Immortal Road.

Chapter 295 Substituting one thing for another
Inside the camp, three people were communicating and plotting.

The brazier in the tent made a crackling sound, and outside, the wind from the plain blew past.

The firelight shone on the faces of the three young men, which seemed a little dark and their expressions flickered.

"Mr. Bei is a great threat to my three brothers. He has always been wary of us and suspicious of us. This time, while he is not with the Kuihu Demon King, it is a godsend opportunity for you and me!"

"That's right. This monster is steady and experienced. According to its fighting style, we won't be able to break into Hongya Cave in a hundred years. It will be very disadvantageous for us if it whispers in the ear of Kuihu Monster King."

"Brother, how are you going to send a message to Mr. Bei?"

"Don't worry, third brother. I have a brilliant plan!"

"Brother, don't keep us in suspense at this time. We two can still share the burden for you."

"Yes, we have to collude in advance, otherwise it will be difficult to end it if we are caught."

……

Young Master Jiuyou pondered for a moment, felt that it made sense, and revealed his plan.

"I have made two preparations this time. We don't need to take action ourselves. We can kill with someone else's knife!"

"Just like this"

……

After hearing this, Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu looked at each other and smiled. This move coincided with what they thought!

However, Young Master Jiuyou is experienced and has even thought of a way out.

"If Mr. Bei is lucky enough to survive this time, we can still defeat him and put the blame on him afterwards!"

"Listen to me now"

……

After hearing this, the two of them praised him repeatedly, saying that he was indeed the big brother, and he was really ruthless in playing tricks and deceiving each other!

Zhong Shenxiu hinted: "Brother seemed to have used some magic in the Xuanwu corpse pit a few days ago. Could it be..."

Young Master Jiuyou laughed and said, "Those two magic treasures were obtained when I killed two magic monks. I am short of money and cannot afford to hire a refiner to re-forge them, so I just use them to show off my wealth."

Seeing that Zhong Shenxiu had some doubts, Lin Shan knew that the Confucianists and the Demonic Sect had never gotten along well, so he hurried out to smooth things over.

"Haha, that's not important! Since the three of us are sworn brothers, our origins are our origins, our friendship is our friendship, why should we take it so seriously!"

Young Master Jiuyou nodded repeatedly: "Second brother is absolutely right!"

Zhong Shenxiu's eyes flickered, and he could only echo, "Second brother is absolutely right."

……

In the king's tent.

The Kuihu Demon King sat on the throne, with an urgent letter on his desk. It was made of Duheng grass and gray ancient rhinoceros skin. Its advantages were that it was waterproof, high temperature and wear-resistant, and it was a special letter paper for the demon army camp.

Lin Shan and the other two were waiting respectfully under the tent. The contact letter was naturally drafted by the Young Master of Jiuyou.

It lists the time, place, and task schedule, which are roughly as follows:
[Let Mr. Bei make sure to prepare properly. We agreed to set up an ambush at the entrance of the "Jingqi Forest", the only way for the Yuanlu Monster King to return, at midnight the day after tomorrow. Both sides will attack from the front and back at the same time.]

The Kuihu Demon King nodded and thought it was no problem. He directly handed the letter to his trusted general "General Bear" and asked him to send a demon to deliver it to Mr. Bei as fast as possible.

Lin Shan and the other two followed General Xiong and retreated.

After leaving the king's tent, General Bear called over a young general in the army, who was a yellow salamander wearing a yellow light helmet. He had small round eyes and looked shifty.

After taking the letter, the monster burrowed directly into the ground and disappeared into the ground.

General Xiong ignored Lin Shan and the other two and turned back to the king's tent.

Lin Shan and the other two looked at each other, then returned to their tents in silence.

……

After a while, behind a small slope outside the military camp.

Lin Shan and the other two formed a circle, in the middle of which was the young general who had gone to deliver the letter, the shifty-looking yellow salamander.

However, this monster did not have the agility it had just now, and instead, there was a dullness in its eyes.

"Brother, your skill in controlling demons is really amazing. You have secretly controlled the military messenger long ago, and even hid it from everyone!"

