"Xue Ji? What did you find?"
After a brief shock, a group of Four Saints finally came to their senses. Someone walked into the Xingyue Cave, looked at the saint wearing a black gauze robe, and asked.
Xue Ji stood up and shook her head:
"It's nothing. The opponent should have stayed here before, and there are traces of fighting. But it seems that he didn't leave any valuable information."
At this time, the other Four Saints also walked into the cave one after another and quickly checked everywhere.
Although I was surprised that there was such an abandoned ancient Qi practitioner's residence hidden in this deep mountain and old forest, I unfortunately found nothing.
"Are you still pursuing me?" Finally, a believer asked this soul topic.
Everyone was silent.
The corpse witch holding a skull staff stared at everyone with his red and green eyes and said:
"The Great Protector actually sat in a well, but was crushed to death. Although we don't know how the other party did it, his strength obviously exceeded our expectations."
After a pause, he added:
"Besides, the golden Gu worm is also missing. Although that thing is not the same as the one in our bodies, it will still have an impact after all."
The dwarf picked up the white flag and said:
"I suggest evacuating immediately. It is best to take away the iron corpses in Sanhuang County as soon as possible. This way, even if the other party uses the remains of the magician to kill the rest of the Zi Gu, the iron corpse body can be preserved and the loss will not be too great."
No one objected.
After all, no one is willing to risk their hard-won life for this.
This disaster that radiated throughout Sanhuang County had two purposes. One was to cultivate a large number of Gu insects, and the other was to mass-produce iron corpses.
The former is already at risk of failure, but the latter still has a chance to survive.
Immediately, everyone gathered up the body of the Great Protector, and under the leadership of the Corpse Witch, returned the same way, collecting the iron corpse along the way.
"Xue Ji, let's go." A believer stared at the stunning witch who was standing there.
Xue Ji said nothing, looked at the last ray of afterglow falling on the western horizon, turned around and followed.
But my heart felt suddenly empty, and I always felt that I had missed something important or someone.
…
…
"The Yin Yang Academy is ahead, and Qin Tianjian is currently inside. We need to send the mage's broken body there as soon as possible. This disaster has been going on for several days, and there is no need to delay."
bow.
Ji Ping'an faced the river wind and turned to Wei Huayang, who was walking over.
Wei Huayang said "Yes". The girl was wearing a red dress, her hair was a little messy in the wind, and she looked at him tenderly:
"Then I..."
Ji Pingan said seriously:
"Come with me. Don't worry. Jianzheng and the Taoist sect are now in a close alliance. Once you settle down, I will contact Xin Yaoguang immediately and send you back to the capital. Only by returning to the main altar of the Taoist sect can you regain your strength as quickly as possible."
After entering the Yuhang River section, Ji Ping'an discovered that the Taoist scriptures that had previously been blocked by some mysterious force and could not use the "group chat" function returned to normal.
This also meant that he could contact the female headmaster in the divine capital.
Wei Huayang was silent for a moment, then suddenly came over and hugged him hard. The two didn't speak, but they understood each other.
Knowing that after entering the city, in order to protect the identity of "Li Yang", they must keep a distance in front of outsiders and restore the relationship between "seniors" and "juniors".
This was a bit difficult for Wei Huayang, who had tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time.
But after all, the two of them are not ordinary men and women. They know their priorities. Under the jealous eyes of the boat boss, Wei Huayang put down his tiptoe, wiped his numb lips, and smiled sweetly:
"Then I will be the senior again, Little Star Officer."
When the ship approached Yin Yang Academy, the two deliberately distanced themselves a little further, jumped ashore one after another, followed the white jade stone steps, and knocked on the closed door.
"Squeak."
The door of the academy opened, and Xie Wensheng, a "bad professional" wearing a star official robe and looking lazy, looked at Ji Ping'an with drooped eyes, and said:
"You're back? The prison guard is waiting for you upstairs."
Then he looked at the heroine in red curiously and muttered in his heart:
"It wasn't like this last time. Has it been replaced?"
Without further delay, the two hurriedly followed the wooden stairs to the top of the observatory. They saw the white-bearded and white-haired Qin Tianjian with an auspicious face holding an astrolabe and arranging a magic circle.
Turning around, he looked at Ji Pingan and said in surprise:
"Po Liu, it seems this time was a blessing in disguise."
Then the old man moved his gaze to Wei Huayang again, with a scrutinizing look in his eyes, which seemed to be unexpected, but also seemed to have been expected, and said with a smile:
"I don't know what to call this person?"
