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Chapter 133 The Righteous Path

Yongzhou, Xi'an.

The wind whipped up dust and sand, making the outline of the ancient city appear and disappear.

Gao Yingxiang's 200,000-strong army besieged the city, their banners obscuring the sun, their momentum overwhelming.

After the thirty-six peasant uprising armies were integrated, the rebel army was like a tiger unleashed from its cage, advancing with unstoppable momentum, capturing places such as Daning, Xizhou, Zezhou, Shouyang, and Baokang, with an overwhelming momentum.

In Gao Yingxiang's eyes, this ancient capital of the former dynasty was also something he could easily possess.

"Hongji".

Gao Yingxiang reined in his horse and said to his nephew, who was riding behind him, "Once we capture Xi'an, I will grant you this old capital."

Li Hongji was overjoyed and immediately dismounted, kneeling to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Uncle!"

"Outside, you should call me King Chuang."

Gao Yingxiang laughed heartily, and only then did he take a closer look at the ancient city in front of him.

There was no one in front of the city gate, and no guards were on duty at the gate.

Even the vermilion city gates were not completely closed; the doors were half-open.

The area in front of the city gate was covered with messy footprints and dried, black bloodstains.

"The Empty City Stratagem"

Gao Yingxiang stopped the warhorse, narrowed his eyes, and said, "They're treating me like Sima Yi."

Li Hongji advised, "Uncle, our army is winning battle after battle and its morale is unstoppable. It would be best to be cautious."

"Hongji, you're right."

After a moment's hesitation, Gao Yingxiang called out to the troops, "Who is willing to go into the city and investigate?"

The soldiers looked at each other, none of them willing to move.

The city has already been promised to Li Hongji, and no one would risk their life for someone else's city.

Li Hongji understood the situation and volunteered, "Your Majesty, this humble general is willing to go and investigate!"

After receiving permission, he selected his trusted subordinates, and a group of a hundred men formed an array and headed towards Xi'an.

Before even entering the city, the stench of rotting flesh hit us, as if we were in a slaughterhouse.

Li Hongji covered his mouth and nose and gave his lieutenant a wink.

Upon seeing this, the general immediately went to the city gate and challenged the defenders, shouting, "Listen up, garrison troops inside the city!"

"When the rebel leader comes, there will be peace! When the rebel leader comes, there will be justice!"

"No more exorbitant taxes! No more oppression by powerful figures!"

No matter how much they shouted, there was no response from within the city, as if they were shouting at thin air.

After a while, Li Hongji gradually became impatient.

"Could it be that the people in the city have already abandoned it and fled?"

The lieutenant suggested, "Why don't we go into the city and take a look?"

"Walk!"

Li Hongji ordered his subordinates to go first, while he followed cautiously at the back.

As the group entered the city, the stench became even more overwhelming.

Upon entering the city, one finds that the houses are damaged and the doors of every household are open, either naturally opened or smashed open.

The ground was covered with countless dark bloodstains, long and thin, reminiscent of a blood-soaked corpse being dragged away.

"It seems Xi'an has already been attacked and looted?"

Li Hongji frowned. The people in this city should have been his assets, but the bloody scene he witnessed filled him with anguish.

I only hope there are enough survivors in the city to maintain order.

*Splat*

As they moved forward, the horse's hooves suddenly made a sound as they stepped on something.

Li Hongji jumped off his horse and observed carefully.

It was a black, foul-smelling piece of meat, which splattered with foul-smelling black juice after being trampled by a horse's hoof.

If you look closely, you can see traces of teeth biting on the meat.

A shadow fell over everyone's hearts.

"keep going."

As you turn the corner, the scene suddenly changes.

Skulls piled high like mountains, bones formed a forest. Human hair stood on end like felt, flesh rotted into dust. Human tendons clung to poles, dry and gleaming like silver. It was truly a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, a truly stench-filled place.

On the left was a large pot, and in the thick soup, heads and hands rose and fell.

On the right, a fire pit was set up, and the dog-headed demons strung people from head to tail, placed them on the fire, and rotated them to roast them. Yellow grease was poured onto the fire, and the flames kept jumping.

The wolf demon slices meat, the fox pushes the cart.

There were hordes of wolf demons and dog monsters, numbering in the thousands at a glance.

Sitting in the very center was a huge jackal, about two zhang tall, which grabbed a man's leg from the fox-drawn carriage and began to devour it.

Li Hongji broke out in a cold sweat and whispered, "Retreat."

"Don't make a sound, back off!"

The hundred-man team held their breath, afraid of making the slightest sound.

God does not fulfill one's wishes.

Li Hongji looked down and saw a rotten piece of meat.

He cautiously raised his head and saw tens of thousands of green pupils; the demons and monsters in the square were now staring in his direction.

"Walk!"

With a loud shout, Li Hongji was the first to mount his horse and gallop away.

"Aww!"

The Jackal King roared to the sky, and the demons echoed his roar.

They chased each other frantically, on all fours.

Li Hongji galloped on his horse, but the speed of the horse carrying him was obviously not as fast as these demons.

But Li Hongji wasn't worried.

Why? Because his prized steed ran faster than his men's horses.

A hungry wolf pounces.

One by one, the warhorses were knocked down, and the cries of the soldiers were fleeting.

Li Hongji was furious, but all he could do was run away.

Only by living can we one day avenge them.

The desolate, dead city, the blood-stained streets, and dozens of warhorses galloping at full speed on the avenue.

Pursuing them were demonic wolves and hounds that, by no means seemed like natural creatures, but rather beings that only appeared in stories.

When Li Hongji rushed out of the city gate in a disheveled state, Gao Anxiang and the others waiting outside felt a chill in their hearts.

Li Hongji leaned forward on his horse to minimize wind resistance and quickly shouted a single word, "Run!"

The next moment, the wolf left the city.

The wolf demons, the size of calves, drooled and tumbled out of the city gate, jostling each other.

Even the widest city gates designed for humans would be too crowded for these demons.

The canine-shaped demons behind them had no patience to wait. They leaped up the high walls and jumped down from the city wall.

Even more extreme, some crashed through the city wall, shook their heads to shake off the broken bricks and dust, regained their senses, and drooled at the self-sufficient grain brigade in the distance.

"All troops, listen to my command: Retreat!"

Gao Yingxiang acted decisively and immediately ordered a retreat.

Zhengyi Dao, Tianshi Mountain.

An old Taoist priest with white hair and beard, exuding an air of otherworldly wisdom, floated above the futon.

On his aged and serene face, a sense of helplessness and sorrow appeared.

"Qing Yu."

After the call was made, the side door opened.

A stunningly beautiful young female Taoist priest, dressed in a loose-fitting robe, approached and respectfully greeted, "Grandpa."

Upon seeing the young Taoist nun, a touch of human compassion appeared in the old Taoist's detached and otherworldly eyes.

"Qingyu, strike the Dharma bell to summon all Zhengyi disciples to the main hall."

"With demons and evil causing chaos in this world, our Righteous Sect will lift the mountain closure, restore order, and bring peace to the world!"

The young Taoist priest Qingyu looked surprised, but without asking any questions, he bowed and replied, "This disciple understands."

She pushed open the door and looked down at the magnificent palace complex. Even now, she still finds the experience of this period and the dramatic changes incredible.

"Shall we go down the mountain?"

Qingyu subconsciously raised her hand to touch her lower abdomen.

The loose Taoist robe clung to his abdomen, but instead of being flat to match his figure, it bulged outwards with a slight curve.