Star Trace Gate

At night, at the beginning of Haishi.

Shangyu County, Tingfeng Garden.

Guan Feng stood with his hands behind his back at the door of the inner hall, staring blankly at the city.

Today was destined to be a sleepless night for Shangyu County. The long street was filled with the sound of war horses trampling over the bluestone pavement, torches illuminated the ancient city, and large groups of soldiers entered from the four city gates, shouting non-stop, as if a disaster was about to happen.

However, this bustling and tense atmosphere seemed to have nothing to do with Guan Feng.

He is a guest and an outsider here.

It was not his turn to interrupt in military matters, such as how to deploy troops and how to defend against King Huai's army.

This Tingfeng Garden is a temporary residence arranged by Han Chan for Guanfeng. It is quiet and elegant, and there are special people to serve him.

To be honest, this treatment is quite high for a traitor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a distinguished guest. After all, Han Chan lives in this courtyard here.

From the inside, Guan Feng sincerely felt that Han Chan treated him well and was a very reliable partner, even a friend and confidant. Just now in the inner hall of the government office, someone suggested that Guan Feng lead a group of supernatural powers to leave the city before tomorrow morning, followed by 20,000 ambushes, and ambush the army of King Huai on the left and right sides.

Obviously, this was a dreadful task. It was hard to say whether 20,000 men could successfully ambush 80,000 men. But what was certain was that as long as Guan Feng appeared outside the city, the first order from the young King Huai would be to tear him into pieces.

Using the plague to plot in Qingliang Prefecture, setting an ambush at Loushan Pass, and fighting in Luori Town, all of these events were irreconcilable mortal feuds. From the perspective of Qingliang Prefecture, it would not be too much for Guanfeng to die 10,000 times.

The generals of Daqian proposed this simply to force Guanfeng into a desperate situation, use him as cannon fodder, and make him fight to the death with King Huai.

However, Han Chan rejected the proposal against all odds.

He only said one sentence to Guan Feng in private: "You and I worked together to set up this situation. We thought we could conquer nature, but we never expected to be used by Hongye. I owe you this. As long as I am not dead, I can ensure that you are safe in Shangyu. When the battle starts tomorrow, Brother Wu only needs to defend the city."

Such a sentence was undoubtedly very warm to Guan Feng who was in a foreign land, but it was only the warmth from this one person.

Outsiders are always outsiders, even sinners.

Without Guanfeng's plan, there would not be the danger of the enemy at the gates of the city today. People here hate him; and as luck would have it, people in southern Xinjiang also hate him, and people in Qingliang Prefecture hate him even more. They wish they could skin him alive and set him on fire in the street.

Guan Feng stood at the door of the elegant hall, watching the swaying lights passing before his eyes, and suddenly a wave of self-doubt arose in his heart.

Did I...really do something wrong?

My father built a kingdom for the Lich Kingdom, but was forced to death under the Lookout North Wall in his later years.

Was he wrong?

More than a dozen veterans of the White Python Clan used the strategy of escaping from the shell to escape into the spiritual tunnel, just wanting to keep their family safe, but in the end they all died under the butcher's knife before they could even see the way forward.

Are they wrong?

All his family members, young and old, died in that bloody night. His mother was disemboweled and her body was trampled by war horses. No one in the clan, young or old, male or female, was spared except himself and Xu Ersan.

Are they wrong too?!

What's wrong?

Speaking of massacring unarmed civilians, you, Emperor Wanwu, did it more efficiently than anyone else. Back then, the old King Huai also rode his horse through southern Xinjiang, like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, leaving behind corpses all over the ground.

They are all murder, they are all betrayal, where is the difference between noble and dirty? !

Why should I be pointed at by thousands of people while you are sitting in the hall?

Do not!

I'm not wrong.

I just lost the game in Southern Xinjiang...

To be more precise, he was not defeated, but was deceived by Han Chan's uncle-Monk Hongye.

After Sunset Town, everyone had retired and only needed to wait for the unknown stone fetus in the Immortal Peak to be born. When the Southern Frontier was in chaos, and the Daqian army took advantage of the chaos to attack the Lich Kingdom, how popular would he be as a traitor who knew the Southern Frontier royal family and had the secret help of the rebels in the court?

Unfortunately, while the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, no one had expected that the Red Leaf Monk was secretly fanning the flames, using himself and Han Chan to play a game of chess that no one could understand.

"call--!"

Guan Feng let out a long breath, slowly raised his head, and looked towards the dark sky. A feeling of injustice and unwillingness instantly surged in his heart, like a surging sea wave, yet he had nowhere to vent it.

"Sir, dinner is ready."

In the inner hall, a maid called out softly.

Guan Feng slowly turned around and saw that dinner had already been placed on the table. There were four cold dishes and four hot dishes, both meat and vegetables, which looked very sumptuous.

