Chapter 426 Let him help me collect the bodies.

'Dong, dong, dong...'

The heavy footsteps were still ringing rhythmically. The sound came from far away and gradually approached. From being faintly audible before to ringing in the ears now, it was obvious that the group of ghost soldiers were very close to us.

Both Huang Jiu and I were nervous at this moment. The ghost

soldiers borrowed the road. Anyone who practiced should have heard of this. When they borrowed the road, the road they took was no longer in the world of the living, but a road to the underworld.

And once someone was seen by the ghost soldiers, their souls would be taken away by the ghost soldiers and taken directly to the underworld.

Of course, these are just legends, and no one knows whether they are true or not. However, as the saying goes, it is better to be safe than sorry.

The heavy footsteps became clearer and clearer. I could even hear the crisp sound of armor colliding, and the snow under us was shaking.

Then, there was a whoosh, and a cavalryman on a warhorse and wearing armor broke through the fog first. .7

When the cavalryman broke through the mist, he immediately pulled the reins, and the horse neighed, raised its front hooves high and dropped them heavily. Then, it snorted, stayed in place and kept shaking its tail. The horse's hooves were extremely agitated, constantly digging on the ground. The

cavalryman sitting on the horse held a battle flag, which was already in a tattered state. I seemed to see a big word "Meng" on the flag.

The blood-red battle flag fluttered in the cold wind, and the cavalryman's hand was very steady. No matter how strong the wind and snow were, the flagpole in his hand never shook.

"This is a flag bearer in the ancient battlefield. All flag bearers are strong, loyal and brave. He should be holding the general's flag. He should be a trusted subordinate of the general surnamed Meng." Huang Jiu stared at the cavalryman and spoke in a low voice.

I nodded.

In ancient times, flag bearers were all people with amazing arm strength and unparalleled fighting power. There was a saying in ancient times that if the general is there, the flag will be there, and if the flag falls, the general will die. Therefore, when two armies are facing each other, the flag bearer is also called the flag guard. Once this person dies, the second bravest person will take over, and so on.

In short, the person holding the flag must be the bravest person in this army, with the strongest fighting power.

At this time, the flag bearer, whose body was highly rotten, looked around with a pair of bloodshot eyes, and then he pinched the horse's belly again.

The warhorse's belly had already rotted away, revealing the bones inside, but after being pinched by the flag bearer, it raised its head and neighed, and then continued to move forward.

Almost at the moment when the flag bearer had just moved forward, a "whoosh" sound was heard, and then, densely packed, countless ancient soldiers all broke through the mist and walked out of the darkness.

They were still arranged in the ancient battle formation, marching in an orderly manner, keeping a reasonable distance from each other. At this moment, they all looked straight ahead, holding long hairs and walking forward quickly.

There were too many ghost soldiers. When they broke through the mist, the surroundings were immediately filled with gloomy and evil spirits. Even the originally white snow around was stained black by the thick evil spirits. Huang Jiu and I were shocked.

"Why are there so many!"

I was stunned by the number of ghost soldiers. In fact, there were too many of them. Looking around, I couldn't see the end.

"Look, what is that!" Huang Jiu beside me suddenly cried out in surprise. I hurriedly looked up and saw that what appeared in the center of the army was not the general's imperial carriage, but... an ice coffin!

The ghost soldiers formed a battle formation, with three layers inside and three layers outside to protect the ice coffin in the center. In the middle of the army, there was a group of extremely tall ghost soldiers holding the ice coffin and marching with the army.

The ice coffin was much larger than a normal coffin. It was crystal clear and emitted a faint glow in the dark night. I could vaguely see a dark shadow lying inside the ice coffin.

"It seems to be... a male corpse wearing armor!" I swallowed with a 'gulp' sound, and murmured in my heart: "Could this person be the leader of these ghost soldiers? Is he completely dead, or... like these ghost soldiers, has he turned into a ghost soldier with murderous aura? Also, why are they here, where are they going?"

I stared at the ice coffin, my eyes full of confusion.

The ghost soldiers marched for half an hour, and the mighty ghost soldiers finally disappeared into the darkness again.

Huang Jiu and I both breathed a sigh of relief, and the whole person seemed to have been drained of all strength, and paralyzed on the snow.

With so many ghost soldiers, once we are discovered, there is only one fate waiting for us, and that is death.

Fortunately, we extinguished the soul lamp and spirit lamp in time, otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Why did this group of ghost soldiers appear here?" Huang Jiu took a deep breath, then looked in the direction where the ghost soldiers left, and murmured in a low voice: "Where are they going?"

Judging from the direction of the ghost soldiers, they should be going up the mountain, but why are they going up the mountain? What is attracting them at the top of the mountain?

The next moment, my heart suddenly jumped, and then I turned my head and looked at Huang Jiu in astonishment.

And Huang Jiu seemed to have thought of something, and at this moment, his eyes were wide open, and he looked at me in astonishment.

"They are... coming for the Pearl Snow Lotus!" Huang Jiu exclaimed.

Snow lotus is cold in nature, and the older it is, the more it is full of pure yin energy. Pure yin energy is definitely a tonic for these ghosts.

"Could it be that they want to pick the pearl snow lotus to nourish the general lying in the ice coffin?" I swallowed my saliva, then looked at Huang Jiu and said, "If our guess is true, then... should we still go up the mountain?"

After I finished speaking, I looked at Huang Jiu with burning eyes, waiting for her answer.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Huang Shuai looking for me, I would have turned around and gone down the mountain at this moment.

That's a group of ghost soldiers. Any one of them may be a battle-hardened killer in ancient times. Not to mention that there are so many of them, even the flag-guarding general may not be a match for both of us.

And if we continue to go up the mountain, then there is a very likely consequence.

That is, not only did he not get the snow lotus, but he also lost his life!

That's why I asked this question, hoping that Huang Jiu would give up.

As soon as I said this, Huang Jiu narrowed his eyes, and then said firmly: "I must get this snow lotus flower. Even if the other side has thousands of troops, I will never retreat."

After she finished speaking, she grabbed the backpack and put on the mask again.

Then, she tilted her head and said to me: "Things have exceeded my expectations. This time, the danger is unpredictable. You are just here to help me. I can't implicate you. You go down the mountain, remember to tell Uncle Huang what we saw. If something happens to me,... let him help me collect the body!"

After that, she turned around and walked to the top of the mountain alone.