Chu Jie hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
However, he did not object to Shen Tang's order. He simply stepped back and looked at the flying snow with concern. He clasped his hands and said in a deep voice, "The people coming are still quite a distance away from here, but their power can affect the area inside the pass. Your Majesty must be careful in dealing with them."
The only person Chu Jie felt guilty towards in his life was Chu Yao. He would risk his life to prevent Chu Yao's death, just as he couldn't let anything happen to Shen Tang. Chu Yao's life hung in the balance with Shen Tang.
She died, and so did Wu Hui.
With his excellent eyesight, Shen Tang could clearly see that as the wind and snow intensified, a thin layer of icy blue ice had formed on the surface of the fortified city walls. In just a few breaths, the wind picked up, and the thin ice rapidly increased from the thickness of a few sheets of paper to a finger's width.
The snowflakes carried by the gale turned into icicles.
The icicles clattered against the armor, causing no real pain or discomfort, but this strange phenomenon alerted the guards to something amiss. Alarms sounded throughout the pass, and the soldiers on watch at the beacon towers reacted, firing a special arrow into the sky.
The arrow soared into the air with a piercing whistle.
A point of scarlet exploded at the highest point.
The dazzling fireworks illuminated the sky for a moment.
As the first one appeared, the second, the third, the fourth... these signal flares were passed down one after another along the city's defensive beacon towers that stretched along the winding, creeping mountain range.
"The enemy has attacked?"
"Defend against the enemy—"
The soldiers had rehearsed this day countless times, their movements so practiced they were instinctive, ingrained in their very bones. But when they reached the city walls, they saw no enemy signal fires below. Not a single beacon, not even a ghost.
All that could be seen was a dark outline.
Of course, they don't believe this is a misrepresentation.
The nearly two-finger-thick layer of ice on the battlements was enough to indicate something was amiss—the enemy army hadn't arrived, but the enemy general might have!
In this situation, soldiers can at most provide morale support.
"Quickly, everyone take cover!"
"Form a shield formation and descend the city wall!"
Ordinary wind and snow wouldn't cause much harm to them, who were wearing warm clothes and armor, but this wind and snow was mixed with frenzied and cold martial energy, so it couldn't be compared to normal conditions.
A soldier raised his hand and swatted away the icicle that had accidentally embedded itself in his armor joint. The moment his palm touched the icicle, the cold instantly spread to half of his arm. The bone-chilling cold froze him stiff, and he even had the illusion that his heart was freezing and stopping. Fortunately, the soldier next to him reacted quickly enough and decisively shattered the icicle as it invaded his shoulder.
As the ice block fell to the ground and shattered, the chill quietly receded, and the suppressed warmth began to spread throughout the body once more.
A small number of soldiers suffered frostbite.
Thick shields gleamed on the city wall.
More and more icicles mixed in with the wind and snow were hitting the heavy shield with a constant clanging sound, starting sparsely and eventually forming almost a line. The whole process took only a dozen breaths, and the wind and snow had become so strong that it was impossible to open one's eyes.
"Damn, what a show-off!"
Shen Tang spat and spat fiercely!
My displeasure with this unknown enemy surged even higher.
She hates it when people show off in front of her!
"Even Gong Xichou would fall short, admitting his inferiority." Although he was neither seen nor heard, his entrance was perfectly executed, complete with wind and snow. In terms of atmosphere, scale, and oppressiveness, it was definitely worthy of a multi-million dollar production!
The solemn expression on Gong Xiqiu's face came to an abrupt halt.
He turned his head and said, "Mama, but I'm right here."
Shen Tang: "If you're here, then put it back!"
How could the king of pretentiousness tolerate someone putting on airs like that in front of him?
Snakes, with their naturally small brains, couldn't process Shen Tang's nonsensical words, but his intuition told him that if he asked Mama how to put it back, he'd probably get scolded. Gong Xichou was also a little vain and refused to admit his ignorance in front of others.
He cast a pleading look at Ji Moqiu beside him.
The high priest's wide robes fluttered in the strong wind, and the jade tassels at his waist jingled and tinkled.
He said, "A trivial skill!"
He tapped the ground with his wooden staff, and a bluish-green color spread outwards from him, causing all things to sprout life wherever the light reached.
"Divine Gift: Cold Wood and Spring Blossoms, activate the formation!"
In an instant, plants with trunks so thick that several strong men could hardly encircle them sprang up from the ground, their canopies lush and dense. These trees grew straight upwards on one side and expanded outwards on the other until they were so close together that there were no gaps between them. The canopies, after reaching a certain height, stopped growing upwards and instead turned a ninety-degree bend.
At first glance, it looks like these trees are bent under the weight of their canopies.
Icicles struck the tree crowns, making a metallic clanging sound as they hit the leaves, sending shivers down one's spine.
This tree wall stretches for hundreds of feet on both sides.
It perfectly shields the area from the strongest winds.
Other locations are less affected and can be defended against with simple measures.
Upon seeing this, Qi Shan's pupils twitched slightly.
He knew the High Priest of the Gongxi tribe was cunning, but only after witnessing it firsthand did he truly realize he had underestimated him. Similar defensive measures could be achieved by some accomplished scholars, but their scope was too vast, and the consumption of their literary energy was terrifying. Qi Shan's literary energy wall could also withstand it, but he didn't believe he could do it so easily, nor could his defense last that long.
The high priest is the messenger of God on earth.
Previously, Qi Shan had dismissed such claims, but now he believed them to some extent, exclaiming, "Is this 'divine power'?"
