The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 121 One Person Rush to the Rescue

At the end of Longguan Road is Cangya City.

Tianmen Pass is outside the city.

Cangya City is built against a steep cliff. The city is vast, and the city walls are majestic and thick, towering into the clouds.

There are majestic city towers, arrow towers, and the city center where residents live and work. It is very lively and prosperous. It is also a place of trade between Dayu's border and the Beilin Kingdom, with a lot of carriages and horses coming and going.

But this was said eight hundred years ago.

now.

There is only a small mound of earth left here.

The words "Cangya" are engraved on the small mound. This is the city.

A group of military tents surrounded the small mound, firmly entrenched with the small mound as the center.

At the edge of the tent, there were several battle flags.

The battle flag fluttered in the cold wind, with two ancient characters "Tianyuan" written on it.

This is the flag of the Li family.

The five major Divine General Mansions each have their own titles, such as the Wang family’s Tianzhao Divine General Mansion, and the Li family’s Tianyuan Divine General Mansion.

At this moment, the cold wind was howling and the dust was sweeping.

On the cliff behind the military camp tents, there are graves of varying sizes, on which are randomly inserted tablets carved from tattered wooden blocks, serving as tombstones and as a mark of the deceased's life.

Bang Chi, Bang Chi.

Next to them, there were several soldiers with torn armor, digging holes with shovels.

Not long after, several more people brought a stretcher with a hand, a broken thigh, torn armor, and a dented helmet on it.

Once the pit is dug, they put these things in it and then cover it with sand.

Then he found a tree, cut off a section and split it into a wooden sign. He carved a few words on it with his fingers and stuck it on the grave.

On some stretchers, there were only a few fingers and fallen boots.

In this way, he was buried, and four words were engraved on the wooden plaque:
Li family soldiers.

The cold wind whistled quietly, blowing through the military tents, passing through the gaps between the tents, and squeezing out waves of weeping and plaintive wails.

Li Hongzhuang, dressed in bright red armor, stood expressionless and silently in front of the grave mound.

There are no names on most of the wooden signs here, because the fight with the monsters was so brutal that it is difficult to keep the bodies intact.

After all the newly added graves were buried one by one, she stretched out her hand and the deputy general next to her handed her a pot of liquor.

She flicked her fingers, kicked open the cork, and poured the wine in front of the graves.

She drank the remaining sip.

It was time to drink with these warriors.

Then, without even a second glance, she turned and left.

She has been doing this for twenty years, and she has been watching this scene for twenty years.

From a deputy general who served wine to the commander-in-chief today.

Because her third and sixth brothers, who had helped her serve wine, fell down one after another.

So, even though she was a girl, she still chose to stand up.

Support the sky for Daliangzhou!
Li Hongzhuang is the youngest daughter of Li Tianzong. She has nine brothers who are famous all over the world. Each of them is stunningly beautiful and admired by everyone. The most enchanting brother among them is Li Junye.

But he also died more than ten years ago.

At that time, she was stationed at this border and couldn't get away. She couldn't even attend the funeral of her ninth brother, who had played with her in that courtyard since childhood. She could only shed tears on this battlefield.

She still remembered that her father said when she was a child that he gave her this name because he hoped she could find a good family and marry.

From then on, she took care of her husband and children, and gave up her sword to study books.

Free from the pain of slaying demons.

But since she was a child, when she saw the scars on the bodies of the soldiers who returned to the courtyard to report military intelligence, and saw the empty tablets of ancestors in the ancestral hall, she knew that she could not give up the sword in her hand.

So, she practiced hard, studied under famous teachers, and learned unique skills.

Afterwards, he went down the mountain and entered the world, and with the three-foot-long sword in his hand, he killed millions of demons outside the pass.

She has been fighting here for twenty years!

Twenty years of hardships and battles had turned her once delicate skin into something as cold and hard as rough sandpaper.

The black hair that flowed in the air when he was young was now tied up in a helmet, stained with grease and the blood of monsters, making it dirty and smelly.

This is the most difficult thing for a woman to tolerate, but she has become accustomed to it.

Except for her face, she is still as stunningly beautiful and charming as ever, without any change.

But those eyes have changed from the clear and gentle ones they once were to being as cold and sharp as the stars.

