It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Xiao Hei jumped off his horse, walked quickly to Plant and asked:

"What happened? Where are the giants? And my elder sister...Why is the Lingwu Lord missing?"

Plant shook his head and replied indifferently:

"I'm not sure. When I arrived, their first round of battle with the giants had already ended. The Golden Giant was dead, and the giant army was gone. Only a silver-white giant was left. We integrated the army and launched an attack on it, but before the battle was over, its body suddenly exploded like a burst ball..."

Plant hadn't finished talking when suddenly there was a commotion. He stopped talking and looked over there with Xiao Hei.

There, a young man from an unknown territory seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and loudly questioned Zhan Mei:

"You knew that thing would explode, right? All my men died in this war. There were so many of my trusted followers inside, all gone now... Even if I come back alive, what good will it do? My brothers won't miss this opportunity. I'm done for. Now I want to ask you, what on earth do you want that you would drag so many people to be buried with you!!"

The axe in Zhan Mei's hand had broken, leaving only a piece of the axe handle. Zhan Gui lay behind her, coughing non-stop, his tall and mighty body covered with wounds, some of which were covered with medicine, and some were just exposed. Zhan Mei scratched the ground with the axe handle in her hand, with no expression on her face, she simply replied:

"I do not know."

The young master was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He pointed a trembling finger at Zhan Mei and asked loudly:

"You don't know...? I saw with my own eyes that after Garberd died, the woman went to the north without looking back! The red light on the chests of the Golden Giant, the Silver Giant, and the Steel Heart Giant also floated in that direction when they died. Do you dare to say that there is no connection between them?"

He wanted to pinch Zhan Mei's neck, but just as he stretched out his hand, someone patted his shoulder. The young man turned around, his distorted face instantly calmed down a lot, and said respectfully:

"Hei Ye..."

Xiao Hei took his hand off his shoulder. Among all the forces heading north this time, Lord Lingwu was definitely the one who could control the situation the most. If Lord Lingwu was not there and the soldiers of Lingwu had suffered heavy casualties, this young man would never dare to speak to Zhan Mei like this. Apart from Lord Lingwu, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai had the highest prestige. After all, they were backed by the two largest territories of Yongtian Kingdom.

Xiao Hei half-crouched down and asked Zhan Mei:

"The Lingwu Lord went to the north? Where's Lid?"

Zhan Mei raised his head, glanced at Xiao Hei, dropped the axe handle in his hand, stood up, and said:

"He left on his own before he encountered the giants... The Lord condoned his actions, and he has not returned yet."

Zhan Mei's voice was a little sad. The giants' territory was full of dangers, and any mistake could put Lid in an irretrievable situation. This was not the Eternal Heaven Kingdom, and even a tenth-level master would not dare to act alone here. Whether it was running into a giant army or encountering a medium or even high-level giant, it would basically be a dead end.

Xiao Hei frowned, looked towards the distant sky, and asked:

"What are you going to do? Go back with the army, or wait here for Lord Lingwu to come back?"

Most of the Lingwu troops of the second team died at the hands of the lower giants, and part of the Lingwu troops of the first team fell into the abyss, and part of them were completely destroyed in the devastating explosion. However, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai basically saved the remaining 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry in the Lingwu territory. Their fate would be decided by the leader of the Moon Guard.

Zhan Gui forced himself to sit up, and several Moon Guard generals immediately came to support him. Zhan Gui panted twice and said:

"Let's go back. We still have the military strength to deal with various risks. If we continue to stay here, and if more people die, the soldiers will never be able to go back."

Xiao Hei sighed and said:

"So best."

What he was most worried about was that Lingwu's army would stubbornly stay here and wait for their lord, which would be of no value except increasing casualties.

After this battle, on the one hand, the Giants, due to heavy casualties, no longer pose a constraint on Lingwu's southward advance; on the other hand, the Lingwu lord's life and death is uncertain, and Lingwu's cohesion must be greatly weakened. Under the influence of these two factors, the situation in Yongtian Kingdom should not see too much ripples in the short term, and most of the territories will still wait and see.

However, if anything goes wrong with the general and deputy general of the Moon Guard, along with these 30,000 elite soldiers, the situation in the world will probably get out of control.

"Your Majesty will come back. The Lingwu Lords of all generations have never made a wrong decision."

