The fourth thousand one hundred and fifty-eight chapters were brothers
Meeting old friends is always a joyful thing, especially when two people who have always known each other can meet again after such a terrible chaos.
Wan Liang comes from Jincheng in the northern state of Fengtian Dynasty, and Mingguang is a big family in Jincheng. They are not just old acquaintances, but have cooperated and developed with each other for many years.
When Wan Liang was at his peak, he had become a leader among the city lords in Beizhou, and he seemed to have the qualifications and strength to be promoted to the governor of a county in Beizhou. The reason why he had not moved yet was because he could not give up the foundation city of his development for the time being.
He has been working hard to cultivate a capable subordinate, hoping that when he becomes the county governor, this confidant will control Jincheng. Only in this way can he feel at ease.
At the same time as Wan Liang rose, the one who joined hands with him to become stronger was naturally the "good partner and good brother" Ming Guang, or rather the entire Ming family.
The Ming family was originally in Beizhou and could only be regarded as a medium-sized family. When Wan Liang first became the city lord, the Ming family was at best the "local snake" of Jincheng. Looking at the entire Beizhou, it was not ranked at all.
Later, Wan Liang and the Ming family joined forces. The former eliminated dissidents in Jincheng, while the latter recruited a group of people in Jincheng and attracted a group of families to quickly grow and rise.
Wan Liang and Ming Guang of the Ming family can be considered "like-minded", and they both know very well that in this case, if both parties want to gradually become stronger, what they need most is their own strength.
The two of them basically have the same idea, that is, to be strong, you cannot rely entirely on external forces. Only strong own strength can be considered truly strong, and it is also the most reliable strength.
Therefore, when the two won the first stage of victory and firmly controlled Jincheng in the hands of the city lord's palace and the Ming family, they not only devoted a lot of resources to cultivate a group of subordinates and family members, but also attracted a group of lone warriors with no foundation.
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The most important thing is that the two of them practice hard and crazily improve their strength. In the process, the two of them compete with and compare with each other.
It was also at this stage that they gradually grew from just entering the concentration stage to the current level of the middle stage of concentration.
The situation was exactly as planned by the two of them. After having the strong strength of the middle stage of Ning Nian as a support, the "vision" and "appetite" of the two of them have obviously changed. At the same time, the forces in their opponents also have
Gain greater control.
To be more precise, they didn't originally regard Jincheng as the end point, but just a springboard to start. And after they became stronger, they naturally became more comfortable in controlling their respective forces.
After that, they cooperated with each other. Wan Liang mobilized the power of the city lord's palace to take action. Ming Guang used his own family as the cornerstone to join hands and begin to expand outwards.
If there is resistance from other city lords, Wan Liang will step in to deal with it openly. When resistance comes from various families or forces, the Ming family will take action secretly.
Two people, one overt and one dark, two forces, can be said to be a perfect match. Wan Liang was overtly pushed to the number one position as the city lord of Beizhou, while the Ming family of Mingguang was among the various families in Beizhou.
He finally became the leader within the sect.
Originally, Wan Liang's next step was to become a county guard and cooperate with the Ming family to attack the east and west states. But at this time, the powerful Nether Clan came uninvited and disrupted the Kunxuan Continent. The first battle was
Attack the Fengtian Dynasty in Beizhou.
The Nether clan is powerful and extremely cruel and bloodthirsty. They kill and devour humans, completely destroying and disrupting the original order. Even in the early stages of their invasion, they did not leave any space for humans to survive.
Of course, few people know that the reason why Beizhou suffered such bloody massacres is mainly because the Nether Clan must use a large number of living creatures as materials to build the Flesh and Flesh Pagoda.
As many humans were slaughtered, order was completely shattered, and all the foundations and efforts of Wan Liang and Ming Guang were destroyed in an instant.
Wan Liang was unwilling to give up everything and return to Fengtian Emperor to be an obedient "dog", but Ming Guang did not want to start over again.
From this point, it is not difficult to see that even though Wan Liang is the lord of the city and Ming Guang is the head of the family, they have been able to cooperate tacitly for so many years and their thoughts and ideas are similar.
Facing Beizhou, which had no hope at all, they also set their sights on the Far North Icefield, hoping to gain something here and get the "hope" of re-emergence.
However, when it comes to exploring the Arctic ice sheet, they have a tacit understanding not to "ventilate" with each other because the relationship between them has changed from cooperation to competition.
With the destruction of Beizhou, Wan Liang lost his identity as the city lord and disappeared. The power Wan Liang planned to establish will inevitably compete with the Ming family for profit, so the space for cooperation between the two parties will only increase.
The smaller.
Although each of them did not choose to cooperate because they saw this clearly, they have not yet broken their skin. Even when they escaped from Beizhou not long ago, they were still partners who "loved each other."
