Jin Jun had changed a lot. He was a little thinner and a little older. His originally fair and beardless face now had a beard that was half a foot longer. He had a bit of the elegance of a bearded man. However, his eyes were sunken, but they were still filled with sharpness.
"Prince Jin, how have you been?" Shen Lang asked with a smile.
Prince Jin's face trembled. He knelt down and kowtowed. "Your subject greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
Shen Lang was very excited. He had risked his life for the past few months to save this group of loyal followers. He had finally found them.
However, Prince Jin was even more excited. He couldn't express it in words.
Of course, he had calmed down a little. But when he saw Shen Lang for the first time, his heart almost stopped. His blood seemed to freeze for a moment, then boiled. He was so ecstatic that he felt like he was about to explode.
He really couldn't believe that this world was real.
Over the past few years, Jin Jun had experienced a hellish time. Almost every day was the darkest hour, and it was getting worse day by day.
Shen Lang boarded Princess Ji Xuan and Princess Ning Han's ship to save them. At that time, Prince Jin was ordered to lead more than a hundred thousand men south to the Southern Kingdom. The torment had begun since then. He didn't know if Shen Lang was dead or alive.
At that time, he was completely relying on the belief that Shen Lang had created so many miracles. This time, he wouldn't die.
Next, Ning Qi led 300,000 troops to attack the Southern Kingdom and the Sand Barbaric Tribe.
This year was relatively easy. Ning Qi had completely lost his confidence. He was no longer as sharp as before. This battle was also perfunctory. He even came to a tacit understanding with Prince Jin. There weren't many casualties at the start of the battle. Instead, it was a tug-of-war. Today, you take a city, tomorrow I take it back. In short, it looked like the battle was in full swing, but there were no tangible results.
After that, Ning Qi was summoned back to Skyleap City and replaced by Zhu Hongxue's 10,000 Blood Soul Army.
From then on, Shen Lang's hundred thousand loyal followers and the Sand Barbarian Tribe's army were annihilated.
They were very brave, and the Sand Barbarians were also very strong, but the gap between them and the Blood Soul Army was too big.
Keep losing, keep losing, keep losing.
He kept retreating and retreating.
Although the population of the Sand Barbaric Tribe was small, its land area was larger than that of the State of Yue. There were mountains and forests everywhere, stretching for thousands of miles. It was an excellent location. According to the original plan, the Sand Barbaric Tribe's geographical advantage could restrain Zhu Hongxue's Blood Soul Army.
However, it was completely impossible. Even in the forests and mountains, the Blood Soul Army was invincible.
The tribes of Prince Jin's Da Nan Kingdom were destroyed one by one. The entire Sand Primitive Tribe was wiped out, and the ancient ruins of the Ten Thousand Snakes Cave were occupied by the Sky-sea Pavilion.
It was not easy to win a battle, but losing a battle was the true test of a commander.
During that period of time, Prince Jin had lost so many battles that he had lost count. He had lost dozens of times, and almost every battle was lost.
If it were anyone else, after four or five consecutive defeats, the entire army would have collapsed. Even the commander himself would have collapsed.
At this time, Prince Jin was like an iron man, gathering the hearts of the people at all times. He led the defeated army south, south, and south, retreating seven or eight thousand miles through the mountains and forests.
It could be said that without Prince Jin, the Sand Barbaric Tribe would have been wiped out, and the hundred thousand loyal followers of Shen Lang would have died as well.
Although they had many people, in terms of real combat power, they were not even a tenth of the Blood Soul Army. Rather than saying that Prince Jin had lost every battle, it was better to say that he had led the beasts for thousands of miles and escaped from the mouth of a tiger.
He had kept a fire seed.
Of course, there was an end to the retreat. At the southernmost point of the Sand Barbaric Tribe, there was a mountain that was thousands of meters tall. Half of it was on land, and the other half was in the sea.
This was the southern end of the eastern world, and there was nowhere else to retreat to, unless they completely retreated to the sea. However, there were not that many ships, and if the tens of thousands of them fled to the sea, they would die a terrible death.
