Chapter 76: It's Not Like I Haven't Touched It Before

“What are you all saying?”In the Incense Burning Building, the sect master Yi Yang Zhenren stared dumbfounded at the scattered remnants and defeated soldiers, simply unable to believe the truth of what he heard.The entire army annihilated?How is this possible!Heavenly Journey Sword Sect is just a declining small sect, claiming to be a third-grade sect because everyone habitually calls it so, in reality, the whole sect doesn't have anyone above third-grade, not even a fourth-grade except for the sect master Shen Tang herself!For Incense Burning Building, an opponent like this is fundamentally a soft target.He had already considered that a lion fighting a rabbit also uses full strength, so he dispatched hundreds of elite soldiers and fierce generals, among whom were three third-grades, including alchemists, Dao cultivators, and sword cultivators, five or six fourth-grades, and thirty to forty fifth and sixth-grades!This almost emptied Incense Burning Building's combat forces. What difficulty could there be in crushing a mere Heavenly Journey Sword Sect with this kind of strength?Even if it were a group of pigs of this grade, let them run wildly, it would be impossible for Heavenly Journey Sword Sect to catch them all in such a short time!Furthermore, this surprise attack was originally very secret. The other side normally might not even open their mountain protection great array. It should have been a complete and utter massacre...As a result, everyone from the middle third-grade and above was completely wiped out, not one returned. Even the third-grade strong ones did not return. The ones who ran back were all seventh and eighth-grade miscellaneous workers...This single blow almost wiped out three-quarters of Incense Burning Building's combat strength!"Sect master, it's true." The disciple who ran back cried and complained, "Originally Elder Chang let Protector Zhang and Protector Qin lead the charge. They entered Heavenly Journey Sword Sect and never came out again. The rest of us outside fell into a strange array... Finally, Protector Zhu was killed by Protector Zhang's flying sword!"Externally hired protectors defected!Yi Yang Zhenren instantly understood everything.How could a mere Heavenly Journey Sword Sect possibly win a battle like this? It was because Zhang Shaoyou, Qin Buwang, and those people defected on the battlefield. No wonder!No wonder the other side was so prepared, opening the net and waiting... This was all led by traitors from beginning to end!Yi Yang Zhenren's head was dizzy and his eyes blurred. He was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He collapsed onto his seat and ground his teeth in a low voice, "I knew these people weren't trustworthy..."Ho family's offering Yang Dechang was standing beside him, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes as well.He truly didn't expect Chao Huang Princess to be able to fight a battle like this. If you told anyone the result of this war beforehand, no one would believe it. He also didn't know how much merit the suspected Seventh Young Master Lu Xingzhou contributed to it... Regarding the combination of Chao Huang Princess and Ho Seventh Young Master, it seems they still need to be re-evaluated."Mr. Yang!" Yi Yang Zhenren said urgently, "Whether it was the major ceremony causing trouble, or this surprise attack, you said the Jin King was supporting us from behind, and that's why we did it! Now in this situation, what do you have to say, Mr.?"There was a microscopically invisible contempt in Yang Dechang's eyes.With such strong forces, to be beaten like this by the weak Heavenly Journey Sword Sect, how good to ask me what to say? How would I know you wastes are this incompetent?He could only be pulling strings from behind in such matters. How could he possibly come to the forefront himself? Whether the Ho family was exposed or the Jin King was exposed, those were all fatal things.Of course, he was also afraid that Yi Yang Zhenren couldn't bear it and would go around shouting that this was what the Jin King ordered. That would also be a troublesome matter. Yang Dechang pondered for a moment, then still revealed a smiling face: "Real person, this time you have paid a great price. The Jin King knows this. How about this, I will go report to the Jin King and let the Jin King secretly send some more strong individuals to the real person, as well as various resources for support. The people sent by the Jin King, the real person can just rest assured, they are absolutely reliable."Yi Yang Zhenren stamped his foot, "Waiting for you to report to the Jin King and then send strong ones, when will that be? Now Incense Burning Building's crisis is imminent!""Shen Tang even incited Zhang Shaoyou and others to defect. For a while, she won't dare to absorb and employ them. The level of trust between the two sides is lacking, and integration still needs time," Yang Dechang comforted, "Moreover, offense is not comparable to defense. Your sect itself has a mountain protection great array, and also hidden world seniors. Even if Shen Tang is already well integrated, your strengths are still evenly matched. Shen Tang is not crazy, how would she dare to rashly come and attack like this?"Yi Yang Zhenren knew this reasoning in his heart, but the unexpected miserable defeat made him extremely panicked: "Since Mr. Yang says so, then go quickly and return quickly... All of you pass on my command, from today onwards close the mountain, all personnel recalled, open the mountain protection great array!"Yang Dechang smiled slightly and disappeared like a floating figure.At noon, a motorcade displaying the city lord's flag left Xia State.City lord Sheng Yuan Yao, wearing the Town Demon Division official uniform, rode a fine horse at the front. In the wind and snow, her fire-red cloak fluttered lightly. Her high ponytail was neat and handsome, making many people in the team's eyes gleam.The team consisted of valiant generals from the Town Demon Division. Actually, when Sheng Yuan Yao first came, many people felt what could such a young girl do with the work of the Town Demon Division, let alone lead... It would be good if she wasn't just a spoiled rich daughter causing trouble, but after these two months, everyone's impression on the contrary was extraordinarily good.Although Commander Sheng still had the ideals and dreams of a young girl in many matters, sometimes naive to the point of making people want to laugh, her serious and responsible attitude was beyond words. And everyone