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Sunset City welcomed their queen, and on the other hand, how is the training of Dragon Thirteen and the others going?
Thanks to the efficacy of the Jade Star Cave, the strength of Zhao Guoshi and others during this period can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds, especially Liu Gongjin's, because he can accept two gases in one breath, so compared to Zhao Guoshi and Nie Zihan, his growth rate is the fastest, and now he has successfully broken through the first grade of the heavenly rank, and has entered the same pseudo-heavenly state as Cao Zijian, and there is only a line away from the real heavenly man.
Although at this level of war, the warrior level does not represent everything, but it is a good thing to have progress, at least to increase the probability of victory.
However, they all knew very well that although this level of training was fast, it was a fool's dream to defeat the Night Emperor with it.
So they subconsciously put their hopes on Long Thirteen, after all, those previous battles were all relied on Long Thirteen to turn the tide alone, and people always subconsciously relied on the strongest people, even Liu Gongjin and they were not excluded, after all, this time the opponent was too strong.
Except for Long Thirteen who went deep into the dragon's lair, the rest of the people were divided into two groups for actual combat training, Nie Zihan and Zhao Guoshi in a group, Cao Zijian and Liu Gongjin in a group, and the distance into the cave has also increased from eight thousand meters at the beginning to sixteen thousand meters now, the good news is that they can basically adapt, which proves that the richness of their true qi and their ability to resist pressure are improving.
Needless to say, Nie Zihan and Zhao Guoshi's group basically practiced from morning to evening every day, except for the time to eat, Zhao Guoshi almost didn't let Nie Zihan rest, and he didn't know if he was stimulated by Liu Gongjin and Long Shisan, all in all, he put all his energy into training, and no longer went to the attention of Lin Tianqing and a few elders.
So although the distance is very far, Cao Zijian and Liu Gongjin can almost hear Nie Zihan's screams wanting to strike every day.
Compared with the pair of Nie Zihan and Zhao Guoshi, Liu Gongjin and Cao Zijian's pair is relatively quiet, although there are also actual combat exercises, but most of them use meditation to absorb the aura in the Yuxing Cave to the greatest extent, which makes their energy more energetic than Zhao Guoshi and Nie Zihan.
And tonight, the two still choose to meditate, their training is very simple, meditate in the morning until lunch time, after a period of rest after lunch, it is actual combat training, and then after dinner time is meditation again.
But tonight, Liu Gongjin seems to be a little unsettled, it's been an hour, and Cao Zijian knows that Liu Gongjin is a little restless even if he doesn't open his eyes.
Because the situation was already a bit serious, and it affected his cultivation state of mind, Cao Zijian still opened his mouth to remind: "Your mind can't calm down, not just tonight, it's been like this for the past few nights, you can't absorb the gas here to the maximum extent like this." β
Liu Gongjin also knew his own problems, but he just couldn't calm down, there were too many problems annoying him, he opened his eyes and said: "I also want to meditate, but I can't do it." β
"When you first slept with Lin Tianqing, there was no such situation. Cao Zijian joked that Liu Gongjin and the second elder of the female snail clan still gave him a big blow, so he took it out to ridicule Liu Gongjin whenever he had the opportunity.
Since he couldn't calm down, Liu Gongjin fortunately took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to Cao Zijian.
Cao Zijian thought about it and took it, so he thought it was to chat with this guy, otherwise he wouldn't be able to calm down and affect himself, which would be a waste of time.
Liu Gongjin helped Cao Zijian light a cigarette, and he also lit one, Cao Zijian exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Do you want to talk?"
"Are you going to do my ideological work? No, I know what my problem is. Liu Gongjin took a puff of his cigarette and shook his head.
Cao Zijian changed a relatively comfortable posture, and then said with a smile: "Also, after all, you are the most sensible person among us, so what is the reason why you can't calm down?"
Liu Gongjin replied: "Companions of Freedom City, they covered me to escape, and stayed alone to face the Night Emperor, I am the city lord, and I once promised to protect that city, but in the end I couldn't protect anything, I was very worried about them, and you and I both understand that even if we stay in this place for a hundred years, we can't defeat the Night Emperor." β
"But even if we can't win, we can't give up hope, just like we did against the God King. Cao Zijian said seriously.
Liu Gongjin laughed self-deprecatingly: "That's right, just like dealing with the God King, just hand it over to Long Thirteen, he can always turn the tide, but I'm fed up hiding behind him, that's my city, I want to protect it myself." β
"Some things are talents, no matter how hard you work the day after tomorrow, Long Thirteen is the protagonist's life, he defeated the God King, defeated Yi Linhui, our Prime Minister naturally thought that he would also defeat the Night Emperor, but so what, without our efforts, would Long Thirteen be able to do all this" Cao Zijian asked rhetorically.
Liu Gongjin frowned and said, "So we can only help him clear out the miscellaneous soldiers and let him kill the main general? I'm not such a small character!"
Cao Zijian flicked the cigarette ash and said: "If you just complain here, nothing can change, a person's strength is limited, so he needs a companion, Long Thirteen also knows this, so he will go to us, no one said that you are a small character, all this is just your pride is just doing it, that's right, you used to be the city lord of Liberty City, but you messed up everything with your own hands, and I also messed up a lot of things, I know that that kind of guilt will drive people crazy, but at least we are alive, aren't we?" Since we are alive, everything is not a foregone conclusion, we can correct something, and that's why we're here. β
"What if I don't have the faith to correct it, if I don't have the ability to do it? It's like watching my life become a mess and I can't do anything about it, and what makes me even more unacceptable is that I'm the culprit of all this. Liu Gongjin said with a confused look in his eyes.
