Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

If it's not a general offensive, then why suddenly release a firework signal?

Xi Heng was puzzled. After a while, he heard shouts from the soldiers around him. He turned around and saw dozens of flames burning in all directions of the city.

Flames scorched houses of all sizes, the undulating red and yellow colors linking together and spreading further.

"Don't they want this city anymore?" Xi Heng frowned slightly.

From her vantage point atop the city wall, she could see hundreds of small fires igniting across the city. Even if she sent five or six thousand soldiers to the city to fight the fires, it would be too late.

Furthermore, those thieves who start fires might be wandering around setting fires.

The task of the igniter was quite easy; he simply grabbed a torch and threw it into the houses where thatch and wood were placed, and soon a raging fire would burst into flames like a raging flood.

Those who fight the fire risk their lives, pouring water to extinguish the flames, yet the effect is minimal.

Gradually, Xi Heng saw that other previously dark places were also lit up with fire.

She then realized that the Tianliang people really intended to burn the entire Jinshi City to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

This great fire will destroy many livelihoods and industries in the city, burn countless people to death, and bury all their gold, silver, treasures, chickens, ducks, and livestock under the ashes.

In the previous life, although the Tianliang Army also set fires, the area burned was only the central city, less than one-tenth of the entire city.

In this life, the act is also arson, but this time the goal is to burn the entire Golden Stone City to ashes.

They didn't hesitate to slaughter so many innocent civilians, just to increase their chances of winning this siege by even a tiny bit...

When Tianliang raised his army, he said that they were a righteous army established for the sake of all people under heaven, and that they would establish order and discipline, and relieve the people's suffering... so that the people would no longer fall into dire straits and hunger and cold, and that they would restore the entire corrupt world.

Looking at them today, it's clear they've lost sight of their original intentions.

Or perhaps, in the eyes of the Tianliang people, these people who are not under their rule are not even considered one of the myriad people?

"This is an army that has lost its morals." Xi Heng turned back to look at the Tianliang army arrayed outside, his mind gradually settling down.

"They should be completely wiped out."

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Chapter 72, Records of Luo Lu

Looking back from the city tower, the raging fire below was like a pack of mythical beasts, frantically devouring the carved pavilions, green-tiled houses, and thatched huts.

The more it swallows, the bigger the beast grows.

The shouts and cries for help continued incessantly, and the ground was filled with mournful cries.

High-rise buildings were reduced to ashes, and tiled houses collapsed and scattered.

Gradually, the sky was also tinged with crimson by the increasingly spreading flames on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Xi Heng quickly left the city wall. Before most of the houses caught fire, he stepped on the roof tiles and swiftly flew a long distance like a swallow in flight, returning to his Dark Heaven Sect altar.

Most people had been awakened, and screams of alarm and shouts for help could be heard constantly.

When Xi Heng crossed a street where the fire was spreading, he returned to the dark religious altar by the river in the city. He saw that most of the people there were still awake, and dozens of them were using buckets of water to continuously pour water on a burning outhouse on the edge of the altar courtyard.

The fire was gradually reduced by the water, and Xi Heng also fell from the height and gave orders to the people around him:

"Call everyone here."

The believers, who had just finished putting out the fire, quickly responded and dispersed to spread the word. Before long, hundreds of people from the church had gathered in the front yard.

"All members of the Dark Heavenly Cult should be discharged from the hospital and organized to work with ordinary people to carry water and put out the fire, saving as many people as they can."

She went straight to the point:

"The fire was deliberately set by the Tianliang thieves. After they discovered the thieves, they immediately tied them up and beheaded them in public."

Many believers below should claim to be.

"Go do something."

After giving the order, Xi Heng hurriedly stepped back onto the roof tiles and quickly returned to the battlefield on the southern city wall.

No sooner had she left than shouts came from behind her:

"The Holy Maiden commands: Discharge from the hospital to put out the fire! Discharge from the hospital to put out the fire!"

The believers in the courtyard, regardless of age or gender, all picked up buckets, basins, pots, pans, or other containers that could hold water and rushed out, scattering in all directions.

The few hundred new members were simple-minded and believed that the Great Dark Heaven Sect was a benevolent sect that had gathered many kind people. For the past month, they had been distributing porridge to relieve refugees every day. Now that a fire had broken out outside, it was only natural to send members to rescue them.

However, most of the former Jingming religious followers who had experienced the previous massacre had strange expressions.

Putting out fires and saving lives—is this really something a demon would do?

Perhaps the demon lord disdains to do ordinary evil deeds, but once he takes action, he will commit heinous crimes.

