Chapter 833: Demon Beast Rebellion, Black-robed Man
Seeing that the wild wolves that had come up to kill were killed, the morale of the sergeants was boosted, and Dou Xiantong and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In the face of such a situation, as long as the morale of the sergeants did not collapse, the army of fierce beasts was not too terrifying.
However, Dou Xiantong and the others were still happy to be a little early, or they underestimated the danger of this catastrophe.
In the low wolf moan, the wild wolves who besieged them were not only not afraid of the death of their companions, but their green eyes flashed with bloodthirsty ferocity.
In the face of those green and ferocious eyes, the sergeants who had killed some wild wolves and had a little confidence in their hearts couldn't help but feel nervous again.
"That's not right! Be careful! Seeing another wave of wild wolves jumping up without fear of death, Xue Jinlian, who seemed to be aware of it, couldn't help but shout loudly with a slight change in her pretty face, and at the same time looked at the depths of the mountains and forests with her beautiful eyes.
The sound of arrows sinking into the flesh and the sound of wolves moaning continued to sound, and wild wolves continued to die, making the ground on both sides of the official road dripping with blood, and the wolf corpses scattered all over the place. From time to time, some unkilled wolves would viciously cross the defensive circle and kill the sergeants, which would bring a small disturbance, and one or two sergeants would be injured or bitten to death.
In this atmosphere, the nerves of the sergeants were also tense, and an invisible atmosphere of panic was brewing and spreading.
And just when they thought that this wave of wolf attacks was about to end and they could breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly outside the dragon-like army defensive formation, more than ten phantoms suddenly sprang out of the mountains and forests, and with a fierce wind, they rushed directly into the slightly crowded sergeants. In an instant, the blood flickered, the screams of the sergeants came and went, and a small section of the defensive formation collapsed in an instant.
Almost at the same time. Dou Xiantong, Dou Yihu, Xue Jinlian, Qin Han and others all jumped up from the horseback, and their faces changed drastically towards the phantoms that could not be seen at all.
It's complicated to say, but in fact, one qiē only happens in a few breaths. In an instant, the army that was originally in good shape was suddenly chaotic. Looking at the phantom that couldn't see anything clearly, one by one the sergeants screamed and fell to the ground, and the impact on the other sergeants around them can be imagined. Fear and panic are magnified countless times like a wildfire burning violently.
With a thud and the sound of sharp weapons piercing into flesh and the sound of wolves groaning, those phantoms with terrifying speed suddenly flew out one by one. Either he was hit and killed, or he was seriously injured and fell into the jungle on both sides of the official road.
"Damn!" Dodge and chase into the jungle, looking at the wolf that fled in a hurry, obviously much faster than ordinary wild wolves, and was more than a circle larger, with shiny hair. Dou Xiantong, who had a cold face, directly threw out the divine whip in his hand, and with an explosion, the wolf who was hit in the abdomen by the whip tail screamed miserably, and with a miserable stomach, his internal organs were splashed, and he flew out fiercely, smashed on a tree and rolled down. The green eyes flashed with a humanized look of horror and unwillingness. Immediately, the gleam in his eyes quickly disappeared.
Dou Xiantong, who dodged to the ground, looked at the wolf whose corpse still exuded a fierce aura after he died, and couldn't help frowning and flashing a trace of surprise in his beautiful eyes: "It turned out to be a psychic wolf?" ”
With Dou Xiantong's cultivation as his eyesight, he could naturally see that this wolf was no longer an ordinary beast, but a demon. It's just that this wolf is just an ordinary demon, just comparable to a human qi cultivator. And even so, its speed and attack power are much more terrifying than the average wild wolf.
A swish of the wind sounded. Dou Yihu, who was holding a golden stick, came to Dou Xiantong's side, and said solemnly: "Xiantong." Things are in trouble! Those who can drive these demon wolves must be monks or even more powerful monsters. I can't imagine that they will use such a method against our army, and if we continue like this, before we reach the last official village, the army will be crushed by these demon beasts. ”
"Sister-in-law!" A crisp and pleasant voice with a hint of annoyance and coldness sounded, and Xue Jinlian also dodged and landed beside Dou Xiantong: "Let's go to the depths of the mountains and forests to find the culprit and solve it." Here, if you hand it over to Yihu and Qin Han, there shouldn't be any problems. ”
Hearing this, Dou Xiantong nodded slightly and said, "Okay!" So decide! ”
"Let's go!" Xue Jinlian, who was screaming, directly dodged and flew towards the depths of the mountain forest, and Dou Xiantong was also busy following.
