Chapter 1061 – People Who Wish to Live for Life
There were too many teams coming and going on Dragonrise. It made people feel like they had accidentally entered an ant’s nest. The faces of the soldiers were filled with fatigue, it was obvious that they had been here for a long time. What was even more suffocating was that everyone here did not speak, but only worked in silence.
The group followed Zhang Yuan up the mountain, and on the way, they met a strange team. They were even more silent than the soldiers who were digging. Everyone’s faces were extremely pale, but they were clearly not tired. Instead, they were filled with a kind of fear hidden behind their numbness.
They showed weakness to the people coming and going, and drove the nag horses down the hill. Because the road had just been paved, the soil was still soft, so the vehicles couldn’t go up. On the backs of these nags were loads of things, sacks for each of them. When An Zheng passed by, he frowned. The jute bag released a smell of blood.
Although it was late into the night, An Zheng noticed that there was blood seeping out from the gunny sack. The line was very long, and it looked like there were at least a few hundred horses. Every horse had at least two or three sacks on their back, which meant … Something had happened up ahead, and almoshousand people had died inside.
It was only the construction of an altar, how could so many people die?
“Don’t look around, don’t talk nonsense.”
Zhang Yuan coldly glanced at An Zheng, and then walked out in large strides.
An Zheng looked at the other people, it was obvious that they felt that something was amiss, as their faces did not look good. Xiahou Changshu wasn’t the kind of girl who would be scared whenever something happened to his, but under this kind of suffocating and depressing atmosphere, he felt chills down his spine and his hands were covered in cold sweat. She subconsciously pulled An Zheng’s hand, but An Zheng subconsciously avoided it. In this moment, Xiahou Changshu felt that there seemed to be an invisible world separating the two of them.
An Zheng smiled at her, knowing that Xiahou Changshu was afraid.
This smile also warmed the icy coldness that gradually rose in Xiahou Changshu’s heart. She guessed that perhaps it was because her attitude towards An Zheng before had made him feel a little cold? After all, she did not stand on An Zheng’s side when they were at the auction house.
An Zheng didn’t have any hostility towards this woman. At the very least, she wasn’t as ruthless as the other ancient people. From her attitude towards the people of Great Xixi, she was not a bad person.
As he was walking, the front hooves of a nag sank into the soft soil, and the sack on the horse’s back fell off. The gunny sack was not tightly tied, and the corpse inside it fell out as it rolled down the hill.
When An Zheng saw the corpse, his heart involuntarily sunk.
The corpse looked extremely pale, as if it had already been drained of blood. The corpses were densely packed with wounds, and each wound was not very big. It didn’t look like a wound from a sword, but more like something bit out.
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Xiahou Changshu screamed in fear as the corpse rolled on the ground not far from him.
This scream attracted the attention of everyone nearby, and the originally silent mountain seemed to explode into a clap of thunder. But soon, everyone withdrew their gazes and continued doing their own things, as if they were accustomed to it. An Zheng looked at those people, and felt that they no longer had souls in their bodies, but rather, corpses.
Zhang Yuan walked over quickly and hacked the soldier who was leading the horse to death with his blade: “If there is any more accidents, everyone in the team will die.”
The soldiers not far away ran over and silently threw the corpses into a new sack. The two of them carried the bags and placed them on the horses before continuing to drive the horses down the mountain. Throughout the entire process, no one spoke, and the silence was still frighteningly silent.
Yuan Zhi and Lu Yuan were walking at the back, and the two of them were chatting in hushed tones. Even An Zheng could hear the suspicion and fear in their voices.
“What exactly is this Longxing Mountain doing? It’s definitely not as simple as just building an altar. If it was just an engineering project, how could so many people die? Moreover, judging from their expressions and attitudes, it was obvious that they had already gotten used to it. In other words, there might be so many people who die every day, and so many people who are sent to deliver the corpses down the mountain every day. ”
When Yuan Zhi said these words, he was always on guard against Zhang Yuan who was walking at the front.
After all, he was not one of those old officials of the Wei Country. He had surrendered to the Cao family. In the past, when his father was at his peak, the Cao family had to be respectful to his father. Only when his family’s Dao was defeated did the Cao family take the opportunity to defeat the Yuan family. It could be said that half of the reason the Cao family had their current strength was due to the Yuan family’s defeat. At least a million troops had surrendered, and with the addition of a group of fierce generals who could fight well, a group of scheming strategists had become the officials of the Cao family.
Lu Yuan pulled on his sleeves, signaling him not to speak carelessly.
Yuan Zhi seemed to have sensed something and said witale face, “There’s no need to be afraid. I keep having the feeling that those of us who came up this time might not go back alive.” It’s just that I’ve implicated you, so I knew that the Cao family would not let me go. Sooner or later, I will die. If not, how can Cao Cheng be at ease with the million strong elites and the hundreds of powerful generals in my family? ”
Lu Yuan sighed. “Perhaps you’re right. This is a conspiracy.”
Yuan Zhi replied, “Look at those soldiers. They look like walking corpses. Apparently, they are already in charge of life and death. The Cao family has always been ambitious, and don’t forget what Cao Cheng’s father, who is known as the world’s most formidable and formidable Cao Po, is most skilled at doing. ”
Lu Yuan’s expression changed drastically. “Didn’t Cao Po die a long time ago?”
“What does this have to do with him dying or not? Cao Cheng completely inherited his father’s viciousness, and did things without considering the cost. Back then when Cao Po and my father were fighting for the world, the army wasn’t even a tenth of my father’s, and they were short of provisions and resources. Seeing the troops not even able to eat, did you forget what he did? ”
“How could I forget …”
Lu Yuan sighed. “That is the shame of my life.”
