A side hall. Eight people and one ghost gathered together and looked at each other in silence. The ghost wife Xiaoqian stood close to Tan Jinxuan, holding his sleeve with her left hand, with her head lowered, as if counting the petals of the big red flower on her red embroidered shoes. Chu Yingying held the sword across her knees and closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep. Mo Yuhan was maintaining the sword with full concentration and meticulousness. The young boy and girl among the five ghosts were whispering to each other, the old man and the old woman were holding hands and smiling at each other, the years were quiet and good, and a middle-aged man whose gender was difficult to tell was sitting alone on the side. silence. The silence will always be broken. Chu Yingying suddenly opened her eyes, grasped the scabbard with her left hand, grasped the hilt with her right hand, drew the sword with a clang, and her whole body was filled with murderous aura. "What do you want to do?"

Mo Yuhan, who was still maintaining the sword, asked without raising his head. "kill." Chu Yingying's voice was steady and her tone was indifferent. "And then be executed by military law?" Mo Yuhan still didn't look up, but his words were a little sharp. Chu Yingying remained silent upon hearing this, perhaps she didn't know how to respond, or perhaps she didn't want to respond. After Ma Jinyu announced martial law on Fuli Island as soon as he landed, everything was based on Pinghaiwei's will. At this moment and in this place, the person representing Pinghaiwei's will is Deputy General Manager Ma Jinyu. Therefore, Ma Jinyu has the final say in military law! If Chu Yingying goes out to kill someone now, no matter who she kills, even if it is a confirmed demon cultivator, Ma Jinyu will seize the opportunity and target her. For example, under whose orders did you kill the bait I left specially, thus ruining my attempt to catch a bigger demon lurking on the island? At that time, it would be neither right for Tao Tie to protect Chu Yingying nor wrong for him to protect her. If she is not protected, Chu Yingying will die. If you insure it, not only is it not certain that you can get it, but it is also very easy to get yourself into trouble. For example, was it you who instructed Chu Yingying? Tell me! Which demon sect, demon cultivator, or extraterritorial demon did you hook up with? Of course, this is a later story. The question now is, where does Chu Yingying get such murderous intent from, and where does she get the motivation to do this? Tan Jinxuan asked the question directly: "Who do you want to kill? Lord Tao, yourself, or Ma Jinyu?" "neither." Chu Yingying regained her composure and replied calmly, "I want to kill Lin Yuhui." Tan Jinxuan asked: "Why do you want to kill him?" Chu Yingying said: "Because he was openly working for Ma Jinyu, but in reality he was using this as a cover to exaggerate things, tarnishing the reputation of Mr. Tao and undermining the will of the islanders." However, after Cai Weiming, Jin Can, Lin Yuhui and Zheng Qinghe were recruited as clerks under Ma Jinyu, they each got a job.

Cai Weiming mobilized civilians and recruited craftsmen. Jincan built roads and post stations. Zheng Qinghe is responsible for building houses for the offshore islanders who are resettled on Fuli Island. Lin Yuhui raised construction materials. The first three are all fine, they do things in a disciplined and cautious manner. But for some reason Lin Yuhui was screwed. After receiving the task of raising construction materials, the first thing he did was to transport away the bricks, wood, stones and soil dismantled from the walls of the four major cities. Tao Tie had let the eight people and one ghost follower spread these materials subtly in the past half month. He said that once the mission house was fully built, he would distribute the materials to the migrant workers who participated in the construction of the mission house, and give part of the money to help them build houses. Now, not only do they have no time to build their own houses, but these migrant workers have been requisitioned to build houses for others, and even the ordered materials are gone. In other words, Lin Yuhui's behavior made Tao Tie's promise, which he had not explicitly stated, become a fart! This incident is undoubtedly the biggest blow to the islanders! Tan Jinxuan then calmly asked again: "Do you have any evidence?" Chu Yingying asked back: "Need evidence?" Tan Jinxuan nodded and said solemnly: "Lin Yuhui doesn't have the courage to do such a thing. I can be sure that it was Ma Jinyu who instructed him to do it. Whether he is willing or not, he has to do it." "What does it have to do with me whether he's willing or not? What I saw is that he did it." Chu Yingying's face gradually became impatient. "Get out of the way! If you don't want to go with me, then get out of the way. I was planning to go alone." Tan Jinxuan refused and moved his lips as if he wanted to say something else. The lone middle-aged man among the five ghosts suddenly spoke up: "Okay, Yu family, we can all see what you are thinking. If you really want to use