Lin Shan praised repeatedly and marveled at it.

Zhong Shenxiu circled the yellow salamander twice, a look of confusion on his face.

"This doesn't seem like a demon-controlling technique, but rather a demon-possession technique?"

Young Master Jiuyou's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't have time to explain.

Lin Shan waved his hands aside and said, "Hey, why are you fussing over this? Since Big Brother can control the messenger, this matter will be easy to handle. It doesn't matter what method you use!"

Young Master Jiuyou breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that his two good brothers would discover his true identity, and was very grateful to Lin Shan for his "understanding".

"I have enslaved this monster. Now it has room to show its abilities. It will definitely make Mr. Bei fall flat on his face!"

After saying that, he took the letter from the yellow salamander and took it away, then took out a new letter and stuffed it into the monster's bag, then slapped a ball of black gas into its body. The monster's eyes regained their vitality and began to spin around.

"Go ahead, and make sure it's delivered tomorrow night."

The yellow salamander nodded humanely, burrowed into the soil and disappeared.

Lin Shan and Zhong Shenxiu praised in unison: "Brother, this trick of replacing the pillars with the beams will surely give Mr. Bei a surprise!"

Young Master Jiuyou chuckled and said, "Let's destroy this letter right here. It will be a disaster if we keep it in our hands."

……

In the early morning of the next day, the Kuihu Demon King left only an empty camp and led his army to bypass the Xuanwu corpse-rejecting area and followed the Yuanlu Demon King.

……

That night, Hongya Cave.

"kill!"

"Ow~~~"

"Boom~~~"

Mr. Bei is leading the army in a fierce attack. Hongya Cave is the lair of the Yuanlu Demon King, so the defense should have been quite strict.

However, this time, in order to achieve the goal in one battle, they ambushed the Kuihu Demon King in the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Site, and took away almost all the elite troops. Those who stayed behind in their hometown were basically the old, weak and sick.

Even with the help of the mountain protection formation, without the control of the formation master, those uneducated demon soldiers and generals would not be able to exert their full power.

Mr. Bei has led troops for many years and is adept at controlling the military formation, using a variety of tricks to his advantage.

There are Flying Fish Formation, Goose Feather Formation, Swimming Dragon Formation, Great Peng Formation, etc., which rely on the power of all monsters to shape the military soul and can even be comparable to the combat power of the Nascent Soul Stage!

After all, this assault force not only has thousands of elite demon soldiers, but also the trump card "Flying Bear Army" of the Demon King Kuihu, and nearly two dozen demon generals. The military formation evolved by their combined efforts is extremely powerful.

The demon army formation, gathering the strength of thousands of demons, what a huge force it is when they are combined! Even the Nascent Soul stage dare not resist head-on, and can only adopt a posture of attrition and fighting. This is also the reason why the Kuihu demon king dared to let his men raid the rear.

They don't even have the fighting power of the Nascent Soul Stage. If the Yuanlu Demon King comes back, won't he just slap all these troops to death? What's the point of attacking from both sides?
In the "Flying Bear Army", every one of them is a strange flying bear with wings growing from their ribs. They can breathe fire and spit out lightning, and when they form a battle formation they can even call upon the wild beast Thunder Bear. The mountain protection formation of Hongya Cave was shaken, and the earth shook and the mountains trembled, with dust and gravel rolling down.

The leader of the guards inside is a young gray deer, the adopted son of the Yuanlu Demon King. At this moment, he is "chirping" to command the demon soldiers in the cave to defend various places, and more importantly, to guard against the so-called "traitors".

The reason is that the Kuihu Demon King was once the overlord of this area, so Mr. Bei was able to use his influence to arrange internal support in the Yuanlu Demon King's lair, always feeling that he could be used one day.

It just so happened that Lin Shan proposed the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao. In order to put pressure on this side, Mr. Bei used a hidden chess piece and almost broke through Hongya Cave.

Fortunately, the protective formation left by the Yuanlu Demon King was strong enough, and it was able to continue functioning even after so many formations were destroyed. However, this also forced his adopted son to seek help from the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land, which in turn achieved Mr. Bei's goal in disguise.

