What a pity!
Liu Xiu sighed inwardly. Why would an immortal favor that villain? Had the heavens gone blind?
"Heaven is against us! Pass down the order to retreat!"
No longer looking up at the sky, Liu Xiu, though extremely unwilling, had no choice but to make a decisive decision and order a retreat.
As for Wang Mang's claim of kneeling and surrendering, just consider it nonsense.
Subsequently, Liu Xiu's Green Forest Army, disregarding the pursuit of the New State Army, withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner and retreated towards Nanyang County.
"Please, sir, take action and capture that brat Liu Xiu!"
Standing on the clouds, Wang Mang's five senses were amplified a hundredfold. He clearly saw the Green Forest Army's retreat and couldn't help but urgently make a request to Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning thought for a moment, then agreed, replying, "Okay!"
Is it Tihua Zhixiu, or the Great Magus Liu Xiu?
He also wanted to see for himself!
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ning no longer hesitated and made his move. With a flick of his right hand, a golden light burst forth, transforming into a gigantic hand of magical power that blotted out the sky and reached out into the distance.
More than ten miles away, Liu Xiu's Green Forest Army, having upgraded their weapons and armor from the Da Xin soldiers, rode their tall horses and fled towards Nanyang with reluctance.
"Whoosh!"
A piercing whistling sound came from the sky. Some people turned around and saw a huge hand, shimmering with light, reaching out to grab them.
"Holy crap, my lord, be careful!"
The soldier shouted, but it was too late.
"boom!"
With a deafening roar, the giant magical hand landed, raising dust and causing shouts and neighing of horses within a radius of several miles.
After a while, the dust settled, and there was no one left on the spot. Only a handprint, a hundred feet in size, was left, deeply imprinted in the earth, about a foot deep. From the dark red soil at the edge, traces of red blood flowed out and quickly seeped into the soil.
No sooner said than done.
In the sky, Xiao Ning reached out and grabbed a figure by the neck, pulling him from a distance onto the auspicious clouds.
"Kid, I've already captured Liu Xiu, and I've easily killed the Green Forest Army. I don't need to tell you what to do next, do I?"
After throwing Liu Xiu at Wang Mang's feet, Xiao Ning clapped his hands as if he had casually crushed an ant, and said to Wang Mang.
Since Wang Mang really is a time traveler, as netizens jokingly say, Xiao Ning wouldn't mind giving him a hand.
He wanted to see what kind of mess the world could be made of by the immature and reckless Wang Mang!
I'm just killing time anyway!
As for whether it will cause any bad results, we'll just have to wait and see!
"The boss is awesome and domineering!"
Seeing this, what else could Wang Mang say besides cheering and shouting "666" from behind?
"Please rest assured, sir, I have everything under control. I will soon be able to turn the tide, regroup, and restore our former glory!"
After a pause, Wang Mang respectfully bowed to Xiao Ning and thanked him, saying, "I thank you for your help, sir! As for the promise of being granted the title of a king of a different surname, I will certainly keep my word once things improve!"
Xiao Ning waved his hand without saying a word, and the auspicious cloud beneath his feet slowly descended, soon landing on the ground.
Seeing the two descend, the remaining soldiers of the Great Xin Dynasty surrounded them, but dared not get too close, for fear of offending the immortals.
"Alright, go ahead and get busy! I'll come find you in Chang'an after a while!"
After saying a few words, Xiao Ning turned and flew away, not caring about the so-called position of a king of a different surname that he mentioned.
"Just you wait and see, I will definitely rebuild this land!"
Watching Xiao Ning fly away on a cloud, Wang Mang shouted, feeling an endless fighting spirit ignite in his heart. His back and legs no longer ached, and he was full of energy.
"Men, imprison Liu Xiu, this traitor! After the army has reorganized, return directly to Chang'an!"
Then, he turned around, shouted to the crowd, and after Liu Xiu locked up, he reorganized the remaining soldiers in front of him.
…………
"call out!"
A pure white auspicious cloud descended from the sky and landed on an unnamed hill. Xiao Ning stepped down from the cloud and looked around.
In early May, the mountains and forests are lush and green. A cool mountain breeze blows, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, which is refreshing and invigorating.
The mountain was not high and there were no people around, so it was probably an unclaimed mountain. Xiao Ning swept away the fallen leaves on the ground with a wave of his sleeve, and then sat down cross-legged on the ground.
His mind was immersed in the Niwan Palace, where his three-foot-tall primordial spirit sat in the center, holding an ancient Bodhi tree in his left hand and a Qiankun Ruler in his right, his image incomparably majestic.
Since arriving in this world, his primordial spirit has been constantly in contact with the Heavenly Dao of this world, trying to get closer to it, analyze it, and comprehend it.
Now, so much time has passed, and Xiao Ning has made contact with a trace of it and learned some information from it.
This world is the thousand worlds in "Journey to the West", and has absolutely nothing to do with the legendary primordial world.
In the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor reigns supreme, ruling with ease. The Buddhist sect of Mount Sumeru in the West is becoming increasingly powerful, and at this time of the Journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, it seeks to expand its influence in the Three Realms.