Just before Gu Cheng and others killed the zombie demon, the walking corpses at the foot of the mountain had already piled up like a mountain.
Jingyesi's less than a hundred Xuanjia guards were at the front, and there were thousands of Heyang Mansion garrison behind to assist in the defense. They could not stop them for a while, but as time passed, everyone became more and more tired.
The situation is starting to collapse somewhat.
While Wang Qi tore the walking corpse in front of him into two halves, he yelled helplessly: "The commander-in-chief and the others haven't been solved yet? I can't hold on any longer. I can't even burst out with energy now."
Xiao Yi smiled bitterly and said: "My talismans are about to be used up. If we continue like this, we can last for a quarter of an hour at most."
Zhao Jingming's face suddenly darkened, and he pointed forward and said: "A quarter of an hour? If we add those in front, we may not be able to hold on for even a quarter of an hour."
I saw another group of zombies swarming down from the mountain, and for some unknown reason, these zombies became extremely violent and attacked the defense line, causing the entire defense line to retreat step by step.
At the Heyang Mansion garrison, the person standing behind the defense line and commanding the garrison was not General Song Bingzhong, but Governor Hong.
Because the walking corpses came down the mountain from all directions, Song Bingzhong took command on the other side, while this side was handed over to Governor Hong.
To be precise, it was not handed over to me, but Governor Hong took the initiative to come.
Although he has served as a military governor for such a long time, he has only experienced small troubles such as exterminating bandits that could be solved by a few dozen people.
After finally being able to command hundreds of people, he immediately became interested and forcibly obtained the command right from Song Bingzhong.
With his profound background, Song Bingzhong did not dare to offend him, so he had no choice but to leave it to him obediently.
Governor Hong was really excited at first, but when he saw more and more zombies, even getting closer and closer, he started to panic.
Waving his fat arms, Governor Hong shouted loudly with a frightened face: "Evacuate! Protect me and retreat! Those ghosts are coming soon!"
The captain under him was quite experienced. After taking a look at the situation, he quickly said: "Master Governor, don't panic. Jingyesi's practitioners have stopped the strongest group of zombies. We can resist for half a day."
A quarter of an hour is also acceptable."
"Snapped!"
As soon as the captain finished speaking, he was slapped hard on the face.
"I asked you to give me an order to protect my retreat, didn't you hear?"
Governor Hong said fiercely.
The captain protected his face, with a look of aggrieved look on his face, and could only say: "Sir, wait a moment, I will notify Jingyesi's people and we will immediately coordinate the retreat."
Governor Hong nodded hard on the captain's head, spitting all over his face: "Idiot! Don't you understand human language? I want you to protect me and retreat immediately! Immediately!"
Retreating in a hurry will not only trap Jingyesi's people, but will also cause panic among their garrison and cause large-scale casualties.
But looking at Governor Hong's attitude now, the captain had no choice but to start giving orders in frustration, beating the war drum and retreating.
Although the other party is a military governor, even his generals do not dare to offend him.
Hearing the sound of the war drums, Jingyesi's people didn't react for a moment. A Xuanjiawei who was born in the military suddenly shouted: "Oops! These bastards have withdrawn!"
The garrison retreated in panic, and a gap appeared on both wings. Jingyesi and his men who were at the front were immediately trapped inside, surrounded by a group of zombies.
Wang Qi cursed angrily: "What are those bastards doing? Even if they are retreating, why didn't they notify us?"
Zhao Jingming smiled miserably: "It's over, I'm afraid the brothers will be killed here today.
I didn’t expect that instead of dying in the hands of demons, I would die in the hands of one of my own people.
No! Those bastards are not our own!"
Being surrounded by endless walking corpses, Jingyesi's own strength has been exhausted, and now he is even more unable to resist.
Xiao Yi, who had been silent in the crowd, suddenly took out a box, took out a crimson talisman and said: "I will activate this sky fire demon-killing talisman later. Everyone, take this opportunity to use the gap I opened."
escape."
The others were stunned, and Fang Ping, who was also a Qi Refiner, shouted: "Are you crazy!? This talisman is the one you got from Daoxuan Sect when you gave up the elixir last time, right?
This is a talisman left by a strong person in the Yuanqi realm of the fifth realm of Qi refining. Even if you used it in your heyday, it would use up all your strength, but if you use it now, you are simply courting death!"
When Daoxuan Sect was destroyed last time, Gu Cheng asked them to get the elixir, but Xiao Yi did not choose the elixir, but this talisman.
Everyone else thought this was Xiao B's trump card, but this trump card could kill him!
Xiao Yi shook his head gently and said: "I'm not crazy. I will die if I use it, but everyone can live.
The Heavenly Fire Demon-Slaying Talisman can only be cast by orthodox Qi Practitioners, and the weakest one has to be in the Soul-Nursing Realm, so I am the only one qualified to fight for it here.
