Chapter Ninety-Seven: See Master and Apprentice Again
Wow!
Jian Hong rode back to Jiang Ge's camp in a hurry.
"General, Wensu City is empty, last night's fight is really near the city gate, the traces are obvious, and the fight at that time should be extremely fierce. The strange thing is that it should be two people on one side and one person on the other, but only the footprints of two people remained. ”
"Hmm. Knowing this, he sent two hundred men to carefully search Wensu City, and the others were stationed two miles outside the city. The sentinel searched in the direction of Shule, let's not leave first, and find out the situation ahead. ”
With Jiang Ge's order, a team of thousands of people began to slowly march towards Wensu Royal City, and the two hundred fast horsemen rushed towards Wensu one step ahead.
Jiang Ge rode away from the horse team for dozens of steps, motioned for Jian Hong to follow, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure there are only two people's footprints?" ”
Jian Hong replied in a deep voice: "One big and one small, one deep and one shallow, it should be a man and a woman, it seems that after the fight at the city gate is over, they are going in the direction of Shule, and their steps are in a hurry. ”
Jiang Ge nodded, and couldn't help but think of the two teams of men and women with very different personalities, a pair of immortal couples and a pair of masters and apprentices, but I don't know which two they will be.
On the other side, there are no footprints left, which indirectly shows that the conjecture that Jiang Ge was unwilling to admit before is likely to be right, which makes Jiang Ge frown, if there are really demons and monsters in the world and harm one party, should you care about it, or do you have the ability to take care of it?
Hopefully, this conjecture and concern were wrong.
Two hours later, the large army set up camp outside Wensu City, Jiang Ge had some concerns in his heart and did not dare to let the large group of people live in the city, it was still a carriage circle, and only one entrance and exit were opened.
The two hundred horsemen who arrived earlier were still searching, and there were two teams of personal guards leading the team, Jiang Ge was also relieved, and after everyone set up camp, Jian Hong also went to inspect in person, Jiang Ge was even more relieved.
At this time, the weather is just right, the sky is cloudless, the sky is clear, the sun shines on the earth, it makes people feel warm and comfortable, and the earthen city wall also contains a warm temperature.
Jiang Ge stood on the two-zhang high city wall, walked around, and had a basic impression and understanding of the layout of the Wensu Royal City.
The palace in the center occupies one-fifth of the city's area, with two main streets and four gates, and the layout of the final city-state is the same, except that the style of the building is different.
The boxy earthen city wall, one side is only three or four miles away, the scale is only the size of the county seat in the Central Plains, not a big county, at best it is only a middle county.
It just seems that the streets of the city are scattered and crisscrossed, and it should be a relatively prosperous city, but at this time it is extremely empty and deserted, and it looks like it has been abandoned for more than a few days, and the tables, chairs, and utensils that are randomly placed on the street are covered with a thick layer of sand.
There were all kinds of objects scattered on the streets, and there were signs of destruction of doors and windows, and it is not difficult to guess that something special must have happened at that time, and it caused a great panic in the city, and people fled in panic, but they still could not escape, and then left the place, or disappeared into thin air?
According to the scale of the city, it is not a problem to live in about 10,000 people, so many people want to be subdued without a little resistance, Jiang Ge will not believe it, unless he has the identity of an envoy like himself. It was almost impossible to control everyone in the city for a short time without killing, but Jiang Ge did not send any blood stains left on the buildings and streets after the killing.
The strange situation, it seems that Jiang Ge is becoming more and more clear about the reason. The old monk on the top of the snowy mountain reminded Jiang Ge that there is an evil layout in the Western Regions, who is the evil one? And in the illusion that Gu Lixiana experienced, whether the so-called man was real or false, or that man was the evil in the mouth of the old monk.
It is confusing and cannot be confirmed.
Jiang Ge was tired of the feeling of being kept in the dark.
Jian Hong came to Jiang Ge's side with a sweat and whispered: "Empty city, there is no gold and silver treasure left, there was a large-scale riot in the city, but there was no killing, and soon even people and goods disappeared without a trace." ”
Jiang Ge just nodded, and continued to stroll on the earthen city wall, his gaze had been withdrawn from the city, and he kept looking at the grasslands in all directions. There is a faint worry in my heart, and I always feel that something unexpected will happen. And I don't have any clue in my heart, and I can't find a clue.
