Nightwatcher

Chuzhou City.

On the tall and majestic city wall, there is a huge three-story tower, with cornices and corners. Standing on the highest floor, you can directly see dozens of miles away.

In the lobby on the top floor, a middle-aged man leaned on a knife and sat on a big chair covered in tiger skin.

He was wearing heavy armor forged from 100-year-old steel, and a scarlet cloak. He had a pair of narrow and sharp red phoenix eyes. His facial features were quite handsome, five points similar to Yuan Jingdi.

This person not only has the vigor of a general on the battlefield, but also the awe-inspiring arrogance of a nobleman. He is the kind of person in power who is born to be in a high position, and he is extraordinary.

Dafeng Town North King.

The life experience of this prince can be called a legend. He has been extremely powerful since he was a child, and he can tear tigers and leopards to death, but he is by no means a reckless man. On the contrary, Duke Huai is talented and intelligent, far superior to all his brothers and sisters.

Duke Huai loves to kill and is obsessed with martial arts. The former emperor once said that the Seventh Prince is a god-given general to protect the country. Therefore, the throne was not passed on to him.

Duke Huai himself doesn't care, for him, as long as he can aspire to the pinnacle of martial arts, power will come naturally. The status of the prince is just a help on his way to the top of martial arts.

Some people in this world are addicted to beauty, some are addicted to money, some are addicted to power, and some are addicted to spiritual practice.

King Huai was in charge of the army at the age of fifteen, fought invincible opponents all over the capital at the age of twenty, and sat in the north at the age of twenty-five, and now it has been sixteen years.

The most glorious time for him was twenty years ago when he went out with Wei Yuan and served as the deputy general.

He was appraised by history books as the second hero in the Battle of Shanhaiguan.

"Report!"

A black-robed spy lowered his head, walked quickly into the hall, knelt on his knees in the hall, and held a stack of secret letters in his hand.

King Zhenbei stretched out his hand, and the secret letter automatically flew into his palm. He unfolded the secret letter and read it one by one.

The first secret letter was a letter of incrimination. The spies tried their best to search the border, but still no trace of the princess and the four barbarian leaders who robbed her was found.

The second secret letter is about Zheng Buzheng who escaped from the massacre. The letter stated that Li Miaozhen, the female heroine of Feiyan, successfully got on the line with Zheng Buzheng. During the interception by Tianzi secret agents, she was blocked by Buddhist masters. Unfortunately, Li Miaozhen escaped .

The third and fourth secret letters were about the military situation. The 20,000 cavalry of the Qingyan tribe were dispatched without any luggage. They marched quickly and were heading towards Chuzhou City.

Zhu Jiu, the leader of the northern demon clan, led his demon clan southwards, pointing directly at Chuzhou City.

They did not plunder the people on the way, did not try to attack other cities, and rushed to Chuzhou City with a strong purpose. And Chuzhou City was very close to the border. Before dusk, the cavalry of the Qingyan tribe and the monster clan under Zhulong's command would approach the city.

The secret letter in King Zhenbei's hand turned into powder, and he waved away the spies. He got up from the big chair, looked at the empty lobby, and said in a deep voice:

"Let them find out."

"This is expected. There are quite a few people who know about Mu Nanzhi's miraculous powers. Countless pairs of eyes are staring at you, waiting for you to improve your cultivation and steal her spiritual accumulation. Even if you have kept a low profile all these years, you can estimate it." There are quite a few people with your cultivation. We slaughtered Chuzhou City and concealed it for more than a month, which is already a very successful plan."

A voice sounded in the hall, responding to King Zhenbei.

"How long until you're done?" Duke Huai looked ahead with a calm expression.

"Three hours."

The voice laughed lightly: "Don't worry, you should know that the life essence of mortals is useless to you, you must refine them into blood pills, heh, 380,000 people, it will take time and effort. Of course, if you don't To refine soul pills, blood pills could be refined as early as ten days ago."

After a pause, the voice said again: "If you lose Mu Nanzhi, even if you take the blood pill, you will not be able to advance to the second rank."

King Zhenbei said lightly: "We have already thought of remedial measures, haven't we? Don't worry, I will promise you, I will not break my promise."

The voice let out a hoarse laugh: "Combining will benefit both parties." Someone is coming."

At the gate, a figure swayed, and the one-eyed Lord Protector Que Yongxiu, with a long knife on his waist and hips, pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, and strode forward.

"Prince Huai, there is still no trace of Zheng Xinghuai." Que Yongxiu said in a deep voice.

