Chapter 52 There is Shi Jue

"What is that?"

Jiang Shan turned his head to look at the blood-red gas column in the distant sky. He felt as if an endless murderous aura was coming towards him, as if someone was fighting with swords. He could not help but squint his eyes.

Zhong Yu said: "That is the military spirit of the battle formation!"

"Battle spirit?"

Jiang Shan was surprised.

Zhong Yu said: "Battle formations originated from war witches. They are the formations used by the army when fighting. Battle formations can gather the strength of millions of people and make them work in unison, so that they can move as if they were using one's own arms."

"That must be where the army led by Wu Guang is stationed."

"What you are seeing now is only the form of military spirit in a non-wartime state. As a general under Lai Zhu, the right-hand man of Cheng Tang, Wu Guang has already reached the pinnacle of military formations. When the battle is imminent, the military spirit will take shape, and only then can we see the true form of military spirit in the battle formation."

Then he said, "Don't look at it too much, especially don't show hostility. If you provoke the army to counterattack, things will be bad."

When Jiang Shan heard this, he quickly looked away.

Zhong Yu looked at the surface of the Dan River, looking somewhat vicissitudes of life, and said: "Just as I expected, Wu Guang's army was blocked by the Dan River."

Jiang Shan nodded: "This is good for us."

He said, "Now the only problem is how to cross the Dan River. You said you have a solution, what is it?"

He also said: "The Dan River is dozens of miles wide and cannot be crossed by flying. The strange beasts in the water are extremely threatening. You can't let me carry you across."

Zhong Yu grinned and said, "You will know later."

This kid was acting mysterious, so Jiang Shan didn't ask any more questions. He just sat down on the cliff, his huge body motionless, and silently admired the scenery of Danshui under the sunset glow.

Suddenly, Jiang Shan's eyes fixed.

The innate human race's keen perception, which seemed to be one with heaven and earth, suddenly caught a hint of disharmony on the water surface far below the cliff!

He stared intently for a while and finally found that there was a faint shadow on the surface of the Danshui River. Under the cover of mist, it was rapidly approaching the cliff.

The shadow was getting closer and closer, and Jiang Shan captured more and more information. It was clearly a small boat! Jiang Shan couldn't help but look at the tiny Zhong Yu from the side, and he was vaguely aware of what was going on.

The hidden boat reached the bottom of the cliff, broke free from the constraints of the Dan Shui rules, flew up, and landed right in front of him.

Then a girl in very cool clothes, revealing a large area of ​​healthy skin, jumped out of the boat! This girl was very tall, several inches taller than Jiang Shan in his original state, nearly two meters tall; but her figure did not appear bloated and knotty, but rather slender and light.

A golden bell hung on the right side of her waist, and a black leather scimitar hung on the left side. The only parts of her body that were covered were some silk pieces and jewelry.

Her hair was tied into seven or eight small braids, each with a gold or jade pendant. Her wheat-colored face was angular and had a heroic air.

The girl jumped off the boat, only glanced at Jiang Shan who was sitting cross-legged like a mountain, then walked directly to Zhong Yu, bent down and touched her chest, and said respectfully: "Your Highness!"

"Jue, you are finally here." Zhong Yu smiled happily.

Jue, the heroic girl, straightened up upon hearing this and said seriously, "I have been waiting for your summons."

Jiang Shan lowered his head and looked at Jue from the side.

It wasn't because of her good looks, but because Jiang Shan sensed a hint of danger in her. This girl was definitely not an ordinary person.

Here Zhongyu introduced Jiang Shan: "Her name is You Shijue, and she is one of my mother's close attendants."

He also said to You Shi Jue: "He is Jiang Shan. He saved my life and helped me a lot."

Shi Jue heard this but frowned and said, "Where are Long Zhuo and Yuan Xin? Your Highness!"

Zhong Yu sighed, "Long Zhuo led the main force of the pursuers away for me, and we separated at Qianlai Mountain. He is now missing and I'm afraid he has died. Yuan Xin took me to Zhang'e Mountain, but was eventually caught up by a team of hunting dogs. His soul has returned to his ancestors."

After hearing this, Shi Jue opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Zhong Yu took a deep breath: "Fortunately, Jiang Shan helped me."

Then he turned the topic and said, "Jue, what is the current situation in Gu State? What about you? How have you been doing recently? Cheng Tang didn't send anyone to hunt you down, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jue replied, "The situation in Gu State is fine. We arrived in Gu State smoothly. The king warmly entertained us and arranged accommodation for us."

Then he said, "Your Highness, let's get on the boat. We will be safe after crossing the Dan River."

Then he looked at Jiang Shan with a proud look on his face and said, "You helped His Highness, and I, Shi Jue, will remember you. When His Highness inherits the throne, I will definitely reward you."

After saying that, he pulled Zhongyu onto the boat.

Zhong Yu said, "Jiang Shan, come with me."

Shi Jue was startled and said, "Your Highness, he has done his best to send you here. Although he looks tall and fierce, his realm is only at the entry level. Following him would be a burden."

Zhongyu insisted: "I have my own ideas."

Then he said to Jiang Shan: "Jue has always been straightforward in his words, please don't take it to heart."

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Jiang Shan thought about it, switched to his original form, and nodded to Zhong Yu: "I only remember the deal with you, I don't care about anything else."

Shi Jue snorted and said sullenly, "Your Highness, please get on board."

He glared at Jiang Shan again.

Jiang Shan didn't care about You Shijue's attitude - as he said, he only remembered the deal with Zhongyu. In Jiang Shan's view, You Shijue was just a proud little girl, and there was no need to mind her attitude.

Without delay, he boarded the boat.

The boat was clearly made of bamboo, and from the outside it looked no bigger than a black-sailed boat, but inside it was spacious and luxurious, like a palace.

Obviously a treasure.

Shi Jue said: "The King of Gu State knew that I would help Your Highness cross the Dan River, so he specially gave me this boat."

When Zhong Yu heard this, he couldn't help but look at Jiang Shan.

Then he said to You Shijue, "Pay attention to the boat, I want to talk to Jiang Shan for a while."

He pulled Jiang Shan aside and whispered, "My mother once told me that we should be on guard against others. Gu State was indeed loyal to the Xia Dynasty, but that was in the past. As the power of Cheng Tang grew, especially after the demise of Ge State and Kunwu State, I was afraid that Gu State would turn against us."

He also said: "Jue is too naive, I am afraid she will be deceived."

After hearing this, Jiang Shan was so surprised that his expression was beyond words.

This kid is so smart!

Jiang Shan had just thought of this question.

According to Zhongyu's identity, if Guguo decided to defect to Chengtang, it would be a perfect token of surrender. With Shi Jue's simple and arrogant personality, the king of Guguo only needed to use a little trick to deceive her.

She was tricked into bringing Zhongyu to the King of Gu State.

Jiang Shan said, "In that case, you can ask You Shijue to change the landing location later, and we will leave as soon as we get ashore. Since You Shijue is your mother's close follower, you might as well tell her clearly."

Zhong Yu nodded: "You are right, I should explain it clearly to her."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards You Shi Jue.

(End of this chapter)