Chapter 554 Iron Bones
Tianbao and his group stayed on Kongliu Island for three days, and when Bai Yu prepared the boat, they set off to return to their place of exile.
Two ships.
The captured divine soldiers were placed on ships in two batches and transported back to their place of exile.
From the time he arrived to the time he left, Tianbao never appeared in front of outsiders.
Only a few people living on the island saw the ship leave. After a few days of discussion about the Ghost Emperor and Poison Master, the heat died down and people continued their peaceful and ordinary life on the island.
On the return ship, Xiao Mai Sui couldn't help but run to the cargo hold several times. He still felt curious when he saw the magical weapons tied like dumplings with iron chains in the hold.
"Five hundred of them, all of them are ours, but they take up too much space... Sister, can't you really take them all?" Little Wheat Ear raised his foot to stop the magic weapon that rolled to his feet, and rolled it back into the cabin with his backhand.
Tian Bao hummed, squatted down and stopped another Divine Soldier who was struggling to roll out, and patted the Divine Soldier on the head. "When we get back, help them tidy up. Their hair is more tangled than Grandpa Du's bird's nest."
She didn't mention space much.
In order to stop the flood before falling into the sea, she overdrew her mental strength, which may be the reason why the space could not be opened.
She didn't mention it further, and Little Maisui didn't ask any more questions. Looking at the shabby appearance of the divine soldiers in the cabin, she felt extremely disgusted. "Every one of them has disheveled hair and dirty faces. I'm afraid they haven't had a bath since becoming divine soldiers. Let them go to the Qinghe River for a good soak when we get back. They look so shabby. Wangbai and Shiying burrow underground all day and are still neater and cleaner than them. Wangbai is cute and clean now. He goes to the river every few days and even changes his clothes."
When mentioning Wang Bai and Shi Ying, Tian Bao's eyes softened a bit, and she patted the messy hair on Shen Bing's forehead twice, "These magic soldiers will be handed over to Wang Bai and Ying Ying when the time comes. Let Wang Bai lead them to farm."
Wheatear choked on his saliva and said, "Good idea!"
As expected of her sister!
The sound of a piano could be heard from the cabin.
Bai Xiaofeng brought the guqin with him when he came, so that he could have some entertainment on the way to distract himself and avoid strangling the old monster Du to death by accident.
Next to me, an old man was lying on a small couch by the window, with his legs crossed and his eyes squinting, admiring the evening clouds on the river, with music playing to cheer him up, looking extremely comfortable.
"Emperor Lingjiang sent a message to me, saying that Nansang merchants had infiltrated Kongliu Island. He specifically warned me, suggesting he was beginning to suspect their true identities." Bai Yu placed a plate of crispy fried peanuts next to the old man, then sat across from Guqin with a pot of tea, sipping it instead of wine. "Now that Kongliu Island is safe and sound, this means the Nansang spies' infiltration into the island has yielded nothing and returned empty-handed. The truth will soon be known to all nations."
Bai Xiaofeng plucked the strings of his zither with his fingertips, his voice flowing like water as he hummed softly, "It won't be long before the news of the Sha Palace's crushing defeat of the Nansang Divine Weapon will be guessed by others. Few royal families in various countries are truly foolish. Yan Chongming is extremely power-hungry and refuses to hand over the Divine Weapon to anyone else easily. He insisted on coming here in person. No matter how secretive his whereabouts are, there is no such thing as an impenetrable wall. This old man showed up in person to deal with the Sha Palace, so how could he bring along any ordinary people with him?"
After a pause, he continued, "None of these matters matter. On the contrary, the appearance of the poisonous old man on the outer island will cause more turmoil than the incident with the Nansang Divine Weapon."
Hearing his own name out of the blue, the poisonous old man immediately opened his triangular eyes and said, "What does it have to do with me? I didn't do anything wrong. It's impossible for me to do anything bad!"
"Who said you were bad? Shut up and enjoy the view!"
"Then keep playing the piano. Don't stop. The old man is almost asleep."
“Zheng——!”
Bai Yu raised his lips and smiled slightly, then leaned back lightly on the coffee table, stretching lazily.
No matter how big or small the waves are from the outside world, when they come down, they will hit the heads of all countries.
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Lingjiang is closest to Kongliu Island and receives news the fastest.
