In Helue Town, cold winds were blowing everywhere, and the town was no longer peaceful. At noon, the sky was covered with dark clouds, there were no pedestrians on the streets, and the doors and windows of every household were closed.
Although the sky was covered with dark clouds, sword lights were also flashing everywhere. A group of cultivators were fighting with the ghost cultivators of Yinfeng Mountain, but they seemed to be at a disadvantage.
At the entrance of Helue Town, Zeng Wu was guarding here with a team of yamen runners.
The yamen runners were trembling with fear. They couldn't defeat the great wizards and immortals above, so why should we stay here?
In fact, Zeng Wu was also afraid.
A few days ago, he was appreciated by the county magistrate for solving the case of Gu Mansion and was promoted to the head of the police.
Unexpectedly, just a few days later, they were attacked by Yinfeng Mountain.
"Zengtou, why don't we withdraw? The fate of the country is protecting the high officials, it has nothing to do with us."
One of his subordinates took the lead in speaking out his true feelings.
Zeng Wu gave a bitter laugh, "I know this could be disastrous, but we serve the emperor and must be loyal to him. It's okay to be cunning and treacherous on ordinary days, but with the entire town behind us, how can we retreat?"
He took a deep breath and continued, "They said before that we must hand over Master Gu, otherwise everyone in Helue Town will be wiped out. You all know that Master Gu died a long time ago, and his body has been chopped into mud. Who knows where we are stepping on Master Gu's body. Can we retreat? Where can we retreat to? They want to massacre the whole town. It's death either way. We have to hold on for as long as we can!"
The yamen runners thought that what Captain Zeng said made sense, and they nodded and mustered up some courage.
In fact, Zeng Wu knew that Mr. Gu’s soul had been taken away by his brother Kong Hanan. Although Brother Kong had been missing for the past two days, he believed that his brother was not a coward and would definitely come back.
At worst, I can come back later and avenge him.
Dark clouds were approaching, and a black fog appeared in the distance, slowly moving towards the town.
A yamen runner with good eyesight looked over and found that it was actually a group of soldiers densely packed into a battle formation.
There were probably more than a thousand soldiers in this group. Some of their bodies were rotten, and some had even turned into dry bones. They were silent, with dim light in their eyes and a gloomy and oppressive aura around them. They approached Helue Town step by step.
The air was filled with evil spirits. The crops in the fields withered and the grass and trees on the roadside withered. Wherever they passed, only wasteland was left.
Seeing this, the yamen runners didn't care whether what Captain Zeng said made sense or not, and they all dispersed.
Zeng Wu also wanted to run, but he couldn't run because his legs were weak.
What a bunch of heartless people, they don’t even know to ask for help!
Unable to run away, he had no choice but to stand there with his knife.
I didn't expect that this captain of the police would die here after only a few days in office. I'm really sorry, Brother Kong.
I wanted to buy him a drink.
"Humph, it seems that Da Qi has been at peace for too long, and there are too many termites down there!"
A powerful voice sounded, and rows of soldiers emerged from behind Zeng Wu, holding shields and swords, forming lines of defense.
A general riding a tall horse appeared in Zeng Wu's eyes.
"You are the newly promoted Constable Zeng Wu, not bad. I am Xu Meng, the Captain of Jiange. Go down and rest. We will defend this place."
Why are you so proud? Your horse is far worse than my brother's horse.
Zeng Wu was not surprised by Xu Meng's appearance. He had received news before that Dongyue Temple had summoned a group of monks for a meeting. Something had happened in the Gu Mansion in Helue Town again. In order to maintain stability, the county stationed a battalion of county soldiers in Helue Town.
He nodded, but didn't move away.
He couldn't bring shame to the Helue Town's police team, and... he really couldn't walk anymore.
Xu Tong was surprised while riding on his horse: "Good man, I underestimated you. Let's kill the enemy together."
Then he turned around, his face stern: "These ghosts are the victims of our nation's suffering."
Zeng Wu took a deep breath. He had heard the elders say that this was the name used by the old Chu State, and it was also used by the former Shu State.
A ghost without a master is called a "Shang" (a ghost of a family), and one who dies in national affairs is called a "Guo Sha" (a national ghost).
He died for his country, so he was heroic and fearless; because he lost his master, he felt extremely resentful.
The methods used by the National Martyrs to treat living beings are extremely cruel. Wherever the National Martyrs pass, all living beings are destroyed and everything becomes nothingness.
These national heroes should be the Shu soldiers who died in the war that destroyed their country more than 50 years ago!
Brother Kong, I'm afraid I can't treat you to this wine.
The fierce battle in the sky continued, but the momentum of the ghost cultivators suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.
"Poof! Oh no! Yinfeng Mountain is lost!"
“Mountain Master!!”
"It's okay. You guys hold them off. When the National Martyrs' Ghosts invade the town and public resentment rises, Gu Qiang won't be able to hold on."
Something unexpected happened in the sky, and judging from the sound, the mountain master seemed to have suffered a great blow.
Zeng Wu turned his head and saw five figures rising into the sky from Kong Hanan's house.
"The Lord of Yinfeng Mountain!"
"valuable!"
"We brothers want your head!"
"Look at that kid Kong. Why does he command us? We are the ones who should be in charge of the underworld!"
“…Kill!”
Zeng Wu felt emotional in his heart, thinking that Brother Kong had kept a backup plan, so this was a safe bet.
Xu Meng's hearing was better, and he guessed what had happened. He understood that he had to stop the national tragedy.
"Hmph, you're just a bunch of lonely ghosts from the previous dynasty, thinking of attacking the people of Great Qi? Archers, get ready!"
Zeng Wu came to his senses after hearing this, and looked ahead with a serious expression, "Hold steady, we can win..."
Hey, why did a familiar figure suddenly appear in the National Mourning?
Isn’t that Brother Kong?
When did he become a remnant of the previous dynasty?
Bah, what nonsense are you talking about.
"preparation!"
Zeng Wu's face changed drastically.
"Wait a minute, there are people from the town inside!!"
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