The appearance of the demon stirred up a storm in the eastern part of the Xuanwu Domain, but for the Southern Saint Army, what they were most concerned about at the moment was not the demon's incident, but another focus.

- Spirit Army.

Since mid-September, the Spirit Army, which had been fighting against the Southern Saint Army for three years on the battlefield in the Southern Regions, suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a new human army that broke through from the Quman Mountain Range, and they fought and retreated with the Southern Saint Army, containing as many as 200,000 troops on the battlefield, while the traces of the Spirit Army were completely free from the reconnaissance of the Southern Saint Army.

It wasn't until the end of the month that they received a summons from the Eastern Saints.

"Because the New Human Army broke through in the Quman Mountain Range, in order to fear its hiding, the Eastern Holy Army sent Nan Bo and Huang Liuer with 100,000 troops to pursue, hoping that the Southern Holy Army would assist. ”

When this news reached the Xuanwu City Lord's Mansion and was presented in front of the wolf head, he didn't say anything for a long time.

Xuanwu City Lord Tsuruta Shinichi sat next to the wolf's head, his face was unwavering, but his eyes were also a little deep.

"Why is this news coming so late?"

The messenger knelt down in a hurry: "Lord of the city, it's not that the lower officials don't want to convey the news earlier, but when they pass through the towns, they have been obstructed by the joint defense army many times, so they came so late. ”

"Joint Defense?" Shinichi Tsuruta's eyes narrowed, his gaze was a little strange, and he seemed to be very sensitive to the five words: "For what reason are they blocking your way?"

"Every time they enter the new town, they will intercept their subordinates, saying that there is a trace of the demon path in the domain, and they must carefully interrogate and interrogate all the people who pass by, and this is the case at several levels, so it took half a month. ”

"The Devil's Way?"

This time it was not Shinichi Tsuruta who spoke, but the head of the wolf.

He looked away from the interrogator and looked at the interrogator with burning eyes.

"They're looking for the Demon Dao, so you're delaying the military situation?"

The messenger's face turned pale instantly, his whole body trembled, and his mouth trembled and he wanted to explain something, but the next second he blurted out only the doctor's screams.

Smack!

Two bloody fingers fell to the ground, but it was the ring finger and little finger of the messenger's left hand, and the pain in his heart made him curl up on the ground with his palms in his hands, and he cried out in pain.

But the wolf's next words made him stop.

"If you scream again, then you will leave your tongue behind!"

The messenger broke out in a cold sweat, but the fear made him suppress the pain in his heart, and he gritted his teeth tightly, so he barely stopped his voice.

The screaming stopped, and the wolf head looked at Shinichi Tsuruta.

"The joint defense army, and Xuanwu City?"

Tsuruta Zhen's face changed slightly, and then calmed down: "Why did the wolf head say this, how could the Xuanwu Army and the joint defense army be the same as the military strength of the empire, how could they fight in the same room." ”

"Really?"

The wolf head glanced at him coldly, then stood up, stared at the three-dimensional map in the council hall, and said: "I don't care what gap is born between you, but now it affects the transmission of military information on the battlefield, that is, it affects the Southern Holy Army, if you don't handle it well, then I will show the Emperor Ming to the imperial capital and see what methods will be dealt with above." ”

Tsuruta Zhenyi's eyes flashed, but he said with a smile on his face: "The wolf head is serious, on the side of the joint defense army, I, as the city lord of Xuanwu City, will deal with it accordingly." ”

"I hope so. ”

After that, the wolf head no longer dwelled on this question, but looked at the other people on the side of the hall, and the leader of them stared at the ground with an expressionless face, as if the conversation had no effect on him in the slightest.

If Du Tianwen was here, he would definitely be able to call out this person's name-Qin Ziyu.

It's just that compared with four years ago, Qin Ziyu is more indifferent now, although he is a lot taller, his figure has been thinner too much, and his sharp temperament has completely disappeared, and it seems that a huge change has occurred.

"The direction of the retreat of the Spirit Clan Army is east?"

"Yes, the footprints they left behind are along the border line to the east, and that includes the new human army. Qin Ziyu replied with his head down.

The wolf head was silent for a while, and then said, "It seems that the people sent by the Eastern Saint Army should have encountered an accident. ”

There was silence in the chamber.

After a while, the wolf head spoke: "The joint defense army, they are searching for traces of the demon path?"

"That's right. ”

"How's it going?"

Tsuruta Shinichi's face became solemn: "Two days ago, another third-level town was destroyed, and 200,000 people were displaced, but no one was able to catch the tail of that demonic path. ”

The wolf head sneered: "I heard that the people in the Xuanwu Domain are now full of grievances, and even in Xuanwu City, there are quite a lot of rumors, saying that there are many incompetent people in the empire, and the rulers are greedy and unreasonable, which causes the Heavenly Dao to be angry and send down the Heavenly Damnation......"

"As the wolf head said, these are just rumors. ”

"Is it?" the wolf head showed a sarcastic gaze: "If it takes some time, I'm afraid this rumor will no longer be just a rumor!"

Shinichi Tsuruta frowned and said nothing.

