"Li Jinglong told you not to go out." Ji Yanran was peeling a basket of edamame outside the hall.
Hongjun frowned. "How is that possible? Where did they go? Where's Zhao Zilong? "
Hongjun grabbed the Carp Demon and wrapped it up wet. The Carp Demon was startled and asked, "Where are we going now?"
Hongjun went to the backyard and mounted his horse, looking around blankly.
Ji Yanran put on her bow and changed into a leather jacket. She came out and said, "Go south, at the foot of Mount Qilian, Wushan Town! A lot of people went there today, even the Great General! "
"You …"
Ji Yanran said, "My father always goes there without regard for his life. I'll go with you."
Hongjun took Ji Yanran with him. Ji Yanran pointed the way, and the two rushed out of Liangzhou City. At the city gate, Zhang Hao received a message. Ji Yanran said angrily, "You're only leaving now?!"
Hongjun hurriedly signaled for Ji Yanran to keep quiet. They could not cause trouble at this time, but Ji Yanran was worried about her father's safety and forgot about this. Zhang Hao saw Hongjun on the horse and was shocked.
"It's him!" Zhang Hao shouted. "Catch him! Quick! Someone go and inform the General! "
Many soldiers recognized Hongjun and came to close the gate. Hongjun saw that the situation was not good and hurriedly shouted, "Hold on tight! I'm going! "
Ji Yanran held onto Hongjun tightly. Hongjun controlled the reins with his left hand and the flying dagger in his right hand. He swung the dagger at the gate. The gate was cut in half and collapsed with a loud sound. Hongjun then urged his horse and rushed out like an arrow.
"Chase after him!" Geshu Han was in full armor and led a large group of soldiers. He roared, "How dare you destroy my gate?! Where's Li Jinglong?! Tie them all up and take them back to prison! "
As a result, Hongjun was even more guilty. However, he usually didn't want to cause trouble because he didn't want to cause trouble for Li Jinglong. Now that his boss had made such a big mistake, who would be afraid of you!
"We can't catch up!" Hongjun turned around and shouted, "Let's go back! You're already so old! "
Geshu Han: "…"
Hongjun had always been fearless, and Geshu Han was so angry that his blood almost rushed to his head. He roared, "Catch up to him!"
Hongjun's horse was very handsome; although it was carrying two people, it was more or less the same as a heavily-armored cavalryman. As soon as it kicked its four hooves, it galloped like a gust of wind toward the south, disappearing without a trace.
At the same time, Li Jinglong and Qin Liang had just passed by a small town called Guoyuan, followed by nearly two hundred soldiers. It was just noon, but the town was crowded with refugees, and they were still more than sixty miles away from Mount Wu.
Li Jinglong quickly dismounted and asked, "How's the situation in Wushan Town?"
The two towns of Mount Wu and Mount An had been raided last night, and the situation was exactly the same as the four cities outside the Great Wall.
The people were crying and shouting, and they all fled from these two towns. Li Jinglong heard this and secretly thanked the heavens that he could save his head.
"What did the people who attacked your village look like?" Li Jinglong asked anxiously.
A boor shouted, "How would I know! It's so dark! I can't see anything! "
Li Jinglong: "…"
"That …" Qin Liang said awkwardly, "Chief, why don't we put aside our grievances and go to Mount Wu to take a look?"
Li Jinglong almost vomited blood because of the boor's words. Suddenly, a jackdaw flew across the sky, screaming in horror.
Li Jinglong jumped onto the roof and looked to the south.
There were also people who brought their families and told Qin Liang and the others about how the Wolf God appeared last night and saved their families. There were also many people who set up temporary altars in the village to worship the Wolf God who showed mercy to the common people in the mountains. Qin Liang didn't hear it clearly and shouted up, "Chief Li, are we leaving now?!"
The cold wind suddenly rose, and Li Jinglong jumped off the roof and said, "Retreat! Everyone retreat! The people are to hide in the cellars! "
Qin Liang said, "What?"
Li Jinglong said, "My nose is blocked. You guys smell it. Is there a smell in the wind?"
At this time, the south wind blew, and there was indeed a faint smell of corpses in the wind. Qin Liang's expression instantly changed, and he said in a low voice, "Chief Li, they're coming this way?"
Li Jinglong immediately ordered the soldiers to set up a defense. He had been training in the Long Wu Army for a long time, and he was familiar with all kinds of fortifications. However, Qin Liang was leading the militia of Liangzhou City, and the elite soldiers were all in Geshu Han's hands. These militiamen were usually only responsible for mediating disputes and doing manual labor. They couldn't fight a war.