Wei Huayang walked slowly. Although he was dressed in a messy cloth skirt, his aura changed, and he became unparalleled in splendor:
"My name is Huayang."
A little astonishment appeared on Qin Tianjian's face, and then he exhaled deeply, his face became extremely serious, and he bowed and saluted:
"The younger generation is a junior student and has met Headmaster Huayang."
Immediately, the old supervisor looked at Ji Pingan again, his eyes were extremely complicated, as if he was asking:
What kind of character is your kid, how come you can pick up people of this level every time?
Last time, it was the "previous master". This time, it was simply the first generation master of the Taoist sect.
However, if he knew what Ji Ping'an did every time he picked up one, he would be shocked and speechless, even if he was only one step away from Shen Zang.
Ji Ping'an spread his hands to express his innocence, and then said:
"We will discuss the matter of Headmaster Huayang later. The most urgent thing is to solve the crisis in Sanhuang County."
He raised his hand to hold the Taoist sutra, shook it slightly, and a sealed body covered in yellow copper skin and iron bones fell straight to the ground.
Qin Tianjian had a solemn expression and lost his voice:
"The magician broke his arm? I see... So, this is the source of the disaster in Sanhuang County. No wonder."
Ji Ping'an was too lazy to talk nonsense: "Can it be solved?"
The old supervisor smiled, pointed at the star chart array arranged around him, and said:
"Everything is ready."
Then he pointed to the corpse on the ground and said with a smile: "I only owe it to the east wind."
…
…
Government office, inner hall.
The prefect of Yuhang, Ye Hongling, Pei's mother and daughter, as well as senior officials in the city including Song Qinglian gathered together.
The atmosphere was oppressive and solemn.
Especially, as the sun sets and the sky becomes completely dark, people's mood seems to be cast into a shadow and heavy.
"Stand down." Magistrate Yuhang held a document that had just been sent by the government officials. He scrutinized it with a frown, waved his hand and ordered the government officials to leave. Then he pinched his brows, looked around at the people in the hall, and said in a low voice:
"The latest information reported by my subordinates is that iron corpses have spread and flowed from Sanhuang County to our Yuhang territory three times. The situation is not optimistic."
Wearing a black gauze on his head, a cloak, and a military attache's robe, Ye Shoujian frowned:
"In this way, the situation in Sanhuang County may be out of control, and the situation may be more serious than we expected."
In this era, news was transmitted slowly, and communication treasures like the "Tao Jing" were extremely rare.
The transmission of news from various places still mainly relied on stagecoaches and homing pigeons.
The disaster broke out in Sanhuang County more than ten days ago before Yu Hang learned the news, but the specific situation is still unclear.
"Master Magistrate, Chief Ye," Song Xuezheng said in a deep voice:
"In Song's opinion, Yuhang is different from Sanhuang County, with a population of one million. Although there are Daomen, Demon Slayer and other experts sitting in charge, they are not afraid of some demons and monsters. However, once the news spreads and causes panic among the people, I am afraid that it will It's a big event. There are even rumors spreading in the city. If they are not dealt with, I'm afraid..."
As soon as these words came out, many officials seconded their opinions.
Just like in many disasters, the biggest casualties are often not caused by the disaster itself, but the mass panic it causes and the secondary hazards derived.
If people become panicked and businessmen and people even flee on a large scale, that will be real trouble.
In the corner, the mother and daughter who came here on behalf of the Pei family also had ugly expressions.
But compared to these officials who were worried about unrest, they were worried about Pei Qian's safety.
"If I had known that something would happen in Sanhuang County, I shouldn't have let the third child go to that martial arts alliance."
Li Xiangjun, a beautiful woman with a dignified manner, had red eyes, and her plump body was heaving with sobs.
Xuan Ran wanted to cry.
Next to her, the elegant and lovely "Jiangnan Talented Girl" Pei Qiuwei held her mother's hand and comforted her:
"Mom, don't worry. If Ji... Mr. Li is here, he will definitely be able to protect him and come back safely."
Li Xiangjun was not fully confident, and his face was full of worry:
"But Mr. Li can't stand it alone...after all, after all..."
As she spoke, thinking of the worst possibility, the matron in charge of the Pei family almost fainted.
She just lost her eldest son not long ago, and her husband is still lying on the hospital bed. Although her father-in-law was briefly awake, there is a possibility of going crazy again at any time. Now if her only son is gone...
Li Xiangjun didn't dare to think about it at all.
