Chapter 12: The Pain of Bereavement
Everyone's eyes suddenly came to the land of light from the long darkness, and in a short time there was a halo in front of them.
When everyone's eyes returned to Qingming, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
In the past, the Genting Heavenly Palace, with its beautiful mountains and clear waters, the singing of birds and flowers, the misty mountains, the lush forests, the winding streams, and the magnificent buildings looming among the mountains, everything is as beautiful as a picture.
And now the scene they see is a purgatory. There were fires everywhere, and the buildings that were set on fire were emitting thick smoke, and the smoke that covered the sky obscured the light, and in the dim light, I saw countless birds screaming and fleeing for their lives, and the rare beasts in the forest roared out of the jungle, panicking and not knowing where to flee.
All this makes people who have just returned to Genting Tiangong feel like they have entered the wrong house.
"Cloud Palace... The Cloud Palace has fallen!" Doumu Hedgehog stumbled and almost fell, but fortunately, the star monarch next to him helped him in time.
Everyone looked at the fire in the sky again, the fire in the entire Cloud Palace stretched for thousands of miles, and the smell of thick smoke strongly stimulated everyone's nerves.
"No, the Cloud Palace hasn't completely fallen yet, otherwise how could this Cloud Stone Staircase and our Hou Da be intact?" Although Zhuo Hua was also shocked by the scene he had just seen, he quickly regained his senses.
After Yuanjun reminded him like this, everyone stabilized and began to look down.
"Yes, that's right! The huts at the entrance to the stone steps down the hill are also intact! ”
"Look! The nearest Qinglong Palace is not on fire! Our people are still alive!"
The intact Qinglong Palace gave everyone hope, they returned to the Cloud Palace after going through many difficulties and dangers this time, how much they hoped that their family and friends would be safe and sound.
Zhuo Hua made a decision immediately, and immediately flew to the Qinglong Palace with people.
As soon as they landed, everyone was shocked by the solemn atmosphere in front of the Qinglong Palace. The huge square was empty, there were traces of a fight everywhere, and black blood was still flowing slowly from the broken floor tiles. Not far away, a number of ballistae were placed, several of which had been destroyed. The rockets were scattered all over the ground, as if they had just been used by their owners not long after they left.
Suddenly, a crack opened in the large closed door, and a team of more than two hundred people poured out of it, all with hideous faces and grinning teeth and waving weapons.
"Jialan! Jialan! it's us!" Zhuo Hua called out tentatively, because he felt that the person who hit the head was very familiar.
I saw that the man was wearing a bright silver fish scale armor covered in blood, lined with a maroon battle suit, which was already in tatters. The yellow and messy hair was tied up haphazardly, and a broken chopstick was pinned to the bun.
His face was stained with soot and blood like a mask, revealing two large, bright and bloodshot eyes.
With a clatter, the man's weapon fell to the ground. She also recognized the group of people who had just arrived, not the secret thief army who had come to attack them, but the reinforcements they had been waiting for at night.
"Zhuo Hua, you're finally back!Why did you come back!" Tian Jialan cried loudly, this hard battle made her, a royal clansman, arrogant
The princess was forced to become the leader of the Resistance.
The soldiers all relied on her, and the family members relied on her, so that she did not dare to slack off.
Just now, she and the remaining two hundred or so people once again repelled the surprise attack of the shadows, already exhausted, and had just laid down to catch her breath, when the sentry reported that a large crowd had appeared at the door. Tian Jialan didn't think about it, picked up the weapon, kissed Rui'er on the face as usual, and whispered: "Grow up well!"
She thought to herself, I don't know if I can come back this time, if I really die in battle, I will take this sentence as a dying note.
Seeing the long-lost Star Monarchs, the long-tense strings in the hearts of the defenders, including Tian Jialan, suddenly relaxed, and they collapsed to the ground with a smile on their faces, with tears on their faces, just silently looking at these people in front of them and smiling stupidly.
After crying for a while, Tian Jialan suddenly laughed again and said, "You must have experienced a lot of hardships, you can come back." Yuanshang, don't blame you, the family was robbed, and now you can't hold a triumphant banquet for the army. ”
Zhuo Hua was silent, he really didn't know how to mention Lin Bai's death to Tian Jialan at the moment.
"What about Lin Bai, what about my husband? Pingli is always the first to rush out to find me, why are you holding on to my son like this now?" Tian Jialan touched a handful of tears and poked her head to look behind Zhuo Hua.
"Lao Jiao... Old Jiao he..."Zhuo Hua was speechless, his hands clenched into fists.
"Hmm, what's wrong with him? Is he spending all day drinking outside? Which fox has hooked his soul?" Tian Jialan said as he rolled up his sleeves, his eyes still searching the crowd.
Yu Qingshu used to be a commander who led thousands of troops and horses, and she was used to this kind of parting between life and death on the battlefield. Seeing that Zhuo Hua was hesitant and difficult to speak, he took a step forward and prepared to tell Tian Jialan.
