Volume 1: Abandoned Land Chapter 73: Hell is empty, evil ghosts are full of people
Two days later, the boy in the leopard skirt carrying dry food on his back and holding a hatchet, together with Kong Laosan, headed towards Baishan City, the city closest to Dongzhao Village, to explore.
The boy in the leopard skirt, whose surname is Lu and named Tiewa, has just turned sixteen this year. Since all the men who went out to sell honey in the village have disappeared, he can only carry the main beam in the village. Dongzhao Village is not far from Baishan City, and it is a short walk.
If so, it will take about three days to arrive.
After a day and a night, not only did Tiewa's face become tense, but even Kong Laosan also had a solemn look on his face, his brows furrowed. Not a single person was seen along the way. The farmland, houses, livestock and carriages were intact, but they lacked the vitality of people.
, this extremely weird scene made Kong Laosan feel strongly uneasy.
Three days later, the two finally arrived at the foot of Baishan City. Looking at the three-story city wall in front of them, Kong Laosan had no expression on his face, but he was very energetic. The gate of the city that was usually crowded with people was now covered with weeds.
, almost covering the entire official road, the city gate is wide open, old crows are lingering, and it is silent.
"Should we go in and take a look?"
After swallowing, Tiewa whispered carefully, as if he was afraid of disturbing some unknown existence.
"Let's go!"
Kong Laosan's eyes moved, he withdrew his thoughts, uttered two words, and headed towards the city.
Seeing this, Tiewa followed Kong Laosan's steps, holding a hatchet in both hands, looking left and right as he walked, looking extremely nervous.
As imagined, the city was equally deserted. On the spacious bluestone avenue, two withered leaves occasionally drifted by, and the silence was extremely suppressed, like a ghost town.
"What's going on? Where have everyone gone?"
Tiewa spoke awkwardly and her voice was trembling.
"Senior, what do you think?"
After searching for a while without any results, Kong Laosan withdrew his spiritual thoughts and secretly transmitted the message.
"There are only two possibilities, natural disaster or man-made disaster, but if it is a natural disaster, the city should be full of dead bodies!"
Gui Yunzi said calmly.
Hearing this, Kong Laosan nodded. He was about to say something more, but before he opened his mouth, his eyes suddenly focused and he looked around. After a moment, he grabbed Tie Wa who was in a daze and hid in the dark corner of the wall.
go.
In just half a cup of tea, dozens of men dressed in blood and carrying swords gathered from all over the city. Some of them were carrying several unconscious figures on their shoulders. They were men, women, old and young. From the way they were dressed,
Look, they are all ordinary people.
Dozens of blood-robed men gathered together and muttered for a long time, and finally divided into two parts. Four or five of the blood-robed men rushed towards the outside of the city, while the rest carried the people and headed towards the depths of the city.
Escape everywhere.
"You go back first, I'll follow you and take a look!"
Kong Laosan turned around and said something, and just as he was about to leave, Tiewa, who was originally pale and extremely frightened, found the courage to grab Kong Laosan's sleeve tightly and said, "Take me, I, I promised you."
Uncle, you must bring the exact news back. I will not go back until I see Uncle Qi and the others. If you don’t take me there, I will go by myself!”
Tie Wa said with a pinched neck.
"Don't regret it!"
Seeing this, Kong Laosan didn't bother to try to persuade him. After saying this, he spread out his body skills and concealed the group of blood-robed men in the distance deep in the city.
Wangfu Villa was originally the place where Mr. Wang, the richest man in Baishan City, spent his old age. The Villa covers an area of nearly one hundred acres, with rockeries, flowing water, corridors and pavilions. It is extremely luxurious and is known as a city within a city among the people of Baishan City.
At this moment, this gorgeous and huge villa is also overcrowded. Tens of thousands of unconscious people in the city are like haystacks, lying on the ground in rows horizontally and vertically, not knowing whether they are dead or alive. Hundreds of people are wearing blood robes and carrying blood knives on their backs.
The men patrolled back and forth.
Judging from the richness of the blood emanating from these blood-clothed men, more than forty of them have reached the first-class level, and three more have blood that can be seen through their bodies. They are no better than the blood-robed warrior they met in the Demon Burial Ancient Forest.
Not inferior, even better.
Around the courtyard, dozens of huge square cauldrons were burning, with three people hugging each other. Light gray smoke clouds spread out from them. I don't know what is strange about these smoke clouds. They floated three inches above the ground, condensing and not dissipating.
This scene gives me the feeling that hell is empty and the world is filled with evil spirits.
Behind the eaves of the arcade, the two of them looked at the scene in front of them quietly. Kong Laosan's eyes moved slightly, as if he was thinking about something. Tie Wa next to him turned pale and pointed excitedly at several people wearing animal skins in the corner of the courtyard.
man.
"Boy, what are you waiting for? If you don't get into the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cub. Blindly pursuing good fortune and avoiding misfortune is not the way of a strong man!"
There was a trace of fluctuation in Gui Yunzi's voice, and he spoke with some confusion.