Gong Xiqiu glanced at him and said, "You seem to know quite a bit."
Qi Shan did not respond.
He really knows it very well.
His level of understanding is second only to Lin Feng.
He was a wicked schemer, and his usual methods were far from honorable—Gongxi Chou entrusted his entire clan's inheritance to Gongxi Lai and embarked on a journey to find his brother alone. Qi Shan, bored, managed to obtain a considerable amount of Gongxi clan documents. Doing this under Gongxi Chou's nose was no easy feat; wouldn't it have been simpler for Gongxi Lai?
The high priest's divine power is limited—the amount of divine power is related to faith, and the stronger the faith, the greater the divine power—but the life force beneath the earth is limitless. As a favored child, even one-tenth of the divine power can mobilize ten or even a hundred times more life force for one's own use.
In the words of our lord, this is a domineering guy!
No wonder the Gongxi clan was given a title.
Shen Tang glared at Gong Xi Chou, furious at his lack of ambition: "Tsk tsk tsk, did you see that? Your brother put on a brave face again! Even if the enemy is made of steel, you have to be gentle under a tree wall!"
Gong Xichou: "..."
Although he wasn't a big reader, he knew that wasn't how that phrase should be used. But so, this is how you pretend to put it back on?
Just as the enemy was about to attack, Gong Xi Chou still managed to defend himself, saying, "Mama, this is unique to the High Priest. No one but my elder brother can wear it back."
Shen Tang hummed twice in response, "I understand, I understand. It's not that you can't pretend, it's just that your older brother's actions are more cost-effective."
Gong Xichou: "..."
His intuition told him that Mama hadn't been holding back her words.
"Moon, moon—the moon is broken—"
The tree wall appeared not long before the raging snowstorm gradually subsided, and the dense icicles turned into gentle snowflakes. The swirling snowflakes, illuminated by the moonlight, were as beautiful as a poem or a painting.
The soldiers who noticed this peeked out from behind their shields.
At a glance, you can see that the full moon on the horizon has "broken"!
No, to be precise, a phantom figure rapidly magnified in everyone's eyes, appearing at first glance like a full moon splitting open from within. They couldn't make out the figure's appearance, but the suffocating feeling that seemed to squeeze their souls into paper lingered.
The phantom arrived first, and its owner arrived later.
The newcomer had snow-white hair that fluttered in the breeze. A gleaming silver robe was draped in a moonlit veil, and the surroundings shimmered with a hazy glow.
Like a feather, it landed lightly on the treetop.
It wasn't just one person who came.
There was a Taoist figure several dozen feet away from this person.
Even from a distance, Shen Tang could see the unnatural twitching of Gong Cheng's facial muscles, his whole being exuding an aura of "I don't know him." She understood—her companion's entrance was too flamboyant, which was a cruel torture for those who preferred simplicity.
"What's the difference between this and taking off your pants and defecating in public?"
A faint resentment rose in Shen Tang's heart.
She won't allow anyone to show off in front of her!
Even Gongxi Chou wouldn't do it, let alone this white-haired old man!
She raised her voice defiantly: "Just two of you coming to your deaths?"
Gong Cheng had never fought Shen Tang before. He had only heard that she was very good at provoking people, but he realized that she was even more sharp-tongued than he had imagined when they actually met: "No need for further words, Queen Shen!"
It's amazing that it can grow so big with such a big mouth; it's all thanks to its strength.
Gong Cheng was about to make a move, but was stopped by his companions.
This surprised Gong Cheng slightly.
You see, this old monster was the one who couldn't wait even a quarter of an hour to arrive, so why is he now pausing? However, this suits Gong Cheng's wishes perfectly. The old man came with the intention of massacring the city, so delaying his attack is exactly what Gong Cheng wanted.
only--
Gong Cheng noticed that his gaze wasn't on Shen Tang, but on the wide-robed youth not far from Shen Tang. The nerves in his cheeks seemed to twist and writhe uncontrollably, finally settling on an incredulous and ferocious expression. A low, beastly whisper escaped his throat, his palms bulging with veins and his knuckles trembling: "The High Priest of the Gongxi Clan? Why do you have Qin Shaoyou's aura on you?"
Shen Tang held a sword in one hand and put the other on his hip.
"Old man, why ask so many questions when you're about to die?"
To fight or not to fight?
She attacked first, without even hitting me!
Ji Moqiu asked calmly, "Who is Qin Shaoyou?"
The newcomer's breathing faltered for a moment: "He bestowed upon you his entire life's cultivation through [enlightenment], and you don't know who he is?"
Upon hearing this, Gong Cheng also looked at Ji Moqiu.
Gong Xichou moved closer and whispered a reminder: "Brother, Qin Shaoyou is the one trapped in the center of the continent, one of the people the eldest priest repeatedly warned us to avoid. He has a deep grudge against our clan, how could he possibly pass on his legacy to you through some kind of enlightenment?"
Judging from the aura of this old man, the strongest people of that era could still be full of life as long as they didn't actively seek death.
Ji Moqiu suddenly remembered and frankly said, "Oh, him? The [enlightenment] wasn't voluntary."
"Not voluntary?"
Who can force a rank 20 Marquis Che to receive a sudden enlightenment?
Ji Moqiu spoke in the clearest voice, saying the most shocking words: "My teacher said that he is one of the five most successful Gu worms raised by the Gongxi clan. Since he is a Gu worm, he will naturally have the method of controlling Gu, regardless of whether it is voluntary or not."
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