The princess came, brought reinforcements, hope, and a battle of life and death.

King Xijie had only one legitimate daughter, and the "princess" became the only title, which was Xin Youtao's sister. She led a huge army from the south. With the help of a large number of talismans, the army finally arrived in time and even won two days of rest.

A total of 4,000 cavalry and 100 talisman masters lined up in neat teams to enter the camp outside the city. The people watching the streets kept cheering. What they saw was not the temporary garrisons of the city that were pieced together, but a regular army with distinctive armor and high morale. The armor was wrapped from head to toe, and the underside were full of tall horses, like a group of disciplined giant soldiers, which made the viewers suck in awe.

When the princess retreated from Xijie City in advance, she took away a thousand royal purple talisman army. She knew that the dispersed power could not stop the demon army, so she went directly to the northwest frontier, where she collected three thousand elite Xuanfu Army soldiers and a large number of talisman teachers, and then turned all the way to the southwest, almost advancing with the demon army.

The capital was destroyed, and the last army of Xijie Kingdom was preserved. The princess didn't know that there was a small Duanliu City in the southeast that was holding on. Her original intention was to seek help from the vassal states in the southwest, and then the armies of various countries merged with the army of the Holy Talis Dynasty, and took advantage of the power of the Taoist dynasty to fight the demon clan in the area of ​​Luanjingshan. After winning, she took advantage of the opportunity to take back her homeland.

When she heard that her younger brother Xin Youtao was holding onto Duanliu City, the princess immediately changed her mind and led her army to bypass the vanguard of the demon clan and rushed to the last city in Xijieguo to support her. She had not written a letter because she was worried that the flying talisman would be intercepted by the demon clan.

With the efforts of Mu Xingqiu and others, the hearts of Duanliu City were like an inflated cloth bag, which looked full, but not much stuff in it. The army brought by the princess finally filled the gap inside. The Xuanfu Army also brought more good news. Behind them were there were six vassal states and one army of the Holy Fu Dynasty, which would greatly exceed the number of demon soldiers afterwards.

Duanliu City is full of festive atmosphere. When the princess only brought dozens of guards into the city, the road was almost completely blocked by the enthusiastic people. The princess followed the royal etiquette and stayed in the carriage without showing up. Her three personal palace maids accepted the people's kneeling and blessings on behalf of her.

The princess's carriage was very slow, so she set out at noon and arrived at the military camp until the evening. She did not choose to live in the city guard house, but decided to meet the city guards in the military camp.

The Xuanfu Army soldiers in the city were waiting all afternoon. They saw all the royal flags kneeling down from afar, and even the monks who were watching the fun also knelt down. Someone wanted to use a few gorgeous magic tricks to celebrate, but were persuaded by the monks around them. This was a princess, not an ordinary citizen. Don’t be embarrassed.

The Taoist priests of Pangshan did not come out to greet him, but Mu Xingqiu stood at the gate of the military camp as a general and did not kneel down.

Even when the war was in chaos and the country was destroyed, some rules were still not broken. The welcoming ceremony at the gate of the military camp lasted for a while. A palace maid, on behalf of the princess, encouraged all the soldiers, and thanked Taoist Pang Shan and the monks who came to support him. Their words were elegant, but they were quite lengthy. It was difficult for Mu Xingqiu to believe that this was what the princess thought of.

In the main hall of the military camp, Mu Xingqiu officially handed over the command of the Xuanfu Army of the city and his name as "general" to the princess, and was finally able to restore the identity of Taoist priest. The handover process was humble and reasonable and well-founded. Mu Xingqiu had been reminded in advance, so he dealt with it properly, but he was a little impatient.

The princess herself finally appeared. Wearing a veil, Mu Xingqiu remembered the pleasant beautiful face. He nodded and did not give a big gift like other generals. Due to Zuo Liuying's appointment, he represented the entire Pangshan Taoist throne at this time, and even in front of the royal family, he did not need to kneel down.

The princess sat in the main seat. There were two palace maids and four guards on both sides. This time she spoke herself, and there was no use of palace maids to endorse her. "Time is tight. The day after tomorrow is the day when the demon army attacks. I hope you can come up with a combat plan immediately."

There were eleven generals attending the meeting, one of whom was a high-level talisman master and a white-haired old man. When he met Mu Xingqiu, he asked him his name twice. At this time, he sat on the chair and staggered, as if he had just fallen asleep and never planned to wake up again.

The status of other generals is high and low, and he is respected by a tall and tall old man wearing a purple cloak. His surname is Xin, and he must be a member of the royal family. Everyone calls him "Master Taifu".

Only Mu Xingqiu is an outsider, representing Taoist priest Pang Shan and dozens of monks. No one else is qualified to attend this military conference.

Taifu Xin stood up, glanced at the scene majestic, nodded slightly to Mu Xingqiu, and bowed to the princess lightly, "I and all the generals have reached an agreement to send the whole city to Dongjieguo tomorrow, and then the army evacuated Duanliu City and continued to implement the strategy formulated by His Highness the princess at the beginning - to avoid the enemy's edge."

He said it briefly, trying to take it as the princess's idea, but there was an unquestionable arrogance in his tone, without any intention of discussing it with anyone.

Mu Xingqiu's position is quite special. He is both a guest, a Taoist priest, and a practical manager of Duanliu City before. Therefore, he sat first in the princess's left hand, just opposite Taifu Xin.

This was his first time to figure out the mentality and emotions of aristocrats. It was much more difficult than feeling the crowd. He had long discovered that the first level of the illusion had a more direct and effective grasp of the people's hearts. On the contrary, it seemed a little powerless when applied to individuals. The eleven generals were not much or too little, but Mu Xingqiu had no way to break through.

