Winter nights always came very early. Wugu City was already shrouded in the night and the lanterns were lit. The city that had suffered a disaster had finally recovered some of its original prosperity in the past few years. The original population of Wugu City was less than five hundred thousand. Under the continuous attraction of people from various states and counties of Cangnan Province, it had recovered to the scale of nearly one and a half million people this winter. At night, the streets were bustling with people and there was an endless stream of merchants.
City Lord's Mansion.
Several bleak jujube trees were planted around the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion. As the cold wind blew past, the jujube trees made a rustling sound. A few of the brittle, withered branches finally couldn't endure the winter and fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
Xu Jiantao sat on a stone bench in the courtyard, carefully wiping the long sword in his hand with a piece of cloth. The body of the sword glowed with a faint golden light, which was the luster of engraved characters. This was a long sword with a low-grade Earthly Tome embryo, and it had just been sent from Lanyan City not long ago. Xu Jiantao knew that this was Lin Muyu's masterpiece. Only the talented foster son of the former Emperor could make such a perfect work. A Mysterious grade weapon, a Level-4 engraving, and a low-grade Earthly Tome embryo. How rare was it? And this long sword, which might not even have a second one in Lanyan City, was now in his hands.
After wiping the long sword, Xu Jiantao strode to the center of the courtyard, concentrated his Qi Sea, and in the blink of an eye, a luster of Dou Qi extended from his body. The next moment, the cold sword light was a set of swordsmanship. At the same time, his body was enshrouded with a faint golden luster, which was the sign of the Vajra Protection Technique's Third Heavenly Realm.
On the side, a guard said with a smile, "Governor, your Vajra Protection Technique should be able to reach the Fourth Heavenly Realm soon, right? The governor's martial arts comprehension is also one of the best in the entire Empire. "
Xu Jiantao couldn't help but laugh. "Don't talk nonsense. Lord Commander stepped into the Saint realm at the age of twenty-six. This kind of cultivation can be counted on one's fingers. I'm still far away from him, having grown so many years older."
"Haha, how can he be compared to Lord Commander? He is a rare genius that only appears once in a thousand years. Otherwise, the former Emperor wouldn't have accepted him as his godson. Look, Commander Feng Jixing and Commander Chu Huaiyin have followed the former Emperor for many years, but the former Emperor didn't accept them as his godson. The former Emperor's eyes are like torches, there's no need to mention this."
"That's right, the former Emperor saw through everything."
Xu Jiantao sighed and looked up, only to see a branch of a jujube tree falling from the sky, heading straight for his head. However, when it was less than five centimeters away from his head, it encountered the Vajra Body Fortification Aura Shield and immediately shattered into pieces!
"These annoying date trees!"
The imperial bodyguard said, "Tomorrow, this subordinate will order someone to chop them down."
"No need." Xu Jiantao smiled. "Keep it."
"What's the use of keeping them?"
"One day, we will grow old and have children around our knees. At that time, every late autumn, we can harvest dates to make our children happy. Isn't that a wonderful thing?"
"Haha, Lord Governor is right. This general has learned something!"
"How is the situation in Lanyan City?"
"There's no big movement." The imperial bodyguard said respectfully.
"Hmm."
Xu Jiantao sat back on the stone bench and wiped the sweat on his forehead. He said, "When will the people who went to the steel wall come back? How's the preparation of the supplies for the steel wall?"
The imperial bodyguard said, "They should be back tomorrow morning. The supplies are almost ready. It's enough to feed and clothe a hundred thousand people for half a month. Governor, our Cangnan Province spends so many supplies every month to supply the steel wall, but we don't get any reward. Doesn't Lord Governor feel wronged?"
"Haha, to be able to block the iron hooves of the demon race, what else is there to feel wronged?"
At this moment, a cold aura suddenly surged!
"Not good!"
Xu Jiantao hurriedly unsheathed his sword and shouted, "Summon the Sword Guards!"
"What's wrong?!" The imperial bodyguard turned pale with fright.
Above his head, a cold murderous intent surged. It was an assassin with a long sword in his hand. His whole body was overflowing with a frosty aura. A deep blue icy aura suddenly fell, blasting straight at Xu Jiantao's head!
This sword aura was shockingly strong. Xu Jiantao instantly knew that his protective aura would not be able to withstand it. Without hesitation, he reached to his waist and pulled out a short dagger. The dagger flashed, and a rich yellow light soared into the sky. Snowflakes fluttered around it, instantly condensing a huge ice shield in front of the dagger!
Mid-grade Earth Book embryo — Ice Shield Technique!
"Peng!"
The assassin's sword aura bombarded the ice shield. Under the collision of strength, Xu Jiantao stumbled back. The light on the dagger dimmed in the blink of an eye. A mid-grade Earth Book could only block an easy blow from the opponent!
"Go to hell!"
The assassin's handsome face was slightly twisted. Blood-red Grandmaster Demonic Qi danced wildly around his body. As the long sword slashed down, Xu Jiantao had no way of dodging this attack. It was too fast. No matter how fast Xu Jiantao ran, he would not be able to dodge it at all.
"Weng!"
