Chapter 178: Time is Running Out
The ice and snow melt, the mountains are as clean as washing, and the late winter breeze still likes to be a little chilly. With the fall of Liujiazhuang, the pattern of Liaocheng has changed greatly, although all this started because of Mu Xiao, but on the second day of the fall of Liujiazhuang, he left Liaocheng and went to Taixumen, and even He from the border city did not see him for three years.
Lin Zhai Neihe was a little angry, put down the teacup in his hand and shook his sleeves, and said in a rather dissatisfied tone: "This guy poked a big hole, and he actually ran back to Taixu Gate, and let the two of us stay to wipe our butts, it's just unreasonable." ”
That being said, in fact, his heart blossomed, and getting rid of Liujiazhuang was simply helping him get rid of a potential enemy.
Lin Chaoyang, who was sitting opposite, smiled slightly, his face was still ugly, his sick appearance was very worrying, his pale lips moved, and he seemed to be a little struggling between his teeth, and his eyes were full of helplessness when he looked at He Sansan.
He put his sleeves together in the dantian, and said suddenly: "Mu Xiao left in a hurry, naturally he has a reason, Brother He, don't be angry." ”
"Brother Lin is right, maybe it's also my fault, I knew that Mo Qian colluded with the Tongyou Tie family, and didn't take action to deal with that matter, that guy has always been obsessed!" He Sanyou said, his tone was obviously softened a lot.
Lin Chaoyang coughed lightly, moved his chair and moved forward, squinted at He Sansan, and said, "Hey, Brother He's serious, Mu Xiao is not that kind of person." I'm afraid that something big will happen this time back to Taixumen. ”
When He Sannian heard this, he also leaned forward, and the distance between the two made it look like they were plotting something.
"Wasn't there a big event just a few days ago?" asked He Sannian suspiciously.
Lin Chaoyang leaned back, his thin hand pulled the robe and gently lowered it to the sides, and said with a mysterious face: "Lu Ling has been imprisoned in the Taixu Dungeon for several months, and after hearing that her strength is not as good as before, and her body is even showing signs of decay, I am afraid that time is running out." ”
"How come?" He Sannian was surprised.
"Before she was captured, she hid in my Liaocheng for a period of time, and at that time she had been severely injured by Wei Long, and she was still saved by Mu Xiao, but the injuries on her body still did not fully recover after all, and she was imprisoned by Wei Long for several months. After Lin Chaoyang finished speaking, he sighed.
He Sannian got up at this time, stretched his hands forward and said, "It's not too early, Liaocheng is basically stable, and the rest of the matter will be handed over to Brother Lin." ”
Lin Chaoyang was about to stand up and salute back, but was stopped by He Sansan: "Brother Lin doesn't need to be formalized if he is sick, it's still the same sentence, the border cities of Liaocheng are close to Youlong, and they will inevitably take care of each other in the future." ”
Lin Chaoyang didn't know that the Youlong soldiers stationed in Tongyou were eyeing the border city, and he didn't dare to leave for too long. What's more, if the border city is captured by the Youlong army, the second city to suffer will definitely be Liaocheng.
"Brother, please rest assured, in a while, the guards of Liaocheng will definitely be stationed in the border city. Lin Chaoyang said in a firm tone.
He Sanshuang clenched his fists hard, turned around and walked out the door, the tea on the desk was still steaming.
He Sannian secretly led troops into Liaocheng this time to secretly eliminate the Liu family's forces. The first is to prevent Mu Xiao from having an accident when he kills Liujiazhuang, and the second is to curry favor with Lin Chaoyang, so that he can open his mouth to borrow the city guards.
Since the change of generals in the Tongyou Barracks, not only has the number of soldiers increased, but the strength also seems to be stronger than at the time of Tie Yi. The strength of the soldiers in the border cities has not increased over the years, and the number of soldiers is much smaller than in previous years. Now only by asking Liaocheng for help can we alleviate the disadvantage of Tongyou at the moment, although there is no war, but the momentum still has to be there.
He Sannian walked out of the door and looked up to the sky with a sigh of relief, and strode towards the outside of the Lin mansion.
Lin Chaoyang in the house collapsed
In contemplation, a figure suddenly flashed at the door, and a sloppy old man was walking inside, with a strong smell of wine coming with the wind.
I don't know why Lin Chaoyang felt refreshed in an instant, and he hadn't been so relaxed for a while.
"Superior!"
Lin Chaoyang, who has always been unfazed, stood up from his chair in a little panic and looked at the sloppy old man in front of him in horror.
The old man's feet were silent like ghosts on the ground, the outer wall of the gourd in his hand was smooth and reflected, and some of the knotted hair was frost white. After his face was wrinkled and trembling, he retracted it to the corners of his eyes, revealing a drunken smile: "Lin family's child, has your health improved?"
The old man stroked his beard with his big hand, and his smile was meaningful. At the end, the arm was gently raised back, and the open door slammed shut.
Lin Chaoyang knelt down in surprise and raised his hands high: "Senior!"
"Don't be alarmed, but there are things that are not for others to watch. As the sloppy old man spoke, a halo lingered around his body, and the immortal aura appeared in front of Lin Chaoyang.
The palm of the hand was released forward, and the gourd floated on the top of Lin Chaoyang's head and rotated leisurely, a piece of glow sprinkled down, and the fragrance of wine in the room overflowed into people's hearts.
The old man whispered in his mouth, not knowing what the spell was. Lin Chaoyang knelt on the ground and didn't dare to act rashly, and at this time he felt something stirring in his body, like a strange force tearing.
"Hmm"
Gradually, there was a tearing pain, and Lin Chaoyang let out a groan. When he looked up at the old man, a large palm was grabbing his head.
