When Wang Yue arrived at Yinsong, the air in the mountains was still filled with a burnt smell, and the whole mountain looked so desolate under the purple sky. There were piles of corpses not far outside the cave, and he couldn't help but feel sad when he thought whether the prince's ghost-faced scorpion might be among them.
The strange thing is that there are no guards outside the cave. It seems to Mochizuki that Qingyun's subordinate is quite confident in his own strength. The soldiers who came with him were divided into two groups, and one group of five followed him into the cave to investigate. situation, the other group stayed outside the cave and returned to the royal city to seek reinforcements if they failed to come out for a long time. The light in the cave was slightly dim, and the burning smell became more obvious, mixed with a poisonous and sweet smell. The space inside the cave is very large, and the caves are intricately connected to each other. There are made weapons and ruined molds scattered on the ground. You have to be very careful not to make any noise.
The city lord's cave was at a higher position, connected only by an iron-locked bridge. Mochizuki and the soldiers had been under the bridge but there was still no sign of the enemy, which made him a little at a loss. He was hesitating whether he should step onto the upward iron chain bridge, but the sound of metal rubbing against each other came from the city lord's cave above. The harsh sound was unpleasant. He made a gesture to let the warriors following him stay where they were. He held the two moon shadow knives tightly and rushed upward.
The city lord's cave was filled with a lot of water mist, and his vision was useless here, and his sense of smell was also disturbed by the strong moisture. Only the sound of metal friction still echoed. Mochizuki swung his sword along with the sound without much thought. The scimitar split the misty mist into two with a powerful whirlpool of demonic power. A figure appeared not far away. That figure was the same as the monster described by the person who fled back to report the news. He has four arms and a giant tail. There are sparse white scales on his iron-green skin. He only wears a white cloth around his waist. Although his face cannot be seen clearly in the shadows, his eyes are glaring. His completely white pupils revealed murderous intent.
"Are you Yasha, Qingyun's subordinate?" Mochizuki pointed the scimitar in his right hand in his direction. After waiting for a moment and seeing that the monster standing in front of him did not answer, he continued to ask, "You are the only one left in the city that was conquered with so much hard work." Guard this?!"
"It's enough to leave me alone. This city is very familiar to me. I just repeated what I did sixteen years ago."
The monster's cold voice echoed, and it continued to make disturbing sounds by rubbing the spear held by its upper arms and the shield held by its lower hand. Mochizuki immediately understood the meaning of his words, and a surge of anger instantly rushed to the top of his head. It was the monster in front of him who attacked Yin Song sixteen years ago, and it was he who forced Dao Shan to death.
Mochizuki's demonic power expanded uncontrollably, green flames burst out from his body and the two scimitars in his hands, his pupils gradually turned blood-colored, and he roared and charged at the monster in front of him with his sword. The sword light reflected the monster's face. His face, which was as livid as his body, had obvious gills on both sides. The unusually huge mouth was full of yellowed fangs. He was neither a fish nor a snake. He seemed to be born from what he had experienced. Some kind of change. In response to Mochizuki's attack, Yasha did not dodge and only used the shield on his lower hand to easily block it. This time, Mochizuki felt that his power should not be underestimated.
As Yasha's demon power increased, the water mist that had just been split by Mochizuki spread again. It turned out that the water mist was formed by his demon power. Mochizuki felt that if he wanted to defeat the monster in front of him, he had to use all his strength, and every blow could leave no room for himself or his opponent.
"Admit it, you are no match for me! Your vision and smell are useless in my demon power. Not to mention attacking, even saving your life is a problem!"
Yasha sneered and deflected the knife that Mochizuki swung again with the spear in his hand, and then stabbed it in his direction. The tip of the spear passed through Mochizuki's side, almost injuring him.
"The moon is in the clouds, and the flowers are in the shadows."
As Wangyue muttered silently, the Moon Shadow Knife in his hand produced layered phantoms, and the two knives turned into six. Yasha originally thought that the extra knives were just some mysterious illusion, but found that this was not the case. Every knife had the same power and the same lethality. With just one move, Yasha had to take a few steps back.
"I didn't expect that there is a master like you in the royal city. Since you have such power, why are you willing to obey the orders of Ouyang Xiaoleng, the inexperienced Demon King Fox, and Ouyang Hongye, the descendant of the down-and-out royal family?"
Yasha's words made Mochizuki a little distracted. The monster in front of him seemed to have a good understanding of everything in the royal city. After thinking about it, it was no wonder. The arsenal of the royal city had just been attacked by the ghost-faced scorpion. , it can be seen how well-informed they are, but Qingyun's spy, who has always been suspected to be lurking in the royal city, has never been found. Just when he was distracted, the spear in Yasha's hand suddenly stabbed him, causing him to dodge to the side in a hurry and almost fall down.
"Haha, you can't be careless." Yasha said contemptuously.
"It would be scary if I took it seriously."
Mochizuki knew in his heart that facing a powerful enemy like Yasha, he could lose his life if he was careless. He found that although Yasha had four arms, his steps were not flexible due to the huge tail trailing behind him. This may be why he preferred to stand. The reason for staying where you are. There is only one way to break through the advantage of the water mist condensed by his demon power, which is to speed up the attack so that he has to move. The more he moves, the more likely he is to find his flaws.
