Chapter 224 Greenwood Dragon Vanguard
"Escape?"
Lei Zhen's face changed slightly.
Martial arts come from hunting and war, and techniques come from the observation and practice of the unknown. The two may seem unrelated, but they are always intertwined.
Although Xuanmen has a higher status, warriors also have ways to deal with it. At least at this stage, as long as he wears a good protective weapon, he can kill the warlock when he gets close.
But Warlocks also have ways to deal with it.
That is the escape method.
There are many types of escape methods, each with its own merits. No matter which one a warlock masters, the chance of saving his life will be greatly increased.
This beggar clearly used the escape method to lure him away!
Lei Zhen reacted quickly, turned around and headed towards Yan's Mansion.
Sure enough, Old Beggar appeared outside the Yan family gate.
The other party did not rush in, but instead pulled out Treasure Sword from Erhu with a loud cry, and struck at Yan's House Protecting Tablet.
House Protecting Tablet is very obstructive to him. Some spells are difficult to cast, so they must be destroyed first.
This is also the reason why Old Beggar did not enter Changfeng Inn.
There are many officials staying there, so there is no shortage of town supplies, and City God Temple is also nearby.
Once something happens, She Ling Soldiers can arrive at any time.
So Old Beggar comes to Li Yan first.
What he wants to take is exactly <Thunderbolt Fire Scripture>.
As long as Li Yan is captured, even if the scripture is not on him, he can threaten others to hand it over.
At the same time, dense venomous snakes also surged up the wall.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a Tiger's Roar sound sounded in the hospital.
The venomous snakes around them fell with a clatter and retreated one after another.
When Tiger's Roar heard the sound, Old Beggar's head was dizzy, his eyes flashed red, and an iron bridge suddenly appeared.
Tsk!
A long knife was thrust out from the crack in the door.
Old Beggar narrowly escaped.
He did not fight back, but quickly retreated. Hidden Strength was erupting under his feet, and his body was very fast. He jumped onto the opposite courtyard wall in a few steps.
But Lei Zhen has turned back.
However, Old Beggar has controlled many venomous snakes, hissing and spitting in the streets to separate the two sides.
Lei Zhen No matter how good your skills are, you can't jump across the street to the wall.
Behind, the door creaked open.
Li Yan walked out slowly, held a knife in his hand, looked at the opposite wall, and said calmly, "Why did you come here? I have been waiting for you for a long time."
He spoke lightly, but he was alert in his heart.
When he heard Old Beggar's words through the courtyard wall, he knew why this person was here, and he suppressed his murderous intentions and waited for the opportunity.
Seeing the opponent divert Lei Zhen, the master of holding pills, and then appear outside the gate, swinging his sword to slash at the town plaque, we knew what his plan was.
If the town property is destroyed, witchcraft and evil methods can enter the house.
Li Yan naturally won't let it succeed.
He first used Northern Emperor Mountain Climbing Art to hide his aura, then jumped out and used Guanzhong Quick Saber "Waist Strike Style" to assassinate him through the door.
He was very careful, but he was still noticed by the other party.
Looking at the faint red light in Old Beggar's eyes, Li Yan already guessed that this guy must have awakened some kind of Eye Mystical Power.
Facing Li Yan and Lei Zhen, Old Beggar on the wall did not panic. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and leisurely pulled up Erhu.
Erhu's voice is filled with resentment and vicissitudes of life, echoing in the dark night streets.
The snakes on the ground suddenly rioted and rushed over.
Li Yan held Divine Tiger Token, immediately stepped on the cloth, pinched the hand and recited the incantation, "Nogao, with three stars on the left and three prisons on the right, the world is turned upside down..."
"Roar!"
As soon as Northern Emperor Body Protection Incantation came out, Tiger's Roar sounded again.
The group of snakes immediately became agitated.
However, what shocked Li Yan was that Northern Emperor Body Protection Incantation was actually suppressed by the Erhu sound, and the snakes became more and more agitated and rushed toward them.
This Old Beggar is higher than himself!
"Humph! What are you pretending to be!"
Lei Zhen next to him snorted and condensed his claws on his right hand.
Click! He actually dug out a broken brick from the wall beside him and waved it out.
The broken bricks shot by the Dan Bao master are enough to kill.
Old Beggar turned around to avoid it, and the sound of Erhu stopped abruptly.
At the same time, Li Yan Severing Dust Blade pinged, Three Talents Demon Suppressing Coin jingled, and the approaching poisonous snakes were dispersed again.
Seeing that he could not break through the defense of the two, Old Beggar stopped taking action and just gave them a cold look. Smoke rose up around him and disappeared.
Li Yan can smell that the other party's so-called escape technique is just a combination of some kind of illusion. The aura on his body is still there, but it has quickly gone away.
But when he saw him leaving, he did not pursue him.
Lei Zhen next to him frowned, "Who is this person from? He dares to do evil in Yichang City and harm people. City God Temple Why is there no movement?"
"He set up a formation."
"Senior, stay here while I go catch a few people."