When Prince Jin had discovered the ancient ruins of the Ten Thousand Snakes Cave, he had been thinking about exploring it. He had set his target on the southernmost mountain of the Sand Barbaric Tribe many times. This mountain had many names.
Mount Tianjue, Mount Tianjin, and so on.
Prince Jin had explored this mountain many times, and he had always suspected that there were ancient ruins in this mountain.
The reason was simple. Such a tall mountain should be covered in pure white snow, but there was no snow on this mountain. Even the top of the mountain, which was four or five thousand meters high, was covered in lush green trees. This was very abnormal.
Moreover, this mountain also had an unusual magnetic field. In short, it was very abnormal.
Of course, Prince Jin had tried many times to explore this mountain, but to no avail.
When he was cornered by Zhu Hongxue's Blood Soul Army, he finally led tens of thousands of people to this Mount Tianjue.
Then, his tens of thousands of people disappeared, as if they had evaporated into thin air.
After that, Zhu Hongxue set the mountain on fire, burning this mountain that was thousands of meters above sea level until it was bare.
The scene at that time really felt like the end of the world. The mountain, which was five thousand meters above sea level, was burning fiercely, as if it was the world's torch.
After the great fire burned the mountain, this mountain underwent a huge change. It was like a steel shell, so it was called King Kong Peak.
Back to the main point, in these few years, neither Prince Jin nor anyone else knew whether Shen Lang was still alive or not.
As time passed, everyone's hearts grew more and more gloomy and hopeless.
In this kind of dark time, every day was torture. Prince Jin had completely turned from a commander into a public speaker. This was because he had to give a speech every once in a while to boost everyone's morale. Otherwise, more and more people would commit suicide.
However, this kind of speech could be done once or twice, or even eight or ten times. It was almost two years. He had to give hundreds of speeches to ignite the fire in everyone's hearts and let them continue to live. How difficult was this?
It was really painstaking effort. That was why Prince Jin had lost a lot of weight and seemed to have aged twenty years.
Although this ancient relic of King Kong Peak was empty, they still had to carry out daily patrols. The route had to be changed frequently, so that the constant patrol route would not make people feel depressed.
However, this kind of patrol was destined to be extremely boring, because there wasn't even a mosquito, let alone a person. Every patrol would be empty.
However, this time, the patrol team met someone.
When Prince Jin saw Shen Lang for the first time, tears immediately gushed out of his eyes. He was so excited that he wanted to howl like a wolf.
At this moment, he really felt like the sun had risen.
It was as if he had experienced a long night, a full three years of darkness. In this dark world, he had almost forgotten what the day looked like. Suddenly, the sun had risen, and it was so exciting that he was about to go crazy.
Not only did His Majesty Shen Lang not die, he had really returned, and he had actually come to save everyone.
To be able to have such a master, he had no regrets in life or death.
… …
"Master."
"Your Majesty …"
Then, a few figures quickly rushed in. The other women were fine, kneeling on the ground with great excitement.
One of the beauties threw herself into Shen Lang's arms, suddenly hugging his neck and kissing his face.
"Master, you're finally awake. When I saw you for the first time two days ago, I really thought I was dreaming."
"I've been by your side the whole time. I just went to get a bowl of soup, and you woke up."
Shen Lang could not help but be stunned. Who was this beauty? She looked a little familiar?
Beauty, we shouldn't have had an affair, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't have forgotten so thoroughly.
At this moment, Madman Lan walked in with a child in his arms. He was originally very excited, but when he saw his wife hugging and kissing His Majesty Shen Lang, it was as if he had eaten a hundred lemons, and the acid in his eyes was about to burst out.
Nothing, nothing.
The man Xian Nu loves is me. He only worships His Majesty. In His Majesty's words, he is a brainless fan. We have to understand the actions of brainless fans. As men, we have to be more broad-minded.
Shen Lang finally remembered that the beauty who was hugging him was Xian Nu, the female warrior with an eight feet waist circumference.
She … She was actually so thin now. She was not even 110 kilograms. She was shockingly slim, definitely a graceful beauty.