Everyone in the main hall, including the sleepy old talisman master, was fluctuating regularly and rapidly, like insects hanging in the air flapping their wings, which was so fast that it was unobservable, but on the surface their expressions were extremely firm, as if they had already made up their minds and had no hesitation at all.

Mu Xingqiu slowly saw the truth clearly. There were two completely opposite emotions in the room, from the princess and Taifu Xin. The emotions of the others were swaying between the two. The rapid fluctuations he felt were actually the generals trying to figure out the human hearts of their superiors.

He met a group of colleagues, but he didn't have the support of the Minxin magic. Mu Xingqiu almost laughed out loud, forced himself to hold back, and continued to observe, not paying special attention to what Taifu Xin was saying.

The princess was silent for a while, as if waiting for someone to stand up and refute, so she had to name it, "What is Fu Jun's opinion?"

The old talisman master shook twice as if he was awakened. His wrinkled face was full of confusion, "Ah? My opinion... This is a good choice to avoid the enemy's edge. Master Taifu is high-minded and princess is high-minded. We have always performed well, and we have saved so many people this time..."

He talked for a long time. In the end, he even forgot what he was saying, and he didn't agree with the preface.

Taifu Xin waved his hand at the old talisman master and signaled him to shut up, "I understand that His Highness the Princess is still a little hesitant. Duanliu City is the last city in Xijie Kingdom after all. If you lose it, Xijie Kingdom will have no more land. But in this situation, there are many soldiers in the demon clan, and there are also demon mountains to open the way. Duanliu City cannot be stopped, and thousands of purple talisman army and Xuanfu Army cannot be stopped. The demon army is quite ambitious and will immediately enter Dongjie Kingdom after capturing Duanliu City. In this way, the only army in Xijie Kingdom can avoid the main force of the demon army and wait for an opportunity to regain the territory. This is the only feasible strategy, and we all think so."

The generals nodded, but were not very enthusiastic, and it was more like a perfunctory approach.

The princess was silent again and suddenly turned to Mu Xingqiu, "I want to hear what this Taoist Mu thought. After all, he was guarding Duanliu City for more than a month, so he should have a better understanding of the situation."

The princess' tone was plain, as if she had never met Taoist Pangshan before.

Mu Xingqiu stood up and nodded to the princess and all the generals present. Everyone also gave their gifts. Only Taifu Xin seemed reluctant, but did not raise any objections.

"Before I express my thoughts, I want to talk about the decision of Pangshan Daotong: there is a reason for us to stop in Duanliu City. Before the matter is resolved, we will not leave Duanliu City within at least a few days."

A young Taoist priest actually spoke in such an impolite and tough tone. The generals were surprised - in their opinion, Pangshan was destroyed, and Pangshan's Taoist priests lost their former status, so they should be more humble.

The old talisman master looked at him with one eye, and other generals either coughed or adjusted their seats to cover up their embarrassment. Only Taifu Xin snorted coldly, "Does Pangshan Taoist Tong intend to fight ten thousand demon soldiers alone?"

"Next, I will talk about my own ideas. I hope that Xijieguo's army can stay and defend the city with Pangshandao."

The Taifu Xin was about to refute, but the princess was already in front and asked in an interesting tone: "Why? The situation here is obviously unfavorable to us."

The princess had already asked a question, and Taifu Xin had to shut up.

"Exiting Duanliu City is even more unfavorable to Xijie Kingdom." Mu Xingqiu's eyes swept over the generals again, "I don't understand the matter between the vassal states, but as a Taoist priest of Pangshan, I know one thing. The demon clan is spreading unclean energy in Xijie Kingdom. Wherever the demon soldiers occupy, the unclean energy will be covered. If the Duanliu City is given up, the Xijie Kingdom army will lose its foothold in its own country. When the unclean energy finally takes shape, the entire Xijie Kingdom will become a part of the land of the group of demons. It is more difficult to retake it than now."

As soon as Mu Xingqiu finished speaking, Taifu Xin immediately responded: "Master Mu made sense, but I want to tell you the truth. The Holy Talisman Dynasty and the various vassal states did send troops, but they did not come to support Xijie. They stopped hundreds of miles away, even further than the demon army, and would only release a bunch of Hawkeye flying talismans to watch the battle. Do you understand? Duanliu City is still an isolated city, without assistance, and not at all."

"Before you arrived, there were only one thousand soldiers in Duanliu City, but we didn't think about escaping. I kept persuading the people of the whole city to go to Dongjieguo, but he would rather take the risk to stay in his own country." Mu Xingqiu's tone was calm. He didn't want to have a dispute with anyone. The illusion of the mind was a spell, and language was just a means to cast spells, not the spell itself. There was no point in shouting, "So I don't understand why running away became the only choice after a few times the number of reinforcements?"

The face of Master Xin changed suddenly, and he felt that he had been publicly humiliated. The illusion of Minxin could not change his mood at this time. "Let's tell the truth. Pangshan Taoist Order is over. You are just a group of fugitives. You want to use the Xijie army to do things for you, but you can't do it. I will never allow the last five thousand soldiers of Xijie to die. It's your business for the Taoist priests to die, and we will not accompany you!"

The voice of Taifu Xin became more and more severe, while Mu Xingqiu's tone became more dull. "Don't the Taifu understand? Xijieguo and Pang Shan were both defeated, and the desire to die was our only hope. Introducing the demon army into Dongjieguo will not allow you to regain your hometown, but will only make the Xijieguo army lose its value of existence."

Mu Xingqiu stared at the opposite side of Taifu Xin, leading the nine methods of nine transformations of beasts to operate at the same time. He was using the strongest illusion to collect emotional changes and guide them - he could not change those strong emotions, but could make it burst out.

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