Fang Yun took the ginger soup and felt a sense of helplessness. The moment he left the academy, he was surrounded by Liu Zizheng and his army. This was a bad sign as he was not given any time to prepare. Things would get even more difficult later on.
Fang Yun slowly drank the ginger soup. Cui Yingying who was beside him said softly, "I heard from sister Su Zhen that a High Scholar like you shouldn't have fainted after falling into the water. You must have been poisoned by some special poison. That's why you fainted. With the help of the Spirit Mushroom from the Demon Realm, the poison in your body was completely removed. Before sister Su Zhen left, she said that you must never leave Ming Li Academy. "
Fang Yun's heart skipped a beat as he realized that the Sixth Mountain was very different from the original story. In the original story, Xu Xian was only a Scholar and would fall sick. However, he was a High Scholar and would not fall sick because of falling into the water. Cui Yingying's words implied that there was a great danger waiting for him.
"I know. You go back to the house and hide. I will take care of this." Fang Yun said.
"Can your body take it?" Cui Yingying asked.
"I am a High Scholar. This kind of injury is nothing." Fang Yun said as he puffed out his chest.
"Hmm, that's good." Cui Yingying said.
At this point, a thunderous voice echoed throughout the academy, "All Scholars, head to the main gate to meet the enemy!"
"I'll take my leave first." Fang Yun immediately walked out of the house and was about to shield himself from the rain when he realized that the rainwater could not get close to him. It seemed that the Dragon Pearl he had eaten before was still effective in the Sixth Mountain. He felt that the Sixth Mountain was unusual.
Fang Yun walked out of the courtyard and saw that there was a large courtyard on his left. He walked over quickly and saw many Elementary Scholars and Scholars carrying bows and swords running across the mud.
Some people saw Fang Yun and saw that the rainwater was only an inch away from his clothes and could not get close to him. It was as if there was an invisible force that was protecting him.
When other people stepped on the water, they would have splashed mud everywhere. However, Fang Yun stepped on the water as if he was stepping on solid ground.
The crowd was slightly surprised but did not say anything. He continued to run outside.
Fang Yun walked out of the side door and saw the complete courtyard. The courtyard had a radius of over a hundred feet and was a typical field of the academy. Many people ran out from the various doors and there were even students holding swords and shields.
Fang Yun took a look and understood. This was similar to the new content of his Romance of the Western Chamber. This academy was very close to the border and was often harassed by small groups of barbarians, so everyone was a soldier.
You can't send letters here. In the original novel, Zhang Sheng had used a scheme to allow a High Scholar to escape with a letter. Afterwards, he had called for reinforcements to save everyone. But now, there was nothing he could do. Furthermore, the situation now was very different from the novel. If he used the original plan, it was highly likely that it would fail.
At this point, a High Scholar in his fifties strode forward, holding a bow in his hands. When he saw Fang Yun, he stopped in his tracks and asked, "High Scholar Fang, how are you feeling?"
When Fang Yun heard this name, he knew that all his achievements in Sheng Yuan world were no longer relevant here. He carefully looked at this person's appearance and clothing. He guessed that this person was the Dean of Ming Li Academy, Yan Yang. He cupped his hands and said, "Everything is fine. The rebels are invading and I will fight them together with Dean Yan!"
"Good! Come with me. Including you, there are only three High Scholars in the academy. As long as we can delay Liu Zizheng, the people outside will definitely report the situation here. According to military time, it should be nine in the morning. At most three in the afternoon, the soldiers at the border will arrive. "
Fang Yun walked as he asked, "How many barbarians did Liu Zizheng bring with him?"
"Three thousand. Originally, there was nothing to be afraid of. But there are a total of thirty demon generals and over a thousand demon soldiers. The rest are all demon civilians. If there is no Grand Scholar, we will need at least four thousand soldiers to win. If there is no Liu Zizheng, this group of barbarians will not be difficult to deal with. Our academy is on the mountain and there is only one path up the mountain. If the barbarians attack recklessly, they will definitely die. But with Liu Zizheng, our danger will increase tenfold! "Yan Yang said.
Fang Yun frowned. In the original book, there were no demon generals surrounding the academy. There were only rebel High Scholars leading over a thousand demon soldiers. With the academy's strength, it should be able to hold them off for a while. But now, there were so many of them. This was not good.
Fang Yun nodded his head and said, "You are right. If the strength of the barbarians and the intelligence of the human race can combine, it will be too terrifying. From what I know, a demon general is equivalent to a High Scholar. If a rebel High Scholar leads one or two demon generals, nothing will happen. But how can a rebel High Scholar command over fifty demon generals? "
Yan Yang said, "This Liu Zizheng is not an ordinary person. He recognized the Thousand Year Tree Demon as his mother. That Thousand Year Tree Demon is a Demon Commander. How can these demon generals not listen to Liu Zizheng's orders?"
Fang Yun paused and felt that this was ridiculous. He knew the Thousand Year Tree Demon all too well. He then asked, "Is the Demon Commander called 'Grandma'?"
"High Scholar Fang is very knowledgeable. Yes, the Thousand Year Tree Demon is called 'Grandma'."
Fang Yun clenched his fists tightly. The more he feared, the more likely it was to happen. He then said, "Then let's defend the academy first."
Fang Yun said as he looked around the area. It was the same as what he had written in the 'Romance of the Western Chamber'. The academy was located in a valley, and the valley was a thousand feet above the ground.
