Chapter 47

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Zhongdu City.

In the gap after the beast horde temporarily retreated, Xu Haoran, Li Wanpeng, Xiao Rugui, and Wu Meng gathered to discuss. Each of them had a grim expression, and their eyes revealed tension and unease. They did not know if the beast horde had reinforcements, and they had also noticed that although this wave of beasts was not small in scale, there were no particularly powerful beasts.

If it were just this, they still had confidence in defending Zhongdu City. However, if this was just the vanguard of the beast horde and there were mid- or high-level beasts behind, then they would not be able to hold the city. This was the reason for their grim faces and tense hearts.

After a long discussion, they did not reach any conclusion. The beacon fires for aid had been lit, but there was no response. This was not unexpected. When Fangtian City lit the beacon fires for aid, Zhongdu City did not send troops to help but instead sent troops to intercept the beasts heading towards Zhongdu City. It could be imagined that the other city lords were now doing the same as Li Wanpeng had done.

After the brief meeting, Xu Haoran, Li Wanpeng, Xiao Rugui, and Wu Meng returned to their respective sections of the city wall. Xu Haoran, upon returning to the wall, saw from a distance that Xu Haoliang was standing on the wall, leaning against the parapet and looking down. He was covered in blood and looked exhausted.

Xu Haoran sighed softly. He knew that Xu Haoliang had always been不服 (unwilling to submit) to him and had been secretly competing for the position of clan leader. However, with the current dangerous situation of the family, he did not want to continue the internal conflict with Xu Haoliang.

Walking to Xu Haoliang's side, seeing his exhausted face and blood-covered body, Xu Haoran felt a slight comfort, at least his ninth brother was not confused about the greater good. He called out softly:

"Ninth Brother!"

"Eldest Brother!"

Xu Haoliang, upon hearing Xu Haoran's voice, did not turn around but continued to look down from the wall, only responding lightly.

Seeing Xu Haoliang's attitude towards him, Xu Haoran suddenly felt very tired and had no mood to speak. He sighed deeply and remained silent for a moment.

Neither of them spoke, and the Xu family disciples on the wall were all meditating. The beasts below seemed to be gathering strength. For a time, only the sound of wind and snow could be heard, and the atmosphere became extremely oppressive.

In Changri Valley, Luofeng Ridge, and the official road, three inner hall disciples of the Xu family stared blankly at the empty snowy night. The bodies of the city lord's mansion, Xiao family, and Wu family disciples scattered everywhere shocked them. Suddenly, they were jolted awake from their shock and hurriedly returned to Tongyou Valley to report the news to Xu Haobo as quickly as possible.

"Roar~~"

A beast's cry!

"Roar~~"

A chorus of beast cries! The beasts outside Zhongdu City began their attack again.

Xu Haoran and Xu Haoliang, who had been silent on the wall, suddenly raised their heads, their eyes shining with determination. Xu Haoliang did not look at Xu Haoran but said in a deep voice:

"Eldest Brother, rest assured! Before the beasts are driven back and the conspiracy of the city lord's mansion, Xiao family, and Wu family is dismantled, I will not compete with you. This time I was wrong, but it does not mean I will give up."

"Good!"

A trace of relief flashed across Xu Haoran's face. The two brothers suddenly swung their long swords and shouted in unison:

"Kill!"

"Kill~~"

All the Xu family disciples raised their arms and began to counterattack the beasts.

Standing on the wall, Xu Haoran's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly. He saw that this attack by the beasts was different from the last one. The last attack, although fierce, was disorganized. But this attack was very orderly and calm. Xu Haoran felt a sense of alarm and thought to himself:

"It seems there is a beast commanding this battle! I wonder what level it is!"

Xu Haoran and Xu Haoliang exchanged a glance, and a trace of fear flashed in both of their eyes. They both felt something was wrong. They looked up and saw the snow and wind obscuring the distant beasts, but the nearby beasts were already attacking in an orderly manner.

Behind the beasts, in the air amidst the snow, a figure was flying on a sword. It was the inner hall disciple sent back by Xu Haobo from Tongyou Valley. From a distance, he heard the deafening cries of the beasts.

The figure in the air paused, stopping his flight. In the dense snow and wind, he could not see the situation ahead and cautiously moved towards Zhongdu City. Finally, a vast scene appeared before him.

From the air, he saw the ground covered with beasts, black as night, stretching across the white snow. In the sky, flying beasts were attacking Zhongdu City.

The inner hall disciple was instantly terrified, his face pale. He did not dare to fly forward any further. Not only were there nearly ten thousand beasts on the ground, but there were also flying beasts in the sky. If he flew forward a few dozen meters, he would likely be surrounded by the flying beasts.

He shivered and turned to fly back to Tongyou Valley as quickly as possible to report the news to Xu Haobo. As he flew, he thought in confusion:

"How could Zhongdu City be attacked by beasts? Our defense at Tongyou Valley has not been breached! Could it be... could it be that the other three defense points have been breached!"

"Boom~~"

The three major families and the city lord's mansion in Zhongdu City finally clashed with the beasts again, and the battle instantly became extremely fierce.

Tongyou Valley.

Xu Haobo stood on the high defensive works, staring blankly in the direction where Xu Ziyun had disappeared. He was not only heartbroken by the loss of a family genius but also did not know how to face Xu Ziyun's father, his eleventh brother Xu Haoguang.

The snow in the air suddenly parted, and a figure hurriedly flew on a sword, landing with a "whoosh" and running quickly to Xu Haobo.

"Second Uncle!"

Xu Haobo turned and saw it was the inner hall disciple he had sent to Changri Valley. His mood had not recovered from the loss of Xu Ziyun, and he said in a deep voice:

"How is Changri Valley?"

"Second Uncle, Changri Valley has been breached!" the inner hall disciple said in a trembling voice.

"What?" Xu Haobo's body trembled, and he grabbed the disciple by the collar, shouting fiercely: "You said Changri Valley has been breached?"

The other disciples, upon hearing this, were also stunned. The breach of Changri Valley meant that the beasts would rush directly to Zhongdu City, where their families, parents, and children were. Everyone looked at each other, and some disciples already showed signs of fear. However, they did not dare to suggest abandoning Tongyou Valley to go to Zhongdu City for rescue, so they could only look at Xu Haobo, who stood on the high ground, with urgent eyes.

New and old friends, if you feel the book is still short, you can wait a bit. You can also check out my previous book "Phoenix Song of Song," the link is below.

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