Embers of Sword

Chapter 233: The Sorrow of a Lost Nation
The fire in Tiesuo Lane dissipated, and countless black embers floated in the air.

Xie Xuanyi killed Tiefeng and plundered his broken soul sea.

"Lord Jiu... Chi Wu... Rong Chan... Chi Ling Ling..."

Xie Xuanyi silently digested the memory fragments in the Iron Bee Soul Sea.

This half-step demon lord who holds the incomplete Dao rules, like the big demon "Melting Cicada" that he had killed in the tower before, is a shadow guard under the command of Prince Jiu.

Every demon cultivator in Chiling City.

All of them have their "demon hearts" controlled by the Chiling Order.

"Prince Jiu is still in the dream of the ancient battlefield, hunting down the human race's Yin God."

Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.

The conversation between Tiefeng and Chiwu ended only halfway through.

Based on current situation.

Lord Jiu will soon come to this ancient country.

A peak Yin God!
This level of combat power, once entering this world, will be a disaster for everyone...

There is no doubt that once Prince Jiu arrives, the first thing he will do is to hunt me down.

The death squads brought by Chiling City this time are the shadow guards.

Thirteen cave gods and two half-step Yin gods!

These people all died in their own hands!
The hatred between the human race and the demon race is irreconcilable. Under such hatred, Ao Ying's matter can be put aside for the time being. After all, they are in the same secret realm. If nothing unexpected happens, the dragon girl will not be able to escape the clutches of Chiling City in the end.

"Everyone, please leave Iron Lock Alley immediately."

Xie Xuanyi turned around and said calmly, "Run as far as you can."

obviously.

Once Prince Jiu arrived in the ancient country, the first place he arrived at was.

right here!

Before Iron Bee died, he must have sent out a signal with the Fiery Feather Order... He had not fully condensed the "Principle of Destruction", and unless the opponent was completely defenseless like the Melting Cicada, it would be difficult to instantly kill the "Half-Step Yin God".

Those charming people surrounded Shan Man.

They did not leave, but waited for Shanman to speak.

The Dayue Kingdom was destroyed long ago.

The "country" in their memory was shattered thousands of years ago.

As for "home".

Tiesuo Lane is their home.

Shanman gave guidance to every Limei... She is everyone's "new parent".

"Muniu, take everyone out of Tiesuo Lane."

The old man lowered his eyes slightly and said softly: "There is another 'home' in Dayue Country... I told you about it, take everyone there."

"Yes!"

Mu Niu quickly agreed.

He held the three empty black boxes and looked at Xie Xuanyi with a complicated expression, half of his eyes were filled with gratitude and half with worry.

Xie Xuanyi nodded to him.

"Qingli, you stay first."

Everyone dispersed, and the little mute girl was about to leave.

Shanman stretched out her hand and gently grabbed Qingli.

The little girl, who was already reluctant to leave, suddenly became lively. She blinked, not quite understanding the reason, but still obediently stood beside the wheelchair.

"Young man, what are you going to do next?"

Thanks to the vapor from the Immortal Fountain, the old woman's injuries improved a lot, and the gap on her chest, which was so deep that the bone could be seen, had begun to heal.

Qingli pushed the old man's wheelchair, walked forward a few steps, and came in front of Xie Xuanyi.

"I'm already being hunted by the Great Moon Cavalry, so one more won't hurt."

Xie Xuanyi smiled helplessly and said, "Next, I plan to escape to the 'main city'."

Shanman raised her head.

She looked at the young boy with a childish face and eyes that held a lot of life in them.

She thought she saw through this little guy.

Now it seems that she can't see through it, she is far from it.

"This is the 'talisman' I promised you."

The old man spread out his palms.

In her palm, a pitch-black stone talisman lay quietly, emitting a distant dark power.

She stared into the boy's eyes and asked word by word, "Have you made up your mind now... to go to the main city and get the 'God Fruit'?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled calmly: "It has never changed."

"This stone talisman is only one step away... follow me."

The old man sighed softly.

Qingli pushed Shanman's wheelchair with great effort, but suddenly he felt a sense of relief.

Xie Xuanyi took it and gently placed his two palms on the back of the chair: "What about you? Aren't you going to escape?"

The once bustling Tiesuo Lane has been burned down by the fire, and these ghosts have begun to flee for their lives... Mu Niu is leading this group of people to run away. Perhaps before the arrival of Lord Jiu, the cavalry led by the captain will arrive here, and the torrent of cavalry will destroy this already dilapidated old street once again.

"escape?"

The old man smiled and said, "This country is so small, where can we escape to? Besides, we have all died once, so why would we care about dying a second time?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi could only remain silent.

Also.

If he had not arrived earlier, the old man would have been dead by now.

In front of the cabin.

Shanman stopped Qingli and asked the little mute girl to wait outside the door for a while.

Xie Xuanyi was a little worried.

Although it didn't take him too long to kill the Iron Bee...

But the sound of the rumbling was approaching.

It won't be long.

The captain should arrive here soon.

"rest assured."

