Sima Lun bent down, picked up the half-broken sword on the ground, and slowly walked towards the two people tied together on the pillar.
"Let them suffer a little more," Feng Qianyi said slowly, "It would be too easy for them to be killed with one sword."
Chen Xing was almost unable to breathe. Xiang Shu barely fought back and protected Chen Xing in his arms. As the vines scratched his body, bright red blood spurted out one by one and began to be absorbed by the vines.
Chen Xing screamed in pain, and his blood mixed with Xiang Shu's. Both of them were covered in blood and stained with vines. But for some reason, when Xiang Shu's blood mixed with Chen Xing's bleeding, the heart lamp seemed to be sensed in an instant, and it burst out from his chest with a hundred times the power!
Xiang Shu shouted suddenly, and Chen Xing felt that he was about to be crushed, but he heard a loud breaking sound in his ears!
Two pillars broke at the same time, and the entire Hanguang Palace collapsed! The beams, wooden pillars, bricks and tiles, and even the four brick walls collapsed under the crazy pulling of the vines!
The next moment, in the ruins, the huge pillars in the Hanguang Hall were lifted up with a loud bang. Sima Lun had just struggled out from the bricks and tiles, and Xiang Shu was already covered in the strong light of the heart lamp. His black clothes suddenly turned into a snow-white gilded martial arts robe. The heavy iron sword burst out with thousands of golden lights, and the light rotated from the hilt to the tip of the sword, transforming into a golden sword.
Xiang Shu opened his eyes.
"Go and reincarnate." Xiang Shu said coldly.
The guardian god of war appeared! Chen Xing was shocked when he crawled out of the rubble! He had only seen the records in the books before, and thought the so-called "guardian god of war" was just a name, but he didn't expect it to be a description!
Then Xiang Shu held the sword in both hands and swung out a sky-collapsing move!
Sima Lun's armor shattered in an instant, and he let out a wild roar, and his whole body was burned to ashes by the flames bursting out from the golden sword in Xiang Shu's hand!
"Finally I'm freed, thank you..." A deep voice came as the corpse turned to ashes and scattered in all directions.
"You...you..." Chen Xing was suddenly ecstatic and asked, "What happened?! What just happened?"
"I don't know!" Xiang Shu had recovered and yelled at Chen Xing, "Hurry up and save him!"
The effect of the martial god lasted only a short moment, and then, no matter how much Chen Xing urged the heart lamp, he could not make any more changes. Shadow warriors swarmed in from all directions, and Xiang Shu rushed to the center of the ruins of the Hanguang Palace, but thousands of vines and thorns flew out from the bricks and stones.
Feng Qianjun's vines pushed open the roof of the hall, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
The heavy sword in Xiang Shu's hand glowed, and he tried to move forward several times, but he was unable to break Feng Qianjun's defense.
Chen Xing dragged Tuoba Yan out from the other side of the collapse. Fortunately, Tuoba Yan was wearing armor and his injuries were not serious. The thorns did not leave many external injuries on his body.
"Wake up!" Chen Xing said anxiously, raising the heart lamp in one hand and pressing it on Tuoba Yan's forehead.
Tuoba Yan woke up suddenly, and the first thing he did was to turn around and hug Chen Xing, then roll on the ground to avoid several shadow warriors who were rushing towards him from behind.
"We have to subdue him!" Tuoba Yan glanced at Feng Qianjun.
Tuoba Yan picked up the halberd, and Chen Xing said, "Take me over while Xiang Shu is distracting him!"
Tuoba Yan led Chen Xing, wielding a long halberd in one hand, charging through the crowd of warriors and approaching the center of Hanguang Hall. Xiang Shu felt that there were vines all in front of him, and was afraid that he would be entangled by Feng Qianjun again, so he had to look for an opportunity to escape. As soon as he retreated, Tuoba Yan rushed up.
"Go up!" Xiang Shu flipped in the air and pushed Chen Xing up. Tuoba Yan got close, avoided the vines, took a half step back, and crossed the halberd to let Chen Xing cushion him. Chen Xing took advantage of the momentum to climb up a few steps, a strong light burst out from his hand, raised his elbow, and slapped Feng Qianjun in the face.
"Come out of the demon!" Chen Xing's voice was like the morning bell and evening drum. The light of the heart lamp quickly invaded Feng Qianjun's body. The resentment dissipated. Feng Qianjun staggered after being hit by Chen Xing's slap, and his eyes regained consciousness.
All the vines disappeared, and Tuoba Yan and Xiang Shu immediately turned around to resist the shadow warriors who were rushing forward.
