In the early spring season, the mountain road was already covered with fresh green. In the past years, around this time, the Hundred Lives Country had already begun transporting fresh fruits and vegetables from the Crescent Country to this road, opening the new year with a lively and noisy atmosphere.
However, this year's melting snow did not take away the somber atmosphere of Tongshan Avenue for several months. Instead, it was more like the silence and strangeness before last year's Dharma birthday. There was no fragrance of new grass on the mountain road, but there was a faint trace of blood.
In the distance, a gray shadow flickered on the mountain path, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right…
Wilderness sat hunched on a 30-foot-tall stone block. Sometimes his eyes were dull, and sometimes his gaze was sharp as he watched the gray figure appear and disappear in front of him. A cold wind blew, and a thick phlegm blocked his throat. He used all his strength to cough it out. Even though he coughed until he was dizzy, the phlegm was still stuck. He trembled and used his only hand to beat his chest, afraid that he would die.
What mattered most in the wilderness was not that he was unwilling to die before he had his revenge. He knew that with the capability of the Crescent Mountain, this revenge would take at least another one or two decades. However, his life would probably come to an end in one or two days. He would definitely not be able to last until that day.
However, he already had a plan for revenge in mind. Even if he couldn't see it with his own eyes, he knew that sooner or later, those children would fulfill his long-cherished wish and bring good news to his grave.
The reason why he couldn't let go of this anger was because he wanted to personally see the gray shadow turn into ashes in front of him. He knew that in just a few breaths, the Whitty carriage would catch up to him, and the Midnight Song would catch up to him. Otherwise, Asura Manor had already set up a position in front of him and was waiting for him.
The grey figure whose life was hanging by a thread was the long-lost Yue Qingqiu. Ever since Yue Qingqiu broke through the seal of the Black Mountain and entered the mountain road, he had been chased for nearly three months. The opponents he had been chasing had changed from the original Blue Army to the Whitey Carriage, the Whitey Carriage, the Midnight Song, and the Asura Manor. Although Yue Qingqiu had managed to hold on for nearly three months with his familiarity with the terrain and his determination to destroy the enemy, he had nowhere to hide and was gradually forced to a dead end.
"Young Lord of the Wilderness, why are you so obsessed with this Yue Qingqiu? He's just a brainless martial artist who has no influence on our grand plan. Keeping him to lead the troops in the Crescent Country is actually very beneficial to us.”? The Mountain Chieftain of Mu City, who was standing beside Huang Yezhong, asked him in confusion.
"Haven't you noticed in the past three months? Cough…cough…in order to save Yue Qingqiu, Wu Chijin could forget the scolding and expulsion of welfare students, could abandon his great responsibility of persuading the countries in the mountains, and could abandon the heavy responsibility of leading the 5,000-strong Crescent Army. Cough…cough…time and time again, he fearlessly entered danger, cough…cough…”Huang Ye suppressed his coughing and spoke weakly.
?" Doesn't that mean they have a deep friendship?"? The Mountain Chieftain of Mu City asked." That's why we should capture Yue Qingqiu alive and lure Wu Chijin to rescue him." If he killed Yue Qingqiu, what could he use to restrain Wu Chijin?”
"Ahem…Ahem…If keeping Yue Qingqiu alive becomes our strategy, then we'll be led by the nose instead." Cough…cough…once Wu Chijin knows that we won't kill Yue Qingqiu, he will be hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity to make a move. Cough…cough…if we make it so that Wu Chijin can see but can't save us, we will only be exposed even more. Cough…cough…"
Huang Yezhong continued,"Wu Chijin is a very proud person. Cough…cough…he never allowed himself to be challenged, and he would never allow failure to happen. Cough…cough…if Yue Qingqiu was killed even though he had saved him personally, he would definitely choose to take revenge crazily. He wouldn't hold back at all." Cough…cough…because I am such a person.
Once he chooses to take revenge immediately, it will be his turn to find us. Cough…cough…At this time, it will be his turn to be led by the nose by us.”
At this point, Wilderness revealed a confident and excited expression.
"That's right, that's exactly how it should be." Mu City's Mountain Chieftain looked at Huang Yezhong, who had been coughing non-stop, and thought," Luckily, you won't be able to hold on for more than a few days. Otherwise, with your scheming, you'd be a huge threat if I let you live."
Wilderness's revenge plan had a clear hierarchy and goal. At this stage, the strategy was to strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness. The first goal was to make the Crescent Country lose the support of the other countries, and gradually form a confrontation between the Crescent Country and the Crimson Smoke Country. This was already half successful.
