Chapter 5: The Secret War
The giant snake turned into a dragon, and the moment its inner pill exploded, ten thousand golden rains shot out in all directions, and no one noticed that one of the golden lights flew into the distance.
The golden light penetrated countless trees and fell to the ground, and a dazzling golden bead rolled down to Chennan's feet, he saw all this clearly, squatted down excitedly, and picked up the golden bead. The gold beads flowed brightly, and the peaceful glow that emitted soothed his heart. Chen Nan knows a lot about the legend of the dragon, and the golden bead in front of him has no secret to him.
Although the giant snake failed to transform into a dragon, it had reached the realm of a half-dragon after all, and half of the power contained in its body was the attribute of a snake and half of the attribute of a dragon. The shattered Inner Pill was transformed by the essence element in its body, concentrating the essence of its whole body, half of the snake element, half of the dragon element. When the inner pill exploded, all the snake elements dissipated in the air, but the dragon yuan did not dissipate, and the pure dragon elements gathered together to form the dragon ball.
"Dragon Ball, this is really Dragon Ball!" Chen Nan exclaimed.
Although the Dragon Ball is small in size, it contains pure and powerful dragon power, which is a priceless treasure.
Chen Nan knows very well the function of this bead, within an hour, the Dragon Ball is activated, if it is swallowed at this time, and withstand the powerful impact of the Dragon Power, then the person who swallows the Dragon Ball will be able to absorb the essence of the Dragon Ball three or four out of ten, and achieve a supreme skill. If the Dragon Ball is not swallowed by any person or animal within an hour, then it will quickly lose its luster, and the powerful dragon power will all be restrained to the core of the bead, and the outer layer of the Dragon Ball will become extremely hard, and non-immortal treasure-level weapons cannot break it, which means that the powerful dragon power in the Dragon Ball cannot be absorbed at will.
Ten thousand years ago, Chen Nan's family background determined that he had to become a strong man, but his cultivation could not be improved, and his low skill was the source of his suffering. He had always longed for great power, and now the opportunity was in front of him, but he hesitated, he was not afraid that he would not be able to resist the impact of the powerful dragon force and explode to death, at this time he remembered a conversation between his father and him.
Chen Zhan said: "Heaven and Earth Treasure may be able to make a person gain great power and become a peerless master in an instant, but there are gains and losses, and when he gets the coveted skill, it also means that he will forever lose the qualification to become the strongest. The power he gained from the outside world shackled the development of his own power, and it was a shackle that he could never break through. 」
Chen Nan said, "Even if you can't be the strongest, it's good to have the opportunity to be a peerless master. 」
Chen Zhan said, "Those who can withstand the impact of the powerful spiritual power of the Heavenly Treasures will be extraordinary, in addition to having a superb physique, they must also have a heart that will never give in. How can such a person endure the torment of never having hope, and will eventually self-destruct. 」
Chen Nan said: "It won't be so extreme, right?"
Chen Zhan said: "The strong are not afraid of loneliness, but they are afraid that they will stagnate forever on the road of pursuing strength. 」
Although Chen Nan did not fully agree with his father Chen Zhan's opinion, he also felt that there was some truth.
"If I swallow it, maybe I'll become a strong man in an instant, maybe I'll explode and die immediately, but in either case, I'll lose my qualification to be the strongest. 」
Chen Nan laughed at himself, "For someone like me whose martial arts are stagnant, maybe swallowing the Dragon Ball is the best choice, after all, this is a chance for a carp to jump through the Dragon Gate. 」
"Is this a gift from heaven?"
Chen Nan looked down at the glorious flowing dragon ball in his hand, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed, "But I'm really unwilling!
Looking back, Chennan was a little lost.
Before the age of sixteen, he was praised as a martial arts genius, and his martial arts cultivation was a thousand miles in a day, and he was called the "first person" among his peers. However, after that, it was the beginning of his nightmare, no matter how hard he tried, his cultivation could no longer be improved, and even the family tradition of Xuangong fell from the Mahayana realm of the second heaven to the middle realm of the first heaven. Seeing his peers surpass him one by one, he was extremely lost and bitter in his heart. Although he vaguely guessed that the sharp decline in martial arts cultivation was related to some "external factors", he was unable to find out the truth.
