Bo Lai waved his hand again, and suddenly the sand and rocks flew away.
There are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and generals in this city, as well as countless talented people. How can he dare to stay here any longer?
Turn around and run immediately!
The horse under General Lu was fascinated by the wind and sand, and couldn't help but tilt his head to the side. The general couldn't help but raise his arms to cover his eyes. When he lowered his arms, he saw that the monster had jumped onto the roof again, and he just
He twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered. With the scar on his face, his murderous intent was no less than that of a demon.
"thorough!"
He hit the horse lightly and chased after him.
The monster climbed onto the roof and was shot down again.
At this time, the thigh was almost penetrated.
It is said that there was a rhinoceros spirit with rough skin and thick flesh before, and even a crossbow could barely penetrate his fur. Cao Yan also shot an arrow through his eye and died under the city wall. For this Dayan army commander
Bo Lai had no doubts about the accuracy and power of the famous marksman general.
"But what is going on?"
It is not unusual for some capable people in the Zhenbei Army to predict their arrival tonight, but why are there lights on in many dark places tonight? Those empty houses and warehouses in the past nights are all lit tonight.
Are there people watching? Do they know the secret of their magic?
And why do I still feel ignored and unable to leave even though I have found a deserted place many times?
"Xilulu..."
In front is another general with a gun.
"call……"
Bo Lai immediately blew in a breath and exhaled a burst of gray smoke.
Gray smoke passed by, and the soldiers behind the general were suddenly dizzy. Some hit the wall, some fell to the ground, and at least half of them lost their combat effectiveness.
But there was also a half who was highly skilled in martial arts, had strong energy and blood, and was determined, covering his mouth and nose and staring straight at him.
The general who immediately held the gun had offered sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth before setting off for the battle, and had stepped across the fire pit and drank the sacred water. The evil spirits were hard to invade, and he ignored the gray smoke at all. He only narrowed his eyes, fanned the wind with his left hand, and then turned his head.
He spat at the side and rode over.
"Da da da……"
In panic, the animal instinct came out, and Bo Lai subconsciously avoided the lighted streets and ran towards the dark place.
All the way, I raced with the soldiers and competed with the generals.
Finally dragging his injured leg and carrying an unknown number of arrows, he turned into a hedgehog and ran into a dark alley.
This is already the edge of the military town.
Bo Lai ran over and found that there was a city wall on the right, which was four or five feet high. On the left was an unknown building with a very high wall. He was on the horse path in the middle.
If his legs were not injured, he could climb up the roof on the left easily by jumping. Although the city wall on the right was as steep as a cliff, he could also climb over the eaves and walk over the walls. However, his legs were injured at this time.
Bo Lai suddenly didn't realize it, but he had no choice but to move forward.
Run to the middle and stop.
really--
The general of the team in front.
The leader was none other than Lu Dehui, the sturdy man holding the hammer just now. His energy and blood were so strong that he seemed to shine in the eyes of demons and ghosts.
Followed by a team of elite sergeants, thrown on the rivers and lakes, I am afraid they are not very capable. They are wearing iron armor and holding shields in front of them, like a wall. Behind them are either long guns or long knives. There is even a group of soldiers slowly walking
A crossbow was brought over, already strung.
Bo Lai turned around in panic and looked behind him again.
A group of generals also came behind him.
The leading general was in his forties or fifties, and he was holding a powerful bow. The bow was extraordinary, and seemed to have a divine light in the eyes of monsters. He also had a thick golden sword on his waist, stained with the blood of many monsters.
"Gah!"
Bo Lai screamed and waved his hands.
A strong wind suddenly arose on the carriage road, blowing in both directions.
This gust of wind was so powerful that it not only blew sand and rocks, but also made people flip over.
Even though he was a handsome horse under the general's crotch, he couldn't help but raise his front hooves.
Suddenly, there was a burst of people shouting and horses neighing, armors colliding, and the crossbow being blown away. It was shot out with a bang. The huge arrow shot diagonally towards the city wall, leaving a mark on the wall and then bounced to the other side, and so on.
It bounced back and forth several times between the horse paths separated by the two walls before falling to the ground.
Bo Lai took advantage of the situation and took a deep breath, his chest bulging.
Then he puffed out black smoke.
The black smoke was like ink, darker than the night. It only took a moment for it to fill the entire horse path, completely covering his entire figure.
"..."
Bo Lai's eyes narrowed, he pinched the seal with his hand, and wanted to leave.
"Um?"
Why can't I leave?
"wrong!"
I could vaguely feel a gaze coming from above. This gaze was fierce, resolute, and very sharp. It not only penetrated the night, but also penetrated the thick black smoke like ink around me.
Bo Lai immediately raised his head and looked up.
I saw a wooden board protruding from the city wall. On the wooden board was a talisman painting. The talisman painting was about three fingers wide and more than a palm long. The cinnabar was used as a talisman on the outside and an eye was painted in the middle.
Those eyes were so charming that they looked real, looking at me coldly and condescendingly.
In such a scene, it really feels like a god, shocking people's hearts.