They looked at each other, guessing what was going on, and then mechanically obeyed the demon's orders, going out to lead and organize the common people to fight the fire.

Since its establishment, the Daheitian Sect has performed good deeds every day and has gained some prestige among the common people. They can be quite popular and can be called upon by many. After helping the common people save their houses from the flood, they led the people to another fire zone.

Gradually, the firefighting team grew larger and larger, and the spreading fire was contained.

Xi Heng, the leader of the Dark Heaven Sect, saw that the fire had stopped spreading, so he focused all his attention on using his lightness skill to return to the battlefield as soon as possible.

The closer one gets to the south city wall, the clearer the shouts of battle and the sounds of war drums and horns become—the Tianliang bandits have begun their attack on the city.

The catapults continued to bombard the city, raising a cloud of gray mist at the front of the city wall. Flames burned beneath the city wall, and most of the barricades that had blocked the siege equipment had been dismantled and thrown away.

boom--

Xi Heng quickened his pace and, as he stepped onto the city tower, looked down and saw dozens of people pushing and pulling a battering ram beneath a structure that resembled a stable, continuously pounding on the city gate.

The massive, round-headed wooden stakes slammed into the city gate with a deafening roar, then pulled back and rammed again, accompanied by rhythmic shouts of battle and cheers.

Even the burning oil on the roof of the car did not stop it in the slightest.

Beside them, a thick wooden pillar covered in spikes was thrown down from the city wall by the guards.

The thick log rolled and tumbled, relentlessly crushing the attackers.

One after another, ladders with large hooks were pushed towards the city wall by the fearless Tianliang elite soldiers, and hung tightly on the side of the city wall.

The oil jugs were smashed down by the Zhao soldiers, setting the siege ladder ablaze.

As the soldiers of Tianliang climbed up, more stones fell down on them.

The square-shaped wolf-tooth swatter also fell, smashing down on several people.

The distant sound of elephants' snorting could be heard as two elephants slowly dragged two massive battering rams, each three or four stories high and as tall as the city wall, towards them.

"Throw fire!"

The catapult hurled oil, which streaked through the air like a shooting star. The earthenware pots smashed into the battering ram, and suddenly burst into flames.

However, the battering ram, which was wrapped in a layer of fireproof cloth, ignored this and the oil only charred the cloth but failed to actually ignite and spread the fire.

The elephant on the trailer suffered the consequences, with kerosene splattering onto its rough surface, causing it to scream in agony.

But under the raging flames, its speed increased even more, and it crashed straight into the city wall.

The sounds of battering rams colliding with elephants filled the air, and battering rams below simultaneously crashed into the city gate. Huge stones rained down, and endless explosions filled the air.

Xi Heng never expected that the fighting in Tianliang would be so intense from the very beginning, as if they were going to take down the city on the first night, just like the soldiers of the Great Zhao before them.

The massive battering rams pressed against the city wall, and the elite soldiers hidden inside extended their spears, thrusting them at the defenders on the side of the wall.

The defending troops inevitably retreated. Suddenly, the top of the battering ram was lifted up, turning into a wooden bridge connecting to the city wall. A dozen elite soldiers in armor jumped up and approached step by step, carrying spears.

Arrows rained down, but shields blocked them, and spears thrust from behind, pinning down the soldiers.

Just as the city wall seemed about to be breached, Xi Heng was about to draw his sword to provide support when he heard a shout.

"The enemy general is here! The enemy general is here!"

She immediately turned and ran quickly toward the source of the sound.

When Xi Heng swiftly leaped to the city wall, a general from the Great Zhao had already arrived and was fighting the enemy with his spear. After a few moves, they appeared to be evenly matched.

She crouched down, concealing her aura, and as the two martial artists with internal strength continued their exchange, she suddenly darted out from the side, raised her sword, and slashed, unleashing a shower of blood as her sword fell, aimed directly at the enemy's neck.

The red line flashed, and in conjunction with the Zhao general's spear thrust, the enemy general's hiding place was completely blocked.

Seeing this, the enemy gritted his teeth and raised his left arm to block the long sword that Xi Heng was extending.

The sword, flashing red, pierced the flesh, cutting through the skin and reaching the bones. It severed the arm, which was stronger than a normal person's thigh, and continued forward. Just as it touched the neck, a golden light suddenly appeared, and the sword stopped in its tracks.

The red line swept across, leaving only a red mark on the skin of the enemy's neck, unable to cut through the strange golden light.

The severed arm fell to the ground, and the enemy general immediately retreated, gritting his teeth and staring intently at the two Zhao generals, shouting: "You outnumbered them and still tried to ambush them, despicable! If you have the guts, let's continue the duel!"

