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When Thief Sheng heard Jing Ke's words, his heart felt much more carefree. However, he intentionally rolled up his sleeves and raised his voice, "That's right, my Big Brother Zhanzi doesn't need to learn anything like that to get the position of the leader of the Sword Alliance. In my opinion, martial arts is still more useful."

"Hoho, Senior Thief Sheng. Although we have learned a set of martial arts, we are still unable to break through that unruly and beautiful formation. Thus, learning martial arts and learning military techniques are considered as having their own strengths. Naturally, senior does not need to differentiate between the two." Seeing that he had stolen his words, Jing Ke immediately became a lot more complacent, and he continued to speak with a smile on his face.

His words were truly irrefutable. After hearing it, naturally Thief Sheng could be considered fair, so he chuckled as he glanced at Xue Lun before saying to Jing Ke, "I naturally know of this. I just don't like that old fart Xue bragging about himself as a scholar."

When Xue Lun heard this, he was originally a bit angry. But since he was with Jing Ke, it wasn't good for him to flare up, so he could only bear with it and forget about it.

Jing Ke knew from Xue Lun's expression that he was unhappy, so he walked over and smiled at him. "Senior, you don't have to take it to heart. Junior still has to ask senior for advice on how to break the formation."

When Xue Lun heard that Chief Jing valued him so highly, he naturally didn't give up on that muffled feeling of stealing Ascension. He cupped his fist and said, "Chief Jing is too serious. Xue Lun has only heard a little about the Yu Li Formation, but he really doesn't know how to break it."

When Jing Ke heard Xue Lun's words, his originally expectant heart sank. With an ugly expression, he thought in his heart, "Ah, even Elder Xue doesn't know the way to break it, what should we do?"

Of course, he could see what Jing Ke was thinking, so he continued, "Since this formation was learned by the disciples of the Ghost Valley, Pang Lu Sun, then it must be a magic formation. Pang Lu has long been dead, so from what he sees, the only person in the world who can solve this formation now is Sun Tong."

"Oh? That's great, I'll set off on my way to request Senior Sun's help! " Jing Ke, who was originally depressed, suddenly heard Xue Lun's words and was immediately overjoyed.

"But ?" However, at this moment, a troubled expression appeared on Xue Lun's face. He stuttered a few words, unable to utter a single word.

"But what?" Jing Ke saw the difficulty on Xue Lun's face, he knew the situation wasn't as simple as he thought, and hurriedly asked.

"However, Sun Pa has long since retired from the fields. Whether or not we can find his hiding place is unknown, even if we can find his hiding place, I'm afraid that he is no longer in this world." Xue Lun knew Jing Ke's determination, but he had no choice but to tell him the truth.

"This?" Upon hearing Xue Lun's words, Jing Ke could not help but be startled in his heart, thinking about it carefully, Sun Pao was a strategist who assisted the Qi Kingdom back then, and also a senior who trusted Lord Wei and the others, if so, even if he was still alive, he would probably be close to a hundred years old. As the saying goes, a person who lived for seventy years is even more difficult, and from the looks of it, Sun Po is most likely already dead.

When Jing Ke thought of this, he couldn't help but feel incomparably disappointed, exclaiming over and over about the ever-changing fate. In his heart, he could only sigh inwardly, "Sigh, Sun Pa, Sun Pa, how great it would be if you were alive at this time!"

As soon as he thought of this, his heart suddenly lit up, and he said repeatedly, "Sun Pa ?" Sun Pao... ", the face gradually revealed a happy look.

Xue Lun, Thief, Zhu Hai, Gongsheng Rong, and the others looked at Jing Ke as if they had been possessed. They couldn't help but look at each other, but didn't know what was going on with Jing Ke. Xue Lun, who had been watching from the side, couldn't stand it. He asked in a low voice, "Chief, what's wrong?"

Jing Ke ignored Xue Lun's question and continued to mutter to himself, "East Sea's shore, Listening Wave Pavilion. I'm not small, inviting the moon as a guest ?" After saying these few words, he continued to shout at the last few words, "I'm not small, inviting the moon as a guest, I understand!"

Everyone was suddenly frightened by Jing Ke's loud shout, and Gongsheng Rong gently asked from the side, "Big Brother Jing, what do you understand?"

"I'm not small, the person inviting me to meet with you is Senior Sun." I'm not small, the person inviting me to meet you is Senior Sun. Jing Ke had understood all of the mysteries, his face was as happy as a child with candy, as he hurriedly said this to everyone.

