The northern, southwestern, and eastern parts of the Hongjun Empire were war-torn areas, but in recent years, with the destruction of the Eastern Ghost Moon Kingdom in the east, the eastern part has basically stabilized; Several countries in the southwest also signed armistice agreements with the Hongjun Empire; But only in the north has been in constant war.

The north is located in the border outside the pass, the climate is abnormal, the environment is harsh, and it is adjacent to the dangerous North Sea, which is the border of the Hongjun Empire, so there are many small clans who follow the empire here to settle down. There are a lot of defense towers built here, and in the event of a deterioration event, the defense towers are the key to connecting the rear city. There is also a well-known name here: Northern Xinjiang.

The Dugu family has been leading the garrison outside the gate for more than 20 years, and the Dugu family, as a big family, is one of the "outer nine families" of the thirteen major families of the Hongjun Empire.

North of Yinshan in the Northern Xinjiang Plain

It was snowing again, and the cold wind on the wasteland brought the snowflakes from the North Sea, and also rolled up the dry white grass on the ground, and the sky was gray, like a person half-asleep and half-awake.

Dugu Xie was sitting in the big tent in the camp at the moment to warm himself, he had just returned from inspecting the troops, his clothes and beard were covered with gray snow, and his personal guard Raymond had just hung his mink shawl on the wall, and the two of them heard the commotion outside.

"Raymond, go out and see what's going on." Dugu Xie stared at the fire and said, his sword eyebrows raised.

"Yes, Master." Raymond is a young and capable young man, and it has not been a year since he was promoted from the army by Dugu Xie. Raymond lifted the thick curtain of the tent door and went out.

At this moment, it was already a howling wind and snow outside, but the soldiers were all standing there, all looking towards the gate of the camp, and Raymond also saw it, a man on horseback holding high a red order flag desperately towards the camp of the head of the family, and no one stopped him.

"I want to see the head of the Dugu family!! There is an urgent report!! 100,000 urgent! Saying that, the flag-raising soldier fell from his horse covered in blood, and shouted with his last strength: "The Tuoba tribe has been invaded by a large number of barbarians!" The situation is critical!! Please··· Please send troops... Otherwise... The entire Tuoba army was wiped out!! The soldier spoke hoarsely, and then died.

At this time, Dugu Xie had already left the big tent, and he heard everything that the soldier said before he died, and his brows were tightly locked.

"The head of the house..." Raymond looked at Dugu Xie, "Let's fight, it's too late to go now." ”

Dugu Xie's face only had a thoughtful expression, and it took a long time before he spoke: "Raymond, go to my 'ghost'!" ”

"No!"

"Captain of a team! Take your detachment and follow me to the Tuoba Division!! The second captain informed Dugusha that he was optimistic about the camp!! Dugu Xie shouted.

"Yes!!"

It was getting dark, and the snow was getting heavier on the northern plains, but there was not much wind, and the tundra was covered with withered white camel thorns and hardy cacti.

The figures of Dongfang Ziyan, Shangguan Yuanji, Yan Wei and Ximen Cangyue appeared in the heavy snow. After the three of them left Dragon City at that time, they passed through Black Rock City successively, and finally arrived at the last stop to go to the Guanwai Buri City, and now they finally stepped into this northern frontier, and when they passed through the northern frontier, they arrived at the North Sea, and after the North Sea was the Arctic Continent, the legend went to the Demon Realm to pass through the gate there.

"Ahh Dongfang Ziyan sneezed.

"I'd let you wear more, you haven't listened yet, it's okay now, you have a cold, right?" Yan Wei said to Dongfang Ziyan.

Ximen Cangyue looked at Ziyan with a wicked smile, "Brother, in the future, you have to listen to Weiwei's words more and listen to people's persuasion to eat enough!" As she spoke, she patted Ziyan on the shoulder, "It's not Dongyi here, it's cold." ”

"Treat your sister coldly." Ziyan's eyes were blank, and he said with a sniffle.

"If you say that, I have to suspect that you are faking your illness." Ximen Cangyue said.

"It's strange, it stands to reason that Ziyan has the heart of the flame demon body to protect his body, and he won't be affected by the image of cold weather, how can he catch a cold?" Shangguan Yuan said suspiciously. "But Ziyan's health is very good, it shouldn't be a big deal, we have to hurry up and rush to the north of Yinshan, where there is a big camp of the Dugu family, otherwise it will not be possible to spend the night in this wind and snow." As he spoke, he shook the snow off his winter suit.

"And I've heard that there are sand scorpion bandits here, so let's hurry up." Ziyan walked ahead.

"I see you're full of energy, you're really pretending to be sick!!" Ximen Cangyue chased after him.

Yan Wei couldn't help but smile, glanced at Shangguan Yuanji, the two nodded, and followed.

Walking in the wind and snow, the hearts of the four people are very desolate, because this wasteland is really endless, which makes people panic. Dongfang Ziyan walked in the front to open the way, while Shangguan Yuanji walked in the back. Suddenly, Yuan Ji spoke: "Someone is coming." ”

"Indeed, there's an aura approaching, who is it?" Yan Wei also said.

"It's not a sand scorpion gang, it's just one person." Ximen Cangyue said.

"Let's get out of the way." Ziyan said.

The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and in the vast white wasteland to the north, a single man appeared on a single horse, wearing the robe of the Dugu family, and seemed to be in a hurry. Suddenly, a tripwire jumped out of the ground, the tall horse neighed, and tripped to the ground, the man fell heavily from the horse's back, but quickly turned over on the ground, and his right hand quickly grasped the scimitar at his waist and began to enter a defensive posture, apparently a well-trained guard.

