Jiaochu

Chapter 539 A glimmer of hope

The image in the mirror reappeared and disappeared again.

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When Yan Fei had three more copper bells and three small copper mirrors in his hands, he had seen his third uncle, mother and grandfather. Even though he knew that the people in front of him were illusions, he still couldn't bring himself to kill them. He chose to die himself, and woke up after experiencing repeated heart-wrenching pains.

When he saw the illusion again, he saw his second uncle Yan Cheng.

This time, he couldn't control the urge to kill the person in front of him.

Yan Cheng stood in front of Yan Fei and told him with a smile that he was the one who betrayed his father, that Yan Hai deserved to die, and that Yan Hai had always looked down on him as a bastard. He had always lived in Yan Hai's shadow, and no matter how well he did, he was not as good as Yan Hai in the eyes of the old General Yan. He had already hated Yan Hai in his heart and blamed all the faults on Yan Hai.

Yan Fei yelled at him to shut up, but Yan Cheng laughed even more happily, saying that his mother loved him and that his father had stolen her love. Yan Fei yelled at him to shut up, and a dagger appeared in his hand. With murderous intent in his pupils, he stabbed the person opposite him. Yan Cheng fell to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth, but he was still laughing. His laughter was like a demon that entangled him in his heart, and the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger...

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She threw the book casually and it hit the mirror.

The mirror shakes slightly
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It was like a blow to the head. Yan Fei broke free from his inner demons and woke up. He stayed there for a moment, then went to get the bronze bell and small bronze mirror as before.

After this illusion disappeared, Yan Fei walked forward without entering the illusion again.

When the sky turned pale and the first ray of morning light shone over the horizon, Yan Fei saw the shining light of armor. The 50,000 troops that Du Liang had brought with him were all here.

But no one woke up, and everyone lay on the ground as if dead.

He rushed over to check the situation. The first soldier he saw had a pale face and no sign of life. When he reached out to feel the other's pulse, his expression sank and his skin was cold. He checked all the way and saw only pale faces. The expressions on their faces became more and more gloomy, and their brows were furrowed more and more tightly. When he saw Du Liang's pale face, his heart sank even more.

Looking at the cold and shining pieces of armor, veins bulged on his clenched fists and the boiling blood almost burst out of his veins. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came over.

He turned around and saw the bright red armor of the Red Armor Army, as bright as the sun.

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"People are still alive."

Hearing these four words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After Bai Hu's diagnosis, Du Liang still had a glimmer of hope and was not completely dead. Bai Hu examined the soldiers one by one, and they were in the same situation as Du Liang, and still had a glimmer of hope.

In addition to the 50,000 troops brought by Du Liang, 20,000 Red Armored Army were also attacked.

Fortunately, the Pingnan King's family is still alive. The Pingnan Queen, Meng Jingxiu, Ye Yuyao and Tuan Jie'er are all fine. Except for Tuan Jie'er, the other three are just a little weak mentally, and there are no external injuries on their bodies. But the Pingnan King is missing, Meng Tianlan is also injured, and like Mu Qi, he hurt himself. He is still in a coma and has not woken up yet. Ye Yuyao is guarding the bedside, her eyes swollen like walnuts from crying, holding his hand and praying that he can wake up soon.

Meng Jingxiu stayed by Ye Xingye's bed. The latter's condition was even worse than Meng Tianlan's. He was covered in wounds, even his face was not spared. He was almost wrapped up like a dumpling with bandages. There was a cut on his right eye that ran down his forehead, but fortunately it didn't hit his eyeball. She held his hand and wiped away tears when they were about to come out. Her eyes were already red from being wiped. She was not only worried about him, but also worried about her father and brothers, especially her father, the king. Who knew where he was now? ...

When it was getting dark, Yan Fei came back. He led the Dragon Shadow Guard to search outside for a whole day but could not find the whereabouts of the Prince of Pingnan. He speculated that he might not be in the southern border, and might have been captured in the same place as Yan Cheng. When he came to see the Princess of Pingnan, he only said that he had not been found yet, but did not say that he might not be in the southern border.

