"That's it..." After hearing Lou Cheng's announcement, Yan Zheke sighed excitedly and excitedly, then looked up and asked thoughtfully, "Then will we have to rely on life and death? Have you sought a breakthrough through the tempering of the battle?"
Before Lou Cheng could answer, he suddenly tilted his ear, pulled the girl past him, and squatted down to the most hidden place in the sand dune.
Twenty seconds later, several figures passed by here, blowing a gust of wind and sand, and rushed towards the port city of Fatuya.
"The strength is not bad..." Yan Zheke stared at her and said in a low voice.
"There are three masters who are similar to alchemy. They don't look like Nile people. They should be 'refugees' who came to travel." Lou Cheng rubbed his swollen temples and said, "Keke, I'll take a nap, you continue alert."
He didn't use the word "all", he wanted to face all kinds of situations that might arise in Fatuya City in the best state.
"Okay." Yan Zheke agreed crisply, forgetting the previous question.
Lou Cheng sat down cross-legged, visualized the word "Lin", purified his body and mind, and soon fell into a deep sleep, peaceful and dreamless.
In this way, under the scorching desert sun in the afternoon, he slept for a full hour, and when he woke up, he was full of energy, alive and well, and he was a good man again.
"Ke Ke, you also take a rest and restore your state to peak." Lou Cheng did not get up, but moved his lower cervical spine.
Yan Zheke nodded obediently, hid in the shadows, followed Lou Cheng, calmed down her excited spirit, and slowly fell asleep, all the exhaustion and tension of the day softened.
When she woke up, it was almost evening, and the sun was sinking in the west, dyeing the yellow sand a red, making this place seem to have turned into a burning sea of fire, magnificent and magnificent.
"It's so beautiful..." Yan Zheke opened her eyes, just like this scene, there was an illusion that she was still in a dream.
This is the calm after the chaos, this is the relaxation of vigilance and softness. In the eyes of the girl, this moment is the most beautiful scenery of Nile's trip.
The two cuddled each other and looked at each other for a while, then got up at the same time tacitly, climbed up the sand dune, and looked at Fatuya again, only to see that the port city had been lit up with lights.
"The power has not yet been cut off, which means that even if there is chaos, it is only in some areas, and the overall order is still there." Yan Zheke judged based on common sense.
"Let's go!" Lou Cheng smiled and knelt down.
The girl got on her stomach and asked curiously:
"Cheng Zi, what is the specific difference between your fusion of martial arts and the path of cultivation?"
She had been thinking about this before.
"To be more precise, my final breakthrough will be more like martial arts with the combination of cultivation and martial arts. Only with the help of 'balanced pills', I can 'resonate' with the outside world in advance, and establish a connection between the brain, spirit and root marrow. The first step is still the way of martial arts, only slightly different." While thinking, Lou Cheng rushed down the sand dunes, and was blown towards the destination like a hurricane.
Strange to say, his words were not affected at all by the violent wind noise.
Yan Zheke buried her body, leaned into his ear and said:
"That is to say, you have created a new path above martial arts?"
"... You can put it this way." Lou Cheng hesitated and was still not humble.
"Creating a path and expanding martial arts, our Chengzi is a veritable master~" Yan Zheke rolled his eyes, and praised proudly and secretly.
"Let's talk about it after I really have the Waigang realm." Lou Cheng shook his head and laughed, and changed the subject thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, the breakthrough of Waigang involves the brain, and it is promoted to the taboo field. , do you have to complete this part of cultivation?"
"Maybe..." Yan Zheke didn't know much about this, and sighed instead, "It involves the brain. No wonder there is a saying that if you don't become an outsider at the age of thirty, you will have no hope in your life. How strong and determined a warrior must be to break through this limit Not pulling..."
Before the taboo field, due to the complex brain involved, an adult, at the age of thirty, even though he appeared to be full of energy, was still growing, and his body tended to continue to become stronger, but his plasticity in all aspects had already ceased. At the beginning of the decline, the changes in the spiritual nature of practice are gradually negligible. At this time, if you can't "resonate" with the outside world, it will be almost impossible in the future.
"Yeah..." Thinking of his brother-in-law, classmate Xiao Ming, and the people who are struggling on this road, Lou Cheng sighed.
The young couple didn't talk any more, ran across several sand dunes, set foot on the road, and approached Fatuya.
Ten minutes later, Lou Cheng, with Yan Zheke on his back, entered the port city on the wrong path, bypassing the chaotic area where gunshots rang out, and after several gropings, he finally found the heavily guarded Huaguo before dark. Consulate in Fatuya.
