After all, Shanfeng City is a thoroughfare fortress. Before the all-out attack by the Supreme Demon Kingdom, it was very prosperous and wealthy, with many giant merchants in the city.
The war broke out and the country was in chaos.
The wealthy businessmen in Shanfeng City fled south with their families early, fleeing to the core area of Fufeng Divine Dynasty to escape the war.
In the south of the city, where the top figures of Shanfeng City once lived, the mansions, which cover a large area and are extremely gorgeous and exquisite, are all empty. Only occasionally, there are servants left behind, holding lanterns, walking cautiously through the darkness. Painted courtyard.
In a mansion, Wu Tie Da Ma Jin Dao sat in a study that covered an area of seven or eight acres. Dozens of books were suspended in front of him. The pages of the books were turning automatically without any wind, and the pages were turned continuously.
After flipping through a book, the book flew to the bookshelf at the back, and then new books flew out from the bookshelf, hovering in front of Wu Tie and continuing to flip.
On the desk in front of Wu Tie, there was a purple clay pot with an ancient and elegant shape. Wu Tie found half a catty of excellent black tea from the Duobao Pavilion in the corner of the study. He brewed the tea without ceremony. Now wisps of white gas are spraying out from the spout, and the entire study is filled with the fragrance of tea.
Picking up the purple clay pot, Wu Tie took a sip of the hot and fragrant tea directly to the spout without using a teacup. Wu Tie let out a sigh of satisfaction.
"Although it's arty, the owner of this house has a really rich collection of books."
Wu Tie looked at the books in front of him that were turning by themselves with a smile, and shook his head with a smile.
The pages of these books are white and straight, and the pages are clean without even the slightest sign of being turned. It is clear that the owner of these books just put these books on the bookshelf to prove that his family has a rich cultural heritage.
It can be seen from this that this family must be a nouveau riche.
But the nouveau riche also had the advantages of being a nouveau riche. Because they didn't know how to read, they bought all kinds of books, including astronomy and geography, history and humanities, folk customs, fishery, agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, etc., there were all kinds of books.
After reading for half an hour, Wu Tie already had a preliminary understanding of the Fufeng Divine Dynasty and the Supreme Demon Kingdom.
This continent is called 'Rahu' by the Supreme Demon Kingdom, and 'Tianfeng' by the Fufeng Divine Dynasty.
On this continent, the Fufeng Divine Dynasty is the most powerful human empire. They are the descendants of the ancient Fufeng clan. Their people are born with supernatural powers to control the wind. They occasionally have mutated bloodlines and can control wind, rain, and thunder. Their magical abilities are extraordinary.
There is another aspect of the Fufeng Divine Dynasty. It is said that the "Heaven and Earth Breeze Flag" is made of the spine of the Fufeng clan, an ancient god who was killed during the reign of the Taigu Emperor, as the main material, and cast with immeasurable merit.
This is an acquired spiritual treasure. Because of its material and the immeasurable merits incorporated into it, the power of the 'Heaven and Earth Breeze Flag' far exceeds that of ordinary ancient treasures. The Fufeng Dynasty relied on this treasure to establish its country, and even more relied on this treasure to set up large formations in a huge territory.
This formation is exactly the same as the Sui Dynasty's Xinhuo Legend formation. Whenever a demonic person steps into the territory of Fufeng Shen Dynasty, his strength will be at a loss, and all kinds of wind disasters and wind tribulations will arise in the dark. Even if He was an old demon at the senior level, and he had been accidentally killed by this formation many times.
The Supreme Demonic Kingdom, just like the four major enemy kingdoms of demons, demons and monsters that once surrounded the Sui Dynasty, was the mortal enemy of the Fufeng Dynasty and had a blood feud for countless thousands of years.
As far as the supreme demon kingdom is concerned, the Fufeng Divine Dynasty, which has a vast territory and a large number of people, is their natural hunting ground. The practice of countless vicious and cruel demon arts requires the blood essence and soul of humans as materials, and many demons have For cultivation, it is even more necessary to rob the furnace cauldron from the Fufeng Divine Dynasty in order to make rapid progress in one's cultivation.
For countless years, the war between the two countries has continued, and there has never been a year of peace.
Just relying on the 'Heaven and Earth Breeze Flag' and the great formation to suppress the country, Fufeng Shenchao firmly tightened the barriers and kept out the claws of the supreme demon kingdom.
However, a few years ago, a certain prince of the Fufeng Divine Dynasty colluded with the Supreme Demonic Kingdom. All the thirty-six senior old demons in the Supreme Demonic Kingdom, including the contemporary Demon Emperor of the Supreme Demonic Kingdom, sneaked into Fufengshen. In the Imperial City, during a surprise attack, the contemporary God-Emperor of the Fufeng Dynasty was seriously injured and on the verge of death, and many good ministers and generals suffered heavy casualties.
