Now that the matter has been decided, there is no point in talking more, General Ma shouted to the sergeant waiting outside the door, and led the three of them to rest.

He needed to formulate two routes, one was the walking route of Liu Qiao and Ye Daocheng, and the other was the marching route of the three thousand sergeants, both of which were very important.

In a courtyard in the side room of the City Lord's Mansion, Liu Qiao and Yuan Baibai sat side by side on the stone steps in front of the door, just like when they were in Shannan Town, staring at the sky together.

At this time, it was already night, and the sky full of stars was shining brightly, like countless silver beads, densely inlaid in the dark night.

"You must be careful when you are around General Ma, just remember to be by his side, and don't worry about anything else. Liu Miao looked up at the sky and said faintly.

Yuan Baibai squinted, glanced at the man beside him, and said softly: "I think I'll be safer without you by my side." It's good that you take care of yourself, and I know that you don't want anything to happen to Ye Daocheng. ”

Liu Qiao was a little speechless, and sometimes the truth was indeed too sharp. But think about it, without her own oil bottle, she can indeed come and go freely anywhere. As for Ye Daocheng's matter, he really took it to heart, and after getting along for a long time, he really didn't want that honest young man to have an accident.

Yuan Baibai saw that the man next to him looked lonely, and suddenly comforted: "If you can't be in a hurry to practice, maybe one day you will have an epiphany and get the true meaning of heaven and earth." ”

Liu Miao smiled bitterly, according to the records of the Shifting Star Immortals, Yuan Baibai should have just reached the age of Jilu. It's just that there shouldn't have been a coming-of-age ceremony yet.

But that's three years younger than me. But the cultivation is so much higher, it is really incomparable to people.

Liu Miao was silent for a moment, looked at the girl and said seriously: "If I go fast enough, I will go to Jiu'an City first, and I will go to you." ”

Yuan Baibai smiled brightly, and brittly agreed: "Okay." ”

Before the flowers, only under the moon, they sat on the stone steps and counted the stars in the sky, waiting for the parting.

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Changling City is named after the Changling Mountains on which it depends.

A long time ago, there was a literati who traveled here with a light inscription: "Horizontally look at the side of the ridge into a peak." It is a simple and full summary of this hilly and undulating mountain range. Because of the peculiar terrain here, it has become a battleground for soldiers.

In recent days, Changling City has ushered in the annual mildew rain season with more than 100 miles around, and it has been more than half a month since the heavy rain and light rain alternated.

Less than two miles outside the city, in a simple tea shop, a young man who is both a junior and a shopkeeper, wearing a gray cloth shirt, is leaning in front of the door, looking at the light rain outside the door, holding a small handful of melon seeds in his palm, and from time to time throwing a melon seed across an arc and falling into his mouth. Occasionally, he would look back at the only table of guests in the room.

Two young men in the room sat together at a table. One person has a sword at his waist, and even if he is wearing a simple gray shirt, he can't hide his heroic spirit.

The other person was wearing a green shirt, and although his complexion was slightly dark, his simple and honest face made people naturally feel close.

The two of them just drink tea with you and me, and there is not much language exchange.

"Brother Liu, didn't you say that we should try not to stop?"

Secretly, Ye Daocheng asked in confusion. It's just that the movements have not changed, and they are still drinking tea carelessly.

Liu Miao also responded with the technique of sound transmission: "Because the city gate has not been opened now." ”

Ye Daocheng was a little speechless.

The two people in the tea shop are Liu Weak and Ye Daocheng, they have not stayed since they came out of Qingfeng City, and now they have been traveling day and night for more than three days and finally arrived in Changling City. Naturally, he arrived at Jiu'an City first when the forces of all parties did not react in time.

According to the route drawn up by General Ma overnight, after passing Changling City, they plunged into the mountains, covered up their traces with the help of intricate terrain, and then arrived at the Fenhe River Ferry, from which they crossed the Fen River by boat to Quancheng.

