Chapter 56: Gu Guo Cannot Perish

Gu Cheng is the first city in the world that Jiang Shan has seen - Kunwu City does not count, as it has become a lake and not a single brick can be seen.

The first impression Gu Cheng gives people is rough and heavy.

It seems to be cast from a huge piece of stone.

The overall atmosphere is bluish-gray. The streets are bluish-gray, and the buildings on both sides are bluish-gray. At a glance, everything is bluish-gray.

From afar, one can see a majestic bluestone palace located in the center of the city. The eaves and brackets are all made of stone and inlaid with beautiful jade, gold and bronze as decorations. It is rough and majestic, but also exquisite.

Under the setting sun, the jade, gold and bronze decorations reflected colorful light, looking quite dreamy.

That is the royal palace of Gu State.

Gu Lie's general's mansion was located on one side outside the palace. It had its own entrance and was painted in pure gray without any gold or jade decorations, making it look tall and simple.

Jiang Shan and You Shi Jue walked into the General's Mansion without being stopped.

Shi Jue was quite proud and said, "Yun and I are good friends and often come here to play."

He added: "Yun is Gu Yun, she is Gu Lie's only daughter."

Jiang Shan just kept silent.

Early in the morning, a female general wearing golden armor and riding a beast with sharp claws and fangs was seen charging forward, shouting one after another.

"Jue, take my sword!"

A scarlet blade light of more than ten feet long splashed towards them, the edge was blazing, and the air was distorted; Shi Jue shouted happily: "Here it comes!"

She threw a punch, and the light green energy collided with the scarlet blade light, causing a violent gust of wind that blew the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees into sparks, leaving the ground in a mess.

The tall beast rushed forward, and the female general held the reins with her sword. The beast howled wildly, half of its body stood up, and cast a shadow.

"Jue!"

The female general turned over and jumped off the back of the beast. She threw the long sword in her hand casually, and it flew dozens of feet away. Several armored warriors hurriedly caught the long sword.

The female general stepped forward and hugged You Shijue tightly, saying, "Aren't you going to pick up His Highness Zhong Yu? This is His Highness Zhong Yu?"

She looked Jiang Shan up and down.

When Shi Jue heard this, he hurriedly said, "No, it's him."

Jiang Shan interrupted her directly and said, "I'm not Zhong Yu, my name is Jiang Shan."

The female general blinked, and her eyelashes actually showed a hint of red. She looked at Jiang Shan, then at Shi Jue: "Didn't you pick up His Highness Zhong Yu?"

Jiang Shan could no longer bear it and said, "I want to see General Gu Lie!"

Gu Yun was surprised: "Why do you want to see my father?"

Jiang Shan spoke word by word: "It's something very important!"

After hearing this, Gu Yun looked at You Shi Jue and asked, "Really?"

Shi Jue said, "Yes."

Gu Yun smiled cheerfully: "Okay, I'll take you to see my father."

When he saw Gu Lie, he was staring at the map hanging on the wall in a daze; but Gu Lie did not show any extra emotion towards the arrival of Shi Jue and Jiang Shan.

He waved his hand to send Gu Yun away, his eyes fixed on the map, without turning his head, and said: "Zhong Yu is in my house. If you want to take him away, just defeat me."

Gu Lie's voice was as heavy as stone.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he blocked Jiang Shan and You Shi Jue.

The moment Jiang Shan saw Gu Lie's back, his heart was lifted up - he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis from Gu Lie, as if he would die if Gu Lie turned around! It was not

until Gu Lie spoke that this fatal sense of crisis gradually dissipated.

Jiang Shan took a breath, calmed himself, and said, "I want to know why the general captured Zhong Yu."

Gu Lie's eyes wandered across the map, then he turned around and faced Jiang Shan with an expressionless, square face; there was a faint red light lingering in his eyes, and the moment he stared at Jiang Shan, that fatal crisis emerged again.

Jiang Shan resisted the urge to turn around and flee, and continued, "The general is magnanimous and majestic. I don't think the general brought Zhong Yu to the mansion for the same purpose as Gu Wan, right?"

Speaking of Gu Wan, a hint of disdain clearly flashed across Gu Lie's eyes.

That sense of crisis disappeared again.

Gu Lie sat down slowly and said, "I talked to Zhong Yu, and he mentioned you. Your name is Jiang Shan."

Jiang Shan nodded: "I am honored that the general knows my name."

Gu Lie said: "You are not Zhongyu's retainer or servant, you just made a deal with him. In the present day when the Xiahou clan has fallen, you are willing to risk your life for him in the name of a deal. I admire you very much."

Jiang Shan smiled and said, "A man should be trustworthy."

Gu Lie nodded.

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Then he said, "You have great courage and are also a smart person. You may have guessed the hesitation in my heart. That's why you came to see me."

Jiang Shan said: "The general's attitude towards Zhong Yu is not bad. The most important thing is that the general did not kill Shi Jue."

Said: "I don't think a general of a country would be a person who is indecisive and unwilling to kill."

Gu Lie let out a faint sigh and extended his hand to signal, "Please sit down."

Jiang Shan and the mute You Shi Jue sat down beside them.

Gu Lie said: "What I did is not unspeakable."

He said: "Wu Guang, with the power to destroy Kunwu, has deployed his troops on the banks of Danshui, eyeing our Gu country covetously. Although the rules of Danshui are wonderful, they are no longer reliable. Wu Guang is driving 200,000 slaves from Kunwu to build an altar. Once it is completed, he will sacrifice the blood of the slaves to suppress the rules of Danshui, and then march his troops straight into our country."

He sighed, "I am not afraid of Wu Guang. I was once a barbarian, but Your Majesty favored me, promoted me, gave me a surname, and entrusted me with a great trust. Even if I die, I will not hesitate."

Savages are ordinary people in this world, with only names but no surnames. Those with surnames are the countrymen, and those with both surnames and clan names are the nobles.

I didn’t expect that Gu Lie was actually born a savage!

He said: "But the Gu Kingdom cannot be destroyed!"

His voice was low and firm.

Jiang Shanru was a bystander, listening to Gu Lie's emotional words, but his heart was very calm and he was not moved by it.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Shan had no sense of belonging to this world. Everything he did was just a transaction based on his own principles.

Whether it is Kunwu Kingdom or Gu Kingdom, their survival or not has nothing to do with Jiang Shan.

He came here just to fulfill his trading principles.

Gu Lie seemed to be talking to himself: "One of the reasons why I invited His Highness Zhong Yu here is to seek some help from His Highness Zhong Yu. Although the Xiahou clan has fallen, they have ruled the world for thousands of years. I think they have a deep foundation. Even if they are in trouble, there will be remnants. If we can invite some strong men, not to mention defeating Wu Guang, just saving the Gu Kingdom will be enough."

When Jiang Shan heard this, he felt that what he said made sense.

But then he thought about Zhong Yu's current situation - when he first met Jiang Shan, he was only accompanied by Yuan Xin, and had no other strong guards.

Although Shi Jue has emerged now, he is not very capable and his brain is not very smart. It is good enough that he does not cause trouble.

Therefore, even if there were some remnants of the Xia Dynasty's so-called profound foundation, it probably could not take Zhongyu into consideration.

(End of this chapter)