It is said that Princess Pinglan and her entourage rushed to the land of Xichuan against time, naturally on the one hand, they wanted to get rid of the chasing soldiers sent by the king of Nanzhao, and on the other hand, Pinglan wanted to rush back to recruit soldiers and horses to prepare for war......

It seems that the battle between Tang Ting and Nanzhao is inevitable.

At least, in the eyes of Nanzhao, this is the case. A few days ago, the Nanzhao Kingdom began to gather troops and horses in various places, and the king of Nanzhao had ordered the whole country to inform the whole army to take the Mushuang Lord Wusutai as the head of the march ahead, supervise the vanguard of 100,000 soldiers and horses, and march to the land of Tangting Xichuan half a month later. The 50,000 soldiers and horses on the back road were supervised by Deputy Minister Zheng Zhongyong, and the front and rear 150,000 soldiers and horses responded to each other, trying to take Xichuan Mansion and conquer Chengdu......

At dusk on this day, Princess Pinglan and others had already walked to the last pass of the border between the Tang Court and the Nanzhao Kingdom, calling for their names. Although it is a border town, because there are often trade exchanges between the border people of the two countries, it is common for the border people of the mountains and wilderness to marry and intermarry. Therefore, the people of the two countries in the land of Tongzhao go to each other and live together, forming a mixed life with unique local customs, regardless of the Han, Zhuang, Miao, Hui and other ethnic groups here, there are also Nanzhao tribesmen. Therefore, it is not uncommon to see a group of Han people from the Central Plains passing by in the neighborhood of a small town.

So, Princess Pinglan and her entourage found a restaurant opened by Han people in the neighborhood...... They traveled for several days in a row, eating and sleeping in the open, racing against time. Now that I finally arrived in Tongzhao, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, after all, as long as I passed here, I would arrive at the border of the Tang Dynasty.

After the group had fought in the town, they continued on their way. The war is about to break out, how can Pinglan be a little relaxed, even if she is relaxed in her heart, she doesn't dare to reflect it in action.

Originally, the purpose of her visit to Nanzhao this time was to repair the good of the two countries and travel to the customs of Nanzhao, and the other was to visit Deng Yu and his wife to understand the domestic situation in Nanzhao...... I didn't know that this time I went to cause so much trouble.

It seems that there are so many things in this world that backfire.

Princess Pinglan and her entourage were still galloping slowly, they were all dressed in Tang costumes of the Han people in the Central Plains, the men were young and handsome, the women were beautiful and beautiful, and a group of more than a dozen people walked on the avenue like this, which was very conspicuous.

Passers-by also stared at them from time to time, most of them were slightly surprised. Perhaps, the passers-by were just a little worried about the presence of these young people in this barbaric place.

After all, in these years, there is a shortage of soldiers, robbers and bandits are rampant, and the world is extremely unpeaceful. People live in such an era, but do they not know what will happen tomorrow today?

A small mountain village, dilapidated, poor, with less than 20 households. Now there is no life in sight, only the remnants of empty and dilapidated houses.

Occasionally, when a pedestrian passes by, he can't help but feel the bleak scene here. It is this small mountain village, which happens to be on the important ground of Tongzhao and Datang.

Even many locals don't remember the original name of this small mountain village. I just remember one night five years ago, everyone in this village disappeared overnight...... No one knows where these villagers have gone.

Later, the local government of Tongzhao investigated for several months, but there was no clue at all, and the last thing was to be stopped. This has become an unsolved case in the local area...... Long puzzled by the others. Some descendants are speculating that perhaps these villagers offended the gods and were burned to nothing by the heavenly fires, while others think that these villagers were taken captive by robbers and bandits, that the old people and children were killed, that the men were captured to work as coolies, and that the women were forcibly taken for their own use...... In short, there are different opinions, and there is no one to discern.

But one thing is true, there are no more people in this small mountain village. Even when pedestrians pass by during the day, they dare to pass by in the company of more than three or five pedestrians. At night, almost no one dares to walk here.

As a result, this small mountain village was called "ghost village" by the locals, and it was so distorted that people did not dare to approach.

Dusk is the most beautiful and peaceful time of the day.

Outside the dilapidated village, in the western sky, there are a few traces of remnant sun, like a few giant long knives stained with blood...... In mid-air, crows hovered and wailed, as if waiting for a delicious meal.

At this time, a group of people came to the entrance of the small village. They were the princesses of Pinglan who missed the inn and were in a hurry to leave.

"Princess, it's getting late. Are we going to hurry tonight?" asked a sword-wielding girl beside Princess Pinglan.

"This place is less than a hundred miles away from our Datang border, as long as we speed up our foot strength, it won't take long to reach the camp in front ......of Xichuan Mansion," Princess Pinglan said.

"It's just...... I am afraid that the princess will not be able to bear it in this way......" the girl said again.

"It's okay, it's nothing to walk this way...... It's always good that we can buy as much time as possible. If we don't speed up our march, I'm afraid that the pursuers and killers of Nanzhao Kingdom will come again......" Princess Pinglan said.

When the girl saw Princess Pinglan say this, she didn't say anything more, but followed closely and walked into the dilapidated mountain village......

After the group walked into the village, they clearly felt a gloomy feeling, and from time to time, an unknown strange wind blew in their ears. Everyone was alert at the same time, and they also sensed that something was wrong somewhere in the village, but they couldn't see any clues when they looked around.