Master Tao's power to revive the Yu family or establish a new Chu family, just like the five of us, we will not waste words. We will do whatever the master tells us to do. If the master doesn't say anything, we will remain silent." "Yeah yeah." The affectionate girl took some time out of her busy schedule to agree, "If there's work to do, we'll do it, if there's nothing to do, we'll leave. We're not an eyesore, and we don't like to act." The young man knocked on the girl's head and said, "Why are you slandering someone without any evidence?" The girl touched her head and grumbled in grievance, "She is the only one who can speak without any evidence, but I can't?" The boy sighed, "It's different, and we're all partners." The girl curled her lips and said, "Partners? What partners? The five of us are just sent by the sect to follow Master Tao because they know that he has a special fate and good luck, and he will definitely return to the southwest. We are here to follow him, to be his advisor, to establish a close relationship with him, and to gain some merits. And..." "And what?" Chu Yingying turned around and looked at the girl. The girl looked at Chu Yingying without any fear: "Besides, Master Tao only allowed us to follow him, but he didn't really want to accept us. Don't be so wishful and think too highly of yourself!" This statement is true. Tao Tie is not the type of person who will accept everyone who comes to him. From the very beginning, I treated the eight people and one ghost with a transaction mentality.

Therefore, Chu Yingying remained silent and could not say anything. Even though this girl who had once insulted her was now being sarcastic to her. But her goal had been achieved, so there was no need to argue. That is, using the pretext of killing Lin Yuhui to expose the two times Ma Jinyu targeted Mr. Tao, and... Let's try to see how sincere and scheming the eight people and one ghost, including herself, who openly follow Lord Tao are! Are there any people, or is there anyone, willing to do the dirty work for Lord Tao? This test is for Tao Tie to see, but it is more important to Chu Yingying herself. After all, among the eight people and one ghost, The Five Ghosts are the five ghosts that are replaced every ten years by the Five Ghost Sect. They are of great significance and have a high status. Mo Yuhan had the Jingling Mountain behind him. Although he had already left the southwest, his unique skill of purifying spiritual energy played a significant role in Tao Tie's training of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, as well as in the secret cultivation of Fuli Island's genius and the witch with a blood feud. Tan Jinxuan seems to have completely abandoned the right path of a Confucian scholar because of his marriage to the ghost wife Xiaoqian, but on the one hand, he is vaguely backed by Li Jianyan, the daughter of Li Huizu, the governor of Qingzhou and the military supervisor of Pinghaiwei. On the other hand, he is knowledgeable and smart, and can make plans, but he can also act ruthlessly. The only person, Chu Yingying, really has no one to rely on right now, and she also lacks a clear position and role in the team of followers. If Tan Jinxuan, Mo Yuhan, and the Five Ghosts were unwilling to do the dirty work for Lord Tao due to their own dependence or other reasons. Then Chu Yingying would have to take the initiative to take over this role. People can't do it, it's useless! Chu Yingying's plan was discovered by others when she stood up, drew her sword and walked out. So Tan Jinxuan tried to stop him, Mo Yuhan was frightened, and the Five Ghosts were openly mocking him but were actually trying to persuade him. This blocking, intimidation, and sarcasm are all alternative expressions. Chu Yingying got the answer she wanted, so she walked around Tan Jinxuan and walked out of the side hall with a knife in hand. There is no moon tonight and the stars are dim. Countless torches were lit on the plains around Fuli Island for lighting. Roads, post stations, houses, seaports, airports, camps, warehouses were all under busy construction, with the work in full swing. The law enforcement team sent by Ma Jinyu roamed around construction sites of all sizes, supervising the migrant workers to work. The buildings being constructed on these construction sites are all ordinary buildings that can be built by any ordinary person. It is mostly used to resettle offshore islanders. The seaports, airports, camps, training grounds, and logistics warehouses used by the Pinghaiwei Army were built by their own specialized civil engineering troops. Both ordinary and military applications are being rushed day and night to make progress. The air is humid and it seems like it's going to rain heavily. Sure enough, Chu Yingying rushed all the way down the main peak, and heavy rain poured down. However, this rain could extinguish the fire of torches, but it could not extinguish the various fires in people's hearts. Chu Yingying did not cast any spell to avoid the rain. She just stood there in the rain and soon found Lin Yuhui, who was directing tens of thousands of workers to quarry rocks, cut trees and dig soil.