"Hey, the boy embarked on the path of immortality not to become a strong man, but what the senior said is not unreasonable. Since he has received the benefits from the senior, the junior will naturally not go back on his promise. These blood-robed men are holding these people hostage, but
They were not killed immediately, so there shouldn’t be any danger in a short period of time. However, if something unexpected happens, seniors should not just sit idly by!"
"Don't worry. Even though our ancestor only has a trace of his remaining soul, it's still easy to keep you safe from these warriors."
Hearing this, Kong Laosan no longer hesitated, glanced at Tiewa beside him, raised his hands, knocked him out and sent him away, then returned here.
His body was thrown into the crowd like a torn sack. Being among these gray smoke clouds, Kong Laosan finally discovered something unusual. These gray smoke clouds seemed to be some kind of drowsy herbal medicine mixed with grain-proof elixir.
It was made to make people sleep without waking up but not starve to death. Kong Laosan couldn't figure out what the purpose of arresting these secular people was.
Being among these secular people, Kong Laosan used the invisible spirit technique to the extreme and closed his eyes. If he didn't use the spiritual eye technique to carefully explore, he would not be able to find any clues.
Seven days later, when Kong Laosan was impatient to wait and his heart was a little restless, a few spiritual lights rushed towards him from above the void, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into more than a hundred bronze-colored spiritual boats measuring more than thirty feet in size.
These spirit boats look simple and heavy, with some ancient birds and monsters engraved on them. They are very different from the flying spirit soldiers controlled by ordinary cultivators. They seem to be weapons specially designed for war.
With the arrival of these bronze spirit boats, all the blood-robed people who were originally scattered gathered together.
"The entire Baishan City's population of 80,000 is here. You can do some counting!"
The person who spoke was in his fifties, with gray eyebrows and beard, covered in bloody clothes, and a pair of bloodshot eyes that were cold and terrifying.
"No, this is not the first time that the Royal Family of the Later Zhou Dynasty has cooperated with your Blood Knife Sect. His Highness the Second Prince has great trust in Master Xiao. After finishing the matter here, I will rush to Tianyuan City as soon as possible to join His Highness and the others.
, the current situation in the four countries leaves us little time!"
Above the void, a middle-aged man in bronze armor stood on the bow of the boat. While speaking, he waved his hand behind him.
As more than a hundred spiritual boats landed behind them, countless soldiers of the Later Zhou Dynasty wearing bronze armor swarmed out of them. These soldiers were not immortal cultivators, and few of them were warriors who had reached the first-level realm. They were just ordinary secular soldiers.
, but the evil spirit lingering all over his body is frightening. He carries out orders and prohibitions, and his expression is solemn. He is obviously a veteran who has been tempered by the blood and fire of the battlefield.
In just half an hour, tens of thousands of people were all carried onto the spirit boats. The middle-aged man in armor greeted the man in blood below and waved his hand, and more than a hundred spirit boats flew into the sky.
"Sect Master, the current war in the Four Kingdoms is an excellent opportunity for our Blood Knife Sect to expand and grow. Do you really not want to participate in it?"
When the spirit boat flew out of sight, a man in his thirties with yellow skin and a bald head stepped forward and said in a deep voice, with a trace of strange color in his eyes.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Wudao, who had always been expressionless, suddenly turned around, frowned deeply, and stared at the person in front of him with a pair of bloody eyes. After a long while, he snorted heavily, "Are you
Have you forgotten the original intention of our Blood Knife Sect?"
Hearing this sentence, the bald man seemed to have thought of something, his scorched face turned red, and his eyebrows were lowered, "It's my subordinate's fault. I am addicted to power, drunk on happiness, and now I have lost my heart in martial arts!"
"That's all, I don't blame you. Since the Demonic Tribulation 30,000 years ago, the road to martial arts has been cut off. If you want to go further, you can only find another way. Over the past 30,000 years, countless martial arts seniors who were extremely talented and unwilling to surrender to their fate have died.
How can we be virtuous and capable on the way? It is normal for those who cannot see the way forward and are not strong-willed to get lost on the way. The Blood Knife Sect has been passed down for 30,000 years, and the pursuit of the ultimate in martial arts is the only purpose. I don’t want to just watch.
I watched our last sect wither and decline, and after we walked out of this small place, we were laughed at by those in the demon world!"
Xiao Wudao said, glanced at everyone, slowly shook his head, and sighed, "Is there any news from Yueshan?"
"Lao Si stole the Ji Dao Fire from Fentian Valley and fled to Da Qin. He was finally killed in a place called Demon Burial Mountain. The whereabouts of the Ji Dao Fire is unknown."
"How did Lao Yue die?"
Hearing this, Xiao Wudao narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of coldness in his voice.
"I don't know. The scene has long been destroyed by corpses. The disciples who went to investigate returned without success. However, the old Taoist Tiezheng of Fentian Valley also died there. Maybe Fentian Valley will know some news."
"That's all, the war in the Four Kingdoms is in full swing. Let's wait until the situation becomes clearer. First, send some people to Fentian Valley to find out some information. No matter what, the people of our Blood Knife Sect cannot die in vain. Even if he is at fault first, it is our Blood Knife who wants to kill him.