Knife splashing

Chapter 230: The Underworld Ghost Soldiers
The plank road in Sanyou Cave is not only in disrepair due to years of neglect, but also narrow and slippery, no more than five feet wide, and the wooden planks have already broken in some places.

Arrows rained down, leaving no place to hide.

Li Yan's expression changed slightly, and he turned sideways and rolled into the cave.

Bang bang bang!
Arrows fell on the ground outside the cave. Although they did not pierce the stone wall, they dug out small holes and scattered gravel.

Before Li Yan stood up, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

"whee…"

At the same time, a strange and sharp laugh sounded in his ears, and it turned out that a human shadow puppet had already attacked him.

The time and difficulty of refining a human skin puppet are extremely amazing. It is coveted by many evil cultivators and regarded as a secret technique, so its power should not be underestimated.

Once they are formed, they become bloodthirsty spirits.

Although the soldiers are strong, they are only souls after all. Their advantages are obvious, but their weaknesses are also obvious.

The physical body is the boat of the soul. Without the physical body, the soul will be free, but it will also be restrained by the evil energy between heaven and earth.

Just like the rampant soldier who ambushed Li Yan in Lijiabao, he usually relies on the body of a wolf and attacks as a soul, and can't even enter the gate of Li's family.

The human skin puppet uses human skin as its body, and its soul is a mixture of emotions and desires and evil spirits. Naturally, its strength is stronger than that of the Changbing soldiers.

The two human-skin puppets flew up and down, entangled with the rampant soldiers, and gradually led them away, while the other one took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The boatmen in the cave were all frightened and their faces turned pale.

In their eyes, a figure suddenly appeared behind Li Yan. He was wearing a red paper wedding dress, his face was as if painted with white powder, his lips were bloody, but his eyes were empty.

The strange laughter suddenly echoed in the cave.

At the same time, Li Yan felt his whole body stiffen, and a cold, white hand slowly stretched out from his shoulder, bringing with it a pungent smell of corpse.

Jingle Bell!
Li Yan snorted coldly, and the tassel of the Three Talents Demon-Suppressing Coin Knife shook.

The chill dissipated, his body regained control, he swung the Dust-Breaking Sword in a knife flower, and thrust it backwards with his backhand.

The power of the Dust-Breaking Sword is unquestionable.

With Shouyang copper essence as its core, it has been bombarded by heavenly thunder for a hundred years. It itself has the murderous intent of thunder. Coupled with the exquisite techniques of the Huashan hermit, it has been forged into a top-grade magic weapon to destroy evil.

"Yeah~"

Before the blade reached it, the human-skin puppet screamed and retreated.

However, Li Yan would never miss the opportunity.

Wow!
The invisible soul-catching rope whizzed out, and the human-skin puppet in the air suddenly stiffened, followed by a flash of a knife.

puff!
The human skin puppet was directly split into two halves, the evil aura dissipated, and it fell to the ground with a plop, turning into two soft pieces of human skin.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at the human skin flying outside the cave.

"ah--!"

Sensing his murderous intent, the two human skins screamed and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

At the same time, on the plank road outside, the old Taoist who was controlling the human skin puppet groaned and almost fell down.

Controlling soldiers and horses will backfire, and this evil and brutal human-skin puppet is no exception.

One of them was broken by Li Yan, which immediately shocked him.

What's more troublesome is that, taking advantage of this gap, two sounds of wind came from the darkness, and they turned out to be the remaining two human skin puppets.

The old Taoist was startled and quickly picked up the magic weapon in his hand.

A small copper gong and a locust wood pole.

The gong is used by the shadow puppet troupe.

The locust wood pole is used to control the shadow puppet.

When the evil magic was perfected, these two items became the means to restrain the human skin puppet.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The sound of gongs rang out in a dense pattern.

To others, it just sounded a bit noisy.

But the two human skin puppets screamed in pain instantly, flew up and down twice, and stopped moving.

When encountering this weird thing, even the surrounding Longxiong Army felt goosebumps all over their bodies and a chill in their hearts.

"Master Cheng, just stop the enemy's rampant soldiers!"

There was a flash of displeasure in the old beggar's eyes.

These sorcerers and assassins hid in the Jingchu mountainous area to avoid being wanted by the imperial court, and were later hired by the master with a large sum of money to assist him in completing the mission.

Harsh words sound good, but they are of no use at the critical moment.

The old Taoist looked unhappy, but he didn't say anything more. He tried his best to control the human skin puppet and fight with Wang Daoxuan's soldiers.

At this moment, Li Yan and others were forced into the cave, but the plank road outside the Sanyou Cave was narrow, and no matter how many people they had, it would not be easy to attack.

The old beggar was an extraordinary person in escaping, but after suffering a loss once, he did not dare to go in and get close to Li Yan.

