The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 181: Reinforcements, Haotian Flag (Third Update)

"Ok?"

Li Hao was eating the buns and suddenly felt that the taste was familiar, as if he had eaten it somewhere before.

When I looked up, the old man at the tea stall looked familiar, and I suddenly remembered that he was the tea stall owner I met on the way to Qizhou to slay the monster.

"It's you?"

Li Hao looked at the other person in surprise.

"Ok?"

The old man at the tea stall looked at Li Hao in confusion.

Li Hao stared and sensed the other person's breath, but found that he was just an ordinary person.

"Boss, were you setting up a stall at the border of Qizhou before?" Li Hao asked.

The old man at the tea stall looked at Li Hao in surprise and asked, "You know me, an old man?"

"When I passed by, I learned how to make buns from you," said Li Hao.

Hearing what Li Hao said, the old man at the tea stall seemed to recall something and said suddenly:

"So it's you, why are you here?"

"I want to ask you, why are you here? Haven't you been setting up a stall in Qizhou for many years?"

"I heard from some young men who were drinking tea that business here is good and they are all rushing here, so I thought about taking an old man with me, so I came here."

The old man at the tea stall smiled and said, "You know what, business here is indeed much better, you see."

As they were talking, several young men in gorgeous clothes came on horseback from outside Longguan Road in the distance. When they saw the tea stall, they dismounted.

"Old man, give me a cup of tea!"

"It's rude of you to call me that. You should call me boss."

"Hey, you just talk too much about this. We are now in the underworld, and calling you old man is more cool."

"My father once said, when you are out and about, don't think being rude is cool, or you'll get beaten."

"Yo, you even rhymed with me."

A few young men sat down and chatted casually. They glanced in Li Hao's direction. Seeing that Li Hao was about the same age as them, they thought he was also a guy who came to Cangya City to see the world.

"Come on."

The old man at the tea stall came over with a smile, handed a pot of hot tea to the teenagers, and said, "We have some steamed buns and snacks here, would you like some?"

"Okay, give me a few, one for each person."

"okay."

The old man at the tea stall smiled and agreed.

He turned around and started working in front of the stall. While busying himself, he said to Li Hao, "Young man, are you here to join in the fun in Cangya City as well?"

"I live here."

Li Hao drank tea and ate buns, and asked: "It's a long way from Qizhou to here. Did you come here alone? It's not easy to walk such a long distance."

The boys at the table next to him were all surprised when they heard what Li Hao said. They immediately looked over. One of the more familiar boys immediately said with great interest:
"Brother, do you live here? Did you just buy this place to live, or did you join the army?"

"Brother, have you seen that Major General Haotian?"

"The journey is indeed long and the road is difficult to walk on, so just walk slowly."

The old man at the tea stall smiled and said, "As long as you can get to where you want to go, going slowly is also a view."

Li Hao was interrupted by these young men and looked at the tea stall owner again. Although he felt it was a bit strange, there were many coincidences in the world and maybe he was just overthinking it.

"Boss, I'm leaving first."

After Li Hao finished eating, he stood up and said to the boss.

Then he turned around and looked at the teenagers, and said with a smile: "This border is very dangerous, it's better for you to go somewhere else to play."

"Then how did you..."

Seeing him giving mature advice, several young men, all of them young and full of vigor, were dissatisfied and wanted to compare themselves with him, but they saw Li Hao turn around and walk away, disappearing outside the tea stall.

Royal air.

Fifteen-mile sign!

The words of the teenagers came to their mouths, but suddenly they were silenced.

This guy who looks about the same age as them is actually in the Fifteen Mile Realm!

But soon, they looked at each other and became excited.

It is said that many people are running towards Cangya City now, and countless geniuses want to challenge the legendary young man. It seems that it is true.

You can find geniuses everywhere here!
"Brothers, eat quickly, we will go too."

The young men immediately became more agile.

"What a bunch of impatient guys..."

Seeing this, the old man at the tea stall shook his head and smiled.

