Chapter 2284 The lips are dead and the teeth are cold
Suddenly hearing the guard's voice, Ji Tianxing and Yun Yao were stunned for a moment.
The two of them looked at each other with doubts on their faces.
Tianzhu Mountain has been calm recently, what could happen to make the guards so panicked?
Ji Tianxing said in a majestic tone: "Come in and talk!"
Then, a guard wearing armor quickly walked into the room and knelt down on one knee to salute.
He handed over his hand and reported: "Master Qi, news came from the seventy-two cities in the north. They were attacked by a large number of demons last night, causing heavy casualties.
In just one night, twelve cities were breached, and nearly a million warriors and civilians were massacred."
Hearing the news, Ji Tianxing frowned immediately, "A large number of demons attacked seventy-two cities? Captured twelve cities in one night?"
Yun Yao also felt in disbelief and asked with doubts: "This shouldn't be the case! The demon clan just returned in defeat a year ago, and then suffered heavy losses one after another. Their vitality has long been severely damaged.
Aren't the demons recuperating now? Why did they suddenly send out troops to capture the seventy-two cities?"
The messenger guard didn't know much information, so he could only shake his head and said: "Sir, madam, my subordinates just received the news from our scouts and came to report it.
As for the specific news and situation, my subordinates don’t know.”
Ji Tianxing waved his hand and said, "Please step back."
The guard saluted and said goodbye, turned around and pushed him away.
Ji Tianxing frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a low tone: "There must be something weird in this. Let's go find Huang Long and ask him clearly."
After that, he took Yunyao out of the room and rushed to Taoist Huanglong's study.
Just halfway through, they were walking in a corridor when they met Taoist Huanglong who was in a hurry.
When Taoist Huanglong saw Ji Tianxing, he quickly stepped forward to greet him, bowed his hands and said, "Master, something happened in the Seventy-Two City. This disciple has just received the news and is about to report it to you."
Ji Tianxing stopped, nodded and said, "Well, I'm about to go find you, so let's talk somewhere else."
Taoist Huanglong made a 'please' gesture and said: "Master, please move to the meeting hall. The disciple has summoned several elders to discuss countermeasures."
Ji Tianxing glanced at him and said with a smile: "You are thoughtful and understand the pros and cons."
Taoist Huanglong bowed and said nothing.
After a hundred breaths, the three of them entered the meeting hall together.
Six elders in purple robes had been waiting in the hall for a long time, and were whispering to each other.
Seeing Ji Tianxing and Taoist Huanglong arriving, everyone saluted and said hello.
Ji Tianxing took Yun Yao to the front seat and sat down. Taoist Huanglong sat down at the front seat on the left.
The hall fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Taoist Huanglong.
Taoist Huanglong said with a solemn expression: "Just now, I received news from the scouts that a large number of demons appeared last night and attacked the seventy-two cities in the north.
In just one night, twelve cities were captured and nearly a million people were massacred.
It is conceivable that the number of demons must be large, and they are divided into several groups.
I believe everyone is well aware that the Seventy-Two City is located between Tianzhu Mountain and Beiming Mountain, which can be regarded as a buffer zone.
Our Tianzhu Mountain and the Seventy-Two Cities are closely interdependent.
Now that the demons have begun to invade the Seventy-Two Cities, once they succeed, their next target should be Tianzhu Mountain!"
Hearing this, the six elders nodded in agreement.
"That's right! We all understand the meaning of lip death and tooth decay!"
"We cannot sit idly by and let the demons wreak havoc!"
"Yes! Even if we don't go to war against the demons, we must still find ways to attack the demons. We must never let them successfully occupy the seventy-two cities."
"I find it very strange. Aren't the demons seriously injured and recuperating?"
With a united will, everyone reached a consensus with almost no need for discussion to help the Seventy-Two Cities.
However, one elder still raised a question.
Ji Tianxing also asked Taoist Huanglong: "Huanglong, do you know how many demons there are in the army? Who is the leader?"
Huang Long replied without hesitation: "According to the information sent back by the scouts, it is estimated that the number of demons is over 300,000.
As for the leaders, they did not see the two notorious Demon Saints, but instead discovered a huge black airship.
In addition, there are several strange-looking strong men who all appeared from the flying boat."
Hearing this, Ji Tianxing's eyes flashed, and he suddenly understood.
"As expected, it's them!"
Yun Yao also nodded and said: "That's it! It was An Yu and the foreign tribe who launched the attack. No wonder it was so unexpected!"
Taoist Huanglong and several elders all showed doubts and asked with puzzled faces: "Master, what is going on?"
Ji Tianxing explained: "A group of foreign invaders, numbering about eighty, drove a black warship and broke into Beiming Mountain.
In just two months, they occupied the five southern regions of Beiming Mountain and ruled hundreds of tribes.
The ancestral demon god did not come out of seclusion, and the two demon saints had nothing to do with them, so they had no choice but to compromise.
The two sides even reached a cooperation and joined forces to deal with us!
But their cooperation failed, and the ancestral demon god also broke through to the divine realm. Sooner or later, he will drive away those alien races and take back the five southern regions.
Therefore, those alien races can only act in advance and attempt to capture the seventy-two cities and use them as their base in the future."
After listening to Ji Tianxing's explanation, Taoist Huanglong and the elders suddenly understood.
"So that's it! The masterminds behind the scenes are actually those alien races!"
"I was thinking before that the demons were seriously injured and would not use weapons again. I didn't expect that it was the aliens who were causing trouble!"
"This makes sense. In order to plan for the future, those alien races can only pick on the weak and invade the seventy-two cities."
After everyone discussed for a while, Ji Tianxing said in a solemn tone: "Everyone is aware of the situation, and now I am announcing a decision.
Seventy-two cities are invaded by aliens. We in Tianzhu Mountain cannot sit idly by and ignore them. We must come to rescue them.
Everyone must understand that this is not only to help the Seventy-Two Cities, but also to take precautions to protect Tianzhu Mountain.
However, for the sake of safety, everyone must stay at Tianzhu Mountain to prevent unexpected changes.
I will personally go to the seventy-two cities and try to deal with the alien and demonic armies."
Taoist Huanglong and several elders suddenly looked worried and tried to persuade him.
"Master, you can't go alone, it's too dangerous!"
"Master, it is enough for the immortal to stay at Tianzhu Mountain. We are willing to go out with you!"
"The aliens are ferocious and powerful. It is not suitable for Master to act alone. It is better to bring more helpers!"
At this time, Yun Yao stood up and said with a firm tone: "No need to persuade me anymore, I will go with Tian Xing to fight against the aliens together.
We, husband and wife, join forces and are not afraid of anyone except the three great warrior gods."