Chapter 377: Sixfold Seal!

"What?"

Xu Que instantly froze in shock!

Information related to the Five Elements Mountain? Could it be that Er Gouzi remembered something again?

"Kid, there are too many people here; give this Divine Venerable some face and don't fight. I'll tell you that information later!" At this moment, Er Gouzi moved its lips and spoke via Sound Transmission.

This fellow wasn't afraid of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, but rather feared that Xu Que would soon use a Dharma Spell to tighten the collar around its neck.

Seeing that it didn't seem to be telling a Falsehood, Xu Que nodded slightly, replied with a sentence via Sound Transmission, and then said aloud, "Then today, for the sake of Snow City's common people, I'll let you off the hook first!"

Er Gouzi immediately responded, "Thank you, Boss!"

These words were exactly what Xu Que had just taught it via Sound Transmission!

The crowd present didn't think much of it either, all secretly remarking that Young Hero Zhuge truly knew how to train pets!

After all, it seemed that no one present knew that the Five Kingdoms were formerly the Five Elements Mountain, so they weren't interested; instead, everyone immersed themselves in the celebratory atmosphere of victory in battle.

Soon, after the night banquet concluded, Situ Haitang had Xu Que select troops and generals, filtering out three thousand vigorous young soldiers to depart before dawn the next day.

Xu Que directly handed the heavy responsibility over to that "Second Battalion Commander" and Situ Haitang, then grabbed Er Gouzi and headed toward the City Lord's Mansion.

Situ Haitang had previously prepared a Room for Xu Que; the moment he arrived, he flung Er Gouzi inside, slammed the door shut with a bang, and laid down a temporary Array to prevent eavesdropping.

"Speak, what exactly is this information?" Xu Que asked with a grave expression.

He was too eager to know whether this Five Elements Mountain had any connection to that Great Sage from the myths; previously, he had asked the System, but the System replied that his level was insufficient to answer!

This only made Xu Que feel his curiosity greatly piqued.

Er Gouzi, however, remained with great Solemnity, lying unhurriedly on the ground, squinting its eyes as it said, "Kid, what exactly is your background? Why are you so interested in the Five Elements Mountain?"

"What business is it of yours? Are you going to speak or not?" Xu Que widened his eyes, pinched his fingers, and made as if to chant a Dharma Spell.

Er Gouzi immediately wilted, hastily saying, "As you know, this Divine Venerable was preparing to fetch reinforcements, but who could have expected this place to be fraught with danger? A terrifying Ancient Tree appeared before my eyes and ambushed this Divine Venerable. Unexpectedly, after being rammed by the Ancient Tree, this Divine Venerable truly recalled something related to the Five Elements Mountain!"

"Damn it, get to the point!" Xu Que immediately rolled his eyes.

Based on his understanding of Er Gouzi, at most only ten percent of this Pit-dweller's words could be believed!

Its claim of being ambushed by an Ancient Tree was absolutely false; this fellow must have been fleeing in such a rush that it didn't watch where it was going and smashed its head right into a tree.

"This Divine Venerable recalls that the Five Elements Mountain has six Seals; among them, five Seals are the Dragon Veins of the Five Kingdoms. Once activated, the Seals will gradually weaken. Now, you have already activated the Fire Element Dragon Vein, this Divine Venerable has activated the Metal Element Dragon Vein, and someone named De has also activated two Dragon Veins. Only the last Dragon Vein of the Water Yuan Kingdom remains. If it is activated, something major might happen!" Er Gouzi said very seriously.

It was just that when mentioning "something major" at the end, this fellow's eyes clearly gleamed with excited light, as if it specifically loved stirring up major events!

Xu Que's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Five Dragon Veins equal five Seals; no wonder that black monkey encountered earlier said the Seals had weakened recently, which is why their Ancestral Land appeared on the Frontier of the Golden Yuan Kingdom! But as for you, isn't there still a sixth Seal? What exactly is it?"

"The ancient texts do not specify the sixth Seal clearly, but they mention several possibilities! Some say it is a mysterious Attribute Dragon Vein buried in the Center of the Five Kingdoms; others say one must break a certain Restriction to see the final Seal. There is also a very funny theory—forget it, I won't mention that one!"

"Won't mention my sister's foot, hurry up and speak!" Xu Que immediately clenched his fist and threatened.

Er Gouzi hurriedly replied, "Some say that after the Five Dragon Veins are broken, one must climb to the highest point of the Five Elements Mountain and tear off a talisman, and that's it! Isn't that ridiculous? How could anything be that simple! In my opinion, only the first two theories seem plausible!"

