The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 168 The Demon Visits
The western border of Liangzhou.

On the towering city wall hundreds of feet high, soldiers in black armor stood in rows, on strict alert.

Inside the city, numerous large war weapons were being assembled, and there were also huge dragon elephants and dragon lions dragging war carriages as big as small buildings, which were transported from within the country and were filled with arrows, weapons, and food.

In the military camp, everyone has their own duties, patrolling and standing guard.

War eagles flew back to the military camp from abroad one after another, bringing back the news they had discovered.

"Strange, these demons are quiet."

In the military camp, Li Xuanli sat on the general's seat, frowning in thought.

The news detected that the group of demons 800 miles away were retreating to the east.

This group of demons had been hovering in the Western Territory for a long time, attacking from time to time. There were three great demons in the Third Immortal Realm lurking among them. Their actions seemed to be intended to provoke them and attract them to rush over the line of defense and chase them, but he was not fooled.

Now, this group of demons chose to retreat, which was a bit abrupt.

Combined with other intelligence, could this possible attack by demons from outside Liangzhou really be a cover-up?

Its purpose is to contain the Li family’s military power?
"father."

A figure ran into the military tent. It was Li Wushuang.

Seeing his precious daughter, Li Xuanli's frown relaxed and he chuckled:
"Before, outside the defense line, I heard that you led the team to strangle a group of demons. How was it? How did you feel?"

When this matter was mentioned, Li Wushuang immediately said unhappily: "They are just a bunch of little demons."

Li Xuanli smiled secretly in his heart. If he hadn’t known it was a little demon, he would not have let you take action.

"Although it is a small demon, you should not pursue it too closely. You have to know that in the military camp, military discipline is as strict as a mountain. The demons are cunning beyond your imagination, especially the demons that come to invade the border. There are military advisors behind them to command them. You have to treat them as cunning ghosts." Li Xuanli taught.

"I know."

Li Wushuang said: "I came to you to talk about this. I got information from one of the little demons. They are pretending to attack, but they have actually retreated."

"Oh?"

Li Xuanli raised his eyebrows and said, "How did you find out about that little demon?"

"I went to the torture chamber before and learned something." Li Wushuang said.

Li Xuanli was speechless, and smiled bitterly: "You are a girl, why would you go to the torture chamber? It is so dirty and messy... However, this matter is still open for discussion. I will investigate further."

"More investigation?"

Li Wushuang was surprised.

"Of course." Li Xuanli said unhappily, "The group of small demons I asked you to kill are only at the Divine Wandering Realm at most. How could demons of this level possibly know any battle plan? If they were to fight, they would be cannon fodder, unless what they knew was intentionally made known by those big demons."

Li Wushuang was stunned. "Dad, are you saying this is a trick within a trick?"

Li Xuanli nodded slightly: "But it may also be that I am worrying too much. Anyway, I will investigate further. You can just rest assured and have a good rest."

"Ok."

Seeing this, Li Wushuang had no choice but to nod and leave.

After she left, Li Xuanli's face became serious. He pondered for a moment, called his personal attendant, and asked him to write two letters.

A letter was sent to Qingzhou, reminding people in Qingzhou to be on guard against the actions of demons.

The other letter was sent to Li Tiangang in the Eastern Territory.

"If this demon is a cover, its target is Qingzhou. If it is really attacking, this retreat may be an attack on the East Territory. I wonder what the situation is like in Tiangang..."

His eyes flickered, and suddenly, he thought of something else, so he asked his attendant to write another letter and send it to Tianmen Pass.

"That kid, even though he just drove away the three demon kings, the demon kings are still holding a grudge and will most likely vent their anger on Liangzhou. They may also collude with other demon kings to attack Tianmen Pass. The traces of Longmen have been revealed. The Holy Palace and the Li family have had a long-standing feud, so they may also send people over..."

"We need to tell him to be careful."

……

Liangzhou, the eastern front.

The Great Wall of Black Stone stretched endlessly, covering the entire battle line.

Six hundred miles outside the city, two figures came whistling, their auras restrained. One of them was dressed in a luxurious red-gold robe, his face was like a beautiful jade, handsome and elegant.

The other was wearing a black robe and hood, and was shrouded in shadows.

"The place ahead is where Li Tiangang is guarding."

The black-robed man said in a low voice, "Mr. Fengshan, I know you want revenge, but even if you rush over now, you may not be able to kill Li Tiangang. There is a magic circle on the border, and with our strength, we cannot easily break it."

"On the contrary, this attack will alarm them and alert their enemies."

The elegant man in the scarlet-gold robe was none other than Feng Shanjun who had escaped from Li Hao's clutches.

His eyes seemed to be burning with golden flames. He passed through the void and saw the military camp within the defense line. His eyes were full of murderous intent:
"I know. I promised you that I would not easily ruin your plan."

Hearing this, the black-robed man breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Lord Fengshan, don't worry. One year from now, our clan elder will come out of seclusion and pacify Liangzhou. By the way, he can also help you deal with that kid."

Feng Shanjun said coldly: "Dealing with that brat is another matter, but I will personally trample Li Tiangang to death!"

"no problem."

The man in black robe smiled and agreed.

