"Squeak-" The heavy gate opened a crack with a screeching sound. In the morning, the wet fog slowly passed through the city gates and into the city, and the dew soaked the plaque with the word "Xincheng" hanging at the head of the city.

The people who got up early to gather rushed to the market shouldered their shoulders and scrambled to enter through the slowly opening gates. The crowing of chickens and dogs, and the noise of people crowding each other suddenly filled every square inch. Zhang Xun and the other three also followed the surging crowd and slowly entered the city.

But the dark clouds hanging over the city made the three of them uninterested in playing. These ordinary people who are running back and forth do not yet know that the breath of death is gradually approaching.

"There seems to be a sense of foreboding in this black cloud, although the brother is also bold, but he feels uncomfortable. I can't tell what is weird, but it always feels like danger is imminent. After thinking about it for a long time, I thought it would be better to let the people leave quickly first, so as not to cause too many casualties. ”

Su Ye nodded and said, "What the eldest brother said makes sense. It gives me the creeps out here, and I don't know what's going to happen, maybe there's a strong enemy that we can't handle. ”

Zhang Xundao: "What should I do according to the meaning of the eldest brother?" ”

"Brother Wei thinks he should go to the county office first to report to the county official. Officials who are well-informed should be more likely to understand such things than ordinary people, and maybe they can help us. Ying Long whispered to Zhang Xun and Su Ye, and immediately got the approval of the two.

Zhang Xun was about to open his legs, but he seemed to be held by an invisible force. He turned around and took a closer look at the dense crowd, and said that it was strange that his movements were all subconscious, as if he sensed the smell of déjà vu. At this moment, Ying Long's urging voice came again. Zhang Xun shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of the fantasy in his mind, turned around and followed his companion away.

Just twenty paces or so from him, a stout, greasy fat man squeezed out of the room. He let out a long yawn, hung up the sign with the word "Tu" written on the door, and shouted at the house.

"Mother-in-law, get up quickly! It's time to open your doors and do business! ”

At this time, near the gate of the new city, the Xiangnu wearing a light gray leather shortcoat and baring his thighs obviously became the object of attention. can't blame these men for staring at her with lustful eyes, and can only blame her for being a little too annoying.

But the girl herself didn't feel it, and it was no wonder, after all, this was the first time that Shannu had appeared in a strange human world.

She came all the way with the scent of her little brother, and she was getting closer. But her playful nature made her see such a lively scene, and immediately put aside the idea of looking for someone. Today is the time for the market and temple fair in Xincheng County, and all kinds of novel goods continue to appear in the bustling crowd, coupled with the sound of gongs and drums in makeup and singing, which makes Xiangnu feel so lively.

After a while, she appeared in the crowd behind the stage, clapping her hands and laughing as she watched the two people with painted faces fight each other, and she had long forgotten what she was here for.

Outside the gate of the county office, she was so angry that her little face turned pale, and she couldn't even speak out loud on weekdays, but at this moment she couldn't help the anger in her chest, and she spoke like a cannon: "This county official simply doesn't know what to say, the eldest brother and the son are bent on seeking peace for the people, but he insults everywhere, which is too deceitful!" ”

Zhang Xun was uncharacteristically silent, he was not angry in his heart, but he looked at the eldest brother in front of him, Ying Long was walking steadily, the carved bow on his back and the silver tie around his waist shook slightly with his body, making a sharp sound, maybe the eldest brother already had a countermeasure to be so calm. Thinking of this, Zhang Xun decided to suppress his anger for the time being.

The three of them turned around a street corner. Before Zhang Xun could speak, Ying Long suddenly turned sideways, stretched out his legs and kicked at a stone pier by the wall. I only heard a snap, and this kick was like a knife, kicking a stone pier weighing more than 100 catties in half. Ying Long's face was flushed, and triangular prismatic marks appeared on his neck, and he was also out of breath when he spoke.

"Damn! The dog officer humiliated us like this. I want to kill him on the spot! ”

Zhang Xun and Su Ye looked at each other, no one expected that this eldest brother, who had just met for a short time, would have such a straightforward and strong temper.

Although it was embarrassing, the result was also expected by them. They either have the ability to be psychic, or they have hundreds of years of cultivation, and they naturally cannot be compared with ordinary people with the naked eye. The county magistrate is understandable for not believing them. It's just that now he sees everyone as a liar and will not help, and how to inform the people to avoid danger is the most difficult problem.

It's easy to vent your anger, but it's not so easy to come up with a perfect solution. While the three of them were meditating, a soft sound suddenly came from behind them.

"Three Knights......

The three of them turned around together, and the one standing in front of them turned out to be the county master they had just met, named Tian Ting. In that situation, I didn't have time to pay attention to him. Now it seems that he is extraordinary, burly, with eyes like stars, long hair fluttering, and a coarse cloth green coat Although it is not luxurious, it is neat and decent.

