Volume 2: The Golden Covenant and the Dispute with Shennuo Chapter 34: Resentment and Long-cherished Wishes (1)
In the April season, the spring breeze with the aromatic smell passes through the ruined land, but it turns into a muddy wind. As the wind blows into the Desert of Death, the scent becomes more intense, and finally wafts away at the end of the Broken Wing Bridge.
Sparse cacti, red rocky mountains, and endless deserts are just a world change for first-time visitors.
"This is the Desert of Death, the home of the Strang family of the ancient gods. Zoe explained.
"About half a day's trip, you can reach Fengyan City. Hizer said. He pointed to the rocky mountains to the southwest.
The crowd followed Hitzer and walked southwest on the soft grains of sand. Behind the low, rocky mountains to the northwest is a village called Flint Stone, which is surrounded by half-moon-shaped purgatory mountains. At the southern end of the mountain range are volcanic groups, and further down are the tall rocky mountains that Hizer had just pointed to.
Fengyan City is located at the top of a tall rocky mountain in the southern part of the desert, near the Wind Cave.
If you look at it from afar, you can see the red-painted city, as if it were embedded in the top of a mountain. She is not made of rock like Abandoned Castle, nor does she use steel instead of rock to decorate and spin the city like Redleaf City. Fengyan Castle is a city completely excavated from the top of a rocky mountain.
Seeing everything in front of her, Iris breathed a sigh of relief, but such a trip was not suitable for a young lady like her. So, she paused.
"I'm so worried about Andrew's carriage," Irrith rubbed her knees, "and you let your carriage go back while it was in the abandoned city." β
"I'm sorry, guys. I wanted to use the carriage too, but it was used by the Revival Corps. God knows, the Revival Corps is in trouble, and it was just when I came to help you. Andrew explained.
"You can give me the package," Glori reached for the package in Irris's hand and handed her the water bag in his hand by the way, "the water bag is for you, give it to Dylan when you've had enough to drink." He needs to take care of Bryant and Brad Furzes. β
Before Iris could pass the hydration bag, Zoe began to reverie.
Zoe looked at the mountains in the distance: "Glori is really careful, and I plan to find a considerate man in the future." Nobles are the best, though. β
Although Zoe hates aristocrats, she still wants to be rich. But Glori was taken aback, he couldn't imagine that Zoe was a different woman who would think the same way as ordinary people.
Thinking about the marriage, Glori couldn't help but smile. I can't talk about that, at least not nowβhe tried to take a few steps with his heart sinking as he tried to turn the waves.
Soon after, Fengyan City was in front of Glori's eyes. He looked up, and the blood-red phoenix-marked flag fluttering over the city was really conspicuous. When he looked under the city gate, the gate was already open, and two Fengyan knights walked out.
Glori wanted to talk, but he didn't know if the knight in front of him could understand the modern language of God. So, he hesitated, and looked back at his companions.
"The ancient god who lived for 3,000 years must have been connected to the earth like a tree. Brad Furzes fantasized and looked at Glori.
"If I'm not mistaken, it must be a white-haired sage, like the knowledgeable sages of mythology. Bryant interrupted Brad Furzes' thoughts.
Then Dylan made a joke.
"Maybe it's a fairy?" said Dylan, facing Bryant, and glanced at Iris again.
Irris, who was already out of breath due to exhaustion, blushed when she heard what Dylan said. "Fairy ......," she shyly avoided Dylan's gaze.
And Zoe noticed the way Dylan looked at Iris and wanted to tease. She poked Iris on the left with her right index finger, and said, "The season is good now, and it's time for our eldest lady to find someone to marry." β
As a result, it was not Dylan who accosted him below, but a Fengyan knight in front.
"May I ask this Terran lady, are you interested in someone?" the knight suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Irrith looked embarrassed. She thought that she must not marry such a god who has lived for a hundred, or even a thousand years, and if that were the case, it would be too strange.
"Sorry, this guy is a 100-year-old bachelor lover. He's just joking with you. The other knight said.
"You're welcome here, please come with me. I will take you to meet Her Highness Lolaika. The knight just now said.
Hearing the words of Her Highness Lolaika again, Juy began to believe that there were people in this world who lived so long.
"It turned out to be true. Heaven is really fair, may the dragon god bless us as long as he does. However, it is better to bless my face forever. β
When Judy finished speaking enviously, her tall partner next to her showed a surprised expression, then closed her eyes and folded her hands in prayer.
And just like that, the companions stepped through the wide wooden door.
They were inside the Great Hall of Lords, passing through the red carpet. The passage is flanked by statues of heroes, including Ranges. The portraits on either side of the wall are from the Grace and Strong families, arranged by generationβthe first one is Gudian and Lolaika on the other side.
After looking at the portrait, Andrew was worried about Lolaika. "Hizer, isn't His Highness Lolaika out of the house? It's not a good thing to stay with the Death Stone for a long time. He asked.
"He is waiting for you in the garden of the main hall. Early this morning, His Highness informed us that we had important guests coming, and ordered him to go and greet him. Heizer replied.
Andrew shook his head, however.
"Foreseeing the future will cost you your lifespan, and this magic is taboo. You have to keep reminding him not to rely too much on the Afterlifestone. Andrew admonished.
