Is Li Chong a smart man?
In a sense, he is. Because he is a cultural person, a thorough cultural person. Whether it is the study of various old texts or the records of military habits in various regions, this young man, who is only thirty years old, has experience and knowledge far beyond ordinary people. . A fool cannot become a scholar.
"If I am not mistaken, this should be the inscription left by Wu Qingquan's Shui Liaojun."
Looking at the rubbing in his hand, Li Chong compared it with the stone tablet in front of him and said with certainty: "The missing text on this stone tablet should be the specific location. The ink on the stone tablet is slightly lighter and is still new. It should have been left eight or nine years ago. .According to the context, the autumn weather is high in August, the wind is cool and the rain is blowing, and the figure moves to the left. If you want to fight an ambush in this situation, you need to..."
Li Chong pointed to the mountain ravine not far away and said firmly: "The southeast side of this valley should be the place where this stone tablet wants to be recorded. Only there is suitable for an ambush, and at the same time, Entropy Ling's strength will be weakened a lot. "
"Mr. Talented."
When Jiang Qi heard this, he was immediately impressed. He was also a fast-talking person, and he did not hesitate to praise him at all. "You can see the whole leopard at a glance. He is worthy of being a scholar in our world."
"It's just the result of accumulation over time."
Shaking his head, Li Chong had no intention of being modest, and just stated the facts calmly. He carefully put away the rubbings, glanced at the not-so-exquisite stone tablet, and said with emotion: "Sixty-five people were injured and 176 people died. This battle was very difficult. The person who carved this stone tablet People are also full of tragedy and no joy after victory. It seems that General Wu Qingquan is also a man of love."
"The title of Water Lord is never a false one."
Looking at the trickling stream in the hills not far away, Jiang Qi said with admiration: "In the battle of Donglan Mountain, in order to prevent Yunshui City at the foot of the mountain from being attacked by the Entropy Spirit, General Wu led twelve martyrs to stop the Entropy Spirit. And died. For the human court, the spirit left by General Wu is the most precious wealth."
Jiang Qi and Li Chong are two different people. Jiang Qi has personally been to countless bloody and cruel battlefields. He has been present in battles large and small, and has even left a rich mark in history books. Li Chong had never set foot on the battlefield, but he was determined to restore those forgotten memories. Even though he had not experienced the sword, he was full of respect and love for these heroes.
Therefore, the two men, who were obviously one in literature and one in martial arts, were chatting happily. Along the way, they passed three unrestored stone steles. With Li Chong's superb skills and rich knowledge reserves, these stone steles were quickly restored. He fully recovered and did not delay Zhou Li's original journey at all.
In this way, after about two hours of journey, everyone arrived at the destination of their trip - the Huaishui ruins.
"This is the Huai River..."
Li Chong's eyes were filled with the turbulence and wantonness caused by the majestic water waves. He stared at the raging long river and murmured: "The Huai River is cold and the sky is mixed with blue. The beautiful scenery of Zhongshan Mountain is green. It is truly worthy of being a northern city." It’s the first river in the world.”
"I fought an encounter here."
Looking at the beach lined with strange rocks not far away, Jiang Qi recalled: "The time had not yet come and the river was not so fast. The Shu army led by me encountered Entropy Ling on the bank of the Crescent Bay."
"Are you talking about the Crescent Moon Death Battle?"
Li Chong on the side instantly found the war in his memory, and then said in shock: "Is that the army you led?"
"That's right."
Nodding, Jiang Qi smiled helplessly and said: "That battle ended too hastily. After the end, my Shu Army was incorporated into the Tianshui Army. Because I didn't know how to record it, the leader of that war was My name was not written."
"No wonder, no wonder!"
When Li Chong heard this, he suddenly realized, and then sighed: "In the Battle of Crescent Moon, the Shu army made a dangerous move and used a fake crossing of the river to blockade the group of entropic spirits to annihilate them. It can be called a model of defeating more with less. At that time, I was arguing with my classmates in the academy. Who should this unknown general be? He said it was General Baitang, but I felt that the person who dared to use strange moves in such a short period of time should not be General Baitang, who is famous for his stability. Now, General Jiang Qi, you are here for me. Confused."
"It's just history, it's a piece of cake."