Tian Ting is appearing now, isn't there a turnaround on the county order?

"I'm so embarrassed. I hope the three of you don't blame Master Chen for this. What the three of them said was not trivial, and it was unreasonable. Although Lord Chen is the parent official of this county, if he wants to make such a big decision, he naturally cannot act rashly. ”

"So, are you willing to believe what we say?" When Zhang Xun heard this, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

Tian Ting smiled and said, "Your Excellency will be suspicious. But when I saw you below, your expressions were cloudy, but your speech was methodical, which was very different from those liars. I don't think what you're saying is true, but I'm afraid we'll have to investigate it in detail until you make a decision. ”

"Now the clouds are thick, and danger is coming. If we continue to investigate step by step, I am afraid that it will be too late. Zhang Xun was anxious in his heart, and he couldn't help nodding in agreement all night.

Ying Long stopped Zhang Xun and said to Tian Ting: "Thank you Master for speaking up." Now that Lord Chen has begun to investigate, this matter is closely related to us. If there is a place for us, please ask the master to give us orders. ”

Tian Ting smiled faintly and said, "The three of them are really arrogant, but this matter should not be too big at present." If it alarms the common people, it may cause even more trouble. If the situation is found to be true, you will have to bother you to take action. ”

"It's a matter of duty to subdue demons and eliminate demons. Please don't be so polite. Ying Long's mood gradually stabilized, and he said in a clear voice.

"I've already arranged it. The three of them will first go to the largest guest inn in the city, and when I persuade you to investigate the matter, I will send someone to inform you to come to help. Everyone is in a hurry, so it's time to take a good rest and recharge your energy. It can be regarded as my apology for being rude on behalf of the adults, and I ask all the knights not to shirk. ”

Tian Ting said this, if he still refuses to be so gracious, it seems a little uneasy. After Ying Long took the lead in thanking him, he asked the direction of the inn, and the three of them said goodbye to Tian Ting and went to the inn to settle down.

The Haotian Divine Horse spread its four hooves and ran wildly through the soft clouds. The occasional hiss was like a thunderbolt, shaking the sky with a reverberation. The Venerable Lord of the Jiuli Heavenly Palace, who was sitting in the car, gradually recovered from his meditation, opened his eyes and let out a sigh. The driving demon commander heard his master's voice and hurriedly tightened the reins, driving the horse to slow down his running.

"Tie Gong, do you think I shouldn't let go of that peach wood fairy." Although the voice of the Venerable Lord of Jiuli Heavenly Palace was as weak as a gossamer, the majesty in his words could not even hide the heavy hooves of Haotian Divine Horse.

"This is the master's decision, and the subordinates dare not make a judgment." Iron Gong replied in a deep voice.

"Huh! You still do. Whatever I say is right or wrong, I will do whatever it takes. ”

"Only when the master does not abandon his subordinates can he have today. Even if you want your subordinates to die, your subordinates are not ambiguous. "This fierce-looking man also has such a loyal courage.

"Hey! If my Jiuli Heavenly Palace can be as united as you, with the combat power of my clan, what is the mere Lingxiao Palace. The Lord leaned softly against the cushion behind him and sighed.

Tie Gong smiled and didn't reply.

The Venerable Lord changed his words: "However, this old peach tree that came today is quite interesting. ”

"Interesting? I wonder how the master thinks he is different? Iron didn't understand the meaning of his words.

"I heard that this old peach tree has been living on Yingzhou Immortal Island, its whereabouts are secretive, and it doesn't come and go with Lingxiao Hall frequently, and it hasn't come to worship the Jade Emperor Lao'er for hundreds of years. Although he had a strange temper, he was not as despicable and shameless as those in the Lingxiao Palace. Also, he actually told us about the opening of the ghost door, which is really interesting. The Venerable Lord couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he remembered Fang Cai's scene.

"According to the opinion of his subordinates, he must have no choice but to do it when he has no way out." Iron Hammer disagreed.

"There's one other thing I'm concerned about. In what the old peach tree said just now, among the demons who escaped from the ghost gate, someone injured his roots, which reduced his strength for a thousand years, so that he was unable to collect the demons in the lower realm in person. Although I have never personally set foot on Yingzhou Immortal Island, I have heard of it, this old peach tree is towering into the clouds, and its roots are as hard as cold iron, even if the commander of the 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers of Lingxiao Hall comes in person, there may not be any means that can hurt it in the slightest, what kind of demon is so powerful that it can easily erase its thousand-year-old power? ”

After a while, the Lord sat up and commanded loudly. "Iron Hammer!" Hearing this, the iron shovel hurriedly tightened the reins, and the Haotian Divine Horse immediately retracted its hooves and stopped, waiting for the supreme command in the tent.

"Prepare the Nether Fire Order!"

Iron Hammer exclaimed, "You have to use the divine order!" Isn't it ......."

