Chapter 7 The Past Is Like a Shadow The Past Is Like Ice
It's time for shepherding sheep again. Every time, the mother released the sheep and then called Mu Qi up. When Mu Qi got dressed, finished breakfast, and came out, his mother hung the dry food on him again and told him: "Don't be greedy, watch the sheep carefully." Mu Qi replied impatiently, "Yes, yes, I'm leaving, mother!" and drove the sheep away.
Today, no one barks, and no one cares about the sheep that bleated in the fold. When Mu Qi was woken up by the sheep's cry, he was already three feet old. Mu Qi hurriedly got up, and did not bother to eat breakfast or lunch, and rushed to the sheep with a sudden roar. He opened the door, drove the sheep, and shouted to the tent: "Mother, I am going to herd the sheep!" and set off.
Mu Qi didn't know why his mother was so sad, and the busy and hungry morning made him have no time to think. But when the sheep were driven and idle, my heart felt empty, and suddenly I felt so sad. Yesterday's master, father, and mother were far away from him, and he felt that he was the only one left between heaven and earth, so lonely, so lonely. At this time, the old sheep bleated twice, and gently rubbed Mu Qi with his horns, as if sensing his sadness and comforting him. Mu Qiqiang held back his tears, touched the horns of the sheep, and smiled reluctantly: "It's okay, everything will be fine! Let's work together!"
"Baa~"
A man and a sheep walked to yesterday's place again, and yesterday's scene appeared in Mu Qi's mind again. Mu Qi shook his head and tried not to think about it, because he couldn't figure out how the master could suddenly collapse. So Mu Qi sat down to cultivate, because he knew that only if he became strong enough to be like Master, he would not be able to do anything about all the things he cherished as he was now.
At noon, Mu Qi was going to go to Grandpa Un's house for dinner, but the main purpose was to ask what was going on with the ghosts. Mu Qi instructed the old sheep: "I'll go to Grandpa Wuen's house, you watch the sheep well, don't run around!"
The old sheep screamed confidently. Mu Qi ran quickly to Grandpa Un's house.
Grandpa Un's house is not far from where Muki grazes. Grandpa lived alone, had no children, and lived far away from the people. Buhe was afraid that he would be lonely in his old age, so he often asked Mu Qi to accompany him. Mu Qi brings a lot of things with him every time he goes, so Grandpa is very grateful to Mu Qi's family. Mu Qi also likes to go because Grandpa knows a lot of stories. Every time Mu Qi goes, Grandpa can tell him different stories, and each story is so interesting that it attracts Mu Qi to come next time.
Mu Qi, as usual, knocked on the door and shouted, "Grandpa, Mu Qi is here!"
After a while, Unn opened the door and smiled, "Little Muqi hasn't been here for a while. ”
Mu Qi said embarrassedly: "I have to herd sheep every day, but I am tired to death." After a pause, he said, "Master, do you know that there is a Han man in my family?"
Wu En said: "I have heard about this matter, and I heard that the patriarch has reported it to the top. I don't know who will be sent from above to deal with this matter. Alas, this matter is not easy to solve! How is your father now?"
Mu Qi's expression darkened, and he said, "My father went to the ghost in order to save my Han master. Grandpa, do you know the ghosts?"
Unn was startled, "What?
Mu Qi said: "This morning." ”
Unn sighed again and again, patted his thigh and said, "Confused! Why do you want to go to the ghosts?"
Mu Qi said: "Before the master fainted, he shouted, 'Ghost Qi, Blood Lingzhi', my father went to the ghost to look for it, grandpa, can you tell me what the hell is going on with the ghost Qi?"
Wu En said: "I told this terrible story to your father, it seems that I haven't experienced it personally or don't know the real horror!"
Mu Qi hurriedly said: "Why is the ghost ghost terrible?
Unn took a drag of dry tobacco and exhaled it with a sigh. The smoke slowly reminds me of the old days.
"Actually, I can't say it's a complete experience. The person who has fully experienced it no longer exists. In the past, I was a staff member of the previous prince, specializing in intelligence sorting and other work, and I didn't have any actual rights, so I didn't have any right to speak. Alas, in fact, I still feel very guilty, if I had tried my best to persuade him at that time, would there not have been such a result?" Un's eyes were a little moist, a little misty, as if he was muttering to himself, and as if he was asking the mysterious ruler of the netherworld. Mu Qi didn't dare to interrupt, just listened quietly, listened quietly. After a moment of silence, Unn continued his sermon.
