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Whether it was the crowd led by Zhang Xiaoshan or the terrifying giant snake beneath his feet, Zhang Xiaoshan held a dominant position.
Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan's words were mostly persuasive, indicating he did not want to start a massacre.
Unlike others, who might launch a bloody massacre against Loulan at Zhang Xiaoshan's command.
“I knew that’s why I advised the high priest to hand it over.”
With the emergence of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, the ancient Loulan tribe was no longer a secret place. There's a saying in the Central Plains—
The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade!
From the moment Loulan was exposed, what you were hiding became the cause of bloodshed for Loulan. Moreover, if that thing fell into the hands of a wicked force, that would be a true catastrophe.
But the empire is different!
Wei Zhuang and others strongly agreed with Zhang Xiaoshan's analysis.
The ancient Loulan people were not the Zhang family; a child carrying gold in the market would undoubtedly invite disaster upon himself.
Since the existence of such a thing as the War Demon God is possible, handing it over to the Empire is the only way to reduce the so-called bloodshed.
Because this thing is like icing on the cake for the empire.
But it's different for those feudal lords; those who wield military power and are considered demons will inevitably unleash carnage.
"The general trend of the Nine Provinces is that after a long period of unity, there will be division, and after a long period of division, there will be unity."
Loulan went into hiding back then, probably because they sensed the disintegration of the Great Zhou and the chaos that was engulfing the world.
Now, after a thousand years of division, the Nine Provinces have been unified once again, and the empire's power dominates both within and outside the seas.
Such things as the War God can only be prevented from causing devastating bloodshed if they are controlled by the empire. On the contrary, they can deter the Zhou state and reduce the calamities brought about by war.
Now that the ancient Loulan tribe has been exposed to the world, if we don't hand over what's inside to the empire, and if those ambitious people get their hands on it, the real killing will begin when they start vying for control of the Nine Provinces.
Zhang hoped that the High Priest would prioritize the overall situation.
What is moral blackmail?
After Zhang Xiaoshan finished speaking, even Wei Zhuang had to admire Zhang Xiaoshan's silver tongue.
Moreover, his arguments were so logical and well-reasoned that no one could find any fault with them.
Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human in times of chaos!
The calamities brought by war are absolutely cruel. If it weren't for the life and death of the Zhang family, Zhang Xiaoshan would not have wanted the empire to fall apart.
"this···"
The high priest of Loulan hesitated.
She knew that what was inside was extremely dangerous, and that if it fell into the hands of someone with malicious intent, it would surely bring disaster to the world.
Under Zhang Xiaoshan's guidance, handing it over to the Empire was undoubtedly the safest option.
After all, the empire has already unified the nine provinces and obtained the God of War, so it is unlikely to cause any massive bloodshed.
But other forces are different. Once they obtain this weapon, the Demon God will inevitably vie for power, causing endless bloodshed.
Most importantly, she handed it over, and the ancient Loulan tribe remained safe and sound.
If we don't hand it over, the empire's power will destroy Loulan, and that thing will still fall into the empire's hands.
The result is the same, but the process and their endings are different.
"I will give you three hours to consider."
If you continue to resist stubbornly in three hours, then the city will fall, everyone will die, and the Loulan tribe will be wiped out!
Zhang Xiaoshan gave the final notice, and at the same time, the poisonous dragon beneath his feet seemed to be guided by a spirit, heading directly towards the heart of Loulan.
The Loulan guards tried to stop him, but faced with the Poison Dragon's powerful aura, even the guard commander, who had mastered the art of martial arts, didn't have the courage to make a move.
That kind of oppressive force, like that of a demon god, is perhaps even more terrifying than their ultimate, hidden secret.
As for Wei Zhuang and the others, they lined up in formation to wait.
If Loulan truly doesn't know what's good for them, they wouldn't mind carrying out a massacre that wipes out their entire clan.
At this moment, the High Priest of Loulan looked at everything before him and fell into hesitation.
It could be said that, despite the seemingly difficult choice, she had very little reason to hesitate.
After all, given the empire's strength, even if she chose to resist, the final result would be the destruction of the city and the death of its inhabitants.
By paying, we can actually save the entire clan.
This is the ideology that Zhang Xiaoshan instilled in the High Priest from the very beginning, which gradually eroded her original determination to protect him to the death.
When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one!
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"This is Loulan, it's so beautiful!"
Suddenly, three figures appeared behind the group. It was Gai Nie leading the young Tianming and the young Shaoyu into the Loulan barrier.
The three of them ran into Wei Zhuang and his men who were guarding the entrance, and all three of them were wanted criminals by the empire.
"Junior brother!"
"Brother!"
The moment the two heroes of Guigu locked eyes, the Imperial warriors were about to make their move when Wei Zhuang waved his hand to stop them.
"Our mission this time is to target the hidden demon god Bingmoshen in Loulan, not them."
Wei Zhuang looked at the two figures beside Gai Nie.
The boy who was once powerless has perfectly inherited the mantle of the leader of the Mohist school, and now his combat power is comparable to that of a top expert.
Needless to say, the young people of the Xiang family could smash open the gates of Xianyang Palace while carrying a bronze statue weighing ten thousand catties when they were teenagers, let alone their strength in their current youth.
Even if the empire's top experts were to attack, it would result in the loss of 800 of their own for every 1,000 enemy killed.
"Yes, sir!"
The tasks had varying degrees of importance and urgency, and the two captains could only order the armored soldiers to make way.