"Da da……"
There was a heavy sound of horse hooves, rapidly approaching from far away.
Bo Lai was caught by that gaze, and before he could react, he felt a man and a horse suddenly smash through the black mist, and the swinging hammer and the huge force of the galloping horse hit him hard.
"Bang!"
That's really powerful.
Bo Lai's figure was already much lighter than a human being. After receiving this heavy blow, his entire figure instantly flew back and rushed out of the black mist.
Not to mention your monster body, even if your whole body is made of iron, even if you take this blow, it will be deeply dented.
But before it hit the ground, another arrow came.
Bo Lai fell to the ground and was still trying to struggle, when he saw the general holding a hammer in front of him.
A big man as strong as an ox, with a beard, a face full of flesh, clenched teeth, eyes as wide as bells, mustering up all his strength to swing the hammer down, full of blood, fearing even ghosts, and dressed in bright gold
A is looming in the dark night, as if he is not a human general, but a guardian spirit from the heavenly palace descending to earth.
Bo Lai couldn't help but be shocked and his liver and gallbladder were split.
And the talisman paintings on the city wall were still staring at him.
…
In a house in the middle of Yuanzhi City.
The calico cat was still squatting in front of the window, looking into the distance into the night, its ears pricked up.
In fact, it was blocked by the walls of the house, so she couldn't see anything. But she couldn't suppress her curiosity, so she listened here and guessed the scene based on the chaotic voices and movements.
Even so, she was fascinated.
When there was a lull in the movement, he came to his senses, turned around and looked behind him, and saw that the Taoist priest had just put away his pen and seemed to have finished writing.
"?"
The calico cat was stunned.
Then she quickly turned around, jumped out of the window, and ran to the table. However, she saw the Taoist blowing on the paper and the ink was completely dry. When she jumped on the table again, the Taoist had just folded the paper.
"?"
The calico cat raised its head and stared straight at him.
"I didn't write anything," the Taoist said to her, "I just wrote some things related to Sanhua Empress."
"!?"
The cat became more curious.
She raised her right paw and tried to pull the Taoist's sleeve, but she saw that the Taoist turned around naturally, avoided her, put all the papers away, and put them into the quilt bag.
"Did you catch the monster?"
"Well……"
"Did you catch it?"
"Caught it." The calico cat said blankly, "It seems to be a sparrow."
"Harpy?"
"Miss Sanhua heard a sparrow chirping."
"Why don't birds fly?"
"have no idea……"
The Sanhua Cat ran over and stared up at him: "What did you write about Sanhua Empress?"
"It's late at night, go to sleep."
"What did you write about Sanhua Empress?"
"I'm going to see that bird demon tomorrow. I hope he's still alive."
"What did you write?"
"Miss Sanhua, please don't peek."
“What did you write??”
Sanhua Empress was so anxious that she was spinning around on the table.
"Sleeping..."
Song You didn't see it, he walked to the bed, lay down on the bed, and pulled off the quilt.
The nights on the grassland are cool but not cold, which is the most comfortable time to sleep under a quilt.
The calico cat looked dumbfounded when he saw that he had indeed fallen asleep, so he fretted for a while, but it was of no use, so he wiped his feet and jumped onto the bed, sitting next to his head, lowering his head and staring at him, as if trying to
Use this method to wake him up.
The Taoist slept deeply.
Sanhua Empress stared at it for a long time, then she lay down and wanted to sleep, but she couldn't fall asleep.
…
When I opened my eyes, it was already the next morning.
General Chen sent someone to bring hot water and breakfast, and invited him to the martial arts hall.
"What's wrong with Empress Sanhua?"
"There's nothing wrong with Sanhua Empress~"
"Did you not sleep well last night?"
"I didn't sleep well last night~"
"Are you going to the martial arts hall then?"
"I'm going to the martial arts hall~"
"Let's go."
Song You pursed his lips and said nothing.
In the martial arts hall, the generals and advisers gathered in a circle, and in the middle was a bird, bigger than a chicken.
The feathers on the head and neck of this bird are gray-white, like a foggy morning in winter, and the feathers on its back are like clouds at sunrise or dusk. The tips of its wings, tail and eyes are black, and it falls to the ground.
He could barely stand up, his body was covered in bruises, and he was vomiting blood.
However, its wings seem to be defective, small and misshapen.
"It turns out it's not Bo Lai, it's Shrike." Song You walked in and took a look at it and knew it.
This is a shrike, also called a butcher bird.
The labor of the swallows is divided into pieces, and that is it.
This bird itself is not big and cannot compare with birds of prey, but it is ferocious and cruel by nature and likes to impale its prey on thorny trees or thorns. Sometimes people don’t know it, but they see many small birds, mice, lizards or even other things hanging on thorny trees in the wild.
Every insect has to be dried in the sun, which makes me feel cruel and frightening. I even thought it was the work of a ghost, but in fact it was it.
Song You turned a blind eye to its tragic injuries and only asked General Chen:
"General, if you catch it, will there be any casualties?"
