Chapter 230 Lonely City Lonely People
Demon fire, dragon rain, evil wind, defeated wood, turbulent plague, rotten insects, and evil mirage respectively represent panic, weakness, suspicion, self-pity, distress, hatred, and heart loss. The curse of the demon clan also focuses on attacking the heart as the main content. It is necessary to torture the cursed person to death and torture the life is worse than death before giving the last blow.
The next day, the fallen leaves in the city suddenly increased in large numbers. As long as there are people, even if there is no tree nearby, there will be a few piles of fallen leaves inexplicably. If you don’t pay attention, you will have a few more pieces. The leaves themselves have no special features. But after watching them for a long time, you will feel desolate and feel that your whole life is dotted with a series of unlucky things.
Mu Xingqiu walked alleys all over the streets and was rarely ascended, so that he could feel the emotions of the whole city more clearly. Thanks to the curse, the hearts of the people in Duanliu City were unprecedentedly consistent. For disciples of the Minxin Science who had just entered the first level of the illusion and were not yet powerful in spells, this was a rare opportunity to experience, and they could easily touch the most obvious level of the human heart.
Unless necessary, Mu Xingqiu rarely uses spells to interfere with these emotions, and tries to use normal means to restore confidence to the people. Taoists are responsible for using magic weapons to explore the source of magic. The monks came in handy this time, and their gorgeous spells are extremely effective in attracting the attention of ordinary people.
During the whole day, a stunning wonder scene could be seen everywhere in Duanliu City. Some monks started a friendly fight, and various huge and magnificent beasts were chasing and biting in the air. The branches and leaves were lush, and the shining trees stood on the roadside, making the piles of dead leaves pale in comparison. An idea-worthy monk even used the dead leaves as props to turn into groups of soldiers, which made the viewers overjoyed and thought reinforcements could be endless...
The self-pity that filled the whole city was dissolved. After the prosperity, everyone still felt lonely, but no one was deeply trapped in it. In the evening, Duanliu City still smoked, and life continued. There were a group of people volunteering to join the army at the gate of the military camp.
There are still many Xuanfu soldiers hidden among the refugees. After the curse of every day, they are not more timid and selfish, but instead feel guilty and automatically walk into the barracks to show their identity.
The Taoists let go of the demons who created dead leaves and self-pity because he really did not cause any harm.
Only the monks felt tired, their muddles were not enough to support long castings, even if it was just some flashy performative spells.
The monks complained more and more. Mu Xingqiu asked each Taoist priest to take out a magic weapon and prepare to reward the best monks, but they had to wait for the war to end.
Although it was just a group of inhaled Taoist priests, the magic weapon in their bag came from the treasure accumulated by Pangshanwu Ancestral Hall for many years, and the grade was much higher than their main magic weapon. As soon as it was revealed, the monks ended their complaints.
Shen Hao felt it was too wasteful. "The casual cultivator cannot match such good magic weapons, and these magic weapons will be returned to Lan Qizhang in the future." He took out a pearl that he couldn't use, although it only belonged to him for the time being. He was still reluctant to leave when he handed over it.
"Zuo Liuying said that I would make a decision." Mu Xingqiu said with a smile. His concern was all about how to fight the demon soldiers, and he had no nostalgia for these magic weapons. "My decision was to take a few magic weapons as rewards."
"There must be many magic weapons hidden in Zuo Liuying's sleeves. These are not bad." Xiao Qingtao didn't care. She handed over a copper gourd, but she had never figured out what the purpose of this thing was.
After the defeat of wood, there was a plague. This curse was very harmful. Many people fell ill in the early morning, had fever and talk nonsense. They were all scary prophecies that made their relatives and friends who were taking care of them pale.
The gorgeous magic performance is useless at this time. There is no trick to easily resolve the troubles caused by the storm. It can only be eliminated as soon as possible. Taoist priests and monks joined forces to fly all corners of the city. Finally, Ouyang Luo found a hidden little demon in a half-inclined city wall. It was a group of flying monsters the size of thumb, building a hollow nest among the bricks and stones, hiding inside and secretly casting spells.
After being exposed, the group of flying monsters ran away quickly, leaving dozens of corpses, most of which escaped.
This is the shortest curse, less than an hour before and after that, the relationship between Taoist priests and monks became closer. Even Chen Hao admitted that there were indeed a few monks with some skills.
However, many people are puzzled. Where did Qi Wushang find these strange monsters? This time, the little flying demon is only recorded in ancient books, called "Hidden Stone". After the number exceeds 10,000, it is powerful and has not appeared in the record for at least 30,000 years. This time, hundreds of them came. Although it is not difficult to deal with, it is really surprising.
Several consecutive victories greatly boosted morale. When the worms arrived on the sixth day, the monks took the initiative to attack and searched for the source of the city.
Rot is a milky white insect that can breed in almost everything, including clothing, furniture, houses, etc. As long as it is not a gold or stone item, they can be found on it.
However, most of the demons casting spells had escaped. There was no shadow of him inside and outside the city, only small insects that kept gushing out.
This is a battle where everyone participates. After trying many tricks such as cleaning, burning, crushing, etc., a Taoist priest found that the most effective method was water, which could not be soaked or washed. Instead, dip the fingers in water and draw a circle around the insect. The circle should not be too big. The insect will melt on its own after being desperate, leaving almost no trace.
The rotten worms should have brought hatred, but in Duanliu City, it caused joy. People swept the worms into piles, then circled them with water, watching them disappear one by one like magic, and applauded.
