Under the sunset, the surging waves are like dyeing.

The years are like water, but the rough sea still pours out the vicissitudes of life.

Dugu Hexuan and the others did not stop and continued to move forward.

When someone tried to ask the truth about this place, Dugu Hexuan just smiled indifferently and said four words calmly: things return to their original owners.

After moving away from the sea, many people began to fall silent, and the atmosphere fell to freezing again, probably only better than that time on the outskirts of Cheongzhou. Dugu Hexuan didn't care, carrying the black sword, and commanding Ruoding.

Trek through steep valleys and rocky mountains and rivers. Open the road in the mountains and build bridges in the river. Three days later, in the afternoon, they came to a flat avenue. A lot of people suddenly start sniffing.

Gan Dan said: "Brother Dugu, how can there be such a strong smell of blood?"

"Can you smell what it smells like?" Dugu Hexuan smiled slightly, "Huh", and said, "Brother Gan, how can you run so much? I think there are many people who are higher than you in the Tao and can't outrun you." ”

"Innate. Gan Dan smiled and said, "Because I ran fast, I was the only one who survived." ”

Dugu Hexuan let out an "oh", glanced at this thin and shrewd young man, understood his eyes, and did not continue to ask.

Diao Si walked over and said in a deep voice: "Senior brother, dozens of miles away from this avenue, there seems to be a fierce battle of wild beasts!"

Dugu Hexuan nodded and said, "Go over and take a look! Remember, except for wild beasts, any other race must not be taken lightly! I think that after walking through that area, what will appear in front of us one after another will be other primate races that are becoming more and more powerful. This matter must not be sloppy. ”

The dilapidated ancient city walls, desolate and vicissitudes, silent and lonely lie at the end of the avenue, from east to west. The broken and damaged walls form zigzag curves, undulating and undulating, like pythons lying horizontally, guarding the ancient castle.

At this moment, the violent tide of demon beasts emitted a bloodthirsty fanatical form, frantically impacting a section of the city wall. The shouts of killing on the city wall shook the sky, and those tall and mighty barbarian warriors, shirtless and empty-fisted, fought fiercely with the demon beasts with the most primitive strength, and repelled the attack waves of the demon beasts again and again.

When the barbarians and the demon beasts were in the midst of a fierce battle, a black sword suddenly appeared behind the monster tide and smashed down with the momentum of Mount Tai. "Click~", the head of a demon beast shattered, and its huge body fell to the ground. Then, more than 100 people suddenly killed, like a tiger descending the mountain, sweeping and impacting the demon beast group. The tide of battle was quickly reversed, and after a brief fǎn gōng, the furious demon beast gave up the fight and began to flee in all directions.

Dugu Hexuan said loudly: "Don't fall in love with the war, just retreat!"

Seeing that the group of demon beasts dispersed, the others quickly gathered around Dugu Hexuan. The crowd showed no hostility and confronted the barbarians on the city walls silently. The burly barbarian man was obviously more nervous when facing the human race with a similar body than when facing the demon beast.

About two hours later, near dusk, there was a commotion on the city walls. After a while, everyone brought out a chair, and on it sat an old man with a white beard. The old man waved his hand slightly, and a barbarian man commanded the others and threw down a soft ladder.

"You guys are waiting here!" Dugu Hexuan told everyone, and then slowly came to the soft ladder and climbed steadily. When he was about to go up the wall, he stretched out his right hand. The barbarian big man looked back at the old man, the old man nodded slightly, and the big man stretched out a huge hand like a vice and pulled Dugu Hexuan up the city wall.

Dugu Hexuan bowed respectfully and said, "Juniors meet seniors!"

The old man moved his stiff neck slightly, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you from the Nine 'Four Realms?"

"Huh?" Dugu Hexuan pondered for a moment and said, "Senior, we are from the Hongmeng realm. ”

"Hongmeng? Hehe, the weak human race just likes to deceive themselves. The old man laughed dryly, shook his head, and said, "The door has been opened, and the sea has reappeared." Visions indicate that a new calamity of creation is coming. Although we are a noble branch of the Fire Barbarians, with the abandonment of us by God, we have long been unable to protect ourselves, let alone resist your attacks. We are willing to relinquish sovereignty over Beacon City. ”

"The younger generation should swear with their lives to live and die with the fire barbarians!"

The old man nodded heavily and said, "The old man believes in you, and he will definitely ensure that my clansmen and children will survive forever." In the future, when the oracle appears again, the successor of the clan will definitely give you a chance. As he spoke, he sighed lightly and continued: "Actually, since the battle between gods and demons, in the entire Beacon City, only the Holy Flame Ridge is our territory. Other areas were abandoned early. ”

"Thank you seniors for your leniency!" Dugu Hexuan paused, and when he wanted to continue to ask, he saw the old man sigh and signal the clansmen to leave first. He had no choice but to stop and waved his hand under the city wall.

Walking on the city wall, I suddenly feel that the world is vast, and it still shows the grandeur of the city wall. The old castle building has faded from its former prosperity, and its majesty is still undiminished. The glory of this place is now a thing of the past. The Fire Barbarians, who still exist as the masters, retreated to the flame-like mountain in the northwest corner.

