The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 120 Dragon Pass Road

Bian Ruxue raised her head slightly.

What she saw at that moment was the young man in front of the campfire with a warm smile.

However, she felt that although the smile had not changed, there seemed to be a very long distance between her and the young man.

But this feeling is fleeting, like an illusion.

She thought of the sword.

Fu Ping's restless heart seemed to have suddenly found a place to rest.

She thought of the pinnacle of kendo, the ultimate legendary swordsmanship.

She whispered, "Brother Hao, you are more talented than me, maybe you will get there faster than me."

"Not necessarily."

Li Hao spread his hands slightly and said, "You can see that I don't even have a sword."

"..."

Bian Ruxue was stunned, then smiled bitterly.

As a swordsman, he does not carry a sword.

Then he is not a swordsman.

But she still couldn't forget the exquisite swordplay that Li Hao displayed during the previous battle with Li Tiangang.

It was clearly such extreme swordsmanship and majestic sword intent, but why did the person in front of him not care about the sword at all?

It seems that it has been like this since childhood.

Brother Hao...what on earth does he care about?

At this moment, a figure floated down silently from the treetops and landed on the ground beside the campfire, interrupting Bian Ruxue's thoughts. The confusion in her eyes suddenly cleared up and she looked away quickly.

Then he saw an old man in a green robe, with white hair and beard. His hair was casually tied up in a bun with an old wooden hairpin inserted diagonally in it.

At this moment, the other party sat carelessly on the wooden stake next to the campfire, fanned the smell of roasted tiger meat to his nose, and said:
"With so few seasonings, you can still make such delicious food. It's a pity that you don't become a chef!"

“I want to be one, but I don’t have the opportunity.”

Li Hao smiled.

"Are you done?"

“It’s ready to eat.”

Hearing this, Feng Boping was no longer polite and picked up a grilled tiger paw and blew on it.

There were cracks on the tiger's paws, and salt had been sprinkled inside. There was also some wild food that Li Hao had picked along the way, which was crushed and smeared on the paws. Now, it all seeped into the meat during the grilling.

Feng Boping ate so much that the juices flowed out, and he had no image at all.

Li Hao smiled and pulled out Ren Qianqian's sword, using it as a meat cleaver.

He cut off a few pieces, then waved and picked up some leaves to use as a tray and handed it to Ren Qianqian.

"Thank you, young master." Ren Qianqian smiled and took it with both hands.

Li Hao did the same thing again, cutting the meat from the other tiger's paw and placing it on another large mulberry leaf, then waved to Bian Ruxue.

Bian Ruxue had been chasing and running around for days and had not eaten or slept well. She felt hungry at the moment and walked over after smelling the tempting fragrance.

She took the mulberry leaves, looked at them twice, and didn't dislike them. She broke off a branch and used it as chopsticks, picked up the meat and started eating.

“This is delicious!”

As soon as she took a bite of the tiger meat, Bian Ruxue opened her eyes slightly wide, a little surprised, the taste was so delicious.

She practiced in the sword pavilion and had not enjoyed much. According to her master, if she indulged in pleasure, her sword heart would be corrupted. From then on, there would be no room for the sword in her heart, and it would be filled with other things like eating, drinking and having fun.

Therefore, the food in Jianlu has always been average.

"If it tastes good, just eat more."

Li Hao smiled.

He also picked up a tiger paw, cut off half, and threw it to the little white fox.

The rest blew on it and then started to bite it.

"Who is this senior?"

While eating meat, Bian Ruxue looked at Feng Boping curiously. She wondered when Li Hao got to know such an old senior who seemed unfathomable.

"It's better for you not to know my name."

Feng Boping chuckled and ignored her, continuing to eat and drink.

He brought a bottle of wine with him at his waist, drank it himself, and then handed it to Li Hao.