Madman Lan walked forward with a child in his arms and kowtowed. "Your subject greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
Xian Nu ignored the tears in her husband's eyes. She directly carried the child and placed it in front of Shen Lang. "Your Majesty, take a look. This is our child. We haven't given him a name, please give him one."
What do you mean by this is our child? It sounds a little problematic. There will be a scandal.
Madman Lan said weakly, "Your Majesty, this is the child of me and Xian Nu. We haven't given him a name. We have been waiting for you to give him a name."
Shen Lang carried the child. He looked to be about four to five months old, but he was very healthy and strong. He was a boy who was sleeping soundly. He lazily opened his eyes and glanced at Shen Lang before lazily closing them again.
"This child's eyes are very beautiful. Let's call him Lan Mou." Shen Lang said.
Xian Nu said happily, "This name is good, this name is good. It sounds very noble."
"Your subject greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
A moment later, the ten Lan brothers knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
They had all undergone huge changes, even metamorphosing. Their previous laziness was gone. What replaced it was a deep and sharp look.
"Your subject Su Nan greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Su Nan kowtowed neatly. Behind him, his wife and five children knelt neatly. The eldest child was already five years old, and the youngest was only one year old.
This person was really amazing. His clan was almost exterminated. Even in desperate straits, he still desperately gave birth to children. At this rate, he would soon become a big family.
Fate really made a fool of people. This Su Nan was once his greatest enemy, but now he had become the subject of Shen Lang's subject.
"Su Hou, you are really good at taking care of yourself. After so many years, you still look so young." Shen Lang laughed.
Su Nan kowtowed again. His forehead was trembling as he said, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty."
The reason for that was because Shen Lang's words were equivalent to returning his title to him.
Shen Lang said, "Time reveals a person's heart. These few years, Su Fei has been very good. She has always taken good care of His Majesty Ning Yuanxian. Now she is accompanying His Majesty Ning Yuanxian in Leizhou Island. Ning Jing has also matured and is now assisting Ning Zheng in handling government affairs."
Su Nan kowtowed again and said, "Your subject thanks Your Majesty."
"Your subject Nangong Ao pays his respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Zhenbei Marquis Nangong Ao, who used to be in the State of Yue, also knelt in front of Shen Lang. Behind him knelt one of his sons.
"Pretty boy, His Majesty is awake? Hahaha, that's great. Our Majesty is good in every aspect except for his body. " A thunderous laughter came from outside. This person was Jiang Li's special bloodline. He was the super fierce general Lan Bao who used to follow Ning Qi.
When these words came out, everyone's cold gazes were filled with reprimand.
Tu Da and Tu Er said in a low voice, "I already told you, you can't call him pretty boy. It's fine if the three of us call him that in private, but you still call him that in public. You will be beheaded."
However, these two people's low voices were the same as ordinary people's roars.
Tu Da and Tu Er were the super fierce generals of the State of Chu, Jiang Li's special bloodline, and war refugees.
Many years ago, these two brothers and the Big Fool were locked in a fierce battle.
"Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart. Although we call you a gigolo in private, and you don't even have the strength to truss a chicken, and you don't seem to be Emperor Jiang Li's son, you are still very impressive. The three of us admire you very much, and we are willing to work for you …" Tu Da patted his chest and said loudly.
Then, he saw everyone's solemn gaze staring at the three of them. Immediately, he couldn't help but say weakly, "Did we say something wrong? Do we have to kneel down? "
Prince Jin said, "What do you guys think?"
Immediately, the three huge men knelt down and kowtowed. "Greetings … greetings Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty …"
Shen Lang looked at the three huge men and was overjoyed.
Originally, he didn't have a lot of troops under him, and he didn't have many commanders and fierce generals. He only had Lan Feng, Princess Dora, Chou Yao 'er, and Aruna.
He had even fewer civil officials, and even Zhang Chunhua had to be used. Suo Xuan, who had retired for more than ten years, was also borrowed by Shen Lang.
Now, there were many talented people, and there were even a commander-level genius like Prince Jin, who was extremely skilled in both literature and martial arts. Su Nan was the same. He could be a Privy Emissary with his martial arts, and he could be a Minister with his literary skills.
