Chapter Eighty: The Stone Shatters the Heavens

  Sparrow Old Number, Cheng Zhanggui, Cheng Bulan.

  The old man was slender, with white hair and beard, but his waist was straight and his spirit was sharp. Especially a pair of eyes were very lively, looking like a clever person. He wore a embroidered vest on his body, with a large emerald ring on the thumb of his left hand. Although the water pipe had some old color, it was inlaid with several shining cat's eye gemstones, which looked quite luxurious.

  Liáng Xīn felt a little envious again, thinking that Chéng Zhuāngguì was quite impressive...

  Xiao Hai opened the door and asked directly: "What kind of person are you, why are you hiding here?"

  Cheng Bulan smiled, revealing his slightly yellowed teeth: "Want to know the old man's identity? Go back and ask your family's commanding officer!"

  Zhao Qing smiled bitterly, Liang Xin furrowed his brow, and Huang Gua's eyes widened in surprise. Xiao Sai arrived at the scene nonchalantly, even nodding in agreement with Old Man Cheng's words, then asked: "What skills do you have?"

  Cheng Bulan put the water pipe on the table, spread his hands: "A useless person!" After finishing, he added a sentence with a lingering tone: "If I had the ability, I wouldn't need you to protect me!"

  Xiao Hai nodded as usual and instructed Zhao Qing beside him: "If the reinforcements can't arrive in time, if we have to break through, knock him unconscious."

  Cheng Lao blew his whiskers and stared at Xiao Yu, who stared back fearlessly, her beautiful eyes capable of freezing an ordinary person to death.

  Zhao Qing was caught in the middle and found it hard to do anything, he lowered his head and coughed, hastily changing the subject: "Can... we still have reinforcements?"

  Liang Xin smiled and took over the topic: "There will be! You should know that in Jie Ling Town, there is still a hidden ranger!" Zhao Qing suddenly realized that from last night, the situation had changed drastically. Li Jiao released Yun Que, and the dark green-robed ranger must have also sent out his distress signal.

  The mission of the town's Qingyi suddenly became clear: hold out with all one's might and wait for reinforcements!

  Xiao Hai and Cheng Lao Tuo competed in a staring contest, Xiao Hai won. Taking advantage of the momentum, he asked again: "Do you know who the wandering knight is on top of Jie Ling Town?"

  Cheng Bulan snorted and picked up his water pipe again, puffing away with a gurgling sound, completely ignoring the question.

  Xiao Hai still had a look of indifference on her face and said: "Mr. Cheng, from now on, you are not allowed to leave my side more than three steps away."

  As she spoke, she suddenly smiled. This was the second time Liang Xin saw Xiao Yu reveal a smile. Amidst her icy cold and aloof demeanor in white clothes, this one smile stunned everyone: "If you disobey, I'll knock your knees off."

  Cheng Bulan's hand trembled and she was choked by the smoke, coughing laboriously until she finally spat out a mouthful of phlegm with a loud splat onto the ground.

  As if there was a tacit understanding in the darkness, with the old man's phlegm falling to the ground, the sky suddenly burst forth with a deafening roar like a muffled thunderclap!

  The town was not only filled with green-clad figures, but also ordinary townspeople and villagers who had come to celebrate the festival, as well as peddlers. The sudden loud noise startled everyone, causing them to stop in their tracks, looking up at the sky in confusion and searching for something aimlessly.

  A pleasant and dynamic voice echoed: "Under the seat of Guoshi, second disciple, Lingdang!"

  Immediately afterwards, a hoarse and majestic voice shouted: "Under the seat of Guoshi, fourth disciple, Qiang!"

  The third voice was a tender childish voice, warm and friendly, with a hint of laughter: "Greetings, National Master, Sixth Disciple."

  Liáng Xīn's tongue was numb, and he calculated that in just a few short days, he had successively mixed up and killed his three disciples: Hǎi Táng, Liú Lí, and Tóng Bīng Láng. The fifth one, Bái Hào, was also shot dead by the town's patrolling cavalry. Of the seven direct disciples under Guó Shī, only three were left, and they all happened to be together. Thinking about this, Liáng Xīn couldn't help but feel delighted - if they won this battle, Guó Shī would be 'extinct'.

  Two, four, six, the three men first registered, and then paused for a moment before shouting in unison: "We are now entering Lingyun Town, mortals should kneel down!"

  As soon as the voice fell, the sound of Da Ci Bei's tune was loud and clear, just like ten thousand mosquitoes humming and buzzing together, desperately drilling into everyone's ears!

  Zhao Qing turned back, grasping his knife, with a shocked and furious expression: "The bastards are going to launch a strong attack!" As he spoke, he strode into the courtyard, pulled out something like a bamboo tube from his bosom, and flung it into the air.

  Bamboo tube meets the wind, with a loud bang it bursts open, a burst of flames erupts, in the dim sky it appears especially dazzling. With this cannon signal, the ten-year deployment of the Green Robe Guard in Xiāng Líng Town is fully launched!

