There were also some martial arts cultivators talking about things related to Yancheng, ignoring those talking about him. Lu Yunyou meditated and adjusted his breath while paying attention to the conversations about Yancheng.
Although Yancheng is the eastern border city of Feng Kingdom, the city is not large. Including the surrounding villages and towns, there are only thirty to forty thousand people in total. There is a large river in the east that spans from north to south and almost protects most of Yancheng. There are many rivers and canals in other places. , criss-crossing the city, but they did not surround the entire city, and most of the cultivated land in Yancheng was outside the city going east. Because there were too many waterways, it was difficult to build city walls, so there was no city wall protection.
Now in the dry season, the depth of some rivers has become shallower, allowing those ferocious beasts to cross the rivers and wander around. Further east is the Yanshan Mountains. Yanshan is only more than fifty miles away from Yancheng, but the entire Yanshan is completely It blocks the connection between the Quarantine Country and the Feng Country, so Yancheng has never been an important checkpoint for the Feng Country.
The characteristic of Yanshan Mountain is that it is long and not very wide, so there are no particularly powerful ferocious beasts in the mountain. There are just a lot of ordinary ferocious beasts. If it were not for time constraints, they could solve the problem through various ways. Now they can only use Eliminate the threats around Yancheng as quickly as possible.
Listening to the optimistic tone of those martial arts cultivators, Lu Yunyou slowly relaxed about the next task of slaying the beasts. The fourth day passed like this. On the morning of the fifth day, the two generals from above came directly and divided them into fifteen groups. Each team consists of about twenty people. The specific number of people depends on the severity of the banditry problem.
Lu Yunyou and his team had exactly twenty people, led by a captain. Except for Lu Yunyou, the others with the lowest strength all had fourth-level cultivation. When they set out, they also brought a day's worth of dry food because the place they were going to was still far away from Yancheng. It's twenty or thirty miles away.
Before they left the city, the Lord of Yancheng came over with a group of martial arts cultivators, saying that he wanted to assist them and guide them. After all, they had been living here and were familiar with the situation outside the city and the ferocious beasts they encountered.
So after adding the ten new people, Lu Yunyou and the others had a total of thirty. According to the information sent back by the previous spies, they were going to deal with a group of fire-tailed demon tigers, about a dozen of them. If the information was correct, then A group of ferocious beasts is not difficult to deal with.
Not long after leaving the city, what everyone saw was a large area of cultivated land. Most of the things planted in it had already been harvested. Beyond that were acres of orchards. Ordinary people in Yancheng made a living by planting these things.
Continuing forward is the original camp of Feng Army, which is a bit like the marching camp Lu Yunyou and the others went to for the first time, but it is not as big as the camp of Star Army, and it is now deserted. They even found the footprints left by vicious beasts nearby. print.
After leaving the orchard, there was a wilderness, and you could see a big river in the distance. Speaking of which, this was the first time for Lu Yunyou to take the initiative to come to such a place. It was different from the situation he encountered during the escort mission. The difference is that there is no pressure to protect the cargo, but a feeling of adventure.
On the way, the people from Yancheng also talked to them about the situation in Yanshan Mountain to the east, which was much more detailed than what Lu Yunyou heard from other people yesterday. In the past, the martial arts cultivators in the city often went to the edge of Yanshan Mountain and the depths of Yanshan Mountain to search. Treasures, but later due to the increase in the number of high-level ferocious beasts in Yanshan, the martial arts cultivators who went to the trial often got into trouble, and then fewer people went there. This was also one of the reasons for the beast problem here in Yancheng. Since the garrison was transferred After leaving, the Lord of Yancheng asked the Feng Kingdom royal family for assistance, but no one came because of the war.
As a last resort, after Lan Wu spread the word that the Star Army would help various places deal with some problems, the Lord of Yancheng approached the Star Army with the mentality of giving it a try. As a result, Lu Yunyou and the others arrived. The arrival of the Star Army surpassed that of Yan City. As the city lord expected, even if they had a deep hatred with the Star Army, they could only focus on dealing with the beast problem first.
Those ferocious beasts have no respect for friendship. Once they enter the city in large numbers, the common people will have no ability to resist. Those aristocratic families will also have to pay a huge price to deal with them, and they can only control them for a period of time.
The ten people who are now cooperating with Lu Yunyou and the others were all recruited from the family forces in the city. There are five men and five women. It seems that there are quite a lot of female cultivators in Yancheng. They are all extraordinary. They are not included at all. In eyes.
Along the way, towards noon, everyone finally discovered the whereabouts of the Fire Tail Demon Tiger next to a forest. Those ferocious beasts were looking for food in the direction of Yancheng, and they really needed to be eliminated.