What's even more terrible is that the 'Heaven and Earth Qingfeng Flag' was taken away by the Supreme Demon Kingdom.
The Fufeng Shenchao Zhenguo Formation lost the artifact of suppressing it and collapsed immediately.
The conquering envoys from all directions of the supreme demonic kingdom joined forces and launched an all-out attack. In just over a year, the Fufeng Dynasty lost 70% to 80% of its territory. There are hundreds of clan princes who have fallen.
If it hadn't been for the battle in the Imperial City, all the thirty-six Demon Lords of the Supreme Demon Kingdom would have been seriously injured and did not appear on the battlefield. The Fufeng Dynasty would have been in mourning long ago, and it would not have been their turn to implement the plan to divert the disaster to the east. .
Wu Tie leisurely flipped through the books in the study.
In the study, there are also newspapers from the Fufeng Dynasty, as well as letters and other items between the owner of this house and certain related households in the imperial city.
These newspapers and letters clearly explained the causes and consequences of this war, and Wu Tie had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the current situation of the Fufeng Dynasty.
"The thirty-six Demon Lords... I don't know what their cultivation level is. However, there are not many in number."
"But you are diverting trouble to the east. Do you think that the Wu Kingdom can deal with these demon lords?"
With countless thoughts running through his mind, Wu Tie smiled and shook his head: "Well, I'm afraid he still has the desire to drive away wolves and devour tigers... I guess you have figured out that there must be evil forces like the Supreme Demon Kingdom around the Wu Kingdom. Do you want the Supreme Demonic Kingdom to conflict with them?"
"Haha, whether it is the demon lords from the Supreme Demon Kingdom who are attracted to Wu Kingdom, or the evil demon lords around Wu Kingdom are attracted here. For your Fufeng Divine Dynasty, the situation is already desperate and can never get worse. Where have you gone?"
"Perhaps you still have the intention of causing both the Supreme Demonic Kingdom and others to suffer losses?"
Wu Tie pondered the various thoughts of the senior officials of Fufeng Shenchao.
Picking up the teapot and drinking down the fragrant tea, Wu Tie poured out the tea leaves, played with the teapot for a while, and stuffed it into his sleeve.
"Well, it's a pretty good pot. If the war continues, it would be a pity to break it."
Wu Tie shook his head and stood up. Dozens of books were floating around him and flipping through quickly. He went around the study room and collected all the books he thought were valuable.
A "dang-dang-dang" sound came from the yard outside the study.
A hoarse, trembling voice sounded from afar: "Who, who is in the study? No matter which hero he is, does he know the reputation of our master?"
"Retreat quickly. Even if the war breaks out, our Luo family is not a place for you city foxes and rats to seek wildfire."
There was the roar of a vicious dog.
Wu Tie smiled, glanced outside the study, waved his sleeves, and simply took away all the bookshelves in the study.
With a 'pop' sound, all the candles in the study were extinguished at the same time, and Wu Tie had disappeared without a trace.
After about half a quarter of an hour, a dozen strong men holding sticks and trembling bodies, led by two old men, carefully opened the study door.
"Yao Shou... Kill a Thousand Swords... These are the book seeds of our Luo family that I saved with great difficulty!"
The shrill shouts tore through the tranquility of the night. Several speedboats patrolling at night roared from the low sky. Groups of soldiers jumped from the boats and surrounded the mansion.
Wu Tie walked slowly on the dimly lit street with his hands behind his back.
There are many restaurants and other buildings on both sides of the street, but when the power of the soul penetrates, these restaurants and restaurants have long been deserted, and thick dust has accumulated on the tables and chairs.
It was not yet midnight, and on a side street ahead, several clerks in green robes and hats stretched themselves and walked over slowly.
"When will this day end?"
A middle-aged official with a fair face sighed softly: "I don't know what vicious plans those devil bastards are planning. Why haven't anyone come to attack the city in the past few days?"
A small official with a beard on his face muttered in a low voice: "Isn't it good? They are not coming to attack the city, so they can repair the city walls and gates."
With a wry smile, the bearded young official said solemnly: "A few days ago, we were really at the end of our rope, and it seemed that we could no longer stop them. If they attack for two days at most, Shanfeng City would be finished. Who knows, They have actually disappeared in the past few days."
"Hey, I can live a few more days." A young official with a pale face muttered, "We haven't gotten married yet."
Several clerks laughed at the same time.
The fair-faced middle-aged clerk said with a smile: "Xiao Fang, you are the stingy one. The salary you saved was said to be reserved for marrying a wife. But when the war breaks out, haha, marrying a wife..."
Shaking his head and sighing, the fair-skinned clerk complained in a low voice: "I don't know, how many more days can we live? Xiaofang, take out the gold, silver and Yuanjing you have accumulated quickly and find some." Sister with the door ajar, if you can be happy, be happy as soon as possible."
