Chapter 181 Reinforcements, Haotian Banner (Third Update)
"Um?"
As Li Hao ate the buns, he suddenly felt that the taste was familiar, as if he had eaten it somewhere.
When he looked up, he saw that the old man at the tea stall looked familiar, and suddenly he remembered that he was the tea stall owner he met on the way when he went to Qizhou to slay demons.
"Is it you?"
Li Hao looked at each other in surprise.
"Um?"
The old man at the tea stall looked at Li Hao doubtfully.
Li Hao stared away, sensing the other person's aura, but found that he was just an ordinary person.
"Boss, did you set up a stall on the border of Qizhou before?" Li Hao asked.
The old man at the tea stall looked at Li Hao in surprise and said, "Do you know me, old man?"
"When we passed by, I even learned how to make steamed buns from you." Li Hao said.
Hearing what Li Hao said, the old man at the tea stall seemed to recall and suddenly said:
"So it's you, why are you here?"
"I would like to ask you, why are you here? Haven't you been setting up a stall in Qizhou for many years?"
"It's not like I heard some young heroes drinking tea say that business is good here, and they all rushed this way, so I thought of bringing an old man with me, so I came here."
The old man at the tea stall smiled and said, "Not to mention, the business here is indeed much better, you see."
While they were talking, several young men in rich and jade clothes rode horses from outside Longguan Road in the distance. When they saw the tea stall, the young men got off their horses.
"Old man, have a bowl of tea!"
"It's rude for you to call me that. You need to call the boss."
"Hey, you just talk about this too much. We are just people in the world now. We only look smart when we call ourselves old men."
"My father once said that when walking outside, don't mistake impoliteness for being cool, otherwise you will be beaten."
"Oh, you even rhymed it for me."
A few teenagers sat down and talked and laughed casually. They glanced at Li Hao and saw that Li Hao was similar in age to them. They thought he was also a guy who came to Cangya City to see something.
"Come on."
The old man at the tea stall greeted them with a smile, handed a pot of hot tea to the teenagers, and said, "We still have some buns and snacks here. Do you want some?"
"Okay, let's have some, one for each person."
"Okay."
The old man at the tea stall smiled and agreed.
He turned around and started busying in front of the stall. While busy, he said to Li Hao: "Young hero, are you also here to join in the fun in Cangya City?"
"I live here."
While drinking tea and eating steamed buns, Li Hao asked: "It's a long way from Qizhou to here. Did you come alone? It's not easy to walk such a long way."
The teenagers at the table next to him were all surprised when they heard Li Hao's words and immediately cast their gazes. One of the more familiar teenagers immediately said enthusiastically: "Brother, do you live here? You just came here to buy a house. residence, or joined the army? "
"Brother, have you seen that Major General Haotian?"
"The journey is indeed long, and the road is not easy to walk, so just walk slowly."
The old man at the tea stall said with a smile: "As long as you can go where you want to go, it's nice to go slower."
Li Hao was interrupted by these teenagers and looked at the tea stall owner again. Although he thought it was a bit strange, there were many coincidences in the world. Maybe he was overthinking it.
"Boss, I'm leaving first."
After Li Hao finished eating, he stood up and said to the boss.
Then he turned around and looked at the teenagers, and said with a smile: "This border is very dangerous. It would be better for you to go somewhere else."
"Then how did you..."
Seeing his mature and advising appearance, several teenagers were immediately dissatisfied and wanted to compare, but saw Li Hao turn around and walk away, disappearing outside the tea stall.
Royal air.
The sign of fifteen miles!
The words of several young people rushed to their mouths, and they suddenly became silent.
This guy who looks about the same age as them is actually in the Fifteen Miles Realm!
But soon, they looked at each other and became excited.
It is said that many people are running towards Cangya City now, and countless geniuses want to challenge the legendary boy. It seems to be true.
You can meet geniuses everywhere here!
“Brothers, eat quickly, let’s go too.”
The young men suddenly became agile in their movements.
"What a bunch of impatient guys..."
