allonlinenovel Chapter 240: Monster in the Silent Forest?
Chapter 240: Monster in the Silent Forest?
"Brother Jiang, I miss you so much!"
Li Bai laughed three times and walked drunkenly to Jiang Mingche first, wanting to hug Jiang Mingche directly.
"Li Bai, you are such a good guy. Why don't you follow Brother Su to protect the Great Wall and drink so much wine?"
Jiang Mingche stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Mingche's arm, and scolded with a somewhat unpleasant smile.
"hey-hey......"
Li Bai burped and didn't say anything, just kept smiling foolishly.
"Brother Su, how much alcohol did this guy drink?"
Jiang Mingche frowned, turned to look at Su Lie, and asked in a somewhat strange tone.
Although the wine at the Great Wall is very strong, Li Bai, a drunkard, has no problem drinking two kilograms at a time.
Why are you acting so drunk today?
"It should be about five or six kilograms..."
"Brother Li said that he had some insights today and felt that he could make a breakthrough in his swordsmanship."
"I've been practicing swordplay since I drank in the afternoon..."
"He came with me because he heard that you were here."
Su Lie smiled bitterly and explained to Jiang Mingche.
Li Bai is a guy who is addicted to alcohol, and he has long been accustomed to it.
Li Bai is a well-known drunkard and swordsman, and his Green Lotus sword technique is superb.
Others have no fighting power at all after drinking, but after Li Bai gets drunk, his fighting power skyrocketed, so Li Bai developed the habit of practicing sword while drunk.
Jiang Mingche nodded and didn't say anything more. He also understood Li Bai's habits as a drunkard.
He stretched out his hand and the light blue power of the magic law condensed at his fingertips and directly penetrated into the center of Li Bai's eyebrows.
Li Bai shook his dizzy head and finally woke up vaguely.
"Hey, Brother Jiang, why are you here?"
"Shouldn't you be attending the Guixu Dream Performance at Jixia Academy?"
"Did I drink too much again?"
Li Bai rubbed his eyes which were red from drunkenness, looked at Jiang Mingche in front of him, and spoke in a daze.
He stretched out his hand and pinched himself hard, causing him to feel a sudden pain!
"Not a dream?"
"Brother Jiang, you..."
The Great Wall is so far away from Chang'an that it takes a long time for news to reach here.
The last time Li Bai heard about Jiang Mingche was when he represented the Tang Dynasty at the Jixia Academy to participate in the Guixu Dream Performance... "It's been more than half a year since the Guixu Dream Performance Competition!"
"You are a little out of touch with the news."
After looking at Li Bai, Jiang Mingche said speechlessly.
It was still midsummer when he participated in the Guixu Dream Performance, but now it is almost winter.
"hehe......"
Li Bai scratched his head a little embarrassedly, his face full of embarrassment.
Just as Jiang Mingche said, he was indeed a little out of touch with the news...
"Brother Jiang, this is..."
At this time, Su Lie finally noticed Ji Xiaoman beside Jiang Mingche. He was stunned for a moment, asked suspiciously, and his heart became heavy.
Because he felt a very terrifying pressure from Ji Xiaoman!
This is the unique aura of a Diamond II master!
Because Ji Xiaoman did not deliberately suppress his own momentum, Su Lie could feel it directly.
Su Lie felt a little confused.
The girl in front of him looked to be around twenty years old, but she had the cultivation level of Diamond II!
With such a terrifying talent, could she be Jiang Mingche’s sister?
"This is Ji Xiaoman, a talented girl in martial arts from Jixia Academy."
"This is the commander of the Great Wall Guard, General Su Lie..."
"This is my good friend, a drunkard and a swordsman, his name is Li Bai."
Jiang Mingche introduced the three of them to each other.
"It turns out to be Miss Ji..."
"Su is polite..."
Upon hearing this, Su Lie clasped his fists and saluted, feeling a little confused.
No wonder this girl has such incredible skills at such a young age. It turns out she is a genius girl from Jixia Academy!
That makes perfect sense.
Although he had never been to Jixia Academy, he had naturally heard of it as the number one institution of learning in the King's Continent.
He was not at all surprised that Jixia Academy could cultivate such outstanding disciples. After all, the three sages were all powerful beings at the king level.
"General Su, Li Jianxian..."
Ji Xiaoman giggled and followed suit to return the gift.
"I'm just a drunkard. You can just call me Li Bai. I'm not worthy of the title of Sword Immortal..."
Upon hearing this, Li Bai quickly waved his hands and said that he almost spit out the wine he had just poured himself.
In the eyes of others, his swordsmanship was indeed superb and had reached the pinnacle, but in front of Jiang Mingche, it was nothing.
Li Bai has not forgotten that he couldn't even survive five moves from Jiang Mingche...
"The wind is very strong at the Great Wall at night. Brother Jiang, let's go to the tent and talk..."
Jiang Mingche nodded slightly, and took Ji Xiaoman directly back to the military camp with Su Lie and Li Bai.
