It turned out that the other party just wanted to reminisce about the past and had no other thoughts.
"Just now I saw that Princess Di was decisive in killing people. She single-handedly helped our Northern Army to kill many rebels and also killed a famous rebel general. I wonder what grudge she has with Tianliang?"
"National hatred and family feuds, what's the grudge?" Xi Heng asked back.
"Even though your Highness is outside the capital, without receiving courtesy and salary, and without privileges, you still serve the country with all your heart. I admire you!" The other party clasped his fists towards her and said:
"Since the princess doesn't want to return to the capital, why don't you join our army? Fighting on the battlefield as a military commander is also a way to protect the country and the people!"
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Chapter 70: Conversion
After exchanging a few words after they met, it seemed that this General Zhao had developed a lot of goodwill towards her.
"Join the army?" Xi Heng fell into thought.
In fact, she had thought about joining the Northern Frontier Army and honing her sword skills in the army.
But after joining the army, you will always be bound by various rules and regulations and cannot do whatever you want.
For example, if she were to become a military general, Xi Heng would probably rush directly into the enemy group, and would not stop immediately even if the general ordered a retreat.
And more importantly, the Yan Meng Kingdom has not yet invaded the south, and there are not many wars on the northern border.
Even if you want to join the army, you should wait until the war breaks out... The north is peaceful now, and there will be no war to fight if you go.
But it’s better to ask now.
"After that, can I lead the troops and act independently?" she asked immediately.
As long as you become the one who gives orders, you don’t have to worry about many things.
There is no need to take too many, just give her dozens or hundreds of highly mobile soldiers.
The general also clearly saw Xi Heng's unrestrained personality, and said: "As Her Royal Highness the Emperor's Princess and a master of Dark Power, you have many privileges in the army."
"Let me think about it..." Xi Heng said casually.
She also wanted to find trouble with the Goddess of Red Sky first and obtain the magic in her hands.
"Whenever you make up your mind, Princess, just come and find me directly," said the general.
Xi Heng nodded at him, said no more, and walked away.
She no longer had the intention to continue hunting down the rebels. She sheathed the sword in her hand and jumped down from the city wall.
The hot wind whistled in her ears, and the force of her fall rippled her clothes, raising dust as she landed.
Xi Heng leaped again using his Qing Kung Fu, stepped on the eaves, and left the city wall that had almost been conquered.
On the way, the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhao State broke through the city gate and walked in waves of orderly and aggressive Zhao soldiers.
Most of the chaotic Tianliang soldiers behind the gate had already fled in panic, and the resistance fighters who had barely reorganized themselves were scattered under the attack of the Da Zhao officers and soldiers.
"Protect the country and kill the bandits!" In front of the army, a clear and loud slogan was shouted.
"Protect the country and kill the bandits!" The army in the rear shouted in encouragement:
"Kill the thief! Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"
The Tianliang soldiers blocking the city gate were intimidated by this and gradually retreated, and were no longer able to organize any effective resistance.
These rebels had only been in existence for too short a time and had not yet been able to build up a strong enough military before they were defeated in one fell swoop by the strongest and ever-victorious army of the Great Zhao.
When the officers and soldiers began to clear out the remaining Tianliang soldiers in the city, Xi Heng had already returned to his restaurant.
She wiped the blood off the sword with a piece of silk cloth, then returned to the balcony and quietly watched the war in the city.
Someone set a fire that set a block of people in the distance on fire.
The fire spread across the prairie, with black flames and green smoke mixing together and emitting a strange smell in all directions.
"Today, the soldiers of the Great Zhao encountered almost no obstacles in their siege of the city."
"Also, although there are quite a few soldiers left by Tianliang, they are basically just weak generals with similar abilities. They are fine for expanding momentum and fighting with more people against fewer, but they are nothing more than cannon fodder when facing a real elite army."
"The Grand Marshal of Tianliang didn't show up either. Did he really go to stabilize the southern territory as the rumors said?"
"Perhaps Fang Tiande thought that such a solid city could hold out for at least two or three months, so there was no urgency to return...but he didn't expect that Jinshi City would be captured overnight."
"The situation in my previous life was probably the same... By the time Fang Tiande's army arrived, the Great Zhao Ever-Victorious Army had already firmly occupied the city and started a decisive battle with Tianliang's main army."
Xi Heng listened to countless shouts and yells and watched the flames spread towards the sky.
"This siege is just a prelude. There will be another big battle afterwards."
"Before Fang Tiande leads his army to arrive, the city should be able to have some peace for a while..."
For the people in the city, peace and tranquility are certainly a good thing, but this makes Xi Heng idle.
I don’t know whether I should go back to Jiangning City to reunite with my senior sister, or just wait in Jinshi City.
"You won't be able to stay long if you go back, so you better stay."
She really wanted to see a real battle, and also wanted to take the opportunity to hone her sword skills.
As for the free time before Fang Tiande arrives...
"Just cultivate my little religion well." Xi Heng nodded.
She remembered where the Jingming Sect's altar was, and she also knew that every ten days, the Jingming Sect would gather believers in the city to pray and worship together in the Jinshi City Square and offer sacrifices to the Jinghuo Mingzun.
When searching for so-called sacrifices, it is common for cult members to ransack homes and plunder to use their power to oppress others, often resulting in the destruction of families and the death of even the most vulnerable.
But later, their faith shifted to the Great Dark Sky, and this no longer became necessary.
If such evil things happen again, Xi Heng wouldn't mind drawing his sword and chopping off the head of the evildoer.
Since it is a religion under her control, then it should act according to her ideas.
"Let's go to the gathering place of that sect tomorrow and see if the cult's writers have followed my instructions to compile the doctrine..."
"If not, cut a few first."
For her, killing is the simplest and most direct way to create order and make people obey.