Fortunately, they set off early and the various groups of beasts had not yet gathered together, otherwise it would have been more difficult to deal with. After roughly confirming the number and strength of the fire-tailed demon tigers, the captain responsible for leading Lu Yunyou and the others made a total calculation with the leader of the Yancheng team. In the end, the team was divided into twelve groups, and Lu Yunyou was assigned to a three-person group because his strength was too low.
There are two people from Yancheng, a man and a woman. The man is called Wang Yu, with an average appearance and around thirty years old. The woman is named Song Yao, who is average in appearance, but has a more outstanding temperament, affectionate eyebrows, and a very enchanting and charming temperament. Obviously, they are both around thirty years old, and both of them are mid-level fourth-level martial arts cultivators.
What was assigned to the three of them was an early stage fourth-level ferocious beast. Under normal circumstances, Wang Yu and Song Yao would be enough to deal with that ferocious beast, so Lu Yunyou's presence was completely redundant.
When they saw that the team leader assigned Lu Yunyou to their group, Wang Yu and Song Yao expressed unspeakable disdain. The beast assigned to them was not very strong, so they said nothing.
After being separated from the others, the three of them walked directly towards the fire-tailed demon tiger. From a distance, they could see that the fire-tailed tiger had yellow and reddish hair, and a black striped ring. Its tail was thick and long. , its huge head is not much different from that of a normal tiger beast, except for the foot-long pair of fangs in its mouth, which are very scary. If it is bitten by the fire-tailed monster tiger, the martial artist's body may be bitten. Direct penetration.
In short, the appearance of the fire-tailed demon tiger is very special, and the whole body gives people a weird feeling. If ordinary people encounter this kind of ferocious beast, they may be frightened to the point of weakness. Fortunately, Lu Yunyou has read about it in books before. He is not too scared now of the grotesque shapes of ferocious beasts.
It is worth mentioning that on the way to find the Fire Tiger, people from Yancheng had already said that the real strength of the Fire Tail Demon Tiger is its thick tail. It does not mean how powerful his tail is when it twists. The key lies in its tail. It contains a natural toxin, Pyracantha.
Once the toxin attaches to the martial artist's body, it will produce a burning sensation. Of course, it is not just that feeling. The martial cultivator's body will also directly show symptoms of burns. Without an antidote, it will be impossible to recover at all, so Yancheng People in the country are generally afraid of encountering such ferocious beasts, which is why the Lord of Yancheng has not organized manpower to deal with the beast problem before Lu Yunyou and the others came.
Now when the three of them walked towards the fire-tailed demon tiger that was looking for food, the fire tiger quickly spotted the three of them, and then directly regarded the three of them as prey and rushed towards them.
"Boy, we people in Yancheng accepted your kindness, but you don't need to participate in today's matter, so as not to drag us down in the future. You also know that you can't deal with that ferocious beast with your strength," looking at the The vicious beast was getting closer and closer to them, and the plain-looking Wang Yu suddenly turned around and spoke to Lu Yunyou.
Then when Lu Yunyou tried hard to understand what he meant, he looked at Song Yao next to him and said, "Junior Sister Song, what do you think?"
"In my opinion, the people of the Star Kingdom have no hope of letting him contribute, so just let him watch the battle as you wish," Song Yao looked back at Lu Yunyou, and there was a lot of sparkle in Song Yao's charming eyes, especially When she looked at Lu Yunyou, her eyes clearly contained a lot of meaning, which made Lu Yunyou tremble in her heart, but Lu Yunyou didn't feel that the other party disliked her.
That kind of complicated feeling was really hard to describe, but it still seemed familiar to Lu Yunyou. It wasn't until Lu Yunyou remembered that he was often molested by some brothel girls in Wuyang City that he understood what was going on.
"Hmph," at this moment, noticing the way Song Yao looked at Lu Yunyou, Wang Yu snorted dissatisfiedly. Especially after seeing Lu Yunyou's handsome face, he was full of contempt for Lu Yunyou.
Wang Yu's behavior directly confused Lu Yunyou, but at this time the fire-tailed demon tiger had already rushed forward. Song Yao and Wang Yu did not dare to neglect and pulled out their weapons one after another, and rushed towards the fire-tailed demon tiger in unison. past.
"Junior Sister Song, you contain the Fire Tiger from the front, and I will be responsible for looking for opportunities to kill the Fire Tiger." When facing the vicious beast, Wang Yu also reminded his companions that they were both mid-level fourth-level martial arts cultivators and had to deal with a beast. The ferocious beast at the early stage of the fourth level is naturally not a problem, so Wang Yu plans to use mutual cooperation to deal with the ferocious beast as soon as possible.
"No problem." Song Yao had no objection to Wang Yu's proposal. After agreeing, she took the lead and struck the fire tiger to attract its attention.