"After this battle, if I am promoted to the second rank, I don't need to care about his life or death. If I lose, I can protect you, so don't worry." King Zhenbei said lightly.

Duke Protector Que Yongxiu heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Are you sure about this battle?"

King Zhenbei nodded slowly.

Que Yongxiu suddenly smiled, sat on the chair with a big horse, and said with a smile:

"It's time for me to produce a second grade. The northern barbarians and monsters have been arrogant and domineering all these years, and they don't take us seriously. After this battle, we will flatten the Tuotian Mountain, and then skin and bone Zhujiu. Make soup for the soldiers."

King Zhenbei smiled on his serious face.

Que Yongxiu was his companion when he was young, and then led the army together. From the Battle of Shanhaiguan to the northern border, they have been fighting for nearly 20 years, and their relationship is deeper than that of brothers.

Otherwise, the massacre of the city would not be entrusted to him.

The sun gradually moved westward, and the soldiers standing on the city wall squinted their eyes and saw a cloud of dust rising from the sky, and countless cavalry came galloping. And behind the cavalry, there is a blue giant two feet (six meters) high.

Here they come.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of the drum shook the surrounding fields, and the soldiers on the city wall immediately started to move, methodically preparing the defense equipment, such as rolling stones, kerosene, and wood.

The news that the barbarian army was about to attack the city had already been sent back to Chuzhou. Regarding this, neither the officers nor the low-level soldiers panicked.

Amidst the clanging of the armor, the King of Zhenbei stepped out with a knife in his hand, standing on the observation deck of the tower, looking at the leader of the Qingyan Department.

The two third-rank powerhouses looked at each other across the vast plain, and clearly saw each other's expressions and eyes. Ji Li Zhigu smiled ferociously, while King Zhenbei twitched his lips, showing a bit of sneer and disdain.

After looking at each other for a short time, Ji Li Zhigu suddenly lowered his head, swung his arms, and started to run wildly.

boom boom boom

The earth trembled like a cannonball exploding, and the cyan giant turned into an afterimage, as if it wanted to crash into the city wall.

"fire!"

Duke Protector Que Yongxiu roared.

The large bed crossbows and artillery on the city wall aimed at the cyan giant one after another.

The bowstring of the bed crossbow was drawn together by four soldiers. As the bowstring was slowly pulled apart, the mantras imprinted on the bed crossbow frame lit up one by one. On the heavy arrow.

As the bowstring was fully drawn, all the twilight condensed on the heavy arrow, and the two-meter-long heavy arrow burst out with dazzling light, as if it was made of pure light.

"Crash! Crash! Crash!"

Heavy arrows with a length of two meters roared out, shooting at the cyan giant like streams of light.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At the same time, the artillery that was also blessed by the formation shot out burning fireballs like dazzling meteorites.

The Dafeng army is not as powerful as the barbarians; the number is not as good as the Witch God Sect that can manipulate corpses;

However, Dafeng was able to occupy the Central Plains and dominate Kyushu, relying on Confucianism in the past. When Confucianism dominated the court, the positions of commander of the three armies and general soldiers were usually held by Confucian scholars.

Famous Confucian generals in history were basically born in Yunlu Academy.

Confucian generals are not only proficient in the art of war, they use soldiers like gods, and they can also end up in a fight by themselves.

Confucianism fell behind, and Si Tianjian's magical weapons took on the heavy responsibility. Heavy-duty lethal magic weapons and firearms are the foundation of Dafeng's survival. Especially when defending the city, it can be called a meat grinder.

Heavy arrows exuding dazzling light and fireballs like meteorites bombarded the cyan giant continuously.

Ji Li Zhigu was carrying heavy arrows and cannons that could easily kill sixth-rank warriors, and his body trembled with every rumble.

But he didn't evade, and even took the initiative to welcome the baptism of heavy arrows and artillery, and waved his giant sword to scatter the terrible arrows and meteors. These attacks were not a big problem for him, but they would bring disaster to the cavalry behind him.

Even so, after a round of bombardment, there were still more than a hundred elite cavalry sacrificed.

When approaching Chuzhou City less than 200 meters away, Ji Li Zhigu's knees sank suddenly, and his body leaned as the ground collapsed, hitting the city wall.

A strong wind roared in, and the two-foot-tall blue figure was surrounded by the aura of Pei Mo Nengyu, as if it could knock down a mountain.

No, it does knock down a mountain.

At this time, King Zhenbei on the tower moved, bang, he soared into the sky amidst the broken stone bricks, his scarlet cloak was strongly encouraged, and when he jumped to the highest point, he drew out his long knife.

Hold it high.

