my demon

When the dinner came, Xiao Yan was still in a dazed and shocked state.

He Changan saw that the emperor was preoccupied these days, depressed and restless, and he was also very worried. Seeing Xiao Yan take the initiative to pass on the dinner, although he persuaded the funeral to be a vegetarian, he still racked his brains to get a vegetarian egg custard, and ordered Yushanfang carefully made Poria cocos sesame cakes, red beans, red dates and longan soothe the nerves and nourish the essence soup.

However, Xiao Yan actually had a good appetite that night. Although he was still eating alone, his eyebrows seemed to be wide open. He ate almost all the food on the table, and even took the initiative to drink an extra bowl of soup. He was overjoyed , It was freezing cold, but he still fiddled with a few rare fruits to give to the emperor. Xiao Yan looked at the fruit, but said: "Order it to reward the defenders on the city wall. I will patrol the city wall at night later. "

He Chang'an hurriedly agreed to go down to prepare, and sent someone to report to Zhu Rufeng. After a while, Zhu Rufeng came over and waited in the main hall. Although Xiao Yan changed his armor, he still didn't bring his guards by his side. He was worried. Said: "Your Majesty, Lao Gan and I used to be here. It's fine if you don't like the servants and guards to serve you closely. Now that Lao Gan and I are both busy with military affairs, you should bring more talents by your side. I Didn't you leave a few down-to-earth guards in the palace? It's an extraordinary time, and the emperor needs to be cautious."

Xiao Yanman responded, Zhu Rufeng could tell at a glance that the emperor didn't take it seriously, but he was obviously walking briskly today, and although his expression was still heavy, he finally brought some excitement.He could only sigh inwardly, knowing that no one in the emperor could control him now, except Mr. Wu, who would he listen to?It would be fine if Prince Duan was still around, but unfortunately...

A group of people surrounded Xiao Yan and climbed up the city wall. Xiao Yan patrolled and encouraged the soldiers all the way. The soldiers all did not expect that the emperor would come in person. Regardless of the danger, they kissed the city wall and worked hard, talking in harmony. They were all flattered, their eyes were moist, and they talked Not long after I came out, I saw the servants bringing hot soup, portable snacks, and fresh fruits, and all the soldiers on duty gave out a bunch of money and an amulet to each of them, and I became more and more excited. excellent.

Xiao Yan walked all the way to see the defense of the city wall in person, and then went to see the installed bed crossbow and trebuchet, etc., he was a little satisfied, and said to Zhu Rufeng: "At the beginning, hang Beidi first, and only force them to retreat. If you use a device that is too lethal, you just need to repel them."

Zhu Rufeng was a little puzzled: "What does the emperor mean?"

Xiao Yan said calmly: "I will use the capital as bait to lure all their main forces to surround the capital, so that they will continue to think that if they add more troops, they will be able to conquer the capital."

Zhu Rufeng swallowed his saliva slightly, and said in a low voice: "However, Your Majesty, in order to escort the eldest princess and the prince, Qin Huaigang has already brought 5000 people away. The capital has been besieged for a long time, and morale will be low. The supply of food and grass is insufficient, and the soldiers are exhausted. It won't last long, especially if the besieging armies keep coming."

Xiao Yan said: "Don't worry, they will definitely not be able to break through, nor can they surround them. There will be no shortage of food, grass and military pay. I declare that every soldier who has participated in the defense of the capital will be doubled every month. , also compared to the previous generous rewards. As long as you defend the capital, reinforcements will definitely come, and the defenders of Qing, Yang, and Yuzhou have all responded to the order to help, you just need to hold on firmly."

Zhu Rufeng can only promise, although he doesn't quite believe it in his heart.

