Chapter 70: This Life in Vain
The sun rose as usual the next day, Duan Mo, who was standing in the canopy, slowly stood up, looked at the rising sun, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, he didn't even notice it, his spirit seemed to have changed a little bit, that was a kind of clarity, that was a kind of purity. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The people below also woke up slowly, Duan Mo jumped under the tree, Yan Qin, who was sleeping in the hammock, poked out his little head, his beautiful eyes sparkled and looked at Duan Mo, Dongfang Xuanyin jumped to the ground, the white skirt fluttered, the veil had been removed, the beautiful face was glowing with a light as white as jade, and the graceful body was bathed in the sun, and the beauty was intoxicating.
The three of Pan Xinglong looked at the black-shirted boy with some complicated eyes, and after a night, they gradually began to accept the facts, this legendary gentleman is not as unbearable as rumored, on the contrary, he has the strength to make people stunned, Pan Xinglong can no longer raise the slightest disdain and mockery, like a frosted eggplant, standing aside sullenly and silently, the waste in his mouth has always been a waste, and now he is better than him.
Duan Mo leaned down, Yan Qin was no longer as shy as he was at the beginning, he jumped on Duan Mo generously, his little head rested on Duan Mo's shoulder, and when he saw Duan Mo's head turned his head, he showed a sweet smile.
"Let's go, as long as you're not dead, hurry up, and it's safer to get out of here sooner."
Duan Mo glanced at the few people behind him, and immediately jumped forward, Pan Xinglong and the three could only laugh bitterly, Duan Mo could catch up so fast with his back, but they couldn't keep up with their bare hands, such a gap made them desperate At the same time, they also felt a sense of awe for Duan Mo.
The dark forest is boundless, and a group of people shuttle through the forest, hurrying quickly, attracting the attention of many spirit beasts from time to time, and bloody battles are inevitable, fortunately, Duan Mo and Dongfang Xuanyin made a move, and the strength of the two shocked the rest.
When Duan Mo was hurrying away, on a plain thousands of miles away, there were five hundred iron horsemen galloping, it seemed that they should be exercising, the ground was trembling with iron hooves, roaring and shouting like thunder, and the aura of slaughter filled the entire plain.
It was only five hundred, but it had the momentum of a thousand horses.
This is an elite division, they don't even belong to the royal family, they are all dozens of veterans of a hundred battles who have accompanied the emperor in the southern and northern wars for many years, they did not choose to add officials and knights, but trained recruits in this place where birds don't, although there are few people, but they are absolutely free, only when the Starfall Empire is really about to fall, they will make a move, and the rest of the time, even if the holy decree arrives here, they are still not allowed to enter half a step!
A group of gray-haired old men sat in the shade of a tree in the distance, yelling from time to time, smiling and chatting.
"Old man Ye, how can you give up today?"
The white-haired old man who was lying on the grass with a big grin under the shade of the tree looked at the lame old man who walked slowly and immediately beckoned.
The lame old man rolled his eyes, threw away his crutches, sat next to the white-haired old man, and said angrily: "Staying in the house is almost moldy, those little rabbit cubs don't let Lao Tzu get out of bed, I have to rest well, rest his eggs!" ”
A few old men who were playing chess and fighting crickets also came over to say hello, Old Man Ye responded one by one, and immediately looked at the five hundred iron horsemen who roared in the distance, pursed their lips, and scolded: "There is no blood at all, if you throw them to the border to fight a few battles one day, you will never grow up without seeing blood, and you will never grow up without dying." ”
The white-haired old man lying on the ground straightened up, grinned and showed a mouthful of big yellow teeth, patted Old Man Ye's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Then don't bother you, Xiaolin will toss." ”
Old man Ye snorted a few times, then leaned against the tree, and said with emotion: "Hey, our group of old brothers, I don't know how many more years we can live, you look at that old monster, there are no children and grandchildren until now, I really doubt that he has something wrong with the thing below." ”
In the distance, a messy old man who was fighting crickets raised his head suddenly, glared at the old man Ye, and scolded: "Ye Qiye! Don't talk the fuck about cool things, I don't want to harm other girls! ”
Old man Ye shrugged his shoulders and snickered: "I don't want to cause harm yet, but I don't have enough strength." ”
The messy-haired old man kicked off the cricket plate in front of him and yelled: "Ye Qiye, don't talk about more, the old rules, whoever wins will run the horse." ”
"I'm getting old, and I don't have the strength to toss with you anymore."
Old man Ye shook his head and said with a smile: "Old monster, you are still the most energetic now." ”
A crowd burst into laughter.
