Everyone was waiting for Xu Cong to make a choice, Xu Fanshi was too, so was the big man, and so were all the guards in the hall, but Xu Cong still had an indifferent face, and finally spoke out after being silent for a long time.

"Everyone, stand down, this is an adult from the capital, how can you be presumptuous!"

Xu Cong knelt on one knee, looked at the man with his chin bowed, and said, "The villain didn't say half a lie, I will follow the Seven Princes, and my loyalty to the heavens can be demonstrated." Not winning the blood red agate is a dereliction of duty by my Xu family, and the general can punish it according to reason, but now the true whereabouts of the blood red agate, I can only guess and not confirm. ”

The man frowned, as if he was very dissatisfied with hearing this answer, and raised his knife to cut down, although the knife was fast, but if Xu Cong wanted to dodge, he would definitely be able to dodge, but he didn't react.

A strong wind blew across Xu Fanshi's face, and his heart tightened suddenly, and he glanced at the blade containing endless killing intent, which was stopping at half an inch of Xu Cong's neck.

The man put away the knife, turned around, and said, "The head of the Xu family is really extraordinary. ”

Xu Fanshi breathed a heavy sigh of relief at this moment.

Xu Cong was still indifferent, and it seemed that his mood had not changed at all." ”

The man walked between Xu Cong and Xu Fanshi, and walked towards the gate of the mansion, the guards gave way one after another, and he said coldly, "The Seventh Prince has an order, let your Xu family armor soldiers cooperate with our army to attack at the right time, only win the battle, not the land." ”

Xu Cong said: "The villain listens to the order." ”

Even if a day has passed since this incident, the big man no longer knows where he went, but Xu Fanshi felt like a fish in his throat every time he thought about this matter, and he asked Xu Congdao, "Father, why is that person difficult for us? If it weren't for my father's calm response, once we make a move, even if we can kill that big man, this Qin Dynasty will no longer have our place." ”

Xu Cong pondered for a long time and said, "I'm confused, the underground trading club supported by the Jinshui Sect, all the flowing water will definitely go through the investigation of the seventh act, and the nobles of the capital of the Qin Dynasty, how can they not collect the news of the seventh act? I am afraid that the matter of my purchase of blood-red agate has long been known by the Seventh Prince, but because there is no evidence, and the current outbreak of war, when the Seven Princes are employing people, they will definitely not really eradicate us, and that big man should have been told by the Seven Princes to come to test us." ”

Xu Fanshi was a little worried, and said, "Since the Seventh Prince knows about his father, then our situation will definitely be extremely dangerous in the future, but my father has already taken measures?"

Xu Cong said, "There is no countermeasure, I can only plan while walking, I guess that the Seventh Prince also has a person who is good at scheming, and it will have a great impact on my plan in the future." If there was really a high-grade metal in the blood-red agate, it would be fine, but I woke up after I got the blood-red agate, and the blood-red agate was just a game under the four princes, in order to set off this war, since we can't be chess players, but we must not be chess pieces. ”

Xu Fan Shidao: "Then our plan needs to be advanced or postponed?"

Xu Cong said, "No, it's time to send that thing out, although Qiu Jue is strategic, he can't always observe the current affairs of the world, as long as there is a glimmer of opportunity, I am expected to succeed." ”

Xu Fan Shidao, "When that person left, he asked the Xu family's armor soldiers to fight at the right time, but he said that he could win the battle and was invincible, I don't know why?"

Xu Cong sighed and said, "The strategists behind the Seven Princes are not simple, he should have clearly seen the intentions of the Four Princes, and deliberately delayed the progress of the war in order to curb the development of the Four Princes." Alas, there are a lot of capable people in this Qin Dynasty, I don't know how many will become my Xu Cong's enemies, and now I bow my head, I don't know if I can get it back in the future. ”

The road in the Cochin Mountains was rugged, and it took about two hours to cross the corpses of hundreds of black-clothed men who had been crushed to death by boulders, and with the guidance of the dragon bone stone, it took about two hours to finally discover the secret passage hidden in a verdant broadleaf pine forest.

"No wonder few people have been able to discover this secret passage for so many years, not to mention how hidden it is in this pine forest, even after seeing this narrow and dark hole, how many people dare to venture into it?" Chen Yiche sighed.