The blade in his hand trembled rapidly. The low-grade Earth Book was activated. Xu Jiantao felt as if all the strength in his body was about to be sucked dry. Suddenly, his body began to split apart. In the blink of an eye, his body reformed tens of meters behind him. Low-grade Earth Book of the Law of Space!
… …
"Shua shua shua …"
Numerous cold arrows shot out from the mansion. A dozen or so Longdan Army Camp soldiers with swords hanging from their waists and crossbows in their hands appeared. The arrows were blocked by the assassin in the air.
Under the moonlight, the assassin's handsome face looked very much like a person — — Lin Muyu!
Furthermore, the blade in his hand was glowing with faint starlight. This made Xu Jiantao and the rest very confused. Could this person be the murderer who assassinated Tang Lu and Tang Tian? The only difference was that this person did not hide his identity as a demon. The Grandmaster Demonic Qi and Demonic Battle Energy danced chaotically. With a long sword in hand, he descended from the sky with a powerful aura wrapped around his body!
"Bang!"
The mansion that was tens of meters tall was instantly turned into dust. The three Longdan Army Camp soldiers were unable to move. When the sword flashed past, they were already dismembered!
"Use the Heaven Book to form the formation!"
Xu Jiantao shouted. Everyone dispersed. The long swords in the hands of the three guards flew up into the sky. It was the middle-grade Heaven Book of the Law of Fire!
Bi Bing's body was surrounded by a thick frost cyclone. She could not help but sneer, "What kind of stupid Heaven Book is this! I am not afraid. Bring as many as you have! "
"Release!"
Xu Jiantao shouted in a low voice.
In an instant, the three middle-grade Heaven Books with the words "Fire God Extinguishes the World" were activated together. Countless flames rained down from the sky and swept away the frost around Bi Bing.
"En?"
Only now did Bi Bing sense the might of these three Heavenly Tomes, and it was far from something that the Heavenly Book of the Laws of Fire in Tang Lu's possession could compare to. The strands of flame energy bore into his body from every pore and burned the spirit energy within his meridians, causing the layer of ice on his body to shatter and melt inch by inch. In the blink of an eye, the armor before his chest had turned completely red and was swiftly melting!
"My god …"
At this time, Bi Bing finally felt fear. A piece of skin on his right arm had already been burnt. Waves of heart-wrenching pain came from all over his body!
"Bastard!"
Bi Bing endured the immense pain and slashed out a frost sword qi!
"Pu!"
A Longdan Army Camp soldier holding a Heaven Book embryonic sword was immediately slashed in half. He did not even have the time to scream before he died.
"Release the arrows!" Xu Jiantao ordered in a loud voice.
More and more soldiers rushed over from the mansion. The densely packed White Drill Arrows danced in the air. In the blink of an eye, Bi Bing's chest and arms were already pierced by at least seven to eight arrows. However, the arrows did not penetrate too deeply into his flesh. They did not even injure his bones or internal organs. The body of a 5-star Demon Sect powerhouse had been tempered countless times. It was really too tyrannical.
Bi Bing was full of shame and anger. He originally thought that he could perform a miraculous feat and kill Xu Jiantao here. However, he did not expect that he would be defeated by the Heaven Book!
He raised his palm and layers of frost formed a whirlwind that blocked the White Drill Arrows. When the frost storm dissipated, everyone could not see Bi Bing's figure anymore. This 5-star Demon Sect powerhouse had already escaped.
…
Xu Jiantao held the long sword with a dim light. This long sword of space law allowed him to directly teleport once and also saved his life. He stepped on the broken bricks and walked towards the courtyard. Looking at the mess on the ground, Xu Jiantao could not help but secretly sigh. There were so many people and so many embryonic Heaven Books, but they still could not kill this Demon Clan assassin.
"Governor …"
The guard at the side said bitterly, "We lost seven people."
"Got it." Xu Jiantao looked up to the sky and sighed. "The Demon Clan has already targeted me. It's all my fault for letting everyone follow me to take such a risk."
"Governor, don't say that. We are soldiers of the Empire. We can die for the Empire at any time. It's better to die in battle here than to wait for death in Lanyan City."
"I know. Send a letter to Lanyan City and tell Commander Yu everything that happened today."
"Yes!"
…
Three days later, in Lanyan City, a letter arrived at the commander's tent in the Longdan Army Camp.
"It seems that the Demon Clan really have their eyes on Xu Jiantao." Lin Muyu slapped the letter on the table with some irritation and said, "Forget about the two Wangfu scheming against us but the Demon Clan also came …"
Situ Sen and Wei Chou pulled the letter over together and looked at each other in dismay.
Situ Xue only took a glance and knew what had happened. She smiled gently and said, "Daren, Xu Jiantao is guarding Cangnan Province and providing troops, food and combat materials for the steel wall. He has long been a thorn in the Demon Clan's eyes. If I am the commander of the Demon Clan, I will first get rid of Xu Jiantao and then attack the steel wall."
Lin Muyu was startled, "If using General Xue's deduction … Does it not mean that the Demon Clan will soon make a comeback?"
Situ Xue was surprised, "I … I just said it unintentionally …"
"Daren, is there really such a possibility?" Wei Chou asked.
"The Demon Clan has been dormant for seven months. It is reasonable to say that … They are indeed unable to hold back."
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