The white-haired old man was full of smiles, leaning on the trunk of the tree leisurely, looking around casually, and suddenly, he frowned slightly, and shouted: "Old Chen! It's your Soldier Cub Duty Week, right? ”
An old man in Tsing Yi who was playing chess touched his beard and responded lightly: "What? ”
"Hurry up and let those soldiers and cubs roll over, what week is this, this is a martial arts arena, how can you let people in?"
The white-haired old man's face turned cold, and he roared, and the old man in green clothes cracked a faint crack on the chess piece on the chessboard, squinted slightly, and glanced at the plain on the left, where a ragged beggar in rags who seemed to be drunk came over.
"It seems that the penalty is not enough, and tomorrow I will run twenty laps around Dawu Mountain."
The old man in Tsing Yi muttered to himself, and the old man in black opposite him said flatly: "How is twenty laps enough, if you want me to say, each person will draw a hundred whips and carry a weight of five hundred catties before running." ”
The old man in Tsing Yi nodded thoughtfully, and the old people around him rolled their eyes, are you going to toss those little guys off a layer of skin, but they really deserve to be punished, and they actually let one person in, what should I do if something happens at that time?
The old beggar, dressed in rags, came slowly, his hair disheveled, and he smelled of alcohol, as if he was going to fall at any moment.
"Hey, man, be careful, let's find a place to sit first."
Old man Ye shouted loudly at the old beggar, and the old beggar slumped and sat down on the spot.
"Looks like he's still drunk."
The old people around him raised their eyebrows, the old beggar leaned against the stone behind him, and a hoarse voice sounded: "There is ...... Is there any alcohol? ”
An old man close to the old beggar turned over his hand and took out a jar of wine, handed it to the old beggar, and said with a smile: "Brother, drink less, you are not lightly drunk." ”
The old beggar reached out and took the jar of wine, and poured it in a big gulp, and the wine wet his chest.
The old man who handed the wine waited for the old beggar to put down the wine jar before he smiled and asked, "Brother, where are you from?" ”
The old beggar was silent for a moment, and said vaguely: "Forget ...... Forgot. ”
Old man Ye frowned, his eyes swept over the old beggar, for some reason, there was always a faint sense of familiarity in his heart, he shook his head, thinking it was an illusion, and shouted: "Brother, you have drunk too much, do you want to take a rest?" ”
The old beggar covered his face with his hair disheveled, his dirty palms grasping the jar of wine, and his hoarse voice was as ugly as a stone rubbing against glass: "I...... I'll get something. ”
"Something?"
Old man Ye was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Brother, you are mistaken, we are here for the army, and we don't have your things." ”
The old beggar shook his head slightly, and this time his voice was much clearer, and said, "Yes." ”
"Although he is drunk, his consciousness should still be a little clear, is he really still here?"
The white-haired old man frowned, and his voice was slightly cold: "Could it be that some shameless player accidentally snatched something and brought it back?" ”
The old man in Tsing Yi lightly dropped a chess piece and said flatly: "Then find out who did it, and chop off which hand did it." ”
The white-haired old man nodded, stood up, walked up to the old beggar, stretched out his hand to help the old beggar, and said with a smile: "Brother, what did you lose?" We will help you find it, rest assured, as long as it is really with us, we will definitely help you find it. ”
The old beggar didn't speak, but handed the wine jar in his hand to the white-haired old man, who was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the old beggar with some doubts.
"Drink ......"
The old beggar's voice was a little soft.
The white-haired old man hesitated for a moment, then took the wine jar and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, you are standing." ”
The white-haired old man picked up the wine jar and poured a sip, then wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth, and said, "I haven't drunk wine for a long time, happy!" ”
"Hmm."
The old beggar nodded, immediately took back the wine jar, walked to the old man who handed the wine, handed the wine jar over, and said softly: "Drink ......"|
The old man was stunned, then laughed, took the jar and poured a sip, and the old beggar walked up to the next man and handed it over.
Everyone looked at the old beggar, and although they were a little confused, they still took a sip of the wine jar.
Finally, when the wine jar that had been missing more than half returned to the old beggar's hand, he looked at the old man in green and the old man in black, who were sitting and playing chess, and walked over.
"It's been a long time since I've touched alcohol, so I don't drink it."
The old man in Tsing Yi said in a flat voice, and said in a deep voice, and the old man in black opposite also nodded slightly, and said, "Wine is harmful and useless, and it is not good to drink too much." ”
The old beggar stood there, holding the wine jar in his hand to maintain the posture of stretching over, and did not move for a long time, the old man in green and the old man in black were stunned, and their eyes swept towards the old beggar with some doubts.
"It's okay to drink less, it's rare in this world to have so many opportunities to drink together."
