Chapter 36 Return to Lu
After leaving Shuizhuzhou, Lolan Hill continued to head north, and the barren grass along the way gradually covered with grass. After climbing over a hill, his eyes suddenly became clear, and large areas of green and yellow forests appeared between the hillsides and canyons.
It is the end of April now, and it is logically the time for tender leaves to germinate, but Huiluzhou is different. Most of the trees here are naturally yellow, and can also be subdivided into tender yellow, goose yellow, gardenia, yellow, etc. The layered yellow leaves grow brilliantly, giving people a different sense of vitality.
"Chirky~"
In the sky, Dai Ju, with fluffy feathers, slowly descended. Looking at the scenery, it seemed to remember the days before, when it was still very small.
"I'm back." Lolan Hill said lightly, then jumped up and flew towards this world along the wind in the mountains.
Back to Luzhou, outside Guru City.
This is a big city in the south of Huiluzhou. Because it is close to the Lingye River, adjacent to Shuizhuzhou and Chenmuzhou, commerce and trade are booming, and there have always been many people coming and going.
On the road far outside the city, three carriages were driving rapidly. The wheels were rotating at high speed, and were occasionally pushed up by stones on the roadside, causing violent bumps. But even so, the three carriages still did not slow down because of the fierce jackals who were constantly chasing behind.
About a dozen brown-yellow jackals were running rapidly on the ground, and their mouths were still screaming. The sharp sound was like fine teeth rubbing against each other, which made people feel panicked.
Although the situation is critical, fortunately, these three carriages are extraordinary. The ones pulling the carriage are not ordinary horses, but mechanical horses made of wood. Under the transmission of internal gears and wooden poles, the four hooves are stiff, but strong and powerful. They keep stepping down on the ground and then jump up to drive the carriage forward at high speed.
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In the bumpy carriage, someone kept poking his head out to observe the scene behind, and then reported it to the coachman in front and the people in the carriage.
"Madam, those jackals are still following." His voice was a little anxious.
"How far is it from Guru City now?" In the carriage, a woman in her fifties hugged the child in her arms tightly and frowned.
"About seven or eight miles."
"It's soon, it's soon, just hold on. When you get to Guru City, there should be monks who will eliminate monsters, and it will be safe at that time." She comforted herself and cheered up the others in the same car.
Their family was originally a businessman from Chenmuzhou. They have accumulated some money over the years. I don’t expect that in recent years, monsters in various states have emerged, and natural disasters have continued to occur. The caravans at home have also suffered accidents. Both the son and daughter-in-law of the in charge died. Fortunately, the grandson was preserved, which is now her rare support.
"The world is no longer peaceful." In the bumpy carriage, she hugged her seven-year-old grandson who was afraid of anxiety in her arms, subconsciously chanting.
Compared with other prefectures, although monsters occasionally appear in Huiluzhou, no major disaster occurred. In the hinterland, some outer sect members of the Luyu Sect clean up monsters, which was very stable. In this outer town, monsters from other prefectures often cross the border, which is not stable.
Time passed by minute by minute in tension and anxiety. The dozen or so jackals gradually became manic in pursuit. Some grinned, and then a long roar, and a strong yellow wind spurted out from their mouths and shot towards the carriage in front.
Some of these attacks similar to compression wind blades failed, and some hit the car board, knocking the carriage away a little, and almost flew up in the bumps. Fortunately, they never fell apart. Everyone was glad that the carriage was of good quality and stood up at this critical moment.
However, as the long-term high speed was running, the Trojan horse pulling the cart in front began to have some problems, and some noise began to appear in the complex body of the mechanism, and the originally coordinated limbs also began to appear inconsistent, which made people feel nervous.
Just as the few people in the car were gradually despairing, a sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded by the road.
"burst!"
A loud voice roared, and continuous explosions sounded behind the carriage, followed by waves of wailing and neighing. Only then did several people in the carriage find more than a dozen "fire-spouting masters" standing on the roadside.
These fire-sprayers had various packages hanging on their bodies, and there was a row of things similar to bamboo tube pots tied around their waists. They held long sticks or swords in their hands, and the smell of fire and scent was full of fire. As they yelled, bamboo tubes were thrown out of their hands, and then detonated in the air, exploding the jackal chasing behind them to his screams and escape, leaving several corpses.
Seeing the monster retreat, the carriage finally stopped gradually, and several people got off the carriage and thanked him.
"Thank you for your help, you really save people from water and fire." As a follower took out a small bag of gold at the gesture of his wife and handed it to these fire-spraying masters.
"It's okay, it's okay." Although these fire-breaking masters shook their heads and said that it was just a trivial matter, they still took the money.
"We are patrolling outside the city to prevent these monsters from harming people." The leader of a mustache fire-breathing master replied.
