Back 20 years ago, in that war-torn land, countless people lost their lives every moment, and no one was spared from the disaster of this clash between the old and the new.

And now, in front of Master Li, there is a choice.

Is it peace, or is it war?

The war with Yicheng has been going on for several months, and it is about to enter the rainy season, when the river rises, it will completely cut off their contact with the rear army, and in addition to the melee of the rest of the warlord forces around Yicheng, the entire Yicheng will become an island within a hundred miles, and they will completely fall into a passive situation of isolation and helplessness.

Old Man Li frowned, and two deep furrows appeared between his eyebrows.

And at this moment, suddenly a person pushed open the door and walked in, it was the middle-aged old Tao, and reported: "General, that guy Nalan Fulu has agreed to surrender!"

As he spoke, his eyebrows moved slightly, and he stopped talking.

Master Li's face was overjoyed, and he immediately understood his intentions, and waved his hand at the guards on the side, signaling them to retreat. When there were only two people left in the room, Master Li and Lao Dao, Lao Dao suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud and shouted: "Please also ask the general to make a decision as soon as possible! Nalan will not get rid of this person for a day, and Yicheng will not have your military power for a day!"

Master Li took a deep breath and asked in a solemn tone, "What, did he say anything?"

In fact, the man knew very well what Lao Dao's words meant, although Nalan Fulu was an official of the Qing court and a nobleman of the Eight Banners, he was not a royalist. He opened a school in Yicheng in his early years, and also introduced a large number of Western weapons, which is one of the reasons why Yicheng could not be attacked for a long time. Therefore, in Yicheng, Nalan has almost become the embodiment of the emperor and is trusted by the locals, even if the army breaks through Yicheng at that time, the people of Yicheng may not necessarily buy their army's account.

Not to mention......

Thinking of this, Master Li took a deep breath, and there was a faint light in his eyes, as if he was recalling something. As early as a few days ago, he and Lao Dao had successfully entered Yicheng to meet with Nalan, when the banquet was staggered, and they talked very happily, as long as the follow-up negotiations between the two sides were completed, Nalan would open the city and surrender.

It seemed to see the concerns in Master Li's heart, and there were some ripples in Lao Dao's cloudy eyes, and he said bitterly: "General, he just wants me to remind you not to forget that incident." ”

"What about it?"

Master Li was stunned for a moment, but obviously reacted quickly, his face changed, and his skin turned slightly red from anger. His eyes were wide open, almost popping them out, and the hand on the table slapped hard, and the corner of the table turned to powder and scattered all over the ground.

For some reason, he was glared at by his angry teeth at this time, and roared angrily: "Nalan Fulu! You dare to threaten me! Good, good, good!"

The man said three good words on his face, and the expression on his face softened slightly, he looked at the old man who was prostrate on the ground, a trace of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the yin owl, and he asked sharply: "He only said this? Why did you persuade me to kill him, didn't you take the initiative to ask Ying to ask for peace?"

Lao Dao lowered his head, not daring to look at Master Li. But even so, he could feel those two sharp blade-like lines of sight locked firmly behind his back, staring at him motionlessly. A drop of cold sweat flowed across the corners of his forehead, and he lowered his body to show a gesture of surrender, "Naturally, it is for the general to save the people of Yicheng from the dire situation as soon as possible!"

Naturally, this is all nonsense, and even he himself will not believe it, let alone Master Li.

Master Li sneered, then retracted his cold gaze, and muttered: "Don't think that I don't know those wishful thinking in your heart, but you have a sentence that is very right, if I, Li, want to be neutral in this Yicheng, these people will naturally not be able to stay." ”

He said coldly, and with murderous intent, he put his hand on the hand and gun on his belt.

Lao Dao felt that the gaze was withdrawn from his back, and hurriedly raised his head secretly and glanced at Master Li: when he saw the man's slightly drooping lips and cold eyes, he knew that the man had already had murderous intent, and couldn't help but show a triumphant smile on his face, and then quickly regained his composure, slowly got up from the ground, walked to Master Li's side, and started talking to him about the next plan.

Nalan, let's see!

A few days later, the day of the surrender was discussed. Early in the morning of this day, Master Li took his cronies to Nalan Mansion. As early as a few days ago, Master Li's army had entered Yicheng, bounded by the Yudai River in the city, and the defenders of Yicheng occupied the east and west cities of Yicheng.

And this Nalan Mansion is located in the center of Yicheng, located on the bank of the Yudai River, and the scenery is very beautiful. At the same time, the transportation is also very convenient, in case of any emergency, you can immediately take a boat directly out of the city without any hindrance. Therefore, this is by no means the best place to set up an ambush.