The old woman saw Xie Xuanyi's concerns at a glance, and she smiled and said, "It won't take long, I promise you will leave here safely."

Although he said so, Xie Xuanyi still noticed something strange.

He followed Shan Man into the house. The moment the door closed, a small array pattern ignited...

"senior?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows.

He recognized that this was a formation pattern that isolated sounds.

Is this to prevent the conversation from being heard by Qingli outside?

"There are some things that it's not good for her to know for the time being."

The old man had a complicated expression and said slowly: "...I haven't figured out how to tell her."

"Do you know why Mu Niu was allowed to take the others away, but Qing Li was the only one left?"

Faced with this question, Xie Xuanyi shook his head.

He actually didn't understand what Shanman's intention was in making such an arrangement.

"Qingli is not Limei."

Just one sentence.

This made Xie Xuanyi stunned.

The old man looked at the young man in front of him and repeated it in a calm tone and slow pace.

"Qingli, not Limei."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi fell into a long silence.

Think back to that first meeting.

Although the little mute girl "offended" him, he did not get angry.

With your own character.

Replaced by someone else.

How many...will be hit by a sword?

Later, the longer he spent with Qingli, the more he liked this little girl, and this "like" came from the bottom of his heart.

Being with Qingli, he felt inner peace.

Notice.

Xie Xuanyi's heart is not the same as those of the great Chu geniuses.

He had seen countless landscapes in his previous life.

Just one step away.

You can reach the top.

Getting along with Qingli is like stepping into a top-notch paradise for practicing, with peace of mind and achieving twice the result with half the effort.

After a long time, Xie Xuanyi slowly opened his mouth and asked in a hoarse voice: "If she is not Li Mei, then what is she?"

"good question."

The old man sat in a wheelchair, looking somewhat sad.

She silently pinched the stone talisman and laughed at herself: "In the past hundred years, I have often asked myself... What is she?"

"?"

Xie Xuanyi was stunned again.

He remembered that Shanman said she lived to be 121 years old.

But what does this sentence mean?
"Remember, I once told you... I met a person who gave me life and a long life."

The old man fell into reminiscence and murmured softly, "When the Great Moon Kingdom was destroyed, millions of lives were sacrificed. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a thing as 'Li Mei'... But because of 'it''s' appearance, the wandering souls in the ancient country have a miraculous second life."

"The 'it' you're talking about is... the green carp?"

Xie Xuanyi's pupils contracted.

"Here."

Shan Man did not answer the question directly, but threw out a jade slip: "Just read the first volume."

She had used this room full of ancient books and historical materials as a temptation to persuade Xie Xuanyi not to go to Dayuejing...

These ancient books had long been copied into jade slips.

Xie Xuanyi took the jade slip and immersed his mind into it.

This first volume is an ancient record of the war against the dragon...

"In the thirteenth year of the Shuo Ling calendar, a great dragon-born demon descended upon the country."

"In order to save nine million people from the water and fire, the king Qi gathered the strength of the four regions and fought the dragon with the whole country."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi finished reading it silently, and his mind could not calm down for a long time.

He had personally witnessed the magnificent and dreamlike scene of the ancient battlefield.

Countless cavalrymen fought to kill the dragon!

Xie Xuanyi already knew the general reasons for this ancient battle.

The records in the jade slips were almost the same as he had imagined, except that many details in the historical gaps had been filled in.

"This great dragon-born lord wants to survive the 'True Dragon Tribulation' and use the Great Moon Nation as fodder."

After closing the book, Xie Xuanyi spoke in confusion: "Therefore, Emperor Qi was angry and rebelled... He led the whole country to attack and killed this 'false dragon'... Is there anything wrong with this ancient history?"

"This ancient history..."

The old man did not directly answer Xie Xuanyi's question, but said slowly: "It was recorded by my father himself. I was still young at that time. The entire Dayue Kingdom was wiped out in this war. In the end, the 'evil dragon' did not win. The true dragon tribulation failed and it died... In a sense, the battle to slay the dragon was a success."

"and many more."

Xie Xuanyi suddenly realized the problem: "If the Iron Cavalry won the battle and the True Dragon failed to survive... why did the Great Moon Kingdom eventually fall apart?"

"Ah……"

The old man smiled with relief.

She said sadly: "Have you found something wrong? These iron cavalrymen who have been dead for thousands of years are reborn in battle formations. On the surface, they are maintaining the order of the ancient country, but when they encounter the people of their homeland, they will kill them without mercy..."

Yes.

Xie Xuanyi had already sensed something was wrong.

Be it a wooden ox or a green carp.

These people who lived in the darkness in Tiesuo Alley, apart from their Limei identities, were originally part of the Dayue Kingdom a thousand years ago. However, they did not dare to be discovered by the Iron Cavalry, for fear that they would be executed the next moment!
What are these cavalrymen protecting?
Is it because these people have too much resentment?

but.

Why are these people complaining? Because their country was destroyed? Or... because of some other reason?
"History is written by the victors."

The old man lowered his eyes and said calmly: "I am the historian. I know this better than anyone else."

(End of this chapter)