However, Mu Qining, the servant of Bingbi who accompanied him, had cleverly ran out to read the emperor's oral order. He was originally on duty in the imperial dining room, but because he met the thirsty emperor who drank tonic wine on the road and gave the emperor ice crisps, he was arrested. At that time, Gao Yuanling, the chief eunuch who was the chief inspector of ceremonies, took it to interrogate Yan Yan repeatedly, and almost died. In the end, it was the emperor who saved him again with a word, and released him to work in Ziwei Palace.Later, Wu Zhishu saw that he was clever, and in order to please the emperor, he specially transferred him to the supervisor of ceremonies to be a eunuch with a pen. After years of experience, he was able to draft imperial edicts and assist in memorials.

Soon the soldiers outside cheered, the salary was doubled, and the military merits were generous, how could they be unhappy?Everyone is gearing up, even wishing to have a fight right away.

Xiao Yan saw Gan Rulin still standing beside him with his precious giant sword on his back, so he beckoned to him and said, "Get ready, I will use you as the vanguard soon."

Gan Rulin's eyes lit up immediately: "The general is ready, ready to fight at any time!" The huge sword behind him also faintly matched his mood, making a buzzing sound, obviously full of fighting spirit and eager to drink blood.

Xiao Yan's heart was also full of tragic pride, he went down the city wall, and ended this impromptu trip to the city wall—although he really wanted to do something else to make himself forget about today's embarrassing experience. extreme behavior.

However, the Lich did not let him go, and asked in his heart: "Are you planning to attract the main force to encircle the capital, and then quietly go out from the villa to attack its weak points?"

As soon as Xiao Yan heard Lich's calm and characteristic voice, the roots of his ears started to turn red again, his brain stopped thinking, and he could only answer instinctively: "Well, yes."

The Lich said: "It's a good method. No one would have thought that you could leave the villa, but only you can use the teleportation array. How did you plan?"

Xiao Yan said: "The villa has been training guards. About 100 people are still there. After the capital is surrounded, I will go out and order them to be ready. At that time, I only need to guard me and go to fight with Qing, Yang, Yu’s reinforcements will meet up, and then attack them by surprise, first kill their tail troops, and then turn around and suppress them. Of course, the details need to be deliberated, it’s about the same.”

The Lich said: "But you are not sure about convincing the reinforcements to obey your orders, are you?"

Xiao Yan was silent for a while: "Yes, armies in various places only recognize generals, not necessarily kings. The generals used to be led by Prince Duan, so naturally there is no problem, but Prince Duan passed away, and now most of the localities wait and see what happens, so I said, I need Only by winning a battle in person can I establish my own authority. It’s not that I’m not sure at all. The prefect of Qingzhou, Mo Jiacheng, is loyal and honest, and his family is in the capital. There is a [-]% chance of persuading him, but after all, I have never had military exploits , A responsible general may not be willing to hand over the command to me, I am too young after all."

The Lich pondered for a while and said, "Thirty thousand soldiers were all driven to Chixia Valley and burned alive?"

Xiao Yan smiled bitterly: "Yes, because they stayed in the city, they were afraid that they would rebel at any time, and they would not be able to pass the gate. If they let go, they felt that they would increase their strength with other reinforcements, so they imitated Bai Qi in the past and drove them directly to the place where the emperor's uncle was intercepted and killed. He was executed in the valley, and it is said that the second prince of Beidi also said that the fire was corresponding to the name of the valley."

Lich said: "3 people, if it happened not long ago, the resentment should still be there."

Xiao Yan understood a little: "What do you mean?"

The Lich said: "I can use the resentment to display the undead domain and create an army of undead. Although they are all insane, they can listen to my orders. At least before the resentment dissipates, they can take back Qingyueguan, which is also a personal revenge for them. Opportunity."

Xiao Yan was overjoyed at first, and if he regained Qingyuguan, he would basically be able to cut off Beidi's retreat!But he suddenly hesitated: "A magic field of 3 people requires a lot of mana, right? You just woke up, it will affect you, let me do it myself, I can do it."

