The disciple of Qingling Cave was stunned on the spot. Gu Xiaotian clicked his tongue twice and immediately stretched out his hand to pull him up and led him backwards.
After plundering dozens of feet, the disciple calmed down.
Gu Xiaotian then turned around and started killing the monsters again with his sword.
Probably because he had been really frustrated during this period of time, facing these monsters, Gu Xiaotian became more and more excited as he fought. Every time the sword fell, a monster's head would fall to the ground.
With the addition of Gu Xiaotian, the morale of the soldiers in Hanchun City was greatly boosted.
Just when Gu Xiaotian was excited, he suddenly heard the sound of a bell ringing in the distance.
Then, the demons suddenly stopped roaring, stopped fighting, and immediately turned around and ran away.
Gu Xiaotian followed closely behind, but these monsters didn't care at all and just ran back.
Gu Xiaotian wanted to continue chasing, but fortunately at this time, Qu Xiaohan rushed to his side in time and stopped him.
Gu Xiaotian frowned as he watched the group of monsters disappear into the night.
This battle cannot be regarded as a great victory. Both sides suffered losses.
Fortunately, the final result was that Gu Xiaotian's side took advantage and greatly weakened the combat power of those monsters.
After cleaning up the battlefield, everyone headed to the stronghold outside the city.
On the way, Xiao Juanyun found Gu Xiaotian and immediately asked about Xiao Yinyin's situation.
Gu Xiaotian naturally told the truth and couldn't help but praise: "Master Xiao has given birth to a good daughter. If it weren't for Yin Yin, I'm afraid I would have lost arms and legs along the way."
After receiving Gu Xiaotian's affirmative answer, Xiao Juanyun breathed a sigh of relief.
At least, his daughter is not a big threat in the city.
However, he still couldn't help but said a little angry: "Gu Xiaotian, you want to die. I won't stop you, but can you not drag my daughter with you?"
Gu Xiaotian rolled his eyes. What do you mean by bringing your daughter to die? It is obvious that your daughter is coming with you.
But it was hard for him to refute anything, so fortunately he kept his mouth shut and let Xiao Juanyun talk all the way.
Returning to the stronghold, it was already slightly bright.
In one night, one-third of the soldiers from Hanchun City were lost. The disciples from Qingling Cave suffered no losses. However, after this battle, these disciples who were well protected by the sect were a little scared. They saw a demon for the first time and knew what war was for the first time.
Some of the more timid disciples began to retreat in their hearts.
Finally, an older disciple was elected among them. The older disciple timidly walked up to Xiao Juanyun and said in a low voice: "Master, we want to... go back."
Xiao Juanyun showed a trace of anger on his face.
This was obviously something he didn't expect. He never thought that his disciple would back down like this.
"Have you thought about it?"
The older disciple carefully raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xiao Juanyun's face, then immediately lowered his head, closed his eyes, took several deep breaths, and said softly: "Think about it."
Xiao Juanyun's heart ached like a knife, and he reprimanded: "I, the disciples of Qingling Cave, should never shrink back!"
The older disciple mustered up his courage, looked at Xiao Juanyun, and said loudly: "But Master, we worshiped in the Qingling Cave just to save lives and heal the wounded, but if we die here, how can we talk about saving lives and heal the wounded!"
A few words made Xiao Juanyun a little embarrassed.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.
After the elder disciple spoke loudly, the timid disciples immediately gathered around and began to support their senior brother.
Xiao Juanyun sighed helplessly and said with a wry smile: "I, Xiao Juanyun, have recruited a group of good disciples..."
"It's okay, you can go back if you're scared."
A voice sounded slowly.
All the disciples looked towards him.
Gu Xiaotian said with a smile on his face: "This is not something you have to do. If you are afraid, you can go back now. I have never thought of making fun of your lives."
As he said that, he looked at the disciples on the other side who had not responded, "Those who choose to stay, I have the highest respect for you. Gu Xiaotian thanks you again."
Gu Xiaotian bent down at ninety degrees and bowed.
The disciple who wanted to retreat was stunned in place.
He originally thought that Gu Xiaotian would also be angry about this, but he never thought that Gu Xiaotian didn't blame them.
This made them feel a little confused.
In the end, some disciples seemed to have made up their minds and silently stepped aside.
But some other disciples could not pass the threshold in their hearts after all. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Juanyun three times before getting up and leaving.
After they left, Xiao Juanyun apologized to Gu Xiaotian: "I made you laugh."
Gu Xiaotian waved his hand and said: "Wanting to live is nothing wrong in itself."
Entering the camp, Qu Xiaohan had already made a pot of tea waiting for the two of them.
Gu Xiaotian sat opposite Qu Xiaohan and said apologetically: "I'm sorry for the deaths of the soldiers of Hanchun City."
Because they left in a hurry, many of the soldiers' bones were not brought back.
In the end, it has become a luxury for these soldiers to want to rest in peace.
Qu Xiaohan smiled and said: "The moment they joined Hanchun City, they were ready."
They were two comforting words, but the sadness revealed in Qu Xiaohan's eyes could not be concealed.
