The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 155: City Rises (Update 2125)

With the defeat of the three demon kings, the demon tide outside the pass also suffered a one-sided defeat and fled in all directions, but most of them were left behind and hacked to death with swords and knives.

Many masters returned to the camp, paid their respects to Lu Chunsheng and Li Muxiu one after another, and then gathered in front of Li Hao.

They were basically all covered in blood. Some were seriously injured with broken arms, some had torn calves and were bandaged, and some had their eyeballs and half of their faces torn off by some demons, their flesh and blood were blurred and covered with medicine powder.

In this battle, if Lu Chunsheng had not arrived in time, they would most likely have been wiped out.

"We won!"

Someone said something, and immediately everyone else became more spirited.

Compared to them, more demons died here.

However, there are also many passionate people who gathered from various states and are now buried there forever.

Li Hao didn't say anything, but just bowed deeply to them.

Although it was the guidance and arrangement of Tianji Tower, the sacrifices these people made were real.

Lu Chunsheng didn't stay here for long, and said to Li Hao: "I'll wait for you in Tianji Tower."

Then he turned around and disappeared without a trace.

A group of war horses galloped over from a distance, and the figure leading them was wearing bright red armor. It was Li Hongzhuang who had returned to Qingzhou earlier.

She looked at Li Hao's bloody body. Having seen countless soldiers die in battle, her eyes became moist. She stepped forward and said, "I'm late!"

Li Hao shook his head slightly and said, "Thank you for your reinforcement."

"Why are you thanking me?" Li Hongzhuang said with red eyes.

Li Hao did not continue the conversation, but said to Grandmaster Lin Qingfeng who had his limbs intact:
"Senior, please help me count the heroes who died in the war. It would be great if we could identify their identities."

Lin Qingfeng nodded slightly, greeted a few people, and turned to leave.

Li Hongzhuang said, "Just call me for this kind of thing."

She turned around and said, "Brothers, go and take inventory of the battlefield, bring back all the fallen brothers, and try to piece together the remains and fragments!"

"Yes!"

The Blood Evil Army behind her responded in unison and rode away on their horses.

Li Hao sat down on the ground, the Sacred Heart Talisman in his hand had been burned out.

Thinking about the talisman Chu Jiuyue gave me before, he probably had anticipated what would happen today.

And the chief building owner, Lu Chunsheng, "happened" to show up when he cast the Sacred Heart Talisman. Everything seemed too coincidental.

Li Hao sat casually on the sand with his legs apart, gazing at the sunset glow settling in the distance, a hint of bitterness showing at the corners of his mouth.

No matter what, the other party's funding is indeed in place. Otherwise, even if he doesn't die today, he will be in great pain, and the agreement will definitely be broken.

If His Majesty Emperor Yu was the old man playing chess by the Willow River, Li Hao could only say that he won the two games at that time, but with this move today, the opponent had pressed on his lifeline, which was a ruthless move!

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Yuzhou, the holy imperial city.

Behind the majestic imperial palace, in a back garden with sparse snow.

In one of the flower beds, new branches have already sprouted, and this year's cold winter is almost coming to an end.

"Your Majesty, the plum blossoms are standing proudly, and the winter jasmine is about to bloom."

Chu Jiuyue spoke softly, looking at the faint yellow color gradually appearing in the flower bed, and said respectfully.

The snow in this garden has been cleared, and the flower bed has been carefully tended. The flower seeds are carefully selected from millions of seeds, so the varieties are all excellent.

"Yes, the cold winter is coming to an end, and the spring rain is coming soon..."

Emperor Yu walked slowly in the garden. Following Chu Jiuyue's voice, he stopped in front of the flower bed. After taking a look, he looked up at the distant sky.

His eyes flickered and he said softly:
"Things at Tianmen Pass should be coming to an end soon."

Chu Jiuyue calculated the time and nodded, "News about Chunsheng should come in two days."

"This time the intention is too obvious. The child will probably notice it."

The corners of Emperor Yu's mouth curled up slightly, thinking of the young man by the river who said, "Fame, wealth and honor are all dust; glory and wealth are also clouds."

The fact that the other party dared to abandon the surname Li seemed to be in line with what the other party said: young people are naturally wild and crazy.

Although she is indifferent to fame and fortune, she has a frivolous heart in her heart, which makes him very fond of her.

"Didn't Your Majesty intend for him to know?"

Chu Jiuyue was confused. If she flattered him directly by saying that Your Majesty's plan was untraceable, it would be too cliché and inferior. What's more, Your Majesty admired the child very much, so this statement would also be meant to belittle the other party and would not be a witty remark.

"If he sees through it, will he have other thoughts and blame Your Majesty?"

Chu Jiuyue asked.

He knew that Emperor Yu wanted to hear more than just his flattery.

"Ha ha……"

Hearing Chu Jiuyue's words, Emperor Yu chuckled: "As long as it is a plan, there will be a route, and it will be easy for people to see through the route."

"Nothing in the world is as good as sincerity."

"Only a true heart can't be seen through."

