The shadow of death hung over Shujiang's heart, but what frightened him even more was what the big shopkeeper said behind him.
His knees were already bloody and bloody, and blood slowly flowed into the cracks in the surrounding masonry. Beads of sweat dripped down his cheeks, but Shu Jiang gritted his teeth and did not dare to make a sound.
But the big shopkeeper didn't want to look at him anymore. He turned to look at Shu Kun and asked, "Who are they?"
Seeing what happened to Shu Jiang, Shu Kun's heart was already beating wildly, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "It's the ghost family and the painter, and...it seems that the city lord's palace is also involved."
Hearing that it was a ghost family and a painter, the big shopkeeper's face became even more ugly, but he still couldn't help but ask: "How is the fighting going? How are our people...?"
As he spoke, his eyes slowly turned to the exit of the secret passage, but it was very quiet there now.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, and Shu Kun could imagine what kind of reaction his next words would arouse, but he didn't dare to hide it, let alone make any omissions.
"Please don't be angry, Mr. Boss. The other party has been prepared for what happened this time and is targeting us. As a last resort, Master Shuguan, the accountant, launched the Raging Wave Formation."
"Pig, this is a fucking pig! No, even pigs are better than him, he is a complete fool, idiot..." The following words of the big shopkeeper became more and more ugly, but no one dared to show any expression.
Everyone was there silently listening to the changes.
After venting his anger, the big shopkeeper had an unusually stern expression on his face, but his mood was somewhat calmer. He looked at Shu Kun again and said coldly: "Continue... talking!"
That "say" was spoken coldly, making Shu Kun and Shu Jiang tremble in fright. Shu Kun continued hurriedly: "Gui Yun from the Gui family and Hua Xing from the painter joined forces to activate the city defense formation.
Law……."
"That's enough. I knew something big must have happened. Otherwise, how could the city's defense formation be triggered?" The big shopkeeper's face was extremely ugly. As he spoke, he couldn't help but look up into the sky, with a hint of faintness in his eyes.
of awe.
Others may not understand it at all, but the big shopkeeper has heard some rumors from the family elders. The rumors are that Kuocheng's city defense formation was built based on the most important national defense barrier in the south, and its power is terrifying.
If the great shopkeeper had been in a strategic position at that time, he would never have challenged the city-protecting formation, and even took the lead in removing the Raging Waves Formation when Huaxing and Guiyun mobilized the power of the formation.
It's just that the people present didn't know what was going on, and naturally no one dared to ask. While everyone was waiting quietly, the shopkeeper raised his head and looked at Shu Kun again.
Immediately understanding, Shu Kun had already spoken: "When we left, there should be less than thirty family warriors who survived, and they were all deeply surrounded. We were the only ones who could leave along the tunnel.
The old man guarding the secret passage courtyard asked us to take away the spiritual light stone after entering the secret passage. The passage completely collapsed, and the old man stayed there and did not come in."
"Humph" a voice came from his nose, and the big shopkeeper said in a cold voice: "I hope you will die in the end, otherwise even if you can come back, you will never have a chance to live. Since you made such a choice in the end,
It can protect your family from being implicated."
Listening to the big shopkeeper commenting on the old man like this, Zuo Feng felt a little uncomfortable. Although he had little contact with the old man, he left a lot of impressions on Zuo Feng. From the beginning to the end, the old man showed he was conscientious and responsible.
, even in the end, he still considered his family.
But when it came to the mouth of the big shopkeeper, he turned into a person who deserved to die, not even the slightest bit worthy of sympathy. Naturally, it was impossible for Zuo Feng to show any emotion.
Yanzhi on the side finally couldn't help but ask: "Does this mean that so many of you went away, and in the end only five of you came back alive?"
This question is very critical. Shu Kun didn't want to answer but nodded helplessly and said: "I'm afraid that even if the others have a chance to survive, they should have fallen into the hands of the ghost painter and warrior."
Although she had expected this result, Yanzhi's face suddenly turned pale. The power of the Lin family's lineage in Kuocheng has been reduced by 60 to 70% so far. Such strength is no longer enough in Kuocheng.
shake any force.
The big shopkeeper also understands this truth, but he behaves more calmly, or in other words, the big shopkeeper at this time is so calm that it makes people feel palpitating.
Glancing coldly at Shu Jiang who was kneeling on the ground, the shopkeeper said calmly: "Cut off his hands and feet, and then bury his lower body in the center of the garden."
Listening to the big shopkeeper's words, Shu Jiang trembled unconsciously. He obviously didn't expect that the big shopkeeper would treat him like this. He wanted to plead for himself, but when he raised his head and met the other person's eyes, he couldn't even say a word.
Unable to speak.
I heard the voice of the big shopkeeper again, saying coldly: "Prepare ten portions of the family's best healing medicine, and take one portion for him every three days. I want him to live for at least thirty days."