Immediately afterwards, King Zhenbei swooped down and cut out with a long knife.

Although he is alone, he gives people a sense of oppression like heaven.

The cyan giant had to stop the collision posture, stabilize his figure, and swung his giant sword back fiercely, slashing King Zhenbei in the sky.

boom!

Between the heaven and the earth, the loud noise is like the sound of Hong Zhong Da Lu.

The tide-like air machine rippled in a circular shape, like dozens of cannons detonating, and the shock wave spread in mid-air.

The cavalrymen of the Qingyan tribe below escaped by chance, and spells lit up on the wall of the city wall, forming an invisible barrier to block the aftermath of the aura.

The king of Zhenbei flew up again, and fell back to the tower, holding a long knife, Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi.

"King of Zhenbei, God of War!"

Duke Protector Que Yongxiu raised his weapon and shouted loudly.

"King of Zhenbei, God of War."

"King of Zhenbei, God of War"

On the city wall, the soldiers shouted loudly, united as one, full of confidence in the king of Zhenbei, respecting him like a god.

At the gate of the northern city, on the boundless wilderness outside the city, a huge monster appeared at the end of the horizon. It was red and scaleless, and the one eye on its forehead was like a golden sun.

The scarlet giant snake swam close to the ground, rolling up slowly the dust.

Behind it, there is a dense army of demon clans, including dragons, giant black-scaled tigers, one-horned lizards, and apes

Above its head, a black army of poultry tribes spread across the sky, rushing towards it quickly.

The soldiers on the city wall were expressionless, with no fear or tension on their faces. They mechanically launched bed crossbows, cannons, or bent hard bows to attack the birds circling in mid-air.

The bird that fell from the arrow was already dead, but during the fall, it suddenly opened its scarlet eyes, flapped its wings and flew up again, killing its companions.

The army of monster tribes who died from artillery fire and crossbow arrows also climbed up again, biting their companions, even the red giant python.

Before the monster army rushed to the city, a small-scale chaos occurred in itself.

"Crash crash"

The heavy arrows shot out, automatically ignoring the monster army, and locked on to the red python. They did not walk in a straight line, but in a curve, and they attacked the same target.

The seven inches of the giant python.

Like an invisible hand, it is flicking heavy arrows and artillery fire, making them aim at weak points.

The giant python is huge, bringing overwhelming power, but it also shows the disadvantage of not being flexible enough to avoid heavy arrows and artillery.

Although there was no serious injury, the pain was unbearable as if steel nails had been embedded into the flesh and blood at the seven-inch mark.

"Aww"

It raised its head and opened its bloody mouth, like a dark red black hole. The single eye on its forehead trembled, and a burst of golden light suddenly shot out, hitting the city wall.

The pattern on the wall lights up, and the invisible barrier stress emerges.

The golden light collided with the barrier, stirring up fine shards of light, and the wall "clicked" repeatedly, bursting into countless small cracks.

After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the northern border ushered in the first large-scale battle. There were three third-rank masters participating in the battle, and one unknown master who was hiding in the dark.

In Chuzhou City, a well-known person from the rivers and lakes rushed out of the inn and house, and looked towards the city gate in astonishment.

The sound of booming artillery, the sound of crossbows, the sound of horseshoes, the roar of city wall guards, and the terrifying energy fluctuations from the fight between high-level powerhouses.

These were clearly heard and perceived by the people in the city, which inevitably caused fear in their hearts, and they just wanted to hide under the bed and shiver.

"What's going on, the barbarians have come to Chuzhou City?"

"Damn it, these barbarians dare to attack Chuzhou City. Do they want to start a full-scale war with Dafeng?"

"Come on, let's also go to the city wall and defend the city together."

At the entrance of the largest restaurant in Chuzhou City, several people from the rivers and lakes jumped and cursed. At this moment, they saw the shopkeeper and the waiter walking out of the inn with a dull expression.

I saw the local residents walking out of the houses on the side of the street. Their faces were pale, their eyes were empty, and they lacked aura, like walking dead.

More and more people came out of the house and came to the street, looking at the sky with dull expressions.

Above their heads, streaks of fine blood spilled out, floated to the sky, and then gathered in one place, congealing into a huge ball of blood.

And within their bodies, one after another black shadows were pulled out and sank to the ground. During the process, the black shadows kept struggling and wailing:

"So I'm dead"

"I'm dead? I'm dead!!"

"Unwilling, unwilling"

Everywhere in the city, civilians and people from the rivers and lakes who entered Chuzhou City after the massacre witnessed such a terrible scene, and their hearts were filled with coldness.

