Each step leading to the fifth floor felt so heavy, and everything that followed had to be faced by himself, which made Dongfang Tianma feel a little uneasy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The fifth floor is different from the lower floors, and the decoration is extremely ornate. Facing the entrance to the staircase, there is a large glass window, and in front of the window is a long table with various gadgets scattered on the table, as well as many small clay figurines. A dozen wooden barrels were stacked on the side of the wall, filled with dirt. A round bed was placed on the other side, and on the bed lay a blue-haired man in a starry blue robe, his eyes gently closed, as if he had fallen asleep. On either side of the bed, a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman were sitting, their hands lowered and their heads bowed, and they didn't even make a sound of breathing.

Eastern Pegasus stood beside the bed and looked around, this room gave him a similar feeling to him as the Soul Stone Appliance House in Claw Frog City. He suddenly remembered Kong Ye and Uncle Baoli, and remembered their busy figures in the studio.

Zhang Jingyou, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes and suddenly said, "You're here?" ”

Dongfang Tianma was taken aback, holding the silver sword blade in his hand, he looked at Zhang Jingyou with a vigilant gaze and said, "You are Zhang Jingyou, right?" ”

"That's right." Zhang Jingyou sat up, combed his somewhat messy blue hair with his hands, and continued: "To be honest, I really didn't expect anyone to come to this floor, which shows that the clay puppets I made are not good enough, they are all failed works. ”

Dongfang Tianma said: "What is the purpose of making so many hurtful clay puppets and arresting everyone in the village?" ”

Zhang Jingyou sneered meaninglessly, "What purpose can I have?" A child who was kicked out of the village by the villagers could not eat enough food, could not return home, and had no hope of survival. Providence finally made me struggle to survive, and I also stumbled upon the Flame Seed Soul Stone in this mudflow slope. Thanks to it, I can now make living clay figurines, isn't this a chance for God to give me revenge? As he spoke, he raised his left hand and showed a flame-shaped soul pattern on the back of his hand to the Eastern Pegasus.

Dongfang Tianma said: "Since you have the ability of soul patterns, why don't you do something more meaningful?" What's the difference between you causing trouble to the people in the village like this and when you were a child? ”

As if Dongfang Tianma had hit the wound in his heart, Zhang Jingyou's face suddenly turned cold, he stood up straight from the round bed, pointed to Dongfang Tianma's face and said, "What do you know?" My parents were killed by the villagers, and if it weren't for the fact that they were making clay puppets to pay off their debts, they wouldn't have come to the mud slope and lost their lives. ”

When Dongfang Tianma heard this, he re-looked at a man and a woman sitting on the edge of the bed, it turned out that these two clay puppets were made by Zhang Jingyou according to the appearance of his parents.

Zhang Jingyou continued: "So far, it's useless to say anything. The clay puppets I made with God-given natural abilities have been destroyed by you. Now, I have only one death. ”

Dongfang Tianma hurriedly said: "It's not like this! When everyone has done something wrong, Aunt Qing often said to me that it is not terrible for a person to do something wrong, but it is terrible to know that he is wrong but he is wrong again and again. I don't think your parents would have wanted you to be the way you are if they were still alive. If you let everyone in the village go, apologize to them, and everyone will definitely forgive you. ”

"Don't tell me anything to apologize! You don't understand how other people feel, so what makes sense there! Zhang Jingyou's emotions were extremely excited, his eyes were bloodshot, like an angry beast.

Dongfang Tianma's eyes were stunned, and the expression in his eyes was obviously a little darker, and he was also said to be painful by Zhang Jingyou, "I am an abandoned child, and I have never seen my parents since I was a child. If it weren't for Aunt Qing's adoption, I wouldn't be alive today. But this does not mean that children without parents are destined to be lonely, everyone has the need to exist, and everyone has to pursue their own happiness. I don't care what you think, at least you shouldn't live for the hatred of your parents, you live for yourself! ”

Zhang Jingyou's eyes stared at the young man in front of him in a daze, he never imagined that his heart would come out of the mouth of this person who had never met before and was younger than himself. Oh, yes! For a long time, I couldn't let go of my hatred and the pain of losing my parents. Just for these things that are a foregone conclusion, I lost myself step by step, I don't know how many people I have hurt, and how many ridiculous things I have done that I can't regret it too late. I am not inspired by these words of the youth, but I feel a sense of relief because I know that there are people in this world who feel the same way as me.

"That Aunt Qing who adopted you must be a very gentle person, right?" Zhang Jingyou regained his composure and sat on the edge of the bed, and he gently held the palm of the female clay puppet who was also sitting on the edge of the bed with one hand. His eyes immediately became infinitely gentle, as if they were dandelions fluttering in the wind on a spring day, blessed to bathe in the golden river of sunlight.

Dongfang Tianma responded: "Yes, Aunt Qing is my only relative in this world, she taught me a lot of principles of being a human being, taught me a lot of survival skills, and I am proud to have such an adoptive mother." ”

Zhang Jingyou looked at Dongfang Tianma with envious eyes, and in the depths of his heart, it seemed that a ray of light shone into the darkness. The old hatred drifted farther and farther away like smoke and rain, and he seemed to have returned to his childhood, freely loving the clay puppet, loving the clay puppet village and the people in the village. At that time, I was so innocent, I always thought that the world was full of beauty, and there was no sadness at all.

