November 17, Xiji Thousand Thunder Country, Yaoguang City.

At this time, Lei Che did not have the joy after the big victory.

Right now, the entire city of Yaoguang is in shambles.

Although the bloodstains and corpses have been cleaned up, the ruins are everywhere. What can still be smelled is the smell of blood that has faded. All of this is to show people how tragic the battle of the fall of Yaoguang City was.

Of course, Lei Che was used to this.

Since the last time I talked to Qiu Yu, Lei Che has now understood some things that he couldn't figure out before. And this "something I can't figure out" includes Lei Che who doesn't understand what caused Qiu Yu to resolutely leave the Thousand Thunder Country, and why he chose to settle in the Kingdom of Shu when it was already in decline.

In the end, Lei Che tried to woo Qiu Yu again. Although it failed, it also unexpectedly gained a very important news. That is, the country has not yet achieved a true sense of unity with the outside world.

This news was not told to Lei Che by Qiu Yu, but the conclusion that Lei Che came to after some side knocking. However, Lei Che's "accidental learning" was actually deliberately revealed by Qiu Yu.

The reason why Qiu Yu did this was naturally to guide everything in the direction she expected. As for why Jian Ying was able to write the deployment of the Thousand Thunder Kingdom in Yaoguang City and their next strategic layout in great detail on the letter after the destruction of Yaoguang City, and delivered it to Han Mei who was far away in Mingyue City, it was naturally inseparable from Qiu Yu's clever calculation.

But the most interesting thing is that this letter was not written by Qiu Yu at the command of Jian Ying, but it was also expected by her. And the twists and turns of this will be expanded in detail later. Regarding some of Qiu Yu's words, Lei Che was not unwary. However, Lei Che, who is new to the city, has extremely limited access to information.

In fact, he could have heard more news through Gu Yu, but in view of Qingyan's previous failure to rescue Lei Yi, and let all the black-armored bear men who went to the rescue return, as well as the bitter advice of the greedy war bear. In the end, Lei Che chose to gradually alienate Gu Yu and the others, and did not let them participate in major strategic decisions.

At this time, Lei Che was patrolling the Yaoguang City located north of Dongji. His tall and burly figure and his clothes seemed out of place in the dilapidated scene around him. Some of the aborigines who are hiding in the shadows and snooping are Mexican and long-cherished people. Basically, without exception, all of them are yellow and thin.

This was very surprising to Lei Che.

Because in his impression, the Mexican people must be better off than the Shuguo people, but now it seems that the real situation is not what he imagined. At this time, the soldiers accompanying the guards saw the doubts in Lei Che's heart, and told Lei Che that the reason for this phenomenon was actually mainly because the crops of the Mexican Kingdom could not grow on the land of Jibei, and when they invaded the Su Kingdom, most of the aborigines of the Su Kingdom were slaughtered or enslaved. Coupled with the fact that the snow has never been seen before, the Mexican people, who grew up in the south, like their crops, are unable to adapt to this sudden change.

And this detail also made Lei Che realize that the soldiers of the Mo Kingdom who were now stationed in Liuyun City might be facing the same situation. However, before Lei Che could think about it, the oncoming Wei Chi brothers and Nangong Jinyan suddenly interrupted Lei Che's thoughts.

At this time, Lei Che, who saw the three of them, was very surprised. Not to mention the Wei Chi brothers, who were severely injured by a few arrows from Xuanmo Wufeng, just saying that the bones of the whole body were shattered, and Nangong Jinyan, who should have been lying on the couch at this moment, was enough to shock Lei Che.

Lei Che thought to himself, could it be that there is some peerless divine doctor living in this Yaoguang City, who can turn decay into magic? Just as he was about to ponder it carefully, the three of them looked at Lei Che, bowed down and waved their hands, "Meet the lord of the country." ”

Seeing this, Lei Che was stunned for a moment, and then asked Nangong Jin Yan directly: "The widow was just about to visit you, but I didn't expect you to appear in front of the widow alive, this is simply a miracle." ”

The witty Nangong Jinyan quickly heard the deep meaning of Lei Che's words, so he told truthfully: "If it weren't for Mr. Gu Yu's action, maybe Jinyan would still be lying on the couch at the moment, lingering for a long time." ”

Nangong Jinyan's words made Lei Che frown.

