A Century Early in the Battle of Dou Qi

Big Xiong's question pulled Zhao Li back to the present. He just raised the wine jar and, without waiting for Big Xiong, took several large gulps.

Having lived two lives, he naturally understood that many beautiful things could only remain in memories and fantasies.

Seeing this, Big Xiong frowned slightly. Zhao Li's demeanor was completely different from when he had asked him to look after the small valley before. Had he been hurt by another woman outside?

Big Xiong didn't understand and took a gulp of wine himself. Then he muttered to himself:

"It was probably eight years ago. I remember Little Wolf came to me with a bruised and swollen face and told me a fiend had arrived in the valley. I had just been promoted to Sixth Tier then, full of vigor. My subordinate was beaten, how could I let it go? Of course not. I immediately rushed over, wanting to teach the newcomer a good lesson, and then guess what?"

As Big Xiong spoke, he kept glancing at Zhao Li. Seeing that he seemed to be in low spirits, he spoke quite exaggeratedly and asked a question, but seeing no reaction from him, he continued:

"You wouldn't believe it, she was truly a peerless fiend. Just a trace of her aura leaked out, and I immediately behaved myself. That aura was so cold, it made me shiver. It was even more terrifying than Uncle Lin Lan!"

He paused, then complained:

"You don't know, the worst thing about that woman was that she relied on her strength and actually stole my books. Luckily, Old Xiong here is smart, I just pulled out a few old, cliché ones and tricked her. Hehe."

"And then?"

Seeing Big Xiong trying hard to be funny, a warmth spread through Zhao Li's heart, and he asked calmly.

But while his face was calm, his heart was once again stirred. He had thought Big Xiong meeting Ye Yunsheng was something that happened in the last year or two, but he didn't expect it was eight years ago. Calculating it like that...

Hiss, terrifying!

Zhao Li suddenly took a sharp breath. Eight years ago, she was already a Dou Venerate. At most, Ye Yunsheng had only cultivated for ten years. She was simply a monstrous talent...

Zhao Li suddenly felt that his own progress over the years was truly nothing to speak of.

Big Xiong looked bewildered and asked in confusion:

"What then? There's no then. She stole my books and left. Hey, Little Li, this has to be blamed on you. You have to compensate me for those books. If it weren't for guarding the valley for you, I wouldn't have been robbed."

Big Xiong intentionally changed the subject and started demanding compensation from Zhao Li.

How could Zhao Li not know what he was thinking? He took out several books from his Storage Ring and threw them to Big Xiong.

Big Xiong took them and eagerly started flipping through them. For a homebody bear, these books were a rare form of entertainment. After flipping through a few, he found they were all new, and the stories were no worse than the previous ones. Only then did he carefully put them away like treasures, saying happily:

"That's more like it. Oh, right, I remember she seemed to have brought some people to Great Qian to negotiate at that time. Hmm, let me think, those people seemed to call her Your Majesty. Hmph, you wouldn't believe it, there was actually a kid, he truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. His strength wasn't much, but he was incredibly arrogant, he even dared to ignore his Grandpa Xiong."

Zhao Li ignored Big Xiong's complaints and quickly grasped the key point. His eyebrows raised slightly, filled with surprise, and thoughts popped into his mind:

Oh? Your Majesty? Negotiate? She founded a country? Could it be that what she wants to do is use absolute strength to directly initiate a revolution?

Zhao Li wasn't surprised that Ye Yunsheng could found a country. With her Dou Venerate strength, she was more than capable of creating a first-class force anywhere. He was more thinking about the things they both wanted to do.

He had once wanted to lie low until he reached the peak of this world before doing anything, but various things later made him feel that what was truly needed to break the old Rules was to liberate minds. Everything else was just a temporary fix.

Of course, that was just Zhao Li's own idea. He didn't think he was necessarily right. At this moment, a strong curiosity arose in his heart. He wanted to go and see how far the person who had the same idea as him had gotten.

Thinking this, Zhao Li asked:

"Do you know which country it was?"