Hearing this last sentence, Shu Jiang's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground as if he was in a daze. Others felt chills in their hearts, and all of them lowered their heads deeply.
"Big shopkeeper, if he is bent on seeking death, there is no way to guarantee that he can live for thirty days." Yanzhi reminded softly.
With a faint smile, the shopkeeper said softly: "If he doesn't want his family to suffer the same treatment, he should grit his teeth and persevere."
Shu Jiang, who was kneeling on the ground, rolled his eyes and fell to the ground. Apparently he had thought of committing suicide before, but the big shopkeeper cut off all his options.
"You, you, and you, come with me, everyone else has dispersed." The big shopkeeper raised his hand and pointed at Yanzhi, Nitang and Shukun, and walked out of the courtyard minding their own business.
…
To the west of Kuocheng City, this is a very inconspicuous area of Kuocheng. Many low-level warriors and ordinary people who live in poverty gather here. This place is even more shabby and inconspicuous than the three old districts of Kuocheng.
But who would have thought that a major event that could tip the balance between the long-standing stalemate between the Kuocheng forces happened to happen in a side street in the west of the city.
Previously, with Pianjie as the center, a huge formation was wrapped within a distance of more than two miles, and the formation was almost filled with water. What is very interesting is that after the formation was completely broken, the entire formation
The large amount of water inside had disappeared.
It was not the flames released by the city defense formation that burned the water away, but after the stormy waves formation was broken and the water lost the support of the power of the formation, the water naturally disappeared.
It is obvious that the water is condensed from pure water attribute spiritual power. When it loses the support of the formation, it will return to the world.
The snowflakes from the sky were flying down again, and they were falling towards Kuocheng. In the west city of Kuocheng, no warriors were fighting each other at this moment. After that, only five warriors with the surname Shu were captured alive. Although some warriors gave up resistance, Guiyun and Hua
Xing doesn't want so many living mouths.
The person they most hoped to capture alive, Shu Guan, had now turned into a broken corpse. One arm was cut off at the shoulder level, and almost all the armor on his body was broken into pieces. Only some armor fragments hung on the body.
.
Ghost clouds, ghost mist, ghost wind, painted shapes, as well as the ghost locks and ghost lights that came later, were silently surrounding the surroundings, quietly looking at the corpse in front of them.
At this moment, the Guihua family has won the final victory, but they are not happy at all. Instead, everyone's face is covered with a layer of gloom.
"We lost!" With a slight sigh, Hua Xing said in a solemn voice, and his eyes slowly withdrew from Shu Guan. They had searched his whole body, but they didn't get anything of much value.
clue.
Guiyun on the side nodded, his expression even uglier than the painting, and he said bitterly: "Originally I only wanted to eliminate the small vassal forces of the Suwang family, but who would have thought that I would encounter the Lin family that has been lurking for many years.
What’s even more unexpected is that the Lin family would prepare so thoroughly and invest so much in building a powerful formation here in Kuocheng.”
After listening to Guiyun's words, everyone else nodded silently. Regarding what happened in front of them, everyone seemed to have a fire in their hearts.
After pondering for a while, Guisuo suddenly said: "Although the plan this time was arranged by us, the initial information came from the city lord Guo Tong. Could it be that Guo Tong was doing something secretly?"
As soon as the words came out, the calm pool stirred up a thousand waves. Everyone's eyes widened almost at the same time, and they turned their heads sharply to look at Guisuo. Guisuo's analysis was not unreasonable, which made many people immediately turn their hostility to Guisuo.
Got Guo Tong.
Just when everyone was pondering Guisuo's analysis, someone not far away shouted in a cold voice: "Who can't see our painter is here? Give me..."
The person who spoke obviously saw something extremely surprising, and did not say the next words.
Hua Xing and the others looked around in surprise, only to see a young man holding a corpse in his arms and walking towards them in a leisurely manner.
…
"Are you sure? Tell me again in detail!" In the Su family's mansion in Kuocheng, the commander-in-chief Su Jian asked in disbelief, but the expression on his face was already filled with excitement.
In front of him, a young warrior's voice was slightly excited, but he still adhered to the courtesy of dignity and clasped his fists and said: "The villain followed the third commander to investigate. In order not to be discovered, he has been exploring outside. Although the specific losses have been
It’s impossible to confirm, but it’s certain that the casualties were heavy.”
After a brief pause, the young man immediately continued: "The third commander asked me to come back to report the news, just to let the commander know this as soon as possible, so as to facilitate the arrangement of corresponding actions. The third commander is staying there at the moment to conduct an in-depth investigation."
Turning his head to look at Su Ming, he looked even more excited than Su Jian, and his beautiful eyebrows had already turned into curved crescents.