"Brother Jiang, please..."
After everyone was seated, Su Lie warmed up a pot of old wine, asked the kitchen to prepare a few side dishes, and then poured a glass for each of the three people.
When it came to Ji Xiaoman, Su Lie was obviously hesitant because he didn't know whether Ji Xiaoman drank or not.
"Brother Su, just fill it up. This little girl can drink quite well..."
Seeing Su Lie's difficulties, Jiang Mingche said with a faint smile.
Su Lie suddenly realized something. After pouring Ji Xiaoman a full glass of liquor, he sat back in his original seat.
Ji Xiaoman looked at Jiang Mingche with some resentment, stretched out her soft and boneless little hand and twisted Jiang Mingche's waist hard!
She hadn't forgotten the time she made a fool of herself in front of Jiang Mingche after drinking too much...
Thinking of this, Ji Xiaoman's cheeks inexplicably turned red.
But Su Lie had already filled her glass, so it was impossible for her to refuse now.
"Brother Jiang, we haven't seen each other for such a long time, how about we raise a toast together?"
"Okay, do it!"
"Dry!"
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
After putting down the wine glass in his hand, Su Lie asked curiously.
"Brother Jiang, why did you suddenly come to the Great Wall?"
"We are just passing through this time. We will continue our journey tomorrow."
"I'm going to take Xiaoman to the Sunset Sea in the Western Continent."
Jiang Mingche picked up a peanut and put it into his mouth, then explained.
"Heading to the Sunset Sea of the Western Continent?"
"The Sunset Sea is so far away from the Great Wall. What are you doing there, Brother Jiang?"
After taking a sip of wine, Li Bai burped with some satisfaction and asked with some confusion.
"I have some personal matters to deal with that concern my future destiny..."
Jiang Mingche spoke vaguely and did not confess directly to the two of them.
Although Su Lie and Li Bai's strength have both broken through to the diamond level, it is still a bit too low.
If I tell the truth, these two people will definitely go with me.
The journey to Sunset Sea was extremely dangerous, and he didn't want to put his two good friends in danger.
Li Bai nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions. He could naturally see that Jiang Mingche did not want to discuss this matter in depth.
After a moment of hesitation, Li Bai continued to speak.
"Brother Jiang, do you want to go to the Sunset Sea from the Endless Sea or through the Silent Forest?"
"I plan to go through the Silent Forest to the Sunset Sea..."
"I think it would be safer for Brother Jiang to go from the Endless Sea to the Sunset Sea..."
"why?"
"Is there some great terror in this silent forest?"
After hearing what Li Bai said, Jiang Mingche also became interested. He put down his chopsticks and asked curiously.
"Just as Brother Jiang thought, this Silent Forest is indeed somewhat unusual..."
Li Bai's expression became a little serious, and then he explained it directly to Jiang Mingche.
"I've heard from friends who returned from the Sunset Sea that this Silent Forest is dark and gloomy, and that there live many mutant demons and monsters that look like neither humans nor ghosts..."
"These monsters are extremely powerful and will kill anyone they see. Even ordinary platinum warriors are no match for them!"
"It is said that there are even diamond and even star-level monsters in this silent forest!"
"This Silent Forest is vast, running through the Western Continent and the Cloud Desert, with a territory of several million miles, comparable to a large country in the Clouds!"
"I know that you, Brother Jiang, have a high level of cultivation, but it is better not to take this risk..."
As a good friend, he also put himself in Jiang Mingche's shoes and did not want Jiang Mingche to take the risk of going to the Silent Forest.
No one knows how terrifying the monster is in this silent forest, and those who know the truth have all died in that dark forest.
Compared to the Silent Forest, heading to the Sunset Sea on the other side from the Endless Sea is obviously a good choice.
Li Bai had heard these stories from merchants and travelers passing by the Great Wall.
Ever since the demon riots were resolved by Jiang Mingche, the Great Wall reopened its Guan City, allowing the people of the Great Wall, the Protectorate, and even the surrounding towns to trade with the countries in Yunzhong again.
The Silk Road starts from the Great Wall and goes all the way to the great Western Regions in the clouds.
Because the market was reopened and trade was established, some people at the bottom of society were able to turn their fortunes around.
"A monster that looks neither human nor ghost..."
"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Li. I will change my schedule..."
Jiang Mingche said with a faint smile, gestured to Li Bai, and then drank the wine in the glass.
Although he agreed on the surface, Jiang Mingche was a little hesitant in his heart.
Li Bai's words only aroused his inner curiosity even more.
He is no longer the same person he was before. Even when facing an old monster like the Master, he is not afraid. Could it be that he is afraid of the monster in the so-called Silent Forest?
To put it another way, even if he can't win, he can just run away, after all, he still has a small world with him.
"Done!"
Seeing Jiang Mingche listen to the advice, Li Bai felt relieved and drank the wine in the glass.