Now I can only stay outside Wensu City, waiting for the return of the people who went to Shule to investigate.
Jianhong has already arranged for two teams of guards to disperse towards the territory of Shule with two hundred people, and they will return after a hundred miles, and there should be news in the evening.
Jiang Ge instructed the warriors of all ethnic groups to be ready to fight at any time in the camp at night, let the remaining guards and himself stay close to the wall of the camp, stand taller, and see a little farther, and find out in time if there is any disturbance inside and outside the city.
You can't make predictions, you can only be prepared to improvise.
Jiang Ge told Jian Hong his thoughts in advance, there may be a manifestation beyond nature, and it is extremely dangerous, so that the guards will calm down at that time and move closer to him.
This kind of strange thing, Jian Hong and the fifty guards have experienced it personally, and they all have the bottom in their hearts after the order, but there is nothing to worry about, as long as there is a general in their hearts, there is nothing to worry about and be afraid of.
The natural scenery of the Western Regions is magnificent and majestic, Jiang Ge sits on a comfortable seat placed on the city wall, and there is a round table full of all kinds of dried fruits and dried fruits and tea in front of him.
Time passed, looking at the sunset that gradually sank into the ground, Jiang Ge's heart became nervous, this Wensu City was a little weird.
The last rays of sunlight are gone,
Sentry spies returned to the camp one after another, and the reported situation was as Jiang Ge expected, empty.
It wasn't until the last group of sentinels came back that nothing was found, not even a wild animal.
As Wang Qi, who is extremely familiar with the Western Regions, also chatted with Jiang Ge for a while, Wang Qi means that if there is no life on the way to the Shule Royal City, then there must be a huge change in the Shule Royal City, and the situation will only be very bad, if it is a non-human situation, Wang Qi suggests staying in Wensu for the time being, and passing the situation here back to Qiuci, and Qiuci will deal with and support.
Jiang Ge agreed with Wang Qi's opinion, and ordered Wang Qi to return along the road with two hundred people, inform the large and small tribes along the way to quickly approach Qiuci, and then pass the news to Qiuci King City.
And Jiang Ge tried to find out what happened to cause such a strange thing to happen in this area, and if it was impossible, he would evacuate as soon as possible.
Jiang Ge, who was still sitting on the city wall, was always vigilant around, turning the hundred living wood inserted in his head in his hand, the fairy grass that had not spoken since entering the secret realm of the holy mountain, Jiang Ge was also very helpless, unless it took the initiative to wake up and talk to Jiang Ge, otherwise Jiang Ge would have no effect on how to get it.
It was late at night, and still no special circumstances were found, and the empty Wensu City was silent and pitch black. Jiang Ge went around the city wall a few times in the night, but he didn't find any special circumstances. I had to go back to the tent that the guards had set up on the city wall, cover it with a blanket and gradually fall asleep.
There was no word and no movement all night.
Early the next morning, according to the agreed plan, Wang Qi led people back to warn the tribes along the way, and brought the news back to Qiuzi.
Jiang Ge continued to lead people to the territory of Shule to inquire about the news.
After sending Wang Qi away, Jiang Ge changed the speed of his previous march, leaving five hundred people with baggage to follow behind, and the rest followed him quickly into the territory of Shule Country and marched towards the royal city.
According to Wang Qi's advice, Shule is a newly rising country, extremely belligerent, dominating the western part of the Western Regions, with a large territory, and is backed by rich resources in the southern veins of the Tianshan Mountains. The population is close to 80,000, and its strength cannot be underestimated. If the current situation was man-made, Shule must have a plan, but he didn't dare to tell the envoy of the gods and Buddhas, and if the persuasion failed, there was no need to use force, so he sent the news back and waited for Wang Qi to come again. If it is caused by non-human beings, return to the turtle as soon as possible.
All the way west, this is the fifth day of entering the territory of Shule, and it is still empty, and not even a bird is seen.
The closer he got to the Shule Royal City, the lower Jiang Ge's mood became.
The night before it was a day's journey from the royal city, two acquaintances in tattered and very messy clothes came to the camp, and they were the master and apprentice. The woman's face was embarrassed, her breath was very disordered, there were more blood stains on her body, and she looked like she had suffered great internal injuries.