"Commander, I just took inventory. Twenty-eight demons were killed, seven were killed, and twelve were injured."

Another deputy general stepped forward and reported to Li Hongzhuang.

Li Hongzhuang had no expression on her face. She had seen the previous battle and had a rough idea of ​​the casualties. She just said:
"We received a letter from the family saying that reinforcements will arrive soon. Once they arrive, we will withdraw our troops and rotate them."

"Now, have you found out where the reinforcements are?"

The deputy general shook his head slightly and was about to speak when suddenly, a horn was heard outside the military tent.

The two men's faces changed at the same time, and they quickly moved, flew out, and soared into the sky.

I saw a few small dots approaching from the direction of Longguan Road outside the military camp tent. When they got closer, I could see clearly that they were a young man and woman, and a white fox.

"How come there are still people coming here on Longguan Road?"

Both of them were slightly startled and flew away quickly.

They were stationed at Tianmen Pass. Reinforcements had arrived over the years, but in small numbers, and it seemed that they had already intended to abandon Tianmen Pass.

However, Longguan Road had already fallen and was occupied by monsters.

Even the reinforcements had to take a detour from Longguan Road, and some of them were defeated and suffered heavy losses on the Longguan Road.

"Military camp?"

At this moment, Li Hao and Ren Qianqian came over, both with puzzled looks on their faces.

I thought the end would be Cangya City, but what I saw were military camps and tents. The ground was full of potholes and cracks, as well as some undealt demon corpses and broken military flags. It was actually a tragic battlefield.

At this time, Li Hao heard a horn and saw two figures falling from the sky.

"You are?"

Li Hongzhuang looked at the young man in front of her and felt that his face seemed somewhat familiar, and frowned in confusion.

Li Hao was about to speak when he suddenly fell silent.

I said that my surname is no longer Li, so what should I call myself?
His eyes were a little confused, but he soon thought of a word and said, "My last name is Ji, you can just call me Ji Hao, I am here to replace your reinforcements."

"Ji Hao?"

Li Hongzhuang and the deputy general had never heard of this name, but when they heard Li Hao's next words, they were both delighted and looked at the distance behind Li Hao at the same time:

"What about them?"

The two were puzzled, as there was nothing behind Li Hao.

"It's me." Li Hao said.

The two were stunned, and the excitement in their hearts suddenly disappeared. They looked at Li Hao at the same time: "Just you?" "Not just me."

Li Hao said: "This is my swordsman, and this is just my little friend, there are three of us."

As for Old Feng, he had been hiding aside for a long time and was the reason why Li Hao dared to come to Tianmen Pass, but he was unable to introduce him to the person in front of him.

Old Feng's identity is despised and scorned by the world, and is rather sensitive. He and Second Master only have a private relationship, and no one knows about it openly, otherwise it would have caused an uproar long ago.

"..."

Hearing Li Hao's words, Li Hongzhuang and the deputy general were stunned, and a hint of astonishment appeared on their faces that were numb from years of weathering.

Looking around again, there was indeed no other scent.

Just this boy?

Reinforcements?

Li Hongzhuang was shocked and said angrily: "Are you kidding?"

She waited for so long, hoped for so long, but the result was a teenager, and she was filled with anger.

Li Hao shook his head and said seriously: "No, I am indeed here to replace you. For the next three years, I will guard this place until I die."

"You think you can keep it for three years?"

Li Hongzhuang was so angry that she wanted to laugh. Guarding an isolated city alone? Even she wouldn't dare to say that!
"Is Brother Seven crazy?"

Li Hongzhuang ignored Li Hao and said to the deputy general, "Send a message back immediately and ask Li Tiangang what he means. Does he really intend to abandon him completely or does he have other intentions?"

The deputy general received the order and was about to leave.

Suddenly, a figure flew over and landed in front of them.

This is an old man wearing armor, with gray hair and a calm and restrained gaze.

He first glanced at Li Hao, then bowed to Li Hongzhuang and said, "Miss."

Li Hongzhuang sensed the aura of the Three Immortals from the other person and looked at him carefully but could not recognize who he was.

The deputy general next to him seemed to recognize him and asked in surprise, "Are you General Li He?"

"Li He?"