The Venerable Lord said: "Yes, I will gather the Demon Rut and the 300,000 demon army under his command!" ”

Tie Gong was shocked and hurriedly persuaded: "Master! The devil has two ambitions for you, and it took a long time to subdue it. Now that you have given him military power, he must have rekindled his ambitions. ”

The lord said, "I don't know him. However, after thinking about it again, I think what the old peach tree said is true, this time is a good time for the power of my Heavenly Palace and Lingxiao Hall to grow and decline, and one will eliminate the other. The upper realm competes for dominance, and it depends on who starts faster. Although the devil has different intentions, if it is about marching and fighting, who else is it? ”

Iron Shovel said: "But ......"

The Venerable Lord smiled, "Don't worry. If I can catch him once, I can catch him a second time. If he does something unfavorable to the Heavenly Palace, I have the same way to deal with him. ”

Tie Gong bowed his head and said, "My subordinates understand!" The subordinates have said more! ”

The Venerable Lord's order: "Don't waste time, quickly release the Nether Ghost Fire Order!" ”

Iron Hammer gave up his hand. He pulled out a red cylinder from the armor on his chest, and when his hand tapped lightly on the side of the barrel, a red spark flashed from it. The sparks soared upwards and exploded in the air, forming an eerie red cloud. At the same time, in the black clouds in the distance, there was a restless movement of flags and war drums.

"Hmph. Unexpectedly, all along, the people of the mortal world have been scolding me as an immortal demon king, and when they were in great trouble, it was me, the demon king, who came to save them. The Heavenly Palace Master looked up at the Ghost Fire Order that exploded in the air, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Ying Long and the other three were walking on the streets of Xincheng County, looking at the bustling crowds around them.

Zhang Xun said: "If we couldn't see this dark cloud full of miasma, we really couldn't imagine that behind such a lively scene, there was a danger of overturning the nest." ”

Su Ye suddenly found that there was a sudden commotion in front of him, and many people were gathering around a loud noise, and he couldn't help but point: "Brother Yinglong, childe, look, what seems to have happened over there?" Let's go check it out. ”

The two said yes and walked over. The crowd was surrounded by three layers and three layers outside, and from time to time there was the sound of men's obscene laughter. Ying Long pushed aside the crowd and walked in with Zhang Xun and Su Ye. The girl who exuded a faint fragrance was immediately focused by many eyes, and there were constantly people talking about it.

"Where did the little lady come from, so Peugeot?"

"It's not just Peugeot. The scent seems to have emanated from her. I've lived for so many years, and I've never smelled anything like this. ”

"Hey, you say, who is more beautiful between this little lady and the little hot girl in it?"

"It's hard to say. Why, Zhang Laosi, do you have a crush on them? ”

", Ding. Let's just take a look, it's just a mouthful. Such a beautiful girl is estimated to have a master for a long time. It won't be us. ”

"Don't say it, look at the two in front of her, they look like Lian Jiazi, and beware of being beaten up if you talk nonsense."

The light words of the people who do good things came into their ears, but they aroused the curiosity of the night. Girls all over the world are like this, if the word appearance is mentioned, they will always want to see and see.

Thinking about it, her steps were faster than Zhang Xun and Ying Long, and she squeezed into the crowd in front of them in a few steps.

In the middle of the crowd was an open space, in which several men in various clothes were holding a little girl and arguing. The girl looked lively and full of life, and her body exuded a sense of cleverness. I saw that she was wearing two masks on her head, and her body was covered with a dazzling variety of goods, holding a few buns in one hand and a string of sugar gourds in the other.

And the few people who dragged her were all dressed as traders, and a few people were entangled in front of a bun stall. The man who sold the buns looked honest, put a towel around his neck, and said to everyone.

"I'll tell you, your stuff is still there. It's a big deal to take it back, and she ate all my buns in her stomach. I haven't said anything yet, what are you making a fuss about? ”

"How's that going to work! The goods have already been sold, so naturally you have to see the money. How can there be a reason to do business, take something and not give money, and then return the thing. "A hawker road.

"It's like, don't pick things if you don't have money. I picked something and didn't give money, so I went to the yamen with me to comment. The other person chimed in.

"If you don't have any money, I'll let you fill in the house for our brother, haha."

The more the hawkers talked, the more rudeness they became, and the crowd was also talking, and the girl they caught frowned and struggled, "Let go of me." How do I know that it costs money to take these things, you yourself say that you can take whatever you want, whatever you want! Now why are you in debt again! If my little brother and little master are here, see which of you dares to bully me! ”

"What little brother big brother, I think you should serve our old brothers first. Hahahaha! A peddler smirked and reached out to touch the girl's chin.

At this moment, a cold light flashed.

A silver spear reached out, the tip of which was pointed at the unruly merchant.

"In the blue sky and white day, you dare to openly flirt with a girl from a good family, so bold!"

