Chapter 234 Fear and Courage

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The courtyard of the inn was empty and filled with dust again. Mu Xingqiu still found time to come here to practice boxing for a while every day, but Fangfang never appeared again after helping him remove the curse.

There was a hint of nervousness flowing throughout the entire inn. Mu Xingqiu could only catch it occasionally, and guessed that the restoration of the Patriarch Tower had probably entered a critical period.

Mu Xingqiu must meet Zuo Liuying once. The information provided by the princess made him uneasy. If Zuo Liuying is really using Duanliu City to attract demon soldiers, all the people and soldiers inside and outside the city are all bait, and Mu Xing Qiu and several Pangshan Taoist priests should bear most of the responsibility for this.

He walked to Zuo Liuying's room and only took two steps before stopping. He encountered no obstacles and his feet moved freely, but he could not shorten the distance to the door. Zuo Liuying didn't allow it, and no one could enter his room. Taoist priests with higher realms could feel the resistance of the invisible shield, but Mu Xingqiu could only stand still, feeling nothing.

A man walked out of the room next to him, yawning, "You're here again. The chief can see you. He doesn't want to let you in, but you just can't go in. He doesn't beg, curse or threaten. He has no heart. He has no intention of doing this. Nothing matters."

The night was getting dark, and Zeng Fu reluctantly got up from the bed. He was not fully awake yet, his hair was a little disheveled, and he looked older than usual. After saying these words, she twitched her lips and said, "Are you looking for Qin Lingshuang? Maybe I can get her Call it out."

"I'm looking for the leader on the left." Mu Xingqiu took a few steps back. Every time he talked to Zeng Fu, he felt confused because he couldn't tell who this woman was speaking on behalf of, and who was left to die at Laozu Peak. The famous maids were different. Zeng Fu often modified the first words to make them softer.

"Have you been angry again, Chief?" Zeng Fu walked out of the room, straightened his hair, and his smile was as gentle as usual. "Even though he is hundreds of years old, he is actually still a child. It's just that this child is special and has too much power, haha. The best way to treat him is to ignore him, do whatever you have to do, and don't follow him. He is more serious. When you fight with your children, you always lose.

Mu Xingqiu's mind calmed down, no matter whether it was a method to follow the heaven or a method to go against the heaven, it was all cultivation after all. Going against the grain does not mean reacting to misfortunes with anger. He should not be too excited, "Is the Patriarch's Tower really not repaired? Or is it not damaged at all?"

"What do you want to say?" Zeng Fu looked confused, obviously not speaking for Zuo Liuying.

"Duanliu City is attracting more and more demon soldiers. Even if we win this battle, the Patriarch Tower will still not be repaired. We still have to stay here and attract more demon soldiers until Qi Wushang and that The largest mountain of demon fire has also turned around. This is Zuo Liuying's plan to use tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of mortal lives as bait to help Luanjing Mountain Taoist priests escape from the attack of the northern demon.

This is probably why Grandmaster and the others stayed in Luanjing Mountain and refused to come to rescue the Patriarch Pagoda. "

Zeng Fu thought for a while, "Are you asking me a question. Or are you telling the truth?"

"If you answer, that's a question. If you want to defend Zuo Liuying, that's the truth."

Zeng Fu smiled. "It's really tiring to talk to you Taoist priests. To be honest, I don't know anything. The leader's mind is a complicated maze. Even if he invites me, I won't go in. But let me tell you, no matter what the leader plans, he succeeds. Duanliu City is here, the people and soldiers are here, and you are also here. We can't leave or escape. The only option is to continue to defend the city. "

"I'm not worried about defending the city. We are all willing to die for it. I just want to know whether Zuo Liuying really has a way to fight Qi Wushang in the end, or whether he just wants to attract the demon soldiers to Luanjing Mountain to eliminate them. At the time of the Siren, when the Demon King arrives, will he escape with the Patriarch Tower? "

"I understand what you mean. You are afraid that the leader will let go. The more successful you are in resisting the demon soldiers, the more people will die in the end."

Mu Xingqiu nodded. There are now at least hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the small Duanliu City. They once had the opportunity to escape to Dongjie Kingdom, but they all chose to stay. "I am just an inhalation Taoist priest. I can't do it yet." Indifferent to the deaths of ordinary people.

Zeng Fu nodded seriously, "I am an ordinary person, so I stand by your side. I guess, just a guess, the first one will not abandon Duanliu City, he really wants to keep this city."

"Is there any reason for your guess?"

Zeng Fu raised his head and thought for a while, as if he was looking for a reason, "Well... there is one. Do you know? When the Nine Dao Orders select disciples, they do not just do whatever they want. Each has its own area, the place where Pangshan Dao Union selects disciples. Including parts of Xijie Kingdom and Southwest Tu Kingdom.”

Mu Xingqiu hummed, of course he knew that it was because Yelin Town belonged to the Xijie Kingdom that young men like them were accepted as disciples by the Pangshan Taoist Order. Feng Ruhui, who had arrived earlier, could not take anyone away. He also knew that in the Shengfu Dynasty that did not belong to any Taoist tradition, those with Taoist roots must be recommended to each Taoist tradition through Long Binhui, and no Taoist priest was allowed to accept disciples at will.