"This thing is not that powerful. Only a few soldiers fell down or got some bruises from it."
"That's good."
This is also very normal.
Birds are inherently weak. Shrikes are more ferocious than swallows, but they are not as powerful as birds of prey. They are already weak after becoming sperms. Although their spiritual practice is not shallow, they spend most of their time practicing "coming and going as they wish" and fighting.
Naturally, I'm not that good at it.
"Sir, if you have anything you want to ask, you can try asking. We already asked him a few questions last night. This guy can speak Dayan dialect. He is very timid and not that tough."
"good."
Song You then looked at the shrike on the ground.
The shrike also stared at him with a pair of dark eyes.
"I have invited you here, and I just want to ask you whether this 'come and go as you wish' spell is the authentic Taoist sect of my Dayan, an ancient spell. I also heard from the general that I can speak the official dialect of my Dayan, but I don't know what I am doing here."
Where did you learn all your skills?"
"..."
The black shrike, which was as big as a chicken, rolled its dark eyes, vomited out a few more blood clots, and then asked weakly: "I told you, could you let me go?"
"I'm afraid not."
"Then why should I say that?"
"Bang!"
A cat punched it.
"Gah!"
The shrike cried out in pain.
Turn your head to the other side and face a cat head.
"!"
Where did the cat come from here?
The shrike immediately turned its head back and said feebly: "Grandpa, I am originally a bird from the south. I used to practice in your territory of Dayan. When I was young, my wings were disabled and I was adopted by the owner of a Taoist temple. The Taoist temple was originally a cave in the ancient times.
It was built later and contains some amazing spells, but future generations are short-lived and cannot learn them!"
"I wonder what that Taoist temple is called?"
"How could I tell you?"
"Bang!!"
"Gah!"
The shrike immediately screamed again and turned its head.
But she saw that the calico cat had already retracted its fist, and was sitting on the ground yawning lazily, as if she was not the one who had just struck, and it seemed that beating and wounding birds was just a matter of eating and drinking for her.
It's just as simple, with no psychological burden, and naturally I don't care.
"In Jingzhou, if you have the ability, go find it yourself!"
"Jingzhou..."
"Don't ask me my name, I won't tell you."
"The blue sky is close to the world in the pot, and the mist in the cave is leisurely during the day."
As Song You read, he lowered his head and measured the bird's reaction.
But the bird suddenly opened its eyes, and even though it was seriously injured, it also fluttered on the ground twice.
"how do you know?"
"There are not many ancient inheritances left in this world. When I was walking down Jingzhou, I happened to meet a family, so I asked casually." Song You smiled slightly, "It seems that I guessed it right."
"This has nothing to do with them!"
"I know how to distinguish right from wrong." Song You asked again, "But why did I come to the north?"
"..."
"Won't you answer?"
"There are people in the north to eat, and eating people will help you cultivate faster."
"Why did you go to Zhaoye City?"
"There are many monsters there."
"Why would you help the Saibei people?"
"What's the difference between people from Saibei and people from Dayan?"
"Don't you know that since ancient times, demons, gods and ghosts can no longer participate in human conflicts?"
"What's the difference if everyone eats it?"
"I see." Song You nodded, "So the reason why Shi Shi and other demons helped Saibei is because the people of Saibei agreed to eat people?"
"Conquer Dayan and divide our land among the four states."
"That's all?"
"What else?"
"I just want to ask if anyone else is secretly instigating this."
Song You was still talking calmly as before, while looking at it.
It's just a pity that it is difficult for people to see the expression on a cat's face, and naturally it is impossible to see much expression on the face of a bird.
The birds on the ground remained as usual, and even mocked him: "Do you think that you people should control everything in this world?"
"That makes sense." Song You nodded again, "I've finished asking, but I'm just curious. Since I was adopted by someone when I was disabled when I was young, and later became a Taoist, and practiced and studied in a Taoist temple, didn't the people in the Taoist temple advise me?
Are you doing good things in peace? How did you end up on the path of cannibalism and harming others?"
"Why do you think my wings are broken?"
"I see."
Song You nodded and sighed.
My wings were broken when I was young, but I was adopted by a Taoist temple. Later I became enlightened and could not fly, but I took pains to learn the skill of "coming and going as I wish", which is quite inspiring. But I already have a grudge against others, so I learned this skill.
Spells often require solitude, which is a great test on one's character. In addition, one is cruel by nature, and one may fall into the devil's path without realizing it.
"I have nothing more to ask."
Song You withdrew his gaze and said to the general beside him.
"good."
General Chen waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression: "Put a spear on the top of the city."
The shrike suddenly started flapping wildly.
Two generals with strong martial arts skills came up personally and dragged it down like a chicken.
For a moment, everyone in the hall could not help but sigh.
Although this bird demon is not a ferocious and powerful demon, it is extremely difficult to deal with and extremely terrifying. It has caused more casualties and fear to the generals in the city than those ferocious and powerful demons, and everyone has tried their best to do so.
I can take it away. But who would have thought that Mr. Song would catch him in such an easy way on his first day here.