The person who spoke out was Ying Long, his voice was like thunder on the ground, and the lively crowd became silent in an instant.

As soon as the girl looked up, she almost jumped up in shock. She pushed everyone away, ran to Zhang Xun with a smile, and put her arms around his neck.

"Wow! Sure enough, it's you, little brother! Shannu didn't smell it wrong. ”

"Hey! You really love to get people in trouble! Zhang Xun pushed her away angrily and said, "Why are you here?" Shouldn't you be practicing with your master in the mountains? ”

Xiangnu pouted and said, "You still teach me a lesson!" When Xiangnu heard that the little master said that you were in danger, he immediately came down the mountain to save you! I've been looking for you for a long time! ”

Zhang Xun stared at her up and down with a smile, and said, "Are you here to find me like this?" If you hadn't said so, I'd have thought you were here for the market. ”

Standing aside all night and listening to Zhang Xun's sarcasm of the bitter incense slave, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. When Xiangnu heard the voice, she poked her head out curiously, she stared at Su Ye for a while, and suddenly said, "Sister, you are really beautiful!" Xiangnu has seen a lot of beautiful people, but they are not as good-looking as her sister. ”

Su Ye was embarrassed by her and lowered her head and said, Zhang Xun hurriedly scratched his head and said, "That's right." I forgot to introduce. This is Xiangnu, my partner who practiced with me on the mountain. This is a sleepy night, thanks to her saving me several times, I can be safe. And this is Brother Yinglong, we are sworn brothers. ”

Xiangnu looked at Ying Long again, looked him up and down, and suddenly jumped over and hooked his arm and said, "Big brother, you are much better than little brother!" Just now I also helped Xiangnu, they are so bad that they actually lied to me and grabbed me. Help me to teach them a lesson. ”

Zhang Xun angrily pulled her off Ying Long's body: "It's your fault, you don't have money to buy something." also let the eldest brother help you beat people, are you ashamed! ”

Xiangnu stuck out his tongue and grimaced: "I see that you haven't learned anything from the little master, but this pretending ability is almost as good as him." ”

Ying Long was also at a loss by her, so he had to turn around and say to everyone: "What are you still doing here, do you really want to be beaten?" ”

Seeing that the situation was not right, everyone hurriedly turned around and wanted to escape.

Ying Long suddenly shouted: "Stop! ”

A few of the vendors suddenly stopped as if they had been immobilized.

Ying Long waved his hand, and a string of copper coins was thrown out and fell to the ground: "Your money will not be less." Get out of here with the money! ”

The peddler hurriedly turned around and picked up the money on the ground, broke through the crowd and fled.

Xiangnu saw Ying Long standing up for himself, and pinched Zhang Xun fiercely: "Look at how handsome the big brother is!" Little brother, you disappointed me so much, in vain I ran so far to find you! ”

Zhang Xun was pinched so painfully that he rubbed his arm, and muttered, "It's not uncommon for you to come to me." You troublemaker! ”

Ying Long finished paying the money for the steamed bun seller, turned around and smiled: "Okay, okay!" This is not the place to talk. Since Miss Xiangnu is my brother's friend, she is naturally my Yinglong's friend. Why don't we hurry up and settle down at the inn, and say something slowly. ”

"Okay, okay, I'm in favor!" Shannu raised his hands and cheered. "I'm dying of hunger, little brother, let's go!"

Saying that, she dragged Zhang Xun, who had a bitter face, and ran forward.

Ying Long laughed: "Haha! This girl is really lively and clever, what a lot of fun! ”

Zhang Xun shouted all the way: "Hey! Big brother, if you like it, I'll give it with both hands immediately, little brother! By the way, my master will also attach a generous gift! ”

His funny appearance made Ying Long laugh more and more, and even covered his mouth all night and secretly hid aside and laughed.

"Wow! This room is so big! As soon as he pushed the door open, Xiangnu jumped into the room, looking east and west, looking curious.

Ying Long walked in, untied the silver belt and carved bow and put them on the table, and sat down lazily.

Zhang Xun and Su Ye finally walked into the room and closed the door. The three of them have been running around for a long time, and they are already exhausted, and only Xiangnu is still alive and kicking, and he doesn't know how good his spirit is.

Ying Long couldn't help laughing and said, "Looking at Miss Xiangnu like this, I really couldn't guess that she was also an illusion elf." ”

Zhang Xun joked with a smile: "Big brother is right, I have never seen such a stupid elf." ”

Xiangnu heard the young man teasing himself, and showed a sly smile: "Don't look at the little brother like this, it turns out that when he was in the mountains, he was embarrassed, and he couldn't ...... anything."

Just as he wanted to continue, Zhang Xun rushed forward with an arrow step, hooking her neck with one hand and covering her mouth with the other. Xiangnu pulled Zhang Xun's hand with his hand, kicked his feet wildly, and made a "hmm" sound in his mouth.

