Chapter 416: Reinforcements

On the city gate of Qingxi County, the soldier on duty rubbed his slightly reddened eyes and shouted loudly: "Liu Laosan, it's time to change shifts, you've been sleeping for half the night, damn it!"

No matter how perfect the rules are formulated, they always need someone to execute them unswervingly.

For a bitter chore like night duty, there are naturally ways to slack off.

The original three-person joint watch turned into the squad leader going home to sleep, while the two subordinates worked desperately here.

Daring to be angry but not daring to speak became the norm,

Anyway, slacking off for one is slacking off, and slacking off for two is also slacking off,

The people on night duty naturally wouldn't be so rigorous.

The bleary-eyed Liu Laosan grumbled: "Damn Niu Er, what are you in such a rush for? Isn't it right here next to you?

Go, go, go, go find that delicate wife of yours to vent your fire."

Niu Er couldn't be bothered to reply, his heart only set on going home to sleep, muttering to himself: "This is killing me, damn it."

Liu Laosan rubbed his eyes, and seeing Niu Er didn't move, he teased with a smile again: "What, can't bear to leave, want to stay and keep me company?"

Niu Er ignored his teasing, just rubbed his eyes again, looked towards outside the city, and said with a nervous expression: "Liu Laosan, look outside, is there someone there?"

"Are you sleepy and confused? How could there be anyone so late..." Liu Laosan glanced casually in the direction Niu Er was pointing, and at this look, his sleepiness vanished instantly. Even though the sky was not yet fully bright, he could clearly see a large patch of black shadows surging outside the city.

"Damn... I'll be damned!"

"Enemy attack... enemy attack..." Liu Laosan woke up instantly, his eyes widened, staring fixedly at the black shadows outside the city, the fear in his heart spreading like a surging tide.

He hurriedly turned around and roared with all his might: "Quick! Hurry and ring the alarm bell! The enemy attack is here!"

Niu Er couldn't care about anything else, turned and ran wildly towards the city, shouting at the top of his lungs while running: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone get up and meet the enemy!"

The soldiers inside the city were startled from their sleep by this sudden shouting,

Some scrambled up from their beds in a panic, grabbed their weapons, and rushed towards the direction of the city gate.

Some moved slowly, turned over to sleep again, and didn't take the shouting to heart: "This isn't a strategic town, where would an enemy attack come from?"

Some were half-believing, and some simply ran away, not knowing where they went.

In an instant, the entire Qingxi County fell into chaos.

Liu Laosan stood on the city wall, his hands gripping the long spear tightly, his eyes staring at the outside of the city without blinking.

Those black shadows were getting closer and closer, and they were actually a group of the old, weak, sick, and disabled, looking extremely like evil ghosts crawling out of hell under the cover of the night.

Even more terrifying was the cavalry matrix army behind them.

The Red Lotus Flag, looming in and out of sight.

As the alarm bell rang urgently, the commoners in the city were also awakened.

This was the roar of war.

They were terrified, hiding in their homes one after another, closing their doors and windows tightly, trying to seek a trace of security.

Outside the city, the army of the Red Lotus Sect surged in like a surging tide, coming continuously.

They shouted, waving the weapons in their hands crazily, and pounced towards the city gate aggressively.

"Quick, hurry and invite the County Lieutenant to come to the rescue."

At this time, only powerful Martial Artists were everyone's backbone.

Even if there was no way, they could only do their best.

At the County Lieutenant's residence.

Hearing the bell at the city gate, the County Lieutenant, who was fast asleep, flipped up by military instinct.

"Is this the bell for the city gate assembly?"

Not daring to think too much, he quickly put on his clothes and armor and went out to check.

But when the door opened, he saw two black-robed figures already in position in the courtyard.

Their withered palms were like chicken claws, their knuckles protruding, and blood droplets on their fingernails were being slowly absorbed.

Feeling the bloody aura emanating from around them,

The County Lieutenant's pupils shrank.

"Are these the evil soldiers encountered during the previous bandit suppression?"

"And, my residence..."

The County Lieutenant just scanned the surroundings and could see that the doors of the servants' rooms in his home were open, yet there was not a single sound.

The County Lieutenant also understood that they were likely in grave danger.

Anger surged in his chest, his hand gripping his long spear tightly.

"Get out of the way."

But the military situation was urgent, and he couldn't care about that much.

The County Lieutenant was extremely anxious, his footsteps fast as he crossed the courtyard, heading straight for the mansion gate.

Those two black-robed figures blocked his path like ghosts, their withered palms waving gently, and a cold, gloomy aura rushed towards his face.

"County Lieutenant, why be so impatient?" The black-robed figure's hoarse voice echoed in the night sky, carrying a trace of mockery.

The County Lieutenant glared, his long spear gripped tight, his muscles tense all over, as if he would unleash a fatal blow at any moment. "Who exactly are you people? Why are you committing crimes in my residence?"

The black-robed figure chuckled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, "We are merely the vanguard of the Red Lotus Sect.

As for the people in your residence, they were just unfortunate enough to become sacrifices for this great battle.

It's a pity, there are no Martial Artists, otherwise we could recover faster."

"Beasts!" The County Lieutenant roared, his long spear swung out violently, taking the black-robed figure's heart with a sharp spear wind. However, the black-robed figure flashed and easily dodged the blow.

"County Lieutenant, your strength is indeed not bad, but today you won't be able to leave this courtyard." The black-robed figure said coldly, waving his palm, and a thick black Blood Qi surged around him.

"No matter who you are, I won't let you succeed!" The County Lieutenant roared, his body moving as he charged over like a fierce tiger descending a mountain.

"Clang, clang, clang."

The sound of metal clashing rang out as County Lieutenant Li's spear collided with the black-robed figure's arm.

"Again, always again, you rebellious subjects!"

County Lieutenant Li roared in anger.

Just then, a crisp bell chime rang out once more; it was the distress signal coming from the city gate.

County Lieutenant Li's heart tightened; he knew he could not remain trapped here and must rush to the city gate to provide reinforcements as quickly as possible.

Thus, he gritted his teeth and swung his great spear with all his might,

yet every move was blocked by his opponent.

If they did not surround him, he feared he would die here too.

Seeing this, a flash of contempt crossed the black-robed figure's eyes, but it was immediately replaced by cold gloom.

"Ignorant martial artist, this body was enhanced by the sect's secret arts; do you really think you can break it with just those few tricks of yours?"

"Even if you have some skill in ordinary times, you are destined to never leave this place today," the black-robed figure said with a cold sneer, then moved his body and lunged at County Lieutenant Li once again.

"Die!"

Another black-robed figure also moved with the wind.

Fury burned in County Lieutenant Li's heart; he knew well that this was not the time to be entangled with these evil soldiers.

He let out a great shout and swung his great spear even more fiercely, forcibly pushing back the black-robed figure's offensive.

"Thieves, stop your arrogance! Once I have reinforced the city gate, I shall return to settle the score with you!" County Lieutenant Li roared, his figure flashed, and he rushed out of the courtyard, heading straight for the city gate.

"You want to leave?"

"Where do you think you're going?"

The sect's order was to waylay and kill the County Lieutenant; if he were allowed to escape,

wouldn't that mean all their efforts would fall short of success?

"Today, you will undoubtedly die."