The people in Chuzhou City are already dead?

So who did they talk to before, who did they talk to, and who did they get along with for more than a month?

Turns out we've been living in a ghost town for more than a month

Great fear exploded in the hearts of the few living people left.

In the station.

All the members of the mission came to the street in fear, and looked at the pale human figures standing numbly, looking up at the sky.

A stream of blood was drawn from their heads and rushed into the air; black shadows were stripped from their bodies and sucked into the ground.

Yang Yan murmured: "It turns out that the place where the blood slaughtered for three thousand miles was Chuzhou City."

"brute!"

With a sudden roar, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face.

"Chu Prefecture has a population of 380,000 and 380,000 resentful souls. Throughout the 600 years of Dafeng, no one has committed such atrocities. I, I want to go back to Beijing to impeach King Huai until death."

He clenched his fist and beat the ground vigorously, with an "ah", he burst into tears.

Liu Yushi's lips trembled, "How dare he, how dare he is the Prince of Dafeng, he is loved and cared for by the people in the northern border, how could he attack these innocent people. The death of King Huai is not a pity, death Not a pity”

Chen Butou's eyes were red, and the hand holding the knife kept shaking.

Yang Yan looked at them, slightly moved.

These civil servants are slippery and sneaky, and love intrigues the most, but they are not completely morally bankrupt, and they still have complexes cultivated in sage books in their hearts.

Both bad and good.

Chen Butou gritted his teeth and said, "What exactly does Duke Huai want to do?"

Yang Yan pondered and said: "It may be promoted to the second rank, this is my guess."

Promoted to the second-rank Dali Temple Chancellor, the two censors, and Chen Butou were taken aback.

If, if Duke Huai really took this opportunity to be promoted to the second rank, then even if they exposed the matter and wrote a letter of impeachment, would the emperor convict him?

Can the lords deal with Duke Huai?

What is the concept of a second-rank martial artist? Dafeng has not produced a second-rank martial artist for three hundred years.

Looking at Kyushu, the second-rank warriors have disappeared, at least the northern barbarians and monsters do not have second-rank.

If Duke Huai can be promoted to the second rank, is it still a crime to slaughter the city? Even if it is a sin, who has the power to punish him?

I'm afraid your majesty and the princes can only recognize it by pinching their noses. And once His Majesty compromises with the princes, even if it is a supervisor, it can only focus on the overall situation.

Is it worth exchanging the lives of 380,000 people for a second rank?

Very worth it.

Liu Yushi took a deep breath, "If King Huai is promoted to the second rank, I will splatter blood on the Golden Luan Palace to show my ambition by death."

Chen Butou said in a deep voice: "Can no one stop him? Who can stop King Zhenbei in the northern border?"

Yang Yan shook his head: "In the northern border, who can be stronger than King Zhenbei?"

there is none left.

No one can stop King Zhenbei, and no one in Chuzhou can become a stumbling block to King Zhenbei's promotion.

No one can do it, the missions can't do it, the martial arts in the rivers and lakes can't do it, they can only watch the King of Zhenbei be promoted.

Chen Butou suddenly said: "I suddenly feel sorry for Xu Qi'an's lack of strength."

Waiting for everyone to see him, he laughed at himself: "I used to be jealous that he was famous in the Buddhist martial arts. I was jealous that he overwhelmed the outstanding disciples of the Taoist school in the battle between heaven and man, and made a big splash. But now, I only hate him for not being good enough.

"Because if it was him, he would definitely not sit idly by. Even now, he has already drawn his sword against Duke Huai. Right, Yang Jinluo."

Everyone looked at Yang Yan in unison.

Yang Yan was in a daze, and he didn't know what to think of. He sighed and said: "Wei Gong said that his biggest shortcoming is his bravery. Whether it was beheading his superiors, or defending the rebels alone in Yunzhou."

Yes, that man is a hob meat, a stone from a latrine, smelly and hard.

Civil servants who hated him used to say that sooner or later the man would pay for his temper.

However, sometimes, it is such a person who becomes the "savior" in their hearts, the person they hope to raise their arms at certain times.

Liu Yushi murmured: "The late emperor was wrong. If Dafeng really has a guardian general, I think it's Xu Qi'an, not Huaiwang."

It's a pity that he is still immature and has not yet grown up.

The prime minister of Dali Temple showed a vicious expression: "I only hope that the barbarians will break the city and kill King Zhenbei. If no one can stop Dafeng, then let the barbarians come."

PS: Thanks to the leader of "Akhil_Leung" for the reward. Thanks to the leader of "Lu Erqi" for the reward.