"I only started following the old prince after the conquest of Meng Yuan by the Celestial Empire. The old prince also had a brother named Timur. The two brothers controlled all the forces of Meng Yuan, and they were the sharpest spears in the Celestial Empire's attack on the Central Plains at that time. After the Celestial Empire entered the customs and unified the Central Plains, this spear, which used to be the sharpest spear against the enemy, became the flesh thorn that the Celestial Empire was most eager to get rid of! Because they were afraid of the strength in the hands of the two brothers, they came up with a brilliant idea -- let this spear break by itself! The emperor named his brother the king of Mobei and his younger brother the king of Monan, and each took charge of half of it, without interfering with each other. It seems to be a normal separation, but I don't know how many scheming are hidden! When planning the Mengyuan people, the emperor deliberately divided the warlike clansmen into Mobei. Instead, he built the largest temple in Monan and gave the emperor a royal pen. As a result, this temple became the religious symbol of Mengyuan. For a while, everyone thought that Mo Nan was the authentic Meng Yuan. One is in name only, and the other is in fact but not in reality, and the results can be imagined! A year later, the king of Mobei wrote a letter, saying that the king of Mo Nan was acting more and more recklessly, had no brother, flaunted authenticity, and so on. The emperor was ambiguous and vague, supporting and supporting both sides. The king of Mobei was angry at the inaction of the imperial court, so he personally led the army to crusade against the king of Monan. At that time, the old prince often regarded himself as orthodox, thinking that his brother's crusade was arrogant and unreasonable, and he reorganized the army while writing books. The emperor was happy to see it, so he followed the old prince's words. The old prince thought that he had the support of the emperor, so he mustered up self-confidence and led the army to resist. I felt that it was wrong, so I said to the chief of staff at the time, 'There should be room for a turn in this matter, and there should be no fighting between brothers, you should persuade the prince.' The chief of staff disagreed, and said, "The people of Mobei are very stubborn and do not know the etiquette and law, and it is a waste of words to reason with them! Let the fire of civilization baptize them!" I still have to argue, but when the prince heard it, the prince was very angry and demoted me to a soldier. There weren't enough soldiers to carry the food, so I went there. Sergeant Mo Nan built fortifications on the Oniqi Mountain to defend against the Mo North troops. Although the Mobei soldiers were fierce, after trekking through a desert and encountering high mountains, the terrain was very unfavorable to them, so the war was stalemate for a while. Every day you, I hit, pull and pull for almost a year. I don't know what's going on in Mobei, but Monan is overwhelmed. Heavy taxes and frequent forced labor have made the huge grassland lifeless, and there is not a single household in a radius of 100 miles, and the prosperity of cattle and sheep everywhere in the past is gone forever. At this point, the tears that had been rolling in Un's eyes for a long time finally fell. Mu Qi couldn't help crying when he saw his grandfather's sad expression.
"Maybe it's the long-term conquest and killing that has angered the god of the Oniqi Mountain, and the god of the Oniqi Mountain has finally become angry! He can no longer tolerate the ignorant killing of humans. On that day, the prince took his sons, except for the frail little son, to the mountain to exercise. It seems that the king of Mobei is also going to take some action. During the day, the sun was scorching, and everyone felt restless, as if something big was about to happen, but no one cared. At night, the moon rising from the east of the steppe was not as white as it had been, but was as bright and red as it had been before, as if human blood had been poured on it, and it was terrifying! The wolves of the whole mountain came out and ran to the top of the mountain to howl. The cattle and sheep around the mountain were all like crazy, colliding with each other. The eyes of every animal, including people, are red! At that time, I was transporting the last batch of grain to the Onigi, and the journey was normal, and the moon turned red when I stepped into the vicinity of the Oniqi Mountain. A strong sense of uneasiness rose within me, and I advised the others to stop and ask the people nearby what was going on. The others began to laugh at me, even to insult me, and then they were going to kill me! I saw their crazy looks, and I was afraid that they would do it, so I ran away. I wondered what was wrong with them, why was there nothing wrong with me? I thought maybe it was the necklace around my neck that blessed me. Wu En touched the necklace around his neck with his hand, and said to Mu Qi: "Don't underestimate my chain, it is not the light of ordinary people! That year, the master of Jin Yin came to Mo Nan to preach, and gave him something that he had personally opened for free, and I was lucky enough to grab this necklace." ”
Mu Qi didn't want to hear how his necklace came about, he really wanted to know what happened next, and asked anxiously, "What happened then?"
Unn sighed and said, "Later, alas, when I went again, there was no longer a single figure in and around the Oniqi Mountain! I was so frightened that I didn't dare to go up the mountain again." No one knows what happened, only that the war between Mo Nan and Mo Bei ended like this. The King of Mo Nan, the King of Mo Bei, and the elite troops of Meng Yuan all disappeared into that night. ”
"Is this the end, didn't anyone survive?" asked Mu Qi unwillingly.
"Perhaps, but no one has come out to say what happened that night. Later, the people who went up the mountain, whether they were looking for what was going on, or collecting firewood and hunting, never came down again. Slowly, the name of this mountain spread. However, in the past, the ghost was not called the ghost qi, but there was a beautiful name called Daimei Mountain. But after this happened, people looked at its hazy mountain at night like the devil was dancing, and they opened their teeth and claws, so they changed their name to oni. ”
Mu Qi listened for a long time, then suddenly got up and rushed outside. Wu En didn't care about it, grabbed Mu Qi with both hands, and shouted: "Where are you going? What should you do if you go to your mother? Your father is gone, you are gone again, how can you call your mother to live!" Mu Qi suddenly remembered his mother's sad face in the morning, and remembered the responsibility that his father told him before leaving. It's coming so soon?Muki gave up the struggle, burying his head in Un's arms and crying.
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