The disciple was also covered with injuries, and his breath was extremely unstable, but he could still stay awake. His expression was extremely uneasy and anxious, constantly warning everyone in the camp to flee quickly, and it was not advisable to stay here for a long time.
Seeing the appearance of the two and the warning of the disciples, except for Jian Hong and the fifty guards who were indifferent, the other nearly five hundred people became a little rioty.
After Jiang Ge gave Jianhong a color, he asked the guards to carry the female master into his tent, grabbed the apprentice and didn't let him shout anymore and quickly pulled him into the tent.
Fortunately, all the best herbs picked before were not sent to the Qiuzi Palace, and some of them were left just in case, so that the guards boiled the medicinal juice for the female master to drink, so that her breath was much calmer, and her breathing gradually calmed down.
After drinking the medicinal juice, the apprentice also eased a lot, his spirit seemed a little better, and his mood calmed down a lot, he was not as excited and uneasy as just now, but he kept looking at his master, and then looked at the outside of the tent, his legs and hands were also shaking.
Jiang Ge opened his mouth and asked, "Why did you master and apprentice come here?" What's going on ahead? ”
"It's too late, it's too late, master, wake up."
The apprentice who had just eased down suddenly became agitated again, kneeling next to the female master and looking out of the tent from time to time, his eyes were full of fear, and he kept shaking the woman's arm, muttering that it was too late.
Suddenly, a scream sounded outside the camp, and the apprentice glanced at the female master who was lying unconscious, gritted his teeth and picked up the sword on the ground and hugged his fist at Jiang Ge and said: "The general hurry up and run with people, run as far as you can, run as fast as you can, just hold on until dawn." The master asked the general. ”
With a resolute face, the apprentice limped out of the tent with a sword in his hand, and walked in the direction of the Shule King City.
Jiang Ge gave two instructions to Jian Hong beside him, and then caught up with the young apprentice who had just walked out of the camp.
Inside the camp, the bonfires were burning, and more were lit, and the whole camp was lit by the light of the bonfires.
Outside the camp, in the dark night when you couldn't see your fingers, there was a faint sound of footsteps, which was very messy.
The apprentice gasped, and the hand holding the sword was visibly shaking.
Jiang Ge stood beside him and asked in a low voice, "What is it?" ”
"The Living Dead!"
"Amazing?"
"Many!"
"How many?"
"It's all over the place."
"How did you get here?"
"Subduing demons."
"Demons?"
"We're the Devils."
"Are there really ghosts, gods, and demons in the world?"
"You're not afraid?"
Jiang Ge smiled
Fear? Can you not be afraid? Is this really running away?
"Come on.... Finish. ”
The young apprentice, wiping the sword in one hand, seemed to have blood invading the sword body, and the long sword in his hand emitted green fluorescence.
There was a bang in the camp, and a red bright light rushed into the dark sky with a "bang" sound, and a number of sparks instantly lit up, illuminating the entire heaven and earth.
Not far in front of Jiang Ge and the young apprentice, there was a sea of corpses with no edge in sight, and the sea of corpses stopped at this time and looked at the fireworks exploding in the sky in the same posture.
After a breath, the light faded.
Roar~
It was the sound of the sea of corpses impacting.
The young apprentice smiled indifferently, the long sword in his hand was shining brightly, flew forward, and resolutely rushed into the corpse tide.
Jiang Ge's fifty guards were already on standby, the sword rainbow long sword burned instantly, and a sea of red fire suddenly appeared in the sky above the sea of corpses, and then turned into countless fire feathers and shot out, the dark night was illuminated, the fire light was all over the sky, and the wailing and roaring under the fire feathers were endless.
Jiang Singer held the cangmang, the void condensed arrow, the electric light splashed, and with a bang, a thunderbolt shot straight out, penetrating the corpse around the young apprentice and exploded at a distance of 100 steps, the thunder burst out, and the surrounding corpses instantly turned into pieces.
Jiang Ge roared, "Fight!" ”
The fifty guards behind him replied at the same time: "Fight! ”
Then fifty dark red armors, holding fluorescent broadswords, smashed into the sea of corpses, and the pressure around the young apprentice was reduced, and then more than a dozen thunder arrows exploded in the sea.
