Chapter 68: The Truth (Part II)
The village chief held Ye Wuwu's hand tightly, his eyes reflected the long-lost hope, seventeen years, he couldn't imagine that he would be able to see the descendants of the royal family of Changyue Kingdom in his lifetime, such excitement was irrepressible no matter who it was.
"Village chief, don't be like this, let's talk about it if you have something. ”
Although Ye Wuwu was also shocked, he quickly calmed down. The village chief's decades of suffering naturally can't be understood.
"The old minister has lived here for several years, and he never thought that God would favor him to let the old minister meet His Royal Highness, and the old minister would have no regrets even if he died. ”
The village chief could not hide the excitement and joy in his heart, and said hoarsely, like a compassionate old man.
"Uncle Village Chief, come, let's have a cup of tea and take a break. ”
Ye Wuwu couldn't help but be deeply touched, and he was a little speechless for a while, so he had to hand over a cup of tea to ease the atmosphere.
"Alas......"
The village chief sighed, took the tea with trembling hands, but stopped drinking, his thoughts seemed to return to the distant past in an instant, and everything that had been there was still vivid, as if it happened yesterday.
Seeing this, Ye Wuwu immediately reacted, the village chief was about to start telling the rhythm of the story, so he hurriedly found a small bench and sat down, as if waiting to hear the story.
"Ahem, cough, cough......" The village chief coughed a few times and then lowered his voice, "I met your father when I was young, and he was the quasi-heir of the royal family at that time, and I was just a Jianghu man. ”
"Perhaps it was under the influence of his uncle, who was also quite obsessed with martial arts, and met me when he was seeking martial arts, and I had a great conversation with your father, and I felt that he was broad-minded and ambitious, and after learning that he was the crown prince of the imperial family, I decided to assist him wholeheartedly. But because of his imperial power, after the first emperor died of a serious illness, the burden of the whole country fell on your father's shoulders. ”
"Your father ascended the throne in a hurry, the situation in Korea and China was turbulent, and many patriarchs secretly developed their own forces in an attempt to rebel. However, God seems to have made matters worse, when the Yeliang Kingdom suddenly invaded, Changyue was caught off guard, and the border state capital fell repeatedly. Your father had no choice but to lead his troops to the expedition in dire straits, but he never thought that this was a conspiracy of traitors, deliberately colluding with the enemy country to cause a war in order to subvert the Jiangshan Society of Changyue. These are all things that the old minister later learned from the spies in the mainland, but it was in vain for your father's loyalty to protect the country and kill the enemy on the front line. ”
Speaking of this, the village chief's eyes became a little moist.
"In this way, it was not easy for my father back then. ”
Ye Wuwu couldn't help but sigh secretly, his respect for his father arose spontaneously, what kind of father was this man who only existed in other people's words, maybe he already had the answer in his heart at this moment.
The village chief looked at Ye Wuwu and continued: "I have always followed your father, and being named a general can be said to be a lifelong soldier and made great achievements, but unfortunately in the battle of Wuyin Valley, he was ambushed by the enemy, and the old minister was unable to return to the sky, and he lost his arm after blocking a sword for your father, but he also survived. I was in a coma due to blood loss, and the enemy mistakenly thought I was dead, so I didn't kill the killer, and I escaped. But when I woke up, I found that the battlefield had long since disappeared, and I was also devastated by the war. ”
Speaking of this, the village chief silently lowered his head, as if repenting and blaming himself.
After observing the words, Ye Wuwu hurriedly comforted: "Village chief...... No, old general, don't worry about anything, it is the best arrangement of God that you can survive. ”
"No!" the village chief suddenly raised his head and put the teacup back on the table and said excitedly, "You are the best arrangement of God, I only believe that there are miracles in this world when I see you, and we have a chance to make a comeback!"