Feng Shanjun took a deep look at the defense line in the distance, feeling angry, but still restrained himself. Over there was the Li family's army, and they might not be able to break through the formation in a short time.

……

Inside Tianmen Pass.

Seven hundred people are willing to join the army and guard Cangya City and this pass.

Li Hao recruited them, registered them, and submitted the household registration list to the military governor of Liangzhou, the fifth uncle, Li Xuanli.

He was ordered to garrison Liangzhou and also took over as the military governor here. He had the right to dispatch troops from various cities in Liangzhou, including the city guards. All of them had to obey his orders unconditionally.

This list needs to be entered and reviewed by him, otherwise these soldiers will die in battle, and if Li Hao does not come forward, there will be no one to collect their bodies, erect a monument for them, and they can only be regarded as knights who died in battle and lonely ghosts.

Returned soon.

Li Hao received the old star official, and with his company, he started the magic formation to test the Cangya City.

This is a border city. The magic array level is the Five Mysterious Star Array, which seals five great demon fighting spirits at the peak of the third immortal realm. With the help of the power of the stars in heaven and earth, it is amplified and can barely match the combat power of two demon kings in the Dao Heart Realm.

It is no problem to defend against the attack of a demon king alone, and I can last at least half a day.

In addition, all the soldiers in the city can inject their strength into the magic circle to further increase the power of the fighting spirit. They can also borrow power from the magic circle to let the fighting spirit inside bless themselves and greatly increase the fighting power of the main general.

"Major General, please inspect it."

As the magic circle was activated, Li Hao saw the shadows of the fighting spirits of five huge demons emerging from various places in the city, including the four city walls and the city center.

These fighting spirits are consumables of the magic circle, and are also the accumulated results of the royal family's thousands of years of battles.

Li Haofei went out of the city and saw that the whole city was covered by a magic circle. No matter where they attacked, the five demons could use the power of the magic circle to reach one place in an instant and launch an attack at the same time.

"Then I'll just give it a try."

Li Hao said.

Whether the formation structure is flawed depends on whether the fighting spirit can exert the corresponding combat power.

Li Hao did not use the Longxiao Sword, but raised his hand and punched out.

The fist absorbed the power of the surrounding heaven and earth, turning into a huge fist mark, suppressing it downwards.

On the top of the city wall, everyone's faces were full of excitement and anticipation at first, but as the force of the fist continued to grow, everyone's expressions became solemn and tense.

Roar!
The five demons roared and rushed forward together.

But under the suppression of the fist, the five demons, like mountain-shaking beasts, could not resist the fist at all and were forced to retreat step by step.

Bang bang bang!
The five demon fighting spirits all crashed into the golden shield of the magic circle, causing ripples to form and the color of the magic circle seemed to become much lighter.

Li Hao quickly withdrew his strength and flew back.

The old Xingxiu official stared at Li Hao blankly, and it took him a while to react. He said:
"Major General, did you use all your strength?"

"No."

Li Hao shook his head. It was just a casual punch, with only 30% of his strength.

The old Xingxiu official was startled for a moment, then frowned, looked around at the formation patterns on the city wall, and murmured, "This shouldn't be the case..."

Li Hao also felt that the five big demons should not be so weak, and immediately comforted them: "Senior, please don't be anxious, check it slowly, maybe there is a small problem somewhere."

The old Xingxiu official thought about it and agreed.

Although Li Hao's attack just now was frightening and powerful, he felt that even if Li Hao had reached the Fourth Stage, he should not be able to suppress the five demons so easily. There must be a problem with the power transmission of the magic circle.

"Excuse me, Major General. I'll check it again."

The old Xingxiu official said.

Xia Xianglan suddenly felt guilty. Could it be that there was something wrong with the secret pattern she had carved earlier?

Li Hao said goodbye to the old Xingxiu official, and then found the warriors who had joined the army before, and asked them to purchase a batch of cloth to make military flags. The more the better.

The next day.

Li Hao received news from the governor of Liangzhou Military Headquarters that the 700 people had been approved for recruitment.

In addition, he also received a letter from his fifth uncle, every word of which was full of concern and warned him to be careful to guard against the revenge of the Demon King.

Li Hao sighed, put away the letter from home, and asked Ren Qianqian to put it in a wooden box in his room.

That afternoon, a flying bird came to the pass and asked the soldiers guarding the pass, saying that he wanted to meet Li Hao.

Li Hao had never thought that a demon would visit him, so he immediately summoned him to see the demon.

The bird demon transformed into an appearance of a child of seven or eight years old, wearing orange plain clothes. When he was led by the soldiers into the small fenced courtyard, he saw a girl practicing sword in the courtyard and a boy sitting on a bench on the other side, sketching a picture.

At the boy's feet, a little white fox was lying, glancing at him lazily.

The boy was startled by what he saw, and came to Li Hao with a nervous look:
"Major General."

"From Tianji Palace?"

Li Hao was sketching the corpse of the ghost girl in the distance to gain experience in painting. He did not look back and just said lightly.

There was a spirit sitting cross-legged in the sky, monitoring the surroundings. Li Hao could also see the ugly and swollen corpse of the ghost woman by jumping over the wall of the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)