Brother Wei Chi on the side immediately smiled and said: "Our brothers also got the help of Mr. Gu Yu, so we can get better so quickly!

"Who else did she save but you?"

After listening to the three of them admiring Gu Yu, Lei Che did not show a smile of relief, but looked solemn as if something bad was going to happen. The three of them looked at each other, and finally said, "It seems that there are only a few of us at the moment." ”

Lei Che pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Have ordinary soldiers ever had contact with her?"

The three of them were stunned for a moment: "This is not clear." ”

"Do you remember the process of her treatment of you?" Lei Che's eyes were full of eagerness and worry, which also invisibly increased the inexplicable pressure on the three of them. The three hesitated. Lei Che understood, so he didn't ask any more, just coldly dropped a sentence and walked away.

"When you have time, remember to tell Ji Bo, Chu Liang and Zhan Teng. After nightfall, the widows waited for them at the city lord's mansion in Yaoguang City. The three of you will come when the time comes. ”

The three of them bowed and waved their hands and said, "No." ”

......

In a deserted ancient temple in the north of Yaoguang City, Gu Yu stood in the wind and snow thoughtfully. Qingyan beside her held an umbrella for her, never leaving. After the "Holy Light" shines, "Shuo" never appears again.

In this regard, although Gu Yu had doubts in his heart, he did not try to awaken "Shuo" like Han Xiang had infiltrated Meng Jian's soul with a spiritual gossamer before. She thinks that "Shuo" chooses not to appear, naturally there is a reason for him, and Gu Yu, as a servant, only needs to obey and complete the things he told before.

At this moment, the ancient temple where Qing Yan and Gu Yu were located was the same as the ancient temple in Autumn Leaf City of the Yan Kingdom, which was built for the Black Heaven Sect during the Ember Dynasty. Now, the temple has come to an end with a bygone era, and is gradually dilapidated into a ruined ruins.

The reason why Gu Yu appeared here was actually to see if the "Dark Star City" mentioned by "Shuo" had another entrance hidden in this ancient temple that was gradually forgotten.

"Shuo" mentioned to Gu Yu before that "Dark Star City" has many entrances in Jibei, and there are six in Yaoguang City alone. It stands to reason that Gu Yu, as the sect leader of the Black Sky Sect, should know very well where the entrance to this "Dark Star City" is.

However, in fact, in the past years, all the fallen feathers would never go through these so-called "entrances" to the "Dark Star City", but through the "black flames".

And the black flame that is now located in the "Dark Star City" has been extinguished for many years because of the reincarnation of "Shuo". Therefore, this also makes it so that if Gu Yu and the others want to open this city again, then they must enter this legendary "Dark Star City" through conventional means.

Qingyan on the side didn't speak, and looked at Gu Yu silently, not knowing what she was thinking. Since Qing Yan returned alive from the outskirts of Mingyue City, he could clearly feel that Gu Yu's attitude towards him had changed somewhat.

Before, Gu Yu's tone of voice to him was full of indescribable majesty. This majesty was accompanied by a sense of distance, which made Gu Yu very different, like the difference between a god and a mortal. And now, Gu Yu's attitude towards Qingyan is a little more inexplicably respectful.

This kind of respect gave Qing Yan an illusion, as if he was a god and Gu Yu was a mortal. The relationship between him and Gu Yu has become very delicate because of this. Not only that, Qingyan also found that no matter how many injuries he suffered, he could heal himself.

He didn't know how he did it. But he knew very well that all of this was inextricably related to the night outside Mingyue City. However, when he remembered the events of that night, there was only darkness in his mind.

Endless and deep darkness.

In silence, Gu Yu slowly walked to a stone sculpture without a head and wings, looking melancholy and not knowing what to think. Qingyan silently followed behind her with an umbrella.

The stone sculpture in front of him is basically as big as Gu Yu.

