Chapter 148: Fierce Battle on a Rainy Night (I)
The aged Feixian Brew is sweet in the mouth, and it tastes excellent with a good banquet on the table.
Especially after Feixianju learned that this table of banquets was prepared for Zhao Ya and others, the master chef who cooked the dishes was even more attentive, so everyone ate very comfortably.
After three glasses of wine, Lu Dingtai put down the glass, looked at Zhao Ya and said, "I have seen the corpse of that giant ape, and judging from the wounds, your knife technique seems to have entered the territory again." ”
Zhao Ya admired it in his heart.
Sure enough, he is worthy of being an old Jianghu, his eyes are really vicious, and he can see his knife skills entering the realm just by a little trace on the corpse.
He didn't hide it either, and nodded directly; "Yes, Master, I suddenly had some insight when I was fighting in the woods, and I killed this giant ape."
"Yes, if you want to improve your martial arts in the end, you must be tempered by actual combat, and if you can do this, it proves that your talent is really strong enough."
When he said this, Lu Dingtai's heart was full of relief.
To be honest, since Zhao Ya entered the martial arts hall, he actually didn't teach him anything.
Except for the most important Donkey Kong boxing, Lu Dingtai did not teach any other martial arts.
It's not that he wants to hide anything, it's just that Lu Dingtai feels that these martial arts are not worth Zhao Ya's wasted energy.
This young man's talent is by no means limited to the Four Realms, so his main task now is to take advantage of his youth and attack the Five Realms as soon as possible.
If he can successfully exchange blood before the age of thirty and step into the Five Realms, then even if he doesn't want to show his face, he has to do everything he can to let him enter the master's door.
If we succeed in opening the pulse, the future is limitless.
Compared to these, mere martial arts are just trivial things.
But I didn't expect that I still underestimated this teenager.
He was able to perceive the opportunity in battle and take a step forward in his sword technique.
This also proves that Lu Dingtai's thinking is right.
A genius like Zhao Ya can't interfere too much.
Thinking of this, the more Lu Dingtai looked at Zhao Ya, the more he liked it, and couldn't help but pour another glass of wine.
"Come, Master, I salute you."
The master toasted, and the apprentice naturally didn't dare not drink.
Zhao Ya hurriedly stood up, "Master is polite, disciple will do it first as respect." ”
With a sip, he drank all the wine in his glass.
Lu Dingtai laughed.
He had heard people talk about the amount of alcohol that his little apprentice had, and he was known as not drunk in a thousand cups.
But Lu Dingtai felt that it was all.
How can anyone really not get drunk with a thousand cups, it is nothing more than relying on their own strength to drink more than ordinary people.
So he drank the wine from his cup.
"Come, you've worked hard today, our master and apprentice won't get drunk tonight."
Midnight.
Lu Dingtai staggered back.
In the end, it was the master, and in the end, he was not drunk and unconscious like Miao Shaocheng that time.
Despite this, Lu Dingtai is still very drunk.
Although he tried his best to hide it, the swaying posture of walking betrayed him.
This also made him finally understand Zhao Ya's alcohol consumption.
That's the real thousand glasses of not getting drunk, and it has nothing to do with the amount of alcohol at all.
Zhao Yamu saw the master leave, and then returned home.
At this time, Zui'er had already packed up the remnants of the mat and was preparing to clean the yard.
Zhao Ya urged her to hurry back to her room to sleep, while she picked up a broom and swept the yard while pondering what had happened recently.
Of course, he wouldn't think that killing a ghost-faced giant ape would end this beast tide.
It is likely that this is just the vanguard of the temptation.
But the results of this battle were also remarkable, at least to dispel the fear in the hearts of many.
I just don't know, what kind of beast tide should I face next?
In the next few days, Zhao Ya would go to the city tower every day to inspect, but he found no trace of the strange beast.
Not only the east gate, but also the other three city gates.
