Walking out of the tall and gloomy rainforest in Anmo Mountain, Xu Luo couldn't help but feel broad-minded, and his cautious spirit suddenly relaxed.
He lazily leaned against the carriage, and then intentionally or unintentionally took a few glances at the dense rainforest left behind.
Ever since he approached the Little Rock area, he always felt like he was being watched from behind.
But no matter how much he probed, he only found some ferocious beasts with extraordinarily abundant vitality and blood, and nothing unusual was found.
This has always made him a little suspicious, and this time there was no danger warning even from his clear mind.
Only then did he feel relieved. Further ahead was Little Rock City. When he came, he only showed his face in the city before leaving, but he could also sense the peace and tranquility of this small city.
Almost two hours later, Xu Luo stared blankly at the Little Rock City that had just come into view in the distance.
The dense evil spirit in the sky above the small town has actually merged into overlapping black clouds, making it look ominous.
Xu Luo was shocked, "What's going on? All the people in the Royal Military Department are dead?"
Little Rock City is an important town at the forefront of the Rock Defense Line. There are at least one school of elite cavalry stationed here. But looking at the current situation, it seems that something strange is causing trouble in the city!
Moreover, the timing was too coincidental. He had just received the news from Yan Gao and encountered such a strange thing.
Xu Luo did not rush to Little Rock City. Instead, he took out the talisman and wrote a few words and waited quietly.
Not long after, news came back from Yan Gao.
It turns out that a strange monster suddenly entered Little Rock. The exorcists stationed here have lost contact for nearly three days, but the Imperial Guards are still resisting resolutely.
The Exorcism Department discussed with the Military Control Department before allowing Yan Gao to bring people here, but the time was delayed as he was still on his way here.
With Xu Luo's cautious nature, even if Yan Gao explained in detail, the doubts in his heart were still not allayed, but it was obvious that he could not ignore the situation at this time.
It's not that he underestimated Yan Gao. He made such a big fuss and forced nearly a thousand elite soldiers to form formations to resist. Yan Gao and Huang Cangwei were probably going to die as cannon fodder when they arrived.
Even from such a distance, Xu Luo could sense the mighty murderous intention in the black cloud.
That breath must be at least a spirit-level monster or above to have such power, and I'm afraid it's not even one.
He thought for a while, but the green ox cart rushed along the straight road towards Little Rock.
As the distance got closer and closer, Xu Luo's face gradually became extremely gloomy.
He had walked this road once. At that time, although there were not many people on the straight road, there were still many old people going to the mountains and hunters going in and out of the mountains. But now it was so deserted that not even a ghost was seen.
When it was still a few miles away from Little Rock, the Qingniu cart found a shelter and stopped.
Xu Luo is just here to make a fool of himself, and if he can save the lives of Yan Gao and several of his colleagues, he will have completed his mission.
As for the fate of Little Rock City, it really has nothing to do with him, and it's not his turn to intervene. If he didn't see Yu Xiuguang, he just asked Yan Gao to lead the team?
But Xu Luo forgot one sentence, nine times out of ten things in this world do not go as planned. No matter how good the plan is, it cannot keep up with the rapid changes.
Just when he was about to wait outside the city for Yan Gao and others to join him, there was a temporary garrison camp on the other side of Little Rock.
A tall man with a beard on his face was sitting upright in the Chinese army's tent. The curtain was lifted from time to time, and guardsmen came in and out from time to time to report the situation in the city.
"Battlemaster, all the troops in the army have been fully prepared. Do you know when we will enter the city to kill the traitors?"
At this time, a man in his thirties wearing a captain's uniform suddenly made a sound in the big tent.
He was none other than Liu Yuanshan, the former captain of the military stationed in Little Rock. At this time, in addition to the anxious look in his eyes, there was also a trace of confusion.
Ever since the strange thing appeared three days ago, nearly a thousand of Jiashan Lieutenant's brothers have been waiting outside the city. In addition to sending elite soldiers into the city from time to time to investigate the situation, they also pick up some people who were lucky enough to escape from the city.
What's even weirder is that yesterday, his immediate superior, Zuo Xingjiang, a big man with a beard, suddenly appeared in the camp with his own soldiers and quickly took over the command.
What puzzles Liu Yuanshan is that since the camp master has arrived, nearly a thousand Jiashanwei soldiers have formed an evil formation, and the lord's personal camp is also there, why don't they just attack the city and kill the monsters?
Could it be that the strange monster that came this time was so difficult to deal with, and how did this strange monster sneak into the city?
Although Little Rock City is small, it is also one of the nodes of the entire Rock Defense Line. Its defensive power is much stronger than other places, but the city defense talisman formation did not react at all.
While Liu Yuanshan was thinking about it, Zuo Xingjiang, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly opened his eyes and looked over, his eyes extremely cold and cold.
He has been in the army for nearly thirty years. He is a veteran soldier who has truly climbed out of bloody killings and mountains of corpses.
At this moment, it was just a look, and Liu Yuanshan felt that his whole body became cold from the inside out, and all the random thoughts in his heart immediately sank to the bottom, without any splash anymore.
"What, can't wait any longer?"
Liu Yuanshan quickly bowed and saluted, even saying that he did not dare.
The temperament of my boss is well-known throughout the Rock Defense Line. To describe him as moody and murderous is an understatement.
