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Luo Chaochao had heard of this ghost king of the Lu family before, but because of various coincidences, he had never seen it in person, and now he can finally meet him in person.

Just don't know what it looks like.

Based on the impressions given by these monsters, Luo Chaochao gradually pieced together the appearance and behavior pattern of this ghost king.

He usually walks in a mist state, is more than two meters high, acts very crazy, and does not pay attention to human beings at all, and several generals in Beidi seem to be bewitched by him, and he obeys his words. food.

Luo Chaoxi sighed.

"I'll take a look when it gets dark, you guys go and prepare first." Luo Chaochao said.

"Yes." The monsters retreated joyfully, and immediately told the news to the other monsters. The monsters rushed to tell each other excitedly, just like the Chinese New Year. Even some monsters who hid in advance knew about it. They came out of their respective hiding places.

When Luo Chaochao came, he didn't hide his tracks, so he was naturally discovered by the Ghost King's spies and passed the news back to Beidi's troops.

Beidi soldiers have always heard about the ghost king, but they have never seen it with their own eyes. They only know that there is such a great divine envoy to bless them and bless them invincible.

But now it seems that this invincible statement is a bit watery.It is true that they had the upper hand recently, but their own losses were equally serious, and they even lost many comrades in arms.

They are brave, but it doesn't mean they are not afraid of death, especially this kind of meaningless death.

But that envoy controlled them and let them step into reincarnation one after another.

It stands to reason that Beidi should expose their true colors when they find that this envoy cannot lead them to victory.

But after round after round of death, the ghost king's mental control over everyone has reached a point where ordinary people can't break free. Even in the cognition of these soldiers, death is not the end, but another beginning.

If you sacrifice for the tribe, you will be reincarnated and become a nobleman in your next life to enjoy the glory and wealth.

This is exactly what the ghost king wants, a war machine without thinking ability.

"It's finally here." Lu Guiwang frowned when he heard the news reported by his subordinates.

At this time, King Lu Gui no longer used a body made of miasma, but condensed an entity.

This is also a special change made to show up in front of Beidi soldiers.

King Lu Gui was dressed in the priestly costume of the Beidi people, and his face was obviously full of sinister prey from the people of the Sheng country. He was tall and pale, and he looked like a walking zombie. The ghosts kneeling below did not dare to lift their heads. Dare to come out, wait for the command of the ghost king Lu.

"Only him?" Lu Guiwang asked.

"Yes, he came here with the soldiers and reinforcements from Kangzhou City." The subordinates said, "Now he lives in the largest Fulai Restaurant in Qing'an City."

Lu Guiwang looked away, "Wait until it gets dark. Wait until it gets dark before attacking the city and absorbing a little more soul, then I can break through the ghost king and become a ghost god."

That enchantment can no longer last, and it will be broken if another surprise attack is launched. At that time, the city will be completely in chaos. He wants to see what Luo Chaochao will do?

"This subordinate will make arrangements."

Lu Guiwang was still thinking about how to catch Luo Chaochao, but he didn't expect Luo Chaochao to leave the south and come to Qing'an City.

If Luo Chaochao stayed in the capital or the south, he would still have a headache, but Luo Chaochao wanted to kill himself and came to Qing'an City on his own initiative, so don't blame him for being rude.

Luo Chaochao first, and then Emperor Qing, neither of these two people should think about it!

If I want them to survive but not die, their souls will also be tortured for thousands of years, and they will never be able to stand up again!

Lu Guiwang thought, and a smile of excitement appeared on the corner of his mouth, obviously he couldn't wait to see that day.

What made Lu Guiwang even more excited was that they received the news that Emperor Qing had also arrived with reinforcements, and the spies saw Emperor Qing's Luanjia.

Emperor Qing actually came to Qing'an City himself!

After receiving the news, Lu Guiwang was so excited that he could not maintain his human form, he raised his head to the sky and screamed excitedly, and immediately decided to call other troops over.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If you can seize this opportunity, you will be able to wipe out the two of them in one go!

In the afternoon, Lu Guiwang was still thinking about getting rid of Luo Chaochao first, and then entering the capital of Sheng Kingdom to kill Emperor Qing, but he didn't expect that God was helping him.

This Emperor Qing didn't hide in the capital, but he came to Qing'an City to seek death in person. If he didn't seize this opportunity, wouldn't he have failed the arrangement of God!