Except for the absence of merchants, everything seems to have returned to its previous state.
And this also made many people in the county town overjoyed.
In their opinion, the ghost-faced giant ape is dead, and this crisis can be considered resolved.
As a result, the heart that had been suppressed for a long time was about to move, and the major Qinglou Chu Pavilions that had been closed down also reopened.
For a time, the whole county town sang and danced and resumed its former liveliness.
But Zhao Ya did not relax in the slightest.
Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Ya led the people to clear the woods outside the other three city gates out of the buffer zone of Erlidi.
At the same time, Zhao Ya also raised a large number of materials, made a lot of fire oil, and then ambushed outside the various city gates.
It's the height of summer, the foliage is luxuriant, and the water content of the trees is high, so if you want to start a fire, you can only rely on these oil to fuel it.
In this way, the preparations were carried out step by step for a few days, but there was still no change.
At this time, even these martial arts hall disciples were a little lax.
I think this beast tide may be over like this.
So every night, although there are still people keeping vigil on the city tower, people's mood is very different from before, talking and laughing, chatting and drinking, and even secretly playing cards and playing money.
Zhao Ya saw this, but he didn't say anything.
If you keep an eye on this kind of thing and say too much, it will often backfire.
After all, not everyone is like Zhao Ya, who firmly believes that there will definitely be a second wave of beast tides.
Zhao Ya just silently increased the number of times he patrolled the city to prevent any omissions.
But for this huge capital, his strength alone is too limited.
Even with the help of several senior brothers and Nie Jingnian, he still couldn't catch it.
In this way, several days passed, and the day began to be gloomy from the morning, and in the evening there was a strong wind, and the dark clouds obscured the stars and the moon, and the sky and the earth were dark.
In the face of such bad weather, Zhao Ya naturally couldn't sit still.
What he was most afraid of during this time was rain, because once it rained, even if the oil could be used, the effect would be greatly reduced.
So he shuttled non-stop between the major city towers.
At the same time, notify the major martial arts halls and let them all prepare in advance.
Some people take this seriously, but there are still some people who feel that Zhao Ya is making a big fuss.
Syllable!
When the first drop of rain fell, Zhao Ya stood under the eaves of a city tower, silently looking at the endless dark clouds in the distant sky.
"Looks like it's going to be a pouring rain." Meng Shiwen on the side sighed.
As he spoke, a dense raindrop had already fallen, and soon countless small puddles of water had gathered on the ground.
The sound of rain can easily make people feel lonely, especially in the darkness of the night.
And hiding under this small eaves, looking at the serious face of her junior brother Zhao Ya, somehow, Meng Shiwen always felt that this atmosphere had an inexplicable warmth.
"It's raining heavily." Zhao Ya's tone was calm, but a trace of worry faintly flashed in his eyes.
The rain was far more intense than expected.
And under such rain, it is difficult to fully burn even the most intense fire oil.
This is exactly what Zhao Ya is most worried about.
Feeling Zhao Ya's worry, Meng Shiwen hesitated, and then said: "Actually, the situation should not be so bad, in the afternoon, the master had already informed several other martial arts halls, and the government also sent people to wait for them. ”
"Now Shen Dao and Shaocheng are the disciples of the major martial arts halls, and they are stationed at several city gates, and we have done our best, so even if something happens, it is not something we can change."
Hearing Meng Shiwen's words, Zhao Ya turned his head and looked at her in surprise.
Because in his impression, Meng Shiwen would never say such a large paragraph, let alone comfort people.
Meng Shiwen's cheeks were slightly red when Zhao Ya saw her, and she quickly turned her head sideways to hide her abnormality.
"Master asked me to tell you these words, don't think about it."
Zhao Ya smiled when he heard this, "Then thank you, senior sister." ”
Saying that, he looked at the rain curtain in front of him again, and said in an indifferent tone: "Actually, I'm not too worried, as you said, we have done everything we can, and no matter what happens, we can't control it." ”
"I'm just thinking that if something does happen tonight, I guess a lot of people will never see the sun tomorrow again."
