In the Blade

On top of Ji Town's city tower, a man named He Xiqing looked into the distance.

If an ordinary person came over, he might not be able to see anything, but He Xiqing's falcon-like eyes could clearly see the light of fire in the distance at this moment.

"really."

Hitting the wall next to him with a punch, He Xiqing turned to look at the prairie warrior behind him.

"Go on, no one is allowed to leave the city without my order."

"this……"

The grassland soldier hesitated, and for a moment he didn't even know whether he should pass on this order.

After all, the order not to leave the city seemed to everyone to be an act of cowardice.

As warriors tempered in the cold winds of the Mobei, and as proud eagles soaring in the sky, how could they be timid in fighting?

"This is an order! It's to keep you alive!"

He kicked the grassland soldier with both feet, and He Xiqing drove the messenger directly off the city wall.

But soon, the nine-foot-tall Murshu climbed onto the tower.

"Brother, all the brothers have some opinions."

Moving closer to He Xiqing, Murshu lowered his voice.

"I promised not to seal the sword for three days before, but now it's just one day and I'm asking the brothers to retreat into the city. Isn't this a bit..."

Murshu didn't say the next words, but the expression on his face said everything.

It is clear that he is on the verge of victory, but suddenly he will turn to stubbornness with just one word. What does this mean?

Could it be said that their entire former army was surrounded by just one person in the city?

"Otherwise? Are you allowed to go out and die?"

He Xiqing closed his eyes, but his brows were still furrowed.

When he saw that bit of fire, he had already confirmed his previous guess. The monster in the distance that killed his brother had indeed stepped into the level he was at - no, this couldn't even be called that. Monster, just because he has clearly understood that the other party has not lost his mind because of the blood evil.

The monster that has lost its mind only knows how to kill everything in front of it indiscriminately, and will only fight to the end, which is actually easier to deal with.

But as a human being...

People will avoid fighting and they will also run away.

This is the most troublesome part.

Although there is an old saying in Nanchen that when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured, but in fact, on the grassland, when one beast encounters another beast, it will deliberately avoid it - just because even the beast knows that, They both have the ability to truly kill each other, so a fight like this is meaningless, it would be better not to fight at all.

But now, He Xiqing encountered this embarrassing situation.

The murderer who killed his brother has indeed stepped into the level he is now, and at the same time he is obviously aware of the mortal hatred between them - this can be seen from the fact that the other party came all the way from Yangjiapu to Jizhen. It was obviously aimed at him.

But this enemy with whom he had a life-and-death feud had no intention of fighting for his life.

The opponent killed many soldiers through a surprise attack, and it was visible to the naked eye that the enemy was preparing to kill more soldiers.

If it were someone else, he might just think that he was fighting, looking for an opportunity to fight him.

But for He Xiqing, who has already entered this level, this has another meaning.

"He's hunting, ready to become stronger by killing you."

Taking a deep breath, He Xiqing clenched his fists.

Just like what they did to the Jizhou Dudu Mansion.

At the cost of the lives of the residents of Ji Town, he gathered enough blood evil energy for the soldiers and himself, and then broke through the city with a powerful attack, killing Liu Yanran, the commanding general of Ji Town... Maybe outsiders would see it. It turned out that this was a perfectly timed attack, but only He Xiqing himself knew that the core of this strategy lay in the blood evil energy itself.

Just like a snowball rolling in the ice and snow, the snowball will get bigger and bigger.

But now this strategy is being used by others on him.

The murderer who killed his own brother was also becoming stronger by killing his soldiers. And unlike his original fighting style, the opponent was alone - indeed, if he were alone, he would not be able to kill many people at one time, but if the opponent was determined to escape, these prairie warriors would not be able to catch up.

It's like a blood-sucking mosquito, or like a fly that can't be driven away no matter how hard you try.

But He Xiqing prefers to regard this enemy as a wolf in the wilderness.

The wild wolf is a very patient animal. It will follow its prey all the way, even if it follows a few hills, until the prey loses its strength and is drained of its last drop of blood.

"So I asked you all to come back to the city, because the only one who can fight him right now is me."

Having said this, He Xiqing opened his eyes.

"With the protection of the city wall, he will hesitate when he doesn't know where I am, or in the words of the southerners, it's called a rat-defying weapon... He doesn't want to confront me head-on right now, so he won't take the initiative to attack the city. As long as With the protection of the city wall, you are safe."

"Brother, you..."

The iron-tower-like Muru technique made him feel ashamed and angry for a moment.

As a warrior, he would never be timid. At this moment, Murshu wanted to go out and kill the life-and-death enemy with his own hands - but he couldn't do it. You must know that even the omnipotent He Xiqing values ​​that monster so much at this moment. If he goes out, can he really defeat it?

If he can't win, he will be killed, which will make the monster's blood power more vigorous. But if he doesn't fight, how can he, as a warrior, retreat?

Before climbing the tower, Muershu had a splitting headache because of this matter.

But now, He Xiqing gave him a third answer.

He Xiqing chose to protect them, to protect the weak who can't fight the monster.

"Brother, brother..."

Muershu couldn't help crying.

It was obviously the love from this elder brother, but for Muershu at this moment, it was more sad than killing him.

After all, accepting protection means admitting one's weakness.

It's better to cut a warrior into pieces than to let him admit his weakness!

"It's okay, this is normal."

He Xiqing gently patted Muershu's shoulder.

"When I was driven out of the tribe, I was not weaker. It was just that no one could protect me at that time. I was with my younger brother, so I could only fight hard by myself... Sometimes it is not a bad thing to admit your weakness. After all, only by knowing your weakness can you become truly strong."

"Yes, big brother."

Wipe away the tears and clench his teeth.

Yes, just like what the big brother said, now he understands how weak he is when facing a real strong man.

But it is because of this that the desire to become stronger in his heart is so strong at this moment.

I must become stronger, I must become stronger. Only by becoming stronger can I protect this big brother.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal."

Seeing that Mu Ershu has regained his determination, He Xiqing also smiled.

"As long as you all stay in the city, the monster can't kill anyone, and he won't have the chance to become stronger. When the time comes, I'll seize the opportunity to kill the monster with one knife, and this matter will be over."

"Don't worry, big brother, we won't go out... Wait?"

Mu Ershu suddenly froze when he remembered something.

"Big brother, do you still remember when the Qingyang tribe sent out troops?"

"The Qingyang tribe said three days later, and now it's been a day... Damn it!"

Looking at the direction of the grassland in the distance, He Xiqing's face was ashen.

Indeed, if he led his soldiers to defend the city, the monster would be afraid to attack and kill people.

But can't the soldiers of the Qingyang tribe be killed?

The second update is quite late, I'm really sorry, I'm going to take a nap and continue when I wake up.

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