The sky was clear and bright, as a full moon hung high in the sky. The moonlight shone down upon the tents that had been set up. The bailiffs were keeping a fire lit, while the army chefs were preparing their meals.
The early spring breeze blew past, bringing with it a chill. Many soldiers were squatting in front of the bonfire, chatting and joking. From time to time, they would laugh out loud.
There were even troops of soldiers patrolling the area with spears in their hands. They surveyed their surroundings and were extremely cautious.
"Watch this area carefully. This is the only way out of the mountains. Don't even let a bird out." A lieutenant was dressed in armor and had a scar on his face. He looked extremely fierce as he spoke loudly. He stroked the whip in his hands, as if he didn't like the look of someone, he would whip them.
"Yes." More than ten soldiers stood in front of the barricade and replied loudly.
The roads leading to this area were all sealed off and were being compressed bit by bit. In at most a day, the traitor would have nowhere to run. This was a meritorious service, so how could he be promoted? The captain thought to himself as a smile appeared on his cold face.
Within the camp, there were many bonfires. The Daoists were squeezed together, with Zheng Zhengyuan in the lead. They were all sitting in front of the bonfire and were somewhat relaxed. From time to time, they would talk about Dao arts and discuss the current situation.
"So many of our Dao Records Department's men have died. I don't really like True Sovereign Pei's missions. This time, many of our men will die."
"Lower your voice."
The Daoist who was speaking hurriedly raised his head and looked at Zheng Zhengyuan. Zheng Zhengyuan's gaze was far away, as if he was deep in thought and didn't hear anything. He then heaved a sigh of relief and lowered his voice, "His excellency is still here. Don't speak nonsense. Are you trying to get us all killed?"
"Speak of other matters." The Daoist waved his hands, "King Lu is finished. Although True Sovereign Pei is harsh and cruel, his ability to plan battles is top-notch. King Lu won't have another chance."
"That's right. It's better to be peaceful. Although there aren't many chances to be promoted, it's expensive and stable. Every year, there's a generous salary and there's no need to be busy." As the Daoists conversed, the bonfire crackled and crackled. Zheng Zhengyuan's mind drifted off to an unknown place.
"What kind of technique is this? Is the Earth Immortal's Divine Sense really incomprehensible? "
Zheng Zhengyuan heard the Daoist official's words, but didn't bother with him. After all, so many people had died, it was normal for them to be angry. As long as they didn't interfere with official business and didn't betray the imperial court, it was fine. In fact, after the last battle, King Lu had lost all his elite troops and the situation had taken a turn for the worse.
Nobody would dare to join King Lu now.
Zheng Zhengyuan stretched out his hand and scratched it. His heart felt suffocated. He muttered to himself in a low voice, his brows furrowed. What happened just now was indeed incomprehensible. There was clearly no fluctuation of spells, not even the power of Yin Spirit. How could he use it?
"Milord? What happened to you? " The Daoist official noticed Zheng Zhengyuan's serious expression as he muttered to himself. With this interruption, Zheng Zhengyuan regained his senses and waved his hand, "I'm fine."
"How's the arrangement for the patrols at night?"
Zheng Zhengyuan stretched out his hand and placed it on the bonfire, feeling warm. Hearing Zheng Zhengyuan's words, the Daoist official replied, "Your Excellency, everything has been arranged. The night guards are all in place as well. The mission this time is to capture the True Sovereign's traitor. This is an important time, nobody would dare to slack off, and not a single mistake would be made."
"Good, you've done well." Zheng Zhengyuan listened to the arrangements and nodded his head in satisfaction. At this point, a chef shouted, "Time to eat."
"It's been hard on us these few days. We'll have to eat a big meal before we have the strength to continue our search."
The True Sovereign's search was of utmost importance. There weren't many of them, only about three thousand of them. Hence, along the way, there were many cooks who followed them.
The main ingredients were pancakes. There were onions, ginger, salt, sesame oil, and even dried meat. The preparation was quick. All they had to do was place the pancakes above the bonfire and roast them in a pan. It didn't matter if there wasn't a pan, as long as they held it in their hands to warm it up.
All the pancakes were sizzling, and the aroma of the pancakes filled their nostrils. Ordinary soldiers would be full after eating a single pancake, much less the officers.
"Awoooo!" Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, the sound of wolves howling broke the silence of the night. After the first howl, more howls followed.
"Not good, it's a pack of wolves." The sentries saw the pack of wolves approaching and shouted out. Zheng Zhengyuan frowned as he looked over. Following the howls of the wolves, the sentries gripped their swords tightly.
An officer had just returned from his patrol and was about to eat his meal when his face fell. He waved his hands and looked out.
"There are wolves all around. Everyone be careful." A sentries shouted out as he ran towards the camp. After running a few steps, the pack of wolves pounced on the sentries and started biting him, causing him to scream in agony.
Around the camp, a number of green eyes appeared. Zheng Zhengyuan's eyes narrowed, "There's quite a number of them. Get into formation and light up the torches. Wild beasts are afraid of fire."
"Do you think these wild beasts can compare to us on the battlefield? Get into formation! "Hearing the scream, the officer roared, and the soldiers immediately gathered into a battle formation.
Zheng Zhengyuan looked at the dense pack of wolves and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "There must be over a thousand wolves here. But why are there so many of them here? And why are they attacking the camp? "
"Awoooo!"
The howl of the wolves rang out, and a bright moon appeared in the sky. The wolves seemed to have received an order, and their eyes glowed with a green light as they charged towards the camp.