Tens of thousands of shadow warriors guarding the entire Weiyang Palace came like a tsunami, but Feng Qianjun still stood there gasping for breath.
"Where's your brother?!" Chen Xing shouted, "Bring him back! Quick! We've already won!"
A burst of wild laughter broke out again in the ruins.
"Far from it—" Feng Qianyi said in a ferocious voice, "The blood formation is not yet completed, so I don't have any more hope today. Exorcist, you will eventually meet my Lord, and by then, the entire Shenzhou land will submit to him—"
Feng Qianyi slowly rose from the ruins. His whole body seemed to have mutated again, and purple-black blood began to flow from his eyes.
Feng Qianjun looked up and shouted in grief, "Stop! Brother!"
Tuoba Yan shouted: "I can't resist it anymore! Find a way!"
Feng Qianjun held the Senluo Knife at an angle, and shouted in grief. Black fire burst out from his body again, and then all the trees in the Weiyang Palace and even in Chang'an City were uprooted and turned into black dead trees, rushing towards the Hanguang Palace. Xiang Shu was startled and was about to look back, but Chen Xing said, "He has regained his sanity!"
Feng Qianjun seemed to be able to control everything in the universe that had been refined by resentment. The area in front of Weiyang Palace had turned into a battlefield of withered tree men and shadow warriors, and the pressure on the three of them was relieved.
"You are worthy of being a member of the Feng family," Feng Qianyi floated in the air and said lightly, "One day, you will have to present this sword to our Lord..."
"Stop it!" Feng Qianjun shouted.
Feng Qianjun's eyes were filled with anger, and he shouted again. Black fire quickly rose up, and vines appeared from the ground, flying towards his brother in the air. Xiang Shu immediately jumped onto the vines and flew away from them. Chen Xing immediately raised his heart lamp, and saw Xiang Shu flying in the air, leaning back, holding the sword in both hands, his body formed a beautiful arc, and the huge sword in his hand shone with brilliance.
"...Before that." Feng Qianyi closed his eyes, gave up all resistance and opened his arms.
Xiang Shu chopped down with his sword, and Feng Qianyi's body was instantly broken. The black energy that protected his body was broken by the light of the heart lamp, and he fell from the air with a loud bang.
At the same time, all the shadow warriors in the Weiyang Palace lost their resentment and support, and were all strangled to death by the tree people.
Feng Qianyi fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, making a dull sound and looking up at the sky.
Xiang Shu landed, Feng Qianjun put away his sword, and Tuoba Yan put away his halberd. Chen Xing felt severe pain all over his body and was about to fall.
Feng Qianyi used up his last bit of strength and said, "It's too early... Blame it on me, for being too impatient..."
Then, a wave of resentment spread out of Feng Qianyi's body, his eyes opened wide, and he died just like that.
Chen Xing rushed forward and shook Feng Qianyi violently, shouting, "Hey! Don't die! Wake up!"
I haven't asked the questions I should have asked yet, and I don't have any evidence. How am I going to explain myself when I get back? !
Tuoba Yan hurriedly grabbed Chen Xing. After all, Feng Qianjun was still beside him, and his brother had just died. He was afraid that Chen Xing would be impulsive and out of control.
Xiang Shuze was always on guard against Feng Qianjun, and Feng Qianjun soon recovered as normal and put his sword back into its sheath.
"Your brother is dead." Chen Xing said to Feng Qianjun, and looked at Feng Qianyi's pupils, which had already dilated.
Feng Qianjun walked out of the Hanguang Palace and saw the dawn breaking, illuminating the deserted Chang'an. The huge Weiyang Palace was full of corpses. After Feng Qianyi's death, the armor on the shadow warriors all turned into black gas and disappeared, returning to white bones and rotten flesh. The tree demons summoned by the Senluo Knife strangled the zombies into pieces, with broken limbs scattered all over the ground. The few remaining zombies with half of their bodies broken were still struggling.
Another night passed after they escaped from Chang'an. At dawn, the army of zombies finally arrived on the plain outside the Afang Palace. But at the moment of sunrise, for some reason, they lost their marching formation and ate aimlessly everywhere like uncontrollable beasts.
The Qin army came out in full force and blocked the Zao River. They ignited rockets and fired them indiscriminately, setting the zombies on fire. They then split into two wings, encircling the zombies from both sides, and trapped the 300,000 zombies in a circle, driving them towards the central area along the river.
At that time, the last batch of civilians who had fled from Chang'an City were mixed in with the zombies. They had to avoid the zombies and the army's arrows. They kept wailing to the outside, begging the Qin army to let them go.
