Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 199 People with nice-sounding names are not good people

Dogs often say things that catch people's attention, but that's all they say. Once you hear it, that's it; you would never dare to seriously do what they say.

Because what it says is logically and theoretically correct.

If anyone does what it says, they'll probably die a horrible death.

Humans need a little desire, a little hope, a little luck, and a little shamelessness, all wrapped in a little conscience, and they can live happily. If they can also get promoted and make money in the process, then that would be perfect.

Purely good people and purely bad people are two extremes, and neither is desirable.

Just like the folk performance in front of us, we thought that the barbecue was to cleanse the radiation, but in fact, it was to strengthen itself. The barbecue contains the high-density energy that it needs.

The Shehuo performance was a success, and the dog returned to Dragon Ball satisfied. Holding up the tentacles that had been roasted by the Shehuo, the dog checked them and found that there was no radiation left, so it went back.

Looking at Yu Sang's ashes, Yun Ce couldn't help but ask Gouzi, "What's the difference in the internal energy of a hundred-man general, a thousand-man general, and a master like Yu Sang?"
Is it a difference in energy density?

The dog said, "I thought you didn't care about this and were even prepared to stand on your moral high ground and scold me."

What's the difference?

After pondering for a moment, Gouzi said, "The internal energy of a hundred-man general is like a cake, soft and fluffy, and collapses when pressed. The internal energy of a thousand-man general is like a sponge, and bounces back when pressed. As for Yu Sang, his internal energy is like a spring, not easy to press down, but very fierce when it bounces back."

Yun Ce laughed and said, "You extracted Yu Sang's inner energy, give it to me."

The dog remained silent for a long time, as if it had crashed. After a while, the dog finally said, "You want to use Yu Sang's inner energy to wear down your dragon arm?"

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "The Dragon Arm can be a tool, but it can't become a part of me. You understand what that means, right?"

The dog fell silent again.

A man, a horse, and an eagle travel upstream along the Qingshui River.

In the beginning, the main labor force among the three was people. When they encountered some ditches and gullies, they needed to carry horses and eagles to jump over them. When they encountered high places that were difficult to climb, they also needed to carry horses and eagles to climb them.

After three days of travel, the eagle stopped following Yun Ce like a duck and jumped onto the back of the chestnut horse, sitting steadily.

Later on, Yun Ce stopped walking and jumped onto the chestnut horse's back, drowsily letting the horse carry him home.

Yun Ce always thought his body was already very strong. But ever since Gouzi started infusing Yu Sang's inner energy into his body, he realized that his body was far less powerful than he thought.

Fortunately, the sharp, golden inner energy of the Jade Mulberry finally became docile after being constantly roasted by the Shehuo during its struggle against the Dragon Arm. However, Yun Ce could only fuse with a little bit at a time.

With just this little bit of skill, Yun Ce can now cut a pebble that he used to have to hold in his hand to crush, with just two fingers.

Since absorbing Yu Sang's inner energy, Yun Ce has gained a clearer understanding of his own body. The so-called inner energy is not a kind of energy, but the ability to strengthen one's own cells in a short period of time.

A general with 100 members can mobilize very few cells, so the ability he can exert is not great. A general with 1,000 members is a little better than a general with 100 members, but he can only mobilize a portion of the cells and can only activate a portion of the cells when needed.

Yu Sang is different. With a single thought, all the cells in her body are awakened, waiting for the brain to command them. Now, Yun Ce has received this ability from Yu Sang. With a single thought, her whole body moves.

When the firework scorched the dragon's arm again, Yun Ce no longer felt the pain was so unbearable. Before, only one arm hurt, and the pain was sharp and concentrated. Now, Yun Ce could use his whole body to fight against the dragon's arm, so the pain would be dispersed throughout his body, and the pain level dropped several levels.

When Gouzi absorbed Yusang's internal energy, his internal energy had already been almost completely depleted due to the radiation. The last bit of internal energy was what he needed to sustain his life. Without the protection of this internal energy, he would have died long ago.

Yun Ce obtained even less internal energy from the dog. Fortunately, this small amount of high-density energy could be a seed, and Yun Ce's current task was to continue accumulating internal energy.

Once his internal energy became so abundant that it flooded all the cells in his body like a torrent, Yun Ce felt that he had evolved into a fully-fledged human.

Ever since he felt his hands were getting stronger, Yun Ce had developed a fondness for kneading things. He could crush stones at will, and a handful of trees was as sharp as a beast's claw, leaving deep marks. He could easily crush ceramic bowls, and with a little more force, the shards would turn into powder.

All the changes delighted Yun Ce. His power had suddenly increased, and he needed to learn how to use it. He accidentally pinched the chestnut horse's ear, and the horse jumped up in pain. Whenever it had the chance, it would spit at Yun Ce to express its anger.