If you kill all those who don't obey, everyone will obey your orders.
"If there is a good person who was killed by mistake, it would be better if you don't kill him in the next life."
Because of her ability to save and load save files, Xi Heng has become quite indifferent to matters of life and death, whether it is the life and death of others or her own.
The girl yawned lightly. She was a little sleepy after being busy with a lot of things today.
After taking another glance at the chaos of war in the city, she turned around indifferently, opened the small door to the balcony, went back to the room, put the sword aside, took off her bloodstained coat, lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
……
The next morning, Xi Heng took a nap and when he got up, the sun was already high in the sky.
She rubbed her eyes and went to the basin to wash her face, put on her coat which was still stained with blood, and sat down in front of the dressing table.
After dressing up a little, the girl pushed open the small door to the balcony, only to find that the whole city was empty and quiet, in stark contrast to the chaos of yesterday.
Many of the ashes were still emitting smoke, and the fire was separated from the restaurant by a small river, so she could sleep well.
Xi Heng hummed a song and went out with his sword.
Having not eaten for a day, she planned to go to the former Jingming Sect's teaching platform in Jinshi City to get a meal first.
The Jingming religious altar is not far from the central city commercial street. Compared to the altar church, it looks more like the courtyard of a large family. It is unknown which family occupies it.
A plaque engraved with the three characters "Jingming Sect" was hung high. In front of the door stood two strong cultists wearing coarse cloth and holding long sticks. They stood firmly and looked quite imposing at first glance.
Until Xi Heng approached, the two guards who participated in the siege of the demon trembled all over and took several steps back.
His back hit the door and he could hardly stop. He could not hide his weak legs and panicked face.
"Demon, demon... Lord Demon!"
After the two men reacted, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted, fearing that the salute was not big enough, and seemed to want to kowtow again.
"Stand up, stand up."
Xi Heng stopped the two of them. She didn't want to hear the sound of people kneeling wherever she went.
This had never happened before when he was emperor. The officials in the court rarely kowtowed to her.
After the two men stood up tremblingly, Xi Heng raised his head and glanced at the plaque on the door, then drew his sword and casually swung out a ray of sword energy.
Thick sword marks were imprinted on the top, with a rough horizontal line drawn across the middle of the plaque.
The two people nearby saw the sword swinging past and froze, touching their necks, not daring to lower their heads.
"Can you stop being so startled?" Xi Heng said with a sigh:
"I wouldn't kill anyone for no reason."
The other party didn't dare to believe it, but had to believe it, and nodded quickly and said:
"Master Demon is right, Master Demon has a kind heart!"
Kindness?
Xi Heng blinked and ignored the words, only reminding: "Take down the Jingming Sect plaque and burn it."
This was not only to change religion and sect, but also to avoid being searched by the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhao.
The news of the Jingming Sect's uprising has spread throughout the north and south. If the officers and soldiers discovered that there is also a Jingming Sect in this city, they would probably rush in directly, capture all the cultists, and directly destroy the entire sect.
"Yes, yes!" The two guards immediately got busy.
Xi Heng then kicked open the gate of the yard and stepped in.
Today was not a day for believers to gather, and there was a large open space in the front yard with no one around. She walked in for a short distance before she saw a few busy figures.
When those people saw it, they were immediately frightened and hurriedly shouted "Lord Demon" and "Long live the Dark Sky".
"Where is your council hall?" Xi Heng said bluntly, "Take me there, and call all the managers in the courtyard over."
"I'll go call someone right away!" One person responded first and ran away.
Xi Heng always felt that the pressure he exerted here seemed a bit too much, making it difficult for him to have normal communication with the believers.
They have no respect or reverence, they are basically just afraid and terrified.
"Just cultivate it gradually. There is no rush."
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The outer courtyard road inside the Jingming religious altar is winding like a long snake.
There was clearly a straight road that was not built, but they insisted on building flower beds and plants between the road, extending the road that was originally only 50 meters long to more than 100 meters.
There were several large stone cross sculptures shaped like ship anchors on the side of the road. Xi Heng followed the trembling guide through the long and winding road and entered a main house that was being cleaned by servants.
Some thick white candles of different heights were burning in the room, respectfully guarding the tribute platform at the back. On the platform sat a strange sculpture with its head bowed and body bent. Its surface was covered with black marks of ash, as if it had been burned by fire.
The sculpture is surrounded by rough flame shapes, and the statue is surrounded by a ring of fire painted with pale paint, which shows that the white fire has burned it to a charred black.
Xi Heng put his hands behind his back, looked up at the statue on the altar, and asked:
"Is this the Pure Fire Master you revere?"
She just felt strange when she saw it. How could a religion carve its god into such a powerless figure, as if he was just a mortal burnt by fire?
The common people around him shook their heads:
"Master Demon, the person on the stage is not the Pure Fire Master, but the first person in our world who believed in the Pure Fire Master, whose soul was redeemed by him and ascended to the upper realm."
"Tell me about it." Xi Heng showed a little interest.
"His name is Shao Xi. He is the prophet and leader who founded the Jingming Sect more than a hundred years ago. He is the first leader." The believer said carefully:
"It is said that although the soul of Master Shaoxi was led to the upper realm by Mingzun, he still cares about the mortal world. Therefore, we often recite the name of Master Shaoxi when we pray, and only recite the name of Jinghuo Mingzun during the grand sacrifice."
Xi Heng asked again: "Where is the statue of the Pure Fire Master?"
"We have been following the high priest to Jinshi for a short time... The statue of the Heavenly Lord has not yet been built, and the sacrifice is represented by flames."
"That's great. No need to continue." She yawned and asked the man with simple clothes, ordinary appearance and timid temperament:
"What is your name, and what position did you hold in the Jingming Sect?"