"Hmph! Now that the external troubles have not been settled, and the internal strife has broken out again, if it can't be solved earlier, when the internal and external difficulties come, even if the military strength of the Southern Holy Army is doubled, I am afraid it will not be of much use. ”

Tsuruta Shinichi sighed: "Then according to the wolf's head, what should we do now?"

The wolf head glanced at him and said, "Xuanwu Army, fully assist the joint defense force to search for traces of the demon path in the domain, and strive to quell the civil strife as soon as possible, Qin Ziyu ......"

Qin Ziyu bowed his head and responded: "Yes!"

"You bring 50,000 elite soldiers to monitor this matter. ”

"Yes. ”

Hearing the arrangement of the wolf head, Tsuruta Shinichi frowned, and asked again, "...... the Spirit Clan Army?"

The wolf raised his hand: "Pass my order, let the Southern Regions battlefield Oda Sakura and Guan Tietang lead an army of 200,000 to the east, join the Eastern Saint Army, and jointly resist the Spirit Clan Army and the New Human Army!"

......

The first day of October.

The Spirit Army, which had broken away from the battlefield in the Southern Regions, marched eastward with the New Human Army, approaching the southern edge of the Quman Mountain Range.

"That's the Quman Mountains?"

It was the Psychic that asked about it, and it seemed to be interested in the rolling mountains, and it was the same in the words.

On one side, Yuan Gongxuan, who had returned to the Spirit Clan Army at some point, spoke: "That's right. ”

"What a mountain...... I feel the breath of the Italian people, and it seems that after all these years, you are still cooperating with them. ”

Yuan Gongxuan shook his head: "It's not about cooperation, to be honest, although we new humans and the Italian people have coexisted in the mountains for a hundred years, but we have never been able to understand their thoughts, compared to cooperation, I think the relationship between us is not so simple." ”

Hearing this, the crimson Lingrong suddenly sneered and said, "Heh, what you said is true, those guys of the Yi Clan, even we of the Spirit Clan can't figure out what they are thinking, they have always been hidden and do not participate in the struggles of other races, but it is really strange that you humans look at it differently." ”

Yuan Gong smiled and did not speak.

"However, this time you are besieged by the Eastern Saint Army of the human race, why don't you ask the Yi clan for help?"

This question made Yuan Gongxuan's expression a little colder: "It's not a secret, it's not that we didn't ask the Yi clan for help, but the Yi clan is unwilling to provide any assistance to things outside the mountain range, if you choose to retreat in the mountain range, you may be able to get some help, but we have been in the mountains for a hundred years, and now we don't want to stay any longer, so we hope to form an alliance with the spirit clan and help each other." ”

"Help each other?" Lingrong's tone was very disdainful, "How much help can your new human army bring us?"

Yuan Gongxuan still smiled: "The strength of the new human army may not be as strong as the spirit army, but if the two of us cooperate, we can still gain a greater advantage in the battle with the human race, not to mention ......"

"Huh?"

“...... Besides, for the Spirit Race, you can't find a better ally than our new human army, right?"

This sentence was said abruptly, but it made the spirit in front of him cast his gaze: "What do you mean by this?"

Seeing that he had attracted the attention of the most mysterious of the three beast kings, Yuan Gongxuan's smile became even thicker: "I heard that the Spirit Clan tore up the human barbarian agreement this time and attacked the Human Empire in advance because of the death of the Spirit Clan's general Ling Wuyuan, right?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere between the three beast kings immediately became a little subtle.

Lingci was the first to break the silence: "The human race first broke the agreement and killed my Spirit Beast King, so we launched an attack to avenge Lingwu Yuan. It's humans who tear up the agreement, not the spirits!"

Yuan Gongfu blinked, chuckled, and said lightly: "But what if the one who killed the Lingwu Yuan General is not a human?"

Lingqi lost his voice, but Lingqi replied, "If it's not a human, then who would it be?"

Yuan Gongxuan shook his head: "Although our new human army has enmity with the Empire, but because of this, we will know more about them, after all, although the Empire's ambitions are big, it is still quite cautious. Even after two hundred years of respite, the strength they have accumulated is not enough for them to ignore the threat of the barbarian races, and before they are absolutely sure, they will never do anything that threatens their own survival, and killing the general of the Spirit Race and causing the counterattack of the Spirit Army is one of them. ”

The voice became ethereal: "If it's not a human, who would it be?"

"Who is it that attacked the empire with the Lingwu Yuan general?"

For a moment, the Beastmaster was silent again.

Seeing this, Yuan Gong smiled and said: "I don't have definite evidence of who the real murderer is, but the demon clan is powerful, for them, the spirit clan may be a good helper, but if the war is over, what is the status of the spirit clan in their hearts? ”

The three beast kings looked at each other in silence for a long time, and finally spoke again.

"The New Human Army is already an ally of the Spirit Army, so we will assist you in reclaiming the Quman Mountains first, and then ......"

Yuan Gong smiled and said, "After this, the New Human Army was originally a loyal comrade-in-arms of the Spirit Clan Army, and fought against all enemies of the Barbarian Star!"