Chapter 20: One man guards a thousand steps, guarding the river alone If one were to rely on one person to guard a city wall of more than a thousand steps and make it impenetrable, even someone at the Refining Essence Realm would not be able to do it. But Lin Yan changed his approach! Magical power! Demon suppression! With overwhelming evil spirit! With magnificent power! Wherever he goes, he slays demons and breaks the darkness! Kill the demons in the darkness and make them fear and retreat! With his magical power to suppress demons, he has a restraining effect, so that the evil spirits in the darkness will not dare to invade as long as they see the figure of him, the flag-bearer of Impermanence! So wherever he passed by, he would leave behind a fake body made of "paper-cut horse", standing with a knife in hand, intimidating everyone. Normally, even if one is at the peak of the Refining Essence Realm and has the ability to make a horse out of paper, it is still difficult to achieve this level. But the magic power to suppress demons that Lin Yan displayed was even more terrifying to the evil spirits in the darkness than the power at the peak of the Essence Refining Realm. "This section of the city wall, more than a thousand steps, is considered to be well defended." Lin Yan took a deep breath and looked down. This is a soldier guarding the city, who was corrupted by a wandering evil spirit and had his soul eaten.

Although the body exists, the soul is gone. From then on, he was just a living dead. With a sigh, Lin Yan reached out and lit the last willow branch night lamp, whispering: "It's not that I can be safe and worry-free just because I have this lamp." He thought of the man in armor just now. He claimed to be sent by the commander-in-chief of Zhaozhou to help him strengthen the city's defenses. But this person suddenly drew his sword and attacked. Lin Yan didn't have time to ask any further questions and could only kill the other person. But now thinking about it, it is full of doubts after all. But at this moment, he still didn't have the leisure to think about this matter carefully... After a short rest, he looked behind him. In the direction of Linjiangfang. The gongs were struck and the bells and drums in the streets rang out. Every household has lit up willow branch night lights. But when evil spirits enter the city, it means that their desire for the flesh and blood and incense in the city has surpassed their awe of Liu Zun. Although the effect of the willow branches as a night lamp was not completely gone, it was extremely weak on this night. Lin Yan's expression became increasingly solemn. Logically speaking, each district in the city has prepared manpower to deal with the evil spirits that break into the city. But now it seems that the evil spirit that broke in is more powerful than expected. The patrol teams that were dispatched from outside to reinforce Linjiangfang seemed to be defeated one after another... fireworks calling for help were rising one after another. At this moment, the fireworks that were rising for help were already on the second street in Linjiangfang.

In other words, the powerful monster has already entered the first street of Linjiangfang. "..." Lin Yan wiped his long sword, quickly jumped over the top of the city wall, and jumped off the six-meter-high wall. Bang! He landed safely, and the blue bricks under his feet shattered! In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared, leaving only flying dust. - The street closest to the city wall has been breached by evil spirits, and several nearby families have been killed. The several teams that were originally ordered to patrol were responsible for eliminating the evil spirits that broke into the city. Due to heavy casualties at the front, the city defense office in the outer south district has ordered a retreat, which is equivalent to abandoning Linjiangfang. "withdraw!" Liang Hu looked solemn as he said this. He was the flag bearer of Qingshanfang, but was ordered to come to support Linjiangfang. Now, a bear monster comparable to the Refining Essence Realm broke into Linjiangfang. It has a strong physique and is irresistible. They could only retreat to Qingshanfang, rebuild their defenses, and wait for the big men from the inner city to come to their aid. He thought to himself, "I wonder if that Wuchang is dead? If I am still the one taking charge of Linjiangfang tomorrow..." After the destruction tonight, Linjiangfang will definitely be rebuilt in the inner city starting tomorrow. The huge profits involved, as long as he can get a part of it, then the next three generations will have enough food and clothing to worry about! More importantly, he had just handed over the authority of Linjiangfang to Wuchang today. Even if he was held accountable by his superiors, it had nothing to do with him. Instead, he took charge of Linjiang Division again and handled the aftermath, which was considered a great contribution to turning the tide. "This impermanence is my lucky star." "With his arrival, the responsibility for the loss of Linjiangfang falls entirely on him." "He died on the city wall. Tomorrow I will take over the Linjiang Division again, and all the benefits will go into Liang's pocket." "In that case, Liang will go and collect his body in person tomorrow." Liang Hu thought so, secretly delighted, and waved his hand and said, "Go back to Qingshanfang!" But the middle-aged man behind him couldn't help but hesitate: "What about Linjiangfang?" Under the light of the lamp, there were twelve small flags behind Liang Hu. Normally, Liang Hu is the flag bearer of Qingshanfang, and he should come with six small flags of Qingshanfang to provide support. The remaining six small flags stayed in Qingshanfang. However, the original twelve small flags of Linjiangfang were all his subordinates.

