Chapter Forty-Seven: At a Loss

  How pitiful! Cry!

  Zhongdu City

  In the brief interval when the demonic beasts retreated, Xu Haoran, Li Wanpeng, Xiao Rugui and Wu Meng gathered together and bumped into each other. Each person had a gloomy face, and tension and unease could be seen in their eyes. They didn't know if these demonic beasts had any reinforcements, but they also discovered that although this beast tide was not small in scale, there were no particularly powerful demonic beasts.

  If that was all, they would still have the confidence to defend Zhongdu City. But if this was just the vanguard of the beast tide, and there were middle or high-level demon beasts behind it, then it wouldn't be something they could hold on to. This was also the reason why their faces were gloomy and their hearts were tense.

  Four people discussed it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a result. The signal fire for help was lit, but there was no response at all. In fact, this didn't exceed everyone's expectations. When Fang Tiancheng lit the signal fire for help, didn't they also not send troops to rescue Zhongdu City, but instead sent troops to intercept the monsters heading towards Zhongdu City? It can be imagined that now the lords of other cities are doing the same thing as Li Wanpeng did back then.

  After the brief meeting, Xu Haoran, Li Wanpeng, Xiao Rugui and Wu Meng returned to their respective city walls. As soon as Xu Haoran returned to the city wall, he saw Xu Hao standing on the city wall from a distance, leaning against the parapet and looking down. His whole body was covered in blood, his face full of exhaustion.

  Xu Haoran let out a soft sigh, knowing in his heart that Xu Hao had never conceded to him and was secretly vying with him for the position of family head. However, given the precarious situation the family was currently in, he didn't want to continue internal strife with Xu Hao.

  Walking to Xu Haoliang's side, looking at Xu Haoliang's exhausted face and blood-soaked body, Xu Hao felt a little comforted. At least his ninth brother was still clear-headed about the greater good. He called out softly:

  "Old Ninth!"

  "Big brother!"

  Xu Haoliang heard Xu Haoran's voice and didn't turn around, still gazing down at the city wall below, only lightly responding with a single word.

  Seeing Xu Hao's attitude towards himself, Xu Haoran suddenly felt very tired and had no interest in talking. He sighed deeply in his heart and remained silent for a while.

  Two people did not make a sound, the disciples of the Xu family on the city were adjusting their breath at this time, and the monsters under the city wall seemed to be accumulating strength. For a while, only the sound of wind and snow was heard on the city walls, with no human voice, and the atmosphere became extremely oppressive.

  Changri Valley, Luofeng Ridge and Guandao, three inner disciples of the Xu family stared blankly at the vast snowy night, the corpses of the young masters of the City Master's Manor, Xiao Family and Wu Family shocking them. Suddenly they shook all over, waking up from their excessive shock, although they didn't understand why the City Master's Manor, Xiao Family and Wu Family suffered such huge losses, but they hurriedly rushed back to Tongyu Valley, quickly reporting this news to Xu Haobo.

  "Ahhh~~"

  A beast roars!

  "Ahhh~~"

  All beasts are howling! The demons outside Zhongdu City have started attacking the city again.

  The two men, Xu Haoran and Xu Hao, who were silent on the city wall, suddenly raised their heads, with a burst of sharp light in their eyes. Xu Hao did not look at Xu Haoran, but said in a low voice:

  "Big brother, don't worry! Before the withdrawal of the demon beast and the dissolution of the city master's mansion, and before the three families of Xiao and Wu collude in a conspiracy, I won't compete with you again. This time it was my fault, but that doesn't mean I'll give up."

  "Good!"

  Xu Haoran's face flashed a hint of relief, and the two brothers suddenly swung their long swords in unison, shouting loudly:

  "Kill!"

  "Kill"

  All of Xu's disciples raised their arms and shouted loudly, beginning to counterattack against the demon beast.

  Xu Haoran, standing on the city wall, suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly. He saw that this time the demon beast's attack was different from last time. Last time the demon beast's attack was fierce, but it was each fighting separately. But now the attack is very orderly, not chaotic or disorderly. Xu Haoran's heart sounded an alarm, and he secretly thought to himself:

  "It seems there's a demonic beast directing this battle! I wonder what rank of demonic beast it is!"

  Xu Haoran and Xu Hao-liang exchanged a glance, both of their eyes flashing with a hint of fear. Intuitively, they felt something was off, and the two raised their heads to gaze out into the distance, but the wind and snow filled the sky, making it impossible to see the distant demonic beasts. However, the demonic beasts that were approaching had already begun to attack the city in an orderly manner.

  Behind the back of the demon beast, in the empty air amidst the wind and snow, a human figure was approaching on swordback. It was exactly the inner disciple sent back by Xu Haobo from Tongyu Valley, who had heard the earth-shaking roar of the demon beast from afar.

  His figure in the air paused slightly, stopping his rapid flight. In the dense snow and strong winds, he couldn't see the situation ahead clearly. He proceeded cautiously towards Zhongdu City, slowly flying with his sword. Finally, a magnificent scene appeared before him.

  From the sky, the demonic beasts covered the ground and stretched to the heavens, covering the white snowy ground with a layer of blackness. In outer space, flying demonic beasts were also flying towards Zhongdu City, attacking it.

  That inner disciple was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he didn't dare to fly forward another step. In front of him, not only were there nearly ten thousand demon beasts on the ground, but also in the sky, demon beasts were constantly flying around. If that inner disciple flew forward a few dozen meters more, he would probably be surrounded by flying demon beasts.

  His whole body couldn't help but tremble, and he quickly turned around and flew rapidly towards the direction of Tongyu Valley. He wanted to report the news here to Xu Haobo as soon as possible. However, as he flew, he thought doubtfully:

  "How could there be a demon beast attack in Zhongdu City? The Tongyou Valley we are stationed at has not been breached! Could it be... could it be that the other three stations have been breached?"

  "Boom!!"

  The three major families of Zhongdu City and the City Master's Mansion finally clashed with the demon beasts again, and the battle became extremely brutal in an instant.

  Tongyu Valley

  Xu Haobo stood at the high point of the defensive fortifications, staring blankly in the direction where Xu Ziyuan had disappeared. He was not only heartbroken that his family would lose a genius, but also did not know how to face Xu Ziyuan's father, his eleventh brother Xu Haoguang.

  Snowflakes in the air suddenly dispersed, a figure hastily rode a sword and came. "Whoosh" fell down, ran quickly to Xu Haobo's side.

  "Second Uncle!"

  Xu Haobo turned around to take a look, and it was his own inner disciple who had been sent to Changri Valley. His mood hadn't recovered from the loss of Xu Ziyuan, and he said in a low voice:

  "How is Nagy Valley?"

  "Second Uncle, Chang Ri Valley has fallen!" The inner disciple stammered.

  "What?" Xu Haobo's body shook, and he stepped forward to grab the young monk's collar, sternly asking: "You said that Changri Valley has fallen?"

  The other disciples heard, and their expressions were also stunned. The loss of Changri Valley means that the demon beasts will go straight to Zhongdu City through Changri Valley, where they have their homes, parents and wives. Everyone was at a loss for a moment, with some disciples already showing a terrified expression. They didn't dare say give up on Tongyu Valley and go to rescue Zhongdu City, so they could only look at Xu Haobo who was standing high up with urgent eyes.

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