C16 (2/2)

Kong Sheng was so angry that he was laughing, and he didn't have the mood or strength to scold them, so he might as well do what he liked.

The moment before he entered the Castellan Mansion, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Raising his head, he looked at the Phoenix Statue on top of the Castellan Mansion, which was flying high in the sky, and silently wished in his heart, ”May the Divine Bird Phoenix bless and protect us, and allow our Phoenix City Pass to escape this calamity.”

That night, the scouts who had not returned for a long time finally returned to the Phoenix City Pass.

Only one scout from the party returned. This person was covered in blood and his chain mail was cut in two. Once he entered the Phoenix City Pass gate, the man immediately fell onto the ground and fainted. Fortunately, Ling Zilu led the people there as they carried him into the Castellan Mansion.

The Military Doctor was busy for a long time before he finally woke up. Kong Sheng, who had been guarding at the side, did not bother to comfort him and directly asked, ”What happened? ”What about food?”

Before the scout could finish his sentence, his eyes had turned red with rage. He trembled as he said something that shocked everyone present: The Demonic Beast had left the mountain, they had cut off the food route, and all the military rations had been blocked!

For the past thousand years, Demonic Beast s with the labels of ”Beast”, ”Wise”, ”Beast” and so on appeared in front of the entire Fire Phoenix Empire with a gesture that shocked the world.

Phoenix Cry Province was the number one province in north of the empire, as well as the northernmost province adjacent to the three phoenix trials. Back then, when Grand Commander Fang Da built the three stages of the Phoenix Trials, she often led her army here to rest. Over time, this place slowly began to flourish, and became a major transportation route to the three trials of the Phoenix. It also became a very important resting place.

Although his official rank was so low that even the captain of the Fire Phoenix Army didn't have to bow in respect when he saw him, in this especially special small town and this especially special period, Chen Peng had become a very popular figure. Let alone the captain, even the dignified White Feather Battalion Commander would have to be polite to him now. The reason was simple. There were not enough guest rooms in the small town.

The food delivery teams from the five northern provinces arrived at the Penglai Town one after another. They would rest here for two to three days before leaving their camps to head straight for the Phoenix City Pass. Before they could even set off, the small grain convoys from the neighboring provinces, which were subsequently activated by Commander Shi Keren, had arrived one after another. In a short period of time, this border town with only 30,000 people had become bustling with activity. Not to mention the guest rooms, even the warehouses, the houses, and the long corridors of the parks were arranged for the soldiers to transport rations. The soldiers no longer wished to sleep well, they only wished to not sleep in the open streets on the cold winter nights of the Northern Kingdom. Even if they could sleep on the streets, they couldn't just leave the military rations outside, right? A heavy downpour was a crime that could be committed only by killing one's own head.

In this way, Chen Peng became the busiest person. While busily coordinating the lodging for the grain transportation teams in the various provinces, he also dealt with the captains of the various large captains, captains, Red Feather Battalion Commander and White Feather Battalion Commander at the same time. Chen Peng was a very self-aware person. The other party was treating him courteously this time because he had a request for him. If he could perform well, perhaps one of the lords would mention him to an official of a higher rank, and his life would change for the better. However, if he used this as an excuse to act domineeringly, he would die without even knowing how.

Just when Chen Peng was busy attacking the back of his head with his foot, a Fire Phoenix Army Captain who was in charge of escorting food suddenly came to him and shouted from afar, ”Chen Zhen! ”Guard Chen!”

Chen Peng hurriedly wiped his hands from his pants and replied with a smile, ”Aiyo, isn't this Mr. Liu?” What's wrong? What do you need me to do? ”

Captain Liu did not utter a single word as he grabbed Chen Peng's wrist and ran towards the city wall. Chen Peng was an official who had been studying hard for the past ten years, how could his physique compare to that of a professional soldier who came from Imperial Military Academy? Unable to break free, he could only endure the pain in his wrist as if he was being squeezed by a pair of pincers. He followed Captain Liu up the city wall in quick steps.

Captain Liu looked for a crater and pointed forward, ”May I ask Sir Chen, what is that?”

Chen Peng rubbed his wrist as he looked out in the direction of Captain Liu's finger. Between them, on the horizon, was a small shadow. He held his breath as he observed the shadows attentively for a while. Only then was he barely able to distinguish that they seemed to have four limbs on the ground, and there was even a thick tail wagging behind them from time to time. What was even more terrifying was that they were clearly not wandering around. They seemed to be moving towards the Penglai Town in an organized manner.

Chen Peng did not care about the wrist anymore, he took a deep breath and looked at Captain Liu in disbelief, ”Could it be, could it be the Demonic Beast?”

Captain Liu nodded his head heavily, ”There are at least a few hundred. After my men report back, I pulled Master Chen up to watch, mainly to ask him, why are there so many organized people surrounding the city? And how did you deal with it, Sir Chen? ”

Chen Peng's face slowly turned pale. He looked at Captain Liu and replied with a slight tremble in his voice, ”In the hundreds of years of history recorded in this county, there has never been a single mention of a Demonic Beast attacking a city.” Chen Peng swallowed and said, ”This is the first time this has happened in hundreds of years.