Chapter 1: Smoke Rises in the Fourth Section: Advance to the Gate of the White Sun1
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At this time, a winding canyon. Although it is covered with shrubs and weeds, it is still quite spacious. In the evening, the westerly sun can only shine on the peaks on both sides, making the whole valley appear dark and quiet.
A wild boar limped through the bushes, and an iron stuck on its right hind leg. The impact on the ground made a crisp "dangdang" sound, leaving a trail of blood.
Perhaps exhausted or bleeding profusely, the boar fell to the ground after a few blows. After struggling a few times, he didn't get up. Lying on the ground for a while, panting in his nose, his eyes looked weakly at the two towering trees not far away, a line of tears flowed out, and he slowly closed his eyes.
A short time later, a weak lamb also broke in. The flustered eyes and the confused pace showed that it had been separated from its mother, or that it had lost it.
Seeing the carcass of a wild boar on the ground, he instinctively ran backwards. After running a short distance, I didn't hear the footsteps of the wild boar chasing, so I couldn't help but be a little bolder, and I stopped and looked back at the wild boar.
After half a sound, the wild boar still did not make any moves, and he was inevitably a little bolder, and after wandering in place for a while, he began to walk timidly towards the wild boar.
By this time, the sun had already set in the west, and there was only a trace of afterglow left in the sky. The lamb walked up to the boar, arched the boar's body with his head, bleated twice, and knelt down against the boar's carcass.
The next morning, when the sun's rays shone again on the top of the mountain, there was another carcass of a lamb next to the carcass of the boar. I don't know if I froze to death or starved to death.
Since then, animals have come here from time to time, either with wounded bodies or with wounded hearts. And the canyon is getting darker and darker every day.
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When Nian Feng slowly opened his eyes, he vaguely saw that he was lying in Tianzun's arms, and next to him, the Battle Saint, the Law God, Kunlun, Long Wu, Meteor and others were surrounding him with a look of concern, and couldn't help but ask in a groggy voice: "I...... What do I ...... What's wrong, why are you all ...... All looked at me. ”
Seeing him wake up, everyone's faces suddenly showed joy. Meteor leaned down and said, "Thank goodness you're finally awake." We all thought you were hopeless. ”
Hearing Meteor say this, Nian Feng remembered that he was pierced through the abdomen by an evil poisonous snake, looked up at his abdomen, and saw that there was no scar intact, and then looked around, and finally stopped his gaze on Tianzun's face: "City Lord, you saved me?"
Before Tianzun could answer, Meteor had already replied first: "Out of him, who still has such a great ability." After that, he sighed and said, "Hey, you are lucky, you picked up a life and came back, but it's a pity for my second brother...... My second brother ......" said this, he couldn't say any more, his eyes were red, and he stood up, revealing Long Wu standing with a pestle and a knife behind him.
As soon as Meteor said this, everyone also turned their eyes to Long Wu. Tianzun also said guiltily: "You were just pierced through the abdomen, your bones were not harmed, and it is not difficult to treat them, but it's a pity that Brother Longwu, your right leg was cut off alive, and Lan Tian's skills are weak, so there is really nothing you can do." As he spoke, he looked at Long Wu apologetically, and the last two sentences were obviously said to him.
It turned out that when the two were injured, it was also when the three states joined forces to repel the demon army. After the meteor roared, he remembered the "healing technique" of the demon sealer. Hurriedly called the nearest demon sealer to treat the two. However, those demon sealers have low cultivation and weak mental power, how can they deal with such a serious injury. In a hurry, Meteor remembered Tianzun and immediately sent someone to inform Tianzun.
Tianzun rushed over as soon as he got the news. But Long Wu was unable to do anything because his foot bone had been broken, and Tianzun could only help him stop the bleeding and suture the wound, and the broken leg could not be connected after all. Nian Feng did not hurt his bones, although the injury was heavier than Long Wu's, but he was healed.
Long Wu saw what Tianzun meant, and laughed: "If it's broken, it's broken, isn't it lame." If you're lame, you can still wipe out those turtle bastards. The tone is heroic, but there is also a hint of desolation.
"It's broken, it's broken, it's so easy to say. What did I tell you when I went out of town? that ye shall not go out of the city, and shall not go out of the city. But you're good. Take my words as wind in your ears. It's a small matter for you to break your leg, but if the emperor and the old and young in the city are in danger because of this, can you bear it?"
Although he has accepted the fact that Long Wu's leg is broken. But hear the desolation in his heroic tone. The War Saint still couldn't help but feel sad. This remark seems to be an accusation that Long Wu did not obey orders, but in fact, it was heartache and insincerity.
Meteor knew the temper of the eldest brother very well, and how he didn't know why he was angry, turned sideways, secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, turned around and smiled: "Big brother, although the second brother's leg is broken, he is still a well-known man in our Beach City." ”
Long Wu also smiled and said: "Big brother, don't feel sorry for me, my leg was broken for Qi Cheng, it's worth it!"
Listening to what Long Wu said, the Battle Saint hugged him and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother, the eldest brother is not blaming you, the eldest brother is heartbroken for your leg." Seeing this, everyone next to them couldn't help but sigh.
