Lucheng had city defense and reconnaissance, but after years of peace, they had long since relaxed. When the monks guarding the city tower noticed that a large number of monks had entered the city, they went to report to the city lord, and the city lord of Lucheng arrived.
I saw the sky was pitch black, as if dark clouds were covering the land, and the cold wind was howling.
The city lord looked up and felt panicked by the overwhelming spiritual power.
"Quickly activate the formation! Send a signal to notify the Thirty-Three Heavens, and ask all cities to send people to support, quickly! Quick!"
"Call the monks!" The voice spread far away.
Upon hearing what happened, the monk guarding a tower in the east rang the golden bell immediately. After the bell rang three times, the whole city was on alert.
The formations at the city gates on all four sides were activated. Spiritual light was visible to the naked eye, like a dome, covering the entire city.
The city lord hurried down the city wall and was about to step onto the last step.
With a loud bang.
The city lord's heart was shaken. There were several loud rumbling sounds, accompanied by the sound of bells, and exclamations from the east.
It turned out that a magical sword flew in, but the formation guarding the city lost its effect for some reason, and it was not stopped for a moment, and disappeared without a trace.
The magic sword cut the chain of the bell hanging in the tower, and the golden bell fell, rolled down from the tower and hit the street.
The common people did not know why, but they saw monks gathering like clouds with swords on their shoulders, and heard the sound of golden bells, so they could not help but panic.
When the Golden Bell fell, the street was in chaos.
As the "dark cloud" invaded, the long-range attack crossbows installed on the city wall could not be operated smoothly in the panic, and only a few arrows were shot out, and less than 30% of their power was exerted, allowing people to easily avoid them.
The city lord looked up at the sky and inadvertently made eye contact with Gu Fuyou.
He had been to the grand banquet in the Thirty-Three Heavens and met Qingluan.
He was shocked and shouted to the sky: "Senior, what do you mean..."
He was once a guest of honor, but today he has become an enemy general.
He saw Qingluan's mouth corners slightly raised, with a look of sarcasm, her lips opened and closed, and she said two words, which he could barely make out were "take action".
In his eyes, the Sky Monk was like a falcon, spotting its prey and swooping down.
He stood there as if struck by lightning, with only one thought in his mind.
It's over. It's over.
This Qingluan is a cultivator in the Spirit Severing Stage. No one in the city can match her, and there is a shortage of manpower. It is unknown when reinforcements will arrive.
The sky and the earth were shining grey, and he looked at the city under the haze.
I never expected that I would be beaten without any chance of fighting back in my own territory.
"My Zuo family's territory..."
"City Lord, City Lord, hurry up! Escape is the most important thing!"
He was escorted on both sides and secretly fled from the city. The city was filled with black smoke and it took only half a day for the city to fall into the hands of the enemy.
"City Lord, don't look at it." The people around him pulled him forward and said, "The City Lord has gone to the Thirty-third Heaven to report to the Sect Master. When the Sect Master sends someone, are you still afraid that you can't take back Lucheng?"
"City Lord, it is important to escape now. We will be able to deal with Qing Luan sooner or later, but not now."
Before the three of them could finish their conversation, they suddenly saw a group of people blocking their way. Upon closer inspection, they found that they were the heads of the Zhou and Fu families, two small towns in Lucheng.
Before he could open his mouth, the pursuers arrived behind him.
Xiao Zhongting and Lao Qi blocked the three of them's retreat.
The city lord was upset and said, "No wonder, no wonder we didn't see any trace of you for half a day after sending the signal. It turns out that you are in cahoots with Qingluan. My Zuo family has protected you for thousands of years in vain. You are such traitors with such ruthless hearts!"
The city lord suddenly turned around and glared at Xiao Zhongting: "This is Nanzhou! Do you really think you can overthrow the Zuo family!"
Xiao Zhongting glanced at him and said jokingly, "Nanzhou? Your Zuo family is no longer the king of Nanzhou."
Within a month, cities in the north were captured one after another.
The reason was that the transmission array of Wantong City was destroyed, the news was received too slowly, and the defense was neglected. The major cities fought alone, and their combat power was no match for the slaves controlled by Gu Fuyou. Moreover, there were noble families who resisted the Zuo family and joined forces with Gu Fuyou, and the Zuo family cities were defeated one by one.
Gu Fuyou captured a city and lost it, never keeping it as a base.
When the Zuo family heard the news and rushed over, all that was left was a half-destroyed empty city.
By the time everyone in Nanzhou knew that Qingluan had led the cultivators to attack Nanzhou, the northern part of Nanzhou had fallen, and the two main cities of Bailu City and Wantong City had become ruins.
People were in panic and fearful, afraid that as soon as they opened their eyes, the Blue Luan would arrive at the gate of their city.
