Chapter 71: Sun Heng Guards Vertical Brush Peak Here

In those more than seven hundred days and nights, what kind of effort was it that allowed a weakling who initially fled without a fight to transform into a strongman who now wipes out fierce beasts?

Others could not know.

Jiang Wang and the others simply followed his footsteps instinctively, going up and up.

Finally, they stood on the peak of Vertical Brush Peak.

Atop the mountain peak, it was empty. Only a solitary grave stood there.

The grave was small and simple. Only a tombstone stood in front of it.

Jiang Wang walked over to take a closer look and saw the inscription:

"Sun Heng guards Vertical Brush Peak here."

The handwriting was delicate, but it was deeply engraved in the stone, showing great skill.

"Sun Heng was the city lord of Three Mountains City two years ago. His wife erected this tombstone."

Li Jianqiu said, "The scourge of fierce beasts is a problem that Three Mountains City has had to face since its establishment.

After Sun Heng took office as city lord, he worked diligently and actively cultivated talent. Finally, two years ago, he raised a team and launched an operation to wipe out the fierce beasts.

His first target was Vertical Brush Peak.

Although he had overestimated the situation as much as possible, before the clearing operation truly began, no one could have imagined that so many fierce beasts would gather on this mountain, numbering in the tens of thousands!

Where did their food come from? These fierce beasts were enough to eat the entire Three Mountains City region clean.

When they went mad together, no defense line could stop them.

I ran away at the time. But I heard that only Sun Heng stood on the front line, not retreating a single step. Not only did he not retreat, but he advanced."

Li Jianqiu continued, "He single-handedly fought his way from the foot of the mountain to the summit. Right here, at our feet, he personally beheaded the leader of that wave of fierce beasts, the Yin-Yang Double-Headed Eagle. When the eagle's cry, which had lasted for a month, suddenly stopped, everyone knew what had happened, and everyone began to counterattack frantically.

Vertical Brush Peak was cleared, but Sun Heng also died of exhaustion. It is said that when he died, as an Inner Mansion Realm expert, his five mansions were exhausted, and his entire Tongtian Palace collapsed."

How heroic!

Although they had not seen him in person, only heard his name, it was already inspiring.

Jiang Wang couldn't help but think that only a man like this could give birth to a daughter like Sun Xiaoman, right?

The crowd stood on the peak, looking around, the vastness surrounding them.

The peace at this moment was built upon countless bloodshed.

Cultivation, cultivation, is it only about cultivating oneself?

Is there no responsibility to the country, no burden to the weak?

Sun Heng, the former city lord of Three Mountains City, wrote an answer with his own name.

The group bowed several times to the solitary grave, then turned and went down the mountain.

On the way down the mountain, Jiang Wang thought of something and asked, "Senior Brother Li, during the Three Cities Dao Debate, did you show mercy to Sun Xiaoyan because of City Lord Sun?"

Li Jianqiu asked, "Do you know about the Kun Skin Drum?"

"I only know the name, and I heard it from an elder."

"The Kun Skin Drum is a permanently solidified defensive technique. Its principle is that the caster, in a conscious state, peels off their own skin, applies Dao patterns, and then covers the recipient. Because its casting conditions are so harsh, the defense of the Kun Skin Drum is so amazing."

Huang Azhan was shocked, "So that little fatty has..."

"It's the skin of the late City Lord Sun." Li Jianqiu sighed, "Whether as a city lord or as a father, he gave everything."

"To defeat Sun Xiaoyan, you either have to be in a ring environment, like Wang Yichui, and knock her out of the ring. Or, you have to go all out to break the Kun Skin Drum. I dare not try."

Jiang Wang naturally knew that Li Jianqiu's "dare not" was definitely not afraid of facing failure. But he was afraid that once the Kun Skin Drum was really broken, he, who was going all out, would not be able to hold back. He was afraid of that kind of result.

"Senior Brother is righteous."

Li Jianqiu shook his head, "Speaking of which, City Lord Sun saved my life. Now that the hero is gone, how can I have the face to hurt his son?"

When the group reached the halfway point of the mountain, Jiang Wang suddenly stopped and walked to the giant rock. He condensed a flame sword and wrote a line of words after Li Jianqiu's inscription with vigorous strokes.

Then Huang Azhan and Zhao Rucheng did the same.

On the stone carving, below the inscription of "Li Jianqiu, the dog of a lost family," another line was written:

"Junior student Jiang Wang comes to admire the heroism of his predecessor."

"Junior student Huang Azhan comes to admire the heroism of his predecessor."

"Zhao Rucheng, same as above."

Presumably, Wu Shan, who loved to show off in front of others the most, would laugh wildly if he saw this scene, right?

After all, in such a desperate situation, what he thought of in the end was to carve words to boast about himself. His thinking was different from ordinary people.

It wasn't until they reached the foot of the mountain that Li Jianqiu seemed to have endured it again and again before looking at Zhao Rucheng strangely, "Junior Brother Zhao, have you ever been beaten for being lazy?"

Jiang Wang laughed and hooked his arm around Zhao Rucheng's shoulder, saying to Li Jianqiu, "You should ask my Brother Yehu about this. He will definitely have a lot to talk about with you!"

"Go, go, go!" Zhao Rucheng pushed Jiang Wang away.

"What do we do next?" Huang Azhan asked, "The task we set before we set off has been completed, and Senior Brother Li's wish has been fulfilled. Are we going to collect the reward and return to Maple Forest City now?"

Li Jianqiu pressed his hand on his sword and said solemnly, "To be honest, I have decided to go to Jade Balance Peak. After all, the battle situation there is fierce. You can go back first."

Jiang Wang said without thinking, "I only represent myself. Since I came with Senior Brother, I will naturally go with Senior Brother."

Zhao Rucheng rolled his eyes, "You're going to the battlefield, how can I slip away?"

"Alas." Huang Azhan shook his head and sighed, "I knew I couldn't be with you young people, too impulsive! If I don't go, I won't have the face to drink with Du Laohu in the future."

Zhao Rucheng looked at him a few more times, actually feeling a little surprised.

Although Young Master Zhao usually looked muddleheaded, he was actually very proud and couldn't stand ordinary people. He had never really thought highly of Huang Azhan, and only used him to amuse himself. At most, he would let him take advantage of small things for the sake of Du Yehu.

Today, he finally understood why Du Yehu was willing to be drinking buddies with this guy.

Jade Balance Peak was undergoing its second large-scale clearing operation.

Sun Heng's grave was still there, and Wu Shan's inscription had not been forgotten. Everyone knew how dangerous Jade Balance Peak was. A total annihilation of the army was not impossible.

Li Jianqiu chose to go to Jade Balance Peak, either to atone for his sins or to prove something, which was not surprising. Jiang Wang, he thought he was just hot-headed. But since Jiang Wang was going, he had no choice but to go, no matter how unwilling he was.

Only Huang Azhan's choice was something he had not expected. It was absolutely inconsistent with his usual sycophantic and opportunistic performance.

"Good!" Li Jianqiu felt very satisfied. After two years of solitary travel, he seemed to have found the joy of inviting friends to join him.

"A cup of wine for you, I'll travel ten thousand miles to repay a kindness."

"Let's go to Jade Balance Peak!"

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