Hearing this, Ye Wuwu was slightly stunned, and immediately said secretly in his heart: "No, this means that I still want to return to the country, I have long been out of the world now that I am dedicated to entering the martial arts, and I don't want to fight over these powers anymore, maybe this is also my father's original intention back then, but it's a pity that his fate is different from mine." ”
"Ahem, ahem...... "The village chief said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm out of shape." ”
"Hahahaha, it's okay, old general, you continue. "
Ye Wuwu smiled innocently and gestured.
"I wanted to swing my sword and kill myself, but when I saw your father's bones not cold, I hesitated, I felt that I should not waste this opportunity to be reborn, I must survive, so that I can be worthy of my loyalty, so as not to sacrifice in vain as a soldier of Changyue!"
"So I tried my best to get out of the valley of the dead, and finally I was able to survive thanks to the rescue of the village chief, and I stayed in the village to help the villagers. At that time, I suddenly realized that this was an opportunity, because the people are the foundation of the country, and if you want to restore the country, you can start with the people. ”
"After that, I began to visit the surrounding villages as the village chief to win people's hearts, and the tyranny of Yeliang over the years has led to people's livelihood grievances, so many people have joined in under my instigation, and I now have a lot of power in this area, but this is far from enough, it is impossible to retaliate against Yeliang and recover Changyue at the same time, but I have a clear conscience, I am proud of being born as the people of Changyue!"
"Awesome old general, it's not easy for you to endure for so many years. ”
Ye Wuwu couldn't help but admire.
"Alas, now the form is different, the growing trend has gone, the old decay has a heart but is powerless, everything can only conform to the will of heaven. ”
The village chief said indifferently, his expression full of loss.
Ye Wuwu was so keen, he naturally heard that there was something in the village chief's words, this was to let himself take the initiative, he would not take the initiative to obey, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "By the way, the village chief, what is the matter with the Yin soldiers?"
"Hahahaha...... "The village chief smiled and said nothing, "The old man knows that His Highness must have secretly gone out last night, otherwise how would he know about Yin Bing." ”
"I make you laugh all the time, and I can't hide anything from you. ”
Ye Wuwu laughed awkwardly.
"It's okay, I think you're not an ordinary person, and you look like your father. The village chief sighed after drinking the tea, "As for this Yin soldier, they are all your father's subordinates, who died in an ambush in the middle of the year, and died in an unknown way, so after death, the obsession has been left in the valley of the Immortal, and over time it has turned into a resentful spirit, often coming out in the dead of night to disturb the Quartet. ”
"And I, as their great general, naturally want to come forward to appease their spirits, so I take them away from the dwellings of the people under the guise of receiving His Majesty's intention to welcome them, so as not to disturb the normal order of the Yang world, and they will disperse at dawn. ”
Ye Wuwu was a little shocked, but he didn't expect that there would be a resentful spirit to say: "Won't they hurt you? Why are you the only one who can see these Yin soldiers." ”
"Not really, they all trust me, and they probably think of me as one of their kind. As for the fact that I can see them, I think it has something to do with the love of the barracks, everyone has been born and died for many years, and this love will not fade anytime and anywhere. ”
The village chief explained confidently.
"That's right, the cohesion of the soldiers in the martial arts camp is also very strong, and I'm afraid it can't be easily wiped out. ”
After pondering for a while, Ye Wuwu continued to ask, "I wonder if the village chief has heard of the Maoshan faction?"
"Maoshan faction?" the village chief thought for a moment before he said, "I haven't heard of the Maoshan faction, but in the past few days, a group of black-clothed people with similar attire to His Highness have appeared on the side of the Immortal Valley, and Ah Fu and several villagers in our village have seen it, and since then, the activities of this Yin soldier have become more and more frequent, and I think it is very likely that that group of people has disturbed the peace of the resentful spirits of the Immortal Valley." ”
"No wonder those strong men were not friendly to me when I first entered the village. In that case, then I have to go to the Valley of the Dead myself, and I should stop by to collect medicine, maybe that group of people can know the way to the inner world. ”
Ye Wuwu smiled evilly and said secretly. I already had a plan in my heart, and I couldn't help but have a delicate face in my mind.