Hao Liufeng: The Red Lantern Lady is Here, Another County Town is About to Fall

Jinyuan County, east of Yang'an County.

The county is named Jinyuan (Golden Abyss) because a river flows through it, the river contains placer gold, and there are deep pools in the river.

at this time.

The once quiet Yingyang Prefecture in Jinyuan County was completely revived by three cannon shots that soared into the sky.

"Knock knock knock!"

The deep, resonant sound of the city guards' signal drums echoed through the air.

"All troops, don your armor and assemble immediately!"

A towering figure, seven feet tall and with a dark complexion, emerged.

General Yingyang of Jinyuan County, Iron Butcher.

Tie Tu looked up and saw that red palace lanterns were already hanging in the sky not far away.

"Holy crap, the Red Lantern Goddess is here! Another county town is about to fall!"

Tie Tu frowned and turned to look at the source of the sound.

The speaker was a young soldier.

Tie Tu recognized the man; his name was Hao Liufeng, and he was skilled in using a right halberd.

He once studied martial arts under the Langtao Sect, and his master was a renowned expert in Jinyuan County at the time.

Hao Liufeng has a good talent for martial arts, and with his youthful spirit, he is naturally arrogant.

He provoked the tiger demon, and the tiger demon wiped out his entire family. His master was torn to pieces on the spot by the tiger demon. Hao Liufeng was lucky enough to escape and entered the Eagle Soaring Mansion.

At this time of war, they dare to spread rumors and sow discord among the troops.

Tie Tu, holding his sword, walked up to Hao Liufeng, his eyes cold.

"General... General." Hao Liufeng looked up at Tie Tu.

A long, gleaming blade was pressed against Hao Liufeng's neck, the cold, sharp touch instantly bringing him back to his senses.

What is he doing?

With a formidable enemy at hand, such words, according to regulations, the general could execute him immediately to enforce military law and stabilize morale.

A cold glint flashed.

Hao Liufeng closed his eyes tightly, but the next second, he opened them in disbelief and quickly touched his neck.

His head didn't move.

A strand of black hair fell to the ground.

Tie Tu said coldly, "Let this hair replace your head, and send you into battle to slay demons, so you can atone for your sins!"

"Yes!" Hao Liufeng stood up, cupped his hands in a fist salute, and said.

"General!"

A dull thud of hooves sounded, and a scout fell from his horse.

Tie Tu rushed forward and helped the scout up. Blood was spilling from the corner of the scout's mouth and his eyes were already turning white.

"General, there are Red Lantern spies among the city guards. They've opened the city gates and let the Red Lantern soldiers into the city while no one was looking!"

As they spoke, the scout's voice grew softer and softer until it fell silent.

Tie Tu then realized that the scout's back was riddled with arrows, and that he had just fought his way out of the encirclement, clinging to his last breath, to relay the intelligence back.

Tie Tu knew that something terrible was about to happen.

There were spies among the city guards who secretly opened the city gates and let the demons into the city.

They could have occupied the city and defended it, but now their biggest advantage is gone!

It's too late to do anything now!

Tie Tu took a deep breath and looked at his adjutant beside him, Eagle Strike General.

"Quickly send a message to the Dark Crows heading towards Qingcheng Mountain, instructing them to fly around Yang'an County. If the message arrives in time, there might still be a chance to survive!"

Eagle Strike Lang nodded.

These messenger crows are characterized by their extreme stealth, speed, and preciousness; they are not easily used unless absolutely necessary.

"Tap tap tap".

A series of heavy footsteps approached.

Tie Tu looked around.

Those were armors worn by soldiers of the Eagle Banner Army, but the people inside the armor were pale-faced, with red light shining in their eyes.

Deceitful Slave!

They depend on deceit for survival.

He recognized the leader; it was Qin Yu, the Eagle Strike General of Yang'an County.

Qin Yu remained expressionless, his mind focused solely on his master's supreme command.

Capture Jinyuan County!