After the aura of genius faded, countless ridicules came from behind him, but he couldn't say anything. Public opinion from the outside world and the mission of the family...... The tremendous pressure weighed on his heart like a heavy mountain, and his incompetence made him feel that he was a mediocre person who did not deserve to be born into such a family.
Between the ages of sixteen and twenty, he felt very tired of living, and even had thoughts of suicide, during which he was full of confusion. But there was always a belief in the deepest part of his heart, and he firmly believed that sooner or later he would be able to break through the shackles and break the current cultivation barriers, which was the driving force for him to cultivate the family lineage.
Reborn after 10,000 years, Chennan's martial arts cultivation still did not enter the realm at all, but the heavy pressure from the family completely disappeared. After a year of adjustment, he has integrated into the current society. He has been freed from the pain of the past and has returned to his original nature.
"Maybe I missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity today, but I don't regret it!"
The original glorious flow of the dragon ball gradually dimmed, and finally the light was completely restrained, and the color changed from golden to turquoise, becoming an ordinary pearl.
Chen Nan put away the dragon ball and returned along the same road, he didn't want to stay for a moment, for fear of being entangled by the little demon princess behind him. He climbed a high mountain, and from a distance, the little princess and the others were still in the crater, he let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Huh~~~ Finally get rid of the nightmare of the little devil." 」
Chennan had been in the mountains for three days, and he was embarrassed to find that he was lost. The endless mountains are endless, and if he can't find a way back, he can only be a savage in the mountains.
A wisp of light smoke rose from the mountains and forests in the distance, and Chen Nan was overjoyed and looked forward. At a distance of a hundred feet from the light smoke, he stopped, he did not dare to rush forward recklessly, in case it was the little princess and her group, he would die without a place to bury.
After careful investigation, he finally determined that it was a group of strangers, and that these people seemed to be finding their way to the mountain. For the next two days, he quietly followed the group.
But good luck always seemed to be hiding from Chennan, and on the afternoon of the third day, he was following the group unhurriedly, when suddenly seven or eight figures sprang out from around him, surrounding him. From their sharp eyes, it can be seen that everyone is a master, and from the cold murderous aura that they all exude, it can be imagined that everyone has experienced a battle of life and death.
The people in front of them all turned back, there were more than twenty people in total, and the leader was a young man, who looked quite handsome, and his body faintly exuded a domineering spirit. He looked Chen Nan up and down, frowned, and said, "Who are you, why are you sneaking after us?"
Chennan explained, "I am a lost hunter who wants to follow you out of this mountain. 」
"How dare a hunter step into the depths of this mountain range?"
"I unknowingly stumbled here while hunting a white deer, but I couldn't find my way out. 」
The young man pointed to a burly man next to him, "You, up." 」
From the tone of his commanding subordinates, it could be seen that he was a man who was accustomed to giving orders, and Chen Nan guessed that this young man must be a man of great origin
The big man held a big sword in his hand, wide and long, and after walking over, he slashed at Chennan. Chen Nan hurriedly flashed to the side, the big man slashed the air with a sword, and the second sword came, and the sword body inspired a pale cyan light, slashing Chen Nan's waist and abdomen.
Chen Nan shouted in his heart: No, the essence of the sword qi! Isn't this a grandmaster-level master! How could such a person be willing to be someone else's subordinate?
Shocked to shocked, he still dodged it in the first place.
"Whew"
The pale cyan edge cut a shallow groove in the ground.
Chen Nan felt very strange, the power of the materialized sword qi could not be so small, even an ordinary sword qi was much stronger than this sword.
"Could it be the fighting spirit of the West?" He carefully looked at the big man's sword posture and confirmed the idea in his heart.
The big man's fierce slash came again, Chen Nan was forced to fight with the big man, and the fighting spirit was heavy one after another, and the light cyan edge put Chen Nan in danger.
The young man standing next to him sneered, "Do ordinary hunters have such good martial arts? If you don't tell the truth again, you will die after ten moves, and there will be no place to bury. 」
Chen Nan hurriedly shouted, "Stop, I said. 」
The young man clapped his hands and said, "Stop. 」
The big man put away his sword and stood up, and said to Chen Nan: "Okay, boy, you actually took more than 20 moves from me. 」
Chen Nan sighed in the mainland language of 10,000 years ago: "No matter which era is the strong respected, after my martial arts cultivation is regressed, I am destined to experience all kinds of unpleasant things, and the tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs!"
