The next morning, when Lin Muyu walked out of the barracks, many soldiers in the square were carrying water to wash the blood-stained ground. Even more people were transporting the corpses out of the city to be buried. The heads of the Yihe soldiers had been chopped off one by one and hung outside the city walls with ropes, swaying slowly in the cold wind. It was a particularly terrifying scene.
Min Yulin brought Qin Yan and Shen Han to inspect the granary. Three thousand carriages of rations were all piled up. It seemed like he was really planning on waiting for the Yihe army to arrive.
… …
The old general, Xu Ying, held a bowl of soup in one hand and five pieces of flatbread in the other. He chewed on the flatbread as he walked over and smiled, "Young General, have you eaten breakfast?"
"I have. General, you have a good appetite!" Lin Muyu smiled.
Xu Ying laughed. "It's alright. I don't have the strength to fight if I don't have an appetite. When I can't even draw my bow, the Marquis will probably not need me anymore."
Lin Muyu said, "General, does the Marquis really plan on staying here indefinitely?"
"It seems so."
"Is no one going to persuade him?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Ying asked.
Lin Muyu took a deep breath and said, "The supply wagons from Cangnan Province and Dubhe Province have to travel a long way. It's even more inconvenient to enter Lingdong Province, and Winterfrost City is so barren. We won't be able to hold out for long. The longer the Marquis waits here, the closer we are to failure."
"Shh …"
Xu Ying said nervously, "General, you can't say that. It'll be troublesome if the Marquis's men hear it … Actually, there isn't much to be gained from this expedition. It's rare that the 70,000 Yihe rebels are here. The Marquis naturally wants to take credit for it. Otherwise, the Marquis won't have much of a foothold in the court."
Lin Muyu sighed. "Then there's no other way. I'll do my best to keep the rations flowing. Let's hold on for as long as we can."
"Mm."
… …
On the evening of the next day, a horse galloped into Winter Frost City and went straight to the camp of the Holy Temple Camp. After entering the military tent, he said hurriedly, "Great Deacon, something terrible has happened!"
"What's wrong?" Lin Muyu put down the copper jue in her hand, and the hot tea inside rippled.
The messenger reported with a pale face, "A convoy from Cangnan Province was intercepted about twenty kilometers away from Winterfrost City. All the provisions were burned. None of the entourage survived. They were all killed."
"Ah?" Lin Muyu was shocked. "Who did it?"
"This subordinate does not know."
Qin Yan said in a low voice, "Big Brother, let's go take a look?"
"Yes, we'll set off immediately with a hundred people."
"Yes!"
A group of people galloped out of the city and disappeared in the cold wind in the blink of an eye.
In the middle of the night, everyone lit up torches to light up the nearby roads. Twenty kilometers was not far. Lin Muyu spread out her Spirit Pulse Technique, but all she sensed was dead silence. Before they arrived, she could already smell the thick smell of blood and burning. In the wilderness, hundreds of rations had all been burned, and the soldiers responsible for escorting them were all lying on the ground.
Lin Muyu got off the horse and checked the wounds of the dead. Some had their throats slit, some had their arms bitten off, and some had half of their bodies eaten. The dark red blood seeped into the soil.
"It looks like they were attacked by wild beasts," Qin Yan said.
Lin Muyu shook her head. "No, if it was a wild beast, it wouldn't burn the rations. This is man-made … and it's someone who looks like a wild beast."
Shen Han said, "Great Deacon, could it be someone from Yihe Nation?"
"It shouldn't be. Although the people from Yihe Nation are cruel, they only kill people, not eat them."
"Or could it be a wild beast tamed by the people from Yihe Nation?"
"It can't be either. Taming wild beasts is not as easy as you think, and …" Lin Muyu looked at the dark wilderness. Suddenly, his spiritual sense trembled and his heart skipped a beat. "Something is coming!" he said.
"What is it?" Qin Yan quickly raised his spear and stood in front of Lin Muyu.
"No, it left again …" In the Spirit Pulse Technique, the energy fluctuation quickly left.
He quickly pulled out the Dragon Spirit Sword and said, "I'll chase after it. You guys stay here and don't leave."
"Big Brother, I'll go with you," Qin Yan said in a low voice.
"No, don't be lured away. Don't leave until I return. Ah Yan and Lord Shen Han, stay here and be on guard with everyone else."
"Yes!"
… …
The warhorse snorted in the dark night. Lin Muyu ran for nearly three miles in one breath, and was getting closer and closer to that extremely powerful aura. However, the surroundings were pitch black, and he couldn't see anything clearly. He could only rely on the Spirit Pulse Technique to act as his eyes.
When he reached a patch of weeds, the reaction from the Spirit Pulse Technique was extremely intense, and that aura became even more ruthless. Lin Muyu slowly pulled out the Dragon Spirit Sword, and a thick flame appeared on the blade. The warhorse seemed to be startled, and suddenly stood up and neighed loudly. Lin Muyu immediately flipped off the horse, and his battle boots stepped on the wet ground after the snow.
"Hiss, hiss …"
A hair-raising sound came from beside his ears. Suddenly, a black figure pounced over from the bushes in the distance, accompanied by the sound of flapping wings.
