Luo Ming pinched Xu Yi fiercely, and said angrily: "Five hundred years ago, the Cheng clan spared their lives to save a few carts of precious books. These books have been exchanged for an unknown number of lives, otherwise I am afraid that now we will not even be able to write! The preservation of the books by the Cheng clan in the East China Sea is a great contribution to our human race, and we all respect the Cheng clan, don't talk nonsense!"

Xu Yi was pinched very painfully, grinning his teeth, but he also felt that Luo Ming was right, when the Terran experienced war, it was indeed not easy for the Cheng clan to preserve these books, and these books became the last bit of civilization fire of the Terran race in Donghai County, without these books, the civilization of the Terran race in the other world would be completely broken.

Luo Ming continued: "It is precisely because of the Cheng clan's ability to preserve books that for five hundred years, the Cheng clan has been second only to the Li clan in Donghai City, responsible for compiling laws, writing historical materials, and writing books for generations, and is the first scholarly family of the human race in Donghai County. Moreover, the Cheng clan is a prominent clan second only to the Li clan, and the children of the clan have participated in the expedition for 500 years, which is worthy of our admiration!"

Xu Yi stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, but Cheng Chao sighed and shook his head: "Those who participated in the expedition are all partial brothers, and they have all been deceived. ”

Xu Yi and Luo Ming were taken aback when they heard this, and Cheng Chao said calmly: "I am the eighteenth generation descendant of the Cheng family's orthodox direct line, my father has three sons, and I am the youngest son. Back then, I had a chance to inherit the position of the patriarch of the Cheng clan, but unfortunately I gave it up, and then came here to live in seclusion, and even the people in my clan did not know my whereabouts. ”

Luo Ming was surprised: "How can this be?"

Cheng Chao's cloudy old eyes flashed a look of pain, and he said bitterly: "It's just that when my father was choosing a successor, he let the three brothers read a book together, and after I read it, I became disheartened and lost my ambition, and fled overnight and came here, where I have lived for more than fifty years." ”

Xu Yi also asked curiously, "What kind of book did your father show you, and it can have such great power?"

Cheng Chao sighed and said slowly: "Five hundred years ago, when the Sand Demon Clan began to attack our Terran Race, our Terran Clan was defeated repeatedly, and the ancestors of the Cheng Clan decided to collect news from all over the world, record the progress of the war, and finally compile a war history. As the war became more and more unfavorable, the ancestors of the Cheng clan at that time were even more determined to compile this war history!"

Xu Yi nodded and said: "I guessed the intentions of your Cheng ancestors, as the so-called history is a mirror, they want to record the defeated battles in detail, so that future generations can find a way to defeat the Sand Devils, is that so?"

Cheng Chao approvingly: "I didn't expect you to be so talented, it's true that our ancestors thought like this back then." It's a pity that after this war history was written, the human race retreated into the Donghai County enchantment, and this book followed my Cheng clan to Donghai City, but there was no chance to circulate it. ”

Luo Mingqi said: "Why is this? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to know more about the Sand Demon Clan?"

Cheng Chao shook his head and said: "No, after reading that war history, not only will you not be able to find a way to defeat the Sand Demon Clan, but you will lose confidence and hope!"

Xu Yi shook his head and said, "I don't believe it, isn't it just a war history, how can it have such great power?"

Cheng Chao sighed and said: "Back then, I was young and vigorous, my blood was strong, and I was only in my twenties, and I was already a Dao Spirit-level cultivator, and it was when I was full of spirits, and I also thought like you. He even carried his father behind his back and privately applied to participate in the expedition. ”

Xu Yi gave a thumbs up and said: "You are really good, we have to go here, you are signing up in private, and you still have a chance to succeed the patriarch of the Cheng clan, you are really good." ”

Cheng Chao smiled bitterly: "Those who don't know are fearless, and maybe it's a blessing to not know sometimes." I remember that when my father knew that I had privately applied for the expedition, he did not object, but summoned our three brothers to the secret room and took out the war history for our three brothers to watch. After reading it, how to choose, let the three of us decide. ”

"That war history is called "History of the War of Humans and Demons", which records in detail the beginning, process and ending of the war between the Sand Demon Clan and our Terran. I don't want to mention the terrible battles and the accounts of how the Sand Devils slaughtered our Terrans. Those records are terrifyingly detailed, and the ancestors of those days recorded the real sights of many people, which is very uncomfortable to read. Even when I was hiding here, there was not a moment when I didn't want to forget the words I had read. ”

Xu Yi was skeptical, he believed that sometimes there was a lot of fantasy space in words, and it was indeed more capable of causing a greater impact on people, but some people didn't believe that a war history would bring such a big shock.

Cheng Chao continued: "In the future, if there is an opportunity, if you two can see those recorded words with your own eyes, you will know that what the old man said is true. The old man has been tormented by these written records for more than 50 years, and he spends every day in the torment of memory. But I was lucky, at that time, the three brothers of us watched it, the eldest brother was okay, he has always been the strongest of the three of us, he survived, and now he is the patriarch of my Cheng clan. But after the second brother read it, he went crazy on the spot. ”

Xu Yi and Luo Ming were both taken aback, and after reading it, they went crazy on the spot, how powerful these words should be! Xu Yi believed it a little at this time, and he also left a lot of records and historical materials about the Holocaust during World War II on the earth, although the authors who wrote these records and historical materials did not have personal experience, but after writing them, most of them lived in depression all their lives. The slaughter of the Otherworldly Terrans was even more miserable, so those accounts may be more devastating to the mind of a normal person.

