Simultaneous travel: I am rampant in the domestic area

Chapter 236 All Can Be Blown Up
With the death of the master of the formation, the formation that enveloped the entire Chute tribe became like a tree without roots. The irises that lost their source of power withered one after another, the purple mist dissipated, the illusion shattered, and the confusion in the eyes of the people in the valley quickly disappeared, and they gradually regained their senses.

"Honored guest, Great Shaman, what just happened?" Yi Lijin asked in a trembling voice.

Each person's illusion is different, evolving from their deepest fears. Just as Abi saw her people leaving, Yilijin saw the destruction of the Chute tribe.

"These two brothers plotted against the Chute tribe and have been executed on the spot." Ao Gu slammed her staff into the ground, the bells hanging from it jingling, and her ancient robes and skirts trembled, completely shattering the last trace of the array's residual power.

Letting the wolf in...

Yi Lijin's face was extremely ugly. He had already thought that someone wanted to attack the Chu Te tribe, but he did not expect that the other party was aiming to exterminate the tribe. If the Great Shaman were not here today, the entire tribe would probably be destroyed.

"Thank you, Great Shaman!" With that thought, Yilijin immediately led all her people to kneel before Aogu and kowtow, "Please, Great Shaman, save my Chute tribe."

“These two are dead, the illusion array has been broken, and there is no remaining poison.” Ao Gu asked, puzzled, “Is there anything else I need to save?”

“Although the Bali brothers are dead, outsiders still covet the forbidden arts of our Chute tribe. Today the Bali brothers are dead, but who can guarantee that the Rilian brothers and Xiwandan brothers won’t appear tomorrow?” Yilijin said with tears in her eyes, taking Abi’s hand. “This child is unruly by nature. If he can be taught by the Great Shaman, the entire Chute tribe will be eternally grateful.”

“She doesn’t have the talent of a shaman.” Aogu has never had any experience in dealing with interpersonal relationships.

Just like now, she understands that she has no obligation to take in this child, because Abi's talent is indeed not good, but since the old man in front of her said so, she feels that her conscience will be condemned if she does not take in this child.

Ao Gu frowned and began searching for Russell's figure, only to find that he had already stood some distance away, waving at her with a smile on his lips, as if he was happy to see her making things difficult for him.

Troublesome... Interpersonal relationships are indeed troublesome.

As for Yi Lijin, did he not know that he was engaging in moral blackmail? Of course he did.

However, as Yi Lijin, he had to consider the future of his tribe and find a way to save the lives of his two hundred-plus people.

He could have waited before, but now he was unsure whether the Bali brothers' actions were tacitly approved by the Bali tribe, nor could he guess when the next annihilation of the tribe would come. All he could do was try his best to seize every possible chance of survival.

"I..." Aunt Ao was about to speak when flower petals inexplicably began to fall from the sky.

Russell looked up at that moment and saw a tall figure in the valley under the moonlight, carrying a flower basket in one hand and scattering petals with the other. Her eyes were upturned, revealing an inexplicable sadness.

"General Jiang Chen, the Corpse Ancestor, we finally meet," Russell chuckled.

Jiang Chen spread his arms and leaped down from the cliff, which was dozens of meters high, landing in front of Russell. She turned around and looked at the majestic eagle statue deep in the valley, and couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder he is a guy who can fight the commander-in-chief. He actually found this place."

Jiang Chen's unusual entrance ultimately attracted everyone's attention. Ao Gu finally found an opportunity to leave Yi Li Jin and came to Luo Su's side. She glanced at Jiang Chen, then looked at Luo Su and asked, "Is she the person you're looking for?"

“It’s me, little sister.” Jiang Chen first winked at Ao Gu with his charming eyes, then bowed to Russell with a serious expression and said, “Jiang Chen, the Corpse Ancestor, greets the Imperial Preceptor.”

“No need for such formalities, Corpse Ancestor.” Russell helped Jiang Chen up and looked at the drum whip at her waist: “I suppose the Corpse Ancestor already knows the purpose of my visit to the Northern Desert.”

“Of course,” Jiang Chen’s serious expression didn’t even last a second before he immediately reverted to his playful demeanor: “In his letter, Lord Hou praised your newly recognized master quite a bit.”

"So, is the Corpse Ancestor ready?" Russell asked Jiang Chen.

“Of course, I have been preparing for this day for two hundred years, but now, please allow me to do something else.” Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the Chu Te tribe and sighed.

