Chapter 68

West of the city.

In a dilapidated large mansion, the side room had traces of burning, and the pond in the courtyard was rotting, overgrown with weeds and green moss.

No one lived here anymore.

Inside the courtyard, Li Yuanzhao and the others, dressed in black robes, were led by Cui Fan, carrying their respective weapons and searching everywhere in the mansion for traces of demons.

But clearly, the demon here had long since left, and they had gained nothing.

Just as Cui Fan was about to let the group call it a day, a grey sparrow suddenly flew over.

Cui Fan was surprised and raised his hand to receive it.

The grey sparrow landed obediently, with a rolled-up slip of paper tied to its leg.

Rubbing the paper open with his fingers, Cui Fan read it carefully, and his expression changed abruptly.

"What's wrong?"

Yu Wei, not far away, asked hurriedly.

Cui Fan gripped the paper tightly, his face grim: "The patrol mission is over. I just received news that demons are attacking the city. We are to gather at the city defense post in the west of the city first to see how to coordinate."

"Demons attacking the city?"

The group was stunned, filled with shock.

Even though they had long lived deep within the territory, they knew how grave a matter it was for demons to attack the city.

"Then let's hurry!" Li Yuanzhao was the first to react and said immediately.

Cui Fan's expression kept changing; he couldn't figure out how demons could be attacking the city.

Could the intelligence be exaggerated? He could only go to the west of the city to see for himself.

"Let's go." He called out, taking the lead to leave.

Suddenly, two figures flew over rapidly, descending from the sky, and then rushed over one after the other.

"Qianqian!"

"Yuanzhao!"

The ones who arrived were Wei Feng and Li Fu. They already knew about the demon attack and had seen the large amount of demon mist gathering in the north; the situation was extremely grave.

"Uncle Wei?" Ren Qianqian was stunned; she clearly hadn't expected Uncle Wei to actually follow her here.

She was quick-witted and soon guessed that the other party had likely been following secretly all along, protecting her from the shadows the whole way.

This made her brow furrow slightly, feeling somewhat helpless in her heart. She had come out to gain experience, yet her father still couldn't rest easy about her; how could she stand on her own in the future? "Uncle Fu?"

Li Yuanzhao was also stunned, and immediately understood that Uncle Fu couldn't rest easy about Brother Hao.

"Where is Hao'er?" Li Fu scanned the area, not seeing Li Hao's figure, and asked hurriedly.

Li Yuanzhao said honestly: "Brother Hao ate too much at noon and went to the latrine."

"This guy, why is he not here at such a critical moment." Li Fu suddenly became anxious and annoyed.

Cui Fan was quite sharp-eyed and immediately understood that these two experts were the powerful figures protecting these little ones from behind. He sighed and envied them inwardly, then spoke respectfully:

"Two seniors, I just received news that demons are attacking the city. Is it true?"

"Why, do you not even trust the intelligence in your own city?" Li Fu glanced at him and said unpleasantly.

Cui Fan hit a snag and felt somewhat dejected, while also inevitably feeling secretly shocked. This intelligence was actually true; this was a major event that hadn't happened in a hundred years.

"Are demons really attacking the city? Are there many of them?"

Ren Qianqian asked hurriedly.

Li Yuanzhao and the others were also very concerned.

Wei Feng sighed lightly and said: "These demons have long been plotting. It's just that you came at an unfortunate time and happened to run into it. Qianqian, come back with me; I can guarantee you'll get out of the city."

Ren Qianqian shook her head and said immediately: "I'm not leaving. I came out to gain experience, and this is a rare opportunity. Uncle Wei, with your strength, can't you repel the demons? You are in the Fifteen-Li Realm, enough to defend a large city!"

Wei Feng's expression was complex, and he said: "I caught a glimpse of an extremely profound demon aura in that demon mist, which should also be in the Fifteen-Li Realm, and it belongs to an extremely strong existence within the Fifteen-Li Realm. As for whether there are other demons hiding in the shadows, it is currently unknown. If I were here alone, I would be willing to give it a try, but Miss, you..."

"You don't need to worry about me, I will protect myself." Ren Qianqian said immediately.

Wei Feng shook his head: "There are many demons, and I was entrusted by the Master; my duty is to protect you well."

"Uncle Wei, how could you..." Ren Qianqian couldn't help but feel anxious.

Beside them, Li Fu heard Wei Feng's words, his eyes complex. He said to Li Yuanzhao: "Go find your Brother Hao, stay with him, and don't go anywhere. I will immediately send a message back to the mansion. It's a pity this is the Xia family's territory, but I can't worry about overstepping now. I'm going north to help, otherwise, this city might very well fall."

Having said this, he turned to Wei Feng and said: "Brother Wei, I trouble you to look after my Li family's two juniors while you're at it. The Li family will remember this favor!"

Hearing this, Wei Feng did not decline. Being able to obtain the Li family's favor was also a very rare opportunity.

Anyway, looking after one little one was the same as looking after three.

