Star Trace Gate

In Taoyuan.

The ghost-head knife fell heavily to the ground, and as soon as he turned around, his pupils contracted sharply and he saw a point of gun light stabbing straight at his neck.

The distance is too close to dodge.

"Whizzing……!"

Lines of golden threads exploded and flew towards Niu Xi.

Although Baihuaxian didn't like Guitoudao's hairstyle, she still helped in time. After all, if a teammate died at this time, the subsequent hidden tasks might not be able to be unlocked.

The golden threads fluttered at a high speed, like a puppet, and instantly bound Niu Xi's arms.

“Crack…!”

The Flower Fairy suddenly exerted force with her right arm, and the golden thread cut through Niu Xi's Qi like a knife, causing a series of teeth-grinding sounds.

In mid-air, Niu Xi paused for a moment, and suddenly, veins popped out on his forehead as he yelled, "Little kid, you're still far behind in strength..."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly pulled his arms forward, forcibly pulling the several golden threads forward, trying to change his moves in the air and continue to kill Guitoudao.

"Whoosh!"

The Flower Fairy was pulled unsteadily by Niu Xi's terrifying strength.

Guitoudao dodged sideways, but the shadow of the gun behind him followed closely.

"Oh!"

At this moment, a fat figure suddenly broke into Taoyuan.

The big fat dragon came, he was very fast, with his arms raised, controlling the steel needle while transmitting a message to the ghost-headed knife: "Pull away and dodge."

"Whoosh whoosh...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fat dragon shot out more than a dozen steel nails at once, all of which hit Niu Xi's gun tip accurately.

"Clang!"

Mie Qian deviated, and his shot missed the target, hitting the ground heavily, stirring up countless pieces of dirt.

Guitoudao took the opportunity to roll over and finally he was able to catch his breath.

The fat dragon landed gracefully, raised his hand to call back a dozen steel nails, and immediately sent a message to Guitoudao and Baihuaxian: "Just now outside the courtyard, I couldn't do it alone to kill the twenty-four guards at the same time. One of the guards used a whistling arrow to send a message before he died. We don't have much time left, the three of us must do our best to quickly capture Niu Xi and evacuate."

Up to this moment, the magical spells displayed by the Fat Dragon were all relatively simple and practical, such as Star Source Stone, Steel Needle hidden weapons, etc. He did not seem to have used his inherited abilities.

"Okay!" replied the Fairy of Flowers.

"I will fight him head-on." Gui Toudao responded.

Niu Xi held Mie Qian in his right hand and sighed, "There are quite a few people here. It seems that he wants to do something to me... It's not a sudden idea, but he has been prepared for it."

"brush!"

The three men did not respond, but just used their magical powers to besiege Niu Xi together.

……

Outside the mirror.

As soon as a whistling arrow flew into the air, it quickly attracted the attention of the people in the temple. More than a dozen teams of night patrol guards all rushed here.

At the same time, generals at all levels in the surrounding camps also reacted one after another. Even many generals who were resting were woken up from their beds by their subordinates.

In a large camp on the south side of Crouching Tiger Temple, a captain dressed in a cloth robe, with dishevelled hair and bare feet, rushed out of the tent and shouted, "Why are you beating the drum?!"

"When I saw arrows flying into the sky from the inner courtyard where the commander was, I ordered people to beat drums to send a message." A soldier in armor replied with a fist salute.

Upon hearing this, the captain's face suddenly changed. Without even thinking, he returned to the tent, picked up his weapon, and shouted, "Deputy General, stay and gather the soldiers. The rest of the night watchmen, follow me and charge into the inner courtyard immediately! The arrows are flying into the air, so... the commander must have been ambushed!"

After shouting, the centurion commander, without even wearing armor, just grabbed his warhorse and rode on it, holding a Guandao in his right hand, and led more than 40 riders to charge towards the inner courtyard.

