Chapter 576 Depression and Hope
The news cannot be hidden without hiding. When Mu Xingqiu returned to the Taoist camp, a nervous and confused expression appeared on everyone's faces: Zuo Liuying was once a Taoist priest of the gods after all. For the Taoist priest with a dim future, he was like a lonely lamp hanging in the horizon - it was somewhat pointed out a direction.
Gan Zhiquan blamed himself. He was responsible for the camp, but he only cared about protecting the golem and ignored Zuo Liuying's safety. "Where is Zuo Liuying, please allow me to snatch him back in person..."
Mu Diqiu shook his head, "The demon clan hid him."
Yang Qingyin had just allowed the group of demons to stand up shortly after she glared at this time, "Didn't you say Zuo Liuying can be released soon? There's nothing wrong with it?"
Most of the monsters thought that the target was a golem. Only Jincuo and Lao Tanyang knew more about it. They were stunned when they heard this. Lao Tanyang stepped forward and said, "Has the Taoist priest agreed with Gao Fuwei and the others? As long as you make a promise..."
"Did you see the black birds in the sky?" Mu Xingqiu asked.
The old Tanyang was speechless all of a sudden. The black bird was a signal to release people, which meant that Mu Xingqiu had made a promise, but Zuo Liuying was not released, which means that something went wrong.
"It shouldn't be like this. It's been...it's been agreed long ago." The old Tan Sheep's beard was like a fish struggling to move upstream.
"That's it." Mu Xingqiu's eyes swept across the faces of the demons, "The Taoist priest was caught in your plan to attack the east and west, but you were also deceived, and they were all deceived. The wolf demon's purpose of robbing Zuo Liuying was not to release Yi Shijun."
"Impossible." Jincu said gritting his teeth, suddenly turned around and flew into the sky, galloping towards the Ice City.
Mu Xingqiu did not dissuade him. For the first time in more than 20 years since he was a child, he felt discouraged and said to the Taoists: "Prepare, let's leave here in an hour."
"Where to go?" Xin Youtao asked.
Mu Xingqiu did not answer and walked directly to his tent because he didn't know either.
The Taoist priests and demons looked at each other in confusion, and slowly a deep fear arose from the bottom of their hearts: Mu Xingqiu did not punish any monsters because he wanted to give up on them.
Even the Taoist priests were shocked. They had always been used to Mu Xingqiu leading them to face all the knowable or unknowable crises, igniting hope when the least hope is, and creating miracles when the least possibility is. But now, what they see is an ordinary Taoist priest who is indifferent.
The camp was quiet, and it was overwhelmed. If no one stood up, it would go step by step towards despair.
"Mu Xingqiu needs a rest." Xin Youtao finally spoke, but did not arouse any reaction. "I'll go and see." Xin Youtao felt as if he was talking to a group of scarecrows, looked at Xiao Qingtao, and hurried to Mu Xingqiu's tent.
If Mu Xingqiu loses his fighting spirit, Xin Youtao doesn’t know if he can persevere.
Jin Chufei flew back, not noticed the abnormality in the camp, and said angrily: "The wolf demon has deceived us. The war begins, and the war begins. Before sunset, it will definitely take the moon worship..."
Lao Chi approached Jin Cu quietly, and suddenly fitted and pounced on him. He hugged him and said in an even more angrier voice: "You bastard! Look at the good things you did, Taoist priest no longer wants us."
Laochi is not good at speculating on his thoughts, but this time he is surprisingly keen. He understands that Mu Xingqiu wants to lead the Taoists to leave alone.
Jincuo struggled for a while but couldn't break free. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, Lao Chuo bit his ear. He really bit his hard bit with all his might, and blood immediately flowed out of his mouth.
Jin Cu didn't expect this move at all. He screamed in pain, jumped into the sky, sprayed a circle of flames aimlessly in the air, and then smashed heavily to the ground, finally throwing Lao Chu off.
Jincuo turned over and got up, covering his injured ears, and was extremely angry, but when he saw the spirit demon with indifferent expression, he suddenly realized that these companions were standing on the side of Lao Chao.
"We disappoint Taoist priest Mu." Lao Tanyang said guiltily.
Jincu was stunned, lowered his arms, and the blood on his ears dripped on his shoulders, like a string of unique earrings. He looked at Yang Qingyin, "I'll guarantee my life..."
He didn't say anything he guaranteed, but rose into the air and flew straight to the north to Baiyue Mountain.
A large group of flying demons flew past the camp, led by Black Phoenix and the Feather King, and were also heading to Baiyue Mountain. Below the slope, more demon soldiers were lined up to advance.
The demon races inside and outside the Ice City are going to fight against the Wolf Demons in the Moon Mountain.
The Taoist priests and demon clans in the camp had no backbone, and they all looked at Yang Qingyin at this time.
Yang Qingyin felt a little surprised. Not long ago, Mu Xingqiu seemed calm, but when she heard that Zuo Liuying was robbed, she became distraught. She was a little angry, but she understood his frustration very much. He was under an almost impossible task - to save the lives of a group of Taoist priests and demons in the troubled times, but before she could take a few steps, the entire team showed signs of falling apart.
Mu Xingqiu has gone far enough that he would not even dare to take over this task if he changed someone else.
"Retrieve Zuo Liuying, no matter whether he is alive or dead." Yang Qingyin said, holding up Laojun's clutches high.
