Chapter 24: The Story of the Bandits
Yu Qi can also be considered a legendary figure.
He was originally a scholar from Qixia, Dengzhou, and was well-known for his literary and military skills, but because he had no connections or backing, he could only make a living by copying books.
More than a hundred years ago, Shandong suffered a severe drought and Dengzhou Prefecture was left with a barren land for thousands of miles. Not only did the corrupt officials fail to provide relief to the victims, they also continued to exploit them.
The common people were so hungry that they had no other choice but to rise up in rebellion. Yu Qi was one of them.
When he was a scholar, his abilities were of no use at all, but after becoming a rebel, he had the opportunity to show his abilities.
Soon, he was elected as the leader of the rebel army because of his loyalty, martial arts and strategy.
He lived up to everyone's expectations and led the hungry people to capture many counties in Dengzhou, seizing the grain embezzled by corrupt officials and saving many lives.
Unfortunately, the rebels only knew some farming skills, and Yu Qi only learned some folk martial arts, so they were no match for Lingguan.
Soon, the rebel army was defeated and fled by the soldiers led by Lingguan . Yu Qi led the rebel army to flee everywhere and persisted for fifteen years, but was finally caught.
He died a miserable death, because according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who led a rebellion would be cut into pieces.
Rumor has it that he was stabbed more than 3,000 times, and in the end, only a skeleton was left!
Chen Jiu had naturally heard the story of Yu Qi from Dengzhou.
When he looked at the other person's skeleton again, he didn't find it so creepy anymore.
This should be Yu Qi, right? As for those headless ghosts, they should be his brothers, because all those who followed him in rebellion were beheaded.
Unexpectedly, this guy escaped the pursuit of the Northern Underworld in the underworld and became the King of Ghosts!
This guy is truly a talented person, and he is famous for his loyalty.
Chen Jiu put away the Tiger God's true body and bowed solemnly, saying, "Brother Yu's name is well-known. I, Chen Jiu, wonder if you have ever heard of Brother Yu?"
Yu Qi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head blankly and said, "Sorry, I have never heard of Brother Chen's name."
It’s okay if you haven’t heard of it. I’m afraid you’ll know that I possess divine skills.
You think I'm a demon king who has practiced for hundreds of years, right? And I'm still calling you my younger brothers all the time.
I'm not as old as you. You are over a hundred years old and I'm only in my teens.
Chen Jiu said nonchalantly, "I only killed a village head and a village god. It's normal that Brother Yu hasn't heard of them. However, I am the same as Brother Yu, a traitor in the eyes of the government and the Northern Underworld."
Traitor?
Isn’t this guy the Tiger Demon King?
What about the head of the village and the village god? With your strength as the demon king, you can kill them with just one slap!
Yu Qi was confused for a while after hearing this, and then he said solemnly: "Brother Chen, since we are all rebels, I wonder if Brother Chen can help us this time?"
Chen Jiu nodded slightly and said, "Okay, but I'm quite curious, why do you want to take someone else's golden body, and how do you take it?"
Yu Qi said without hiding anything: "To be honest, I never had this idea before, but a few days ago, I met a master by chance, and that master taught me a method of swallowing sperm and taking away the golden body, so I thought of giving it a try.
There is no other way. The ghost cultivation techniques I learned before can only cultivate me to the level of Ghost King at most. With this ability, it is still difficult to protect myself when being hunted by the Northern Yin Division.
That’s why I want to seize the golden body of the god, and then find a way to learn some Yin Shi Fa techniques, and strive to cultivate to the realm of ghost fairy. In this way, we don’t have to worry about being hunted down by the Northern Yin Si. ”
What a coincidence?
This guy is also being hunted by the Northern Yin Division!
However, this idea of winning the golden body is really a bit strange.
Chen Jiu was quite curious and asked: "Will it be useful for you to take the golden body? Even if you learn the skills of the underworld, how can you practice it?
It seems that the golden gods rely on incense and offerings to cultivate, right?
All temples are under the control of the underworld. No matter which one you go to, you will be trapped. Without a temple to stay in, there will be no incense and offerings. How can you practice?"
Yu Qi said without hesitation: "This little brother has already thought about it. There have been severe droughts in the northwest for many years. I don't know how many hungry people have rebelled. Among them, many rebel kings have conquered many prefectures and counties.
I heard that those rebel kings are very powerful, and the royal court, the underworld, and the wealthy families are all unable to do anything to them. I guess the gods in the temple over there have been killed by them long ago.