  Things couldn't be simpler, the reinforcements from the Celestial Observatory had been killed by Liang Xin, and the reinforcements from the Green Robes would arrive sooner or later. The disciples of the National Master naturally didn't want to drag it out any longer, so after making some temporary arrangements, they launched a fierce attack.

  Cannon fire, chanting, angry shouting, civilians screaming... Liang Xin glanced at Xiao Yuai, who nodded slightly towards him: "I'll guard this place, you go outside to reinforce."

  Liang Xin didn't waste any more words, quickly walking out onto the street, where he saw people rushing about in a panic, adults and children running wildly in all directions. The once lively town was now in complete disarray, but upon closer inspection, within each chaotic flow of people, there were strong men exerting their strength to control the situation, trying to guide the crowds into the shops and homes along the street...

  Liáng Xīn flipped over onto the rooftop and stood at a high place, carefully searching for enemy movements. Following the fleeting shadow in front of him, Zhào Qìng also jumped up.

  The young man in the green robe, who was still furious and frightened just a moment ago, had calmed down after releasing the cannon order. He surprisingly held up a jar of old wine, shook it at Liang Xin, and said: "Let's drink first and watch the show! One dead bastard deserves one mouthful of wine!" As he spoke, he opened the seal with his hand, took a deep breath, and laughed: "This is Old Man Cheng's treasure, which I snatched away..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a loud whistle suddenly sounded in the distance. Liang Xin's eyesight was strong and he focused his attention on the horizon, where hundreds of people were rushing towards the small town like the wind.

  Looking at their attire, these people are all guardians of the Heavenly Department. Everyone's lips are moving in unison to urge on the curse, and upon closer inspection, they all have a faint green glow surrounding their bodies, clearly having true yuan protecting them. The Green-clad Guards in the small town, however, were only dispersing and guiding the crowd, without any intention of forming an array to meet the enemy.

  Liáng Xīn looked at Zhao Qìng with a puzzled expression, and whispered: "Although the cultivation of these people is shallow, they all have true yuan to protect them. It's not easy to resist with just crossbow ambushes..."

  His words were not yet finished, when suddenly a huge shadow flashed across the sky, and the rolling thunder shook. Liang Xin raised his head to look, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise! A giant stone slab, comparable to a small house, was now splitting the air, as if the heavens were collapsing, and was smashing down on the enemy's head!

  Zhao Qing burst out laughing: "This is our first trick, shocking!"

  There were seventy-seven catapults, not inside the town, but set up five miles outside the town, carefully hidden and maintained. The catapults had been calibrated to be extremely accurate, and once activated, as long as the enemy touched the trigger, giant rocks would fall from the sky, blocking the roads into the town!

  Boom, boom, boom! Huge boulders came crashing down from the sky, mercilessly pounding into the midst of the enemy forces that were marching towards the town. The first batch of enemies were just low-level cultivators who couldn't withstand the impact of the massive stones. In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and limbs flew in all directions. Dazed, Liang Xin seemed to hear the disciples of Guo Shi cursing loudly, but he was confused - how could this be? This kind of siege warfare tactic was only used during a full-scale assault on a city!

  Zhao Qing's tears gushed out, he pointed at the enemy who had been turned over and buried, and shouted: "Using dead men to drink wine is great! The head of the escort team in heaven will also laugh so hard that his belly hurts!" After speaking, he raised his head and took three big gulps, then handed the wine jar to Liang Xin.

  The first encounter was utterly unexpected, and over a hundred people sent by the Heavenly Observatory were all turned into minced meat...

  Jie Ling Town is situated between fields, without city walls or a moat. To enter or exit the town, there are only two main roads to the east and west. The rest of the area is overgrown with thorns and weeds, making it difficult for ordinary people to pass through. Needless to say, beneath these thorny wastelands, the Green Robes had long laid down terrifying seals. If enemies didn't take the main road, they would only trigger new mechanisms, and those who died wouldn't be buried under a more pleasant boulder.

  After the massive earthquake, the town fell into a deathly silence. Everyone was drawn into the shops, the green-clad men were solemn and ready for battle, while the common people stared with wide eyes in terror, completely bewildered by what had happened, yet not daring to make a sound.

  The old shop's millstone was also stunned by the scene, sat on the ground and swallowed several mouthfuls of water before regaining consciousness. He hastily lay down on the ground to listen carefully, and after a long while, he furrowed his brow: "Water sound?"

  Almost at the same time, a series of loud cracking sounds burst forth, and Liang Xin looked around to see that dozens of wells in the small town had simultaneously erupted with columns of water shooting into the sky!

  In the midst of splashing water, figures clad in aquatic attire, with slanting backs and long knives, emerged one after another. They removed the water-avoidance charms covering their mouths and noses, whistling to each other as they hastened along the main street, rushing towards Old Sparrow's shop!