Dou Yihu, who saw the two leave, glanced sideways at Qin Han, who then flashed over, and briefly said to him, the two of them quickly returned to the official road, and faintly formed a triangular formation with Diao Yue'e, carefully guarding against those demon beasts that might come out again in the mountains and forests, and boosting the morale of the sergeants.
These Tang troops were not new recruits on the battlefield, and after the initial panic, they soon organized an effective defensive position again.
Under the precautions of the three of Qin and Han, those demon beasts that cultivated the most gods were naturally unable to get close to the army. After all, even Diao Yue'e, who was the weakest among the three, had reached the realm of returning to the void. To be accepted as a disciple by those worldly scattered cultivators, how can the cultivation talent be poor?
After stabilizing the situation, the three of them couldn't help but look into the depths of the mountains and forests, their eyes worried.
In the depths of the mountains and forests, a thin man in a black robe, with long black hair and a pale face was quietly hanging in the void with his eyes closed, surrounded by a trace of black qi, and the faint ferocious aura made the surrounding void fluctuate slightly.
"Huh?" As if he was aware of it, the black-robed thin man suddenly opened his eyes, and a pair of bloodthirsty eyes glowing dark red looked ahead with a sinister look.
With the sound of breaking the sky, two shadows flew like lightning and stopped in the void in front of them.
Xue Jinlian, who was in a pale yellow Luo skirt, couldn't help but snort coldly when she saw the emaciated man in the black robe: "You evil animal, you have finally cultivated into a human form, but your demonic nature is difficult to change, and you are bold and reckless, you are simply impatient with your life." ”
"Sure enough, it's a demon clan!" Dou Xiantong, who was dressed in military uniform, also looked at the thin man in black robe with a slight frown, and his expression became slightly solemn. From the aura emanating from the emaciated man in the black robe, Dou Xiantong felt a pressure. This guy is very good at cultivation!
"Impatient?" The black-robed emaciated man looked at Xue Jinlian with even more anger in his eyes: "I don't know the so-called little girl, since you came to die." Then I will fulfill you. ”
Xue Jinlian, who had a slightly cold face, hooked a trace of cold arc at the corner of her mouth, and her breath escaped with a surging breath: "Really? Are you sure. Can you kill me? ”
"You?" Feeling the terrifying aura on Xue Jinlian's body, the emaciated man in the black robe suddenly changed his complexion.
Seeing this, Xue Jinlian sneered: "Now, who doesn't know what to say?" ”
Hearing this, the emaciated man in the black robe who reacted couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his face became gloomy and ugly.
"Jin Lian, don't talk to him! Do it and do it quickly! Dou Xiantong who snorted softly. When he shook his hand first, the whip in his hand was thrown out like a spiritual snake, bringing a burst of anger. Everywhere you go, the void blurred.
Xue Jinlian, who nodded slightly, also took out the Jin Yan Golden Lotus with a jade hand, Jin Yan soared, and the blazing breath made the surrounding void twist. The terrifying fluctuations made the black-robed emaciated man who had dodged Dou Xiantong's whip look moved.
"Go!" Xue Jinlian who pinched the seal by hand. The jade finger was a little, and suddenly the rich golden light shone, and the Jin Yan above the Jin Yan Golden Lotus converged, and then a Jin Yan light shot out from the Jin Yan Golden Lotus, and the space where it passed was distorted and blurred, and in the blink of an eye, it came to the black-robed emaciated man.
The black-robed emaciated man, who didn't have time to dodge at all, couldn't help but roar with a solemn face, and a huge black wolf phantom roaring in the sky appeared behind him. A thick black mist spread all around him, and in an instant, the world was dark. A terrifying oppressive aura made the void freeze.
In the darkness, a dazzling white light fell from the sky, exuding an icy chill, faintly condensing into a full moon. The full moon descended and fell under the control of the emaciated man in the black robe, and quickly grew larger, like a circular energy canopy blocking the front.
The sneering golden rays of light and the sharp shadow of the whip fell almost one after the other on the full moon several zhang in diameter.
The slight stalemate of Jin Yan's light caused the full moon to twist and tear a crack a foot long, causing the entire full moon to tremble and fluctuate. And the shadow of the whip that followed was like the last straw that crushed the camel, causing the full moon to collapse and dissipate in an instant.
However, after the white full moon dissipated, there was no trace of the emaciated man in the black robe.
"Huh?" Xue Jinlian, who frowned, suddenly looked up at the sky in the distance as if she was aware of it, only to see a black shadow that had turned into a black dot and disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.
