Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 78 Yang Guo's Predicament

Another half month of training ensued, but this time, Cha Nan had Guo Fu by her side. During their occasional breaks, they weren't bored. Taking advantage of the teleportation points, their trails randomly appeared in various scenic spots throughout the fantasy world.

Cha Nan discovered another advantage of the fantasy world: there were no annoying snakes, insects, rats, or ants in the ordinary sense, which made life in the wild much less troublesome and troublesome.

In just half a month, Cha Nan not only learned the entire Nine Yin Manual from Guo and Huang, but also mastered ten of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. Although he hadn't learned the remaining eight, he had memorized the key points of energy application and the basic palm techniques. He was just waiting for his skill to be in sync with the mastery of the profound mysteries before he could unleash his power.

At Guo Jing's request, Cha Nan opened a treasure chest and obtained three more technology points, which unlocked a regular livestock ranch and a regular shield. The ranch can be used to graze Mian Youyou and Pipi Chicken.

Cotton will provide a large amount of wool every day, and this wool can be made into wool cloth on the workbench. After being transported back to Xiangyang City, it can be used to make a large number of warm clothes for the soldiers.

Of course, Chanan herself will eventually unlock the ordinary ranch, since there are many mythical beasts that can produce specific resources through the ranch. The milk, eggs, and honey needed to make cakes also need to be provided by the ranch.

Cha Nan transported most of the recently harvested wheat and wool fabrics back to the martial arts world in batches. At the same time, he used the team transfer method to transfer most of the Mepalu and Iron Fist Apes with average or even very poor attribute to the martial arts world and placed them in the stronghold space in Xiangyang City. He selected two of each to be completely freed and handed them over to Guo Jing and Huang Rong to try to tame.

After that, Cha Nan, together with the Water Mother Yin Ji, Cheng Ying, and Lu Wushuang, embarked on a journey to Nanyang to rescue Yang Guo.

It seems like a long delay, but in reality, Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang only came to deliver the message last night. Guo Jing and Huang Rong's letters of appeal to various parties, sent through the Beggars' Sect brothers, had only just left Xiangyang City.

The mythical beasts that Cha Nan brought on this trip were not the four monkeys and one Milufei that she had originally planned. While this could maximize their combat power, the overall structure was too simple and had too little room for error.

Therefore, before setting off, Cha Nan still chose to adjust the combination to two monkeys, one wolf, one cow, and one bird.

The Wolf Hunter is used for escaping, the Blazing Bull is both durable and powerful, and the Gale Falcon can be used for high-altitude surveillance and can also be used as a means of aerial movement in critical moments, making it a very versatile vehicle.

To ensure their combat effectiveness, Cha Nan even trained these three mythical beasts in the Mythical Beast World. Although they didn't catch up with the Iron Fist Monkey, they were all around level twelve or thirteen.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and the group worked day and night, arriving outside Nanyang City in less than a day.

It was still dark, and the city of Nanyang was completely shrouded in darkness.

However, there were many Mongol soldiers guarding the area, patrolling back and forth, making it appear heavily guarded.

However, there was no moon tonight, and it was so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face. Even though the Mongol soldiers had better night vision because they ate more meat, it would be difficult to keep a close watch on everything in such a dark environment.

As for why not light more torches to provide light?
This is where the Mongol army stored their grain. If a spark were to accidentally fly out and set the grain on fire... no one could bear the responsibility.

The group's lightness skills were all quite good. Even Lu Wushuang, who was lame, could use his lightness skills with surprising speed.

Cha Nan was the only one holding back, but it didn't matter... He had the Gale Falcon. Although it wasn't bound to a riding item, so he couldn't actually ride it, he could still fly for a while by grabbing the bird's leg.

The group split up and entered Nanyang City, only to meet again on the rooftop of a house.

Without uttering a sound, the entire rescue and grain burning process had already been discussed on the way here.

Basically, Cha Nan and Shui Mu Yin Ji were responsible for rescuing people, and they would engage any skilled opponents they encountered, aiming for a swift victory. Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang, on the other hand, were to set fires throughout the city to mobilize the Nanyang garrison, keeping them busy and in disarray, thus preventing the main army from quickly converging and encircling them.

As for why not just burn the grain silos?
It's not that easy, and Yang Guo himself is currently trapped in the granary.

At this time, Nanyang City was already empty. The people had either been killed or driven out of the city. The good houses that were vacant were occupied by nobles and merchants who had come with the Mongol army.

The entire northern area facing the water was designated as a granary, where large quantities of grain and fodder were stored.

Of course, it wasn't just granaries; gold and silver utensils, various jewels and jade artifacts, as well as some precious silks, porcelains, and some important books looted by the Mongol army were all stored here, piled up in different warehouses.

At the entrance of a large brick warehouse closest to the lake, a huge "Devil's Bane" was blocking the way. This was a large silver ball. Many wealthy landlords would melt down silver and cast it into large silver balls to store in their cellars. Because the silver balls were so large and heavy, even thieves could hardly move them, hence the name "Devil's Bane".

Now that Yang Guo has blocked the warehouse door with this "Ghost's Bane," it won't leave the Mongol experts helpless. However, if they expend their energy to move this large silver ball, and Yang Guo suddenly attacks before they have replenished their strength, they will inevitably be injured.

As for forcibly breaking in, Yang Guo would simply set fire to the warehouse, resulting in mutual destruction.

This fear of harming the innocent allowed Yang Guo and the other heroes who came to burn the granary to remain at large for several days, despite their whereabouts being exposed. They were still not captured by the Mongols, and the two sides remained in a stalemate.

Inside the granary, unlike the outside, it was brightly lit.

Many long-handled candles were lit in the corners and on the beams, casting flickering shadows in the large warehouse.

The flickering firelight cast scattered shadows, making it impossible to pinpoint Yang Guo and the others' exact hiding place by looking through the small window.

With so many potential ignition points, any rash action by someone outside the warehouse could easily ignite one of them, causing considerable damage.

Inside a small fortress made of stacked grain sacks, Yang Guo and a group of heroes mostly rested, with only a few on guard outside, occasionally moving quickly through the warehouse to create a commotion.

"It's all my fault! If I hadn't made a mistake and let that Mongol soldier pull the signal arrow, attracting the Tartars to attack, how could we have ended up in this state..." A middle-aged man with only one eye slammed his fist into his leg again, breaking the silence that had lasted for more than half an hour.

Yang Guo sat in a corner, silently adjusting his breathing, and did not offer any further words of comfort.

Although no one else spoke, their expressions showed that they did not complain about the one-eyed middle-aged man.

They had already discussed the reasons.

Whether or not that arrow is fired, the Mongol siege will come.

Ultimately, they hadn't expected that this small city of Nanyang would not only have two grandmasters, but also three innate masters and more than a dozen top-tier experts. Such a luxurious lineup would have been enough to sweep through the martial arts world in the past.

(End of this chapter)