The defending general Huilu knew very well how powerful Mr. Bei was. He definitely could not have only one hidden player. There must be other accomplices lurking inside. He could only be extremely alert and be on guard carefully.

After a while of thunder and lightning, Mr. Bei temporarily withdrew his troops.

Just put enough pressure on it. Its character is stable, so lead the troops back to the outer camp first.

There had been a messenger waiting inside for a long time.

A yellow salamander with shifty eyes came forward and handed over a secret letter with gold lacquer and hot edges.

Mr. Bei took the secret letter. His steady character developed over the years made him check it first. The envelope was tightly sealed and had not been opened or replaced. The messenger was indeed a messenger under the command of the Kuihu Demon King. Only then did he feel relieved.

Open the envelope and take out the letter, the contents are roughly as follows:

[I order Mr. Bei to ambush the Yuanlu Monster King at the "Jingqi Forest" on his way back at midnight tomorrow night. Both sides should attack from the front and back at the same time, without any mistakes.]

After reading it, the letter spontaneously combusted without wind and dissipated into smoke.

"???"

Mr. Bei was puzzled. The military letters were all made of Duheng grass, gray and ancient rhinoceros skin. They were fireproof, waterproof, high temperature resistant and wear-resistant. He had never heard of any letters spontaneously combusting after being read!

Could it be that because this is too confidential, the king is afraid that the news will leak out from my side, so he changed it to a one-time event?

Mr. Bei pondered for a moment, then returned to his tent, opened the map, and found the ambush site.

"The Jingqi Forest is three hundred miles long. With the speed of the herbivorous monsters under the command of the Yuanlu Monster King, it will take about three quarters of an hour to pass through it."

"At midnight, the Yuan Deer Monster King just arrived at the Jingqi Forest. At three quarters after midnight, the army should have just passed the second half of the Jingqi Forest. I will set up an ambush at the exit outside the forest to block the Yuan Deer Monster King's way back."

"The king is following with his army, so they can't get too close. Once a battle breaks out here, it will take them about a quarter of an hour to arrive. So I need to lead my troops to ambush and resist the Yuanlu Monster King for a quarter of an hour to buy a chance for the king."

Mr. Bei paced in front of the map, thinking, and sketching out various tactical details in his mind.

In a quarter of an hour, with the troops under its command, it should be no problem to stop the Yuanlu Demon King.

After all, the Kuihu Demon King divided half of its troops before leaving, and the Yuanlu Demon King only brought half of his troops back for defense this time, so the bottom-level combat power is actually similar, but the high-level combat power needs to use the power of the military formation to delay.

Mr. Bei took a pen and drew circles on the map. After he had a plan in mind, he immediately led his troops. He did not dismantle the camp or capture the stronghold, but quietly withdrew from the rear and prepared to set up an ambush outside the thorny forest in advance.

The defenders of Hongya Cave had already been frightened out of their wits and dared not come out to investigate, so naturally they had no idea of ​​Mr. Bei's movements.

……

"Boom~~~"

“Tap tap tap~~~”

The army of the Yuanlu Demon King was galloping across the plain, galloping non-stop.

The setting sun in the evening hung low on the distant horizon, giving the earth and grassland a layer of blood color, but it did not affect their eagerness to return home.

The Yuanlu Demon King did not go back alone, because he knew Mr. Bei's ability to use troops. He could not defeat the enemy in a short time by himself. He could only lead the army to suppress the rear with thundering force and then return to the front line to defend.

What worries it most is the Xuanwu corpse-rejecting place. It doesn't know whether it can hold out for five days under the fierce attack of the Kuihu demon king.

If it were in the past, it would not be worried, but it was afraid of the human formation master on the opposite side. This guy was too evil.
They marched back all the way until almost night.

At midnight, the army set out into the jingqi forest.

After the Yuanlu Demon King passed by, the army of the Kuihu Demon King also chased to Lin Qian, but the demon soldiers under his command were all exhausted and gasping for breath.