The consulate is full of people, from the local area and from nearby cities, who fled here. They either laid out something and slept on the floor, or sat bored and waited anxiously with mobile phones with intermittent signals.
"Finally you're here! I thought something was wrong!" Consul Mao Xiaobing came out to greet him, holding Lou Cheng's right palm with both hands, and shaking it vigorously.
He didn't have a suit or leather shoes, but a casual outfit. His sneakers were full of stains, and his usual neat big back was messy. It looked like he was too busy to take care of his image.
"I don't dare to be exhausted for a long time. I am afraid of encountering unexpected situations. I will rest whenever I have the opportunity. That's why it's so late." Lou Cheng explained.
Mao Xiaobing led them to the inner building, and said while walking:
"Everything has been coordinated. Tomorrow morning, the first batch of ships will come from across the Dead Sea to help you evacuate the 'Acropolis' and fly back to your country."
"Okay." Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke replied in unison.
The girl rolled her eyes and asked embarrassingly, "Mr. Consul, is the landline here still available? Is there a satellite phone? I want to report to my family that it is safe."
"Yes! I'll take you there. Mr. Ji and Mr. Shi have called several times." Mao Xiaobing led the young couple into an office and pointed to the desk.
"By the way, Ma Chaoyang and the others who were with you before have also arrived in Kukang and reunited with the large army. I heard about it when I contacted there before." Mao Xiaobing thought of this and hurriedly added.
"That's good, that's good..." Yan Zheke breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone, and called home.
"Hello?" Ji Mingyu's dignified and tense voice came from the receiver.
"Mom, I'm at the consulate in Fatuya." Yan Zheke said quickly.
Phew... Ji Mingyu let out a long breath, and asked concerned: "Is there nothing wrong?"
"It's okay, I'm already an alchemy expert!" Yan Zheke flaunted it uncontrollably.
Ji Mingyu couldn't help laughing, and spat: "Are you trying to laugh at your mother's martial arts realm? Well, thank Xiaolou for me."
"Thank you! There is no need for thanks between me and him!" Yan Zheke glanced at Mao Xiaobing who had left the room, and said in a low voice, and Lou Cheng next to him smiled and nodded in agreement.
"You are you, I am me, can't I thank him for protecting my daughter?" Ji Mingyu said with a smile.
After chatting for a few words, and talking with Yan Kai for a while, the girl hung up the phone with restraint, turned her head and said to the building:
"It's your turn."
"Yeah." Lou Cheng first reported to his family that he was safe, and lied that the tourists here were not affected, and then called Old Man Shi.
"Hey, I knew you were fine, brat. Niro is in a mess, who will target you." Comrade Shi Jianguo said triumphantly, and at the end, he said in a solemn tone, "Boy, I have a piece of advice for my teacher. It's up to you to do things."
"What's the matter?" Lou Cheng was a little surprised.
"You go to Kukang, or Dika, and help me find a man named Sirius. He once helped me as a teacher. He is the old man and my half-savior. Now, he is in chaos and asked me for help through the embassy. You help me find him, take his family to evacuate, I will ask the military to give you the specific information, how about it, are you brave enough? Are you sure to do it?" Old man Shi asked with a sneer.
Now that I meet Waigang, I am sure of escaping... Lou Cheng changed his mind and said:
"Master, don't worry, I will do my best!"
Without threatening my life!
"Okay, you still have a bit of filial piety." Comrade Shi Jianguo clicked his tongue, "Okay, don't hang up, I happen to be with old man Ji as a teacher, and he has something to tell you."
Ke Ke, her grandfather? Lou Cheng waited in doubt, and in the girl's blank eyes, he heard Ji Jianzhang's clear voice:
"Xiaolou, I don't treat you as an outsider, so let's just say it straight, Lin Que, hey, Lin Que escaped to the war-torn area after breaking through to inhumanity. With his current level, it is quite dangerous to deal with the situation there. And it is very likely that he will come to Nile, take advantage of the chaos, and you will look for it along the way, and if you meet him, bring him back."
Damn, uncle is really capricious... really like his style... Lou Cheng sneered, and replied sincerely:
"Okay, Senior Ji!"
After hanging up the phone, Shi Jianguo and Ji Jianzhang, who were in the military base, looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"If you don't find something for him to do, this brat will definitely follow your Yan girl back to the country eagerly, and he will never seize the great opportunity of Nile's chaos. Cough, sharpen it with real knives and guns." Old man Shi said The appearance of his unworthy disciples is well known.
Ji Jianzhang sighed and said with a smile:
"We can only do so much. Whether we can jump over the dragon gate or not depends on him."
...
As soon as Lou Cheng put down the phone, Yan Zheke, who had been listening all the time, covered her face with a wry smile and said:
"My brother is really... how can you bring him back..."