……

……

Li Hao quietly returned to Cangya City and returned to the small courtyard with fences.

Several patrolling masters saluted when they saw Li Hao, and Li Hao waved his hand to let them continue.

Ren Qianqian was practicing in the yard. When she heard the noise, she opened her eyes and saw that it was Li Hao. She immediately stopped practicing and ran over.

"Master, you are back."

"Well, is there any news recently?"

"We don't have any here."

Ren Qianqian said: "But Senior Hongzhuang received a military report this morning, but I don't know what it is specifically."

Li Hao recalled the city guards who were patrolling closely when he entered the city. His eyes moved slightly and he said to Ren Qianqian:
"Help me find some clean clothes, I'll go ask."

"it is good."

Ren Qianqian nodded.

Li Hao released his soul and explored the entire city, and soon found Li Hongzhuang.

His figure flashed and disappeared in the courtyard, and he came to the city general's mansion where Li Hongzhuang lived.

Li Hongzhuang was concentrating on sword training when she suddenly woke up. She looked up and saw Li Hao appearing like a breeze. She breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Hao'er, are you back? It would take at least six or seven days to get here from Tianji Tower at normal speed, right?"

"Well, I just got back."

Li Hao sat on the chair next to him, saw a plate of snacks, picked up one and threw it into his mouth, and asked:

"I heard from Qianqian that there was a military report. I just came back and saw that the soldiers seemed to be on alert. Is there something wrong?"

"The demons that roamed outside Liangzhou before are indeed pretending to retreat. They are now gathering in the western part of Liangzhou, preparing to attack."

Li Hongzhuang frowned when she talked about this and said, "This is the intelligence sent by my fifth brother. We found out last night. Please hurry up and the military report will be delivered this morning."

"These demons really have undying evil hearts!"

There was murderous intent and anger in her eyes.

Li Hao suddenly realized that he had some guesses about the situation outside the pass before.

"What's the situation in the Western Territory?"

“We don’t know yet.”

Li Hongzhuang shook her head: "Fifth Brother only said that we should also be on guard here. The demons may invade at any time. Let our whistles keep a close eye and don't let down your guard."

"So today I asked all the soldiers in the city to be alert, and I also sent several teams of elite sentinels to the outside of the pass. The first team has already explored 800 miles away and returned, but did not see any trace of demons."

Li Hao did not tell Li Hongzhuang much about his previous clearance outside the Great Wall. He had already cleared out the area within 5,000 miles outside the Great Wall.

It is normal that the other party cannot detect any demons within 800 miles.

However, now that the demons are gathering to attack the western border of Liangzhou, they may also gather their troops again to come to Tianmen Pass. After all, this is the pass on the southern side of Liangzhou.

Just because it was cleared out before doesn’t mean it’s gone now.

Therefore, Li Hao did not say anything and waited for the sentinels she sent to return to find out the situation.

If those demons really dare to come, he will clean them up again.

It just so happened that the demons that had been killed earlier had been eaten by the entire city for more than a month and had long been eaten up.

It would be nice to add some ingredients so that he can save money on purchasing.

Now that he has left the Li family, he is self-reliant and earns all his money and possessions by himself, from the rewards he received previously and from the sale of demon materials.

When they were short of money before, Song Qiumo had to pay for it all. Li Hao has never had the chance to repay her for this money and favor.

"If the other sentinels have not detected any traces of the demons, it means that the demons may be concentrating their forces to attack the western border."

Li Hongzhuang said: "Then we will go and spy on the war situation in the western border."

"But it's also possible that these demons are divided and the army hasn't yet reached our side. I will send people to investigate in the next few days."

She would not underestimate or be lax. With the speed of the demon army, it was not uncommon for them to march a thousand miles in a day. The big demons among them, as the vanguard, could rush a thousand miles away in less than half a day and attack the city in advance.

Li Hao nodded, this was indeed a safe approach.

"If there's anything, tell me anytime."

