Chapter 85 Betrayal of two Dukes With the injury of Bian Ji, Ouyang Chun directed a messenger to King Zhou asking for assistance. King Zhou appointed the dukes Deng Kun and Rui Ji as commanders. Earth Traveler Sun attempted to rescue the captured generals by Bian Ji, but when he approached the gate, he fell under a state of loss of consciousness and so was taken to the execution ground. But as soon the soldiers put him on the ground he managed to escape. When Ouyang Chun reported to Deng and Rui that he had captured Yellow Flying Tiger and others, Deng at once intended to rescue the life of Yellow Flying Tiger, since Yellow Flying Tiger was his relative. Deng conceived a plan to join King Wu while at the same time the Rui's mind was cogitating of surrendering to Ziya. Thus that night they both intended to talk each other out. Thus during the night, after several drinks, they at last expressed their deep thoughts to each other. Suddenly, while they were talking, Earth Traveler Sun projected out his head from the ground. Sun suggested to the two to write a message to King Wu and Ziya. The next day, Deng and Rui just pretended to go out for battle. When they sighted the skeleton banner, they ordered Bian Ji to remove it, saying that it looked ugly. Obediently Bian wrote three charms for them so that they could pass under it safely. Then Deng and Rui forwarded the sorcerous device to Earth Traveler Sun, who carried it to Ziya. Imitating its design, Ziya made copies of the magical trap and distributed them to all his followers and generals.
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