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Liu Shiba's words made everyone stunned. Only Cao Xiong showed a trace of thoughtfulness...
From the stone bridge to the square opposite?
According to Cao Xiong, there must be a mechanism to activate the nine thousand terracotta warriors and horses on the stone bridge.
If a normal person sees a frighteningly pale Hebo monster appearing in a silver river, he will definitely pass by the bridge and will definitely not take risks in a river of unknown depth.
However, how can the ten people standing here now be ordinary people?
"Yes, this is a good idea."
The first person to agree with Liu Shiba was indeed Cao Xiong.
Elian Hu twisted his old face, shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid of water, especially water with monsters in it."
Zhu Yingtai grinned and said:
"What are you afraid of? Aren't these Hebos all here? There must be nothing in the water."
"Why!"
Allen Hu sighed, stared at Zhu Yingtai as if he were an idiot, then pointed with his hand into the darkness in the distance and said:
"Damn you demon, use your miner's lamp to shine around and see how many things are similar to this dirt bag. You might as well count them.
According to the fact that there are three to four Hebos living in each earthbag, the number of Hebos in this six-meter-wide, unknown-depth river will be thousands or tens of thousands. As long as we get into the water, we will wait.
The slaughtered lamb..."
Hearing what Ailian Hu, a bandit who was observing extremely carefully, said, Liu Shiba came to his senses in an instant, turned on the miner's lamp above his head to the maximum, and looked around within a visible range of more than fifty meters...
Sure enough, the bandit was right. On the riverside close to him, there must be a raised dirt bag every seven or eight meters or more than ten meters apart. You can also vaguely see a white light flashing...
As expected, there are so many Hebo monsters or water monkeys in the river...
If you go into the water with ten people, if you are not careful, you will be bitten to pieces.
"Old Cao, do you think these terracotta warriors and horses in the square opposite are really alive? Are they the elites of the Qin Dynasty who have been dormant for thousands of years after being infected by a biological virus? I find it incredible."
Liu Shiba looked at the densely packed green terracotta warriors and horses in the square across the river from a distance, and asked doubtfully.
Cao Xiong shook his head, stroking his beard and looking particularly calm, and responded calmly:
"The old man doesn't know either, but that's what your grandfather said."
"Old man, are you full after eating enough? Let me cheat to death. We have already come in. Why don't you take us in?"
Liu Shiba was confused.
"This, maybe, is a test! If you can't pass the decisive battle in the first level, you don't need to try the subsequent levels at all."
Cao Xiong explained not very sure.
At this time, Ning Miner, who was behind Liu Shiba, put forward a different opinion and said curiously:
"It's strange. Shiba's grandfather has the sixth level of martial arts and can fly over walls and walls. We don't have this ability. Let's not talk about it for now.
But Shi Shiba’s father shouldn’t have the strength of the sixth level of martial arts, right? How did he get in thirty years ago? And he also carries a burden like Tang Jili?”
Liu Shiba's eyes lit up when he heard this, he waved his hand and said:
"Come on, let's go back to the stone bridge and think about it before we talk. Let's rest for a few hours and let's all get some sleep.
I haven't slept a wink since I came in for two days. I'm so exhausted! Let's recharge our batteries first, and then we'll make plans..."
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Then, Liu and Shibaten slowly retreated to the three stone bridges, took out the sleeping bags, dry food and water from their backpacks ten meters apart, and prepared to rest.
"My lord, those water ghosts won't take advantage of us to rest and come here to attack us without warning, right? Can't we sleep peacefully?"
Zhu Yingtai asked coyly.
Liu Shiba was stunned when he heard this and said with a smile:
"Go to sleep peacefully. Aren't you Lao Hei and the Blue-Eyed Rat King here? Rest assured."
When everyone around them saw Liu Shiba saying this, they immediately felt relieved. Everyone unfolded their sleeping bags, those who ate had something to eat, and those who changed their clothes changed their clothes.
Tian Mingjian, Luo Zhan, Zheng Weida, Sun Wenming, and Lu Xiaolin were the most direct. They got straight into their sleeping bags and started snoring within a few minutes...
Liu Shiba turned around and looked at Ning Miner, who was eating with her small cherry mouth, and said with a smile:
"You should also have a good rest and follow me everywhere. I'm wronging you!"
Ning Min'er smiled brightly and nodded slightly...
Ning Min'er's smile at that moment dazzled Liu Shiba, as if there was a hint of surprise and charm, making her more attractive than the wise and decent Ning Min'er...
Shaking away the bad thoughts in his mind, Liu Shiba turned around and walked to Lao Hei and Bi Yan, took out a dozen cans of meat, opened them and placed them in front of them.
Then, Liu Shiba patted Lao Hei's forehead affectionately, and then patted the blue-eyed rat king's forehead.
