The Name of Eternity

Bian Ruxue raised his head slightly.

What she saw at this moment was the young man with a warm smile in front of the bonfire.

However, she felt that although the smile remained unchanged, there seemed to be a long distance between herself and the boy.

But this feeling is fleeting, like an illusion.

She thought of the sword.

Duckweed's restless heart seemed to suddenly find a landing point.

She thought of the pinnacle of swordsmanship, the ultimate legendary swordsmanship.

She whispered: "Brother Hao, you are more talented than me. Maybe you will get there faster than me."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Li Hao spread his hands slightly and said, "You also saw that I don't have a sword."

"..."

Bian Ruxue was stunned, then smiled bitterly.

As a swordsman, he does not carry a sword.

Then he is not a swordsman.

But the exquisite sword that Li Hao used in the previous battle with Li Tiangang was still unforgettable for her.

Although he has such extreme swordsmanship and majestic sword intention, why does the person in front of him not care about the sword at all.

It seems that it has been like this since childhood.

Brother Hao... what does he care about?

At this time, a figure flew down from the treetops silently and landed on the ground beside the bonfire, interrupting Bian Ruxue's thoughts. The confusion in her eyes suddenly became clear, and she quickly looked away.

Then he saw an old man wearing a green robe, with white beard and hair. His hair was rolled up casually in a bun, and an old wooden hairpin was inserted diagonally on it.

At this moment, the other party sat carelessly on the wooden stake next to the campfire, fanned the smell of roasted tiger meat to the tip of his nose, and said:

"There are no seasonings, but you can still make such delicious food. It's a pity that you don't become a cook!"

"I want to be one, but I don't have the chance."

Li Hao smiled.

"Are you done?"

"It's edible."

Hearing this, Feng Boping was no longer polite, picked up a barbecue tiger paw and blew it on it.

There were cracks on the tiger's palm, and salt was sprinkled inside, as well as some flavor-enhancing wild herbs picked by Li Hao along the way. They were mashed and smeared on the inside, and now they all penetrated into the meat with the barbecue.

Feng Boping was so juice-filled that he had no image at all.

Li Hao smiled and pulled out Ren Qianqian's sword and used it as a meat cleaver.

After cutting off a few pieces, he beckoned for the leaves to be used as a tray and handed them to Ren Qianqian.

"Thank you, Master." Ren Qianqian smiled slightly and took it with both hands.

Li Hao followed the same pattern, cut off the meat from another tiger paw, put it on another big mulberry leaf, and waved to Ruxue.

Bian Ruxue had been chasing and running around for days without eating or sleeping well. At this moment, she suddenly felt hungry. Smelling this tempting fragrance, she came over.

After taking the mulberry leaves, she looked at them twice and didn't dislike them. She broke off the branches and used them as chopsticks, picked up the pieces of meat and ate them.

"This is so delicious!"

As soon as the tiger meat entered his mouth, Bian Ruxue opened his eyes slightly and was a little shocked. The taste was so delicious.

She practiced in the sword hut and didn't enjoy much. According to the master, if she indulges in pleasure, it will definitely corrode the heart of the sword. From now on, there will be no room for the sword in the heart, and it will all be filled with other food, drink and fun.

Therefore, the food in Jianlu has always been average.

"If it tastes good, just eat more."

Li Hao smiled.

He also picked up a tiger paw, cut off half of it, and threw it to the little white fox.

The rest blew on themselves and started to bite.

"Who is this senior?"

While Bian Ruxue was eating meat, she looked at Feng Boping curiously. She wondered when Li Hao had met such an old senior, who seemed unfathomable.

"It's better that you don't know my name."

Feng Boping chuckled lightly, then ignored her and continued to eat and drink by himself.

He brought water and wine with him on his waist, drank it himself and handed it to Li Hao.

Li Hao was not polite, he ate meat in one mouthful, drank wine in one mouthful, and swallowed the drink. The spicy and meaty aroma entered his stomach at the same time, and he felt so happy!