The old man at the tea stall shook his head and smiled when he saw this.
…
…
Li Hao quietly returned to Cangya City and returned to the small courtyard.
When several patrolling masters saw Li Hao, they immediately saluted, and Li Hao waved for them to continue.
Ren Qianqian was practicing in the courtyard. Hearing the noise, he opened his eyes and looked around. When he saw it was Li Hao, he immediately stopped his practice and got up and ran over.
"Master, you are back."
"Well, what's going on recently?"
"We don't have any here."
Ren Qianqian said: "But this morning, Senior Hongzhuang received a military report. I don't know what it is specifically."
Li Hao recalled that when he entered the city, the city guards who were patrolling closely moved their eyes slightly and said to Ren Qianqian: "Help me find some clean clothes, I will ask."
"good."
Ren Qianqian nodded.
Li Hao released his soul, explored the whole city, and soon found Li Hongzhuang.
His figure flashed and disappeared into the small courtyard, arriving at the city general's mansion where Li Hongzhuang lived.
Li Hongzhuang was concentrating her sword on self-realization and practice when she suddenly woke up. She looked up and saw Li Hao appearing like a breeze. She breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Hao'er, are you back? From Tianji It would take six or seven days at the earliest if we travel normally to get here, right?"
"Well, I just got back."
Li Hao sat on the chair next to him, saw a plate of snacks, picked up one and threw it into his mouth, and asked:
"I heard from Qianqian that there was a military report. I just came back and saw that the soldiers seemed to be on guard. Is there something wrong?"
"The demons that were wandering outside Liangzhou were indeed pretending to retreat, and are now gathering in the western border of Liangzhou, preparing to attack."
When Li Hongzhuang mentioned this, she frowned and said, "It's the information from Fifth Brother. It was detected last night. We'll work hard and the military report will be delivered this morning."
"These demons are indeed immortal!"
There was murderous intent and anger in her eyes.
Li Hao suddenly realized that he had also made some guesses about the situation outside the customs.
"So what's the situation over there in the Western Region?"
"We don't know yet."
Li Hongzhuang shook her head: "Fifth brother just said that we should be careful here too, the demons will come to invade at any time, so let's keep an eye on our whistles and don't let down."
"So today I asked all the soldiers in the city to cheer up, and also sent several teams of elite sentries to the outside of the pass. The first team to set off has returned from exploring 800 miles away, but there is no trace of any demons."
Li Hao didn't mention it to Li Hongzhuang about cleaning up the area outside the customs. He had already cleared everything within five thousand miles outside the customs.
It is normal for the other party not to be able to detect demons within eight hundred miles.
However, now that the demons are gathering to attack the western border of Liangzhou, they may also gather their troops again to come to Tianmen Pass. After all, this is the pass on the south side of Liangzhou.
Just because it was empty before, doesn’t mean it’s not there now.
Therefore, Li Hao didn't say anything and would know the situation when the sentinels she sent returned.
If those monsters really dare to come, he will clean it again.
It just so happened that the demons killed earlier had been eaten by the whole city for more than a month, and they had already been eaten up.
It would be a good idea to add some ingredients, which would save him money on purchasing.
Now that he is separated from the Li family, he is self-reliant. He earns all his money and things by himself, relying on the rewards he received previously and selling demon materials.
When she had no money before, Song Qiumo paid for it in advance. Li Hao didn't even have the chance to return this money and this relationship to her.
"If other sentries have not detected traces of the demons, it means that these demons may have concentrated their efforts to attack the Western Territory."
Li Hongzhuang said: "At that time, we will go to spy on the battle situation in the Western Region."
"But it's also possible that these demons have been diverted. The army has not yet reached our side. I will send people to investigate in the next few days."
She will not look down upon or relax. With the speed of the demon army, it is not unusual for them to march thousands of miles in one day. The big demon among them, as the vanguard, can rush thousands of miles away in less than half a day and attack the city in advance.
Li Hao nodded, this is indeed safe.
"If you have any questions, please feel free to tell me."
