Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 362 Killing two birds with one stone

A towering mountain stands by the sea. To be precise, it is not a mountain, but a majestic city. All the stone houses are built on the mountain, staggered and orderly, like a skyscraper. It is incredible. Although it has been destroyed, it still cannot conceal the magnificent momentum.

All the houses under the city had been razed to the ground and turned into scorched earth. Large siege equipment was scattered all over the ground. The 100,000-strong beast army was divided into three camps and trapped on three sides, making it impossible to get through.

In the big tent in front of the battle formation, there were many monsters in human form sitting around, drinking, eating meat, and watching the strange dance of the mermaids. There were three people sitting in the main seats. Ao Yin, wearing a dragon robe and a jade crown, sat in the middle with a glorious look on his face. He had a curly beard and dragon eyes, and was a little thin.

On the left is a sturdy giant wearing deerskin shorts and with his upper body bare, with tiger eyes, a wide nose, and golden horns on his head. This man is the Demon King Zhongyue of Shanbo City.

On the right is a tall and thin weirdo wearing soft gold armor, with a long mouth and pointed ears, a bald head and no eyebrows. He looks like a plucked chicken head. This man is Wuli, the Demon King of Chiyan City.

Ao Yin took a sip of wine and laughed, "We just got the news that the ghost guard has teleported back with our beast army. We can attack the city tonight. However, before that, we need to put on a show together. Let him catch us off guard and cause us to withdraw hastily. Let him become a hero who bravely kills the enemy and returns to the city to protect his master. In this way, Bie Xin will not be suspicious and open the city gate to let him in. At that time, he will suddenly turn against us and control the city gate, and our army will be able to easily enter the city."

Zhong Yue drank a sip of wine with her and shouted, "Well, Bie Xin would never have thought that her city would be breached by us like this. Let's see where this old fox can escape to."

Wu Li rolled his eyes and asked, "What should we do if the other party refuses to open the city gate?"

Zhong Yue hurriedly laughed and said, "Chidi is worrying too much. This plan is perfect. If the Dragon King hadn't told us, who would have thought of it? Let's just wait and kill that old fox."

Ao Yin said: "It is possible that what the Red Emperor is worried about is true. However, we have trapped them for three days. Even if we do not open the city gates, they will not be able to hold out for a few more days. By then, they will sooner or later open the city gates and fight us."

Zhong Yue said, "That Luopo Mirror is indeed a headache for us. When we are illuminated by that magic weapon, we cannot use any strength. If not for this, how could Bie Xin be alive today? Does the Dragon King have a way to take that old woman's magic weapon?"

Ao Yin stroked his beard and said, "There are people who can take the magic weapon. They are heading here, but I don't know when they will arrive or whether we can catch up. But it doesn't matter. From what I have observed, we will be fine as long as we don't look at the mirror."

Wu Li said: "If you don't look at your opponent during a duel, you will be at a disadvantage."

Ao Yin said: "We can attack her from three sides and attack her from behind so that she can't handle it."

Wu Li clapped his hands and laughed, "What a good idea! This way we can get rid of that old woman first, and then kill Bie Xin!"

When he was talking about this, the shark-headed man rushed into the tent and knelt down and shouted: "Something bad is happening. The ghost guards have killed our people and are heading towards Shanbo City!"

After hearing this, everyone was shocked. They never expected that the Ghost Guard would do such a thing, and the previous plan was ruined.

Zhong Yue smashed the table, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "You are looking for death, how dare you sneak attack my Shanbo City? I will kill this three-headed bird man right now!"

Ao Yin stood up and tried to appease him, "Calm down, Emperor Jin. Let's first find out the reason. The beast army he is currently leading is our subordinate. In this situation, they will definitely not listen to the orders of the ghost guards. There must be something fishy going on." He then turned to the shark-headed man and asked, "Check to see if the beast army he is leading is ours. Is the crown prince among them?"

The shark-headed man replied, "It seems to be from Qingqiu City. No..., I didn't find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"How is this possible!" Ao Yin exclaimed in shock, "Why didn't Ao Yan come back? How could the ones who came back be the Beast Army of Qingqiu City? What on earth happened? How could such a result suddenly happen!" Not only him, almost everyone was surprised. They had questions in their minds but could not think of a reasonable explanation, let alone think that their Beast Army would disappear overnight.

