Chi Chaan came to the kitchen and found that the hatchets here were sharper than the iron sword in his hand. He borrowed a whetstone from Old Man Li and carefully sharpened his sword outside the kitchen.
"General, what is this good-for-nothing doing here?" Hou Yi leaned against the wall, watching Chi Chaan sharpening his knife with Zhou Tianze.
"Perhaps, he is afraid of death. Most of the children from aristocratic families like him stay in the military or in the troops with strong military strength, but once a war breaks out, those people will go first. He was afraid of fighting, so he came to our place. A safe place." Zhou Tianze replied.
"But why is he still sharpening his sword?"
"There is always something puzzling about children from aristocratic families, so let it go."
During dinner in the evening, General Zhou pulled Chi Chuan to his side and said to everyone, "This is the new scout assigned to us by the military, named Liao Shiyi. Let's get along well with each other from now on."
"Welcome, welcome." Everyone applauded.
"Please take care of me in the future." Chi Chaan bowed.
"Come, let's eat!" As soon as General Zhou finished speaking, the dining table immediately stirred like wind and lingering clouds.
The first night I came to the Xiashan military camp, I didn't eat enough, and I couldn't sleep either. Chi Chaan was wrapped in a felt and leaning on the door eaves, looking lonely at the heavy snow falling outside the house.
"It won't last until tomorrow night." A man walked up to him and handed him a pot of still steaming strong liquor. "Drink it. This place is different from Yong City. The cold temperature at night is enough to freeze a grandmaster exposed in the wild into an ice sculpture."
Chi Chao turned around and found that it was General Zhou.
He took the wine bottle and took a sip. The hot feeling flowed from his throat to his stomach, and his whole body felt much warmer.
"Is the general also from Yongcheng?" Chi Chaan asked.
"You don't know the four Earls Zhou, Wu, Zheng and Wei? I come from the Zhou family in Earl's Mansion of Dongchang." General Zhou replied, "It seems that I haven't been back for sixteen years. Maybe my family has long forgotten my existence."
"You really want to go back?"
Zhou Tianze shook his head: "This is my home. My whole life has been given to the frontier and the country of Gui."
"Are you also a practitioner? Why can't I sense the existence of soul power in your body?" Chi Chaan asked.
"During the Battle of Yantu in the first year of the Divine Book, I used a secret method to forcibly raise my cultivation level from the lower realm of the master to the upper realm of the master. I thought I would die in battle after killing enough enemies, but I didn't expect the master to make a joke on me. It allowed me to survive and spend the rest of my life enduring the torture caused by the backlash." Zhou Tianze tightened the handle of the knife at his waist.
"Is this a soul weapon for external use?" Chi Chao saw the halo of flames flowing on the handle of the knife, which was different from ordinary weapons.
"That's right." Zhou Tianze took out the sword from the scabbard. The blade was completely made of gold and was engraved with red soul inscriptions. "It's called Yang Yan, and it was given to me by Nanling King Chidao after a victory."
"What a domineering aura." Chi Chaan touched the blade and felt the heat.
"Do you like it?" Zhou Tianze looked at Chi Chao, "If I die on the battlefield or grow old, it will be yours. Go to bed early, and I will take you on a patrol route tomorrow."
"Yes, General."
In the early morning of the next day, Chi Chao went on the road with General Zhou early. They rode the only two horses in the camp through the wind and snow.
There was thick snow and the roads were almost traceless. But Zhou Tianze was able to follow the prescribed route impartially under such circumstances.
"You have to patrol this route three times a day, in the morning, noon and evening. The end point of the patrol is halfway up the Yantu volcano, which is a place where snow cannot cover it. If you see wolf smoke rising in the distance, you must also light the fire on the top of the mountain. Wolf smoke, pass the message on. Although it seems simple, you have a heavy responsibility. Do you understand?"
"Yes, my subordinates will definitely fulfill their duties." Chi Chao replied solemnly.
"The snow fell a bit early this year and lasted a long time. It is inevitable that there will be some fierce battles at the end of the year." Zhou Tianze looked at the border from a distance and said worriedly.
"General, why do you say that?"
"It's time for the bandits on the border to come out again to collect "winter grain"."
Every winter, half of the entire Yantu military camp has to be used to suppress bandits. Even if practitioners are dispatched, there are many examples of ordinary warriors killing the practitioners during the battlefield.
"Don't be reckless on the battlefield, don't think of yourself as a cultivator, otherwise you will die faster." Zhou Tianze warned.
"Thank you, General, for your teachings." Chi Chaan bowed.
Zhou Tianze dismounted, drew a circle with a radius of one meter on the snow, then stood in the center of the circle and said, "Come, let me see how strong your fighting skills are."
Chi Chaan smiled slightly: "General, are you sure?"
"Come on, although I am no longer a practitioner, I still have some strength."
"Okay." Chi Chaan took out his sword from its sheath and walked inside the circle, "I won't suppress my strength, so be prepared to get hurt."
"Start!" As soon as Zhou Tianze said something, Chi Chaan's long sword "flowed" towards him as quickly and flexibly as a stream in the forest.
Potential! Zhou Tianze was more interested and surprised at the young man in front of him.
He did not pull out the knife from his waist, but threw the knife with the scabbard toward Chi Chaan's sword, pressing Chi Chaan's sword to the ground.
At the same time, Zhou Tianze rushed towards Chi Chaan, and the external soul knife rushed out of the scabbard.
Chi Chao was surprised by Zhou Tianze's fighting method, as if Zhou Tianze also came from the sword tower.
