Chapter 501: Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong
Bang bang bang——!
Zhu Yan relied on his strong physique and fought without any rules, just smashing things around with brute force.
As the saying goes, one force can break all laws. Faced with Zhu Yan's violent attack, Xia Yu was unable to resolve it for a while and could only rely on his own agility to deal with it.
This is also the gap between humans and demons. Even those who practice Taoism are not strong enough to compete with demons.
However, demons are good at strength but not intelligence, and will attack humans directly when they start a fight. Therefore, humans are not completely powerless when facing demons.
With proper preparation, soldiers forming an army formation can still hunt down powerful monsters.
Zhu Yan clenched his fists and smashed towards Xia Yu. Seeing this, Xia Yu dodged, jumped high, and stabbed Zhu Yan's arm with a knife.
With a "swish" sound, blood gushed out immediately. Under the stimulation of the blood, the demon became even more violent and pounded his chest with both fists.
Suddenly, the demon's body glowed red. It jumped high, with red crystals condensing on its feet. It suddenly kicked towards Xia Yu's position.
Xia Yu was unable to dodge, so he had to block with his sword, and at the same time cast a layer of earth-attributed defense on his body.
With a cracking sound, a crack appeared on the weapon in Xia Yu's hand, and the earth-attributed defense technique on his body shattered on the spot.
After suffering this blow, Xia Yu felt his arms go numb. He took several steps back before releasing the force. When he looked again, he saw that his knuckles were broken and blood was flowing down the handle of the knife, staining it red.
"Tsk, this is a bit troublesome."
Xia Yu let out a light sigh. This Zhu Yan was indeed a ferocious beast. Fighting him was not as easy as in the game.
Just as he was planning to think of a plan to trap Zhu Yan in the valley, a loud shout suddenly rang out.
"Sir, I'm here to help you!"
Suddenly, a bronze sword pierced through the wind and sand and flew towards Zhu Yan. Zhu Yan raised his hand to block it, but the sword pierced into Zhu Yan's palm with a "puff".
The next moment, a tall figure holding a silver spear and wearing silver armor emerged from the raging sand, jumped four or five meters high, and spun the silver spear in his hand and stabbed it fiercely at Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan was shocked, but there was not enough time, so he had to immediately use his huge arms to block his head.
Puff! !
The silver-armored general landed directly on Zhu Yan's arm, then stepped on the bronze sword that pierced into his palm, then swung the silver spear and stabbed it backhandedly, breaking Zhu Yan's palm and piercing directly into his eyes.
“Roar, roar, roar!!”
Suffering such a severe blow, Zhu Yan roared in anger and shook his head wildly, trying to throw the figure above his head off. However, the silver-armored general held the handle of the gun tightly and could not throw it off no matter how hard he shook.
Feeling that the person was still there, Zhu Yan's ferocity was aroused, and he suddenly punched with his other hand.
Seeing this, the silver-armored general had to turn around and hold the spear horizontally in front of him. With a bang, the general was knocked flying, but at the same time, the spear was pulled out and also pulled out Zhu Yan's eyeball, blinding one of his eyes.
“Roar, roar, roar!!!”
The pain further stimulated the demon's already irrational brain, and Zhu Yan smashed to the ground repeatedly, like a dragon turning over.
The silver-armored general on the other side was knocked away, then spun in the air to release his force, and then landed steadily in front of Xia Yu.
After standing firm, the silver-armored general nodded slightly to Xia Yu, shook the tip of his spear to shake out the blood, and said, "Please lend me a hand!"
"good!"
Xia Yu nodded. Even though the visitor did not say his name, he already knew from his powerful martial arts that the other party was Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong.
Furthermore, the man was eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, a pair of handsome eyes with clear white distinction, a broad face and a heavy chin, and a majestic demeanor. Although he had stubble under his cheeks, he was obviously a young man.
He couldn't think of anyone else other than Zhao Yun who was so young and good at fighting.
Seeing that the violent Zhu Yan had recovered, Xia Yu no longer held back. He first gave himself and Zhao Yun several buffs, and then cast the fire stick technique on the ring-handled sword in his hand.
The fire stick technique, as the name suggests, can add fire attributes to the knife, making the blade burn with blazing flames.
Zhu Yansheng is covered with white hair. As we all know, more hair weakens fire, so this can cause an effective blow to the opponent.
Zhao Yun felt the power surging in his body, nodded to Xia Yu, and jumped up again.
When he was about five or six meters in the air, Zhao Yun dropped down, spinning with the spear in his hand and stabbing towards Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan was no pushover either. Seeing this, he suddenly turned around and lashed towards Zhao Yun with his tail.
The sound of golden swords clashing was heard, and scarlet crystals had condensed on the tip of Zhu Yan's tail, like pig iron, and it actually made an iron sound together with Zhao Yun's spear.
