"Newspaper!"
In the palace of the prince, the Guoshi heard the sound and raised his eyes lightly. "Come in," he said, fingering the strings.
The herald moved in and knelt to salute.
The Guoshi asked casually, "What's the situation outside?"
"Chonghua attacked for the second time this morning. The northern corner of the city fell. The garrison camp has retreated to the northern market to reinforce the border."
"Can we survive tomorrow?"
The herald, with a cold sweat on his forehead, bowed his head with a fist. "The commander of the garrison said that he was incompetent, so he could only do his best..."
"Then he's really incompetent," the Guoshi said quietly, and the sound of the guqin gradually increased. Suddenly, he raised his finger and whispered, "Linling7, come forth." But when the streamer flashed, one of the nine eyes embedded in the guqin was completely opened with his command. The eye blinked, the pupil was shining with a faint light, and the light was more and more bright, which made people unable to look at each other directly. When the light went out, there was a shining scale hanging above the guqin.
With a wave of wide sleeves, the Guoshi immediately flew to the herald and hovered in front of him.
"Take it. This is Xuanwu heavy armor."
The herald was shocked and pale!
Wasn't Xuanwu heavy armor one of the miracles left over from ancient times? It was the most unbreakable defense weapon in the world! How can it hide it in the nine-eyed guqin of the Guoshi?
Before he was shocked, the Guoshi added, "One of them."
Herald: "..."
"Don't look down on this piece, it's enough to resist the attack of one hundred thousand masters. Take it to our trash warden - remember, the warden can die, the mysterious armor can't be lost. If you look back, what's the loss of this scale?"
After a pause, the strings clanked, and the Guoshi smiled.
"I want all of them to be buried."
The herald was busy responding, holding the scales over his head with both hands, and retreating from the station. The Guoshi was the only person left in the dead eunuch's mansion.
The sound of the guqin was still murmuring like a spring. In front of the Guoshi, a group of light named "Jingchen8" had turned into a hidden shape. It looked like a white puppy with a whole body. Every hair was emitting a shimmering glow. But the pup was unconscious. He was lying on the soft felt blanket of the Imperial Palace, his paws covered his eyes and lay motionless. In the soothing sound of the guqin, it seemed very peaceful.
The Guoshi raised his eyes, and the light from the spirit beast floated in his eyes. He whispered, "Jingchen, I have almost solved the seals they gave you. In another day and a half, I will be able to take you away from here and back to your hometown. You should be obedient. Don't give me any more extraneous ideas. Uh huh?
The pup's ears moved a little, the eyelids slightly opened a seam, but the cold blue demon light which was totally different from its petite and lovely appearance was revealed inside. At the same time—
The north corner of the city—
Liaoguo was defeated by halberds in this battle, and the Teng snake flag of the northern border army was flying in the broken walls in the corner. Mo Xi's vanguard settled in this corner of Daze City, and not far in front of them, the green guard array created by Liaoguo's cultivators was rising heavily.
The scouts retreated and informed Mo Xi, the commander who was looking at Liao Jun's defense, about the situation. Then he asked, "Commander Mo, do you want to attack while winning?"
Mo Xi frowned his sword-like eyebrows. He held his arms and looked at the city guarding array rising higher and higher. His expression was deep.
"Where did it come from, Xuanwu heavy armor..."
The scout was surprised and turned to see the green border. "Xuanwu heavy armor?! Then, isn't that the artifact that our gentlemen had?! And after the death of the gentleman and wisdom, the Xuanwu heavy armor also lost its contractor. I don't know where it scattered. How can it appear in Liaoguo's hands now?"
Mo Xi pursed his lips, and his eyes were dark. "The effect of their array is far from the real strength of Xuanwu heavy armor. The heavy armor possessed by Liaoguo should not be complete, maybe only one or two pieces."
After a pause, he said again, "As long as it's Xuanwu heavy armor, even half of it will be enough for us."
"The whole army is ordered to slow down the attack, garrison the north of the city, and repair in place."