But they didn't expect that their first meeting after separation would be in the icebergs of the Far North Icefield, and that they would meet in such a "dramatic" way.
Ming Guang was surprised at first, but he quickly came to his senses, and then a strong look of vigilance appeared on his face.
Wan Liang was slightly startled and recovered from the surprise. Because the shielding effect of the previous formation was "two-way", it was only after the formation effect was removed that he discovered that the group of people who had just arrived were
Belongs to the Ming family.
"You, why are you here?" When Wan Liang asked this question, he felt that this question would only make the atmosphere more awkward.
But Mingguang didn't seem to know that Wan Liang was deliberately trying to ease the atmosphere, and answered seriously: "After the chaos in Beizhou, my Ming family wandered around like rootless duckweeds for a while. I found that I wanted to let the family stand on its own feet.
, so that the younger generation of the family can still have a future, they can only obtain special resources, so we chose to explore the Arctic Icefield."
Not sure whether he was affected by the other party's solemn answer or whether the other party's words really touched him, Wan Liang also showed a sad expression for a moment and nodded.
"Hey, you should also clarify. Everyone's situation is similar. After we left Beizhou, we also deeply understood the four words "difficulty".
If I just rely on the resources I brought with me when I evacuated Beizhou, I can only be trapped in one place at most. There is no hope at all, so I have to think of other ways.
And the time cannot be delayed for too long. I think in this regard...Brother Ming Guang, you should know the best."
When he heard the last four words "Brother Ming Guang", Ming Guang, who was still nodding lightly, looked up in slight shock and stared deeply at Wan Liang in front of him.
"You still call me Brother Mingguang?"
Wan Liang smiled bitterly and said: "Even if we have come to this point, my eldest brother will always be my eldest brother. When you and I first met and proposed cooperation, I recognized you as my eldest brother. Over the years, no matter when or where, I recognized you as my eldest brother."
Dear, you will always be my big brother."
Although these words were spoken slightly calmly, the emotion contained in them penetrated into Ming Guang's heart silently.
Back then, as the city lord, Wan Liang secretly met with Ming Guang, who had just become the head of the family. At that time, Wan Liang was somewhat higher than Ming Guang in terms of identity, status, or cultivation.
However, Wan Liang regarded the other party as his eldest brother, which started a multi-year cooperation between a city lord and a famous family leader. It seems that everything started from that time when Wan Liang chose to lower his profile.
Nowadays, time has changed, and two people who are almost "lost in the world" meet again in this iceberg, and the word "eldest brother" has a special flavor and weight.
Ming Guang, who was finally touched, lowered his guard a little, and at the same time, his eyes slowly scanned the other people around him.
His eyes especially stayed on the warriors who blocked the passages for a while. This was not only observing them, but also making a judgment on these people. In addition, Mingguang also made a silent statement in this way.
asking, 'What the hell is going on?', or 'What do you mean?'
Wan Liang's brows wrinkled inadvertently, and even people who knew him well could not read any more information from his expression and eyes.
Perhaps only Wan Liang himself can understand what kind of entanglement he is in in his heart at this moment.
Although he had already considered it and obeyed all the arrangements and orders of the ghost. But after all, in the face of life and death, everything else seemed so unimportant.
However, what he never expected was that the person who would appear in front of him would be Ming Guang and the most important person in the Ming family. This inevitably caused a slight wavering and conflict in his already firm heart.
But as Ming Guang's gaze slowly swept over the surrounding ghosts and blizzards, and then turned towards him again, Wan Liang had already made a decision.
It's not that he can make a decision so quickly, but that he doesn't have so much time to think about it and can only make a decision in such a short period of time.
"Don't get me wrong, they are all my partners, and they got together for the treasure hunt. We didn't know it would be you before, so we were more prepared. Of course we don't need these now."
When Wan Liang spoke, he was already looking at Guiying and Blizzard from a distance. He didn't say anything, but just glanced at them calmly.
Guiying and Blizzard didn't say anything from the beginning. They just watched everything happening in front of them calmly. Even without Huan Kong's reminder, Zuo Feng could feel that there would be a "good show" next.
Performed.
Ghost Nightmare and Blizzard turned their heads at the same time and looked at each other. Without any communication or consideration, they looked at the people in the passage at the same time.
Ghost Nightmare looked at the Oni Man Pavilion warrior, and Blizzard looked at Han Bing and Si Man Tuo. None of these people hesitated at all. They had roughly understood the moment their eyes came into contact, and then they each walked out of the passage.
Walked out.
Ming Guang and other members of the Ming family were not only very vigilant, but were even ready to kill. But what they didn't expect was that these people easily opened the passage.
As a result, the whole scene calmed down, and Mingguang was a little confused at this time. In his heart, he was actually very conflicted about whether he should choose to stay or take people away from here immediately.