On the other side, Shen Luo's figure shuttled through the streets of the square, heading straight for the Imperial Astronomer.
Along the way, the extent of the destruction in the city was far beyond his expectations.
Especially the two banks of the Furong Canal that ran through the city and connected to the Xingqing Lake in the Imperial Garden, it was a tragic sight.
The riverbank, which was originally made of bricks and stones, seemed to have been continuously rammed by some kind of huge creature. There were signs of collapse along the shore, and the water, which used to be clear, had become extremely muddy.
Shen Luo looked at the bloodstains on the ground along the shore and the floating corpses in the river, and his eyes flashed with a touch of pity.
When he was not far from the Imperial Palace, he suddenly heard a burst of crying in front of him. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a group of people with disheveled hair and bloodstained bodies in Chang 'an. They were crowded in front of an arch outside the Imperial Garden.
Shen Luo looked around and found that there were seven or eight Feather Spirit Guards in front of the people. They were holding weapons and shouting at the people to retreat, "Do you want to die? How dare you trespass into the Imperial Garden? Why don't you retreat quickly?"
"Sir, please be merciful and let us hide in there. Our Pingli Square has been ruined by the monsters, and there are only so many people left in the square. Please give us a way out and let us hide in there. As soon as the monsters are eliminated, we will leave immediately," a white-haired old man said shakily, holding a walking stick in his hand.
"The government has already issued an order for everyone to return to their respective squares. They have also sent cultivators and troops to protect them. If you rush out like this, not only will you violate the order, you will also easily lose your lives. Hurry up and go back." The Feather Spirit Guard earnestly advised.
"Those soldiers can't stop the monsters at all. They can't even protect themselves. How can they protect us?" someone among the refugees shouted loudly.
"Who doesn't know that the safest place at this time is the Imperial Palace? We just want to hide in the Imperial Garden. Can't that be enough?" a woman with hidden bitterness asked with tears on her face.
"Waah …"
A baby's cry was particularly loud and clear amidst the clamor.
"Hurry up and cover him. Don't let him cry. Otherwise, he'll attract more monsters." A young man was already scared out of his wits. His legs were trembling, and his eyes were filled with panic as he urgently shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, a beast-like roar came from the river.
Turbid waves rolled and rolled in the river, overflowing along both sides of the river. In the middle of the waves, a huge dorsal fin could be seen poking out of the water, leading a line of water to rush over.
"The monsters are here, they're really here …" Someone exclaimed.
Everyone immediately panicked and crowded into the Royal Garden's arched door.
Out of duty, the Feather Spirit Guards naturally couldn't let them go. They loudly reprimanded, "Retreat, quickly retreat. There are also traces of evil spirits in the Royal Gardens. They are currently being purged. If you rush in like this, even if you can survive, you will be beheaded later."
"I don't care about that. What's more important is to survive. If I'm dead, there's no point in saying anything," the young man cried out in horror.
"Doesn't the Great Tang love its people? Let us in …"
"I don't want to die. Let me in."
All kinds of wails continued to sound, and despair filled everyone's heart.
The waves in the river surged with a "splash", and a three-foot-long dark shadow passed over Shen Luo's head and smashed into the crowd.
"Get out of the way."
When the two Feather Spirit Guards saw this, they didn't bother to stop the people. They hurriedly separated the crowd and each took out a sword from their waist, slashing at the evil spirit that was smashing down from above.
The monster looked like a huge catfish, but its tail was more slender and long. It had four sharp claws under its body and grabbed at the two Feather Spirit Guards.
"Clang!" Two metal clangs sounded.
The long swords in the hands of the two Feather Spirit Guards lit up with crimson light. Two flame slashes turned into light arcs that were dozens of feet long, crisscrossing and slashing at the catfish demon beast.
When the catfish saw this, it didn't dodge at all and directly collided with it.
When the crimson flames landed on the magical beast's body, there was a sound of metal clashing. The flames immediately collapsed. Only then did everyone see that the catfish-like magical beast's body was covered with a layer of metal scales.
The catfish demonic beast waved its sharp claws, and 3 green lights shot out, immediately knocking the 2 Feather Spirit Guards to the ground. A scarlet long tongue suddenly shot out from its bloody mouth, stabbing at the young man who had already been scared out of his wits.
"Get out of the way …"
When the other Feather Spirit Guards saw this, they shouted and rushed forward.
One of them grabbed the back of the young man's clothes and pulled him back. The other two flashed in front of him, one on the left and one on the right. They raised their swords and slashed at the long tongue that was shooting straight at them.
"Clang!" A sharp sound was heard.
The catfish demon beast's long tongue hit the blade of one of the Feather Spirit Guards, and it instantly sent him flying with the blade. The blade emitted white smoke, and a huge gap was corroded.
After sending the Feather Spirit Guard flying, the bloody long tongue took advantage of the momentum to turn and stab at the temple of another Feather Spirit Guard from the side. The speed was extremely fast, and it was about to pierce through his head.
At this moment, a crimson light fell from the sky, blocking the ear of the Feather Spirit Guard.
The bloody long tongue hit the crimson light, and blood splashed out immediately.
In the middle of the crimson light, there was an extremely sharp crimson flying sword. The long tongue of the magical beast collided with the blade of the flying sword. It was immediately cut open, and one of the long tongues was split into two.
The catfish demon beast was in pain. After wailing, it suddenly retracted its long tongue.
Everyone was scared out of their wits and squeezed against the arched door. The cries of the baby in the woman's arms became louder and louder.
"Run, run …" Someone shouted in panic.
"Are you still not going to open the door? Do you really want us all to die here?" The white-haired old man said in tears.
"Are the lives of us ordinary people not lives?"
"It's not only the monster that killed us, but also you …"
The cries and accusations became more and more urgent. The hearts of the Feather Spirit Guards who were still guarding the arch were also shaken.
"Why don't we open it?" One of the Feather Spirit Guards hesitated.
The other two Feather Spirit Guards were silent. They did not speak, but their tightly knitted brows were enough to show how tangled they were.
"We can't open it. The Imperial Preceptor has ordered that this door can't be opened no matter what," the Feather Spirit Guard who had almost died in order to save people shouted.
"You still won't get out of the way. Do you want us all to die here?"
"You're the murderer. You want to kill us …"
"If you want us to die, why don't we let you die first?" The young man who had been scared out of his wits in the face of the demon beast now summoned courage from somewhere. He held a short knife in his hand and stabbed at the Feather Spirit Guard's back.
The Feather Spirit Guard was completely unprepared. He was stabbed by the knife, and blood immediately gushed out, dyeing his entire back red.
This unforeseen event happened too quickly. Even Shen Luo did not expect that the young man would turn around and kill his savior in such a short time.
However, it was also at this moment that he finally saw the situation in front of him clearly.
Just as the young man who had killed suddenly stabbed at the Feather Spirit Guard again, his wrist was suddenly caught by a hand, and he could no longer move.
The person who made the move was Shen Luo.
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