Cub Nursery

"The Grasshopper Maniac has not yet started attacking the city." A Taoist soldier said desperately, "I can't retreat, keep moving forward."

"The demon country is ahead, how can we go forward!"

"Then we have to move forward, at least to push the monster out."

There really was a Taoist soldier who found that the silver-clawed hyena monster was too difficult to deal with, so he simply jumped up, pushed the monster down with all his strength, and jumped down with himself, ready to sacrifice.

The monster is too strong, so he can only exchange his life for his life like this.

Qiyuan County.

"Guarding the border town is the job of the Dao soldiers. How can we help?" Someone took a step back after speaking, and finally made a decision amidst hesitation.

And as if trying to convince himself, "After all, there is a specialization in art, and those Taoist soldiers will not be able to pick up pens, so they need someone to pick up pens."

"A scholar must look like a scholar. How decent is it to dance a spear and stick a stick?"

"The books of sages cannot be read in vain."

"It's not the same after all."

From the moment the first sentence was uttered, everyone seemed to become upright in an instant. Not only did they speak with confidence, they even looked at the people on Yan Xun's side provocatively. As long as the people on Yan Xun's side spoke, they would The posture of being able to quote classics and argue hard.

There were indeed some people who wanted to argue, but Yan Xun spoke up first, "That's all. The rest of the people are going to Xin County, where there are special people to entertain them. Let's start working after a few days of rest."

There was no arguing at all, and the person was sent away directly.

Qiyuan County is different from the past. Now there are cement roads everywhere, and horse-drawn carriages extend in all directions. On the road, you can still see many people riding on iron donkeys. They run no slower than horse-drawn carriages, and they live in clean concrete buildings. , there is everything in it, no worse than the houses of the court officials in the capital.

In terms of dissatisfaction, there are almost none. The only thing is that if you leave the old county, you won't be able to tell all the situation there, and they don't know it at all.

It's just that many people in the county government knew the situation there, and even discussed it in private. However, when the court officials from the capital came forward to ask, they all shut up and turned into gourds, not saying a word. Ken revealed.

This made them more and more curious, but they couldn't find out anything at all, so they could only hold back temporarily, thinking that they would see those colleagues again, wouldn't they be able to see what they were like with their eyes by then?

The old county was closed, except for Xie Ranshu personally leading a group of Taoist soldiers in, no Taoist soldiers entered, and no news came out.

However, in the old county town, a dense fog suddenly rose up, which was almost invisible.

"I'll help you sweep the formation later, don't move until then." Shaking the mountain cub whispered, "No matter what you see, don't move, and don't be afraid. No matter how afraid you are, can it be compared to facing monsters?" Are you afraid of monsters attacking the city?"

Everyone nodded, mentally preparing themselves.

But when they saw clearly the shadows churning in the dense fog, heard real voices in their ears, and even smelled the unmistakable smell of blood, many of them turned pale, their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and even The pupils dilated, and the whole person was shaky.

"Hush." ​​Shaking the mountain cub stood at the front, stretched out his paw and pointed to Yan Xun who was standing at the front, "Master Priest will protect us, don't be afraid."

The thick fog spread out in front of Yan Xun's eyes, and he could clearly see his thin back, just walking forward step by step, there was a clear road under his feet that was not approached by the thick fog.

"Hush." ​​The Mountain Shaker cub hissed again.

Si Ping bit his tongue hard to wake himself up. He kept telling himself not to be afraid, let alone hide behind Lord Yan to be afraid.

Slowly, without knowing the reason, my heart really calmed down.

The existence of Shimen was shrouded in dense fog, and then became blurred. It is unknown since when Shimen could not be seen at all.

Suddenly, a vague shadow appeared in front of Yan Xun's eyes, which gradually became clear, and finally the shadow broke through the thick fog and completely appeared in front of Yan Xun.

"Demon Country." Yan Xun spoke first, "What did you do?"

"Da Qin!" The beast also said in a bad tone.

"You have broken the agreement with me!" Yan Xun's tone became bad.

But the beast has already started roaring, "We didn't break the agreement, you didn't say that we can't contact the demon country. Demon country, demon country, hahaha, demon country. The beast back then had a demon country, and it was so embarrassing. "

"The tribe has become the Great Qin."

"Horde shamans steal power to forge outer walls."

"The monsters in the demon country, if you want to beat the monsters... It's better not to live than to live."

They are the beasts chasing Yan Xun, they are cunning, strong and wise, and they can calmly face a priest like Yan Xun, but when they know the current situation of the demon country, they can no longer keep calm.

"No one can tell what happened back then. You said that the tribal priests stole power, but you in the sacrifices are getting stronger and stronger, and more and more humans died. If things go on like this, even if humans do nothing, when the time comes There are not enough humans in the sacrifice, and you will face the same problem."

"The past is over, we should look forward."

Yan Xun can’t say that the tribal priests did wrong, or that they did the right thing. He can only say that the situation at that time had to face changes and choices. step.