Li Haodang was ready to get up and leave.
Li Hongzhuang glanced at him and said, "You went to Yongzhou for only five days and came back. Didn't you look through it at the airport that day, or did the owner of the airport that day didn't want to let you look at it more?"
"No, he let me look at it as I pleased."
"Then why did you come back so early?" Li Hongzhuang was surprised.
Because after reading it... Li Hao smiled, waved his hand and said, "I've been traveling for a long time and haven't taken a shower for several days. I'm going to change my clothes first."
"..." Li Hongzhuang was speechless. Are you in a hurry to come back and take a shower?
Before she could continue to ask, Li Hao had already stepped out of the general's mansion and disappeared before her eyes.
"This guy..."
Li Hongzhuang couldn't help but shake her head, feeling a little funny. She didn't know how Li Hao's loose temper could cultivate to such an extent. It was in stark contrast to them, the disciplined disciples of the God General's Mansion, but Li Hao was better than anyone else. .
Return to the small courtyard.
Li Hao simply rinsed and changed into new clothes. He Chuanyin said hello to Feng Lao who was secretly sitting there. Then he suddenly remembered that he came back in a hurry and didn't go shopping in Yongzhou and bring back some delicious specialties.
However, he was mainly worried about the invasion of demons at Tianmen Pass. After all, the news of his escape would probably not be hidden from the demon Tianji Palace.
"You didn't take this opportunity to attack Tianmen Pass. It seems that the army has moved to the west?"
"Maybe they feel that I'm not here. Even if Tianmen Pass is breached, when I come back, I can only retreat. After all, there are too many battle flags here." Li Hao knew that these demons outside the pass must have seen the power of his battle flags, at least that day Ji Dian was informed.
Seeing the battle flags on the top of Cangya City, it was considered courageous to dare to come here.
Shaking his head, Li Hao stopped thinking about it. Since the demon attacked the Western Region, it meant that he really planned to attack Liangzhou, so he had to guard the Tianmen Pass.
"The world is starting to get chaotic..."
Li Hao felt that he had to work harder, so he asked Ren Qianqian to invite Xu Zhouyuan, the young chess master.
Li Hao was extremely polite to these art masters.
Ren Qianqian also followed Li Hao's attitude and came to the inn where the Little Chess Sage lived. Her attitude was very polite and acknowledged Li Hao's invitation.
Xu Zhouyuan is over seventy years old and has gray hair. He has mediocre martial arts qualifications and has not practiced. He only relies on some financial resources accumulated through his reputation to buy some health-building pills and take them.
But he has a mortal body and a weak constitution, so he cannot take very strong medicines. Therefore, the pills he takes only allow him to live a little more than ten years longer than an ordinary mortal old man, and his body bones are slightly stronger.
The waiter beside him was flattered when he saw Ren Qianqian and hurriedly invited him in.
When Xu Zhouyuan learned that the young man had lost his temper again, he also smiled. Thinking of the previous game with the other party, where they were fighting each other and it was difficult to decide the winner, he felt itchy and couldn't bear it, so he agreed immediately.
Ren Qianqian presented twelve taels of gold and handed it to the little chess master.
Xu Zhouyuan quickly shied away, but Ren Qianqian said it was the young master's rules.
He had no choice but to accept it.
...I have received more than ten bags like this before.
It’s hard to deny kindness, it’s hard to deny kindness…
Xu Zhouyuan followed Ren Qianqian into the carriage with a smile on his face and headed to the fence courtyard.
The children of the surrounding aristocratic families recognized Ren Qianqian and immediately exclaimed. Seeing her humbly and respectfully inviting Xu Zhouyuan, they only knew that this old man was a senior from the Four Realms.
However, after the carriage had gone far, I learned from the waiter at the inn that the old man was just a mortal, nicknamed the Little Chess Sage.
"A chess player?"
Everyone was surprised, how could a mere mortal be treated so politely by the swordsman?
…
In the small courtyard with a fence, Li Hao has prepared snacks and tea, and also laid out the mat.