The War Ghost's powerful voice echoed among the Moon Guard's generals, and he limped into the army formation.

Zhan Mei followed behind him, her expression showing a bit of fatigue. She really couldn't keep up with the physical strength. She had been through life and death several times on this journey, and even the most energetic people couldn't bear it. Lingwu's army began to slowly withdraw to the south, and the lords of the territory who were willing to follow also gathered people to follow them back. No matter how many complaints they had in their hearts, they had to follow Lingwu's army back together. Being alone meant death.

After the crowd gradually dispersed, Xiao Hei looked at Xiao Bai beside him and said sternly:

"Big Sister has made a big move. But you know what, Xiaobai? I have a bad feeling. She is a person who will not suffer any loss. At least 60,000 Lingwu soldiers died on the northward march this time. According to her character, she will not give up until she gets at least ten times the profit. We have seen how strong the Lingwu army is. There is no problem for 600,000 Lingwu soldiers to sweep across the world. So if Big Sister really gets what she wants and returns as a king, I..."

Xiao Hei folded his arms, was silent for a while, raised his hand and said:

"I was the first one to persuade my father to surrender and surrender with courtesy. In the future, he will still be a noble. Isn't that wonderful?"

"Don't think too much. Lid won't die so easily, and it won't be so easy for the Lingwu Lord to get what she wants."

After Xiaobai finished speaking, he mounted his horse and led the troops of Western Qin and Southern Chu back.

100. I will wait for him here

The first thing Huang Yan did after waking up was to look to her left, but what she saw was not the familiar boy, but an endless desert. She had just opened her eyes for a few seconds when the sunlight pierced her tears. Huang Yan had to close her eyes again and slowly adapt to the surrounding environment.

She instinctively clenched her five fingers together, but Reed's hand was no longer under her palm, and this action only grabbed a handful of fine sand.

Huang Yan opened his eyes, sat up, and looked at the devastated plain.

The wind blew around her, and there was silence between heaven and earth. Above her head was the blue sky, and the snow under her feet melted. Everything in front of her was so different from what she had seen before that at that moment, Huang Yan even doubted whether she had come to the afterlife. The memory of withstanding the heavenly tribulation with Lid before seemed like a dream.

At this time, a gurgling sound came from beside her:

"Beji... This king... really... can't eat any more..."

Huang Yan looked to the side, and saw the colorless little slime sleeping quietly beside him, like a cat taking a nap in the sun. Huang Yan reached out and held it in his palm. The little slime was completely unaware and was still dreaming a sweet dream:

“I have become stronger… huhuhu, you birdmen with wings… I will eat you all…”

Huang Yan slowly closed his hands, covered it in his palms, and then began to shake it up and down until a terrified cry came from between his hands:

“Beji…? There’s an earthquake! This is terrible!! Where are my servants? Help, come and help me quickly –!!”

Huang Yan stopped and spread out his palm. The frightened little slime looked around and finally met Huang Yan's eyes.

The two of them stared at each other. After a long while, Huang Yan asked first:

"Do you know where Lid went?"

The little slime looked at Huang Yan stupidly. It had just woken up and didn't understand what Huang Yan was asking. After a while, the little slime stretched out two tentacles from both sides of its body, tapped in front of it, and said as if it finally remembered something:

"Oh! This morning when I was half asleep, I saw him get up from the ground. I asked him where he was going, and he said he had some things to deal with, so he left alone. Biji...he asked me to go back to the human territory with you first, and said he had already made arrangements, and the people of Lingwu would not dare to bully you."

The little slime climbed up Huang Yan's arm to her shoulder and rubbed her fair neck.

There was still a lot of Heaven's Aversion in Huang Yan's body, and the little slime liked this smell very much, just like a cat likes catnip. It was probably for this reason that even though Huang Yan looked as cold and ruthless as the Hidden Guards Commander, the little slime was not afraid of her.

Huang Yan looked around, picked up her knife from the ground, put it back into the scabbard at her waist, and then patted the dust off her body. For some reason, even though she had slept on the dry ground for a whole night, she didn't feel any pain in her body, and even the injury she suffered yesterday had healed.

"Then go back."

Huang Yan said softly and walked towards the south.