The beasts also have pursuits, and it cannot be said that they were the victims at the beginning, but they were not the perpetrators either.

There is no right or wrong, and no one wins or loses.

"Tell me." The beast was silent for a long time before opening its mouth.

"The monsters attack the city..." Yan Xun said slowly, "This is not a long-term solution, it will only hurt both sides."

"Don't siege the city...the demon country will perish." The beast said with a sullen face.

The corners of Yan Xun's mouth turned up, that's how he guessed, "Reopen the sacrificial ceremony."

"The outer city wall must be destroyed!" the beast said immediately.

"Once it has been built, it cannot be destroyed." Yan Xun said softly.

"How do you get back the power you stole?" the beast insisted.

"I'm not going back yet. Just restarting the sacrifice can give the monsters of the demon country a chance to survive, at least it won't let the demon kingdom perish, how about it?" Yan Xun pointed to himself, "I can't decide other things. That's all I can say. Maybe you can discuss it with the big demon over there in the demon kingdom?"

"What are they?" The beast snorted coldly, obviously not paying attention to the big monster of the demon country, "Then it's up to you!"

"Okay." Yan Xun breathed a sigh of relief. He was not sure that the beast would agree to his proposal. After all, if the demon country also opened sacrifices, or every time the monster attacked the city, it was a battle in the demon country. Sacrifice, for Daqin, the pressure will only increase, and Daqin doesn't have the ability to make people quickly improve their strength.

And even the only remaining Shimen in Qiyuan County can accommodate a very limited number of participants, which is almost a drop in the bucket for border towns.

So in fact Yan Xun is not as confident as he seems, he is just constantly testing and then making corresponding adjustments.

Everything went well, and the beast finally agreed.

"To show my sincerity, I can take one of you away from the sacrifice." Yan Xun said.

"Okay." One of the beasts said, "These useless things, let your people kill them all."

"Thank you." Yan Xun was really relieved at this moment, no matter what the future sacrifices are, at least this time it will be smooth, so the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

The beast took a step back at the same time, and instantly escaped into the thick fog.

Yan Xun also took a step back at the same time, the thick fog behind him automatically pushed away, and he waved his hands behind him.

In an instant, hideous figures in the dense fog rushed towards the motionless people.

"Master Si, Master Shi, come on! I'll help you sweep the formation." Shaking Mountain cub hurriedly said, "Charge, don't be afraid!"

Si Ping got up and rushed forward.

The dense fog seemed to gain weight in an instant, and it weighed heavily on his body. He suddenly remembered his former self.

He is a low-level official who can read and write, but he has no chance to take the imperial examination, because his status is too low, and he finds an errand in the yamen because of the position passed down from his family. , until death is still a petty official.

Who helped him change?

It was Mr. Yan who was still in Honglu Temple at that time, so inconspicuous, and even regarded as a joke by many adults in Beijing, who gave him an errand, taught him to learn skills, and even asked him to step into the court. He is a decent court official who goes to court every day. Although his grade is not high, his future is already bright.

So how did he get here?

Oh, he is willing to believe in Yan Xun, and has always been firmly on Yan Xun's side, so he came here without thinking too much.

Now he needs to rush forward without thinking about anything else.

He didn't know how the Taoist soldiers or the cubs would charge. He used to be a petty official who could read and write, but he had never exercised his body, nor had he cultivated himself, let alone a magic weapon. He could only follow his own way. , Just keep your head down and rush forward.

The monster-like shadow roared and swooped over, Si Ping rushed forward bravely, bumped into it, and passed through the monster's shadow.

His body seemed to be occupied by great fear, and his whole body was shaking. Si Ping panted heavily, turned around slowly, and continued to rush forward.

He doesn't know those skills, and he doesn't even know what charge is, but he runs forward with his head buried, overcoming the fear in his heart, and piercing the shadow of the monster. This... probably is charge, right?

"Okay. Back!"

Suddenly there was a sound in his ears, Si Ping shook his head violently, and suddenly came back to his senses, and saw the Shaker cub quickly pass by his eyes, rushing up, and scattered the increasingly ferocious shadow.

"retreat!"

The Shaking Mountain Cub yelled again.

Now Si Ping came to his senses, and hurriedly backed away.

The dense fog in front of him instantly closed, Si Ping closed his eyes, and found that he could only see clearly the shadows jumping around not far away, but he couldn't tell who these shadows were.

The whistling wind seemed to be mixed with many things, there were the whimpering and roaring of beasts, there were wailing human voices in a trance, and there seemed to be Lord Yan's gentle comforting voice.Si Ping looked over in a daze, and saw a man retreating in embarrassment, his clothes were drenched in cold sweat, and he sat down on the ground without moving for a long time.

"In the future, you will not be able to enter the sacrifice. But don't worry, I will arrange for you to go to the Yamen of the New General Administration later, and directly connect with Biancheng and Qiyuan County."

Si Ping was in a daze, he understood, that colleague must have failed, but Lord Yan arranged a good way out for him.