This kind of scene was constantly happening in almost every camp. For a moment, the camps around Crouching Tiger Temple were filled with the sound of galloping horses, as if a war was about to break out. The scene was extremely spectacular.

……

After Ren Ye and the others poked the hornet's nest, Dujiuhu and Weng Sanren, who were in charge of the response outside the temple, were now trying their best to use the earth escape technique and digging quickly towards the inner courtyard.

In the narrow and dark tunnel, the poison wine pot was like a mole digging in the ground, with an earth-yellow glow all over its body. It was digging with the earth-burrowing method while estimating the direction in its mind.

His and Weng Sanren's mission was to dig a tunnel directly to the martial arts training ground after the action in the inner courtyard, so as to pick up everyone and leave.

As the two worked, Weng Sanren asked breathlessly, "Brother Jiuhu, why do I feel like something is not right?"

"What's wrong?" replied the poison wine pot.

"I just sent out a sense, and the aura of the star source in this area is very chaotic." Weng Sanren wiped the sweat off his face and said very cautiously: "Why do I feel that... after the inner courtyard took action, it has attracted the attention of other camps?"

"We both just lost our way. It's already much later than expected. How come you still have the time to sense your surroundings?" Poison Wine Pot asked in disbelief.

"It's better to be safe than sorry. We have to pick up this person, but our own life and property are also important." After emphasizing this, Weng Sanren squatted in the tunnel, his expression suddenly dull.

"Why do you look so stupid?" Poison Wine Pot looked back at him with a confused expression.

"Listen, listen." Weng Sanren pointed to the top of the tunnel and replied, "There are constant muffled noises on the ground, as if there are teams of cavalrymen galloping."

"It's none of your business. We two are mainly responsible..."

"Wait a moment, I'll use the earth escape technique to go up and take a look." After Weng Sanren waved his hand and replied, he immediately used his magical spell. He drilled into the soil above like a clever rat and soon disappeared.

After a while.

A small head with messy hair pushed open the moist soil and glanced around with shifty eyes like a groundhog.

At this moment, the area surrounding the Wohu Temple was filled with flickering torches and galloping soldiers. A cursory glance revealed that there were more than twenty locations filled with bustling crowds of people and groups of soldiers.

It’s over... The inner courtyard’s operation to capture Niu Xi must have been exposed.

This scene almost scared Weng Sanren to death. He swallowed his saliva unconsciously, and his clever little head disappeared from the ground in a flash.

……

Back in the tunnel, Weng Sanren curled up with a cowardly expression, his eyes dull, as if he was thinking about something.

"Sanren, I feel we are almost at the inner courtyard, you wait for a while..." Dujiuhu turned around and was about to assign tasks to the two of them.

Unexpectedly, Weng Sanren suddenly looked up and said in an urgent tone: "Brother Jiuhu, the actions in the inner courtyard have been exposed, and a bloody battle will definitely take place soon. You dig forward first, and I will go back to get a treasure to help!"

"?!"

Poison Wine Pot was stunned when he heard this: "You...!"

"I know you are worried about me, but there is no need to say more now, because it is too late...!" Weng Sanren waved his hand hurriedly to interrupt, "You continue to dig forward, I will go to get the Lingming Mirror to help! This item is the most precious treasure in the world. Once the mirror is opened, all things will be destroyed! It will definitely be of great help...!"

“Brother Sanren, brother Sanren!” Poison Wine Pot was working diligently. He was now covered in mud and looked very embarrassed and helpless as he shouted, “Come back first, come back!”

In the dark tunnel, he watched Weng Sanren running on all fours, and in a flash he disappeared the way he came.

He really looks like a dog...

The poisoned wine pot was stunned for a long time, and almost collapsed and cursed: "How can there be such a cowardly and shameless person in the world! He harms others and himself! He is worse than an animal...!"

After cursing for a few sentences, he could only turn around and continue digging forward by himself using the earth escape technique.

On the way here, Weng Sanren was running towards the entrance without looking back, very decisively.