"There may be danger on the road now. If you don't wait a little, take a break, and then follow us into the city."
"What you said is that I'll wait for a while now." Several people thought to themselves that the Trojan horse in the carriage really needs to be inspected and maintained before it can be put on the road.
Then three carriages were parked on the side of the road. A coachman who knew a little of the mechanism opened one of the Trojan horses and started to repair them. The others talked to the fire-breathing masters guarding the roadside under the tree.
"Is it safe to return to Luzhou now?" A middle-aged man asked. He was his wife's younger brother and is now in his early fifties.
"It's safe, but recently many monsters from other continents have migrated here, and there are occasional fish that have missed the net." A fire-breaking master said, sitting on the stone under the tree to repair the copper stick in his hand.
Rather than saying that it is a stick, it is a thinner long tube, with flints and firecrackers inside, and can be fired out at critical moments to injure monsters.
The stick body has some depicted patterns. Although it is a bit shiny, it has a simple beauty. It seems that it has been used for many years.
"The immortals of the Qingyu Sect have opened the mountain gate now?" In fact, several people are more concerned about this. In the chaotic times, many people fled to the county where the door-to-door sect protects it.
"I can't see the visit to Huang Yu, but now I have heard about it and there have been some changes." As he said that, the people next to him nodded immediately.
"I heard that the mountain gate station shines brightly in front of the moon gate, and it has a faint meaning of opening."
"I heard that His Majesty King Dai personally sent his confidant to worship the mountain."
"Your Majesty the King of Dai?"
"Yes, His Majesty King Dai is now leading the coalition forces of various states to go north and fight with the hypocrite at Tianfeng Pass. Now it is stalemate, so I specially invited Huang Yu to send the immortals out of the mountain."
"There are eight families in the southwest continents. Among them, the Bone-Taking Gucheng is located in the Xuanyuan and cannot be moved lightly. The Tiger Roaring Jiuhuang Mountain is extremely remote. Three of the remaining six families have already defected to the King of Dai, leaving only the Zhurising Yu Sect, the Wanzi Qianhong Valley, and the Ningzi Zhao Ye Palace."
"The Wanzi Qianhong Valley was neutral before, but it seems that it is vague to surrender. Now, as long as you convince the Zhuri Luyu Sect, the Ningzi Zhaoye Palace, as a branch of the Luyu Sect, can easily be conquered."
"I always don't like King Dai, but the intention of coming to the door is unpredictable. If the Huangyu faction makes up his mind, the factions of our Huilu will also surrender to King Dai." Someone shook his head slightly and felt.
In addition to the Zhurising Yu Sect in Huiluzhou, there are other major sects and some extraordinary people from the bottom and outside, such as their fire-spouting masters. Once they make a decision, these small sects are destined to follow.
"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words." Someone on the side reminded that after all, King Dai may rule the world in the future, so it is better not to speak nonsense.
"Ha, I'll tell you what's wrong? The floods in the past two months have been endless. You and I have seen countless people who have fled to the rescue. Not only did King Dai not send anyone to suppress him, but he also ordered everyone to come to the door without losing their manpower. He should try his best to send his disciples to help him go north and conquer Luojing."
"This style is really not like a monarch!"
"Say a few words, I was frightened when I heard it. Now that King Huainan was defeated by the Northern Prefecture Army, the new king was weak, so King Dai was the most likely."
Several people were talking until the sky got darker and then they were ready to return.
"Let the lady wait for a long time, and we will start returning now."
"Soon, not long." As the three carriages restarted, the fire-blowing masters also rode on the carriage and returned with them.
Originally, everyone thought that they had nothing to do and arrived smoothly, but they didn't expect that as soon as the carriage took a few steps, a few owls came from the dim forest.
A big bird like a dead leaf flew out of the forest and rushed towards the three carriages. There was no sound in the flight. If it weren't for the fact that the sky was not completely dark, they would probably not have been able to find their figures.
"Let it go!" Another explosion and fire sounded in the forest and on the road. Three dead leaf owls were shaken to the ground, while the others passed through the carriage and rushed to the inside members. A fire-breathing master who had no time to react was directly scratched and fell to the ground and died.
Screams and exclamations were everywhere, and these fire-breathing masters lit the bright flames, illuminating the few dead-leaf owls present flying in disgust, and then they gained some time.
Unlike other monsters, these dead leaf owls are rare monsters from the Jiuyou lineage. They are good at turning into ghosts and flying, often appearing at night, like to eat lonely ghosts, and also hunt and kill some wise and spiritual creatures. Compared with animals, human souls are much more spiritual, and they are more in line with the delicious characteristics of their mouths.
"The bright flame is burning, and the divine peaches ward off evil spirits!"