Following that, Prince Jin's Queen Sharman walked in with a pot of porridge in her hands. She smiled at Shen Lang and said, "I won't kneel with hot porridge in my hands."
Shen Lang smiled at her. In this shrewish woman's heart, Shen Lang would probably always be the same Shen Lang as before.
Shen Lang struggled to get up, and walked out of the room.
This was the first time he saw the Vajra Peak's ancient relic in its entirety. It was a city of the ancients in the form of a staircase, spiraling up one level after another.
Sunlight shone in through various means, and there were even farmlands, flowerbeds, and pastures.
This ancient relic was very different from what Shen Lang had seen before.
After seeing Shen Lang come out, the tens of thousands of people outside knelt in an orderly manner.
"Long live Your Majesty Shen Lang!"
"Long live Your Majesty!"
… …
Following that, Lunatic Lan reported to Shen Lang.
"Your Majesty, after you left, we entered the Southern Kingdom. At first, our numbers didn't decrease, but increased. Countless heroes couldn't find you, so they directly entered the Southern Kingdom and sought refuge under me. At the peak of our numbers, we had an army of 200,000. Including the army of the Sand Barbaric Tribe, we had more than 350,000 troops."
"Ning Qi led 300,000 troops to the South to attack the Southern Kingdom. We had a tacit understanding between us, and after fighting for half a year, neither side suffered any casualties. Later, the Sky-sea Pavilion's Blood Soul Army came, and out of our 350,000 troops, only 50,000 were left. "
"Many people died on the battlefield. State Preceptor Sha Yin and the 24 tribal chiefs of the Sand Barbaric Tribe, 22 of them died, and only two survived. Of Nangong Ao's sons, only one is left. "
"The remaining fifty thousand are all elites."
"Of course, they haven't gone through a bloodline transformation, so it's impossible for them to reach the standard of the Blood Soul Army. But the environment here is very special, and the food we eat is also very special. In addition to all these years of fighting, killing, and training, I think among these 50,000 people, at least 30,000 have reached the standard of the Nirvana Army. "
Shen Lang asked, "Bitter Joy, what happened to him?"
Prince Jin said, "Your Majesty should have seen that there is an energy whirlpool at the east end of the ancient ruins of Vajra Peak. If I'm not wrong, Your Majesty should have come from that whirlpool."
Shen Lang said, "Yes, the other end of the whirlpool is the giant ancient ruins of Stupa Mountain."
Prince Jin said, "After entering the ancient ruins of Vajra Peak, we sent people to explore this energy whirlpool many times, but the results were very tragic. Anything that came into contact with this energy whirlpool was turned into ashes."
Sure enough, this energy whirlpool had a two-sided restriction. No matter which side it was, as long as one didn't have the authority to touch it, they would be smashed to pieces.
Prince Jin continued, "So we gave the order that no one was allowed to go near this energy whirlpool. You know Brother Zhuo very well, he is very stubborn and always wants to leave this place. He wants to find you, even if he has to cross mountains and rivers to find you. So he spends most of his time exploring this energy whirlpool. "
In fact, Prince Jin wanted to study this energy whirlpool more than Bitter Joy, because he was the only one who had come into contact with the ancient ruins before. But he couldn't, because he had to manage these tens of thousands of people. He had to make them farm, train, and most importantly, make them survive in despair.
"Brother Zhuo was a bit obsessed, he even tried to force his way into this energy whirlpool many times, so I sent two people to keep a close eye on him every time." Jin Jun said, "However, 130 days ago, this energy vortex suddenly underwent a drastic change. It inexplicably became transparent, and Brother Zhuo seized the opportunity to rush over and directly disappeared."
"It was only for a moment, but the energy whirlpool became transparent very quickly. Any matter that came into contact with it was turned into ashes."
Shen Lang nodded and said, "A hundred and thirty days ago, the Fire Dragon Comet fell from the sky and hit the ground. The entire world changed, so the energy whirlpool instantly became transparent. It should have something to do with the comet's impact."
