Chapter 236: The Prince's Cowardice
The arrival of more than forty Taoist priests made Xin Youtao's spirit rise a lot, after all, for tens of thousands of years, it has always been Taoist priests who have really defeated the demon army, and the armies of the vassal states have only provided peripheral cooperation.
But this spirit gradually lowered again, lower and lower, even lower than when there was a glimmer of hope before.
With the addition of Pangshan Daoist, there are only about fifty Taoist priests in the entire Broken Flow City, all of them are in the inhalation realm, and there is not even a single Daoist priest of Dianxia, not to mention the main force of demon eradication all along, the Xingluo Daoist.
Xin Youtao tried not to think about the most tragic ending, but he always felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, and when Xiao Qingtao came over to make fun of his unsightly face, he could only reluctantly smile. At the beginning of the night, he couldn't hold back any longer, and flew to the west of the city again, which rose even higher, and looked at the demon army camp two hundred miles away with his heavenly eyes.
The Mountain of Demon Fire is like a crouching beast, even if it is motionless, it is a little ferocious.
The trap prepared by Mu Xingqiu couldn't stop it, the more Xin Youtao looked at it, the more bottomless he felt in his heart, even if the Demon Fire Mountain fell into the pit, it would advance all the way, crushing the Broken Flow City to the ground, this is an extremely powerful demon art, only the spells of high-level Taoists can stop it, and any other power, whether it is land, mountains or rivers, can only cause a small obstacle to it.
Xin Youtao glanced back at the Broken Flow City behind him, and suddenly felt that it was extremely small, the dilapidated city walls, the narrow streets, all of them seemed so vulnerable, he really wanted to shout loudly, and tell the people and soldiers who were kept in the dark: Tomorrow is the day of death, enjoy the only remaining joy.
He turned his gaze back to the small inn. Zuo Liuying will escape with the Ancestor Tower at the last moment, he thinks that this old monster will not care about the life and death of dozens of air-sucking Taoists, and if he doesn't make a move, he will definitely not make a move.
Xin Youtao felt a burst of sadness, lamenting his ill-fated fate, losing his mother at a young age, losing his most important protection, and being the eldest son of the royal family. But he couldn't inherit the throne, entered the Pangshan Dao system, almost couldn't condense his qi into a pill, and caught up with the Dao system catastrophe that happened once in 100,000 years......
He couldn't think about it anymore, hesitated for a while, and flew to the military camp not far away, he didn't want to see Mu Xingqiu at this time. I just want to talk to my sister.
The princess was unveiled and alone in her tent with her eyes closed, and she needed a little rest.
"Sister. ”
The princess opened her eyes, "You should stay with the priests. ”
"I want you to tell me the truth. ”
"I didn't hide it from you. ”
"Are you really going to fight the demon soldiers with this army? You're so smart, there's always a way to get those onlookers to come and join the battle, right?"
The princess looked at her brother, "What did King Tosuke do to my brother?" Turned him into a coward?"
"I'm not a coward. "Xin Youtao has been taken care of by her sister since she was a child, and she has never hidden it in front of her," Dongjie said...... All of them are doomed, the Nine Great Dao Sect is about to be unable to suppress the demon race, the rise of the demon race is just a prelude, resistance is useless, and human beings have a short lifespan. It's better to retreat to a safer place to survive the rest of your life......"
Xin Youtao couldn't go on, he was a Taoist priest, and he shouldn't have been influenced by a mortal, but King Dongjie said everything in his heart, so he couldn't believe it.
The princess's face softened, "What do you want?"
"Let's ...... Let's leave, go to Huangjing, with the status and intelligence of our sister and brother. With a little trickery, you can gain a foothold in the royal family and the Dragon Bin Society, and as for the demon army, it should have been solved by the Holy Rune Dynasty. ”
The princess got up and walked up to her brother with a smile on her face, "You know what, everyone's fate is arranged. But not predestined. ”
Xin Youtao was slightly stunned, not understanding what her sister meant by saying this.
"All people are born with fate, some are farmers, some are traders. Some are soldiers, some are royalty. When you grow up, everyone has to learn special skills, and these skills are ultimately used, people who have held hoes for half their lives are dizzy when they see weapons, and generals who have fought everywhere are tied up when they enter the court, you have seen this kind of thing. The royal family also has its own skills, and we have been learning since we were children, and every move, including every idea, is to prepare for becoming the lord of a country in the future. You were ridiculed in the Pangshan Dao because the skills you had learned were useless there. Do you want to endure it again in the Imperial Capital?"
"But our status hasn't changed......
"My younger brother, without Xijieguo, without this army, you and I are nothing. Intrigue can accomplish many things, but there will always be times when it is beyond its power, and when it is separated from the land and the people, the so-called vertical and horizontal tricks are nothing more than monkey tricks to make people laugh. Brother, do you remember what your father told you about the majesty and honor of kings when you were a child?"