When he heard the sound of the carriage, Li Hao knew that the old man was coming.
When Xu Zhouyuan walked into the hospital, Li Hao immediately stood up to greet him and said, "Senior, thank you for your hard work."
"Young General, please don't try to defeat me, the old man." Xu Zhouyuan said quickly. Although he was nicknamed Little Chess Sage and was quite famous, the Yu Dynasty was the foundation of martial arts after all.
The most respected people in the world are these warriors.
Chess skills? They are just unpopular heretics.
"Senior, please." Li Hao took him to his seat and poured him tea.
Xu Zhouyuan had been treated like this by Li Hao before, but he did not accept it calmly. He still said cautiously and politely: "Young General is too polite."
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and men of letters accompany generals. This is how it is.
"Senior, there is no need to be restrained."
Li Hao laughed, waved his hand to signal others to leave, and made a gesture of invitation to the young chess master.
Seeing this, Xu Zhouyuan took a sip of tea, immediately put it down and started grabbing pieces in the chess box.
Ren Qianqian knew that Li Hao played chess and didn't like being disturbed. If he was disturbed, he would be furious. His reaction would be like a warrior being disturbed while practicing.
She has long been used to this.
He stepped aside and began to practice on his own, taking care of Li Hao at the same time.
The small courtyard also returned to silence.
The sun shines in the eaves corridor and falls on Xu Zhouyuan's shoes that he took off outside the corridor. The grass between the seams of the bluestone slabs is tender green.
You have one piece, and I have another piece. We play chess quietly.
Xu Zhouyuan also gradually entered the state, no longer as restrained as before, and devoted his whole body to the move.
At the end of the set, Li Hao barely won.
This little chess master's chess skills are extremely high, reaching the fifth-dan level. Li Hao occasionally makes mistakes and is prone to overturning.
Seeing the experience prompts appearing on the panel, Li Hao smiled slightly and asked the other party to continue.
The silence lasted until suddenly a harsh shout broke in.
"Report!!"
Xu Zhouyuan, who was meditating on the moves, was so frightened by the energetic roar that all the moves in his hand fell on the chessboard.
He just happened to smash the white piece in the corner of the chess game and let it castle.
Bang! !
The huge black palm suddenly suppressed it, the bright golden light on the magic circle kept flashing, and countless divine patterns rotated rapidly, but in the end it could not resist it, and it shattered with a bang!
And the huge devil's palm suddenly suppressed it, smashing the cornerstone of the defense line outside the magic circle into pieces!
As the magic circle was destroyed, the gap in the Great Wall was torn apart. In an instant, countless waves of demons swarmed in, pouring in from the gap under the big demon king like a tide, breaking through the Great Wall and rushing towards the city!
Many soldiers of the Xuanzi Camp fell to the ground, vomiting blood and unable to support themselves.
"father!"
Li Wushuang looked at the figure flying back. Li Xuanli was seriously injured. He hit the top of the city, smashing the rocks. His armor was dented, and his indestructible body couldn't bear it. He was seriously injured.
Li Wushuang rushed forward and helped Li Xuanli up.
"Quick, get out!"
Li Xuanli got up and looked at the three demon kings standing in the air. His blood was surging and his red face was filled with anger. However, the daughter beside him made his thoughts calmer:
"Shrink the defense line and retreat quickly!"
"Quickly, send out a signal for help!"
he roared hastily.
The deputy general who came to help heard the words and quickly sent out orders. At the same time, beacon smoke rose into the sky.
"Cover the Governor's retreat!"
Upon seeing this, the other generals quickly gathered together, their eyes solemn, knowing that this was a moment of life and death.
There is no Si Lijing stationed here. Once the magic circle is broken, the three demon kings are unstoppable!
"kill!!"
There were three immortal generals roaring, throwing out their spears, and leading their troops to charge out.
Thousands of people and countless waves of demons collided together, like two torrents colliding, with blood and limbs flying, and the places where they fought were clearly distinguishable from each other, just like the black and white pieces scattered on the chessboard.