However, in the bowl full of rice, there were two chopsticks stuck upright, which was extremely unlucky... It looked extremely eye-catching.

Guan Feng was stunned for a moment and glanced at the maid.

The maid looked him in the eye and said expressionlessly, "Sir, if everything is alright, I will leave now."

"Are you from the city?" Guan Feng smiled helplessly.

"I am a military household." The maid replied indifferently, turned around and left.

On the table, the bowl of rice with two chopsticks stuck in it looked just like Guan Feng’s current situation, lonely and glaring.

"hehe……!"

He shook his head and smiled, then walked towards the long table, bent down and sat down.

"Tap!"

Outside the inner hall, footsteps sounded, and a leading supernatural being who had followed Guan Feng for several years entered: "Young Master."

"Hehe, Old You?"

Guan Fengqiang smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Come, sit down and eat with me."

After the battle in Sunset Town, the high-level supernatural powers that followed Guan Feng were either captured, died, or fled to unknown places. Currently, the only one who can be of great use is Old You. Below the two of them, there are more than a hundred second- and third-level supernatural powers.

Old You looked at Guan Feng, stepped forward, and sat down on the chair with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Guan Feng caught the other person's subtle expression at a glance and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Old You slowly lowered his head and said nothing.

"What's the matter? Is there anything that can't be discussed between you and me face to face?" Guan Feng asked while pouring wine.

Old You raised his head, his cracked lips moved slightly, and he said softly, "We have been in Daqian for several days, and my bodyguards are asking...when can we pay for the money and magic weapons that were promised to us before."

Guan Feng was stunned for a moment.

"...Uh...it's hard for us to survive here," Old You said with his head down, "Many people want to leave."

Guan Feng paused for a moment while pouring the wine, and said with a smile: "Haha, I understand, I understand."

"Sir, I...!"

"brush!"

Guan Feng put down the wine jug, raised his hand and waved it, and a small treasure bag appeared on the table: "It's all here, no more, no less."

"Thank you, sir."

Old You paused for a moment, then reached out and took the treasure bag.

Guan Feng raised his hand to grab the wine glass, wanting to say a few more words.

"Then I will go and distribute everyone's money. If anyone wants to stay, then they can stay; if anyone wants to leave, then they can leave." Old You stood up suddenly.

Guan Feng stopped taking the cup again and nodded slightly: "Okay."

After he finished speaking, Lao You turned and left.

The hall was bright. Guan Feng looked at his back and suddenly called out, "Old You! Have a safe journey."

Old You stood at the door, lowering his head in shame, and nodded hurriedly: "Hey!"

After saying this, he left the inner hall as if running for his life and disappeared into the night.

After the battle of Loushan Pass, the master of Tianxi Cave disappeared from the world, and all his disciples scattered; after the battle of Sunset Town, Xu Ersan went into Bulao Mountain alone, Monk Peng was captured after breaking an arm, the Five Sons of Nishan were wiped out, and Goddess Chishui was taken into the Hunyuan Golden Bowl; and although Li Baishou broke through the siege, he lost contact...

Today Old You came to settle accounts, and there is no need to explain his purpose.

After walking all the way, now in this quiet and elegant inner hall, there is only a dim candlelight and a person sitting alone.

Guan Feng looked at the wine jug on the table with a smile on his face. He slowly picked it up and carefully filled several glasses with wine.

"call--!"

A gust of cold wind blew into the hall, and a bowl of rice with a pair of chopsticks was placed in front of him.

Guan Feng raised his glass, and for the first time a very sunny smile appeared on his face.

He looked at the empty seats and glasses of wine at the table and said softly, "Uncle Xu, please have a drink!"

"Ding--!"

There was a crisp sound of porcelain colliding, as if porcelain was shattered all over the floor in the hall.

……

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was slightly brighter.

Han Chan was on the south gate wall of Shangyu County, checking various city defense equipment.

He did not sleep all night and kept running around in the ancient city, preparing for war.

"call……!"

The cold autumn wind in the early morning blew across the stoves, across the cold weapons emitting dim light, and across the ancient city wall...

"Tap!"

There was a slight sound of footsteps, and a young man in cloth, holding a spear, climbed up to the top of the city wall.

He had a white mourning band wrapped around his head, which made him stand out among the armored soldiers.

Han Chan turned around and saw him in the biting wind. She was startled and said, "Guan Feng, what are you doing...?"

"I have waited my whole life for this battle." Guan Feng, holding the Tianjun Spear, said with a smile: "Haha, the wind is rising today, how can I watch the battle in the city?!"

"Han Chan, I will go with those 20,000 ambush troops!"

……

Qingliang Mansion.

The 80,000-strong Green Camp army started a fire and cooked at 3 p.m., and the cooks also prepared two days' worth of dry food in advance.

