Chapter 170: Demon Race Retainers
“Bang~”
“Bang~”
“Bang~”
Violent explosions echoed in the night sky, startling Master Lu and the white-haired old man’s factions into simultaneously stopping their fight and looking towards the stone sculpture soldiers.
They saw that several of the outermost rows of stone sculpture soldiers had exploded.
The next moment, a rumbling sound arose, the ground began to shake, and then, everyone saw the stone sculpture soldiers moving rapidly, transforming into various formations, with the stone spears and stone sabers in their hands raised.
“Kill, kill, kill!”
A sky-shattering battle cry emanated from the soldiers, and for a time, the surrounding field became solemn, murderous, and sharp.
Witnessing this scene, Baili Changfeng and Master Lu were filled with astonishment.
“What’s going on? How was the military formation activated?”
Hua Changxi, hidden in the shadows, was also somewhat dumbfounded. She had only intended to stop those seven cultivators, not expecting such a large commotion.
At the same time, a horn signaling an enemy approach suddenly sounded above Qianmen Fort.
“Not good, someone has infiltrated the military formation!”
Qianmen Fort, which had been as quiet as if deserted, instantly became bustling with figures.
On the city wall, Heir Gu saw that Liu Chengxiong had not yet decided to cooperate with the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion and had planned to return home and come back another time. He hadn’t expected the horn to suddenly sound at Qianmen Fort.
“General Liu, what is this… what has happened?”
Liu Chengxiong’s expression was grim: “Someone has infiltrated the military formation.”
Qianmen Fort’s duty was to guard the formation eye. As long as someone infiltrated the military formation and threatened the stability of the formation eye, the Demon Suppressing Guards in the fort would have to come out to repel the enemy.
As the highest commander of Qianmen Fort, he had to be at the forefront.
Liu Chengxiong, whose Primordial Spirit was about to dissipate, avoided taking action whenever possible. But now, with the military formation activated, he had no choice but to step forward and resolve the situation.
At this moment, he deeply regretted allowing that group of people to cross Soul Severing Mountain.
Without a doubt, the activation of the military formation was caused by the commotion made by that group.
Liu Chengxiong looked at Heir Gu: “This general has matters to attend to. Heir Gu, please return for now.”
Heir Gu was unwilling to leave just like that. He had visited Qianmen Fort several times, each time with no success. Now that an incident had occurred, he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to probe Qianmen Fort’s depths.
Jin Fan had said that Liu Chengxiong’s five-hundred-year term was nearing its end. Once the term ended, without the protection of Qianmen Fort’s merit, Liu Chengxiong’s Primordial Spirit would dissipate. At that time, Qianmen Fort would be ownerless, and the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion had a chance to take control of it.
For the Duke of Xin State’s Mansion to take over Qianmen Fort more smoothly in the future, he needed to understand the situation at Qianmen Fort in advance.
“General Liu, my few attendants and I still possess some strength. If you do not find us bothersome, we are willing to follow your orders.”
Liu Chengxiong looked at Heir Gu, thinking of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator hidden in the shadows. After a moment of contemplation, he did not refuse: “Follow this general closely, and do not wander off.”
The deputy general Wan Kun disagreed with Liu Chengxiong bringing Heir Gu and his group into Qianmen Fort and intending to take them to the formation eye.
The Demon Suppressing Guards protected the formation eye, and no one was allowed to enter. How could the general personally bring outsiders there?
However, as a deputy general, he had no authority to interfere, so he could only quickly follow, secretly guarding against Heir Gu and his group in case they caused trouble.
Meanwhile, at the formation eye, after the military formation was activated, Baili Changfeng and Master Lu also saw the seven cultivators fleeing in disarray from the stone sculpture soldiers.
Baili Changfeng assumed that Master Lu had arranged for the seven to infiltrate the military formation during their battle and let out a cold humph.