This place is very close to the main peak, only twenty miles away in a straight line. After all, on Fuli Island, where else could one find a better place to collect stones, cut wood, and dig soil than the Central Mountains? Lin Yuhui saw Chu Yingying from afar, soaked like a drowned rat, holding an unsheathed sword in her right hand, and was immediately frightened. "Marshal Ma, save me!" With a panicked roar, Lin Yuhui turned around and ran away. He had no intention of fighting with Chu Yingying, who was obviously here to kill him. Even though Chu Yingying was only a lower fifth-rank cultivator, Lin Yuhui's cultivation level, when converted into the nine-rank system of the Heavenly Dynasty, could barely be considered upper fourth-rank. If a fight really breaks out, Chu Yingying may not be his opponent. However, Fuli Island is still Fuli Island, but it is not the Fuli Island ruled by the Langmo Sect, but the Fuli Island under the jurisdiction of the Dayong Dynasty and under the jurisdiction of the Pinghaiwei Army. If Lin Yuhui dared to show his magic skills on Fuli Island at this time, even if it was just to protect himself, he would have no choice but to take the Silk Road. So when he saw Chu Yingying, who was rushing towards him with murderous intent and murderous intentions, Lin Yuhui didn't think twice and ran away shouting for help. After running just two steps, Lin Yuhui suddenly stopped. The whole person's posture is also very awkward. The upper body is leaning forward, bent at almost 90 degrees, the left leg supporting the body alone, and the right foot is lifted back and stretched straight. His eyes were filled with fear and anger, his face was ferocious, and veins bulged on his neck, as if he was using all his strength to break free from his restraints. Even the magic methods that he had not dared to use before were used. In an instant, a faint evil energy surged up from the abdomen and rushed straight to the center of the eyebrows and the top of the head. Two hissing sounds. The clothes on Lin Yuhui's back exploded and fragments scattered everywhere. The shoulder blades on both sides twitched, and suddenly a pair of pale bone wings grew out. All the long black hair stood straight up to the night sky, and then curled up, lying on the head and twisting in a winding manner, like tiny snakes spitting out happiness. There were bulges of flesh on both sides of the forehead, and after they broke open, crooked horns grew out. The eyes turned completely black, with no white left. Highly corrosive acid mist puffed out from his nostrils, corroding all the torn clothes. When the acid mist dissipated, a monster appeared in front of Chu Yingying. Under pressure from unknown sources and driven by the instinct to break free from his restraints, Lin Yuhui dedicated his soul to the extraterritorial demon and became completely corrupted. The migrant workers who were mining nearby had already huddled together, holding their heads with their hands, and knelt on the ground in a curled up position. Everyone was trembling all over, terrified to the extreme, but no one dared to resist.

