Yefutidaolu

Chapter 128 Looking for Rat Mountain

However, although this is the case, Gao Jian is not in the inner city at this moment.

He originally wanted to go, but after he went there and saw the official document, he was still feeling smug, but when he was at the door, he saw several high-ranking officials of the Zuo family being beheaded, including one who was at the fifth level...

Obviously, this was because of the many things Gao Jian had done, coupled with the demise of Baishanjiang, which led to the Zuo family making major mistakes in the political struggle, causing them to be liquidated by other aristocratic family groups, which bit the Zuo family hard.

Gao Jian has caused too much trouble.

So Gao Jian immediately realized that he should run away. If he went to the "banquet" now, he would definitely die.

It is still too dangerous to go to the places where the bigwigs of the aristocratic families in the inner city are. If you go there rashly and get involved, there will be no cure.

So, he ran away immediately.

He is not an idiot. He doesn't have to fight against things head-on. It would be better for him to find some help.

So, he is now in a cave.

What is the purpose of the cave?

Head to Rat Mountain.

Although it is called a cave, this place is actually very wide, estimated to be four or five meters high, with a similar width and height. It is located inside a large mountain range near the capital of Cangzhou.

Zoulong follows behind Gao Jian and can always follow him without a leash.

Rat Mountain, for Gao Jian, this name is very flawed, and... it is said that the practice method of this place is very good at "Golden Magic".

In other words, the signature spells of this place are golden hair, and... sword control.

It’s worthy of being called Rat Mountain.

Gao Jian had seen the other party's golden hair on the elder's golden-haired rat before. It seemed to be some kind of body-building method. Although the elder looked small, he should be able to kill someone with one punch.

And that golden hair is said to be invulnerable to swords and guns, immune to water and fire, and can also burrow underground without being contaminated by the earth's aura. It is a very advanced method of body protection.

As for sword-wielding skills, according to Gao Jian's understanding, Shushan seems to be particularly good at the aura of Gengjin.

This is not controlling a flying sword in the ordinary sense, because that has nothing to do with the Five Elements. It is just controlling the flying sword through Qi.

Their method of practice seems to be to use the mouse's incisors to gnaw on armor, magic weapons, and ores, and after chewing them up, absorb the Geng metal energy from them and refine it into the lungs. The lungs belong to the metal element, and the metal element has the characteristics of cleansing and descending, which is consistent with the functional characteristics of the lungs, so as to accommodate the metal energy.

When it is needed, one can exhale golden energy. A breath of Gengjin energy is like a rain of flying swords, with great killing power. It is the killing method that Shushan is proud of.

Including the golden hair, it is actually a manifestation of this practice, but it is not refined into the lungs, but into the hair on the body, so that it can resist attacks.

Golden Hair and Sword Control, these two methods are actually the difference between Shushan's talent of "gnawing on Gengjin" and the application method of their practice.

Their foundation is their talent as alien rats, so they did not keep it secret and even publicized it to attract more alien rats.

In this case, Rat Mountain is actually quite famous.

The power of Shushan is not even weaker than that of the Baishanjiang water tribe.

Of course, this is the Baishanjiang water tribe before the blood sacrifice officially began.

After the Baishanjiang water tribe and the Zuo family carried out a blood sacrifice throughout Cangzhou, these water tribes quickly became powerful, so that Shushan's presence in Cangzhou quickly decreased.

It was here that Gao Jian sought shelter in Shushan.

"So, Shushan chose to accept the advice from Li Zuofang?" Gao Jian muttered to himself as he walked through the cave.

"Hehe, well said." At this time, a voice came from the side.

Gao Jian was startled and jumped back a step.

Damn, do these mice have some special talents or abilities? Why are they so quiet?

"Hey! I've been following you for quite a distance! Haven't you seen me yet?"

Gao Jian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Elder Shu, could you please walk with a little more sound next time..."

"I want to too! It's your fault for not having eyes. I've told you many times, but you always rely on your height and don't look at the road!" Shu Jian said with his hands folded across his chest unhappily.

"No, this is definitely not our fault, right? My eyesight is so sharp that I can see even the smallest sesame seeds, but I can't detect any trace of you. You must have used some kind of stealth technique, right?" Gao Jian waved his hands repeatedly.

"Only cowards would hide themselves away. I always appear in broad daylight!"

Gao Jian was sweating.

No, you are the mouse, right?
Or does the chinchilla not consider itself a mouse? They are all rodents, so that's not the case, right?

But Gao Jian quickly suppressed his urge to complain, coughed dryly twice, and got to the point: "Ahem, let's not talk about that. Elder Shu came to pick me up personally. Does he want to talk to me this time?"

