Chapter 124: The Plague (1)
Pengcheng, on the city wall.
The flames in the brazier danced wildly in the night wind, and the light of the fire could only illuminate a battlement beneath the castle tower.
In addition to some officers and soldiers, the big names in the entire Pengcheng have gathered here, including the Pengcheng County Commander, the County Lieutenant, the County Cheng, as well as You Mingxuan and the three elders of the Star Demon Sea.
They were accompanied by a handsome man in brocade clothes and holding two beautiful women.
The handsome man was Fang Qian, the plague repellent, and he sat on an open chair with Mei Ji in his arms, allowing the docile Mei Ji to keep sending chopped pieces of fruit into his mouth.
Looking from the city wall, the vast world outside Pengcheng was dark and lonely, and nothing could be seen clearly.
It had been a long time since the crowd had been urgently gathered here, and the night wind was strong, but no one complained or left.
Not only because they are accompanied by the epidemic expulsor, but because there will be a major event tonight that will affect the life and death of the people of Pengcheng.
The silent night sky flows through a long period of time, and the whole process is dull and oppressive.
On a night like this, it seems that something is going on.
It seemed to be a flapping of wings, and it was like a flock of birds flying by in the cold night.
Everyone was in high spirits and looked into the distance.
However, the thick darkness makes it impossible to see only the deep outlines of the mountains in the distance, and the rest is not visible at all.
The expulsion made the frivolity on Fang Qian's face disappear, and he pushed away Mei Ji beside him and came to the battlement:
"Put out the fire!"
The order was passed down one by one, and the brazier near the battlement was quickly extinguished.
The eyes were barely able to see for a short time when the light was gone, but they quickly adapted to the cold darkness, and could see even more clearly than when there was light.
I saw that in the distant sky, it seemed that a flock of birds was spreading their wings and flying high.
The strange and high-pitched sound soon sounded near Pengcheng, and I saw that from the west of Pengcheng, a flock of birds also seemed to fly.
The number of birds in the flock was incalculable, and everyone only felt like a black cloud, hovering over Pengcheng, covering the sky and the moon.
Soon someone recognized the place:
"It's a mass grave, but I've never heard of such a large flock of birds. ”
Soon someone suggested:
"Would you like to send someone over and have a look?"
More people raised their heads to look at the flock of birds gathered in Pengcheng.
The exorcism made Fang Qian look in the direction of the mass grave and shook his head:
"To go is to die. Come on, bring things up!"
I saw that officers and soldiers were soon carried onto an iron cage holding death row prisoners, and in addition to a huge bird net.
An officer and soldier stepped forward and pulled out a sharp knife and stabbed the arm of the death row prisoner in the cage, and the red blood quickly flowed out.
The rest of the officers and men spread out the bird nets and covered them with iron cages.
After all this, the people on the city wall entered the tower and looked through the cracks in the doors and windows at the iron cages left on the wall.
After a while, I suddenly heard an unusual noise among the flocks of birds gathered in the sky above Pengcheng.
A large crowd of birds swooped down and swooped down towards the iron cages on the ramparts. The nets vibrated violently and kept rattling.
Soon the birds broke through the bird trap net and gathered on the iron cage where the death row prisoners were kept, layer upon layer, wrapping the iron cage airtightly.
A terrible scream came from the iron cage, and it was the extremely frightened voice of the death row inmate:
"Go away!——! go away! Let me out! Please, let me out! They're eating me!"
The screams permeated people's scalps and were miserable.
The screams grew farther and farther away, then weakened little by little, gradually turned into a muffled grunt, and finally disappeared.
Under the leadership of Fang Qian, everyone walked out of the city tower, and the brazier on the city wall was quickly ignited.
In the firelight, the death row prisoner in the iron cage had turned into a pile of scattered bones, with remnants of black feathers everywhere.
The nets had broken a big hole, and they were wrapped in many places, and something seemed to be struggling inside, and at the same time squeaking and screaming.
In the shocked gaze of everyone, Fang Qian stepped forward and grabbed the thing that was entangled in the bird net.
I saw that what appeared in Fang Qian's hand was a strange bird.
The bird looked like a crow, with black feathers, but it was much larger than a normal crow.
And the most strange thing is that the bird's neck is a small human head, wearing a small crown of feathers, but the face is fierce and hideous, the mouth is full of fangs like steel needles, squeaking and screaming, and the eyes of the eyes are full of cold light.
Seeing the strange bird in his hand, Fang Qian frowned:
"It's the Black Feather Plague Ghost...... This plague is far worse than imagined......"
Then, the inheritance power in Fang Qian's hand surged, and the strange bird suddenly screamed sharply, and soon turned into wisps of black qi and disappeared.
The Pengcheng County Commander stepped forward and asked in a low voice:
"My lord, this strange bird still has a plague ......"