Lin Muyu hurriedly raised his head. Under the light of the Dragon Spirit Sword, he saw an ugly human. His entire body was covered in hard armor, and his face didn't even look like a human's. He had a huge body, and was at least 25 meters tall. Both of his arms were holding a heavy battle axe, and he swung the axe down from the sky.
"Buzz!"
The golden gourd suddenly appeared, and the wall of the gourd blocked the opponent's attack!
"Bang!"
Under the splashing of energy, the attacker was forced to retreat again and again. However, Lin Muyu also felt his blood boil. What a strong, strange strength. What exactly was this thing?
The "monster" grabbed the battle axe with both hands, and panted in a low voice. Under the light of the Dragon Spirit Sword, Lin Muyu could clearly see that this monster actually had four legs, and four powerful giant legs were wrapped in hard armor. Moreover, the carapace on his back spread open, and there were actually a few wings, just like a beetle.
"What the hell is this?!" Lin Muyu gritted his teeth, and his nose was filled with an unpleasant smell. This smell originated from the aura of this "monster". Did this thing not like to bathe, or had it never bathed before?
The monster also looked at Lin Muyu, and a pair of pitch-black eyes filled with ruthlessness. Suddenly, he swung the battle axe again, and swept it horizontally.
This time, Lin Muyu didn't use the wall of the gourd. Instead, he lowered his head and used his advantage in speed to dodge the attack of the battle axe. At the same time, his right hand flipped, and the golden God Binding Chains broke through the air, and lingered around the Dragon Spirit Sword. Suddenly, the sword swept across. "Kacha!" Although the carapace on this monster's leg was hard, it was definitely not as sharp as the Dragon Spirit Sword, which was supported by the God Binding Chains. In the blink of an eye, a hairy leg full of pincers was chopped off.
"Hiss, hiss …"
The monster let out a miserable hiss, and quickly chopped the battle axe off his head.
Lin Muyu had experienced this kind of monstrous strength before, so naturally, he wouldn't take this axe head-on. As he retreated, he saw this monster flapping his wings and flying away.
Chase!
Just as he was about to use Falling Star Steps to pursue, his spiritual perception suddenly detected a few more equally ruthless auras in the distance. So there were more of these monsters.
Lin Muyu hurriedly stopped. She couldn't continue chasing. She could deal with one, but she wouldn't be able to deal with more. Moreover, there were more and more of these auras in the Spirit Pulse Art. There were at least a hundred of them, and she couldn't fight them head-on. Turning around, she chopped off a vine and tied the monster's short leg. Holding the short leg, she mounted the horse and galloped straight in the direction of Qin Yan, Shen Han, and the others.
When she saw the flickering torches in the distance, Lin Muyu also relaxed. These monsters didn't attack Qin Yan and the others. This could be considered a blessing, right?
"Big Brother, did you find it?" Qin Yan went up and asked.
"Mn."
Lin Muyu lifted the monster's short leg and said, "The one that attacked the caravan was a type of monster. I only had time to chop off one of its legs before it escaped."
"Monster?" Qin Yan was stunned.
"Don't say anymore. Return to Winter Frost City immediately and meet the Marquis with me."
"Yes!"
… …
Winter Frost City, City Lord Hall.
This short leg covered in carapace was placed on the table and surrounded by a group of generals. The corners of Wang Xi's mouth rose as he said with a smile, "Madam Lin Muyu, are you trying to tell us that this is the monster that intercepted our men and burned our rations? Are you trying to tell the Marquis to retreat and hand over Winter Frost City to the Yihe Nation without accomplishing anything?"
"That's not what I mean." Lin Muyu looked humbly at Min Yulin and said, "Marquis, I've fought with this monster before. Its strength is extremely great, far beyond what ordinary imperial soldiers can withstand. That's why nearly two thousand people from the grain transport team were slaughtered without the slightest damage."
Min Yulin said, "Chief Attendant, how is the monster's strength compared to yours?"
"I can kill it."
"Then that's it. Since Chief Attendant can kill it, why should you be afraid of it?"
"There are many of them," Lin Muyu said indifferently. "Perhaps tens of thousands, and they seem to have some premeditated plan."
"There's no need to say more." Min Yulin raised his hand and said, "I will order the entire city to be under martial law. However, this is a battle between the Empire and the Yihe Nation. We will not stop until the Manchus arrive. Send a letter to Cangnan Province and Yunzhong Province and continue to urge them for rations."
"Yes!" Min Zhan nodded and said, "Father, do we need to send more men to protect the rations?"
"Send the Sky Cavalry to protect the rations."
Min Yulin looked deeply at Lin Muyu and said, "Chief Attendant, you should stay in the city. After all, if there really are tens of thousands of monsters outside, it won't be good for you to be scared out of your wits."
"Haha …"
Lin Muyu couldn't help but laugh, her clear eyes unable to conceal the disappointment in them. She looked at Min Yulin and said, "Since the Marquis insists on doing things his own way, I won't say anything else. I won't come to this central tent again. Take care of yourself, Marquis."
Xu Ying hurriedly said, "Chief Attendant, you …"
Min Yulin said indifferently, "Let him go. The Yangwei Army needs no cowards."
…
Lin Muyu turned around and walked out of the central tent with an indescribable grievance in his heart.
He hoped that the imperial army would be invincible and that they could seize the world for Qin Yin, but it was too difficult.
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