"Fine, is Brother Li really going north to defend against the enemy?" Wei Feng said. "As a military family, how can there be a case of fleeing when encountering demons? Although this is under the Xia family's jurisdiction, since I've encountered it, I cannot fail to act!" Li Fu said solemnly.

Wei Feng's gaze was slightly solemn, and he cupped his hands at him: "Brother Li is righteous. You go ahead; as long as I don't die, I will definitely look after them!"

"Good, with your word, I can rest easy." Li Fu nodded.

Having someone in the Fifteen-Li Realm looking after them was even more secure than himself. He immediately said to Li Yuanzhao: "Yuanzhao, you must be obedient, don't go anywhere, find Hao'er!"

After saying this, seeing Li Yuanzhao nod heavily, he immediately leaped toward the distance and rushed toward the north.

Wei Feng watched Li Fu go, and immediately said to Li Yuanzhao: "Let's go, let's find your brother."

Li Yuanzhao was also worried about Li Hao's safety at this moment and nodded hurriedly, but his gaze turned toward Cui Fan.

Cui Fan smiled bitterly: "Since that's the case, shall we meet up first and then go to the west of the city to take a look?"

Wei Feng shook his head: "Defending the city is your business. I am only responsible for protecting our Miss and the Li family's young master. I will not participate in other matters. As for these assessment credits, do as you please."

He emphasized the words "as you please" significantly.

He was not Li Fu, bound by the identity of a military family. He could leave or stay here as he pleased, entirely depending on his mood.

Cui Fan was speechless and said hurriedly: "The patrol mission is already over, and their performance was excellent. I will naturally grade them truthfully, it's just..."

Wei Feng sneered, knowing the other party wanted to tie him to this city. He was about to scold him coldly, but heard Ren Qianqian say loudly: "Uncle Wei, I want to defend the city. I won't let these commoners be slaughtered by demons just like that!"

"Miss, you!" Wei Feng's expression changed.

Ren Qianqian suddenly drew her sword, holding it across her arm, and looked at Wei Feng solemnly:

"Uncle Wei, if you dare to knock me unconscious and take me away from here, I will cut off my own arm when I wake up!"

"Miss..." Wei Feng felt his heart twitch, knowing that the Miss was inexperienced and still soft-hearted, but this was too stubborn.

He sighed and said: "Fine, I'll accompany you to see the situation first. If the situation is not right, Miss, you must listen to me, otherwise, I will take you directly back to the mountain to be dealt with by the Master."

Ren Qianqian's expression changed slightly, and she nodded: "Good!"

The two reached an agreement and did not linger, quickly setting off from the mansion and rushing back to the Demon Suppression Division.

But there were hurried figures inside the Demon Suppression Division, and the headquarters was already empty. Asking a remaining warehouse staff member inside, they learned that everyone from the Demon Suppression Division had gone to the four corners of the city to follow the coordination of the city defense army.

"Brother Hao, Brother Hao!"

Li Yuanzhao shouted in the Demon Suppression Division, searching everywhere for Li Hao's figure, but couldn't find him.

At the same time, yellow wolf smoke rose from the city wall.

This was the signal for encountering battle.

Ren Qianqian's expression changed, and she said: "It's too late, let's go to the west of the city first. Uncle Wei, use your spiritual sense to help see where Li Hao is."

Wei Feng nodded, but his heart wasn't too nervous. The Li family expert they met on the road hadn't appeared yet. Li Fu dared to leave earlier, likely because that expert was still watching from the shadows.

That was an existence who could easily kill two Fifteen-Li Realm flood dragon demons. If they were willing to act, the demon disaster in this city could be solved.

Led by Wei Feng and Cui Fan, the group headed to the west city wall.

Wei Feng revealed his strength, and under the polite invitation of the city defense army general, he took the group up to the city wall.

Just as they got on the city wall, they saw a large number of demons rushing over the wilderness outside.

These demons rushed out from the mountain forests further away, seemingly uniting with the demons in the north, preparing to break the city simultaneously.

"So many demons!"

Looking at the scene of the demons galloping, Li Yuanzhao, Ren Qianqian, and the others all turned pale.

It wasn't their fault; even some veteran city defense soldiers couldn't help but shiver at this moment, their hearts pounding.

There were at least several thousand demons running over, huge in size and ferocious in appearance, some turning into rolling demon mist in mid-air.

This scene was truly demons dancing wildly.

The sharp, strange laughter already made many people's scalps tingle.

"Uncle Wei, haven't you found Brother Hao yet?"

Li Yuanzhao's face was slightly pale, and he asked Wei Feng beside him hurriedly.

Wei Feng was about to answer when his gaze suddenly moved. He turned his head and saw two figures speeding over, one in front and one behind.

When he saw the figure of the black-robed youth in front, Wei Feng was stunned.

If he wasn't mistaken, that youth was exactly the kid from the Divine General Mansion he had been following the whole way!

But the other party was actually flying on the wind at this moment?! Under Wei Feng's astonished gaze, Li Hao brought the city guard Yue Shuhong and flew over.

Li Hao also noticed Li Yuanzhao and the others and landed in front of them.

(End of chapter)