Chapter 1: Beacon Smoke.

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The remnant sun is like blood, and the beacon is full of fire. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info explosions, shouts, screams one after another. The rain of arrows pierced the sky, the swords and guns struck and tore apart, the city walls were full of mutilated corpses, puffs of smoke rose from the city, rivers of blood flowed from the city, and the wails of war horses sounded from time to time. The heavens were in tears, and a sudden torrential rain caused both sides to stop.

Dayu Dynasty, Qingzhou City, is located between the two mountain ranges, not far from the city, is the endless prairie. The border town, in order to guard against the fierce Daliang Dynasty, the permanent army, war, will appear in a few years, and the residents in the city are basically accustomed to it. But like this time so tragic, rare, Daliang gathered heavy troops, suddenly launched an attack, a picture of not breaking through the city of Qingzhou does not stop, since January, both sides have suffered countless casualties, and Dayu's reinforcements are still on the way, so the city can be said that all the people are soldiers, a large number of houses were demolished for defense, women, children were mobilized, carrying materials, treating the wounded.

In the general's mansion, after the main general Chen Yu finished arranging the city defense task, he sat on the handsome seat tiredly, bowed his head and pondered, a young Taoist priest came in from the side door, Chen Yu immediately stood up and saluted with his fists when he saw it, and said: "Uncle Shi, what has you found?" The Taoist priest shook his head: "No, the other party also has a qi practitioner to suppress the formation, and he was discovered as soon as he approached." "Is the Liang army crazy? There is no famine, and the political situation has not changed, this battle is inexplicable. Chen Yu was indignant and puzzled, and the Taoist priest pondered for a while and said, "Maybe it has something to do with the legend in Qingzhou, they want to find that thing." "What legend, what is it?" Chen Yu was even more puzzled, "You don't understand, I passed through here, it's time to go." After speaking, the Taoist priest wanted to turn around and leave. "Please Uncle Shi for the sake of the people and help me defend the city. Chen Yu gave a big salute, the Taoist priest's face changed slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he sighed: "Monks must not interfere with mortal affairs, this is an iron law. Chen Yu's face was full of disappointment, and he pouted slightly.

Outside the city of Qingzhou, the continuous camp tents, the soldiers and horses are frequently mobilized, the war horses neigh, the iron armor is clanging, and the killing spirit soars into the sky. In the central marshal tent, Xue Tingfang, the tall commander of the Liang Army, was staring at the brazier in the tent with gloomy eyes, stunned. In the light of the fire, a figure in the corner of the tent, dressed in a robe and a pointed red monk's hat, sat on the carpet. The occasional crackling sound of the charcoal burning in the brazier was clearly audible, and the splashing of sparks made the light in the tent flicker and darken, and I don't know how long this silence lasted. "Master Maha, in the battle of more than a month, tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides were killed and wounded, isn't it enough?" Xue Tingfang asked coldly, "It's embarrassing for Xue Shuai." The monk saluted slightly, and his voice was dry, "Just fight again, it's not that the poor monk is cruel, it's really to suppress that thing, to have a strong soul, for all sentient beings, there must be sacrifices." "I don't care about the rest, this time I risk the world's disapproval, I just need the Qi and Blood Pill." Xue Tingfang looked directly at the monk, "The poor monk has never lost his word, and it will be as you wish." The monk spoke softly, no more, and the tent fell silent again.

On the rubble-strewn streets, a teenage child, thinner than his peers, was struggling to carry a door panel with another woman, and walked towards the city wall, when a sergeant saw it, ran over, lifted the door panel, and said, "Young master, go back, you have been tired for a day, don't come tomorrow." The child gave a salute and walked back silently, and another sergeant came over, stared at the young man's back, and said sympathetically: "Although during the war, the children of the family also have to contribute, but you can't send him every day." "The young master's father was also a general, and the Zhang family was proud of it back then, but unfortunately he died early in the battle, and he was almost forgotten. The sergeant who came first sighed, and the two shook their heads and turned to leave.

Qingzhou Zhang's family, the family of Wang, generations have children, for the official general, in addition to the city mansion, there are a large number of good fields outside the city, all kinds of business, also do smoothly. Not far from the main entrance of the mansion, a memorial arch was erected, and a line of words was engraved on the left and right: civil officials get off the sedan chair, and military attaches get off the horse. It is the supreme honor bestowed by the royal family.

The child lowered his head, walked to the archway and paused, raised his head and looked at the words engraved on both sides, Mu Na's face showed a little smile, a little proud, but in an instant it returned to its old form, turned around the wall and walked towards the side door. The child is neither clear nor handsome and strong, with ordinary facial features, and belongs to characters that are impossible to remember at a glance. In Zhangfu, he is also a direct descendant, but among the British families, he is very inconspicuous. His name is Zhang Qi, he has a beautiful future, his father was among his peers in the house, and he was also a man of the hour, but unfortunately he died young, his mother became ill, and he died when he was a few years old, so he was really an orphan. Fortunately, Zhang's mansion has strict rules, was raised by the clan, did not freeze and starve, and was still honored as the young master when he went out. It's just that because of the average qualifications, he has to be ridiculed by his peers in the clan, and he has been bullied a lot in secret, and he has developed a taciturn character, a little submissive, and he is almost a person with no sense of existence in the house.

Several porters at the side door, seeing Zhang Qi come back, bowed his hand slightly, and did not greet him, a look of ignorance, he was accustomed to it, silently walked in, and returned to his room along the path. A gatekeeper who was discussing the war situation glanced at Zhang Qi's back, and said with feeling: "Brother Qi'er can't live in the mansion for two years." "Yes, if you can't pass the adult test, you will be assigned to take care of business in various places, and the young master's name and treatment will be gone." The other disciple continued, and as soon as the topic opened, the fire of gossip was burning, "His qualifications are impossible to pass." "It's also a good thing to live a peaceful life. "I heard that when he was born, a vision appeared in the sky, and an immortal chief once came to the palace to measure his fate. "That night, the nine stars were aligned, the sky was full of blood, and the roar of the dragon and tiger mountains echoed. "What a bloody light, that's a red light, shut up if you can't speak. An old porter snorted, "What is the result of the immortal elder's fortune test?" The young man who said that the blood light was flattering to the old porter and said, "There is no result, according to the Yahuan who was next to him, the fairy chief only said two strange words, and then flew away." "That's right, I don't know how many babies were born in the city at that time, and there was a vision in the sky, and I don't know which child it should be. "Brother Qi is ordinary, and he is definitely not a person who responds to orders. ”

Although Zhang Qi walked away, the discussion of the porter came into his ears word for word, and he could only bow his head and smile bitterly. This is one of his secrets, different from ordinary people's ears and eyes, don't want to see, don't want to listen to things, will always be in the eyes and ears, the more you know, the more troubles, fortunately, the mind is peaceful, in the end, everything is down, that disciple said well, live a peaceful life, it is also a good thing.

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