The scorching gaze almost made his palm ache, Gu Qinghan hesitated and said:
"Uh... Gongsun Gang Leader?"
Gongsun Jing retracted his gaze and replied with a courteous smile:
"Have you seen the owner of this token?"
"So, that means you can find him?"
Gu Qinghan keenly detected the 'flattery' in the voice, thought of his own and Blade Madman's identities, blew on the hot steam of the teacup, slightly raised his chin, and said indifferently:
Gu Qinghan saw the teacup in Gongsun Jing's hand shatter instantly.
Then, in the next moment, the middle-aged man who was nothing but an old trickster in Jianghu suddenly stood up, took a step forward, exuding a murderous and overbearing aura that soared to the sky, directly impacting Gu Qinghan's face, leaving his eyes blank in an instant.
The horrifying aura of the Military Family wantonly unleashed its presence.
Gu Qinghan was completely bewildered.
Several breaths later, his thoughts finally recovered from the blank state, and he was dumbfounded.
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With this outburst of aura, a series of terrifying presences rose. The guide, the old white-haired man wandering outside with tea, even the dull and rigid Pharmacist, one by one, the Qi Mechanism representing martial artists above the Sixth Rank shot up beside him.
Completely leaving him no time to react!
Before he could react, or rather, he, who had been on a long journey, could hardly react, Gongsun Jing grabbed his shoulder, lifted him entirely, and walked back with large strides. The door behind opened, Gu Qinghan's struggling movements halted, and his eyes slowly widened.
It stretched all the way to the buildings on the peak, the patrolling martial artists.
A deeply sunken, seemingly bottomless, enormous void like a sea trench, with round logs protruding from it, at uneven heights. Even Gu Qinghan could see that these logs formed a complex and inexplicable formation.
But what shook him was not this formation occupying the entire mountain's Earth Vein Qi Mechanism.
It was the existence forming the formation.
Not jade, nor gold and iron, nor treasures—
On each log sat a young martial artist dressed in sky-blue armor.
They breathed slowly.
They kept their eyes closed.
They were densely packed, occupying Gu Qinghan's sight.
In the void, ferocious men each over forty years old trampled the void, running back and forth, tapping the young martial artists with wrist-thick sticks on their bodies, backs, cursing:
"Coordinate as one, understand?!"
"Maintain stability!"
So their breaths became increasingly stable.
So their bodies became increasingly upright.
So their breathing sounds, became increasingly slow and measured.
Gu Qinghan's body was stiff.
The wind sound he heard earlier was here.
As if converging into one, as if in a place unseen by the naked eye, some terrifying existence was gradually awakening. What he saw was not the thousands of young men forming the formation, but a lurking mighty dragon, that dragon beast with its long breath, raised its head, and its cold eyes locked onto him.
Gu Qinghan was at a loss for words.
At this moment, Gongsun Jing released Gu Qinghan, stepped forward, and said solemnly:
"The Qing Taoqi is here!"
The breathing sounds abruptly halted.
Pairs of eyes opened in unison.
Looking at their commander.
Gongsun Jing's gaze swept across.
"The Great Marshal's messenger has arrived, he will lead the way for us."
Gu Qinghan was dumbfounded.
He was about to speak.
Gongsun Jing suddenly adjusted his clothes, the action solemn and serious, then looked at the thousands of Qing Taoqi ahead, and spoke solemnly. His voice was heavy, word by word, like a heavy hammer striking the void, yet carrying pride and defiance.
At this moment, he had been waiting far too long.
"Divine Martial Mansion, prepare to march."
"This time, welcome our Great Marshal back!"
The scorching flames instantly ignited in countless eyes, those flames spread, and then gathered into a fire that could burn the wilderness, fiercely blazing.
They stood up in unison, their armor resounding with a murderous howl.
Then lifted their right arm, uniformly pounding their chests.
A low shout from their mouths gathered into one, becoming a storm, becoming thunder, willow leaves slightly swaying, there was the Military Family's killing intent rising to the sky.
PS: The update for today is presented...
Thanks to Xi Liufeng for the huge reward, thank you~
As mentioned yesterday, taking a day off on New Year's Day to slightly organize the rhythm and story of the next volume.