Hao Liufeng's pupils shrank suddenly as he saw a familiar figure.

A man about ten feet tall, with fair skin, pointed but hairy ears, and three pairs of tiger whiskers on his face, was carrying a rusty broadsword and a large ox-horn bow hanging at his waist, smiling at me.

The fair-skinned man nodded to Hao Liufeng, made a throat-slitting gesture with his hand, and smiled mockingly.

They are determined to exterminate them all.

Qin Yu's red flames flickered slightly as he slowly spoke, "Surrender, or die."

This is the final ultimatum.

The words fell.

Splash!

The sounds of weapons clashing rang out.

It wasn't drawing a sword, but rather discarding a weapon.

More than half of the soldiers in Yingyang Prefecture surrendered.

"you?"

"As soldiers of the Great Qian Eagle Banner, receiving imperial rations, how can you lay down your weapons?"

"Pick up the knife! I'm telling you to pick up the knife!"

Iron Butcher's eyes burned with raging fury, his gaze almost bursting as he spoke.

Only a small number of Eagle Yang Prefecture soldiers remained unarmed, but hesitation was already showing on their faces.

The next second, Tie Tu, who was still questioning in a deep voice, stopped speaking.

Glug glug.

His head instantly transformed into a bright red lantern, twirling and hanging in the sky.

This scene completely shattered the psychological defenses of the soldiers wielding knives.

Even a powerful general, with two layers of outer strength, was suspended in the sky in an instant.

What about them?

Hao Liufeng's barely erected psychological defenses completely collapsed.

A beam of red light shot out from the direction of Yang'an County, passing through the bodies of the soldiers.

In an instant, the soldiers bowed their heads, knelt on one knee, clenched their fists and pressed them against their chests, and said in a deep voice, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

Qin Yu's gaze was icy as he coldly declared, "From this moment forward, you shall take over Jinyuan County."

"Of the people in the county, three out of ten will be conscripted and killed."

"All the military men in the county have been detained here."

"yes!"

A red light shone in Hao Liufeng's eyes, and his right hand instinctively reached for the iron halberd.

But inexplicably, he ended up placing his left hand on the halberd.

"I never imagined we'd become family." A lazy, teasing voice rang out.

It was that tiger demon. He patted Hao Liufeng on the shoulder and leaned in, his face almost touching Hao Liufeng's.

"In that case, serve Your Majesty well."

…………

The Eagle-Winged Army soldiers, originally intended to guard the county town, now became highly efficient killing machines, breaking down doors and driving all the villagers out of their homes.

Three of the ten were chosen and killed.

Deterrence!

Subsequently, all the warriors in Jinyuan County had their eyes glow red.

Another group of people arrived from Yang'an County.

Men and women of all ages.

He was draped in a red robe and held a strangely shaped staff in his hand.

Without exception, each of them had a bright red palace lantern mark on the back of their hand.

The leader was an old woman who was chanting, "The Red Lantern Goddess has descended to earth to save us from the sea of ​​suffering and lead us to the Pure Land of the Red Lantern."

"Therefore, every resident of the county town must join the Red Lantern Society."

"Only through devout offerings can one attain liberation."

…………

In a corner where no one pays attention.

A black crow is flapping its wings and taking flight.

It bears the heavy responsibility of delivering messages.

About half an hour later.

Qingcheng Mountain, the Foreign Affairs Office.

Deacon Fang, who was on night duty, suddenly opened his eyes.

A raven landed on the table, its throat bobbing, and it vomited a letter from its stomach.

Deacon Fang opened the envelope and quickly glanced through it.

Jinyuan County is in danger!

"It's the Red Lantern Lady again. She just attacked Qingcheng County, and now she's turning around to attack Jinyuan County."

"Let Erlang Palace handle this matter," Steward Fang pondered for a moment before dispatching his officers and soldiers.

A short while later, Deacon Fang suddenly remembered something and sent two more messages.

One letter was sent to Erlang Palace, and another to Tianshi Cave.