This made Qing Yan can't help but start to guess what kind of story is behind this stone carving. I saw her gently brushing away the new snow that had fallen on this stone carving, and then whispered a series of ancient languages that Qing Yan did not understand.

Then, a tear crossed Gu Yu's face.

Seeing this, Qingyan suddenly felt pity, and wanted to step forward to wipe her tears, but she was worried that she would be rude. As a result, his hesitation was exchanged for Gu Yu's indifference: "You didn't see anything just now, don't tell anyone, did you hear it?"

Qing Yan said respectfully: "Yes." ”

After a moment of silence, Gu Yu adjusted his emotions and recalled with Qing Yan the things that happened when Yaoguang City was broken. In the process, Gu Yu hid the existence of "Shuo", just said that he seemed to be a different person at that time, and repeatedly asked Qing Yan if he really didn't remember these things.

Qing Yan sighed: "I really don't have an impression. ”

Then, Qing Yan asked about Han Ming again. Gu Yu also told him truthfully: "Nothing has been found for the time being, but since he can't pose any threat now, he will go back and deal with him when the business is done." ”

Qing Yan listened, and looked at Gu Yu thoughtfully,

"So what do we do next? ”

Gu Yu took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled: "Before the battle of Liuyun City starts, let's find out where the other entrances to Dark Star City are in Yaoguang City. ”

Qing Yan understood: "Is the teacher planning to wait for the Thousand Thunder Country Lord to lead the troops to attack Liuyun City, and then go to the Han family's compound to find out?"

Gu Yu didn't answer his question directly, but instead said, "I heard you mention earlier that there are two masters who have entered the realm of heart martial arts in that courtyard, right?"

Qingyan responded, "Yes. ”

Gu Yu frowned: "What realm is your skill?" ”

Qing Yan sighed: "The students can't find out. ”

Qing Yan's words reminded Gu Yu that he hadn't actually entered the realm of heart martial arts, but only through the method of "reverse heart martial arts", so he was able to use the power of the realm of heart martial arts.

Thinking of this, Gu Yu didn't ask Qing Yan about the two martial artists who had stepped into the heart martial arts, and after a moment of silence, he turned around and said, "With what I know about Lei Che, he won't go to Liuyun City in person. For the most part, it will still be in the city of Dawn. However, when the battle of Liuyun City starts, the garrison strength of Yaoguang City will be relatively weakened compared to now. Therefore, I think that at that time, the greedy war bear that is now guarding the Han family's compound will definitely return to Lei Che's side and protect him thoroughly. ”

Qingyan understood: "So what do we need to do now besides looking for the entrance to Dark Star City?"

Qing Yan's words made Gu Yu fall into deep thought.

A moment ago, the stone carving that had been cleaned by this delicate woman of falling snow was covered with new snow again at this moment. So Gu Yu once again brushed aside the snowflakes and looked solemn. Qing Yan on the side also suddenly found that the incisions of those stone carvings were neat and smooth, not like they had been damaged by brute force.

Just as Qing Yan was about to make further conjectures, Gu Yu slowly spoke, "At all costs, clear up the hidden dangers that may threaten us to open and enter the Dark Star City at that time. ”

Qing Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said respectfully,

"No. ”

......

North of Dongji, at the foot of Juelong Mountain.

The snowfall in the sky made Zhai Wenli a little unable to open his eyes. The surrounding Blood Tiger Riders were working hard to fill this huge hole under his command at the moment. As for what to fill in? Naturally, they took great pains to bring in the soil and gravel from other places, mixed with the snow, and buried them together.

In other words, some of the Xia troops stationed at the foot of Juelong Mountain are filling this huge hole, and some are working hard to transport the soil and gravel needed to fill the hole.

The whole process is basically the sole responsibility of Zhai Wenli.

Why do you say basically?

Because around Zhai Wenli, there are many "cronies" personally appointed by Ao Xian, staring at his every move here. As long as he says something strange, or leads these people to follow in Ao Xin's footsteps without filling such a large hole, then these cronies will seize power from him again. When necessary, some surprises may be created.

