Chapter 358 Ready to go
“That was a Grandmaster-level battle. I can’t even imagine how intense a battle of that level would be.
Tsk tsk, it must be the kind of thing where the sky collapses and the earth splits, the mountains roar and the seas roar, and a mountain is flattened to the ground in the blink of an eye."
Mei Chengan rolled his eyes when he heard this.
"Wake up buddy, this is not the world of immortal heroes, it's not that exaggerated, big... Anyway, you should uninstall Tomato quickly."
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Fan Xian smiled awkwardly and touched his nose.
"That's a bit exaggerated. Hey, move over there. Don't be so close to me."
Mei Cheng'an almost got angry when he heard this. It was clearly him who took the initiative to find this tree, and this guy just followed him, but he even had the nerve to ask him to move away. He was so shameless.
With a sneer, Mei Chengan glanced at him with disdain, and began to unbutton his belt to drain the water. The water flowed rapidly.
"What are you doing? Are you feeling inferior? Are you afraid that you can't compare to your buddies?"
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Fan Xian uttered a "huh", immediately lowered his head and glanced sideways. After seeing the tree, his indignation instantly disappeared, and he decisively changed to another tree.
"Tch, what's so great about it."
Mei Chengan laughed and shook his eldest brother complacently.
In the face of true strength, all barking is in vain!
After draining the water, on the way back, Fan Xian continued talking about the topic that he had not finished talking about just now.
"Even if it's not that exaggerated, it must be extremely intense and spectacular. Do you have any objection to this?"
Think about the fighting scene between Wuzhu and Sean in the TV series. Apart from knocking down a lot of waterfalls and falling into the water, nothing else was shown. It was not even as spectacular as the sword that Ye Liuyun casually swung when he went to Jiangnan to find Fan Xian in the second season.
Mei Chengan curled his lips.
"Maybe."
Fan Xian chuckled.
"What do you mean by maybe? You look down on the Grand Master, right?"
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"This is not a question of looking up to or down on others. The main reason is that I have never seen a Grandmaster take action. Have you ever seen one?"
"..."
Fan Xian paused.
"You can imagine if you haven't seen it."
"I can't think of it, and I'm too lazy to think about it."
"..."
Fan Xian gritted his teeth. Damn, why is it so difficult to get this person to cooperate? Never mind. Let him just talk about his own thing.
"Anyway, a battle scene of that magnitude must be huge. It's good to imagine it yourself even if you can't see it."
Mei Cheng'an did not comment on this point. It would be good if he could really hear the details from the person involved, but where could he hear it?
"Do you know how to contact your Uncle Wuzhu?"
Mei Cheng'an helplessly smiled bitterly and spread his hands.
"No, I can't. Unless my uncle Wu Zhu comes to find me, he will basically be out of touch. If he was in Kyoto, I could still think of a way, but now I'm on the road... I don't have any idea."
Mei Chengan snorted.
"That's right, after talking for so long it's all in vain."
"..."
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Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian had never seen what a fight between grand masters was like, but someone had, and that person was Haitang Duoduo.
At this moment, she was rushing to the border of Northern Qi on horseback to carry out the task assigned to her by her teacher Ku He, which was to prevent Sean from returning to Northern Qi alive.
She had been traveling for seven days straight, and her face, which was not particularly pretty but had a unique charm, looked exhausted.
Seven days ago, her teacher Ku He's secluded place of asceticism welcomed an uninvited guest with a strange appearance, a young blind man.
The man was very arrogant, and it seemed that he didn't take the teacher seriously at all from his words. She was so angry that she ignored the teacher's advice and tested the man's strength, and then she was taught a lesson.
She was a little unconvinced at first, but after realizing the huge gap in strength between the two sides, she finally accepted it.
Her teacher taught her that if you can't win, just give in. She believes in it and practices it all the time, being an obedient child!
This is getting off topic. After listening to a few more sentences of her conversation with the teacher, she suddenly realized that the man had known the teacher for a long time.
That's not right. There are many things wrong. The first is his age. He is so young, and the teacher is so... kind.
And ever since the teacher accepted her as his disciple, she had never seen the teacher leave the retreat, not even secretly, she was sure of that.
The reason she was so sure was that in addition to practicing, she was also in charge of cooking and delivering meals to her fellow disciples and teachers.
Over the years, no matter whether her cooking was delicious or not, the teacher never missed any of the three meals a day, so why would she go out for a walk?
It's very strange that these two people could be old acquaintances, considering the big age gap between them and they have never met before.
The second wrong point is that if he really has known the teacher for a long time, then there is only one explanation: his actual age is much older than he looks.
So the question is, the teacher's skin is... very kind, how can he always look young? It doesn't make sense.
The third wrong point is that from a distance, we can see the scene of him rushing into the Water Curtain Cave under the waterfall to fight with the teacher and the power he felt.
His strength…even though it feels ridiculous and unreal, it should be roughly the same as the teacher's strength. Judging from the tone of their conversation, that person might be stronger than the teacher…no way, no way, the teacher must win^_^!
So the question is, if that person has such strength, why have I never heard of such a person in the world?
Even the teacher never mentioned that in addition to the four great masters including the teacher, there are other great masters in this world.
So where did that young blind man come from?
Unfortunately, she didn't have time to ask these questions. While the teacher was holding him back, she had to run out and do her mission.
It took her half a day to get to the town where she usually bought food, and she spent a lot of money to buy a horse from a wealthy family.
Traveling with Qinggong is fast, but it is so tiring. She is not stupid. Riding a horse is slow, but the delegation is not fast either, so they will still make it in time.