Zhongyue said: "I will lead the troops to destroy them!"

Ao Yin tried hard to regain consciousness and stretched out his hand to stop him, saying, "The Jin Emperor cannot leave. Although I don't know the reason, if he takes his troops away, we won't be able to form a siege force. If Bie Xin takes the opportunity to attack, all our efforts will be wasted."

"It's obvious. He wants to take advantage of the emptiness of Shanbo City and destroy it!"

Wu Li said: "The Golden Emperor does not need to panic. The Dragon King is right. If the Golden Emperor withdraws, the Dragon King and I may not be able to defeat Bie Xin. Moreover, there are too many strange things. Whether the ghost guards are enemies or friends, the purpose of doing this has not been figured out yet."

“If he goes to destroy your Chiyan City, let’s see if you can still sit here!” Zhongyue said angrily.

Ao Yin said: "How about this, the strength of the ghost guard is also average. If the Golden Emperor is worried, he can send a general to lead 20,000 elite troops to pursue. If the ghost guard really has ulterior motives, he can kill him directly."

"Chonglou is willing to go! He will definitely take the ghost guard's head!" A burly giant stood up and said.

Zhongyue hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay! Go ahead!"

……

The ghost guard sat in the cabin, drinking strong liquor, looking at the beast army marching quickly on the shore, and said to Wuzhan: "I still can't figure out why the military advisor thinks that the empress will not open the door to let us in?"

Wuzhan put down the teacup and said, "First, the empress did not order the general to be recalled, and the general returned to help privately. This is the biggest doubt. Secondly, the empress would not believe that the general would eliminate the three beast armies. How could he be easily teleported back? There must be a trick. Third, even if we take advantage of the enemy's trick and kill a group of enemy troops and rush to the city, in the eyes of the empress, this is impossible. It can only be done by colluding with the enemy. The more true it is, the more false it is. There are still many doubts and concerns. It is basically certain that the city gate will never be opened."

Gui Wei said: "But if we do this, will the Empress believe in my loyalty?"

"As the situation gradually develops, I will slowly believe that at least Qingqiu City will not be put in a dilemma all at once."

The ghost guard complained: "You humans think too many problems. We don't think so complicated. The most direct way to solve the problem between us is to duel and decide the winner by strength. We feel ashamed of your way."

Wuzhan chuckled and said, "When we humans do things, we focus on the results. We can also say that we will do whatever it takes. Otherwise, how could humans survive and reproduce to this day? Besides, it's not that you don't use some sneaky means, but they are not very smart." Guiwei did not deny it, "I always feel that I can't have a good fight, which really makes me uncomfortable."

"If the general is ordered to duel with the Demon Emperor, will he feel more comfortable?"

The ghost guard said angrily: "You are getting more and more daring. You dare to make fun of me. How can I be a match for the Demon Emperor? To be honest, I am now worried that Zhongyue will lead his army to hunt us down."

"Don't worry, General. Chongyue won't be coming."

“How come you see?”

"Those two won't let him go. They are only afraid of the empress, so there will only be one general leading the army, and the number of troops will not be more than ours."

"If so, can we fight them?"

"No, even though there is only one general coming, he must be no weaker than the general. Moreover, if we fight them, even if we win, it won't be a big victory. If we suffer too much damage, how can we deal with them next?"

At this time, a bird of prey landed on the bow and reported: "Eight hundred miles behind, we found 20,000 beast soldiers from Shanbo City chasing us!"

The ghost guard asked, "Who led it?"

"It's General Chonglou from Shanbo City!"

"The military advisor was right, it is indeed him!" said the ghost guard in a deep voice.

"How does Chonglou compare to the general?"

"He is Zhongyue's biological brother and the most powerful general in Shanbo City. If he is not injured, he can fight with difficulty, but the chances of winning are slim."

……

In the coalition tent, Zhongyue was a little restless. Wuli consoled him, "Emperor Jin, don't worry. Your brother is very brave. It won't take long for him to catch up with the ghost guards and bring the three bird heads to see Emperor Jin."