Before he finished speaking, Li Yan had Hidden Strength erupting under his feet. He leaped five or six meters away, stepped on the wall to use his strength, jumped over the snakes, and headed towards the dark alley at the corner of the street.
Sure enough, bamboo poles had been planted at the street corner.
There are white talismans attached to the bamboo poles, connected by red lines, and there is hidden Yin Qi entwining above them, surrounding the entire Yan Mansion.
In the dark alley, several figures were leaving quickly.
Li Yan Without saying a word, he picked up the stone on the ground, flicked his wrist, and threw it away using the technique of flying yellow stones.
Bang! Bang!
"Ouch!"
Screams rang out and two figures rolled to the ground.
But they were two beggars dressed in rags, carrying snake flutes in their hands. The backs of their heads were full of blood. They were dizzy and couldn't get up for a long time.
Seeing Li Yan approaching with murderous intent on their faces, the two beggars panicked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Sir, spare your life, we are all forced!"
"That person's nickname is 'Old Ghost'."
In Yan's mansion, two beggars were kneeling on the ground.
One of them, Old Beggar, cried bitterly, "As soon as he came to Yichang, Snake Master ordered us to obey his orders and was poisoned and controlled. If not, how could we dare to harass the Yan Mansion."
"Old Ghost?"
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "What is that person's background?"
Another beggar shook his head and said, "We have never heard of such a person in the world."
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, and quickly said, "By the way, as soon as he arrived at the poor family's home, Snake Master knelt on the ground and called the general, and then changed his name."
"General?" Lei Zhen next to him was thoughtful.
Li Yan was confused.
He knew that "Snake Master" was the leader of West Traveling Beggars in Yichang City. He knew some tricks of playing with snakes and enchanting people. No matter the skills or kung fu, he was not top-notch.
If the beggars in the city didn't need someone to manage them, and someone would have to do the dirty work of collecting dirt and Roadside Corpse, the beggar gang would have been wiped out long ago.
But there is a problem with calling a general...
At this moment, Yu Lingzi hurried over with several Daoists, but it was the Yan Family Nursing Home who had already gone to notify City God Temple.
City God Temple is responsible for guarding the city, especially the power from Xuanmen and various evil spirits.
Right now, even before Zi Hour, someone dares to use spells on a large scale to attack the wealthy people in the city, so City God Temple naturally wants to come and check it out.
"Young Hero Li, why are you here?"
Seeing Li Yan, Yu Lingzi was obviously a little surprised.
How come people just arrived at noon and things started to get busy in the evening.
Asked about the situation, Old Taoist was even more surprised, "I have heard about Mrs. Yan's matter, but it turned out to be the fault of these chieftains..."
"Things are still going to be troublesome."
When he met Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect, Li Yan had no need to hide it and said, "The technique comes from <Longevity Immortal Treasury>. There should be evil cultivators who practice this technique and have taken refuge with those chieftains."
"And this thing!"
Yu Lingzi was even more confused when he heard this, and said helplessly, "That's all, we'll talk about this later, what's going on tonight?"
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "Zhu Family Fortress The gang from the phosphate mine showed up."
Naturally, he couldn't say <Thunderbolt Fire Scripture> and New-Style Gunpowder, so he played a trick and only mentioned part of the situation.
"Oh?"
Yu Lingzi's face became solemn, "Commandery Commandant Office, this group of people, is also secretly investigating, and suspects that it is related to the Heavenly Saint Sect, but there are no clues."
"West Traveling Beggars head caught?"
There was a policeman from the government nearby who came to assist. He cupped his hands and said, "Reply to Master, when Commandery Commandant Office's people came to the door, they had already run away. They are sending hawks and dogs to search. They should have left from the small east gate and went up the mountain."
"We also found out that 'Snake Master' was once the person of the Long Xiang Army..."
"What?!"
When Yu Lingzi and Lei Zhen next to him heard this, their expressions changed drastically, and even Yan Bonian's eyes became solemn.
Li Yan frowned and said, "What is Long Xiang Army?"
Yan Bonian said in a deep voice, "The remnants of the previous dynasty!"
"A hundred years ago, when the Great Xuan Dynasty was established, there were still remnants of the previous dynasty moving around, trying to revive the country. They were hiding in various states, sometimes going up to the mountains to become bandits, and sometimes sneaking into the rivers and lakes to raise funds."
"Commandery Commandant Office was first established to deal with them."
"The Ezhou group, with the self-name Long Xiang Army and hiding in Yun Du Greenwood, has gathered many bandits and is quite powerful. But they are very smart and never reveal their identities to the outside world."
"It wasn't until the rebellion in northern Xinjiang twenty years ago that Long Xiang Army officially took up the banner and destroyed everything. It was later dispersed by the Ezhou defenders."
"Now it seems that they are just hiding in the dark."
Li Yan was a little speechless, "It was a hundred years ago. The old man had already died at that time. How come there are still people thinking about restoring the country?"
"This is unknown."
Yu Lingzi sighed and said helplessly, "Young Hero Li, it concerns Long Xiang Army. Commandery Commandant Office will definitely stick to it, and they probably won't bother to trouble you."