The curse of the Demon Blood Infant was defeated, but the demon clan still refused to stop. On the last day, a "fier mirage" appeared in the air: the thick sea of clouds stopped above Duanliu City, constantly changing its shape, and various mirages appeared, all of which were scenes of demon soldiers burning, killing, looting, and lifelike. Many people cried to the sky because they saw the process of their hometown being destroyed and their relatives tragically died.
"Duanliu City is an isolated city. Even those who escaped here are lonely and all have lost their relatives." Xiao Qingtao, who has always been lively, almost couldn't control herself. She saw the scene of Furong Mountain being swallowed up by the fire, and even saw many people who had been familiar with since childhood being brutally killed by demon soldiers.
But she was a Taoist priest, and would not express her sadness by crying like ordinary people. Instead, she smiled and said to the Taoist priests standing together: "Didn't Zuo Liuying let us defend Duanliu City with a dying heart? He can rest assured."
The evil mirage lasted for three hours before disappearing, and Duanliu City cried, but the self-pity, distress, and hatred a few days ago did not take shape. The last step of heart loss could not be as the wish of the demon clan. That afternoon, a large number of people gathered at the gate of the military camp again, but this time they asked to join the army.
Mu Xingqiu persuaded most of the people to retreat. He remembered the words of veteran Pan Sanye. The soldiers trusted each other on the battlefield because they understood the other party's tactics and strength. Too many new recruits with no combat experience would only disintegrate the care between the veterans and divide the entire army into pieces. Give the demon soldiers a chance to defeat each other.
It was also after the evil mirage disappeared that more and more people realized that the demon soldiers were about to come. They were busy fighting the curse these days and almost forgot about this most important event.
Of course, the Taoists did not forget that Mu Xingqiu still arranged at least one person to go out to inspect the city every day.
In fact, the demon soldiers arrived yesterday, stopped two hundred miles away, and set up camp with the help of unclean energy. Treat the small Duanliu City with unusual caution.
"There are at least 10,000 demon soldiers." Chen Hao, who was the first to discover the enemy camp, immediately flew back to Duanliu City, "They brought a small mountain of demon fire."
This is the most important reason why the demon soldiers are slow to move. After climbing over the Ancestor Peak, the speed of the Demon Fire Mountain has been decreasing, and it has been transferred from the front line in the southwest to the Duanliu City in the southeast. It took a lot of time.
Mu Xingqiu went out of the city to check it out. It was becoming increasingly difficult for the sky to penetrate the thick unclean air, but the Demon Fire Mountain 200 miles away was still clearly visible. Its size is incomparable to the one that climbed over the Old Ancestor Peak. But it was still about twenty feet high, roughly in a conical shape and could not roll on its own. It was driven by magic and external forces. The demon fire was burning in the mountain in a coquettish way. It was definitely not difficult to use it to crush Duanliu City.
Ten thousand demon soldiers plus a mountain of demon fire is enough to fight a huge battle of Taoist demons. Duanliu City has only a few Taoist priests and talisman masters, more than a hundred cultivators and nearly a thousand Xuanfu Army soldiers, but the demon army is not in a hurry to attack, and they seem to be waiting for something.
In the evening of that day, the envoy of the demon army arrived, and it was Yin Yu who attacked the east. He accepted the lesson from the last time and was far away from the city wall. He announced loudly that five days later was the day of the demon soldiers' attack. He wanted to prepare for destruction in Duanliu City. "The demon clan gives you the opportunity to gather reinforcements, if you can find them."
The reason given by the demon soldiers was high-sounding. After careful observation, Mu Xingqiu and others found that the real reason was that the mountain of demon fire exhausted its forward power and needed rest and re-blessing of the demon technique.
"Those tens of demon soldiers alone are enough to break through Duanliu City, and you still have to wait for the Demon Fire Mountain?" Chen Hao was very confused about the demon soldiers' actions.
"The demon soldiers not only want to break through Duanliu City, they want to attack Dongjieguo in one go." Mu Xingqiu guessed the purpose of the demon army. He just wanted to capture Duanliu City, and there was no need for such a huge force. The demon clan wanted to take advantage of the situation to open up another battlefield.
"Even so, Dongjieguo still refused to send reinforcements. I saw that they were busy digging trenches and building walls." Chen Hao was filled with righteous indignation, even a little unlike a Taoist priest.
It has been ten days since Yang Qingyin couldn't find a Taoist priest to help, and she should have come back, but she has no news. Xiao Qingtao suspected that she might have been detained by a relative of a certain family's Taoist rank. "Maybe it's Yashan, the Yang family still wants her to make a connection with Shen Jiyi."
Xin Youtao sent a letter back with a flying talisman three days ago, which was very brief, saying that King Dongjie was still hesitating, and he and Mr. Pan San had to wait for a while.
As for the letter of help sent by the talisman master Liu Ding, it was even more sank to the sea and there was no reply. His status in the Longbin Society was too low, and the talisman masters who received the letter even accidentally tried it.
That night, several monks left without saying goodbye. The next morning, several monks said goodbye to Mu Xingqiu, "The power of Duanliu City is too weak. Even if there are two or three thousand soldiers, we are willing to stay, but..."
Mu Xingqiu did not persuade him. He thanked the monks for their help these days and advised them not to go too far. "The reinforcements will arrive soon."
But he really hoped that there would be some definite news in his heart.
Until the third day after the demon soldiers issued a challenge, only half of the monks were left. Dongjieguo closed the bridge and the whole city of soldiers and civilians fell into panic again. Duanliu City welcomed the long-awaited reinforcements. The excited people ran around the street and told each other, and all the words they shouted were the same.
"The princess is here!"
Chapter completed!