He thought about it quickly and said, "This son, if I say that I am an ordinary hunter who has studied martial arts, you will definitely not believe it, but I can prove it to you. 」
The young man said, "How do you prove it?"
"I'm a hunter, as evidenced by the abilities that hunters have, of course. Chen Nan bent down, grabbed a handful of sand from the ground, put it to his nose and sniffed it, and said, "I'm sure there are no other large beasts within a three-mile radius except for a female tiger. 」
"Oh, are you really sure?" asked the young man.
"I'm sure. 」
"Okay, Yang Chong, you take a few people around to take a look. 」
A young man responded, "Yes. He led a few men and searched deeper into the woods.
Only tea time, there was a tiger roar in the distance, and after a while, several people dragged back a dead tiger.
The young man glanced at the dead tiger, smiled faintly, and said, "In this way, you are really a hunter, but I still have some doubts, it will take three days to get out of the mountain from here at the earliest, have you chased that white deer for three days and three nights?" After speaking, the young man's tone became cold, and he shouted, "Tie him up for me." 」
Several masters rushed forward and pressed their blades against Chennan's vital points. If he wanted to fight against so many masters alone, he would undoubtedly be like a grasshopper shaking a tree, so he didn't resist. He smiled bitterly in his heart, he had just escaped from the clutches of the little princess and became a prisoner of others.
One of the young man's subordinates said, "Three...... Third Young Master, why did you tie him up and kill him directly. 」
Chen Nan had already heard some "taste" from the incoherent "Third Young Master" in this sentence, and he was even more sure that this person was by no means an ordinary person.
The young man said, "Let's take him up first, I feel that this person is not ordinary, I didn't even find out that he was a martial artist before he was moved. 」
Tatsunan began his second life as a captive, but this time the "treatment" was obviously much better than the first time, at least no one treated him as private property, and "expressed excitement" to him from time to time. This group of people was very disciplined, and there were no superfluous words, only the son occasionally whispered a few words to the people next to him.
Two days later, Chen Nan had to sigh at the miracle of fate, he actually saw the little princess again. Now there are only ten people left in the little princess's group, and a total of four guards and two apprentice magicians have died in the process of fighting the giant snake, and the surviving people are also seriously injured and have not recovered.
When the little princess saw the young prince and his party, she was taken aback, and her brows furrowed slightly, but she instantly showed a bright smile: "The Tianyuan Continent is really too small, I didn't expect to meet His Royal Highness the Third Prince here. 」
The young man was also full of smiles: "Yes, I didn't expect to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Yu here. 」
The little princess smiled and said, "The third prince is not enjoying the blessings in the imperial city of the Moon Worship Country, why did he come to the border of our Chu State, do you want to send an envoy to our country? 」
Chen Nan, who was not far away, heard it clearly, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, a few days before and after, in the vast mountains, there was actually a princess and a prince.
The third prince said, "Princess Yu's words are still so sharp, I can't afford the big hat of 'casually trespassing on the borders of other countries'. If I'm not mistaken, this mountain range in the middle of the Tian Yuan Continent shouldn't belong to any country. 」
The little princess said, "His Royal Highness the Third Prince, how could he come here for no reason, after all, this place is close to the border of our Chu State, and it has to make people suspicious." 」
The third prince laughed, "Hehe, Princess Yu is too worried, in fact, the reason why I came here this time is mainly because I heard that a unicorn divine beast appeared in the Luofeng Mountain Range, and I want to try my luck to see the legendary divine beast." 」
The little princess said, "Oh, I see, I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly, even the three princes who are far away in the Moon Worship Country know about it. 」
The third prince said: "Legend has it that the unicorn has appeared as a saint, and the appearance of the divine beast has shocked the world, and this matter has been spread on the mainland. 」
The little princess sighed, "I really want to see what that unicorn looks like, but unfortunately I don't have a chance. 」
The third prince said curiously, "Why did Her Royal Highness the princess say this?"