The three of them drank tea quietly, but for some reason, the tea tasted bitter in their mouths.
Whether the heat is too high or not enough, I can’t tell.
There was silence.
Less than half an hour later, Gu Xiaotian finally broke the silence and asked, "Don't you think it's a little suspicious that those monsters are escaping?"
Qu Xiaohan told the story of Xu Yuanzhi's death and analyzed: "The strength of those demons is actually very average. Although there are many in number, they are just a bunch of minions at best. They can never seriously injure Xu Yuanzhi. That ringtone I believe we all heard it, there is a stronger person standing behind these monsters."
Gu Xiaotian thought for a while, that person might not be Sun Yanlu.
When he left the dark pavilion, he knew that Sun Yanlu was in the palace. If he wanted to leave the palace, he would definitely leave many hidden dangers. Sun Yanlu would not do this.
In other words, there was someone else who rang the bell last night.
Gu Xiaotian kept this in mind and wanted to tell the Secret Investigation Department immediately so that the Secret Investigation Department could investigate immediately.
Otherwise, the bell ringer will become a huge hidden danger.
A night of fighting made several people feel a little sleepy, so they took a nap in the tent.
I don’t know how much time passed before a voice came from outside the camp.
"Leader, someone is coming!"
It was a messenger from Hanchun City who came to shout.
Gu Xiaotian rubbed his sleepy eyes and walked out of the tent.
A lot of people had gathered outside the camp, standing in groups.
Gu Xiaotian glanced at it and smiled happily.
The three alliances of Shuilongyin, Wanlisha and Tianwangzhou have all arrived.
What surprised Gu Xiaotian the most was a group of people with knives hanging from their waists.
The leader was Lu Zhan, the master of the Tiandao Sect.
When Gu Xiaotian went to Tiandaomen to ask for help, Lu Zhan was still hesitant. He did not come to help in Beihuang or Xishu. 33
Gu Xiaotian still sent a letter to Tiandaomen this time, but he didn't hold out much hope, but Tiandaomen came unexpectedly this time.
Lu Zian stood next to Lu Zhan and said with some dissatisfaction: "We are being kept standing like this. Should we be invited in to sit down?"
Gu Xiaotian nodded repeatedly and immediately invited several important people into the camp.
The branch leaders of the four alliances gathered here, which was an extremely rare scene.
After Lu Zhan came in, he kept sitting like this, silent.
Gu Xiaotian asked: "Master Lu, have you figured it out this time?"
Lu Zhan was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "It's not that I figured it out, I just think that some of what Cheng Sanyi said makes sense."
Gu Xiaotian said oh and asked no more questions.
He didn't know what Cheng Sanyi said, but based on Cheng Sanyi's nonchalant talk, he probably drew a few big cakes for Lu Zhan.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhan himself started to talk.
"The two previous times, I didn't take action. I just wanted to see how capable you are. If you lose, it means that Cheng Sanyi is wrong, and I won't be so uneasy. But I don't have to worry about it." What comes to mind is that you win every time.”
At this point, Lu Zhan suddenly smiled bitterly at his own mediocrity, rubbed his head, and said, "You are different from us. You will be the future of the entire Bahuang."
That's a bit exaggerated, but that's the truth.
Including all the branch leaders here think so.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be here.
Gu Xiaotian waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. After all these years of ups and downs, I understand some truth. No matter how strong a person is, he is still a person. In the end, he still has to rely on friends. If you have many friends, you will not be afraid of narrow roads. "
A few people smiled slightly, it was indeed true.
Lu Zhan asked: "When are you going to counterattack?"
The reinforcements are actually enough. Now we can counterattack with about 40 to 50% certainty.
But this battle is a life and death battle, and it is only 40 to 50% sure, which is far from enough.
Win in life, lose in death, it's such a simple truth.
Yun Hanxing went to deliver the letter for a long time and has not returned yet. There has been no news from Gu Le and his party.
Gu Xiaotian said silently: "No rush, we're waiting."
Everyone tacitly understood that there were still two days left.
Two days later, who can sit in that chair will be revealed.
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Yun Hanxing and Zhao Qixing traveled all the way through mountains and rivers.
I have to say that it is quite disharmonious for these two people to be together.
One of them likes to talk half-heartedly, and the other has a hot temper. Whenever this happens, Yun Hanxing can only swallow her anger. If she hadn't asked for help, she would have killed this Taoist priest a year ago.
It would have taken less than two days to get back to Kyoto, but Zhao Qixing had to walk back, not even in a carriage. This made Yun Hanxing very angry, and he was anxious. Do you still have time to see the great rivers and mountains in the world?
Halfway through the journey, Zhao Qixing decided to enter a small town.
The town is dilapidated and sparsely populated. Even the houses are crumbling. There are not many young people in the town. Most of them are half-body people buried here waiting to die.
Yun Hanxing suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Do you believe that I will knock you out right now and take you back to Kyoto?"
Zhao Qixing stopped, turned around and said with a smile: "Master Yun, if we go back now, we may not win."
Some people died, but not completely...