"Prepare the braziers!" Li Jinglong shouted, "Every household, collect all the oil!"
The militiamen looked at each other, and Qin Liang said decisively, "Listen to Chief Li, quickly!"
Thus, all the people and soldiers of Guoyuan Town moved. Li Jinglong asked, "When will the reinforcements arrive?"
Qin Liang replied, "Zhang Hao just started to count the troops this morning. I'm afraid it'll be another four to six hours. Chief Li, are you sure they'll come here?"
Another flock of crows flew by, cawing.
Li Jinglong originally wanted to say "very sure". After all, the crows flying by was precisely because of the large-scale movement of the army that disturbed the winter birds in the forest. However, he was worried that nothing would happen if he said it, so it was better not to jump to conclusions so quickly.
"Perhaps …" Li Jinglong said hesitantly, "It's hard to say."
Qin Liang was shocked, "Hard to say?!"
The surrounding soldiers all had a "are you kidding me?" expression. They all put down their arrows, thinking, if you're not sure, then why do you want us to stand guard here?
The wind was biting cold. Guoyuan Town didn't even have a brick wall. There were only a lot of wooden fences around the town, which were tied together with wooden stakes to prevent the wolf pack from invading. A few boxes were piled up inside the wooden fences to act as watchtowers. Outside were two large wooden doors that were pushed by wooden wheels.
Li Jinglong said, "How about we evacuate all the people to Liangzhou Prefecture?"
Qin Liang said seriously, "Chief Li, you're the only one here who's fought with the ghouls. Today, it's also you … "
Qin Liang stared at Li Jinglong. The meaning of his words was clear. Li Jinglong understood what he didn't say. In fact, when he received the urgent report at five, Li Jinglong made a prompt decision and asked Qin Liang to immediately send troops to Wushan.
Qin Liang disobeyed the order and sent troops without authorization because he heard Li Jinglong's words. Li Jinglong naturally understood that he couldn't let Qin Liang take the blame. He had to make a decision.
He hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Leave half of the troops to defend the town. The other half take the people and retreat to Liangzhou City! Quickly! "
Qin Liang said, "Then, I'll listen to General Li's orders today."
Li Jinglong nodded and quickly walked to a high place to look at the distant plains. The soldiers behind him began to organize the people to retreat.
After a full hour, Li Jinglong fell into a great panic. It seemed that he had entered a new realm of bad luck. If nothing happened in this town, he would be caught like a turtle in a jar and beheaded by Geshu Han. In addition, he would be cursed to death by the local people.
It shouldn't be … Li Jinglong took a deep breath and comforted himself, 'I have the Mind's Lantern, so I'm definitely a person who's been given an important task by the heavens. I won't be beheaded by Geshu Han like this … But the Mind's Lantern doesn't belong to me. It seems a bit forced to say this.'
"I've made a very serious mistake." Li Jinglong said to Qin Liang.
Qin Liang was frightened by Li Jinglong and broke out in a cold sweat. He asked, "Elder Li, what do you mean?"
Li Jinglong said, "Without Hongjun … if the Corpse Ghost Army doesn't arrive and Old General Geshu Han arrives first, I'll have no choice but to escape."
"Please don't!" Qin Liang said in horror.
Li Jinglong's Mind's Lantern could only be used to deal with monsters, but it couldn't deal with mortals. What was the use of shining the Mind's Lantern on people? It could only blink a few times … If a huge army rushed over, no matter how good his skills were, he would still be trampled to death. If he had known this would happen, he would have woken up Hongjun. In any case, he had the Five-colored Divine Light to block them and still be alive.
"Then you can only pray for the Corpse Ghost Army to come." Qin Liang replied.
"Look!"
At dusk, the earth trembled slightly. Li Jinglong was startled and hurriedly rushed to a high place.
"They're here!" Li Jinglong angrily roared. They're finally here!
However, the army was like a black tide that gathered from all directions, forming a black tide that constantly moved north.
Li Jinglong: "…"
Qin Liang said with a trembling voice, "How many?"
"A … a hundred thousand." Li Jinglong looked at the situation and roughly estimated the number. He said, "Only more and no less."
"How many people do we have?" Qin Liang asked again.
"A hundred." Li Jinglong replied.
Everyone: "…"
A hundred thousand Corpse Ghost Army rushed over like a tide, mercilessly trampling through the forest outside Southern Town like a swarm of locusts. The hooves of a hundred thousand war horses beat rhythmically like drums. For a moment, the earth shook. Li Jinglong couldn't help but retreat and look around. All the soldiers couldn't help but tremble. Even Qin Liang was terrified.
"What do we do?"