"Report——"
Fu Jian was wearing imperial armor and had been on high alert. He knew what the scout was talking about before he even opened his mouth. He shouted sternly, "Don't let any of them out! Anyone who is bitten or scratched should be driven into the encirclement!"
Wang Ziye and other civil servants were watching the battle. On the east bank of Zao River, the earth was shaken by wailing and resentment was rising to the sky. There were 300,000 zombies, whose number was even greater than that of the army. They were still subconsciously trying to break out from everywhere. The scene was truly spectacular. Some army soldiers were bitten when fighting against the zombies. When they turned around the next moment, they found that they had been driven into the zombie group by their own people under Murong Chui's strict order. In the blink of an eye, the zombies swarmed over them, tore them to pieces and ate them.
Prince Ye said: "Your Majesty, it's almost done."
The encirclement was gradually tightened, and all the zombies within a ten-mile radius were driven to the center of the designated location. Under the Afang Palace behind Fu Jian, across a river, the siege catapults stored in the warehouse were ready.
Fu Jian raised his imperial sword and shouted, "Shoot!"
In the morning light, all the catapults on the other side of the river were started! Fire pots covered the sky and flew towards the encirclement! Kerosene fell to the ground, exploding countless red clouds, successfully igniting the zombies. A gust of east wind blew, and the fire spread rapidly. Within a radius of a mile, the burning zombies were stimulated and squeezed out frantically!
"Hold on! Hold on!" The generals of the Qin Dynasty galloped on their horses, and the soldiers raised their shields and defended the encirclement, with three layers inside and three layers outside, to block the zombies that broke through. The flames were rolling, and countless human figures in the flames rushed and roared wildly. For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether the burning ones were people or the monster called "Ba". It made people feel cold.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, tongues of flames were leaping out of the encirclement, thick smoke was billowing, covering the sky and the sun, the soldiers on guard had tears in their eyes, and thick clouds were appearing in the sky.
The intuition of having experienced hundreds of battles and life and death instantly reminded Fu Jian.
"Send more people to the downwind!" Fu Jianuo said, "Immediately!"
But the order was given too late. The first gap was opened on the leeward side of the encirclement to the west, and the flames spread through the zombies to the guarding soldiers.
"Imperial Guards, listen to my orders!" Fu Jian, wearing a golden battle armor, jumped on his horse and shouted, "Follow me!"
The people on the other side of the river watched this scene in fear and began to riot. The encirclement was broken, and then the gap became larger and larger. The zombies rushed towards the river with flames and the smell of burning. Once they rushed across the river, all the remaining people in Chang'an would die here!
Some people began to flee in panic, which triggered even more serious riots. Fu Jian no longer cared about his people. If he lost this battle again, he would have to abandon his people and the capital and flee with his army! The power of the emperor was gone, and he was bound to become a joke in the world!
However, at this moment, everyone discovered something, someone shouted and looked forward to it!
"The Great Chanyu——!"
"The Great Chanyu is back!"
A clear whistle was heard from the direction of Chang'an City in the distance!
More than 2,000 people gathered in front of the Zaoshui wooden bridge. At this moment, they seemed to have received an order at the same time and rode out on horseback.
Xiang Shu was the first to ride in the lead, followed by Chen Xing who was riding a horse at his side. Chen Xing activated his heart lamp and shone a strong light. The resentment that shrouded the Zaoshui Plain dissipated when the light appeared, and the zombies were once again driven into the encirclement.
"Sixteen tribes, listen to my command—" Xiang Shu shouted in Tiele language, "Defend the Afang Palace!"
The former tribes of the Hu people who migrated south and the warriors of various families who had been neglected by Fu Jian responded in unison, turned their horses around and followed Xiang Shu. Even many Xianbei people responded subconsciously and shouted, raising their weapons.
Murong Chui immediately became angry and shouted, "Guard your positions!"
Feng Qianjun galloped on his horse, shook out the Senluo Sword, and a black light burst out. Countless black vines suddenly appeared from the ground, reinforcing the encirclement and trapping all the burning zombies.
Xiang Shu, carrying a big sword on his back, rode his horse at full speed. In just a thousand steps, he had assembled a team. Fu Jian looked into the distance and saw Tuoba Yan had also returned.
"My dear soldiers!" Tuoba Yan held a long halberd in one hand and controlled his horse with the other, shouting, "Follow me in the bloody battle to protect His Majesty! Protect Chang'an!"
Two teams of reinforcements joined the battle, and the encirclement was formed again. However, the zombies on fire began to flee to the west, and the violent impact created another gap! Tuoba Yan led the imperial army and tried his best to resist. As long as they could hold on for a short period of time, they would win! Fu Jian roared: "It's all burned! Retreat!"
