Early the next morning, Russell followed Guan Shihua to pay homage to Liao Huzi.
Liao Huzi's tomb is on an unknown mountain. There is only a small dirt bag, and there is not a word on the pale tombstone.
Guan Shihua silently placed two white plates in front of the tomb, followed by snacks and fruits.
Another jug of wine was placed next to the plate, and the cork was simply uncorked.
"Master, Boss Luo is here to see you." Guan Shihua's voice seemed to be sealed by a drum skin, making it muffled when it came out.
"They will participate in the tourney here later."
"If your spirit in heaven knows, please bless them for their safe and victorious return."
Guan Shihua knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times. Then he stood up and stood aside, his expression dull and dazed.
Russell walked to the tombstone. On the wordless monument, Liao Huzi's voice appeared and disappeared.
"Senior Liao, Russell is here to keep the invaders on this land forever."
"Senior, please rest assured, none of them can escape."
Russell bowed deeply three times.
Guan Shihua walked to the tombstone and handed a piece of snack to Russell, "Eat it. After eating, you will have the strength to kill the enemy."
"I will take these things back later. My family doesn't have much food, so I have to save some."
"The master also knows it. He can just smell it and won't mind."
Russell silently took the snack, stared at it for a while, and then opened his mouth to swallow it.
He chewed slowly.
The snacks were very dry, and they must have been left out for a while. The skin and fillings turned into crumbs as soon as they entered the mouth.
The crumbs were mixed with saliva, and the more you chewed, the thicker and thicker it became, until your throat was so thick that you couldn't breathe.
Russell has gone beyond the realm of eating ordinary food. To be precise, no food can bring nourishment to his body.
But this ordinary piece of snack was swallowed in the stomach.
It was as if a fire had been lit in his chest, and the blood all over his body was boiling.
The thunder in the body kept roaring, as if the God of Thunder was angry.
Overhead, the wind whirled and roared, and thunder could be heard in the clear sky.
Guan Shihua put away her things and looked up at the sky, as if water was flashing in her eyes.
"Boss Luo, please take the things back for me. I want to stay a little longer." She forced a smile and handed the bundle over.
Russell looked at her calmly, reached out to take the bundle, and said softly: "Sister Hua, please call me brother from now on."
"I'm not used to hearing the title boss coming from your mouth."
He didn't say much, turned around and went down the mountain.
Guan Shihua moved her lips, turned around, looked at the wordless monument, and listened to the thunder above her head, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
"Master, are you here, master?"
"I don't want to be the leader of the Golden Flower. Can you ask them to give up their position to others?"
"I really want to avenge you, why can't I avenge you? I am your direct disciple, just like my own daughter!"
"Master, master, say something! Uaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah..."
The thunder was still thundering, and Guan Shihua's cry spread along the wind to Russell's ears.
Russell paused, exhaled forcefully, and then continued to move forward.
The pain will never go away, but it can prevent others from suffering it later.
Russell soon returned to his temporary home.
Before entering the cave, I heard a heated discussion coming from inside.
"You can't go, this is a trap." Huang Tian'ao spoke forcefully, blocking the entrance of the cave with his small body and grinning.
"Don't get excited yet, aren't we waiting for the headmaster to come back before we talk." Xu Xin comforted him, and his words were very sincere.
"Don't even think about lying to me, you've obviously packed everything up!"
"What are you discussing?" Russell appeared at the entrance of the cave and asked aloud.
"Don't say it!" Huang Tianao hurriedly reached out to stop him.
A red letter instantly appeared in Yang Lie's hand. He held it between his two fingers and flicked it. The letter shot towards Russell like a dart.
Russell held down Huang Tian'ao who jumped up with one hand, took the letter with the other, and then hung the baggage on Huang Tian'ao.
"Don't move around. There are senior Liao's sacrifices here. Sister Hua said she would bring them back for everyone to eat."
Huang Tianao didn't dare to move, but his eyes were full of anxiety.
Heroes from all walks of life, at 12 noon today, the first martial arts tournament will begin. Please gather at the Tuotian Cave.
If everyone participating in the contest is late, the empire will automatically win the first game.
I hope that the flower gardener will come to the appointment on time and not delay on purpose.
After Russell read the letter, he raised his eyebrows and took the letter in his hand into his arms.
It is already 8 o'clock in the morning, and it will take 3 hours to walk quickly from here to Tuotian Cave.
Moreover, they encountered nine ambushes along the way. They were mentally and physically exhausted. They only had one night's rest yesterday.
"This is about waiting for work. I didn't expect the barbarians to be quite knowledgeable in the art of war."
Russell's words caused Xu Xin and others to burst into laughter.
Huang Tianao looked anxious and said repeatedly: "Boss Luo, since you know that the other party is prepared, you can't throw yourself into a trap!"
"Uncle Huang——"
"Stop calling me uncle, call me Lao Huang. As far as my profession is concerned, I have to call you master." Huang Tianao begged with a sad face:
"Boss Luo, if you don't go, I can call you ancestor!"
Russell shook his head at him and pointedly said: "They are waiting for me to fall into the trap, and I am also waiting for them to gather together."
"Xu Xin, have all the equipment been distributed?"
"It's finished, gate manager." Xu Xin and Bai Chen laughed in the same style of "Jie Jie Jie".
"I can't wait to fool them in the face!"
"Okay." Russell looked at Lu Ci, Jie Kong, Zhou Sheng and Zhuge, who were still in a daze, and said seriously: "Brothers and sisters."
"Everything is to paralyze the enemy. Xu Xin and the others only found out this morning."
"Don't worry about these things. They are all prepared for today. Work hard to make them."
Zhang Zhiwei looked at the scrolls in their hands, which had the characters "fire", "wind", "thunder", "poison", "crossbow" and "cannon".
There was a look of envy in his eyes.
"Senior brother, there are better ones out there." Russell laughed and said, "There are also hang gliders, ones that can fly."
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Huang Tianao saw that he couldn't persuade everyone, so he put the baggage on the ground and ran out immediately.
Since he can't persuade him alone, then go to Guan Shihua, she will definitely have a way.
By chance, Guan Shihua came back before he came out of the cave.
Huang Tianao kept his story short, and Guan Shihua's expression suddenly changed.
Russell and the others happened to come out, and Guan Shihua immediately stopped in front of them.
"Old Luo, brother!" Guan Shihua took a deep breath and said, "Listen to me."
"I know how powerful you are, but from Shu to here, you must rest more before you can show your true strength."
"Sister Hua, I know it well." Russell looked at Guan Shihua seriously.
Guan Shihua was stunned for a moment. The master had the same expression when he set off.
But he never came back.
"No!" Guan Shihua suddenly broke out, the Qi in her body burst out, and the shadow of a fox appeared behind her.
Fox Shadow opened his red eyes and looked at Russell indifferently.
"You actually invited the Third Master here?" Russell was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Guan Shihua's strength to soar.
He also thought that the Xianer supported by Guan Shihua was Huang Tianao.
"Boss Luo, Shi Hua has good intentions, don't get me wrong." Fox Shadow's voice came through Shi Hua's mouth.
Immediately afterwards, Fox Shadow's voice with complicated emotions came out.
"Shihua said that she will bring people to participate in the first game. You should have a good rest and win the next two games."
Russell's eyes flashed and he looked up at the floating fox shadow, "I came all the way here, but you let me watch you die?"
Thanks to Liuli for the tip.
(End of chapter)
