Xuan Tianming had already guarded Jiancheng for a period of time, the streets and alleys of Jiancheng had already been cleaned up by the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but the stench of blood mixed with the stench of decay still lingered in the air, becoming the proof that countless vengeful souls had once existed in this city.
He was preparing to shift the camp and continue heading east, quickly attacking Tong City. Even though the scouts reported that the situation at Tong City was a little strange, they could not remain stagnant because of the strangeness. What exactly was lying in ambush at the five li defensive line, he had to personally see it when he arrived.
Feng Yu Heng had reservations about attacking too early, now that Xuan Tianhua had not been found, whether he was dead or alive was unknown, leaving Jiancheng like this made her feel unreconciled. Even if they reached Tong City, the search here would not stop, but it was not as reassuring as going into the mountains to search every day. Moreover, there was still Duanmu Anguo at Tong City, that person knew that Dashun's army had Heavenly Lightning and firearms, but he still made arrangements in Tong City to fight with them, did he not want to live anymore? Or did he have something to rely on? If he had something to rely on, what was it that could make Duanmu Anguo think that he could fight against Heavenly Lightning?
Feng Yu Heng could not understand, but she knew that the army could not remain in Jiancheng forever. This was the territory of Zong Sui's people, they came here to subdue this piece of land, if they remained stagnant for a long time, not only would their morale drop, it would also increase the burden of rations.
She did not have any objections, searching in the mountains for another day in the end, falling behind when Xuan Tianhua was still not found, silently following Xuan Tianming to shift camp and head east.
But they did not know that Xuan Tianhua had already reached Tong City's borders before them, investigating a few times, he still stopped outside the five li defensive line. The city walls of Tong City could be seen, and they quietly stood five li away. He had sent a few hidden guards to attempt to break through the defensive line and enter Tong City. Unfortunately, the entirety of Tong City had been surrounded. There were a few small paths that soldiers used to pass through the city gates, but those paths were extremely narrow. Duan Mu An Guo's people walked carefully, and there seemed to be a set of rules. It was not something that the hidden guards could easily enter.
Xuan Tianhua suspected that there was a mechanism in the enclosed area, and it must be an extremely powerful mechanism that was buried under the five li of land. Dashun's soldiers did not have wings, so it was impossible for them to fly over these five miles to break into the city. If they wanted to get close to Tong City, they had to step on these five miles of land. Since Duan Mu An Guo was so confident in his own mechanism, it definitely would not be broken so easily.
Just like that, Xuan Tianhua was blocked outside the city. He stared at the five li of emptiness and pondered over the past few days, but he still couldn't find the reason.
At this time, Xuan Tianming's army was already on the way to Tong City. Hundreds of thousands of people were majestic, but they did not move very quickly. The scouts would report the situation of Tong City every day, but they were still blocked outside the five li defensive line. Naturally, there were also Dashun spies inside Tong City. Unfortunately, the people outside could not enter, and the people inside could not come out. Information was cut off like this, causing the entire Tong City to become a boundless city.
The army was still two days away from entering Tong City, but on this day, Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng received an unexpected piece of news from the spies. In the middle of the five li of land, there was a tall pole, and the corpse of the Seventh Prince, Xuan Tianhua, was hanging from it.
When this news came, Feng Yu Heng's scalp went numb from hearing it. Intuition told her that it was not true because she believed that her sixth sense was very sharp. Whether it was Xuan Tianming or Xuan Tianhua, she should have been able to sense anything that happened to the people close to her in this life. Just like that day when Xuan Tianhua used the magic zither to control the enemy. Even if she followed the army and retreated to Bin City, her heart was still in a tight knot, and it would hurt from time to time. But now, even if she heard that the enemy had hung Xuan Tianhua's corpse, she still did not have any reaction.
Xuan Tianming also felt that this matter might not be true. The five li of empty space was hanging in the middle, and it was quite far away. The spies might have seen wrongly.
But the reporting spies said: "This subordinate saw it clearly. It is indeed His Highness the Seventh Prince."
Such a precise answer caused the two of them to panic. Even if Feng Yu Heng felt that it was definitely a trap, and it was definitely impossible for it to be Xuan Tianhua's real body. But sometimes, things were like this. You clearly knew that it was a trap, but you had no choice but to stick your head out and enter the trap. Because everything had a 'what if', what if … … it was true?
Xuan Tianming gave the order, and the army advanced quickly, quickly approaching Tong City, setting up camp ten li outside of the city. At the same time, groups of hidden guards were sent out to investigate. They had to clearly see who that corpse was.
With a corpse hanging out, Xuan Tianhua who had already been hiding near the defensive line was naturally the first to discover it. He naturally knew whether it was himself or not, and even analyzed it to the hidden guards: "I heard that Zong Sui's Sixth Princess Li Yue had made many masks that looked like I. It is not strange for such a corpse to appear in Tong City. But, I know what is going on, but others do not. Duanmu Anguo's goal in doing this is to lure Ming here as soon as possible. He even hopes that Ming can enter that five li of defensive line to save that corpse! " His expression darkened, instructing his hidden guards: "Two people go back and receive His Ninth Highness. Tell him that I is safe and sound. Do not fall for that old thief Duanmu's trick."