"Plausible my sister's foot! Shut your mouth!" Xu Que glared at Er Gouzi, telling it to stop talking nonsense.

At the same time, Xu Que felt a wave of shock in his heart.

In his view, Er Gouzi's last theory was actually the most plausible!

Because in that myth, it was only after Tang Sanzang tore off the talisman that Great Sage Master completely escaped from the Five Fingers Mountain.

Although there were many versions, Xu Que believed things couldn't be that coincidental; perhaps the one suppressed beneath the Five Elements Mountain really was that Great Sage Master!

This was damn terrifying!

"Alright, this Divine Venerable has finished speaking; it's time for bed, so you may leave!" Er Gouzi yawned, trying to shoo Xu Que away.

Xu Que raised an Eyebrow, said nothing, stepped forward, yanked Er Gouzi up, and flung it out of the Room.

"Ah, kid, what are you doing?"

"Let go, it hurts, hurts, hurts!"

"Ah..."

Er Gouzi immediately began shouting dramatically, pretending to charge back into the Room.

"Bang!"

However, Xu Que instantly slammed the door shut, ignored Er Gouzi screaming wildly outside, turned around, walked to the bed, and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, though his strenuous thinking yielded no results, the corner of his mouth suddenly curved upward, and he murmured softly to himself, "Five Elements Mountain, truly an interesting world!"

As the night grew deeper, Xu Que did not sleep again; instead, he summoned the System to make preparations for the city siege battle at dawn!

After all, he was now so rich he was oozing oil, possessing over forty thousand Acting Cool Points; how could he not use them to continue Acting Cool? Moreover, this act of coolness might even flirt with a girl!

"Hmm, this item is good!"

"Ah, this one isn't bad either!"

"Oh my, this one is fantastic; capturing the Water Yuan Kingdom within five days will be as easy as playing!"

Soon, Xu Que spent lavishly, purchasing quite a few items in preparation for the Battlefield.

"Creak!"

As dawn broke, Xu Que pushed the door open and exited the Room.

Er Gouzi was lying asleep at the doorway; without even glancing at it, Xu Que stepped right over its body.

"Howl!"

Er Gouzi instantly woke up and was about to curse loudly, but upon seeing it was Xu Que, it immediately shut its mouth, rolled its eyeballs, and hurriedly followed along.

At this moment, three thousand elite soldiers of the Snow City Army were already waiting at the City Gate!

Heroic and vigorous, with imposing momentum, they were completely a team with excellent spirit and energy, clearly showing that Situ Haitang's usual ability in training troops was quite remarkable.

Moreover, since Xu Que was leading them this time, their confidence surged even higher, eager to go out and show off their prowess!

At the same time, Situ Haitang was also present, bringing many people along to see Xu Que and the others off.

Seeing Xu Que and Er Gouzi emerge, everyone straightened their backs and saluted with their eyes!

Situ Haitang also nodded slightly to Xu Que, signaling that everything was ready.

There were only three thousand troops, no provisions, no fine equipment, and no Spirit Pills or medicinal herbs; everything was so simple.

Because Situ Haitang knew Xu Que could not capture a city within a single day; she had seen his great strength but noted his lack of experience in battlefield combat and city sieges, so she wanted him to hit a snag.

Only by experiencing a small failure can one achieve great growth and understanding.

Yet Xu Que did not care in the slightest.

It was he who had demanded no provisions and no Pills.

Because he lacked none of those things; bringing them along would clearly be superfluous and merely waste stamina!

"Very well, now that everyone is present, follow me, your Military Advisor, on our departure! However, before we go, I must make one thing clear: if we cannot capture a city within a single day, we must return to Snow City. This is what I promised General Haitang, and we must keep our promise. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" shouted the three thousand elite soldiers of the Snow City Army in unison.

Everyone understood perfectly well: capturing a city within a single day? That was simply impossible!

This expedition was merely to show off their power; anyway, after taking the Teleportation Array to the destination, they would need to set up camp, which would consume nearly the entire day. At most, they would engage the enemy in a brief warm-up battle before returning. Not only was there no danger, but they could also follow Young Hero Zhuge to slay enemies—how delightful!

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However, when their group grandly stepped onto the Teleportation Array and were transported to the vicinity of the nearest city, everyone was dumbfounded.

Because Xu Que had no intention whatsoever of setting up camp or scouting the enemy city's conditions; instead, he led the team openly and boldly, with surging momentum, down the mountain, charging rapidly toward the city while shouting, "Charge!"

In an instant, all three thousand elite soldiers of the Snow City Army were stunned!

Big Brother, what are you doing?

Warfare isn't conducted like this!

Why aren't you following the usual playbook?

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