If something so wicked isn't caused by ghosts or spirits, then there's only one explanation: it must be man-made.
Could it be that reinforcements from the Xia Army have arrived?
Upon this thought, the Great General's face changed, and he immediately commanded, "Quickly report to the Major General, there's an emergency, and we need to relocate swiftly."
Meanwhile, on the mountaintop, Lu Yujin had already received the report from the soldiers below. He immediately felt invigorated, thinking that A Wan had come at the perfect time. He quickly organized the men, ordering them to roll all the stored boulders and logs down the mountain, and then those with knives grabbed them, those with spears took them up, and started the melee combat.
For a moment, the sounds of wailing ghosts and howling wolves, along with billowing smoke, came from the foot of the mountain.
