[The task is completed, congratulations to the host for winning a chance to win the primary lottery.] 】

Shi Lan bumped around on the horse for two days before he finally heard the system's prompt tone, and after thinking about it, Shi Lan did not use this lottery opportunity immediately, but saved it for emergencies.

The crape myrtle seven-star halberd had already passed its temporary storage period, so Shi Lan had to wrap the long box in cloth and carry it on his back.

Fortunately, the horses purchased at the inn were still good horses, and after carrying an extra weight of three hundred catties, they only traveled a little slower, and they were still able to run.

The sky was getting dark, Shi Lan looked around, there was no village in front of the village, there was no store in the back, and all he saw was a wilderness.

After a long day of running, the horses under him were already exhausted, panting, and in dire need of rest.

Shi Lan turned over and dismounted, and slowly walked forward with the long box on his back, looking for a place to stay tonight.

Finally, when it was dark, Shi Lan found a somewhat dilapidated temple on the side of the road.

For some reason, when approaching the temple, the horses suddenly seemed very uneasy and couldn't stop snorting.

Shi Lan finally appeased him, fed some grass and water, and after tying up the horses, Shi Lan walked into the ruined temple.

There was a thin layer of ash on the ground, and there were several obvious remnants of the fire, presumably many people who had stopped here.

After making a fire, Shi Lan moved his muscles and sat down against a wooden pillar.

Not long after he sat down, there was a dense sound of horses' hooves outside the temple, and the sound of wheels rolling, followed by a noisy conversation.

Gradually, the outside of the temple fell silent, and a series of footsteps approached the temple.

The leader who entered the ruined temple was a middle-aged strong man with five big and three thick, carrying a wide knife with a cloth sheath on his back.

When the strong man saw Shi Lan leaning on the wooden pillar, he was slightly stunned, and after glancing at the long box beside Shi Lan, he nodded and said hello.

Following behind the middle-aged strong man, a group of strong men in short combat suits walked in, judging from the behavior of these people and the breath on their bodies, they were obviously martial artists.

In the middle of this group of warriors, there are two young people, a man and a woman.

"What the hell is this?" The woman covered her mouth and nose lightly, and a touch of impatience appeared between her eyebrows.

"We're fleeing, not traveling, we're going to settle." The man on the side whispered a word and began to direct the group of warriors to sweep the dust from the temple.

After cleaning the broken temple and lighting the fire, these warriors left the broken temple and began to make a fire outside, leaving only the man and woman and the middle-aged strong man who led the way in the broken temple.

Shi Lan had been watching silently, nibbling on the dry food in his hand.

After a while, the warrior outside the door brought in a large plate of barbecue and a few bags of wine and retreated again.

Smelling the smell of barbecue in the air, Shi Lan glanced at the dry food in his hand, and once again remembered the daily medicinal food in his heart.

In the past two days, she was busy on the road, and she didn't have a hot meal.

"Little brother, if you don't dislike it, let's eat some together." The middle-aged man walked up to Shi Lan with a small plate of barbecue and a bag of wine.

Shi Lan hesitated for a moment and shook her head, put away the dry food in her hand and replied, "Thank you, no need." ”

It's just the first time I've met these people, so it's better to be careful.

The middle-aged man didn't care, he sat down against the fire in front of Shi Lan, and talked to Shi Lan while eating barbecue.

After some conversation, Shi Lan learned that this group of people came from Baiyang City in the west, more than a thousand miles away from here, and the middle-aged man named Song He, who was the head of the guard in the mansion of a wealthy merchant surnamed Lu in Baiyang City.

The purpose of his trip was to protect the two sons of the rich merchant and go to the territory near the Holy Martial Immortal Sect to seek refuge.

"What happened to Baiyang City?"

Shi Lan couldn't help but be curious, and asked, whenever Song He mentioned Baiyang City, he vaguely said that something big had happened, but he didn't elaborate.

After Song He poured a sip of wine, he sighed, and said with a little redness in his eyes: "I don't know where so many demon beasts came from, overwhelmingly pouring over from the west, and the corpses are all over the place, and Baiyang City should be an empty city now." ”

Seeing that the expression on Song He's face was not right, Shi Lan didn't ask any more, and secretly wondered in his heart, how many demon beasts did he have to break through the city all the way, so that so many martial artists couldn't withstand it.

"You'd better go in a different direction, it's better to turn around directly, and then there are many monsters and beasts, and if you're not careful, you'll lose your life!" Hearing that Shi Lan was traveling and was about to go all the way west, Song He immediately opened his mouth to dissuade him.

Shi Lan nodded, thanked Song He for the reminder, and after the two chatted a few more words, Song He got up and walked out of the broken temple, and after a while, he brought in two thick quilts and velvet blankets.

After settling the man and woman, Song began to beckon the rest of the guards outside to settle down.

Shi Lan held her knees with both hands, leaned against the wooden pillar with her back, lowered her head and closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, sleeping very lightly, with a large group of strangers beside her, she didn't dare to sleep too hard.

In the dead of night, Shi Lan was in a daze, when she suddenly heard a terrible howl and the neighing of horses, which woke her up instantly.

"Demon beast!"

"It's an iron-backed wolf!"

Immediately after, there was the sound of a sword coming out of its sheath.

"Boom!"

Song He took a step, hit the temple door, rushed out of the broken temple, and shouted: "Don't panic!" Lean on me! ”

The wide knife on Song He's back was already out of its sheath, and the blade was shining in the moonlight, he did not leave the broken temple to help the rest of the guards defend against the demon beasts, but guarded the temple gate like a door god, his most important task was to protect the two people in the broken temple.

The man and the woman were awakened by a series of movements, huddled together, trembling slightly.

Listening to the wolf howls and screams from time to time outside, Shi Lan couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, and grabbed the long box on the side.

Shi Feng stood on the roof of the temple, with a little spiritual light in his palm, ready to go, and he didn't see the guards who were injured under the sharp teeth and claws of the iron-backed wolf, but just stared at the door of the broken temple.

"Whoa......

A sound of loose earth and stone sounded in the temple, and Shi Lan's expression moved, and he moved his gaze to the dilapidated stone statue.

In the faint light of the fire, the broken stone statue looked a little terrifying.

The sound of the earth and stones loosening became louder and louder, and as a series of stones slid down, a huge black shadow jumped out from behind the stone statue, and rushed towards the man and woman who were huddled together!

Shi Lan's complexion changed, and he subconsciously stepped forward, gushing out with all his strength, and the long box in his hand waved in the air, with a burst of breaking sound, and slammed on the black shadow!

The black shadow flew out in an instant, smashing against the wall, kicking up a cloud of dust.