Everything made sense. Bitter Joy was clearly with Prince Jin and the others, so why would he fall into the hands of Stupa Mountain alone?
Of course, there was another doubt. Bitter Joy's body had changed drastically, and he had lost his mind, but his martial arts and bloodline had undergone a huge transformation. He had become very powerful at this time. Was this caused by passing through the energy whirlpool?
Or were the two situations separate? His bloodline transformation was caused by passing through the energy whirlpool, and losing his mind was the work of Stupa Mountain Master?
"Your Majesty, we are in a very bad situation right now," Prince Jin said.
Shen Lang was stunned. He felt that the situation in the Vajra Peak ruins was very good. It was thriving and full of vitality.
There were even farmlands with a lot of crops, vegetables, fruits, and even livestock. There was also a pasture.
Prince Jin said, "Your Majesty, farming is actually to give everyone something to do, but in fact, the crops we harvest are not even as good as the seeds we plant. These livestock were all brought into the ruins from the outside, and we can't bear to kill any of them. The most important thing is … the energy of the ancient ruins is about to be exhausted. Once the energy of the ancient ruins is exhausted, the air, sunlight, and food will all be cut off, and this place will become a dark ghost town. "
Shen Lang could also feel this, because when he passed through the energy whirlpool and walked on the special passage, all the light had been extinguished, and even the oxygen level had dropped below normal.
"According to your estimate, how long can the energy of the ancient ruins last?" Shen Lang asked.
"About two months," Prince Jin said.
Of course, Shen Lang didn't have two months at all. The Stupa Mountain Master had said that he would gather the army to attack Raging Tide City in ten days.
Gathering the army and marching left Shen Lang with twenty days at most. Two days had already passed, and there were less than eighteen days left.
Shen Lang had to leave the Vajra Peak ruins with these tens of thousands of people, and he himself had to return to Raging Tide City. Without him, the Dragon's Regret couldn't be launched.
If Shen Lang couldn't return to Raging Tide City in eighteen days, the city would become ruins, and his foundation would be destroyed.
Shen Lang said, "This ancient ruin looks very strange. Did you find any ancient weapons, equipment, or ancient books? "
Prince Jin said, "Not at all. When we came in, we found a lot of food, enough food for tens of thousands of people, and it didn't rot at all. Not only that, there was soil and a garden, but there were no ancient weapons or equipment. By the way, I have something very important to report to you. "
Shen Lang said, "Go ahead."
Prince Jin said, "We were forced to this Tianjue Mountain by the Sky-sea Pavilion's Blood Soul Army. I felt that I could create a miracle at the last moment and bring the last tens of thousands of people into the ancient ruin. According to all kinds of evidence, there really is an ancient ruin on this mountain, but I couldn't find a way to open it. I felt that with the lives of tens of thousands of people on my back, there should be a way out. But in the end, I still couldn't open the ancient ruin. At that time, I was really in despair. There was no way out with tens of thousands of people, and I was about to be killed and wiped out. "
Shen Lang said, "But at that time, someone came, and it was a woman. She helped you open the entrance to the ancient ruin, allowing you tens of thousands of people to retreat. So when Zhu Hongxue's Blood Soul Army searched the mountain, they couldn't find you. It was as if you had disappeared from the world. "
Prince Jin was shocked. "Yes, a woman. A woman that I can't describe with all the words I have. I can't even describe her as beautiful. It's like a dream. I can't even be sure if she really exists, or if it's just my illusion. Everyone thinks that I opened the entrance to the ancient ruin and saved tens of thousands of people, but the one who saved everyone is her. For a long time, I always thought that it was God who opened the entrance to the ancient ruin, and that this woman was just a phantom. But now that Your Majesty has said it, it proves that this woman really exists. "
Shen Lang said, "In fact, with your intelligence and wisdom, you should know who this woman is, but you dare not make a presumptuous assertion."
Prince Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it Ancestor Lei? His Majesty Jiang Li's confidante? "
Shen Lang nodded. "Yes, it should be her."
Ancestor Lei, a woman who had appeared many times in Shen Lang's life, and was even of great significance. But Shen Lang had never seen her until now.