"We met my master on the way to the Falling Wind Mountains, and he said that it was too dangerous there, and he drove me back, which was really a disappointment!" the little princess looked indignant.
A gleam flashed in the eyes of the third prince, and he said, "Could it be Zhuge Chengfeng's predecessor. 」
"It's the old man. 」
"Zhuge is famous all over the world, and his martial arts cultivation is transcendent, and he is one of the senior masters I admire the most. 」
"Yes, if that old man hears about it, he will be happy, and maybe he will take you as an apprentice. 」
"If that's the case, I can't ask for it. 」
The little princess smiled, "Maybe this old man has heard it, and is now hesitating whether to take you as an apprentice. 」
The look of surprise on the third prince's face flashed, and he said with a smile: "Hehe, how can it be, hasn't Zhuge Senior already rushed to the Luofeng Mountain Range, even if the senior is proficient in martial arts, it is impossible to hear the words hundreds of kilometers away, right?"
The little princess huffed and said, "This old man is not at ease, afraid that I will sneak back again, he has been following me on the road. 」
"Oh, it seems that the old man really loves you, and I'm afraid that something will happen to you. The third prince laughed.
"You obviously don't trust me. 」
The third prince looked at the little princess's guards and said, "Princess Yu, are these of your subordinates injured, why are they all pale?"
"Yes, we ran into an ancient giant on our way to the Falling Wind Mountains, but luckily the old man arrived in time, otherwise it would have been really dangerous. The little princess looked scared.
"Well, this mountain range is often infested with monsters, and you can't do it without some masters to protect you, or I'll escort you out of the mountain. The third prince looked sincere.
A cold light flashed in the little princess's eyes, and she said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, Third Prince, don't bother you, my old ghost master will take care of us." 」
"Her Royal Highness Princess Yu doesn't need to be polite to me, when this kind of thing happens, I will escort Her Royal Highness out, and Zhuge seniors may not really follow. 」
"I appreciate the kindness of the third prince, we really don't need your escort, this is already the edge of the mountain range, and there are almost no monsters. 」
"No, I must escort you out, or I will be uneasy. 」
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, the little princess showed gratitude on her face and said, "Then there is the third prince of Lao. 」
"Princess Yu, you're too polite. 」
Chen Nan saw all this clearly, and secretly sighed that the two were worthy of being born in the intriguing imperial family, and they had completed a "heart war" in just a few moments.
The little princess led a group of seriously injured guards to meet the three princes of the Moon Worship Kingdom, she didn't believe that this was a coincidence, and the biggest possibility was that the other party had already been guarding here. In order to protect herself, she first took the initiative aggressively, so that the three princes could not figure out her reality, and then inadvertently carried Zhuge to ride the wind, which made the three princes quite jealous. However, the third prince is by no means an ordinary person, although he is shocked in his heart, he does not flinch, but wants to follow all the way and further explore the truth. These two can be said to be "full of nonsense" and "nonsense".
The three princes and the little princess walked out of the mountain together, Chen Nan walked behind the team and secretly rejoiced, fortunately, the three princes entangled the little princess, so that the little princess did not notice that he was hiding behind the team. But the good times didn't last long, and the little devil's guards soon discovered his bound captive, and one of the guards ran forward and whispered a few words to the little devil.
At that moment, Chennan felt that darkness had enveloped the earth, and the sky had lost its color.
The little princess was full of excitement and walked towards Chen Nan with a smile, there is no doubt that this is the truest expression she has had since she met the third prince, but Chen Nanning would like to see her fake smile and not see her smile from the bottom of her heart at this time.
He cried out in his heart: "The demons of hell are taking away your children!"
At the beginning, the third prince didn't understand why the little princess of Chu suddenly became excited, he couldn't help but secretly wonder if Zhuge Chengfeng had arrived not far away, and then he followed the little princess's gaze, and finally found the "root" that excited the little princess, which turned out to be the captive he caught the day before yesterday.
The third prince was taken aback, and began to be suspicious of Chen Nan's identity, he coughed, and said, "This person has been sneaking behind us on the road, and was later caught by my men, does Her Royal Highness know this person?"
"Yes, of course I know. The little princess gritted her teeth and said, "He is a little eunuch brought out of my palace, and he originally came out to serve me, but I didn't expect that when he met the ancient giant, he was the first to run away. Little Lizi, you didn't expect to see me so soon, did you?"
