The night is as dark as ink, and the full moon hangs high.
Huanglongji is located at the intersection of Wanxing Mountains, Guanyin Mountains and Qianliu River.
This place was once just the most common inn along the official road, but its geographical advantages have allowed it to develop from a remote inn to an isolated commercial bazaar in the wild over thousands of years.
Countless caravan groups stop here, and various entertainment shops are lined up together, making this place a city that never sleeps without walls.
The hustle and bustle of feasting and feasting is not affected by the night, brothels, casinos and flower boats, countless business travelers and knights sink here.
Sudden,
The group drove into the convoy from the east gate of the market and immediately attracted the attention of pedestrians on the street.
The black dragon on the phosphorus and sandalwood body is lifelike. Several disciples of the sect with demonic horses are walking in front of the carriage, walking with swords, wearing bright clothes and angry horses.
If anyone on the streets dares to use their mind and soul to explore the cultivation of these young heroes, they will find that the cultivation of these people is at the fifth level and above.
The man and woman walking at the front of the motorcade were even as high as a third-grade grand master. The man was dressed in plain clothes, with long hair shawl, and the woman was in a carved dress, with voluptuous figure.
The two of them glanced at the crowd around them, and wherever they looked, their eyes retreated.
Look around,
Riding at the front of the motorcade, the man in plain clothes smiled softly and said:
"This Huanglongji is still as lively as ever, but it hasn't changed much."
When the woman on the side heard this, she replied calmly:
"It's only been three months since we left for Jingjiang Fucheng, so naturally there won't be much change."
The man in plain clothes smiled and said:
"That's true. Although the trip was in vain, fortunately nothing happened to Xinyao's third brother. It's a pity that I couldn't see him."
The strong man heard the man in plain clothes talking about Xinyao's third brother, and there was a deep disdain in the woman's eyes:
"What's there to see about a dandy who only knows how to eat and drink?"
The man in plain clothes chuckled when he heard this, very free and easy:
"This is just a rumor. It is too superficial to judge a person's quality by relying on rumors. If I see it with my own eyes, I will make my own judgment."
As he spoke, the man in plain clothes seemed to think of something, and suddenly asked in a low voice:
"Zi Qing, I remember that you stayed in the Imperial Capital for a while, and did you meet the third brother Xinyao at that time?"
Zi Qing shook her head gently, her long silky hair fluttering gently:
"There's not much to say. I just met her from a distance. She led the so-called "Four Young Masters of the Capital" around the city and did things that bullied men and dominated women. There's nothing to say. There's a world of difference between her and Xinyao."
"Zi Qing. My third brother is also a poor person."
Suddenly, a soft female voice came from the black dragon carriage behind the two of them.
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When the two heard this voice, they unconsciously slowed down.
The curtain of the black dragon carriage was pulled away from the inside, and a young woman appeared within their sight.
Wearing aqua blue clothes, lightly embroidered with peach blossoms, she has an elegant style, a tall and slender figure, her green silk hair is pulled into a high, beautiful bun, her collar is slightly open, revealing her graceful, white and slender neck, and her blue clothes make her skin look even better. Snow, with a habitual smile on her lips.
At first glance, a feeling of gentleness like water and spring breeze arises in my heart.
Zhou Ziqing shook his head gently and said nothing, but he also did not take back his previous evaluation of Xu Changtian.
The man in plain clothes on the side grinned directly when he saw this and said:
"Sandwiched between Xu Changge, Xu Changan and Xinyao, let alone Xu Changtian is an ordinary person who cannot practice cultivation. If it were me, I would feel very pitiful."
Xu Xinyao's eyes were a little sad:
"Zhong Hua is right, but I heard from people in the Jingjiang Prefecture that my third brother seems to have had some opportunities and has changed a lot."
Saying,
The girl's beautiful eyes were curved, with some strange light in her eyes:
"This time he actually took the initiative to tell his elder brother that he wanted to go out for training."
Li Zhonghua chuckled and shook his head:
"It's just a pity that I won't be able to see your third brother, Xinyao, when I go down the mountain this time."
Xu Xinyao's beautiful eyes twinkled slightly:
"Zhonghua, are you going back to Yaoyue Mountain?"
Li Zhonghua nodded and smiled:
"Well, the master sent me news a few days ago that it's time to go back."
Xu Xinyao was silent for a while, her eyes like autumn water flickered slightly as she stared at the man:
"It's been really hard on you, Zhonghua, all this way."
Li Zhonghua burst out laughing when he heard this, shook his head, and spoke in a leisurely and direct tone while driving his horse:
"I am just going down the mountain to gain experience. I never thought I would meet such a wonderful woman like you, Miss Xinyao. It's a pity that I can't continue to travel around the world with you."
Xu Xinyao blinked her beautiful eyes:
"Zhonghua is joking, Xinyao is not a strange woman."