Seeing Li Hao like this, Bian Ruxue was a little distracted. To her, drinking was a matter for rough men. Although most men liked drinking, Li Hao was still too young after all.

"Brother Hao, drink less..." Bian Ruxue couldn't help but say.

Feng Boping laughed and said, "Little mouse, your wife has already started to take care of you before she even gets married."

Li Hao smiled faintly, did not answer the question, and continued to eat and drink.

Bian Ruxue's cheeks turned red. Seeing that Li Hao couldn't persuade her, she stopped trying to persuade him. She lowered her head and ate her own piece of meat gracefully.

A dark forest with twinkling stars.

The long night is silent.

After they had eaten and drank enough, everyone took a rest.

Li Hao lay comfortably in front of the bonfire and slept, with a peaceful and comfortable look on his face, and a smile on his lips.

Bian Ruxue was sitting by the campfire, adding firewood to it from time to time, occasionally looking at the young man, but his eyes were slightly focused.

He had clearly come out of the Divine General's Mansion, he had been so seriously injured, and he had broken up with his father... Why did he seem to be sleeping so peacefully?

What did he dream about? Who is in his dream?

The girl didn't know. She slowly withdrew her gaze and was fascinated by the dancing sparks of the bonfire...

Birds fluttered in the forest, and dawn gradually arrived.

The bonfire has gone out.

A new day has arrived.

At the edge of the forest, on the Liangzhou National Highway, Li Hao said goodbye to Bian Ruxue and told her not to worry about her return.

Bian Ruxue had finished her words and did not persist anymore. She picked up her sword and turned around three times, only to see that the young man had not stopped where he was. He immediately did not look back and went straight back along the way he came. .

There was a faint feeling of relief in her heart.

Since Li Hao doesn't need her company, she can devote herself to pursuing her own swordsmanship.

"Brother Hao, I will definitely climb to the peak of swordsmanship and tell you what I saw..."

The girl muttered to herself, her eyes gradually calming down.

…

…

Going along the official road, the cypresses gradually become sparse. The cypresses planted in some places were obviously destroyed and crushed, but they were not repaired and replanted.

The official road gradually became dilapidated. Some places were actually cracked, leaving thick depression marks, as if a giant python had passed by and cruised through the official road, crushing it.

"Further forward is Longguan Road."

Feng Boping's eyes were also slightly solemn.

Longguan Road extends from the official road on the border, like a sharp thorn, going straight thousands of miles away. At the end is Tianmen Pass, Cangya City where the Li family's garrison is stationed.

Longguan Road is the only way to Tianmen Pass. This road is very long, and it takes a day to ride a horse. It was built by the ancestors of the Li family step by step when Emperor Yu opened up the territory thousands of years ago. .

With this way, Dayu's army can march straight into Beilin Kingdom outside Tianmen Pass at any time.

The Beilin Kingdom was one of the six surrounding countries that Yu the Great surrendered and became his vassal state. However, now that the Yu Dynasty has turned from prosperity to decline, these former vassal states also seem to be gradually showing signs of restlessness.

Li Hao looked around and faintly saw a huge white road, extending straight.

"It came so quickly."

Li Hao sighed and then continued to move forward.

Not long after, on the official road in front of them, there was a pair of grandfather and grandson carrying baskets of medicinal herbs.

Although Li Hao led Little White Fox and Ren Qianqian to walk casually, his foot power still surpassed theirs, and he slowly approached and then surpassed them.

The grandfather and grandson noticed Li Hao and Ren Qianqian from a distance, their eyes showing vigilance and even a little nervousness. Although the official road was empty, wide and deserted, they subconsciously avoided it.

When they saw that Li Hao ignored them, the grandfather and grandson breathed a sigh of relief.

They followed slowly and far behind, but did not dare to show any abnormality.

