Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 671 - 535: Plot to Punish the Heart + - 536: Five Desires Confusion

Chapter 671: Chapter 535: Plot to Punish the Heart + Chapter 536: Five Desires Confusion

"The County Magistrate in charge of defending the city, Lian Zhenshan, is a veteran general, strict in military discipline, and proficient in command. Most importantly, after thirty years as a general, he is extremely cautious and hardly makes mistakes. He is very strong..."

Green Lady landed on the small hillside as lightly as a drifting yellow cloud, a few strands of her hair moistened by sweat clinging to her temples, her curved eyebrows like a crescent moon, her smile charming. She appeared divinely beautiful yet one could still see a hint of fatigue in her demeanor.

Clearly, the infiltration operation she led was not an easy task.

"How does he compare to Li Yuangang, the tiger general of the world, one of Fantian Buddha’s sons?"

Zhou Ping’an was not surprised by the abundance of talent in the enemy ranks.

During these chaotic times, in every state and county, even when promoting one’s own people, one would still need to choose capable individuals from among the lesser candidates to lead troops or govern.

Now was not the time to confine oneself and declare kingship behind closed doors.

Smoke from the battlefield was everywhere; if you do not attack others, it doesn’t mean they won’t attack you.

The top echelons were engaged in mutual restraint and offensive-defensive strategies among various sects and noble families.

The middle echelons had to rely on the military strength of the army and the city itself.

Otherwise, any bandit incursion or emergence of a righteous army would require intervention by a high-ranking elder from Brahma Temple or the Tang Family, which would mean they would do nothing else but serve their subordinates.

Typically, with Zhou Ping’an’s rise in Guangyun County, the initial response would be to mobilize troops and seek assistance, and only afterward would it be the turn of the Brahma Temple elders and the Tang Family to take action.

But there has been a twist, hasn’t there?

Zhou Ping’an captured Guangyun so quickly, to such an extent that, coincidentally, he disrupted a scheme of good and evil set by Old Monk Xuanming, the head of the Bodhi Institute of Brahma Temple.

As a result, while inciting anger in Old Monk Xuanming, he also completely exposed his own potential and strength for all to see.

At this point, allowing him to continue growing stronger and build up forces bit by bit was unwise.

With Monk Xuanming’s insight, it was clear that one should either not intervene at all or, if one does, it should be to crush this young man with the potential of a hidden dragon in Guangyun, to prevent further complications.

Therefore, Li Yuangang, one of the three Buddha Sons, was sent personally by Brahma Temple with elite Buddha Riders heading south.

And there were two True Martial Late Stage Dharma Form Realm experts accompanying him.

This was an unexpected military force, not the existing soldiers of Zhaoshan Prefecture.

Green Lady had already ascertained the complexities and quipped with a smile: "In terms of strength, Lian Zhenshan is naturally no match for Li Yuangang, and even his trusted cavalry soldiers are far from the quality of Fantian Buddha Riders.

However, strength does not mean everything. In leading troops in combat and in the defense of cities, his tactics are much more seasoned than Li Yuangang’s, almost anticipating every aspect.

In this operation, I dispatched a total of three hundred and thirty spies, lost over fifty, with more than two hundred fifty being intercepted and driven back. Only twenty-three managed to infiltrate the city, and whether they can acquire information and stir up trouble remains to be seen based on their own skills."

Dispatching intelligence agents and infiltrating undercover, Green Lady was indeed a professional.

In fact, her skills in leading scouts to ambush enemy troops coming out of the city and setting up networks were even more formidable.

Being able to penetrate a city surrounded by a seasoned general and maintain communication between the inside and outside was indeed a matter of pride.

"It’s been tough, now we just wait for the news to spread within the city, and also search out all kinds of news related to Brahma Temple’s oppression of the people, without missing any detail. I want to expose all their dirty laundry."

Zhou Ping’an said with a light laugh.

"This... Big Brother Zhou, actually those people are not unaware of this, but they have been under the rule of Brahma Temple for so long that they are accustomed to the high monks being superior, as well as to the nobility and officials. They don’t really have the will to resist."

Green Lady furrowed her brow.

She was somewhat skeptical about the effectiveness of this operation.

Yet, she was well aware that Zhou Ping’an was deeply intelligent; whenever he did something, there were rarely instances he didn’t succeed.

So, if she couldn’t understand, it must be because there was something she had overlooked.

"Who needs them to resist?"

Zhou Ping’an shook his head and smiled. "The human heart is unfathomable. Green Lady, although you grew up in the streets and suffered a lot, you were protected by your sister from the age of nine and entered the Red Lotus Sect. Since then, you have left the lower class.

After all, you don’t quite understand what it is that those commoners who have lost all hope in life really think. They may seem tame and timid, but in fact, the flame in their hearts has never been extinguished."

"Do they really not believe in Brahma Temple?"

"That’s not the case; their faith is real, otherwise there wouldn’t be so much faith power converging in the Moni Pearl, making this city safe as a fortress. They’ve just become accustomed to forgetting and numbing their own souls."

When pain exceeds one’s tolerance, people try to accept and convince themselves.

In the end, they come to believe that this is actually not bad at all.

This city is difficult to conquer, precisely because, fundamentally, the three hundred thousand residents within are believers of Brahma Temple.

This is easy to understand.

If they did not have faith in Brahma Temple and genuinely revered those "high monks," truly convinced and without doubt or resentment, they could not possibly survive in Zhaoshan County.

Because the Prefectural Governor, Hu Guangyu, is a disciple under the head of Fantian.

As an absolute devotee of Brahma Temple, Governor Hu is serious about promoting and spreading the teachings.