With the fall of Xingqing City, Dayu Country became the first country among the four countries in the East Fuyao Continent to be conquered by the demon clan. This also means that the name Dayu Country has completely become history.
However, in the battle of Xingqing, not all the troops were buried with the soldiers. Some people still escaped, such as Lu Zijin and Chu Xiuyang who were riding north.
The two of them originally held important positions in Dayu's army, but after all, they were not part of Dayu's orthodox establishment.
Although on the surface Lu Zijin is General Zuo and Chu Xiuyang is also a general of the border army, one of them is a military monk who temporarily intervened from Zhongtu, and the other is the princess of Fusang Kingdom. There is no big reason to have to fight with Dayu. The survival of the country and the communist party.
So when he saw that there was no hope of saving Xingqing, Lu Zijin took Chu Xiuyang to escape from the demon clan's encirclement and went north.
Regarding future plans, Lu Zijin was a little hesitant. The battle he fought against the demon clan in Dayu Country really couldn't be said to be a good one, at least he was very dissatisfied.
It was originally expected that the demon tribe could be held back for half a year, but just over four months later, the Dayu Kingdom was captured and the capital was conquered. Lu Zijin felt guilty.
The only remarkable thing is that the Ximen Gorge was flooded with 400,000 demon troops. It took a total of three months to deploy from Tanglin Pass, but it was somewhat effective.
As for whether he would stay in East Fuyao Continent or return to Xuanwu Mountain in the Middle Earth, Lu Zijin was still a little unsure.
However, Chu Xiuyang's purpose was very clear. She had no better place to go but to return to Fuso Country. After all, she had her country and army there.
According to her idea, she planned to return to Fuso Country and then lead her country's army to continue to resist the demon clan at the border.
On their way north, the two of them would inevitably talk about their future plans. Chu Xiuyang also thought about taking Lu Zijin back to Fusang Kingdom and asking him to help Fusang Kingdom resist the demon clan, but Lu Zijin himself was hesitant.
After serious consideration, he decided to go back to Zhongtu Mountain Gate to sort out the entire war in the Dayu Kingdom. He took another look at it, combined with what he saw and heard on the border, and recorded it together with other military monks in the mountain gate. One is to commemorate this lost country, and the other is to serve as a reference for Middle-earth to resist the demon clan in the future.
Since Lu Zijin was unwilling to stay, Chu Xiuyang did not persuade him any more. The two of them crossed the Qilian Mountains together and parted ways in the Kingdom of Yamato. Chu Xiuyang continued to go north to return to his country, while Lu Zijin headed to the eastern seaport, preparing to take the ferry back to China.
In fact, Chu Xiuyang was also very concerned about Xu Huaigu's whereabouts. However, she only knew that Xu Huaigu must have left Xingqing early. As for where he went, Chu Xiuyang naturally didn't know. Even Lu Zijin didn't know the relationship between Qingfeng Gu and Xu Huaigu. So Chu Xiuyang had no choice but to give up the idea of seeing Xu Huaigu before returning to China and went straight north.
Anyway, Xu Huaigu will eventually go to Fuyao Sect, and I will meet him sooner or later. It's a pity that Lin Cangyang passed away forever and will never see them again.
...Let’s talk about Xu Huaigu. Although Xu Huaigu left Xingqing five or six days earlier than Lu Zijin and his wife, they only took a carriage because of Pingcui mother and daughter.
The carriage could only take the official road, so the group encountered a very strict interrogation at the border between Dayu and Yamato, and was delayed for two or three days. Therefore, the group left early, and the journey was slower than Lu Zijin and others.
Also on the way, Xu Huaigu unexpectedly received a letter from Bai Xiaoyu, asking him to help pick up an acquaintance couple in Qiyin City and asking him to send them to a certain place in Longjiazhou.
Xu Huaigu also remembered the couple named Liu who lived in Qiyin City. Those two people formed a good relationship with Bai Xiaoyu. Now that Dong Fuyao Continent is facing a disaster, Bai Xiaoyu naturally wants to help.