"Right now, the city of Yichang is full of demons and ghosts, and the poor are all in trouble. If you have pity on me, Old Taoist, please help me more, otherwise the people will be shaken and the consequences will be disastrous..."
"Daoist priest, don't worry."
Li Yan raised his hands and said, "We will go City God Temple tomorrow."
The matter concerned the remnants of the previous dynasty, so it was naturally handled by Commandery Commandant Office. After Yu Lingzi said a few words of comfort, he left in a hurry.
There are too many troubles in Yichang City.
City God Temple is short of manpower, and he can't do much to help Yan Mansion.
Li Yan Originally, after the banquet, he would stay one night in Yan's Mansion, but the enemy had appeared, so naturally he couldn't stay, so he said goodbye and left.
Watching his leaving figure, Lei Zhen suddenly smiled, "Brother Yan, this guy is dishonest. I clearly heard that Old Beggar said that he took Long Xiang Army's things, but just now he kept silent."
Yan Bonian sighed, "This Young Hero Li is a righteous person and will definitely not do anything evil. It's just that he has to face such wind and rain at such a young age. It's really..."
"Brother Yan, there is no need to worry."
Lei Zhen smiled and said, "I think this boy is also a ruthless master. He is very cunning and bold. He will definitely be able to turn danger into good fortune."
"Besides, the road of Jianghu is full of blood and turmoil. Who hasn't made it through step by step?"
"You should go to bed early. I will summon Divine Fist Society tomorrow morning to clean up Yichang City..."
Because of the formation, there was not much movement in the chaos in the Yan Mansion.
Li Yan Returned to Changfeng Inn, Sha LiFei and others had not yet fallen asleep when he called them all into the room and told them what had happened.
"Remnants of the previous dynasty?"
Sha LiFei was taken aback, shook his head and said, "Okay, the world is in chaos, and some kind of bull, ghost, snake Divine Capital shows up."
"Green Forest Mountain isn't that big over there. They probably went to Jingchu Mountain Area and mingled in the refugee villages, and they survived until now. Maybe this rebellion was also caused by them."
"How should we respond?"
Some things are just like this. Unknown enemies are scary. Knowing who their opponents are will make them more relaxed.
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "They are making firearms mostly for the southwest war, and they can't hand over the things."
"They are busy dealing with the imperial court, and Commandery Commandant Office is chasing them. It is impossible to send too many people here."
"In that case, let's go and kill him!"
"The killing made them feel distressed and they did not dare to send anyone again."
Li Yan naturally has the confidence to say this.
Among the six Celestial Decree and the six battalions and three thousand Yinsi soldiers and horses in the ultimatum, even the ordinary City God Temple can be dispersed.
Of course, preparations still need to be made.
"Brother Brother Lu, thank you for your hard work as an eagle. Starting from tomorrow, you will be checking for enemy traces at any time to prevent being attacked..."
"Uncle Sha, how's your thing doing?"
"Don't worry, brother Brother Lu and I have joined forces. We are not afraid of anything. It's just that the powder the little fat guy sent is a bit insufficient. Without it, it's easy for the warlock to find out."
"I remember asking for 'Mandrill Hair' and 'Earth Clothes'. I'll go to City God Temple tomorrow to see if they can get it..."
Everyone discussed how to deal with the enemy until Yin Shi.
The next morning, the sky was a little gloomy.
Before I even went out, there were a few muffled thunders, and light rain began to fall, making the city of Yichang even more humid.
Li Yan felt happy when he saw this.
This kind of weather without sunshine means that even during the day, Yin soldiers can be summoned to fight normally, making them fearless.
The City God's Temple was nearby, so several people came to the City God's Temple holding umbrellas without wearing hats or raincoats.
I saw that half of the collapsed temple wall had been mostly repaired, but because of the rain, the workers did not work.
"But Young Hero Li."
Under the eaves of the side door, a little Daoist boy was taking shelter from the rain. When he saw them, he quickly asked, obviously Yu Lingzi had already told them.
As Tao Tong entered City God Temple, Li Yan felt deeper.
The strength of Yichang City God Temple is far inferior to that of Chang'an. Not only have all the experts been transferred away, but even the scale of She Ling Soldiers is not large.
Yu Lingzi had already come out to greet him. When he saw Li Yan looking towards the main hall, he immediately knew what he was thinking. He shook his head helplessly and said:
"You can't just recruit as many soldiers and horses as you want. First, you have to have a source, and second, you have to be able to suppress them and afford the supply."
"The Dharma lineage here is quite powerful. They Ancestral Altar have more troops and horses than we do. If the people are uneasy and City God Temple the incense is damaged, they probably won't be able to raise even these few troops and horses."
Li Yan saw this and comforted him, "When the chaos in the court is calmed down, Replace Tusi with centrally appointed officials, the situation will definitely improve."
Yu Lingzi was stunned and said meaningfully, "Young Hero Li knows a lot."
There are some things that don't need to be explained too clearly.
Yu Lingzi immediately changed the topic, "Everyone, please follow me. The matter in that village is the most urgent now."
"Young Hero Li has extraordinary knowledge, maybe he can solve this matter..."
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