Lijun, outside Baitong City, the Tuotuo River flows continuously.
On the west bank of the Tuotuo River, there is a high hill next to the river. There is a pavilion on the hill. The pavilion is green and made of tied and twisted bamboos. It is almost an exquisite craftsmanship.
It was a rainy day. Teams of well-equipped elite soldiers stood outside the pavilion without holding umbrellas. Stone pillars protected the top and bottom of the pavilion, but there were only two people in the pavilion.
A man with a white face and beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a silver armor inlaid with gold, was sitting on the edge of the stone platform in the pavilion, looking towards the south. Unfortunately, the water vapor was misty and the light was not good enough, so he couldn't see very far. It was Baitong. General, Luo Tianyu.
The other man was tall and burly, wearing a simple Taoist robe and carrying a big sword behind his back. He was standing on the edge of the railing on the side of the pavilion near the river. He was not afraid of slipping and falling into the extremely dangerous river channel if he lost his footing. The rainwater flowed along the pavilion. The top slid down, forming a curtain of water beads in front of him.
Come and try it quickly. 】
"How is it, Master Niu, have all the things in the river really disappeared?" Luo Tianyu looked at the back of the Taoist priest carrying the sword and asked.
The Taoist priest named Niu Zhenren was naturally Niu Deyi, the Wangchuan swordsman who stayed in Baitong to guard the southern border in Li County.
Niu Deyi didn't look back when he heard Luo Tianyu's question behind him. He was still staring at the long river not far away that looked gray under the falling rain. "It is indeed missing." He looked up to the north, upstream of the river, and then towards In the direction of the downstream river in the south, "Based solely on the traces of demonic energy left on those things, it should be flowing down the river and eventually reaching Shiwanda Mountain."
There was no surprise on Luo Tianyu's face, but he was just a little confused, "Since the Spring War, those monsters and monsters have been secretly entrenched here. Now they have withdrawn without doing anything. Among them... ..It’s still a little strange...”
Niu Deyi nodded, and his expression became a little solemn, "I heard from Yuanshan a few days ago that the demon clan in the Shiwan Mountains in southern Xinjiang has also had strange movements recently," he turned around and jumped off the railing, returned to the stone table and sat down and asked , "What happened?"
Luo Tianyu looked around, Niu Deyi raised his hand as if understanding, and a weak light blue light enveloped the entire pavilion.
Luo Tianyu sighed softly and said, "Today's Nanyi is different from the past. Many things no longer happen as they did in the past hundreds of years. We have no reference to rely on when dealing with them. Many things have to rely on guesswork. This Same thing once."
He looked to the south again, his eyes deep, as if he could see the endless mountains in the gray sky in the distance through the rain curtain, "After the battle in the spring, the mountains in the south were quiet for a while, but soon after What is more, there is an increasingly dense gathering of monsters and monsters, especially monsters. Many monsters in the middle three realms are more courageous and often approach outside the three southern passes. Moreover, the monsters that appear appear different times. It can be seen that they are now gathered in The number of monsters outside was so huge. At the same time, the more ferocious beasts in the mountains were also driven to gather, and they gradually became large. Military scouts ventured into the mountains several times, and the beast tides detected The numbers are shocking, but..."
"But just a few days ago, this situation suddenly changed," Luo Tianyu pursed his lips tightly, frowned deeply, and looked at the rain screen with a heavy look, "The herds of beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of Southern Xinjiang... ....gone!!”
"Gone?!" Niu Deyi was startled, and then asked, "The herd is not a small thing, so what do you mean it's missing?!"
Luo Tianyu shook his head, "Zhenren Niu has only been here for a short time after all. It should be noted that Baitong is different from Taiming. Strategically speaking, defense has always been the main focus. In fact, the detection operations for the mountains beyond the three passes are not intensive. Now The Nanyi Monster Clan is different from the past. If they consciously avoid our detection and mobilize the beasts, it will be difficult for us to detect their movements in the first time, which will lead to the current situation." He looked at Niu Deyi and slowly He said, "The valleys where large numbers of beasts gathered were discovered by our previous detections. When we went there a few days ago, we found that they were already empty!"
He looked outside the bamboo pavilion again, "Our scouts are elite after all. After realizing that the situation was not good, they expanded the detection range on their own initiative, but even if they penetrated dozens of miles south of the third pass, no beasts were found. Traces of the group..."
Niu Deyi also frowned, "How many reconnaissance teams went out and how many came back?"
"I know what you mean," Luo Tianyu held out three fingers, "If all the reconnaissance teams sent out in the past few days are counted, the damage will be nearly 30%."
"The damage ratio of 30% is higher than ever before, but not too high." He shook the three fingers. "It really looks like it was done deliberately..."
Niu Deyi had no idea for a while, and just asked, "How is the situation with General Lu in Taiming?"
Luo Tianyu said, "Lu Dongfeng's acting style has always been to take the initiative in his own hands. Judging from the secret message sent to me from Taiming this morning, the situation is similar to ours. His judgment Yes, a large number of beasts gathered in the southern border of Li County... are migrating...!!"
"Migrate?" Niu Deyi's expression changed, "Where are you moving to?"
Luo Tianyu shook his head, "Based on the current situation, the situation is still unclear, but it is obvious that under current circumstances, this strange migration will never be aimless, and its target must be the human race. In my opinion, nine times out of ten, we have to withdraw our fists, wait until we have gathered enough strength, and then hit us at the most uncomfortable position at the best time. We just don’t know when the punch will land and what will happen. It just depends on where it will end up..."
Niu Deyi said, "For this kind of thing, we can only wait for the opponent's fist to fall and then try to deal with it... No way?" He looked at Luo Tianyu and asked, "What did the prefect of Li County say?"
Luo Tianyu didn't speak. After a while of silence, he said, "Not much news has come back from Xingcheng, but just looking at these news, I know that the difficulties Luochuan will face in it will probably not be as difficult as those in Southern Xinjiang." It's easy here, Lu Dongfeng has already sent out the situation through the Anbu and Qiu Feng, but so far we haven't received a reply, maybe the Military Affairs Office in Licheng will put some pressure on it."
Niu Deyi nodded, "Something went wrong at the Northwest Wuzhou Heaven and Earth Conference on the day of discussion, and the situation at the Annan Conference also made people worried..." After he finished speaking, he suddenly stood up, "The current situation in southern Xinjiang is strange and unpredictable. The prefect of Li County has received the news. If you only know this now, it will not help. I will go to Shiwanda Mountain. I always have to find out the tracks of the beasts. of!"
"No," Luo Tianyu stood up and said sternly, "The large-scale actions of the monsters this time clearly show the depth of their plans. It is definitely not just a matter of one or two big monsters getting together. Especially in the Ten Thousand Insect Valley, last time The mountains of our sect were set on fire by Wang Ming. No one would believe it if he said that he would not go all out against Shangli County this time. It is just a Ten Thousand Insect Valley. If you set up an ambush in the mountains, you may not leave. It’s time to come out!”
Niu Deyi was not someone who just ignored the surge of blood. After hearing Luo Tianyu's persuasion, he slowly sat down again and looked to the north, "So... can we just wait... "