The little slime took advantage of the situation and climbed to the top of her head, lying lazily on her head and asked:

"Don't you want to go find him?"

Huang Yan replied:

"I want to, but I can't go. Although he didn't tell me directly, there are some things I know in my heart. The Heaven's Disgust Aura involves too many forces. Now that the heavenly calamity has passed, I shouldn't stay in this land any longer, otherwise it may cause new variables in the situation."

Huang Yan said casually, as if he was speaking of something that was a matter of course:

"I'm worried about him, but this time is different from last time. Last time I knew my brother was in trouble, so I rushed to his side at all costs, but now I'll only make things worse if I stay here. I can probably guess what he's going to do, because when I came out of the Great Wilderness Mountain, someone reminded me that Lord Lingwu had other intentions for this trip north. This situation is closely related to me, Li De, and the lives of too many people. If I were Li De, I wouldn't be willing to be calculated by her."

The little slime listened silently, its chubby body swaying above Huang Yan's head.

Huang Yan placed one hand on the hilt of the knife at her waist and walked step by step. While leaving a trail of footprints on the dust, the already exhausted evil spirit began to slowly swirl around her body. Huang Yan's eyes were full of coldness, but her voice was very calm:

"All I can do is return to the Great Wilderness Mountain and allow the uprising army to grow further and spread this spark throughout the entire Yongtian Kingdom. If my brother doesn't come back safely in the future, I, Huang Yan, will destroy the Lingwu Lord's Mansion, chop that self-righteous woman into pieces, and throw her body out to feed the dogs."

When she said this, there was no sense of threat in her tone. It was more like she was speaking to herself, to the world and everything in it.

The little slime shuddered, feeling for no reason that she was indeed capable of doing such a thing.

But if you think about it carefully, it has nothing to do with it. The little slime messed up Huang Yan's hair, making it like a bird's nest, and then lay in it and began to doze comfortably. It is the one who knows Lid best. Although it can't see through Lid's bottomless strength, he is a man who can come back alive from the hands of the four kings of the demon clan and the high giants. The little slime doesn't think that the Lingwu Lord will pose too much threat to him.

"Beji... after all, he is my servant! How could he fall into the hands of a mere mortal?"

The little slime muttered something and didn't think any more about it.

……

Half a month later, at Jubei Inn.

Merlin stood at the door of the room and asked Alayya:

"Then do as you said just now. I'll send Xi Luo back to Yuxi City, and you stay here and wait for Lid?"

Alayya nodded.

As Lid's maid, she could stay here for a while, but as the absolute core of the Anbu of Yuxi City, it would be better for Xiluo to return to Yuxi City and wait for orders. When leaving Yuxi City, Shuang also told them: Xiluo can't leave for more than half a year, otherwise the Anbu of Yuxi City will lose its pillar and its deterrent power will be greatly reduced.

Shiloh stood quietly beside Merlin, looking at Alaya with worried eyes, wondering whether she should tell her the real strength of Lid to make her feel more at ease. But Shiloh thought for a while, and finally said nothing, just lifted her cloak and put a few life-saving daggers that she kept close to her body into Alaya's hands. After [Youlong] was broken, Alaya only had [Scarlet Fire] in her hand. Shiloh didn't know much about swordsmanship, but she was worried that if the Scarlet Fire was also broken, Alaya would have no weapon to use.

It was her way of showing she cared.

Alaia smiled at her softly, and Merlin poked the ground with his cane and added a few words:

"My clone will stay in Yuxi City for a while this time. If nothing unexpected happens, Yuxi City will soon be preparing for its first encroachment on Yunyang Territory. I will do my best to help you solve some crises there. Don't worry, everything will be fine."

101. You jump, I jump

Clear sky.

The Lingwu Lord, wearing a red dress with gold threads, walked barefoot on the tundra, her jade feet lightly touching the glacier, leaving no footprints. She raised her head, looked at the clear sky above her head, and frowned slightly. She didn't know why the sky became clear, she just followed the red light in the sky slowly and kept moving forward in the cold wind.

Then, Lord Lingwu saw the sea.

What appeared before her was the end of the continent, the clearest sea in the world - the North Sea. Huge icebergs were floating on the sea, and the sea water was a very clean purple-blue color, similar to the color of the deep sky. There was no sign of life around, and it seemed that the Lingwu Lord was the only living being in the world.

