Health Martial Saints: Start with soaking your feet

Chapter 22: The Besieged City by Demons and Ghosts, Just Tonight
On the south gate of Kunpeng Mansion City, two city guards were casually chatting, looking at the scene of fireworks in the city, looking forward to going home to eat hot dumplings after their shift.

He didn't notice at all that the full moon above his head had been covered by a black tide at some point.

A dark shadow rolled up the wind and snow, and quickly crawled on the city wall, like walking on flat ground, skimming over the city wall tens of feet away.

The eternal brazier burning blazingly on the city wall instantly turned into a faint blue color.

The black shadow flitted past and rushed straight into the body of a guard, his body shook violently.

The expression on his face struggled, and he wanted to call for help but couldn't. He couldn't even complete the action of reaching out to warn his teammates.His face was covered with a layer of frost visible to the naked eye, and the bloody tendons on his face quickly spread like spider webs, covering most of his face.

Not only the face, but other parts of the body surface are also densely covered with blood-colored lines, as if living things, writhing wildly like earthworms.

His eyes turned blood red, and his limbs trembled and twisted strangely.

"...I heard that there is a new oiran in Happy Forest recently. He is beautiful and beautiful. If he can sleep once in his lifetime, it will be worth his death." The companion is still in a dream.

After waiting for a long time, I didn't hear any reply from my companion. When I turned my head to look, my eyeballs almost fell to the ground.

"Evil...evil spirit!"

He stood on his legs, and even his voice was trembling.

At this time, the companion had completely completed the demon transformation, his body twisted into a three-meter-high deformed monster, with slender limbs and smooth muscle lines, but two extra arms grew from under the ribs, and they rushed towards him like tentacles.

"what--"

He just woke up like a dream.

He ran as fast as he could, shouting as he ran, "Enemy attack, evil spirits have invaded."

At this moment, he only wanted to ring the Dharma clock quickly, but the distance from the Dharma clock was only twenty feet away, which was comparable to a ravine in the sky.

A pair of extended claws had already grabbed his neck.

The fangs came to bite his neck.

"Clang clang ~"

Just when he was about to despair, the Dharma clock was rang violently, and ripples washed away like a curtain of water.

The evil spirit that grabbed him suddenly let out a howl, and a stream of smoke spread out from the body, twisting and roaring continuously.

The monster's attack was also stopped at the right time, and he took the opportunity to break free quickly and quickly ran towards the tower.

It turned out that the guards in other towers in the distance rang the bell.

Immediately afterwards, the Dharma clocks everywhere were sounded one after another like firecrackers, and the flames of the eternal brazier on the beacon tower rose up, and the raging flames illuminated the entire city wall.As it rises higher, it also illuminates the farther wilderness.

Zoom out, zoom out.

On the white snow in the wilderness, figures of strange shapes approached silently, densely packed, all over the mountains and plains.Stepping on the snow, there was a chirping sound, gradually connecting into one piece.

Demons and ghosts besieged the city.

Just tonight.

……

Huhu~
Li Suian was waving the long knife again and again in the room.

He suffered from insomnia for the first time on New Year's Eve.

After the bell rang, martial law was taken over by the Zhenbei Army outside.The Lion Mountain next door was brightly lit. In and outside the city, countless lanterns were lifted into the sky, dispelling the darkness and illuminating most of the city.

That is not a Kongming lantern, nor is it a lantern-shaped magic weapon, but a living thing.

The text bubble in the field of view clearly shows:

[Lantern ghost: a ghost in ancient legends, usually appears at night, likes to hang on trees, looks like a lantern, red, and glows.Night travelers are often chased by lantern ghosts when they pass through the woods.Lantern ghosts will suck up human blood and bone marrow and use them as lamp oil. People who are attacked and killed by lantern ghosts will die in an extremely ugly way.

Later, it was sealed by the lantern department with a secret method, and it was made into a magic weapon and a spirit.The light of the heart lamp has the effect of illuminating the darkness and expelling evil spirits. 】

Every long night, when the black tide strikes, demons and ghosts are excited, and evil spirits are rampant.

The lantern bearer holds the lamp, and the night watchman ascends the city.

Tonight, the lights of the whole city are on.

I believe that there are not many who can sleep.

It was not until dawn that the shouting stopped.

Fortunately, it was held and the city was not breached.

【Martial Arts】:
Basic Sword Art LV2 Half Baked (1230/10000)

Zhanyue Sword Technique LV1 Beginner's First Practice (15/10000)

……

The basic sword art has been upgraded overnight, but it can't dispel the anxiety in my heart.

Because the sky was still covered with a layer of gray fog, the skylight was reduced visible to the naked eye.

Several crematoriums in the city were about to explode, and corpses were brought back one after another. It was clear that the situation last night was not optimistic.