When everyone heard Jing Ke's words, they were all confused and at a loss. It was only then did Jing Ke realize that he had not told them about meeting Sima Kong in the Land of the Nine Barbarians. Thus, he told everyone in detail about his relationship with Sima Kong, as well as the words they said to each other when they parted.

"Since Senior Sima Kong wants me to find Senior Sun, then he must have seen Senior Sun. If that's the case, then Senior Sun is definitely still alive!" After Jing Ke finished talking about his intersection with Sima Kong, he continued to deduce.

When Xue Lun heard Jing Ke's deduction, he also nodded slightly and said, "Mm, if this is the case, perhaps Sun Pa is still alive, but his location is still an unsolved mystery."

He only continued to ponder, then suddenly turned to Xue Lun and asked, "At that time, Mister Sima spoke to me in four sentences, the last two sentences were about the person I was looking for, and the first two sentences, 'The shore of the East Sea, under the Listening Tide Pavilion', could it be that he's talking about Senior Sun's hiding place?"

When asked by Jing Ke, Xue Lun lowered his head and pondered for a moment. He then slowly said, "Sun Pingyin was once the advisor of the Qi Kingdom, and the Qi Nation was originally the fiefdom of the East Sea's shore. From the looks of it, Sun Ba is most likely on the East Sea's shore, and the Listening Tide Pavilion should be his true hiding place."

Upon hearing Xue Lun's words, Jing Ke was truly pleased. He was overjoyed in his heart as he repeatedly said, "So it seems that as long as we can find the Tidal Tide Pavilion on the shore of the Eastern Sea, we can find Senior Sun!"

"Well, that's how it should be." Xue Lun also happily nodded in agreement.

When everyone heard that Jing Ke had unraveled the secret left behind by Sima Kong, they couldn't help but have a face full of smiles. They were really happy for Jing Ke, and the happiest one among them was none other than Gong Zhuorong. She had a low smile on her face, and her eyes were filled with love as she looked at Jing Ke, this feeling of joy was even more joyous than if he had unraveled the secret himself.

"Hehe, with this, I will have to follow Brother Huanzi and go to the Qi Kingdom to look for that Martial Ancestor. When I find him, I will be in a good mood with this arrogant old fart Xue." After being overjoyed, he once again stood up with a mischievous smile, surrounded Jing Ke and said, his meaning was to have Jing Ke bring him to the Qi Kingdom.

Seeing this, Gao Jianli bent over and smiled to Thief Sheng, "Brother Thief Sheng, I think it's best to let Miss Gong Lun accompany Brother Jing. The last time you went to Chu and almost fell into her trap, if not for Miss Gong Lun's guidance, I'm afraid your name as a Saint Thief would have been disgraced."

When Thief Sheng heard Gao Jianli's words, his face immediately turned red from shame. However, he didn't want Gao Jianli to know about this, so he had no choice but to hide it and speak up, "Last time when I used Chu, I helped her out. Miss Gongsheng and I will each take half of the credit. Miss Gongsheng, what do you think?"

Gong Zhuang Rong smiled and nodded: "That's right. If it weren't for the fact that you were a powerful martial artist, you wouldn't have been able to achieve such a result."

Xue Lun, of course, understood Gao Jianli's intention behind his proposal. He also walked forward and said to Zang Sheng: "Old thief, in terms of stratagem, you're not even one in ten thousand. In terms of martial arts, Alliance Head Jing is at least ten times stronger than you.

"That's right, why don't you stay with us and catch a few Qin soldiers to play with, so as to thwart that unyielding spirit." Mao Yun also added on.

Seeing that everyone was talking back and forth and that he didn't even have the chance to interrupt them, he could only stomp his feet on the ground and yell, "Forget it, I'm not going anymore!" His aggrieved expression was like that of an anxious, red-eyed child, causing everyone to secretly laugh.

When Jing Ke saw Thief Sheng's expression, he couldn't help but secretly laugh, and the corner of his mouth lifted upwards. When he glanced at Gong Zhuorong, he discovered that she had the same expression as him, and was also casting a sidelong glance at him. The two of them were originally looking at each other, but who knew that their eyes would meet each other's, and they couldn't help but immediately turn away, secretly sucking in a breath of cold air, but their faces were completely red.

Following Gao Jianli's deliberate arrangement, Jing Ke and Gongsheng Rong slipped out of the mountain pass early in the morning and headed straight for the shore of the East Sea. Before they left, the two of them had repeatedly instructed Gao Jianli to keep a good eye on the group. Before they returned, they absolutely could not allow their leader to lead the army to the battlefield, lest the allied forces of the six nations suffer any more losses. Gao Jianli agreed immediately, and let the members of the Pi Jian Alliance listen to Jing Ke's orders as well, in order to ensure his own safety.