Li Hao immediately prepared to get up and leave.

Li Hongzhuang glanced at him and said, "You came back only five days after you went to Yongzhou. Didn't you take a good look at it in Tianji Tower, or did the head of Tianji Tower not want to let you take a closer look?"

"No, he let me watch whatever I wanted."

"Then why did you come back so early?" Li Hongzhuang was surprised.

Because I've finished reading it... Li Hao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I've been on the road for too long and haven't taken a shower for several days. I'll go change my clothes first."

"..." Li Hongzhuang was speechless. Are you in a hurry to come back and take a shower?

Before she could continue asking, Li Hao had already stepped out of the general's mansion and disappeared from her sight.

"This guy……"

Li Hongzhuang couldn't help but shake her head, feeling a little amused. She didn't know how Li Hao, with his casual personality, could cultivate to such a level. He was in stark contrast to the disciplined disciples of the Godly General's Mansion. But Li Hao was better than anyone else.

Return to the small courtyard.

Li Hao simply took a shower, changed into new clothes, and said hello to Feng Lao who was secretly in charge. Then he suddenly remembered that he came back in such a hurry that he didn't go around Yongzhou and bring back some delicious local specialties.

However, he was mainly worried about the invasion of demons at Tianmen Pass. After all, the news of his escape would most likely not be hidden from the demon Tianji Palace.

"They didn't take this opportunity to attack Tianmen Pass. Does it seem that the army has moved to the western border?"

"Maybe they think that when I'm not here, even if they break through Tianmen Pass, they will have to retreat when I come back. After all, there are too many battle flags here." Li Hao knew that these demons outside the pass must have witnessed the power of his battle flags, at least the Tianji Palace knew about it.

Seeing the battle flags flying all over the top of Cangya City, it takes courage to come here.

Shaking his head, Li Hao stopped thinking about it. Since the demons attacked the western border, it meant that they really planned to attack Liangzhou, so he had to guard the Tianmen Pass.

"The world is beginning to get chaotic..."

Li Hao felt that he also had to work hard, so he asked Ren Qianqian to invite the young chess master Xu Zhouyuan.

Li Hao was extremely polite towards these art masters.

Ren Qianqian also followed Li Hao's attitude and came to the inn where the little chess master lived. She was very polite and stated Li Hao's invitation.

Xu Zhouyuan is over seventy years old and has white hair. Due to his mediocre aptitude in martial arts, he has not practiced it. He just relied on the financial resources accumulated from his fame to buy some body-building pills.

But he was a mortal with a weak constitution and could not take powerful medicines. Therefore, the pills he took only made him live a dozen years longer than an ordinary mortal old man and made his body a little stronger.

The servant boy beside him was flattered to see Ren Qianqian and hurriedly invited her in.

Xu Zhouyuan smiled when he learned that the young man was in a bad mood again. Thinking of the previous game with the other party, where they fought each other and it was difficult to tell the winner, he felt itchy and agreed immediately.

Ren Qianqian presented ten taels of gold to the young chess master.

Xu Zhouyuan tried to refuse, but Ren Qianqian said it was the young master's rule.

He had no choice but to accept it.

...I have received more than ten bags in this way before.

It's hard to refuse kindness, it's hard to refuse kindness...

Xu Zhouyuan followed Ren Qianqian into the carriage with a smile on his face and headed towards the small courtyard.

The noble family children around recognized Ren Qianqian and exclaimed in surprise. Seeing her inviting Xu Zhouyuan in such a humble and respectful manner, they thought that this old man was a senior in the Four Stages Realm.

However, after the carriage drove away, they learned from the inn waiter that the old man was just a mortal, nicknamed the Little Chess Saint.

"A chess player?"

Everyone was surprised. How could a mere mortal be treated so politely by that genius swordsman?

……

In the small courtyard with fences, Li Hao had already prepared snacks and tea, and also wiped the mat.

When he heard the sound of a carriage, Li Hao knew that the old senior had arrived.