Dou Xiantong said helplessly with a moved expression: "Such a fast speed, it seems that he has no intention of fighting with us!" ”
"Count him as fast as he gets! Otherwise, I must let him be scattered," Xue Jinlian gritted her teeth and said with some unwilling hatred.
Seeing this, Dou Xiantong shook his head slightly with a dumb smile and hurriedly said, "Okay, let's go back quickly, huh?" ”
Before the words fell, Dou Xiantong suddenly turned around and looked at the direction of the official road where the army was located in the distance.
"Cunning bastard!" Xue Jinlian, who also felt the violent energy fluctuations coming from over there, gritted her teeth and scolded angrily, her figure turned into a golden streamer and rushed back as soon as she moved.
Dou Xiantong, whose face was not very good-looking, also followed at a gallop.
When Xue Jinlian rushed back first, he saw the bloody scene of corpses all over the messy official road, the army was completely cut off, and the rest of the sergeants were in a panic. Even if some generals shouted orders, they only barely managed to keep the army from a complete rout.
"Princess Dala?" With a sweep of his eyes, he saw a quiet figure standing on the bloody ground, Xue Jinlian hurriedly dodged and landed, and followed Dala's gaze to the wolf corpse on the ground that was more than a foot long, with snow-white hair and a trace of blood-colored luster.
At this moment, there was a blood hole in the head, and the wolf corpse with blood mixed with brains flowed out, as if there was a faint fierce aura emanating from it. Obviously, this demon wolf's cultivation was good during his lifetime.
"The demon wolf that has reached the peak of the Merge Dao burst out with all its strength, almost comparable to that of a heavenly immortal, and with one blow, the entire army was killed or wounded by one or two thousand people. This demon wolf's scruples are that the killing is too heavy, and the Dao heart is unstable, otherwise he will definitely be able to survive the thunder tribulation and become a celestial immortal demon clan," Dala said indifferently.
Xue Jinlian's pretty face was a little cold and ugly. Although I knew that if it wasn't for Dala to make a move, I was afraid that the consequences would be unimaginable, but seeing that almost all of the one or two thousand soldiers who were alive before were now turned into corpses, I didn't feel like thanking Dala for helping.
"Golden Lotus. What's going on? Dou Xiantong, who came later, dodged and landed beside Xue Jinlian, and was slightly stunned when he saw Dala . Immediately, his eyes swept over the surroundings, and his pretty face changed slightly: "What about my brother, Qin Han and Yue?" ”
Listening to Dou Xiantong's words, Xue Jinlian, who had just reacted, also looked around with a change in complexion.
"I'm coughing here" A wolf figure crawled out of the grass not far away, staggered to his feet, and it was Dou Yihu, who was pale and covered in blood.
Seeing Dou Yihu's appearance, Dou Xiantong and Xue Jinlian hurriedly came to his side and supported him.
"Brother? How did you get hurt so badly? Looking at Dou Yihu's vain appearance, Dou Xiantong was distressed and anxious.
Spat bloody spit. Dou Yihu gasped and looked at the demon wolf corpse in front of Dala not far away: "Don't mention it!" If it hadn't been blocked by the Red Flame Furnace, I'm afraid that I would have been useless if I didn't die. That demon wolf, as soon as it appeared, attacked me, Qin Han, and Yue'e wildly. Almost instantaneously seriously injured us at the same time. Let's go and see how Qin Han and Yue'e are! ”
As soon as Dou Yihu's words fell, in a burst of footsteps, Diao Yingxiang and Chen Jinding rushed over with Diao Yue'e and Qin Han, who were also seriously injured. It's not so much about holding on, it's actually about standing. Because of the two at this time. The injuries are all more serious than Dou Yihu. Dou Yihu can still get up. They were already seriously injured and unconscious.
"General Dou, come and see Yue'e!" Diao Yingxiang took his daughter Diao Yue'e over first and hurriedly shouted.
Dou Xiantong hurriedly went up to check Diao Yue'e's injury, and her eyebrows frowned almost immediately.
Diao Yingxiang looked at Dou Xiantong nervously: "General Dou, how is it?" ”
"Very badly wounded!" Dou Xiantong, who sighed helplessly, saw Dala come to Dou Yihu's side and feed him a pill, and suddenly his beautiful eyes lit up and hurriedly shouted: "Sister Dala!" ”
Dala who looked sideways at Dou Xiantong couldn't help but smile lightly at the corners of his mouth: "You only see me now?" ”
The daura between the words, with a flick of his fingers. A snow-white pill with a faint cool fragrance flew towards Dou Xiantong, and Dou Xiantong reached out to catch it and handed it to Diao Yingxiang: "Come on." General Diao, quickly feed Yue'e to obey. ”
"Thank you, General Dou!" Diao Yingxiang has lived for half his life and can be regarded as a person who knows goods, even if he has never seen this elixir, he has always heard of it, smelling the refreshed danxiang, he couldn't help but thank him with joy on his face, and then carefully took the elixir and fed Diao Yue'e to take it.
