Chapter 22: The Siege of Demons and Ghosts is Tonight
Chapter 22 Two Two: Demons and ghosts besiege the city, tonight
At the main south gate of Kunpeng Mansion City, two city guards were chatting casually, looking at the scenery of fireworks in the city, and looking forward to going home for a warm meal of dumplings after their shift later.
I didn't notice at all that the full moon above my head had been obscured by a black tide at some point.
A dim black shadow stirred up the wind and snow, and quickly crawled on the city wall, as if walking on flat ground, passing dozens of feet of the city wall.
The eternal burning brazier on the city wall instantly turned into a faint blue color.
The black shadow passed by and pounced directly into a guard's body, causing his body to tremble violently.
The expression on his face was struggling. He wanted to call for help but couldn't. He couldn't even reach out to warn his teammates. His face was covered with a layer of frost that was visible to the naked eye, and the veins on his face were as bloody as spider webs.
It spread quickly and covered most of the face.
Not only the face, but also other parts of the body surface were covered with dense lines of blood, as if they were living creatures, twisting like crazy like earthworms.
His eyes turned blood red, and his limbs were shaking and twisting strangely.
"...I heard that a new courtesan has recently arrived in Happy Forest. She is so beautiful and fragrant that if she can sleep with her once in her lifetime, it will be worth dying." The companion was still dreaming.
After waiting for a long time, I didn't hear any reply from my companion. When I turned around, my eyes almost fell to the ground.
"Evil...evil spirit!"
He stood on his legs, and his voice was trembling.
At this time, his companion had completely completed his demon transformation, and his body was twisted into a three-meter-tall deformed monster with slender limbs and smooth muscle lines, but two extra arms grew out from under the ribs, and they rushed towards him like tentacles.
"ah--"
Only then did he wake up from a dream.
He ran away, shouting: "The enemy is attacking, evil spirits are invading."
At this moment, he just wanted to ring the Dharma Bell quickly, but the distance from the Dharma Bell was only twenty feet, but it was as big as a chasm in the sky.
A pair of extended claws had already grabbed his neck.
The fangs bit his neck with its huge mouth.
"Dang Dang Dang~"
Just when he was about to despair, the Dharma Bell was struck violently, and ripples washed away like a curtain of water.
The evil spirit that caught him suddenly let out a scream, and a stream of smoke spread out from his body, twisting and roaring continuously.
The monster's attack stopped in time, and he took the opportunity to break away quickly and quickly ran towards the tower.
It turned out that it was the guards in other towers in the distance who rang the bell.
Immediately afterwards, the Dharma bells everywhere were sounded like firecrackers, and the flames of the eternal brazier on the beacon tower roared up. The raging flames illuminated the entire city wall. They rose higher and higher, and also illuminated the wilderness further away.
.
The angle of view widens, and then widens.
On the white snow in the wilderness, a series of strange figures approached silently, densely packed all over the mountains and plains. They stepped on the snow, making a hissing sound, and gradually became one.
Demons besiege the city.
Just tonight.
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Huhu~
Li Sui'an was waving the long knife again and again in the house.
The first time he had insomnia was on New Year's Eve.
After the bell rang, the Zhenbei Army took over martial law outside. The Lion Mountain next door was brightly lit, and countless lanterns rose into the sky inside and outside the city, dispersing the darkness and illuminating most of the city.
That is not a Kongming Lantern, nor a lantern-shaped magical instrument, but a living creature.
The text bubble in the field of view clearly shows:
[Lantern ghost: A kind of ghost from ancient legends. It usually appears at night and likes to hang on trees. It is shaped like a lantern, red and glowing. When walking through the woods at night, they are often chased by lantern ghosts. Lantern ghosts will suck all the blood out of people.
Bone marrow and bone marrow are used as lamp oil. People who die after being attacked by lantern ghosts will look extremely ugly when they die.
Later, it was sealed with a secret method by the Lamp Holder and made into a magic weapon. The light of the heart lamp has the effect of illuminating darkness and driving away evil spirits.]
Every long night, the dark tide comes, demons and ghosts get excited, and evil spirits wreak havoc.
The lantern bearer holds the lamp, and the night watchman goes to the city.
Tonight, the lights in the whole city are on.
I believe that not many can sleep.
It wasn't until dawn that the shouting subsided.
Fortunately, we held on and the city was not breached.
【Martial Arts】:
Basic Sword Technique LV2 Half-baked (1230/10000)
Zhanyue Sword Technique LV1 Beginner’s Practice (15/10000)
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The basic sword skills were upgraded overnight, but it could not dispel the uneasiness in my heart.
Because the sky is still covered with a layer of gray fog, the skylight has decreased visibly to the naked eye.
Several crematoriums in the city were about to explode, and corpses were being carried back one after another. It was clear that the situation last night was not optimistic.