When Xu Zhouyuan walked into the courtyard, Li Hao immediately stood up to greet him and said, "Senior, thank you for your hard work."

"Young General, please don't embarrass me, an old man." Xu Zhouyuan said hurriedly. Although he was nicknamed the Little Chess Saint and had a good reputation, the Dayu Divine Dynasty was based on martial arts after all.

These warriors are the most respected in the world.

The way of chess? It is nothing but an unorthodox way.

"No, no, please come in, senior." Li Hao led him to a seat and poured him tea.

Xu Zhouyuan had also been treated in this way by Li Hao before, but he did not accept it calmly. He still said carefully and politely: "Major General, you are too polite."

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, and it is the same for scholars and writers to serve the general.

"Senior, don't be restrained."

Li Hao laughed, waved his hand to signal others to leave, and made a gesture of invitation to the young chess master.

Seeing this, Xu Zhouyuan took a sip of tea, then immediately put it down and started picking up chess pieces from the chess box.

Ren Qianqian knew that Li Hao didn't like to be disturbed when he was playing chess. If he was interrupted, he would definitely be furious, and his reaction would be like a warrior being disturbed while practicing.

She has long been accustomed to this.

He stepped aside and began to practice on his own, while also keeping watch over Li Hao.

The small courtyard also returned to its tranquility.

The sunlight shines on the corridor under the eaves and falls on the shoes Xu Zhouyuan took off outside the corridor. The grass between the cracks of the bluestone slabs is green.

You play chess, I play chess, quietly.

Xu Zhouyuan also gradually got into the state. He was no longer as restrained as before and devoted himself to the move.

At the end of the game, Li Hao barely won.

This young chess master has extremely high chess skills, reaching the level of 5th dan. Li Hao can easily fail if he is careless occasionally.

Seeing the experience prompts appearing on the panel, Li Hao smiled slightly and asked the other party to continue.

This tranquility continued until suddenly a shrill shout broke in.

"Report!!"

Xu Zhouyuan, who was contemplating his move, was frightened by the powerful roar and the pieces in his hand fell onto the board.

It just happened to knock down a white piece in a corner of the chessboard, causing it to change position.

Bang! !

The huge dark palm suddenly pressed down, the brilliant golden light on the magic circle kept flashing, and countless divine patterns were spinning rapidly, but it was ultimately unable to withstand it, and with a bang, it shattered!

The huge devil's palm slammed down and shattered the cornerstone of the defense line outside the magic circle!

As the magic circle was destroyed, the gap in the Great Wall was torn apart. In an instant, countless demons swarmed in, pouring in through the gap under the big demon king like a tide, breaking through the Great Wall and rushing towards the city!
Many soldiers from the Xuan Camp vomited blood and fell to the ground, unable to hold on.

"father!"

Li Wushuang looked at the figure flying back. Li Xuanli was seriously injured. He crashed into the top of the city wall, breaking all the stones. His armor was dented and his indestructible body could not bear it. He was seriously injured.

Li Wushuang rushed forward and helped Li Xuanli up.

"Quick, get out!"

Li Xuanli got up and looked at the three demon kings standing in the air. His face was red with blood boiling and filled with anger. However, his daughter beside him calmed his mind.

"Retreat quickly!"

"Quick, send out a distress signal!"

He shouted hastily.

Upon hearing this, the deputy general who came to help quickly passed the order out, and at the same time, beacon smoke rose into the sky.

"Cover the Governor's retreat!"

Upon seeing this, the other generals quickly gathered together with solemn eyes, knowing that this was a life-and-death moment.

There is no Si Lijing guarding here. Once the formation is broken, no one can stop the three demon kings!

"kill!!"

Three generals in the Immortal Realm roared, swung out their spears, and led their troops to charge out.

Millions of human streams and countless waves of demons collided with each other like two torrents colliding, blood and limbs splattered everywhere, and the places of battle were clearly divided between them, just like the black and white pieces on a chessboard.

"Report!!"