A long sword burning with crimson flames harvested wantonly in the sea of corpses.
The fifty guards were like farmers in wheat fields, taking the same steps, waving the long sword in their hands with the same movements, and everywhere they passed, there were broken arms and broken arms.
At the beginning of the camp, the warriors who were still shivering and praying for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas saw the battlefields and opponents they had never seen before, and they also saw the supreme combat power of the living Buddha's envoys, so they understood the gap between themselves and others, no wonder those guards always had an indifferent expression.
After overcoming the psychological fear of the unknown, and with the miraculous power of the messenger, the five hundred warriors all rose with blood, and each took a weapon and quickly rushed into the battlefield.
In the middle of the night, a scream resounded in the night sky again, and the sea of corpses quickly retreated as if it had received an order, like the ebbing tide of the sea, and disappeared into the dark night in a few breaths.
The young apprentice looked at the dark red armor beside him, his eyes turned black, and he fell to the ground.
Seeing the sea of corpses retreating, Jian Hong led everyone back to the camp, the fifty blood-red armor was still indifferent, while the warriors of all departments looked at the guards beside Jiang Ge with envy and appreciation, and kept whispering and muttering something.
Obviously, they didn't even figure out what they had just killed, and it was only because of the victory that the atmosphere was so enthusiastic.
"The First Minister of the Ming Dynasty"
Jiang Ge smiled helplessly, if they knew what they were killing, it would probably be very interesting.
Everyone held on all night, and the sea of corpses did not reappear, and it seemed that they had really withdrawn.
As soon as the morning dawned, Jiang Ge led everyone to quickly retreat towards Wensu.
He can manage people's affairs, this is not a human fact, and he can't do anything, and it is the key to go back as soon as possible to explain the situation to the Bai family. Don't they have gods and Buddhas, let the gods and Buddhas take care of it, this Western Regions can't stay any longer, since they came to the Western Regions, what happened is more bizarre than the other, and now gods, devils and monsters have appeared.
Can't be provoked and can't hide?
I just arrived in Wensu, but fortunately nothing unexpected happened.
The female master woke up from a coma.
The apprentice knelt in front of the bed with a handful of snot and tears, crying like a child.
It makes people feel sad when they see it.
Jiang Ge knew that he rushed over from behind, and hugged his fists and saluted: "Wang Daxia is polite." ”
The female master reluctantly got up with some embarrassment and said gratefully: "It's all like this, don't be polite, and thank the general for his righteous action, otherwise I'm afraid this life will not be guaranteed, how is it now?" ”
After the female master woke up, the young apprentice also told the scene of meeting Jiang Ge and the others. Wang Daxia knew what had happened, and according to the time, he should be out of danger. Just wanted to confirm the situation again.
Jiang Ge said: "I've already left the Shule realm, and I just arrived in Wensu City, and I don't know what the situation is. ”
Wang Daxia clutched his chest and coughed a few times: "Just go out of the Shule realm, it's safe." ”
Jiang Ge looked at the master and apprentice with a puzzled expression, there were many questions that had been buried in his heart, and it was not good to ask rashly.
Wang Daxia was empathetic, and saw the puzzlement on Jiang Ge's face. After instructing the apprentice to cook the medicine, he sat up straight.
After soothing his breath a little, he said calmly: "The general and your subordinates are not ordinary military people, and they should have experienced some extraordinary things. I won't explain too much about this, the general should know it in his heart. That apprentice and I belong to the Demon Clan, a hidden race that has been passed down from ancient times, and there are not many of them, and we will appear in every dynasty and generation. In fact, this world is far from what we see in front of us, and there are many unknown dangers hidden in it. In fact, it is also a problem left over from the War of Ancient Gods and Demons, which cannot be eradicated, and can only be maintained by our generations of people to maintain balance. ”
Jiang Ge saw that the woman in front of him was so honest, and he didn't hide it: "Wang Daxia is honest, and the kid doesn't need to hide it, he has only begun to understand since he kept encountering some adventures, but he knows very little, and he asks Wang Daxia to teach him more." ”
Wang Daxia was a little embarrassed and said, "Don't you dare to teach, can you let me eat something first?" I really don't have the strength to talk more. ”