But this behavior was strange enough in Li Hao's eyes. The people here seemed to be very wary and afraid of strangers.

"Young man, do you want to go forward?"

Just as they were about to enter Longguandao, suddenly, an old voice called from behind.

Li Hao stopped and turned to look at the grandfather and grandson in surprise. Unexpectedly, they would take the initiative to talk to each other and said with a smile: "Can't we move forward?"

The old man with a basket full of herbs on his back looked at Li Hao and then at Ren Qianqian, thinking that these two were not monsters, but children from a certain aristocratic family who came out to practice.

He smiled bitterly in his heart and said to Li Hao: "Young man, further ahead is Longguandao."

"Um?"

Li Hao looked at him slightly puzzled.

Seeing that Li Hao still didn't understand, the old man sighed:

"When you reach Longguan Road, you can't go any further. There are monsters there!"

"demon?"

Li Hao was surprised and looked at Ren Qianqian. Li Hao asked, "Is Longguan Road still within my Dayu territory? The end of it, outside Tianmen Pass, is where the demons live."

"Tianmen Pass?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "There is no such thing as Tianmen Pass. There is only a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and there is only a strong smell of corpses and blood."

Speaking of this, he glanced at the sky and seemed to realize that it was getting late, so he immediately said:

"Young man, you want to slay demons and be a hero, right? It's a good thing to have a warm heart, but this is not a place for you to play. You'd better leave as soon as possible. When the sky gets dark, there will be no traces on this official road. It’s not safe anymore…”

With that said, he took his grandson's hand and walked forward carrying the herbs.

Only the young grandson carrying a small basket looked back from time to time.

When their grandfather and grandson walked a thousand meters away, the young grandson suddenly said: "Grandpa, they seem to have gone in."

"What?"

The old man was shocked. He turned around and saw that the young girl from before was nowhere to be seen on the official road.

He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said, "It's hard to persuade a ghost looking for death with good words."

…

On Longguan Road, Li Hao and Ren Qianqian continued walking leisurely.

But not long after walking, Li Hao's expression suddenly changed slightly, he stopped and looked in the direction of the official road that the grandfather and grandson had taken earlier.

"Master?"

Ren Qianqian was confused.

Li Hao didn't say anything, but looked around and saw a wooden stick.

He bent down to pick it up, and used the rough wooden stick to throw out a sword energy!

The sword energy was like a breeze, passing by silently, but it came out rapidly all the way.

It was like a breeze blowing past the grandfather and grandson who were still walking slowly and arduously on the official road, lifting their hair at the temples, like a warm breeze blowing from behind.

And the breeze blew forward, stretching more than twenty miles away.

There, a crocodile-like demon was crawling on the roadside, waiting for an opportunity.

But suddenly, a gust of breeze blew along the official road.

The demon seemed to have noticed something, its pupils shrank, and just as it was about to move, its body suddenly froze.

Then, it split straight from its forehead to its body, and blood and internal organs were scattered everywhere...

…

Li Hao smiled slightly and threw the stick to the side of the road.

Then he clapped his hands and continued moving forward.

Ren Qianqian didn't know why. Although she was confused, she didn't ask any more questions. Li Hao would always make some strange behaviors from time to time along the way, and she was already used to it.

As he went deeper into the Longguan Road, Li Hao could see some rotten corpses of demons everywhere. Only bones were left, but no one dealt with them.

Along the way, he also encountered demons lying on the Longguan Road to rest. They slept soundly here, and actually regarded this road that demons once avoided as their own hotbed.

Li Hao showed no mercy to these demons. He could easily deal with them without Feng Lao's help.

Along the way, Li Hao's face became heavy, and he finally understood why the old man said that.

The Longguan Road, which was opened thousands of years ago, is now like a wasteland.

Logically speaking, there should be someone from the Li family guarding this place over the years. Why is this happening?

After walking and stopping, Li Hao finally came to the end of the Longguan Road with Ren Qianqian and the little white fox.