"Alright! I understand. Zhang Jingyou sighed, as if he had spit out all the turbidity in his body, and at the same time, he spit out the malice that had been born of hatred for a long time.

Dongfang Tianma didn't fully understand his words, and asked tentatively, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhang Jingyou smiled: "I agree to release all the villagers and take responsibility for the mistakes I made." ”

It wasn't until Zhang Jingyou said these words that Dongfang Tianma showed a sunny smile. He was happy for Zhang Jingyou from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time, he was happy for himself, for Fu Lang, and for all the members of the city-state swordsman group who came here. Everyone's efforts were not in vain, and no one paid the price of their lives for it, which is already the best ending.

Dongfang Tianma immediately briefly explained the situation on Fu Lang and Xu Yun's side, he and Zhang Jingyou went down the stone steps, and Dongfang Tianma helped Xu Yun to the third floor, Zhang Jingyou said to Fu Lang, who used the soul pattern ability to support the column: "You hold on a little longer, I need to move some soil to use the soul pattern ability." Immediately, he and Dongfang Tianma went to the top floor and moved two buckets of dirt down.

Pouring out all the dirt in the bucket and piling it on the ground, Zhang Jingyou activated his soul pattern ability and pressed his palm on the dirt. I saw that under the effect of the soul pattern energy, the soil quickly formed a new pillar shape, and the face of the mud general quickly appeared on it. Fu Lang quickly put away the tiger's head sword and shield and retreated to the side, he was already tired and sweating profusely, being able to release soul pattern energy for a long time to support it for so long, which in itself was beyond the limit that a soul pattern warrior could bear, it was a very remarkable thing.

Zhang Jingyou placed the newly made column in its original position, and the mud general looked at him and said, "Master, who are you?" ”

Zhang Jingyou smiled: "I changed my mind. I used to think so extreme that I didn't take into account the feelings of other people, including you who were created. It's really hard for you to stay in this tower for so many years. Next time, when I have paid for all my sins, I will make you a body that can move freely like the stone and sand generals, so that you can also see the outside world. You wait for me. ”

Hearing Zhang Jingyou's words, Dongfang Tianma suddenly felt extremely warm. Although he couldn't understand what it was like to make clay puppets, judging from the relationship between Zhang Jingyou and Clay General, they both trusted and relied on each other.

The villagers who were captured by the puppets were locked up in several cells behind the mud puppet mountain courtyard, and Zhang Jingyou led the people there to release all the villagers. Dong Haifan shackled Zhang Jingyou, and everyone returned to the puppet village with the rescued villagers.

In the evening, the puppet village held a grand thank-you banquet. The four members of the city-state swordsman order, as well as the two soul tattoo warriors of Fu Lang and the Eastern Pegasus, were the protagonists of the feast. The villagers were not stingy, slaughtering chickens and sheep, cooking vegetables and warm wine, and each family took out a long table and set up a phalanx in the open space behind the village. Around the bonfire, the young girls and boys of the village danced passionately and cheerfully to cheer up.

After Dongfang Tianma had eaten his fill, he left the lively venue with a tray of food and wine, and went straight to the grass hut at the back of the village where the cattle were fed, and Zhang Jingyou was tied to a wooden stake with an iron lock.

"Let's have a bit! The wine and food tonight were delicious. Dongfang Tianma picked up the wine glass and sent it to Zhang Jingyou's mouth.

Zhang Jingyou lowered his head and took a big sip, exhaled happily and said, "Thank you Tianma!" You're such a nice guy. If I hadn't met you, I might not have been able to let go of my past hatred. ”

Dongfang Tianma sat cross-legged on the ground and said, "I'm a little embarrassed to say that. You're going to have to do it! In the future, I want to become a famous puppeteer, and when the time comes, can you please make a puppet for me too? ”

Zhang Jingyou smiled: "Of course it's no problem." I hope you can also achieve your dream and become a world-famous swordsman. ”

Dongfang Tianma and the others stayed overnight in the puppet village, and the next morning they said goodbye to the villagers, and the people of the city-state swordsman regiment pressed Zhang Jingyou and set foot on the road to the Iron Horse City.

There was nothing to say all the way, and it was already dusk when everyone arrived at Iron Horse City. The guards on the city gate saw that it was Xu Yun and others, and immediately let them pass.

Entering the city, Xu Yun paid the bounty promised to Fu Lang and the two before. Fu Lang said to Xu Yun: "Tianma and I will find a hotel nearby to stay, we will stay in the city for a few days, you take care of your injuries, take care!" ”

Xu Yun said: "Before you leave, please come to us for a drink, and it will be regarded as seeing you off." ”

Dong Haifan said to Dongfang Tianma: "Tianma, tomorrow you come here to find me, and I will take you to see the Seventeen Iron Horse Heroes." ”

Dongfang Tianma nodded in agreement, and the two sides parted.

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