saint of humanity

Thinking back to many years ago, when Ziying was still a little girl, she always talked nonsense in such a serious manner. At that time, Chen Gushan was still a young man.

Looking back suddenly, the past is like smoke, which makes people sigh.

"Time flies by so fast." Chen Gushan sighed, waiting for Ziying to smile as brightly as before and shout "You old man are so stupid, I fooled you again" and so on...

But Ziying just looked at him seriously and then slowly began to tell the story.

A fish took the bait, it must be a big and fat fish. The fishing rod was dragged to the center of the lake, but Chen Gushan was completely unaware of it. As Ziying spoke, his expression changed constantly.

Only after Ziying finished speaking did Chen Gushan come back to his senses.

"So... is there really a way to leave Banlan? Are you kidding me?"

"Mr. Chen, I may joke with you about anything, but not about this!"

Chen Gushan remained silent, but he already believed Ziying. Ziying would definitely not lie to him about such a big matter.

Moreover, it has been rumored on our planet for a long time that Lu Ye has cracked the secret of the ruins and may have made some amazing discoveries, but unfortunately there is no way to find out.

After listening to Ziying's words today, he finally understood that Lu Ye had indeed made a discovery, and the ancient rumors about the method of leaving the world hidden in the ruins were not false.

This has been the lifelong pursuit of many generations of colorful monks, but it was unexpectedly achieved by a young descendant. It's incredible.

"What is it like outside Banlan?" Chen Gushan suddenly asked with great interest. Although cultivators from outside would fall into Banlan from time to time, and everyone had some understanding of the situation in Xingyuan through the descriptions of these trapped people, it was ultimately just hearsay.

"Ban Lan, outside..." Ziying thought for a moment and winked at him playfully: "Don't you want to go and see it yourself, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Gushan was stunned: "You mean that kid named Lu Ye is willing to..."

Ziying said seriously: "Mr. Chen, I came here this time to ask you to come out. After we left Banlan, we encountered some problems outside and were short of manpower."

At that moment, she told Chen Gushan everything about Wubian City, and did not hide anything about Youdie.

Chen Gushan listened carefully.

"Could this Insect Queen Youdie you're talking about be the one from the Huangquan War Zone?"

"That's right. It seems that Mr. Chen also knows her." Ziying nodded.

Chen Gushan had a strange look on his face: "I know, of course I know, so that's how it is, so that's how it is..."

Seeing his strange expression, Ziying was puzzled: "Has Elder Chen ever fought with this insect queen? Or is there some grudge between them?"

Chen Gushan shook his head and said, "I don't have any grudges against her, but don't you know what happened in the Huangquan War Zone?"

"What happened?" Ziying's expression tensed. Previously, at Lu Ye's suggestion, she requested the War Alliance to dispatch Rong Dao to replace her at the stronghold, and then she left Banlan with Lu Ye.

When she left, nothing happened in the Huangquan War Zone.

"In the Huangquan War Zone, seven of the eight strongholds of the Insect and Blood Clan were destroyed. All the Insect and Blood Clan monks were slaughtered. Even the Insect Nest was filled with blood. There were six corpses of Rong Dao inside."

Because of this incident, the two insect-blood tribes in the Huangquan war zone completely lost their foothold, and the entire war zone was controlled by the human race. When the news spread, the people of the war alliance were encouraged. This was the first time in history that a war zone had a comprehensive victory, which was enough to go down in history.

But there are too many questions that remain unanswered.

It was not until this moment when Chen Gushan heard Ziying's words that he realized that the incident over there was definitely caused by Lu Ye and Youdie.

It seems that those Rong Dao of the two insect-blood tribes could never have expected that an insect queen like Youdie would plot against them and they died in confusion.

The reason why Youdie was willing to cooperate with Lu Ye was undoubtedly that she wanted to leave Banlan. Now it seems that she has got what she wanted. The cruelty and coldness of this insect queen should not be underestimated.

After calming down, Chen Gushan said, "So there is a force called Wubian City outside of Banlan. It has a strong foundation and has kept an entire realm of human beings in captivity to nourish their bones. Do you want to deal with Wubian City?"

Ziying nodded and said, "Yes, Wubian City is too close to Banlan. Since we can't coexist peacefully, we can only strike first! So I came back this time to ask Mr. Chen to come with me."

"No problem." Chen Gushan nodded, "I would love to be able to leave Banlan."

Then he laughed loudly, "I have waited for so many years, but I didn't expect that the opportunity would suddenly appear before my eyes. When I see that kid Lu again, I must thank him very much."

Ziying said: "Lu Ye means that if Elder Chen has a suitable and trustworthy candidate, we can go together."

Chen Gushan pondered for a moment and naturally understood why Lu Ye gave such instructions.

The temptation to leave Banlan is too great. If the news leaks out, it will inevitably cause unrest among the people. Moreover, the wars with the Zerg-blood clan and the other clans in various war zones are intense. Even if some people are suitable and can be trusted, they cannot leave Banlan easily.

"In that case, I have two candidates here. They are two old men. Wait a minute, girl. I will call them over and test their opinions."