Li Sui'an decided to stay at home and practice swordsmanship. Guishoutang sent a message to him and asked him to go there.
"If the demons and ghosts continue to besiege the city tonight, all warriors may be mobilized. Martial arts schools, escort agencies, and major families will be the first choice for recruitment."
"Has it reached this point? I also want to defend the city?"
Huang Henian looked at him silently.
Li Sui'an was a little confused.
"You are a member of the martial arts school. Even though you are a registered disciple, you have also filed a record with the government. What's more, considering the situation of your family, including the servants and guardians, at least five people will be required. Don't worry, if you really want to go up the city wall, you
The warriors who have just started tempering their bodies will not be placed at the front. It will depend on the situation at that time, and I will ask Senior Brother You to take more care of you."
Li Sui'an swallowed, "If you have to go, then I'm not afraid."
I returned home full of worries, but instead of being summoned by the government, I was greeted by the tax collector.
"The tax for protecting the country and the people is one hundred taels! This is the governor's new order!"
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we went door to door to collect taxes.
Li Sui'an really didn't understand this operation.
I checked the various items presented by the tax officer, as well as the large seal of the Governor's Palace. It was said that there were too many casualties in the incident last night, and the government issued pensions for the dead and injured, and set up a special border security tax, which was levied by merchants according to special cases.
But one hundred taels is still a rare high surtax.
No way, just hand it over.
Just after paying the one hundred taels, another group of patrolmen came to the door, "The tax for protecting the environment and the people, Ruyifang, needs to pay one hundred and twenty taels."
Fu Qingnian couldn't sit still, "Sir, we just paid the tax."
"Made, someone has taken advantage of me."
The catcher cursed lowly, "Where's the tax slip? Take it out and look at it."
Submit the tax slip in the year of Fuqing.
"You only paid one hundred taels, and you still have twenty taels left. You need to make up for it immediately."
Fu Qingnian sighed and prepared to pay back the money and settle the matter.
Li Sui'an suddenly stepped forward and asked, "May I ask your surname, please, and if you have a tax receipt?"
"Why, we need to check our official license, are you worthy? If you are sensible, pay the tax quickly, and your shop will be closed down in time."
During the Dayun Dynasty, although merchants were wealthy, their social status was not high.
Li Sui'an said with a kind face: "My lord has misunderstood. The tax will be paid naturally. You still need to show your entries and write down the tax collection record."
The security guards in the restaurant stood behind him silently.
Fu Qingnian looked worried.
Several policemen drew their knives and cursed, "How dare you rebel? I don't want to do business anymore."
"My lord, I misunderstood. We just don't want the next group of people to come in and collect taxes again. A small business cannot withstand such setbacks."
The catcher glared at Li Sui'an coldly, and Li Sui'an responded calmly without giving in.
If he really collected taxes to defend the city, he would pay them without any complaints, but he couldn't be taken advantage of.
"Huh, you don't know how to be polite, so go to your next home."
A group of people came and went in a hurry, and soon rushed into the neighbor's inn.
"Alas~"
Fu Qingnian sighed, "Whenever there is turmoil, the city must be the first to riot."
"I'm afraid that this tax collection is just the beginning, and we will have to raise donations later. Master, please look after the house at home. I will invite a few colleagues to discuss it with Chairman Xu. If it is aimed at our restaurant industry, we also need to think of a countermeasure.
yes."
The President Xu he was talking about was the president of the Kunpeng City Restaurant Association.
The second young master of the Xu family is a descendant of a thousand-year-old family. There are many officials in the family, and they also have backgrounds in the military. The businesses run by the family are spread across various industries, and they can be said to be wealthy.
Ruyifang's Zui Chunfeng is somewhat famous, but compared with the Xu family's large restaurant, it can only be regarded as a medium industry. If the sky falls, there will still be tall people to hold it up. If you don't find an association at this time, wouldn't those membership fees be in vain?
Already.
"Uncle Fu, be careful. Chen Zhong and you should follow Uncle Fu."
"Yes, boss."
Li Sui'an grabbed Fu Qingnian and asked him to find out the name of the ruthless-looking head catcher just now, and then went back to the backyard to continue practicing his sword.
Today, I will try to reach 5,000 proficiency levels in basic sword skills.
It was still dark, and there were no pedestrians on the street.
Ruyifang closed its doors early.
In the evening, the city walls were filled with swords and soldiers, and war drums were beating.
The eternal brazier is blazing, and the beacon tower is full of smoke. The soldiers are in full formation, reaching the point where there are five steps, one sentry, and ten steps and one post. Archers, spearmen, sword and shield bearers, a team of ten, under the leadership of a soldier, are on duty for several days.
Ten meters post.
Every hundred meters in the city tower, there must be a lantern bearer, leading dozens of night watchmen to guard the city. The huge lantern above his head illuminates the sky and the earth.