When the sun set, it was dusk, the wind had stopped and the grass was quiet, and the twilight was gloomy. Under the reflection of the copper-blue sky, the corpses of the vast plain were all over the field, and the three city-states had more than 200,000 people after this battle, and they were sharply reduced to only 40,000. There was no sorrow or joy, and the whole crowd began to move quietly towards Beach City after a little rectification, and there was no wind or thunder, and it seemed that the heavens and the earth were dumbfounded and lost their voices at this moment.
They must now rush back to Beechcraft, as the Stonemen Legion has yet to appear.
Not far to walk. In the twilight, I saw two figures in the distance running quickly towards this side. The Battle Saint recognized that these were the two leaders of the squad he sent to protect the Emperor, and his heart suddenly sank: "Could it be that something happened in the city." "I hurriedly greeted him.
These are two people in their thirties. A man and a woman, their eyes were red, and their faces were covered with tears. Apparently he had just cried. The two of them saw the battle saint running over. Before he could speak, he cried with a "wow".
A sense of foreboding faintly rose in the heart of the War Saint. "Why did you come here, and what happened in the city?"
The two of them wept and said, "Emperor...... The emperor has returned to heaven. ”
As soon as these words came out, it was no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the war saint couldn't help but shake his body a few times, and took two steps back before standing still, and muttered: "What...... How so! How did it come to heaven?"
The man among the two wiped a handful of tears and said, "God came together this morning, and he coughed nonstop, especially after hearing that the demon army had attacked the city, he coughed even more. Still...... Also coughed up blood. Later, when I heard that the demon sealer had arrived, I got better. But in the afternoon, he began to cough again, and the cough did not stop. The two of us were right next to her at the time, watching her...... It's not okay to look at her. With that, he sobbed again.
The woman next to him also said: "When the emperor heard that the demon sealer had arrived, he was so happy that he walked around the courtyard twice. She kept muttering, 'The Blue Sky Belt Demon Sealer has finally arrived, this is good, this is good, it seems that they should also arrive when they are treading the waves!" At that time, we thought that her condition had improved, but how did we know...... Who knows, it's just a reflection of the light. ”
The emperor is very old and weak, since the outbreak of this war, he has worked day and night, causing the recurrence of old diseases, coughing day and night, the war saint has long been worried about her body, and her heart is somewhat prepared, but when she hears it at this moment, it is still difficult to accept, tears are rolling in her eyes for a while, and her heart is full of grief.
Here, Tianzun, Fashen and others also caught up from behind. When he heard that the emperor collapsed, he was also grief-stricken, and when he heard that the emperor had been looking forward to himself, his heart was even more uncomfortable. The Fashen wept and said, "We came all the way here, but we didn't expect to see her for the last time. ”
Tianzun also said: "Her old man is dedicated to the Marfa Continent, and she has done her best, but when she leaves, she is in this situation, and she is not at ease even leaving, if we can't destroy the demon army and return the Marfa Continent to a peaceful place, how can we be right for her!"
As the news of the emperor's collapse spread among the crowd, everyone who heard it was stunned by the bad news, at first it was just a small sob, as more and more people knew, the sobs gradually converged into a big cry, and in the end the whole crowd howled.
"Cloud Wing City Lord, isn't the dragon slaying knife in your hand able to seal the demon army? Why don't you just use it to seal all those demon armies, and the harmful emperor will die with sorrow. In the crowd, one of them asked loudly.
"Yes, why don't you just seal the demon army, so many of us are left with only that. ”
"Now that everyone has lost their wives and husbands, and their sons are separated from their fathers, if you directly seal the demon army, how can there be many things behind. ”
"Yes, we are all homeless now, with no city to return to. You can obviously use the dragon slayer knife to subdue the demon army, why do you want to achieve this result. ”
A cry of reproach rang out amid a howl. The more trouble becomes, these people are hesitant and aggrieved after this hard battle. Remembering the rumors that the Dragon Slayer Treasure Knife could seal the Demon Army, he began to question the Battle Saint loudly.
The battle saint was covered with tears, looking at the angry faces, wanting to explain, but feeling that everyone was unable to argue, but Long Wu shouted on the side, covering all the questioning voices of the crowd: "The emperor has just passed away, and you have started infighting, and you keep saying that the emperor has passed away with sorrow, is this how you used this method to relieve his old man's worries?"
Being yelled at by Long Wu, the crowd suddenly quieted down a lot, but the dissatisfaction was even higher. There was a look of indignation on their faces.
Seeing this, Tianzun hurriedly stood up and said in a loud voice: "You said that you want to seal the demon army, but who of you knows how to seal the demon army?"
"Isn't it just the Dragon Slaying Knife?" replied one of the people in the crowd.
"Yes, it's with the Dragon Slayer Knife. But that depends on the timing, not all demon army dragon slaying swords can be sealed. ”
"Timing? What kind of timing? The demon army is swaggering in front of you, isn't it the best time?"
"No, the timing is that you have to face the big devil of the demon army, because only by sealing the big devil can you fundamentally solve the problem. ”
"Are there still fewer big devils we face today? There are still those who fly in the sky and those who wear yellow robes. ”
"No, they're not really big bosses. The real boss is still hiding in the shadows. As soon as Tianzun said this, the crowd suddenly burst into a 'huh' sound. Who would dare to imagine that above these demon armies, there is a bigger demon head.