When you arrive in Quancheng, it is relatively safe, after all, it is already close to Jiu'an City, and no matter how rampant other forces are, it is impossible to extend their tentacles so far. After all, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and I believe that no matter how weakened the power of the true protector is, it should not be a problem to protect his disciples from infringement and threats. Putting everything aside, he himself has the cultivation of the True Realm, which is also a strong deterrent.

Ye Daocheng glanced up at the man beside him and thanked him again: "Brother Liu, thank you so much." Although the words are pale, they also represent sincere gratitude.

Liu Miao shook his head, signaled that there was nothing to do, and responded: "Brother Ye, you have said twenty-three times all the way, which is enough." After a little silence, he said in a deep voice: "After this Changling City, the next road is afraid that it will be difficult to walk. ”

Ye Daocheng nodded imperceptibly.

Liu Qiao's eyes looked out of the door, it was still raining lightly, but the dense dark clouds not only did not fade with the passage of time, but became deeper and deeper, and the black pressure fell on the mountains in the distance.

It was a little darker because of it.

Liu Xiao and Ye Daocheng glanced at each other and got up at the same time. No matter how dark it is, it's time for the gates to be opened. It's just that he was rare and generous, and he actually took out a piece of spirit jade and gently put it on the table.

The shopkeeper of the tea shop didn't expect this young man to be so generous, so he hurriedly threw the remaining few melon seeds on the ground, raised his hand and rubbed his hand on his side, looked at the two people who walked out, hurriedly bent down and hugged his fists, and said, "Thank you for the reward." Seeing that the two of them had no intention of staying, he stepped out of them first, stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, and said, "You two are welcome to come again next time." ”

Liu Miao didn't turn around, but he waved his hand and walked towards Changling City with Ye Daocheng.

The shopkeeper looked at the two people who walked away and smiled, very happy, turned back to the store, and closed the door directly. Obviously, I feel satisfied, this day has been bleak for a long time, and now I have earned it, and I don't have to worry about eating and drinking a piece of spiritual jade for half a year, what are you doing? Let's talk about it after this time.

Liu and the two came to the front of the city, and saw that there was no one at the gate of the city except for the sergeants stationed there. Come to think of it, this low, heavy cloud layer indicates that there is about to be a torrential downpour, and it is indeed not a good day to travel.

The two of them didn't stay too long, and when they came to the city gate, they saw that the sergeants stationed there did not pay close attention to them, handed out the customs clearance papers, picked up the seal on the table and stamped it on it at will. Impatiently, he said, "Hurry up, hurry up." He muttered in a low voice, "Is there anything to do with this ghost weather!" It seems that the boring weather has made people impatient.

The two of them walked in the drizzling rain, and under the flow of the yuan force in their bodies, they naturally did not get their clothes wet.

At this time, Liu Miao kept thinking back to the road map in Changling City.

In order to prevent getting lost and revealing their whereabouts, they had already written down the route map before leaving Qingfeng City, and although the time was short, it was not difficult for the cultivators.

After they came to the city, they were not in the mood to enjoy the characteristic scenery of Changling City, and besides, this black pressure was indeed nothing to see, and the city may be because of the upcoming rainstorm, and the occasional pedestrians are also in a hurry.

After a while, they finally identified the direction and the two went straight to the north gate without stopping.

It's just that after the two turned an intersection and came to a wide street, Liu Miao stopped and stretched out his hand to stop Ye Daocheng beside him.

Because, hundreds of paces away, there was a troop of soldiers and horses, at least two hundred at a cursory glance.

At the head of the front were more than fifty heavily armored cavalrymen, a row of more than a dozen horsemen, standing in three rows. They were covered in pitch-black black iron armor, with long knives hanging from their left and spears the thickness of their arms in their right hands at their waists. Mounts are specially bred horses and are also covered in armor.

In the middle, there are nearly 100 sergeants with shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands. It's just that the long knives in their hands also look like they should be exquisite. Because there was a spirit jade inlaid on the hilt. I just don't know what to do.