The old beggar's voice was much clearer, and it sounded slowly, but everyone was stunned, and the eyes of these old soldiers slowly widened, and a dusty picture appeared in their minds.
More than sixty years ago, they were still the same as those soldiers on the martial arts arena, fledgling and sharp, under a border city, they stood in a phalanx of 500 people, a man in a white shirt with a sword holding a wine glass, saluting one by one, and then staying in front of the two people in black and green clothes.
"Report to the General! We don't touch alcohol! Don't drink! ”
"Report to the General! Wine is not good, and it is not good to drink too much! ”
The man in white with a sword didn't speak, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the wine bowl in his hand kept being raised, and after a full moment, the two of them were a little uncomfortable, and just when they were about to soften, the man with the sword smiled and said: "It's okay to drink less, after all, after this time, we don't know if there is a chance to drink." ”
In that battle, 500 men were killed, 436 were killed, and the opponent was 6,000, and the whole army was destroyed.
……
All the old people here stood up, and even the lame old man Ye stood up with the trees.
The old man in black and the old man in green shook violently with their dry palms, they took the wine jar one after another, poured a sip of the liquor in the wine jar, and then there was a crystal falling in their cloudy eyes, these iron-blooded men who bled without tears all fell to one knee at this moment, and they couldn't stand up for a long time.
"Xuanlong Armor veteran Ye Qiye, knock to see the general!"
"Xu Guang, veteran of the blade battalion, knock to see the general!"
"Gu Qinglong, the veteran of the Qianlong Army, knock on the general!"
……
A loud roar sounded in the shade of the tree, the old beggar knelt beside him was full of dense veterans of a hundred battles, not far from the thatched hut, under the tree people kept coming, a pair of eyes with tears looked at the old beggar, kneeling on the spot, one after another roars attracted those five hundred iron horsemen who were exercising.
"All dismount! Meet the General! ”
The white-haired old man Xu Guang roared angrily at the five hundred iron horsemen who surrounded him, and the people on the five hundred iron horsemen subconsciously turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and shouted: "Protect the state battalion, knock on the general!" ”
The old beggar took the wine jar, drank all the wine inside, and walked slowly towards the front with his back rickety.
"General!"
"General!"
A loud roar sounded, these iron-clad veterans of a hundred battles roared hoarsely, the old beggar's figure paused, and then raised his head, and some cold voices sounded: "I said sixty years ago that I am not your general, and I also said thirty years ago, don't call me a general again." ”
Ye Qiye stood up tremblingly and shouted: "Sixty years ago, the general led us to defeat the enemy's 6,000 soldiers with 500 people, creating a miracle on the Starfall Empire, thirty years ago, the general led 300,000 iron horsemen, refused the Aquila Empire's million lions outside the border, and did not let the Aquila Iron Cavalry trample on a single grass and tree in our Starfall Empire, such a great feat, how can it be wiped out under the general's words!" ”
The old beggar was silent for a long time.
"General! Why are you the way you are? As long as you give an order, even if it is this Starfall Empire, we will take it for you, and we will die with all our might! ”
"General! The Emperor once said that he was willing to give up the entire empire as long as he wanted! ”
"General! You've been gone for thirty years, and now it's time to come back! “
Dozens of veteran soldiers fell to their knees and shouted, and the five hundred iron horsemen in the rear were terrified when they heard this, who was that old beggar? Can you make these old guys who are above the top and don't even care about the saints today?
The old beggar walked forward gently, and the wine jar in his hand flew away, smashed on the ground and shattered into pieces: "Thirty years ago, I also said that there is no such person as me in the world!" ”
With tears on their faces, all the veterans bowed to the old beggar.
The old beggar walked all the way to a waterhole next to the hut in front of him, and there were many leaves in the water, and the old beggar dug into the water with his palm, dug up the mud, and drew out a rusty iron sword, which he carried and slowly walked towards the group of old men.
Huo Ran, the old man in Tsing Yi, got up and roared angrily: "Swing the way!" Send the general away! ”
All the old men got up and stood on the side, their rickety bodies instantly straightened, and the five hundred iron horsemen in front of them made way of a road, as straight as green pines.
The old beggar walked past the old men, walked past the five hundred iron horses, and the rust on the iron sword in his hand fell layer by layer, and a burst of extremely dazzling light lit up from the sword, and the whole sword took off the dirt and turned into a radiant sharp long sword, and the body of the sword seemed to be a light.
"White Mang Sword!"
"General White!"
"Invincible!"
With tears in their eyes, all the old men roared to the heavens, shouting the name that had terrified countless enemies sixty years ago.
The old beggar stopped, looked up at the cloudless sky, and said softly
"Nothing in this life"