Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 353 Reinforcements
As the Mermaid passed away, the bewildered people gradually woke up.

"What happened just now?" Everyone felt dizzy and sad, as if they had had a sad and desolate dream about a mermaid.

"You have been bewitched." A Yao stood beside Ren Yuan with his hands behind his back and answered calmly.

"Did you kill her?" Everyone looked at A Yao in shock. Although they knew that she was invincible in the fight against Gou Chen Si, they didn't expect that she could even kill a big monster with a Shattered Pill explosion.

This is no longer the level of an ordinary nine orifices, right?

"Because I am not influenced by her." A Yao's tone was still calm, as if she was talking about a trivial matter. "But she still let her send Xiao Zong away."

"Alas..." Everyone in the Gou Chen Division sighed in frustration: "They all ran away!"

Next time the opponent is on guard, there won’t be such a good opportunity.

"That's normal. Jiao Xiaonu has burned her demon pill. She is a great demon that has passed the 12th level. How can we stop her?" Ren Yuan said to boost everyone's morale.

"If we launch another surprise attack, we can kill the opponent's top fighter. Instead of losing money, we will make a lot of money."

"Yes, there is still a long way to go. I don't believe that there will be another big monster that will break the pill next time!" Song Jingxiu also said in a deep voice.

You have to know that for a monster to pass the twelve levels and become a great monster with a lifespan of a thousand years, it would take at least several hundred years of hard training. How could it be possible to give up just like that?

"That's right. It's extremely abnormal that Jiao Xiaonu would sacrifice herself to save Xiao Zong." Song Jingxiu also smiled bitterly and said, "Anyway, I can't figure out what she wants no matter how hard I try."

"Indeed." Everyone nodded.

"Why are you surprised?" Until A Yao said calmly: "When a demon is in love, it is crazier than a human."

This ended the topic directly.

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At this time, Ren Yuan walked over to Zuan, who was squatting next to the teleportation array, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Can you tell where they went?"

"Fifty miles west," Zuan hissed.

"Why don't they use this method to teleport all the way to Hulao Pass?" Chen Baxian was also squatting on the other side of Zuan.

"This kind of teleportation array without a receiving array is too dangerous. Do you know where it will teleport to?" Zuan said in a muffled voice: "What if I fall into a wolf's den?"

"That's true." Chen Baxian nodded, and before he stood up and left, he said, "Your father is being controlled."

"..." Zuan's expression darkened and he didn't respond.

"Can we use this thing to catch up?" Ren Yuan asked again.

"No, we're not sure where we'll be teleported to next time. We might be sent back to the east." Zuan shook his head.

"I see." Ren Yuan also stood up and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely rescue your father."

"Thank you." Zuan's throat trembled and he finally squeezed out two words.

"Why should we be polite to each other, brothers?" Ren Yuan said, extending his hand to Zu An and pulling him up, saying, "Besides, a genius like Zu Sima must not fall into the hands of the enemy."

"Alas, he never listens to advice." Zu An said depressedly, "If he had left the Governor's Mansion with me earlier, how could this disaster have happened?"

"If it weren't for this disaster, how would I know that you care about him so much?" Ren Yuan laughed.

"Fuck you." Zuan spat embarrassedly.

"Let's go and pursue westwards!" Ren Yuan called out at this time, and everyone in the Gou Chen Division mounted their horses and left the ruins of the fort in the dense rain.

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As expected, Xiao Zong and his party appeared fifty miles to the west. Moreover, the ground beneath their feet was flat and there was no danger around them. They were very lucky.

The only people left by his side were Jiang Ge Zugeng and two of his subordinates who had been electrocuted.

Xiao Zong didn't care about all this. He staggered a few steps to the east, knelt down in the rain, and burst into tears.

It was not known whether he was crying for the Mermaid or for himself, but he cried endlessly, letting his sorrow become a river.

The four of them stood silently behind him, all feeling that they were at the end of their rope.

Suddenly there was a flash of lightning, and they were horrified to see a group of people galloping towards the sound of crying.

This is completely over...

However, there is always a way out. When the team got closer, they saw that the person leading the way was the red-bearded Meng Huai.

"Mr. Meng!" The four of them greeted him loudly.

"Oh, I finally found you!" Meng Huai was overjoyed. He dismounted and came over. Seeing that the prince was still crying, he asked the four people, "What happened?"

"..." The four of them told Meng Huai about the attack and sighed at the end, "Because it happened suddenly, we were caught off guard and lost the ability to resist. In the end, it was only because Miss Jiao Xiao self-destructed her demon pill that the prince and us were able to escape."

"Where are the others?"

"They all fell victim to Gou Chen Si's murderous hands..." the four answered dejectedly.

"Ah?" Meng Huai was struck by lightning. He didn't expect that their team was almost wiped out after he had been away for just a while.

"Who are those people?" At this time, Xiao Zong raised his head and looked at the team of knights standing quietly in the rain with tearful eyes.

"They were sent by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi to pick us up." Meng Huai quickly replied, "I discovered something was wrong when I was returning, so I hurried all the way here and ended up running into them on the way."

"Greetings, Your Highness!" It was none other than Lord Na Tui who came. He dismounted from his horse, knelt on one knee in front of Xiao Zong and said, "I am here on the orders of my prince to escort Your Highness to the capital."

"Good." Xiao Zong felt relieved when he saw this, and asked hurriedly, "Why didn't my sixth uncle come?"

"The prince asked me to tell your highness that something big is happening in Luoyang and he cannot get away for the time being." Lord Zhui said in a deep voice, "But don't worry, your highness. I have bribed the rebel commanders along the way and will ensure that the prince can enter Hulao Pass safely."

"Oh, I see." Xiao Zong nodded and looked at the sky with a distracted gaze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Your Highness, let's leave first." Lord Tui urged again.

"No, I won't leave." Xiao Zong shook his head and said, "Otherwise, this revenge will never be avenged."

"Ah?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Why was he still thinking about this?
"I said I want revenge." Xiao Zong looked at everyone steadily and said without question, "Otherwise I won't be able to swallow this anger."

"Your Highness, is this the time to be angry?" everyone hurriedly advised.

"I'm not angry." Xiao Zong's expression gradually calmed down and said, "Right now, the enemy doesn't know that I have a strong reinforcement. He thinks that I'm all alone. He will definitely underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. If I ambush him at this time, I will definitely be able to catch him in one fell swoop."

"That makes sense." Meng Huai nodded in agreement. He didn't want to escape in such a disgrace and be looked down upon.

Jiang Ge and Zu Geng looked at Lord Tui again, thinking that only he could stop them from going crazy.

Who knew that Lord Tu also went crazy.

"Okay, let's ambush him and kill the guy named Ren to avenge our brothers!" Lord Tui naturally had a grudge against Ren Yuan as well.

(End of this chapter)