Time slowly passed. From early autumn to deep autumn, weeds grew beneath the border city wall, and withered leaves fell from the Endless Forest, rustling softly.
From the time the Ghost Division forces had arrived until now, three months had passed. More and more members of the Wu Clan came to the Azure Cloud region, but without exception, none of them broke through the border city into the Azure Cloud region. They all chose to stay outside the border city. They didn't even dare to break into the Azure Cloud region from other directions.
Li Dalong's Nascent Soul was searching. Any member of the Wu Clan who dared to set foot in the Azure Cloud region would die beneath his spear!
But even so.
The High Priests and Priests of the Wu Clan, not a single one dared to make a move against Li Dalong.
He alone guarded the border city, blocking how many hundreds of thousands of Wu Clan members?
Li Dalong had already become the most majestic scenery of the border city. He wore plain clothes, letting the wind blow and the rain batter him, yet he still stood straight, holding his spear, leading the hundred or so old men, their figures etched into the hearts of every member of the Wu Clan. It was as if as long as they were there, no one could cross this towering mountain!
"Brother Dalong, please withdraw. Our Ghost Division is willing to be friends with your Li family for all generations!"
"That's right, Brother Dalong. We of the Beast Division are the same. What's worth protecting in this Azure Dynasty? Please withdraw."
"What meaning is there in your persistence?!?"
The two High Priests of the Wu Clan floated up into the air, trying to dissuade Li Dalong.
Although they clearly possessed many experts, and as long as they attacked together, and had many days of preparation, no matter what secret techniques Li Dalong had, he would have nowhere to escape, and they could easily kill Li Dalong, They could only humbly try to persuade him.
"....."
Li Dalong didn't utter a word. He just silently stared at these powerhouses. His silence was deafening!
Below the city wall was a densely packed mass of the Wu Clan army.
He suddenly remembered a few months ago, remembered that imperial edict. He could not prevent the defeat and fall of the Azure Cloud region; the Li family had to retreat, but he could not!
The family's power was growing greater and greater. He had once said that everyone in Merit City would protect their homeland with their lives. But the family, under the force of circumstances, had broken their word. He had to stand up. He had to guard the Azure Cloud region until the last moment. On the day news of his death spread, no one would care whether the Li family had broken their word. They would remember that Li Dalong, in the last moment of his life, stood on the border of the Azure Cloud region, fighting for their homeland!
"One day..."
Li Dalong revealed a smile. He was waiting, waiting for the Wu Clan members below to charge in!
"One day, my children will become strong. The old friends who left the Azure Cloud region will also become strong. Our descendants will pass down the stories by word of mouth."
"They will know that there was once a fellow in the Azure Cloud region named Yu Xian, who died for the Azure Cloud region."
"Many, many sects in the Azure Cloud region fought for more than thirty years to protect this land. The flesh and blood of their ancestors are here."
"They will remember that our Li family had a person named Li Kuangtu, who endured humiliation for thirty years to bring us a victory."
"And me, Li Dalong..."
Li Dalong's eyes flashed with determination. "I stand on this wall, unafraid of the hundreds of thousands of Wu Clan members. I will die together with our homeland!"
"My descendants, and the descendants of Azure Cloud region, will carry all the memories. Under the leadership of my Li family, they will return to this land, drive out all enemies, and bring about a new beginning!"
"Only then will the sacrifices of our Azure Cloud region over these years not have been in vain!"
He stood before the hundreds of thousands of Wu Clan members.
He stood on top of the wall, appearing so frail, like a single grain of sand about to be submerged.
But he, was the pillar supporting the heavens; he was propping up the future sky of the entire Azure Cloud region!
...
[Your descendant Li Dalong, leading the elderly who remained behind in Merit City, went to the Azure Cloud region border city to defend it!]
[He decided to sacrifice his own life, to become a memory for the future generations of Azure Cloud regiony, to awaken their belief in returning to their homeland, and to make returning to Azure Cloud region their goal. Obtained Trait: Azure Cloud Region's Last Hope]
[On the land of Azure Cloud region, combat power increased by 30%, reputation increased by 50%!]
Li Wei, in front of the screen, was watching everything in the scene.
Withdrawing from the Azure Cloud region was Li Dalong's lie. This fellow, who had been honest his entire life, was deceiving the children for the first time, and lying to Xu Cuihua for the first time.
"He's so old, how can he still be so foolish?"
Li Wei gripped the mouse with one hand, the mouse button hovering over the skills.
He didn't try to dissuade them. He knew he couldn't dissuade them. The children had grown up, and they were also stubborn. They had their own ideas and their own convictions.
Li Wei took a deep breath and moved the screen to a distance from the border city. He murmured in a low voice, "Dalong, ah, Dalong, do you really think that what you're about to do can be hidden from me, can be hidden from Cuihua and the children? You're not that smart, kid."
It was a tall tower!
The cool autumn wind blew the woman's simple clothing. This woman had an alluring appearance. She carried a silver coffin on her back. It was unknown how long she had been standing on this tall tower, just gazing so gently at Li Dalong's figure on the city wall.
The Heaven-Piercing Coffin, truly worthy of being Li Dalong's spirit treasure, sensed Li Dalong's presence, and the coffin lid began to shake.
Xu Cuihua reached back and stroked the coffin lid, smiling slightly. "You're angry too, aren't you? Indeed, when men become powerful, they turn bad. He's even learned to abandon his wife and children."
The coffin lid shook even more violently.
"Let's go. Let's go settle accounts with him!"
As her voice faded, Xu Cuihua floated up into the air, demonic energy surging to the heavens!
All the Wu Clan members outside the Azure Cloud region's border city raised their heads, gazing at Xu Cuihua as she floated down, as if seeing a fairy descending from the heavens!
"Madam!"
The old elders of Merit City on the city wall were all startled, and they saluted Xu Cuihua in unison.
"Cuihua, you... Why have you come?"
Li Dalong's expression changed. Xu Cuihua had already appeared beside him, glaring at him furiously, making him somewhat flustered.
"What do you think?"
Xu Cuihua looked up at her man. Originally, she was gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, about to hit Li Dalong. Then, her fists slowly unclenched, and she touched Li Dalong's face, her voice gentle, "Fool, don't even think about leaving me behind. Whatever happens, we'll face it together."
She had seen through her husband's thoughts long ago, but she hadn't exposed him. She hadn't even told the children.
She came without complaint or regret!
What Wu Clan? What Azure Dynasty?
None of that mattered anymore. Whether it was life or death, being by her husband's side was just like it had been all these years.
"Cuihua."
On this day, the hundred or so old people of Merit City, and also the hundreds of thousands of Wu Clan members, stared blankly at this couple on top of the city wall. The autumn wind was slightly cool. The husband and wife looked at each other; in their eyes, there was no one else.
"....."
Their Old Ancestor was also watching, and abruptly took a big gulp of water. After all, he clearly hadn't eaten anything, yet inexplicably, he felt full, so full that it choked him.
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