The crowd burst out laughing. Xiangnu took advantage of Zhang Xun's stunned moment, and bit him on the arm, Zhang Xun screamed in pain and let go of his hand, Xiangnu hurriedly jumped away, the room was spinning around, Zhang Xun chased after him and panted, but he couldn't even touch her.

Ying Long couldn't help but be infected by the cheerful atmosphere, and people became more talkative: "Miss Xiangnu and Brother Xian have known each other for a long time, so they should know Brother Xian very well." ”

As soon as these words came out, the lively and agile girl fell silent, pretending to think deeply for a while: "Actually, I don't know much about it, we're just playmates." It's just that it's okay to always play together. I don't know anything else......"

She said insincerely, and she was originally a transparent master, so this lie was stumbling. Ying Long could see at a glance that she was lying, but after thinking about it, even the outspoken Xiangnu couldn't say anything must be a trivial matter, so he smiled and didn't debunk it.

But when it came to life in the mountains, Zhang Xun's face was a little gloomy.

Speaking of these days, he could not remember the details at all, he could always hear the open-mouthed Shannu talk about how happy the mountain was, but when it came to specific things, she was silent. Zhang Xun felt as if a huge spider web was wrapped around his mind, covered with thick dust, and those important memories were deeply buried in the innermost.

And, of course, who his parents really are.

She immediately guessed that the young man must be sad about his parents, so she moved closer to him, and the hand under the table was gently placed on the back of his hand.

Zhang Xun raised his eyes and looked at Su Ye in surprise, only to see that there was no discoloration on her face, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing her thoughts. Zhang Xun thanked her for her thoughtfulness, turned his palms back, squeezed his hand for the night, and told her not to worry about herself.

After the joke is over, we still have to get down to business. Zhang Xun remembered the dense dark clouds over the county seat in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "Big brother, do you think Master Tian is reliable?" ”

Ying Long pondered: "It's also steady. Brother Wei thought about it carefully, he was right, we rushed into the county government recklessly, there was no evidence, how could Lord Chen decide casually? Now I only hope that Master Tian can mediate and let Lord Chen send someone to investigate the nearby mountains and forests as soon as possible, and I believe it is not difficult to find traces of demonic chaos in the meantime. ”

Xiangnu suddenly interjected: "Big brother, are you talking about the kind of smoke that makes people feel uncomfortable?" I didn't even finish it with a bag! ”

"Qiankun bag? You even stole this. Where is it now? ”

"Oh, I'll throw it in the grass next to the forest when I'm done. With a lot of weight. ”

Zhang Xun almost fainted: "Oh my God, the Qiankun bag is a gift from Taiyi Zhenren to the master, and you actually lost it casually." If you want the master to know, you will probably be so angry that you will vomit blood. ”

Su Ye said softly: "I think it's a little strange that you mentioned the matter of black gas just now. ”

"Oh? What do you think of the girl who sleeps in the night, you might as well talk about it. Ying Long leaned over and asked.

Su Ye pointed a finger to his temple, frowned slightly, and said softly: "Our lotus essence almost does not conflict with humans, and each lives in its own place, so the demonic spirit is also very pure. But now this demonic aura seems to be mixed with a strong miasma, although I have a holy medicine to avoid poison, but I feel quite uncomfortable after staying in it for a long time. And what's even stranger is that there seems to be a lot of strange aura mixed in this black qi, which is not as simple as ordinary demonic qi......"

When Ying Long heard this, he bit his lower lip and became even more nervous: "Brother, can your yin and yang eyes see the mystery......

Zhang Xun shook his head and said, "The younger brother has not yet been able to understand the full ability of the Yin and Yang Eye, I'm afraid I will disappoint the eldest brother." ”

Ying Long thought for a moment and muttered, "I'm afraid it's useless for us to break our heads now." My brother has always been with animals, and their instincts have always been sharper than humans. Recently, there has been a lot of animal commotion, and it may be that the danger is foreseen in advance. As for the black gas of the miasma, it must have something to do with these strange things. ”

"Gee, what do you want to do with all this. The discussion has not come to a conclusion, so it is better to take a good rest. Shannu lay on the bed, covered his mouth with his hands, and yawned.

"Eat, sleep, sleep, eat. Those who don't know think you're pig spirit. Zhang Xun laughed at her.

Ying Long laughed and said, "Hahaha, you are wrong. Xiangnu girl, this is called recuperation, and only after resting can you fight a tough battle. Don't say it, hurry up and rest early, and wait for Master Tian's good news. ”

When Xiangnu heard this, he was overjoyed, hid behind Ying Long and poked his head out, and made another grimace at Zhang Xun.

The flickering candle flame swayed gently with the wind blowing in from the window lattice. Recently, they have been running around for days, and they are so tired that Zhang Xun and the other four have been immersed in sleep for a long time. Outside the window, a little orange light suddenly lit up, swaying and showing an eerie color.