Zhai Wenli himself may have realized that something was wrong, so he didn't say much during the whole process, and he did things very quickly. When those soldiers needed a hand, he would personally step forward, without the slightest ambiguity, or stand still and watch.

There are not many blood tiger riders who came here with Zhai Wenli, no more than three thousand riders. There are also a lot of Xia soldiers who are not blood tiger riders. At first, Zhai Wenli was very puzzled, but later as he woke up, he gradually remembered that this army was actually the army that escorted Ao Ye to marry Yun Ji, the lord of the Su Kingdom, and not all of this army was composed of blood tiger horses.

The regular baggage is basically managed by ordinary soldiers. Among these soldiers, there are also some leaders who are good cooks. In the past few days stationed at the foot of Juelong Mountain, Zhai Wenli did not feel a little lonely.

After all, the "taste of hometown" has never been broken.

It's just that whenever he raised his eyes to look at the Absolute Dragon Mountain Range in front of him, he would always fall into a fascination for unknown reasons and couldn't extricate himself. No matter what the Blood Tiger Riders around him called him, there was no way to wake him up from this "fascination".

Zhai Wenli himself didn't know how to explain this situation, it felt like time was frozen, but when he came back to his senses, he found that it was only his time that was frozen. In the eyes of the people around him, Zhai Wenli froze in place like a stone statue, raising his eyes to look at the mountain in front of him, motionless.

However, the Absolute Dragon Mountain Range in front of him really shocked everyone present. Even if some of these people had already seen this majestic and continuous "Demon God's Death" in advance when they were in the "Jingwei Pass Alliance".

Two-thirds of the canopy is covered by the silhouette and shadow of the Absolute Dragon Mountains. The barracks stationed here looked extremely small in the face of the mountain range in front of them. Now, the cavern they need to fill is bigger than they thought.

Zhai Wenli's "fascination" did not allow him to complete the task assigned to him by Ao Xian as soon as possible. And it also greatly slowed down everyone's progress. In the freeze time, Zhai Wenli did not see the demon god who died in the primeval mythology.

Out of awe, Zhai Wenli began to think about what he was doing now, whether it disturbed the demon god to rest in peace. He had been thinking about this question for a long time. From the first time he saw the mountains. But that all changed when a Blood Tiger rode out of the depths of the cavern.

Just when everyone was busy with the task at hand, a blood tiger rode out of personal curiosity and went into the tunnel dug by the Xiji Thousand Thunder Kingdom, but at this moment, he was covered with scars, and ran out of the tunnel with only his last breath left, and kept shouting: "Hurry up, go away! There are monsters in it! Monsters from ancient mythology!"

Seeing this scene, Zhai Wenli came to the side of this blood tiger rider for the first time, but after he shouted the words just now, he died in front of everyone along with the blood tiger that brought him out.

This was the first time Zhai Wenli had seen the Blood Tiger Riding show his frightened side. However, Zhai Wenli was not deterred by the words of this blood tiger rider. Although after he examined the wounds of this cavalryman and his blood tiger, he showed a look that made everyone feel uneasy, but Zhai Wenli did not believe that it was some kind of monster in ancient mythology that caused the death of this cavalryman.

This is because most of the wounds on the cavalry's body were left by sharp weapons. These wounds were dense and subtle, and Zhai Wenli suddenly remembered an army in Xiji.

Just as he was deep in thought, a terrible wail suddenly came from the depths of the huge cavern in front of him. All the Blood Tiger Riders present felt more and more uneasy, and even Zhai Wenli was shaken in an instant because of the appearance of this voice.

However, in the end, he used his reason to overcome the fear in his heart. As the terrible wail drew nearer, the earth trembled. At this time, I don't know which ignorant suddenly shouted: "Monster, monster is coming out!"

As soon as these words came out, the scene immediately fell into chaos.

Seeing this, Zhai Wenli roared: "Whoever dares to belead the people here, I will immediately kill him on the spot! Everyone drew their swords and quickly evacuated here with me, preparing to set up a formation to meet the enemy!"

When they heard this, they looked at each other.

Seeing that they were motionless, Zhai Wenli shouted again:

"What are you still doing here!