"No!" Xiang Shu turned his horse around and shouted angrily, "If the Ba Qun enters the river, the soapy water will be poisonous! Who will be responsible?"
The catapult released the last wave of kerosene, and the fire spread again under the strong wind. When the Qin army fought against the enemy, countless people were burned to death or scratched. The Murong family suffered the most casualties and was about to be defeated. The earth shook and another wave of reinforcements arrived.
"Report - Pingyang Governor Murong Chong has arrived -"
Suddenly, thousands of troops came from the eastern horizon, covered with the dawn. One hundred thousand cavalrymen were dressed in shining armor. The young general in the lead was wearing a cloak, like a flying cloud. He led the Pingyang cavalry and charged into the enemy camp without any explanation!
"Phoenix!" Fu Jian shouted.
The zombies that broke through to the west were suppressed into the encirclement again. At that time, Xiang Shu raised his heavy sword and shouted, "Follow me and charge!"
The sixteen former Hu soldiers shouted and followed Xiang Shu in the first round of charge, crashing into the fire. The half-burned zombies were smashed to pieces. This action caused all the Qin troops to form a large charge formation. The army of the Murong family, the imperial guards under Fu Jian, the guards led by the generals of the Qin Dynasty, and even Murong Chong's Pingyang Army, relying on the armored horses on the iron cavalry, trampled on the zombies crazily.
The earth shook, and the Qin army was like a tide, crushing the enemy repeatedly with anger. This was the first time Chen Xing had seen such a scene. The sun rose, and the clouds dispersed.
At this moment, the three hundred thousand zombies finally turned to ashes, dust returned to dust, earth returned to earth, turned into ashes on the Zaohe Plain, returned to the earth, nourishing new life on this land, and continued to thrive.
Finally, it was quiet. The wind rose on the plain, carrying countless black embers into the sky.
Xiang Shu regrouped the team on the river bank. Chen Xing was exhausted and was about to get off the horse and lie on the ground, but Xiang Shu said, "Don't get off the horse."
Chen Xing smelled danger.
As expected, trouble came. After all the zombies were cleared, the Pingyang Army and the Murong Army began to gather around them, and a general emerged. The general took off his silver helmet and threw it on the ground, revealing his handsome face.
The sixteen former Hu warriors behind Xiang Shu were not afraid at all and confronted him from a distance across the shallows.
Murong Chong's black hair flew in the wind. Her Xianbei skin from face to neck was as white as milk, and her eyes were like amber dipped in water. At first glance, Chen Xing almost thought she was a beautiful general.
Both sides fell into silence.
Xiang Shu put away his sword, his robe was tattered and his body was covered with wounds. The army behind Murong Chong was in good order, without any neighing of horses, just watching them quietly.
Murong Chong spoke, his voice was soft, yet carried a chill.
"I've long heard that the Great Chanyu is the best in the world in martial arts, unrivaled in the world," Murong Chong said slowly, "He is known as the 'enemy of ten thousand troops', I just wonder how he compares to my 100,000 cavalrymen?"
Chen Xing thought Xiang Shu would not answer, but Xiang Shu wrapped the reins around his hand twice, and without even looking at Murong Chong, he said nonchalantly: "Since entering the Pass, I have never fought an army of more than 10,000 people with bare hands, so I don't know yet. Are you sure you want to fight today?"
Murong Chong said again: "It's not that I want to fight, this should be asked by the Great Chanyu. When did the Murong family offend the Great Chanyu? Should we kill or chop them up? Please give your instructions."
Xiang Shuyi raised his eyebrows and finally glanced at Murong Chong: "No."
Murong Chong asked angrily again: "Then why did you kill my sister?!"
The Murong clan members immediately shouted in indignation. Murong Chui stood out from the crowd and said loudly: "Great Chanyu, since the establishment of the ancient Chi-Le alliance, the Murong clan has never dared to violate the blood oath covenant. Now that the disaster has been eliminated, you should give us an explanation."
Xiang Shu did not answer, but frowned slightly. Chen Xing wanted to explain what happened, but they had no evidence, and no clues about who the "my master" Feng Qianyi was talking about. Even if Feng Qianyi was kept alive at this time and confronted with the Murong family, the other party would definitely not admit that Princess Qinghe participated in the rebellion, and would definitely accuse it of being a false accusation.
Otherwise, the Murong family would be implicated. How could Fu Jian sit idly by and watch a family that was plotting treason?
"Murong Chong!" Fu Jian finally came forward and entered the arena, "Listen to me."