Young eagles don't have these problems. Even when Yun Ce is squeezing their necks and almost killing them, they don't make a sound. At most, they flap their wings a few times, which is far less troublesome than the chestnut horse.

Before they knew it, Yun Ce and his group finally saw the Great Wall winding through the mountains. This Great Wall was very different from the one at Jingkou Pass.

The Great Wall at Jingkou Pass is made of bricks and stones. Although most of it is on the mountain, the mountain at Jingkou Pass is not high, so the Great Wall does not look so steep.

The Great Wall here is different. It's basically made of locally sourced stone blocks, not bricks. I don't know how it was built. Some of the steps have a slope of almost 90 degrees. Looking at the rolling mountains to the north of the Great Wall, Yun Ce couldn't understand who the Great Wall was meant to defend against.

That evening, Yun Ce chose to rest on the Great Wall. Logically speaking, there should be troops stationed on the Great Wall. Of course, that's just in theory. In reality, this section of the Great Wall had not been garrisoned for many years due to its treacherous terrain. It was said that this absurd order was issued by Zhao Shu, the Grand Commander of the Great Wall.

The document that could be relied upon at the time was the "Essentials of Streamlining the Army and Simplifying Administration" issued by the Grand Marshal's Office in Chang'an.

The Han Dynasty had many troops that could be reduced, such as the guards of various provinces and the county soldiers of the governor's office. Even many nobles used the national treasury to support many private troops.

As a result, these troops were not disbanded, but 210,000 of the Great Wall garrison were reduced.

However, Yun Ce had no objection to not stationing troops here, because at night, the mountain wind blew from the valley, and even though it was already the Flower Moon Festival, the cold wind here was still icy and biting.

The wind seeped in through the observation holes on all sides, almost blowing the fire away. Sparks flew everywhere, and the wind direction was unpredictable, sometimes east, sometimes west, making it impossible to prevent.

Although the chestnut horse had regained its strength, it was still not in good spirits. Although Yun Ce knew that this guy was now as strong as steel and needed to be warm, he wrapped a blanket around it and let it rest in a sheltered corner.

The fledgling eagles also crawled into the blanket, one with a horse's head and the other with an eagle's head, watching intently as Yun Ce busied himself around the fire.

There was meat simmering in the pot; it was a little goat that Yun Ce had caught today. If this little goat hadn't provoked Yun Ce and almost knocked a rock off the cliff and hit the chestnut horse, Yun Ce wouldn't have killed it.

Now, the little goat, chopped into small pieces, lies quietly in the boiling water, releasing its captivating aroma into the water.

Just as the mutton was almost cooked and Yun Ce had finished baking the straw cakes on the charcoal fire, a group of people walked along the Great Wall into the watchtower where Yun Ce was hiding.

They naturally sat down around the fire, warming their hands in the flames. The white-haired old man at the head of the group even lifted the lid to sniff the mutton soup inside. He also felt the mutton needed to cook a little longer, so he put the lid back on, took a bite of the straw cake Yun Ce had just baked, and said to the middle-aged armored soldier opposite the fire, "I've done what I had to do, and it's time for me to die at Dongquan Pass. Have you decided how you want to kill me?"

The armored soldier opposite lifted his visor and looked at the white-haired Zhao Shu across the fire, saying, "Archers ambush, crossbowmen cover, strongmen charge, and finally cavalry charge. The annihilation of your Zhao clan is just around the corner."

Zhao Shu shook his head and said, "You know, I'm now deserted by everyone. Why are the Grand Marshal, the High Priest, and the Emperor in Chang'an willing to give me a way out? Even if I were to return to the Great Wall in disgrace, the garrison commanders here would only ignore me and not do anything else outrageous?"

The armored soldier said, "Because of the Grand Commander's reputation and prestige, they dare not take action, for fear of bearing the infamy of killing you and being hated by the other Great Wall guards."

Zhao Shu, who had been warming his hands by the fire, slowly withdrew them and looked at the armored soldiers opposite him, saying, "Lian Chengbi, Lian Chengbi, the reason they dare not touch me is not because of any damn reputation or anything like that, but because I am one of the few martial arts masters in the Han Dynasty."

Lian Chengbi chuckled and said, "It has been many years since any so-called martial arts master has emerged among the lowly Han people."

Zhao Shu chuckled and said, "There are some, but not many."

Upon hearing Zhao Shu's words, Lian Chengbi took off his helmet and placed it by the fire. He picked up a spoon, lifted the pot lid, and took the clean wooden bowl that Yun Ce had prepared, intending to fill it with mutton soup to ward off the cold.

Seeing that Lian Chengbi was preparing to serve mutton soup, Yun Ce wasn't the only one who was furious; the eyes of the chestnut horse and the fledgling eagle also gradually sharpened.

After looking at Lian Chengbi, the horse and the bird both turned their gazes to Yun Ce.

So, Yun Ce stood up from the corner and, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the room, kicked Lian Chengbi in the head.

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