"You said it was just for outsiders. ”
"That's because I didn't know there would be such a day. The princess's voice grew heavier and heavier, hoping to pull her brother out of the abyss of timidity, "Majesty and honor are also a skill, and they are exclusive to the royal family, and most of the time they seem stale because the timing is not right. Now, tomorrow, I don't need intrigues, I don't need ingenuity, I can only use majesty and honor, the ancestors of the Xin clan rely on them to become kings, and we will also use them to save the Xijie Kingdom, or die for them. ”
Xin Youtao lowered his head and thought for a while, he was trying to accept what his sister said, but he couldn't, he shook his head, "You said that fate is not predestined. ”
"Of course, there will always be people who change their fate, the farmer becomes a warrior, the warrior becomes a king, you are already a prince, how do you want to change it?"
"What kind of prince am I?" Xin Youtao said to his sister, and suddenly felt a burst of anger that could not be contained, "I am a thorn in the queen's side, even if I don't have this qiē, I can only be a talisman master." Why should I protect the kingdom of Saijie with majesty and honor? What good will it do me? What about the queen and her son? Where are they? It is their duty!"
"Then let's change this and make it your responsibility. The princess whispered.
Xin Youtao shook his head vigorously and retreated to the door, "You are not my sister, my sister will protect me and support me, not let me die!"
Xin Youtao rushed out of the tent, and the princess stared blankly at the direction where her brother had disappeared, and only after a while did she turn around and return to her place, continuing to close her eyes and recuperate, "War will change everyone. She muttered to herself.
Xin Youtao, who was walking in the barracks, regretted it a lot. He shouldn't have spoken to his sister like that, in the treacherous court, his sister was his only support, but he didn't want to go back and apologize, because he hadn't regained his courage yet, and even if he made a gesture, he would only disappoint his sister.
The prince had been away from the capital for so long that most of the soldiers did not know him. regarded him as a Taoist priest who rushed to support, showing curiosity and awe, but without recognition and obedience.
Xin Youtao didn't care, he didn't want to fly, he just wanted to walk down-to-earth.
A familiar voice came from the front, it was the veteran Pan Sanye. The princess gave him many options. is even willing to break the routine and directly appoint him as a general, which is much more difficult than appointing Mu Xingqiu, after all, Pan Sanye is just a retired veteran, but he refused all and was willing to be a guard of the princess.
At this moment, Pan Sanye was showing off his brand new armor to a group of guards, and he had a relaxed attitude towards war. It seems that tomorrow you only need to protect the princess and make a appearance in front of everyone to end a qiē.
"When I was a soldier, I always wanted to go home from the army and live a peaceful life, I really fucking settled down, where did I get the peace now? It's boring, so boring that farting is so dull. I've figured it out this time, so I'll die on the battlefield, at least I can smell a little blood. But don't get me wrong, I don't want to die tomorrow. I want to protect the princess to win the battle, and after the meritorious service, I will drink hard and talk about the death in battle......"
The guards were laughing and quickly accepted the veteran as a comrade-in-arms they could trust.
Xin Youtao envied Pan Sanye, and even envied these ignorant soldiers, his sword was raised, and he flew back to the city amid the exclamations of the soldiers.
Only one person may be able to give him the strength he needs most.
Mu Xingqiu had just returned from the inn. was in the main hall of the barracks to encourage the fighting spirit of the Taoist priests, when he saw Xin Youtao coming in, he nodded at him without interrupting his speech. “...... All of you Daoists come with blood, one day, this blood will be spent as a Dao Tribulation, when the time comes, your cultivation will rise a lot, you will no longer come to participate in a battle that is almost impossible to win on a whim, you will become a high-level Taoist, looking down on the battle between mortals and demons, and say, 'This has nothing to do with me, the Dao system has a stronger enemy to deal with'. But, looking back, you won't regret participating in this fight, just as you won't regret snatching toys from your friends as a kid because you were so happy. ”
The Taoist priests all laughed, and some even applauded, which was already a sign of passion for them.
"The three ancestors of the Dao system defeated the demon clan under the most unlikely circumstances, even if they were high-level Taoist priests, they would occasionally be thrilled when they read the records of the ancient books. We are all low-level Taoists in the breath inhalation realm, and we can't experience the hardships and dangers experienced by the three ancestors and the great achievements of the founding, but tomorrow we will face a powerful enemy, and this is an opportunity. ”
"Starfall Daoists don't have such a chance, they calculate accurately and always defeat the demon army with stronger strength. Even more not, as long as they want, they can fight if they want to, and run if they want to. Neither will the Daoist priest of Dining Xia and the Taoist priest swallowing the smoke, because most of them have survived the heart fire tribulation, and there is no blood in their bodies, and they are more willing to obey the command of the senior Taoist priest than to make their own decisions. Only those of us, a group of breath-inhaling Taoist priests, are not smart enough, the blood has not yet retreated, and the enemy is still very strong, and we can experience the tragedy of being put to death 130,000 years ago and then born!"
Mu Xingqiu pinched the Dao Fire Technique with his right hand and placed it horizontally on his chest, he didn't use a spell, which made everyone's fighting spirit even higher, because this was their long-standing love, "The Dao Fire is not extinguished." ”
"The fire is not extinguished. Everyone responded, they were Taoist priests, and they couldn't raise their arms and shout, even the voices of more than fifty people were a little flat together, but the fighting spirit contained in this voice was even stronger.
"The fire is not extinguished. Xin Youtao followed everyone to say these four words, and the timidity in his heart was suddenly swept away.
He understood that he had unknowingly become a thorough Taoist priest, and only among his kind of people could he face death calmly.
He was no longer a prince.
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