DiploNovel #462 - Diversion
#462 - Diversion
Looking at the young lady sitting across from him on the ice boat, her face was like a flower in bloom, but the words she spoke sent chills down one's spine.
Flood millions of soldiers?
What ruthlessness, what cold-bloodedness was this.
Those were three million lives, not ants!
Therefore, Zhang Chen stammered, a hint of hesitation in his eyes: "Wouldn't that be too cruel?"
That was millions of soldiers, once they were all drowned, what a great sin would that be?
"King Pingbian has tens of millions of soldiers in the Northern Territory. Previously, in order to protect the feng shui formation, a million have already been lost. And the three million I'm talking about are cowards withdrawn from the White Bone Great Wall on the front line. They eat the people's food, but do things that betray the people. They are deserters and deserve to be killed!" Xie Lingyun's voice was full of murderous intent.
Zhang Chen did not agree with Xie Lingyun's words. Those ordinary soldiers were controlled by their superiors. It was the superiors who deserved to die, not the ordinary soldiers. If these millions of soldiers were used to deal with the demon race, they would definitely cause trouble for the demon race. It would be a pity if they died in the flood.
Xie Lingyun saw the hesitation in Zhang Chen's heart and thought to herself: "This little brother of mine is good in every way, but he is too indecisive. Hesitation makes it difficult to achieve great things, and he has some womanly kindness."
"Don't forget, those are all soldiers under King Pingbian's command. As long as King Pingbian gives an order, that will be millions of swords aimed at you…" Xie Lingyun added.
Zhang Chen's heart trembled when he heard this: 'Since they are swords aimed at me, then there is no problem, they can die!'
"I wonder where King Pingbian's three million soldiers withdrawn from the White Bone Great Wall are stationed?" Zhang Chen asked.
No matter what the matter, what the reason, what the compassionate heart, as long as it involves himself, then it is absolutely non-negotiable. All threats must be nipped in the bud.
"I know a key point, which is the only way for the waterway. You only need to make the waterway turn south at that intersection, and you will definitely be able to flood millions of King Pingbian's soldiers." Xie Lingyun commanded while standing on the ice boat: "Your ice boat goes upstream, follow my instructions."
Zhang Chen heard this and steered the ice boat. Following Xie Lingyun's instructions, he went upstream all the way to a three-way intersection. He saw that the three-way intersection was connected to the main waterway, and one of the forks was slightly higher, and no floodwater flowed through it. The other fork bore all the water flow.
Xie Lingyun pointed to the three-way intersection and said: "The fork that the water is currently flowing through is the fork that flooded my Inspection Department's 50,000 soldiers and flooded the Northern Territory. If the water flows through the other fork, it will flow through another fork, which can flood millions of King Pingbian's soldiers, and even flood Gou Lan County, submerging King Pingbian's base camp."
Zhang Chen stopped the ice boat on a cliff wall, and then Xie Lingyun, as if possessing qinggong, lightly tapped her toes and climbed to a higher place. After a few ups and downs, she stood on the top of the cliff and said to Zhang Chen: "Little brother, it's up to you. If you can't bear it, then forget it!"
"There is nothing I can't bear. I have a deep blood feud with King Pingbian's mansion. Now, borrowing the power of heaven to make King Pingbian's mansion suffer the consequences of its own evil deeds can be considered a cycle of heavenly principles. It's just that I have changed the waterway, and I don't know how many innocent lives will be affected. I don't know how much karma will be counted on me. I'm afraid I will be deeply sinful, and I don't know if I will be struck by lightning at that time," Zhang Chen said with some worry.
Xie Lingyun shook her head: "Flooding the Northern Territory is a foregone conclusion. You are just changing the method and process of the flood in this process. How can this karma be counted on you? Even if you don't control the waterway, the place where the million soldiers are stationed will be submerged sooner or later. Moreover, you changed the waterway and saved the lives of another group of people. It should be a balance of merit and demerit."
Zhang Chen couldn't help but smile wryly as he listened to Xie Lingyun's sophistry. King Pingbian dared to release the water, so naturally he was not afraid of his own army being flooded. He was a cultivator, but he was most afraid of the saying of karma.
However, regarding karma, he couldn't figure it out. Now that the Immortal Dao was gone, would karma still count?
However, flooding King Pingbian's million soldiers and severely damaging King Pingbian's mansion was all beneficial to him.
He saw the ice boat under Zhang Chen's feet disappear, and the river water under his feet suddenly broke. Then the earth and soil on the ground shook, and a thirty-meter-thick earthen wall suddenly rose in the canyon, blocking the raging flood.
Along with the earthen and stone walls rising on one side, the floodwater in the middle could not be discharged, and the water level began to rise rapidly. Zhang Chen hurriedly came to the other side of the three-way intersection, and then saw the obstacle mountain peak at the three-way intersection descend, and in the blink of an eye, it had descended fifty meters. Then the torrent of floodwater poured down and rushed towards the distance.
The water flow that would not have flooded three million soldiers was about to change everything with the change of the river course.
"Good water! Good water!" Xie Lingyun stood on the top of the mountain and praised repeatedly as she watched the surging river water: "Good job, my virtuous brother."
"I only hope that I don't cause too much karma and suffer heavenly punishment," Zhang Chen steered the water flow and landed beside Xie Lingyun, looking at the surging floodwater, a trace of compassion appeared in his eyes.