Surprised, Zhou Tianze was already close to Chi Chaan, and his soul-enhancing palm was about to cover Chi Chaan's chest.
Chi Chaan immediately let go of the hand holding the sword, took out the dagger from the sleeve of his left hand and stabbed Zhou Tianze in the palm of his hand.
Zhou Tianze didn't expect Chi Chao to have a weapon. He didn't want to risk his palm being pierced in exchange for defeating Chi Chao, so he took back his left hand.
After Zhou Tianze closed his palm, he held a knife with both hands and slashed at Chi Chaan's head.
Yang Yan struck the dagger used for protection by Chi Chao, and sparks suddenly burst out.
Chi Chao's left hand stretched out like lightning and caught the falling sword.
The long sword was drawn back and cut straight into Zhou Tianze's belly. The sound of the sword was like the breath of death.
Zhou Tianze took two steps back, and only the tip of the sword scratched his armor, making a squeaking sound.
Chi Chao took advantage of the situation, jumped in front of Zhou Tianze, and pierced his defenseless chest with his long sword.
The knife held by Zhou Tianze suddenly lit up red, and the scarlet flames seemed to have opened a gap in hell, swallowing everything in sight.
The flames gradually spread from the blade to Zhou Tianze. When he was covered in flames, Chi Chao felt like he had seen a demon god crawling out of hell!
This is not self-immolation, this is not self-immolation, this is not self-immolation! Chi Chao said this three times in his heart.
"Hey~" The progress of the long sword came to an abrupt halt. Starting from the tip of the sword, hot flames spread towards the hilt.
If we move forward any further, the long sword will turn into molten iron! Chi Chao quickly backed away.
"Boom!" The soul flame exploded!
Chi Chao was pushed back more than ten meters by the air wave, and the long sword came out of his hand.
"Brake!" The iron sword was inserted into the rock not far away.
Chi Chao was completely buried in the snow.
"Are you okay?" Zhou Tianze walked over while coughing.
Chi Chao climbed up from the snow, only his hands were slightly burned. "It's okay, General."
Only then did Zhou Tianze clearly see the dagger held in Chi Chaan's hand. His eyes suddenly looked at Chi Chaan like a hawk, and he asked sharply: "Where did this dagger come from?"
"It's nothing, a girl gave it to me." Chi Chaan hid the dagger in the sleeve armor again.
"Girl? A deserter?"
"Yes, what's the problem?"
Zhou Tianze put down his suspicion after hearing Chi Chaan's answer.
"It's nothing. Remember, don't let anyone see the dagger in your hand in Gui Kingdom again. It is very important. Not only to you, but also to the girl from the desert country." Zhou Tianze warned. "After you are discharged from the army, go to the wilderness country to look for that girl."
"oh."
"Hey!" Zhou Tianze walked to the place where the sword was inserted and pulled out the sword.
A cluster of red soul power flowed out of Zhou Tianze's hand and enveloped the entire sword.
After a while, the soul power dissipated. The entire iron sword is as smooth as a mirror, and a human figure can be reflected on it.
"I have re-tempered your sword for you. Your melee combat is very strong, a bit like the movement skills of the unknown land of Guiyuan. Ahem, there are many doubts about you. Ahem...cough, no matter what, It's worth it for you to come to this border. It's not only for us, but also for you." Zhou Tianze coughed more and more, and his body couldn't bear to use so much soul power again.
"General, is it okay?" Chi Chao asked with concern.
"It doesn't matter, I'll go back to the military camp first. You can walk the inspection route twice more while it's still dark. You're familiar with it." Zhou Tianze got on his horse and said goodbye to Chi Chaan.
Chi Chaan looked at the flying snow in the sky and suddenly thought: I haven't tried to hide from the snow yet! The irregular flying snow is more difficult than the thousands of troops. If you can avoid the falling snow, wouldn't it be possible for thousands of armies to come and go with ease?
Haoran Qi can sense all things, maybe this is an opportunity.
Chi Chao stood between heaven and earth, quietly feeling the falling snowflakes with awe-inspiring aura.
Chi Chao suddenly stopped in the snow curtain, moving left and right, constantly trying to avoid the snowflakes that were about to fall on him.
After a while, Chi Chaan stopped, breathing heavily.
"You still have to practice more. Now, it's time to go to that place." Chi Chaan jumped on his horse and headed towards the top of the mountain.
Halfway up the mountain, Chi Chao stopped. He tied his horse to a stone half as tall as a man, and then walked to the top of the Yantu volcano where thick smoke was rising.
Chi Chao started to move forward against the wind and snow, taking small steps.
But this process only took a while. After he passed the snow line, the wind decreased and the snow stopped.
Chi Chao came to a world covered with rocks and rolling heat.
Chi Chaan took off the cold fur coat one by one, until only a single piece of clothing was left. Even after taking off only a single piece of clothing, he still felt hot.
My body started to sweat endlessly, but I was still some distance away from the crater.
Chi Chao already knew what he would look like when he reached the crater. But he still wanted to take a look at the magma rolling underground.
Chi Chaan finally reached the crater and looked down.
The hot magma kept rolling, and the heat waves kept hitting Chi Chaos face. Even if he blinked again, it could not make up for the evaporation of tears caused by the heat.
The majestic power of nature was displayed before Chi Chao's eyes, and he had to marvel at this moment: There is always a power in heaven and earth that mortals cannot resist! It is also because of this power that people are willing to live and die.
