Big Brother! Help!
Yue Anshan was shocked by the puppet's unreasonable brute force. He nodded decisively and wisely: "Prince, we can't continue fighting! Retreat separately and reunite at the east gate!"
Bai Xiao's eyelids twitched wildly, and he shouted, "No! This is a restricted area! You can't cut off our retreat!"
Yue Anshan was filled with shock: "Martial forbidden zone? Then why isn't this puppet restricted?!"
Bai Xiao gritted his teeth and uttered, "His arithmetic!"
Ren Xuan: “…” I give up. Is there a bug here?
Bai Xiao didn't have time to pay attention to the two people's stunned expressions. He shook his hand and took out a contract from his arms.
Bai Xiao swallowed hard and said, "The martial arts restricted zone prohibits martial arts but not magic. This also counts as magic."
After saying that, Bai Xiao threw the contract in his hand.
As soon as the thin piece of paper left his hand, it suddenly caught fire, and the contract turned into three sword lights, dragging a sharp whistling sound, and took shape in the night sky.
In an instant, thousands of sword beams rose up, with sword energy running rampant and murderous intent everywhere.
The corpse ghost was torn into pieces as if made of paper and turned into ashes under the sword light.
Bai Xiao swung his sleeves and shouted angrily, "Don't just stand there! Come with me!"
The alleys of Yinshu City are narrow and deep. Bai Xiao skillfully turned into a dark alley with quick steps, like a slippery loach.
Bai Xiao threw the porcelain bowl, and the tumbler porcelain figure flew into the air. He raised his head and shouted, "Big Brother! Help! Your ancestor has come back to life!"
The porcelain figure was startled, and a distant voice echoed: "Calm down, what's going on?"
Bai Xiao's feet were like the wind, and he spoke faster than he could run: "The ghost gate is open, the corpses and ghosts are piled up, your ancestors are flying in the sky -"
The porcelain figure was shocked again. The voice of the senior brother opposite him finally showed some emotion. Although it was still calm, he obviously hesitated for a moment: "...You said... who is flying in the sky?"
Bai Xiao continued to run, not even catching his breath. "Xiao Zizhang! Your ancestor! He's back from the dead! He's become a puppet! Now he's chasing me with a bunch of zombies! I'm running for my life with Lu Xiyun and those two losers!!!"
Ren Xuan: Who are you calling a waste?
Yue Anshan: Now that we’re out of the restricted area, try saying that again?!
The eldest brother on the opposite side was silent for a moment, and then another voice interrupted lazily: "Don't panic, we're on the way. If you really can't hold on any longer, try to throw Lu Xiyun out and let the third brother pick it up himself."
Bai Xiao: “???”
Bai Xiao was shocked: "Second Brother, do you want to listen to what you are saying?!
The voice on the other end was calm: "Aren't I just helping you lighten your burden?"
Bai Xiao: “…”
Having these two senior brothers makes life so tiring.
The eldest brother, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke again, his tone carrying a subtle hint of disdain: "Little Fourth, first of all, I want to clarify one thing. That bastard Xiao Zizhang has no direct descendants. There's no such scum in my ancestry."
Another helpless voice interrupted: "Big Brother, it's already this time, and you're still fussing over this?"
Bai Xiao nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Ahhhh, Senior Brother! Second Brother!! Help!!!! This is a hundred times more serious than whether you have ancestors or not!!!"
The eldest brother opposite said calmly: "Little Four, go dig up the second brother's ancestral grave."
The second brother on the opposite side: "? Hello?!"
The eldest brother's tone remained calm. "Years ago, when the elders mentioned Xiao Zizhang, I heard them talk about their trump card. They also emphasized the need to be wary of Old City Lord Fang's backup plan. If the Xiao family's magic can summon Xiao Zizhang, or if Xiao Zizhang is the Xiao family's trump card... then only Old City Lord Fang can break this situation."
The eldest brother paused and added, "Little Fourth, you borrowed the Xiao family's Reincarnation Technique from me before. Go and try it."
The second brother choked for a moment, then seemed convinced: "He has a point. Xiao Si, you go ahead and dig."
Bai Xiao took a deep breath and said, "I understand. Let's go to the Xianling Temple now!"
After putting away the porcelain bowl, Bai Xiao forced a smile and turned to look at Lu Xiyun: "Luckily, I borrowed the three swords beforehand. Brother Lu, look, it's not a loss, right?"
Lu Xiyun had no expression on his face: "..."
Bai Xiao coughed lightly, a sly look flashing in his eyes. "It's just that my energy is being used up a little too quickly. How about you lend me a couple more moves, Brother Lu?"
Lu Xiyun took a step back calmly, then another step back, and then - he was already hiding behind Ren Xuan again.
What's the difference between borrowing skills and borrowing life?
Ren Xuan instantly grasped the message and immediately defended his position: "In my opinion, we should split our forces into three groups. So - Prince, you go to City Lord Xie. A distance won't separate us from each other. You have to personally address the issue of the Tang garrison."
Ren Xuan: "Brother Bai, although your attack just now almost wiped out the corpse ghosts, the dark gate is still standing there, showing no sign of retreating. It looks very creepy to me. Regardless, opening this 'ghost gate' in the city is definitely not a long-term solution. Brother Bai, give the token in the city to Lao Yue. Lao Yue will immediately organize people to deploy a barrier and clear the streets and alleys around the Xiao Mansion."