It's getting darker and darker.

It was as if the time since they entered the village was much faster than usual.

Another strange wind whistled by, and then a crisp sound of "popping" came, which really tightened everyone's nerves.

In the meantime, the quicker responder has pressed his right hand to the hilt of the sword, ready to attack at any moment.

However, when everyone saw it, it was only the strange wind that blew over a rotten door panel in front of a hut somewhere in the village......

"Be careful, everyone, this dilapidated village is a bit weird......" Princess Pinglan reminded softly.

Everyone responded softly, and they all quickened their pace and ran forward. They all wanted to get out of this weird and dilapidated village as quickly as possible.

In the night, they ran for about a hundred meters, and more than a dozen people stopped and stopped......

They all stared at a thick, dead tree in the village.

What a weird little village, what a weird dead tree.

The dead tree grew in the middle of the village road...... To everyone's daze, something seemed to be staring at them with wide eyes on the dead tree.

Everyone under the night shadow was nervous.

"There's something in the tree ......"

"Maybe it's a crow......"

"No, how can a crow be so big......"

"That'...... What would that be......"

At this moment, a strong smell of blood came from the dead tree, and everyone was almost out of breath.

Whew, whew, whew...... Five black shadows scurried up from the dead tree and rushed towards everyone's heads, but the speed was amazingly fast, and by the time everyone reacted, it was too late......

Everyone only felt that the long swords of the five men and women in the outer room had been snatched away...... When he came back to his senses, there was no trace of the shadow, and only the smell of blood in the air remained......

Yes......

Yikes......

"This ...... Is it a human or a ghost......" There was a lot of commotion among the five men and women.

"Don't mess around, everyone, be vigilant...... It's the tree that's attacking us. Princess Pinglan shouted softly.

"Ghost ...... It must be a ghost...... Otherwise, how could there be such a fast speed?" said one of them in shock.

"Don't talk nonsense...... Everyone, pay attention, shoulder to shoulder in a circle, close to each other to be on guard. Princess Pinglan scolded.

The guards responded lightly, and immediately circled around, with Princess Pinglan as the center, and were highly vigilant with each other.

Princess Pinglan also stared intently at the movement on the dead tree, but at this moment, the dead tree was quiet, except for some vague dead branches hidden in the darkness of the night, where could you see half a ghost shadow.

"Why hasn't there been any movement? Is that weird thing...... Already gone?" another guard whispered.

"Don't take it lightly, tighten your ......guard," Princess Pinglan continued.

Before he finished speaking, there was a change in the dead tree.

Call...... Call...... Call......

The sound of the body breaking through the air sounded again, and then everyone smelled the bloody breath in the air again.

"Here we are...... Be careful, everyone. Princess Pinglan reminded everyone again.

This time, the crowd already had experience. When the five black shadows flew by, they all made a move......

Those who have swords in their hands turn into swords and sabber nets to protect the vital points above everyone's heads, and they think they are guarding.

A man without a sword (because he was taken away by a "monster" just now) sends out the hidden weapon he carries with him;

Both offensive and defensive, the culmination of the army. They thought that even if they could not defeat the enemy, it would be enough to protect themselves.

However...... This time, it didn't work out again.

In the darkness of the night, the swords of the remaining four people were snatched out of thin air by something. And those hidden weapon flying knives that shot into the night naturally disappeared into the night and disappeared without a trace. Not to mention the monsters that can shoot and attack everyone, even the shadow can't see half of it......

In this way, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Their minds were all devastated, after all, although these young people did not dare to say that everyone had peerless martial arts, at least they were all martial artists who had been instructed by famous masters since childhood.

Tonight, how can they not be shocked?

This...... Isn't this really ...... Ghosts?

In the hearts of everyone, at least more than seventy percent have this idea. Coincidentally, they all got closer, especially the girls in white.

"Whoever has a fire fold on him, hurry up and light the ......," Princess Pinglan exclaimed anxiously.

"I have ......," a male guard replied.

Disheveled...... After a soft sound, the fire burst out.

Everyone suddenly felt that their eyes lit up, and a ray of fire in the dark night seemed to illuminate not everyone's eyes, but their deep and tense hearts.

Almost at the same time as the fire lit up, a cold air came out of nowhere. The cold air, as if flowing from the depths of the earth, was unusually cold, and the cold air was pressing, mixed with a faint smell of blood......

Finally, the cold air hit the right arm of the male guard holding the fire fold, and he immediately shivered, his whole body seemed to be frozen, and a chill instantly flowed all over his body, which was extremely uncomfortable. And the fire fold that he was holding in his hand fell to the ground again......

The fire folded with a faint glow, and gradually dimmed on the ground, just as it was about to be extinguished. But it was rolled up by a white belt that was neither gold nor iron, nor silk nor silk, and flew into a pile of dead wood and grass next to the village.

But the white belt is Princess Pinglan's personal weapon-soul locking silk.

Soon, the flames and flames of the canopy burst out from the pile of dead wood and grass.

After the eventual outburst, the fire continued to spread and grew larger and larger with the help of the night wind. Finally, it illuminates a radius of 100 meters......

And the scene and things on the dead tree finally saw clearly.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't look at it, and after seeing it, everyone is even more frightened......

Those who climb on the dead tree are watching them, but where are the people?