He didn't expect that it was she who saved Prince Jin and the others again.
'Are Mulan and Shen Ye with Ancestor Lei? Are they doing well?'
"So it's her, it's really her." Prince Jin sighed. "If it's her, then it's no surprise. She's one of the few celestials left in this world."
Of course, the so-called heavenly men were not immortals. They were people whose martial prowess and wisdom far surpassed the imagination of ordinary people. That was why they were called heavenly men. There were not many people left who were called heavenly men by Emperor Jiang Li. The emperor of Great Yan was one of them, and Ancestor Lei was another.
"Your Majesty, the ancient ruin of Vajra Peak that we're in is very special." Prince Jin said, "We've searched every corner, but we didn't find a single ancient weapon or ancient tome. There are many houses here, but none of them are suitable for living, even in the ancient world. The sense of ritual is too strong, but the sense of reality is too weak.
"Moreover, there are many grains stored here, and they're all beautifully packaged, even sacred. It doesn't seem like they're stored normally, but a type of tribute."
Shen Lang said, "Brother Jin, what's your opinion?"
Prince Jin said, "This is a sacrificial city. It's not for the living, but for the dead, or the gods that the ancient civilization believed in."
Of course, the so-called gods weren't necessarily real. They were just beliefs, just like how modern Earth worshiped various gods.
Shen Lang had the same feeling. When he first saw the ancient ruin of Vajra Peak, he sensed that the aura here was very ethereal and sacred.
This city was located within the mountains of Mt. Vajra. It was surrounded by many exquisite houses, and it was a magnificent sight.
However, they didn't look like normal houses at all. They were too designed. The gardens, houses, sculptures, and so on seemed to be built according to some kind of ritual.
If this was a normal ancient city, there would be secret warehouses, secret armory, or at least an ancient library.
However, there was nothing here.
The discovery of an ancient ruin was certainly exciting, but there was no room for development, and no treasures could be obtained.
Lady Jin suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I feel that it's precisely because we didn't discover any ancient scriptures, ancient weapons, or equipment, that's the biggest discovery and the biggest harvest."
Shen Lang said, "Go on."
Prince Jin said, "This ancient ruin is completely built inside the mountain, so where do you think the greatest essence of this ancient sacrificial city is?"
Shen Lang said, "The top of the mountain."
He immediately thought of the tall snow-capped mountain in the ruins of the Lost Nation. There was a pyramid there, completely part of the mountain. There was already a mysterious and powerful force stationed in the pyramid. They had actually become the supreme rulers of the ruins of the Lost Nation, and their authority was even higher than that of the Lost Demonic Mother.
Princess Helen was so powerful, but in the end, she didn't explore the pyramid at the top. Even the incomparably powerful Lost Demonic Mother was controlled by the pyramid at the top to a certain extent.
Prince Jin said, "Your Majesty, there is also a temple at the top of the ancient ruins of Vajra Peak, and the entrance to the temple is also an energy vortex. No one is allowed to enter, and anyone who touches it will be smashed to pieces and turned into ashes."
Shen Lang's eyes suddenly narrowed.
There were no treasures in the entire ancient ruins of Vajra Peak. There were no ancient weapons, ancient equipment, ancient books, anything.
But even in the ancient times, the difficulty of building such a city was far greater than a normal city. After all, this was a city inside a mountain, thousands of meters high, and spiraling up layer by layer. Moreover, it wasn't built for the master, but for the gods. The so-called gods must be living in the temple at the top of the sacrificial city.
What was inside the temple? Perhaps there were real treasures inside, things that far exceeded the value of ancient equipment and weapons. Something truly priceless, or even more valuable than the Regret of the Dragon?
Prince Jin said, "I have a hunch that there should be treasures inside the temple that can change the world. But no one can pass through the energy vortex and enter the temple at the top. "
Yes, no one could pass through the energy vortex, except for Shen Lang.
Then, what kind of amazing treasure would be waiting for him inside the temple?
Shen Lang said, "Take me to the ancient temple at the top."
Prince Jin said, "Yes!"
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