[Tianxia 3][Ghost ink X Wumeihou] I can't see the sky

—A few days ago.

In the lobby of Buluzhai, two young Yunlu envoys were drinking tea when they suddenly saw the white-clothed demon prince appearing at the door in the original posture of the demon clan, they jumped up in panic and almost knocked over the teacup.

You Huang followed behind, feeling familiar, and searched carefully in memory, only then remembered that these two disciples were sent to Beiming with Han Huang, and they had met each other once.Because of the chaotic battle situation, everyone dispersed, and then lost contact.Seeing them safe and sound now is quite a joy.

"You two have come from far away to work hard," You Huang said pleasantly, "I'm afraid it will take several days to travel from Xiling City's National Teacher's Mansion to this dangerous land of Bashu?"

Seeing his friendly attitude, a disciple of Yunlu relaxed a lot, bowed and saluted, and said, "It would take four days even for a quick horse, but the situation is urgent, and Master Yanli sent us here with a phoenix. Yes, but three hours."

You Huang and Chief looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in the other.In the end, the chief asked: "Master Sikong said that you came to see me specially, what is the reason?"

Disciple Yunlu said: "The two of us were entrusted by the commander of Huaijiang to send a message to Lord Wumeihou, the Lord of Ye'an City."

Chief's heart skipped a beat, feeling faintly uneasy.When he first arrived in the mortal world, he once sent a talisman to Huaijiang to report his safety. He also learned that the troops under his command had successfully returned to Ye'an City, so he was relieved and didn't worry about it anymore.Looking back at this moment, it has been a long time since I have not contacted him, and the news may have been quite slow, so I couldn't help asking: "What did Huaijiang say?"

"...Commander Huai Jiang originally said, 'No matter what happens, please don't come back.'"

You Huang exclaimed in surprise: "Why? It's not like Huai Jiang said this, he clearly knew—" After a pause, he suddenly calmed down, and lowered his voice, "May I trouble you to talk to us, Since the battle of Yeming City, what have you seen and heard?"

Disciple Yunlu said: "As ordered, Master Yanli sent the two of us here for this reason." Turning to another disciple Yunlu, "...you know better than me, tell me."

Disciple No.2 Yunlu nodded, and said, "It's a long story. At that time, our Yunlu disciples and the demon army under the command of the two demon princes joined forces to defeat the outer defenses of Yeming City and guard them on the spot. Evacuated behind to make room for the road. Suddenly, from a distance, we saw dark clouds covering Yuehui Square, gathering dead energy, and the situation seemed to be very bad. Zhang Mojun discussed with us whether we should turn around to support. At this time, Huaijiang Commander A group of troops rushed over, and it is said that it was your order, Mr. Wu Meihou, that all the troops should evacuate and head south together."

The chief clasped his hands and confirmed: "Yes. Those guys can't help much at that time, and staying at the scene will only increase casualties."

Yunlu's disciple said: "Commander Huaijiang and Zhang Mojun purge the troops and leave immediately. But there was a disagreement among our disciples at Yunlu, and some senior brothers were worried about Brother Hanhuang and they stayed in Yuehui Square. , and turned back to Yeming City—since then, they could no longer be contacted—of course, this is a later story. On the way to retreat, there are often small groups of pursuers sneaking up on them, but Zhang Mojun and Huaijiang commanders Now, Yunlu Xianju's spells are not easy, and they have not been able to pose any threat. Five days later, all the disciples we sent to Beiming who survived all retreated with the demon army in accordance with the original agreement. In Yean City."

You Huang hurriedly said: "How is Ye'an City? Those monsters didn't bully you, did they?" Chief stood by and gave him a sideways look, and let out a "hum" from the bottom of his throat.