"So, the Xijie Kingdom and the Tu Kingdom are the foundation of Pangshan's Taoism. If these two countries are completely occupied by the demon clan, Pangshan will not even have any apprentices in the future. You know what that means. I heard that the demon clan The army has invaded the Tu Kingdom, and now the only place for disciple selection in Pangshan is under our feet, so we must keep the Duanliu City first."

"Zuo Liuying said that he didn't want to stay in Duanliu City at all. It was a complete accident that he stopped here because the ancestral tower can no longer be moved."

"Hehe, strictly speaking, these words came from Lan Qizhang's mouth. We don't know whether this is the original intention of the chief seat." Zeng Fu yawned again, "Oh, you are almost forcing me to have nothing to say and can only play tricks. In fact, what does this have to do with me? I stay in this small courtyard and don't even know what people outside look like. Again, do what you should do. It's right for you to leave Duanliu City now."

Zeng Fu walked back to the room and was about to close the door, and added, "You shouldn't think about defending the city every day. No one is worthy of you doing this, even if all the people in the world gather in Duanliu City. Because there is a person who regards you as more important than anything else, she is the one you should consider."

Mu Xingqiu was slightly stunned. The door was closed. The courtyard was silent. Zuo Liuying did not send anyone out.

He still didn't understand whether Zeng Fu's words belonged to Zuo Liuying. Mind illusion can only detect emotions, but not real thoughts, but this strange woman did convince Mu Xingqiu, and when he flew back to the barracks, he no longer cared about Zuo Liuying.

Because of the princess's stay and the upcoming war, many people in the barracks did not sleep, and the soldiers were sharpening their weapons and talking in low voices outside the tents in groups of three or five.

Mu Xingqiu listened for a while, and he stood in the shadows, silently feeling the emotions of these soldiers, the most obvious of which were tension and fear. Strangely, he did not find any signs of cowardice from them. No matter how scared they were, these soldiers did not seem to have the intention of fleeing. Instead, they had a little expectation of fighting.

Mu Xingqiu suddenly realized that what he felt was not purely fear, but also courage. The two were entangled together to form an emotion, and he almost admitted his mistake. He quietly walked away and flew up on his sword in a deserted place.

The last watchtower on the western wall had collapsed, so Mu Xingqiu floated in the air and looked far away. Two hundred miles away, the Demon Fire Mountain in the dark night was clearer. The Demon Mountain was wrapped in the mountain, revealing a few dark red dots, and there were piercing evil lights surging inside. It was a suppressed and powerful force.

Xin Youtao was actually observing the enemy and stopped in the sky at a higher altitude. Mu Xingqiu flew to his side, and the two watched side by side without speaking for a long time.

"Can the trap really block the Demon Fire Mountain?" Xin Youtao asked. He hadn't smiled much since he came back from Dongjie Country, and he was serious even in front of his sister.

"The result can only be known the day after tomorrow." Mu Xingqiu unexpectedly found a trace of timidity in the prince. Originally, his magic could not penetrate the protection of the Taoist inhaler, but Xin Youtao was particularly vulnerable at this time, and even the protective power automatically generated by the inner elixir was reduced a lot.

The soldier who knew little was braver than the prince who understood the overall situation. Mu Xingqiu was slightly confused.

"I received news from the talisman master that the demon soldiers are still increasing in large numbers, and now there are more than 10,000." Xin Youtao turned his head and looked at Mu Xingqiu, "You are the leader, you have always been the leader, you have succeeded many times, and you will succeed this time, right?"

Mu Xingqiu could have given Xin Youtao some encouragement, but what he needed now was a comrade-in-arms rather than a burden that could collapse at any time, so he said sternly: "I didn't succeed every time. Several people who practiced together finally gave up on condensing the pill. .ashcm There was also Guan Shenyue, who died in the hands of demons and would never think that I succeeded every time. This is a war, I did everything I could to win, but I can't guarantee that everyone will be safe and sound."

Xin Youtao smiled awkwardly, "Forgive me for losing my composure for a moment. It may be that my sister came and the responsibility on my shoulders was reduced, but I thought too much. I understand that everyone must have the will to die."

Xin Youtao flew back to the barracks on the pretext of talking to his sister. Mu Xingqiu knew that the prince was talking nonsense and was still afraid of the upcoming war.

The ground suddenly shook, even affecting the air. Mu Xingqiu could feel it while flying in the air, and could hear the surprised shouts from inside and outside the city. He looked at the demon soldiers' camp with his heavenly eyes, and saw that the evil light of the Demon Fire Mountain suddenly became stronger, as if it was full of power and was roaring as if showing off.

Can a big pit block the Demon Fire Mountain? Mu Xingqiu was not sure at all. He turned and looked to the northeast. It happened that the morning sun was just rising, reflecting a few small figures, who were flying quickly towards Duanliu City.

Yang Qingyin finally came back, and she was not alone.

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