Ziying had no objection.

Only half a day later, two figures arrived here one after another.

Ziying recognized the identities of these two people at a glance.

The one who is old but has a strong build and walks like a dragon and a tiger is Yan Zhixing.

The other woman was He Linglong, wearing a goose yellow palace skirt, with her long, smooth hair tied up high, revealing her slender, white neck, and a dignified temperament.

Yan Zhixing is one of the four top families on this planet, and he is the most senior ancestor of the Yan family.

Actually, He Linglong was not a native cultivator of Banlan. Her experience was the same as Lu Ye's, and she fell into Banlan halfway.

At that time, she was being hunted by powerful enemies in Xingyuan and was at her wit's end. She happened to meet Banlan who was wandering there, and was forced to join them.

When she entered Banlan, she was already practicing the Rong Dao, and then she practiced step by step to the peak of the Rong Dao.

The reason why Ziying could recognize them was naturally because of Chen Gushan. The three of them had a good relationship in the past. They had each been in charge of a major war zone and were very famous.

However, as they grew older and time passed, the three top powerhouses gradually withdrew from the noisy stage.

Yan Zhixing looked wild and carefree, holding a wine gourd in his hand. He took a sip every few steps, and his face was flushed. He greeted from a distance: "Old man, are you still alive?"

Chen Gushan replied with a smile: "You are not dead, so of course I have to live."

Yan Zhixing curled his lips, turned his head and looked at He Linglong who was walking over, and laughed: "Linglong still looks young, like a little girl."

He Linglong pursed her lips and smiled softly. She walked in front of Yan Zhixing and Chen Gushan and bowed: "Hello, two senior brothers. It's been a long time since we last met."

She has always been gentle and kind, even when she was young, and it hasn't changed after all these years.

"Greetings, two seniors." Ziying also bowed respectfully.

Yan Zhixing looked at her and grinned: "Little girl Ziying, I heard that you have done well in recent years. You have the style of this old man in my past."

Ziying said modestly, "Thank you for your compliment, Senior."

After a few words of small talk, they each sat down.

Even though the three top warriors, with half their necks buried in the ground, had not seen each other for many years, they did not feel strange at all when they reunited at this moment.

Ziying was serving and making tea on the side, while Chen Gushan and Yan Zhixing were chatting with each other, reminiscing about the past years, and the atmosphere was very lively.

He Linglong occasionally interjected a word, but most of the time she just listened quietly with a smile on her face.

While chatting, many interesting and thrilling things of the past came to mind one by one, as if it were just yesterday.

But Ziying could feel that underneath this enthusiasm was a tinge of sadness. He was young and vigorous back then, but now he was old and frail. The past was gone, and he was powerless to overcome the danger.

"Tell me when you are going to die. Linglong and I will come to see you off." Yan Zhixing picked up the wine gourd and took a sip, looking at Chen Gushan with a smile.

The smile on He Linglong's face gradually faded, and she looked at Chen Gushan with some sadness.

The two men obviously misunderstood and only thought that Chen Gushan's time was approaching, so they invited two old friends to come for one last reunion. With their level of cultivation strength, they all had some sense of their own time limit, and the closer it got, the clearer it became.

There are not many old friends to begin with, and each time you see them, they become one less.

Chen Gushan pointed at him with his hand: "You old man, you just want me to die before you, right?"

Yan Zhixing chuckled, "If you die before me, I can still give you a grand funeral. If you die after me, you will be alone. I'm afraid that only the little girl Ziying will see you off."

Chen Gushan shook his head slowly: "My end is indeed not far away, but I haven't died yet. I asked you two to come here today because I have something important to discuss with you."

"Important matter, what's the important matter?" Yan Zhixing was stunned, and He Linglong also looked puzzled. They had already lived in seclusion here and didn't care about the outside world, so what important matter could there be?

Chen Gushan did not answer, but raised his hands and pushed the two jade slips he had prepared in advance in front of the two people.

Yan Zhixing and He Linglong looked at each other, neither of them knowing what Chen Gushan was up to.

I can only pick up the jade slip and check.

"This is..." The next moment, Yan Zhixing's eyes widened, his already rosy face turned even redder, and he looked at Chen Gushan in shock.

He Linglong, who was standing by, also couldn't hide the shock in her eyes.

Chen Gushan smiled but said nothing.

After a while, Yan Zhixing and He Linglong each put down their jade slips. The former had a complicated expression: "The method of advancing to the Hedao!" He looked at Chen Gushan with resentment: "Old thing, you are too disgusting. I won't ask where you got this information from, but you told me and Linglong all this at this time. It's messing with people's mentality, right?" He looked at Ziying and said angrily: "Ziying girl, look at this guy. He was like this when he was young. When he was in trouble, he had to make everyone else suffer with him."

Ziying chuckled and said, "Master Yan, Master Chen didn't mean that."

"What does he mean?" Yan Zhixing looked at Chen Gushan again: "In our current situation, even if we have this method of advancement, what can we do? Do you still expect to be promoted to the Hedao in Banlan?" (End of this chapter)