The hidden guards nodded and left in a flash. But Xuan Tianhua let out a long sigh, muttering: "Ming came too quickly, so quickly that I have not been able to clearly grasp that five li of empty space. According to the divination, the land of the calamity of death is within this Tong City. Could it be that it is these five li of land? " He stood on a high ground, looking at the faintly visible walls of Tong City. He thought that if he left his bones in a foreign land, after Dashun absorbed Tong City into the Netherworld, he did not know if someone would go to the place where he left his bones every year to fill in the soil.
Was it a trap? Someone would have to go and bleed. He came down from the high ground, strolling lightly, heading towards the five li of defensive line in Tong City.
Behind him, the secret guards quietly followed, cautiously protecting their master.
During the battle with the zombies during the construction of the city, Xuan Tian Hua chased away the ten divine archers ahead of time, leaving only ten hidden guards at his side to protect him. Even the handgun that Feng Yu Heng had given him was not used by him.
Where did that kind of heaven-defying weapon come from, he never thought of asking Feng Yu Heng for an answer, but it did not mean that he was not clear about the threat and change that those things brought to the world. He was a little worried, always thinking that if there was a day that not only Dashun had that kind of heaven-defying thing, but every country had it, then what kind of state would the world become? Just like Zong Sui's iron essence technique, how many countries coveted it? Once heavenly lightning spread across the world, once every battle destroyed this continent in that way, then it would be the end of the world.
He did not wish for the end of the world to arrive, did not wish for that kind of thing to be widely used. Therefore, he did not need the people from the Divine Archery Group by his side, using the machine guns to protect his safety. He would rather use his internal energy to fight, would rather use the blood on the tip of his tongue to hold on, and did not want to hear the "ta ta" sound of machine guns firing.
This was Xuan Tianhua's obsession, and also his dream. But he did not know that many, many years later, the situation would change, dynasties would change, that kind of heaven-defying weapon in his eyes would become the main force of humanity's war. Every country would continuously develop and research it, continuously changing it, not only protecting the safety of their citizens, but also being the greatest threat to humanity's lives at the same time.
He stopped near the defensive line, this was the closest place they had been able to enter over the past few days. He had once observed those Zong Sui soldiers walking back and forth on a small path at this place, seriously remembering every foothold they made.
That small path was very narrow, only allowing one person to pass through. The Zong Sui soldiers always walked in a row, the people at the back stepping on the footprints left behind by the people in front, walking very carefully, afraid that they would be consigned to eternal damnation if they took a wrong step. There were even people who walked out of the city and left the defensive line, immediately patting their chests lightly, indicating that they finally passed through safely, keeping their lives.
Being so careful, it made Xuan Tianhua even more curious about the mechanism buried underground. He sent a hidden guard back to receive Xuan Tianming, at the same time conveying his own analysis and worries, telling Xuan Tianming not to be anxious to explore this five li of empty land after setting up camp, to prevent him from feeling sad.
Night after night, Xuan Tian Hua continued to stare at the soldiers coming and going until he could see to the limit. He memorized every single footprint that could be stepped on. Only then did he begin to move. In the darkness of the night, he began to approach the defensive line one step at a time.
The hidden guard did not know what he wanted to do, only feeling that they were getting closer and closer to the enemy, and had no choice but to remind him softly: "Your Highness, if we continue to walk forward, it will be easy for the enemy to detect us."
"They won't." Xuan Tianhua stopped, at the most optimal distance, "We will walk here." After saying this, he stretched out his hand and pointed forward, "Do you see that small path? I will personally investigate, if we can follow that path into Tong City, it will naturally be good, if we cannot, we will be able to see what exactly is hidden in that five li of area at a close distance. "
"Your Highness!" The hidden guard was shocked, "It is very dangerous! If we must investigate, it should be us subordinates, Your Highness' internal energy has not completely recovered, you must not do this. "
"It is not a problem." He waved his hand, "I have recovered seventy percent, it is enough to avoid these city soldiers. Do not worry, those soldiers can walk around safely, I will also not be in danger. You all stand guard outside and wait for His Ninth Highness' army, you must tell him, before I comes out, do not attack the city. "
The hidden guard could not persuade Xuan Tianhua, just as he wanted to say a few more words of advice, Xuan Tianhua suddenly used qinggong, his figure flashing, passing through the air like a bolt of lightning. When he appeared again, he was already standing on the small path that the Zong Sui soldiers used to travel between Tong City and Zong Sui.
The quiet night was not the time to change shifts, there was no one on the small path, the soldiers on guard only saw a white light flash in front of their eyes, when they reacted, someone was already shouting loudly: "Not good! Someone went in! " Taking a closer look, it was true, a man in white was standing on the small path, facing the direction of Tong City, walking carefully step by step.
The soldiers panicked, even though they were wearing the clothes of Zong Sui people, in reality, they were all Duan Mu An Guo's personal guards, and there was a portion of them who knew clearly what was buried under the ground within five miles. Therefore, even if they saw Xuan Tianhua enter the defensive line at this time, they really did not dare to go forward to stop him, and did not dare to start a conflict with him in that kind of place. They could only watch as Xuan Tian Hua advanced step by step. As for them, they retreated step by step, fearing that the people behind the defensive line would accidentally trigger a lightning strike. If the lightning struck, they would not be able to survive.
Xuan Tianhua walked on the small path, carefully calculating his steps, his mind was filled with the walking patterns of the Zong Sui soldiers that he had memorized these few days.
However, even if he was extremely careful, when he took a wrong step, he suddenly felt something protruding under his feet, as if he had stepped on something … …
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