Back then, Cao Po’s army had been in trouble, and his army had lost all of its resources and grain, and was now being encircled by the Yuan Clan’s army. At this time, Cao Po did not hesitate to take the risk of being scolded by the world and forcefully opened the imperial tomb of the Darkhan Empire …
At that time, Lu Yuan was in the prime of his life, but he had already become famous in the martial arts world and was a famous appraiser. At that time, Cao Po had sent people to ride eight hundred li in the dark and capture Lu Yuan from his home. They entered the Royal Tomb together and stole a large amount of magical equipment, resources, and countless treasures.
Lu Yuan suddenly reacted. “Are you saying that this isn’t the construction of an altar at all, but rather the excavation of an ancient tomb?”
Yuan Zhi lowered his voice and said, “Look at the surrounding terrain …”
Lu Yuan didn’t pay much attention to this matter before and upon hearing Yuan Zhi’s reminder, he looked around immediately. After a moment, his face changed, “That’s not right, this is the place where the evil spirits are hidden... In this place, who would build a tomb here? It was impossible. If this place was used aomb, then the later generations would most likely suffer. Moreover, there was the risk of their clan being exterminated. The qi that is gathered here is in all directions, and the terrain is too overcast, so it is not suitable for a tomb. ”
“Maybe.”
Yuan Zhi replied with a worried expression, “I hope my guess is wrong.”
Halfway up the mountain, Zhang Yuan told them to stop and wait there, he then personally brought his team to the mountain top. From this position, it was even more spectacular to see people coming and going around the mountain like fire dragons.
Xiahou Changshu subconsciously stood next to An Zheng, and after being silent for a while, carefully said: “If you feel that something is amiss later, you will immediately leave. I know that you have hidden your cultivation. You are stronger than them, but this place is truly too dangerous. ”
“What do you actually know?”
An Zheng asked.
Xiahou Changshu looked at Yuan Zhi and Lu Yuan who were deliberately hiding far away to avoid them, and then said to An Zheng in a very soft voice, “Before the ancient immortal clans descended into this era, we actually experienced some strange things. I heard from my father that one day, someone suddenly came from outside this region, breaking the balance of space. It is because of Sir Sima’s forceful suppression that this shocking event was not spread out. ”
“Father said that the day His Majesty brought some foreign invaders to that mysterious place, there was a strange person imprisoned. Actually, that strange person was the emperor who founded the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb … Due to an accident, the father and son pair … Both father and son were killed. Rumor has it that it was Zhao Mie, that super strong warrior from Shu who did it, but he could not catch him later on. Zhao Mie is the strongest cultivator in Shu. After Lü Jinyi died, he became unrivalled in the world. ”
“But what’s strange is that my father saw the corpses of the two Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb’s emperors with his own eyes, and not long after that, his majesty actually revived. After your Majesty’s revival, the ancient immortal clans suddenly descended into this era. ”
Xiahou Changshu let out a long sigh, “Initially, I thought war was about to leave and that there would never be another disaster. However, after this era, the bloodthirsty nature of the war generals and even civil officials in Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb was stimulated once again. The Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb Emperor was even more... It had changed. “After his death, he became very, very …”
She tidied up her words, but still didn’t know how to describe them.
An Zheng gave her a look that I understand. Xiahou Changshu gratefully glanced at An Zheng;
“I suspect that this altar is related to his twisted desire to live forever ever since that day.”
An Zheng’s eyes indicated that they should stop talking for a bit. Xiahou Changshu was stunned for a bit, and then he saw Zhang Yuan bringing his people down the mountain. At this moment, the sky had already begun to brighten. The air was filled with the fresh smell of earth that had just been dug out. Large movements of troops began to take place at the foot of the mountain. Clearly, they were changing shifts.
“Everyone, follow me up. When you see His Majesty later, don’t ask him anything. Do whatever His Majesty tells you to do.”
“Yes.”
Xiahou Changshu hurriedly nodded, but he could only hear his own voice. Whether it was An Zheng, Yuan Zhi, Lu Yuan, or Su Xiangnan, none of them answered. Zhang Yuan did not mind, and continued to bring them up the mountain.
However, right at this moment, there was a sudden boom in the distance. The entire mountain shook for a moment befored light shot out from within the mountain. Within that red light, there was a force that no one dared to resist. After sweeping across, at least several hundred people that were nearby were killed. When the red light dissipated, the entire hillside was charred black. Soon after, a roar that sounded like the roar of a wild beast came from the mountain, and the big rocks on the mountain side began to roll down. A mountain about a hundred meters tall fell down, and even more soldiers were buried alive.
“Monster!”
Zhang Yuan snorted, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Yuan Zhi and Lu Yuan looked at each other and saw the fear in each other’s eyes.
Everyone fell silent, their heads lowered as they watched the road under their feet as they walked up the mountain. When they were almost to the mountain peak, An Zheng saw that there was already more than a hundred people gathered in an empty space not far from the welcoming pine tree. Judging from the clothing of these people, they were not people from the army. Some were wearing silk and some were wearing cloth clothing, and their identities were different. These people were different from the soldiers in that their faces were filled with worry and fear.
“Everyone’s almost here.”
Zhang Yuan said to the person guarding the entrance of the cave.
An Zheng had seen that person before, fortunately, he was wearing a mask this time, otherwise, he would have been recognized at a glance.
The person from the Polygonum cuspidatum Thunb’s Martial House was a very beautiful woman, but her entire being was as cold as an unsheathed sword. She guarded the entrance of the cave as if she had sealed it with a sword. No one was willing to stand very close to her, as if they were afraid of being cut by the cold.
Martial Organization, Cao Yanzhi.
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