Over the years, she has been busy perfecting the Nine Nether Profound Heaven Divine Art, and has neglected the last remaining branch of the Feather Spirit Clan.

"As expected, the name of the Chu Te tribe is not as nice as that of the Yu Ling tribe." Jiang Chen walked up to the Chu Te tribe members and sized them up. After a while, Jiang Chen looked at Yi Lijin and asked, "Are you Yi Lijin of the Chu Te tribe?"

“Indeed, the Great Shaman just said that the distinguished guest from the Central Plains was waiting for you, young lady. May I ask what your relationship is with the Chu Te tribe?” Yi Lijin stared at Jiang Chen for a long time. For some reason, he felt that he had seen him somewhere before.

Jiang Chen put his hands on his hips and tilted his head back, saying, "I am your ancestor."

"Hey! How could you swear at me!" Abi jumped out.

Jiang Chen pinched Abi's nose without any politeness: "Hey! You little brat! How dare you talk to your ancestor like that!"

……

"She just called you the Imperial Advisor." On the other side, Ao Gu finally noticed the key point.

"Oh, it seems I did forget to introduce myself. My name is Russell, the Grand Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty," Russell introduced himself.

"Yelü Zhiwu, the Great Shaman of the Northern Desert, you may call me Aogu." Aogu lowered her head slightly, her eyes revealing doubt: "You are the Imperial Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty, what brings you to the Northern Desert?"

“It’s the same as your initial goal,” Russell said.

"You want to go to Yinshan?" Aogu asked in surprise, "But we haven't subdued Xiongkulu yet..."

“Little sister, the legend may be true, but we have someone before us who has transcended fate.” Jiang Chen reassured the Chu Te tribe members, returned to his original position, and leaned on Russell’s shoulder with a smile.

"Hey, hey, hey, Corpse Ancestor, you've crossed the line." Russell pressed Jiang Chen's forehead and pushed her head away without expression.

"Sigh, I knew she was old and faded, that she couldn't even lean on me anymore." She blinked her peach-blossom eyes, her foxy face showing an innocent and pitiful expression.

Unfortunately, neither of the two people present had any intention of watching her performance. In particular, after careful consideration, Ao Gu looked at the two seriously and said, "Yinshan is a sacred place in my northern desert. People from the Central Plains are not allowed to enter. Please give up this idea."

“No, little sister, I just heard from the Grand Preceptor that you are also going to Yinshan. Why don’t we go together?” Jiang Chen blinked, then took a big step and turned around from behind Russell, putting his arm around Ao Gu’s neck: “Let’s go to Yinshan together, get the Ba Lu Stone together, and go to save your father together.”

"You know about my father?" Ao Gu looked up in surprise, while Jiang Chen casually admired his purplish-red fingernails: "Hey! It's just because I went to Shangjing that I was delayed for so long, otherwise I would have found this place long ago." "What did you go to Shangjing for?" Russell found it strange. Although Jiang Chen Shizu was from the northern desert, he actually spent most of his time in the Central Plains. Why would he suddenly go to Shangjing and even visit Yelü Abaoji?

"It is said that the two princesses of the northern desert came to Luoyang for help, so the emperor ordered that famous doctors from the Central Plains be summoned to the northern desert to treat my sworn brother. I was in the northern desert when the commander-in-chief conscripted me," Jiang Chen explained.

"I understand." Russell nodded. Qingguo Qingcheng had said she was going back to the northern desert to get reinforcements, but she never returned. At that time, Yelü Abaoji was probably already bedridden.

"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty knows my father?" Ao Gu was even more confused now. She had always followed Queen Shuliduo and didn't know much about her father's movements.

“Those two are sworn brothers, you know. And let me tell you something fun. You must be a shaman, right? Why don’t you think about whether there’s a spell that can suppress the body’s vitality without causing immediate death, and make all the symptoms resemble an epidemic?” Jiang Chen’s eyes revealed a playful expression as he leaned on Ao Gu’s shoulder, his mouth almost touching her ear.

"You're talking nonsense!" Ao Gu's tone was unusually angry, and she glared at Jiang Chen.

“You are the great shaman of the northern desert. You couldn’t possibly not see through this kind of magic that even I can see, but you would rather believe that it is an epidemic, an illness, than believe that it is magic.” Jiang Chen’s breath was fragrant, and his words had a hint of seduction: “Instead of going to Yinshan with us, why don’t you go back to Shangjing? Your father doesn’t have much time left. If you go back now, with your abilities, even without the Balu Stone, he might still be saved.”