Master Lu ignored him, instead looking at the seven with a grim expression: “When did you break the puppet curse?”
Seeing that their plan was exposed, the seven no longer pretended.
The leading young man, who had a slightly effeminate appearance, smiled: “Although the puppet curse you attached to the Ghost Market Token was subtle, it couldn’t fool everyone.”
Master Lu frowned deeply upon hearing this: “So, you were never under the puppet curse from the beginning?”
The effeminate man raised his chin: “Of course.”
Master Lu narrowed his eyes: “Who are you?”
The effeminate man smiled: “Guess?”
Master Lu directly cursed: “Guess my ass.”
The effeminate man chuckled: “Don’t be angry. Didn’t you forget? We are on the same side.” He said, glancing at Baili Changfeng and the other two.
“We can help you eliminate these three, and that hidden scoundrel.”
Master Lu’s expression changed upon hearing this. He quickly looked around: “Is someone in the shadows?”
The effeminate man looked grimly at the activated military formation and snorted: “If it weren’t for that scoundrel in the shadows launching a sneak attack, how would the military formation have been activated?”
Hearing this, Master Lu’s group and Baili Changfeng’s master and disciples became vigilant.
The effeminate man saw this and shouted into the air: “Fellow Daoist, why not reveal yourself?”
No one responded.
After waiting for a while, Master Lu began to doubt if anyone was actually in the shadows. He looked at the effeminate man: “Are you also here for the Divine Hammer?”
The effeminate man shook his head and smiled: “If you and I cooperate, the Divine Hammer will be yours. We only need to reach the area above the formation eye.”
Master Lu fell silent upon hearing this, while Baili Changfeng spoke sternly: “Are you people of the Demon Race?”
The effeminate man glanced at him but said nothing.
Seeing his tacit acknowledgment, Baili Changfeng’s expression changed drastically. He looked at Master Lu: “Lu Yan, you are truly formidable, personally bringing people from the Demon Race to sabotage the formation eye.”
Master Lu snorted coldly: “Baili Changfeng, stop framing me. Just because you say they are from the Demon Race, does that make it true?”
Baili Changfeng: “Only if people from the Demon Race come to the formation eye would they not care about the Divine Hammer. Their sole purpose is to destroy the array formation of the Demon Prison!”
The effeminate man ignored Baili Changfeng and looked at Master Lu: “So, do you want to cooperate? Let’s deal with these three first. As for the scoundrel hiding in the shadows, as long as we join forces, he won’t dare to show himself.”
Seeing Master Lu’s hesitation, the effeminate man continued to entice him: “You must know that if you let these three leave alive, the accusation of you colluding with the Demon Race will likely be spread.”
Master Lu looked at the effeminate man: “So, are you really from the Demon Race?”
The effeminate man shook his head: “Of course not. We are merely the attendants of a Demon God.”
In a corner of the stone sculpture soldiers, Hua Changxi’s expression stirred upon hearing this answer. She thought of A Niu. If she hadn’t intervened, A Niu would likely have been influenced by the sound of the white-robed Monk’s wooden fish and become like these people.
Baili Changfeng saw that Master Lu was actually swayed and shouted: “Lu Yan, you don’t actually intend to collude with the Demon Race, do you?”
Master Lu looked coldly at Baili Changfeng: “I haven’t done anything, yet you’ve already pinned such a heavy accusation on me. If I don’t do as you wish, what then?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly attacked Baili Changfeng.
Baili Changfeng was shocked: “Are you crazy?”
Seeing them fight, the effeminate man smirked and, along with the other six, simultaneously attacked the two young men and women brought by Baili Changfeng.
With the addition of the seven, Baili Changfeng and his two companions were quickly defeated.
In the shadows, Hua Changxi was hesitating whether to intervene and save the three when she felt the ground shake. Then, she saw billowing dust rising in the distance.
“Not good, it’s the Demon Suppressing Guards from Qianmen Fort!”
