abnabooks Chapter 2343 A Dragon Appears and Fades Away
Chapter 2343 A Dragon Appears and Fades Away
Chapter 2343 A Dragon Appears and Fades Away
He Lingchuan knew that Shan Youjun held a high-ranking official position. He Chunhua treated his old subordinates, who had followed him in his campaigns to conquer the country, very generously.
The guards walked around the high shaman's house and then came to report: "There is no one in the courtyard; the high shaman is not here."
With a creak, the small door of the house next door opened again, and Shan Youjun went over to it.
The child in that household, seeing the reflection of the armor plates on his body, felt afraid and tried to close the door, but Shan Youjun gently pressed down on the door panel:
"Little friend, has anyone come here today?"
"Yes, yes, a few people came before you, and they even brought a really, really big scorpion." The child asked, "Are you also looking for a high shaman?"
"Yes. I have something to ask you."
"The great shaman has gone on another pilgrimage and said he won't be back anytime soon."
"Understood." Shan Youjun let go, allowing him to close the door.
The guard asked in a low voice, "Shall we go in again and search carefully?"
Shan Youjun shook his head: "No need. His Majesty wants to hear the Great Shaman's opinion on the Ghost City, but he also said in his telegram that the Great Shaman is elusive and the more you try to see him, the less likely you are to succeed."
He paused for a moment and then said, "I've been to Blackwater City countless times, but I've only met the Great Shaman once. It was by chance that I stumbled upon him drinking and playing drinking games with someone in a roadside tavern, and he lost so badly that his face turned red. Later, when I really needed to ask him for advice, I couldn't find him anywhere."
The guard wondered to himself, "Is this a human or a ghost?" But he dared not say it aloud.
Footsteps sounded again in the alley, and a soldier hurried over, saluting Shan Youjun.
"General, we captured several man-eating monsters on Red Cliff Road, including a minor leader of a ghost town."
"Excellent, interrogate them thoroughly. Find out everything about the Ghost City and the Earth Mother's purpose." The Ghost City came from the northwest and will arrive at Blackwater City in seven or eight days at most. The monsters that have emerged from the city are expanding their range of activity, causing extremely negative impacts on the wasteland and Blackwater City.
The soldier continued, "We received a message from the southeast that 50,000 reinforcements are on their way and will arrive in five days at most."
Dan Youjun visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "Good, good! With these 80,000 troops, Blackwater City is much safer."
The guard whispered, "Isn't there the power of our Heavenly God in the Ghost City? Could He speak to the Earth Mother and ask her to restrain her demons so they won't disturb Blackwater City?"
"Let him do it?" Shan Youjun glared at him. "You make it sound so easy. Who can just order a god around like that?"
The guards immediately shut up.
Shan Youjun added, "Since the King ordered me to come, he must have already communicated with Naraku. It's good that we know this."
In other words, it depends on whether Naraku has enough influence to persuade the Earth Mother to stop coveting Blackwater City.
"The ghost city leaves no stone unturned; we can't let our guard down." Shan Youjun let out a long sigh. "Let's go, let's set up the formation."
After he left, He Lingchuan stretched and said, "It seems that Shen Kingdom is also on high alert. Alright, let's go out of the city."
He and his companions quickly left Heishui City, rode their cranes again, and headed towards the Chipa Plateau.
This time, they carefully avoided the black soil area.
The corrupted areas are likely extensions of the Earth Mother's and Ghost City's perceptions. They need to operate covertly and avoid being detected by the other side.
Looking down from the sky, one can directly feel the speed at which the entire wasteland is turning black. At this rate, the wasteland will be occupied by Mother Earth in less than a month.
Even if its target is not Blackwater City, given its temperament, would it easily spit out the fat it has eaten?
Even Aunt Zhu said, "If the Earth Mother doesn't leave, the border of Shen Kingdom will be in trouble in the future."
“This is probably something that the gods and Bega would like to see.” He Lingchuan sat on the crane’s back, feeling the moist air. More than ten years ago, this place was just a desert, with only fierce winds and malevolent Three Corpse Worms rushing towards you. “Bega doesn’t like Shen Kingdom, but he hasn’t been able to take care of it in recent years, so Shen Kingdom has been doing quite well. This time, the Earth Mother can cause some trouble for Shen Kingdom, and Bega is probably quite happy.”
After the establishment of the Shen Kingdom, it actually faced the same problem as Panlong City back then, which was that it was too close to Beka.
Learning from the lessons of Panlong City, He Lingchuan established his main base thousands of miles away, far from the influence of Beijia. However, He Chunhua did not have a good choice and could only take over the territory of the former Yuan Kingdom.
But his luck was truly good, perhaps due to the workings of fate. He had only recently established the Shen Kingdom when the full-scale war between the Beijia and Mou Kingdoms broke out. Beijia's focus was entirely on the east, and they had no time to pay it any attention; otherwise, a few decisive blows would have crippled the Shen Kingdom.
Later, Shen Kingdom established contact with Cang Yan and obtained a large number of special weapon formulas and raw materials from the Gold Plains. From then on, it began its path of conquest, swallowing up several small countries in one fell swoop.
At this time, Bega had a good relationship with Cang Yan and was doing business with Cang Yan through the Yangshan Islands, so he didn't say anything about the diplomatic relations between Shen and Cang Yan.
Then the Jingzhe period arrives, and all living beings on earth are enlightened by the abundant imperial nectar. Mountain demons and monsters spring up like mushrooms after rain, and immortals and demons who have been in seclusion for a long time also emerge from seclusion and enter the world.
The impact of this Jingzhe period on the present world is unprecedented.
Small countries are falling one after another, while large countries are also racking their brains to cope with the sudden changes in the world situation.
At this time, the vast territory was both an advantage and a disadvantage. In order to cope with the challenges of the Awakening of Insects, Bekah even stopped the war against Mou, and had no time to deal with the neighboring Shen Kingdom, only secretly hindering it a few times.
Therefore, in the past decade, Shen State, which borders Bekaa, has not suffered any real or substantial harm.
Although Bega didn't have time to deal with it, he wouldn't mind causing some trouble for Shen Kingdom if he could.
Dong Rui then asked He Lingchuan, "Does Naraku's influence really matter to the Earth Mother? Can it make her let Blackwater City go?"
"Then it depends on the terms of the deal between the Earth Mother and the Heavenly Demon. Or rather, what kind of help can the Heavenly Demon provide to the Earth Mother?" He Lingchuan was clear-headed. "The Earth Mother has come from afar, her goal is the Panlong Ruins. And the Heavenly Demon has suffered several setbacks here, I wonder what kind of insights he will offer the Earth Mother."
He Lingchuan did not voice his hidden worries:
Why now?
What went wrong with Panlong City and Dafanghu that made the Heavenly Demon think it had an opportunity to take advantage of them?
How did the Heavenly Demon discover it?
The crane demon soared above the vast wilderness, the hills, peaks, and valleys below were all extremely familiar to He Lingchuan. But they were all covered in a lush green coat and connected to winding streams.
He Lingchuan felt both familiar and unfamiliar with this place, and just a few glances filled him with countless emotions.
They finally arrived at the Panlong Ruins before sunset.
(End of this chapter)