If I try my best, everyone can still live. If I don’t try my best, everyone can only die here together."
Wang Qi gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Don't be impulsive! There are other ways!"
Xiao Yi continued to shake his head and said: "I know everyone's strength, there is no other way.
In fact, I don’t want to die, I also want to live.
But if one person dies, it can save everyone, which is worth it. This is what my master did in the beginning.
In the past, my master used his body to feed ghosts and delayed the time until the commander-in-chief arrived. It was he who saved me and a group of pilgrims.
This is what my master taught me, and now it's my turn to make this choice.
Please give me a message to Commander-in-Chief and Brother Gu, thanking them for taking care of me.
There is also Mr. Meng Hantang in the capital. Although he has a cold face, he has a warm heart."
With that said, Xiao Yi showed a bright smile to everyone: "Goodbye, everyone."
After the words fell, Xiao Yi rushed out directly into the group of corpses, gathered all his strength, and ignited the Heavenly Fire Demon-killing Talisman with his own essence and blood!
In an instant, the scorching fire from the sky suddenly descended, and the earth boiled and burned like a sea of fire. Wherever it passed, all the walking corpses were ignited and burned into ashes.
Wang Qi and others' eyes were splitting, and they suppressed the grief in their hearts and escaped from the passage blown by the flames.
Sacrifice is a very common thing for Jingyesi, but this time they couldn't bear it the most.
Xiao Yi is the most popular in the entire Luo County Jingyesi Division, because everyone knows that Xiao Yi will not play tricks with anyone, and this young man will only help you without thinking of anything in return.
As a result, today, it was Xiao Yi who sacrificed his life to help them escape, especially since they were tricked by one of their own people, which made them even more angry and sad.
In the center of the group of corpses, amid the raging flames, Xiao Yi's figure had disappeared, leaving only an ugly scarecrow that miraculously was not burned in the flames, but instead exuded a little blood-colored luster.
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Gu Cheng and Cui Zijie went down the mountain from another direction.
After the corpse demon dies, the walking corpses no longer need to be taken care of. The Yin Qi dissipates and they have turned into simple corpses. They can be concentrated and cremated after dawn.
After returning to Jingyesi of Heyang Prefecture and settling Cui Zijie to recover from his injuries, Zhao Jingming and others came over with embarrassed faces, sadness and anger in their expressions.
Seeing them like this, Gu Cheng's heart sank and he asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Qi said sadly: "Sir, Xiao Yi is dead!"
Zhao Jingming said bitterly: "To be more precise, he was killed by someone! Originally, Xiao Yi didn't have to die!"
After Zhao Jingming and others told Gu Cheng what had happened, Gu Cheng's expression was extremely calm, but his eyes were already flashing with cold murderous intent.
Xiao Yi is special to Gu Cheng and can be regarded as his friend.
Regardless of his past life or this life, Gu Cheng has very few friends.
In my previous life, I was busy trying to make a living and scheming. Most of them were close friends, calling each other brothers at the table and plotting against each other under the table.
The number of people who can truly be called friends and brothers does not exceed five fingers.
And what did Gu Cheng see after traveling through time?
It is a vicious plot, a ferocious ghost, and a ferocious world where interests are fought. The only person Gu Cheng can consider as a friend is Xiao Yi.
Zhao Jingming and others can only be regarded as subordinates and colleagues, Zhou Jianxing can be regarded as a friend, and Cui Zijie and Meng Handang are kind to him.
There were only two people who were sincerely kind to Gu Cheng and didn't ask for anything in return.
One is his grandmother, Mrs. Gu, and the other is Xiao Yi, his first partner when he came to Jingyesi.
Gu Cheng is not a good person. Although he has saved people, he has killed more people. He has more interests in mind, so he has no right to say that he is a good person with a shameless face.
But Xiao Yi is one of the rare people, at least among the people Gu Cheng has ever met, who has no calculations in his heart and always thinks of others.
Those who deserve to die are not dead, and those who are not worthy of death are dead.
Is it possible that good people really don’t get rewarded?
Gu Cheng looked up, waved his hand and said, "Go back to Luo County."
Zhao Jingming and Wang Qi both looked at Gu Cheng in disbelief.
Based on their understanding of Gu Cheng, the person who died was Gu Cheng's partner Xiao Yi. How could they just let it go?
Is it possible that because the other party is the governor of the imperial court and has a background, he has to endure this tone?
Even Wang Qi couldn't help but stand up and say that when you were trapped in the General Mountain Palace, Xiao Yi went out to save you at all costs.
Gu Cheng turned around and said calmly: "I have an injury that has not healed. If I don't recover to my peak, how can I kill someone?"
Hearing the cold murderous intent in Gu Cheng's words, they immediately understood that Gu Cheng was still the same Gu Cheng.