"Drive, drive!"
In early July, the sun was shining brightly and the smoke was flying.
A group of dozens of people rode fast horses and galloped down the wide official road at lightning speed.
Over the years since the Great Qian Dynasty, things have been prosperous and people have prospered, and official roads extending in all directions have been built. Although they cannot reach the county seat, transportation between states and counties is not a problem.
Li Chuan and others changed horses without changing people along the way. With their extraordinary physique and some special treacherous skills to stimulate the horses, they did not hesitate to sacrifice their animals. They actually crossed multiple provinces in just a few days, and finally arrived on the seventh day. On the tenth day of the lunar month, we arrived near Wangchuan City.
Most of the people were tired and tired from the journey, but Li Chuan, Li Ya and the Eighteen Flying Eagles who followed closely behind were in high spirits, as if they were not affected at all.
"Sir, the people from Tiangang Hall are in front of the Earth Temple to assist."
Suddenly, Tan Ma came back to report.
Li Fan and others did not slow down, but hurried over. As expected, a group of ten riders were already waiting there more than ten miles ahead.
"Hush!"
Li Ao pulled the reins and finally stopped the horse that had been running wildly for a long time.
The horse was covered in sweat, snorted loudly, and took a few steps in place with a hint of anxiety.
"This is Mr. Li, the master of Shadow-Zhuying Hall."
There was no need for Li Fan to introduce himself, as his subordinates had already stepped forward to ask questions.
However, he saw a familiar figure walking out of the other party. It turned out to be Wei Hufeng, the envoy of Wei Town whom he had met when he came back from Longjiang Town last time.
He came to Li Chuan's mount, saluted and said, "I am here to see Mr. Li from Wei Hufeng."
"Master Wei, there is no need to be polite. Hurry up and mount your horse. If you have anything to do, we can tell you while we are walking."
"yes."
Wei Hufeng also knew that the matter was urgent, so he mounted his horse and walked side by side with Li Chuan.
"Master Wei, what is the current situation? How long can Master Hong last?"
"This... I can't say for sure, but since the fight with those in the Demon Cult, Lord Hong's physical condition has been deteriorating. It seems that this is not just the means of the people in the Demon Cult, but also Master Hong himself. s reason."
"Lord Hong's own reasons?"
"Yes, Master Hong controls a strange spiritual technique related to evil spirits and evil spirits. It is equivalent to fostering evil spirits in the body, driving away and killing enemies...
These years of sitting in Tiangang Hall can actually be regarded as recuperation, and he rarely takes direct action.
But this time, people from the Demon Cult suddenly broke in and had to come out to fight, so..."
"I see……"
The inside story here is similar to what Li Xin told, and Li Fan also judged that it was almost time for Hong Yingyang to die.
The vitality and spirit in his body could no longer suppress the demon he controlled, and the strange puzzle pieces were out of balance, causing a series of effects.
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If we hadn't encountered the attack by people from the Demon Cult, we might have been able to support it for another three to five years and wait until the oil ran out before any problems would arise.
However, the Holy Capital encountered the advent of the Hujiazhuang Strange Territory and the disaster-level events of the Giant Disaster. He worked hard and consumed a lot of money for this. After that, he was attacked by people from the Demon Sect again.
I'm afraid even he himself didn't expect that it would deteriorate so quickly.
"Time is really unforgiving."
Li Fan sighed softly.
Then he asked about the specific situation of the fight with those in the Demon Cult, and most importantly, the lost secret files.
When Wei Hufeng heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head and said helplessly.
"We tracked them down all the way, and with special methods, we managed to bite their tail.
But those in the Demon Cult were always able to get out of the way first and were not caught.
Their senior management seems to have a knack for predicting the future and is very difficult to deal with. "
Li Chuan thought silently in his heart, that is probably the function of the statue of the Wusheng Old Mother.
Yang Yan had told him about the existence of this thing before.
The use of any treacherous means will require corresponding costs and losses, but if those in the Demon Cult feel it is worthwhile, they can frequently invest in this aspect.
Sure enough, even if a strong man from the old era like Hong Yingyang took action, he still failed, and instead sent many of Tiangang Hall's elites here.
"But we are not without success. Along the way, we have captured many of their sub-rudders. The provincial-level sub-rudders are plotting to use the emptiness of the headquarters to start rebellion, even in the wild rivers and lakes. We gathered a large number of alien masters, but we killed most of them, which greatly deterred those lawless people."
Wei Hufeng told Li Fan one more thing.
"There are many new strangers among them in the past six months.
Since the Night of Resurrection, the number and quality of strangers in the Cao Mang Jianghu have been steadily increasing, and there are many potential guys among them who will definitely become a big harm in the future. "
Li Chuan nodded.
"It's just that the secret file itself... should have been carried by the Demon Cult leader Luo Shi himself. We have no other way for the time being except to step up the chase and force him to stop and study it carefully to understand its secrets. .
Master Hong said that their most likely possibility is to use the statue of the Inanimate Mother to decipher the secret files, but that will take some time to prepare. "
Li Fan asked: "What are the specific preparations and the conditions for them to use the statue of the Inanimate Mother?"
Wei Hufeng said: "It is to prepare corresponding materials for sacrifice..."
Li Chuan was slightly startled, then nodded thoughtfully: "A sacrifice?"
really.
Wei Hufeng said: "Don't worry, Mr. Li. Our troops have already destroyed many of their preparation plans before. Some of the special materials are extremely rare and cannot be collected in a short time.
If they are looking for something else to replace it, the Wusheng Old Mother Statue may not necessarily accept it. After all, the fulfillment of wishes is closely connected with the sacrifices they offer, and it is not that easy to figure out.
As far as we know, they used to rely on experience to figure out what sacrifices to use to ask corresponding questions.
And even if it is determined, it may not be successful if it is done once or twice.
There are some accidental factors here..."
While they were talking, everyone moved forward and before they knew it, they arrived at a city with tall stone walls.
This is the southwest of the empire, where the capital of the southern Sichuan province is located, Wangchuan City.
Hong Yingyang and others led their elite subordinates to pursue the high-level members of the Demon Sect in an attempt to recapture the stolen secret files. However, their injuries worsened during the process and they had to stop and recuperate. This is where they settled down.
When entering the city, Li Fan suddenly frowned and raised his head to look at the sky.
I don’t know whether it was something I discovered with my clairvoyant eyes or an inexplicable illusion on my part, but under the clear sky, I saw an unexplained gray-black smoke hanging over it, like the momentum before a storm that enveloped most of the area. city.
The True Peeping Eye has not noticed any useful information yet, but this scene inexplicably reminds people of a poem in their minds.
Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city...