Ao Gu gritted her teeth and finally summoned the carriage she had come in. No longer without a driver, she leaped onto the horse's back, snapped the tether, and galloped away into the distance.

"Is there any magic in this world that you can't unravel?"

“How could that be? I was just teasing her,” Jiang Chen turned and sat down on the rock, crossing his legs and resting his chin on his hand. “The spell on the King of Mobei has been lifted, but he can’t do strenuous exercise for the time being. His mother has also been taken into custody. She’s gone back now and won’t be bothering us for a while.”

"How could people's hearts be so wicked?" Russell shook his head, clicking his tongue. They even lie to children.

Not long after, he retrieved the package from Gita and followed Jiang Chen to Yinshan.

Yinshan Mountain, just like its name suggests, is gloomy and eerie, much like a mass grave.

Because the Bali brothers were captured by Luo Su and Ao Gu in the Chute tribe, there were no tree maidens hiding around Yinshan except for the troops deployed by the Northern Desert Royal Court. The two were able to successfully enter the interior of Yinshan and the small cave under the towering tree.

The firelight illuminated the cliff face, and the moonlight also shone down from the original hole in the cave ceiling, falling precisely on the seat under the big tree.

"Duo Kuo Huo, get up and greet the guests." At the cave entrance, Jiang Chen gathered his energy and his voice suddenly resonated.

Then came the cracking sound of the branches breaking.

An old woman wearing an eye patch stepped forward, walked to the edge of the altar, and stopped: "Long time no see, Siyu Dan. I'm so glad you're alive, and so am I. Now that you've returned here, have you completed your cultivation technique?"

“The cultivation technique wasn’t completed, but I’ve brought someone who can save you.” Jiang Chen pointed to Russell: “This is the newly appointed Grand Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty. He recently fought with the Bad Commander, and the battle ended in a draw.”

"Oh?" Dokoho tilted his head, as if looking around.

Russell could also feel a mental force sweeping over him.

"It's you." Dokoho sighed as if he had just realized something. "Back when that group of people from the Central Plains came to the Northern Desert, that guy called Bu Liang Shuai asked me to predict your location. After all these years, you have actually reappeared."

'Gangzi truly loves me.'

Russell sighed inwardly; even after arriving in the northern desert, he still hadn't forgotten to look for him.

I don't know how he got back to the past.

"I wonder how the Imperial Preceptor will resolve this formation inlaid with the Ba-Lin Stone." Duo Kuo Huo turned around and waved his hand, and the branches and vines that were covering the Ba-Lin Stone formation plate seemed to come alive and disperse on their own.

“Interesting.” Russell stepped forward, stood in front of the array plate, raised his hand and placed it on the plate. In the blink of an eye, he had figured out how the array worked.

The Balu Stone has no other function; it remains a power amplifier.

What truly trapped Dokoho was still the needle behind her neck.

"Speaking of which, this formation was personally set up by the former leader of the Bad Guys, who even sacrificed eight powerful figures from the Eight Tribes of the Northern Desert for it." Dokoho's tone was filled with reminiscence.

Russell, however, was too lazy to continue the pretense of politeness with her.

“Over the years, you have almost become one with Yinshan.” Russell’s voice plunged the cave into silence. After a long while, Duokuohuo sighed and said, “As expected, I can’t hide it from you, you outsider. The fate of the Tang Dynasty and the Bad Commander has been changed because of you. Now even my fate has been changed?”

“Your sense of priorities is a bit off,” Russell pointed out. “You’re not worthy of being compared to Da Tang and Gang Zi.”

"Such an arrogant attitude, just like the Bad Commander back then." Dokoho turned around and sat back on the stone chair: "Since you have already guessed my purpose, then what is your purpose in coming here?"

“There’s no reason to go back on a promise.” Jiang Chen, holding a torch, walked lightly closer: “Since I promised you back then that I would remove the Ba Lu Stone for you, I naturally won’t break my promise.”

"Oh?" Dokoho chuckled. "Aren't you afraid I'll break free and turn against you? This isn't like a hundred years ago. Now, in Yinshan, I have no fear of any enemy."

You'd better stop bragging.

Russell sneered inwardly. "Don't be fooled by your boastful words now. If Gangzi really comes, you'll probably be unhappy."

"That's your problem. I only have one question." Jiang Chen looked at Duo Kuo Huo with a smile.

"What?" Dokoho asked.

"Are you, the sage of the northern desert, afraid of fire?"

(End of this chapter)