To put it this way, Pingcui mother and daughter were in a similar situation. The reason why they were able to leave Xingqing was because of their good relationship with Xu Huaigu and others.
It can't just be said that these people are lucky, they are also really kind-hearted. Otherwise, even if they meet, the good relationship will not be formed.
It just so happened that Xu Huaigu didn't know how to arrange Pingcui and the others, so he simply wrote back a letter, explaining their situation to Bai Xiaoyu, and planned to send them to Longjiazhou, so that they would have someone to rely on.
The icing on the cake, the relationship between Bai Xiaoyu and Xu Huaigu, needless to say. So Xu Huaigu turned the carriage to the west on the way to Qingfeng Valley, and first went to Qiyin City to find the couple named Liu.
When he arrived at Qiyin, he was pleasantly surprised to find that they were no longer a couple, and they even had a little girl under their knees.
This was of course the best happy event, so Xu Huaigu took the group to the east harbor as usual, gave them money, bought good tickets, and sent them on the ship to Longjiazhou.
Longjiazhou is located in a corner of the Central Territory, far away from Dongfuyaozhou. This trip took over a year just on the ferry.
These people are just ordinary people. They have never experienced such a journey. Of course they are scared and worried about the future.
However, continuing to stay in East Fuyao Continent is not an option. After all, they have all seen Xingqing's fate. If they stay, they will die. They are already the best luck among the people in East Fuyao Continent.
In fact, Xu Huaigu sometimes thought that Longjia Continent was basically isolated from other continents in the Central Territory. They were far apart. If the demon clan came over, they would have to at least conquer the Middle Earth before they could consider attacking Longjia Continent.
By that time, I don’t know how many years it will take, maybe the life of ordinary people has already passed.
It's more likely that the demon tribe can't conquer Middle-earth at all, let alone Longjia Continent. It seems that Longjia Continent should be the most suitable place to take refuge.
This trip to send people off took Xu Huaigu more than half a month, so the date for his departure to Qingfeng Valley was postponed again.
Fortunately, during this period of time, the demon clan has been relatively peaceful and has not attacked the borders of Yamato Country. They probably just conquered Dayu Country, so they still need to make some adjustments.
Qiyin City is relatively peaceful, and this New Year still has some freshness. Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin also took the time to take Ruyu for a walk, letting him see what the human city looked like in peaceful times.
There are many etiquette and rules in the first month of the new year, and Yu Qin also taught him one by one. Ruyu memorized many of them, but there were still many things he didn't understand.
You have to wait a few more years and experience it yourself before you can understand it better. After doing all this, Xu Huaigu could finally go to Qingfeng Valley with peace of mind.
Passing through Lucheng and Baihai, both of which were place names full of memories, Xu Huaigu and his party finally arrived at the mountain range where Qingfeng Valley is located at the end of the first year.
The weather in Yamato is also cold this year. It happened that there was an early spring snow in Qingfeng Valley two days ago, and it has not completely melted. At this time, the mountains and forests were covered with a thin layer of snow, which was white with green and green with white, as if As beautiful and peaceful as a picture scroll.
Ruyu has been following Xu Huaigu for several months. He has walked through two big cities and seen a lot of the world. He has always followed the three chapters of the agreement and has never violated it, so Xu Huaigu is almost at ease with him.
His current jade-like appearance, except for his pair of light red ridged pupils, his clothing and movements are all the same as those of a human child.
This visit to Qingfeng Valley was the first time he had entered a large sect of the human race. There were many monks among them, so he had to be more careful to prevent others from noticing his identity.
Of course, Xie Qingyun couldn't hide it, and she couldn't hide it, but Xu Huaigu felt that with her open-mindedness, she would not make things difficult for Ruyu.
In the afternoon of this day, the three of them arrived at the foot of the mountain in Qingfeng Valley and slowly walked along the mountain road towards the sect deep inside.
It was difficult to walk on the mountain road in the melting snow. Everyone stepped on mud and their shoes and socks were wet. Although one can use spiritual energy to avoid the mud, Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin are not of that temperament, and Ruyu is used to stepping on the mud, so the three of them only hike up the mountain.
