Seven days later.

It was approaching the time when the Tang army was about to set off.

Bai Gui got the news about Zong Sheng Guan from Chang'an, then went to Shu Mountain, and exchanged it for the Red Snow Flowing Pearl Pill from Chang Hao, the leader of Shu Mountain.

"The living dead, flesh and bones."

"For ordinary people, and for Taoists, this is the treasure pill for cultivating one's life."

He opened the medicine bottle containing the elixir, scraped some of the elixir powder, and after swallowing it, he thought to himself.

The key to cultivating the holy fetus is cultivating one's nature.

However, the inner elixir method focuses on the cultivation of both nature and life. It is impossible to cultivate nature without cultivating life. In Bai Gui's view, cultivating nature is to understand the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, just like the debate between six qi, three yang and three yin.

Qi, strengthen the soul.

For example, the Zhonglu Taoist school says that nature is spirit, the spirit is gathered into spirit, and the spirit is combined into Taoism to return the elixir and then transcend.

And cultivating one's life means to strengthen one's body, to develop a body that can hold the soul, or to build a good cauldron, to cultivate one's life within, and to create a golden elixir.

…

Jiannan Road has the Eastern Sichuan and Western Sichuan Jiedushi.

Each sent 20,000 troops.

A total of 40,000 troops, accompanied by more than 30,000 subordinates, known as one hundred thousand, went south to attack the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Also accompanying the Tang army were monks from various sects in Sichuan.

Nanzhao was in panic due to the Moon Worship Sect at home, and did not know that a large army was approaching from outside. Therefore, the Tang army caught Nanzhao off guard. They fought and won consecutively and soon approached Taihe City, the capital of Nanzhao.

During this period, Nanzhao used voodoo, miasma and other witchcraft to stop the Tang army. However, Bai Gui had already been fully prepared. The witchcraft was resolved with Taoist techniques from various schools. As for some poison techniques, he also had the knowledge of modern medicine.

help.

Even though the lives of some Tang troops could not be saved, the casualty ratio was extremely low.

A great victory was achieved.

…

Nanzhao Kingdom, Royal Palace.

Hundreds of officials forced the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is a monster!"

"Didn't you hear what the Tang army said outside the city? Kill the demons! If we don't hand over the queen, our country, Nanzhao, will probably be destroyed."

"I hope the king will abandon the queen for the sake of the people of Nanzhao!"

A minister came out, holding a wat tablet, and shouted loudly.

"right!"

"Kings!"

"As long as the queen is handed over, the Tang army will no longer have a reason to send troops. When the time comes, we will cede territory, pay compensation, and bribe the Tang army's commander. The Tang army will definitely retreat, otherwise they will be an unjust army."

Another minister came out and said hurriedly.

The ministers of Nanzhao were all afraid.

Once the Tang army entered the city.

Soldiers pass like a grate!

When the time comes, it’s another question whether their wealth will be protected, but they may not be able to protect their lives either.

"Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"

"Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"

"Handing over the queen will ensure the peace of the country. This will be a blessing to all people!"

One by one, ministers stood up.

Although they also knew that if the queen was handed over, the Tang army would not necessarily retreat.

But what if?

What if the Tang army retreats?!

Anyway, the ones handed over were not their wives and daughters, but the queen of King Nanzhao.

For them, the deal is doable.

"Ignorance..."

"The queen is the symbol of a country. If we hand over the queen, how can we, Nanzhao, have any dignity in the future?"

"After a hundred years, how can I have the dignity to meet my ancestors?"

King Nanzhao looked hesitant and couldn't bear to say.

It's not like he can't understand the value of this. Compared with the great cause of the country, the queen is indeed nothing.

But who knows... whether the Tang army will retreat because of this.

Based on his reputation, the head coach of the Tang Army does not look like a lecher.

If he didn't withdraw his troops, he would lose his wife and pay for his troops.

"Report!"

The ordering soldiers galloped all the way from the outside of the hall and half-knelt in the main hall.

"If you have any military information, report it immediately!"

King Nanzhao breathed a sigh of relief and asked hurriedly.

"Report to your Majesty."

"The Tang army said that they came here to kill the snake demon this time to relieve the crisis of the people in the world. If the snake demon of Nanzhao is handed over, the Tang army will retreat."

The messenger hesitated for a while and then said.

He also knew that the snake demon currently rumored in Nanzhao Kingdom was the queen.

Handing over the queen... would be a great shame for Nanzhao Kingdom, especially for King Nanzhao.

"good!"

"The Tang Dynasty is a country above our country, Nanzhao. Now there is a snake demon causing trouble in our country, Nanzhao. The Tang Dynasty has come all the way to solve the problems of our country and the people of Nanzhao..."

"Xiao Wang burst into tears of gratitude."

King Nanzhao stood up, his face turned green and red, walked a few steps and said.

Now that he has received Tang Jun's guarantee, he can only do the act of breaking his arm.

If he doesn't befriend the snake demon, the country will not survive, and the city of Taihe will be destroyed, he, the king, and the queen will still die. Now that he has befriended the queen, he might be lucky enough to survive.

"Since the king has made his decision, I will go to the Tang Army's camp."

The queen walked out from behind the tent, clenched her teeth, her almond-shaped eyes revealed a hint of resentment and aggrievedness, and followed several maids as she walked out of the palace.

Half an hour later.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army said that the Queen is not a snake demon."

"The snake demon has someone else..."

"Please also ask the king to hand over the princess, otherwise the city will be attacked as soon as noon passes, and by then not a single blade of grass will grow in Taihe City!"

Send orders to soldiers.

"What?"

"The queen is not a snake demon?"

"The queen is not a snake demon? So is the princess a snake demon?"

"That's too much!"

King Nanzhao looked ugly.

He didn't expect that the mighty Tang Dynasty would go back on his word.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the country..."

Several ministers came out to persuade him.

"That's all, that's all."

"Since the queen has been handed over, now the princess is left. It doesn't matter if the princess is handed over."

"It's just a pity that the princess is still in her infancy..."

King Nanzhao sighed and sat heavily on the throne, his body weak.

Another half hour later.
To be continued...