Chapter 170: Demon Clan Follower

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

The violent crackling sounds rang out in the night sky, startling both Master Lu's group and the white-haired elder's group into simultaneously stopping their fight, and they all looked toward the stone-carved soldier statues.

They happened to see that several of the outermost rows of stone-carved soldier statues had exploded.

The next moment, a rumbling sound arose, the ground began to tremble, and then everyone saw the stone-carved soldier statues begin to move rapidly, shifting into various formations, while the stone spears and stone blades in their hands were also raised.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The earth-shaking battle cries came from the soldier statues, and in an instant, the surrounding field became solemn and fierce.

Watching this scene, Baili Changfeng and Master Lu were completely stunned.

"What's going on? How was the military formation activated?"

Hua Changxi, hidden in the shadows, was also somewhat dumbfounded. She had only wanted to stop those seven cultivators, never expecting it would cause such a commotion.

At the same time, the horn sound for facing the enemy suddenly rang out above Qianmen Fort.

"Not good, someone has broken into the military formation!"

Qianmen Fort, which had been as silent as if no one were there, instantly became a surge of moving figures.

On the city wall, Young Lord Gu saw that Liu Chengxiong still had not made up his mind to cooperate with Xinguo Duke Manor and had already planned to return home and try again next time. He didn't expect the horn sound to suddenly ring out from Qianmen Fort.

"General Liu, what... what's happening?"

Liu Chengxiong's expression turned dark: "Someone has broken into the military formation."

Qianmen Fort's duty was to guard the formation eye. As long as someone broke into the military formation and threatened the stability of the formation eye, the Demon Suppression Guards of the fort had to go out and face the enemy.

As the supreme commander of Qianmen Fort, he had to charge to the front.

Liu Chengxiong, on the verge of having his primordial spirit dissipate, would avoid taking action if possible, but now that the military formation had been activated, he had no choice but to step in and resolve it.

At this moment, he deeply regretted ever letting that group of people cross Hunduan Mountain.

No need to think, the activation of the military formation must have been caused by that group.

Liu Chengxiong looked at Young Lord Gu: "This general has matters to attend to. Young Lord Gu, please return for now."

Young Lord Gu was unwilling to just leave like that. He had come to Qianmen Fort several times before, each time gaining nothing. Now that something was happening, he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to probe Qianmen Fort's depth.

Jin Fan had said that Liu Chengxiong's five-hundred-year term was about to end. Once the term was over, without the protection of Qianmen Fort's merit, Liu Chengxiong's primordial spirit would dissipate. At that time, with no master in Qianmen Fort, Xinguo Duke Manor would have a chance to take it over.

For the sake of Xinguo Duke Manor's smoother takeover of Qianmen Fort in the future, he needed to understand the situation of Qianmen Fort in advance.

"General Liu, I and the few attendants I brought still have some strength. If you are not averse, we are willing to follow your orders."

Liu Chengxiong looked at Young Lord Gu, thought of the Nascent Soul realm cultivator hidden in the shadows, pondered for a moment, and did not refuse: "Stay close to this general, and do not wander off."

Vice General Wan Kun, seeing that Liu Chengxiong had taken Young Lord Gu and the others into Qianmen Fort and intended to bring them to the formation eye, was not in favor inwardly.

The Demon Suppression Guards guarded the formation eye, strictly forbidding any outsiders from entering. How could the general personally bring outsiders there?

However, as a vice general, he had no right to interfere, so he could only quickly follow and secretly keep an eye on Young Lord Gu and the others to prevent them from causing trouble.

Meanwhile, at the formation eye, after the military formation was activated, Baili Changfeng and Master Lu also saw the seven cultivators fleeing awkwardly from among the stone-carved soldier statues.

Baili Changfeng thought that Master Lu had arranged for the seven to sneak into the military formation during their battle, and he gave a cold snort.

Master Lu ignored him, instead looking at the seven with a dark expression: "When did you break the puppet curse?"

Seeing the matter exposed, the seven stopped pretending.

The young man with a slightly effeminate look at the lead smiled and said, "The puppet curse you attached to the ghost market tokens, though leaving no trace, cannot fool everyone."

Master Lu heard this and furrowed his brows into a knot: "So, you were never affected by the puppet curse from the start?"

The effeminate young man raised his chin: "Of course."

Master Lu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who are you people?"

The effeminate young man smiled: "Guess?"

Master Lu cursed directly: "The hell if I know."

Upon hearing this, the effeminate man chuckled: "Don't be mad. Have you forgotten? We're on the same side." As he spoke, he glanced at Baili Changfeng and the other two.

"We can help you. Get rid of these three, and that coward hiding in the shadows."

After hearing this, Master Lu's expression shifted, and he quickly looked around: "Someone's hidden in the dark?"

The effeminate man's face darkened as he stared at the activated military formation, snorting coldly: "If that coward in the shadows hadn't ambushed us, why would the formation be triggered?"

Hearing this, both Master Lu's people and Baili Changfeng's master and two disciples became alert.

Seeing this, the effeminate man called out to the air: "Fellow Daoist, why not show yourself?"

No one answered.

After waiting a while, Master Lu began to doubt whether anyone was actually hidden in the shadows. He looked at the effeminate man: "Are you here for the Divine Hammer too?"

The effeminate man shook his head and smiled: "Let's cooperate. The Divine Hammer goes to you. We just need to reach the top of the formation eye."

Hearing this, Master Lu fell silent. But beside him, Baili Changfeng spoke in a deep voice: "Are you people from the yao race?"

The effeminate man glanced at him but said nothing.

Seeing him tacitly admit it, Baili Changfeng's expression changed drastically. He looked at Master Lu: "Lu Yan, you're really something, personally bringing yao race members to destroy the formation eye."

Master Lu snorted coldly: "Baili Changfeng, don't pin that dirty hat on me. Just because you say they're from the yao race doesn't make them so."

Baili Changfeng: "Only the yao race would come to the formation eye and not want the Divine Hammer, because they have only one goal—to destroy the formation of the Demon Prison!"

The effeminate man ignored Baili Changfeng and looked at Master Lu: "So, how about it? Want to cooperate? Let's take care of these three first. As for that coward hidden in the dark, as long as we join forces, I doubt he'll dare to show himself."

Seeing hesitation on Master Lu's face, the effeminate man continued to tempt him: "You must know, if you let these three leave alive, they'll spread the rumor that you've colluded with the yao race."

Master Lu stared at the effeminate man: "So, are you really from the yao race?"

The effeminate man shook his head: "Of course not. We are merely attendants of the Yaoshen."

In the corner near the stone-carved soldier statues, Hua Changxi heard this answer and her expression flickered. She thought of A'niu. If not for her stopping him, A'niu would probably have been affected by the white-robed monk's wooden fish sound and become someone like them too.

Seeing that Master Lu was actually tempted, Baili Changfeng shouted harshly: "Lu Yan, you're not really going to collude with the yao race, are you?"

Master Lu coldly looked at Baili Changfeng: "I haven't done anything, yet you've already slapped such a big hat on me. How could I not live up to your expectations?"

With those words, he suddenly attacked Baili Changfeng.

Baili Changfeng was shocked: "Have you lost your mind?"

Watching the two start fighting, the effeminate man curled his lips, then led the other six to simultaneously attack the young man and woman Baili Changfeng had brought.

With seven people joining the fight, Baili Changfeng and his companions were quickly overwhelmed.

Hidden in the shadows, Hua Changxi was hesitating whether to intervene and save the three when she felt the ground tremble. Then, she saw billowing dust rising in the distance.

"Not good—it's the Demon-Suppressing Guard from Qianmen Fortress!"