Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 499
"But father, I remember you said before that Emperor Tianxing is stronger than we expected." Zhao Yan continued after pondering for a moment.

"That's right. Even at the peak of my strength, I still have no strength to fight back in front of him."

"That's why I'm worried. Gu Xu is only in the sixth realm—"

"——For a reincarnated power, raising the realm is as simple as eating and drinking. Maybe in a few months, he will be on par with Emperor Tianxing."

Zhao Yan sighed lightly, but did not respond immediately.

Luo Chuan did introduce in front of her that Gu Xu is the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei.

The speed at which Gu Xu's cultivation progresses is indeed far beyond comparison.

Even this meeting, the city and aura on his body are far better than before - according to his own statement, this is because of "awakening the memory of the previous life".

But somewhere, she always thinks that he is still the same as he used to be, not the reincarnation of some god.

Especially when he was on her couch, she could clearly smell the mortal smoke from him, not the musty smell of an old monster that had been buried in the dust of history for thousands of years.

She guessed that Gu Xu should still be hiding a lot of secrets.

But she was worried about spoiling his big event, so she didn't ask any more questions, but silently blessed him in her heart.

"May your next move go well."

…………

a few days later.

Liangzhou City is hot and dry in summer, like a burnt brick kiln.

Yu Kunwei, the magistrate, was sitting in the yamen looking through official documents.

Even though the two servants beside him were vigorously waving their fans, he was sweating profusely from the heat, and his official robes were sticking wetly to his body.

The recent work has caused Yu Kunwei an extremely headache.

Not long ago, there was a great chaos in Liangzhou City—according to the court, it was because of a fight between two god-level ghosts.

It is said that on that scorching sun day, heavy snow fell from the sky without warning, and the frightened people turned into motionless ice sculptures. The blood on the ground was dazzling, and a large array with strange patterns was outlined.

Afterwards, the original magistrate of Liangzhou City and the exorcism department Qianhu were dismissed, and Yu Kunwei was sent from Luojing City to take over the mess.

To be honest, Yu Kunwei didn't want to come to this remote and desolate ghost place at all. Not only was the weather bad, the food was not to his liking, but there were barbarians from the Northwest who were staring at him outside the city walls.

If he accidentally let the barbarians break into the border, he would have to take the blame and be punished.

Where is the joy of going to the bar and listening to music with colleagues in Luojing City?
But the court has orders, and he dare not disobey.

Fortunately, since he took office, Liangzhou City has been very peaceful—except for the headaches caused by the disaster relief work and tax evasion vendors, there has not been much trouble.

until today--

I saw a soldier in armor hurried into the Yamen, and reported to Yu Kunwei anxiously: "Master Zhifu, there are enemy attacks from the west!"

The troubles that should come are inevitable after all.

Yu Kunwei stood up from his seat, stared at the soldier with a frown and said, "Did the prairie barbarians come here?"

"No, my lord," the soldier replied, shaking his head, "that group of people raised a banner I've never seen before, and threatened to dedicate our city to surrender."

…………

A few minutes later, Yu Kunwei came to the tall city wall of Liangzhou.

Accompanied by him was Qianhu, the Exorcist of Liangzhou City, named Ren Guanxiong, a monk from the Fifth Realm recently transferred from the Jiangnan area.

Looking at his robe bulging with fat all over his body, it is obvious that he has been well nourished by the delicious food and wine in the south of the Yangtze River.

In normal times, with this fat man's temperament, he would have dragged Yu Kunwei along, bragging to him endlessly about his past experience, especially the "great contributions" he made while doing the task of the exorcist.

But today, he showed a serious face.

I saw a dark cloud appearing in the clear sky thousands of miles away, getting thicker and lower, casting shadows on the ground, driving away the light, and also dispelling the last bit of luck in the hearts of the officials in Liangzhou City.

Below the dark clouds, there is a mighty, invisible enemy army.

When they marched towards Liangzhou City, the earth seemed to tremble with it, accompanied by dull thunderous sounds, raising waves of sand and dust.

"They... how many soldiers and horses are here?" Yu Kunwei asked nervously, having never seen such a scene.

"I don't know," Ren Guanxiong tried to calm down, but his hands were already full of sweat. "Even if I use magic, I can't accurately estimate their specific strength."

Then they saw the battle flag fluttering in the wind in the enemy formation.

It was a flag with a black background, embroidered with silver and white cloud and dragon patterns.

When their eyes fell on the battle flag, they felt their thoughts wander for a moment, as if they had fallen into the endless galaxy, realizing the vastness of the universe and their own insignificance.

"What kind of flag is this?"

"You ask me, who do I ask?"

"..."

After a while, the enemy army was approaching the city.

In the center is a well-arranged infantry phalanx, and on both wings are well-equipped cavalry.In addition, there are countless crossbowmen, chariots, trebuchets, siege equipment...

At the forefront of this torrent of steel, practitioners one after another control the magic weapon and gradually rise into the sky.

They seemed to be shrouded in a hazy mist, making it difficult for the defenders to see their faces clearly, nor to distinguish their numbers.

But no matter what, having the ability to fly imperial weapons means that they are at least monks above the fourth level.

Ren Guanxiong's legs were already a little weak.

Because there are not so many practitioners in the entire Liangzhou city.

He originally thought that the most terrifying thing he would encounter when he came to Liangzhou as an official would be the invasion of the grassland barbarians.

However, today's enemy attack is obviously more terrifying.

It is like a country that is evenly matched with the Great Qi Dynasty, and it will attack Liangzhou with all its strength.

"Do you want to surrender?"

A thought came to Ren Guanxiong's mind.

Like a seed, under the nourishment of fear, it quickly takes root and sprouts.

He quietly glanced at Yu Kunwei next to him - the latter also clenched his fists, his lips were tightly pressed, as if hesitating for something.

Most of the officials of the Daqi Dynasty cherished feathers.

Although both of them have the idea of ​​surrender in their minds now, they are both waiting for the other to speak first, and neither of them wants to be the sinner who will be recorded in history.

There was silence on the walls.

The clarion call for battle has not sounded for a long time.

At this moment, the practitioners of the enemy army suddenly retreated to the sides, giving way to a passage in the middle.

Two figures appeared out of nowhere.

On the left is a woman in a black dress, a bamboo hat, and a flying sword.

On the right is a tall and burly man wearing a big red robe and holding a spear.

It was Xu Man, the former Jiange Pavilion Master, and Zhao Changying, the former King of Yan.

(End of this chapter)