(Foreword)

Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

(Text)

In the flickering light and darkness of the fire, my mind began to wander, as if to fly to the end of the vast sky, or the vast ocean. It was as if there was a force guiding me in the right direction, and the 'Celestial Dragon Spear' in my hand was shining beside the fire. I looked at the 'Celestial Dragon Lance', and all the answers were in my hands. Only by unlocking the answer can we find hope.

I suddenly felt tired, closed my eyes, and could feel the warmth of the fire, like the spring sun gently shining on my body, so warm, gradually I fell asleep.

When I woke up here, the sky was already sunny, and the weather was so good that I felt like I was on the way to a spring outing, and it wasn't until the soldiers patrolling around me that I realized that I was still in a strange formation.

The 'Celestial Dragon Lance' in my hand lay quietly on the grass, and I still hadn't found the secret.

It seems that only those who really know the secrets of the 'Celestial Dragon Lance' know about the people who have created these heirloom blades. But I can't think of anything for a while.

I slowly picked up the 'Celestial Dragon Lance', extinguished the flames of the fire, and went to the tent.

"Cheng Yin, where have you been? We're all worried. "Cui Li saw me walk into the military tent and looked very happy. However, Professor Twilight Jiang and Hu Zaide looked unhappy.

"Nothing, I'm just a person looking for the answers I want." I looked at the 'Celestial Dragon Spear' in my hand, and all the answers were in this blade.

"The answer? Do you already know how to get out of here? Hu Zai heard that he could leave here, and he looked curious.

"Not yet, but I think I've figured it out." I replied.

"How? What will you find, I don't think you'll want to leave here the least. "Professor Twilight was sneering, but I'm used to it.

"Twilight !!" Professor Wu said in a stoppable voice.

"Good! Good! Good! I don't say anything anymore. "Professor Twilight ignored our presence and stood alone in a corner of the room.

Without Professor Twilight's taunts, my ears were a lot quieter.

I told you all about what I had found, and everyone was shocked when they heard it.

"I see!! I said that Mr. Ouyang Yu's strange array was so easy to unravel. The previous battle of the three generals did not allow us to pass easily, and this time the puzzle must be more difficult," Cui Li looked worried.

"It seems that the difficulty of this strange array is not what we thought, although now we know that the heirloom blade of qinqi, calligraphy and painting is closely related to Yiling Pass, but we can't come up with a way to solve it." Professor Wu seems to have a huge crisis in front of him.

"Although I haven't thought of a way to deal with it yet, at least we already know the mystery of the heirloom blade, and the strategy is much easier, but ...... "My eyes are back to the 'Celestial Dragon Lance' in my hand, the only unknown mystery may lead to the annihilation of our army. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can survive a hundred battles, and now there is one last problem that has not been solved, and the boulder in my heart will never be able to fall.

"Maybe I'...... We can give it a try, Wan ...... In case of success...... If we attack, maybe we'll really ...... You can get out of here. Hu Zaidek stammered back.

"I think we should start to rest and rest first, the battle has just ended, the soldiers need to recuperate, and we can't attack rashly again when the situation of the enemy and the enemy is unknown." Professor Wu rejected the suggestion.

"That's right, we can't attack right now, and if we fail, we won't be able to win at all by relying only on the remaining forces." I spoke my mind.

"That's right, we should now focus all our current focus on the response organs, as long as we are well prepared, capturing Yiling Pass will not be an unattainable goal." Cui Li agreed on the side.

"But, we ...... What can you think of...... Isn't it up to you to see what to do...... See? Mobile ...... The walls of the city, huge ...... The sword, all of it...... None of them can be ...... I can stop it. Hu Zaide became a little anxious, compared to Professor Dujiang standing next to him, there was no trace of urgency, as if his expression was the same as before.

"It's true that trying to solve these problems doesn't happen overnight." Professor Wu said helplessly.

"Then since the blades of qinqi, calligraphy and painting are the same as those of Yiling Pass, let those people use their own blades, won't they be able to unlock Yiling Pass?" Cui Li asked curiously.

"I'm afraid this idea doesn't work, although the blade of Qinqi calligraphy and painting is the same as that of Yiling Pass, but in terms of specifications, the blade of Qinqi calligraphy and painting still can't compete with the organs of Yiling Pass." I added.

It is impossible for the blades of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting to compete head-on with the organs of Yiling Pass. But it also gives us a new revelation. Since the mystery of the two is the same, in other words, their shortcomings should also be the same, as long as we find the shortcomings corresponding to the blade, then we are getting closer and closer to success.

I pondered the shortcomings of the blade, but there was no answer. But just as we were discussing, suddenly the guard at the door walked in.

"General, there are people outside the barracks." The guards reported.

Outside the barracks? Could it be...... The names of several people appeared in my mind, and I believe that the person at the door must be among the names I listed, but I don't know who it is.

"Could it be Xia Cheng!! Lin Yun showed hope.

Indeed, if it is Xia Cheng at this time, it will undoubtedly be the icing on for us.

Anyway, I'm going to find out who it is.

We walked out of the military tent together and walked towards the gate of the barracks, not knowing who appeared in front of us, could it really be Xia Cheng?

We walked quickly to the gate of the barracks, and the person we met was not far from us, and although we could not see the exact appearance, it was certain that the person was not Xia Cheng.

The man seemed to see us and walked in our direction, and when the man walked in front of us, we saw her face clearly------ Zhang Xinran.

Although it is not Xia Cheng, the joy of finding another companion is indescribable.

Zhang Xinran was also very happy to see all of us.

For a moment we didn't speak, and words could no longer represent the joy in our hearts at this time.

(End of chapter)