A smile appeared on Fang Qian's face, and he hugged the county order and laughed at everyone:
"Rest assured, this is just an ordinary plague, and we can handle it. Don't be afraid of the strange birds overhead, unless they are attracted by the smell of blood, they will not land easily, if there are strange birds in the city, just order the night watch guards and the people in the movie industry to drive them away with flames. As long as they wait until sunrise, they will all be sunburned. ”
When everyone heard Fang Qian say this, their hearts settled down a little.
Fang Qian then looked at the county order and You Mingxuan:
"The stability of Peng County also depends on the two of you to work a lot, so we will do it according to our plan and countermeasures during the day and tide over the disaster together. ”
The county order and You Mingxuan hurriedly nodded and said yes.
Farther afield, flocks of birds, most of them hovering over inhabited places, screaming strangely.
No one would feel comfortable with such a scene, and all hope was focused on Fang Qian, who was driven out of the epidemic.
Fang Qian's eyes looked at the four directions coldly, but he smiled frivolously in his mouth:
"Everyone's worked hard, come on! Bring up the banquet, let's drink and eat something on the city wall first, and see if there is anything else that will run out of the night." ”
As he spoke, Fang Qian grabbed the two Meiji and sat back on the bench and kissed them continuously, causing the two Meiji to giggle.
Everyone looked at each other, and the strange bird that appeared tonight made them feel terrified in their hearts, and they did not intend to stay for long. But the plague envoys were all relieved, and they could only continue to stay on the city wall as companions.
All eyes are on the distance, and I hope that there will be no more horrors this night.
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Jiang Yuan stared at Princess Youyue, thinking in his heart whether to kill or not to kill.
Killing the ghost qi obtained will not have much effect on the current self, on the contrary, if you don't kill it, it may be of greater use.
Using the female ghost who knew Wu Wei, Jiang Yuan was able to successfully eradicate dissidents, just like having a sophisticated assassin, which was very convenient.
It's just that the female ghost is too weak, and she has to avoid the night guard in the city to move.
And Princess Youyue herself has good strength, if it can really be used by Jiang Yuan, then it can save more trouble.
So Jiang Yuan smiled at Princess Youyue Sensen:
"Your sister is in my hands. ”
Princess Youyue's cold face was first startled, followed by anger, and finally she had to hang her head:
"What did you have to do to let my sister go?"
Jiang Yuan stretched out two fingers and pinched Princess Youyue's chin of crystal light:
"If you want your sister to be safe, you'd better listen to me. Whatever I want you to do, you do. ”
Princess Youyue's phoenix eyes floated with anger:
"You'd better kill me now, or I'll find a chance to get revenge! Besides, if you say my sister is in your hands, I'll believe it? unless I see her with my own eyes!"
Jiang Yuan let go of his finger and smiled:
"Not only did I not kill you today, but I saved you. We'll talk about it later. Do you want to see your sister? Open the ghost door to Pengcheng for me, and you will be able to see your sister. ”
Jiang Yuan didn't know how long it would take if he wanted to find the formation platform, but now that this Youyue Princess seemed to know the formation platform she had left, she could use her to help her return to Pengcheng first.
When the time comes, it will be concocted in the same way, just like using Wu Wei to threaten the female ghost, and use the dryad to threaten the princess of the moon. Even if she is really strong and would rather die than obey, then killing her can also absorb the ghost qi.
Princess Youyue didn't answer immediately, but seemed to be thinking about the credibility of Jiang Yuan's promise.
Jiang Yuan is so powerful, she doesn't seem to have a choice. On the contrary, it is better to make a false deal with him first, and then find a chance to rescue his sister after figuring out where his sister really is.
After pondering, Princess Youyue finally spoke:
"If you want to talk, I can take you to Pengcheng, in exchange-"
Speaking of this, Princess Youyue suddenly stopped, staring at Jiang Yuan with a pair of phoenix eyes, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
Jiang Yuan frowned:
"What's wrong?"
Princess Youyue didn't speak, she just saw a woman in red on Jiang Yuan's back. He was sticking his head out of Jiang Yuan's shoulder and smiling at himself.
The woman looked like a ghost, but Princess Youyue couldn't detect the slightest ghostly breath.
And it made her feel a strange and eerie feeling, and a piercing sense of fear rose from the depths of her heart.
If ghosts are also frightened by ghosts, it's a joke.
But at this moment, Princess Youyue was really afraid, and it was a kind of fear in the face of natural enemies. It made her shudder from the depths of her heart, and she couldn't help but avoid the gaze of the woman in red.
After settling down, Princess Youyue looked at Jiang Yuan's back again, but the woman in red disappeared, as if she had never appeared.
Seeing that Jiang Yuan didn't seem to know all this, Princess Youyue just wanted to open her mouth to remind, but suddenly closed her mouth again.
Since Jiang Yuan didn't know the woman in red behind him, why should he be kind enough to remind him.
The woman in red didn't know what it was, but it was definitely an extremely evil thing, this kind of thing was on Jiang Yuan's body, so how could Jiang Yuan be safe and sound.
So Princess Youyue restrained her uneasiness:
"Nothing, I just remembered something else. Come with me, I'll get you out of here. ”