King Lu Gui and Beidi's soldiers were naturally overjoyed when they heard the news, but Luo Chaoxi didn't react when he heard about it.

Luo Chaoxi had known for a long time that Emperor Qing planned to conquest in person, so the time should be almost up soon.

But the generals and people of Qing'an City who heard the news thought they were dreaming.

They were already a little desperate, but they didn't expect that the emperor didn't abandon them, but came to fight side by side with them in person.

After hearing the news, the morale-depleted soldiers cheered up immediately.

That's the Son of Heaven!To fight with them.

Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so there must be no problem!They will definitely be able to win this war and protect the rivers and mountains of Sheng Kingdom!

Emperor Qing also knew that he came here to boost morale, so he came with great fanfare and extremely fast speed.

Under Luo Chaoxi's signal, many big monsters from the capital came to Qing'an City together with Emperor Qing, in order to prevent monsters on the road from attacking Emperor Qing and to protect Emperor Qing in Qing'an City.

Emperor Qing was an ordinary person, so naturally he couldn't see the layer of miasma hanging over Qing'an City, but in the eyes of monsters, this layer of miasma stood out like the moon in the dark night.

Before they came, they were prepared for the bad situation. Who would have thought that the situation would be even worse than they imagined. At least tens of thousands of people died here!

Fortunately, Luo Chao Chao is here, and with Luo Chao Chao here, this situation can still be brought under control.

The group of them arrived outside Qing'an City at nightfall. The surviving generals of Qing'an City opened the city gates to welcome Emperor Qing, and saw a young man in armor riding on horseback, followed by a mighty army. The flag fluttered with the night wind.

In fact, the young emperor, who is only in his 20s this year, still has arrogance in his heart, otherwise he would not be able to make the decision to conquest himself.What's more, he can sit in his current position by fighting and snatching from various treacherous and traitorous officials.

Although the journey was tiring, Emperor Qing regained the blood and heroic spirit of riding a horse back then.

"Your Majesty!" When the generals saw the emperor, tears welled up in their eyes uncontrollably. Their hearts couldn't be more moved, but they couldn't help worrying about the emperor's safety.

Because this "evil disease" has not yet found a way to control it.They thought it was the effect of the isolation. In fact, if it weren't for the help of the ghosts in the city, as ordinary people, they couldn't resist the spread and invasion of this "evil disease", and the whole city would be reduced to purgatory. At that time, Qing'an City will become a dead city.

"Everyone has worked hard during this time." Emperor Qing was moved when he saw these soldiers in Qing'an City. These soldiers were all depressed.

Supplies are not a problem right now, the supplies in the field can still last for half a year for the army, what makes them haggard is actually the mental torture during this period.

Who would have thought such a thing would happen?

Worried about the destruction of the city, and at the same time endured the psychological pressure of his former comrades-in-arms becoming enemies, and also endured the torture of killing his comrades with his own hands, it was good to last for so long.

but……

"Has the army from Kangzhou City come?" Emperor Qing suddenly asked after greeting the soldiers of Qing'an City for a while.

"I arrived with the coalition forces from the Western Regions in the afternoon." They wondered why Emperor Qing would ask this.

"Is there a businessman named Luo Chaoxi coming with you?" Emperor Qing asked again.

Several people shook their heads.

They didn't pay attention to this, they just handed over to the general who led the team in Kangzhou City, and didn't care who was with them.

"In the Fulai Inn in the city." At this time, a subordinate came up to report.

"Call him together." Hearing that Luo Chao Chao had arrived, Emperor Qing suddenly felt relieved.

Probably because of the subtle influence, Emperor Qing also felt that there would be no danger if Luo Chaochao was around. Luo Chaochao was obviously an ordinary businessman who looked weak and not even as strong as himself. People who didn't know thought he was Just an ordinary literati.

Is it because of this rare luck?

Luo Chaoxi had known for a long time that the emperor would definitely see him, and had already been waiting after sending off his subordinates.

On the contrary, the waiter in the store was terrified.

How could they have imagined that one day they would be able to meet the emperor in person?His legs gave way, and he almost knelt down to the emperor, but it was Luo Chaoxi who came down from the Tianzihao private room on the top floor, and rescued Xiao Er from the tense atmosphere.