When Li Hongzhuang heard the name, she thought for a moment and was immediately surprised. When she was a child practicing in the martial arts field, Li He had already made a name for himself outside.

This is someone from the previous generation of the Li family, of the same generation as my second uncle and his friends.

But he was a concubine's son.

Li He was one of the best among the illegitimate children of that generation.

"Miss Hongzhuang, please excuse me and talk to you for a moment." Li He said.

Li Hongzhuang was a little confused, but still followed him to the side.

Li Hao and his deputy general stayed where they were.

Li Hao was not surprised by the sudden appearance of the old man. Although this was the first time they met at close range, the other party had followed him all the way from Qingzhou to here for five days.

According to what Mr. Feng said, this person was most likely sent by Li Tiangang to protect him secretly.

Li Hao didn't feel anything about this.

Most of the monsters on the road were dealt with by Old Feng and himself. After his injuries healed, he no longer needed Old Feng to take action against monsters below the Immortal Realm.

At this moment, when the other party was chatting privately with the young aunt, Li Hao also asked the deputy general:

"Isn't Cangya City at the end of Longguan Road? How long will it take?"

The deputy general said in a deep voice: "Where you are standing now is Cangya City."

"Ok?"

Li Hao was stunned and looked at him in surprise.

Then I looked around, but where was the city?

"After hundreds of years of war, the demons' attacks were frequent and fierce. Cangya City has been through a lot and has been hit hard too many times. We are no longer able to repair the city walls and rebuild the magic patterns. The entire city has been destroyed."

The deputy general said: "Now there is only that place left, which is considered a city and is also where we guard."

As he spoke, he pointed to a small mound not far away.

Li Hao looked at it and was stunned.

The small mound of earth was only a few meters high and disappeared with a casual slap.

This is... Cangya City?

He knew that border wars were brutal, but he didn't expect it to be so brutal.

The entire city was razed to the ground.

"So, you are guarding here without any cover, and you are just going to fight the demons when they come?" Li Hao asked.

The deputy general said expressionlessly: "The only wall is our bodies."

"..."

After hearing this, Li Hao stopped talking.

Not long after, Li Hongzhuang and Li He returned.

Li Hongzhuang looked at Li Hao with a complicated expression and said, "You are actually Hao'er!"

Li Hao glanced at old man Li He, guessing that he was the one who told the young aunt about the matter.

"It's me. Now you believe it, right? You can withdraw your troops."

Li Hongzhuang's eyes were complicated and sad. She said, "How could Seventh Brother be so cruel? It's just a small conflict. Why did it become like this? What about Fifth Uncle, Second Uncle, and Eldest Sister-in-law? Don't they care?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly and didn't want to talk about these things anymore.

"Hao'er, you are too impulsive. You should go back quickly. If you stay here, you will die!" said Li Hongzhuang.

No wonder she felt that the boy looked similar before. Even though it was their first meeting, she didn't want to see her nephew do anything stupid.

"It doesn't matter."

Li Hao smiled slightly and said, "If you die here, at least you are still a martyr. If you die somewhere else, you will be nothing."

"Why are you so stubborn, kid? Your father won't really kill you." Li Hongzhuang said with a sad face.

Li Hao shook his head and said, "Aunt, it's getting late. You should retreat as soon as possible. I heard that these soldiers have been guarding this place for many years. It's time for them to go back and visit their wives, children and mothers."

Hearing this, the deputy general next to him trembled, and his numb and cracked face seemed to be a little moist.

Li Hongzhuang suddenly fell silent, then shook her head and said, "Others can leave, but I won't leave."

She looked up at the small mound behind her, although it could no longer be considered a city.

But this is still the place where the third and sixth brothers gave their lives to defend.

She wanted to be here and fight till the last moment of her life.

"The heroic spirits of the soldiers here still need someone to accompany them."

Li Hongzhuang's eyes were sharp and serious, and she said slowly: "I had planned to wait until the reinforcements arrived, and then I would stay here and continue to fight with the reinforcements, but now since you are the only one here, then I will accompany you to continue to kill monsters here, and kill as many as you can!"

"This is the land of my Dayu Dynasty, and it is also the place where our Li family has guarded for many years."

"Unless the emperor orders, I will never give in!"

There was a sharp light in her eyes, but her body was as majestic as the Great Wall.

(End of this chapter)