiously shouted to Fan Rui: "Mr. Fan, hammer her harder to death!"

Fan Rui summoned the Sky Drop and had to continue to output mana control, so how could he have time to respond?

At this moment, black fog suddenly rose above the Jin army's formation, and strong winds blew up dust, with greater power than before.

Fan Rui was concentrating on casting the spell, and at this moment he finally realized that something was wrong, but before he had time to think about the reason, he heard Liu Yanzong complaining.

"The generals are fighting each other, what are you doing with this technique, sir? I can't see clearly."

"Mr. Fan is using both methods at the same time. He must be trying to win the attention of Little Dragon Girl. That bitch is so hateful!"

"That's right. With the black fog covering her, the general will smash her into a pulp. It looks like the winner will be decided soon."

"this is not"

People around him expressed their opinions one after another. Fan Rui was flustered and tried to explain, but his body lost control and he fell off his horse.

"No, where are the people?"

Liu Yanzong couldn't see the man who was being hammered by the Heavenly General. He looked around and suddenly found that Fan Rui was gone. As he was shouting in panic to find him, suddenly a golden light flashed in the corner of his eyes.

"This is."

The golden giant sword suddenly fell from the sky, like a brilliant flash of the sun sinking into the horizon, and Liu Yanzong fell to the ground with his horse.

Soon, the black fog dissipated and the sky became bright.

It’s different at each level.

Fengyue Pass is still majestic, and Zhao Fujin is still covered in golden light, but the Jin army's position is in a mess, the think tank Liu Yanzong has fallen to the ground, and the mage Fan Rui is nowhere to be seen.

The result of the fight is clear at a glance.

The Jin army could not find Fan Rui anywhere, and the rescued Liu Yanzong was breathing weakly. Talai was no longer in the mood to attack. He took a last glance at Xiaolongnu in the distance, and ordered a retreat with reluctance in his eyes.

Zhao Fujin wielded her sword to fight the heavenly general. Perhaps the golden sword was too huge, and her mana consumption increased exponentially. Until she saw the Jin army retreating, the energy in her dantian was exhausted, so she staggered back a few steps.

Qiu Qiongying was shocked when she saw this, and rushed forward to support her, and asked nervously: "Princess sister, are you okay?"

"I'm a little tired and need to recover as soon as possible. I'll leave the rest to you."

"No problem, today it's all up to you, sister." Qiu Qiongying nodded seriously and waved to Sister Gu: "Sister-in-law, help the princess to rest, I will stay to prevent the Jin people from counterattacking."

"Don't worry, Madam San."

Mrs. Gu quickly took it and said softly, "Princess, let's go."

"Um"

Before leaving, Zhao Fujin looked back again and saw that the Jin army was slowly retreating, but the doubts in his heart were still there.

Did I see it wrong? The two moving flames just now were so familiar that I couldn't think of anyone else except him.

Zhao Fujin knew that he could not defeat Bao Daoyi by himself, but he did not seem to be able to stir up trouble. Perhaps there were some extraordinary people in this world?

In the retreating team at Guanxia, ​​Dai Zong in disguise approached Shi Xiu in disguise and complained, "Brother, Mr. Fan suddenly disappeared. Where do you think he went? How can we explain this to the general?"

"Ahem, did you notice just now, brother? The second time the black fog came faster, the wind was stronger, and there were two balls of fire moving quickly in the fog."

"Brother Shi's meaning."

Before Dai Zong finished his reply, Talan's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Commander Dai, Xiao Longnu's skills are unfathomable. Was she the one who kidnapped Mr. Fan just now?"

"install?"

"Yes, yes, the military supervisor is right."

Just as he was feeling sleepy, someone handed him a pillow and Shi Xiu quickly interrupted him to continue the conversation.

(End of this chapter)