When Pei Qiuwei saw this, he could only comfort him, but he said he believed in "Mr. Li", but he was also not completely sure in his heart.
In the anxious and depressing atmosphere, Magistrate Yuhang gritted his teeth and said:
"It is necessary to appease the people, but if you want to fundamentally solve the problem, you still have to rely on the great monks."
Song Qinglian said:
"Master Magistrate, do you want to seek help from Sanqing Temple? Although Master Guan has practiced well cultivation, I'm afraid..."
Magistrate Yuhang said nothing.
However, Ye Hongling and Pei's mother and daughter's eyes lit up at the same time, and they realized that the "master" the prefect was referring to should be Jian Zheng who was hiding in Yin Yang Academy.
Yes!
If Jian Zheng is willing to take action, he can definitely bring the third child back!
Li Xiangjun suddenly found his spiritual support, stood up suddenly, and was about to prepare a car to go to the academy and beg the supervisor to take action.
However, at this moment, Ye Hongling's face suddenly changed slightly, and she felt the changes in the spiritual elements of heaven and earth.
She rushed out of the inner hall first with a "whoosh" and came to the courtyard. She raised her head and looked at the southeast corner of Yuhang, in the direction of the Academy Observation Deck. Astonishment and shock appeared on her beautiful face:
"That is……"
what happened?
Full of doubts, Pei's mother and daughter followed the other officials out of the crowd and came to the courtyard shrouded in darkness. They raised their heads and were stunned.
…
Laoliu Street, a quiet place.
After nightfall, Huang He, who replaced Ji Ping'an, closed the door of the shop, hung up the "Closed" wooden sign, turned back to the backyard, and heated up the remaining lunch.
After bringing the food to the table, he said, "It's time to eat!"
"boom!"
In the side room, Mu Yaoyao, who was lying on the table and fast asleep, her nose bubbling, her ears pricked up, and her body sat up almost instinctively.
He opened the door, pulled out the afterimage, and appeared in his seat instantly, grabbing the dishes and chopsticks in his hands.
Then he opened his sleepy eyes and was surprised to see that there was food in front of him.
I was very happy and reached out to grab half of the roast chicken on the plate.
But with a "snap" sound, Huang He was slapped with a ruler. Mu Yaoyao was agitated and hugged her white and tender hands aggrievedly, her eyes full of unyielding:
"What are you doing?"
Huang He, who looked like a butler and a book boy, looked serious:
"When the young master said goodbye, he asked me to supervise your practice. You must accept today's results before you can eat."
Mu Yaoyao felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her face turned pale, her lotus leaf-colored skirt instantly withered, and she was about to argue her case.
Suddenly, Huang He turned his head in astonishment and looked towards the Yin Yang Academy. To be precise, it was in the direction of the Star Observatory, the tallest building in Yuhang City.
I saw that in the night, with the towering pavilion as the center, circles of ripple-like halo spread out in all directions.
At first, the halo was bright and small, but in the blink of an eye, it spread and covered the vast dark night, like an endless chain, sweeping across the entire night sky.
"What is that?" Huang He muttered in confusion.
Mu Yaoyao glanced at this strange sight with a blank expression, then sneakily reached out and grabbed half a roast chicken, stuffed it into her mouth with a squealing sound, and rolled her eyes while choking.
…
Next door, the Fang family.
Dressed as a peasant woman, Fang Ling, wearing an iron hairpin on her head, also prepared dinner. She rolled up her sleeves and wiped her forehead with half of her arms, then shouted at the top of her lungs:
"Fang Shijie!"
The lion roared from the east of the river... The little fat man who was lying on the haystack counting the stars got excited, sat up, and instinctively shouted at the top of his voice:
"Just come!"
After saying this, his baby-fat face suddenly became sad, and two lines of hot tears rolled down:
"I...how did I become like this? Could it be that I have adapted to the identity of this little brat? I am so majestic and majestic, but I am actually afraid of a vulgar villager...actually...actually..."
As he spoke, his buttocks that were slowly climbing down suddenly stopped. His face was illuminated by a bright light, and he stared in the direction of Yin Yang Academy in astonishment.
The circles of ripples and the pillars of light rising into the sky.
"What fellow Taoist is doing here..."
"It shouldn't be. I heard that the highest supervisor in Yuhang Academy is not a powerful figure. How could he possibly use such a level of Star Officer Formation..."
"Could it be..."
The God Emperor's cute little face was blank.
…
That night, everywhere in Yuhang City, both the "dragon snakes" lurking in the city and ordinary people saw this strange scene.