"Fortunately, there is a guide from the Dragon Bone Stone, otherwise where can we find this secret passage?It has already taken too much time, let's go in and check it out!" Mu Ya said.

Speaking of wanting to go in, Chen Xinxue instinctively shrank back, and said with a little fear, "Brother Mu, can I not go in, I don't dare to enter this cave." ”

Mu Ya, Chen Yiche, and Jiang Ming looked at each other, and they didn't want to force it, so Mu Ya said, "Okay, then Xiao Yi and Xiao Xue, you will guard outside, it's best to find a hidden observation point to stay, Jiang Ming and I are stronger in martial arts, you can go and investigate." ”

Chen Yiche also wanted to go in and have a long experience, but he wanted Chen Xinxue to stay outside alone, so he was still not at ease, so he agreed with Mu Ya's statement. He believed in Muya.

Jiang Ming glanced at Mu Ya, and knew that Mu Ya's arrangement was not just for Chen Xinxue, I am afraid that the bigger reason was because of what he said before, and he unconsciously felt more grateful to Mu Ya. He was going to look for Nettlerock, so naturally he didn't want too many people to disturb him.

"Let's go!" Jiang Ming looked behind him and said, "You have to be careful, we don't know if Bian Daocheng escaped or not, so this mountain range is still secretly dangerous." Mu Ya and I went down to investigate, I don't know how long the secret passage is, so I don't know how much time it will take, the two eldest brothers who led us the way have been instructed by me to go to the Wohua Mountain military camp in Jiaozhi City to report the news, if you can't wait, you can also leave first. ”

Chen Yiche and Chen Xinxue should be.

When I first entered the dark passage, there was nothing but darkness, and the road was extremely narrow, and it was only able to accommodate one

When people move forward, the road under their feet is potholes and difficult to walk.

Jiang Ming walked ahead, and when he noticed the wind, he breathed a sigh of relief, and took out the accompanying fire fold to illuminate it, so that this section of the road was no longer as difficult to walk as before. But no matter how difficult it is, Jiang Ming knows in his heart that the purpose of his crossing this secret passage is not to pursue the escaped Bian Daocheng, but to find the mysterious Nettlerock.

Where was the Nettlerock, and where was the entrance to the Land of the Moon? Even Mu Ya, who has the dragon bone stone, doesn't know that the approximate location is here, what about the so-called gateway to the ruins?

Mu Ya said: "What you are looking for is this ruin?"

Jiang Ming groaned, "I don't know, maybe it is." ”

Mu Ya said: "Then you should know the entrance, right?"

Jiang Ming said, "I don't know, I just know that it is in this place, and it has a name, called Zhaoyue." ”

Mu Ya's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and he suddenly said, "The word Zhaoyue is not simple, the last emperor of the Liyang Dynasty, Zhu Yu, has a daughter named Princess Zhaoyue, but that was a thousand years ago, where is there anyone who remembers this name." ”

Jiang Ming remembered that when he was in the underground trading club of Jiaozhi City, the person who presided over the transaction mentioned Princess Zhaoyue, and the Jade Shadow Immortal Skirt that Shen Yiwei only wore once was worn by Princess Zhaoyue, so Jiang Ming and the word Zhaoyue had a good fate.

The dark passage is getting wider and wider, and the light in front of them is getting brighter and brighter, and both of them know that this dark passage that is not too long is also about to come to an end, and through the Jiaozhi Mountain Range is the field outside Jiaozhi City, if it is not blocked by this mountain range, Bian Daocheng's road to Wohua Mountain will be very convenient.

"Right here!"

Jiang Ming stopped, he clearly heard the voice of the Night Spring, this was the first time since the Night Spring absorbed the Dhara Soul Ginseng in the Wohua Mountain a few years ago, Jiang Ming was quite pleasantly surprised that he and the soul of the Night Spring had a deep sense, and the soul of the Night Spring was obviously much more condensed and stable than before.

"Senior Yequan, your soul seems to have condensed a lot, it seems that those five-grade medicinal materials still have an effect. "Jiang Ming is communicating with Yequan with his spirit, and he can do two things, and he is not worried that Mu Ya will find out.

