He realized that compared to yesterday, today's wind seemed to have a different smell. It was a little more moist, and it also had a faint smell of mud, but this was not a bad thing. How could a canal be so clear? It was because there was a source of flowing water. The canal beneath the Divine Path of the Mausoleum of Books was as clear as nothing. The Garden of Zhou had opened once more, and it would probably develop in a good direction.
The monster horde was a little closer to the Mausoleum of Zhou. It still seemed like a dense mass, but from a distance, one could sense some changes.
Arriving on the plains and seeing the tens of thousands of monsters kneeling in front of him, Chen Changsheng was somewhat astonished. Yesterday, he had only brought a few herbs with him, but he had not expected that the Mountain-toppling Fiend and the Monster Bull's injuries would be much better. The other monsters also seemed to be much more spirited.
Today, the Earth Monkey was not hiding in the Mountain-toppling Fiend's horns, but in the monster horde. It looked at him from a distance, its eyes rolling around. It was hard to tell what it was thinking, but there was no viciousness to it.
Chen Changsheng took out some herbs and placed them on the ground in front of him.
Seeing this, the Monster Bull slowly nodded its head to express its gratitude, and then it straightened its tail like a flagpole.
The Mountain-toppling Fiend stood up and howled at the vast plains behind it. The horde of demonic beasts surged like a tide, and then began to line up on their own, appearing to be extremely well-behaved and well-behaved. Even those old enemies that would normally fight to the death when they saw each other, at this moment, even though they were squeezed together, they did not dare to make any movements.
Chen Changsheng was somewhat surprised. After staring blankly for a moment, he continued. In a short while, a small mountain of herbs had piled up in front of him.
Seeing this small mountain of herbs, even though the Monster Bull and Mountain-toppling Fiend had seen many things with Zhou Dufu, their eyes still couldn't help but become somewhat lifeless. The Earth Monkey was even worse off. It roughly shoved aside the flood serpent at its side, its forelegs incessantly clawing at the ground. Like a bolt of lightning, it shot to the very front of the monster horde and then fell with a thump at Chen Changsheng's feet.
It fell with great care. Its forelegs were raised high while its crippled lower body lightly slapped the ground, stirring up a small cloud of dust. It seemed especially obedient and obedient.
Last time, it had also kissed the ground at Chen Changsheng's feet, but that had been an act, far inferior to the sincerity and sincerity of this moment.
This was because it had confirmed that Chen Changsheng was truly willing to help these monsters. More importantly, he actually had the ability to help these monsters.
"You guys … divide it among yourselves. We'll follow yesterday's rules."
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know how to deal with these monsters. After thinking for a while, he said this and then walked towards the edge of the grassland.
The herd of beasts retreated behind him like a tide, sending him off.
Yesterday, he had already carefully searched through the Garden of Zhou. Today, he did not repeat this process. Instead, he went directly to the lake and mountain on the other side of the cold pool.
In the depths of the lake, he found the Night Pearl that Luoluo had gifted him, as well as those three thousand Daoist scriptures that he had brought from Xining Village's old temple to the capital. Finally, he dug out from the mud the chests that held the banknotes and treasures. As for the food he brought for the Black Dragon to eat along the way, it had long been devoured by the fish or other creatures in the lake.
Returning to the shore with these things, he looked at the sky and placed the soaked books on a rock to dry. He knew that this was a very troublesome task that required a lot of time and patience, so he was not in a hurry. The soaked pages of the books were very difficult to open, let alone so many books. He constantly walked between the rocks on the shore, as if he was carrying out a very grand ceremony.
The shore was about a li long and was littered with books. The water that dripped from the books gradually evaporated under the sunlight.
Chen Chang Sheng took advantage of the time he was resting to pick out the banknotes and jewels from the chests and wipe them clean with a handkerchief.
Suddenly, he saw a small object.
It was a dragonfly made of bamboo. It had always been very old, and because it had been soaked in the water for too long, it had long since turned white. There were even some places that were on the verge of rotting.
This was evidence of his correspondence with a certain person many years ago when he was still in Xining Village. It was also a memory of his childhood.
Looking at the bamboo dragonfly, Chen Chang Sheng fell silent for a while. Those books had not rotted, but it could not hold on. As expected, compared to the quality, time was more important.
There was nothing that could stand the test of time.
That engagement had already been annulled. From now on, he had nothing to do with her.
When he thought of this, his mood became very relaxed, as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
But for some reason, he felt like he had lost something, and his heart felt somewhat empty.
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The midsummer gradually faded and the autumn air gradually deepened. Winter was also not far away.
The area outside the gate of the Tradition Academy became much quieter. Very few battles occurred. The citizens of the capital that came to see the excitement gradually lost their interest. The pergola across the street was also finally torn down during the Autumn Star Festival. It was unknown whether it was because the weather had turned cold, the sun was no longer blazing, or some other reason.
The courtyard of the Orthodox Academy, on the other hand, became much livelier. Every morning, at dawn, one could hear the clear sound of books being read. When it was time to eat, one could hear the sound of students banging on their rice bowls. Of course, there were even more cheers and laughter.
The Hundred Herb Garden, which was separated from the Tradition Academy by a wall, actually changed the most. But because very few people went in to see, it was not discovered. The countless fruit trees and herbs in the herb garden had all become bare. Until one day, a eunuch from the palace was ordered to come and find a herb.