Soon, the entire outside of the room was almost filled with an orange glow. The dimly lit room suddenly brightened.

Very sensitive to bright light.,And the sleepiness is not very strong.,I was immediately awakened from sleep.。 Then the chaotic footsteps outside made her even more alert. She stood up and crept to the door.

The paper on the door was blown by the wind, and there was a strange "gurgling" sound, which made people feel uncomfortable and wanted to see it all night. She leaned over slowly, and before she could reach the door, there was a "snort", and a sharp object shot in from outside the door, piercing through the fragile mounted paper, and sinking into the wall directly opposite the door, knocking the incense burner on the desk to the ground.

I couldn't help but scream in the night.

The sound of the incense burner falling to the ground and the screams of the night woke up Zhang Xun and Ying Long, and they followed the reputation. Inserted into the wall was a crude spear, the head of which was polished from rusty iron and tied to a pimpled wooden stick with a thick straw rope. It's simple, but if you get pricked by this thing, it won't taste good.

Ying Long hurriedly ran to the door, looked through the hole, and gasped, and said in a low voice: "It's not good......"

"Big brother, what's going on?" Hearing this, Zhang Xun gently moved to Ying Long's side, glanced out the window, and wondered. "Why are so many residents holding torches? Could it be that Lord Chen mobilized the people to search the mountains to investigate? Then why are they standing around the inn, as if they are still shouting something? ”

"Will the people of Soshan throw spears into our rooms? This kind of wake-up call is too exciting. Ying Long lowered his body and stared closely out the window. This is anything but unusual, and there must be something strange about it. ”

More than 100 residents had gathered in the open space outside the inn, each holding a torch with a glazed look in his eyes, illuminating the dim sky with a transparent orange. But in this orange, there is a faint glow of enchantment, which is not only warm, but makes people shudder.

Moreover, in addition to holding torches, these residents also carried the tools they usually used, but at this moment, these tools, like the spear, had become sharp weapons of murder. These cold weapons are full of treacherous and empty strangeness.

"What the hell are they shouting?" Ying Long said softly.

Zhang Xun leaned his ear close to the window, and in addition to the sound of the wind and the burning of torches, there seemed to be a uniform shout from the slightly open mouths of the residents. I listened carefully, but I couldn't understand what he was shouting.

Xiangnu got up from the bed and said, "Oh, you want to know what they are going to do, just go out and ask, why are you so troublesome?" ”

Everyone didn't react, and they didn't have time to hold her, she really pushed open the door and walked out, shouting: "Hey! What's going on! Why are you throwing things in our room! ”

"Miss Xiangnu! Don't be reckless! ......" Ying Long's voice was quickly drowned out by the roar of the gathered people. The open space outside the house was densely packed with residents with torches in their hands, dressed in everyday clothes, their expressions the same as usual, but their faces were dead gray. The strange "woo" cry from their empty mouths seemed to form a strange aura with the low dark clouds in the sky.

The clouds that had been deposited in the sky for a long time slowly pressed down, enveloping the county seat firmly in it. The air currents stirred up by the clouds rolled up the sand and gravel on the ground, and the wind struck the people, but the people seemed to be unaware, still holding high the strange torches that would not be extinguished in the strong wind, and let out strange cries of their own.

"Dark clouds cover the whole city! What a strong miasma! Su Ye pointed to the clouds that were constantly pressing down.

In the surging clouds, wisps of green smoke slowly emerged. Strange to say, such a strong miasma does not seem to work for these unprotected ordinary people.

"Oops! The miasma seems to have blocked the way out of the city, and it seems that these people want to keep us here forever. ”

Ying Long put the carving bow on his back, stepped on the railing next to the building with his left foot, and said to the three of them.

"Brother Xian, two girls. Be careful, for your brother will come and make a way for you! ”

"Big brother, this dark cloud is really too weird, if you can't solve the mystery, I'm afraid it's hard to get out. Why don't you let the little brother go to the county government to find Master Tian for help, and then how about you plan to do it? ”

Ying Long thought for a moment and said, "Brother is right. Master Tian is familiar with the structure of the city, and if he can help him, there is hope for getting out of the siege. However, the road is dangerous, and the virtuous brother must be careful. ”

Xiangnu suddenly interjected: "I'll go with my little brother!" ”

Zhang Xun said: "Nonsense, you stay!" ”

Xiangnu pouted and said, "I learned kung fu from the little master, and I won't get in the way." ”

Zhang Xun teased: "You think I don't know what you're learning, it's just the ability to escape, I don't need it." ”

Xiangnu's little face turned red and white with anger, and Ying Long hurriedly relieved the siege: "Xiangnu, you and the night girl stay here to help me." The virtuous brother single-handedly, go and return quickly, and use the dragon beard as a messenger for his brother, even if you and I are not in the same place, you can know the situation of the other party at any time. ”

Shikami poked his head out of Ying Long's glowing green shoulder armor and slowly swam into the night.