Li Jinglong decisively pulled out an arrow and placed it on the bowstring. He pulled the bowstring and aimed at the approaching hundred thousand Corpse Ghost Cavalry. The black mass of cavalry rumbled as they rushed toward Guo Yuanzhen.
"Listen to my command. Once the arrow is released, everyone set fire." Li Jinglong said calmly, "Push the oil pot down and retreat!"
The soldiers already had the intention to retreat. They held the torches and trembled. Li Jinglong, however, used his strength. The arrow in his hand suddenly exploded with a strong light. He knew that if his arrow couldn't raise the morale of the army, it would inevitably be defeated in front of the army. Thus, he gathered all the power of the Mind Lamp. In an instant, white light covered the sky and earth and erupted out, turning into a solid aurora in the wind.
"Wow, it's glowing." The soldiers murmured.
At the same time, Li Jinglong felt a sharp pain in his heart. However, in the next moment, the brand on his chest emitted a light with a hum. It released Kun Shen's transcendence energy and protected his heart meridian.
"What is that?!" Qin Liang said in horror.
Li Jinglong's whole body burst with a strong light. There was a faint image of the Dharma behind him. The light in his eyes flowed and he looked into the distance. In an instant, everything became very clear. A huge wolf carrying a young man ran through the snow, leading a hundred thousand Corpse Ghost Cavalry to the city gate!
Previously, the sky was dark. The Grey Wolf and the snow were one. The young man was wearing white, so it was very difficult to see.
Li Jinglong didn't say anything and aimed at the leading huge wolf. Unexpectedly, the huge wolf roared, "We're on the same side. Don't shoot!"
Li Jinglong was shocked. He withdrew the arrow and light at the same time and said in a low voice, "Mo Rigen?"
The hundred thousand Corpse Ghost Cavalry rushed to a hundred steps away from the town. They gradually slowed down and spread out to form a square formation. Grey Wolf leaped a few steps and flew into the town. The soldiers shouted in panic.
"Officer?!" Grey Wolf was shocked. "Why is it you? Run! The monsters are coming to attack the city! "
In the blink of an eye, the army of ghouls outside the town gripped their spears and charged towards Guo Yuanzhen!
Li Jinglong roared, "There's no time to explain!" He could only pull the bowstring again. In an instant, the light covered the sky and the earth. The arrow shot out with a strong light and shot into the battle formation. Wherever it passed, it was like the hot sun melting the snow. The charging battle formation was immediately torn open.
Qin Liang shouted, "Retreat!"
The soldiers threw their torches into the pot of oil and kicked it down. Fire poured down in torrents, and the Corpse Ghost Cavalry had already arrived in front of the city gates and crashed into them!
The wooden city wall was knocked down like paper. Grey Wolf carried Lu Xu and jumped onto the roof. With a roar, its body grew bigger. Lu Xu was almost thrown off. Holding tightly onto Grey Wolf's fur, the Grey Wolf rushed into the battle formation, trampling everywhere and knocking over the Corpse Ghost Cavalry.
The city wall collapsed and the human soldiers immediately scattered. Qin Liang shouted in the chaos, "Gather! Retreat! "
Li Jinglong kept retreating, drawing his bow and shooting arrows everywhere like shooting stars. The Ghouls that were hit fell off their horses, but there were simply too many of them. Wave after wave of Ghouls surged over, forcing Li Jinglong to no longer have the time to shoot arrows. He could only draw the Wisdom Sword and with a loud shout, he twisted his wrist sideways. The Wisdom Sword lit up with a white light as it charged towards the Ghouls!
"Officer! Mind Lantern! "Grey Wolf roared.
"I'm using it!" Li Jinglong roared. He didn't have time to reminisce with Mo Rigen and said, "Catch one alive for me!"
Grey Wolf said, "They're all dead!"
"I know!" Li Jinglong swung his sword and pushed away the Ghouls that were charging towards them. At this moment, thousands of soldiers and horses were charging towards them. They could not stand still at all. Li Jinglong had no choice but to use Ash Wolf as a cover while he and Lu Xu fought the Ghouls on the left and right respectively. The soldiers guarding the city had already fled.
"Catch one alive —!" Li Jinglong roared, "Catch one and leave!"
Grey Wolf slapped and swept away the Corpse Ghosts. He shouted, "They're all dead! How do you catch them alive! "
Li Jinglong: "…"
Lu Xu rushed toward Li Jinglong with a shovel in his hand. With a decisive shovel, he swept past Li Jinglong's neck and sent the Corpse Ghost's head flying. Li Jinglong thought to himself, "So fast!"