The three witches, who were burdened with blood feuds, each paid with thirty years of their lifespans, and finally got the chance to be executed in a one-on-one duel for revenge. The little bit of their will to resist and self-improvement that they had aroused was now completely gone. Dong Shou's words echoed in the ears of Tao Tie who was exerting pressure: "On the overseas islands, three months of preaching cannot save the lives of the victims. Only by killing all the overseas demon sects can we save them. Instead of spending the precious three months on preaching that will not have much effect in a short period of time, it is better to kill more demon sects and demon cultivators." again and again. In fact, it is silent, yet it sounds like the sound of a huge bell. Tao Tie's heart roared, and he even asked, "Do you still want to preach?" At the highest point of Fuli Island, on the newly built lighthouse. Tao Tie sat upright, facing the east, his eyes closed, his face calm yet seemed to be surging with countless waves. In the past half month, these two and a half months, and more than a year, all the things that happened were like surging waves, rushing through Tao Tie's mind. Sometimes it soars into the sky, sometimes it is calm and peaceful. The arrival of Ma Jinyu and the order of martial law turned half a month's careful planning into ashes in less than three days, which occupies a large part of the text. It happened repeatedly several times. The anger and excitement that came from refining the Samadhi True Fire also kept reappearing. He didn't ask for much, he just wanted to get one thing done solidly and perform better in the three-month practical session, that's all. Therefore, even though Tao Tie knew that Ma Jinyu was targeting him on the orders of the Third Prince, he did not take it to heart. After all, this wave of operations is within the rules, and the reasons are tenable. Even if the argument is brought to the court, no one can find fault with Ma Jinyu. Just as the princess thought, Tao Tie was willing to come to Fuli Island. Since you are the first, treat yourself as the first! Go to the front line, the most dangerous and difficult places, and make some achievements! Tao Tie came and did a great job. He looted money and food, crushed the counterattack of the Langmo Sect, refined the demonic energy and demonic thoughts that were enough to sink the entire island, built five missionary schools, gained some trust, planted the seeds of freedom and equality, and enrolled nearly 3,000 students, and this number was just the beginning... Then Ma Jinyu came with Miao Zongren's order and expanded it slightly. Everything turns to ashes. This is the only thing that Tao Tiehun wanted to do but failed to accomplish since he came into this world! The reason, It seemed to be an order from Miao Zongren and a target of Ma Jinyu; It also seemed that the Wushi Demon Sect and its many overseas demon sects were about to counterattack; Or maybe Tao Tie took the wrong path, In a situation where the war is still going on and unrest is imminent, they foolishly chose to teach literacy and preach the Dharma! Look, the battle situation changed a little, and Ma Jinyu was a little targeted when performing the mission. So, didn’t everything he did in the previous half month become useless? Dong Shou's words echoed in Tao Tie's ears again. The rumbling sound rolled across the night sky.

A bolt of lightning struck the earth and a beam of fire burned up to the sky. Lin Yuhui, who was in the form of a monster, was chopped into charcoal, and when the rain drenched him, he turned into ashes with a crackling sound. The pouring rain was dispersed by the fire and stopped in an instant. The dark clouds that gathered before the rain began to disperse. The stars are bright and the moon is clear. The light of the stars and the moon shines all over Fuli Island, illuminating the entire island as if it were daytime, so we can work as fast as we can. Tao Tie's voice rang in Chu Yingying's ears: "Come back and do things tomorrow." Then... The light of the lighthouse pierced through the darkness and headed towards the eastern waters, providing guidance to the first group of offshore islanders who migrated inland. Tao Tie appeared outside Ma Jinyu's camp and asked for a meeting. "What's the matter?" Ma Jinyu took time out of his busy schedule to meet Tao Tie. He got straight to the point without showing any mercy, "Are you here to apologize? Or are you here to ask for my help?" Tao Tie said calmly, "The rules set by Taizu require that no matter what industry you are in, you must practice martial arts at least once a day. Are you going to disobey Taizu's order?" Ma Jinyu, who was looking through the grain and grass figures of various warehouses, was slightly startled. He looked up at Tao Tie and asked in surprise, "Are you still thinking about preaching?" "of course." Tao Tie said calmly, "It's easy, not easy." The Book of Changes has three meanings: change, simplicity, and immutability. It is profound and has endless benefits. Everyone has a different understanding. For Tao Tie, he realized something tonight, which might be biased, but applicable to him. There is no beginning, and there is no end. Compared with the hardships and difficulties that Taizu experienced, what was this little setback he encountered? Only by keeping your original intention unchanged can you achieve your goal. Half a month's efforts were in vain, nothing more than... The long road ahead is as hard as iron, but now we can start over again. (End of this chapter)