"Dutou Leader Lin, if you need anything in the future, just tell me. You don't have to go through Master Fang. That would make us look like we're not on good terms."
Dinghai Tian handed the Thunder Blade Technique to Lin Fan.
Then he said, "This is a thunder-type martial arts technique. Apart from you and Lei Jun, no one else in Qingyang City can practice it."
Lin Fan said, "Okay, I'll share it with Lei Jun."
Dinghai Tian said, "Also, we still have to sit down and plan our trip to Yingchou Ravine."
"Of course." Lin Fan said, "Call County Lieutenant Tie."
So on this day, the two Dutou Leaders and County Lieutenant Tie Qingshan sat together to plan the layout.
In the end, Tie Qingshan and Dinghai Tian broke the rules and elected Lin Fan as the commander, following his lead.
At night, Lin Fan went home and opened the Thunder Blade Technique manual to study it carefully.
It turned out that the Thunder Blade Technique was a thunder-type saber technique. When it was used, the thunder and lightning in the body would be channeled into the saber, causing the saber to be charged with electricity.
Regardless of whether it was a human enemy or a demon, this skill had an unparalleled suppressive and murderous power.
After comprehending it, he opened the panel and saw that the Thunder Blade Technique was already displayed on the panel. There was also a "+" sign behind it.
When he stared at the "+" sign, the words on it flashed. Convert the existing 300 points of Vitality to the Thunder Blade Technique to the Beginner level. Convert the existing 600 points of Vitality to the Thunder Blade Technique to the Small Mastery level. Convert the existing 900 points of Vitality to the Thunder Blade Technique to the Great Mastery level. Convert the existing 1,200 points of Vitality to the Thunder Blade Technique to the Great Mastery level.
Lin Fan now had 223 points of Demonic Aura left. He could only convert 669 points of Vitality to the Small Mastery level. Without thinking much, he directly upgraded the technique.
With a thought, 600 points of Vitality were converted into his body. Suddenly, his whole body trembled. His hands trembled, and even the thunder and lightning in his body crackled.
After a while, it stopped. At this time, Lin Fan had not practiced.
However, he felt that he had practiced the Thunder Blade Technique thousands of times.
His external moves, internal breathing, as well as his mastery of the lightning and the huge knife were all slowly becoming more and more mature.
Afterwards, Lin Fan gave the Thunder Blade Technique to Lei Jun, telling him to practice it. He also told him about the attack on the Yingchou Ravine, hinting him to ask for leave to stay behind.
Lei Jun said, "Lin Fan, are you going?"
Lin Fan said, "I will definitely go."
Lei Jun said, "Then I'll go too."
Lin Fan said, "You will be in danger if you go."
Lei Jun said, "It would be a pity if I didn't go."
Lin Fan still wanted to persuade him, but Lei Jun said, "Stop persuading him, unless you don't want to go."
Lin Fan didn't try to persuade him further. He found Lu Hua and Wang Baole in the army camp.
In the past six months, Wang Baole had grown much taller and had put on a lot of weight. However, his cultivation had increased slowly, and he had only perfected his Blood Cultivation Technique. Thinking about it made him feel ashamed.
Upon seeing Lin Fan, the two of them bowed respectfully and addressed him as Dutou. All the soldiers in the army camp also addressed Lin Fan as such.
Lin Fan called Wang Baole and Lu Hua out and told them that the attack on the Yingchou Ravine would start in three days. He asked them to apply for leave in advance. Lin Fan was in charge of applying for leave and could approve it directly.
Upon seeing Lin Fan, Wang Baole, who was laughing happily, became serious after hearing what Lin Fan said. Lu Hua, too, didn't ask much.
However, they didn't ask too much and only promised that they wouldn't tell anyone about it. Lin Fan was relieved when he saw them like this. After approving their leave, he informed his uncle, Xia Qiusheng, that he would be the leader of the City Defense Army in three days.
Finally, he sent Xue Hansan to stay behind as well.
Lin Fan didn't hide anything from the two of them and told them everything.
The two of them listened with serious expressions. They were worried about Lin Fan, but they knew that they couldn't stop him. They didn't try to persuade him and only reminded him to be careful.
That night …
Eight people in Azure Sun City were summoned.
Three of them were commoners and five were county soldiers.
The next night …
Ten people in Azure Sun City were summoned.
They became walking corpses. Four of them were city defense army soldiers and six commoners.
On the night of the third day, twenty-seven people were summoned. Fifteen of them were commoners, seven were county soldiers, and five were city defense army soldiers.
The number of people who were summoning spirits was gradually increasing. The citizens of Qingyang City were in a state of panic. A large number of citizens moved out of the city in search of somewhere else to settle down. There were also large numbers of citizens who went to the county yamen to petition for an investigation.