The Taoist priests and demon clans gathered together, and several leaders of the demon clans below the slope flew over first. Before Gao Fuwei landed, he said with shame: "We are so stupid..."
"Stop talking nonsense, tell me what's going on first. What is the biggest danger right now?" Yang Qingyin interrupted Gao Fuwei. She didn't want to hear the repentance at all.
"The wolf king Qi Yemeng used us to rob Zuo Taoist priest. He didn't want to rescue Yi Shijun, but asked Zuo Taoist's inner pill of the God of God. We guess he wanted to use the God of God to awaken Qianlong. Qianlong is the source of the poisonous fog around Ice City and Wolf Yuan. Look, those poisonous fogs are changing. After a few hours, her descendants can't cross the lake."
The poisonous fog that enveloped the surroundings had indeed changed and became even more intense, like dark clouds filled with rain and snow, with lightning scattered across it.
While he was talking, the Virgin Wanzi walked over with his body like a bamboo pole, "We are going to ask the wolf demon for an explanation. Please leave first. I have arranged the ship. The Dao Zun has a skeleton lantern in his hand, so he can take you through the poisonous fog."
Behind the Virgin of Wanzi was a group of descendants. They were all like statues carved from a mold, wearing the same white leather armor, holding swords and shields, looking overwhelmed.
"We don't want to speak, just Zuo Liuying." Yang Qingyin retreated without intention. She didn't have to be polite to the spirit demon. She wanted to say something more to the Taoist priest: "You can make your own choices. Those who are willing to attack Baiyue Mountain will follow me. Those who want to leave Bingcheng will stay here and wait for Mu Xingqiu."
More than half of the Taoist priests wanted to save Zuo Liuying. Although no one said it, everyone had a vague hope in their hearts: if Zuo Liuying was fine, Mu Xingqiu might cheer up again.
Only a few Taoist priests stayed in the camp. But it was not for the purpose of evacuation. Meng Xu, a Taoist priest in the alchemy department, felt that everyone could not participate in the war. "Someone must stay, maybe the Taoist priests will change their minds."
Taoists became the vanguards of the demon clan team and advanced towards the Moon Mountain in the north. Humans and demon clans had the same idea: if they made mistakes, they had to correct them.
The demon soldiers walked by in groups, leaving behind a bunch of footprints in the camp, and in the end only five Taoist priests were left behind.
Meng Xu looked at Mu Xingqiu's tent and murmured: "Without Mu Xingqiu, we will have only one way to die."
In the tent, Xin Youtao was trying hard to persuade Mu Xingqiu.
Mu Xingqiu sat on the edge of the bed, holding his hands on the bed, lowering his head slightly. It seemed as if he was thinking about something, or as if he was overly tired and thought about nothing. The bald man stood on his right hand and carefully fiddled with three strands of hair.
"I know how you feel." Xin Youtao also sat on the edge of the bed, separated by Mu Xingqiu by bald man. "We were abandoned by the Taoist throne and said we wanted to find a place to hide from the demons. But how easy is this? Even if everything succeeds, we only have a lifespan of more than a hundred years and are destined to die in this world. The demons can betray us for the sake of the strange king, and what will they do for the demons?"
Xin Youtao sighed, trying to comfort Mu Xingqiu, but it caused his panic. "Although Zuo Liuying never said that, when he was there, you only took half of the responsibility, and now all the burden is on you. If it were me... No, I don't even have the courage to bear, nor do others. Yang Qingyin and the Gan brothers may be able to bear it for a while, but they can't hold on for long."
Mu Xingqiu stared at the ground and said nothing.
"It cannot be said that the demon clan is completely ungrateful. At least they still remember the kindness of Yi Shijun."
Xin Youtao quickly gave up on this topic, "Zuo Liuying might be fine, who is he? He is a perfectly wise man, maybe he is waiting to use a trick to get rid of the wolf demon."
Mu Xingqiu finally spoke, "The current Zuo Liuying is just a Taoist priest inhaling."
"The new inner alchemy is a little weaker, but his intelligence will not decrease, right?"
"That's even more terrifying. Zuo Liuying's intelligence is based on the God-inner Alchemy. If he still holds his previous ideas, he will only die even more miserably."
Of course, Xin Youtao understood this truth. He learned how to fight for power since he was a child. The prince used these moves to be successful, but "Damn San'er" just seemed ridiculous.
"But there is still hope." Xin Youtao forced out a smile.
"Of course, as long as you are still alive, there is hope." Mu Xingqiu slowly raised his head, looked at the exit of the tent, and his eyes gradually became firmer.
Xin Youtao suddenly understood something, "You... are you pretending?"
"What, I didn't expect that I would also use conspiracy?"
Xin Youtao didn't know whether to laugh happily or stand up and kick Mu Xingqiu hard, "You'd better give me a suitable reason. What's wrong with this? Are everything happening today a scam?"
Mu Xingqiu turned his head and smiled, and soon became serious again, "The plan of the demon clan is so exquisite, which means we are facing a powerful opponent, and this opponent obviously understands the Taoist movements."
Xin Youtao suddenly realized that, yes, the demon clan obviously knew that Mu Xingqiu had gone to Baiyue Mountain in advance, and also knew that Yang Qingyin would definitely go to save Mu Xingqiu. This only shows one thing, "There is a traitor among the Taoist priests!"
"So I have to hide my true thoughts. I can't let my opponent guess what I'm going to do anymore." Mu Xingqiu was as firm as ever. As long as he was still alive, he would not give up hope.
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