When it comes to endurance compared to the herbivorous monsters that like to migrate all the time, they really can’t do it!

Fortunately, there is Jingqilin ahead, and the place of the decisive battle is about to arrive.

"Military Advisor Zhong, what time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, it is almost midnight!"

“Keng!~~~”

The Kuihu Demon King drew his sword and pointed it forward.

"All the generals, listen to my order. Raise the blood-burning banner, gather the power of the demon formation to inspire you, and kill!"

All the Jindan stage demon generals took out a blood-red flag, and as they waved it, ripples appeared in the sky and earth, as if it was the effect of a halo blessing. The demon soldiers under the command of the Kuihu Demon King immediately became alert and full of energy.

Lin Shan and the other two also felt their hearts stirring, a primitive bloodthirsty desire beginning to boil.

"Ouch~~~"

This brief burst of activity allowed his men to immediately gain a marching speed beyond their usual speed, and they caught up with the army of the Yuanlu Demon King in front in a short period of time.

“Roar!~~~Kill!~~~”

The Yuanlu Demon King who was galloping in the front was also shocked. He suddenly turned his head to look at the jackals, tigers and leopards rushing towards him from behind. Feeling the opponent's speed, he knew that he could not escape, so he quickly ordered his men to turn around and form a battle line, with the rear team becoming the front team.

However, they formed their battle formation hastily and were simply unable to withstand the charge of the demon soldiers under the command of the Demon King Kuihu.

It is just like the cavalry charge in ancient times. Whichever side accumulates speed advantage first will be smashed to pieces by the other side.

The army under the command of the Yuanlu Demon King fell into a disadvantage in a short period of time, and was slaughtered in the front. However, fortunately, their numbers far exceeded those of the enemy, and their momentum was endless. After paying a price, they barely resisted the decline.

The Kuihu Demon King in the sky has already started fighting with the Yuanlu Demon King. As old rivals who have fought for so many years, the two already know each other well.

What puzzled the Demon King Kuihu was that they had agreed to enter the Jingqi Forest and attack from both sides at midnight, but where was Mr. Bei?
The Yuanlu Demon King was even more upset at this time. He didn't expect that the Kuihu Demon King not only did not take the opportunity to seize the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land, but instead noticed his intention to quietly return to the army, and deliberately chased after him to harass him!
Could it be that it wants to hold me back so that Mr. Wolf can break into my old nest, Hongya Cave?
Then, my subordinates and I became rootless duckweed, only able to become fish on their chopping board?
The more the Yuanlu Demon King thought about it, the more panicked he became. He had no intention of fighting with the Kuihu Demon King at all. He just wanted to get away as quickly as possible.

But it was useless for it to escape on its own. It could not abandon the tens of thousands of troops below, otherwise it would not be able to defeat Mr. Wolf's army if it went back alone.

There was a fierce battle going on below. At the beginning, the bloodthirsty power provided by the battle flag allowed the Kuihu Demon King to have the upper hand. But after a cup of tea, the power of the halo lost its effect, and the endurance and persistence of the herbivorous monsters became apparent.

The two sides were once again in a balance of power.

An ambush turned into an encounter. One can imagine how bad the mood of the Demon King Kuihu was.

And its number one confidant, Mr. Bei, was at the other end of the thorny forest, observing the sky and counting the stars.

"It's 2:00 PM. The Yuanlu Demon King should have gone halfway and is about to prepare for a big battle. I just don't know if Your Majesty can catch up in time."

As it was still pacing outside the woods, it glanced into the distance inadvertently and seemed to see faint starlight fluttering.

In fact, it was the Kuihu Demon King who was fighting with the Yuanlu Demon King in the sky, but they were too far away. Mr. Bei was old and his eyes were blurry, so naturally he didn't have the ability to see through three hundred miles with his gaze.

As for the battlefield below, because of the dense forest blocking the way, no information could be transmitted to Mr. Bei.

However, it must be said that Mr. Bei was very experienced. He could actually smell something was wrong at this moment. He immediately found a team of scouts and ordered them to go to the front of the forest to investigate the enemy situation.

(End of this chapter)