So he came alone and there was no need to mobilize the manpower of Qingshanfang. "Linjiangfang is over." Liang Hu said calmly: "If the city wall is lost, it means that more demons will surge in!" "I know most of you are from Linjiangfang, but given the current situation..." "Or stay and die!" "Or follow me back to Qingshanfang!" "If you can save your life today, then tomorrow, under my hand, you will have endless wealth and honor for your whole life!" As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left without any reluctance. The remaining twelve people looked at each other, and finally seven or eight of them suddenly gritted their teeth, turned around and chased after them. The rest of the people were all silent. They have a family, sons and daughters, all living in Linjiangfang. The night wind was so cold that it made people shiver. The silence at this moment seemed like another layer of haze, covering everyone's hearts. "Everyone should go home. Leave quickly and take your family with you. If you are lucky, you may be able to successfully escape to Qingshanfang." After a moment's silence, a middle-aged man suddenly turned around and left, walking towards his home at a very fast pace. The other was a young man who was also married and had children, and his parents were still alive. But he took a deep breath and finally made up his mind. Instead of going home, he chased in the direction Liang Hu and others left. "Fang Yang has parents, wife and children at home. It seems that he has abandoned his family and followed Liang, the flag bearer." Among the remaining three people, the oldest one had a missing piece on his left ear. He had a complicated expression and tilted his head to ask, "Xiao Hui, you are alone, why don't you leave?" "I grew up on Linjiangfang East Street, eating out at many restaurants." The young man named Xiaohui, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, has a scar on the right side of his cheek. He held a night light in one hand and a steel knife in the other. His face was unusually calm as he said in a muffled voice, "It's just a miserable life with no future. Watching my fellow villagers die, there's not much point in living in the future! I'll die with them, at least to earn a reputation..." The middle-aged man who was missing his left ear looked at the other young man: "Zheng Liu, where are you?" The young man named Zheng Liu said in a dry voice: "My mother is old and can't walk anymore. I have to go home and protect her. If I'm unlucky... and evil spirits have entered my home, I will have to accompany my mother on the journey." After he finished speaking, he clenched the knife in his hand, gritted his teeth, and prepared to leave. But suddenly he stopped. The man who was about to abandon his family and follow Liang Hu actually turned back. "Fang Yang?"

"Look over there..." Fang Yang lowered his voice and said, "Isn't that the new flag bearer?" Hearing this, everyone turned their heads to look. I saw a figure running quickly towards the direction of the city wall. Wearing a black robe and holding a long sword. There were no willow branches to light the night, nor were there any incense or candles to flame. He moved as fast as the wind, crossing the street quickly. With just one sword, you can kill all the evil spirits along the way. The evil spirit that even strong warriors found difficult to deal with disappeared in an instant with just one strike of his sword! At the same time, a roar suddenly sounded from the front, which seemed extremely fierce. But the Fifth Master did not stop, but jumped into the long street and headed straight for the source of the roar in front of him. That’s the location of the bear monster! The giant bear was huge and strong, and could tear tigers and leopards apart with its might. Previously, two patrol teams had been torn into pieces by it. Earlier, Liang Hu, the flag bearer, only took a glance from a distance, then turned pale and led them to retreat in a hurry. This new flag bearer actually rushed straight to the bear monster's location? "He's gone AWOL!" Fang Yang's eyes lit up slightly, and he said excitedly: "He was responsible for guarding the city wall, and now he is deserting. If we leave evidence, we can let the Jiantian Division headquarters convict him tomorrow!" "When his head falls off, we will have made a great contribution to Liang Hu, the flag bearer. Then..." Poof! At this moment, the young man named Xiaohui suddenly looked fierce and stabbed him in the chest with a knife. (End of this chapter)