Chu Jiuyue was slightly startled, and glanced at the emperor. So, the emperor is sincere to the young man? His eyes flickered, and he didn't know whether he should believe this or not.

But since His Majesty said so, he could only believe it.

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Liangzhou, Tianmen Pass.

In the camp of Cangya City, one third of the warriors and masters from various states who had come to help were killed in the battle, and another third said goodbye to Li Hao and left.

As for the rest, some of them planned to stay here and help Li Hao guard the city for a while.

Everyone saw how seriously injured Li Hao was, and they were all waiting for his injuries to heal.

Many new graves were added to the cemeteries within the border.

Among those fallen masters, there were also their wives and disciples. After hearing the news, they rushed over to take their bodies back for burial.

Li Hao naturally agreed.

On a hill outside the pass.

Two figures were sitting here. There was no wind or snow at the moment. There were only two pots of wine beside them. They were Li Muxiu and Feng Boping.

"What have you caught recently?"

Feng Boping took a sip of wine, looked at the wind and snow in front of him, and asked casually.

Li Muxiu shook his head slightly: "I'm not in the mood to go fishing."

Feng Boping was slightly stunned, and he looked at his old friend, and suddenly asked: "You came here to reinforce, was it really arranged by your Li family's True Dragon?"

Li Muxiu lowered his head and used his fingers to fiddle with the snow on the ground without saying anything.

Feng Boping also expected the answer, and sighed: "You said that, do you want to persuade Haoer to go back? Are you sure you want him to go back to that place? Even an outsider like me can't stand it. I don't believe you are really willing to do it."

Li Muxiu's fingers stopped drawing circles in the snow. He raised his head and turned to look at Feng Boping:
"If you don't say that, how can Hao'er go back? You also saw how dangerous Hao'er was this time. You two almost died!"

"Even if we have to go back with our noses pinched, at least we are safe there. When Haoer inherits the True Dragon in the future and becomes stronger than his father, why would he need to care about the other party's face anymore?"

Feng Boping was silent for a moment before he said, "What does the real dragon mean? Since you were not sent by him, then what did he do? He wouldn't be unaware of what Tianmen Pass would suffer, right?"

Li Muxiu sighed and said, "He went to the eastern border of Liangzhou. The border military camp there was attacked, and Xuan Li was stationed in the west and had no time to reinforce. Moreover, the attack there was likely a demon attacking from the east, so he led the troops to the battle personally."

"When Hongzhuang returned, he happened to be on the expedition. Now is a time of trouble. I don't know what will happen in the next few years."

Feng Boping was surprised and asked, "Is it so chaotic? The demons outside Liangzhou have appeared. Now that you have found their tracks, they should not attack again or move their positions. There is no need to keep an eye on this place."

"Besides, His Majesty has not sent reinforcements. This is a rare opportunity to lure and kill us."

Li Muxiu shook his head: "Your Majesty is unable to spare any effort. It is not just Liangzhou that has been attacked. The situation in several other large states is not optimistic. You don't know that three months ago, the border of Qizhou was almost lost. Three cities were destroyed overnight and no one escaped. That was the territory of the Xia family. Now the Xia family is also on high alert."

"So you went to Xia's house because of this?"

Li Muxiu picked up the wine jug and took a sip without saying anything more.

Talking too much to Feng Boping about these military matters would not do this old friend any good.

Feng Boping also realized that he had asked too many questions, and that although they were close friends, some things did not infringe on each other.

"Don't worry about this, Hao'er. I can still hold on for a few more years."

Feng Boping said to him.

Li Muxiu glanced at him and nodded: "I'm sorry that you've been tied up here for the past three years."

"Don't give me that. If you feel really wronged, let me visit your Li family's ancestral treasure house later." Feng Boping snorted coldly.

Li Muxiu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't even think about it."

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The people who stayed at Tianmen Pass were shocked and speechless when they saw the "Cangya City" that was reduced to a small mound of earth and the endless cemetery that was as long as a city wall.

At this moment, they finally knew what a real border city was.

This is a city of flesh and blood, a city of heroic souls!
Many people were moved and chose to stay and help Li Hao rebuild Cangya City.

With the help of these warriors, the project was quickly started and progressed rapidly.

As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. The network of contacts they have gathered together is extremely large. Apart from the stones and wood for building the city, which they can obtain outside the pass themselves, the rest of the daily necessities are shipped in from various cities.

Therefore, on the Longguan Road, which had been empty for decades, flags of caravans began to be seen gradually.

There are also the numbers of the escort agency's transportation.

This quiet avenue now seems to have people passing through it again, and it has become a real road!
The end of this road leads to Cangya City.

Outside the original small earthen mound, a towering city wall has been erected. With the help of many Fifteen-Li Realm masters and grandmasters, transporting large stones has become a piece of cake, and the speed of building the city is changing with each passing day and progressing at a rapid pace.

Tall buildings are built on flat ground, and cities are built on flat ground.

The buildings are supported by carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes, and are beautifully constructed.

On the top of the city wall, as the rope was pulled, a military flag fluttered in the wind.

There are two huge black fonts on it:

Haotian!

(End of this chapter)