But as smart as Princess Pingnan was, she also guessed this possibility and remained calm. After Yan Fei left, she collapsed all of a sudden and could no longer hold on. Hot tears fell on the back of her hand. When she heard the servants say that General Fang had arrived, Princess Pingnan wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, straightened her back and sat back in the chair. General Fang came over and reported the military arrangements, saying that the King of Pingnan would be safe.

General Fang, his eldest son Fang Tang and his second son Fang Rui were all safe, but his youngest son Fang Hao was infected. Although General Fang was anxious, he still arranged military affairs in an orderly manner, letting Fang Tang be responsible for patrolling on the city wall and Fang Rui for patrolling inside the city.

The 50,000 elite troops brought by General Yan were also deployed everywhere, and Liu Jin was also ready in Yanzhou City to prevent the enemy from making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

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After dark, an unusual quietness permeated outside the city, as if a wild beast was lurking before launching an attack, waiting for the best moment to deliver a fatal blow to its prey.

Yan Fei stood on the city wall, staring at the increasingly dark night ahead.

There was a rustling sound in the grass, as if a wild animal was moving quickly.

Yan Fei was the first to notice the movement. He drew his bow and shot an arrow. The flame burning on the arrow head accurately hit the first zombie who rushed over like an indicator light. Then a large rain of arrows shot in that direction, falling on the group of zombies like a stream of fire, followed by a series of wild beast-like roars.

The first wave of arrow rain did not stop the enemy's speed. When the enemy was about to reach the city wall, Fang Tang gave an order, and the Red Armored Army guarding on the city wall poured kerosene down, and then threw torches. Fireballs suddenly burned under the city wall, and shrill and terrifying roars came from the fireballs. A rotten stench filled the air.

Although the second wave of fire attack was effective, it could not stop the zombies from climbing onto the city wall, and the wall immediately fell into chaos.

Fang Tang was thrown to the ground by a zombie. He held his sword horizontally to block the opponent's poisonous claws. The opponent was as strong as an ox, and the black nails were about to pierce his face, but Yan Fei kicked him away. Fang Tang grabbed his hand and stood up quickly. The zombie pounced on him again, and Yan Fei swung his sword to meet him, and killed him with a single move.

A silver spear stabbed at him, and Lu Yan appeared. He fought with Yan Fei, but he was defeated after a few moves. Yan Fei kicked him to the wall and he spat out blood. He took out a medicine bottle from his arms, tilted his head back and poured a pill into his mouth. The next moment, his pupils suddenly shrank, and a dense black spot suddenly appeared in his pupils. The pupils suddenly enlarged, completely covering the whites of his eyes, turning them into a pair of strange black pupils, and then tightened towards the center, turning into normal whites and pupils.

Lu Yan kicked up the silver spear that fell at his feet and held it in his hand, grinning and saying to Yan Fei, "Let's see how long you can play with me." He flashed and appeared behind Yan Fei, and with one strike, he knocked Yan Fei back several meters.

At the beginning, Yan Fei was not at an upper hand, but he avoided the opponent's fatal attacks. Later, he saw that the opponent wanted to end the battle quickly and guessed that the effect of the drug would not last long, so he focused on defense. Sure enough, the opponent revealed a flaw, and his strength and speed gradually declined. He seized the opportunity to defeat the enemy with one move.

Lu Yan was kicked to the wall again and lay on the ground unable to get up. His silver spear broke into two pieces and black blood kept flowing out of his mouth. His pupils suddenly contracted and dilated and his whole body began to twitch violently. After a few seconds, he was motionless.

Yan Fei wanted to capture him alive, but he couldn't do anything about the dead man. He squatted down and pulled Lu Yan's face up to take a look. His pupils had turned gray, just like the living dead man before. He guessed that the medicine in the bottle was used to make the living dead man, but Lu Yan did not lose his mind after taking it. Thinking of the real living dead man Wu Peng mentioned, he had a bad feeling.

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A red-armored soldier came over to report that the rear city gate had been attacked.

Unexpectedly, there is an army of the living dead hiding under the Red River.

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