All the major cities sent people to the Thirty-Three Heavens to ask for an audience with Zuo Yuezhi, and request that the sect send a powerful person to garrison the city.
In Lihentian, on the broken platform of Zhuling, Zuo Yuezhi sat on the throne of the clan leader, his hand on his forehead, with a worried brow.
"Are there any traces of Qingluan?"
"Master, I can't find it."
The Great Elder said in a serious tone: "How can we not find such a large group of people?"
The people kneeling at the bottom of the stairs were trembling with fear: "Dragon, the Dragon King is with her. If you get too close, you will be noticed immediately..."
"It's the Dragon King again! She's everywhere!" The angry voice echoed in Lihen Heaven.
Zuo Yuezhi leaned his head against his forehead, closed his eyes, and sighed: "President Du."
Du Pan stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Master, if we cannot predict Qingluan's next move, it will be difficult for us to send people to support her and we can only be passive. Qingluan's behavior is irrational. She captures a city but does not take it for herself. She always moves on to the next city and makes a surprise attack from time to time. We are always one step behind her. If we agree to the requests of the city lords and send cultivators from the sect to garrison the cities, the Thirty-Three Heavens will be empty and Qingluan will directly attack the Thirty-Three Heavens. By then, I am afraid that the Thirty-Three Heavens will be lost."
Several elders were furious and shouted, "This Qingluan deceived Zuo Yuanrong and killed Zuo Shaode. She didn't want the two big cities and conquered everywhere. She wanted nothing except to loot magic tools and spirit stones. She is also in the Spirit Severing Stage. Isn't she afraid of heaven's punishment for killing so much? What is she asking for?"
Zuo Yuezhi sent people to the border of Wantong City and Bailu City, and encountered Zuo Shaode's two sons. He brought them to the Thirty-Three Heavens for interrogation, and only then did he learn about what happened in Tu Mountain and that Zuo Shaode was dead. When the cultivators who went to Bailu City returned, they found out that Bailu City was empty and no cultivator of the Zuo family was left, including Zuo Yuanrong and Zuo Qingfeng...
"This Qingluan is really crazy, does he enjoy war?"
"I don't think so. Perhaps it was a traitor sent by the Qingluan Clan to disrupt our Nanzhou. Otherwise, how could the little dragon king collude with this Qingluan? To recover the five continents, we must start from our Nanzhou."
"If that's the case, there should be some movement in Zhongzhou by now. Why hasn't a single Qingluan tribe member set foot in Nanzhou? I don't think what Qingluan did was instructed by Zhongzhou."
Zuo Yuezhi said in a deep voice: "It was this master who failed to judge people and let the wolf into the house."
Du Pan said, "That Qingluan is too good at acting. Even the two law enforcers were deceived. The sect leader does not need to blame himself too much. Now we should discuss countermeasures."
Zuo Yue said: "Based on what Du Pan thinks, what should we do?"
"I believe the master has already made up his mind."
Zuo Yuezhi stood up and paced back and forth. Everyone on the Zhuling platform was silent, waiting for him to speak.
Zuo Yuezhi held the back of the throne with his hand and sighed, "Ask the Biluo Sect to send someone."
"yes."
September in Nanzhou is the time when crops are harvested.
Gu Fuyou's men have traveled almost all over Nanzhou, except for the thirty-three heavens.
None of the captured cities were left alive, except for the Xiaoyao City in front of him.
There is a large rice field outside Xiaoyao City, where ordinary people grow rice. When the autumn wind blows, golden waves surge, so there is such a lullaby.
She was alone, walking slowly in the rice fields.
Since waking up and leaving Xianluo, he has not returned to Xiaoyao City once, perhaps because he is homesick.
She heard from Si Miao that in a battle seven hundred years ago, Xiaoyao City was almost burned down by Zuo Tianlang.
The Zuo family was thinking about the several spiritual mines within Xiaoyao City, so they rebuilt them.
In the past seven hundred years, the people have changed several times.
This place is my hometown, but it is no longer my hometown.
Gu Fuyou walked to the tower and saw Zuo Tianlang hanging on the tower. He smiled and said, "It really looks best hanging here."
Whenever she arrived at a city, she would hang Zuo Tianlang on the city wall.
Standing at the foot of the city and watching him being hoisted up seemed like an obsession.
No one dared to ask more questions and could only do as he was told.
Gu Fuyou tilted his head and found that Zuo Tianlang looked dazed and had bruises on his face.
Xiao Zhongting was standing next to the tower. Gu Fuyou said, "What did you do to him? Looking at his expression, it's hard to recognize him as Zuo Tianlang." His arrogant expression was gone, replaced by an expression of escaping from reality.
Xiao Zhongting said, "Sir, please don't ask. I'm afraid it will pollute your ears."
Gu Fuyou said calmly: "Don't kill him."
Go to the city.