"Don't worry." Zhang Xun grinned and patted the talisman with his hand. "I'm going to get back soon." He turned over and jumped down from the upper floor, with a slight touch of his toes, his body popped out of the air, broke away from the encirclement, and ran in the direction of the county government like an arrow from the string.

"It seems that the night girl has only seen the nine-turn Xuangong as a brother, so let you see the getaway for a brother today, right?" Facing the black clouds pressing down on the city, Ying Long was full of arrogance and calm. He took a sharp breath, jumped down, and then exhaled slowly, and the whole person flew like a goshawk with wings soaring, fluttering towards the people holding torches below.

The two daughters of Su Ye and Xiangnu also jumped down with spells and stood side by side with Ying Long.

Su Ye smiled brightly and praised: "Big brother's body is chic and elegant, the name of this getaway is really wonderful!" ”

Ying Long laughed and said loudly: "Two girls, are you afraid? ”

"What's this! I'm not afraid," Xiangnu replied, raising his head.

Su Ye also smiled slightly, saying that he didn't have to worry about her.

"Good! So I can have a good fight! Look at my Dragonspine Sharpshooter! Ying Long said, pulled out the silver belt that flashed around his waist, and shook it vigorously in the air, and the belt flashed a bright light, turning into a spear. He yelled and rushed towards the crowd.

Yingzhou Immortal Island.

Peach Tree Daxian sat in front of the huge peach tree, facing the scarred rhizome and the cold stone statue of Yu Lei and Shen Di, and couldn't help but sigh silently.

The huge peach tree, which almost obscured the sky, was his real body, and the image of the child was nothing more than an illusionary form. He originally had thousands of years of Taoism, but he had to enter the meditation once every thousand years, and all the cultivation would be traced back to the roots, and after entering the meditation, the cultivation would rise by one level, but he didn't expect that this time there was a big thing in the meditation.

On the northeast branch of his true body, there is a ghost gate bound by 9,900 cold sky chains, since ancient times, the demons recovered by the world's virtuous monarchs and Taoist monks, were imprisoned here, guarded by the peach wood fairy, and later the peach wood fairy needed to settle down, plus the number of demons was too much, and two more god generals were added: Yu Lei and Shen Tu.

Unexpectedly, there was such a big leak. The peach wood immortal who woke up in the meditation not only found that his roots had been cut out of a huge opening, and his cultivation had retreated to only a hundred years, but the two powerful gods and generals had actually become cold stone statues.

What's even more terrifying is that he has no idea what the hell is going on?

He thumped his leg hard: it seemed to be getting thicker, and his cultivation was slowly recovering. But the speed is too slow, and if it is fully recovered, the Nether will already become out of control.

"I don't know what happened to that stinky boy and the goblin. I didn't expect him to be able to escape death, it's really fate......"

Although he thought so in his heart, he still couldn't erase the guilt. The stinky boy is his own "hand", but he is not capable of protecting him well. Even knowing that there was a lot of danger ahead, he still forced him to move forward.

In an instant, the red teardrop-shaped birthmark inexplicably appeared in his mind again: "It seems that I have seen it somewhere?" ”

As soon as the peach wood fairy beckoned, several huge ancient books on the bookshelf flew over with a purple light, and the pages turned automatically. He buried his entire body in a book larger than the others, and looked at it intently.

Before he could turn a few pages, a strange sound of continuous "rumbling" interrupted Momoki's contemplation. This ethereal immortal mountain has always been unquiet recently, which makes the little immortal who is used to Qing cultivation very annoyed. He closed the book in a huff, flicked his body, and floated out of the house.

Even if the peach tree fairy is well-informed, he can't help but be shocked when he sees the scene in front of him.

In the sky within a radius of hundreds of miles, soldiers in black armor stood densely. These soldiers were uniformly dressed, all wearing black hideous masks, wearing blood jade armor, distinguishing official ranks with different colors of feathers on their heads, holding all kinds of strange weapons in their hands, and maintaining the same quiet posture, which looked imposing.

Seeing Momoki Daisen, the sound of "rumbling" drums immediately sounded in the formation, and the samurai automatically adjusted their formation to get out of the way. A huge black beast slowly walked out, and on its head stood a heavily armed man, with a long body, his armor more ornate and majestic than other warriors, two beautifully carved beast heads erected on his two shoulder armors, holding a sword, and a cold light coming out of the black translucent armor.

"Boom" was another cannon shot, and two flags were erected behind the black-armored general. One side is inlaid with white edges on a black background, and the four words "Jiuli Heavenly Palace" are written in seal style; On the other side, the yellow background is inlaid with white edges, and there is a big word "magic" written on it.

The man in black was on tiptoe, and when he sat down, the black giant beast immediately lowered his head tamely, and used his tongue as a ladder to protect the man and slowly walked up to Yingzhou Immortal Island. The man walked up to the Peachwood Immortal and looked down at the short immortal, his mouth humming.