Jiang Qi shook his head. He slowly walked to the Huai River, looked at the vast ruins on the other side of the river that were full of traces of war, and said to Zhou Li and his party behind him: "Everyone, these are the ruins of the Huai River."
Huai River, Crescent Bay, Baiqing Sand Embankment, Sanchuan River Embankment... In the days before Entropy Ling appeared, this land has always been a green space for people. Both the scenery and the humanistic chill contained in it are unique. However, under the ravages of the entropy spirit, the once lush and prosperous Huai River area is now dilapidated and deserted.
The so-called ruins are actually the dilapidated city left behind after the destruction of [Huai City] by the Huai River. This city that was once a must-pass through in ancient times has lost its former glory due to the destruction of entropic spirits and spirits. At this time, this is a dead city, with only sporadic entropy spirits still wandering around.
Once you reach Huaihe River, you have completely left the protection of Jiejing. Sensing the unique smell of entropy spirit in the air, Jiang Qi narrowed his eyes and said, "Everyone, what you are looking for is right there."
For Zhou Li, what he wants is the entropy spirit. By catching the entropy spirit, he can know whether those phantoms are the existence they imagined, and at the same time, he can also find some traces of the past. For Li Chong, a pure scholar, being able to study stone tablets in ancient ruins that are difficult for ordinary people to spend a lot of money to set foot on is the happiest time in his life.
Of course, that's assuming they can get out of their current predicament.
Cross the river.
"I haven't arrived here for a long time."
As the lord of Tianshui City, Jiang Qi's official duties are actually very busy, and he rarely leaves Tianshui on weekdays. When he saw the rapid and wide river, he was a little confused for a moment, "I didn't know that this autumn flood could be so rapid. I don't care about this kind of rapids, but Mr. Li Chong..."
"this···"
Li Chong on the side was startled for a moment, then made a quick decision and said to Jiang Qi with a little regret: "City Lord Jiang, Your Excellency Zhou Li, if this is the case, please go ahead. If you have the chance, help me print a few stone tablet seals." Film, of course, without disturbing you."
Jiang Qi and Zhou Li had just told Li Chong the purpose of their trip, because the news about Huanren was actually no secret. Almost everyone in Tianshui knew about it, but not many people told him about it. Treat it as one thing. After all, the Human Court has always accepted everyone who comes, as long as they are human beings, it doesn't matter if they are not human beings. Therefore, there is no possibility of being rejected as a model and good citizen.
Of course, after learning that Zhou Li and his party wanted to solve the problem of phantom people and find out the origin of phantom people, he greatly admired everyone's thoughts. Li Chong felt that indulging in fantasy people's behavior was inaction, and only by delving into its origins could future hidden dangers be solved. Therefore, when faced with this problem, Li Chong did not hesitate to choose to give up the coveted Huai River ruins and let Zhou One less burden to them.
"Crossing the river?"
After being stunned for a moment, Atalona frowned, looked at Zhou Li, and asked in confusion: "Zhou Li, you can't even solve this?"
In fact, Atalona's doubts are correct. Although the professionals in the world of Gaia are not like monsters that can smash a mountain into a continent in the cultivation of immortality, professionals of Zhou Li's level are somewhat powerful. Although there is no way to cut off the river to let Li Chong pass, it doesn't matter if he flies over with him.
"Ms. Atalona, that's not the problem."
Jiang Qi on the side shook his head and explained for Zhou Li: "There are countless unjust souls under the Huai River. Therefore, whether it is spiritual energy or everyone's magic power in the Huai River, they will be swallowed up by the unjust souls. Therefore, if you want to cross the Huai River, We can only rely on our own physical strength, and there is death energy in the Huai River, so even the platinum spirit masters on our side cannot escape from the Huai River."
"Is such a trivial matter trapping you?"
Atalona glanced at Li Chong and said calmly: "Boy, can you bear the pain?"
"able."
Li Chong's answer was very concise. In this regard, he is very similar to Magnum III.
"Then just bear with it."
After snapping his fingers, Li Chong immediately let out a cry of pain. He covered his lower abdomen and knelt down on the ground. His face suddenly turned pale, and big beads of sweat fell down. Seeing the sudden change in Li Chong, Jiang Qi on the side was obviously a little shocked, while Atalona waved her hand and said:
"Don't move."