Disciple Yunlu shook his head and said: "After all, there is a friendship all the way. The commander of Huaijiang once strictly ordered his subordinates not to treat my disciples as...uh, that...food. But occasionally some low-level dog demons and sheep demons do not listen to the advice. I came to attack my brothers while they were studying spells, and they were accidentally burnt to ashes—here I would like to apologize to Lord Wumeihou."

The chieftain didn't seem to mind much, but raised his eyebrows: "...burned to ashes? What a waste, I kept those low-level monsters as army rations."

"Army rations..." You Huang was stunned, and suddenly remembered that the meals he ate in the prison for beasts often contained meat from unknown animals, and his face turned pale.

Chief obviously guessed what was going on in his mind, he laughed shamelessly, and only asked the Yunlu disciple, "What happened next?"

Disciple Yunlu said: "Later... Commander Huaijiang received your message, and we also got news from Master Yanli, and we were all very happy to learn that everyone was safe and sound, and Zhang Mojun also returned to Yinglong Temple with peace of mind. Unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred, and the king of Youdu informed Beiming, saying: "Wu Meihou, Yuxinhou, Di Rong and other demon generals have the heart of disobedience and commit rebellion. If someone can kill them all and wipe out the night Ancheng rebels can obtain the two fiefdoms of Ye'an City and Eternal Night City at the same time."

You Huang gasped, and said in surprise, "...that's not a small skill. Chief, it seems that Zhuan Xu is really afraid of you."

The chief looked stern, and said: "This matter was obvious hundreds of years ago, did you just see it now? Speaking of which, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. The other masters of the Nine Serenities are probably ready to move. "

Disciple Yunlu said: "Next is what we really want to tell you. Half a month ago, the other princes of Beiming formed an alliance and sent troops to besiege Ye'an City, intending to share the reward equally. Now the [-] demon army is in that enchantment Layers of garrisons outside surrounded the entire city. Although they could not enter the city, the [-] demon soldiers and [-] civilians in the city needed food and supplies. The external traffic was cut off, and materials could not be transported into the city , if the stalemate continues for a long time, it will be a success or failure."

Another disciple of Yunlu added: "The princes still put down their words and said that if you, Lord Wu Meihou, show up to fight with them, you can let the civilians in the city survive afterwards. If you do not show up, you will explain You are a cowardly person, they will besiege Ye'an City to death, and wait for the monsters in the city to kill each other and starve to death."

You Huang said: "This is so poisonous. What the demons of Beiming respect most are bravery and force. If they are allowed to accuse the chieftain of 'cowardice', then the glory and prestige he has accumulated over thousands of years will be destroyed. It will be completely destroyed and lost. But with the chieftain's current state, if he really challenges those Lords of the Nine Serenities, it might be true..." He paused, not knowing how to express it, and glanced at Chief looked.

The devil in white habitually squeezed his left wrist tightly again, and said in a low voice: "...If they join forces, I will lose. And once I die, the barrier of Ye'an City will collapse, and the garrison and civilians in the city will have nowhere to escape. It is at the mercy of the slaughter."

"No wonder Huaijiang said... telling you not to go back." Youhuang said, suddenly remembered something, and said to the two Yunlu disciples, "Wait, since Ye'an City is under siege, how did you get out?"

"...Youmo Rift." Chief replied instead of them, "I used to set up a magic circle in the city before. When I was away, Huaijiang could also open the Youmo Rift, but due to the limitation of magic power, it can only be used once."

Disciple Yunlu nodded and said: "That's right. Commander Huaijiang wanted to prepare for a stalemate with the enemy, so he opened the Youmo Rift and transported a lot of supplies from the mortal world to Ye'an City. It is said that it can last for three months. At the same time, he said that the battle between the demon princes of Beiming had nothing to do with Yunlu Xianju, so he threw us all out. Just before the rift was closed, he entrusted us to find you, saying that the siege of Ye'an City was inevitable. It will be passed on to you, but please don’t go back anyway, because even if they die, the soldiers of Ye’an City will definitely not want to drag the lord down.”

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Chapter 55