The blue-eyed rat king was a little scared at first. When Liu Shiba's hand touched its forehead, it was still shaking a little, and a fierce light flashed in his red eyes...
After a while, Bi Yan understood Liu Shiba's kindness, crawled at Liu Shiba's feet, and wrapped her two to three meter long golden rat tail around Liu Shiba's body affectionately...
Liu Shiba looked curiously at the golden rat tail wrapped around his body. He picked up the tip of the tail and stroked it gently a few times before looking at it carefully.
The two to three meters long golden rat tail of the Blue Eyed Rat King must also be a powerful weapon for it. There is a cold light at the tip of the rat tail.
No need to look, Liu Shiba also knows the function of this golden rat tail, which can give you incredible attacks from an angle where the enemy is undefended.
Thinking about the fear of this golden rat tail being inserted into the core of his brain, Liu Shiba felt a chill down his back...
The natural world is magical and fair. The cruel laws of survival and the adversity of isolation have created a powerful alien like the Blue-Eyed Rat King. I guess it was just a little mouse in the beginning, right?
"Eighteen, what are you thinking about?"
Cao Xiong's faint voice came from behind.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking that we now are just as weak as the Blue Eyed Rat King back then..."
Liu Shiba explained softly without looking back.
"That's right! A weak person can become a great strong man only if he survives tenaciously in the face of adversity and has the courage to face all difficulties.
This is also the reason why your grandfather asked you to find a way to cross the death-defying formation of thousands of people.
Everything is because you are too weak. It doesn’t matter now. If you meet a truly strong person, such as someone with the sixth or seventh level of martial arts, you will definitely die..."
Cao Xiong also squatted down next to Liu Shiba and said quietly.
"Old Cao, don't coax me. There can be a strong man at the seventh level of martial arts in this world. I don't believe there is anyone stronger than grandpa?"
Liu Shiba pouted in disdain.
"Yes! And I know one."
Cao Xiong's tone gradually became serious.
Liu Shiba stood up in shock and said in shock:
"Who? So strong?"
"Ryugi Yamamoto, Japan's Minister of Defense, Vice Admiral, my senior brother..."
Cao Xiong's eyes flashed with a sharp light and he explained solemnly.
"Old Cao, are you kidding? The apprentice is better than the master? My grandfather is only at the sixth level of martial arts, but he is at the seventh level?
You're pretty good at talking nonsense, okay? Really..."
Liu Shiba shook his head.
Cao Xiong smiled disdainfully and said:
"There are geniuses in this world, don't you believe it?"
Liu Shiba's expression was more solemn than ever before, he nodded and said:
"I believe it! I am a mediocre person, so I believe there are geniuses in this world..."
Cao Xiong smiled strangely and said:
"For example, the person lurking among the ten of us now is a genius..."
"Is there really a Japanese lurking among us? Who it could be, I thought about it for a long time, but I can't guess..."
Liu Shiba frowned deeply.
Cao Xiong said with a sinister smile:
"This old man can't even think of it. Your grandfather is just making predictions and can't tell which one it is.
However, what I can say for sure is that with your ability to touch Colonel Jin, you cannot find out his occupation."
Liu Shiba said solemnly:
"Indeed, this person who can lurk next to me without showing his face is really a genius..."
"Hmph! No matter how talented you are, there will be times when your flaws show up. The old man has some ideas now, but they are immature and need to be considered...
Think about it yourself, is there anyone who has done something different from the beginning to now?"
Liu Shiba was startled when he heard this, and carefully sorted out his group from beginning to end in his mind...
Then, Liu Shiba stood up slowly, took a solemn look at the resting place where the other eight people were resting, and whispered softly:
"Could it be..."
Cao Xiong said with a strange smile:
"Since you know what's going on, let's keep it secret and see what the hell is going on..."
Liu Shiba nodded silently...
Then, Liu Shiba looked back at Cao Xiong curiously, pulled him ten meters away into the darkness, found a place to sit down, and asked softly: "Why did Yamamoto Ryugi reach the seventh level of martial arts?
This is simply incredible.”
"Hey! It's time for you to know some ancient secrets about the advancement of the ten cultivations."
Cao Xiong sighed.
"Secret news?"
Liu Shiba's eyes widened.
"What state are you in now?"
Cao Xiong asked rhetorically.
"Six thieves are at the second level, warriors are at the fourth level, merit masters are at the first level, and Feng Shui masters... are probably only at the first or second level.
According to my understanding, if you have mastered four of the ten disciplines in the world, you should be a fourth-grade gold-touching captain, right?"
Liu Shiba gritted his teeth and said softly.
Cao Xiong nodded, looked around, then looked at Lao Hei and the Blue-Eyed Rat King who were following him, and then said cautiously:
"Do you know what conditions are required to advance to the fifth rank of Golden Colonel?"
"I know, let's learn another skill among the ten cultivations in the world."
Liu Shiba replied disapprovingly.
