"But father, I remember you said before that Emperor Tianxing's strength is even stronger than we estimated." Zhao Yan pondered for a moment and continued.

"That's right. Even at the peak of my strength, I still didn't have the strength to fight back in front of him. ”

"So I'm worried. Gu Xu is only in the sixth realm now——"

"-For a reincarnated powerhouse, improving the realm is as simple as eating and drinking, maybe in a few months, he will be able to match the Tianxing Emperor."

Zhao Yan sighed lightly and did not respond immediately.

Luo Chuan did introduce in front of her that Gu Xu was the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei.

Gu Xu's cultivation speed is indeed far from comparable.

Even at this meeting, the city and aura on him were far better than in the past - according to his own words, this was because he "awakened the memory of his previous life".

However, in the dark, she always thought that he was still the same person he used to be, not the reincarnation of some immortal.

Especially when he was on her couch, she could clearly smell the mortal smoke and fire on him, not the musty smell of the old monster that had been buried in the dust of history for thousands of years.

She guessed that Gu Xu should still be hiding a lot of secrets.

However, she was worried about ruining his big thing, so she didn't ask much, but silently blessed him in her heart.

"May you have the best of luck with your next move."

…………

A few days later.

In summer, Liangzhou City is hot and dry, like a burnt brick kiln.

Prefect Yu Kunwei was sitting at the yamen looking through official documents.

Even though the two servants next to him waved their fans vigorously, he was sweating profusely from the heat, and his official robe was wet and sticking to his body.

The recent work has caused Yu Kunwei a great headache.

Not long ago, there was a big chaos in Liangzhou City - according to the imperial court, it was because two fierce god-level ghosts fought here, and in the end, both were defeated and died together.

It is said that on that sunny day, the sky was snowing without warning, and the panicked people turned into motionless ice sculptures, and the blood on the ground was dazzling, outlining a large array with strange patterns.

Afterwards, the original prefect of Liangzhou City and the exorcist Si Qianhu were dismissed, and Yu Kunwei was sent from Luojing City to take over the mess.

To tell the truth, Yu Kunwei didn't want to come to this remote and desolate ghost place at all, not only the climate was bad and the food was unappetizing, but beyond the city walls were the northwest barbarians.

If he is not careful and allows the barbarians to break into the country, he will be punished.

Where is there a happy listening to music with colleagues in Luojing City?

But the court has an order, and he doesn't dare to disobey.

Fortunately, since he took office, Liangzhou City has been calm - except for the disaster aftermath work and tax evasion vendors, which caused him a headache, there was not much trouble.

Until today –

I saw a soldier in armor hurriedly walking into the yamen, and reported to Yu Kunwei with an anxious expression: "Lord Prefect, there is an enemy attack in the west!" ”

The troubles that should come cannot be avoided after all.

Yu Kunwei stood up from his seat, frowned and stared at the soldier and said, "Is it the grassland barbarians who are coming?" ”

"No, my lord," replied the soldier, shaking his head, "the crowd was carrying a banner that I had never seen before, and threatened to surrender the city. ”

…………

A few minutes later, Yu Kunwei came to the tall city wall of Liangzhou.

Accompanying him was the exorcist Si Qianhu of Liangzhou City, named Ren Guanxiong, a Fifth Realm monk who had recently been transferred from the Jiangnan region.

Looking at his fat robe bulging, he was obviously nourished by Jiangnan's food and wine.

In other words, with the temperament of this fat man, he must drag Yu Kunwei and brag endlessly with him about what he had seen and heard in the past, especially the "great merits" he made when he was doing the mission of the Exorcism Division.

But today, he behaved with a serious face.

I saw that in the clear sky, a black and oppressive dark cloud appeared, thicker and thicker, lower and lower, and the shadow was cast on the earth, driving away the light, and also dispelling the last bit of luck in the hearts of the officials in Liangzhou City.

Below the dark clouds, there was a mighty enemy army that could not be seen.

As they marched towards Liangzhou City, the earth seemed to tremble, accompanied by a dull thunderous sound, raising puffs of sand and dust.

"They...... How many soldiers are coming? Yu Kunwei had never seen such a scene, and couldn't help but ask nervously.

"I don't know," Ren Guanxiong forced his composure, but his palms were already full of sweat, "Even if I used spells, I couldn't accurately estimate their specific strength. ”

Then they saw the battle flags fluttering in the wind in the enemy array.

It was a banner with a black background, embroidered with a silver-white cloud dragon pattern.

When their eyes fell on this battle flag, they only felt that their thoughts were in a trance for a moment, as if they had fallen into an endless galaxy, and realized the vastness of the universe and their own insignificance.

"What kind of banner is this?"

"You ask me, who do I ask?"

“……”

Moments later, the enemy army was already under the city.

In the center was a neatly arranged phalanx of infantry, and on the flanks were well-equipped cavalry ranks. In addition to this, there are countless crossbowmen, chariots, trebuchets, siege machines......

At the forefront of this torrent of steel, one after another cultivators harnessed the magic weapon and rose into the air.

They seemed to be covered in a hazy mist, making it impossible for the defenders to see their faces or distinguish their numbers.

But in any case, having the ability to fly with imperial weapons means that they are at least monks above the fourth realm.

Ren Guanxiong is already a little weak.

Because there weren't so many cultivators in the entire Liangzhou City combined.

He originally thought that when he came to Liangzhou to be an official, the most terrible thing he would encounter was nothing more than the invasion of the grassland barbarians.

Today's attack, however, is obviously even more terrifying.

It is like a country that is evenly matched with the Great Qi Dynasty, and it has launched an attack on Liangzhou with all the strength of the country.

"Why don't you surrender?"

A thought came to Ren Guanxiong's mind.

It is like a seed, nourished by fear, quickly taking root and sprouting.

He quietly glanced at Yu Kunwei next to him—the latter was also clenched into fists, his lips pursed, as if hesitating about something.

Most of the officials of the Great Qi Dynasty cherished their feathers.

Although both of them now have the idea of surrender in their minds, they are both waiting for the other to speak first, and neither wants to be the sinner that will go down in history.

There was silence on the walls.

The horn of the battle was not sounded for a long time.

At this moment, the cultivators of the enemy army suddenly retreated to the sides, giving way to a middle passage.

Two figures appeared out of thin air.

On the left is a woman in a black power suit, wearing a hat, and stepping on a flying sword.

On the right is a tall and burly man in a big red robe, armed with a spear.

It was Xu Man, the former Sword Pavilion Master, and Zhao Changying, the former Yan King.

(End of chapter)