At the foot of the mountain, Xia Jun had prepared a banquet early.
Since Chi Chaan did not rush into the imperial city immediately, he would not take the life of the lord of the desert country. However, since Chi Chaan entered the desert country, he, the master of the desert country, would naturally fulfill his duties as a landlord.
On the mountain, Chi Chaan had already seen the banquet at the foot of the mountain.
Since Xia Xiang didn't assemble the army immediately, he naturally wouldn't care about what he did when he broke into the wilderness. But since Xia Xiang held a banquet, he, a guest from afar, would naturally have to attend with some respect.
The further down the mountain, the more difficult it becomes to detect the practitioner's aura on Chi Chaan.
"Holy Master, Grand Master, Grand Master. Well, this realm should be enough."
As soon as Chi Chaan walked to the banquet, the rising sun happened to be rising. His body changed from dark to bright, and his identity no longer needed to be hidden from now on.
Chi Chaan walked towards Xia Jun calmly and greeted with a smile: "Xia Jun, long time no see, it's rare that you even set up a banquet to welcome me."
Xia Jun's smile became even brighter. He stood up and saluted, "Long time no see, four gentlemen."
"Four Gentlemen? I haven't heard this title for a long time."
The banquet was filled with sumptuous food and wine, the aroma was overflowing, and the color and fragrance were both beautiful. Chi Chaan took his seat under Xia Jun's personal reception.
"Your identity is truly amazing. The Four Gentlemen of Gui Kingdom's Sword Tower, the Thirteenth Master of Xi Kingdom's Yufangzhai, and even the Yi Nianxing Monk of Huang Country's Wulong Courtyard." Xia Jun said with a smile. He raised his glass and pointed it at Chi Chaan Toasted a glass of wine.
Chi Chaan took a sip of wine and responded with a smile: "Actually, my identity is not important. I am just pursuing all the ways of cultivation in this world, so I have different identities."
Mr. Xia nodded in agreement: "Practice, of course, one is born with two, two begets three, and three begets all things. There are many ways to become a saint. If I can practice, I also want to take this path, but I can't control it. Gift.”
Chi Chaan smiled slightly. He knew that Xia Jun's words were not completely false. Xia Jun's admiration and curiosity for the practitioners were real. However, becoming a spiritual practitioner is not necessarily a good thing.
"Maybe it's a good thing not to be able to practice." Chi Chaan said as he took another sip of wine.
As the banquet progressed, Chi Chao and Xia Jun gradually started an in-depth conversation. They discussed various fields such as spiritual practice, national governance, and philosophy of life, interpreting and sharing each other's opinions.
Drinking from sunrise in the east to three o'clock in the morning, the news of Tianquan's death also reached Xia Jun's ears. When Xia Jun heard the news, he stopped drinking and the scarlet wine spilled on the luxurious court clothes.
"You killed Tianquan?" Xia Jun's tone was somewhat surprised.
"What? Is it impossible?" Chi Chaan glanced at Xia Jun.
"But when you were sitting at the table, my men checked your realm and it was clear that you only had the Grandmaster realm."
"Ha!" Chi Chaan laughed, "If I appeared in front of you as a Saint Master, would you still be able to drink with me leisurely?"
"Indeed, no."
"Since Mr. Xia already knows that Tian Quan has been killed by me, I might as well tell you one more thing. From then on, there is only one holy master left in the wilderness, which is Tuo Ba Rui."
"What!" Xia Jun's wine bottle fell on the wine table with a bang.
"From now on, there will be no more holy masters in Wulongyuan."
"Did you also kill the Holy Monk Tianxuan?"
After killing two Saint Masters at one time, Chi Chao's current state could no longer be compared to Saint Masters, at least it was above Saint Masters.
"No, I, Chi Chaan, am not a murderous person. Your Tianxuan Holy Monk just lost his cultivation and became a mortal again, just like me when I left the wilderness." Chi Chaan drank the wine in the cup and shouted. .
"Okay, I'm almost done drinking." Chi Chaan stood up to say goodbye and was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, I want to ask you how you plan to deal with Huangguo in the future?"
These words successfully stopped Chi Chao. He turned around and said with a smile: "Let's make a deal. I will help the Wild Country deal with the beast tide in the north, and the Wild Country will send Tuobarui and Chen Jun to the Guihuang border."
"Are you trying to lure out the Holy Master of Gui Kingdom?"
Chi Chao was silent. As for what Xia Jun guessed, he didn't care.
"Just do as I say."
"Then we agreed in advance that no matter what, as long as the land obtained by the desert country's troops is not returned, we will not return it."
"Okay, the soldiers will be dealt with as they please, but if they harm the people, I will go to the Grand Palace of the Huangguo Imperial City to ask for an explanation."
Chi Chao walked through the mountains and forests, and his figure gradually disappeared into the forest and snowfields under the mountains.
Xia Jun looked at the retreating figure quietly, feeling an inexplicable emotion in his heart. He knew that Chi Chao was an unusual practitioner, but he would definitely do what he promised.
"Above the Holy Master..." Xia Jun whispered to himself, Chi Chao will be an existence that cannot be ignored for the continuation of the wilderness country from ancient times.
"Come here! I want to issue an order."
This deal is still a good deal. The loss of troops in conquering other countries is far less than the loss of troops in resisting the beast tide.
Chi Chao walked in the dense forest of the wilderness, covering several miles in one step. Not long after, he arrived at Zalim Lake in the northern border of the wilderness country.
Monsters gather here because this is the only major water source in this wasteland.
"Roar!"
