Chapter 45: The Bones of the Aftersoil
"Master Xue Nan is really careful, and he is the first to discover the secret hidden in this secluded capital."
Just when we were excited about Xue Nan's discovery, Juekong smiled faintly and cast an appreciative look at Xue Nan, his tone was unhurried, and it was obvious that he had already understood the problems in this city.
"In this secluded capital, there were indeed only nine cities, but Lord Xue Nan was not wrong, and in the secluded capital where we are now, there is indeed an existence of the tenth city."
"Master, please clarify."
Perhaps because it involved the legendary god, even Yi He, who had always been indifferent, obviously couldn't help the doubts in his heart at this time, and looked at Juekong anxiously and urged.
"Since there were originally only nine cities in this secluded capital, where did the tenth extra city come from, who actually dared to build a city in this secluded capital, and what was his real purpose?"
"Donor, the poor monk can completely understand the anxiety in your heart, please don't be impatient if it's not enough."
Juekong waved his hand lightly, signaling Yi He to stay calm, and then told us about the past and present life of this tenth city.
"Actually, although you don't know much about this tenth city, if you mention the person who built this city, maybe there is no one in the land of Shenzhou who doesn't know it."
Although I have not known Juekong for a long time, I think that I already have a general understanding of him, and although he sometimes hides something from us in his words, perhaps because he is a monk, as long as he says something, there is never a word of lie.
From his words just now, I can feel full of affirmation and admiration, that is to say, the person who built this tenth city must be as he said, and there is no one in this land of God who does not know.
And because Juekong has guarded the secluded capital for generations, he is definitely comparable to people in terms of vision and knowledge, since this person can get such a high evaluation from Juekong, then he will definitely not be an unknown person in the history books.
I suddenly remembered that this secluded place, although it belonged to Houtu, but in the Warring States Period, it had already been found by Guiguzi, as a place for him to store the war soul Yin soldiers, could it be that Guiguzi built the tenth city here?
If it was really built by Guiguzi, then he is indeed worthy of such an evaluation that no one in the land of Shenzhou knows, and it can completely explain the admiration revealed in Juekong's tone when he mentioned this person.
I had just thought of this, and was about to speak, when I heard Yi He on the side preemptively ask tentatively.
"Master, could it be that the person who built this tenth city in your mouth is the predecessor of Guiguzi?"
"No, no, donor, this tenth city is not the handiwork of Guiguzi's predecessors."
I thought I had guessed the truth of the matter, but I never expected that after Yihe asked, Juekong shook his head without hesitation, and the tone in his mouth was extremely mysterious.
"Although the Guiguzi predecessors found this place and sent the ancestors here to repair it, he never changed the original layout here, and the ancestors only built a house for the tiger and wolf army to rest, and did not do anything else."
"However, although this tenth city was not built by Guiguzi's predecessors, it was indeed built in the last years of the Warring States Period, you might as well think about it, in that era, who else deserved such an evaluation from everyone in the land of Shenzhou?"
The last years of the Warring States period?
At that time, there were so many people in the world that we tried to think about it, but we couldn't think of anyone who would be associated with this secluded place, and it seemed like a long time but still didn't have any clue.
Juekong watched each of us react with his eyes, and after finding that no one of us could give a satisfactory answer, he finally told the true identity of the person who built it with admiration on his face.
"The person who built this city is the first emperor of the ages, the ancestral dragon Yingzheng."
Hearing the name of Zulong Yingzheng, everyone suddenly realized.
At the end of the Warring States period, the first period of great unification of Shenzhou was about to be ushered in, that is, the Qin Dynasty built by Qin Shi Huang.
It is true that Guiguzi is the first strange person in Shenzhou since ancient times, but for the public, the Qin Shi Huang, who unified the world, is indeed far more famous than Guiguzi.
However, even if we know the real builders, we still have many unsolvable doubts in our hearts.
Why did Ancestral Dragon Yingzheng build the tenth city in this secluded capital?
Obviously, the reason why Zulong Yingzheng was invincible at the beginning was that he relied on the Yin soldiers borrowed by Guiguzi, that is to say, this extra tenth city did not seem to help him dominate the world.
What is the meaning of the existence of this tenth city?
Obviously, without prompting, we will never be able to restore the truth of what happened back then, so everyone looked at Juekong in unison, waiting for this only person who knows everything to give us a real explanation.
"Amitabha, since you guys"
"There is indeed a place left by Houtu back then, out of respect for the predecessors, so the predecessors of Guiguzi have not changed it in any way, if Yi and the donor are responsible for the legacy of Houtu, maybe they can really gain something in it."
Remains of the post-soil.
"But after I accidentally counted the outlines of these cities, I found that there were a total of nine cities in our sight!"
Listening to Xue Nan's words, and looking at her extremely excited expression at the moment, we couldn't help but look at each other.
Juekong has confirmed that this secluded capital is originally composed of nine cities, so shouldn't it be a matter of course for us to see nine cities?
In this case, why did Xue Nan react strangely to this number?
"We have the rough outline of nine cities in our sight."
After seeing the puzzlement in our expressions, Xue Nan explained aloud to us with an excited face.
"But have you forgotten that the Nine Hidden Cities where we are now are not in our sight, that is to say, after adding the Nine Hidden Cities where we are now, there are no longer nine cities in this Hidden Capital, but a total of ten cities!"
Nine?
Ten?
After hearing Xue Nan's loud explanation, everyone hurriedly looked in the direction that Juekong had just pointed, and after some confirmation, everyone finally suddenly realized.
Xue Nan is right, not counting the Nine Secluded Cities we are in now, within our line of sight, the general outline of the other nine cities can indeed be faintly seen.