Emperor Lingjiang was still troubled by the entanglement with Long Yuan and worried about the battle situation in Dongpu. After receiving the news that Du Buni appeared on the outer island of Kongliu Island, all his worries and concerns instantly became insignificant.
He read the secret letter over and over again, his hands shaking with excitement. "If the news is true—no, the royal spies don't have the guts to pass on false news to me, that means he's not dead from the poison!"
"That day, he and Su Jiuni fell into the sea together. Since then, there has been no news. Everyone thought they died at sea! Now, he is immune to the poison and has appeared in front of people alive. He is still alive. Then Su Jiuni——"
"Su Jiuni is probably not dead! Su Jiuni is still alive!"
"This might be our turning point! Good, good! Hahahaha!"
"Come here, immediately pass this news to the royal families of all countries! Make sure the news reaches the hands of the rulers of each country! No mistakes can be made! As long as Su Jiuni is still alive, Ghost Emperor Bai Yu will not kill all the countries!"
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Mid-May.
Dongpu Yanwei Pass.
The city gate has been broken.
The setting sun in the sky was blood-red. Wherever the red light covered, on top of the city walls and under the city walls, corpses were piled up, and the blood stained the area for hundreds of miles, with a thick bloody smell.
The army's battle flags were broken and thrown to the ground, and after being trampled by the cavalry, they became dirty, messy and tattered.
The flames of war have been extinguished everywhere, and the embers are cold.
The ruins of the border town were littered with arrows.
The border area, once garrisoned by an army of 100,000, was now devastated and desolate after being conquered by the enemy.
In Yanzi Gorge, more than 30 miles away from Yanwei Pass, a group of more than 100 remnants of the army are still holding out against the enemy by taking advantage of the canyon's narrow terrain.
"General Ji, there are too many of them. We can't hold out for long! Let's flee first? This is Dongpu's territory. We don't need to risk our lives for them! Let's go back to Beixiang and inform the prince of the situation, and then find a way to deal with it—"
"Shut up! Since the prince has sent us here to help, whether this is Dongpu or Beixiang, it's our battlefield! Deserting the battlefield just to save your life is desertion!"
"General!" The soldier's face was covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot. He looked at the man standing before them with his robe soaked in blood, and he was almost crying. "General, we are not afraid of death! But as long as there is green mountain, there will be firewood. Those people outside are not human! They are iron weapons that are invulnerable to swords and spears! We have followed you for many years, and you treat us like brothers. If you want to fight, we will follow you to death and will never regret it! But someone must survive to report the truth of the battlefield! You go first, we will stay here to hold those iron weapons for a while! One day, the general and the prince will find a way to avenge us!"
The other soldiers screamed in unison, "General, leave! Please!"
There was a rumbling sound of footsteps approaching quickly from outside the canyon. The divine soldiers rushed through the narrow passage of the canyon, and mud and rocks fell on both sides, and sand and dust flew.
Ji Xintang looked at these trusted soldiers who had fought alongside him through thick and thin for years. His gaze swept across the faces that were no longer clearly visible. Tears welled in his tiger eyes as he laughed heartily, "Excellent! You are worthy of being my subordinates, Ji Xintang! This is a desolate valley. There is no way out. The only hope is at the top of the canyon. All officers, listen to my command! Climb the rocks immediately and meet the enemy with a stone formation!"
"yes!"
The soldiers had been killing enemies for days and were almost exhausted, but with military orders, they still held on and climbed up the rocks with their eagle claws at the fastest speed.
Ji Xintang didn't move. After the soldiers climbed to the top of the canyon, he raised his silver spear, mounted his horse, and struck the horse hard, galloping towards the narrow gap. "Climb to the top of the canyon and immediately head west to Fancheng to meet up with the Dongpu army. Report the current situation to the prince and re-formulate a strategy to deal with the enemy!"
The soldiers on the top of the valley were furious when they heard this, "General!!"
The general asked them to climb the rock so that they could fight against the divine soldiers alone with their flesh and blood to buy them time to escape!
"This is an order!" Ji Xintang's eyes were red. He blocked the exit of Yixiantian by himself and on horseback, pointing his silver spear directly at the divine soldiers rushing in. "You're a bunch of iron lumps! I will kill every one of them today! Come on!"
The setting sun disappears in the sky and night falls.
The wind was howling in the canyon. The general died in battle, but when he died, he still stood with his silver spear and refused to fall.
The wind flutters his battle robe, and beneath the blood-red robe lies a staunch figure of steel.
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