Murong Chong's gaze stayed on Fu Jian for a brief moment, but he quickly turned back to Xiang Shu, and looked at Chen Xing beside Xiang Shu with suspicion.
"Shulukong," Fu Jian said to Xiang Shu, "where is the evidence?"
Xiang Shu replied coldly: "There is no evidence. You know best what is right and wrong."
Fu Jian: "…"
Fu Jian took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to rush forward and kill Xiang Shu with a sword. Wang Ziye also rode over on a horse and said slowly: "The governor of Pingyang has come from afar, and he will report to the Afang Palace first, and then..."
"Let's go!" Xiang Shu said decisively.
Everyone stepped back.
"Great Chanyu, let me ask for your advice here today." Murong Chong obviously did not want to let Xiang Shu leave. With a command, the 100,000 troops behind him formed a charge formation. They wanted to rely on their troop advantage to kill Xiang Shu on the spot and avenge Princess Qinghe!
"Who dares to take action!" Fu Jian roared.
Xiang Shu said no more, turned his horse around and rushed out of the encirclement. The general drew his bow and drew his arrow, but was knocked off his horse by Xiang Shu's sword. The whole army was in an uproar. Murong Chong was furious, and the army surrounded Xiang Shu and chased after him!
Chen Xing followed closely on horseback. In an instant, the ground shook. The overwhelming Pingyang army began to accelerate and rushed towards them!
However, another group of cavalrymen immediately rushed into the gap, dismounted, holding shields and spears, and rushed towards the 100,000 Pingyang cavalrymen. Tuoba Yan took the lead, galloped through his own camp, and shouted: "Imperial troops, listen to my orders! Those who disobey the emperor's orders will be killed without mercy!"
Murong Chong roared: "Tuoba Yan! You traitor!"
Seeing that the Imperial Guards and the Pingyang Army were clearly positioned apart, Murong Chong was unwilling to challenge Fu Jian's prestige, so he could only throw his weapon to the ground in anger.
Xiang Shu had already left the west bank of Zaohe River and crossed the big wooden bridge. With a whistle, the people all over the hills and plains below the Afang Palace stood up and looked in the direction where the Sixteen Hus left. Many young people in Chang'an ran down the hill, jumped on their horses, and chased Xiang Shu.
Amid billowing smoke and dust, Xiang Shu left with thousands of people in front of nearly 600,000 soldiers and civilians in Chang'an.
"Jiantou!"
"Take care of yourself, see you later!"
Fu Jian had a complicated look in his eyes as he watched Xiang Shu and his subordinates rush onto the official road and leave Chang'an.
The sound of horse hooves hit the official road heavily, and then turned into the wilderness.
In midsummer, the sun is shining brightly, the grass is lush and the birds are flying. When you leave Chang'an, the sky suddenly becomes clear and blue.
Chen Xing looked back at the large group of people with billowing dust behind him. First were the sixteen former Hu warriors, and then the Hu people's children who followed the Great Chanyu. Nearly six thousand people formed a torrent and left the Guanlong area in a mighty manner towards the north.
"What are you doing?" Chen Xing rode his horse and asked Xiang Shu who was riding side by side with him.
Xiang Shu did not answer. He glanced at Chen Xing and deliberately slowed down his horse.
"Chang'an doesn't welcome us, don't you understand?" Xiang Shu said calmly.
Chen Xing asked again: "Where are we going now?"
Xiang Shu replied: "Go home!"
"Go home?" Chen Xing looked confused.
"Chi Le Chuan!" A warrior reminded Chen Xing in Chinese.
Xiang Shu's clear voice rang out.
"Chi Le Chuan - Under the Yin Mountains -"
As the song came out, it immediately brought with it the majestic meaning of towering mountains and vast grasslands.
"The sky is like a dome--" a group of Hu people followed Xiang Shu and Chen Xing and sang loudly, "enveloping the four dumb ones--"
Chen Xing was immediately shocked by the singing. The Xianbei language was originally clear and beautiful, but Xiang Shu sang it with the momentum of an eagle soaring into the sky. He only listened to everyone singing in unison:
"The sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless——"
"The wind blows through the grass and reveals cattle and sheep—"
"Gee!" Xiang Shu urged his horse and sped away. Chen Xing hurriedly rode his horse to catch up with him. The official road was straight, leading to the thousand-meter-high pass in the north and the Great Wall under the pass.
It leads to the boundless sea of grass covering the sky below the Great Wall, to the vast Mountains of the Gods in the northern frontier, to the gem-like Hulunbuir Lake and the jade-like Silk River.
At the end of the Divine Land, which covers the vast land like a dome and has a vast sky and boundless wilderness, there is a vast world.