The setting sun was like blood, and the last trace of blood disappeared into the horizon amidst the deafening sound of fighting.
Under Fengyuan City, countless fire feathers rose into the sky, and the flames filled the sky in an instant, and then roared and fell into Fengyuan City.
"Quick! Put out the fire!!"
"You go over there!"
"Save the weapons first! Then save the food! Don't worry about anything else!"
"Amitabha, Amitabha..."
"..."
Amidst the chaotic shouts, the crowd ran between the fires, buckets of water were poured into the burning houses, and the sounds of "chi la chi la" were heard one after another.
Bodies lying on the ground can be seen everywhere in the streets and corners.
Some of them were wounded soldiers who died of serious injuries, some were civilians who died from "indiscriminate fire coverage" outside the city, and some were monks wearing yellow and gray monk robes.
All the corpses are left exposed on the street. If they are unfortunately hit by a rocket, they will ignite a ball of flames and eventually turn into charcoal in the flames.
In fact, being "burned to ashes" is already a good ending...
At least compared to those rotting corpses covered with maggots, this is always more "decent".
The Battle of Fengyuan lasted for half a month, and the soldiers and civilians in the city also defended the city for half a month.
Although relying on Xu Suisui's several plans, they repelled the enemy's attacks again and again.
But as of today, everyone in the city feels like they are at the end of a powerful crossbow.
Even if it has flown far beyond the normal range, it will eventually lose all strength at a certain moment and fall to the ground helplessly at any time...
"Your Majesty! We can't wait any longer!"
In the brightly lit hall of Xinfeng Palace, more than ten people stood in front of Xu Suisui, who looked haggard, with extremely serious expressions.
"There are now less than 40,000 soldiers capable of fighting!"
"If we don't fight again, we may not be able to survive tonight!"
"What's more, Master Qin has been in battle continuously in the past few days, and now he is exhausted!"
"If the city is destroyed, it will be too late!"
"Your Majesty! Get into formation!"
"..."
The sonorous and powerful voice came from a bald old monk.
Although his head was empty, with only nine ring scars, his flowing white beard added a solemn aura to his whole person.
Obviously, this old monk must be an accomplished monk.
As for the "formation" he said, it was undoubtedly Xu Suisui's last resort.
"Now...where are the reinforcements from Ning and Shu?"
On the other side, Xu Suisui, who was standing on the dragon platform, looked pale, which was obviously caused by excessive mental stress.
She looked up at the old monk and asked softly: "How many more days will it take to arrive?"
"Your Majesty, reinforcements have just arrived in Yanmen County."
The old monk sighed and answered truthfully: "No matter how fast it is, it will be six or seven days before we reach Fengyuan."
"Six or seven days..."
Xu Suisui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Abbot Wuchen, the Buddhist formation can only last for three days at most."
"Now that we are in formation and still can't hold on until reinforcements arrive, then..."
"Your Majesty! But if we don't take the formation, Fengyuan will fall tonight!"
The old monk named Wuchen frowned and interrupted directly: "It is better to be broken in three days than to be broken today!"
"..."
The lights flickered, and dust-free voices echoed in the hall.
Facing his warning, Xu Suisui lowered his head and asked again reluctantly.
"Are you really unable to hold on any longer?"
"Your Majesty, this poor monk dare not say anything about this."
Wuchen stared straight at Xu Suisui and said word by word: "The poor monk just suggested this. As for whether to start a formation..."
"Then it depends on whether your Majesty dares to gamble."
"..."
"I understand, let's start the battle..."
In the light, Xu Suisui, who was wearing a golden dress, finally nodded with difficulty after a while.
"I am a little tired and want to go back and have a rest."
"I'll trouble you eminent monks about this matter."
After saying the last words, Xu Suisui silently turned around a screen and walked out of the hall.
"call!"
As soon as she left the palace door, the biting cold wind howled and shook her body slightly.
In the sky, countless not-so-distant firelights continued to fall, tearing apart Fengyuan's night amid various chaotic sounds.
However, Xu Suisui did not raise his head and looked up. He just walked slowly in the cold corridor. Except for a young eunuch following behind him, there was no one around him.
This is not to say that her guards are all in the dark.
Just because just a few days ago, even the attendants in the palace were sent to the city wall.
Looking at it this way, Fengyuan may have really reached the end of his rope...
With this thought in his mind, Xu Suisui's footsteps became heavier, and he didn't even notice the disappearance of the little eunuch's footsteps.
It wasn't until a long sword with a cold glow lay across her neck that she suddenly stopped and stared at the shadow on the ground for a long time.
"Wei, Wei Changtian..."
"Is it you..."
"..."
There was some trembling in the voice, but it also contained some excitement of relief.
It was like a woman who pretended to be strong in a difficult situation finally found the only man she could rely on. Rather than Xu Suisui guessing that the person coming was Wei Changtian, it was more that she was expecting this person to be Wei Changtian.
But unfortunately, the voice that sounded behind him was not that familiar voice.
"Haha, Your Majesty, I disappoint you. This villain is not Mr. Wei."
"Young man, I was ordered to take your life."
"..."
...
Qingzhou, East Pole Sea.
"Whoa! Whoa whoa!"
The distant night was shrouded in a dark blue vastness, and the successive waves hit the rocks and rolled up huge waves.
Breaking waves were like snow, scattered in mid-air, and before the sound of the turbulent waves subsided, another wave came up, and it started over and over again, endlessly.
On a small island that was not that big, Chu Xianping stood among the rocks, with the dozen or so men in black beside him.
Yes, they did not go anywhere else after leaving Qingzhou City three days ago. They actually continued eastward, then took a boat into the sea, and finally landed on this small island far away from the land.
It was obvious that Chu Xianping did not run to this barren island just to avoid being hunted by the Xuanjing Division.
Strictly speaking, coming here was not his intention at all.
"Mr. Chu, this is it."
Not far away, a man in black stood beside a huge rock and shouted coldly to Chu Xianping.
"..."
After glancing at the man in black, Chu Xianping walked to the side of the reef without changing his expression and looked up.
The next second, his pupils suddenly contracted.
The black mist shrouded and was dense and mysterious.
This scene was very familiar to Chu Xianping, because it was exactly the same as the mist in the mountain temple!
There is actually a teleportation array in the East Pole Sea!
"call......"
Taking a deep breath, Chu Xianping's brain was working rapidly.
However, the man in black next to him had no patience. He cupped his hand and said without any emotion:
"Mr. Chu, you have already seen this formation in Liangzhou, so I won't say more."
"please."
"..."
The roar of the waves caused the water droplets to hit Chu Xianping, making him feel chilly.
Chu Xianping did not speak, but used his internal force to force out a few drops of blood from his fingertips, which then exploded into a sparse blood mist.
He took the first step through the blood mist, and the second step into the black mist.
"boom!!"
Another huge wave hit the rocks, and darkness swallowed everything immediately.