Faced with these dead leaves that appeared and disappeared in dusk, the two third-level fire-spouting masters present drew out the spare peach wood blood sword, and a spell ignited it. The purple-blue flame attached to the peach wood sword, making these dead leaves scream and fear.
Compared with ordinary magic weapons, such a peach wood sword has obvious damage to the soul body and can also burn the dead leaf owl that turns into a flying ghost, so it is afraid of it.
The carriage was parked in place, and the remaining dozen fire-dreaming masters formed a circle, while two fire-dreaming masters holding peach wood swords rushed to chase and kill the dead leaves flying in the forest.
It’s a pity that although the burning peach wood blood sword was afraid of the monsters, they could fly in the end, and the third-level fire-spouting master was not keen and could not chase after it. Then he had to return to the carriage.
"No, this is not a solution, let's go!"
"Driving~" The coachman pulled the Trojan's mechanism, and he began to run quickly again, and the fire-breathing masters present got on the car one after another.
"Cry——"
Seven or eight dead leaf owls made sharp screams, then flapped their wings and chased them behind the three carriages again. This scene seemed to be a repetition during the day, but fortunately, the fire-breathing masters on the car were not powerless. They kept using spells and firecrackers to fight back, so that these dead leaf owls did not dare to get too close.
Gradually, the outline of the city could be seen from afar from the distance, and everyone was relieved.
However, things were not going so smoothly. The Trojan, which had been wrong before, made another noise during the rapid driving, and then collapsed out the gears and wooden bolts inside and fell to the ground as the gears and wooden bolts collapsed.
Two of the three carriages continued to move forward, while the remaining one could only turn over the roadside in a broken way. The four fire-spouting masters riding on it used their means to resist again, but without the assistance of their companions, they were in a difficult situation.
"You hold on, let's go to the city to call for reinforcements-" The shouts of companions came from afar.
"Fuck! This old stigma is running fast now."
The people present were angry but could not, so they could only take out various magic weapons and firecrackers on their bodies and constantly bombarded to resist the attack of the dead leaves. The people originally in the carriage hugged each other tightly, waiting for everything outside to end with anxiety.
"Cry——" The dead leaves owl rose high in the forest, then swooped down, and turned into a long look of comet, with a faint and vague feeling.
The crackling explosion of fire bloomed in the air, but such an attack did not cause much damage to the dead leaves flying in Huayou. One of them passed through the smoke and fire and grabbed a fire-spouting master directly, bringing a large piece of blood on his shoulder and his clothes were torn.
"Nee—" The severe pain made the fire-breathing master unable to open his eyes. After flashing this attack, he rolled on the spot and turned to the carriage, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, he heard a burst of exclamations from outside, and then suddenly there was no sound again. He was shocked. Are they all dead?
In a panic, the fire-breathing master climbed out of the car and saw a surprised scene.
A girl with black hair and blue boy stepped on the air, and her body flew rapidly and approached quickly. The wooden sword in her hand seemed to be a ghost, and it instantly slashed. Almost at the same time, one by one, a series of dead leaf owls fell from the air and stopped whistling.
When it landed on the ground, the silk-like black hair slowly fell on the snow-white neck and collar, giving people a dreamy and hazy beauty.
In the orange and yellow fire, the girl turned around, looked at everyone present, and then spoke, and the sound of the quiet moonlight sounded in the forest.
"You guys are fine."
After a while, everyone realized and quickly replied, "It's okay."
"That's good." Lorran Hill breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his eyes to the carriage and everyone he had turned to, and looked towards the end of the road.
"Is Guru City ahead?"
"Yes, why don't you wait and lead the way into the city for your benefactor." The few people said tentatively.
"Well, let's do it." The girl turned her head slightly and agreed.
Then she waved her hand and a bird with flapped wings fell from the air.
"Dai Ju, help straighten the carriage."
"Chirp~" The chubby bird seemed a little reluctant, but it flew over, grabbed one side of the carriage, flapped its wings, and pulled it up and straightened it.
The road afterwards was damaged by the Trojan horse, and few people were not in a hurry and walked slowly. In the night reflected by the torch, at the request of Lolan Hill, he told the girl about the changes in Luzhou over the years, and the most important one was the time five years ago—
‘That year, when Huang Yu came to the door, it was said that the chief of Qianlong's lineage quarreled with the head of the head, and then ran away in anger and took away one-third of the disciples in the door. After that, Huang Yu came to the door to close the mountain and autism, and no disciples came out to walk.’
Lorran Hill listened quietly to their stories, recalling the familiar figures he knew in his past, and finally frozen behind the heroic back.
Did Senior Brother Gu Lie and Senior Sister Jinhua quarrel? Alas...
Chapter completed!