The bearded young official smiled in a very obscene way: "Isn't it true? If you are still a green-headed boy when you come to the Lord of Hell, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?"
The pale-faced clerk Xiao Fang licked his lips and glanced at the buildings on both sides of the street with some emotion.
"Hey, it's a pity that the girls from Wanhua Building... were all taken to the south by Grandma Jin. Otherwise... why, for the first time, we have to find a red card aunt from Wanhua Building, right?" Xiao Fang said with all his strength. Rubbing his palms.
All the petty officials laughed.
On the street ahead, in front of a closed house, there was a large piece of flat land, with several night stalls and a few lanterns emitting dim light, illuminating the flat land.
A dozen small square tables were placed there haphazardly. There were benches beside the tables. A few clerks, a few veterans, and a few gentlemen in robes but the robes were washed white, were sitting at the table, or Rice noodles, noodles, or wontons are all eaten happily.
Several clerks who were joking all the way stopped and found an empty table to sit down.
Xiao Fang gritted his teeth and gently patted the small wooden table that was wiped clean: "Brothers, you are always your hosts. Today, Xiao Fang is also generous..."
With a mentality of risking his life even though he might die tomorrow, and he still doesn’t know who will benefit from the accumulated salary, Xiao Fang generously asked the owner of a braised pork stall to cut a few kilograms of pig head meat into a large plate. I cut some fat intestines, a few pig ears, and a large plate of bitter liver slices, and also got some other odds and ends to go with the wine.
A jar of old wine was opened, and seven or eight kilograms of old wine had been sold, but Xiao Fang took it all.
Several large bowls were filled with old wine that was not mellow enough but strong enough. Xiao Fang and a few of his friends laughed in a low voice, touched the wine bowls hard, and then swallowed them in big gulps.
Wu Tie stood at the corner of the street, hands behind his back, looking with interest at these small officials who were not high in cultivation but were only in the Life Pond realm. In such a war, they were like weeds and could be burned to ashes at any time by the flames of war.
They chatted and exchanged in low voices all kinds of anecdotes and all kinds of romantic gossip.
Someone's son was beaten again, and someone's girl threw a sachet to the neighbor's young man.
The Lord of Shanfeng City was so angry last night because he was worried about the war that he roared at his tigress, and then was scratched with bloody marks on his face...
The commander-in-chief of the first battalion of the Shanfeng City City Defense Army gritted his teeth and handed his young son, who was babbling, to his servant and sent him to the south. And this Lord Commander, he had nine adult sons before, but now they have all been killed on the city wall...
Master Bo of the City Lord's Mansion, a good old man for thousands of years, who has never blushed or quarreled with anyone in his life, actually secretly practiced forbidden techniques... He took excessive amounts of various elixirs, and the huge potency of the medicine was used as taboos. The secret method is stored in the body, turning himself into an amazingly powerful human bomb...
This good old man was already prepared to die together with the demonic army after the city was broken.
Also, the most staid and well-behaved old master from the academy in Shanfeng City actually proposed marriage to the widow next door in front of his students.
This old master who had abided by the rules and precepts all his life, when the army of the demon country attacked, and publicly swore to live and die with the city, his brain suddenly opened up and he knew that he should redeem the missed relationship in the past.
"The old tree is blooming." Xiao Fang, who was a little drunk, smiled: "In these two days, I'm afraid Master is going to serve wine... Back then he beat us with a ruler and we were in such a mess, but this time Master is serving wine, We must give him a generous gift to see if he is ashamed."
Several petty officials were also laughing.
They began to discuss those wealthy ladies who had followed their families and fled to the south from wealthy families in the city.
"The young lady of the Luo family is a rouge tiger, with a very bad temper. I'm afraid she's even worse than the city lord's wife." The bearded young official smiled "hehe": "It's a pity that our status and... She is so different... Tsk, if I could hold her in my arms and have a sweet kiss... I would be shattered to pieces, and I would be willing to do so."
"When it comes to Ishi and Ikea, the one who has the style of everyone is the seventh lady of the Mei family." The fair-faced clerk sighed: "Hey, three years ago, I caught a glimpse at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, and I felt that my family's Mother-in-law, it has become a trace of mosquito blood on my heart..."
Several clerks laughed again.
A group of patrolling soldiers walked through the street with heavy steps.
In the sky, dozens of flying boats were patrolling back and forth, quietly tracking down the 'elegant thief' who had invaded the Luo family mansion and robbed all the books.
Wu Tie smiled and looked at the few drunken officials, walking step by step to their table.
"The night is slightly cool, the water vapor is refreshing, and I am shy in my lower pocket. Can you give me a bowl of wine? To drive away the cold air and disperse the moisture." Wu Tie said in a crepe-like manner, and offered his hands to several minor officials.