Zhongyue said, "What I'm worried about is that Zhonglou can't catch up with the ghost guards. Shanbo City has already dispatched all its beast troops, and the city is empty and has no power to resist. If the ghost guards arrive early and defend the city gates, and threaten the wives and children in the city, Zhonglou will be helpless even if he is trapped. If so, won't I be homeless?"

Ao Yin said: "The Golden Emperor is worrying too much. Even if he is a ghost guard, he doesn't have that ability. I just don't know what went wrong with Ao Zhan that he would allow the ghost guard to come back with his beast army."

Wu Li said: "I can't figure this out either. Even if they found out that the ghost guards had ulterior motives, they would have sent a message. Besides, the Dragon Palace is responsible for the transmission method. How could they obey the ghost guards? Could something big have happened?"

Ao Yin said, "How is it possible? Even if the Ghost Guard used some tricks, how could they suddenly defeat the beast armies of our three families? Moreover, how could a Ghost Guard alone defeat Aozhan, Zaochi, and Jiuying, not to mention Yinggui and my prince? According to my guess, the Ghost Guard must have used some method to deceive them, took the opportunity to teleport back, and damaged the teleportation platform, causing our beast army to be unable to return and lose contact. I think they will send news in ten days."

Wu Li said: "I don't understand. If this ghost guard wanted to save Bie Xin, why didn't he pretend to collude with us and catch us off guard? Bie Xin would then take the opportunity to send troops and force us to retreat. What's the point of attacking Shanbo City for him? It's tantamount to seeking his own death. Is he crazy?"

Ao Yin laughed and said, "Of course it got flooded!"

“Report…!” A green-headed birdman entered the tent and knelt on one knee to Zhongyue and said, “Your Majesty, the general sent back a message that the ghost guards led 20,000 beast soldiers to change direction and entered the vine forest. The general was unable to catch up, so he requested to enter the vine forest to hunt them down.”

"What!" Zhongyue asked in a deep voice, "What does this ghost guard want to do? Is he afraid, or does he have other intentions?"

Now Gaiwuli could no longer sit still, "Does he want to turn around and attack my Chiyan City!" The vine forest is located at the junction of the three families. It covers a very large area, almost one-fifth of the Dongsheng area. There are vines crisscrossing, miasma everywhere, poisonous insects and weeds densely distributed, and ferocious beasts are also extremely ferocious. Therefore, it separates the three families, and the beast army would rather take a detour than pass through it.

As the vines are tall and the leaves cover the sky, it is very difficult to find the traces of the Ghost Guards and their beast army. If they avoid the danger and attack Chiyan City instead, Chiyan City will have no power to resist. This move by the Ghost Guards is really tricky and puts the Shanbo and Chiyan families in a dilemma.

Zhongyue said to the bird messenger, "Tell Zhonglou not to pursue them, but to rush back to Shanbo City to defend it, in case the ghost guards take a detour and attack Shanbo City."

After receiving the order, the bird messenger left the tent.

Wu Li's face was heavy, and after thinking for a long time, he turned to the dog-headed man who was about ten feet tall beside him and said, "Tian Gou, take 20,000 elite soldiers and rush back to Chiyan City as soon as possible..."

Before Wu Li finished speaking, Ao Yin advised him, "Don't be anxious, Chidi. I think there must be a trick here. If our coalition forces withdraw another 20,000, there will only be 60,000 beast troops left. We will have no advantage if we use 60,000 to besiege 50,000. Perhaps this is exactly what the ghost guard intends to do, to use his beast troops to contain our 40,000 troops. We must not fall into their trap!"

Wu Li said, "That being said, if I don't send people back to defend, won't he easily occupy my Chiyan City? Can the Dragon King guarantee that he won't attack? Besides, the Golden Emperor has sent troops back, so why can't I? What if it's the Dragon Palace? Isn't the Dragon King worried?"

Ao Yin was speechless, the ghost guards' intentions were very clear, but no one dared to leave the city empty.

Zhong Yue laughed and said, "Now Chidi understands my feelings, right? I don't feel anything when I see others bleeding, but I feel pain only when I bleed myself!"

Wu Li glared at Zhongyue and said to Tiangou, "What are you waiting for? Go and gather the troops. Go back and defend Chiyan City. If you find the ghost guards attacking, kill them without leaving a single piece of armor!"

(End of this chapter)