The sudden appearance of humans caused all the monsters to stop drawing water, and all looked at Chi Chao with fierce eyes.
"A bunch of furry animals, kneel down!"
Chi Chaan said something, and then the power of the Fox Chief began to fade away.
Chi Chao stood by the Zalim Lake. The monsters around him knelt on the ground as if they had obeyed the unified order.
His eyes were as cold as the unfathomable depths of a lake.
"Get up!" He shouted softly, and then a fox leader's power emerged, spreading like a black tide. The monsters stood up one after another under the influence of this power, but they had no intention of resisting, as if the power of this practitioner was absolute dominance in their eyes.
As Chi Chao walked, a long black knife appeared in his hand. The blade exuded a cold aura, like a gleam of cold light in the dark night.
He stared at the monster in front of him with deep eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything.
A clear whistle sounded, and Chi Chaan accidentally cut the long knife in his hand across the space. Suddenly, a black knife light cut through the sky and headed straight for the largest monster in front of him.
The monster roared and tried to resist, but the sword light was like thunder in a rainstorm, unstoppable.
The sword light penetrated the monster's body, and bright red blood spurted out, spreading on the shores of Zalim Lake. When the surrounding monsters saw this scene, they screamed in grief, but they could not stop the death of their own kind.
Chi Chao's figure is agile, like the dark wind that shuttles between monsters. Every time he swings his sword, a black light cuts through the world. Every blow carries the power of destruction. He transforms into the nightmare of monsters and slaughters these monsters mercilessly. A strange beast in the wilderness.
Under his hands, the monsters refused to die one after another, and the entire Zalim Lake turned into a sea of blood.
Chi Chao's figure is like the god of death in the dark night, and every time he swings the knife, there is a gust of quiet wind.
There was coldness in Chi Chao's indifferent eyes. He did not feel that the massacre was innocent. His position as a human allowed him to kill the monsters without any guilt.
He is not a murderous person, but at this moment, he is just performing a balancing force. The excessive breeding of monsters will bring immeasurable disaster to mankind.
As the last monster fell, silence returned to the lakeside. Chi Chao's figure looked even more lonely in the sparkling blood of the lake. He took the punishment brake back into his body, turned around and left, leaving behind only a miserable scene after the massacre and the black afterimage that gradually condensed under his feet.
Chi Chaan was walking by the lake. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by, bringing with it a burst of snowflakes. He looked up and saw a woman wearing rose armor walking from a distance, holding a helmet in her left hand and a sword in her right hand. Her long hair fell like a waterfall. She was Tuobarui.
"Chi Chao." Tuobarui called out lightly, with a little joy in her eyes.
Just about to use his carefree Chi Chaan, he turned around and responded with a slight smile, "Tuo Ba Rui, I haven't seen you in many years."
Tuobarui walked up to him quietly, a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes, "Time flies so fast. After we said goodbye that year, Yunnan came to Xiguo to find you. How is she doing?"
"It's okay." Chi Chaan said lightly, but he felt that there seemed to be an indescribable emotional exchange between them.
Tuobarui lowered her head, snowflakes dancing in her hair, "You won't come to the north to kill monsters for no reason."
"Yes, your team's transfer order should arrive soon." Chi Chao sighed, "I made another deal with your prince."
Tuobarui looked up, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, "Was it a deal?"
Chi Chaan was slightly startled. He felt the deep meaning in Tuobarui's words, as if he was talking about some unresolved feelings between them.
"Chi Chao, aren't you afraid of causing evil when you kill monsters? I remember you studied in Wulongyuan." Tuobarui suddenly changed the subject, but the tenderness in his eyes did not diminish.
"Don't be afraid, it's all for the purpose of balancing the world, to warn the Lord, and for my own practice." Chi Chaan answered, but he felt that there was understanding in Tuobarui's eyes, and perhaps some reluctance.
"You're still like that." Tuobarui smiled slightly, with some vague tenderness in her tone.
The conversation between the two revealed the melancholy of an old relationship.
The wind by the lake blew gently, and the snowflakes were still dancing in the air, as if they were telling the sorrow of separation between two hearts that once cherished each other.
Tuobarui said eloquently: "Chi Chao, over the years, I have been thinking that if I had met you first, I might not be like this."
Chi Chaan listened silently, feeling that Tuobarui's heart was expressing an indescribable pain. The afterglow of the setting sun by the lake shone on the two of them, casting mottled light and shadow.
"How are you and Ah Xin? They should be married by now." Tuobarui sighed, with a touch of affection in her eyes, "You owe me a glass of wedding wine."
Chi Chao raised his head and stared into Tuobarui's eyes, and complex emotions surged in his heart. "I have said it a long time ago. When I killed the previous monarch, it was no longer possible for her and I to be together."
Tuobarui looked a little unhappy and said, "Then who are you talking to, me?"
The two people's eyes intertwined in the air, as if communicating a tacit understanding. The lake rippled, and snowflakes danced around them, falling on the lake in a poetic and picturesque way.
"Chi Chao, if you don't care about my past and my past, then I hope we can have a better future." Tuobarui's voice was full of determination.
Chi Chaan thought for a while, then smiled slightly. He reached out and stroked Tuo Barui's hair, "Maybe it's time to reconsider our future."
The hands of the two touched each other warmly, and the wind by the lake blew gently, accompanied by the dancing snowflakes.
The sky and the earth are crystal white, with snowflakes rustling and shining softly.
The snow kept falling, submerging the sky and the earth. On the edge of Zalim Lake, two bloated snowmen faced each other quietly.