"Yes!"
"In addition, all the leaders are invited to come to the main camp. I will discuss with them the plan for the third siege."
The third siege was not so much a siege as a search and arrest.
At that time, the place where Shen Tang sealed the blood demon beast was in a lake north of Daze City. The Chonghua army had torn a corner of Daze City. Entering from this corner, the cultivator with the fastest body technique could go to that lake for hunting.
However, this matter involved the secrets of Chonghua. It was inconvenient for Mo Xi to say clearly so he only told a search and arrest team selected by the emperor about the discovery of blood demon spirits. The rest of the cultivators arranged matters for other reasons.
The task of Gu Mang's entourage was also being arranged in this operation.
"That's about it." After all the people in the camp left, Mo Xi and Gu Mang recounted the real situation again. "We sent Murong Lian and Mengze's battalions to attack in the main city of Daze, but the purpose was not to attack the city, but to disperse the forces of Liaoguo. What's really important is that a team of ten elite scouts must go to the North Lake smoothly when we are fighting with Liaoguo to capture the spirits of blood demon beast."
He said that and handed Gu Mang the search compass and soul rope given by the emperor.
"As long as we bring back the spirits, it will not be so easy for Liaoguo to wake up the blood demon beast again. So in this campaign, whether Daze City can be conquered is not the most important thing. The most important thing is not to let Liaoguo take the blood devil's soul first. Do you understand?"
Gu Mang tied the golden rope around his waist, patted his waist and took over the compass. "Don't worry, when did your Gu Mang Gege ever fail a mission?"
At this time, he didn't wear the mask. He only wore the tall and straight north border army uniform, with neat braids. The waist was equipped with the gold rope, a knife, and a mask. His wrist was tied with a thousand engine boxes, and the blue and black edge of the collar neckline was high, covering all the slave lock rings under the ascetic and strict robe.
At this moment, he could see that he was as handsome and dignified as he was when he was on the expedition many years ago.
Mo Xi looked at him for a while, and suddenly raised his hand to hold him in his arms. He lowered his head, and gently kissed the top of his hair. "Yes. You have never failed."
After a pause, he added, "But this time you have to remember that no matter what, your own safety is the most important. If there's anything you can't support, you must call me."
He raised his hand across the lapel of the military robes, and stroked Gu Mang's neck, the place where they once left lotus incantations on each other in order to protect each other when they were young.
Mo Xi put his hand on Gu Mang's forehead and whispered, "As long as you call me, I will come to you at once. Remember?"
Gu Mang was the guardian of Mo Xi. He was only willing to give Mo Xi the most comprehensive protection, but never wanted to share the suffering with Mo Xi. So in the past, Gu Mang would only say "it's Ok" and "your Gu Mang Gege is the most powerful." But now, Gu Mang blinked his warm blue eyes, and then he looked up.
"Good," he said, "I remember it all."
It was not too late. This round of repair was only two hours away. When the twilight was closing and the sun was bleeding, the northern military order fell - Chonghua launched the third siege.
This round was coming too fast. Even though Liaoguo had been on guard for a long time, it was still in a hurry. The fifty thousand attack practitioners led by Murong Lian as the vanguard met Liao Jun head-on, while the army of Mo Xi collided with the garrison in the north of Daze City. For a while, the smoke covered the sun, and the blood on the ground was more intense than the red clouds in the sky.
Under the cover of this huge attack, ten spies, including Gu Mang, set out from the north, infiltrated the depths of Daze City with their own different routes, and swept away to the lake where the spirits of the blood demon beast were trapped.
By Daze Lake—
This was a vast and boundless great lake. The mountains on both sides were endless. At this time, the sky was already very dark. A wisp of sun spread across the lake. In the evening, the sand geese started to fly to the depth of the sunset with a mocking cry.
Gu Mang, dressed in black, flew to the top of a house by the lake. He stood in the wind with his hands on his back and looked up at the light of the lake under the house.
