Chapter 49 On the city wall of the capital

Dream Trial Night Three.
The sky was getting light, and the temperature on the Wolong Mountain at five o'clock in the morning was a bit low. The low flowers and tall trees were covered with morning dew.
A black figure moved through the shadows of the trees.
Li Ji shook off the dew-wet sleeves, covered his face and walked down the main road of the mountain.
Li Ji returned to Gongyang County again along the directions on the map.
That night, Jiang Yan and Li Ji had a long talk.
出现在公羊郡孙府后院的那位六品上武者姜氓，正是姜延之子！
所以这也是姜氓告知李纪，江湖各派马踏天狼山的原因。
```htmlJiang Yan gave Li Ji two choices: one was to leave with his fellow senior brothers and live in obscurity, and the other was to go down the mountain alone to Gongyang County to find Jiang Mang, where there were also loyal assassins for the Qingshan Sword Sect, all of whom were fifth-rank warriors.```
When Li Ji returned to the backyard of the Sun Mansion, Jiang Meng was sitting at the stone table, looking at him expressionlessly.
Jiang Meng took Li Ji to an inconspicuous small courtyard, where thirty-six warriors dressed in white mourning clothes and carrying swords stood in a neat line in the center of the courtyard.
"This is..."
Seeing this scene in front of him, Li Ji had some guesses in his heart.
“昨日我父带领三十六位护道人摆阵困住九禾近三个时辰，最终全部战死。”姜氓也为自己披上白色麻衣，“我们三十七位，正是三十七位护道人的子嗣。从今日起，我们就是青山剑派新的护道人。”
"With my life, protect my way!"
The organized voice echoed in the courtyard.
李纪向面前这三十七位神色坚毅的青年深鞠一躬，把手贴在胸前，朗声道："With my life, protect my way!"
Jiang Mang led Li Ji into the inner room.
“除我们三十七人外，公羊郡还有四十位死士，为了避免引起怀疑，他们都住在城外的村子里。既然父亲告诉了你这些，定是把你看作青山剑派未来的希望，所以从现在开始，我们必将唯命是从。”
Li Ji shook his head self-deprecatingly: "I am a sinner of the Qing Shan Sword Sect, you are the heroes, you are the hope. If it weren't for my recklessness, I wouldn't have fallen into Nine Rice's trap and caused the current situation."
Jiang Mang walked up and lightly patted Li Ji's shoulder.
"This isn't your fault. After all, Jiuhe entered this world before you and spent many years setting up a trap for you. If you could easily escape, then how can Jiuhe be qualified to be your senior brother?"
李纪猛然抬头，眼神中升起震惊和警惕。
“别用这种眼神看我，告诉你也无妨。这个世界的寿命极限是一万年，一次极其偶然的机会，我得到了一本来自世界本源的转生之法，如今已经维持了千万年的寿命。由于和世界本源有了一丝联系，每隔万年，也就是我刚刚转生之后的不久，我都能感受到世界之外的意念进入。”
"These ideas are divided into two types: one is incredibly powerful but deliberately restrained, while the other is weak like a firefly, attached to young martial artists with low strength. The interval between the two types of ideas ranges from several years to more than a decade. After the latter enters, the attached martial artists will bring varying degrees of turbulence to the world through their respective ideas."
"This world seems to be a trial ground, lasting for thousands of years, and we are sacrifices in the trial."
Their gazes collided in the air.
"So what do you want to do? Kill me to avenge this world?"
Jiang Meng turned his back and looked out of the window.
"I don't have the luxury for that. Since you can enter this world, it means there is a wider world outside. If I kill you, the person who sent you in can easily annihilate me without breaking a sweat."
李纪似乎听到了一声若有若无的叹息。
“我活了千万年，几乎走遍了这个世界的每个角落，这个世界太小了，我想出去看看。我之所以把这些告诉你，是因为我希望如果未来你变得足够强大，足够把我从这个世界带出去的时候，请你来一次。当然，作为报酬，我会把剑九为你完整演示，至少在你这个时期，对你的帮助应该不小。”
Li Jilieran.
This world is like a newbie village in an online game, and these aboriginals are all NPCs, while you are a player. The only difference is that there are always high-level players coming in to bully the newbies. Now the NPCs have realized that they are NPCs, and suddenly their eyes have widened. The NPCs also want to go out and see the outside world.
“剑九是你创造的？”
姜氓摇头。
“不是，但我当年与青山祖师交情颇深，是看着他一步步悟出的剑九。我活了这么久，事物又大都相通，剑之一道我也曾走过，所以自然而然，我也会了剑九。”
After much thought, Li Ji asked the question that concerned him the most.
"What are the chances of my weak mental power winning in thousands of years?"
Jiang Mang could tell Li Ji's worry and calmly reassured him, "Do you know why I came to you instead of Jiu He? He has been planning and designing for many years. Even if he promises to take me out, I wouldn't dare to go with him. By telling you these things, it means that I trust you, not just your character, but also your future."
李纪看着一脸义正言辞的姜氓，不由得腹诽道:“估计你是怕九禾一剑把你杀了吧……”
两人来到院内，那三十六名青年正在另一处练剑。
With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Mang plucked a bamboo stalk and his eyes lit up as he executed a sword technique.
It took him two full days to explain the entirety of Sword Nine to Li Ji.
Li Ji felt that the many mysteries of Sword Nine lay in one's heart, and a broad path of swordsmanship unfolded before his eyes.
“Like this, no, it should be like this!”
Inside the courtyard, Li Jizheng was immersed in sword practice when Jiang Mang interrupted him.
“Your master Yunyin and the bodies of 36 protectors have been hung by Jiuhe on the walls of the capital city. He even captured a group of birds that feed on corpses and placed them on the city walls to feast on the bodies all day long.”
Li Ji's eyes are almost spitting fire!
Ever since he learned from Jiang Meng that the so-called dream world is a real world, he has had a strong sense of guilt in his heart.
Because of him, so many people have already died!
They were all living people!
Now their bodies are being hung on the city walls by Jiuhe as a humiliation!
This Senior Brother is really going to all lengths to force himself to appear!
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Jiang Mang also had a fire in his heart. Among the thirty-eight bodies hanging on the city wall, one of them was his biological father in this life!
Although he had lived for millions of years, he still felt deeply resentful.

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Li Jidi threw away the bamboo in his hand and walked towards the door.
Watching Li Jidi's silent back, Jiang Mang's mouth showed a smile.
"It's great to be young. My heart hasn't beat this fast in a long time. I'll accompany you to be crazy once!"