The morning bell that was usually struck in a peaceful and warm manner was now truly deafening and deafening. The monks outside the pavilion thought that the abbot had gone mad and covered their ears in shock.
Huang Lie looked at Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao, who was slowly putting down his hand, had a calm expression.
The people in the pavilion who did not know what was going on quickly came over to take a look. The flowery clothed man's gaze suddenly landed on a cave in the mountain.
This cave was a forbidden area for brewing wine. For a long time, unrelated people were not allowed to come near. At this moment, a group of masked men in black rushed out of the cave.
There were also masked men in black flashing out of other caves in the mountain and flying towards Thatched Cottage Villa at the peak.
Soon, a circle of black-clothed and masked men stood on the walls of the villa. People landed on every roof of the villa. There was also a group of people who flew to the attic and guarded it. They were either vigilant of their surroundings or staring at the large birds flying in the sky.
Seeing these people appear, Yuan Fang stopped ringing the bell and waved at the monks who were covering their ears and looking around. "Let's go, let's go."
He waved his large sleeves and led the group of monks away. He was prepared to run to Zhuang Hong and her son's side to avoid danger. He was definitely the most active person here in escaping.
Many people in the pavilion did not know that a group of masked men in black had appeared out of nowhere.
The flowery clothed man glanced at Niu Youdao. He had seen them before. When Niu Youdao was ambushed, he had seen this group of masked men in black. However, he did not know that Niu Youdao had secretly prepared and hidden them here.
Seeing the movements of these people, the people from Great Zen Mountain knew that these masked men in black were all experts. There were hundreds of them and they surrounded this place. They instantly became nervous.
Previously, they thought that even if they turned on Niu Youdao's people, they might not be able to stop them from escaping. Now that they saw Thatched Cottage Villa reveal their hidden trump card, they finally felt a strong sense of danger and realized that Niu Youdao could capture them at any time!
It's not that Niu Youdao doesn't dare to fall out with them, but Niu Youdao hasn't fallen out with them yet.
Huang Lie asked with a heavy expression, "Brother, who are these people?"
Niu Youdao remained calm and did not reply.
Huang Lie once again discovered the abnormality of the elder beside him. He abruptly turned his head and saw that in the direction of the back of the mountain, ten large flying beasts had risen into the sky, whistling past the mountain villa. Each of the flying beasts carried a group of masked men in black, causing the flying beasts to slow down and fly towards the dozen large flying beasts in the sky.
It was obvious that they were going to engage in battle. The ability to send out ten flying beasts at once was shocking. Huang Lie didn't have the heart to ask anything else as he stared at the movements in the sky.
Shang Shuqing retracted his gaze from the sky and looked around before looking at the back of Niu Youdao, who was standing unmoving with his sword.
Silver was still holding the food box and munching on her food. The additional masked men only made her look at them curiously, but she didn't stop eating. Being carefree wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At least, no matter how tense the atmosphere was, it didn't affect her.
Yuan Gang, Fei Changliu, and the others on the mountain peak raised their heads and saw the enemy flying towards them from the sky. The arrows here couldn't reach that high.
"Not good! We've fallen into a trap. The mountain villa's defenses are weak and they're going to attack from the sky. We need to quickly mobilize our men to reinforce them! " Fei Changliu exclaimed in shock. He was indeed worried for Niu Youdao. If Niu Youdao collapsed, the three factions would be finished.
Yuan Gang raised his hand to stop him. "Daoye isn't someone to be trifled with. He already has a plan. We don't need to worry. We just need to focus on what's in front of us."
As soon as he finished speaking, ten flying beasts flew into the sky from the direction of the villa to lure the enemy. They seemed to have quite a number of people and their aura wasn't any weaker than the incoming enemy.
How could there be so many people inside the villa? Sure enough, they already had a plan. Fei Changliu and the others were shocked.
Yuan Gang waved his saber and pointed down the mountain. "Someone's coming. The garrison troops won't be able to stop them in close combat! Sect Leader Fei, this battle concerns the survival of the three factions and Thatched Cottage Villa. We must stop them at all costs. We can't allow them to cross the defensive line and interfere with Daoye's battle! "
The range of arrows and siege crossbows was limited. Under the desperate attacks of the enemy, some experts finally broke through the range of the arrows and charged towards the defensive line. Obviously, they wanted to disrupt the defensive line here.
Once the defensive line was disrupted, the enemy's reinforcements would definitely swarm in. There were also disciples of the Keeping Immortal Sect who rushed out to intercept them.
Ferocious determination flashed across Fei Changliu's face. With a pair of crescent discs in his hands, he waved his hands and said, "Kill!"
He took the lead and charged down. A few Elders also charged down with their weapons.
"Those who retreat will be treated as traitors to the sect!" Fei Changliu's voice rang out from the defensive line.
Under the command of the Sect Leader and the Elders, a group of Keeping Immortal Sect disciples immediately charged out from the defensive line and surrounded the Flying Blossom Pavilion cultivators.
In order to disrupt the defensive line and reduce the casualties of the sect's disciples under the rain of arrows, the attackers were really putting their lives on the line!
In order to maintain their defensive line, the defending side also threw caution to the wind. The moment the two sides clashed, their eyes immediately turned bloodshot. In an instant, it was a battle of life and death!
