Chapter 136 Oracle
Musashi Province, Edo, Nijo Castle.
The Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the oracle in his hand and was silent for a long time.
The oracle was very simple, just one sentence, ordering the Shogun and the feudal lords to protect and use the whole country's strength to kill the great devil of Middle-earth and retake Kyushu.
There is no doubt that this oracle was definitely written by the Great God, because every word on it carries a hint of divine power, which no one can forge.
The question is, why didn't Omikami do it himself, but let them do it ?
The reputation of the Great Demon King of Jiuling Mountain in the Middle-earth had long since spread to Edo. That guy killed more than ten immortals in less than two days. Even though the sixteen generals under his command were all immortals, they might not be able to defeat him!
He frowned and pondered for a while, then took out paper and pen to write a large stack of orders, and stamped them with the seal of the Shogun one by one. Then he ordered people to quickly send them to the various vassal states and the two counties of Koga and Iga.
Of course he had to obey the oracle, but he would not fight the devil alone. He directly issued a general order, ordering the vassal states and the two counties of Koga and Iga to send masters to lead their troops to gather in Yamato, south of Kyoto, to kill the devil together.
There are still fifty-seven vassal states in Japan now, plus the fifty-three families of Koga and the forty-nine houses of Iga. It should not be a problem to gather hundreds of immortals. He just doesn't believe that the big devil can fight against a hundred alone.
At this time, the big devil Chen Jiu was still wondering why Japan had no reaction at all?
It would be fine if the Omikami didn't take any action, but the Shogun didn't even pay any attention to them. What's going on?
Now that he had conquered Kyushu Island and received Jiajing's rewards, he really had nothing to do. Was he just going to wait here?
He couldn't keep wasting time like this, he still had to practice. He couldn't practice with peace of mind in Japan, and he didn't dare let the Honghuang Divine Cauldron leave his side to refine the elixir. It would be a waste of time for him to stay here.
In the feudal lord's residence in Hirado Castle, he had nothing to do so he stewed a big pot of demon king soup and invited his two brothers-in-law to have a drink.
Luo Yong and Luo Meng were enjoying their food so much that they didn't notice that he had been sitting there with his wine glass in his hand for a long time.
Alas, there is no way to negotiate with these two.
Chen Jiu sighed slowly, then summoned the Honghuang Divine Cauldron to protect his real body, then entered the Immortal Palace and appeared in front of the four women.
Now he even has to be cautious when entering his own immortal palace. If the Great God takes the opportunity to blow up his immortal palace, then his death will be unjust.
When Luo Li saw his sad face and sighing, he couldn't help but ask with concern: "Ajiu, what's wrong? Are you in any trouble?"
Chen Jiu sighed slightly and said, "This is not a solution. We can't just sit there and wait. Either we continue to attack Honshu and Shikoku, or we go back to Jiuling Mountain to practice. Which one do you think is better?"
Jiaona said without hesitation: "Let's go back to Jiuling Mountain to practice first."
Zhang Wanxia was a little worried and asked, "What if the true god from Japan comes? Wouldn't our ancestors be in danger?"
Chen Jiu frowned slightly and said, "This is really a headache. The true god of Japan has not yet arrived, and I am worried about leaving."
Hearing this, Xu Yanran couldn't help but be surprised and said, "You still hope that the true god of Japan will come to deal with you?"
Chen Jiu shook his head slightly and said, "I don't want him to deal with me, I want him to know that he ca n't do anything to me, so that he won't waste his power to deal with other people."
This doesn't sound right.
Luo Li was puzzled and asked, "Since he knew he couldn't do anything to you, why would he waste his divine power to deal with you?"
yes!
Chen Jiu finally figured it out.
Would a person who could cultivate to become a god be a fool?
Definitely not!
Last time we tried so hard but failed to catch him, why are we coming this time?
Since he dared to come here, he must be sure of escaping from the hands of the true God. This person understood it easily.
In this situation, what would people do?
What would he do if he met an earthly immortal who he couldn't deal with alone, and who kept hanging around him?
The solution would be to send bean soldiers, bat soldiers, and even monkey monsters to consume them. When they are almost consumed, they will be killed with one single strike!