Big Xiong shook his head decisively:

"I've always stayed in the Myriad Beast Mountain Range. Do you think I would know about these things?"

Seeing his matter-of-fact expression, Zhao Li chuckled:

"You know you're a homebody. What? You really don't want to go out and have some fun?"

"No!"

Big Xiong answered very decisively. How comfortable was the Myriad Beast Mountain Range? There was food and sleep, and with a single command, there were many subordinates. It was very imposing.

"You'll be lazy to death."

Zhao Li replied, then picked up the wine jar again and started drinking.

Time flowed by, and the setting sun slowly dropped below the mountains. Zhao Li's gaze was a little hazy as he looked into the distance. Perhaps, it was time to go out and wander around.

Of course, Zhao Li didn't have the intention of leaving right now. One reason was that Zhao Yannian was still training, and the other was that he had vaguely grasped the essence of the Blood Burning Realm Breaking Technique and needed to continue working on it, striving to improve it so it could be widely spread in the future.

After that, Zhao Li stayed with Big Xiong, cultivating and pondering the Cultivation Technique. From time to time, he would also spar with Big Xiong, or rather, the thick-skinned Big Xiong would simply take a beating, but he enjoyed it immensely and even faintly felt an opportunity for a breakthrough.

Time flew by like a fleeting white steed. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Zhao Li's eyes suddenly opened. The next moment, he had already disappeared from the Cave Dwelling.

At this time, south of the Great Qian Empire, in Wuxuan City, inside the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Yannian was sent flying by a surge of energy, crashing into a Stone Pillar and shattering it.

*Poof*—

He spat out a mouthful of blood, struggling to get up, his face pale and his body swaying.

Zhao Yannian looked at the barrier that had suddenly appeared on his body and breathed a sigh of relief. In the attack from that mysterious person just now, he had felt a sense of death threat for the first time.

Seeing that Zhao Yannian could still get up, Bengbuzu was also startled and instantly understood that Zhao Yannian had a significant background. But his killing intent was still strong, and he didn't plan to leave him alive. He said indifferently:

"I didn't expect you to have quite a background, but since you've discovered such a secret, even if you are a Prince of Great Qian, you will have to stay here!"

His tone was chilling, crazy, and confident. He had the capital to be confident; his Dou King strength was considered a top expert in Great Qian.

Before his words even finished, he attacked again, his figure flickering as he leaped into the air, holding a giant hammer, and smashed it down on Zhao Yannian's head.

Although he had seen the barrier on Zhao Yannian's body, he didn't pay much attention to it. Even if it was a Protective Treasure, it was a dead object and would eventually be shattered.

Zhao Yannian no longer had the strength to dodge. Bengbuzu's hammer landed squarely.

*BANG—*

A muffled thud echoed, kicking up a cloud of dust. A figure flew out, smashing into another Stone Pillar, causing the Grand Hall to shake slightly.

Once the dust settled, everyone looked and saw Zhao Yannian was still in his original spot. They were somewhat surprised and quickly looked towards the pile of rubble. Only then did they realize that the one who had flown out was actually Bengbuzu!

Bengbuzu calmed his surging blood. Although he wasn't injured, he looked as if he had seen a ghost, utterly disbelieving. For a moment, he remained frozen in the rubble, making no further moves.

Seeing this, Zhao Yannian had some guesses and his mind became active again. However, seeing that the Grand Hall, though not crowded, was filled with people who were Great Dou Masters or above, his heart still sank.

"Teacher, if you don't come soon, I'm done for."

Even with the Shield, they couldn't break through his defense, but they wouldn't just let him leave. If the barrier disappeared, it would likely be the moment of his demise.

He muttered to himself, but his expression remained calm. He searched for some Pills in his Storage Ring and took them, then immediately sat down cross-legged where he was, seizing the time to recover.

Bengbuzu suddenly flashed forward, wanting to grab Zhao Yannian's shoulder and shake him, but he was stopped by the barrier around Zhao Yannian, unable to break through even a little. He roared in anger:

"Who exactly are you?"

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