He was about to go down to the lake, but at this time, his head suddenly tightened, and then a burst of heartburn pain burst from the heart, and continued to extend up along the spine - Gu Mang's pain was low, and covered his suddenly beating forehead.
Why at this time…
He took a few deep breaths. After a while, the pain eased a little, but the dizziness increased. At this moment, the fighting sound in the distance resounded, and the official siege of the main force broke out completely.
Gu Mang knew that time could not be prolonged, so he tried to blink and wanted to restore the clarity of his vision as soon as possible.
But when he raised his head and looked at the vast Daze Lake again, there was a vague illusion in front of him.
Gu Mang was surprised. "Chen, Chen Tang..."
In the illusion, he seemed to see Chen Tang standing in the middle of the lake. Behind him was the surging waves. The wind and thunder were surging, a haitang was rising on the waves, and the white clothes were flowing.
The man who was relegated to immortality looked solemn. He raised his hand and called out a seven stringed guqin. He raised his jaw slightly. "Hua Poan. Listen. Your ambition has come to an end. No matter in Kyushu or Chonghua, it will never fall into your hands - you will never get what you want."
Hua Poan.
Hua Poan.
These three words were just like the deep meaning it contained, like the deep darkness of the epiphyllum breaking open, exploding chaotically in the brain. Gu Mang only felt that the name seemed to have some power, which made him feel crazy and bloodthirsty.
"You will always be the only disciple who has nothing in the Xiuzhen Academy."
Gu Mang seemed to have a voice at the bottom of his heart: you speaking nonsense! Bullshit! I'm going to tear you up. Wait until I kill you - what do you want?! Why do you judge my fate, you… Ridiculous Man… You… You incompetent!
"It's all over," said Chen Tang.
As soon as the fingertips fell, the sound of the guqin clanked. Gu Mang was so shocked that he felt that the black spirit all over his body seemed to break at this moment!
Seeing the situation out of control in a flash, Gu Mang clenched his teeth and whispered, "Yongye, come forth!"
The magical knife changed its shape in response, and Gu Mang took it. He clenched his teeth and stabbed himself on the back of his left hand…
Blood was running!
Severe pain pulled him out of the mire of hallucinations. He took a breath and closed his eyes. When he raised my eyes again, Daze Lake was full of bleakness. The bright waves and the shadow of Chen Tang had disappeared.
"..." Gu Mang gasped and took back the knife. He raised his hand and dealt with the wound quickly. He glanced at the sparkling lake with lingering fear. He didn't know why he could see the remains of the war from hundreds of years ago, but this was not the first time he saw Chen Tang in his mind. Because of what? A myriad of thoughts came into his mind, but he had no time to think more.
Gu Mang planned to tell Mo Xi about his strange appearance after going back. At this moment, it was urgent to catch a remnant of blood demon beast left in the lake. In this way, he thought, he adjusted the compass, injected spiritual power into it, and then entered the vast lake.
"Show the way." The compass got the order, and began to rotate crazily. After about short while, the willow shaped leaves slowed down gradually. Little by little, they finally stopped.
Gu Mang suddenly froze.
The compass guide did not point to the lake as the emperor said, but to the direction where Gu Mang stood! Gu Mang was shocked and looked back, but he saw that the house behind him was like a millet, which meant that soul compass actually pointed to the outskirts of Daze City.
"... Broken?"
Gu Mang adjusted his standing position and shook the heavenly compass again. As expected, the compass was trembling and hesitant. It didn't know where to guide him.
"Where is the spirit of the blood demon in the lake?" After asking two or three times, the compass arrow turned around, but finally pointed to the position in Daze City.
Gu Mang was silent. He put the compass away and touched his chin.
According to what the emperor explored, the spirit of blood demon beast sank in the deep of Daze Lake. The compass, the other spy, did not know how to show it, but it always insisted on guiding him to the inner city. It would not be a coincidence.
Could that be…
There was a thump in his heart.
Could it be the soul of blood demon beast had been captured by Liaoguo in just a few days and was trapped somewhere in the city?!
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