The rain of arrows was still raining down. Piles of steel spears were being used up quickly. They adjusted their shooting angles, coverage, and attack frequency in an orderly manner …
In the sky, the dozen or so flying beasts were also carrying quite a number of people. Their flying speed couldn't increase as well.
The reason why this ambush was carried out by air wasn't because they wanted to fly over a long distance. Their main objective was to get past the defensive line.
Seeing that there were also a dozen flying beasts carrying quite a number of people coming to battle, the attackers on the flying beasts were shocked. They were shocked by the strength of Thatched Cottage Villa — they actually had so many large flying beasts!
"Get down!" Someone waved his arm and yelled. He took the lead and jumped down.
The people on the flying beasts jumped down one after another, giving up on riding the beasts to approach the target.
The defensive capabilities of the flying beasts were too weak against cultivators. Moreover, they were expensive. It wasn't worth it to use them up. Moreover, the target was right in front of them. They could directly reach the target by flying down from the sky.
Over a hundred people glided down from the sky and charged straight at the ten flying beasts. The flying beasts in the sky immediately turned around and flew away.
Without too much of a burden, the flying beasts flew away quickly, ready to receive the next batch of people crossing the defensive line.
Only a flying beast with two people on it remained unmoved. It didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.
"Go!" One of the masked men waved his arm and pointed at the people shooting towards them.
Amidst the whooshing sounds, the people shot up into the sky. The ten flying beasts that had been lightened immediately turned around and flew back to avoid danger.
The ninety masked men and over a hundred attackers immediately started fighting in the sky. The interceptors were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but at least they managed to stop the enemies from attacking Thatched Cottage Villa. Both sides fought fiercely in the sky and descended rapidly. After all, they couldn't stay in the sky for too long.
As they descended, people were constantly being killed and fell to the ground. Even if they weren't killed, they were probably badly injured.
Seeing that they had fewer people on their side and that the enemies were all experts, a masked man in black who was standing on the wall and watching the battle suddenly waved his hand and said, "Come along. Follow me and kill!"
He took the lead and rushed out. Immediately, nearly a hundred masked men in black flew out of the villa and down the mountain, rushing towards the landing point of the two parties fighting.
With the addition of over a hundred experts, the battle immediately became one-sided.
"Who are you?" One of the attackers shouted angrily. He didn't expect that there would be so many experts hiding in Thatched Cottage Villa.
When Gamiao Shui spoke earlier, some of them thought that he was making a mountain out of a molehill. But now, they no longer thought so. They could see that there was still a group of people standing on the wall of Thatched Cottage Villa who had yet to make a move.
A flying beast spiraled down from the sky and circled around the outside of the villa. The yellow-robed elder who was standing on the flying beast was coldly observing the situation inside the villa. His gaze seemed to be fixed on Niu Youdao who was on the attic.
Niu Youdao also noticed it and fixed his gaze on the elder.
Several masked men in black on top of the wall suddenly drew their swords and slashed at the flying beast that was circling around at a low altitude.
The yellow-robed elder waved his sleeve. Amidst the banging sounds, an invisible Qi easily disintegrated the slashing sword Qi.
Ordinary people couldn't see it, but to the cultivators who had opened their transcendence vision and were on guard, they could see it clearly. The Qi released by the elder waved his sleeve was emitting a hazy orange glow.
The flying beast that was flying at a low altitude was facing too great a threat. It suddenly flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
The man in the flowery robe narrowed his eyes and stared at the yellow-robed elder who was flying with the flying beast. His gaze was sharp.
Huang Lie, who was standing on the attic, said in a low voice, "Zong Yuan, they actually sent him!"
"Zong Yuan?" Niu Youdao didn't recognize him. He turned around and asked, "Is it the expert ranked seventh on the Alchemy List?"
Huang Lie said, "I haven't seen him before, but from the way he attacked just now, it seems to be him!"
Niu Youdao immediately looked at the man in the flowery robe. "Do you know him?"
The man in the flowery robe said, "I've heard of him, but I've never seen him before. But from the looks of it, it should be him. In order to deal with you, they actually managed to get this person to come out of seclusion. They've really put in a lot of effort!"
If both Huang Lie and this person suspected it was Zong Yuan, then it shouldn't be wrong.
Niu Youdao was quite surprised. He had heard of this person even if he didn't know him. He didn't expect the imperial court to actually send out this kind of lone cultivator who had no need to be involved in worldly disputes. The strength that the imperial court had used to deal with him was a little beyond his imagination. He realized that he had been a little careless and couldn't help but ask, "It seems that this Zong Yuan is the trump card to deal with me. Are you confident?"
In terms of the Alchemy List, he knew that this person's ranking was not as high as Zong Yuan's. Those who had reached Zong Yuan's ranking had all fought their way to this position. There was no possibility of luck. His reputation was not for nothing. He was definitely an expert among the experts of the cultivation world.
Originally, he thought that after getting the man in the flowery robe to come out of seclusion, in addition to his own careful arrangements, he would have some confidence in dealing with him. But from the looks of it now, it seemed that he still had to make preparations to escape.
The man in the flowery robe stared at the sky. He didn't show any signs of fear on his face. Instead, his tone was filled with eagerness. "We can try!"
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