Chen Nan was almost dizzy, and he was actually called a eunuch.
The little princess stared at him viciously, the meaning of which could not be more obvious, threatening and intimidating him to cooperate.
People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Chen Nan hesitated for a moment, and finally said helplessly, "Please punish Her Royal Highness the Princess." 」
The third prince smiled and said, "Since you are Princess Yu's minion, please ask Your Highness to do it yourself." Then he turned and walked away.
"Hey, hey, hey......" The little princess looked at Chennan with a smile on her face.
Chen Nan's body chilled, and he lowered his voice and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, let's make a deal. 」
The little princess remembered the foul words of Chen Nan before, her angry body trembled, and she screamed, "Make a deal with me? 」
"Zhuge Chengfeng is actually not here, the third prince wants to deal with you. Chennan said this quickly before the little devil's palm fell.
The little princess put down her raised palm, looked at him carefully, and said, "It seems that I really underestimated you, but I didn't expect you to have a bit of brains as a stinky thief. But---I'm very upset right now, the transaction is delayed, and now I'm going to vent!"
"Ah......h The three princes and others in the distance looked at each other and had a further understanding of this rumored little witch.
A round of bright moon hangs high in the sky, the bright moonlight is sprinkled in the forest like a white feather, the night breeze is blowing, blowing the fragrance of flowers and plants, the whole mountain forest is shrouded in the moonlight like water, looking at the plain, hazy, harmonious and quiet from afar.
Chen Nan, who had a blue nose and swollen face, was exchanging opinions with the little devil princess in a tent in a low voice, and the two had already determined that it was no accident that the forest met the third prince and the others, all of this was premeditated, and these people had already been guarding this road out of the mountain.
"I had a gut feeling from the beginning that they were going to work against me, but I don't understand why they had such a motive. 」
Chen Nan said, "What is the relationship between the Moon Worship Kingdom and the Chu State?"
The little princess said, "The relationship between the two countries has been okay in recent years, and nothing unpleasant has happened. 」
"That's strange, in that case, why should they be bad for the princess. After pondering for a while, Chen Nan laughed and said, "I understand, they are trying to rob here. 」
"Die. The little princess punched Chennan the head.
Chen Nan was pained and whispered, "Aren't I helping Your Highness analyze, how can Her Royal Highness the Princess be so excited? 」
"You don't have to think about this, everyone knows that this third prince is not a person with a rotten life. 」
Chen Nan said: "Maybe...... Maybe he wanted to give Her Royal Highness the princess as a gift to someone else. 」
Hearing Chen Nan compare her to a gift, the little demon princess's eyes widened angrily, and she said coldly, "You scum is really ugly to talk to, don't you know who you're talking to?" But then she quickly calmed down again, groaned for a while, and said, "The possibility is almost zero. 」
"That's weird, apart from Her Royal Highness the Princess, what can make the third prince take risks, wait......
"Hou Yi Bow!"
"Hou Yi Bow!"
Chennan and the little princess shouted together, and they came to their senses at the same time.
"When Her Royal Highness the Princess shot the giant snake with the Houyi Bow that day, when the golden light arrow pierced the sky, it must have been seen by the third prince. 」
"No wonder this guy always glances at the box behind me, and actually beats the idea of our heirloom Hou Yi bow, it's really damn good. The little princess clenched her little fists and said, "You scum still haven't come up with a way to deal with it?"
"This can't be blamed on me, it's difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, Her Royal Highness the princess's guards have been seriously injured, and now there are no available soldiers, what can I do......? Hey. Seeing a sneer on the corner of the little devil princess's mouth, Chen Nan hurriedly stopped his words and laughed dryly.
"You scum is ashamed to make a deal with me during the day, but in the end you can't help anything. Hehe, that's fine, I can clean you up without any worries, you don't know how hard I've been looking for you in the past two days, I can't wait to pick your skin immediately. 」
Looking at the little princess's evil smile, Chen Nan couldn't help but shudder, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I didn't mean to peek at you at the beginning...... Out of the bath ......"
After hearing this, the little princess's eyes almost burst into flames, "Ah, you damn scum, you dare to mention it...... I'll kill you!"