"You don't need to perform these empty salutes. Seeing you, I feel a lot more at ease." Emperor Qing stepped forward and stopped Luo Chaoxi from saluting. Luo Chaoxi didn't really intend to kneel down. He just stood at one side with peace of mind, and the soldiers next to him looked at him curiously. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out what was so special about Luo Chaochao.

"Your Majesty is serious."

"You go to the barracks with me." Emperor Qing said, "Come with me."

Luo Chaochao had a strange expression on his face, but he did not refuse.

Lu Guiwang must have known about Emperor Qing's arrival, and it would be safer for him to stay with Emperor Qing. Only the generals of Qing'an City, who were completely unfamiliar with Luo Chaoxi, were at a loss.

This Luo Chao Chao... has such a good relationship with His Majesty?

But I haven't heard that there is anything special about this person?He didn't seem to be a certain dignitary in the court, let alone a soldier, so how could he be taken in by His Majesty?

It is said that it is going to the military camp, but it is actually in the city lord's mansion of Qing'an City. This is the most luxurious place in Qing'an City, but it is still a lot worse than the pavilions and pavilions in the capital and the south, but the conditions are limited. That's it.

When talking about this matter, Luo Chaochao did not shy away from it, but stayed here frankly.

When Emperor Qing was discussing with other soldiers, he would ask him from time to time: "What do you think Luo Qing?"

Then Luo Chaoxi replied: "It's up to His Majesty to decide."

The way these two get along is really strange, and the other generals are even more confused, but Emperor Qing's mind is hard to guess, and it really makes people wonder.

This meeting did not last long, and hurried shouts came from outside.

"Beidi's soldiers are attacking the city again!"

The people in the room were shocked and immediately took action.

Emperor Qing put on his armor again, and was about to go to the city wall to have a look, but the soldiers present pulled the emperor and did not want him to go out.

Because they all know that once they start fighting, the city wall will be a purgatory on earth. If one doesn't pay attention, the companions around him will explode around them.

That kind of horror is not suitable for Emperor Qing.

"No, I should go over in this situation." Emperor Qing said, "Luo Qing, would you like to go with me?"

Said it was an inquiry, but it was actually an order, Luo Chaoxi nodded, "I would like to do my best for His Majesty."

"Let's go then."

Luo Chaoxi smiled innocently at the others, "I'm sorry."

Several soldiers looked at Luo Chaochao, and then sighed: "Lord Luo, change into an armor, your body is useless for protection at all."

Those Beidi people's teeth are sharp and sharp, some with good teeth can even bite through the armor of a soldier, just like the two layers of cloth on Luo Chaoxie, there is no protective effect at all, if someone bites, he will die.

It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and everyone was wearing heavy cotton-padded jackets, only Luo Chaochao was wearing two or three layers of sleeves, which looked like he was going out for a spring outing, and he didn't seem like he could go to war.

His Majesty asked Luo Chaoxi to follow him. If Luo Chaochao was infected by the "evil disease", it might implicate His Majesty.

Luo Chaochao is now dressed in copper skin and iron bones, and he is not afraid of the bite of these monsters at all, but this is the kindness of others after all, so he had to take a suit of light armor, put it on, and went up the city wall with the troops.

Right now, Qing'an City is very quiet.

The people of Qing'an City had learned to be obedient during this time, and hid quietly at home after the soldiers beat the gong to warn them not to go out.They were in the house, and could only hear the roar and the sound of horns as soldiers marched in the street.

They also knew about the emperor's personal conquest, so this time hiding was not as frightening as before.

Luo Chao Chao also went up the tower together.

There are many employees who came with Luo Chaochao, but unlike Luo Chaochao, they did not brush their faces in front of Emperor Qing and won the favor of Emperor Qing, so they just hid their figures and followed the local monsters to the city wall .

There are more monsters hiding in every corner of Qing'an City, to prevent the Ghost King's subordinates from taking advantage of the opportunity of attacking the city to make trouble in the city.

Obviously the situation is so severe, but thinking that Luo Chaoxi is here to accompany everyone, the anxious heart and nervous brain of the monster will calm down, and they will carry out their respective work in an orderly manner according to the initial arrangement.

Because they all believed in their hearts that Luo Chao Chao could lead them through this difficult time.

As for the emperor, it is really not that important in the hearts of monsters.

