Exorcism

The miracle that the Pangshan Taoist priests needed appeared in such a unique appearance that many people did not even recognize it at first.

This morning, more than a dozen soldiers stood in a row, their clothes and armor were in pieces. Only three of them held weapons in their hands, and the others were bare-handed. They ran all the way and just arrived at Duanliu City, where they volunteered to join the defenders.

"Has anyone ever fought against demon soldiers?" Mu Xingqiu asked. He was still a "general", and soldiers and civilians all over the city called him that. They thought it was more cordial than "immortal".

The soldiers looked at each other, but no one said a word.

Mu Xingqiu sighed softly in his heart. The newly joined soldiers these days are like this. They have never participated in a war. When the city guards heard that the demon soldiers were coming to kill them, they fled first. Naturally, the city guards also dispersed. They are young and strong, but are not fully prepared for the battle they are about to participate in. They only know that the city is protected by immortals and is very safe.

The soldiers who had had direct contact with the demon soldiers and survived all ran away, treating Duanliu City as a passing place, and crossed the bridge to Dongjie Country without looking back, leaving only fear.

Fear is the vanguard of the demon clan. When the fugitives recalled the power and ferocity of the demon soldiers, their faces turned pale with horror. "There is no way to fight." They said as they walked, "Especially those alien beasts, they are so rampant that human power cannot resist them. ”

The Taoist priests in Pangshan are trying to fight against this omnipresent fear: Yang Qingyin successively killed two flying demons hovering in the sky, but she encountered a problem. Most ordinary people can only see the demon-killing ones. As a result, the fireballs she emitted could not be seen, and the low-keyness of the Five Elements spell became a shortcoming at this time; Xin Youtao once again put on secular clothes, and ran around to express condolences among the refugees entering the city every day, and persuaded the fleeing soldiers to stay; Shen Hao and others have to demonstrate their strength to the newly arrived soldiers every day to boost their confidence.

What Mu Xingqiu needs most at this time is a real general with rich experience, who knows how to organize troops and can give full play to the strength of the Duanliu City defenders.

There was a noise at the entrance of the military camp, and a group of unexpected people arrived.

"Mu Xingqiu!" A familiar voice outside the camp called out his name loudly. "Mu Xingqiu, it's me. Don't forget your old friend when you become a general!"

He was a beggar in tattered clothes. His face was dirty and his true appearance could not be seen. The dozens of people around him were similar to him. Among the refugees who had been arriving in recent days, this group was the most miserable. 6⃞ 9⃞ s⃞ h⃞ u⃞ x⃞ .⃞ c⃞ o⃞ m⃞

Mu Xingqiu abandoned the new soldiers and almost jumped to the gate of the military camp, ordering the soldiers to let them go. He caught the bold beggar and was extremely surprised, "You...how...you escaped, haha, you escaped! You escaped too!"

The soldiers guarding the gate looked at each other,

General Mu never puts on airs, but he has never been so out of character, to the point of being a little incoherent.

The beggar grinned, "It's not like I escaped. It was just a little bit close, just a little bit close. When I looked back, I saw the Ancestor Peak..."

"Come in and talk." Mu Xingqiu grabbed the beggar's hand, and the depression of the past few days was swept away. He had never been so happy since the attack on Laozu Peak. As he walked, he shouted to the Taoist priests scattered throughout the military camp: "Shen Hao, Yang Qingyin, everyone, come here quickly. Look who is here!"

The group of beggars laughed even more happily. The person who was shaken by Mu Xingqiu raised his hand to wipe the dirt on his face, revealing some of his true colors. shouted in a louder voice: "Yeah, look who's still alive."

Thirty or forty disciples from Zhiyongsuo, led by Daliang Shen Xiuming, traveled all the way and finally arrived at Duanliu City. Shen Tongyou, Mu Feihuang, and Zhao Dayi from Yelin Town were among them.

All the Taoist priests from Pangshan gathered together, and several of them were not familiar with Zhiyong disciples. They had looked down upon him in the past, but today's reunion made everyone overjoyed. Xiao Qingtao rushed up and hugged Shen Xiu Mingda. Crying, the long-standing grudge between the two because of Erliang Shen Xiuwei suddenly became unimportant at all.

The soldiers in the military camp were stunned. In their imagination, the immortal would not behave in such a ecstatic manner.

Xin Youtao took everyone to the main hall of the military camp and prohibited outsiders from entering. They asked each other and kept noisy. Finally, they calmed down and listened to Shen Xiuming's story about their escape experience.

That night, Zhiyong received an alarm from the incense burner of Laozu Peak. Everyone panicked. Only a few people obeyed the order and fled south immediately. The other disciples hesitated, thinking that Laozu Peak would definitely be able to solve the crisis. These people's When encountering Shen Xiu Ming, there was no way of knowing that he was among the first to flee.

They first fled to Xianrenji, where they stopped for a while and found that the fire in Jinghu Village was getting bigger and bigger, so they followed the official road again and quickly caught up with the residents of Xianrenji, and fled to Baizhang City together.

That morning, everyone on the escape road heard a loud noise behind them. The road under their feet was undulating like a boat in the sea. Looking back, they found that a huge volcano was slowly moving forward. The place it passed was Laozu Peak. .

As a result, the fleeing crowd was torn apart, but the disciples of Zhiyongsuo still gathered together. They didn't know where to escape, but they just tried to stay as far away from the volcano as possible.