When the time comes, I will just take my brothers to join a powerful rebel king, use some tricks to help the common people, and I believe that there will be incense and offerings."
Well, people are used to worshipping gods these days. If the gods truly wish to protect the people, they will definitely be very popular.
This guy is really smart, not bad, I can try to trick him.
Chen Jiu rolled his eyes and pretended to hesitate: "Brother Yu, I can help you with this, but I also want to ask you for a small favor, I wonder if it's okay."
Yu Qi said without hesitation: "As long as Brother Chen is willing to help me, if you have any questions, just tell me. I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Well, this guy is indeed famous for his loyalty.
Chen Jiu smiled slightly and said, "No hurry, no hurry, let's finish Brother Yu's business first. Brother Yu, what do you think we should do? Shall we do it together?"
Yu Qi was very happy and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Chen. With your help, we can do it together.
Don't worry, Brother Chen. These guys have been beaten up by the ghosts I bewitched for two nights. They have used up all the talismans long ago, and most of the magic weapons are also broken.
Their spiritual power has probably been almost exhausted by now. If we just rush forward, we can definitely defeat them.
By the way, please be gentle, Brother Chen, and don’t destroy their golden bodies. You just need to beat them so hard that they can’t get up, and leave the rest to us.”
No wonder the reinforcements from Beiyinsi arrived slower than those from Wang Clan of Langya. It turned out that they were entangled by the ghosts that this guy had fooled.
This guy had inadvertently helped him a lot. If the reinforcements from Beiyinsi and Wang Clan of Langya were to come together, the bat soldiers would probably be in trouble.
Chen Jiu nodded immediately and said, "Okay, Lao Er, you come with me. Jiao Na, you stay here and be careful."
After saying that, he let out a loud roar, transformed into his true form of the Tiger God, and then leaped to the top of the mountain.
Upon seeing this, the second wolf demon king also let out a "howl", transformed himself into a tiger god, and leaped directly to the top of the mountain and stood beside him.
These two brothers are really nice, we can’t be intimidated!
Yu Qi immediately pulled out the ghost-headed sword from behind and shouted, "Brothers, grab your weapons and attack."
After saying that , I took the lead, rushed to the top of the mountain, and leaped onto the hillside in front of Chen Jiu.
Upon hearing this, the dozen or so headless ghosts drew out the giant axes behind them without hesitation, ran up the mountain, and jumped behind him.
Their noise really scared both sides of the fight. The ghosts and gods from the underworld couldn't help but stop their actions and stared at them in a daze.
Upon seeing this, Yu Qi raised his sword and said loudly, "Everyone, you have worked hard these past two days. Now, you can step aside and rest.
I have specially invited the strongest tiger demon king brother in Yishan, and the rest will be left to us."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at Chen Jiu again.
Chen Jiu was not vague either, and immediately leaped to his side.
Yu Qi immediately yelled, "Brothers, charge!"
After saying that, he raised the ghost-head sword and rushed towards Xu Weizhong, who had the largest golden body. More than a dozen headless ghosts followed him without hesitation, holding axes.
Chen Jiu deliberately slowed down and drove side by side with Yu Qi, "slowly" rushing towards the City God Xu Gongfu.
He has been accustomed to playing the role of a pig and eating a tiger these days, and subconsciously wants to hide his strength.
Xu Gongfu seemed to react suddenly. He stared at the wolf demon at the end and said with sudden realization: "Chen Jiu, it turns out that it was all your fault!"
You've got the wrong person. The big guy in front is Ajiu.
The wolf demon was speechless.
Chen Jiu seized the opportunity, and while Xu Gongfu was speaking, he rushed forward like lightning and slapped him in the face.
The contrast between slow and fast was too great. Xu Gongfu initially thought that this was just an ordinary demon king. He never expected that Chen Jiu's speed would suddenly become so fast.
With a loud bang, he was slapped across the face and flew out, falling to the ground.
This was followed by a series of "dong dong dong dong" sounds, just like the ringing of bells in a temple.
However, the bell rang too fast, as fast as a string of cannonballs.
Yu Qi didn't expect Chen Jiu to be so powerful. This guy actually knocked down another ghost king-level god with just a flash.
Of course, he was no pushover. He waved the and the wind was whistling and ghosts were roaring. The ghost heads that appeared were like black iron cannonballs, smashing towards the ghost king Xu Weizhong.
