Outside Foguang Zen Temple, a group of people surrounded the entire temple. They included experts from Mole Hall and Qingshan City Guards. These people totaled thousands of people.
Lu Xiong, the lord of Qingshan City, came to the big tree near the temple gate. He smiled heartily and said, "Master Mu Shu, the city guards have surrounded Foguang Temple. Not even a mouse can escape!"
The young man known as the Wood Rat frowned and said coldly: "Who do you think is the rat?"
"Lord Cao Lin, I was negligent in my humble duty. I deserve to die for my humble duty!" Lu Xiong said in a panic. The city lord placed his position very low in front of the young man, as if he was afraid of offending the young man.
In fact, not only Lu Xiong, but also the officials of the New Korean court were very afraid of the Mole Hall. Over the past ten years since the founding of New Korea, under the instruction of Han Linfu, the Mole Hall had become more and more powerful. It was directly under the jurisdiction of the king, and there were It is the responsibility of the supervisory officials, so officials naturally dare not offend these spies.
If it weren't for Han Linfu's iron-blooded tactics, Mole Hall's power would probably cause big trouble, and even seek power and usurp the throne.
However, with Han Linfu in charge, Mole Hall is just a sharp sword in the hands of the new King of Han.
In the Mole Hall, there is no deputy commander under Yin Shu, but five spies are responsible for specific affairs. These five people are called the Five Rats, each named after the five elements. Cao Lin is one of them.
Cao Lin looked dissatisfied and said: "Be smarter when you speak next time, otherwise you won't even know how you died!"
When Lu Xiong encountered the amnesty, he quickly said: "Yes! I remember my humble position!"
"Go away, tell your men to keep their eyes open. This Foguang Temple is not allowed in or out. I want to keep the rest of Dark Star here! No one left in the Seven Kills Camp can even think of leaving!" Cao Lin said coldly.
Lu Xiong did not leave immediately, but said with a grimace: "Sir, if someone else comes up the mountain, should we take action directly? Will it scare the enemy?"
Cao Lin said disdainfully: "Idiot! When Luan Fei entered Foguang Temple, it was already close to the time agreed by those remnants. The managers of the major Dark Star branches should be gathered now. If there are still people coming, I have ordered my subordinates to secretly deal with them immediately. , it is absolutely impossible to leak the news.”
"Sir, there is something puzzling about this humble position. Since Luan Fei and others have surrendered, the locations of the other Dark Star branches have naturally been leaked to us. We can just defeat them one by one, so why go to such trouble?" Lu Xiong asked doubtfully.
"Don't worry about what you shouldn't! How can the location of the secret agent's stronghold be exposed so easily? It's impossible for one of us to know. Dark Star naturally has secret means of delivering news. Luan Fei is a different kind, it's dark under the lamp!" Although Cao Lin is very He was not polite but still answered Lu Xiong's question, and he sighed as if talking to himself.
Lu Xiong thought about it for a while and understood the secret. If the Dark Star branch was uncovered by means of communication, once it was implemented, the secrets left by Luan Fei and the Mole Hall would be exposed, and he might only be able to touch some. Peripheral members, this is not worth the gain.
After Lu Xiong left Cao Lin, he walked cautiously in the direction of Foguang Temple. He looked around and stopped after seeing no one following him.
"What the hell! What madness! Aren't you just a street rat? Don't let anyone tell you! Grandma, if I hadn't seen that I could get a lot of credit this time, do you think I would be willing to deal with a stinky rat like you? ?" Lu Xiong looked furious. It was obvious that his previous respect for Cao Lin was just an act.
"Thanks to the deputy commander of the Seven Kills Battalion who chose to gather in Qingshan City. Otherwise, such a great credit would be so likely to fall on me, and the remnants of the Seven Kills Battalion were eliminated. Your Majesty will definitely reward you based on your merits. When the time comes, I will You can rise to prominence, and at the very least you can become a county guard!" Lu Xiong said with a grin, a look of greed on his face.
Both the Qingshan City Guards and the Mole Hall's spies were cautiously hiding in the dark, and they did not dare to act rashly without orders.
Suddenly, a large number of masters appeared outside Foguang Temple. Led by a swordsman in red, they climbed over the wall and rushed into Foguang Temple without stopping.
Cao Lin, who was hiding outside, was startled at first, and then cursed: "Damn it! It's that bastard Chi Qiu! Isn't this a clear attempt to grab credit?"
He shouted loudly: "Give me the order! Attack immediately!" Before he finished speaking, he rushed towards Foguang Temple, as if he was afraid that Chi Qiu had already killed all the remaining members of the Seven Killing Camp in the temple.
A bright fire shot into the sky, which was Cao Lin's signal to launch an offensive.
Upon seeing this, the masters of the City Guards and Mole Hall immediately turned over and entered the Chao Temple. The outer wall of Foguang Temple was not high, and it would not be difficult for ordinary City Guards soldiers to climb over it.
Even Lu Xiong, who was powerless, climbed into Foguang Temple with the help of the soldiers. In the face of great achievements, all possible dangers were forgotten.
Cao Lin personally led a group of Mole Hall masters to rush towards the main hall in the backyard of the temple, while the city guards spread out, looking for traces of the enemy.
When Cao Lin arrived, there were already experts standing outside the main hall of Foguang Zen Temple, led by the red-clothed swordsman whom he called Chiqiu.
Cao Lin said with an unkind look on his face: "Chiqiu, you fire rat is not slow to take credit! What? Are all the remnants of the Seven Killing Battalion in the hall? Are they all dead so quickly?"
