Xu An plunged the dagger into the soil.

"Brother!" A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, illuminating the furious tiger on the dagger!

Xu Mao saw that the dagger in his hand was snatched away by his brother Xu An, he lost his mind and rushed over to grab it, and was knocked to the ground by Xu An with a punch.

"Have you been crazy enough?" Xu An's bloodied hand clenched into a red fist and smashed into Xu Mao's face with a roar, but stopped less than an inch away from his eyes.

Xu Mao was covered in mud, and his empty eyes were blankly looking at his younger brother who had been reunited after a long absence.

Red, it's that red again, the red in the firelight, the red in the corners of Guiru's mouth, the red in A-Ning's eyes......

"Ahh

Xu Mao held his head in his hands and kept shaking and twitching.

"Brother!" Xu An stepped forward and dragged Xu Mao and forced him to face himself, but Xu Mao had great strength and actually broke free from his hands!

Xu Mao struggled to crawl forward, desperately kowtowing to the grave!

"What the hell is going on!" Xu An clenched his fists, the back of his hand was bent, and he shouted with angry eyes to the side.

No one answered, and in the dark blue sky, lightning and thunder roared, and heavy rain poured down.

The dark yellow ground, Xu Mao just kowtowed like crazy, rain, blood, and dirt mixed into an indescribable color, like amber liquor mixed with an eerie red.

Seeing that the once optimistic and open-minded brother had become like this, Xu An smashed his fist on the ground.

Xu An has been stationed at the border for more than several years, and the two brothers rarely exchange letters on weekdays. Even if there is, it is just a few words, reporting good news but not bad news.

Now, suddenly receiving this much thicker letterhead, Xu An tore the letterhead almost with urgency, worry, and contradiction.

However, in addition to the eldest brother Xu Mao's usual greetings, the letter also detailed his life in Langjing for the first time.

He said that he would change the house for his sister-in-law to be larger, so that she could raise birds and grow flowers in the yard.

He said that he wanted A-Ning to learn to make wine, and in the future, he would find a loyal and honest family.

He said that he opened a small wine shop in the most prosperous place in Langjing, and thanks to the care of his neighbors, business has always been very good.

The letter is full of expectations for the future. Even if it was so far away, Xu An could feel the joy that his eldest brother Xu Mao couldn't hide.

When he had the opportunity to return to Beijing to report on his work, he wanted to give his eldest brother a surprise, but he didn't expect it!

Unexpectedly, the drunkard shop mentioned in the letter has been scorched to earth.

Unexpectedly, sister-in-law A-Ning had been sleeping in Jiuquan.

He didn't expect that the eldest brother, who had always been calm and resolute, would not take revenge in this wilderness, but weakly wanted to use the dagger he gave him to end his life!

"Brother!" The rain almost covered his eyes, and Xu An pulled the dagger out of the soil with force, "What the hell is going on!" ”

What's wrong?

Xu Mao didn't know what was wrong, because of his stupidity and credulity, Gui Ru and his mother and daughter lost their lives overnight!

He was covered in mud, his hands were on the ground, and he was crying uncontrollably in the pouring rain. I couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears on his face, but I saw him turn from crying to silent hoarseness.

"Xu Mao! Instead of avenging them, you have defiled this place with weeping and weeping! You either die far away, or when you get under the Nine Springs, what face will you have to see their mother and daughter! Xu An, who had always respected Xu Mao, roared at him.

Xu An was heartbroken and angry, if the eldest brother told him what was going on, he would fight for his life, and he would also seek justice for his sister-in-law and A-Ning!

"Brother!"

Xu An's face was covered with rain, his soaked robe was clinging to his well-developed chest, and his right hand was still dripping with blood.

Xu An's words seemed to touch Xu Mao somehow.

Xu Mao opened his mouth, as if he had a mouth but couldn't speak, and slowly turned his head sideways and looked at Xu An.

Xu An saw that tears seemed to flow from his eyes, as well as blood.

yes, what kind of face do you have to meet their mother and daughter......

Xu Mao looked straight at Xu An.

"Guiru! Anin! He called out the names of their mother and daughter clearly, and straightened up to the sky, letting out the roar of a beast.

Later, Xu Mao refused to tell Xu An what happened anyway.

He just slowly poured a pot of residual wine in the ruined drunkard's house.

The military order is like a mountain, even if Xu An has the heart to help him, but Xu Mao is silent, Xu An can only put his White Tiger Token in his hand.

"Brother, if you don't accept this token again, I will resign from the current day!"

Since childhood, they have lost their parents, and for Xu An, the eldest brother is like a father. What's more, for himself, the eldest brother Xu Mao has given everything he can.

clothes, he wears a bright robe, and the eldest brother wears a patched gown.

Eat, he eats fragrant rice, and the eldest brother eats the leftovers he leaves every time.

He slept on a soft and warm cotton mattress, and his eldest brother slept on a damp and prickly straw mat.

Okay, he rides a tall horse, but the eldest brother gives someone a groom!

As a child, he didn't understand the painstaking work behind these differences. When he asked his eldest brother Xu Mao again and again why he was at odds with him everywhere, Xu Mao always smiled and told him that the long shirt was strong, the porridge was more fragrant, the straw mat was cool, and the groom - "Brother An, have you forgotten?" Big brother has loved to train horses since he was a child......"

Even when he grew up and arrived at the barracks, Xu Mao was afraid that he would be looked down upon by others, so he prepared clean clothes for him and brought plenty of silver taels.

The words are still in my ears, and the past is vivid.

"Brother, you can take it!" Xu An stuffed the token into Xu Mao's hand, "If you see the token as you see me, you still have to save your life to avenge your sister-in-law and A-Ning!" ”

"Good!" Xu Mao finally stopped shirking, and held the token in his palm vigorously, as if holding a sharp dagger......

"Master!" Hu Shijiu was shocked when he heard this, it turned out that the master's wife and children died in vain! It turned out that the master was not old and frail, but the remnants of these years!

It turns out that the two brothers in Xinghualou are really human-faced beasts! I still want to go there to work that day!

She stood up, took two steps back, and bowed, "Nineteen thank you for the life-saving grace of the master!" ”

If it wasn't for the master who stopped him near Xinghua Building at that time and brought himself to the Drunkard Building, I was afraid that I would have been in a wolf's den before I repaid the favor!

What's more, the master not only saved his own life, but also taught himself what he had learned all his life, and entrusted himself with important responsibilities.

This kindness, Hu Shijiu felt that it was difficult to repay him no matter what! She can only repay the master's kindness with the most solemn courtesy.

"Good boy! Get up! Get up! The old man wanted to stand up, but he couldn't do it, and he sat down helplessly on the table, and the gray on the old man's face was even worse, but he still sat upright.

Hu Shijiu's heart was sour, "Master," she no longer insisted, slowly got up, and refilled the old man with a hot tea.

Outside the window, there was an intermittent sound of gongs, and it was already the third watch......