At the rear of the formation, there were about fifty archers, who were only armed with strong bows that were half a man high, but the arrows they were carrying were faintly bright, and at a glance they knew that they were not ordinary.

The sergeants stood there like statues, not making much noise. What came from the shop was a strong iron-blooded killing aura. Obviously, this centaur is definitely the elite of the battle-hardened army.

Liu Xiao looked at the equipment of the sergeant, it was obviously aimed at cultivators, and he did not take it lightly. Secretly said to Ye Daocheng: "Retreat." ”

If there is no way forward, you can only retreat.

It's just that three black-robed people came out of nowhere behind the two, and they were just a hundred steps away from each other, just blocking the way for the two. Although the aura fluctuations emanating from them are all in the Transformation God Realm, two early and one mid-stage. But it's not a character that can be repelled with a wave of your hand.

Liu Qiao knew that something was wrong, and looking at the battle before and after now, he thought that he had already made preparations in Changling City.

He sighed in his heart, he was still careless, it turned out that he was still being targeted unconsciously.

In fact, it's no wonder that he is not in a hurry. The upcoming rainstorm is destined that no one will rush into the city and out of the city, plus the two of them came from Qingfeng City, which naturally attracted the attention of those who care, no matter how to take it.

At this point, there is only one way to go. Liu Miao transmitted Ye Daocheng again, "Follow me." ”

His body moved, and he rushed forward, and Ye Daocheng followed closely without hesitation.

Seeing that the sergeant in front left early to prepare, and there was no need for anyone to command, the archers in the rear shot a dense rain of arrows, and the cavalry in front immediately launched a fierce charge. As for the nearly 100 sword and shield soldiers, they also rushed with swords.

Seeing this, Liu Miao pinched the trick with his right hand, and the raging flames turned into a firebird with a wingspan of three feet. It flashed its wings and soared into the sky, protecting the heads of Liu Qiao and Ye Daocheng to meet the rain of arrows from the sky.

I saw those arrows in the air that shimmered with different brilliance and were extraordinary. In an instant, it fell.

But there was no imagined body made of flames through the firebird. There was no scene of the arrows being incinerated by the scorching flames.

Because when the arrow falls on the body of the firebird, it is like a raindrop falling on the surface of the water, stirring up a splash and splashing a circle of ripples. And the body of the firebird gradually weakened with the spreading ripples.

In the end, under the mournful cry of the firebird, the two disappeared together.

"Poof"

I saw Liu Liang galloping, his body was stunned, and a mouthful of blood gushed out.

He was strongly attacked by the spell, because the spirit attached to the firebird actually disappeared with the fire spirit.

Although the fire spirit had also been shattered before, it was sent to the flame spirit umbrella after the soul converged, and after being nourished by the yuan force, it would not be long before he could be the envoy again.

But he never thought that the strange arrow actually had the ability to extinguish the Yuan Force and the Divine Soul, and the fire spirit of the firebird had completely dissipated into the heavens and the earth.

At the same time, Ye Daocheng asked eagerly and concerned beside him, "Brother Liu, how are you?"

Liu Miao didn't answer, because the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the heavy armored cavalry had already crossed a distance of hundreds of steps, like a sledgehammer made of steel attacking.

Ye Daocheng was a little stunned.

Suddenly, a crisp moan sounded in his ears. Then a flash of gold flashed before his eyes.

It was a sharp sword qi that turned into a brilliant golden ray, and in an instant, the heavy cavalry in front of him was divided into two halves, and the trend was unabated towards the heavy armored cavalry behind.

It's just that the knight behind reacted quickly, hurriedly sat down and got up on the war horse, and relied on the war armor covered by the war horse to slightly block the sword qi, and took the opportunity to jump up.

It was no surprise that the war horse was also divided in half by the sword qi, and the sword qi still had some surplus, and continued to move forward. It's just that the power is greatly reduced, and it is slashed by the last heavy armored cavalry behind.

The cavalry who escaped death and abandoned their horses and survived the secret road, luck!

But before he could fully stand firm, a figure appeared in front of him.