The eighth prelude: the chase
The small town of Maple Grove
Just as Mu Ying and the Baili brothers walked out of the forest, four big characters came into Mu Ying's eyes.
"Maple Grove Town?"
"What an elegant name. Mu Ying said with a smile.
"That's nature," Baili Shouyue beckoned to Baili Xuance, who was still jumping around behind him, and then turned back to Mu Ying and said,
"This maple grove town, since its establishment, has a history of more than 300 years. ”
"Oh, more than 300 years. Mu Ying said with a little surprise.
"Exactly,"
Baili Shoujo said with a smile, "This maple forest town was built by the order of the emperor who took office more than three hundred years ago, and its purpose was to prevent the beasts of the forest from coming to disturb the inhabitants of the cities behind. ”
"But in hundreds of years, the beast has not attacked a few times, but it is the surrounding countries, which have launched several wars against it, trying to compete for the important military fortress inside....."
"Please show your pass. ”
A low cry without any emotion sounded in Mu Ying's ears, and when he looked at the voice, he saw that it was a soldier who was more than one meter eight tall and wearing bright silver armor, holding a spear in his hand, looking at Mu Ying and the others.
Pedestrians who kept entering and leaving the town were also stopped one by one by some soldiers in the same uniform in the surrounding area, who were asked to check their passes.
Some of them, apparently already aware of this rule, handed over a shining silver card themselves as they stepped forward, handed it to the soldier, and after checking it, went into the town.
And Baili Shou Yu is no exception, the light in his hand flashed, and a card appeared in his hand, handed to the soldier who was whispering to him just now, and Mu Ying was surprised that the color of the card held by Baili Shou was slightly different from the color of other people's cards.
A few more golden lines!
"It turned out to be a Barrysman. ”
After receiving the pass for the Hundred Miles Covenant, the soldier's eyes shone with awe, and after handing the pass back to the hands of the Hundred Miles Covenant with both hands, he respectfully stepped aside and continued to check the passers-by.
"Unlike other places, if you don't have a pass,"
Baili Shouyue held the card with golden lines in his hand, and said to Mu Ying, "This town is not allowed to enter." ”
The light flickered, and the card in his hand was taken back by Shou Yu.
"And this kind of rule?"
"Naturally, there is no such thing in normal times, but recently," Baili Shouyue shook his head and said, "I also told you just now, although this town was originally built to resist the beast tide, but now the main purpose is to prevent the attack of neighboring countries. ”
"The year of peace is too long."
Baili Shoujo sighed, "Hundreds of years have passed, and the King Continent has the supreme authority of the King Academy's order management, and various countries do not dare to initiate too much war and turmoil. ”
"But after all, the strong man in the King's Academy, the purpose of his existence is not just to manage this continent, his heart of honor is very heavy, and for decades, the management of the King's Continent has become more and more lax. ”
"And those countries that were managed by the King's School before, seeing that the management of the King's School has been relaxed, coupled with the increasing number of top powerhouses in the past few decades, the foundation has become deeper, and various countries have naturally developed a belligerent heart, and the desire for hegemony is also getting stronger and stronger. ”
"The world can't always be ruled by one group, and recently, there is a saying among the people."
Baili Shouyue then lowered his voice and said to Mu Ying, "Some people have heard that the King's Academy is not lax in the management of the mainland, but because the number of its strong people is already unable to catch up with the geniuses who are constantly emerging on the road, and its strength is much weaker than hundreds of years ago." ”
"It's not so much that it's too weak, it's not that the number of strong people on the continent is superior, right?" Mu Ying said.
"That's exactly what it is!"
Speaking of this, Mu Ying sighed.
Is it really because of this?
There are not a few geniuses in the King's Academy, Mu Ying, who has seen them, and there are some geniuses and demons who gather among them, and there are many students, with the mark of the gods, and their strength is unlikely to be weaker than ordinary cultivators.
Listening to what the teacher said before, it is obvious that the real reason for this is not the case.
The King's Academy is not a relaxation of the management of the King's Continent.
Rather, there is no intention to govern.
Because of the demon who has been sealed in the earth for thousands of years!
"As for these passes now," Baili Shoujo continued, "it is also because some surrounding countries have recently been ready to launch some attacks on our country, and the purpose of the passes is to prevent some spies from mixing in. ”
"Originally, it was only a pass that allowed a few of us to enter,"
Baili Shouyue blinked at Mu Ying and said, "Our Baili clan has existed in this country for hundreds of years, and for hundreds of years, we have always been loyal to this country, and there are several powerful ancestors who have sacrificed for the country, and at this moment, our patriarch, in the palace, is also prominent and is reused by the emperor." ”
"The special pass of our Baili clan also has this role, as long as you have a special certification, you can have this golden streamer, and one person can take two people to pass with this card. ”
"So,"
Mu Ying smiled, "You Baili's clan is really not simple. ”
"Haha!" Baili Shouyue laughed, his eyes flashing with reverence for his family, "But Brother Mu, I see that you are new to the city, a pass or something, and I will help you apply for one when the time comes." ”
"At that time, even without me, you could come and go in and out of this town as you pleased. ”
"Then thank you Brother Baili," Mu Ying clasped her hands into fists and smiled, "It's just ......"
"Just what?"
"Brother Baili, aren't you afraid that I am a spy sent by another country?"
"Haha," Baili Shoujo laughed, lowered his voice, and said, "I haven't thought about it like this.......
"It's just that I have always had a lot of confidence in my ability to see people, and I am lucky to know Brother Daomu. ”
"So this time, as if it was a bet I made, you Brother Mu, it won't be like this!"