Thinking of this, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "Get ready, use miasma!"

When several men in black heard this, they immediately stepped forward, untied the bamboo tubes from their waists, and threw them towards the cave entrance.

At the same time, several archers shot arrows continuously.

Bang bang bang!
The bamboo tube was shattered and pink smoke rose up. Although a lot of it was blown away by the mountain wind, some of it drifted into the cave.

"Back off!"

When the former captain saw this, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Everyone retreated. Two boatmen were frightened and dazed. They couldn't dodge in time and inhaled the pink poisonous smoke. They immediately convulsed all over and vomited white blood from their mouths. Their faces turned black.

Fortunately, the Sanyou Cave was quite large, with large caves connected to small caves. After they retreated through two caves in succession, the poisonous smoke no longer spread.

The former captain said anxiously, "This is the poison barrier that the Jingchu rebels collected in the forest. The poison is very strong. The imperial army in Yunyang also suffered."

"We must find a way to break out!"

"The cave is blocked, where can you run!" Sharifei roared in dissatisfaction, then looked at Li Yan.

Although the packages containing gunpowder were soaked with water, they were packed separately, so some of them could be used to blow up the plank road at the entrance of the cave and to stop the enemy.

It's just that the presence of Yuan Baihu is a bit of a hindrance.

Li Yan shook his head slightly, then said in a deep voice: "Everyone turn around. No matter what you hear, don't turn your head to look around."

The former captain and the boatmen were slightly stunned, not knowing what he was going to do.

"What are you standing there for? Turn around!"

Sharifei cursed with anxiety in his eyes.

As for Wang Daoxuan and Lu San, they had already turned their backs and closed their eyes.

They knew that Li Yan was preparing to summon the ghost soldiers.

These are not ordinary soldiers, but soldiers from the underworld, which are equivalent to the soldiers of Taixuan Orthodox Sect.

Ordinary soldiers and horses are all evil spirits, ghosts, mountain spirits and demons. If they accidentally collide with them, their souls will be damaged, and at the very least they will suffer a serious illness.

So when they attacked the mountain stronghold in Shangjin City, when the Taixuan Orthodox sect troops arrived, everyone was ordered not to move.

As for the ghost soldiers in the underworld, it’s best not to even look at them.

If he gets scared to death, it will be a troublesome thing.

When everyone turned around, Li Yan had already taken out the certificate, pinched his fingers and said in a deep voice: "Qingjia! The sky is black above, the earth is black below, there is no light in the black sky, there is no door in the black earth, the Yin people are sending troops, the Yang people are retreating, the evil ones retreat, the ghosts are killed, I am under the command of the Northern Yin Fengdu, hurry up and obey the order!"

As soon as the spell fell, a cold and sinister aura shot out from the hook, which was the command used to summon the ghost soldiers.

Call ~
This negative energy fell into the ground, and a strong wind suddenly blew up in the cave.

A chill rose up, and the surrounding ground was covered with frost at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the coldness penetrated into the bone marrow.

They were holding torches, which flickered as they moved.

At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became dark, and the light of the torches seemed to be suppressed by the darkness, and then went out, leaving no sight at all.

Then, something even weirder happened.

The sounds of wind, rain, and footsteps approaching from outside the cave all disappeared into the distance, as if they were the only ones left in the world.

Even Li Yan was in darkness. He could smell something, but it was vague and difficult to sense, and he could hear the sound of armor.

Are these the Yin soldiers?
Li Yan felt a chill in his heart and held the certificate tightly.

He found out he was wrong.

The ghost soldiers from the underworld and ordinary soldiers are two completely different concepts, even beyond his understanding.

Wow!
The sound of armor rattling became louder and louder.

This time, even other people could hear it.

It was as if a cold army appeared and passed by them, but they could not see or feel any presence.

Outside the cave, the situation was in chaos at this time.

The magical power awakened by the old beggar was also very special. His eyes flashed red, a bit like the eyes of X-ray vision, but he could see the flow of qi.

He saw Li Yan and others being forced back by the poisonous fog, and thought the time had come, so he ordered an attack, rushed directly to the cave entrance, and killed everyone with the poison barrier.

Anyway, he wanted the things and didn't think of capturing anyone alive.

However, as soon as I reached the cave entrance, a sense of fear arose in my heart.

Then, darkness visible to the naked eye spread outward.

The darkness moved at a very fast speed, accompanied by the sound of dense armor. Wherever it passed, all the people in black holding torches were swallowed up.

"Go back!"

The old beggar roared and quickly stepped back.

He was shocked and puzzled, and couldn't understand how these trapped people could have such powerful magic.
What is there in that darkness?
The old beggar was curious and used all his magical powers. His two eyes suddenly glowed red, which was extremely obvious in the rainy night.

Then, his body stiffened.

"General!"