The second goal was to turn the welfare students into figureheads and make them the rulers of the country in name only. They had plenty of people manipulating the welfare students behind the scenes, making use of the Crescent Country as a sharp weapon to infiltrate and surround Crescent Mountain.
The third goal was to get rid of Wu Chijin. Although he didn't care about troops or money, everyone in the world knew that the troops and money of the countries in the mountains could be obtained with a single word from Wu Chijin. As long as he was eliminated, the Crescent Country would lose its ability to stir up trouble.
Wu Chijin was unexpectedly chased away by the welfare students, so the target of assassinating Wu Chijin was included in the schedule ahead of time. As long as the Crescent Country lost Wu Chijin, everything would be easy to capture. Therefore, the real target of the Wilderness Reappearance was not to kill Yue Qingqiu, but to lure Wu Chijin to death by killing him.
Finally, the grey shadow stopped moving. Yue Qingqiu suddenly stopped, not because he was exhausted, but because he had discovered the Asura Manor in front of him. The powerful murderous aura of the Asura Manor was always daunting. It was the same for Tianlang and Yue Qingqiu.
Yue Qingqiu turned around breathlessly and said to Whitty's carriage and Midnight Song, who had stopped at the same time," Thank you for your hard work. I've troubled you for so long."”
Although Yue Qingqiu was currently surrounded by Bai Ling's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor, he knew that he would definitely die. However, he was not prepared to let himself be killed. After three months of fighting, he knew that he still had a chance to fight back. The banner bearer of Bai Ling's carriage and the singer of Midnight Song had a chance to fight back. If he could get rid of one or two enemies in the end, it would be the last thing he could do for Crescent Mountain.
Yue Qingqiu pretended not to care and said,"I'm going to die soon. It's up to you." However, while I still have a breath, let me finish my sentence.”
Le Qingqiu didn't wait for his opponent to agree or not. He immediately said," The opponent who dares to make fun of the Crescent Country must not be an ordinary person. It's just that until now, he only dares to hide behind the scenes and scheme. He doesn't dare to show his true face. I have nothing to say. You guys can do it."”
Le Qingqiu had been aware of the old man's existence for a long time, but he was not sure who he was. At this moment, he saw Wilderness Zhong standing not far away and looking at him with concern. The words he said just now were meant for Wilderness Zhong to hear.
Yue Qingqiu thought to himself that the person who could stand there so calmly at this moment was definitely not an ordinary person. Whitey's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor were just entrusted by someone. They could not be considered the main person, but that person was different. Even if he was not the main person, he must be someone who knew about it. If he could get some information from him, at least he would not die so muddle-headed.
Of course, Huang Yezhong knew about Yue Qingqiu's intentions. Before this, in order to strengthen the fledgling Scarlet Smoke Seven Sons, he could only silently endure the humiliation and not let anyone know of his existence. But now, the Seven Sons of Crimson Smoke had each dominated a region and no longer needed his support. If he could personally declare war on Crescent Mountain as the young master of the Crimson Smoke Kingdom while he was still breathing, it would be the last glory of his life.
He threw out the whistle in his hand, and the sharp whistle resounded throughout the entire mountain road. This was the secret signal agreed upon by Lady Thunder, Whitty's carriage, Midnight Song, and Asura Manor. Everyone stopped moving at the same time after hearing the whistle and waited for the person who blew the whistle to give instructions.
Wilderness Zhong slowly climbed down from the top of the boulder, repeatedly stumbling on the smooth stone wall. The Mountain Chieftain of Mu City had tried to help him several times, but Wilderness Zhong stubbornly refused. Ever since the Myriad Mountain Kingdoms had rejected the Crimson Smoke Nation's request for help, Wilderness had vowed never to seek help from others again. He had to stand up on his own and rely on his own strength to restore his country.
He finally walked up to Yue Qingqiu. Huang Ye took out a white jade bottle and poured out the last two pills. He smiled at Yue Qingqiu and said," In order to let you die in peace and leave some clues for Wu Chijin, I took these two pills. Only then would I have the strength to tell you what you wanted to hear."”
It turned out that Huang Yezhong was already on the verge of death. For the past month, he had been relying on the Seven Deaths Life Extending Pill concocted by Hundred Herbs Revival to extend his life. Taking the pill once could support his lifespan for several days, and the effective period was gradually shortened. It was only a day away from the last time Huang Yezhong took the pill. In other words, this last pill could only extend his life for a few more hours, so there was no difference whether he used it or not.
