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Chapter 170 Ju Yan's Death
After Yue Cang left, Pei Nai, Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize and others, along with the unconscious Gong Yang Zisheng, led the Qilu army back to the underground city.

Although the tail flower has been found, the antidote to the poison has not yet been prepared, and they are currently unsure of the exact location of the Wu army within the territory of the Valley.

To be on the safe side, the best strategy is to let the Qilu army enter the underground city first, and then deploy them as a whole after everything is ready.

The bodies of Qu Mufeng and Zhou Yuliang were wrapped up and carried back by horses.

When passing by the huge gate in the south of the Valley Kingdom.

Zhang Sheng, Pei Nai and their team slowly lowered the stiff body of Zhang Licheng hanging above.

Zhang Sheng went over to collect the body. Looking at his father, his tears flowed like rain. He almost trembled as he finished all the work.

Everyone was silent, watching him wrap up the body and put it on the horse.

In order to save time, the Qilu army formed small columns and marched in an orderly manner from one side of the Jumen Gate. Everyone walked lightly as a sign of respect for Zhang Licheng.

The monk Zhongchuan and Han Ruize were at the front leading the Qilu army.

After the Qilu army had completely entered, Zhang Sheng commanded his men to completely close the huge gate on the south side.

According to him, before entering the Twenty-One Region, he sent out several teams to close and seal all the entrance and exit gates of the Valley Kingdom.

Once the mechanism is down, only a few insiders know how to open it again.

He even sent people to block all the hidden entrances and exits that he had told Xing Xiaoren about, and locked and destroyed the mechanisms.

From this time on, until the end of the war, no one could enter or leave the Valley Kingdom.

The trap is created, and the enemy is trapped.

The Wu people have caused such havoc for the Kingdom of the Valley, how can we let them leave alive?

It is right that he should pay with his life.

But when Pei Nai and his friends entered the underground city, they heard bad news.

Shortly after they left the underground city, the entrance to a mine in Area 4 was blown open, and the Wu tribe invaded in large numbers.

At that time, Pei Nai, Gu Jinheng, Han Ruize, Shao Liran, Zhong Lin and others were not in the underground city.

The Wu tribe has the poison in their hands, and the Wei Daihua has not yet been retrieved from the Twenty-One Region. More than 600,000 people in the four regions are hovering between life and death and are unable to face the enemy head-on.

In times of crisis, Ju Yan took over the management of the armies in the four districts.

He sent out the troops closest to the invasion point to defend it, and in a very short time, based on the map of the fourth area of the dungeon, he created a complex and foolproof plan.

It was a plan that no one could understand at first glance.

He divided the various armies and the citizens of the Valley Country who were stranded there into eighty-three teams.

The number of people and composition of each team is different, and the route is not straight west, but with various twists and turns, either passing through alleys or circling an area several times, and some will even meet halfway.

Eighty-three teams, with eighty-three complex driving routes, took advantage of the complex traffic in the Valley Kingdom's underground city to disperse Wu's army and make them lost in the underground city. At the same time, this bought precious escape time for the team among the eighty-three teams, which was mainly composed of women, children, and those injured by poison.

The sudden and unpredictable changes gave rise to an unprecedented and brilliant plan.

Eventually, all eighty-three teams successfully moved to the third area and successfully closed the gates of the third and fourth areas.

According to Lu Xulan, they counted the casualties.

Because of Ju Yan's deployment, only more than 300 soldiers who were the first to defend were killed, and all the civilians and patients were safe during the transfer.

However, one of the teams encountered a ground collapse, so they arrived at the border much later than expected.

Ju Yan and Ju Liancheng stayed at the back, waiting for the last team to arrive, when they were stopped by the leader of the Wu army, "Huyan Weizhao".

At that time, only the last gate was still open. In order to give the team some time, Ju Yan and Ju Liancheng stood calmly on the main road of the gate. Behind them was the famous poisonous abyss well in the fourth area of the underground city.

The deep well was square in shape, about two meters wide, with thorny vines growing inside, with curved, sharp poisonous thorns, and it was dark and bottomless.

The Cornus thorny vines in the deep well can be used for medicinal purposes, but their toxicity is difficult to neutralize. To prevent children from accidentally entering, the deep well is closed with mechanical barriers all year round.

Ju Yan opened the barrier of the deep well, exposing the tangled and twisted thorny vines into view.

In the center of the vines is a pitch-black abyss.

Ju Yan's actions really attracted the attention of "Huyan Weizhao", making him stop in fear.

After entering the underground city, the army of "Huyan Weizhao" had been fooled by Ju Yan's plan and was unable to even intercept any team.

He suspected that Ju Yan's move was a trick, so he stopped Wu's army from advancing.

After all, the purpose of the deep well behind Ju Yan is unknown, and everyone feels that even if Ju Yan does not take his own life seriously, he still has to consider his only son and take care of his safety.

While the two sides were confronting each other, the 83rd team that arrived took advantage of the situation and passed through the northern side road. Under the watchful eyes of the Wu army, all of them moved to District 3.

When the last person entered, Ju Yan made a gesture.

"Huyan Weizhao" and the Wu clan thought that it was a sign that a trap or mechanism was activated, but unexpectedly, it was telling the people in District 3: close the last door.

"Huyan Weizhao" realized at this time that he had been tricked, but it was too late to stop the door from closing, so he could only surround Ju Yan and Ju Liancheng.

At the last moment, Ju Yan pushed Ju Liancheng into the poisonous well behind him.

He then closed the mechanical barrier and re-sealed the deep well, leaving him a glimmer of hope, but he himself was executed by Hu Yanweizhao's divine axe by slitting his throat.

In order to save the more than 600,000 people in the fourth district, Ju Yan died heroically.

After Shao Liran came out of Area 21, he led a team of people to break into Area 4 again, rescued Ju Liancheng, who was wrapped in evil vines and poisoned, from the well, and brought back Ju Yan's body.

The Wu army set fire to many places and left the underground city after looting.

In response, Lu Xulan and many of the Valley Kingdom's mechanical sorcerers bowed to Gu Jinheng, performing the highest etiquette of the Valley Kingdom.

He thanked his subordinate Ju Yan for his contributions to the Valley Country and millions of people, and felt sad and regretful for Ju Yan's martyrdom.

Pei Nai looked at Gu Jinheng who had heard the bad news, and felt an indescribable pain in his heart.

His expression was slightly dazed, and he closed his eyes. The pressure around him fluctuated slightly.

Pei Nai could understand, Ju Yan had been with him the longest, and Gu Jinheng must be very sad, but he just couldn't say it.

Many of Tianyao's reforms and policies that benefited the country and the people were first proposed by Ju Yan, with remarkable results.

He is undoubtedly a pillar of the country and a loyal minister of the country. His great talent and wisdom are known throughout the world.

If he left Gu Jinheng, his official position would only be higher, but he never left.

Even his plan at this critical moment was shocking and unbelievable.

Before today, he had never even seen the map of the Valley Kingdom's underground city, but in just half an incense stick of time, he came up with such a thorough and meticulous plan.

This is a decisive plan that will go down in history and is unprecedented.

His death is not only a loss to the alliance team, but also a loss to Tianyao and even the entire world.

On this single day, they lost many of their comrades and friends, and three bright and dazzling stars in this world went out.

It brings a feeling of depression and distress to everyone, as if a huge rock is pressing down on their heads, making it difficult to breathe.

(End of this chapter)