In the spiritual space, Yequan condensed Yuan Jie to probe his remnant soul, but in a few seconds, he already clearly knew the state of his remnant soul, his face that should have been happy showed an anxiety that could not be concealed, he hesitated, "It seems that this remnant soul is not as gorgeous as it seems, although the Dhara Soul Ginseng has temporarily gathered my remnant soul, but it has brought unimaginable drawbacks." ”

Jiang Ming asked, "Senior Yequan, it's okay for you to speak out. ”

Yequan said, "My remnant soul will be scattered, if I don't absorb that five-grade medicinal material, even if I have been hiding in your body and using secret techniques to maintain the condensation of my soul, it won't last long, so I accepted your suggestion and directly absorbed the soul ginseng that can repair the soul." However, this energy still has a huge impact on my remnant soul, and after a period of loss of medicinal power, my remnant soul will still face the danger of dissipation, if there is no trace of the Nettle Rock in this land of the Bright Moon, it seems that I really can't wait for you to find it. ”

"How can this be!" Jiang Ming, who had always been calm, suddenly became impatient, and smashed his fist into the earthen wall of the secret passage, Mu Ya was also shocked, and looked at Jiang Ming suspiciously.

Jiang Ming didn't explain anything, stopped in place, his eyes were indifferent, and he said softly, "Mu Ya, wait for me for a while." ”

Mu Ya was stunned and said, "Okay." ”

Jiang Ming took a few steps forward, and suddenly felt that most of his strength had been drained, and the whole person seemed to have collapsed, and his face was extremely pale.

He never thought that it would be such an ending, Yequan and Lin Shi, who had been in the dark for a hundred years, died separately in a daze after experiencing countless pains, but the will to transcend life and death gave them the opportunity to reunite in a place, but why was it just a joke from heaven, if the remnants of Yequan dissipated, even if they found Nettze, what was the point?

Lin Shi, who was imprisoned in the Holy Land, escaped with a remnant soul, and turned into smoke and dust in the demon gathering place in the barren mountains of Suicheng with his broken memories, but Lin Shi is not really dead, as long as he finds Nettze, Lin Shi's soul body in Nettze Rock is still Lin Shi, and it is still Lin Shi in the eyes of the Night Spring.

Yequan firmly believed that she did not die easily, so he searched for a hundred years, exhausted his cultivation, and became a remnant soul, but he still did not give up looking for Nettlerock, his belief in eternity stood tall, and finally was confirmed in Sui City, even if it was just a momentary meeting, but for Yequan and Lin Shi, it was the most precious memory in a hundred years.

The illusory pursuit has real meaning, as long as Jiang Ming finds Nettle, this poignant section will move towards true consummation, but there will be such a change in just a few dozens, only this remnant soul is left in the Night Spring, if he dissipates, it will be a real death, even if he finds the Nettze Rock later, even if Lin Shi is still there, the Night Spring is no longer the Night Spring.

Yequan also seemed to think of the sadness of this ending, and his whole demeanor became extremely depressed, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Heaven is impermanent, I thought I could keep looking for it for thousands of years, but now it seems that I can't." ”

Jiang Ming said in a deep voice, "Isn't there any other way?" Senior Yequan, you used to be a heavenly powerhouse, so you should have a way to preserve your soul body, right? If it dissipates like this, then this search for the Twin Rock will be meaningless. ”

Yequan sighed, "Even though I once controlled the heavens and the earth, I am just a useless poor man at the moment, and I can't even easily leave my soul body, so how can I use those techniques? Unless there is a Heavenly Rank powerhouse who is willing to pay half of the price of cultivation forever, maybe I can save my remnant soul." ”

The heavenly powerhouse?

Ming lowered his head gloomily, he was an eighth-rank martial artist, how could he know a Heavenly Rank powerhouse? Even if he knew, how could a genuine Heaven Rank powerhouse consume half of his permanent cultivation to save a remnant soul? Jiang Ming felt bitter in his heart, and said in a low voice, "I still remember Sister Shi'er telling me your story, she recognized me as a younger brother, and then dissipated in front of my eyes. And the predecessors of Yequan, give me the opportunity to be reborn, it is really difficult to repay the great kindness, if I can't find the Urping Rock, even if my life changes, even if I am really no longer ordinary, what is the point?"

The spiritual space of the void was dark, and the night spring was silent, many words, and then he walked out of the darkness and seemed to be relieved, "Even if Shi'er is here, it is estimated that there is no way, so please look at the opening point." Jiang Ming, you still have your own way, you have done enough for us, if we stagnate for this, we will not be at ease. ”

Jiang Ming groaned, "Really, is there really no other way?"