At this moment, a voice that sounded like it could shake the mountains came, it was not harsh, but it made people feel very heavy, and there was no royal domineering that made people tremble, and there was a faint sadness.
"Andrew, my dear friend, you are here again. Please go through the passage in the depths of the main hall and come to the garden. I don't want to go anywhere now, and it's sad to think about what happened 2,000 years ago. β
Following the voice, they passed through the bright exit.
A place with lush trees and the singing of birds and flowers comes into view. Other than that, it was Lolaika who stared at the Death Stone, and the Life Stone revealed the things he thought of.
"Well, we finally meet this great and ancient divine promise. Andrew felt a little lighter and stretched his arms. He was about to hug Lolaika as a greeting.
Andrew didn't expect that the short man in the tall and short partner spoke first.
"This old fellow is the brother of King Okino. Look, Briant guessed wrong. Knowledge is something that the aristocracy still knows a lot. The short man said.
Luckily, Lolaika isn't a narrow-minded god. He smiled at the short man and accosted Andrew.
"Welcome. But my friend Andrew, don't make such jokes. Where does greatness come from? You're right in the second half of this sentence, I'm just an ancient god. I still don't know who is the culprit who is responsible for the treacherous destruction of the teleportation circle, and I have made future generations laugh at it with the Grace family. β
With Lolaika sad, Glori took a step forward. He felt he had to say something, at least to ease Lolaika's mood.
"Andrew said such a thing. Two thousand years ago, the conflict between the two families of the ancient gods was caused by a god called the mysterious medicine master. Glori explained.
Immediately after that, Andrew continued.
"In the Age of the Gods, the King of Order led the legions to war, and the Terrans and the leaders of the gods signed a golden covenant. Since then, the Shennuo and the human race have prospered together. The Lord of Order wants to destroy the Alliance, but he can't do it for a while, so he plans a conspiracy. β
Andrew sniffed the blooming flowers and tried to tell more.
"After Gudian sent his troops to Noah's Jungle, a spy belonging to the Grace family got in the way. The agent goes to the Grace family to tell them that the Strong family wants to purge the royal branch and establish the kingdom of Shennuo under the rule of the Strong, and that leader is Lolaika. β
"yes, that's ridiculous. They said I was going to purge the Grace family. Loleka said with a smile.
Soon after, members of the royal family of Grace were assassinated one after another. So, the royal family of Grace interviewed you overnight without Gudian knowing. Andrew said as he sat on a stone bench.
"That night, we had a lot of arguments. I didn't withdraw my order to support Gudian, but just as I was about to lead my soldiers out using the teleportation array, I found that the teleportation array had been destroyed. It was the only teleportation circle that could reach Noah's jungle battlefield. β
Lolaika also sat down, and then continued with the words above.
"And I never gave up helping my brother Gudian. I understood that time would not wait, so I ordered the Knight Commander to lead the leading party through the Ruins to rendezvous with Gudian. But the King of Order has reached the Holy Land of the Throne. β
At this point, Andrew couldn't sit still.
"But to your infuriation, the Grace family was bewitched and cut off the bridge. Andrew snapped a branch.
"The Commander of the Order returned to Fengyan City and reported to me that the Wing Bridge had become a Broken Wing Bridge. He said it had been severed by the Grace family, and that my knight did see a seven-star knight personally hand and foot there!" Lolaika sneered, "I stabbed the chair in the temple with a diamond spear that day. β
"Oh, that must be worth a lot of money. It's a shame. The short man sighed.
"And when the Grace spies returned to Redcliff City, they said that you had cut off the Wing Bridge, and that you had not only broken the oath, but also betrayed the Grace family to the Order!" Andrew threw away the broken branch.
When Ranjes received Gudian's letter, he planned to set out at night. He asks the Grace family to ask the Strong family for support again, but the Grace nobles say that the Strong family intends to avoid outside disputes. Later, the Grace family decided to abandon Gudian in order to preserve their strength against the Strong royal family," Glori added, "so Ranjes had to go to Sky City alone. β
"It's a pity that the Lingyuan Wang Pei has already been lost, otherwise no one can disobey Gudian. But this is never the problem, it all stems from our internal strife. Lolaika frowned.
"That agent is the Secret Apothecary. He vandalized the teleportation array and the wing bridge, and then spread rumors among the two families. "But his name is a mystery." He has a strange temper and is obsessed with alchemy, and is always looking for a way to refine potions that can bring the dead back to life. And the King of Order gave him a promise that if he could defeat the Jinnuo in the Golden Covenant from within, he would tell him how to refine this potion. β
Zoe knew something about the potion, so Glori looked at her. So, Zoe explained.
"There is no such medicine in the world. The things that can be brought back to life are only the legends of the Order Clan, and there is no historical record, otherwise those dead heroes should be resurrected. Zoe snorted.
Lolaika thought for a moment. "In any case, I hope you will join us for our pre-war banquet. He said.
"I love banquets because of the delicious food you can eat. Dylan pursed his lips. He stared at Glori, feeling that the trip was worth it.
"We all loved the banquet. Glori laughed. He said this, but frowned. And Andrew hasn't forgotten about Glori's right abdominal injury.