It was Zhang Xiaoshan who forced Loulan to surrender this time. Unless Gai Nie wanted to be an enemy of the Zhang family, he would not have instigated Loulan to resist.
Under normal circumstances, the Zhang family would not interfere in the battle between the empire and the rebel forces.
Because this is not in the Zhang family's interest.
"Uncle?"
"let's go!"
Gai Nie, being an elite member of the Ghost Valley School, instantly understood Wei Zhuang's apprehension.
As for the arrival of the imperial army to encircle and annihilate them?
The entrance is here, but there may not be only one exit. Just by looking at the scenery, Gai Nie knew that there was more than one exit (Wang Hao Zhao).
"Lord Wei Zhuang?"
"If we want to keep three people, in the end there will be less than a hundred people standing here, and in the end it may not be possible to keep three people."
Instead of doing that, we might as well let them in.
If they wanted to incite Loulan against the Empire, perhaps we wouldn't even need to lift a finger.
"So that's how it is! Lord Wei Zhuang is planning to use someone else to do his dirty work!"
This time, the team leader is Zhang Xiaoshan. Gai Nie has angered the Zhang family and absolutely cannot withstand Zhang Xiaoshan's wrath.
Even the empire's several commanders of ten thousand men understood Wei Zhuang's plan.
Not to mention the legendary unfathomable Zhang Xiaoshan, even the terrifying Poison Dragon from before was an existence that no human could defeat. If anyone were angered, even ten Gai Nies might not be able to withstand the wrath of the Zhang family.
Moreover, besides Zhang Xiaoshan and Poison Dragon, there are also experts from the Ghost Palace.
Even with twelve top-tier martial arts masters surrounding them, they could wear down three of them.
Chapter 728 Chi You's Demonic Sword and Xuanyuan's Divine Sword?
"Is this the place where the Demon God of War is hidden?"
Driving the venomous dragon, it moved unimpeded all the way.
Let alone fighting to the death, the moment the Loulan people saw the poisonous dragon, any living creature would run away as fast as its tail could.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan arrived at the forbidden area of the ancient Loulan tribe without being stopped.
The bronze gate, five zhang high and three zhang wide and long, is engraved with inscriptions resembling biographies, and is integrated with the mountain wall as a whole.
If one didn't have a high vantage point and a careful observation, one might mistake it for a bronze book recording ancient biographies.
"We've arrived. This is the forbidden land where the Demon God of War is hidden!"
Although Zhang Xiaoshan gave the high priest three hours, he had no patience to wait three hours.
These three hours are merely giving Loulan a chance.
Just like now when Zhang Xiaoshan arrived at the forbidden area, with the poisonous dragon guarding the entrance, the high priest wasn't an idiot and knew there was no other choice.
"Young master, is the inscription here depicting the ancient battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou?"
"It's probably just a legend; treat it as a story!"
Zhang Xiaoshan looked at the contents recorded above, which described the tribal wars in the ancient era of 637.
The Chi You tribe, known as the ancestor of war, was the first to master metal smelting technology. In this era of ancient myths and legends, the Chi You tribe, as if divinely aided, not only forged advanced weapons, but also used the debris of fallen stars to create a war machine—the War Demon God.
This demon god has the power to destroy everything.
Its size alone is ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), and with a wave of its hand, it can destroy everything in its path and annihilate all enemies.
Similarly, the chosen one, the Yellow Emperor, was born in response to destiny.
After suffering repeated setbacks while leading his tribe, he forged an indestructible divine sword from the same fallen star material, which restrained the war machine of Chi You's tribe—the War Demon God.
The Yellow Emperor's tribe defeated the Chi You tribe, and the War Demon God was "traveled thousands of miles" and sealed in the land of Loulan.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan only regarded the above record as a story and did not believe it.
After all, even if the Chi You tribe was defeated and the War God became a spoil of war, there was no need to travel thousands of miles to Loulan to seal him away.
Moreover, Loulan was a foreign land at that time, and the Loulan Kingdom had not yet appeared.
"I'll open the door!"
At first glance, Zhang Xiaoshan could tell that the bronze gate contained elements of meteorite copper.
Therefore, it is extremely difficult to open the bronze gate by ordinary methods. Only beings like the High Priest of Loulan or the Ancient Miao Holy Maiden Linglong can open this blue gate.
However, Zhang Xiaoshan is also an option.
With his hands pressed against the center of the bronze door, Zhang Xiaoshan slowly pushed open the two doors that had been sealed for thousands of years.
Even Bai Feifei was filled with curiosity.
After all, the legends about Chi You, the demon god forged from the remnants of extraterrestrial stars, are incredibly mysterious.
"The gate to the forbidden area has been opened?"
The Loulan guards, who had been watching from afar, stared in disbelief at the slowly opening bronze gate, their shock evident in their expressions.
In a hurry, he stumbled and crawled to the temple to tell the high priest about the situation.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan looked inside and showed a look of surprise.
What's sealed in front is a blood-red demonic sword!
Legend has it that this was Chi You's weapon, which accompanied him in his campaigns across the north and south, killing countless enemies.
Moreover, the murderous aura emanating from this demonic sword reminded Zhang Xiaoshan of the Human Slaughtering Sword he had seen in Xianyang Palace, and it was only stronger.
It would probably take at least 100,000 merits to suppress the murderous aura of this demonic sword.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz...
At this moment, the Demon Sword seemed to sense Zhang Xiaoshan's presence and began to struggle frantically within the seal.
Ding!