Xu Zhouyuan withdrew his gaze from the disrupted black and white pieces on the chess game and looked up at the officer who had reported it.

The other party had already arrived in the courtyard. Seeing Li Hao's figure, he immediately knelt on the bluestone slab in front of the chess table and presented his hands: "Major General, there is a military report from the Governor of Liangzhou Military Department!"

Li Hao frowned slightly. He was a little unhappy that the chess game was affected, but the military report was of great importance and he didn't have any temper. He waved and took the military report.

Before he could look through it, a figure rushed over. Li Hongzhuang, wearing bright red armor, rushed in.

She had stayed at the border for a long time and never took off her armor except to take a bath or sleep.

Even when sleeping, he wore soft armor so he could get up at any time and go into battle fully armed.

"I just heard that war horses entered the city and the messenger was covered in blood. Did something happen in the western border of Liangzhou?!"

When Li Hongzhuang saw Li Hao, she asked hurriedly.

Li Hao's face changed slightly. He quickly opened the military newspaper, glanced at it, and read it all.

"The Western Territory has been breached, and there is a demon king leading the charge!"

Li Hao's eyes darkened slightly. How could the Western Territory be broken so quickly?
I just heard from Li Hongzhuang that their sentries detected the gathering of demons last night. The intelligence was delivered this morning. It is now afternoon. It only took a dozen hours for the demons to gather and attack.

There is a magic circle blocking the western border.

However, the three demon kings... no wonder.

Li Hao frowned. He was not surprised to see three demon kings appear in the demon tide, but he was surprised that there was no Si Lijing in charge of the Western Territory.

Is the defense of the western border so weak?
"Demon King!"

When Li Hongzhuang heard what Li Hao said, her pupils shrank and she asked hurriedly, "What about the fifth brother? How is he?"

Her heart was beating, and the scenes of her third and sixth brothers dying in battle appeared in front of her eyes, as well as the funerals she attended, the low wails in the mansion and the white mourning clothes.

"He's okay for now."

Li Hongzhuang heaved a sigh of relief, her heart sinking back into her chest. She quickly asked, "So Fifth Brother wants us to go and reinforce them? Now that the magic circle is broken, how are they going to defend it?"

Li Hao shook his head, glanced at the military newspaper, sighed, and put it away:

"He didn't ask us to send reinforcements, but instead told us to be careful and beware of the demon king. In addition, he said that they have already shrunk their defenses and retreated to the second line of defense."

Li Hongzhuang was stunned, then she understood. Her expression was complicated, and she said to Li Hao: "Then...should we go and help?"

Li Hao thought about it and realized that there was a dark side clone in charge of the magic circle here, so he could also guard the place a little.

While he was weighing the pros and cons, another voice rushed in from outside the yard.

"Report!"

A Haotian Army soldier rushed in and said to Li Hao hurriedly: "Major General, we saw a warning beacon signal outside the pass. A sentry on the expedition was attacked!"

Li Hao and Li Hongzhuang's expressions changed slightly.

The western border has just been conquered, and now demons are coming here?

"Do you know how many there are?" Li Hao asked.

“It has not been discovered yet.”

Li Hao glanced at Li Hongzhuang, and Li Hongzhuang's expression also turned ugly.

Li Hao saw that she wanted to shrink the defense line like Li Xuanli did, concentrate her forces, and delay until reinforcements arrived.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "The army has been reported here. According to the time, they should have retreated to the second line of defense. How about this, you go with Li He and take my battle flag with you."

"You two are both in the third immortal realm. If you travel at full speed, you can arrive in the fastest time."

Li Hao planned to let them carry their own marked battle flags to help in the battle, while he himself would stay at Tianmen Pass.

Wait until he deals with the monsters here, and then go to help if there is still time.

His battle flag contains 50% of his killing power, which is an extremely terrifying killing move, enough to rival the full-strength attack of Dao Xinjing!
This way, the fifth uncle can also resist many demons.

(End of this chapter)