Walking out of the academy, Fang Yun saw a huge gate in front of him. The roof of the gate blocked the rain. Many scholars were standing under the roof and attacking the barbarians.
The scholars who could not be an armchair strategist were armed with bows and arrows. The scholars who could were using the 'Song of Yi Shui' to summon the Black Fog Assassins to fight. In front of these scholars was a temporary low wall made of sandbags and gravel. This was to prevent the demons from throwing their spears or the porcupine's spikes.
There was a black robed High Scholar holding the fort.
There were not only scholars from the academy, but also 50 soldiers who had come to protect the coffin of Cui Yingying's father. They were very experienced, and ten of them were scholars. They guarded the gate firmly.
Amidst the howling wind and torrential rain, Fang Yun could faintly hear the cries of the demons and barbarians.
Fang Yun did not need to look to know that although the mountain gate was very wide, it was at least 50 to 60 feet wide. But the mountain path below was only 10 feet wide. The sides were very steep. Even the demons could not advance quickly under the attacks of the crowd.
Seeing that it was relatively safe here, Fang Yun was slightly relieved. He then walked quickly with Principal Yan to the gate of the mountain gate.
Everyone was fighting. The scholars carefully protected their papers to prevent them from getting wet by the rain.
Fang Yun stood behind the scholars and stretched his neck to look down. He saw that the 10 feet wide mountain path was crowded with demons and barbarians. They were charging up fearlessly.
These demon soldiers were very strong. As long as they were not hit by arrows, they could continue to advance. Even if they were stabbed a few times by the smoke assassins, they could still advance. They had incredible survivability.
However, the 10 feet mountain path was too narrow. By the time they reached the mountain pass, their bodies were full of arrows and wounds. They either rolled down the mountain path, were stabbed to death by the soldiers behind the low wall, or were smashed to death by huge rocks.
The stench of the blood of the demons and barbarians filled the mountain pass.
At this moment, it was raining heavily. It was a good time to use the 'Wind and Rain Dream Battle'. But Fang Yun thought carefully and stopped. This was a 10 feet wide mountain path. The cavalry charge would not have much strength. Moreover, there was not enough space for the cavalry to rest.
Fang Yun thought that his' General's Order 'was not suitable for such a narrow place.
Thus, Fang Yun picked up his brush and wrote the 'Song of Yi Shui', forming a smoke assassin.
Fang Yun's smoke assassin was thicker than everyone else's. It did not seem much stronger. However, the dagger of the smoke assassin was covered in silver scales. No one noticed.
Fang Yun observed carefully. There were nearly a hundred people in the mountain gate, but they were all very vigilant. As soon as a demon bone spear or bone spike was shot, everyone would hide behind a shield or under a low wall to avoid casualties.
But even so, there were still people who were seriously injured.
Fang Yun's smoke assassin was the same as the others. It jumped out of the low wall and charged out to kill the barbarians.
The techniques of these scholars were very clever. But they were still scholars. The smoke assassin was just an elite soldier who did not fear death. Its killing power was not even comparable to that of a seasoned scholar. It was very easy for the barbarians to cripple it and lose its ability to fight.
However, these scholars were very smart. As soon as their smoke assassin was seriously injured, they would immediately jump down the mountain path with a barbarian.
But it was the same for the barbarians. As soon as they were about to die, they would also take the smoke assassin down with them.
There were less than twenty scholars here. After a few rounds of exhaustion, many of them did not have much talent left.
"I don't have much talent left. I can only summon one smoke assassin!" A young scholar said in shame.
No one blamed him, but a trace of despair rose in their hearts.
Fang Yun was originally calm, but when he found that everyone was sad, he was also affected.
The 'Thirty-Six Stratagems' in the Book of Wonders opened and the power of 'Deceiving the Heavens and Crossing the Sea' entered the River Shell.
"Humph! What do mere barbarians count for? I have already sent a letter to the border general Zhang Poyue. He will bring people here soon! "Fang Yun said as he took out his Wen Marquis Seal.
This Wen Marquis Seal had already changed. It was actually a small imperial jade seal.
Outside the range of the Holy Temple, even a first rank official's seal could not be used to send letters. However, the imperial jade seal and the royal seal were an exception. With the power of a Notre-Dame, they could send letters urgently.
Everyone was inexplicably surprised, but they could not be distracted at this critical moment. No one asked.
After Fang Yun revealed the imperial jade seal, the atmosphere changed. Everyone was full of confidence, and the despair just now disappeared.
Dean Yan was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise, "There's an imperial jade seal. So you are the imperial court's secret envoy! However, we can't talk too much now. Let's wait for the barbarians and demons to retreat first. "
Suddenly, a loud roar came from below.
"Not good!"
Fang Yun took a closer look and saw an ordinary Pig Demon Soldier suddenly expand by three times and jump high into the air. With just a few jumps, it would be able to reach the mountain gate. Behind it, there were several Demon Soldiers that had their strength greatly increased and charged over together.
"It's a demon general in disguise!"
Fang Yun raised his brush and wrote a poem in a breath's time.
"Whoosh …"
A huge arrow as thick as an arm formed above Fang Yun, and with lightning speed, it struck Demon General Pig, who was still in midair.
The thick skin of the pig demon general was actually pierced by the arrow. With a 'pu' sound, it exploded and fell to the bottom of the mountain like a deflated balloon.
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