The city was filled with flames, and there were sounds of fighting and running everywhere. There were strong men in iron armor and holding mechanical devices, small monsters running around and attacking, residents crying and fleeing, and defenders shooting with muskets. Sparks were flying in the night sky, and life was burning and withering at this moment.

In the night that was gradually turning into chaos, bursts of sounds of breaking through the air came from the eastern sky, and vague shadows like huge bats glided across the cold night sky.

On the blazing street, when the burly man from the Fire Tower Gate was knocked away by the black-striped deer-ox monster, a strong arm reached out from behind him, lifted him up, and then cushioned the blow and saved him.

As his body slowly fell back to the ground, the strong man struggled to open his drowsy eyes and gradually saw the figures fighting in front of him.

Swordsmen wearing straw raincoats and conical hats were walking through the streets. Their cloaks were dark black on top and green on the bottom. Their swords were neither wide nor narrow, with a slight curve at the tip, like an eagle's beak. They were waving in the firelight, like a fine green net, quickly cutting long and narrow wounds on the fleeing monsters, causing them to bleed to death.

"Someone from 'Yuqingwu'..." He muttered to himself, and as his eyes slowly closed, he fell into a coma.

Living by the water, the fish master is green.

"Yushi" is the name of a water bird with indigo-colored feathers, and later became a common reference to fishermen. Yuqingwu is a major sect located on Shuiluo Island, east of Zheye Island. Its founder, the "Green Capsule Old Man," lived over 300 years ago. Most of the sect's disciples were river fishermen, skilled in swordsmanship. They ranged from righteous to wicked, with some engaging in assassinations and attacks, making them feared by outsiders.

Compared with the "Huotamen" that has emerged in recent years, Yuqingwu has a much longer history and has been passed down in Shuiluozhou for hundreds of years. However, it has always been mysterious and few outsiders know about it.

Fishing on the river is by no means a prestigious profession, sometimes even worse than being a porter in the city. Furthermore, due to being on the water year-round, their toes become swollen, their palms are ripped and ripped by fishing lines, and their bodies are covered in wounds. The lingering fishy smell makes ordinary people reluctant to associate with them. Over time, these fishermen often become aloof and withdrawn, sometimes even going so far as to kill a bandit alone for a sum of money.

These fishermen wearing conical hats and skilled in wielding sharp swords are often the lowest and most despicable assassins. They will intercept and assassinate people for a golden dish. Although seven out of ten of them die, it is still unsettling. The dynasty government once wanted to suppress and arrest them, but these assassins hid among normal fishermen and spent the whole year alone on the river and lake, making them difficult to identify and arrest, and the matter was eventually left unresolved.

As 'Yuqingwu' grew stronger, many of its disciples became involved in assassinations, and their swordsmanship became faster, fiercer, and more brutal. Seeing that the faction was about to become the target of suppression by the dynasty government, the core disciples in the sect awakened, reorganized, and purged the sect of those who were too cruel and bloody. Later, they established the 'Three No-Executions' and used various rules to restrain their disciples. After that, their reputation gradually recovered and they were tolerated by the dynasty.

Although the sect's tradition has been restored, the fast and sharp sword skills that have been continuously developed and researched and are specifically used for assassinations have been preserved and become the characteristic of the faction. Nowadays, in order to protect themselves, some fishermen will go to the outer sect of Yuqingwu to learn a trick or two.

When the disciples of Huotamen gradually lost their strength and were defeated in the city, hundreds of elite disciples of Yuqingwu arrived and repelled and killed the monsters that entered the city. The situation finally stabilized.

In the provincial government compound, torches were lit everywhere, and armored guards stood closely inside and outside the compound, protecting the core of Yahu City.

"We must now block the gap in the north of the city, otherwise monsters will keep coming in from there and it will eventually become a disaster." A man in a green python robe pointed to the map on the table and said.

"Your Excellency the Governor is absolutely right, but all our troops are on the city walls now, and we simply cannot spare any manpower." The captain wearing the Jintongshan armor shook his head and sighed.

"The disciples of the Fire Tower Gate who suppressed the monsters that rushed into the city are now mostly exhausted and can no longer take action."

The man called the governor frowned, slowly stroked his beard with one hand, looked at the map on the table, and kept thinking.

"Are there any other factions in the city that we can call upon for assistance?"

"The others are all small sects that are not very influential. I guess there are only a few sixth-level experts in their sects..."

"Let's give it a try. This is the only way we can do now. Promise them a generous reward if they succeed. Add the remaining disciples of the Fire Tower Sect... and send the provincial government's personal guards to help. We'll eventually succeed."

After hearing this, the captain looked up at the governor in surprise.

The captain himself is a sixth-level transcendent and can still protect himself from the attack of this monster, but the governor is only an ordinary fourth-level person. In this chaotic situation, without the protection of personal guards, an accident may happen if he is not careful.

"I understand. Let's send you to the Fire Tower Gate base first. It's the safest place besides the state capital."

Afterwards, the two men walked out of the house, called the guards in the yard, began to gather the remaining forces in the city, and explained the plan they had just made.

"Hurry, hurry up and invite the remaining representatives of the small factions in the city. Whether we can defend the city this time depends on this move."

"Yes, sir." After that, several soldiers quickly ran out of the courtyard to convey the order.

Before the soldier who delivered the message returned, bursts of breaking air sounds were heard from the street outside. Then, swordsmen wearing conical hats and straw raincoats were seen walking through the night, swords flashing, quickly killing and eliminating the escaping monsters one by one.

"That's someone from Yuqingwu." The two immediately recognized the special attire.

"It's such a blessing that they actually came to help."

With the assistance of Yuqingwu's elite troops, the raiding team immediately became fully manned and set off quickly.

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