Suddenly, Zhuo Hua raised his hand to stop Yu Qingshu, turned his face sideways and said, "Senior, let me say it myself!"
Yu Qingshu withdrew his feet in mid-air, raised his eyes to look at Zhuohua, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and nodded approvingly.
"Jialan, Lao Jiao, he is in the snow valley in front of the monument... Killed in battle. After Zhuo Hua finished speaking, he silently lowered his head, and the latter Xingjun and the soldiers also spontaneously bowed their heads in silence.
"Zhuo Hua, don't make trouble, although you are both brothers who are friends in life and death, if you say that he is dead, he will naturally not be angry, but I will be angry. Tell me, where has Lin Bai gone?" Tian Jialan tiptoed and looked at Zhuo Hua again.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and said loudly: "Oh! I know! Zhuo Hua, did you send him to break the queen again? Why do you let Lin Bai go every time such a dangerous thing! Can you let Yu Heishi and Xu Luo go after the break next time!"
"Jialan, after Lao Jiao didn't break it, he really died in battle. In the battle of Snow Valley, we lined up to meet the enemy, triggering the catastrophe. In order to save me and save the entire Cloud Palace, Lao Jiao rushed up against the thunder and exhausted the power of the thunder, but he was also shattered. ”
Zhuo Hua sighed, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Tian Jialan's eyes.
"What are you kidding!" Unexpectedly, Tian Jialan completely ignored what Zhuo Hua said just now, and with a smile of disbelief on her face, she bypassed Zhuo Hua and rushed into the crowd to rummage around.
"Limber, you die for me!
Is it really a romantic debt, let me beat it up and pass, what kind of hero is it to hide? You come out! Is it the tradition of your dragon clan to hide from your wife when you return from an expedition?"
Tian Jialan shouted, rushing left and right in the crowd, and everywhere he went, everyone lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at them.
"Nonsense!" Seeing this, Yuqing Shu wanted to step forward to stop her, but Zhuo Hua once again stretched out his hand to stop her.
"Senior, let her go!"
Tian Jialan went from the front of the team to the back of the team, and his face became more and more ugly.
"Lin Bai, come out! I won't murder you, and I promise not to murder you again in the future. If you want to go out with the army, I will rely on you, and I will no longer mess with you and hinder you. Come out!"
She cried out, tears welling up in her eyes again, washing the blood from her face out of two furrows.
When Tian Jialan rushed to the back of the team and checked on the last person, she couldn't hold on any longer, and fell to her knees on the white marble floor tiles with a plop.
"Lin Bai, you liar, you forgot to swear to my mountain alliance and sea at the beginning, what did you say that you have defeated the dark man, and you want to accompany me to see the ebb and flow of the Kunpeng Sea, and to see the sunset on the cangwu. You've forgotten, you've forgotten..."
Tian Jialan lay on the ground and sobbed, her hands holding the ground trembled uncontrollably, and the bean-sized tears smashed on the white marble floor tiles and made a click-click sound. This voice was like a spike, and it pierced Zhuo Hua's heart without leaving a trace.
"How do you let me and Rui'er live in the future? How do you let me explain to Rui'er!" Tian Jialan cried bitterly on her back, this cry was like a long whip, and it was hot and painful on the faces of these people who returned to the Cloud Palace.
Yu Qingshu felt that there was a bit of a fuss, so he said loudly: "The jade crush in front of the battle is the highest honor of every soldier, and it is right to feel glorious when the family members are glorious, besides, how can there be immortals in war?"
"Senior Yu, you guys are too cold-blooded like that! Don't let the soldiers chill their hearts!" Zhuo Hua changed his previous respect and said coldly.
After a while, Tian Jialan stopped crying, and there were still tears on her face.
She stood up and walked through the crowd as if no one was around, her eyes brushing over Zhuo Hua with empty eyes. Inadvertently, her foot kicked the long sword that had fallen to the ground before, and the long sword was kicked far away with a thud. Tian Jialan did not pause and stepped forward.
Zhuo Hua took a deep breath and turned to look at everyone: "After this battle, we have lost too much. But the thieves have not been eradicated, and our loved ones are still in danger. May I ask you, what should I do?"
The crowd in the square shouted in unison: "Swear to kill the thief!"
Zhuo Hua nodded, looked at them with blazing eyes, and said, "Xuanhuang swears not to be a slave! Light will eventually triumph over darkness!"
As soon as these words came out, the people in the entire square were infected by such tragedy, and people shouted, and the slogans resounded throughout the entire Genting Heavenly Palace.
And at this moment, Lanling, who was not far away, was silently observing the every move of everyone on the square of Qinglong Palace, especially Zhuo Hua.
When she saw Zhuo Hua impassionedly shouting those words, her eyes were already soaked with tears.
"Ruojun, you're becoming more and more like a commander. That's fine! That's good!"