Chapter 170: Unintentionally Falling into the Quagmire
The tavern was filled with resentment, and all kinds of people were venting their dissatisfaction in their hearts, and after listening too much, naturally there was nothing new to obtain, and it happened that the wine was also drunk, so they got up and left.
I didn't expect that there would be war in this border area of northern Xinjiang, and it seems that the shape of the northern part of the border is really extremely unstable.
Because there are often large-scale battles, it is common for the small shops on the side of the road to be expropriated by Qianding Ming, and the relationship is not very peaceful, and very few people will come to this fragrant vine city, because of this, it is impossible to find a place to pawn things in the city, and without a pawnshop, Gu Xuyao does not have a yuan stone on him, so that the meaning of entering the city at the beginning is no longer there.
In fact, due to the war, shops such as Mizuifang had already withdrawn, and the same was true of the Shenxing Station, and the idea of leaving by flying boat was also shattered at the same time.
"There is no one to deal with, and the cost of maintaining a medium-sized city in Xiangman City for five hundred years should be huge, and it seems that this is also a way to hit the strength of the organization. "The reason for organizing the establishment of the city is nothing more than for the greater good and the territory, but with the current momentum, this incense vine city must be a money-losing business.
After a while of strolling, the incense vine city was completely tasteless, except for the taverns, there were hardly any shops pΓΉ business, and those who had not left were actually only a matter of time, sooner or later it would be empty.
Thinking about it, a monk with a hat walked towards Gu Xuyao quickly, he didn't care at first, but anyone who behaved strangely on the depressed streets was so eye-catching.
I saw that the man wearing the hat didn't look at the road all the way, and although there were few pedestrians, there were still there. But he never gave way, and when he encountered someone coming at him, he always hit him directly, and he never apologized.
"Although I have nothing to do with that Qianding Ming, that He Ba is not bad to me, and besides, he is Xingyu's friend......"
Originally, Gu Xuyao planned to leave, but suddenly encountered such a thing, in order to repay He Ba who had helped him, he still decided to follow to see what the situation was.
After reading, Gu Xuyao slowly followed his predecessors. After a few alleys. He looked left and right, and finally pushed the door and entered a house that seemed to be abandoned.
"How's it going?"
"It's been done, but I didn't expect that the new lieutenant general was actually a person who was greedy for beauty, so he happened to be in charge of our house. Just settle it out!"
"Hahaha. So much better. By the way, has the time for the attack been set?"
"Shh......h
The voice was lowered, and it seemed that the two of them were really careful. It's a pity that due to the regulations of Xiangman City, the third-order monks who enter the city must be interrogated extremely strictly, so the undercover agents sent by these bandits are just pawns with low cultivation, and there is no way to face the tracking of third-order limit breakthrough monks like Gu Xuyao.
Spring in the north has a thousand faces, but when night falls and the moon is intoxicating, a light rain falls from the sky.
It's a pity that tonight's Yaxing was all broken by those shadows lurking in the dark, they were like fish in the lake that should be dormant foil and kept slapping the water, disturbing the atmosphere of people's moon appreciation.
Quietly, the leader gave all the orders with just a few gestures, the team of more than 1,000 people was in a rectangle, after receiving the order from the leader, everyone activated the Yuan Force together, only to see that some shadows that could have been seen suddenly disappeared completely, blending into the night.
Unlike this group of uniformly organized monks, the wide open gates and black-lit walls of Xiangman City are simply a peaceful place, waiting for the toilers to return home.
The drizzle was like silk, and it was cool for half a winter, and the wind that blew seemed to blow the gates of Xiangman City even more, or perhaps, it was the group of monks who quietly sneaked into the city.
Directly behind the city gate of the medium-sized city is the market, and the nearest place has been involved in the war many times, and it has long been a temporary wooden house that is not operated.
Without warning, more than a dozen huge fireballs suddenly floated in the sky, and the entire sky was temporarily dyed red due to the light of the fire.
There was no sound, and the fireballs came from nowhere, but the change in color of the sky still alarmed the people clad in night below.
They looked up, and before they could react, but in an instant, horror filled their eyes.
"Boom!"
Violent shocks and waves swept through this medium-sized city!
"Run!"
The leader also reacted quickly, knowing that this time it must have been put on a move, but unfortunately, how could the shape of the turtle caught in this urn be so easy to break?
"He Ba, the city guard of Xiangman City, is here, where are you waiting for the bandits!"
The city gate was wide open, and He Ba, who outflanked the back road from the city wall, led his most elite subordinates to block the way of the bandits, and at this time, countless figures also sprang out of those temporary wooden houses, they were armed with huge shields and enlarged ballistas, and before He Ba could start the first round of artillery bombardment.
"Boom!"
The sound of bombardment was accompanied by endless ignition of the gates of Incense Man City.