He is not unreliable, he is just not a human being.

The actions in the inner courtyard have been exposed, and the surrounding area is full of soldiers and generals reinforced by Niu Xi's troops. Therefore, the further inland you go, the higher the danger. Once you are surrounded, there is a high probability that you will not be able to get out.

To Weng Sanren, nothing here is as important as his own life.

The most important thing is to live safely and strongly.

So, he lived a long time, longer than anyone present.

……

In the inner courtyard.

Big Fat Dragon, Ghost-Headed Knife, and Hundred Flower Fairy were still besieging Niu Xi, but they were having a very difficult time.

Niu Xi is at the peak of the third rank and has practiced the ultimate martial arts. His golden body is invulnerable to swords and spears, just like an iron turtle. It is difficult to seriously injure him in a short period of time and he is very difficult to deal with.

Not far away, Ren Ye was fighting alone against the vanguard general, Zhaliteng.

Although the two were of different levels, they fought back and forth.

After opening the Holy Eye, Ren Ye could find the enemy's flaws and attack its vital points, and Zhaliteng's speed was totally incomparable to the previous Lord Rat, so Ren Ye used deadly moves to force Zhaliteng to defend.

However, Zhali's advantage lies in his rank. His personal star power is very strong, far beyond that of a second-rank magician. Moreover, his defensive skills are also very complete, so he is not easily injured. His attack and killing moves are also very powerful. Once Ren gets stuck, he will lose a layer of skin.

Therefore, both sides have their own advantages and fears, and have been fighting in close combat.

"Clang!"

After Ren Ye forced Zhaliteng back with another sword, he glanced at the battlefield next to him.

Seeing that Big Fat Dragon and his two companions were unable to capture Niu Xi, he became very anxious. The reinforcements from the surrounding camps had already rushed to the inner courtyard, and the Six Gentlemen didn't have much time left...

Ren thought about it for a moment, and then thought about finding an opportunity to kill Zhaliteng completely so that he could free himself to help his teammates.

"brush!"

He thrust out with his sword and sent a voice message to Zhaliteng: "General!! You should be able to guess who I am working for, right?"

"brush!"

Zhaliteng didn't dare to use his weapon to block the Human Emperor Sword. He just dodged and stepped back three steps. Then he sneered, "Oh, do you still need to guess? You are just the witch master's dogs."

"We are all brothers from the White Python Tribe, why are you calling us dogs?!"

"Whoever is the enemy of the commander-in-chief is the enemy of all of us generals!"

"Stupid!" Ren Ye harassed him with words while fighting him: "Since you have already guessed our identities, there is no need to hide it. Since the witch master has already noticed that Deputy Commander Niu has the intention of rebellion, you are not the court's surprise troops. Once the war starts, the Earth Dragon Army of the Bulao Mountain will definitely flatten the Crouching Tiger Temple!"

"You are not young anymore, you must have a family and a career. Don't you want your parents, wife and children anymore? Do you want them to become unclaimed corpses in this scorched earth?"

"A wise bird chooses a tree to roost in. A true man born in this world must find a wise master to serve! You are a dignified third-rank warrior and a vanguard general. Why do you insist on going to die with Niu Xi?"

"Are you worthy of your wife, children and parents?!"

"...!"

While harassing with words, he increased the speed of his sword attacks.

"Oh, as a general, loyalty should be the first priority, otherwise what's the difference between you and an animal? My wife wears gold and silver, my children enjoy all the wealth in the world, my parents are respected... all this is thanks to the commander's support for me." Zhaliteng shouted back with a firm look while fighting with Ren Ye: "You are just chicken thieves under the command of the witch master, how can you understand the friendship between us brothers who follow the commander to fight when the flags are raised and the drums are sounded?! I don't know how many times I have rolled in the pile of dead bodies. Today, I have had enough! With a few words from you, you want to rebel against me?! It's a fool's dream!"