That herb was extremely precious. It was said that it had a miraculous effect on growing flesh. If the medicine was used appropriately and refined into a pill, it could even grow white bones. The reason why the palace was in such a hurry to find this herb was because the Princess of Ping had a pimple on her face. She was so angry that she could not even eat, especially when she heard that Xu You Rong would soon return to the capital.
The eunuch could not find this herb. He looked at the obviously much more desolate Hundred Herb Garden and his face paled to the extreme. He thought to himself, isn't this year's autumn wind a little too fierce?
The herbs and spirit fruits of the Hundred Herb Garden had obviously been taken by Chen Chang Sheng.
In these days, he lived the same peaceful and serious life as he had for the past sixteen years. He read, cultivated, practiced the sword, and then passed his sixteenth birthday.
What was slightly different from the past years was that on the third day after his birthday, he did not think of the other person who celebrated his birthday on that day.
He also very seriously studied the string of stone pearls, wanting to comprehend something from the Heavenly Tome Monoliths, but for the time being, he did not find anything.
His cultivation level became more and more stable, getting closer and closer to the peak of Ethereal Opening, but the problem with his body did not improve. That shadow was still quietly watching him.
Under his research and guidance, the problem with Luo Luo's meridians was officially broken through. Cultivating the cultivation method of humans was no longer too difficult. Most importantly, after this problem was solved, she only needed to activate her bloodline once more. This meant that she had a high chance of breaking through the many years of the Yao race's royal family, and learning the White Emperor's tyrannical cultivation method as a woman.
For the yao race, this was an extremely important matter. It was said that after the news reached the yao race, the tribes along the eight hundred li of the Red River celebrated for three days and three nights. Moreover, it was said that White Emperor City had sent out a diplomatic mission, bringing a large number of gifts to Orthodox Academy and Chen Chang Sheng that normal people could not imagine.
Being able to solve Luo Luo's problem naturally meant being able to solve Xuan Yuan Po's problem. After the injury to his right arm was completely healed, the bear tribe youth began to cultivate Heavenly Thunder Bringer. His strength increased by leaps and bounds. His pair of iron fists attracted lightning and could be said to be incomparably tyrannical. Jin Yu Lu specially came to Orthodox Academy to take a look and was very pleased. He decided on the spot that after returning to White Emperor City, he would ask for a generous reward for the bear tribe.
Xuan Yuan Po was moved to tears. He no longer had to feel ashamed that he could eat blue lobster every day in the human race's Capital while his fellow villagers could only hunt in the mountains.
Chen Chang Sheng was also very happy for him, not noticing that Jin Yu Lu's words contained some other information.
Zhe Xiu's injuries were also gradually improving. Unlike other patients who rested in bed and relied on time to heal their wounds, Zhe Xiu seemed to be lying motionless on the bed, but in reality, he was constantly using his true qi to attack his injured, blocked and broken meridians. That kind of pain was something that only he could experience. The only thing Chen Chang Sheng could do was use his needles to help him slightly alleviate the pain.
Just like he had once said, pain was the most direct and powerful method to stimulate one's vitality. On a certain night in late autumn, he didn't need anyone's help to get out of bed. Then, he used the entire night to walk from upstairs to the lakeside. Afterwards, he faced the night sky full of stars and let out a cold wolf howl.
Everyone in Orthodox Academy was startled awake. Chen Chang Sheng and Tang Thirty-Six rushed to the lakeside. Looking at the emaciated Zhe Xiu, they felt an indescribable emotion and couldn't say anything. Zhe Xiu's injuries were completely healed and he even took advantage of the situation to open up the seventeen Qi openings in the body of a demon. As long as he was given enough time to feel and stabilize, his strength would definitely rise to a terrifying level.
The entire Capital heard this wolf howl.
The alley of the Northern Military Department was as quiet as a deathly place. Zhou Tong, who seemed to have just recovered from a serious illness, raised his head and glanced in the direction of Orthodox Academy. His expression was indifferent and he didn't care at all.
Zhou Tong had recently been very busy. He was busy dealing with the matters of the Imperial Court, busy communicating with certain people in the south, and preparing to welcome the great upheaval next year. Yes, many people had already sensed that an undercurrent was slowly surging, causing the capital to become much quieter. But this was not a bad thing. On the contrary, it brought with it a certain kind of hope.
The confluence of north and south really did seem to be on the verge of being placed on the agenda.
No one understood why.
Su Li was still at Mount Li.
Mount Li was still in the south.
Why was it that so many people were certain that neither Su Li nor Mount Li would stop this matter?
The war with the demons was the most important matter for humanity and the Demi-human race. There was nothing else that could compare to it. The confluence of north and south was unquestionably the most important component of this grand undertaking.
Whether it was the capital, the south, or White Emperor City, they all had to make corresponding preparations for this matter.
The capital and the south needed to consider the distribution of power between them. White Emperor City needed to consider a relatively simple matter. The Saint couple only needed to ensure that their bloodline could continue to maintain their rule over the demi-human domain and ensure the stability of the two shores of the Red River. This was the greatest contribution they could make to the Demi-human alliance. Thus, when White Emperor City's diplomatic mission arrived in the capital, bringing countless gifts and rewards to the Orthodox Academy and Chen Chang Sheng, it also had an even more important mission: to bring back Princess Luoluo.
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