When everyone heard the sound and looked, they saw that the man was in tattered clothes, with messy hair and beard covering his face, and a broad knife on his back. Although he looked a bit sloppy, the explosive muscle lines under his clothes and the overwhelming momentum always showed that this man was extraordinary.
"Huh?! It's you, kid!"
The man suddenly pointed at Zhou Zhilu, and then flashed to Zhou Zhilu's side. His speed was so fast that Zhou Zhilu and the people around him were unable to react.
"Who are you?" Zhou Zhilu couldn't help but take a step back and said nervously.
"Me! You can't even recognize me? I rescued you!" The other person lifted the messy hair from his face and said dissatisfiedly.
Seeing this familiar face and voice, Zhou Zhilu suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed in surprise: "Martial Emperor!"
As soon as Zhou Zhilu said this, everyone exclaimed in surprise: "Martial Emperor?"
"Hahahaha! It's me! But why are you here?" Emperor Wu laughed loudly.
However, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, looked around, frowned slightly and said, "So it's the undead..."
Then he pulled out the long knife from his back and shouted, "Get down!"
Then he suddenly swung the long sword, and the dazzling sword energy spread out dozens of meters. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly squatted down with their heads in their hands. The blazing sword light passed over everyone's heads in an instant.
The Daoguang dissipated, and Zhou Zhilu looked around, only to see that the surroundings had become a wasteland. There was no trace of the black shadow after the knife.
"I'm asking you, why are you here?" Emperor Wu asked calmly as he put away his sword.
Everyone slowly stood up, carefully examining the man before them, especially the dozen or so soldiers. They were surprised. Wasn't the Martial Emperor dead long ago? Why had he reappeared? Could he be... a ghost too?!
Zhou Zhilu explained the reasons and briefly talked about some changes in the past ten years.
When Emperor Wu heard that Emperor Wen was forced to abdicate by the current Emperor Ping and died of depression a few years later, his eyes dimmed. He then sighed and said, "Damn it, I really am... Alas, Wen'er is not good at martial arts. It's my fault for not educating him well. My grandson...did the right thing."
Then he waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about him for now. What about Xu Wen?"
"We agreed with You to explore deeper, and we should be able to meet up not far ahead," Zhou Zhilu explained.
Emperor Wu nodded and urged, "I'll go with you. Go find him quickly. The situation underground has changed."
Under the leadership of Emperor Wu, everyone advanced rapidly, crushing everything along the way with ease. All kinds of strange things were turned into ruins under Emperor Wu's sword.
Along the way, everyone saw various ruins, including villages and towns, which proved that many people once lived here.
"Senior Wuhuang, who lived here before?" Zhou Zhilu asked involuntarily.
However, the Martial Emperor replied simply, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the place where the Saint Clan lived during the Genesis period. As for what happened to the Saint Clan... you'll know in a moment."
"Wait a minute?" Zhou Zhilu asked in surprise, but Emperor Wu didn't say anything else.
When everyone arrived at a vast lake, several bright lights appeared in the distant sky, and then a team flew over from the sky. It was the Right Prime Minister and his men.
"Xu Wen!" Emperor Wu's eyes lit up and he shouted loudly.
The Right Prime Minister on the horizon paused, then flashed to the side of the Martial Emperor. He looked at the Martial Emperor with deep eyes, then suddenly knelt on one knee and said, "Greetings, Martial Emperor. I am guilty!"
Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes and asked, "What crime have you committed?"
"Failure to take good care of Emperor Wen has brought disgrace upon the royal family."
Emperor Wu walked up to the Right Prime Minister, slowly raised his hand, and slapped him on the shoulder.
He whispered, "Back then, we realized the falsity of history and discovered the existence of the end of the world. I faked my own death and brought a group of former comrades to the Dead Zone to investigate the truth, leaving you alone to guard the Song Dynasty... Thank you for your hard work over the years."
Emperor Wu helped the Right Prime Minister to his feet and said, "Long time no see, Xuwen!"
The Right Prime Minister's eyes were red, a rare sight, and he said hoarsely, "Long time no see!"
Then he looked at the solitary Martial Emperor, and suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed in surprise: "Where are the others? Could it be that they are all..."
At this moment, several voices suddenly came from a distance: "Hahahaha Xuwen! Even if you die, I won't die!"
I saw people coming from several directions in the sky. They were the teams from the Song Dynasty that were landing on the island. However, there were some unfamiliar faces mixed in these teams, and these strangers, without exception, had the power comparable to that of the Right Prime Minister.
The Right Prime Minister looked over upon hearing the voice, his face lit with joy: "Old devil! Tian Wa'er! Taoist Sanxian..."
The right prime minister spoke one name after another. Fusu, who was standing beside him, raised his eyebrows and whispered to Zhou Zhilu, "I don't know the others, but I know that Taoist Sanxian. He seems to be my great-uncle!"
Zhou Zhilu immediately looked at Fusu, only to hear him continue, "Records say that my great-grandmaster died a long time ago. It seems his death was faked, just like the Martial Emperor. Back then, he was the most promising candidate to become the Daoist Master, but when he was about to succeed, he chose to give up. Later, news spread that he had died in seclusion."
Zhou Zhilu suddenly realized that these strangers should be the ones who founded the Song Dynasty together with the Right Prime Minister and Emperor Wu. However, these people finally chose to follow Emperor Wu to explore the Dead Zone, leaving the Right Prime Minister alone to guard it.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Emperor Wu said, "Alright, enough small talk. Xu Wen, are the keys with you?"
The Right Prime Minister looked at Zhou Zhilu, who immediately stepped forward and said, "They're all here."
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