After not walking far, they met several disciples patrolling the mountain with swords on the road. These disciples who patrolled the outer mountain were not very old, and most of them were new to the sect. They looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. Among them was a tall man, about twenty years old. He was the senior brother and leader of the others.
There were four disciples in the group of patrolling disciples, and there was only one girl, in her late twenties, with a pretty face. She must have been a lady before entering the mountain, or she was raised in a sect, so she had such a temperament. .
The other three, except for the slightly older sword cultivator, and two boys of the same age kept telling the girl some clever words to please the girl as they walked.
When the girl heard something interesting, she smiled, making the other two people laugh. If she didn't hear something interesting, she would turn her head to one side and look up for the birds on the tree. In short, it was very interesting. laid back.
There are many monks and few porridge, but Qingfeng Valley is still exactly the same as when we first saw it. Xu Huaigu looked at the people patrolling the mountain with nostalgia. The girl looked very much like Liu Waner when she was young.
The two groups of people soon met in the woods. The elder swordsman saw that Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin both had swords on their waists, and there was a very handsome child behind them. At a glance, he could not tell the depth of any one of them, and he suddenly felt nervous.
The other three children didn't think about anything else at all and kept chatting. The older senior brother frowned and signaled them to be silent. He then took a step forward, guarding a few people behind him, and asked: "This is the boundary of my Qingfeng Valley. The mountain gate is now closed and no guests are welcome. Your Excellency If you are in a hurry, please take a detour." Xu Huaigu smiled, clasped his fists, and said kindly: "We are here by invitation, please let us in." The man was doubtful and looked at Xu Huaigu coldly.
Xu Huaigu smiled and said, "It was Li Siqing of your sect who invited us here. You should know him?"
"Senior Brother Li?" The man had obviously heard of Li Siqing's name. He hesitated for a moment and then asked,
"Why did he invite you to the sect?"
"Long time no see, it's time to get together." Xu Huaigu deliberately did not mention Xie Qingyun's name, for fear of scaring this little sword cultivator.
"May I ask your name?"
"I'm Xu Huaigu." The sword cultivator was startled. He looked at Xu Huaigu carefully several times and asked in disbelief: "Are you Xu Huaigu? The person who participated in the Zixia Sect Taoist meeting for our sect a few years ago?" The other three The two young disciples looked at each other, a little confused, not quite understanding what the senior brother was saying.
Xu Huaigu smiled slightly and said: "It turns out we know each other, that's even better." After hearing this, the swordsman was overjoyed and said: "It turns out it's really Senior Xu! I've heard about you a long time ago, and I saw it with my own eyes at that time. I envy you for going out for our sect!" These words made Xu Huaigu feel a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "It happened so long ago, it's not worth remembering like this." The sword cultivator said happily: " Since it is Senior Xu who has come to the sect to talk about it, of course you are welcome, please come in! It’s just that I have a mountain patrol mission, so I can’t send senior into the sect.” Xu Huaigu hurriedly said it was okay, and after greeting him for a few more words, he Continue along the mountain road into the mountain.
The few people walked not far away and could still hear the voices of the four people patrolling the mountain behind them.
"Senior brother, who is the person who said his name is Xu Huaigu? Why haven't I heard of such a person in the sect?"
"How long have you been in the sect and how many people do you know? In short, he is more powerful than any of our brothers and sisters of the same generation. Even the elders are probably not far behind."
"I don't believe it. Senior brother, don't you always say that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people? There are so many senior brothers and sisters in our sect, there must be someone better than him!"
"That's right, I think so too!"
"What do you two know? Shut up now or be overheard!" Several boys started arguing about how powerful Xu Huaigu was, but the girl had no intention of arguing and just looked back at Ruyu, He smiled lightly and said, "The person behind them who is the same age as us is so pretty." The two boys immediately stopped arguing and both looked at Ruyu, looking a little confused.
The slightly older swordsman shook his head helplessly and continued to patrol the mountain with a few others.