Li Hao didn't hesitate. He ate the meat with one mouthful and drank the wine with one sip. After he finished drinking, he swallowed it. The spicy taste and the aroma of the meat entered his stomach at the same time. He exclaimed that it was refreshing!
Seeing Li Hao like this, Bian Ruxue was a little dazed. To her, drinking was something that only rough men did. Although most men liked drinking, Li Hao was still too young after all.

"Brother Hao, drink less..." Bian Ruxue couldn't help but say.

Feng Boping laughed and said, "Little Mouse, your wife hasn't even married you yet, and you're already controlling you."

Li Hao just smiled faintly, didn't respond, and continued eating and drinking.

Bian Ruxue's cheeks flushed. Seeing that Li Hao's persuasion was unsuccessful, she stopped trying to persuade him and lowered her head to eat her piece of meat politely.

In the dark forest, sparks flicker.

The long night was silent.

After eating and drinking their fill, they all took a rest.

Li Hao lay comfortably in front of the campfire and fell asleep, his expression peaceful and comfortable, with a smile on his lips.

Bian Ruxue sat by the campfire, adding firewood from time to time, and occasionally looking at the young man with her eyes slightly frozen.

He had clearly just come out of the God General's Mansion, had clearly been seriously injured, and had broken up with his father... Why did he look like he was sleeping so peacefully?

What did he dream about? Who was in his dream?

The girl didn't know, she slowly withdrew her gaze and stared at the jumping sparks of the bonfire in a trance...

Birds are chirping in the forest, and dawn is gradually coming.

The bonfire has gone out.

A new day has arrived.

At the edge of the forest, on the Liangzhou National Highway, Li Hao said goodbye to Bian Ruxue and told her to return without worrying.

Bian Ruxue had said all she had to say and did not insist any more. She picked up her sword, turned around three times, but saw that the young man was no longer standing there. She did not look back and went straight back along the way she came.

She also felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Since Li Hao doesn't need her company anymore, she can now devote herself wholeheartedly to pursuing her own swordsmanship.

"Brother Hao, I will definitely reach the pinnacle of kendo, and then tell you what I saw..." The girl said to herself, and her eyes gradually calmed down.

……

……

Going along the official road, the green cypresses gradually become sparse. In some places, the green cypresses planted have obviously been destroyed and crushed, but have not been repaired or replanted.

The official road gradually became dilapidated, and some places were even cracked, leaving thick dents, as if a giant python had passed through it, cruising across the road and crushed it.

"Go further and you'll reach Longguan Road."

Feng Boping's eyes were also slightly solemn.

Longguan Road extends from the official road at the border like a sharp thorn, going straight for thousands of miles. The end is Tianmen Pass and Cangya City where the Li family garrison is stationed.

Longguan Road is the only way to Tianmen Pass. This road is very long and takes a day to travel by horse. It was opened up step by step by the ancestors of the Li family when Emperor Dayu led the ancestors to conquer and expand the territory thousands of years ago.

With this method, Dayu's army can march straight into the Beilin Kingdom outside the Tianmen Pass at any time.

Beilin State was one of the six surrounding states conquered by Dayu and became his vassal state. But now that Dayu's dynasty has declined, these former vassal states seem to be gradually showing signs of restlessness.

Li Hao looked ahead and vaguely saw a huge white road extending straight ahead.

"It came so quickly."

Li Hao sighed and then continued to move forward.

Not long after, on the official road ahead of them, there appeared a grandfather and grandson carrying baskets of herbs on their backs.

Although Li Hao walked casually with the little white fox and Ren Qianqian, his speed was still stronger than theirs. He slowly approached them and then surpassed them.

The grandfather and grandson noticed Li Hao and Ren Qianqian from afar, their eyes revealed vigilance and even a little nervousness. Although this official road was spacious and empty, they still subconsciously moved to the side.

The grandfather and grandson breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Li Hao ignored them.

They followed slowly from a distance behind, but did not dare to show any abnormality.

But in Li Hao's eyes, this behavior was strange enough. The people here seemed to be very wary and fearful of strangers.