"Report!!"
Xu Zhouyuan withdrew his eyes from the disrupted black and white pieces of the chess game and looked up at the officer who reported.
The other party had already arrived in the courtyard. When he saw Li Hao's figure, he immediately knelt down on the bluestone in front of the chess table and raised his hands: "Young General, there is a military report from the Governor of Liangzhou Military Department!"
Li Hao frowned slightly, he was a little unhappy that the chess game was affected, but the military report was of great importance, and he had no temper, so he waved to get the general report.
Before he could look through it, a figure rushed over. Li Hongzhuang rushed in wearing bright red armor.
She had been at the border for a long time and never took off her armor except for bathing and sleeping.
Even when sleeping, he is wearing soft armor and can stand up at any time and go into battle fully armed.
"I just heard that war horses entered the city, and the person who delivered the message was covered in blood. Did something happen in the western border of Liangzhou?!"
Li Hongzhuang asked hurriedly when she saw Li Hao.
Li Hao's expression changed slightly, and he quickly opened the general newspaper and read it all with one glance.
"The Western Territory is broken, and the Demon King is leading it!"
Li Hao's eyes darkened slightly, how could the Western Territory be broken so quickly?
I just heard from Li Hongzhuang that their sentries detected a gathering of demons last night, and the information was sent this morning. It is now afternoon, and it has only been more than ten hours since the demons gathered and attacked.
There is a magic circle blocking the western border.
However, the three demon kings... it's no wonder.
Li Hao frowned. He was not surprised that the three demon kings appeared in the demon tide. However, he was surprised that there was no Si Lijing stationed in the Western Region.
Is the defensive power of this Western Region so weak?
“Demon King!”
When Li Hongzhuang heard Li Hao's words, her pupils shrank and she said hurriedly: "What about fifth brother? How is he?"
Her heart was contracting, and the images of her third brother and sixth brother dying in battle appeared in front of her eyes, as well as the funerals she had attended, the low wailing that filled the house, and the white mourning in mourning.
"He's okay for now."
Li Hongzhuang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and her anxious heart fell slightly back into her chest, and she quickly said: "Then the fifth brother wants us to send reinforcements? Now that the magic circle is broken, how are they going to defend it?"
Li Hao shook his head, looked at the military newspaper, sighed, and put it away:
"He did not ask us to reinforce, but told us to be careful and beware of the Demon King. In addition, he said that they have already reduced their defense line and retreated to the second line of defense."
Li Hongzhuang was stunned, but she soon understood. She had a complicated expression on her face and said to Li Hao: "Then...are we going to help?"
Li Hao thought for a moment, and realized that there was a dark side clone in charge of the magic circle, and he could also guard it a little.
While he was weighing it, another voice came from outside the courtyard.
"Report!"
A Haotian Army soldier rushed in and said hurriedly to Li Hao: "Major General, I saw an early warning beacon signal outside the pass. The sentry investigating was attacked!"
Li Hao and Li Hongzhuang's expressions changed slightly.
The Western Border has just been broken, and demons are coming here too?
"Do you know how many there are?" Li Hao asked.
"It hasn't been detected yet."
Li Hao glanced at Li Hongzhuang, and Li Hongzhuang's expression turned ugly.
Li Hao saw her thoughts, and wanted to shrink the defense line like Li Xuanli, concentrate his strength, and delay until reinforcements arrived.
He was silent for a moment and said: "The army report has been sent here. Counting the time, they should have retreated to the second line of defense. How about this? You and Li He go there with my battle flag."
"You two are in the Third Immortal Realm. If you go at full speed, you can arrive in the fastest time."
Li Hao planned to let them bring their own markings and flags to help in the battle, while he himself would sit at Tianmen Pass.
Wait for him to deal with the monsters here, and if there is still time, go to help.
His battle flag contains 50% of his lethality, which can be regarded as an extremely terrifying killing move, comparable to the full blow of Dao State of Mind!
This can also help the fifth uncle to ward off many demons.
(End of chapter)