The Qi was a remote part of the East, and in the early years of his reign, he had been the dominant figure for a time, with Guan Zhong, Bao Shuya, and other wise men supporting him. In his later years, he had appointed Fang Fang, Yi Ya, Xian Diao and other treacherous officials, so much so that after his death, each of his sons seized power to ascend the throne, while he himself was left without a corpse. After the country of Qi gradually declined, although Yan Infant, Sun Pao and other capable officials defeated Wei Jun at the time of King Qi Wei, they were still unable to stop Le Yi's cavalry. Le Yi had taken over seventy of the capital cities of the Qi nation and narrowed down the originally magnificent territory to the eastern seaside corner. As a result, the Qi nation had become a small and weak aristocratic nation in the east. However, it was fortunate that the Qi Kingdom was in decline. Therefore, for Jing Ke, the east coast was not hard to find. Jing Ke led Gong Huorong from the Corridor Pass all the way to the east, through Han, Wei, Lu, and finally to Qi Country's Linzi City. Finally, they arrived at the east coast of the East China Sea. Although the journey was arduous, they had people they loved and loved to accompany them, so they did not feel it was hard at all. Whenever they were tired, as long as they encouraged each other, they would forget about their fatigue and begin the journey again.

On this day, Jing Ke and Gong Zhuang Rong came to a sand dike near the coast of the sea, which was also the border of East China. It was said that there were many deities living there, so Jing Ke secretly thought that legendary figures like Sun Pai would definitely choose this place to live in seclusion.

Under this helplessness, the two could only continue to search along the sand dike. However, the further they went, the less human smoke there was, and in the end, all that could be seen were places shrouded in smoke, as if it really was the Pangolin's Immortal Realm of legends. However, the two of them were eager to get someone, so naturally, they did not have the time to stop and enjoy the beautiful scenery. They could only constantly search for other pavilions.

Before long, the two of them saw a wooden boat docked at the edge of the sand dike. The boat seemed to have the figure of a Duke. Seeing this figure, Jing Ke and Gong Zhuorong looked at each other, their eyes were filled with joy, and they rushed forward to welcome him. However, just as he was about to walk near the wooden boat, Duke Ying suddenly whistled, and the force beneath his feet suddenly rose. He raised his arm, and with a wave of his hand, a huge net was flung towards the sea. The fishing net made a rattle on the surface of the water, forming a large circle. However, after entering the water, the sound of water wasn't very loud. It was as if there weren't even a few drops of water flying out. From the looks of it, this person was a fisherman who was throwing nets and fishing. Although he had a handsome face, after being exposed to the wind for so long, his original thirty years of age seemed to have gone through forty to fifty years of experience.

One had to know that the more fish one wanted to catch, the more one had to calmly cast the net. However, before this fisherman cast the net, he had to whistle. Wasn't this startling the fish? However, if the net was spread wider and larger, then the fisherman's skill could be judged. And the fisherman in front of him could actually throw the net into a complete circle. Moreover, the fishing net was completely silent, not disturbing the fish from escaping. Seeing this, Jing Ke was secretly amazed. Just as he was about to step forward and ask, he suddenly heard the fisherman loudly shout in surprise, "Got it!" However, when he retracted his net, he saw a bunch of fish desperately struggling in the net, causing waves of splashes. Among them, there were white, black and yellow fish.

The fishermen gradually shrunk the net until it was in front of them. The various fish in the net also piled up together, but there were a lot of fish in the net, and the space was also small. They all piled up against each other, so even if the fish wanted to struggle for their lives, they would not move. The fisherman's face was full of joy. When the net was in front of him, his eyes suddenly fixed on a silver fish in the net with yellow lips. He stretched out his hands to grab the yellow-lipped fish, but his hands loosened and opened up the net. In an instant, the sound of water splashing filled the air, and the fish caught in the net had all run away.

When Jing Ke saw this scene, he couldn't help but lament that the fisherman wasted so much energy. However, when he looked at the fisherman's face again, his face was full of joy. He didn't feel upset at all for the fish that were fleeing in all directions. Jing Ke was also surprised. He knew that this fisherman only caught fish for a living, so why was the fisherman so happy when the fisherman ran off? He went up and carefully asked, "This fisherman, your fish have all escaped, why are you so happy?"

That fisherman's eyes stared at the yellow-lipped fish in his hands, he didn't even glance at Jing Ke, only smiled and said impatiently, "What do you know?!" This is the treasure of the fish! "

"Oh?" When Jing Ke heard the fisherman's words, he immediately became quite curious, but he didn't know the reason behind it.