He then waved the Moon Shadow Knife left and right to launch a fierce attack. While attacking, he also used his demon power to steady his feet. Even if he was injured by Yaksha's spear, he would not give in behind. His attack caught Yasha off guard, and his feet gradually had to move with him. The faster he moved, the worse his balance began to become, and the movements of his hands became a little confusing. Mochizuki seized the opportunity, jumped up and slashed with two knives, knocking the spear in Yaksha's hand to the ground. Yaksha himself fell to the ground because he couldn't resist.
"It seems you are not as strong as you think!" Mochizuki said with a knife against Yasha's neck.
He really wanted to cut off his ugly head right away to avenge Dao Shan and the people he massacred, but he also understood that what he should do now was to capture him back to the royal city and be escorted by Demon King Fox Ouyang Xiaoleng and others. Disposal. Although his heart was in indescribable pain due to the intense struggle, he could only take a deep breath and suppress his hatred temporarily.
Yasha was escorted back to the royal city by Wang Yue overnight, causing an uproar again. No matter how severe the torture was, he could not get any information about Qingyun from him. Ouyang Hongye had no choice but to discuss with Ouyang Yong and Ouyang Xiaoleng to temporarily imprison him in Chenji Palace for a long time. Used in dungeons. Ouyang Xiaoleng and Ouyang Hongye had the same idea. To recapture Yinsong so easily always made people feel inexplicably suspicious. With Qingyun's cunning, how could the important land captured by mobilizing troops and troops be given away so easily.
On Monday morning, Xia Qiu didn't see Ouyang Xiaoleng's shadow in school, so she had a premonition that something must have happened in the demon world. Although he didn't communicate much with her during this period, if he didn't come to school, Jingji or Teacher Dong Muya would definitely notify her, but his shadow never appeared the whole morning, and she didn't receive a message on her mobile phone. Text messages, and Dong Muya didn't seem to have anything to say to her in class, which always made her feel a little ominous.
As time went by, that feeling became stronger and stronger. Because she was worried about whether something would happen to Ouyang Xiaoleng, she became a little distracted and felt that it was necessary to go to the Demon King's City to find out.
After school, she changed her clothes at Ouyang Ancient House, and then walked through the maze to the Ershengxuan Corridor. Where the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment originally camped in the square, only messy tents and extinguished pyres remained. stay on the spot. She jumped up and headed in the direction of Chenji Palace. From the road beside the mountain to the front of Chenji Palace, there were demon horse cavalry and fully armed soldiers everywhere. The doors and windows of the shops were closed, and the whole city seemed to be on alert. .
Xia Qiu landed in front of Chenji Palace. In addition to soldiers, the place was also crowded with princes and nobles. They tried to rush into the palace several times but were stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate.
"I was seriously injured by Qingyun's men just after I ascended the throne. I don't know what the situation is like!"
"I heard that the one who hurt him was the monster named Yasha, one of Qingyun's subordinates named Mochizuki who was escorted back yesterday."
"I think they are colluding. Such a monster should have been executed directly in Yin Song. How can it be escorted back to the royal city?!"
"If... the Demon King Fox can't survive, we..."
"Don't dare to talk nonsense. The entire royal city is on guard now, and you might be arrested as a traitor."
The discussion of the princes was like a poisonous spell that eroded Xia Qiu's heart. She could no longer care so much, so she pushed aside the crowd and rushed forward. A soldier guarding the door recognized her, nodded to her, and signaled The other soldiers let her go. She unexpectedly entered the palace smoothly, but found that the situation here was similar to the outside. Except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth, there was no demon servant in sight.
She passed through Tianshu Hall and Tianquan Hall and headed straight for Yuheng Hall. Her steps were getting faster and faster, and she felt more worried with every step she took. She kept praying that nothing would happen to Ouyang Xiaoleng. In the courtyard of Yuheng Hall, for some reason, the plum blossoms of a tree fell on top of the snow lotus. The blood-like red petals against the white lotus were such a poignant and decisive scene, it was heartbreaking to watch.
In front of Ouyang Xiaoleng's house, Ouyang Yong, Shi Wangcheng, Jiji, Yanming and Fenghuo were all standing there, their faces full of tiredness and sadness.
"Xiao Leng was injured by Yaksha last night, and Hongye is treating him." Ouyang Yong said when he saw Xia Qiu approaching, before she could say anything.
Xia Qiu felt that the words she wanted to say were choked in her throat, and then she burst into tears. Ouyang Yong came over and patted her shoulder.
"Good boy, don't worry! Xiao Leng will definitely get through it!" He comforted her, and he was also comforting himself.
She stood with them, no one said a word, and everyone was silently waiting for Ouyang Hongye to come out of the house and bring them good news. She didn't know how long she had been standing. Her legs seemed to no longer belong to her, but she could not fall down. She had to persist until she saw that he was no longer in danger. Her vision gradually blurred due to the constant flow of tears, so that everything in front of her became a double image.