She didn't mention the task, she understood and accepted it.
"Stunned and dragged away!" Lou Cheng replied without hesitation.
At this moment, Mao Xiaobing knocked on the door and came in, smiling:
"I'll take you to someone."
"Who is it?" Lou Cheng asked while hiding the confusion in his heart.
"You guys know each other." Mao Xiaobing turned around and left with a smile, Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke both followed blankly.
On the second floor, he pushed open the door of the small conference room, revealing the figure inside, wearing a blue martial arts uniform, with short hair, a refreshing and clean Peng Leyun.
Only then did this world's arrogant man regain the gleam in his eyes, the surrounding environment was dim, and the pressure hung high outside the window.
"Taoist?" Lou Cheng shouted in surprise and joy.
Immediately afterwards, his eyes narrowed, and he blurted out and asked:
"Are you a stranger?"
Taoist priests seem to be able to communicate with heaven and earth at any time, and summon a bolt of lightning!
"Yeah." Peng Leyun nodded with a smile, "Some time ago in the war-torn area, I fought against several strong men, among them was Veija, who improved very quickly and fully tapped his abilities, which is close to the level of Waigang. , Hehe, it’s not that we are the only ones who have opportunities to advance by leaps and bounds, in short, in the process of chasing and being hunted, I finally jumped over the dragon’s gate.”
"Congratulations!" Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke smiled and clasped their hands together.
"Aren't you going too soon?" Peng Leyun chuckled, feeling the interaction between Lou Cheng and the surrounding environment.
"It's almost time." Lou Cheng admitted frankly, and then asked, "What are you doing in Nile?"
Peng Leyun smiled and said: "Before in the war-torn area, I received a lot of favors from the military. This time I came to help and save people. Moreover, this kind of chaos is just convenient for me to challenge the famous and powerful Nile."
He spoke eagerly, like someone.
"Why do you feel that you were infected by Ren Li?" Lou Cheng laughed and teased.
"...Maybe..." Peng Leyun fell into deep thought, wandering into the sky familiarly, and it took him a long time to wake up and said, "Maybe we are all learning from each other..."
He suggested with great interest: "Second, uh, you are about to break through, and you just need the reminder of a life-and-death battle, why don't you go together?"
"No need, I have a division task." Lou Cheng replied with a smile.
"Okay, I'll wait for Ren Li here. I made an appointment to meet at the Fatuya Consulate. She's almost a day late...she's about to break through." Peng Leyun briefly explained.
"I don't think you can wait any longer...Maybe she has already headed straight to the North Pole..." Lou Cheng was deeply shocked that Ren Li could still get lost so alive in the war-torn area.
After chatting for a while, the young couple bid farewell and left. Under Mao Xiaobing's arrangement, they had a small room to rest.
Taking advantage of his good condition, Lou Cheng visualized the "Cosmic Starry Sky Map" again, adjusting his spirit and roots.
This time, he practiced until early in the morning, slept for two hours, woke up again, and continued to polish.
It was just dawn, and Yan Zheke, who was sleeping in her clothes, opened her eyes and saw Lou Cheng doing exercises in a small space, soothing and natural, full of energy.
"Are you ready?" she asked happily.
"Yeah." Lou Cheng paused, nodded, and then said with a smile, "Keke, didn't you ask me yesterday if I'm going to seek a breakthrough through life-and-death battles? I forgot to answer before, and I'll tell you now Answer."
"Eh..." Yan Zheke lost her mind for a moment.
Lou Cheng said in a low tone:
"I really want to thank Ge Hui, the experience of fighting with him to the death, let me know clearly what I was worried about and what I was nostalgic for at the last moment, and the trough of pain and suffering, the experience of shattered hopes again and again, let me understand I cleared my mind, summed up my exercises, understood what I really wanted, what I was protecting, and why I was fighting. This was unprecedented clarity and firmness. With this, I took that courageous step and gained a new life.”
"Since that step has already been taken, why seek the thrill of a life-and-death battle?"
He paused, then said calmly:
"That dragon gate, I will push it open myself!"
Yan Zheke was stunned at first, and then ecstatically, she saw Lou Cheng's eyes flickering brightly, the brows seemed to bloom with brilliance, and the surrounding air suddenly rolled wildly!
...
In another room a few meters away, Peng Leyun, who was exercising his muscles and bones, suddenly stopped and opened the window. On a scorching summer day, in the desert country, a cold wind blew and frost condensed out!
His heart moved, and he looked in amazement at the place where Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke lived temporarily.
Without fighting, jumping over the Dragon Gate
S: It’s a big chapter of 4,000 words, so it’s a bit late
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