Howard was reluctant to go to the battlefield. After all, he was a doctor, and he wanted to save people when he saw the sufferings of the world. However, Nan Shang and Da Xia were at war, and both sides suffered many casualties. He couldn't save only one side, nor could he take care of both sides, so he simply didn't go. The noise and quarrels in the world will never stop. If medical skills can't save it, just let it go!

Finally, it was quiet, and it was time to go back to the academy to rest for a while. Xia Xiao had spent a lot of time on him during this period, so he had to go back to take care of his medicinal seedlings. Howard went to the academy very quickly, but Xia Xiao and the others still left the talisman formation and arrived at the sky ten miles outside Xiyang City.

In order to prevent disturbances, they specially asked the seniors in the academy to set up the talisman formation here. Of course, they had other intentions, because their husband Qing was also with them this time.

Xia Xiao's wings spread out behind him, just like before, while Ah Zhu still sat on Ju Mang's back. As for Fu Qing, he stood with his vitality, but his expression was extremely ugly, which made Ah Zhu a little scared. But if he dared to make a move, Ah Zhu would definitely teach him a lesson. Such a bad guy should be punished. But with Xia Xiao around, the things Ah Zhu imagined in his mind would never happen, because Fu Qing knew how to weigh the pros and cons, and knew the consequences of any of his actions.

"Master, you can go back home after the war is over. How about that?"

"I am no longer the Valley Master, there is no need to mock me like this."

Fu Qing's words were cold, but calm. He would not do anything impulsive because he wanted to survive. His demands were not high, so he should be able to satisfy them. But the premise of everything was to please Xia Xiao. The terror of this guy, in addition to his strength and status, also came from his temperament, like a wild beast of the seventh bloodline against a fifth bloodline. Even if he behaved normally, he still had an indelible nobility.

"But your appearance is still too obvious. How about wearing a mask?"

"I work hard for you, do I still need to hide my identity?"

"Do you want to tell the people of Daxia about your origins? That would be even more detrimental to your reputation and would make the southern merchants your enemies. But if you conceal your name and identity, and I keep the matter of Medicine King Valley to myself, the people of Daxia will still respect you."

"So kind?"

Fu Qing had aged a lot in the past three months. His black hair had turned mostly white, and his face had more wrinkles. His previous gorgeous robes could not add any nobleness to him. But when he looked at Xia Xiao, the sharpness in his eyes was still the same as before.

"To be honest, there are two powerful men wearing masks in Nanshang, both of them are generals. You are naturally not strong enough to fight against them, but adding some mystery may not be a bad thing."

Fu Qing knew that Xia Xiao was not doing this for him, but after thinking for a moment, he opened his hands and used the wooden vine as a mask to cover his face with the word "囧" written on it.

There was no thank you or communication between them, they just headed towards Xiyang City. After flying for only three miles in the air, they could clearly see Xiyang City and its internal and external details. However, the tragedy here made Xia Xiao swallow his saliva secretly. It seemed that Nanshang had not reduced its attacks in the past few months.

Xia Xiao couldn't see the Nan Shang army camp in the air, so it should be in the city far away. As for their attack, they should have launched it with all their strength and then stopped for a while, otherwise the walls of Xiyang City would not be so shaky, and the front of the city would not be covered with black and red.

In front of the arrow-filled city wall, countless broken armor and blood were abandoned. Several heavy rains could not wash them away, but only caused them to continue to spread and seep, leaving bloody evil spirits between heaven and earth. These blood and armors are the bravery of the Daxia people and the ambition of the southern merchants. The former will not give up resistance because of bloodshed. After Xiyang City, there is no prepared defense line. This is a fight to the death, and it must be stopped, but the latter is also determined to flatten the city.

The reason why Daxia used Xiyang City as the second line of defense was because of the terrain here, and the fact that the city itself was very large, so it would be easy to defend and difficult to attack if it was slightly reinforced. However, no matter how difficult a city is to attack, it is possible for it to fall. All outcomes depend on human efforts and cannot go against the will of heaven.

The whole city was filled with a very strong atmosphere of oppression, as if the souls had nowhere to go, and could only wait for the soldiers to step onto the battlefield, and then drag them into the quagmire to accompany themselves. In such a city, there were very few civilians left, and even if they did not retreat, they joined the army to help. Now the logistics were all civilians, and the soldiers were all on the front line. Daxia had used this method to ensure sufficient numbers, but it was still insufficient.

There is no war today, and the city is mostly quiet without any noise or bustle, but this is the situation that Xia Xiao least wants to see.

War is cruel and sacrifice is inevitable, but the number of people they sacrificed in Longgang was not that many. After all, there was no city wall there, so they had to fight head-on. But here they could rely on the terrain and city walls for defense, but the number of people was still greatly reduced. The total number of troops in the city went from 1.8 million to just over 1 million.

Xia Xiao didn't expect that the city would change so much after he left. He couldn't wait to understand the course of this war. But when he approached the city, his heart suddenly sank, as if he was moved by the scene. Azhu beside him almost cried out, his eyes were red. The Xia family army and the practitioners in the army treated her well, I wonder how she is now.

This city was not much different from what she had imagined, but she had not expected that there were houses shot through by arrows everywhere, and the blood inside was as much as outside the city, and it was very clear on the ground and walls. The more times she looked at this city, the more it looked like a ghost town, without any life at all. All the soldiers were resting, and some even made their wills in advance, preparing for the next sacrifice. Most of the soldiers were like this, breathing one more second was lucky, and living one more day was God's blessing.

Xia Xiao and Azhu found it hard to imagine what kind of attack method Nan Shang used to put Da Xia in such an embarrassing situation. However, when they arrived above the city, looking for the direction of Xia Jinghong and Xia Xu, a man had already rushed up from the city.

Xia Xiao flapped his wings and stepped forward, his wings fluttering to distance the man from Ju Mang Azhu, and said:

"I'm Xia Xiao, don't get me wrong!"

Upon hearing the name, the man suddenly realized what was going on. He hurriedly stopped himself from rushing forward, and stopped flapping his wings, spreading them wide in the air.

"Third Young Master, I am so sorry. I cannot sense your aura, so I offended you like this. Please forgive me!"

"Not guilty. Da Xia needs someone as quick-witted as you."

The practitioner was still young, but the current situation in the army made him know what to do.

"Shall I take the Third Young Master to see His Majesty?"

"good!"

Since we are in Xiyang City, we should go to see Si Yi. After landing, the cultivator asked someone to inform His Majesty and General Jinghong, and he led the way himself. Xia Xiao, whom they had been waiting for day and night, finally came back. His strength played a great role on the battlefield. After all, he was a special existence, so many people came this time, and some people who should not have appeared here also showed up. I believe Xia Xiao would smile from ear to ear when he saw it.