"Presumably you are the peach wood fairy who guards Yingzhou Immortal Island."

"In the next exactly. Your Excellency is ...... The ...... of the Jiuli Heavenly Palace? ”

A sneer came out of the black-clothed man's mask, and he said proudly: "I am the commander of the 300,000 demon army of the Jiuli Heavenly Palace, and I have come to Yingzhou Immortal Island to help on the order of the Heavenly Palace Lord. ”

The man showed aggressiveness in a few casual words. It turned out that he was the rumored commander of the demon army in Jiuli Heavenly Palace, whose status was second only to the Heavenly Palace Lord and held the military power, but it was said that he was ambitious and imprisoned in Tianzhu Mountain, but he didn't expect that the Heavenly Palace Lord would let the tiger return to the mountain this time.

"Everything in Yingzhou Immortal Island will be made by me and my subordinates. If there is a need for military action, we must be in unison. He said it was a discussion, but the devil's tone was stiff. There was little room for manoeuvre for the Peach Tree Fairy. But Tao Muxian had no choice, and these uninvited guests solved his urgent need.

"Thank you Lord and the General for your help. Here, please, wait for me to explain the reason slowly. ”

I don't know how long I ran, but the houses I passed next to me seemed to be familiar, and there was no movement in the dark, but I couldn't find the location of the county office. Zhang Xun raised his head, sweat wetting his forehead.

"It feels like it's ...... in the Black Forest."

There is not only a strong poisonous miasma in the air, but also unpredictable dangers, and Zhang Xun's keen ears have sensed the lurking crisis. His ears were constantly fluttering, and he sank down, crouching on the ground to make a careful difference, the sound of burning torches, the dull sound of hard-soled shoes touching the ground, and the slight movement of his clothes constantly rubbing. As the sound gradually approached, Zhang Xun took a deep breath and flashed his body into the dark shadow on the side of the road to brake quietly.

In the darkness, he remained silent, holding his breath to pay attention to the movements around him. Suddenly, a familiar figure stumbled in front of me; Immediately afterwards, the bustling and flickering firelight also appeared not far away.

The runner appeared to be very flustered, constantly turning around to pay attention to his back, and running more quickly and panickedly. When he ran closer, Zhang Xun found that this person was the Master Tian he was looking for, at this moment he had long lost the calm and chic when he met, the neat green cloth and gezu clothes were messy, the hair hidden under the square scarf had also been scattered, and his eyes were full of horror. Zhang Xun hurriedly stopped in front of him with an arrow step.

"Master Tian, what's going on? I'm going to look for you? ”

Tian Ting was taken aback, his body staggered back a few steps, and he almost fell. Zhang Xun hurriedly held on, which made the other party see himself clearly. Tian Ting breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked Zhang Xun up and down vigilantly.

"Zhang Shaoxia, why didn't your companion come along?"

"They were entangled in front of the inn, and I was about to go to the county office to find you to see what to do."

"Countermeasures?" Tian Ting said worriedly. "I'm too busy to take care of myself, how can I help you. Lord Chen and the officials are crazy and want my life. ”

"Crazy?" Zhang Xun saw a strange scene in front of the inn just now, and felt that there must be something related to it. "Do they have hollow eyes, can't speak, and keep making strange whirring noises from their mouths?"

"Exactly! How do you know? ”

"Brother Yinglong, Su Ye and Xiangnu are surrounded by people who have become like this, and they seem to have lost their minds." ”

"I was almost hacked to death by Lord Chen and the officials just now, but fortunately, I ran fast and barely managed to save my life. Now I can't even find my way out of the city. ”

"Quick! Follow me! Let's go and meet with Brother Ying Long and the others first, and then find a way to go. Zhang Xun grabbed Tian Ting and turned back to run the way he came.

But Tian Ting seemed to be attracted by a magnet, and his whole body stiffened. Zhang Xun looked back, and at some point, dozens of officials with wooden expressions had gathered behind them, holding torches and swords hanging from their waists, neatly surrounding the official sedan chair in the middle, and the voice of Chen County's order was a little lifeless from the sedan chair.

"You're not going anywhere...... Just stay......"

Zhang Xun stood in front of Tian Ting and sneered: "Joke, I can come if I want, and I can leave if I want." What can you do to me? ”

In the sedan chair, Chen Xian Ling sneered back, snorted lightly, and the dozens of officials next to him slowly followed the sedan chair towards Zhang Xun and Tian Ting. The puppet-like officials suddenly pulled out their waist knives with a "whoosh", and the gradually approaching cold made Tian Ting extremely nervous, hiding behind Zhang Xun, and couldn't help but tighten his clothes.

"What should I do?" Zhang Xun's hand clenched the waist bag full of charms. That's all he can rely on for now.