But few people know that those ripples that disappeared into the dark night did not really "disappear", but were transmitted to the distant Sanhuang County.
Sanhuang County.
The once prosperous county is now in depression.
Since the iron corpse killings broke out in the city, people either got sick or fled in fear. Some people even had evil thoughts and took the opportunity to cause trouble. Some local people with family business chose to block their doors and windows and wait for rescue.
"Your Majesty, my wife is also sick!"
In the county government office, an old servant staggered open the door and looked at the magistrate Sanhuang who looked gray and haggard. His hair had turned gray in the past ten days.
The latter was sitting blankly in the darkness, but upon hearing this, he turned his head inch by inch:
"How is that possible? Aren't the people in the house drinking water from the vat?"
The old servant cried:
"The water in the tank has already bottomed out. Madam is very thirsty and wants to boil water from the well to drink..."
"Nonsense! Nonsense!" Sanhuang County Magistrate was furious, "I told you not to touch, not to touch..."
He rushed out suddenly, kicked the old servant over, and his whole body moved out of control. He fell into the courtyard and sat down slumped, tears streaming from his dark eye sockets.
Magistrate Sanhuang stood up in confusion, climbed up the ladder to the roof of the house, and looked down at the city from here. Everything he could see was darkness.
Such a large county town looks like a dead city in the dark.
Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a huge "ripple" sweeping through the night sky from the northwest direction, spreading across the entire city.
There seemed to be some strange power in the cold and wet wind.
In the darkness, a shrill roar erupted, like the roar of a wild beast, as the iron corpses suddenly fell to death.
The well is also boiling.
Then, the first light began to appear in the city, and then the second light...
within the territory.
On the long street of a certain small town, Jiang Huai, who was dressed in purple, slapped his palm, and a "bang" sound was printed on the "silver corpse" that was glowing with light.
Silver Corpse's chest was dented, his beaten feet plowed the ground, and he rolled and collapsed a corner of the attic.
While breathing, it got up again, its collapsed chest gradually recovered, and its wings stretched out from under its ribs behind it, trying to escape.
But Jiang Xiaotang stood in a restaurant, swung out his pipe and beat him sideways.
In the darkness, Chen Qingsheng wore a white training uniform, walked through the air, and punched out, sending it flying out like a cannonball and piercing the green brick floor, causing cracks like spider webs.
"These things are getting harder and harder to kill." Chen Qingsheng's voice was low.
All around, the entire town was at war. The warriors of the Martial Arts Alliance were scattered in various places, charging into one place with the iron corpses led by the "Silver Corpse", and the sound of fighting continued.
Jiang Huai smashed an iron corpse that leaped over with one palm, his expression ugly:
"At this rate, I'm worried that the golden corpse will appear sooner or later. By then, it will be difficult for you and me to suppress it."
Jiang Xiaotang jumped from the air, her dark green cheongsam spread open, revealing a pair of graceful long legs, and landed with a thud:
"Stop talking nonsense, let's deal with the group of corpses in front of us first. I'm worried that more and more iron corpses will be attracted. These things are no longer as scattered as they were in the past few days. Now there are dozens or even hundreds of them. If you go out alone, your two fists will be hard to beat with four hands, so what about the Grandmaster? He will also be surrounded and killed."
As she spoke, she drew her sword with her backhand, slashed at an iron corpse flying sideways, and cursed:
"Lu Qing, are you looking for death?!"
Lu Qing withdrew his fist, ignored the berserk Jiang Xiaotang, turned around and rushed towards the battle group.
At this time, suddenly there was a "whooshing" sound of arrows piercing the air in the night sky, and an iron corpse fell to the ground in the distance, followed by the rumble of horse hooves.
"The Zhou army is coming!" A martial artist shouted.
Jiang Huai and Chen Qingsheng turned to look, and sure enough they saw cavalry holding torches coming like a tide on the official road outside the town.
The first rider was a petite girl wearing a light pink skirt.
Yu Yu jumped up, stretched out his white wrist, shook the scarlet sword rope with a "hula", pulled up an iron corpse, and cut it in half in mid-air.
Pei Qian, who was following behind, was so frightened that he shrank his neck and became a coward.
"Is it you?"
Yu Yu took the lead and rushed into the center of the town. His body was full of bloody smell. When he saw Jiang Huai and others, his eyes were cold and stern:
"Did you see him?"
he?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was referring to Ji Ping'an, and shook their heads.