"Young man, do you still want to go forward?"

Just as they were about to enter Longguan Road, they suddenly heard an old voice calling from behind.

Li Hao stopped and turned to look at the grandfather and grandson in surprise. He didn't expect them to take the initiative to talk to him. He smiled and said, "Can't we go forward?"

The old man, whose backpack was full of herbs, looked at Li Hao and then at Ren Qianqian, thinking that these two should not be demons, but children of noble families who came out to gain experience.

He smiled bitterly in his heart and said to Li Hao: "Young man, the Longguan Road is just ahead."

"Ok?"

Li Hao looked at him with a little confusion.

Seeing that Li Hao still didn't understand, the old man sighed:

"Once you reach Longguan Road, you can't go any further. There are monsters everywhere!"

"demon?"

Li Hao was surprised and looked at Ren Qianqian. Li Hao asked, "Longguan Road is still in my Dayu territory, right? The end of the Tianmen Pass is where the demons live."

"Tianmen Pass?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as Tianmen Pass. There is only a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and only a strong stench of corpses and blood."

Having said this, he glanced at the sky, and seemed to realize that it was getting late, so he immediately said:

"Young man, you want to slay demons and do good deeds, right? It's good to have a kind heart, but this is not a place for you to play. You'd better leave as soon as possible. When it gets dark, this official road will not be safe..."

As he spoke, he took his grandson's hand and walked forward, carrying the herbs on his back.

Only the young grandson who was carrying a small basket looked back from time to time.

When the grandfather and grandson walked a thousand meters away, the young grandson suddenly said, "Grandpa, it seems they went in."

"what?"

The old man was shocked and looked back, but he saw no trace of the young man and girl on the official road.

He couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's hard to persuade a ghost who is looking for death with kind words."

……

On Longguan Road, Li Hao and Ren Qianqian continued to walk forward.

But not long after walking, Li Hao's expression suddenly changed. He stopped and looked in the direction of the official road that the grandfather and grandson had taken earlier.

"Master?"

Ren Qianqian was puzzled.

Li Hao didn't say anything, just looked around and saw a wooden stick.

He bent down to pick it up, and used the rough wooden stick to casually throw out a sword energy!
The sword energy was like a gentle breeze, passing silently but swiftly all the way.

It was like a cool breeze blowing past the grandfather and grandson who were still walking slowly and with difficulty on the official road, lifting the hair at their temples, like a warm breeze blowing from behind.

The breeze blew forward, extending for more than twenty miles.

There, a crocodile-like demon was crawling on the side of the road, waiting for its chance to strike.

But suddenly, a breeze blew along the official road.

The demon seemed to sense something, his pupils shrank, and just as he was about to move, his body suddenly stiffened.

Then, it split straight from its forehead to its body, with blood and internal organs scattered all over the ground...

……

Li Hao smiled slightly and threw the stick to the side of the road.

Then he clapped his hands and continued forward.

Ren Qianqian didn't understand what was going on. Although she was puzzled, she didn't ask any more questions. Li Hao would always make some strange moves from time to time on the way, and she had long been used to it.

As he went deeper into Longguan Road, Li Hao saw rotting corpses of demons everywhere. Only bones were left, but no one was dealing with them.

Along the way, he also encountered a demon lying on the Longguan Road to rest. The demon was sleeping soundly there, and he actually treated this road, which demons once avoided, as his own breeding ground.

Li Hao showed no mercy to these monsters. He could easily deal with them by himself without the need for Old Feng to take action.

As he walked along the way, Li Hao's face became heavy, and he finally understood why the old man said those words.

The Longguan Road, which was opened thousands of years ago, now seems to be abandoned.

Logically speaking, there should be someone from the Li family guarding this place over the years, so why is this happening?

After walking and stopping many times, Li Hao finally brought Ren Qianqian and the little white fox to the end of Longguan Road.

(End of this chapter)