Taking this opportunity, Xia Yu did not just stand there and watch. Now Zhu Yan's tail was competing with Zhao Yun in the sky, and the gate behind him was wide open.
Although he felt a little disgusted, Xia Yu knew that this was the best opportunity, and he immediately used a water flash technique to reach Zhu Yan's anus.
The water flash technique is simply called flash, and at this moment Zhu Yan's attention was still on Zhao Yun in the sky, and he didn't realize that Xia Yu was approaching.
The next moment, Zhu Yan's eyes suddenly widened, and he felt a chill in his back, followed by an indescribable pain that suddenly came over him. It was a heart-wrenching pain.
“Roar!!”
Pain swept through Zhu Yan's body, causing him to scream miserably. He covered his anus with his hands. Zhu Yan's anus was vaguely visible, with only a ring-shaped head still exposed.
Zhu Yan's deflated tail could no longer compete with Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun, who was in the sky, spun and stabbed down, piercing through Zhu Yan's scapula and pinning him down.
Having suffered two severe blows at once, even though he was a demon, Zhu Yan was screaming at this moment, breathing out more than breathing in.
Seeing that he was about to die, Xia Yu did not give in. Instead, he mobilized all his energy and stepped forward to grab Zhao Yun's spear.
After giving Zhao Yun a look to let go, Xia Yu exhaled, and all his inner energy was transformed into the wood element. Dazzling lightning flashed from his hands, and the next moment, thunder burst out.
In the Five Elements, thunder belongs to wood, so the extremely strong and yang attack like heavenly thunder also belongs to the wood attribute. The wood attribute does not only have healing effects, it is also very effective as an attack .
After a few seconds, Xia Yu stopped the thunder and saw that Zhu Yan, who was nailed to the ground, was now charred all over and dead.
After exhaling, Xia Yu pulled out the Yajiao spear in his hand and handed it back to Zhao Yun.
"I am Xia Yu, a Taoist practitioner of Tianzhu Sect of Tianzhu Mountain, with the courtesy name Zichuan. Thank you, General, for saving me."
Zhao Yun took the Yajiao spear handed over by Xia Yu and said, "I am Zhao Yun, a subordinate of General Gongsun, with the courtesy name Zilong."
"I'm not a general, I'm just a general. I want to thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, my comrades would have been in great danger."
Hearing this, Xia Yu smiled slightly: "General, there is no need to be polite. In this chaotic world, the Yellow Turban bandits can be killed by anyone. In order to protect the people of the world, I am just acting according to my thoughts."
Hearing this, Zhao Yun's heart was moved, and he also smiled and said: "Your Excellency is right. This iron spear in my hand is wielded to protect the people of the world."
"Your Excellency, please do not call me General. Just call me Zilong."
That’s really good. The initial favorability is maxed out right from the start.
Xia Yu silently cheered for himself in his heart. After all, who doesn't like the brave Zhao Yun?
Thinking of this, Xia Yu also replied: "Then it is better to obey than to be respectful. Brother Zilong, you can call me Zichuan."
Generally, only people who are close to each other would call each other by their courtesy names, while sworn brothers would call each other brothers. Now, the two of them are already brothers in terms of address, the only thing missing is sworn brotherhood.
Zhao Yun nodded and suddenly looked towards the steep cliff: "This East Mountain has been occupied by the Yellow Turbans. Brother Zichuan is very skilled, so please help me to take back the East Mountain!"
Xia Yu smiled and said, "Since Brother Zilong has already acknowledged me as his brother, I have no reason to refuse. Besides, I actually came to Dongshan to look for someone. My troublesome little sister seems to have been captured by the Yellow Turban Army in Dongshan."
"In that case, let's set off. The longer we delay, the greater the danger."
"Okay, let's go."
After defeating the demon Zhu Yan, the two set out together.
The mountain road was steep, but Zhao Yun and Xia Yu were both extraordinary people, so the Yellow Turban bandits did not find it difficult for them.
During the battle, Xia Yu directly snatched the weapons of the Yellow Turban bandits. After all, he could no longer hold the ring-handled sword that was inserted into Zhu Yan's body, so he just let him and Zhu Yan be buried together.
However, the weapons of the Yellow Turban bandits were not very good. The blades would bend after being chopped slightly. After the magic was applied, they could not withstand the power of the magic and broke into pieces.
Just when Xia Yu was worrying about weapons, a woman suddenly came into their sight. According to the woman, her name was Zhu Xia.
Zhu Xiasheng had dark skin and black hair, but judging from his appearance, he was from the Central Plains. He was not ugly at all, but rather had a heroic appearance.
Zhu Xia was holding a sledgehammer tied with an iron chain, standing on the roadside like a tough guy. If he didn't have any skills, he wouldn't have appeared in this chaotic world.
As expected, according to Zhu Xia himself, he was a wandering blacksmith who made a living by forging weapons and selling them. This wandering was intended to hone his skills, and he only hoped that he could become a famous craftsman in the future.