But Shangguan Yuanji was faster, and the Wind Cutting Sword was already against his neck.

"Who are you?" The guard glared and said, "Is it a gang?" Say, how much does it cost? ”

Shangguan Yuanji looked at each other coldly and didn't say a word. Dongfang Ziyan stepped forward, "Who are you, why are you wearing the clothes of the Dugu family, and there is still blood on your body?" ”

The guard looked dazed, and suddenly he gritted his teeth, and a whimper came out between his throats, "The barbarians have invaded, the Tuoba and Wen clans have all been wiped out, our Dugu family is now under the enemy's back, the battle has lasted for three days, and the head of the family has been poisoned by the enemy, now I must immediately go to the city of Buri to ask the Tiger Ben Army to support!" ”

What did you say? Shangguan Yuanji grabbed the guard's clothes, "The head of the Dugu family is the pillar of the northern frontier of the empire, how could he be easily poisoned??" And also! Isn't there a defense tower? Why do you have to send someone to report it?! ”

The guard's body trembled, "The defense towers are all destroyed!" The 100,000 people of the barbarian clan have gathered in the north of Yin Mountain, and the demon cultivators and demon cultivators are bewitching in the army, if I report late, the family will definitely be finished! ”

Yan Wei and Ximen Cangyue's faces changed greatly, and Dongfang Ziyan patted Yuan Ji on the shoulder, "No matter what, let's go first, and we'll know everything when we go." ”

Shangguan Yuanji stood up and ignored the guards, who got up and got on their horses and walked away. The four of them went to the north.

"Barbarians... Barbarians... It's really strange," Dongfang Ziyan thought as he walked, "Did you also think of what Yuan Ji was?" ”

"Yes." Shangguan Yuanji responded.

"What comes to mind?" Ximen Cangyue asked.

"As the 'pillar of the northern frontier', the Dugu family has led the garrison for nearly twenty-four years, and the barbarians have not been able to break through the garrison's defense line for a single bit, but according to what the guard said, the garrison should have been damaged more than half, which is unexpected." Dongfang Ziyan said.

"Young Master, what is a barbarian?" Yan Wei asked.

"Barbarians..." Ziyan's face sank, "How to say it, it is a chaotic but very terrifying tribe, most of them are descendants of the ancient beast clan, after thousands of years of evolution or change, they have become savage creatures, most of them live in the sea, among them are fish people, dragon people and all kinds of beast-type demi-humans, since a hundred years ago, the barbarian tribe began to have demon cultivators and demon cultivators joined, becoming an army-like existence, and the harassment of the northern frontier of our Hongjun Empire has intensified. ”

"It's all monsters..." Shangguan Yuan scolded sharply.

"Then let's get over there as soon as possible." Ximen Cangyue said.

At the foot of Yin Mountain

The heavy snow was still falling, and the camp of the Dugu family was burning in the distance, the corpses were piled up, and the corpses of the barbarians smelled fishy. At this moment, the Dugu family and the remnants of the small clan gathered together and were engaged in a fierce battle with the barbarian army. The barbarians dispatched the "Eagle Cavalry" to try to reach the rear of the Dugu family from the air, but the monks of the Dugu family intercepted a large area in the air, and the two sides were still deadlocked. All kinds of fear-looking barbarians rushed forward, they were generally much taller than people, but the clansmen of the Dugu family were all warriors with one enemy and three enemies.

At the rear of the position, Dugu Xie sat under the ruined defense tower, his face was dark, he was wearing his upper body in the heavy snow, drinking a pot of spirits. When the battle had just officially begun, the enemy latent on his left and right, and plotted against him with Gu poison, and his left arm was poisoned, which was about to spread.

"Master, the situation is getting worse and worse, although we still have the upper hand, but we can't last long!" Raymond looked at the chaotic battlefield down the hillside.

Dugu Xie's left arm was covered with poisonous sores, and he poured down a mouthful of spirits, and sprayed them on the knife in his hand, and after being cleaned by the spirits, the long knife emitted a dark golden color.

This is the ancient knife passed down from generation to generation of the Dugu family, its name is "Ghost Break", the inscription "Maya Moment Sacrifice Abyss", it is the work of the god craftsman Tie Qiusheng of the Megatron world, known as the "ghost god craftsman" Tie Qiusheng once wrote a book, called "On the Thirteen Artifacts", the content records the thirteen swords that have reached the "artifact" level, four of which are from the hands of Tie Qiusheng, including this "Ghost Break", in the alchemy book "On the Thirteen Artifacts", "Ghost Break" ranks eighth.

Since the Dugu family was awarded this "ghost break" at the age of twenty-two, he has taken on the important task of leading the family to protect the northern frontier, and on the day he became the head of the family at the age of twenty-two, it was the day his father died of illness.

"It's been twenty years." Dugu Xie sighed, closed his eyes, and held the long knife in his right hand and stuck it to his left arm.

"House Master!!" Raymond was shocked.

"Raymond, do you know what my greatest pride is in my life?" As he spoke, he looked at his bleeding left arm.

Raymond shook his head.

"My greatest pride is my son, I feel very relieved to have such a cha, "As he spoke, he looked at Dugusha, who was leading the battle on the battlefield. "I didn't expect that I Dugu Xie had been in Hengbei for more than 20 years, but I was killed by the rats," he said and slashed the flesh with a knife, and suddenly blood gushed like a spring, and black blood flowed in, "Alas! What a pain!! ”

"The head of the house! Never!! Raymond tried to stop it, but there was a commotion behind him, several guards were knocked away, Dugu Xie looked embarrassed, Raymond looked south, "Could it be that the enemy has infiltrated the rear army?" ”