"This is a battlefield, not a martial arts tournament." Xi Heng immediately stepped forward and slashed his sword again.

First, a blood-red sword aura pierced towards his brow, then he followed up with a swift step and slashed with the sword aura.

The enemy general only had time to defend against the sword energy. Seeing Xi Heng close in immediately, he raised his sword to defend again. He had completely lost the initiative and was unable to counterattack.

The incredibly sharp sword moves surged in like a torrential downpour, relentless and unyielding, dazzling and ever-changing. Within seconds, the opponent was caught off guard and defenseless, and bloodstains appeared on their body the instant the two sides began to exchange blows.

At this moment, the enemy general could only barely protect his vitals. Let alone counterattack, even continuing to parry attacks was extremely difficult.

Gradually, more and more bloodstains appeared on his body, and he became a blood-soaked figure as blood flowed from his entire body.

The enemy general understood that continuing to defend would inevitably lead to defeat, so he had no choice but to fight with all his might.

However, just as he abandoned his defense and swung his broadsword, Xi Heng's longsword pierced his heart directly.

The blade was drawn again, spraying out a thick stream of blood.

The man's face was hideous, like a ghost, staring at her with unseeing eyes. The blade fell to the ground, and the figure that had been hit in a vital spot collapsed, blood flowing continuously.

Xi Heng flicked his sword, and blood splattered everywhere.

Looking back at another Zhao general beside him, whose expression seemed unnatural and who appeared to be frozen in place, Xi Heng turned around and immediately rushed to other battlefields.

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Under the dim light, the massive wooden stakes used for the ramming, pushed with all their might by dozens of rebels, slammed violently against the broad and sturdy city gate.

From the moment the siege truly began, every so often, a clanging sound, like the ticking of the clock, would come from the city gates.

As Xi Heng traversed the city wall, he had heard countless deafening crashes and shouts.

The city gate, after countless violent impacts, became shaky and crumbling, its surface dented and cracked.

At another section of the city wall, four wooden battering rams continuously transported rebel troops up the wall. One group was killed, but another group kept coming, seemingly endless.

After a long battle, Xi Heng had used up half of his vital energy, and had also killed four of the enemy's dark-force generals who had attacked.

Among them were strong and weak. The weak could be pierced through the heart in just two or three moves, but there were also those who had mastered the subtle internal energy of martial arts. She could only fight them to a draw by herself. Only when two generals from the Great Zhao came to help could she kill them.

Standing on the city wall, which was relatively safe in the middle of the battlefield, Xi Heng rubbed her sore arms. She had used all her strength several times in a row, and now that she had recovered, her skin and flesh were trembling slightly.

"How much longer will this fight go on..." Xi Heng walked to the wall, watching the car crash and push, and rang the bell.

Both sides have suffered casualties, but the situation has not turned in favor of either side, and the two armies are almost evenly matched.

Although the number of casualties in Tianliang was several times greater than that of the government troops, even though the ground along the city wall was covered with piles of corpses, the number of rebels who continued to rush in did not decrease.

It's like the soldiers of the Tianliang Army, who seem to never run out of manpower no matter how long they are used up.

Xi Heng even wondered if their leader really possessed the magic of turning beans into soldiers.

Looking at the endless sea of ​​people below the city walls, and listening to the endless shouts of battle and the deafening explosions, the girl gave a bitter smile.

boom--

Suddenly, a collapse sound came from below.

The loud noise drew her attention, and she looked down.

Then, the huge wrecked vehicle below finally succumbed to its weight and frequent use and collapsed. Its roof collapsed, and its structure loosened, turning into rolling logs of various sizes that crushed and killed several people.

The siege engine was destroyed, but the attacking side at a distance brought in a similar-looking siege weapon, indicating that Tianliang had made multiple preparations.

The rough-skinned elephant led the way, dragging the new crash vehicle along.

But before the vehicle had even reached the halfway point, the Jinshi City Gate suddenly opened—

At the shouts of the Zhao flag-bearer, the massive city gate was pushed open, raising a cloud of dust, and the corpses blocking the gate were knocked away.

The next moment, several gate-blocking wagons rushed out from the city gate, with more than a dozen sharp blades shining at the front of the wagons. They crashed into the approaching Tianliang crowd, forcing the approaching rebels to retreat.

The knife cart was pushed into the crowd, and the gleaming blade immediately pierced through several people.

Once the area in front of the city gates was cleared, the thousands of Zhao cavalrymen who had been prepared inside the city rode out of the city, all armed and armored, and charged straight into the Tianliang people's formation.