By the time he reached this point in his journey, he had already spent all his money, so he had no choice but to sell the weapons he had forged in order to continue wandering the world.
In response to Zhu Xia's words, Xia Yu picked up the forged weapon and took a look at it. He found that this weapon was much better than the scrap metal of the Yellow Turban bandits, and was only slightly worse than the weapon he forged in Tianzhu Mountain.
Even though this is a little inferior, it is already very impressive. The weapons he forged in Tianzhu Mountain were forged using a forging method that was far beyond this era.
By making this comparison, it can be seen that Zhu Xia's forging talent is extraordinary. If the forging method he brought is used, it will be enough to forge a truly magical weapon of this era.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu paid for the weapons and then pointed out the way to Tianzhu Mountain for Zhu Xia. Such a talent must be turned back first.
According to him, the forging method of Tianzhu Mountain is no longer limited to the steel pouring method, but many new forging methods have been discovered.
The so-called steel pouring method is to melt the finished pig iron and pour it on wrought iron. The wrought iron is accelerated to carburize into steel, and the pig iron acts as a carburizing agent to decarburize and also become steel. Under high temperature, it can also be oxidized to remove impurities and improve the quality of the steel.
The steel pouring method is already the best forging method of this era, and not all blacksmiths know how to do it, only those famous blacksmiths know how to do it.
After hearing what Xia Yu said, Zhu Xia indeed became very interested and said frankly that after earning enough money , his next destination would be Tianzhu Mountain in Lujiang County, Yangzhou.
After bidding farewell to Zhu Xia, Xia Yu and Zhao Yun moved forward again.
This time it didn't take too much time, the two of them arrived at a new Yellow Turban stronghold, and this time the stronghold was not a casual stronghold like a cave on a cliff.
The new stronghold was the abandoned residence of officials. Because of the war, officials fled or died. Now these dilapidated houses have become the base of the Yellow Turban Army.
"Humph, this is simply a microcosm of government."
Looking at the Yellow Turban Army entering and exiting the houses, Zhao Yun, who was hiding on the cliff, snorted coldly.
"Hmm? Brother Zilong, do you also think that the court is corrupt?" Xia Yu turned his head and asked.
"If the imperial court could bring peace to the world, why would the Yellow Turbans rebel?"
Hearing this, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Zhao Yun also knew the reason for the Yellow Turban uprising. It was unknown what his idea was when he came to attack the Yellow Turban Army.
As if seeing through Xia Yu's thoughts, Zhao Yun said again: "But no matter how bad the imperial court is, it is still the imperial court. The Yellow Turban bandits are bandits who follow their own desires and wantonly burn, kill and plunder. Although this chaotic world will end one day, it will definitely not be these Yellow Turban bandits."
"Brother Zilong, do you mean that if there is a better person who can calm down this chaotic world, then you will support him?"
In response to Xia Yu's question, Zhao Yun nodded silently.
Seeing this, Xia Yu did not ask any more questions. He waved his hand and cast a phantom mist spell on himself and Zhao Yun, sneaking into the Yellow Turban stronghold which was obviously larger than the cave on the cliff.
The two men silently dealt with the patrolling Yellow Turban Army. Because they were both highly skilled in martial arts and had special magical skills, they were not discovered like assassins.
But speaking of assassins, Xia Yu did see a few assassins in black here, but he didn't know who they were. But since they were mixed up with the Yellow Turban Army, they must not be good people.
So Xia Yu dealt with it casually and continued to move forward with Zhao Yun.
Not long after, the two of them found another cave. This time the cave was very large, and occasional wailing could be heard from inside.
Xia Yu and Zhao Yun looked at each other and rushed in at once. After dealing with the Yellow Turban guards in the cave, they both showed solemn expressions.
Inside the cave, there was a group of skinny and pale people lying in a wooden cage. They were groaning in pain and were obviously being tortured.
And on the side, there were several corpses lying in cages.
"These are captured civilians and friendly troops. How could the Yellow Turban bandits be so cruel!"
After taking a close look at the captive, Zhao Yun's face changed. He swung his spear to split the cage open and hurried forward to help his comrade up.
Xia Yu also stepped forward quickly and was about to use his magic to treat the people when he suddenly saw a woman wearing a purple robe with Taoist clothes underneath.
"Senior Sister? You are here indeed!"
When the captured woman heard the familiar voice, she looked up and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"Zichuan! Why are you here?"
"It's not the master. He knows your reckless character, so he asked me to come and take a look. Fortunately, I came, otherwise you would be in danger."
As he spoke, Xia Yu wanted to step forward and untie the ropes that bound his senior sister.
But Hong Jing hurriedly shook her head and said, "Go to the execution ground quickly and save those innocent people who have been taken away. That evil Taoist priest wants to use innocent people to feed demons. The ropes that bind me are blessed by magic and cannot be untied for a while. Go and save people first!"