Deploy the troops to the Yingchou Ravine.
It was imperative and urgent.
That morning …
A large number of city defense army soldiers and county soldiers, fully armed, rode out of the city on horses and headed towards the Eagle Stream. The commoners were relieved when they saw that the government had finally made a move.
Six hundred city defense army soldiers and a thousand county soldiers, led by Tie Qingshan, Ding Haitian, and Lin Fan, rushed to the Eagle Stream.
This time, the county soldiers joined forces with the city defense army. With Lin Fan as the commander, Tie Qingshan, and Ding Haitian as the deputy commander, they intended to wipe out the Eagle Stream.
The Eagle Stream was still calm as the army pressed down. Only that terrifying and mysterious strange sound continued to ring out.
That strange sound seemed to have magic. Although it was terrifying, it was full of mysterious temptation.
Some of the county soldiers with low cultivation couldn't bear it anymore. They couldn't help but walk into the stream.
"Bastard!" Tie Qingshan shouted, "No orders.
Who dares to act on their own? "
This shout, under the pressure of force, sounded like muffled thunder. It shook the county soldiers, as if they had just woken up from a dream, and they all stopped in their tracks.
Then, Tie Qingshan and Ding Haitian looked at Lin Fan.
Although Lin Fan's rank wasn't as high as theirs, they still followed Lin Fan's lead.
"Enter the stream!" Lin Fan shouted and ordered.
Then, he took the lead in riding his horse. Lei Jun quickly followed.
Then, the army rode their horses into the stream one after another.
The prepared torches were lit. Two soldiers worked together. One held a torch, while the other held a crossbow. When they encountered ghosts, they directly shot them with fire arrows.
The sky outside was clear and boundless.
Inside the stream, there was a heavy fog, as if it was covered by dark clouds. That fog not only blocked the line of sight, it was also cold.
Outside, the sun was warm. Inside the stream, it was as cold as a cellar.
Outside, there was no wind. Inside the stream, a cold wind would blow from time to time.
When that cold wind blew on the body, it was icy cold, and it made people's hair stand on end.
Moreover, the deeper they went into the stream, the stronger the cold wind and the thicker the fog. Outside three meters, they could no longer see with their eyes. The torches in the soldiers' hands were blown by the cold wind. They swayed unsteadily and were about to be extinguished.
At this time, not only did the soldiers on horseback feel uncomfortable, the warhorses also neighed uneasily. The order was a little chaotic.
At this time, in front of them, left and right, where the eyes couldn't see, there were continuous sounds of laughter, haha, giggling, and strange squealing …
The soldiers with weak wills were disturbed at this time.
They began to stop their horses.
"They're all demons and monsters. Ignore them and keep going!" Tie Qingshan pulled out his broadsword and shouted.
"Big Brother, Little Brother, don't be rough. I'm scared!"
Suddenly, a half-year-old child ran in front of them. He wore a red dudou and had long peach hair. He held a rattle-drum in his hand and shook it as he ran toward Tie Qingshan.
The rattle-drum was very small, but the sound it made was very loud. The childish sound brought joy.
Immediately, all the soldiers' faces lit up. They showed affection for the child. Some of the weaker ones even smiled and danced along with the rattle-drum.
Tie Qingshan's cultivation was at the Qi Transformation Stage and his will was firm. How could he be fooled by the sound of the rattle-drum? He took out his bow and shot an arrow at the child who was rushing over.
Whoosh.
The arrow pierced through the child's chest, but it didn't stop the child's footsteps. On the contrary, he sped up. When he reached the front of the formation, he stomped his feet and jumped up like a Vajra Gourd Doll. Then, he charged straight at Tie Qingshan.
Tie Qingshan's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He slashed with his broadsword.
When the blade slashed, the child turned into a red shadow. He spun in the air and dodged the blade. Then, he rushed toward a soldier beside Tie Qingshan.
Puff.
The red shadow pierced through the soldier's chest.
This scene happened too quickly, and the child's feint caught everyone off guard.
When the soldier spat out blood and fell off his horse, the red shadow pounced on Lin Fan.
Lin Fan froze up and didn't move. He just laughed coldly.
His face was full of disdain.
He said, "What can a little ghost baby do to me?"
The ghost baby thought that he had succeeded and sped up. But just as he arrived, Lin Fan slapped the red shadow with his palm. Lightning shot out from his palm.
Amidst the crackling sounds, the red shadow was beaten into a mess. It let out a baby's shrill cry and fell to the ground.
It returned to its original child shape.
What was different from before was that his entire body had been charred black from the electricity.