Zuo Xingjiang has been in charge of the left battalion guarding Anmo Mountain for nearly 20 years. Together with the right battalion that rotates behind Xiaoluo Gorge, and the middle battalion guarding the base camp of Panshi City, they are also known as the three major camp heads of Panshi City.
There are also some shadow guards under the direct jurisdiction of the General's Mansion, and battalions such as Qingshan are also valued, but after all, their numbers are too small, and their deterrent power is not the same as that of the three major battalions.
Zuo Ying, under the leadership of Zuo Xingjiang, has indeed made outstanding achievements in these years.
Not only has something like this weird thing entered the city never happened before, but even the extremely dangerous endless rainforest around it was often cleaned up by Zuoying.
It can be seen from the rapid growth of the population of surrounding cities in recent years, how well Zuo Xingjiang is doing?
"Yuanshan, if I remember correctly, you have been following me for seven years!"
Zuo Xingjiang did not answer his question. Instead, he asked about trivial matters that almost everyone knew, as if gossiping.
Liu Yuanshan was confused, but at this moment he could only nod numbly.
"General, you have a good memory. Seven years ago, you always rescued Beizhi from the claws of a vicious beast. Since then, Beizhi has been staying in Zuoying. It has been almost three years since General Meng trusted him to take charge of Jiashan Lieutenant."
Following his words, Zuo Xingjiang's thoughts seemed to be caught up in the memories of those scenes. His eyes were a little confused and strange, but they disappeared in a flash.
If Liu Yuanshan hadn't been carefully studying his expression, he might not even have noticed it.
After pondering for a moment, Zuo Xingjiang waved his hands around him.
The soldiers who were rushing in and out of the tent, as well as the guards guarding the left and right like sculptures, immediately bowed and saluted and walked out of the tent.
After everyone was gone, Zuo Xingjiang tapped a paperweight in the shape of a tiger talisman on the table.
Buzz, the surging energy and blood centered on him, quickly enveloped the entire empty tent, and all the noise and chaos outside immediately disappeared.
When Liu Yuanshan saw that he was so cautious and even used the Silent Evil Formation, his heart immediately tightened, knowing that what he said next would be extremely important.
At the same time, he was also a little excited, and had a vague premonition that as long as he could pass this level, his future would be smooth and prosperous.
Of course, the premise is that you can pass the test!
Seeing his expression move slightly, followed by a hint of apprehension and surprise, Zuo Xingjiang knew that this old man might have guessed something.
If he didn't have to, he really didn't want to give this loyal subordinate to those offal as a bloody meal.
Over the years, too many things like this have happened, and his tough mind feels a little tired.
After so many years of blood and fire experience, Zuo Xingjiang has long ignored his own life and death.
But even if he dies, the rock defense line must not collapse. This is the place where countless Yan people and soldiers in the army bleed and die, and it must not become a place where strange and vicious beasts feed on blood.
"Seven years, seven years, you are only in your early thirties, which means you spent the best seven years of your life in the Imperial Guards Department!"
"Yes! Marry a wife and have children here, start a family and start a business. The Imperial Guard has given me the dignity and status of a prodigal, and I'm afraid I'll never be able to live without it in this life!"
Liu Yuanshan's tone couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
Hearing that these words were all spoken from the bottom of his heart, perhaps thinking of his wife, children, and children far away in Panshi City, Liu Yuanshan's eyes flashed with a rare warmth.
"Haha...the Imperial Soldiers Division..."
Unexpectedly, Zuo Xingjiang subconsciously laughed out loud when he heard the mention of the Imperial Military Division in his words, no longer showing the same respect and honor as before.
This scene made Liu Yuanshan take a deep breath, and he almost suspected that the person sitting on it was a fake.
What kind of trouble are you planning to make? You don't want to hang out in the Imperial Military Division anymore?
But this was just the beginning. Zuo Yuanjiang's next words made him stunned on the spot.
"What would you do if I told you that the annual material salary that the capital has distributed over the years is only one-third of what you are now, or even less?
Can you still afford to support that family, and can you still afford the extra room in Changfu Lane and two illegitimate children?"
"How can it be?"
Liu Yuanshan almost jumped up from his chair.
Firstly, it was because these words were too unbelievable, and secondly, he did not expect that Zuo Yuanjiang knew everything about his private affairs.
The meaning behind this made him shudder even more.
Zuo Yuanjiang didn't seem to notice his frightened expression and continued to talk to himself.
“I didn’t believe it at first.
But did you know that the tide of strange things on the other side of the boundary sea has been recurring for more than ten years at first, and then came back again in less than two years last year?
The intervals are getting shorter and shorter, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to wait until the end of the year this year.
Do you think that His Majesty Chongyuan in the capital can pull out the spiritual dew talisman, spit out the spiritual elixir, or create something out of nothing?"
"Tide of strange objects in the world sea..."
As a captain of the imperial army, Liu Yuanshan has naturally heard of this, which can be called the biggest source of harm to the Yan Dynasty.
It's just that the news has obviously been blocked by the higher-ups, so he is certainly not a fool to be able to take the position of captain.
Zuo Xingjiang just raised his head and guessed what Zhan Jingcheng would do.
You must know that the main defensive force on the Jiehai side is also a large number of imperial soldiers and cavalry.