Chapter 0576 Frustration and Hope

The news did not need to be hidden and could not be hidden. When Mu Xingqiu returned to the Taoist camp, everyone had a nervous and confused look on their faces: Zuo Liuying was once a Taoist who was infused with gods. For the Taoist who had a bleak future, he was like a lonely lamp hanging in the sky - more or less pointing out a direction.

Gan Zhiquan blamed himself. He was in charge of the camp, but he only cared about protecting the golem and ignored Zuo Liuying's safety. "Where is Zuo Liuying? Please allow me to go and get him back myself..."

Mu Diqiu shook his head, "The demons hid him."

Yang Qingyin had just allowed the demons to stand up, and now he glared at them again, "Didn't you say that Zuo Liuying would be released soon and nothing would happen?"

Most of the demons thought the target was the golem. Only Jinchu and Lao Tanyang knew more. They were stunned when they heard it. Lao Tanyang stepped forward and said, "Has Taoist Mu talked to Gao Fuwei and the others? As long as you make a promise..."

"Did you see the black bird in the sky?" Mu Xingqiu asked.

Old Tanyang was speechless. The black bird was a signal to release people, which meant that Mu Xingqiu had made a promise, but Zuo Liuying was not released, which meant that something went wrong.

"It shouldn't be like this. It was agreed long ago... long ago." Old Tanyang's beard was like a fish trying to swim upstream, swaying.

"That's it." Mu Xingqiu's eyes swept across the faces of the monsters, "The Taoist priest fell into your plan of making a feint to the east and attacking the west, but you were also deceived, all deceived. The purpose of the wolf demon kidnapping Zuo Liuying was not to release Yi Shijun at all."

"Impossible." Jinchu said with gritted teeth, suddenly turned around and flew into the sky, rushing towards Bingcheng.

Mu Xingqiu did not dissuade him. For the first time in more than 20 years since he was a child, he felt discouraged and said to the Taoist priests: "Get ready, we will leave here in an hour."

"Where to?" Xin Youtao asked.

Mu Xingqiu did not answer and went straight to his tent, because he didn't know either.

The Taoist priests and the demons looked at each other in confusion, and slowly a deep fear arose from the bottom of their hearts: Mu Xingqiu did not punish any demon because he wanted to give up on them.

Even the Taoist priests were frightened. They had always been accustomed to Mu Xingqiu leading them to face all known or unknown crises, igniting hope when there was no hope, and creating miracles when there was no possibility. But now, they saw an ordinary Taoist priest who was bored.

The camp was quiet, a helpless silence. If no one stepped forward, it would step into despair.

"Mu Xingqiu needs to rest for a while." Xin Youtao finally spoke, but did not arouse any reaction. "I'll go and see." Xin Youtao felt like he was talking to a group of scarecrows. He looked at Xiao Qingtao and hurried to Mu Xingqiu's tent.

If Mu Xingqiu lost his fighting spirit, Xin Youtao didn't know if he could hold on.

Jinchu flew back, not noticing anything unusual in the camp, and said angrily: "The wolf demon deceived us. Let's start the war. Let's start the war now. We must take over Baiyue before sunset..."

Lao Zhuang approached Jinchu quietly, suddenly pounced on him, hugged him, and said in an even more angry voice: "You bastard! Look at what you have done. Taoist Mu doesn't want us anymore."

Lao Zhuang was usually not good at guessing people's thoughts, but this time he was surprisingly sharp and understood that Mu Xingqiu wanted to lead the Taoists to leave alone.

Jinchu struggled for a while but couldn't get free. Just when he was about to ask what was going on, Lao Zhuang bit his ear. This was a really hard bite with all his strength, and blood immediately flowed out of his mouth.

Jinchu didn't expect this move at all. He screamed in pain, jumped into the sky, sprayed a circle of flames aimlessly in the air, and then slammed heavily to the ground, finally getting rid of Lao Zhuang.

Jinchu turned over and climbed up, covering his injured ear. He was extremely angry, but when he saw the indifferent spirit monster, he suddenly realized that these companions were on the side of Lao Zhuang.

"We have disappointed Taoist Mu." Lao Tanyang said guiltily.

Jinchu was stunned, lowered his arm, and the blood from his ear dripped on his shoulder, like a string of unique earrings. He looked at Yang Qingyin, "I guarantee it with my life..."

He didn't say what he guaranteed, but flew into the air and headed straight for the Baiyue Mountain in the north.

A large group of flying monsters passed by the camp, led by Black Phoenix and Yu Wang, and were also heading for Baiyue Mountain. At the bottom of the slope, more monster soldiers were marching in formation.

The monsters inside and outside the Ice City wanted to fight against the Baiyue Mountain Wolf Monster.

The Taoists and monsters in the camp had lost their backbone, and they all looked at Yang Qingyin at this time.

Mu Xingqiu had gone far enough. If someone else took over this task, they would not even dare to take over.

"Find Zuo Liuying, whether he is alive or dead." Yang Qingyin said, raising the Laojun Demon Palm high.

The Taoists and the demons gathered together. Several demon leaders at the bottom of the slope flew over first. Before Gao Fuwei landed, he said with shame on his face: "We are so stupid..."

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me what's going on first, and what is the biggest danger at the moment?" Yang Qingyin interrupted Gao Fuwei. She didn't want to hear the confession at all.