Chi Qiu said with a gloomy face: "It's true that you are trying to steal the credit. The commander is seriously injured and has not recovered. Those three guys don't have time to come here. How can you let a wooden mouse take the credit? But there is no one here. We seem to have fallen into a trap. Got it!"
At this moment, Lu Xiong ran over panting. As he ran, he said: "Report to your lord, no trace of the enemy has been found!"
At this time, Foguang Zen Temple was empty except for these intruders. Even the young monk who brought Luan Fei and others into the temple was nowhere to be found.
Cao Lin's expression became even more gloomy as he said, "Chi Qiu, you didn't lie to me?"
Chi Qiu said bitterly: "Is that necessary? I have an ominous premonition, let's leave quickly!"
It's too late to leave now!
"Whoosh..." An arrow shot over and penetrated directly into the shoulder of a Mole Hall master. Then countless crossbow arrows turned into arrow rain and shot into Foguang Temple from all directions.
"There's a hidden arrow! Take cover!" Following Cao Lin's shout, everyone scattered and looked for shelter. Most of the masters rushed into the main hall.
After hiding in the main hall, Chi Qiu asked: "What should I do?" Although the two of them had some intrigues, they were naturally advancing and retreating together when facing a powerful enemy.
Cao Lin said harshly: "The lethality of crossbows is limited. If they want to keep you and me, they will definitely fight at close range. By then, the crossbows will lose their deterrent effect. I don't believe that the remnants of the Seven Kills Camp can really be eaten." Come on, let them go and never return as long as they dare to come!"
Chi Qiu smiled cruelly and said: "To catch a turtle in an urn, it depends on the size of the turtle. If it is as big as a mountain, it will only burst those broken urns!"
"Go, go, you are the turtle!" Cao Lin said dissatisfied.
The two of them were confident in their own strength and did not take the ambush too seriously.
"Boom!" There was a loud noise, and the hall shook.
"What's going on?" Chi Qiu said with a shocked look on his face and confusion.
Cao Lin also looked around, looking confused. Obviously he didn't know what happened.
The loud noise and vibration continued, and suddenly a huge crossbow arrow passed through the window of the Main Hall and was inserted into the ground.
"Is this a crossbow arrow? Why is it so big!" Chi Qiu said in surprise.
Cao Lin's expression changed greatly and he said: "No, the movement just now was just like this. It looks like this hall won't last long!"
As if to confirm Cao Lin's words, thick crossbow arrows began to shoot through the wall, and large cracks appeared on the wall.
The loud sounds and vibration frequency became higher and higher. The main hall was shaking under the constant bombardment. The walls began to fall off, and bricks and stones began to fall from the roof of the hall.
"The hall is about to collapse! Get out quickly!" Cao Lin shouted, and everyone ran away regardless of the arrows outside.
Before everyone could escape, the main hall collapsed. Many city guard generals and Mole Hall masters were trapped in the ruins, with their lives and deaths uncertain.
Although Cao Lin and others escaped from the Main Hall, the sight in their eyes made them feel desperate. It was not just the Main Hall that was knocked down, but the entire Foguang Temple!
As the main hall of the temple, the Main Hall is stronger. When the main hall collapsed, other buildings had been razed to the ground.
Those who did not escape into the Main Hall were already dead and injured. Some were killed by collapsed buildings, some were injured by crossbow arrows, and some were directly nailed to the ground or among the ruins by the terrifying huge crossbow arrows.
There were corpses and bloody bodies everywhere, and the scene was very miserable.
The enemy's crossbows seemed to be endless. After everyone escaped from the main hall, they were also attacked by various crossbows. The masters were still able to support them, but the weaker Mole Hall masters and ordinary soldiers of the city guard did not fight back. The force caused heavy casualties in a short time.
The Lord of Qingshan City, Lu Xiong, had been turned into a hedgehog by crossbow arrows, and all the city guards were dead and wounded.
"This is not an option, let's break out!" Chi Qiu said anxiously.
"Let's go together!" Cao Lin nodded and shouted.
The two led the crowd to rush eastward at the same time. Just as everyone was about to rush into the woods nearby, a sudden change occurred.
A group of mysterious people armed with crossbows rushed toward them. The other party fired crossbows as they advanced, and Xinhan lost many men and horses.
Soon the two sides were in close combat, and Cao Lin and others were surprised to find that the other side had strange tactics and hidden arrows to cover them. Even when facing masters whose realm was higher than theirs, they did not lose at all.
"They don't have any experts, come and fight with me!" Cao Lin roared. At this time, he had become the backbone of everyone, and even Chi Qiu did not say anything to refute.
Both of them are in the Junior Grandmaster realm, and together with the other masters from Mole Hall, there are more than ten Junior Grandmasters alone. It will be very difficult for those unpredictable crossbowmen to keep them all.
Under the impact of everyone in Mole Hall, the enemy's resistance gradually collapsed. Cao Lin felt happy and continued to launch a fierce attack.
Just then, a middle-aged woman wearing a gauze skirt fell from the sky. After she landed, she immediately attacked Cao Lin and others. This was actually a powerful master.
"Xue Lingyun, Grand Master of Xinghe Sect Tianquan Pavilion! This person was rescued by the remnants of Jin'an during the battle in Beidou City. It seems that Chu Boping took action today?" Cao Lin immediately recognized the woman's identity, he said coldly said.
"You can call Chu Boping by his name? You were also a citizen of Jin'an back then, and you have forgotten your roots in just over ten years?" The voice reached Cao Lin's ears from all directions.
"Who are you pretending to be?" Cao Lin said angrily, but his expression was a little panicked.