Seeing the wolves charge, the officer's face was filled with fury, "Throw the torches!"
As he said that, ten soldiers threw the torches in their hands at the wolves. But although the wolves were instinctively afraid, they still leaped up and dodged the torches.
With a furious roar, the officer slashed down with his saber, cutting the wolf in two and sending it crashing to the ground.
"Ah!" A scream rang out. One of the bailiffs had been a bit too slow, and a wolf had pounced on him. This wolf was extremely vicious, and with a single bite, it had broken his neck, causing blood to spurt out.
"Die!" Zheng Zhengyuan drew his saber and slashed at the wolf's body. He kicked the bailiffs away, only to see the bailiffs clutching their necks.
"Soldiers with spears, kill all these wolves!" The officer gave the order, and ten soldiers with spears stabbed forward, instantly piercing through seven or eight wolves.
Facing such an attack, the wolves would normally have considered the losses. But with a howl, the remaining wolves' eyes lit up, and they leaped away, avoiding the spears. However, several of them attacked from the side.
The spear soldiers weren't able to turn properly, and screams rang out as several of them were bitten to death.
"There's something wrong with these wolves!" Zheng Zhengyuan looked over and saw a wolf with a pair of green eyes. Its gaze was filled with a cunning and vicious light, as if it had intelligence. Zheng Zhengyuan was immediately startled.
When he looked again, he saw that the soldiers had received the order to attack. The wolves were acting like humans, coordinating with each other, avoiding the vanguard and attacking from the side.
Screams rang out continuously. The officer had just killed one wolf, when another wolf attacked from the back. These wolves seemed to know how to find the weak, and surrounded and killed them.
Someone exclaimed, "Not good, they're coordinating with each other."
The officer swung his saber and killed a wolf. When he looked over, he saw that the wolves were cooperating with each other, as if they were an army. Humans were superior to wild beasts in terms of intelligence and organization. The wolves weren't inferior at all, and in the blink of an eye, they had bitten several people to death.
The officer was shocked. Seeing that the situation was turning for the worse, he shouted, "Those from the Dao Records Department, ask the True Immortal for help. Do you have any more spells to deal with these wolves? Use them all, or we'll be in danger. "
"Bind." Zheng Zhengyuan pointed out with his finger, and a wolf that pounced on him was bound. The soldier was overjoyed, and stabbed the wolf to death with his spear.
There were only a few thousand soldiers, and there were only three or four Dao Officials around. How could they possibly cast spells on them one by one? It was like trying to put out a burning cart of firewood with a cup of water. Zheng Zhengyuan shouted, "I'll defend. Quickly contact the main camp."
One of the Dao Officials hurriedly activated a talisman, and a bright light flashed.
Main camp
Pei Zi Yun sat down in front of a bonfire, which was burning brightly. The chef was roasting wild chickens, rabbits and other wild animals. These were all hunted today, and were very fresh. The meat was roasted to a golden brown, and was tender on the inside, emitting a fragrant aroma. The chef picked the fattest chicken and presented it to Pei Zi Yun.
"True Immortal, please enjoy your meal."
Pei Zi Yun received it and smelled the delicious aroma. He was feeling hungry as well. He then tore off a leg of the roasted chicken and started eating.
Just as he took a bite, the communication talisman in his robes lit up. He stretched his hand out and saw that Zheng Zhengyuan's talisman had lit up.
Pei Zi Yun knew that something was wrong. He had just tapped on the talisman when he heard the screams of the Dao Officials, "Not good, not good. The wolves have turned into spirits."
Behind the image, the wolves were attacking the soldiers in an organized manner. The soldiers were screaming as they fell to the ground. The entire camp was in chaos. Just as the Dao Officials were calling for help, a huge wolf pounced on them.
"What's this? How can there be such a huge wolf? "Zheng Zhengyuan was shocked as he tapped on the talisman," Bind! "
The huge wolf was bound, but it only took a slight tremble for the talisman to dissipate. It then pounced on the Dao Officials, only to see a flash of red light before the talisman disappeared.
"This is demonic Qi!" The talisman was extinguished, but Pei Zi Yun could see it clearly. All the questions in his mind were answered immediately.
Just now, the huge wolf had a strong demonic Qi. Now that he was chasing after this person, it was most likely the result of the blind Daoist's forceful actions.
Pei Zi Yun's mind flashed with this thought as he looked towards the direction of the darkness. His expression was solemn, as if deep in thought. The Demon race had many forms, and there were all sorts of animals. Every race had the ability to control other races, and the Demon King had the ability to control other races.
However, animals were not humans after all. They weren't spirits, and didn't have much fighting power. This huge wolf probably didn't have many of them left.
He searched through his memories and came to a realization, "Is this the Ten Thousand Demons Technique?"
Even if the spirits were to be distributed among the animals, when the animals were killed, the spirits would be damaged as well. This was a useless technique, but it could still be used in times like this.
"Arrange for reinforcements, and kill all these wild beasts." Pei Zi Yun instructed. Since these wild beasts were possessed by demonic spirits, they could just kill them all. With the Imperial Court around, there was no need to be afraid.
"Yes, True Sovereign." Someone replied as he turned around to send reinforcements.
"True Sovereign." Someone else reported, "We've torn a hole in the encirclement. We've lost track of the enemy, and the wild beasts are retreating."
"Don't worry, we'll just chase after them." Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, "Let's see how many wolves, tigers, and leopards are left in this mountain!"
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