Li Suian decided to die in the house to practice swords, and someone sent a message from Guishoutang to ask him to come.

"If the ghosts continue to besiege the city tonight, all warriors may be mobilized. Martial arts halls, escort bureaus, and major families will be the first choices for recruitment."

"Has it reached this level, and I want to defend the city?"

Huang Henian looked at him silently.

Li Suian was a little dazed.

"You are a member of the martial arts school. Even though you are a registered disciple, you have also filed a record with the government. Besides, considering your family's situation, at least five people are going to go to the guard house. Don't worry, if you really want to go up the city wall, you Martial artists who have just started tempering their bodies will not be arranged at the front. Let’s talk about the situation at that time, and I will let senior brother take care of you more."

Li Suian swallowed his saliva, "If you want to go, then I'm not afraid."

Back home full of worries, he didn't wait for the government's call, but waited for the tax official to come.

"Security and security tax, 100 taels! This is a new order from the governor!"

On the first day of the new year, they went door to door to collect taxes.

Li Suian really didn't understand this operation.

Checked the various entries produced by the tax collector, as well as the great seal of the Governor's Palace.It is said that there were too many casualties in the incident last night, the government issued pensions for the dead and injured, and set up a special tax to protect the environment and the people, and the merchants collected it according to special cases.

But 100 taels is still a rare high additional tax.

No way, just hand it over.

Just after paying the 100 taels, another group of policemen came to the door, "To protect the environment and the people's tax, Ruyifang needs to pay 120 taels."

Fu Qingnian couldn't sit still, "My lord, we just paid the tax."

"Made, I was preempted."

The head catcher cursed, "What about the tax slip, take it out and have a look."

Fu Qingnian handed over tax slips.

"You only paid 100 taels, and you are still short of 20 taels. You need to make up for it immediately."

Fu Qingnian sighed, and prepared to make up the money and settle the matter.

Li Suian stepped forward suddenly, "May I ask your lord's name, and do you have a tax collection certificate?"

"Why, we still need to check our official license plate, do you deserve it? If you are sensible, pay your taxes quickly, and your shop will be closed if you are late."

In the Darun Dynasty, although the merchants were rich, their social status was not high.

Li Suian said kindly: "My lord misunderstood, the tax will naturally be paid, and I still need to show the entry and write down the tax collection record."

The security guards in the restaurant stood silently behind him.

Fu Qingnian looked worried.

Several policemen drew their knives "swish" and cursed, "Why, you dare to rebel, and you don't want to do business."

"My lord misunderstood, we just don't want the next batch of people to come in and collect taxes again. A small business cannot withstand such twists and turns."

The head catcher stared at Li Suian coldly, Li Suian responded calmly and did not back down.

If he really collects taxes for the defense of the city, he will pay without complaint, but he can't be taken advantage of.

"Hmph, I don't know how to flatter, go to the next house."

A group of people came and went in a hurry, and soon rushed into the neighbor's inn.

"Ah~"

Fu Qingnian sighed, "Whenever there is turmoil, it must be first in the city."

"I'm afraid this tax collection is just the beginning, and there will be donations in the future. Young master, please stay at home and watch at home. Let me invite a few colleagues to discuss with Chairman Xu. If it is aimed at our restaurant industry, we also need to think of a countermeasure. yes."

The president Xu he was talking about was the president of the Kunpeng City Restaurant Association.

The second young master of the Xu family, a son of a thousand-year-old family.There are many people in the family who have been officials and officials, and they also have backgrounds in the military.The business run by the family also covers various industries, which can be described as rich and powerful.

The Zuichunfeng in Ruyifang is somewhat famous, but compared with Xu's big restaurant, it can only be regarded as a middle-level industry.The sky fell, and there was still a tall one to hold it up.If you don't look for the association at this time, wouldn't those membership fees be paid in vain?

"Uncle Fu, be careful, Chen Zhong and you will go with Uncle Fu."

"Yes, Master."

Li Suian held Fu Qingnian back and asked him to find out the name of the savage head catcher just now, and went back to the backyard to continue practicing swords.

Today, try to brush up the basic sword art to [-] proficiency.

It was late at night, and there were no pedestrians on the street.

Ruyifang closed its doors early.

In the evening, there were swords and soldiers on the city wall, and war drums were beating.

The Eternal Brazier was blazing, the Beacon Tower was full of smoke, and the soldiers were in full swing, reaching the point of five steps, one sentry post and ten steps, one post.Archers, spearmen, sword and shield players, a team of ten people, under the leadership of a Shi, are on duty for tens of meters.

Every hundred meters in the city tower, there must be a Lantern Envoy, leading dozens of night watchmen to guard, and a huge lantern above his head illuminates the sky and the earth.

Before nightfall, the Kuroshio surged.

The ghost will come back again.

(End of this chapter)