Li Zhonghua said with a hint of seriousness in his tone:
"Xin Yao, I, Li Zhonghua, have spent most of my life in the mountain gate. I have always wanted to use my sword to punish evil and help good people. But after I came down from the mountain, I realized that I can't hoe the evil in this world. , kindness can’t help, killing one demon can save ten people, but there are too many demons in the world.
"After getting acquainted with you, Xinyao, we have only been together for a year. How many more people have been saved by Xinyao and are still alive? It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. This kind of credit cannot be given. Who can be called a wonderful woman?"
"Tsk, that's so disgusting, Li Zhonghua."
Zhou Ziqing glanced at Li Zhonghua with a funny look in his eyes: "If you like our Xinyao so much, why don't you let your master go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to propose marriage?"
"I do think so."
Li Zhonghua felt free and easy when he heard this. He just smiled and shook his head:
"But I know I'm not worthy of Xinyao, so I won't ask for trouble."
"Xin Yao is not worthy of you, brother Zhong Hua."
Xu Xinyao in the carriage shook her head slightly: "If it weren't for Zhong Hua and Zi Qing to protect you, Xinyao might have died many times along the way."
Zhou Ziqing’s beautiful eyes slightly curved and she smiled:
"Since I'm grateful, I'll do it tonight with Xinyao, just in time to say goodbye to this guy Li Zhonghua. I don't know how long I'll see you again after we say goodbye."
"Tsk"
Li Zhonghua smacked his lips, and with dissatisfaction in his words, he took the scabbard and went to knock Zhou Ziqing's horse on the butt:
"Zhou Ziqing, why do I feel like you are urging me to leave quickly? Although my master is urging me to go back, at least I can still finish my trip to Shengshan County."
Zhou Ziqing held his sword away, glared at him and ignored him, then turned to Xu Xinyao and asked:
"By the way, Xinyao, why do you insist on going back to Shengshan County to have a look? The spring tide in the Wanxing Mountains has started again recently, and there are more and more monsters in this area."
Xu Xinyao was slightly silent after hearing this, and whispered softly:
"Because of Third Brother's matter, the phantom formation was not built yet, so I left first. I have to go back and see if the formation is perfect."
Zhou Ziqing was slightly surprised when he heard this and said in a low voice:
"Didn't we activate the formation to verify the power of the illusory mist formation before we left?"
Xu Xinyao's beautiful eyes slightly curved and she whispered:
"The activation of the formation was just to verify the power. Many core processes of the formation have not been fully implemented. It is best to go back and take a look."
Li Zhonghua’s words are still simple and direct:
"Xinyao, are you worried that Wanxiang Sect will do anything after you leave?"
"Um."
"Why?"
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Xu Xinyao was silent for a while, looking far away in the direction of Shengshan County through the dark night:
“Things in Shengshan County are going very smoothly.
"Although you can get a lot of things by establishing the Wanxiang Sect through the formation, they agreed too simply. I always feel that they are hiding something."
Shengshan County,
Outside the phantom mist formation, various types of monsters, attracted by the beast-luring incense, gathered from afar along the dark mountain forest towards Shengshan County.
Within the phantom fog formation, the bloody killings continued.
The military formation formed by the Shengshan border troops outside the city was like a millstone of flesh and blood. Wave after wave of ferocious monsters rushed out of the mist, and were crushed into piles of bones by the military formation.
The corpses of various monster beasts have piled up into hills outside the city, but unfortunately, the number of monster beasts pouring out of the mist exit shows no sign of decreasing.
The phantom fog formation set up by Xu Xinyao is a trapping formation.
This is a powerful trapping formation visible to the naked eye, which can trap tens of thousands of attacking monsters in the formation.
But again, it is just a trap.
The formation itself could not effectively kill the monsters, so it could only be diverted out in batches, and was ultimately handed over to the Shengshan border troops to do it themselves.
Three hours have passed since the Shengshan border troops left the city and formed a formation to slaughter the monsters.
The Wanxiang Sect was still using the method of boiling frogs in warm water to release monsters into the formation in an orderly manner, while some of the Shengshan border troops formed a military formation were already beginning to lose their physical strength.
At this rate, the first casualty will soon appear tonight, and once there are casualties, it is just the beginning.
In the desolate silence,
Captain Wang stared at the dark mist in the distance and said in a very soft voice:
"Master Zhou, if we break out, will the Wanxiang Sect let the people in this formation go?"
Colonel Wang accepted reality very quickly, and he was equally quick to make changes.
The Shengshan border troops broke out, which meant that if the Wanxiang Sect continued their plan to massacre the city, their actions would be known to the outside world.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yuan subconsciously wanted to nod in agreement, but in the end he shook his head gently:
"Won't."
"Why?" Captain Wang suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan said word by word: "There is no evidence."
Yin Qi will breed after death of people and monsters, but ghost mist will not be produced immediately.
This is a relatively lengthy process.
As long as the Wanxiang Sect is not stupid, there is a high probability that they will only use their hands and feet on the Phantom Mist Formation and the City Defense Formation, and will not be in a hurry to engrave other formations that restrict the Ghost Mist.