Lich said: "You don't know the principle, the amount of mana used in the undead domain is the same, but the effect of the spell depends on the number of undead and resentful spirits in it, so liches often like to live in undead resentment In many places, it is because of the ease of casting necromancy, if you let a lich use the undead domain in the Cathedral of Light, and the plague domain in the elf world forest, it will get twice the result with half the effort, and the effect will not be very good."

"As for Chixia Valley's situation, in winter, when the resentful spirits are concentrated and newly dead, then using the undead domain is basically like adding wings to a tiger. Only one introduction is needed to turn this soaring resentment into an army of undead. Just be quick, no matter how late The effect is not good, after all, the magical elements of your world dissipate too quickly."

Xiao Yan no longer hesitated: "Then we will find a way to go there tonight, go to the villa from the teleportation array, and ride there on horseback."

The Lich said: "Did you forget, we have paragliders, the two of us flew directly over there."

Xiao Yan was startled, Lich asked: "Could it be that I'm not here, you dare not dance alone?"

Xiao Yan's eyes wandered: "I'm too busy... I don't have time to play..."

The Lich believed it was true: "Thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Yan closed his mouth and went back to the study, and sure enough, the two of them appeared in the villa very soon. They were familiar with each other and did not disturb anyone. Xiao Yan took the map, and the lich used the wind element to drive the paraglider. Xia Valley.

The Chixia Valley was deep and narrow, and the vegetation on both sides had already been burned to black embers. Before they landed at high altitude, they could smell the strong burnt smell that had not dissipated from a distance.

Xiao Yan hadn't laughed since he came here, and his eyes were already wet when his feet landed on the ground. The Lich had already seen the astonishingly thick black resentment from a long distance away, and he could even see clearly the Layers upon layers of shocking corpses remained.He landed on a nearby mountain considerately, condescending to cast spells without making Xiao Yan too sad.

The night was as quiet as death, and the burning smell was strong and pungent. He didn't want Xiao Yan to suffer too much impact. The Lich stood there, stretched out his gray and white bone hand, and began to cast spells. The faint blue runes began to hover around his side. , From the feet where Lich and Xiao Yan stood, ice began to grow, and expanded rapidly, freezing all the way into the deep valley, and soon those burnt and uncomfortable smells disappeared, and all the corpses were covered with thick ice. The cold frost was replaced by the awe-inspiring and icy taste of frost and snow.

The dark clouds in the deep black sky gradually enveloped, and the bony hand seemed to have countless powers, pulling the thick resentment in the air, gradually forming a deep vortex, and the depth of the vortex was an endless void.

Snowflakes as big as goose feathers swirled rapidly in the air and fell into the deep valley. After a while, it was covered with a thick snow, as if they were burying the bones that had not been buried.

Tens of thousands of chains on the side of the Lich stretched out into the dark deep sky, the magic robe danced in the cold wind, and the countless soul gems on the edge of the robe were shining, and the dots of soul light floated up, dancing together with the fluttering snowflakes in the sky. In the deep valley, it's like the souls are having a carnival.

Xiao Yan looked at this scene, his eyes were moist, and a great sorrow hit his chest. The heavy sorrow made him arch his hands, and made a gesture of worship and prayer, and the wide white sleeves hung down:

"Plucking weeds and picking weeds, weeds also stop. Every day returns, and years don't stop.

The extravagant room and the extravagant family are the reason for the evil spirits.Not to mention Qiju, because of the scorpion. "

The plain robe on his body fluttered in the wind and snow.

"In the past, I went away, Yangliu Yiyi. Now I come to think about it, it is raining and snowing.

The road is slow, carrying thirst and hunger.My heart is sad, I don't know my sorrow! "

High in the sky, countless wraiths howled and screamed piercingly.

Xiao Yan burst into tears like rain: "Soul, come back!"

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Note: Caiwei Caiwei... Poetry, (quoted from "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Caiwei")