Having said that, Ren Xuan paused and glanced at Bai Xiao: "As for Brother Bai and I, let's go to the Xianling Temple together to see if we can break the deadlock."
Bai Xiao pondered for a moment, felt it was feasible, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, in that case, then let's do as you wish."
Ren Xuan patted Lu Xiyun's shoulder and said earnestly, "My Lord, find City Lord Xie and stay with him. It's safe there."
Yue Anshan nodded repeatedly: "My Lord, please don't get hurt again. If you get hurt again, His Highness will burn paper money for us without even opening the Ghost Gate."
Lu Xiyun: "..."
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Yinshu City, East City.
After listening to Lu Xiyun's concise explanation, Xie Lingyan frowned slightly and said in a crisp and clear tone: "Guards Four, Seven, and Eight, go to the Xiao family immediately, clear the area around them, and seal off the scene."
On the city wall, hundreds of figures moved in an instant and disappeared into the night.
Before Lu Xiyun could say anything, someone told her to pack up and send her away.
Xie Lingyan's tone left no room for doubt: "Also, this place is too dangerous. You are still injured, so you are not allowed to stay."
Lu Xiyun: "..."
Lu Xiyun was selectively deaf, and instead took a step forward, looking down at the city with a serious gaze.
Outside the towering city wall is a huge gate that is exactly the same as the one inside the city.
The black ghost gate is like a gap in hell, embedded firmly in the bloody earth.
A tide of zombies surged out, covering the entire horizon, as if the sky was dragged into a black blood line.
On the city wall, the red sunset sundial array burned fiercely, the entire Yinshu City was reflected in the blood-red halo, and the sky was reflected in a deep dark red.
Thousands of arrows were fired at once, and beams of light rained down, covering the sky and the sun.
The swarm of zombies attacked the moat, and broken limbs piled up like a mountain. Blood slowly gathered from the ground, and the water in the moat had completely turned into a thick red.
This scene looks like a human meat grinder.
Lu Xiyun looked at all this, a chill in his heart, and couldn't help but whispered: "Xie Da Ge, the Xiao family also had a door like this just now, but it was smaller than this one. Bai Xiao used a talisman to suppress it, and all the corpse ghosts that came out of the door were killed."
Xie Lingyan smiled faintly upon hearing this, no emotion visible in her eyes: "That's just the beginning of the formation."
He paused. "In another quarter of an hour, the gate in the city will become what you see before you. Through the ages, countless lives have been lost, life and death have been changed, and reversals are unpredictable... Xiao Zizhang's 'Ghost Gate' has been lost for a hundred years. I never thought I would see it again in my lifetime."
Lu Xiyun took a deep breath, stared at the city below, and calmly analyzed: "These corpse ghosts have no mind, they are just consuming the defensive formations in the city."
Xie Lingyan's eyes darkened. "The Ghost Gate only summons new souls. These are the civilians who were massacred in the town recently. Fang Cun's recent massacre of the town... was planned long ago."
Outside the city, corpses were rolling like waves.
Xie Lingyan withdrew his gaze and looked towards a corner of the city wall.
Xiaoyi huddled there, his body trembling slightly, his face pale as a sheet. His fingers were slightly bent, as if he were trapped in a nightmare.
Xie Lingyan said in a low voice, "Just now, he saw someone at the foot of the city wall and nearly jumped off the top."
Lu Xiyun was silent.
The people under the city are no longer human.
Whoever the child saw was now just a pile of broken bones and bloody mud.
Xie Lingyan slowly tightened his fists, his knuckles turning white, and a suffocating murderous intent welled up in his eyes: "These beasts."
Suddenly, the night changed drastically and murderous intent arose.
On top of the city wall, the evening sundial formation flickered a few times in the night and then completely disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, the mechanism stopped working, the talisman formation became ineffective, and all defense systems collapsed in an instant.
Yinshu City was dead silent.
The next moment, the silence broke and fear exploded.
"The formation has failed!"
"The Evening Dial formation has been broken! The mechanism cannot be activated!"
"Quick! Find a solution! The city wall can't be defended!"
The group of corpses that had been suppressed on the other side of the moat rolled over like a black tide, like mad dogs that had smelled rotten flesh and blood. Their twisted faces flashed hideous shadows in the firelight.
The soldiers defending the city were in chaos for a moment, panicking, yelling, and running around. The chaos spread rapidly on the battlefield like a sudden plague.
"Don't panic!"
On the city wall, Lu Xiyun shouted loudly, and the young man stepped forward and knocked over the corpse ghost that crossed the moat with one sword.
Lu Xiyun's eyes were cold, and he spoke very quickly: "If the formation fails, use thunder and fire! If the mechanism fails, use the hard bow! A hundred-foot wall can be pushed down! What are you panicking about?!"
Amidst the chaos, someone began to execute the order, bowstrings vibrated, and arrows flew through the air.
Countless rockets once again pierced the long night, illuminating the sea of corpses.
Xie Lingyan raised an eyebrow, looking at Lu Xiyun who remained calm on the city wall, with approval in her eyes: "You're not old, but you have a good attitude in this desperate situation."
Lu Xiyun smiled bitterly: "This is not a desperate situation, right? I have seen worse situations than this many times."
Xie Lingyan's tone darkened: "That's Qin Shu, a piece of trash."
Lu Xiyun held his forehead with his hands and sighed helplessly: "Brother Xie, you are here again...it's already so late..."
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