If Luo Chaoxi hadn't told them to protect Emperor Qing, they would have been unwilling to follow the emperor and protect such an ordinary person.

After all, Qing'an City is located in the frontier, and the city walls are thick and high. Outside, there is a moat nearly 30 meters wide. This moat has also been dug to a depth of seven or eight meters. However, the moat that can usually protect Qing'an City has been filled.

Now the dense piles are all broken limbs, most of them are soldiers from Beidi, and a small part are soldiers from their Sheng Kingdom, all of them died from the suicide of Beidi people.

And in this situation, they didn't dare to open the city gates to contain the corpses. Fortunately, it was winter, and the corpses would not rot immediately if they were exposed to the outside. Otherwise, the rotting corpses alone would be enough to bring bad luck to Qing'an City.

Filling the moat with corpses allowed Beidi's soldiers to crawl up the ladder on top of the corpses as if they were walking on the ground.

The people of Qing'an City were helpless.

In the middle of the night, only the torches on the wall can illuminate a distance of several meters, and the Beidi soldiers below the city are also holding torches, so they can't see clearly.

At the end of the torch, from under the city wall to the end of the line of sight, there were densely packed enemies, and there were even new soldiers moving to Qing'an City further away.

Although the lighting area of ​​the torch is limited, everyone can still see the extremely impressive number of soldiers.

Luo Chaochao let the system scan it and got a shocking number.

This Beidi... I'm afraid it may not have brought all the young and middle-aged people to the battlefield.

There are cavalry, but more infantry.

These soldiers were all different in appearance, wearing thick fur coats made of animal fur, the only thing they had in common was the whites of their red eyes, as if they had stayed up for days and nights without rest.

A familiar stench wafted from the bodies of these soldiers. These were the miasma left by King Lu Gui on these soldiers. In a way, these miasmas could also be understood as the trigger to detonate the bodies of these soldiers.

As Lu Guiwang's thoughts moved, the bodies of these soldiers would explode out of thin air like blown balloons, spreading to other people like a gangrene, detonating one after another.

Emperor Qing was standing beside Luo Chaoxi at this time, looking at the army, he was silent for a while.

These soldiers... there are at least 30.

You must know that there are only so many nomads in Beidi. After killing so many soldiers, they can draw another 30 troops.

Is this a desperate attempt?

There are less than 5 local soldiers in Qing'an City, nearly 20 soldiers from other cities, and about 10 soldiers brought by the emperor, adding up to nearly 35.

It stands to reason that they have an absolute advantage, and they are still the defenders of the city. They have a geographical advantage and will not be difficult to fight, but the problem is that the opponent has a big killer.

"If they all explode..."

Can Qing'an City be defended?

If Qing'an City is really destroyed, will so many soldiers and the people of Qing'an City become the same self-destruct weapons as these Beidi soldiers?

Qing'an City must not be lost.

Emperor Qing didn't show the slightest bit of fear, which surprised Luo Chaochao.But it's right to think about it, Emperor Qing didn't grow up a vegetarian, and his hands were covered with blood, and now he couldn't show his timidity when he saw this big scene.

Because he is now the backbone of the soldiers, if he is afraid, then the other soldiers will be even more afraid.At that time, if Sheng Kingdom retreats without a fight, there will be no other way out.

It is impossible to surrender without a fight.

Riding a war horse under the city wall, the man who was obviously the chief of the tribe held up a flag, making everyone focus on him.

"Zu Lingxiao, I know you are here, have you seen the soldiers behind me? If you want to survive, surrender now, otherwise neither you nor the city will survive, they will all die."

Zu Lingxiao is Emperor Qing's famous name, but no one has called this name for a long time.Now that Emperor Qing heard this name, he was still in a daze for a while.

He looked at the man, he was the patriarch of the Baitu tribe, and he personally led the army to go out at this time.

The two had met on the battlefield before, and I almost beheaded him at that time, but now the situation is reversed.

"Patriarch Baitu, I don't know who gave you the confidence to make you feel that you can break through Qing'an City. If you surrender now and give up attacking Qing'an City, maybe I can let you live, and your soldiers don't have to die. You Open your eyes and see, so many of you have died, do you still want to continue fighting?"

"Just with your new weapons? Do you think my soldiers will back down? They are all brave warriors, and it is their destiny to die for the tribe!"