Qingliang Prefecture assembled 10,000 veteran soldiers and prepared to dispatch them three hours after the main army set out. Huang Wei would lead the troops personally to transport supplies for the bandit army.

Early in the morning, at the beginning of the Mao hour.

Lao Liu and Er Leng ordered their men to raise the big banner with the word "Huai" on it and assemble in front of Dangshan Pass.

At half past the hour of Mao, one by one, fourth-rank masters of supernatural powers all flew out of Prince Huai's Palace and climbed up to Dangshan Pass.

The leaders include Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun - Fan Ming, the warrior Ji Canghai, the god of wealth Li Yan, the eight old ministers of Qianli Green Camp, and so on.

These fourth-grade warriors don't fight small battles, they only take on the toughest challenges.

Ren Ye, Long Shou, Ai Fei, Feng Lin, Xu Bangzi and others were responsible for commanding the troops or protecting the central army formation of 80,000 people.

The end of the Mao hour and the beginning of the Chen hour.

The light of the rising sun has already illuminated the earth, and the world is full of vitality.

Ren Ye stood facing the wind at Dangshan Pass, looking back, and saw 80,000 people lined up in an orderly manner with no end in sight.

His heart was filled with emotion for a moment, and he slowly raised his arms.

"Boom!"

In the sky, clouds gathered, and the Human Emperor Seal flew up from the pass and headed straight for the sky.

"brush!"

Ten thousand rays of light shine down, illuminating only Ren Ye.

The authority of Heaven surged in an instant, and the Emperor of Man took over this place.

Ren Ye's whole body was filled with energy, and he looked north and shouted, "Open the door!"

"Boom!"

The sound of the avenue resounded throughout Qingliang Prefecture, auspicious clouds descended from the sky, and the foggy barrier outside the pass that shrouded Qingliang Prefecture slowly dissipated.

The Dragon Chief mounted his horse with a sword in hand and shouted, "Three armies, listen to my orders, follow me to attack Dangshan Pass!"

"Tap tap...!"

At the command, dust suddenly flew up on the ancient road, as if a long dragon was crashing towards the north.

……

The realm of the Styx.

Although the big fat dragon had not yet adjusted his body to its peak, he still sat on the high platform and said loudly: "For this battle, I will sit on the high platform. When the army ahead advances two miles, the high platform will move forward two miles. If the high-ranking warriors of the enemy army see me here, they can charge at will. I swear, if I retreat one step, I will never return to Southern Xinjiang."

A gust of cold wind blew by, and a sense of age appeared in the big fat dragon's eyes. He said to the generals on the high platform: "Going north is the destiny of my generation of southern border men. One day, I will fight my way into the capital of Daqian, stand on the imperial city, and look at the vast ocean."

"All generals, listen to my orders and mobilize your troops!"

"Boom boom boom!"

At the command, the dull sound of war drums resounded from the realm of the Styx.

The army marched north and attacked Juma Pass.

……

In the evening, at the hour of You.

Shangyu County, on top of the South Gate City Wall.

"Report——!"

A military commander rushed to the top of the city wall and shouted to Guo Feng and Han Chan, "There is a report of battle from Zhentian Pass. They have already engaged the enemy. Outside the Juma Pass, Prince Ren of Nanjiang stood on a high platform several dozen feet high, overlooking the entire pass. He has ordered an attack on the city. The situation is precarious."

"So fast?" Han Chan was a little surprised.

"The Southern Xinjiang army has many exotic beasts to help them, so it's normal for them to march faster. The current situation is similar to what we expected." Guo Feng immediately replied softly: "Don't panic...!"

"Boom!"

At this moment, outside the South Gate, the sound of the earth shaking came from far away.

Guo Feng immediately looked up and saw a line between the sky and the earth, with smoke rising suddenly.

Soon, several large flags were unfurled in the wind, with words such as "Huai", "Long", and "Qianli" written on them.

"coming……!"

Han Chan looked into the distance with her pupils extremely contracted.

Guo Feng immediately turned around and shouted to the soldiers beside him: "According to the previous plan, order the flag soldiers to change positions and command the ambush troops outside the city not to move around and expose themselves in advance."

As he spoke, the huge army that was spread all over the mountains and plains in the south had already stopped ten miles away.

"Whoosh."

A giant figure rose into the sky, like a small mountain, standing in front of the three armies, overlooking the entire Shangyu County, and roared: "Han Chan, Guanfeng! The tens of thousands of dead souls in Luori Town, as well as the people in Qingliang Prefecture who died in the plague... I am here to claim your lives today!"

"Hahaha!"

Guo Feng laughed loudly and replied from the top of the city wall: "You are the little King Huai?!"

"You are not worthy to talk to him, I am your Grandpa Liu!"

"Is your mother in the city, providing entertainment for 80,000 men?"