"I know what they're trying to do."
After saying that, he rushed outside, put away the Honghuang Divine Cauldron, and summoned out Fu Qingfeng and thousands of bat soldiers.
Originally, he had no intention of attacking Honshu and Shikoku immediately, so he had not yet sent out the bat soldiers to investigate in the east.
It’s different now. There’s a high possibility that they will gather a large army to attack us. We definitely won’t be able to do it without checking it out.
He gave detailed instructions: "Qingfeng, lead all the bat soldiers to go to Honshu and Shikoku to check if they are gathering their forces for a counterattack. Remember, don't fly too low, try to fly high in the sky so that they can't see you clearly. Also, go and come back quickly. Be careful of the flying monsters. Their swords are still very sharp. You will definitely not be able to withstand the attacks of the immortals."
The speed of the bat soldiers was really fast. In less than half a day, Fu Qingfeng flew back with all the bat soldiers.
She directly took out the map she carried with her, pointed to the south of Kyoto and said, "Your Highness, we haven't found any large-scale military gatherings in other places, but here, it seems that there are thousands of soldiers."
What can thousands of soldiers do?
In fact, thousands of soldiers and horses are already a lot for the so-called vassal states in Japan. Most of the vassal states do not even have thousands of soldiers and horses.
This is not because they don’t have enough people, but because there is too little arable land in Japan, and the food produced is not enough to eat. Who would have the time to support so many people?
Therefore, except for a few princes in Japan who wanted to compete for the position of general, they would raise tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, while most other princes had only one or two thousand troops, and some even had hundreds of troops.
The current Shogun of the Japanese shogunate is not in Kyoto, and the Japanese royal family cannot recruit so many troops at this moment. It is definitely abnormal for thousands of troops to gather there.
The question is, what use can these thousands of troops have?
That is definitely not enough to counterattack Kyushu Island, unless these people are all immortals, and there is no way Japan can have so many immortals.
So, what exactly do they want to do?
Chen Jiu frowned and thought for a while, and finally figured it out.
They didn't just gather a few thousand men and horses, but they weren't all there yet. They didn't have any bat soldiers, and it seemed that the Japanese immortals hadn't cultivated immortal palaces, so they could only gather by riding horses or even running.
As a result, the speed of assembly was a bit slow. It would probably take them at least ten days or half a month to assemble tens of thousands of troops.
Thinking of this, Chen Jiu said decisively: "You take the bat soldiers to explore tomorrow. Remember, tomorrow you should use Kyoto as the center and spread out to explore to see if there are any troops heading towards Kyoto in other places."
The next day, in less than half a day, Fu Qingfeng flew back with all the bat soldiers.
She bowed and said, "Your Highness, there are indeed more troops gathered there than yesterday. In addition, it seems that all their vassal states have sent troops over there, and most of them have less than a thousand people, so we didn't notice it yesterday."
That's right.
It turns out that the great god from Japan wants someone to fight him.
How many immortals will be attracted to fight him this time?
It’s hard to say. We’ll have to wait until they gather together to find out.
Chen Jiu stared at the map for a while and his brows couldn't help but frown again.
It takes this group of guys ten days or half a month to gather together, and another ten days or half a month to arrive here, which adds up to nearly a month. Is he just going to wait here?
He frowned and thought for a while, then gave an order: "Qingfeng, you leave a hundred bat soldiers behind and take turns flying to Kyoto every day to keep an eye on the movements of the army."
After that, he summoned the Great Desolation Divine Cauldron to protect his true body, then entered the Immortal Mansion, came to the four girls and smiled, "Let's go back to Jiuling Mountain to practice before coming back."
ah?
Zhang Wanxia couldn't help but ask, "What about the ancestor?"
This is easy.
Chen Jiu said without hesitation: "We can just take the ancestor back with us. Anyway, it is impossible for the Japanese army to attack us in a short time."
Luo Li was also a little worried and said, "Ajiu, why don't you take my brother and the others back with you? I'm really worried about leaving them here."
This is not a big deal. He could just bring everyone around him back so he wouldn't have to worry. He could concentrate and practice with peace of mind.