Even knowing that he was very likely to be burdened with karma, Zhang Chen couldn't care about it. Those were all soldiers of King Pingbian's mansion, belonging to King Pingbian's mansion. Since he had karma with King Pingbian's mansion, they would have to bear the karma together.
"The army is King Pingbian's army, and the people are King Pingbian's people. King Pingbian's mansion is supported by the people, and the army escorts King Pingbian's mansion. They are one. I have formed karma with King Pingbian's mansion, and they will naturally have to bear the karma." Thinking of this, Zhang Chen's anxiety disappeared. If according to this statement, then what he did was justified.
The people of the Northern Territory supported King Pingbian's mansion with their labor, and the million soldiers protected King Pingbian's mansion. They were one with King Pingbian's mansion. How could there be any talk of innocence?
At this time, Zhang Chen's mind turned, and the shackles and guilt in his heart disappeared. Looking at the surging floodwater, he once again used his divine powers to continuously open up the mountain peaks and waterways, increasing the discharge of the flood.
Xie Lingyun noticed the change in Zhang Chen's energy and spirit, and looked at Zhang Chen with a surprised expression: "What did you think of that you figured it out in an instant?"
Zhang Chen smiled faintly when he heard this: "There is karma in the dark, and my Zhang Chen has a clear conscience."
If the positions of the two sides were reversed, if the million soldiers received King Pingbian's order to kill him, the other party would not have any hesitation or pity.
"I'm a little curious, what will King Pingbian do with his million soldiers when he floods the Northern Territory?" Zhang Chen turned his head to look at Xie Lingyun.
"Protect my body, and I will let my Yin spirit out of my body to investigate." Xie Lingyun said to Zhang Chen, and the next moment, her Yin spirit directly left her body and disappeared into the world. However, she returned in a moment, and then her physical body opened her eyes: "King Pingbian had already prepared large ships, and the navy has already risen in the flood, preparing to start receiving the millions of soldiers."
"So that's how it is," Zhang Chen said: "In that case, our plan to flood three million soldiers has failed?"
"Not so! Before King Pingbian decided to release the flood, he must have observed the direction of the waterway. In his plan, the waterway that would be submerged first would be his navy, and then the navy would drive large ships and follow the flood to rescue his three million soldiers. But because you changed the waterway, his million soldiers are on the other side of the waterway, so he is destined to be one step slower than the flood, and his rescue is too late, and the three million soldiers can only be sacrificed."
Xie Lingyun's voice was full of pride. Now, with a snap of her fingers, she had severely damaged King Pingbian's mansion, which would save the imperial court a lot of trouble in the future.
As for whether it was kind, that was not within Xie Lingyun's consideration. She only knew that King Pingbian was rebellious. In order to flood her 50,000 soldiers, he did not hesitate to let his three million soldiers take the risk together, and he did not want her to notice the movement, so all of this was sought by King Pingbian himself.
It must be said that King Pingbian was also a ruthless person. In order not to alarm the Inspection Department's 50,000 soldiers, his three million soldiers were stationed in the waterway and did not move. It can be seen how cruel this fellow was. It should be known that once the flood rushes down, even if his navy rescues them, these three million soldiers will definitely suffer flood damage, which shows his disposition.
However, for King Pingbian, it was all worth it to exchange the lives of only 500,000 to 600,000 soldiers for the Inspection Department's 50,000 soldiers.
Those were the Inspection Department's 50,000 soldiers. His ordinary soldiers might not be able to kill one even at a ratio of fifty to one.
Zhang Chen couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly when he heard Xie Lingyun's words, and sighed in his heart at King Pingbian's ruthlessness.
Just as the two were watching the raging flood, banners suddenly waved in the distance. On the side that Zhang Chen had blocked with the earthen wall, a fleet of ships came continuously.
The fleet was endless at a glance, and they were all super fleets.
"This is King Pingbian's navy, with as many as 10,000 large ships, coming to the rescue in a mighty manner," Xie Lingyun pointed to the distant navy army with banners covering the sun.
Zhang Chen looked at the overwhelming ships and marveled at King Pingbian's early preparations. The Northern Territory was dry and not near the sea, but 10,000 large ships appeared. King Pingbian had begun to plan for this day long ago.
"If this flood could drown the demon army, that would be the right way, what a pity…" Zhang Chen sighed on the mountain peak.
Xie Lingyun looked disappointed, but she didn't say much.
Just as the two were talking, at this time, the navy army approached the canyon, and from afar, they saw the heavenly condemnation blocking the canyon. The navy general was immediately panicked, his eyes staring at the dead end in front of him, and a look of suspicion flashed in his eyes: "Could it be that I went the wrong way? Why is the road ahead cut off?"
"Bring the map." The navy general shouted, and immediately a soldier brought the map. The general looked at the map in his hand, and then looked at the earthen wall in front of him, a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes: "It shouldn't be! I also followed the route marked on the map, how could I go wrong?"
"General, there is the sound of floodwater venting ahead. There must be floodwater venting on the other side of this 'mountain'. We can climb this mountain and see what's going on. Moreover, the mountain in front of us is straight and steep, unlike natural scenery. It looks like it was man-made…" An adjutant said.