"The Wolf King Qi Yemang used us to kidnap Taoist Zuo. He didn't want to rescue Yi Shijun at all, but wanted Taoist Zuo's Injection Inner Pill. We guess he wanted to use the Injection Inner Pill to awaken the Qianlong. The Qianlong is the source of the poisonous fog around Bingcheng and Langyuan. Look, the poisonous fog is changing. The Holy Mother of Ten Thousand Sons said that after a few hours, her descendants will not be able to cross the lake."

The poisonous fog shrouding the surroundings has indeed changed, becoming thicker, like dark clouds filled with rain and snow, with faint lightning crisscrossing it.

While she was talking, the Holy Mother of All Sons came over with her body like a bamboo pole swinging, "We are going to ask the wolf demon for an explanation. Please leave first. I have arranged a boat. Taoist Master has a skeleton lantern in his hand, which he can bring with him." You pass through the poisonous fog.”

The Virgin of Ten Thousand Sons was followed by groups of descendants. They all looked like statues carved from the same mold, wearing the same white leather armor, holding swords and shields, and looked overwhelmed.

"We don't want to say anything, just Zuo Liuying." Yang Qingyin has no intention of retreating. She is not polite to the spirit demon. She wants to say one more thing to the Taoist priest: "You can make your own choice. If you are willing to attack Baiyue Mountain, follow me. Those who leave Bingcheng will stay here to wait for Mu Xingqiu."

More than half of the Taoist priests wanted to save Zuo Liuying. Although no one said it out loud, everyone had a vague hope in their hearts: if Zuo Liuying was fine, Mu Xingqiu might get back on his feet.

Only a few Taoist priests stayed in the camp, but it was not for the purpose of evacuating. Meng Xu, the Taoist priest of the Danyang Department, felt that not everyone could go to the war. "Someone has to stay, maybe the Taoist priests will change their minds."

The Taoist priests became the vanguard of the demon team and headed towards the Moon Worship Mountain in the north. Both humans and demons had the same idea: if you make mistakes, you must correct them.

The demon soldiers walked past one after another, leaving messy footprints in the camp. In the end, only five Taoist priests remained.

Meng Xu looked at Mu Xingqiu's tent and murmured: "Without Mu Xingqiu, we would only be dead."

In the tent, Xin Youtao was persuading Mu Xingqiu earnestly.

Mu Xingqiu sat on the edge of the bed, supporting the bed with both hands, lowering his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something, or as if he was too tired to think about anything. The bald man stood on his right side, carefully stroking Mu Xing with three strands of hair. Autumn's fingers.

"I know how you feel." Xin Youtao also sat on the edge of the bed, with the bald man between him and Mu Xingqiu. "We were abandoned by the Taoist tradition and said we wanted to find a place to hide from the demons, but how easy is it? Even if everything succeeds, we He only has a lifespan of more than a hundred years and is destined to perish in this world. The demon clan will betray us for the sake of Lord Yishi. What will he do for the demon clan?"

Xin Youtao sighed. He wanted to comfort Mu Xingqiu, but in the end, he panicked himself, "Although Zuo Liuying never said it, when he was around, you only shouldered half of the responsibility, and now the whole burden is on you. Change it." As for me... no, I don’t even have the courage to bear it, and neither do the others. Yang Qingyin and the Gan brothers may be able to bear it for a while, but they can’t hold on for long.”

Mu Xingqiu stared at the ground and said nothing.

"It can't be said that the demon clan is completely ungrateful. At least they still remember Lord Yishi's kindness."

Xin Youtao quickly gave up on the topic, "Zuo Liuying may be fine, but who is he? The Taoist priest who knows all the tricks, maybe he is waiting to attack the wolf demon with a blow."

Mu Xingqiu finally said, "The current Zuo Liuying is just a Taoist priest."

"The new inner elixir is a little weaker, but his intelligence will not be reduced, right?"

"Then it's even more terrifying. Zuo Liuying's intelligence is based on concentrating on the inner elixir. If he still holds on to his previous ideas, he will only die a worse death."

Xin Youtao certainly understands this truth. He has learned how to fight for power since he was a child. The prince uses these moves to no avail, but "fainting three children" just seems ridiculous.

"But there is still hope." Xin Youtao forced a smile.

"Of course, as long as you are alive, there is hope." Mu Xingqiu slowly raised his head and looked at the tent exit, his eyes gradually becoming firmer.

Xin Youtao suddenly understood something, "You...are you pretending?"

"Why, you didn't expect me to be capable of intrigues?"

Xin Youtao didn't know whether to laugh happily or stand up and kick Mu Xingqiu hard. "You'd better give me a suitable reason. What's going on? Is everything a scam today?"

Mu Xingqiu turned his head and smiled, and soon became serious again, "The demon clan's plan is so exquisite, which shows that we are facing a powerful opponent, and this opponent obviously understands the Taoist priest's movements."

Xin Youtao suddenly realized that yes, the demon clan obviously knew that Mu Xingqiu had gone to Baiyue Mountain in advance, and also knew that Yang Qingyin would definitely go to save Mu Xingqiu. This could only mean one thing, "There is a traitor among the Taoist priests!"

"So I have to hide my true thoughts. I can't let my opponents guess what I'm going to do." Mu Xingqiu was as determined as ever. As long as he was alive, he would not give up hope.