"Wrong! It's not like that!"
Cao Xiong shook his head cautiously.
Then, Cao Xiong explained:
"You have to be like your grandfather and practice all the skills of the other four professions you have learned to the fourth level before you can advance the Gold-touching Captain to the fifth level.
By analogy, the next time you advance to the sixth level of Touching Gold, you will not only have to advance all these skills to the fifth level, but you will also have to learn one more skill.
And this newly learned skill must also reach the fifth level, so that it can be upgraded to the sixth level to touch gold captain..."
When Liu Shiba heard this, he instantly understood the meaning. That is, all the books he has mastered must reach a critical point before he can reach the next level?
Thinking of this, Liu Shiba couldn't help but curiously said:
"According to what you said, how did Yamamoto reach the seventh level of martial arts?"
Cao Xiong smiled strangely and said:
"Have you forgotten what I told you before? Among the ten cultivations, only the cultivation of Captain Jin is the most difficult. You need to combine the strengths of all the masters to achieve success.
However, the other professions among the ten cultivations are not required, because he can practice one alone.
It is definitely much easier to specialize in one subject and reach the pinnacle than to upgrade and advance through the Golden Captain..."
Liu Shiba nodded heavily when he heard this and said with a sullen face:
"How strong is a seventh-grade warrior?"
A trace of ferocity appeared on Cao Xiong's face and he said:
"It's very strong. When Yamamoto Ryugi's identity was exposed and he betrayed Liujiatun, so many people didn't keep him. It's conceivable!"
"What state is Yamamoto Ryugi in now? Does he have any other abilities?"
Liu Shiba asked strangely.
"Yes! Yamamoto is not only a warrior, but also a low-level gold-touching captain. He has learned at least half of your grandfather's skills.
According to my prediction, Yamamoto has now reached at least the fifth level of Qi Seeking Technique and is a strong master of the seventh level of martial arts.
At the same time, he also has the ability of a fourth-level gold-touching captain, a third-level proficient in Feng Shui, a second-level six robbers, and a fifth-level official.
Not only that, this guy is also proficient in Japanese karate and ninjutsu..."
Cao Xiong's gloomy words outlined an extremely powerful man: Yanagi Yamamoto...
"How old is this guy?"
Liu Shiba was confused.
"About the same as Li Laifu, over eighty years old!"
Cao Xiong smiled strangely and added:
"Nothing goes wrong, he doesn't have many years left to live, unless he has Tai Sui in human form..."
"Humanoid Tai Sui?"
Speaking of this, Liu Shiba and Cao Xiong stood up at the same time and thought of something, with a trace of panic and shock in their eyes.
Liu Shiba and Cao Xiong thought of something that had been ignored at the same time...
Maybe Yamamoto Ryugi's target is not the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang at all, nor is it a virus, but the humanoid Tai Sui in Liu Jinling's dimensional space?
Or maybe it’s the legendary elixir in Qin Shihuang’s mausoleum...
And all the illusions in the upper base, the battle with the Japanese task force, and the total annihilation are all just a show?
Yamamoto Ryugi’s purpose is to use external factors to divert the attention of his group?
And then successfully create an opportunity for this mysterious spy lurking among his group?
And the ultimate goal of this spy is to either seize the humanoid Tai Sui from Liu Shiba's body, or to seize the legendary elixir of immortality in Qin Shihuang's mausoleum?
"Huh! Lao Cao, it seems it's okay. We need to chat more. As we chatted, we discovered many details that are usually ignored."
Liu Shiba sighed with lingering fear, with a hint of bitterness in his eyes.
"Hehe! It should be so. I am your grandfather's disciple after all, and also your elder. It is my duty as a disciple to protect you."
Cao Xiong chuckled triumphantly.
"Woo!"
Lao Hei and Bi Yan suddenly stood up at the same time, looking towards the station with their golden eyes...
"Ah...Luo Zhan? Luo Zhan, what's wrong with you?"
Immediately afterwards, a scream came from the place where everyone was resting not far away. From the sound, it belonged to the old man Tian Mingjian...
Liu Shiba and Cao Xiong looked at each other in shock, then ran back...
Not far away, Liu Shiba saw Tian Mingjian hugging Luo Zhan and crying bitterly...
Luo Zhan's body was dripping with bright red blood...
"Old Tian, what's wrong?"
From a distance, Cao Xiong asked in fear.
Tian Mingjian's white hair was messy, and he said angrily and in despair:
"Luo Zhan died. He was killed, killed! His throat was cut by some beast..."
Liu Shiba paused when he heard this, then turned pale and stumbled to sit on the ground.
What was supposed to come, came anyway...
The killing hidden in the darkness fell on Liu Shiba and his group in a way that no one expected and with such lightning speed!
Luo Zhan is dead...
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ps: This chapter is a collection of two chapters, totaling 43