Because as long as everyone is dead, they have enough time and energy to do these things during the period when the corpses breed ghost mist.
In other words,
At this time, even if everyone in Shengshan County is dead, it will be because there is something wrong with the formation.
As for breaking through the siege and proclaiming the world?
Sir, our Wanxiang Sect has invested money and effort to build the formation for you, but your Shengshan County border troops are afraid that they will not defend the city but they escape and bite us back?
If you say we practice ghost mist, then the evidence will come.
Have we built a formation to nourish Yin Qi in Shengshan County?
Under the swaying light of the fire,
The wrinkles on Colonel Wang's face seemed to have become deeper, and his voice was low and hoarse:
"But we know."
He pointed at the fog that obscured the sky, his fingers trembling slightly:
"This Illusive Mist Array was built by the Wanxiang Sect, but something went wrong at this time. No matter what, they can't escape the blame!"
The sound echoed softly, and there was a moment of silence on the city wall.
Xu Yuan shook his head and said in a low tone:
"Captain Wang, it's useless."
"Everywhere I go, no matter the merchants or the disciples of the sect, they all think that the builder of this magical mist formation is the fourth lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, not the Wanxiang Sect. The Wanxiang Sect is only responsible for providing materials and silver."
Speaking of this, Xu Yuan paused:
"Moreover, you said earlier that Xu Xinyao left before the completion of the formation project, but it is rumored that Xu Xinyao left only after the formation was accepted and effective. This has confirmed that she created the formation."
Captain Wang gritted his teeth and whispered:
"The grand formation was activated that time because it was necessary to verify the efficacy of the phantom formation fog, not for acceptance."
"But you didn't deny it before." Xu Yuandao.
Lieutenant Wang's voice was trembling: "Miss Xu has done so many things for our Shengshan County. How can we, the Shengshan Border Army, deny such a good reputation?"
"So it's all the same."
Xu Yuan looked at the phantom fog formation: "There is no way to investigate this kind of thing anymore."
Colonel Wang's voice contained suppressed anger:
"You mean that Miss Xu's identity has become the protection of these sons of bitches from the Wanxiang Sect?!"
Xu Yuan was silent for a while and nodded:
“As things stand right now, that’s it.
"Even if Xu Xinyao is willing to testify after the incident, in the eyes of the outside world, she did it just for her own reputation.
"and,
"The identity of the Fourth Miss of the Prime Minister's Office will largely affect the judgment of those investigated by the imperial court. After all, her adoptive father is the prime minister of the dynasty."
"If the Wanxiang Sect is more prepared, even if the Shengshan border troops can break through the encirclement, there is a high probability that they will be labeled as deserters. By then, everything you say will become lies compiled to escape guilt."
Captain Wang's voice seemed much older, pointing inside and outside the city:
"That means these 400,000 people will definitely die?"
Xu Yuan looked at Colonel Wang, took a deep breath and whispered:
"There is a way, but the chances are slim."
"What can we do?" Colonel Wang asked immediately, a rare glimmer of hope flashing through his eyes again.
"Today's formation technology cannot achieve long-distance control."
Xu Yuan's voice was unhurried: "In other words, if the Wanxiang Sect wants to control the Illusory Mist Formation, it will inevitably set up a control position near Shengshan County. You form an formation to help me and my senior sister break a hole. , let’s go out, find the people, kill them, and use that formation to control the phantom formation.”
Captain Wang hesitated slightly after hearing this:
"Will there be strong men from the Wanxiang Sect waiting there?"
Xu Yuan nodded:
"There will definitely be strong people, but they will never be too strong. At most, they will be third-grade grand masters."
"Why?" Captain Wang frowned.
Xu Yuan quickly and steadily analyzed: "The overall strength of Wanxiang Sect is very strong, but it is not strong enough to cultivate the second-grade Yuanchu silently. Their first-grade Sheofan and second-grade Yuanchu are basically famous. No. If these people take action and leave traces, it will be equivalent to confirming the fact that the Wanxiang Sect wants to massacre the city, and the Wanxiang Sect cannot take this risk."
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After the words fell, the air became quiet for a moment,
Without any hesitation, the burly frontier soldier bent his legs and knelt directly on the ground.
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Xu Yuan frowned and was about to help him up, but the other person knelt very hard and couldn't help him up due to his cultivation level.
Captain Wang clasped his fists in his hands and bowed to Xu Yuan:
"Shengshan County, thank you Mr. Zhou for your great kindness."
Xu Yuan frowned and whispered:
"Captain Wang, I cannot guarantee that we will be able to find the control point.
"and,
"This does not convict the Wanxiang Sect."
Captain Wang shook his head and grinned:
"Mr. Zhou, at least now these 400,000 people have a chance to survive."
I’m going to double update today, and I’ll make up for yesterday’s update tomorrow.
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(End of chapter)