Nalan's expression was very calm, and there was still a faint joy on the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, after all, after so many years of fighting, the war was finally coming to an end. Thinking of this, he couldn't help grinning slightly, and raised his wine glass at Master Li, but Master Li didn't shirk it, and after handing it to the hand beside him, he drank it with Nalan.

The atmosphere at the banquet gradually became warm, and everyone seemed to be moved by the end of the war, and everyone had a smile of joy on their faces, urging others to drink more. The same is true of Master Li and Nalan, the two of them look at me and say a word, and frequently raise their glasses, and the one they drink is a dark, drunken and hazy one.

"Uncle Li, don't persuade me to drink anymore. ”

An ethereal and soft voice came from afar, like a white feather gently scratching the hearts of the group of big and rough people present, everyone snorted, raised their eyes to look in the direction of the sound, and breathed slightly:

It was a very beautiful woman, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was a fairy and a fairy. She combed her flag head, a large, thick combed oily and slippery braid hung down on the back of her head, and no other decorations were made on her head, just a few pieces of pearls with an extremely simple and elegant style, like a hibiscus out of the water. Her skin was extremely white, looking very smooth and delicate, and the most memorable thing was her big dark eyes.

Her eyes were extremely clear, dusty, and unstained with the slightest bit of dirt, and as long as they were watched by her gaze, all the squalor and filth would make people feel ashamed and have nowhere to hide.

This is Nalan Mingyue, the daughter of Nalan Fulu, the most beautiful woman in the entire Yi City.

Her beauty is not only because of her appearance, but also because of her pure and unsullied heart. She treats people very kindly, even the lowest beggar in the city, she has never disliked bringing her back to the mansion to treat her wholeheartedly, and no one in Yi City does not talk about their Miss Nalan without praise and smiles.

And now, this figure appeared at the banquet, which inevitably made the generals who were used to seeing men look straight, until Master Li coughed a few times fiercely, and then reluctantly withdrew his gaze, blinking unsatisfactorily.

Nalan showed a loving smile on his face, beckoned to a subordinate with his head bowed on the side, and said, "Ah Yi, take Miss down, I still have important matters to discuss with General Li." ”

As he said this, as if he had thought of something again, he whispered a few words in Mingyue's ear, and then Mingyue smiled and walked out behind Ah Yi.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone at the banquet showed a little tiredness, and then a man quickly walked to Master Li's side and said a few words, and then Master Li's brows, which had been tightly locked, stretched slightly, stood up and hugged his fist at Nalan: "Please also move, the official uniform and official seal are ready." ”

Nalan nodded, did not doubt, stood up and followed behind Master Li.

According to the agreement, after Nalan and the others surrendered, they would take off their flag uniforms after worshipping in the temple to show that they had completely joined the camp of the democratic revolution.

"Huh?"

Nalan looked at the clothes that were picked up, and didn't feel strange, he reached out and put his gun aside, and was about to get the clothes, but in this moment, he suddenly felt a little strange. Perhaps instinctively, he subconsciously raised his head to look at the tower on the side, and at this moment, the expressions of the soldiers holding their clothes suddenly changed, and they crashed straight towards Nalan.

In just an instant, the overwhelming bullets covered the entire sky, the entire Buddhist temple was full of bullets, and there were ghosts crying wolves everywhere.

"You-"

Nalan obviously didn't expect that Master Li would be treacherous and do it so thoroughly! The soldier's blow just now made him not lightly injured, and he could only barely drag his seriously injured body to pounce on Master Li who was standing aside.

His face was covered with blood, his steps were vain, and he almost knelt down in front of Master Li, but he still held on and grabbed the clothes on Master Li's chest, and his eyes were almost dripping blood: "Don't forget, you ...... at the beginning."

Before Nalan could finish speaking, Master Li's face changed suddenly, and he didn't even hesitate to pull the trigger without hesitation-

There was a loud "bang," and the sunny sky actually thundered! A thunderbolt quickly swept across the sky, tearing a huge hole in the entire sky, and the sky instantly became gloomy. Countless black clouds quickly gathered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and after a while, the originally sunny day had turned into a cloudy building full of mountains and rains.

However, this could not eliminate Master Li's killing intent.

"You forced me! You shouldn't have threatened me!"

He said viciously, and jerked the man's body away, and the man's body fell in response. Nalan showed a slightly stunned expression when he heard this, his eyes widened, and his round eyes were rolling in his sockets, as if there was an indescribable grievance and incomprehension, until a sinister smiling face suddenly broke into his field of vision, and then at the last moment before he died, he suddenly understood.

