Chapter Fifty Ambush

  "Your Excellency," said Shen Tudi sincerely, "Gan Chi Gui Wang comes out every year to make trouble for three days. What he asks for is nothing more than the spiritual food offered by humans. However, those demons and monsters that surge out from the depths of the mountains are different. They directly feed on human blood!"

  Liu Yi burst out laughing: "I've got it, if those demons and monsters dare to offend Fenglai Mountain in the future, we'll see about that! Come on, bring up the wine and dishes, today we'll treat these brave warriors well!"

  These sturdy ghosts heard that there was still wine to drink and were even more delighted. Each of them loudly shouted: "Don't worry, Master, when the time comes, just leave it all to us!"

  Just recently, it was a harvest, and the three villages contributed a large amount of spiritual food. Liu Yi would not be stingy. A grand feast was set up to entertain these newly joined strong ghosts. The ghostly objects in the spiritual realm also naturally wouldn't miss out on the grand feast.

  At the banquet, these robust ghosts were all unrestrained and boisterous, shouting and cheering, only stopping when they had drunk themselves into a stupor.

  Shen Tuiji said anxiously to Liu Yi, "My lord, although I have recruited these strong and fierce men, they are used to living in the wilderness. If you treat them like this, I'm afraid these strong men will become more and more arrogant, which would be difficult to handle!"

  Liu Yi smiled slightly and said, "These wild ghosts are all like this. If there is someone like Shen Tuchi, that would be a true genius, one in a million. They can't compare to you, so I naturally have my own way of dealing with them!"

  It's said that Liu Yi's first conquest was the wild ghost, Si Huai Fang. At first, wasn't he also untamed and full of resentment? Yet, in the end, wasn't he also subdued by Liu Yi and became obedient?

  Liu Yi sighed and said, "These sturdy ghosts are indeed as you said, all of them have been accustomed to the wilderness. They can be used but not retained. For now, we can recruit a few less, but in the future, we must still cultivate our own ghost soldiers!"

  Shen Tu said: "The incense in my spiritual realm is limited, and the ghost soldiers that can be supported are not many. Those ordinary villagers' ghosts are probably useless!"

  Liu Yi burst out laughing: "I have a certain Daoist method here, I'll teach it to you today! With this method, we can naturally cultivate our own ghost soldiers and don't need to recruit those wild ghosts!"

  Shen Tuiqi listened, and was both shocked and delighted, and also deeply convinced. He bowed deeply: "Thank you, sir!"

  Liu Yi smiled slightly and taught Shen Tuxi the first layer of the Ghost Path's cultivation method. Shen Tuxi was more discerning than Zhang Wangshi Muyao, and upon seeing this technique, he naturally knew its value. For a time, he was even more grateful to Liu Yi, tears streaming down his face.

  On the second day after waking up from drinking, these newly recruited strong ghosts were ruthlessly sent for training by Liu Yi. They were mixed with Liu Yi's original ghost soldiers and became a mess.

  On both sides, there were almost exactly fifty ghost soldiers, just enough for a team. Let whoever Shen Tucheng be the captain. The seven newly arrived fierce ghosts each took turns as squad leaders, Zheng Wulang Fang and others also took turns as squad leaders. There were a total of ten squads, but no lieutenant or sergeant was appointed.

  Under Liu Yi, there were originally five famous ghost objects. The original leader of the ghost soldiers, Zheng Wu, and four literate ghost officials, Luan Fang, Si Huai, Geng An, and Mou Su.

  Geng An unfortunately died in the last war and now has become three.

  Although Yuan Fang was a member of the Yuan family, he showed sufficient loyalty to Liu Yi and was even more ruthless towards his own family members. He had already won Liu Yi's trust and was appointed as one of the Wu Changs, along with Zheng Wu and Si Huai.

  Mou Su's studies ultimately remained with Liu Yi as a ghost clerk, handling some text files and other tasks. Now the spiritual realm is not large, there are not many ghost soldiers, originally did not need many ghost clerks.

  After reorganizing the ghost soldiers, Liu Yi secretly ordered Shen Tuchi to train them hard. The new ghost soldiers were trained until they were half dead. Shen Tuchi's military law was strict and his prestige was high, setting an example for others. These new ghost soldiers did not dare to say anything.

  Then Liu Yi came out to be a good person, from time to time giving wine and meat as rewards. Under such soft and hard means, these ghost soldiers were quickly subdued.

  It wasn't until seven or eight days had passed that the Chenghuang Temple finally reacted. That night, 500 ghost soldiers, led by a xiaowei, arrived at the outskirts of the spiritual realm in a grand and imposing manner, seeking to punish those responsible.

  Liu Yi had long been prepared and sent out scouts. When they were more than ten miles away, they discovered them and immediately ordered their ghostly soldiers to disguise themselves as wild ghosts. They launched a surprise attack on these people!

  The city god's ghost soldiers came one after another, with the intention of avenging Liu Yi for defeating Luan Shuang's ghost soldiers last time and losing face to the city god's ghost army.

  However, they didn't do much better this time either. They were first hit by a sudden downpour of rain that caused heavy casualties. Then, they were charged by Liu Yi's ghostly soldiers and their formation became disorganized.

  This time Liu Yi took the lead himself, taking charge of the situation. The Ghost Emperor's Heart Seal in his hand suddenly flew into the air, emitting a brilliant light that suppressed everything.

  All the city's ghost soldiers began to panic, their hands and feet going soft. On the other hand, the ghost soldiers under Liu Yi's command became even more ferocious under the protection of the Ghost Emperor's heart seal.

  In the blink of an eye, the city's ghost soldiers were beaten and killed by Liu Yi's ghost soldiers like cutting vegetables.

  Although Liu Yi could only immobilize the 500 City Guard Ghost Soldiers for a short half moment, every moment was consuming a large amount of divine power. However, it was enough to determine the outcome of the battle.

  When Liu Yi put away the Ghost Emperor's Heart Seal, all the Jiao of the city's ghost soldiers were beheaded by Shen Tuqi. The other ghost soldiers immediately dispersed in all directions, fleeing to all eight sides.

  This kind of abscess manifestation made his ghost soldiers even more unable to catch up with their pursuit.

  Even Liu Yi couldn't help but sneer: "These city garrison ghost soldiers, each and every one of them has armor and weapons, their equipment is top-notch. But they didn't expect to be so easily defeated. I originally thought that with 4,000 to 5,000 ghost soldiers under the city lord's command, I would feel a sense of awe. Now it seems, they're nothing special!"

  Shen Tui said, "These are all the ghost soldiers in the city, and they don't count for much. However, my lord, on the path of the gods, all authority lies with the individual. The City God Temple can suppress a hundred miles, and most of its power lies with the City God himself!"

  Liu Yi sneered: "This kind of place is just a humble abode, can't even leave one's own territory?"

  Although they said so, Liu Yi was still clear in his heart that at this time, although he had won the battle, he couldn't be too arrogant.

  It's just that it's been too long since the city has been peaceful and uneventful. The ghost soldiers under him were all recruited from within the city.

  In this square world, inside and outside the city are two different worlds. Outside the city is full of danger, with beasts, monsters, and fierce ghosts roaming everywhere.

  However, the city was protected by high walls and divine power, making it very safe.

  It's just like in Liu Yi's original world where the army was unwilling to recruit city soldiers. In this world, it's also difficult for heroes and strong men to emerge from the cities!