After binding the investment system, I began to cultivate the empress

"The south gate of the city has fallen."

Early that morning, the sun did not shine into the ancestral hall of Dawang Village.

A peregrine falcon formed from the breeze landed on the altar and opened its mouth to speak Feng Zhi's voice.

Li Mo, with his hair full of white, lit a stick of incense for his ancestors and remained silent as he looked at the dim and unclear flame of the incense and candle swaying in the wind.

After a while, he finally asked:

"Where are the warriors from the Celestial Clan and the Underworld?"

"We have moved into the city within the city to preserve our strength. We will retake the South Gate only when Emperor Jiang has completely convinced the Divine Sword to recognize its master. But you won't see that day."

"Not necessarily." Li Mo shook his head.

The voice on the breeze asked in confusion, "My sister is no longer in town. Even she has given up on you. Why are you staying here?"

She could feel that Ying Bing was no longer in Dawang Town.

Perhaps the interest that was piqued at that moment has faded, and one feels that life as an ordinary person is boring, so one leaves after experiencing life.

During the long years, the people of the Celestial Clan will inevitably become restless and have thoughts arisen, with thoughts rising and falling at the same time.

It was as if she had just reminded Li Mo on a whim.

"Thank you anyway."

Li Mo bowed to the light blue peregrine falcon.

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Feng Zhi stopped talking and turned into a breeze and disappeared.

In the morning, the townspeople came to the ancestral hall one after another. They had no idea what had happened in the human city, but they were summoned urgently, and some of them had a vague premonition that something bad was going to happen.

In addition to the original villagers of Dawang Village, people from several surrounding villages and refugees who had settled here also arrived.

Those who entered the gate were all accomplished martial artists. The children who used to go fishing in the river with their bare butts and catch birds from trees are now old enough to be grandfathers.

Now they can stand on their own in the underground city. Among them, Dong Erniu has the best talent, so it is no problem for him to establish his own sect.

"Brother Li, why did you suddenly call everyone over here?"

Dong Erniu was the first to ask.

"The south gate was broken." Li Mo said concisely.

The townspeople were in an uproar; some were in disbelief, some were sighing, and some were in a state of panic.

Everyone was counting the days, and only a few days were left in the fifty-year period.

This means that the South Gate fell almost in an instant.

And judging from Li Mo's tone, the Celestial Clan has no intention of retaking it in the short term.

It also means that Dawang Village will soon face the ravages of a large number of demons that are marching straight in.

"Then what should I do?"

"Haven't the warriors in the underground city expanded into several new cities between the underground city and the human city? Why don't we go there?"

"I'm afraid it's too late." Li Mo shook his head.

"With the pace we're walking, we should be able to get there if we take women, children, the elderly and the young with us..." said the honest Qi Tiezhu.

He is the descendant of the old village chief. His mother is the girl who once loved Li Mo. Li Mo taught him many blacksmithing skills.

Dong Erniu pondered for a moment and said:

"What Brother Li means is that we can outrun monsters, but we can't outrun other people."

"The human city is vast and overpopulated. Too many people want to go there to make a living. Even if the underground city has expanded into several new cities, they can only accommodate a small number of people. Moreover, we have no value to them, so we will probably be turned away if we go there."

"Erniu is right."

"Haven't we seen enough of the faces of the dungeon people?"

"If they really cared about the people, they wouldn't retreat back."

Many villagers have been to the underground city. After becoming successful in martial arts, many of them no longer want to farm and want to go to the underground city to make a name for themselves.

Many people come back.

The reason is very simple, just like those innocent and foolish college students who are trying their best to squeeze into big cities, but after they get there, they find that all their ambitions are in vain, and they are like a drop of water merging into the ocean, or being stuffed into the screw of a machine.

Those who are better than you work harder than you, and those who are not as good as you have better backgrounds than you.

I'm like an ox or a horse in the fields, and I'm like an ox or a horse in the city. Then hasn't my coming to the city been in vain?

At this time, after letting everyone's emotions ferment for a while, Li Mo raised his hand and let the ancestral hall quiet down.

"Everyone has their own aspirations. If you want to go to the dungeon and make a living, I promise no one will stop you."

"But for those of us who stay today, we must stick together and no one can do anything that would harm everyone."

His voice sounded much older, but still as resounding as when he was young.

Some people bowed deeply towards the ancestral hall and decided to leave, while more people chose to stay where they were.

Dong Erniu took a deep breath.

Under the gaze of everyone, he walked to the door of the ancestral hall.

However, he did not leave, but just closed the door heavily, then smiled and said:

"Brother Li, what do you think we should do?"

"Give up your illusions."

Li Mo glanced at him unhappily and said:

"The gods are high up in the clouds, and the people on earth are blinded by greed. We can't rely on them. We can only rely on ourselves!"

"After so many years of practicing Pictographic Martial Arts, it's time to put it to use!"

"Everyone, go get ready!"

As the founder of pictographic martial arts, Li Mo's attainments are so profound that even no one knows.

And it is well known that Mayor Li is a genius.

When they thought of this, they inexplicably gained confidence.

.....

"What does Li Mo want to do?"

"His pictographic martial arts are quite amazing, but facing a demonic attack of this scale, I'm afraid it's powerless, right?"

"A small group of demons is fine, but this time there is someone behind the demons directing them. If we kill a few of them, a large group will come."

"Does he intend to confront it head-on?"

People outside who were looking at the map of the country and the people did not know Li Mo's intentions.

None of them know.

Then some beings are even more unaware.

"Look, it's here!"

Someone pointed to the sky.

In the Jiangshan Sheji Tu, a group of demons, numbering over a hundred, has arrived a hundred miles away from Dawang Town.

They are huge in size and spread a foul aura.

None of them was comparable to the one Li Mo met the first time.

But what a coincidence, the leader was also a human snake, but his scales were dark red, and he held a bloody giant axe in both hands.

Large numbers of demons continued to enter from the south gate.

Among them, some joined the Beast Hall and headed towards the border between the earth and humans, while a large number of them scattered and wandered around the human city.

"There's a human gathering place up ahead. Hahahaha, I smell a lot of living people!"

The snake-man leader suddenly roared with delight:

"It's quite a big place, we can have a feast!"

Some of the demons beat their chests, while others raised their weapons, all filled with bloodthirsty excitement.

However, after being domesticated in the Beast Hall, they have become more intelligent and can temporarily suppress their ferocity and wait for the leader's orders.

"Children, follow me..."

"Wait a minute!"

A deep voice sounded.

The demons were startled, and then they saw another human-snake emerge from the woods not far away. It was equally strong, holding a sickle in its left hand and a hammer in its right hand.

The human snake leader: “?”

Is there anyone faster than them?

"Where did you come from, demon?"

"I'm a local demon. It's normal that you haven't seen me before."

"???"