Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

The captain on night duty on the city wall was the first to see the light dragon formed by Zhou Feng and others. The string of bright lights was arranged in a straight line, moving at an extremely fast speed, and heading straight for them.

This completely stunned the captain. He rubbed his eyes involuntarily and looked again carefully before confirming that he was not seeing things. There really was a string of giant, glowing objects moving at an absurdly fast speed!

"Everyone on high alert! Something's happening! Enemy attack! No, something's coming! Go get the general!"

A commotion erupted on the city wall as archers drew their bows and nocked arrows, trembling as they crouched behind the crenellations, peering outwards.

The string of light dragons looked incredibly eerie. By the light spots, one could clearly see that they were twenty or thirty enormous creatures arranged in a square row.

The beam of light at the very front was so far away that they could barely open their eyes.

"What...what is that?"

"Never seen this before! Is it a new gadget from the Liao people?"

"Are you blind? Didn't you see they came from the south? How could they possibly be Liao people? If Liao people had this kind of ability, why would they even fight a war?"

"Shut up, all of you!"

Although Zhang Fu, the commander guarding the city gate, was resting below the city, he remained vigilant. Upon hearing the report from his personal guard, he rushed up the city wall in three steps, wearing his outer robe. Looking down through the crenellations, he gasped in shock.

At this moment, Zhou Feng and his group had arrived at the foot of the city wall. The twenty-odd iron-shelled behemoths were lined up in a row, their lights shining on the city wall, making the area under the walls of Yingzhou City as bright as day.

He had never seen anything like this in his life!

Even the smaller and more exquisite iron-shelled vehicle in front was much larger than an ordinary carriage, and one could vaguely see figures inside.

"General... what should we do?"

The deputy general standing next to Zhang Fu was trembling slightly.

They can fight to the death with the enemy, but this thing is clearly not human!

Zhang Fu gritted his teeth and placed his hand on the hilt of his sword: "Pass on my order, all men to be on alert! Archers, aim! If these monsters dare to come within a hundred paces of the city walls, fire immediately!"

"yes!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a person suddenly emerged from the foremost metal vehicle, holding something in his hand, followed by a loud voice.

"Listen up, soldiers on the city walls! We are Daoist followers under the command of Zhou Feng, the Celestial Master Who Protects the Nation. We are here on imperial orders to rush north to reinforce Yingzhou City. Please open the city gates!"

Zhang Fu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and exchanged a glance with his deputy.

This place isn't close to Tokyo, but because Zhou Feng and his group consistently pursued their plan to dominate public opinion, his name has spread here.

However, the Celestial Master who protects the nation is clearly a Taoist. Coming here to fight the enemy sounds so unreliable, doesn't it?

But if it were these two unheard-of armored behemoths beneath the city that were to fight the Liao Kingdom, they might actually have a chance of winning.

However, Zhang Fu still looked hesitant. He was responsible not only for this city gate, but also for the safety of the many civilians and soldiers inside the city walls.

This is a matter of great importance. If the people below are actually Liao people in disguise, and they manage to open the city gates, their crime will be enormous.

Do you have any proof?

Tie Jianguo held up a golden token in his hand and waved it in the headlights: "The Celestial Master's Token is here! If you don't believe me, you can send someone out of the city to verify it!"

Zhang Fu squinted at it for a long time, but still shook his head on the city wall, after all, he didn't know what the specifications of the Celestial Master's Mansion's token were.

The lieutenant leaned over and whispered, "General, those steel behemoths outside look extremely dangerous. Their origins are unknown. What if we let them in..."

Upon hearing his deputy's words, Zhang Fu remained silent for a few seconds before finally nodding and shouting down towards the city walls, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, but in these extraordinary times, I dare not open the gates without authorization! I beg Your Excellency to lead your troops to rest outside the city until dawn, at which point I will make a decision!"

Tie Jianguo's expression immediately turned ugly. He wanted to say something, but Zhou Feng simply rolled down the window and waved at him.

The meaning was quite clear: they didn't want to get entangled with Zhang Fu anymore and would talk about it again at dawn.

After putting away the token, Tie Jianguo directed 25 military trucks to form a semicircle, protecting the Mengshi M817 in the middle. He also chose a truck and got in, leaving the off-road vehicle to Zhou Feng and the other two.

Immediately afterwards, the thousand Taoist followers were divided into five shifts, each consisting of 200 armed Taoist followers, who took turns on night watch and set up a perimeter around the camp.

The remaining 800 people lay down fully clothed in the carriage, their weapons tucked into their arms.

Inside the SUV, Zhou Feng and Zhao Pan'er lay down in the driver's and passenger's seats respectively, while Sun San Niang lay hunched over on her side in the back seat.

The car's interior lights were dimmed, and the yellowish light outlined Zhao Pan'er's profile.

Although she was just traveling by car today, she still felt a little tired. She leaned against the headrest and closed her eyes after a short while.

Zhou Feng maintained the same posture, and the car remained quiet for a while. After tossing and turning in the back seat, Sun San Niang suddenly noticed that Zhou Feng, whose head was next to hers, also had his eyes open. The two happened to make eye contact.

The next second, a smile appeared on Sun Sanniang's lips, and then she placed both hands on both sides of Zhou Feng's head and began to gently massage it.

Zhou Feng did not resist at all, but slowly closed his eyes.

A head massage before bed can be very effective in helping you fall asleep.

Just as Zhou Feng was enjoying the massage from Sun San Niang with his eyes half-closed, a sharp whistle suddenly came from outside.

Zhou Feng, who had just been feeling sleepy, immediately sat up straight, and his eyes instantly became much sharper.

With Tie Jianguo and others protecting him outside, he wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he locked all four doors of the SUV before taking Zhao Pan'er's hand, who had also been awakened.

Sun San Niang bit her lip, leaned over from the back seat, and rested against Zhou Feng's side, so that she could feel more safe.

A deep voice rang out: "Liao scouts are here. Prepare to fire!"