On the other side, Qin Han, who was brought over by Chen Jinding, was also thrown an elixir by Dala casually.
"Okay, I've got to go beforehand!" The dhara who said casually flew away directly.
Dou Xiantong looked up and saw that Dala's figure had appeared in the void hundreds of meters away, and he quickly flew away, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly helplessly. After spending some time with Dala, she also knows Dala very well about her temperament.
"Jinding! The order went down, rested in place, let the military medical officer treat the wounded sergeant, and bury the body of the dead soldier as much as possible," Dou Xiantong was busy instructing Chen Jinding.
Chen Jinding responded, leaving two personal soldiers to take care of Qin Han, and turned around and left with the other personal soldiers.
Looking at the army that had quickly and steadily come down under Chen Jinding's busyness, Dou Xiantong, who was relieved, hurriedly said to Xue Jinlian and Diao Yingxiang: "Let's go, let's go to the front first and find a place to rest!" ”
As they spoke, several people walked forward with three wounded numbers followed by their own soldiers, and came to rest temporarily under the three ancient trees on the side of the road in front of the army.
The afternoon sun slowly set in the west, and seeing that the sun was about to set, the imperial army that had rested for more than two hours finally calmed down from the previous panic. Moreover, there were no more wild beasts to harass. You must know that the aura emitted by the corpse of the dead demon beast, especially the wolf demon at the peak of the Convergence Dao, is very feared by ordinary tigers, leopards and jackals.
Under the ancient tree, Qin Han and Diao Yue'e had already woken up one after another, but they were still very weak.
"Report!" In the sound of hurried horses' hooves, the scout who galloped over turned over and dismounted, and knelt down on one knee to Dou Xiantong, who was sitting under the ancient tree, and said: "General Qiyu, there is no one in the official village ahead, and the Xiliang soldiers seem to have all retreated. ”
Dou Xiantong suddenly got up, looked at the scout who was kneeling on one knee, and his pretty face changed: "Empty? ”
"Yes, General! The subordinates have already inspected the entire official village, and they have not found a single figure, nor have they found any cellars or other places that can be ambushed, so it should not be an empty city," the scout said busily.
Empty city plan? Dou Xiantong looked at the scout with a dumb smile: "You are careful!" Very well, let those brothers of yours continue to investigate and find out the situation around the White Tiger Pass. Don't be careless! ”
"Yes! Checkmate! The scout, who answered, got up and retreated, turned on his horse, turned his horse, turned his horse's head and left.
Xue Jinlian, who was taking care of Dou Yihu, also got up and came to Dou Xiantong's side, looked at the scout's departure in front of the official road and frowned: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by Yang Fan?" Why did you take them away? ”
"Because he knows he can't stop us. And he didn't want to sacrifice those thousands of soldiers in vain," Dou Xiantong's beautiful eyes flashed slightly: "After all, he is in the White Tiger Pass, and there are only twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses." The loss of thousands of soldiers was enough to make him feel distressed. ”
Xue Jinlian, who nodded slightly, couldn't help but wonder: "We received an attack from a demon beast, it should be that he secretly calculated." He obviously wanted to stop us from marching, but why did he give us an official village almost for nothing? At the very least, we should lay an ambush and cause us some more trouble before evacuating. ”
"In that case, it won't be so easy for them to retreat," Dou Xiantong shook his head slightly: "Moreover, Yang Fan has already achieved his goal of stopping us, and he has disturbed the morale of our army with the previous demon beast attack." Even if we occupy the last official village, we can't immediately enter the White Tiger Pass. ”
Xue Jinlian couldn't help but nodded and said with some annoyance: "This Yang Fan is really cunning and changeable, which makes people unguardable. I wonder what he will do next? ”
"Yang Fan, it's very difficult to deal with!" Dou Xiantong also shook his head and sighed lightly, and then said: "It's getting dark, let's go to the official village to rest first." Although I don't know why Yang Fan didn't take advantage of the dispersion of our army to attack, but we can breathe a sigh of relief when we occupy the official village. (To be continued......)