Meng Shiwen just wanted to say something.
At this moment, a sharp flash of lightning swept across the sky, followed by a deafening rolling thunder.
Meng Shiwen was startled, and the corner of her eye seemed to catch a glimpse of a faint fire flickering in the distance.
"It's the South Gate."
Zhao Ya and Meng Shiwen shouted in unison.
Before, Zhao Ya and Shen Dao and the others had agreed that which side would have a situation and which one would immediately ignite the alarm fire on the city tower to remind others.
But who would have thought that the first warning was actually the plain and inconspicuous South City Gate.
You must know that the most important thing in the county town is the east and west gates, the north and south are facing the mountains and forests, which is a deserted place, except for the woodcutter who collects firewood and hunting outside, few people go in and out.
"Who's at the South Gate?" Zhao Ya asked.
"It's Nie Jingnian of the Renyong Martial Arts Pavilion!" Meng Shiwen immediately replied.
"You're here to watch, I'll take a look!"
After that, Zhao Ya didn't wait for Meng Shiwen to reply, and disappeared into the rain curtain with a flash.
Meng Shiwen opened her mouth to speak, but she couldn't see Zhao Ya for just a moment.
In desperation, she had no choice but to cheer up her spirit and look at the night sky outside the city.
In the dark night, there seemed to be countless giant beasts that chose people to devour, even Meng Shiwen, who usually prided herself on being bold, felt a little chilling at this time.
I hope my junior brother can be safe!
She prayed silently in her heart.
At the same time, Zhao Ya was shuttling rapidly in the rain.
The clothes on his body were already soaked, but he couldn't care about that much at this time.
Because he knows Nie Jingnian very well.
Unless something big happened that he couldn't solve alone, he would never just light a fire to warn.
It was a long way from the east side where he was to the south gate, and no matter how anxious he was, it would take a while.
Just as he was in a hurry, he suddenly saw that the north gate was also on fire.
Zhao Ya's heart sank suddenly.
His worst fears had happened.
Last time, the beast tide only targeted the east gate, but this time it brazenly launched an attack on both city gates.
But the matter has come to this, and Zhao Ya has nothing to say.
Because as Meng Shiwen said, they have achieved the extreme, and next, it depends on their personal lives.
Time is set back three minutes ago.
In the South City Gate.
Nie Jingnian stood at the lookout and looked out.
The lights were bright behind him, and several martial arts disciples got two roast chickens and a jar of old wine out of nowhere, and they were sitting around eating, drinking, laughing and talking.
Jiang Zhong from the Hundred Steps Martial Arts Pavilion came to Nie Jingnian's side with a bowl of wine.
"Senior Brother Nie, take a sip of wine to drive away the cold. I'll take care of it. ”
Nie Jingnian nodded, took the bowl and drank it slowly.
"It's rare to see such a heavy rain." Jiang Zhong talked to Nie Jingnian without a match.
Nie Jingnian didn't speak, just drank silently.
Jiang Zhong didn't care.
Compared to his cultivation, a master like Nie Jingnian had nothing to do with him.
Now it's an unexpected joy to be able to mix up and nod your head.
At this moment, a warrior got up and walked outside.
"Niu Zhen, why are you going?" Seeing this, Jiang Zhong couldn't help but ask.
"Drinking a little too much, go out and put the water out." Niu Zhenle said hehehe.
He is a person from Zhenshan Boxing Gym, and his strength is between the second and third realms, which is not very strong, but he is bold, so he is very mixed.
Jiang Zhong frowned, "Be careful, be careful not to slide down the city wall and fall to your death!" ”
"Hahahaha, you kid is really good at laughing."
Niu Zhen scolded with a smile, didn't put on his shirt, opened the door and walked out.
The wind carried the rain into the house.
A warrior close to the door muttered and was about to step forward and close the door.
