I straightened my expression. "Let me put it this way!"

"I must participate in the Battle for Heaven. But not as an emperor. If needed, I can help you find an emperor to return."

Cang Tianji laughed, "Little doggy, an emperor! Responding to every call, with a presence that shakes mountains and rivers! Don't you want to be revered in this world? Wealth, beauty, an army at your command, isn't that every man's dream?"

I shook my head. "Everyone has their own ambitions. I think being a carefree wanderer isn't so bad!"

"I'm not a member of the Coffin Gate, nor do I adhere to the heart of a sorcerer like them!"

"I want to join the war simply because I'm not convinced."

"Why should Heaven close its eyes to things it should be managing?"

"Why didn't the Underworld send troops when the Heavenly Soul returned?"

"If they don't act, do sorcerers have to shed blood on the battlefield and be buried in the green hills?"

"Yes! Heaven can be merciless and disregard the world, but sorcerers must sacrifice themselves!"

I said in a deep voice, "I feel it's unfair, but what can I do? The only thing I can do is, like other sorcerers, guard Liangjie Mountain with my flesh and blood." (Mountain Between Two Realms)

"Heavenly Tribulation! How many people who go to Liangjie Mountain can return alive?"

"Whether it's an emperor or a greedy wolf, it's all the same."

"I don't even know if I can come down the mountain alive. Do I still need to fight and snatch?"

I paused and said, "However, I have to make something clear."

"For the sake of my brothers and sisters in Liangjie Hall, I will fight for certain things."

Ling and Cang Tianji smiled at each other. "See? What did I say? Li Po is just that kind of person."

Cang Tianji gave a thumbs up. "A confidante. Knowing what he's thinking without even meeting."

I coughed awkwardly twice and said, "This time, I need your help."

After hearing me out, Cang Tianji nodded. "Helping is fine, but it costs extra."

After experiencing Cang Tianji's brutal extortion, I finally got them in.

According to the original plan, Ling and Ye Yang went together, and I went with Cang Tianji.

With them two around, I can rest assured.

No matter what, that dog Ye Yang wouldn't be easily stewed by someone.

While I was heading to Western Hunan, Lao Liu and Ling were analyzing the situation there.

Out of curiosity, I asked Feng Ruohang, "As far as I know, Di Xiansheng Xiang Kai, Tengshe Bu Youming, were once unrestrained in the martial world, their reputations close to Wang Hun."

"When they went deep into Western Hunan back then, why couldn't they completely resolve the Feng family's crisis?"

Feng Ruohang shook his head. "I'm not very clear about the specific situation. At that time, I hadn't finished my training, and my family didn't tell me too much."

"I only know that the Feng family lost many experts in Western Hunan back then. Xiang Kai and Bu Youming were also seriously injured."

"At that time, the family also recovered a period of peace."

Ling said, "I know a little bit about the legend of Di Xiansheng."

"Legend has it that Di Xiansheng has eight guards of Hou Tu, four on the left and four on the right."

"The left four guards are Huanglong, Qilin, Gouchen, and Tengshe. They are mainly responsible for defense and can be said to be the Emperor's Imperial Guards."

"The right four guards are Jiang Chen, Hanba, Houqing, and Yinggou. They are mainly responsible for offense and are generals under the Emperor."

I suddenly became interested. "You mean: the eight guards of Hou Tu are like you, all to welcome the Emperor?"

Ling nodded. "The eight guards of Hou Tu have long since lost contact with the Three Palaces."

"After the Emperor entered reincarnation, the Three Palaces and Eight Guards fought on their own. Gradually, a very subtle relationship formed."

"Many years later, the eight guards of Hou Tu declined for unknown reasons. The leaders of the right four guards all disappeared, and although the left four guards are still active in the martial world, they are no longer as prosperous as they once were."

"Until Xiang Kai, Bu Youming, Yan Junyi, and Xia Xiaotian reappeared in the martial world, Di Xiansheng once again entered the sight of the people of the martial world."

"However, the four of them were also a flash in the pan. They suddenly went into seclusion when they were most famous. After that, there was no more news of them."

I suddenly raised my eyebrows and said, "Shijie, did Jiang Junci take the hand we froze in the refrigerator?"

Wang Butcher was also stunned. "Wait a minute, I'll make a call and ask."

The Iron Guards who stayed in Liangjie Hall quickly sent back the news: Hanba's hand was gone.

I then said, "No wonder that guy Jiang Junci left without saying goodbye. It turns out that he took one of Hanba's hands away!"

Back then, when I first met Jiang Junci, I deliberately left one of Hanba's hands behind. Later, when Jiang Junci came to me, I didn't return the real left hand to them.

This time, Jiang Junci left Liangjie Hall and went deep into Western Hunan, probably not specifically to find the Gu coffin lineage. It should also have something to do with the eight guards of Hou Tu.

I said in a deep voice, "Xiao Chengzi, I remember that before I went on the mission, I heard that Jiang Junci didn't do anything in his spare time, but specialized in chatting with girls online."

"Can you find out who he was chatting with and what he was talking about?"

Chen Shuyu said, "That's right! How could I have overlooked this? Wait for me, I'll check it right away."

Chen Shuyu hadn't checked Jiang Junci out of respect for a friend's privacy.

This respect almost made me miss an important clue.