Silently reciting this helplessness in his heart, Jiang Ming seemed to think of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Senior Yequan, if your remnant soul will dissipate due to the depletion of the medicinal power of the spiritual herb, but if you can absorb another herb every once in a while, can you maintain the condensation of the soul body?"

The Night Fountain retreated into darkness and said in a deep voice, "No. ”

Jiang Ming said, "As long as the soul body exists, it is alive." As long as I can keep finding spiritual materials for you, we will have plenty of time to find the Gem Rock, and this method will definitely work. ”

Yequan shouted angrily, "I said no, but I can't. ”

A huge storm was set off in the spiritual space, forcibly scattering a wisp of Jiang Ming's soul, Jiang Ming's brain was in a trance for an instant, as if someone had smashed a hammer on his mouth, and he was in pain, but Jiang Ming seemed to have noticed something, and asked, "Why can't you?"

Yequan said, "Every time you absorb the medicinal materials that can repair the soul, it will make the soul body produce a certain amount of antibodies, which means that the medicinal materials absorbed next time must be of higher quality than the previous time, even so, but the time that can maintain the condensation of the soul body will be greatly shortened, and a few more times will not help, and in the end, you can only return to the sky." ”

Jiang Ming said, "As long as this time can be extended, what does it matter, if you don't use this last resort, you will die now." ”

Yequan snorted angrily, this sound, forming a terrifying momentum, quickly swept Jiang Ming's body, although Yequan had the intention to restrain it, but still injured Jiang Ming's five organs, Jiang Ming spit out a mouthful of blood, kneeling on the ground on one knee, to support the balance of the body.

Yequan said angrily, "There is no harm in letting me absorb medicinal materials again and again, but using the purifying power of jade ruyi to grind the medicinal materials to achieve the 'Falling Jade Sacrifice' will cause unimaginable damage to you every time, not only the physical cultivation, but also the organs and Dao heart, which will produce unbearable and irreparable damage." The last time you were alive was already a blessing, if you can't find Nettle Rock in this life, then you have to contribute hundreds of times to me, and consume all your spirit for me, how can it be worth it?"

Speaking of this, Yequan's voice trembled a little, and he said, "Meeting you made me see Shi'er again, although it was only for a moment, but my hundred years of searching has already made sense." You still have a lot of years to go, you don't have to pay for us with your life, than you insist on life and death again and again, I want to turn into the smoke and dust of the world, watching you become a generation of strong people, and really make the world look down. ”

The apprehension of countless hours finally turned into the unbearability in Yequan's heart and the resoluteness in Jiang Ming's eyes, his anger was to prevent him from taking this last path, and his silence was to make him agree to let him take this road.

This road will be a struggle between life and death.

This road will be tortured again and again.

Jiang Ming had already completed a "Falling Jade" sacrifice of five medicinal materials, with all his spirit as his strength, and his heart's blood as the guide, he knew very well how painful that process was, if it wasn't for his firmness, he was afraid that he would be killed by the intense pain on the spot. It took him three days to barely recover, and the fact that his heart was still aching intermittently and his internal injuries were still unhealed after so many days illustrated the horror of this method.

However, Jiang Ming has his own path.

"Some things, some people, chasing, never dare to stop, for fear that there is no way back. ”

Jiang Ming's soul condensed into a pair of eyes in the spiritual space, looking firmly at the night spring in the dark, as if there was good news.

"Senior Yequan, when you kneel in front of me, ask me to go to the Fenyan, thank you with the general's chant, and chant the Chu River; you have given me the opportunity to be reborn and let me take the ascetic path again; now I also kneel in front of you, please let me finish this road. This is not only the matter of Yequan's predecessors and Sister Shi'er, but also what I, Jiang Ming, am willing to do all my life. ”

Yequan was silent for a long time, and said bitterly, "This road has become too difficult, even if a heavenly powerhouse continues to perform this kind of sacrifice more than ten times, he will lose his vitality, let alone you?

Jiang Ming didn't answer, and slowly sang, "The public didn't cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river." Crossing the river and dying, what can he do?"

In the past, it was stubborn, but now it is insistence, and it is the same.

"Alas......"

Yequan sighed heavily, and didn't argue anything more.

Jiang Ming's pale expression swept a smile, he didn't know how much pain would be in the future, but he smiled at his stubborn persistence at the moment.