No one on both sides is convinced, even Emperor Qing is unwilling to relax. In fact, everyone knows that this battle must be fought, and there is no need to say that whoever surrenders will let the other side go.

If they really surrendered, the first thing they would do would be to chop off each other's heads.

Luo Chao Chao saw a layer of faint red mist on him.

This mist has the same origin as the miasma in the air, and it is obviously related to the Lu Ghost King, and the miasma on Patriarch Baitu is the thickest.

What kind of "evil disease" is this? It's clearly Lu Guiwang's conspiracy.

Naturally, the ones who came with Emperor Qing were not only soldiers, but also new weapons made of weapon spectrum, and small trebuchets.

Boiling water and hot oil, which were very useful in siege warfare in the past, are almost useless on Beidi soldiers in armor. Only the trebuchet, a weapon that can directly cause devastating blows to the opponent, can stop the opponent.

"There's something wrong with him." Luo Chaoxi whispered.

The wind was very strong on the city wall, Luo Chaoxi's voice was extremely low, and it was not heard by other people, but the monsters standing beside Luo Chaoxi heard it.

Now following Luo Chaoxi are Liu Juefei and Qingzhu, monsters who are good at fighting. It is comparable to the ordinary monsters in front of you.

His strength has increased by at least two or three times compared to when he first came under Luo Chaoxi's hands. Although he is not as good as the Ghost King, he is not incapable of getting close. Several people can fight each other together.

"We're going to get him here."

Luo Chaochao shook his head: "Don't go there yet."

Liu Juefei and the others retreated obediently.

"Prepare to attack the city." Lu Guiwang, who was looking at the city gate from a distance, stared at the two people standing on the city wall.

One is Emperor Qing who is wearing a gorgeous armor, and the other is Luo Chao Chao who is standing behind. These two people are equally disgusting in Lu Guiwang's eyes, and the malice in their eyes cannot be hidden.

Until Luo Chaoxi followed his line of sight and looked over.

A dozen miles apart, the two people's eyes collided.

He sees himself.

Lu Guiwang's scalp seemed to explode, and an unexplained panic ran through his body.Without any hesitation, King Lu Gui immediately controlled Patriarch Baitu and began to attack!

This Luo tide is definitely not simple!

He gave up his plan to tease these two people, but planned to use the fastest speed to get rid of them.

With this order, Patriarch Baitu, who was still arguing with Emperor Qing, suddenly shut his mouth, his eyes were filled with blood, and the flag suddenly straightened and pointed at the city wall.

This action seemed to be a special switch, without any warning, the soldiers who had been calmly waiting aside immediately charged.

The soldiers of Sheng Kingdom began to work immediately, and the soldiers quickly filled the vacancies. The loaded bows and arrows poured down from the city wall like rain, hitting the soldiers densely.The improved refined iron arrow pierced the pig iron armor, pierced the heads of some soldiers through the gap, and was carried by inertia and fell from midair. Before they could die completely, their comrades stepped on their bodies climb up.

In the eyes of the monsters, the souls of these dead soldiers didn't even stay in their bodies for even a second, and disappeared into the deepest part of the army as if they were sucked away by something.

Then the black-red mist stirred like life and spread rapidly. The soldiers of Beidi would lose their minds and become more crazy after absorbing the mist, while the soldiers of Sheng Kingdom were obviously dizzy. Yes, as if about to fall from the tower.

Even Emperor Qing beside him seemed to be affected, and his eyes were in a daze.

But after all, he is the emperor, and he is the fate of the whole country. The favor of heaven and the protection of Luo Chaoxi made him quickly break away from this mysterious and mysterious realm.

"What happened to me just now?" Emperor Qing was in a daze for a moment, then came back to his senses suddenly, and asked in disbelief.

He subconsciously looked at Luo Chaochao, and saw Luo Chaochao suddenly stretched out his hand, and a transparent barrier suddenly opened, instantly covering the city wall, and the mist gradually melted away as if being burned by a flame.

Luo Chaochao suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Emperor Qing over.Almost at the moment when the opponent was pulled over, the soldiers who had climbed to the edge of the city wall and poked their heads out suddenly exploded.Flesh splashed in front of Emperor Qing, but was blocked by an invisible film.

Only with the bloodstains could that layer of enchantment appear in front of Emperor Qing's eyes.