Shu Jian followed Gao Jian's feet, his legs moving rapidly, running parallel to Gao Jian. "What do you mean by this time? Last time I wanted you to come to Shushan, but didn't you insist on going to Cangzhou? But you are quite a character, and you have made a name for yourself in Cangzhou. Hmm...? What are you looking at?"

"Ah? Ah...ah! Nothing." Gao Jian turned his head away.

The chinchilla is only about 20 centimeters tall, and its limbs are even shorter, but Shu Jian's walking speed is actually as fast as Gao Jian's. In fact, their speeds are not much different, and they can move forward at the same time. You can imagine how fast his legs are moving.

But although his two short legs are fast, his upper body is as steady as a rock. He crosses his arms across his chest with a look of confidence on his face.

So, this scene is kind of cute...

Gao Jian couldn't help but stare.

"I always feel that you are a little rude."

"Illusion, illusion, let's talk about business. By the way, this place should be the leading to Rat Mountain, right?" Gao Jian turned his head away and changed the subject.

"Of course not. This is just a stronghold. How could Rat Mountain be so easy to find? Otherwise, it would have been destroyed long ago." Shu Jian said, shaking his head.

"Destroyed? Does Shushan have a bad reputation?" Gao Jian was a little surprised.

How could it be so easy to destroy such a famous demon clan in Cangzhou?

"I have good relationships with people, but I just have a problem with the Zuo family and the Baishanjiang water tribe. I have been hunted for a while. Fortunately, we have enough caves. The Baishanjiang is a good swimmer in the water, but not so good underground. Now that the water tribe is gone, the Zuo family is not having a good time either. It feels so good!" Shu Jian stretched, and all the hair on his body was shaking.

Obviously, the flesh underneath is shaking, and the chubby chinchilla is stretching.

This hamster is so cute. If Gao Jian didn't touch it carelessly, he might get beaten to death.

Gao Jian suppressed his impulse and said, "That's right. The water tribe can suppress the human race in the water. It is normal for them to be suppressed by the rat tribe underground. However, what should we do now? Does Elder Shu have a plan?"

"Ah? Didn't you plan everything out? I wanted to ask you something." Shu Jian was stunned.

When Gao Jian was in the East China Sea, he had an expression that said "everything is as I expected". He said that he had already planned what to do next since he went to Baishan River. After discovering the real dragon, he took advantage of the situation and successfully used Li Zuofang's power to resolve the crisis of cinnabar. He also sold Jingjiang Jun's favor and gained Li Zuofang's attention.

At that time, he thought that this human race was very powerful and must be very smart. Why did he start questioning them now?
"Uh... Shushan has no plan?" Gao Jian was a little surprised.

No, such a big force, no plan, no foresight? Is it really just eating melon seeds and stepping on hamster balls every day?
"No." Shu Jian shook his head, so calmly that Gao Jian was speechless.

"Okay...it's not like I don't have a plan." Gao Jian shook his head.

In fact, he had already prepared the words he should say.

Gao Jian's original plan was to use his rhetoric to insert another plan into Shushan's plan after Shushan came up with his own plan, so as to help Shushan complete his own plan while using Shushan's power to accomplish some of Gao Jian's goals.

But what he didn't expect was that Shushan didn't beat around the bush at all. He just said, "What are you going to do? We just need to follow your lead."

However, this attitude is actually quite good.

So, Gao Jian slapped his face and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll be frank. Elder Shu, do you know the Imperial Academy in Yangjing, the capital of the gods?"

"Of course I know. Taixue is the pinnacle of official education in the Divine Dynasty. The students there are quite impressive. I've met a few of them, and they're all pretty good." Shu Jian nodded.

The Imperial College, or as the people say, the "Imperial College", students there will become "supplementary officials" after graduation. If there are vacancies and they are capable, they will be selected to serve as officials in various places.

Although official positions are limited and many Tai students are not qualified to be officials, with the title of Tai student, you will not be criticized if you become an official in any place, and no one will think that you have no ability and rely on connections to get to the position.

Even now, those who can graduate from the Imperial Academy are not ordinary people, but a group of real young elites of the Divine Dynasty.

"Then Elder Shu should also know about this, right? Every spring, selections are held in various provincial capitals to select students for the Imperial College, and the aristocratic families also attach great importance to this." Gao Jian said.

Shu Jian nodded to show that he understood.

The Imperial Academy is so important, and it is obvious that this is also true for the aristocratic families.

In order to allow his descendants to inherit the official position legitimately, it is also very important to give himself the title of a student of the Imperial College.

Similarly, the Divine Dynasty also needs students from the Imperial Academy.