The five fingers were imprinted on the cover of the heavenly spirit, and Lin Chaoyang felt that a force was spreading along his head to every inch of his body.
"Senpai, what are you going to do?"
Lin Chaoyang shouted in panic, but at this time, he couldn't move as if he was immobilized, and there was tearing pain all over his body.
"Demon, don't you want to be caught?" The sloppy old man's voice was thick, as if it sounded in Lin Chaoyang's mind.
Lin Chaoyang was covered in sweat, beads of sweat fell to the ground on his face, panic and despair coexisted, but he had no strength to resist.
A terrible scream came from behind him, and Lin Chaoyang was even more trembling. At this moment, his eyes were blank, and a phantom appeared in front of him out of thin air. The phantom looked like a dry tree trunk, but it had a human face. At this time, he was wrapped in the old man's light, and he seemed to be trapped.
Despite this, Lin Chaoyang was still frightened and fell backwards.
The illusory trunk made a strange sound, and the eyes were staring at the old man, full of resentment.
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The sloppy old man's other hand reached out, and a black vortex was formed from the mouth of the gourd, sucking the phantom into it, screaming far away, and everything returned to calm.
"So, what is that?" Lin Chaoyang had lived for so long, and he had never seen such a strange scene, and he was extremely scared. The old man in front of him made him even more jealous, and his body kept moving backwards.
"It's not promising!"
The old man put away the gourd and raised his hand to cover the stopper, and looked at Lin Chaoyang with disdain.
Lin Chaoyang's eyes kept staring at his feet off the ground, and his heart was full of turbulence.
"Senior, oh no, Daxian, what was that just now?"
Lin Chaoyang's previous aura was gone, and at this time, he struggled to get up from the ground, his feet were weak, and he staggered a few steps, leaning on the chair and looking at the old man.
The old man shook the gourd in his hand and sat in the void, yes, he sat in the void, his buttocks were about two feet off the ground, and his tattered clothes were hanging leisurely.
“
It was just a dryad, and the old man had been looking for it for months, and he couldn't imagine that it had become so strong. The old man said lightly.
When Lin Chaoyang heard this, his hairs stood on end, he pointed at the old man's gourd tremblingly, and asked in a low voice, "You mean this tree demon ......?"
"Yes, this demon has probably been in your house for some time, that is, to absorb the essence of your body, and when it reaches a certain level, it can turn into a human form. You can be regarded as picking up a life, and today's events must not be revealed. The old man got up and admonished.
Lin Chaoyang couldn't say a word at this time.
"Tell Mu Xiao that he must go to Wanjian Mountain!" As soon as the old man's voice fell, his figure disappeared, as suddenly as he appeared.
When the door opened again, Lin Hai rushed in in a hurry, and helped Lin Chaoyang, who was full of panic, and said, "Uncle, what's the matter, why couldn't the door be opened just now?"
Lin Chaoyang didn't come to his senses yet, and sat down on the chair with Lin Hai's support, his pale face still in cold sweat.
Lin Hai frowned, not daring to say anything more. Picked up the tea that was still a little warm, handed it to Lin Chaoyang and said, "Uncle, drink saliva first." ”
Since Lin Hai came back from the alchemy pharmacy last time, he has become sensible and obedient, and now he is also Lin Chaoyang's fierce general. Originally, he came to report something, but he couldn't open the door for a long time when he got to the door, and as soon as he came in, he saw his uncle's face full of horror, and Lin Hai was puzzled.
Twitching his nose and sniffing around, he walked around the house, carefully inspecting every nook and cranny. Lin Hai seemed a little lost, returned to Lin Chaoyang's side, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, do you honestly tell me if you have been drinking?" There was a mellow smell of wine in the room. ”
Lin Chaoyang didn't speak, and handed Lin Hai the remaining half cup of tea in his hand.
Lin Hai put the tea under his nose and sniffed it again, it was still just the smell of tea, he scratched his head and muttered, "It's strange, it obviously smells of wine." ”
"Hai'er, what did you hear just now?"
Lin Chaoyang's voice suddenly sounded, startling Lin Hai, who was in deep thought: "Scared me to death, what did you just say, uncle?"
"Let me ask you what's the matter?" Lin Chaoyang patted his shirt, and his demeanor was obviously much better at the moment.
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Putting down the teacup in his hand, Lin Hai said with a straight face: "The situation outside is basically stable, and the deacons of all the halls in the city government are clamoring to see you, and my father is prevaricating." ”
"Oh!" Lin Chaoyang was stunned, still thinking about the scene just now in his mind.
Lin Hai looked at him sideways and said again, "Uncle, are you okay?
"What?"
"I said you didn't drink, you need to pay attention to your health. ”
After Lin Hai finished speaking, he found that Lin Chaoyang's complexion at this time seemed to be much better, and his complexion was ruddy and there was no trace of sickness: "But uncle, my complexion is much better today." ”
Lin Chaoyang got up with a long sigh at this time, patted Lin Hai and said, "Hai'er, Uncle is fine, don't worry." After a moment's thought, he continued: "You go to Taixu Gate and tell Mu Xiao that he must go to Wanjian Mountain within half a month." ”
"Okay, I haven't seen him in months, can I stay in Taixumen for a few more days?" When Lin Hai heard that he was going to find Mu Xiao, he didn't want to readily agree.
Lin Chaoyang's face became serious, and he pretended to be angry and said: "Nonsense, bring the words and come back quickly, and give me to the city guard barracks in a few days." ”
"Huh?" Lin Hai was about to ask why, but seeing Lin Chaoyang's serious expression, he could only reluctantly turn around and leave.