could see that she truly loved this line of work.The duty of the city lord was left aside, too lazy to manage. Every day she ate and lived in the Town Demon Division, her mind full of chasing and investigating demon cases. She never acted haughty or overbearing and did any foolish things, not even being greedy for a single cent of money.She was beautiful and dashing, with a full of energy appearance, and also pleasing to the eye.If only her curiosity wasn't so excessive, if only she didn't listen to her subordinates' gossip every day... A few days ago, old Wang family stole people and were caught in the act, what does that matter to you, a dignified commander? You actually personally went to watch...The reason it was a motorcade was because there was a carriage in the team. The carriage wasn't for the dignified city lord herself to sit in, but for a pair of dog man and woman.The lame one just had special privileges... Although the colleagues in the Town Demon Division all didn't know what the commander was doing bringing this lame pair.Du Gu Qing Li just didn't have this lame pair's shamelessness, and felt uncomfortable getting into the carriage. She hugged A Nuo and rode another horse, invisibly giving the dog man and woman private alone space again."Very good-looking? Looking without turning your eyes."Lu Xingzhou lifted the curtain, always smiling as he watched Sheng Yuan Yao's heroic posture riding the horse in front. He had already been watching for a small half an hour. Shen Tang, in the same carriage, really couldn't bear it any longer and finally asked this question sourly.Lu Xingzhou put down the curtain and sighed, "If I say I'm mainly looking at the snow scenery, do you believe it or not..."Shen Tang said with a stinky face, "Don't believe it. You're just looking at Sheng Yuan Yao.""In the wind and snow, in the ice and sky, a female knight's heroic posture is dashing. This scenery is originally like a painting," Lu Xingzhou laughed, "Also, look at Qing Li. She changed into a set of clothes and is also quite lovable."Shen Tang turned her head to look. Because they were pretending to be the 'city lord's guard team', Du Gu Qing Li also changed into a Town Demon Division official uniform. Without reason, she changed from an ice block little white fur to another kind of serious, cold and stern feeling. It really shows that a person's temperament can indeed change with their attire."Then me?" Shen Tang put down the carriage curtain, her eyes flowing like autumn waves, "I'm also dressed like this."The two of them were sitting face to face. Lu Xingzhou looked at Shen Tang in the Town Demon Division official uniform in front of him, pursed his mouth, and subconsciously biased his line of sight slightly away.It's truly fatal. Normally, I don't feel she's so big. Why is it that after changing into a relatively tight official uniform, it makes things bulge so much? And matched with the slightly angry thin pout expression at this moment... Others dress like this and it's serious or heroic, but how do you dress like this and have so much charm without reason...True uniform temptation.Seeing his slightly retreating appearance, Shen Tang bit her lower lip, and intentionally said charmingly, "How? Am I not as good-looking as them?"The embrace and kiss in the middle of the night had caused a little change in everyone's relationship. Words that were previously stuck in the throat, always feeling that saying them would break a certain window paper, could now be said so casually.Anyway, Shen Tang now basically understood Lu Xingzhou's cheekiness. If at this moment the two of them were sitting side by side, perhaps he would make a move, but sitting opposite like this, he would instead not be so focused on sitting over. So, teasing him a bit is nothing.As a result, Lu Xingzhou expressionlessly bent down and grabbed Shen Tang's ankle.Shen Tang: "?"Lu Xingzhou said seriously, "Sect master adult, as your chief physician for your leg injury, I have an obligation to remind you that your leg injury needs frequent checkups to avoid relapse. Especially after last night's fierce battle, you need to be more careful..."Last night's fierce battle... Shen Tang was originally just sitting in a wheelchair pretending to be lame and hadn't stood up. What did it have to do with her leg?The battle with the corpse puppet in the secret realm was a fierce battle where she left the wheelchair. Why didn't you say anything then?Shen Tang was about to pull back her little foot, but her shoe was already off, revealing her beautiful little foot. Lu Xingzhou's expression was serious, "Don't move randomly. A relapse of a leg injury is a very serious matter..."Saying that, he really seriously rubbed along her calf, as if he was really checking.Shen Tang was both angry and amused, her eyes like autumn waves, her face red to her ears, "I should have known earlier... You're not a good person..."She originally thought that after being touched by him for ten days, her calf should have no feeling... But that time she was really being treated for illness, this time he was just playing around. The psychological experience was truly completely different, so shameful she almost shouted out, only just managing to bite her lower lip to not expose herself.But this was something she had provoked herself, what should she do?Should have known not to tease him...However, he had touched it so many times, it seemed there was nothing...The pitiful princess consort fundamentally didn't think that she could just pull it back directly. What "what should I do" was there?Du Gu Qing Li glanced through the window.Practicing Huang Ji Jing Shi Jing, no wrong character.In the distance, the wind brushed past. Du Gu Qing Li's expression slightly moved, and her hand pressed the sword hilt.Yang Dechang's voice, she didn't know where it was coming from, transmitted, "Girl, no need to rush... I have something I want to discuss with Chao Huang Princess and Seventh Young Master."Du Gu Qing Li said faintly, "You can just transmit your voice to them yourself, why are you finding me?"Yang Dechang was extremely embarrassed, "But... Chao Huang Princess and Seventh Young Master are currently... They are...""Oh, they are observing a leg injury." Du Gu Qing Li conveniently picked up a dead branch from the roadside and threw it into the carriage with a "whoosh".Lu Xingzhou's hand was just about to move upwards above the knee, but it was hit by the branch with a "pa" and retracted as if electrocuted.Du Gu Qing Li's voice transmitted, "Don't treat it, someone is looking for you."