On the Life and Death Stele

The group headed toward the Shrine of Life and Death, their hearts filled with nervous excitement.

The Shrine of Life and Death here had already fallen completely into ruin; only a few vague outlines remained.

When Liu Chengchao and the others arrived at the shrine, Wang Jiao's smile never left her face.

"This Shrine of Life and Death isn't very large."

"Right." Liu Chengchao nodded.

The shrine before them was not even one-tenth the size of the Shrine of Life and Death in Taiyuan City.

Perhaps even smaller.

"After all, during the Dafeng Period, this was a border village. It could not compare to Taiyuan City."

Liu Chengchao continued.

Rather than a shrine, this Shrine of Life and Death was more like a crude cave.

The cave had been treated, and there was generally no danger inside.

"Shall we go in and take a look?" Wang Jiao's eyes were full of anticipation.

The livestream's viewership also suddenly surged.

"Whose Shrine of Life and Death is this?"

"Not just anyone can have a Shrine of Life and Death built for them."

Generally, those who could have one built were great figures whose names had gone down in history.

From ancient times to the present, Cangxi City had never produced any great figures.

History enthusiasts still made up the majority of the livestream's audience.

After a brief explanation, everyone in the livestream understood what a Shrine of Life and Death was.

"Could it be Heize's?"

"I don't think so. It's not even certain that Heize existed."

On the screens of the livestream audience, stone carvings and murals appeared before everyone.

Liu Chengchao, meanwhile, frowned deeply.

The murals here had undergone special treatment and had survived more than a thousand years.

However, the preservation technique had not been very good, so both the murals and the carved writing were unclear.

Still, some of it could barely be made out.

At that moment, the first thing that caught their eyes was a massive stone inscription.

Quite a few words had been carved upon it.

"Old Liu, is this a Life and Death Stele?" Wang Jiao asked excitedly.

The Life and Death Stele was an extremely important part of a Shrine of Life and Death.

It recorded the life story—or rather, the achievements—of the shrine's owner.

Liu Chengchao looked over, and a glimmer of life suddenly flashed in his aged eyes.

On the Life and Death Stele, he clearly saw the two characters: Heize.

There, in the most conspicuous spot on the stele, were eight large characters.

"Standing against ten thousand alone, Gun God Heize!"

Naturally, the livestream saw those eight characters as well.

Everyone was utterly shocked.

"Gun God?"

"Heize really existed. He seems to have had some connection with Gun King Liu Xiu."

"During the Dafeng Period, anyone called the Gun God must have possessed terrifying strength!"

"Did Heize really wipe out the Wolf Guard all by himself?"

"The Wolf Clan's destruction really was connected to Heize!"

"This must be exaggerated rhetoric! Standing against ten thousand alone is impossible!"

"That's far too exaggerated. Throughout history, only a few people have ever been said to stand against ten thousand, and every one of them was renowned far and wide."

"Heize actually really existed... Ah!"

"Cameraman, stop shoving the camera into the female host's chest! There are no drumsticks right now—we want to see the Life and Death Stele!"

Wang Jiao wore a black, low-cut professional dress. She had an excellent figure, and as she bent down, her breasts appeared even fuller and more ample.

At that moment, she looked at the Life and Death Stele. "Old Liu, what does it say below?"

A host like her naturally could not compare to an expert like Liu Chengchao when it came to history and ancient writing.

"In 2002 AD, Heize was born by the river."

As Liu Chengchao translated the words on the Life and Death Stele, his expression changed slightly before he quickly understood.

The writing on it was all plain vernacular, without any literary flair.

After all, this might have been a border village, and proper scholars rarely came here.

"Heize was born with divine strength, powerful enough to pull mountains. He took Gun King Liu Xiu as his master."

"When the Wolf Clan invaded Dafeng and attacked Anping Village, Heize killed dozens alone. He was truly a god among men."

"Later, the Wolf Guard gathered more than ten thousand elite soldiers and passed through Anping into Dafeng."

"Heize appeared alone, stood against ten thousand, and destroyed them."

"The mountains collapsed and the earth split; a sea of blood churned. The Wolf Guard was annihilated."

There were not many words on it, and most were written in plain language.

Yet as Liu Chengchao looked at those words, his expression became profound and horrified.

"This Heize really was the general who annihilated the Wolf Guard?" Wang Jiao asked in astonishment.

It really was Heize!

Heize had truly existed in history!

In her mind, an image immediately arose of a general in flowing white robes.

This general had led many soldiers into battle against the Wolf Guard here.

Making use of favorable timing and terrain, Heize had ultimately destroyed the Wolf Guard here!

Liu Chengchao was also overwhelmed with emotion.

Although many people in their discussions had suggested that Heize was a general who led troops to destroy the Wolf Guard,

Liu Chengchao instinctively felt that such a guess was possible, yet rationally felt that it was impossible.

To annihilate the Wolf Guard—an army of more than ten thousand.

Such a war, in ancient history,

regardless of troop numbers, would rank among the top ten ancient wars solely in terms of combat strength and impact.

"It seems history has truly played a joke on us."

"General Heize really existed, and he even annihilated the Wolf Guard, establishing an achievement for the ages!"

"Why was he never mentioned in the history books? Did Heize sleep with the emperor's mother?"

"Didn't you see it? Heize was also Liu Xiu's disciple, and so was the crown prince at the time. I suspect that really is possible."

"You're overlooking one sentence: Heize appeared alone and stood against ten thousand. The Life and Death Stele clearly records that Heize appeared and defeated the Wolf Guard by himself."

"Bro, have you watched too many mythological dramas?"

"Even the recently released movie Hero wasn't this outrageous!"

"Ancient people always loved exaggeration. Otherwise, myths would never have emerged."

"Whether in civilization, culture, or even people's physical fitness, the modern era crushes ancient times in every respect."

"Heize fought more than ten thousand Wolf Guards by himself?"

"Even movies wouldn't dare make up something like that!"

"If Heize could defeat a hundred Wolf Guards, I'd eat every last bit of shit you people took."

"Still trying to scam food and drink!"