Yes, Liu Gongjin knew very well in his heart that he cooperated with Adam because he wanted revenge, and that's why he dragged the entire Liberty City into the water, he killed Mia, harmed his loyal subordinates, and let down the people who trusted him to live in Liberty City.
He knows who the most atonement person is, and he also knows what he should do if he lives, but he also understands that no matter how hard he tries, he can't defeat the Night Emperor, and such despair is crushing him every day, so he and Lin Tianqing are having a good time every day, in order to numb their nerves, but this can't solve the problem, once the freshness of desire is buried, there is only endless emptiness and more fierce despair.
He pretended to know that he was improving, he pretended that he was solving the problem, but in fact he couldn't solve anything, he could only pin his hope on Long Thirteen, which would be easier, but at the same time, he also saw his own incompetence from Long Thirteen.
As Cao Zijian said, some talents are born when they are born, and it is difficult to have them after they are not, Liu Gongjin envies the ability of Dragon Thirteen to survive, but at the same time he is also jealous of him, which is why during the battle of the God King Palace, he has to act according to his own ideas, because he doesn't want to rely on Long Thirteen anymore, but in the end, he still has to rely on Dragon Thirteen.
This is what he hates about himself the most, and he can't do it, which may be the most unacceptable fact in the world.
Cao Zijian looked at Liu Gongjin and thought for a while before saying, "I have a younger brother, you have met, Cao Badou, there was a time when our relationship was very bad, do you know why?"
Liu Gongjin didn't know why Cao Zijian mentioned Cao Badou, but he still shook his head.
Cao Zijian continued: "I don't have high emotional intelligence and I'm not good at handling relationships, so I asked him directly, why don't you look at me unpleasantly, I'm your brother, I'm very good, you should be proud, but he shook his head at me, and shouted that he hates me, the reason is very simple, because I am here, so he can't get praise from his parents for anything, my existence covers up his edge, he is jealous of me, but he can't do anything about me, so he can only sulk alone." β
And after a while, he suddenly had a good relationship with me, I asked him why, he said that he thought clearly, he should not be jealous of me, but to aim at me and strive to surpass me, this is the meaning of brother's existence, I don't say this to tell you, even a ten-year-old child understands the truth you are still struggling, but to tell you, instead of wasting time standing in place and jealous of the person who walked in front of you, it is better to use this time to catch up, maybe you will never be able to catch up, but who knows, one day when you look back, you will find that you have gone aheadγ β
"My brother is fine, you see I'm almost thirty years old and still a virgin, and that little guy doesn't know how many girls he has coaxed to help him warm his bed at the age of fifteen. β
Hearing that Cao Zijian made such a big turn to comfort himself, and even did not hesitate to say that he was embarrassed, Liu Gongjin still had a depressed face, he extinguished his cigarette, laughed and said, "It seems that I am hypocritical." β
"It's not that you're hypocritical, it's that the enemies we face are too strong, and you will suspect that you even collapse is a matter of course, after all, not everyone is a battle maniac like Zhao Guoshi, we are equally afraid of fear and despair, and we are also afraid that we will be unable to do it, I dare to pack the ticket, and the same is true for Long Thirteen, but he is still moving forward, so what reason do we have to stop where we are?" Cao Zijian smiled.
Liu Gongjin regained his posture of meditation, obviously came out of the state of hypocrisy and self-doubt, seeing Liu Gongjin re-devote himself to cultivation, Cao Zijian also breathed a sigh of relief, he has much more experience than Liu Gongjin, and he can enlighten the other party, which can be regarded as playing his due role.
This team needs a main general like Long Thirteen, a striker like Zhao Guoshi, and a rational military like Liu Gongjin, but the most important thing is the bridge of the team, which can integrate the characteristics of these people and play their due role, Cao Zijian is undoubtedly such a bridge.
Just as Cao Zijian was about to return to cultivation, someone suddenly came to visit, and Liu Gongjin also opened his eyes, and the person who came was none other than the Great Elder Lin Tianman.
And behind Lin Tianman, Zhao Guoshi and Nie Zihan were also followed, and they all looked solemn, as if they had received some bad news from Lin Tianman.
Lin Tianman's appearance gave Cao Zijian an ominous premonition, because since they entered the cave, Lin Tianman has not come to disturb, unless it is an emergency, she has always been in a free-range attitude towards Long Thirteen and others.
Cao Zijian and Liu Gongjin glanced at each other, and then they both stood up, Cao Zijian looked at Lin Tianman and spread his hands and said, "I really hope I don't hear any bad news from you, such as the Holy Land has fallen." β
"The Holy Land hasn't fallen yet, but I know some bad news from Xia Guantian, and it's a fatal blow to all of us. Lin Tianman said with a solemn face.
Liu Gongjin asked, "What bad news, is there anything worse than the Night Emperor has invaded the Holy Land?"
"Where is Long Thirteen?" Lin Tianman said categorically: "I have to tell him about this matter in person!"