Le Qingqiu looked at the old man who was incomplete and barely breathing. He wondered if the mastermind behind the chaos between him and the countries in the mountains was such a person. Then, he saw the old man in white walking over with Huang Yezhong. There was an indescribable familiarity from his body shape, steps, and expression, but he could not recall it.
"I am the young lord of the Crimson Smoke Country, Huang Yezhong.”Wilderness used all his energy to proudly and confidently say these words.
Yue Qingqiu quickly tried to recall the names of nearly a hundred countries in the mountains and dozens of countries in the rivers, but he couldn't recall a country called the Crimson Smoke Country. After all, when the Crimson Smoke Country was destroyed, Yue Qingqiu hadn't even been born yet. Even if he had heard people mention it once or twice, he might not remember it.
Yue Qingqiu was not offended by the lack of reaction to the words 'Crimson Smoke'. After all, this was the first time in decades that he had mentioned the Crimson Smoke Kingdom to an outsider. He knew that this was only the beginning. In the future, everyone in the world would know about the Crimson Smoke Kingdom, and one day, the entire world would belong to the Crimson Smoke Kingdom.
Wilderness patiently told Le Qingqiu everything that had happened in the past between the Crimson Smoke Nation and the Myriad Mountains and Myriad Waters Nation. He also told Le Qingqiu how the Crescent Mountain and Myriad Mountains Nation had betrayed their allies and how they were ungrateful.
Yue Qingqiu knew nothing about that dusty past. As the Prime Minister of the Moon Country, he must have studied the process and key points of the battle of mountains and rivers over and over again. However, he did not have any impression of the Crimson Smoke Country. Yue Qingqiu could only smile bitterly and say," The Young Master of the Wilderness is not focused on restoring the country. Instead, he is focused on taking revenge on the Moon Country?" There was one thing that Yue Qingqiu couldn't figure out. It wasn't the Myriad Mountain Countries that occupied the Crimson Smoke Country, and it wasn't even the Crescent Mountain. Was it appropriate for the Young Lord of the Wilderness to put the blame on the Crescent Mountain?”
Huang Yezhong seemed to have been prepared for this question, and he immediately replied,"The Crimson Smoke Kingdom is at the beck and call of the Myriad Mountain Countries. They pay, send people, and send their lives. In the end, even their land and people were taken away." If both sides made peace, the Crimson Smoke Kingdom would be thrown out of your minds. You would live and work in peace and contentment while the Crimson Smoke Kingdom would be homeless. Was this appropriate?
Also, everyone in the world knew that as long as the Crescent Mountain did not agree, the other countries would not dare to do anything. It was because the Crimson Smoke Country was not a country of the Myriad Mountains and had not paid tribute to the Crescent Mountain. Therefore, no matter how much the Crimson Smoke Country had worked for the other countries, the Crescent Mountain would not pity them.”
For a moment, Yue Qingqiu was speechless. Firstly, he was not familiar with the past, so he could not speak carelessly. Secondly, these words had been considered in the heart of the wilderness for decades. At this moment, every word was sonorous, and it was even more difficult to refute.
However, Yue Qingqiu was representing the Crescent Country. He wasn't begging for his life, so he had to make his position clear." Isn't the Wilderness Young Master worried that even if he could avenge himself, he would inevitably lose his soldiers and generals. At that time, he might not be able to recover his country. Is this a good deal?"”
Huang Ye Zhong sneered,"You don't have to worry about this." Only by being strong could a lowly person stand up. The enemy standing in front of you right now was so strong that you couldn't even imagine it.”
When Le Qingqiu heard Huang Yezhong's words, he immediately seized the opportunity and said," If that's the case, why don't you dare to declare war on the Crescent Country head-on? Why do you only dare to attack from behind? Can such an attitude be considered powerful?"”
Huang Ye Zhong still sneered,"Is this goading?" It was useless. To tell you the truth, treacherous people are not qualified to be my opponents. I only want to break your fingers today and break your toes tomorrow. I'll let you have a taste of the feeling of losing your country and wandering around. But don't worry, I'll leave you alive to deliver the message. From tomorrow onwards, the whole world will know that the Crimson Smoke Kingdom has risen again.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Yezhong spat out a mouthful of blood. His body went limp and he almost fell. Fortunately, he held onto the crutch in his hand and barely stood up. After panting for a long time, he said weakly,"You guys do it."”
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