"Who is this?!" Li Jinglong shouted.
Grey Wolf: "Where's Hongjun?!"
"Sleeping at home!" Li Jinglong roared. He swept his sword and cleared away the Corpse Ghost Cavalry charging toward Grey Wolf on the left.
One man and one wolf, each asking their own questions. Seeing that there were more and more Corpse Ghosts, Grey Wolf could no longer hold on and was covered in wounds. Lu Xu shouted, "Hey!"
Grey Wolf replied, "I'm leaving now!"
Grey Wolf was injured and bleeding, but it stimulated its berserk nature. It suddenly turned its head and let out a wild roar, causing Li Jinglong's eardrums to ache. It crouched down and rushed forward, sweeping away several riders along with its horse.
"Catch! Catch! Catch! "Li Jinglong shouted.
"Which one?!" Cang Lang roared and grabbed one with each claw. Without even looking, Cang Lang threw it at Li Jinglong who was behind him. Cang Lang's corpse and armor weighed at least two hundred kilograms. Li Jinglong almost fell to the ground. He roared, "Is this one okay?!"
"It's not moving!" Li Jinglong roared, "Catch one that's more lively!"
The scene was chaotic. Grey Wolf caught another Corpse Ghost. The Corpse Ghost struggled and bit at Grey Wolf's claws. Grey Wolf roared in pain and tore it in half. The upper half even crawled toward him.
"Just this one!" Li Jinglong put away his sword and roared, "Let's go!"
Grey Wolf hurriedly used the cloak on the ground to cover the other half of the corpse. It crouched down and let Li Jinglong and Lu Xu grab its sides. Its front right paw grabbed the bundle with the other half of the Corpse Ghost while its other three paws ran away, escaping from the battle formation. Behind them, Guo Yuanzhen had already turned into a burning ruin. The Corpse Ghosts struggled in the sea of fire and dashed around.
However, the Corpse Ghosts obviously didn't plan to let Li Jinglong and his group go. They were gathering outside Guo Yuanzhen. As soon as they pulled away, the entire army charged toward Grey Wolf again!
Li Jinglong shouted, "Run! Don't look back! "
Grey Wolf looked back and said angrily, "Didn't you say that you won't chase after us once we leave the city?!"
"Who told you that?!"
"It's always like this!"
Lu Xu: "I don't know."
The Corpse Ghost Army spread out to surround Grey Wolf from both sides. Grey Wolf shouted, "We can't go any further north! We'll bring them to Liangzhou City! "
Li Jinglong was about to tell Grey Wolf to turn around when they suddenly heard the sound of horses galloping like an avalanche. Nearly 20,000 cavalrymen were coming south from the north.
"There's more?!" Grey Wolf roared.
"Wait …" Li Jinglong grabbed Grey Wolf's long fur. Along the way, he saw Hongjun, who was leading the army, charging toward them on his horse.
"Hongjun!"
"Elder —" Hongjun galloped forward on his horse and closed the distance between him and Grey Wolf. He shouted, "The enemy is behind me! They're here to catch you. Be careful … Mo Rigen?! Is that you?! "
Li Jinglong: "…"
With 100,000 Corpse Ghost Army behind him and 20,000 Liangzhou City cavalrymen in front of him, Li Jinglong almost fainted.
"Go west!" Li Jinglong roared.
Grey Wolf met up with Hongjun's horse and suddenly turned to the west. Li Jinglong pounced on his horse in the air.
However, at that moment, Hong Jun also pounced towards Cang Lang and pounced onto the wolf.
The two swapped positions. Li Jinglong was almost thrown off the horse. He straddled the saddle while Hongjun rode on Grey Wolf's back.
Hongjun: "What's going on? Eh? Who are you? "
Li Jinglong: "…"
Behind him, Ji Yanran answered, "Where's my father?!"
Li Jinglong was furious. He angrily said, "Hongjun!"
Hongjun looked behind Grey Wolf and was about to shout, "I'll jump back now!" when he saw Geshu Han's cavalrymen slowing down. Unexpectedly, the Corpse Ghost Army crashed into them!
In an instant, Geshu Han's cavalrymen were caught off guard and fell off their horses. Hongjun immediately shouted, "Mo Rigen! Stop! I have to go back and save them! "
The battlefield was in chaos. Li Jinglong finally understood that the Corpse Ghost Army was not interested in them at all. They were charging north because Geshu Han was here.
The sound of fighting came from afar. Hongjun jumped off and said to Grey Wolf, "You're injured. You're covered in blood. Don't come over!"