They first rushed to the capital of Xijie Kingdom, thinking it was the safest place. However, they overlapped with the attack direction of the demon soldiers. They were in danger several times on the way, and even fought with a small group of demon soldiers. Soon they changed direction and headed southeast. Fleeing, not daring to get close to any city, they could only march in the wilderness, and in the end they all looked like beggars.

It wasn't until a few days ago that they heard that there was a group of Taoist priests guarding the city in Duanliu City, so they came all the way day and night. When they heard the names of the prince and General Mu, they immediately knew who they were.

The joy was followed by sadness. Laozu Peak was gone, hundreds of Taoist priests died in the battle, Zhiyongsuo, Jinghu Village, and Xianrenji were all razed to the ground, and there were even more casualties.

Shen Hao broke the silence and patted Shen Xiuming on the shoulder, "It's a miracle that you managed to escape the demon soldiers all the way here."

Shen Xiuming and others did not take credit, but stepped aside automatically, "If it hadn't been for Mr. Pan, we would have lost our way and bumped into the demon soldiers."

Mr. Pan was more like a beggar than anyone else, with a smile on his old and tired face, "I have fought with demon soldiers, so I have some experience, and I am also familiar with Xijie Country. Your Highness, Laozu Peak was attacked I wrote you a letter that night, but I don’t know if you received it.”

"No, it was too chaotic. The flying talisman probably wouldn't reach the top of the Ancestor Peak. Just stay alive." Xin Youtao's excitement had long since passed. When he saw the veterans in the crowd, he thought of his sister, so he never said hello.

Mr. Pan guessed what the prince was thinking, "I received a letter from the princess on the way."

Xin Youtao jumped in front of the veteran, "My sister...what did you say?"

"The capital was not yet lost at that time. The princess said that the demonic soldiers were too powerful to be defeated. She decided to lead people to withdraw from the capital and seek help from the major vassal states and the Holy Talisman Dynasty. She asked me to pay attention to the news at any time and join her. Your Highness, forgive me. , the road is too dangerous. I destroyed the letter."

Xin Youtao let out a long breath and looked at Mu Xingqiu excitedly, "My sister is still alive, still alive! She is smarter than the entire Xijie royal family put together. She knows how to avoid the enemy's edge, use retreat to advance, and follow Zuo Liu. Just like England..."

Mu Xingqiu discovered that there was an acquaintance in the crowd. Among the escapees, his clothes were relatively neat and he was holding a baby in his arms. Zhang Lingsheng's eyes were evasive and he whispered: "Mu... General Mu."

"Don't call me that. Everyone here is a disciple of Pang Shan, including Master Pan."

"I'm just a veteran, but I can't bear the words 'Pangshan disciple'." Mr. Pan said with a smile.

The inn would definitely not be able to accommodate these people. Xin Youtao knew that his sister had left the capital early. I was very happy and immediately went out to arrange accommodation and food for everyone. Several female disciples helped Zhang Lingsheng take care of the baby. There was so much chaos that night that Zhang Lingsheng got separated from his wife. It was only because of the father's love in my heart that I persisted. Lao Di, who had almost spent many years practicing, really needed some help.

Several teenagers from Yelin Town gathered together. Speaking of Guan Jinwu who stayed at Laozu Peak, all of them were very sad. Shen Xiuming said: "Isn't Duanliu City recruiting soldiers? Let us join. Although we have never been soldiers or fought in the war, at least we have practiced a few times. Years, it’s better than ordinary people.”

Mu Feihuang and others were originally going to join the Xuan Fu Army, but they were waiting for the prince to write a letter of recommendation after refining the magic weapon, so they were very enthusiastic.

Mu Xingqiu was in need of replenishing his strength, and of course he would not refuse. However, these Zhiyongsuo disciples still could not solve the most pressing problem at the moment - the Xuanfu Army in Duanliu City did not have qualified commanders.

Only then did Mu Xingqiu's eyes turn to Pan Sanye again. This was a veteran with rich combat experience. He led a group of young people through the territory occupied by the demon soldiers to Duanliu City. The most important thing was that he got the princess. He even received a letter from her on the way to escape.

Mu Xingqiu only met the princess once, and exchanged letters several times since then. He admired her knowledge and vision very much.

While Shen Hao was introducing the situation to several Yelin Town teenagers, Mu Xingqiu walked up to the veteran and said solemnly: "Duanliu City needs a real general."

"I am a soldier, not a general. When there are more people, I will be in a hurry."

"That's not a problem. How many people do you think you can command?"

The veteran thought for a while and said, "Eight or nine hundred people? A thousand at most. No matter how many there are, my eyes won't be enough."

Mu Xingqiu laughed, attracting everyone's attention. Mr. Pan was a little dissatisfied, "Mr. Taoist, you don't have to look down on people like this, right? I already said that I am a soldier, wwah. Not a general."

"No, no, you are the general I am looking for. There are currently only more than 300 soldiers in Duanliu City, can you command them?"

Mr. Pan was not modest either. He pursed his lips and thought for a while, "Is there some military rations so that I can have a few full meals?"

"have."

"I want the prince's appointment letter. It must have at least an official seal on it."

"I am very sure of that."

"Haha." Mr. Pan laughed twice, "Who would have thought that I, Pan Jufu, could still become a general after retiring for many years. Even if I die on the battlefield, it is worth it."

"A thousand demon soldiers are coming towards Duanliu City, General Pan, we don't want to lose or die, we just want to win."

"A thousand monster soldiers? It seems that I, General Pan, have to put some thought into this." A confident smile appeared on the veteran's dirty face, already possessing the temperament of a general.

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