In Gao Jian's opinion, the Divine Dynasty used the Imperial Academy system to gather the younger generations of the aristocratic families together. This was to teach these young generations of the aristocratic families "loyalty", demonstrate the power of the Divine Dynasty in the Divine Capital Yangjing, and maintain their awe of the Divine Dynasty. It was also to control their cultivation foundation so that the Divine Dynasty central government's control over the local areas would not be too weak, and at least be able to control these aristocratic families.

In addition, there are also some real talents in the Imperial Academy. Children from poor families have been selected through layers of selection by prefectures, counties, and many official students. A large number of these children from poor families who graduate from the Imperial Academy will become direct forces of the Divine Dynasty.

At the beginning, the previous emperor of the Divine Dynasty had thought of teaching the "Song of the Great Dao of Mysterious Transformation" that Gao Jian was practicing at the moment to all the students of the Divine Dynasty Imperial Academy, so that it could be popularized throughout the Divine Dynasty.

But it failed later and this technique was shelved.

Gao Jian was able to obtain this skill through the inheritance of Li Zuofang.

"But what does this have to do with what you are going to do?" Shu Jian asked.

"Don't be impatient, just listen to me." Gao Jian said, "The Imperial College selection is so important, the Zuo family must also participate."

"I am also going to participate in the selection, but I am not going to go to the Imperial Academy. I am going to kill all the young generation of the Zuo family who are participating in the competition on the field and cut off the roots of the Zuo family." Gao Jian said.

"Hey, you are saying something so horrible with such a calm face." The golden-haired mouse suddenly stopped and said, "In this kind of ceremony, if you go to kill someone, do you think you won't be killed on the spot?"

The Imperial College selection is not a fight to the death, and this is not some barbaric society where people meet in the arena and sign life-and-death agreements.

In fact, ensuring the basic safety of all participants can be said to be a very important link, and death is a major accident.

Gao Jian smiled and said, "That's why I need your help. There is an ancient battlefield in Cangzhou, right?"

There is an ancient battlefield in Cangzhou (see Chapter 65 for details).

By now, Gao Jian already knew some things, such as the fact that Gao Jian always saw the Demon Suppression Division's camp empty, in fact, it was because most of the manpower was stationed at the ancient battlefield.

Each family also has people stationed in that place, and they are stationed there for a long time.

Shu Jian's tone became serious: "Hey, don't touch that place casually. It's better to be sensible. If you move it carelessly, it will no longer be the Zuo family's business. No one can protect you."

"I'm not planning to move that, and to be honest it's impossible to move it, but something as big as the ancient battlefield is very suitable to take the blame, right?" Gao Jian said with a smile.

"It's not easy to pass the buck." Shu Jian said, "It's too big a deal. It can't be done. You're only at the third level. You may have some brains, but you don't really know what you can and can't touch."

Looking at Shu Jian's expression, Gao Jian was a little surprised.

Shushan has always been fearless, but I didn't expect that he would start to persuade Gao Jian at this time.

The ancient battlefield is really a taboo topic in Cangzhou, even more taboo than the topic of 'killing the next generation of young people of the Zuo family'. At least when talking about killing the young people of the Zuo family, Shu Jian did not show the expression of 'absolutely not'.

But Gao Jian did not give up, but explained: "I know that the ancient battlefield is the place where the energy of heaven and earth in Cangzhou stagnated."

When Shu Jian heard this, he was stunned: "How did you know this?"

"I read it." Gao Jian pointed to his head.

Such a famous place must be recorded in the Xuanhua Tongmen Avenue Song.

This is actually a trap-like name. It is called the Ancient Battlefield, but in fact it has nothing to do with the "battlefield".

This is indeed an ancient battlefield, but there are no dead bodies everywhere or ghost gates wide open. Such things will not happen in the current Divine Dynasty. The reason why it is called an ancient battlefield is that when the Divine Dynasty was expanding its territory, it exterminated the local barbarians in this northwest land.

In that battle, 90 million people were beheaded and the blood was boiling.

But that's all. The Divine Dynasty's methods will not allow these wronged souls any chance for revenge. If they are killed, then they are killed. You can't defeat them while you're alive, and you have even less of a chance after you die.

The reason why this place is dangerous is that after the connection between heaven and earth was opened, the gods disappeared and the energy of heaven and earth stagnated. During the window period when the Temple of Heaven had not yet been put into operation, Cangzhou happened to encounter the autumnal equinox when the air was heavy with gloomy air.

The Autumnal Equinox Yin Qi stopped circulating and slammed directly into Cangzhou, causing the ancient battlefield area to completely wither! No grass grew, and even practitioners who entered would have their vitality continuously drained until they died.

Looking at Shu Jian, who was full of disapproval, Gao Jian said, "I want to use the stagnant energy of heaven and earth in the ancient battlefield."

(End of this chapter)