Xiaoyao City was the least damaged among the many cities she attacked, and the city basically remained in its original appearance.
The route to the City Lord's Mansion had changed. She stood in front of the City Lord's Mansion for a while before going in. When she passed by the study, she saw someone.
I walked in quietly and saw that it was Mr. Zhai. He had a folding fan beside him and was writing something.
Gu Fuyou stood behind her, folded his arms and watched, only to see Mr. Zhai write
—At the end of the old calendar, the Lord suddenly emerged as a powerful force, with the secret help of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, sweeping across the southern border, invincible, obtaining the White Deer through beauty and getting Wan Tong through discord. Wherever he went, the Zuo clan monks were frightened upon hearing the news.
Gu Fuyou asked: "What are you writing?"
Mr. Zhai was so frightened by her sudden voice that he dropped his pen and patted his chest: "Don't walk up behind me like a ghost and speak suddenly. It's scary."
"do you died?"
"… "
Mr. Zhai curled his lips, picked up the paper and blew on it: "I will write a biography for you. When people in the future talk about you, Gu Fuyou, you are famous and a true hero who swallowed up the South Continent."
Gu Fuyou sneered: "A name outside of one's status, a hero or a bear, what's the difference?"
Mr. Zhai raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "Fame? Miss Zhong said you like this thing."
Gu Fuyou's eyes flickered slightly, and he lowered his eyes: "That was in the past, when I had nothing to do and only sought fame."
Mr. Zhai smiled and said, “What’s wrong with the name?”
Liu Niang and Er San came to the study and saw her there, and hurriedly saluted: "My lord."
The two of them originally came to attend class.
Many of the slaves had been in Bailu City since childhood, and many of them were illiterate. This was deliberately done by the Zuo family. Since they were illiterate and had no thoughts, they were easy to manipulate.
Like Twenty-three, like Liu Niang.
When Ms. Zhai learned about this, she taught everyone how to read whenever she had time. Although it was not an overnight task, she was happy to be a teacher.
Among them, Liu Niang and Ersan are the most intelligent.
Mr. Zhai said: "My life span is limited, and I will return to heaven one day. If they can learn something, they can inherit my position and become your military advisors."
Although it was said in a joking tone, it was the truth.
Gu Fuyou asked Ershisan: "Where is your master?"
When Ershisan faced her, he was still afraid, but he was able to answer a sentence or two, saying, "In the pavilion in the east garden, talking to Master Simiao."
Gu Fuyou went out to the East Garden. When he entered from the Moon Gate, he saw Zhong Michu and Si Miao standing side by side, standing by the railing, looking at the pond.
Zhong Michu said: "I haven't had time to sit down and talk to you. Thank you so much for that day at Tushan."
Si Miao had no expression on her face, and the Three-legged Crow spoke sharply, "I hid in the Wanyao Pavilion for many years, and came into contact with Du Pan and the elixirs that the Wanyao Pavilion sent to Xu Ling Sect, not for you. The elixir that Zuo Shaode took happened to be one that I had touched. It was your good fortune, and you are not destined to die. You don't need to thank me."
Gu Fuyou came over and said with a smile: "This is called man conquers nature. Si Miao, if you hadn't touched the Zuo family's elixir, she wouldn't have had the luck she has today. You are the cause, she is the effect. It's not common for the Dragon King to owe favors to others, so there's no need to reject her."
Zhong Michu said in a brisk voice: "A'man."
The Three-legged Crow said, "My eldest sister saved me from Lu Yandong. One life for another, and both are gone."
When mentioning Lu Yandong, Gu Fuyou's face turned slightly green.
He smiled and changed the subject, asking, "It's rare for you two to talk together. What were you talking about earlier?"
Si Miao looked at her, his eyes lit up and softened, he looked at her deeply.
The Three-legged Crow seemed to be influenced by her, and said in a very light tone: "Ah Man, I will act together with the senior sister from now on."
The Chamber of Commerce received news that Xu Ling Sect asked San Xian Sect for help.
The Cangwu clan puts profit first and will not act rashly before the situation becomes clear.
Qian Yunzong has always been the least worldly-wise and his attitude is unclear.
But the action of the Biluo Sect is certain. A hundred years ago, the Biluo Sect had already formed an alliance with the Xuling Sect.
The Biluo Sect will send people to Nanzhou to help.
It was bound to be difficult for Gu Fuyou to deal with two sects alone.
Zhong Michu wants to go back to the East China Sea to contain the Biluo Sect.
Gu Fuyou already knew this and acquiesced.
But she didn't know Si Miao was going too.
In fact, if you think about it in your heart, you can guess it.
So he was not surprised, but just held her hand, lowered his head and remained silent.
After a long, long while, she whispered, "Okay."
Si Miao is a tenacious and intelligent person. She has always known what she wants and will not change because of outsiders. She has been like this since she was a child.