I see, I see!

"A thousand kindnesses, but they are still no match for the villain's calculations!"

Nalan laughed maniacally, the laughter was so terrible that it was worse than the cry of blood, and he looked up to the sky and laughed, the laughter was hoarse and pathetic, and he laughed as he laughed, and there were mouthfuls of blood gushing out of his mouth, staining his entire face with scarlet.

Master Li was horrified by Nalan's inexplicable actions, he frowned, and was about to say something more, but the laughter stopped abruptly, and his violently undulating chest stopped floating. Until death, there was still a trace of unwilling and lonely smile on his face, and his bloodshot eyes were full of regret.

Conspiracy, betrayal, calculation, a righteous Yicheng killing, in the end, it turned out to be just a shameless lie made up for personal gain!

Su Wei took a deep breath and felt that the atmosphere was oppressive and terrifying, as if every gunshot had hit his heart, which was extremely heart-wrenching. At this time, the picture in the mirror once again opened up the water lines, and the figures of Nalan Mingyue and Lao Dao appeared in it.

Nalan Mingyue lay beside her father's corpse with a pale face, no matter what, she didn't believe how her father could suddenly become a thief in the mouth of the people. While thinking about it, she suddenly thought of the threats and the events of the year that she had vaguely heard from Master Li's mouth, and suddenly understood, stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the old man next to her, and scolded: "It's you! You despicable and shameless person who sow discord, my father never thought of threatening Uncle Li with the things of the past, why did you do this!"

In the face of Mingyue's questioning, Lao Dao was not panicked, on the contrary, he seemed very indifferent. I saw him gently break Mingyue's hand, and seemed to feel a little funny: "Sow discord, let me tell you the truth, even if I don't say that, General Li is very jealous of your father, if there is no gap between them, how can I be an outsider who can tell right and wrong? As for the truth, you can try to tell your Uncle Li to see if he will believe you." ”

"You-" Mingyue was speechless with anger, she knew that her father had become a scum in the mouths of everyone, and the entire Yicheng had been firmly controlled by Master Li, she was a weak woman, powerless, and the daughter of a thief, who would believe her words?

Moreover, she took a deep breath, and a layer of sadness rippled in her clear eyes.

There are many ungrateful people who cross rivers and tear down bridges in this world, and she believes that Master Li may also be among them.

The incident back then is probably still a knot in Master Li's heart.

Lao Dao looked at Mingyue's pale face, a hint of meaningful light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said gloomily: "Miss Mingyue, do you know about human animals?"

Seeing Mingyue's inexplicable expression, Lao Dao was satisfied to talk about Mingyue one by one: how to choose a woman with heavy yin qi, how to cut off the flesh on a woman's body with a knife, and how to throw the girl into a pit full of poisonous insects and poisonous snakes......

After hearing this, Mingyue's face could already be said to be miserable, she raised her head in disbelief and looked at Lao Dao, not believing why people could do such a miserable thing to people, at this time her eyes paused slightly, and looked behind Lao Dao-

It was a stern-faced and cruel man, familiar and strange.

Then a man's cold and ruthless voice sounded in her ears: "Since Miss Mingyue is a member of the Nalan family, and she has enjoyed all the glory and wealth before, then now that the Nalan family is in decline, she should naturally be punished." Your father has turned into a wronged soul, how can you not fulfill your filial piety as a daughter? Besides, Miss Mingyue is a bodhisattva, and naturally she doesn't want to see other women suffer for you, isn't it ......?"

Master Li said coldly, his face at this moment was as cold as a sculpture of a hellish ghost, and people couldn't help but shudder.

"It's not my fault. He said quietly, as if he didn't dare to look directly into the woman's moving eyes, "If it were your father, he would do the same." ”

"He won't. ”

Mingyue shook her head a little sadly at that moment, with a smile full of pity on her face. Her eyes were still so clear, so calm, so sacred, and so sacred, that she spoke word by word and solemnly: "Despicable people always think of others as badly, as if they could wash away their own sins." Uncle Lee, because of your own shamelessness, you will never know what kind of wealth my father left to you. ”

Master Li's expression changed suddenly, and he subconsciously asked, "What?"

Mingyue just smiled, and then said lightly: "A secret that countless people have wanted all their lives and that everyone in the world desires. ”

She chuckled softly, leaned her lips closer to Master Li's ear, and mocked:

"It's a pity you'll never get—"