Maybe what really destroyed Cheng Chao's second brother was not fear and misery, but despair and helplessness with no way forward.

Cheng Chao continued: "After I finished reading it, I lost confidence and hope. Because the Sand Demon Clan recorded above is not only very powerful, but in the tragic battle five hundred years ago, the elite of the human race was exhausted, but they all suffered heavy casualties, and it was extremely difficult to even kill a Sand Demon Clan. It's just because the Sand Demon Clan obtained spiritual power spells earlier than us, and one of their ordinary warriors is at the Dao Spirit level, plus the Sand Demon Clan is naturally tall and strong, and how can our human race be able to defeat it?"

Xu Yi and Luo Ming were both taken aback, the Sand Demon Clan also had spiritual power spells, so it was no wonder that the Terran Race was so miserable to be slaughtered. It's chilling to think back to the monster on the beach. If it weren't for Xu Yi creating explosives, if it weren't for the two of them making a quick decision and cooperating tacitly, if it weren't for the carelessness of the sand demon to underestimate the enemy, maybe the bodies of the two would have been cold by now.

Cheng Chao sighed and continued: "And according to the records, the Sand Demon Clan has four Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures in their hands, each of which is the same as our Sumeru mustard seeds, so they can have more spirit people! Unlike our human race, after retreating to the East China Sea, they can only plant spiritual roots by relying on Sumeru mustard seeds. This was 500 years ago! In the past 500 years, how many people will the Sand Demon Clan bring? How many spiritual treasures will they find in the original territory of our Terran Race and gain more spiritual power? Our Terran Race is not as good as the Sand Demon Clan in terms of physical strength and spiritual power, so what can we do to compete with the Sand Demon Clan? I have been cultivating for more than 20 years, and I am only a Dao Spirit-level cultivator, and how many 20 years can the Human Race have in a lifetime? No matter how high the cultivation is, can you defeat so many Sand Demon Spirits?"

The more Cheng Cheng spoke, the more excited he became, he stood up, blushed and said loudly: "What kind of expedition are you talking about! That's just a lie made up by the Li clan in order to keep the hope and confidence of the human race! The Sand Demon Clan recorded in the history of the war is an existence that we cannot defeat! The so-called expedition is actually to exchange human lives for an illusory hope!"

"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of such a meaningless death, so I hid, changed my name and surname, hid my spiritual power, and escaped here. Cheng Chao Lao continued loudly with tears in his eyes: "I am even more reluctant to be the patriarch, and then I will deceive those clan children and participate in a hopeless expedition! Send them to death with my own hands! So I hid here! I survived, and waited for death!"

Speaking of this, Luo Mingqiao's face was pale, as if she was affected by the desperate scene described by Cheng Tse. Xu Yi hurriedly held Luo Ming's plain hand, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here!" The short five words didn't know what magic there was, and in an instant, Luo Ming's mind was pulled back, and after feeling Xu Yi's warm big hand, Luo Ming's heart gave birth to hope and confidence.

Cheng Chao was too excited, and after finishing speaking, he gasped heavily, and the three of them were silent for a while, Luo Ming sighed and asked, "Is it true that our human race has nothing to do with the Sand Demon Clan?"

"No, I saw the death fight between the two of you and the sand devil, and it made me see hope!" Cheng Chao's cloudy eyes, the color of despair and regret disappeared, and with it was the essence of hope!

Xu Yi sighed and asked, "Is that monster really a sand demon just now?"

Cheng Chao bowed his head and said: "Exactly, it is recorded in the history of the war that the Sand Demon Clan, who is more than a foot tall, has scales and armor all over his body, has a tail eight feet long, has a sharp blade attached to it, has four legs and arms, and has a human face and a beast head, which is exactly the same as in the record." I was resting in the house when I heard a noise on the seashore, and I came out to watch, and I happened to see you attacked by the monster. When I hid aside and saw that sand demon man pounce on you, I also used the spirit observation technique to see that the sand demon clan is the spiritual power of the Dao spirit level, and I can't make a mistake!"

Speaking of this, Cheng Chao suddenly frowned and said, "By the way, you are all at sea, have you ever seen how this sand demon broke into the enchantment? Could it be that the enchantment was damaged by some attack?"

In the face of Cheng Chao's questioning, Luo Ming lowered his head with a weak heart, not daring to look at him, but Xu Yi cheekily touched his chin and said, "I also wonder why the enchantment suddenly broke a hole, so that this sand demon man has a chance to take advantage of it." No, we have to go to the county guard office another day to complain, how can they maintain the barrier? If we continue like this, we can still get it, and we will not let our people feel at ease in their production and life, this is a very serious safety accident!"

Luo Ming glared at Xu Yi, but Cheng Chao said: "There has never been such an omission in the enchantment in five hundred years, there must be other reasons for the enchantment to be damaged, and the reason will be slowly found out later, but fortunately, the enchantment has been repaired now." ”

After a pause, Cheng Chao said a little excitedly: "Today, the old man can stand up again to show his identity, re-use his spiritual power, and regain his confidence, it is because you killed the sand demon man, which gave me hope!

Hearing this, Luo Ming looked at Xu Yi with some embarrassment, and threw an inquiring look at Xu Yi, Cheng Chao wanted to know the secret of explosives, should he tell him?

Xu Yi said with a hippie smile: "Old lady, if you want to know how to do it, you have to make an oath with the true word!"