Immediately, some cavalrymen ran towards them, but they were shot through the heart by the Corpse Ghost Army and fell off their horses. Hongjun got on his horse and rushed to the battlefield. Li Jinglong shouted, "Are you crazy?"
Hongjun's heart was beating wildly. He was the one who brought her out, but now she was trapped in such a huge meat grinder. How could he accept it? He could only hold the Mo Sword in his right hand and the shield formed by the Five-colored Divine Light in his left hand and rush into the battle.
"Father!" Ji Yanran shouted into the battle.
"Wait, what are you doing …" Li Jinglong rode on the saddle behind Ji Yanran. Ji Yanran controlled the reins and shouted, "Go!"
Li Jinglong shouted. Before he could draw his sword, he was brought into the battlefield by Ji Yanran.
Hongjun pushed the Five-colored Divine Light away and the Corpse Soldiers were all pushed away. However, in the chaotic battle, he did not dare to use his Mo Sword for fear of hurting his own people.
"Old … General!" Hongjun saw that Geshu Han was covered in blood and his helmet had fallen off somewhere. He hurriedly helped him up. Geshu Han was furious and shouted, "What demons and ghosts!" He pushed Hongjun away and snatched his Mo Sword, slashing wildly at the Corpse Ghost Army!
"Hey! Give me back my sword! "Hongjun shouted." Don't take my magic weapon! "
Countless Corpse Ghost Army rushed over, but in the next moment, a white light that could split heaven and earth swept over, accompanied by Li Jinglong's angry roar! The surrounding Corpse Ghost Army was cleared away. Then, Li Jinglong rushed to Hongjun and Geshu Han's side and waved his sword a few times. Wherever the white light passed, the Corpse Ghost Army was defeated.
Ji Yanran had already received her father. Qin Liang's head was covered in blood and an arrow had pierced his arm. Li Jinglong roared, "Retreat! Old General is saved! You're not prepared. You can't win! "
The cavalry was already fearful. In order to save their general, they all risked their lives. Now that Geshu Han was saved, who would continue to fight? They immediately tried to retreat.
But at this moment, the deep roar of a monster came from the rear of the Ghoul Legion.
In the ruined Guoyuan Town, the low roar spread throughout the wasteland. The Corpse Ghost Army actually stopped pursuing the human army and retreated like the tide.
When the signal sounded, Grey Wolf immediately raised his head. Li Jinglong instantly turned to look into the distance. In the vast expanse of white snow, the Corpse Ghost Army had all retreated to the horizon. It was as if they were regrouping and preparing for a new charge.
The large Xiliang cavalry regiment of nearly twenty thousand people turned around and fled without waiting for Geshu Han's order.
Grey Wolf held half a corpse in his claws and carried Lu Xu. Beside him was a warhorse. He said goodbye to Li Jinglong and gradually slowed down in the world of ice and snow.
"It's only been two days," Grey Wolf said in a hoarse voice. "They destroyed three villages. Fortunately, the Mind Lantern was effective …"
Grey Wolf's breathing gradually became heavier. Li Jinglong stopped his horse in front and turned around to wait. "Now we know that the Corpse Ghost Army has a hundred thousand soldiers and a leader …"
"Mo Rigen?" Hongjun sensed that something was wrong.
Grey Wolf's body continuously shrank and emitted a faint light. Lu Xu jumped down from his back. The Grey Wolf returned to human form and turned back into Mo Rigen. He fell head first into the snow and fainted.
Lu Xu let out a blood-curdling scream, only to see Mo Rigen's body slowly bleeding, soaking the surrounding snow.
Two hours later, Li Jinglong half carried Mo Rigen and rushed into Geshu Han's residence. The Carp Demon grabbed a medicine bag and Hongjun hurriedly searched for medicine to stop Mo Rigen's bleeding.
A maid took a soaked cloth and wiped the blood on Geshu Han's head. Geshu Han's white hair was mottled and his heart was still palpitating. He stared at Li Jinglong and couldn't stop gasping for breath. The guards of the General's residence came and went, and military reports came in endlessly.
"Li Jinglong, tell me clearly, what is going on?!" Geshu Han said, "I won't cut off your head, but you, Hongjun Kong, you saved my life. I will definitely repay you."
Li Jinglong motioned for Hongjun to take Mo Rigen away for treatment. Mo Rigen was carried into the residence's backyard on a stretcher. Lu Xu looked around and followed in.
"It's a long story …" Li Jinglong's hands were covered in blood. Although he had the Mind Lantern to protect himself, he had also suffered many injuries. At this moment, he was exhausted and fell into a chair.
Zhang Hao and Qin Liang both had different degrees of injuries. They looked at Li Jinglong.