Yu Yu was furious. She followed Ji Ping'an's request and went straight to the military government for help. Relying on her status as a "saint of state religion", she temporarily mobilized troops to Sanhuang County to quell the chaos. However, she was tired of the army along the way and her progress was slow.
Where can I find Ji Ping'an?
Although the saint had great confidence in the hateful star official, Yu Yu couldn't help but become worried when he saw the army of zombies taking shape along the way. There was no grass growing along the way.
Everyone in the Wulin Alliance was in shock and confusion, and they were even more surprised by Ji Ping'an's identity.
It was originally thought that he had a close relationship with the Beast Control Sect, but now his companions were able to lead the Great Zhou Army to dispatch. How could the warriors not be shocked and shocked?
"Miss Yu..."
Jiang Huai cupped his fists and was about to speak. Suddenly, everyone present raised their heads at the same time and looked to the northwest.
Yu Yu's star-like eyes reflected the white ripples sweeping across the vast night sky.
As the ripples passed by, the iron corpses in the town felt as if they were struck by lightning. The Gu insects in their minds died instantly, and without the control of the Gu insects, the scarlet pupils of the iron corpses went out, and the entire battlefield became quiet.
"This is……"
Everyone in the Wulin League raised their heads in astonishment, and the old pharmacist in the crowd looked excited:
"The Gu insect is dead, dead..."
In the corner, the cloth-clad figure hiding in a water tank poked his head out. He was startled, his eyes whirlpooling, and he could clearly see the dark clouds above everyone present dispersing.
Yu Yu stood there blankly, a smile appeared on his delicate face:
"That guy... really did it."
…
On the southern border of Sanhuang County, a stream of fire ignited the night sky and struck quickly.
But it suddenly stopped at the border, the flames spread out, and gradually outlined an unparalleled beauty.
Wearing a small phoenix crown and a rosy robe, a pair of oval-faced Qi Hongmian with a cool look stands in the night sky, with a fire phoenix standing on his shoulders.
On the plain white face, a pair of phoenix eyes looked at the ripples sweeping across the earth in amazement. A trace of relief appeared on the frost-covered face, and he joked:
"It seems that this Master is late."
Beside her, in the red clouds, the ordinary-looking Hei Changshi stood bowing, also slightly surprised:
"In the direction of Yuhang, could it be Jian Zheng who took action?"
Qi Hongmian nodded, then shook his head, his eyes calm and wise:
"Supervision is not the key... Heh, I think I guessed whose handiwork it was."
Hei Changshi asked curiously: "Could it be that Ji Ping'an the master said?"
Qi Hongmian nodded lightly and said quietly: "Besides him, I can't think of anyone else."
Kuronagashi was shocked.
He had been in the sect for many years, and in his memory, the Master, who always showed dignity and indifference, rarely praised others. He couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not lose his etiquette when he was in Qixia Town.
Suddenly, Qi Hongmian let out a light sigh, and his figure instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky.
Not long after, he suddenly appeared above a mountain. He grasped it with his slender jade fingers, and in his palm there was a huge black crow. There was no trace of color on his body, only a pair of gray-green pupils.
Qi Hongmian stared at the crow with cold eyes and said:
"Leader of the Four Saints?"
The crow didn't panic and mouthed human words:
"Master Qi is indeed a beauty alongside Xin Yaoguang in the current world of cultivation. I saw her today. Her reputation is well-deserved."
Qi Hongmian's eyes were sharp and murderous:
"Young people dare to cause trouble in our Lanzhou. Do you really think that this Master will not kill people?"
Crow smiled and said: "Kill if you want, why bother talking nonsense?"
With Qi Hongmian's palm, the crow instantly shattered into illusory feathers and was wiped out.
The substitute... the "Queen of the Cultivation World" had a pretty face, thought for a long time, and walked away.
…
In Yuhang City, there is Yin Yang Academy.
Ji Ping'an watched the ripples spread out in circles, the light of the formation on the observatory was extinguished, and the supervisor's robe slowly fell. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Wei Huayang, and said:
"Headmaster Huayang, please go to the guest room of the Academy to rest first. Please allow me to have a few words with Jian Zheng alone."
You're pretty good at pretending... Wei Huayang felt resentful in his heart, but his face was indifferent:
"Can."
Turn around and leave.
After everyone left, Ji Ping'an sat on the ground, looked at the "eldest disciple" who was also sitting next to him, and said:
"I'm in trouble."
…
ps: Setting up falg failed
(End of chapter)