To the north of Yongtian Kingdom is the territory of the giants. The giants are close to the dragons in the east and the sea in the north. This sea area is the source of most of the giants' food. From the scattered footprints on the glaciers, we can see that many giants have been active in this area. However, it is very quiet here now, so quiet that it has a mysterious feeling... or a sacred feeling.

Lord Lingwu stopped, because the red light was no longer moving.

Blood souls from all over the world gathered in the sky above the sea, forming two glowing spheres, one gold and one red, side by side with the sun. The blood souls that Lingwu Lord had been chasing also merged into the big sphere at this moment, and the red light seemed to be brighter. She walked to the edge of the sea and stretched out her hand to test the temperature of the water. With a bone-chilling feeling, a layer of frost instantly formed on the fingertips of Lingwu Lord when she touched the sea water. The temperature here must have been below zero, but it was not frozen because of the special reasons of the water area.

Lord Lingwu stood up, looked at the sea with his phoenix eyes, and began to look for something.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a voice not far behind her:

"What are you looking for? A road to the bottom of the ocean?"

Before Lord Lingwu had completely turned around, the flame in his hand had already condensed into a sharp blade that pierced through the sky and earth and chopped down on his head.

It was this golden flame that had cut the mother sandworm into two pieces in the Weeping Night Plain, but it was blocked by another kind of dark fire in mid-air. The golden and black flames met in mid-air, and the seemingly insignificant collision caused an explosion hundreds of times larger, directly setting off a violent wind and heat wave in the sky.

The Lingwu Lord turned around and looked at the young man who was slowly adjusting his gauntlet and walking towards him with a smile on his face.

She was not unfamiliar with this face, and could even call it familiar. The explosion above hid his face in shadow, and there were dots of fire falling around the ends of his hair, but this did not affect the Lingwu Lord from calling out his name calmly:

"…The Lord of Yuxi City, Lide."

Lid lowered his hands and stood about 20 meters away from her. The Lingwu Lord was very tall, and she was used to walking on tiptoe, giving people a light feeling. Not only could she keep eye contact with Lid, she could even look down at him slightly.

Lid also had a smile on his face. The pressure from the Lingwu Lord was still there, and the aura of a superior would not disappear just because he was alone. It was just that Lid was not afraid of her before when she had the army to support her, and there was no reason for her to be afraid now. Lid glanced at the red light in the sky, and the smile on his face faded a little. He said to the Lingwu Lord:

"You know much more than I thought. I'm actually quite curious. I went to the High Giants and learned some of these secrets. Where did you get this information? The Church of the Abyss? Those people are hiding deep, it's not like they would tell you everything."

Faced with Lid's doubts, Lord Lingwu did not give a direct answer.

She just spoke indifferently and briefly:

"No comment."

Lid did not seem annoyed. He moved his wrists while looking directly into the Lingwu Lord's captivating eyes and asked again:

"Then let me ask another question. Why did you let me join the second team? If I had been with Lana, or with Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, the relationship between us wouldn't have become what it is now."

Lord Lingwu did not hide anything about this.

She answered calmly:

"You want to know? The reason is actually very simple. Before coming here, I considered that the giants would most likely set traps. Garberd said that you are the most powerful one among those who came here, and I need you to help me deal with these troubles in the team. It's a pity that you left before that."

Lingwu Lord looked at Lid and said:

"But no matter what, you investigated this matter out of good intentions. So I gave the order to the commander-in-chief of the secret guards to let him protect your safety as long as your investigation does not make any substantial progress."

Reed simply replied:

"It's a pity that there is no impenetrable wall in the world."

The Lingwu Lord raised her hand, and the golden flame condensed into a long sword in her hand.

The black flame armor worn on Reed's right hand also felt as if it was facing a formidable enemy, and black flames suddenly began to burn fiercely.

"Perhaps. But Lingwu has never lacked ways to keep secrets."

Her tone was cold from beginning to end. She couldn't tell Lid's cultivation level, and Lid couldn't tell hers either, but it didn't matter. Both knew that each other's realm should be at the ninth level of perfection, and they were only a hair's breadth away from the tenth level. And from the words of the Lingwu Lord, it can be seen that even now, she didn't intend to let Lid go, and she was enough to be the only one who knew this secret.