If a horse is tired, it can recover quickly by feeding it some grass. But she has consumed too much energy, so it will take a long time for her to recover.
She is someone who often does the math, so how could she not understand this?
Hey, she is not lazy, it is mainly for the task assigned by the teacher. Sean has heard the teacher mention it and she understands it quite well.
Yes, he had been imprisoned and tortured for more than ten years, and his strength was not as strong as before, but what if? It is better to be safe than sorry.
What if his strength has not been depleted much, and I am only concerned with getting on the road without paying attention to consumption? What if I cannot defeat him and miss the mission?
So, she is not lazy, everything is for the mission, huh!
Riding on a pony and following a path, seven days passed in a flash.
No matter how comfortable riding a horse was, she couldn't bear it after riding for so long, especially her inner thighs, which hurt!
The pain forced her to collect her thoughts, and she hissed, gently moved her little butt, turned over and got off the horse, led the horse to the roadside, tied the horse to a tree, then squatted down against the tree and sat down.
After looking around and making sure there was no one around, she bent down to check the abrasion on the inside of her thigh, gently pulled up her clothes to avoid sticking to the wound, and then puffed up her mouth to blew on it.
“Hoo~Hoo~hiss~”
Haitang Duoduo stood up and leaned against the big tree, humming.
"Oh, why haven't we arrived yet after walking for so long? This is so annoying. No, I have to ask for directions again. Maybe I've taken the wrong path."
After a pause, she began to wail again.
"Oh, if I take the wrong road, I, I, I will die. I might as well hang myself on a tree to avoid being tortured on the road. The same goes for the teacher. Why don't you do it yourself and have to give the task to me? Oh, he can't come. Oh, it's annoying..."
Is complaining useful? Obviously not. No, that can't be said. It has no positive effects, but it has negative effects.
After humming, Haitang Duoduo became obviously more irritated and frustrated.
But there is no other way. I still have to ride the horse, continue on the road, and continue to complete the task. Oh, what a miserable life!
After sighing, Haitang struggled to get up, took down the water bag hanging on the horse, unscrewed the lid and drank a few gulps.
Another negative effect has emerged: more wailing and wasted water!
Putting the water bag down, she wiped her mouth with her sleeve heroically, then hung the water bag up again, untied the horse rope and led it to the road.
Standing in front of the horse's side, she hesitated for a moment, hummed twice with a sad face, then climbed onto the horse and adjusted her sitting position.
After adjusting herself to a sitting position that she could bear, she raised her eyes and looked straight ahead. She sighed, pulled the reins, and let out a loud roar.
"drive!"
The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out, and the horse galloped forward as fast as an arrow.
Under the scorching sun, Haitang could clearly feel that her skin was dried out by the sun. The question that she had asked the man but had not received an answer emerged involuntarily in her mind.
That person's skin is so smooth and delicate, without any blemishes, what on earth did he put on his face? ! !
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After talking about Haitang Duoduo, let’s talk about Guo Baokun and Zhao Da and his group who are rushing towards the northern border just like her.
Originally, the delegation's marching speed was not very fast. It should not be difficult for Zhao Da and his group who had retreated from the front line to catch up with the delegation even if they were carrying heavy loads and walking. It could even be said to be easy.
But who could blame the fact that there was a pretentious big baby Guo Baokun in the team? He really slowed down the pursuit progress.
Ever since Guo Baokun's precious horse died suddenly, he decided not to do it anymore after walking for half a day with a wooden stick he found at random.
He said he would not leave no matter what. He couldn't be persuaded to give up. He couldn't be left alone. He couldn't be allowed to insist. That was even more impossible.
Well, what else can I do? If I have no other options, I will just think of one. After all, he is a big paying customer, so I can only satisfy his willfulness.
What is Guo Baokun's request? It's very simple. If his mount is gone, find him another one. He can't move at all.
Without a guide, they could only follow the path in pursuit of the enemy. The path they took was all wilderness and mountain roads. There was no village in front and no shop behind. Where could they get a mount? There were wild boars, but he didn't dare to ride them.
What to do? We can only find someone to take over. Who should we choose? Zhao Da!
Who made him the tallest and fattest among the six people? He could sit more comfortably, and he was also the leader, so if he didn't support them, who would?
Zhao Da did struggle and tried to ask Guo Baokun if he could carry him on his back. Guo Baokun flatly refused, saying that the view was not as good as riding a horse. Zhao Da:?
Then Guo Baokun sat on his neck.
They could continue on their journey, but at this speed, it was not much faster than the old lady's walking. There was no other way. Zhao Da had to work hard to maintain his balance to prevent dropping the big treasure on his neck!
At this rate of progress, it would be impossible to catch up by a straight line. After following for so long and having almost figured out the delegation's route, Zhao Da decisively chose not to follow and instead took a shortcut to intercept them at the border.
It has to be said that this timely adjustment of the route played a decisive role in their successful participation in the subsequent chaos.
In addition to Haitang Duoduo's group and Guo Baokun's group, there is another group led by the Northern Qi general Shangshan Hu.
Even though they set out the earliest, almost at the same time as the diplomatic corps, it was because they had to travel the longest distance.
To get from the northernmost border of Northern Qi to the southernmost border, it almost spans the entire northern and southern territory of Northern Qi, or even farther than that. After all, they can't go straight all the way, the road won't allow it, so they are still on the road. The good news is that there is only a little way left.
Obviously, there are more than just these three groups that want to join in the fun. There is another group that has not yet launched an attack but is also ready to move.
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(End of this chapter)