At this moment, a sharp sound of breaking the air came.
In the next moment, Nie Jingnian, who was drinking slowly, rushed out like an arrow from the string.
Then he saw a huge black shadow hovering in mid-air, and there was a head on top of the claws, which was Niu Zhen who had just gone out.
Nie Jingnian's face changed wildly.
Because with his eyesight, he could clearly see that this huge black shadow was clearly a strange bird.
And after Nie Jingnian came out, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from under the city wall, and stabbed obliquely, and a pair of sharp claws went straight to his head, making a sharp sound of breaking the air.
Nie Jingnian dodged the blow in a time that could not be fired, and then he pulled out his twin knives to protect his whole body.
But then he saw something that frightened him.
I saw that in the sky above the city tower, countless black shadows were shaking, and I don't know how many giant birds were circling.
"Quick, ignition warning!" Nie Jingnian yelled.
At the same time, the twin knives danced like flying, constantly slashing at these giant birds that pounced on them.
Poop!
With a sound of gold and iron, Nie Jingnian's double knives were held by a giant bird with its claws, and between the sparks splashing around, Nie Jingnian snorted, and was almost torn off the city wall by a huge force.
At this moment, an iron projectile suddenly flew through the air and smashed into the head of the giant bird.
Although it failed to hurt it, it also successfully solved Nie Jingnian's dilemma.
The giant bird let out a loud roar, fluttered its wings, and flew up.
Nie Jingnian was shocked, and when he looked back, he saw Jiang Zhong holding a huge slingshot and shouting at him.
"Senior Brother Nie, come in!"
Nie Jingnian flashed into the house, someone closed the door and latched it, and then said in horror.
"Just ...... What is that? ”
"I don't know, but it's supposed to be a flying alien beast."
Nie Jingnian's heart was heavy.
He didn't say anything, and at this moment, there were countless giant birds hovering above everyone's heads.
This kind of talk will only disturb people's hearts.
"Is there a warning for the ignition?" He asked.
Jiang Zhong nodded, "It's on!" ”
Then he forced a smile and said, "No matter how powerful that flat-haired beast is, it is estimated that it will not be able to break through this thick city wall." ”
As soon as the words fell, a loud noise came from overhead.
It turned out that the roof tiles were ripped away by the claws of the giant bird.
The faces of everyone in the room changed all at once.
"Don't panic, these giant birds need to charge up before they attack."
Nie Jingnian had just noticed that these giant birds were constantly circling in the air, and they would only swoop down and attack when they needed to.
The crowd barely calmed down, drew their blades, and prepared to fight these giant birds to the death.
At this moment, a terrible birdsong suddenly came from outside.
Someone saw a knife light in the night sky through the crack in the door, and then a giant bird fell to the ground.
And after the people landed on the city wall, someone shouted in surprise: "It's Zhao Ye!" ”
"Zhao Ye is here!"
Unconsciously, Zhao Ya has become the backbone of many people.
When he walked into the house, many people were in high spirits.
Zhao Ya held the meteoric iron knife in his hand and walked quickly to the lookout to look outside.
But at this time, the night was like ink, and the rain curtain was obscuring, so I couldn't see the situation in the distance clearly.
Zhao Ya's face was solemn, and he took a deep breath and said.
"Listen, these giant birds can fly, but they don't fly very fast, and they hover before attacking. As long as you find this point and attack, the Three Realms can kill it. ”
After that, Zhao Ya looked at Nie Jingnian on the side.
"Can you hold it?"
Nie Jingnian nodded without hesitation, "I can't hold on to it!" ”
"It doesn't have to be like this, tonight will be a fierce battle, just act when you have the opportunity!"
With that, Zhao Ya rushed into the rain again.
A giant bird immediately attacked, and saw a few sword lights, and the corpse was planted.
And Zhao Ya has disappeared.
Finally wrote about the Great War
(End of chapter)