Atalona's words seemed to have magic power, and Jiang Qi, who originally wanted to help him, stayed in place. The incident ended quickly. Li Chong slowly stood up and stretched out his hands to shake them in a daze.
"Life infusion, small spells, you are no longer afraid of death."
Atalona stepped forward and picked up Li Chong's back collar while Li Chong looked confused. Then the elegant goddess exerted a slight force on her right hand, and Li Chong drew a beautiful arc in the sky, accompanied by The screams fell on the other side. Atalona, on the other hand, didn't even make a move to exert force. She just walked forward calmly and walked through the water as if walking on flat ground.
"She is indeed the goddess of life..."
Jiang Qi, who had watched the whole process, sighed with emotion, and then he was unequivocal, leaning down and condensing strength like a cheetah. With the dull and roaring sound of breaking through the air, Jiang Qi stepped on the water with his feet, "stepping" all the way. "Arrived on the other side.
Torea is a relatively simple person. When it comes to crossing the river, her idea is just to be able to cross it. She directly swung the spear that could be called a nanomachine, took a few steps back, rushed forward, forked the spear, turned around, and landed on the other side with a beautiful pole vault.
Eluma and Zhou Li looked at each other, and then Zhou Li took out the Void Talisman, opened a void, opened the void again, and walked out of the void with Eluma calmly.
?
"I know you want to ask why you didn't tell me earlier about this thing. Your help was in vain, and he suffered this in vain."
Zhou Li met Atalona's gaze and said confidently: "But I want to tell you."
"I just forgot about it."
Through Atalona's death gaze, Zhou Li was convinced that as long as he did not have the protection of the contract, the goddess of life would now show everyone how to beat people to serious injuries in a short period of time and then heal them, beat them again, and then heal them again.
Of course, Li Chong on the side had no objection. After all, he didn't know whether Zhou Li's thing was only useful to him or to people like them. As an outsider, it was already very benevolent for them to take him to the ruins. What's more, under the influence of the ability of this mysterious woman named Atalona, all the injuries caused by Li Chong's archeology have been wiped out.
After simple repairs, everyone began to move towards the ruins not far away. After arriving at the ancient and ruined city wall, under Jiang Qi's signal, everyone came to a pass.
"This is the passage left by our previous escape."
When he reached the pass, Jiang Qi leaned down, grabbed a boulder and then slowly lifted it up. With a creaking sound, a dark and deep passage appeared in front of everyone, "Let's go, this can lead straight to the depths. Now the entropy spirit has almost left. If it stays, it will only be in the former city lord's mansion. Leave it next to the nearby Ling Qi Stone."
Zhou Li doesn't have any problem. After all, Jiang Qi is considered a ground-level cannon in this area, and he is also a general who has fought hard battles one after another. He must have a better understanding of this place than Zhou Li and others who are just looking at the map. Under the leadership of Jiang Qi, everyone entered the tunnel, lit torches, and walked slowly.
After about two or three minutes, one after another, like wraiths, began to faintly come from the surface. At this time, Tao Yao's face was full of fear, but she did not scream out because of her strong nature. Instead, she clenched her fists and followed Zhou Li step by step.
"is that OK."
Zhou Li turned around, frowned, and asked Tao Yao, "Will you feel uncomfortable?"
"fine."
Taoyao shook her head and smiled, "It's just a bit boring."
"normal."
Even in the tunnel, Atalona maintained the elegance of a goddess. She looked at the traces left on the surrounding stone walls and said: "The oxygen content in this tunnel is extremely low, and it is also entangled with death. This kind of environment Anyone would feel uncomfortable.”
"That's right."
Jiang Qi, who was at the front, nodded and sighed: "There were a lot of people fleeing that time. In addition to opening up roads at the front, most of our soldiers were in the rear and covering. Therefore, my soldiers suffered heavy casualties in that escape. Perhaps it was because of the execution. Perhaps in order to stop the entropy spirit, those soldiers did not immediately return to the dead world after death, but turned into death energy to block the entropy spirit's footsteps."
Hearing this, Zhou Li finally understood why the death energy did not attack people like him, but had a gentle aura. If Tao Yao, as an ordinary person, was not able to adapt to the air in the cave, she probably would not feel chest tightness.
"Just bear with it for a while."
Zhou Li did not look back and said to Taoyao behind him: "It will be fine in a while."
(End of chapter)