Hearing these remarks, Mu Ying was a little moved.
Needless to say, Mu Ying hugged her head at Baili Shouyo, and followed his footsteps and continued to walk forward.
"Xuan Ce!" Baili Shouyue suddenly shouted, looking at the figure jumping up and down on the house, "You come down for me! Don't make trouble on the roof of someone's house again!"
"Brother!" shouted the figure on the roof, "guess what I just saw?"
"I don't care what you see, you come down for me!"
"Okay!" the red figure muttered, but he was still jumping on the roof at a steady pace, and then shouted to Baili Shoujo, "Brother, you have my position, when I catch this prey in front of me, you will find me again!"
"You ......" Baili Shoujo shouted angrily, "If you do this again, you won't want me to take you out next time!"
"It's not too late for me to catch this thing!"
After speaking, it turned into a red light and disappeared from the field of vision of the two.
"This kid!" Baili Shoujo said angrily, "every time I bring him out, it's so noisy." ”
"Maybe he really saw something," Mu Ying said, "I think he used to listen to you all along, but now that he is in such a desperate mood, I think he must have found something that he is enough to chase." ”
"It was like this before," Baili Shouyo said helplessly, "The last time he was also so foolish, chasing a thing all over the city, the family used three hundred guards to search for him all over the city, but after finding him, he found that he was just trying to catch an ordinary spotted finch that can be bought in the market!"
"In order to prevent this from happening next time, my father installed a positioning system on me and him, so that the next time I look for him, I don't have to be so troublesome. Brother Mu, you ...... What's the matter?"
"But this time, it should be different......"
Mu Ying looked at the direction where Baili Xuance had left just now, frowned slightly, and narrowed her eyes into a line.
"I saw just now that in front of your brother Xuan Ce, there was a black shadow flashing......
"Black shadow?" Baili Shoujo wondered.
"I've cultivated in the forest many times, and my observation ability is naturally much stronger than some people," Mu Ying said, "The black shadow before, I think, should be the reason why your brother Xuan Ce is chasing." ”
Baili Shouyu waved his hand and said, "Brother Mu, don't think about it, maybe it's another bird." ”
"No!" Mu Ying turned his head to Baili Shou and said, "Brother Baili, believe me, this black shadow will definitely not be as simple as an ordinary bird." ”
Seeing Mu Ying's eyes so firm, Baili Shou was also stunned, and then let go of his mentality,
"Okay, then do as you say, and see!"
Mu Ying clenched her fists with both hands and took the lead in chasing after her.
"Brother Mu, don't panic!"
"What else?"
At the moment when Mu Ying chased after him, the voice of Baili Shouyu then sounded behind him, "I have a positioning system here, let's just look at the coordinates here and chase over!"
“.........”
.......
"Stop!"
A roar of anger emanated from a red light, "Who the hell dares to be reckless here?"
Woohoo
Two sharp sounds sounded through the air, and the black shadow in front of Baili Xuance's eyes stopped.
"It's really hard to chase......."
Stopped, a figure dressed in a black robe, holding a long knife glowing with blue light, facing the red-haired man who was coming towards him.
"Put your name on it!"
Seeing the black shadow stop, Xuan Ce shouted loudly, stood on the eaves and said to the man in black in front of him.
"Is the current Baili clan so rampant?" the man in black sneered.
"Oh?" Xuan Ce said, "you actually know that I am from the Baili clan. ”
"Haha, Gua Wazi," the man in black laughed, "I have other things to do today, so I won't play with you kid yet!"
After saying that, he turned into a black shadow again and was about to leave.
"Want to go?" Xuan Ce shouted, "Then it depends on whether you have the ability!"
swish
A red light flashed out of Xuan Ce's hand, and a long sickle appeared in his hand.
Holding the long scythe in his hand, Xuan Ce chased up, aimed at the departing black shadow, aimed in the direction, and after accumulating strength, with a wave of his arm, the long scythe in his hand was like a missile, slamming towards the black shadow!
A chill came from behind the man in black.
"What a nuisance!"
The man in black let out a loud snort, thud, and disappeared in place.
And the long sickle swung by Baili Xuance also failed.
In the next second, the man in black appeared in front of Xuan Ce's eyes.
Just as he came back to his senses, a sharp pain came from his chest!
syllable
With a crisp sound, a strong fist of the man in black hit Xuan Ce's chest.
"Poof!"
A mouthful of blood spat out, and Xuan Ce flew out upside down like a bird with folded wings.
"It's not for the sake of you Baili's sake, my punch will kill you!"
The man in black snorted coldly, looked at the figure flying down, turned around, and was about to leave.
At this time, the man in black found that a red dot was already aimed at his chest.
"It's ......."
Rumble!
With a sharp sound that broke through the air, a strong air flow locked the man in black, and a ballistic trajectory that showed the power of the explosion slammed into the chest of the man in black.
"This?!"
The face of the man in black changed suddenly, his hands were sealed, blue light flashed, and a talisman light mark was immediately presented in front of his body.
Boom –
A loud bang came from the sky, and a flash of fire exploded where the man in black in the sky was!
The talisman shield still couldn't resist the strong ballistic airflow, and after choking out a few mouthfuls of blood, the man in black flew out upside down and smashed downward.
With a loud bang, the body of the man in black smashed on the eaves, smashing out a huge crater.
"I hurt my brother and want to leave, but you should be here but your home?"
On the other eaves, a white-haired man, standing upright, holding a spear in his hand, looked at the black shadow that was hit by himself, and slowly spoke.