The sea of fire was surging, and the screams were continuous, these flames were not bonfires lit by mortals at will, but flames formed by special magic weapons refined by monks through guΓ², which contained enough power to kill monks below the third order, and the magic weapons held by soldiers were also deadly, especially at such a close distance.
The fire is fierce, and the bandits have no way out!
"Everyone rush out, our main force is still there, don't panic!"
The bandit leader was in danger and gave the order to break through, these bandits were completely different from what Gu Xuyao had encountered at the mouth of the canyon in Sanshui Village, they were calm and decisive, completely obeyed the orders of the leader, and were not afraid in the face of death, although the explosion of Yuan Li would explode their heads in the next second, he would not stop his manual movements.
"Brother Gu, thank you so much for your information, if I guess correctly, the leader is the new bandit leader Black Lion, who has just come to take over. "Just as Xiangman City keeps losing city guards and city lords, the bandits are also inevitably sacrificed.
On the city wall, in addition to the soldiers who constantly fired ballistas, there was also a well-dressed young man, who looked much younger than Gu Xuyao in terms of age. At this time, he looked at his mansion in the city, and was smiling proudly: in addition to the city gate being hot, the city lord's mansion was also fighting.
However, he is not an ignorant teenager, after all, Gu Xuyao has also experienced a lot of ups and downs at this time.
"You don't have to say thank you, if you really want to say thank you, it's better to thank Brother He. β
After getting the information, Gu Xuyao immediately told He Ba, in fact, He Ba's insight into his subordinates is also very good, he has long been dissatisfied with his lieutenant general, so he often observes his behavior secretly, at this time after getting such information, he immediately broke into the lieutenant's room and pulled him out, and asked for a while to determine the authenticity of the matter.
Fortunately, it was not too late for Gu Xuyao to report the news, in order not to startle the snake, He Ba sent his henchmen to quietly evacuate the unrelated citizens, and they stayed in the city lord's mansion after doing a good job, and also waited for the bandits lurking in the city to attack, and came to catch the turtle with two heads.
"Brother Gu, you are too humble, just seeing suspicious characters on the street can get such a big news, Fu is really admired, if Fu himself is replaced, he may not be able to reach Brother Gu, your insight, and the following He Ba and those shrimp soldiers and crabs will be even more insignificant. β
There was a lot of meaning in these words, but they made Gu Xuyao unhappy.
"Brother Gu, don't say I'm direct, in fact, Fu thinks that this world should be born with ranks, and some dull people are only worthy of talented and powerful people like us as subordinates, I don't know what you think, Brother Gu?"
It was only less than half a day to know this city lord named Fu Shengyan, and it was only a few hours to be exact, but Gu Xuyao was dissatisfied with this person's temperament from the bottom of his heart.
"What, Brother Gu, do you think what Fu said is wrong?"
The battle below was in full swing, but fortunately, He Ba's side had the upper hand, but this city lord didn't care about the life and death of others, but cared if Gu Xuyao agreed with him.
"City Lord, I have finished my business here, and now I will take my leave, and I hope to tell Brother He the news of my departure when the time comes. β
Although this city wall is high, it has a formation similar to that of Taiheng Gate, and it is not difficult to go down.
"Brother Gu, please stay. Seeing that Gu Xuyao was leaving, Fu Shengyan actually kept him. "Why is Brother Gu in such a hurry to leave? I heard that Brother Gu is going to the south, to tell the truth, with my status in the organization, it is impossible to transfer here to garrison, after killing the bandit leader here, I will return to the organization to receive merit, and I happen to have a shuttle to fly, Brother Gu, you might as well go with me, when you get to a prosperous place, you can take the flying boat of the Shenxing Post Station to the place you want to go. β
Fu Shengyan's construction is indeed good, firstly, it saves time and allows Gu Xuyao to start looking for Ru Limeng faster, secondly, he is not familiar with life here, and it is not a good thing to have a familiar person to introduce him, and thirdly, if he follows Fu Shengyan to ride the shuttle, then there will be less chance of encountering trouble, but the only thing that is unacceptable is Fu Shengyan's temperament.
"Haha, Brother Gu, you don't have to think about it for so long, I know that you are the same as me, you are naturally arrogant, don't like people's help, and like to use your own strength to become immortals, but the so-called confidants are rare, since you and I have such similar personalities, why don't you open your heart and become close friends? β
Although this Fu Shengyan said that he had a third-order and first-level cultivation at a young age, his unacceptable temper gave Gu Xuyao a headache.
"Brother Gu, if you don't speak, then it's so decided, hahaha, it's really a great pleasure in life to have a confidant on the way home full of honor, by the way, since you are so happy, you can't miss the wine and food, Brother Gu, you are waiting for me here, I will go and take all my treasures!"
After speaking, Fu Shengyan shook the treasure gourd on his waist, jumped on his shuttle and flew to his mansion. (To be continued......)