Did they really admit defeat? Or did they accept their fate? Did the barbarian tribes in other places also decline to this situation?

In this world, I am afraid there is no real eternal master!

Dugu Hexuan tried his best to string together the fragments in his mind, but there were countless questions lingering, chaotic and complicated. I couldn't help but sigh and said with a wry smile: There are so-called prophets and all-knowing gods in the world?

Qiu Yu said: "Senior brother, how should we manage such a large ancient castle?"

Liu Ming said, "Senior brother, why do these demon beasts attack the barbarians so neatly?"

"I don't know, but, next, we will guard this place together with the Fire Barbarian Clan! Until the army of the Origin Sword Sect arrives here!" Dugu Hexuan said in a deep voice, "The main buildings and street areas of the ancient castle are all occupied by the disciples of the Origin Sword Sect. This matter is led by the four juniors of Meng Hao, Liu Ming, Han Li, and Mu Sheng, and the juniors of the sect are responsible. Others are casual. Everyone is a smart person, and it's not interesting to talk too much. ”

Gan Dan said in a low voice: "Brother Dugu, what you did was so unfair, but we can't justify it, is it really good?"

Wang Lin snorted and said, "Give you a big courtyard, can you keep it? ”

"I'm going to meet the Fire Barbarian Elder. Enter the city first, and whoever finds the treasure belongs to him. Dugu Hexuan smiled and said, "Take care of your curiosity." Don't kill yourself because of curiosity. ”

Before the words fell, a person had already rushed down the ancient road of the city wall and rushed towards the castle. Gu Jia roared and rushed down quickly. Dugu Hexuan shook his head and walked quickly towards the Holy Fire Ridge. It seems that he doesn't care about the chances that may exist in the castle building. Or, what he cared more about, maybe even he didn't know, he needed to ask the patriarch of the Fire Barbarian Clan.

Dugu Hexuan went for three days and three nights.

At midnight on the third day, in the northwest corner of the Beacon City, a beam of flames suddenly rose into the sky. The flame was bright and spread slowly, like a candle sky. The Beacon City was suddenly lit up like thousands of lights.

Under the shadow of the fire, a figure slowly walked out of the first street in the northwest corner and entered the straight main road. He walked in silence like a mountain.

The flames faded and darkness fell. He was also indifferent.

That path seemed long, long, and he would never come to an end.

He couldn't help but ask himself: Are you tired? After the darkness, will it really be dawn?

"Brother Dugu!" At this moment, a familiar voice called carefully, "Where are you going?"

"Uh! just take a walk!" Dugu Hexuan paused slightly, and said, "Brother Gan, it's so late at night, and you're still hanging here?"

"This is simply a ghost town, who dares to go to sleep!" Gan Dan walked out of the darkness and said with a smile: "Big brother, you come with me." ”

"Hmm!"

Gan Dan led the way in front, turned around, came to the corner of a street, pointed forward, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, look at that shadow, isn't it familiar?"

In the darkness, a dark shadow that was distinct from the darkness stood there like a giant in the sky, looking down on the earth. The black shadow carried a giant sword in his hand, which was also jet black, but it was clearly distinguishable from the darkness and black shadow of the night.

Dugu Hexuan remembered an elder in the sect, although he did not hold a sword, he was also an existence that could make the darkness retreat. But he immediately understood what Gan Dan meant, and said in a deep voice: "You mean that I am very similar to this shadow?"

Gan Dan said: "Yes! Sometimes you are silent, and you are indeed very much like this shadow. Especially if you see you on the city wall, if you are not an acquaintance, you will think that you are standing here scary. Moreover, at the moment when the flames rose just now, the black shadow actually looked up at the sky. ”

Dugu Hexuan didn't speak, and walked straight towards the black shadow until it coincided with the black shadow. Suddenly, a black giant sword pointed to the sky, and lightning suddenly appeared on the sword body, lightning struck the sword body. The majestic black shadow gradually disappeared into the night sky, as if it was one with Dugu Hexuan.

The black shadow disappeared, the darkness receded, and it was already the morning glow.

Dugu Hexuan still stood there silently, his hands tightly gripping the hilt of his sword, looking at the sky indifferently.

Gan Dan looked at Dugu Hexuan quietly, he didn't know what secrets his alliance leader had, but he felt the mission he was carrying. The things he had heard about Dugu Hexuan made him feel sad for a while. Obviously, Dugu Hexuan's life has been arranged by others, everything is predestined, he is just a person who has no choice at all.

Should such a person follow, or should he leave early?

Gan Dan didn't have an answer, he just smiled bitterly, stepped forward lightly, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, it's dawn." ”

"Oh!" Dugu Hexuan slowly dropped his sword and looked at Gan Dan calmly, but Gan Dan almost fainted. Gan Dan looked at the pair of eyes that looked at the sky, hallucinated, and suddenly felt that his soul was scattered, and he said in his heart: What kind of eyes are these?

Dugu Hexuan smiled faintly and said softly: "If you kill it, I will have to bear its mission, but I will never accept my fate!"