Soft earthy yellow light slowly rises from different locations in Huaishan City.
A huge mana canopy completely enveloped the county town, and the drums arranged on the drum tower automatically sounded, and the sound spread to a hundred miles radius.
Pillows of black smoke suddenly shot up from several houses in the county town, and then dissipated.
This is the evil spirit lurking in the city. Under the dual suppression of the city protection staff and the drum, the spirit disappeared.
At the same time, a stream of light went straight to the northwest!
The war cultivators stationed on the city wall looked at this disappearing light, and couldn't help but show worry in their eyes.
Zhao Hongyi left.
As the guardian of Huaishan City and the only Zifu monk in the city, his presence is like a sea-fixing needle, deterring evil spirits and unruly people.
Previously, Zhao Hongyi had been staying in the garrison. Although there were many evil incidents in the city, the situation was relatively stable. At least the county residents could still live a normal life.
But his sudden departure has undoubtedly cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
There is always some ominous feeling!
You must know that although the city protection array is powerful, it can only exert its greatest power under the auspices of high-level monks.
Moreover, the defensive array consumes a lot of energy and cannot be operated at high intensity all the time, otherwise the spirit stones will not be able to support it at all.
Once the magic circle becomes unsustainable and Zhao Hongyi fails to return in time, the entire county will inevitably be in great danger.
The evil things lurking in the dark will definitely come out to cause chaos!
It's just that Zhao Hongyi himself is also very aware of the consequences of leaving, but he has no choice. It is impossible to watch his beloved son die and his ancestral land become an evil domain.
As soon as the guard envoy left, Huaishan City immediately entered a state of prohibition.
The residents of the city were ordered to stay at home and not go out. The number of patrols on the streets increased sharply. Dozens of monks appeared on the city walls to help the soldiers guard the defense line of their homes.
It’s a scene of roaring wind, cranes, and soldiers!
Time passed little by little, and everything inside and outside Huaishan County was quiet, without any abnormality.
It seemed as if all the evil spirits in the city had been driven away.
However, the monks and soldiers guarding the city did not dare to be careless in the slightest and remained vigilant.
Without Zhao Hongyi, Huaishan City would be at its weakest!
"alert!"
At sunset, a monk suddenly focused his eyes and shouted in a deep voice: "Load the crossbow!"
I saw a long queue appearing at the end of the galloping road connecting the South City Gate.
The one at the front was beating gongs and drums, followed closely by dozens of flag bearers, and then hundreds of knights escorted a cloud chariot and walked slowly towards the county seat.
The faint sounds of gongs, drums, suonas, and bamboo flutes floated into everyone's ears.
What followed was Sanskrit singing that was extremely boring.
If you observe carefully, you can see that all of this team's feet do not touch the ground, and all of them, including their mounts, are floating.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone down, but it looked extremely strange and eerie.
Evil!
Only evil spirits have such characteristics!
The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to neglect and pushed the heavy crossbow to the crenel as quickly as possible.
Crossbow arrows engraved with runes were installed on the arrow trough, and the squeaking sound of the string was endless!
These crossbow arrows have the special power of piercing armor and destroying evil spirits, and are specially used to deal with monsters and evil spirits. Because they are expensive, they are usually kept in the secret vault of the garrison.
But during this time, evil spirits were causing trouble, so they were distributed to the guards.
The arrow with a cold light was aimed at the approaching evil spirit.
The monk who was in charge of the city defense stared at this extremely strange team, sweating from the palms of his hands holding the talisman.
He had seen a lot of evil spirits, but such evil spirits were unheard of, and he felt like a mountain of pressure.
Although the city protection circle was open and a large number of weapons were prepared to deal with evil spirits, the monk did not have much confidence. He just tried to keep himself calm and did not show any trace on the surface.
In order to prevent yourself from losing your temper and disrupting the morale of the army.
He didn't dare to take action easily, and just watched helplessly as the evil team approached the city gate.
At the same time, a servant in gray clothes quietly appeared in front of the back door of the city's garrison.
He looked around, raised his hand and patted the courtyard door.
After a while, the heavy wooden door creaked open, revealing a gray-haired head.
"Fu Bo."
The servant in gray clothes nodded and bowed to the other party: "Sorry to trouble you."
"When did you come back?"
Uncle Fu, who was hiding behind the door, said viciously: "Don't you know there's a curfew in the city now? Get out of here, it doesn't matter if you die, you've got me involved, and I won't do anything to your whole family!"
The servant in gray clothes who had his face sprayed with spit was not only not angry, but instead smiled and said, "Don't be angry. You are a big man, so don't argue with me."
As he spoke, he secretly stuffed a piece of jade into his hand.
Uncle Fu's character is very stingy. It is impossible to solve the problem without bleeding when he hits this person's hand!
Fu Bo subconsciously caught it and discovered that it was actually a spiritual stone!
His expression suddenly softened a lot, he put the spirit stone into his pocket with great skill, and coldly snorted: "You are lucky this time, don't leave the house privately next time, otherwise no one can protect you if you are discovered."
With that said, Uncle Fu opened the door.
The servant in gray clothes stepped into the house and said with a smile: "I understand."
He walked straight to the path on the right.
"Agui, where are you going?"
Uncle Fu, who had just closed the back door, immediately shouted: "I've only been out for half a day, and you don't know which way to go when you come back?"
"Then which way do you want to go?"
The servant in gray stopped and turned around, the smile on his face became extremely weird: "Tell me quickly."
Fu Bo was shocked, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and the blood in his body was frozen.
This is not Agui!
He was trembling and wanted to shout loudly, but when he opened his mouth, no words came out. His throat was rattling, and his eyes were full of fear and begging for mercy.
The next moment, a cold hand strangled his throat.
Click!
Uncle Fu had no time to react and was killed instantly on the spot.
The servant in gray clothes looked around and opened his bloody mouth.
His mouth expanded to two feet wide in an instant, and he suddenly swallowed Forbes' body.
I swallowed it with a gulp!
Shaking his head, the servant in gray stretched out his long tongue and licked his nose and mouth, returning to his original state.
He patted his belly, which was as swollen as a nine-month pregnant woman, and rubbed it vigorously.
The bloated belly immediately deflated.
"Uh~"
The servant in gray burped and showed a satisfied look.
He walked boldly towards the path on the left.
This road leads directly to the inner courtyard's Dharma-protecting Hall and the Tianshu Pavilion, which controls the city-protecting array!——