Lin Silang, the young commander of the Longxiong Army, shouted hurriedly and turned to look at the old beggar.

However, the old beggar did not respond. His face turned pale, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and there was only fear in his eyes.

Lin Silang felt a chill in his heart, but before he had time to think about it, the surroundings quickly fell into darkness.

In a daze, he seemed to hear the sound of chains, and then his consciousness became dim, as if he had fallen into a black ocean, sinking continuously...

"go!"

The three masters brought by the old beggar naturally reacted quickly.

The scholar turned and ran, but his boxing and kicking skills were average, and he hadn't even developed the hidden power. He was swallowed by the darkness after running only two steps...

The female assassin had the best kung fu. With a whoosh, she leaped high from the plank road, flipped in mid-air, and fell from the cliff. With a plop, she was swallowed by the rolling river...

The old Taoist who controlled the human skin puppet was the most unlucky.

He was so frightened that he turned and ran, but forgot to beat the gongs and drums in his hands.

The human skin puppet is not like a soldier or horse. Every time it is used, it must not only be activated but also prevented from backlash at all times. It must also be suppressed again after the use.

The sound of gongs and drums stopped, and a human-skin puppet suddenly came roaring over and stuck directly to his back, as if there was a person on his back.

The old Taoist priest's body stiffened, and he and the human-skin puppet were swallowed by the darkness.

Another human-skin puppet broke free from its restraints, and flew in the air with a strange laugh, as if trying to escape from here.

However, there was a sudden sound of chains in the darkness.

The human-skin puppet seemed to be grabbed by an invisible giant hand and suddenly dragged into the darkness, without any movement...

In just a blink of an eye, the entire mountain was filled with deathly silence.

On the other side of the cave, no one dared to move.

Li Yan held the certificate and swallowed.

He could feel that the summoned ghost soldiers had completed their mission and their aura was quickly dissipating.

One command can summon a battalion of five hundred Yin soldiers.

He was afraid that it was not enough, but the strength of the ghost soldiers was far beyond his expectations.

There are nearly a hundred Longxiang soldiers outside, all of them are good at fighting, and there are four masters who are very difficult to deal with in close combat and magic.

But facing the Yin soldiers, they were powerless to resist...

call!
Suddenly, the wind started to blow again.

The torches were still flickering, casting flickering shadows behind everyone. In this desolate mountain cave, the atmosphere was very strange.

However, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to just now, they actually felt like they had returned to the world of the living from the underworld.

Everyone looked at each other and walked out of the cave.

The plank road was filled with dead bodies. All of them had ashen faces, even frost condensed on them. They stared with their eyes wide open, and even the fear on their faces was frozen.

The boatmen and the captains were naturally terrified.

Everything before their eyes was beyond their understanding.

Even the former captain gasped and secretly looked at Li Yan with fear in his eyes.

Even a thousand-household unit might not be able to withstand such a force.

No wonder the City God Temple attaches so much importance to it...

"Search and see what you can find!"

Li Yan had already put the certificate in his pocket and said in a deep voice.

Although Sha Lifei and Lu San were also shocked, they knew what was more important, so they stepped forward and searched the bodies of those men in black.

Li Yan was naturally no exception.

He activated his sense of smell, and nothing on these people could escape his nose.

Those black-clad Longxiang soldiers didn't care. Sha Lifei and Lu San found a few poisoned bamboo tubes and carefully put them away.

They had seen the cruelty of this creature before.

Li Yan strode forward and searched the dead old beggar's body, and immediately found a few things.

The first is the opponent’s erhu, which is an excellent instrument.

Then, there were medicine bags, which should be used by the other party to perform illusion and escape. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use them...

There was also a token and a letter.

The letter was wrapped in oil paper and was not wet by the rain.

The light here was not good and the wind and rain had not stopped, so Li Yan simply put the money in his arms and waited to check it after entering the cave.

Then he searched for the Taoist priest and the Confucian scholar.

The Taoist had a lot of odds and ends on him, including disposable magic tools, paper talismans, etc., and some of which nobody knew what they were.

The opponent's human skin puppet was naturally killed by the underworld soldiers. At this moment, it was broken and emitting an unpleasant corpse odor...

As for the old Confucian scholar, he surprised Li Yan.

The other person carried a small bamboo box with him, which contained bottles and jars and a few books.

"It's a pity that one ran away."

Li Yan looked at the dark canyon below and shook his head slightly.

After returning to the cave, several people began to sort out the spoils.

Li Yan first took out the letter and glanced at it casually. His expression became more and more solemn and gloomy.

He didn't say anything and handed it directly to the former captain.

When the former captain saw his expression, he had a bad feeling in his heart. After taking the letter and reading it for a few seconds, his face immediately turned ugly.

"How dare you harm me, you bastard!"

(End of this chapter)