CHAPTER XXXI
There is a sound in the mountains and forests, but there is no prosperity, noise, love and hatred, only birds chirping, deer crying, and the wind howling.
I've been here for a long time, and my joints are gradually able to move. The yellow needles in my chest made me no longer feel pain, and my state of mind became much calmer during the same day.
The old man went out to collect medicine during the day, occasionally helped me recuperate when he came back, and talked to me the rest of the time. At first, I talked to the old man, but then I found that even when I fell asleep, the old man would keep talking, and I knew that the old man was just too lonely, so I just wanted to talk to him.
I don't know what happened to Chen Yu? What about Sakura? When my injuries are healed, I will go to find them, I thought. Repeatedly exercise your knuckles in the hospital bed to try for a speedy recovery.
"The world is not peaceful now. The old man said to me suddenly.
"I wonder why you mention this?" I was slightly surprised.
Didn't the old man talk about things like flowers and grass before, why did he suddenly talk about the world.
"Today I found a copy of the Capital Express in the mountains and forests, which said that the barbarians had started another war. The old man grinded the grass and trees in the wooden bowl.
"The barbarians are at war again?" I frowned.
"That's right. Now, the emperor has issued a royal decree to let an envoy of the Fucha family go to confront the two armies with the barbarian people. The old man's tone was calm, as if he had no heart, but my heart was entangled.
"I wonder what the name of the envoy is?" I had a bad feeling in my heart.
"That page was torn, I don't know, I only know that the Beijing Express described the envoy of the Governor - the martial champions, who were born in troubled times. The old man said.
The martial crown is heroic, and the times are turbulent. I read this sentence in my heart, afraid that the person was Lan Muxi.
Battlefield battles, life and death. Alain, don't risk your blood to get on it, there are so many people in this world who want to be heroes, there is no shortage of you, you must not go. I thought to myself, and the old man's words came to my ears.
"It's just that there is nothing wrong with the people of Barbarian County surviving. Moreover, I once lived in the Barbarian County, where the people were simple and far less barbaric than those in the capital. "The old man walked up to me and rubbed the medicine on my shoulder.
"Sir, what kind of land is Barbarian County? I couldn't help but ask.
The old man sighed, as if hesitating, and finally said slowly:
"It doesn't hurt to say that...... The old man used to live in Barbarian County, and the county lord of Barbarian County was still Lan Lan's kid at that time...... You may not know him, but at the time, he was no less famous than the Fucha Ino of the Fucha family today...... Lan Lan's martial arts and talent were praised by storytellers all over the world at that time. The old man picked up the tea beside him and took a sip.
However, the imperial court was dissatisfied with the fact that the Barbarian County had such a leader, and sent seven armies to besiege the seven cities of the Barbarian County. In those days the food of the city was exhausted. Lan Lan surrendered many times, but the imperial army did not react at all. In the end, Lan Lan received a secret letter at night, and then led his cronies out of the city to resist alone, and was finally arrested as a traitor. The old man's eyes were fixed on the window, as if recalling those pictures:
After Lan Lan was killed, the troops surrounding the city were evacuated, and the people were safe. Kelan Lanta...... It's because the imperial court is afraid, the nation that is good at fighting has an extra leader with a big mind, and the barbarian county has a leader who is loved by the world...... Lan Lan's death was forced by the imperial court. After the old man finished speaking, he put down the tea in his hand and set his eyes on me.
"Although the current leader of the Barbarian County does not have a big strategy, he is brave and good at fighting. At this time, the imperial court was recruiting troops everywhere, hoping to defeat the barbarian county in one fell swoop. If you are out at the moment, you will also be caught as a strong man. The old man's expression was grim.
"But my friends are out there, sir, and I must go to them. I was silent for a while, and then said to the old man.
"Friend? When it comes to interests and life, what is a friend? A friend is the last person to pull you on your back. The old man said.
"My friend wouldn't be like that. I muttered for a moment.
The old man suddenly began to laugh, louder and more exaggerated, until at last he stopped his voice and put his hand on my shoulder.
"Make a bet, if your trusted friend hasn't betrayed you for three years, I'll teach you the art of medicine for free. If you have been betrayed, follow me for the rest of your life, bury me after my death, worship me every year, and take me as your master. The old man said.
"Yes. I subconsciously agreed, and then I thought about this bet.
The old man smiled again and asked a question that had never been asked of me: "What's your name?"
"My name is Fuchaino. I replied softly.
After I said this, the old man put down the cup in his hand and looked at me with a strange look in his eyes.
"Are you Fucha Ino of the Fucha family?" the old man questioned in his tone.
"Yes. I replied.
The old man didn't speak at first, his eyes wandering over me, as if trying to see my identity from me. I didn't say anything more, just let him watch.
"Why did you fall down Langya Mountain?" the old man asked.
I didn't hide it, and told the old man everything that happened. After hearing this, the old man pondered for a long time, and finally said only one sentence: "What a sin." ”
I didn't understand the meaning of the old man's words, and the old man had already picked up the medicine again, and wiped it on me, despite my reaction.
"When you are well, you will leave, and you will not be left here. The bet is over. The old man's attitude was so indifferent that I didn't react at once.
"Sir. I spoke up.
"You are a candidate for the power position of the Fucha family, and you will go to the power vortex after all...... You and I are not all the way. As for the Xuanhuang needle on your body, I can heal you, but you have to remember that you owe your doctor Xu Zheng a life in this life. The old man fell silent after saying this, and after that, he did not reply to me even if I spoke.
"Sir?" I hope the old man can say to me. And the old man just walked out of the thatched hut, leaving me with a lonely background.
For many days after that, the old man stopped chattering, and every day he came in to heal me and then left, lingering no longer and paying no attention to my voice.
After a few nights of noisy autumn leaves, the snow finally invaded the sky and sprinkled velvet flowers all over the world.
On the day of the first snowfall, the old man came to the thatched hut, picked me up in his dream, and took me to a hot spring in the mountains and forests. I rubbed my eyes and watched as the old man was filling the hot spring with medicine, and I was dipped into it, the pain in my chest flooded slightly, and a long-lost strength poured into my body.
I struggled to move, trying to see my body come back to life.
"Don't move. But the old man said. Then I felt the needles piercing into my body.
"Fuchaino, you owe me a life, if you want to pay it back, fight for the people of Barbarian County. The old man stuck the last silver needle into the top of my head and said to me.
I didn't understand what the old man meant, so I only nodded slightly.
After a while, I felt the soreness in my body slowly ease, and the warmth of the hot spring repeatedly moistened my body, allowing a tingling sensation to spread through my body. Snowflakes fell above my head, washed by the warm spring water, and mist rose.
By about the middle of the night, I had fallen asleep, and I vaguely felt the silver needle on my body being removed. And the old man carried me on his back and walked step by step to the thatched hut.
"Fuchaino, please protect the Barbarian County. The last time I heard the old man's words, I felt the biting cold. And the snow fell in front of me, and my eyes sank