Chapter 18: The Devil's Tricks, the Heart of Stone

On the night of June, there was no moon in sight, and it seemed extraordinarily quiet, until the first lightning pierced the night sky, thunder swarmed, and torrential rain poured down, as if God was holding his breath and wanted to vent his anger on the world.

Tonight's attention will not be calm.

But no matter how stormy the waves were outside, the basement of the saint's shop was as quiet as ever, there was no wind and rain, and even the thunder was pitiful.

This is the basement built under the hall of the saint's shop, but not many people know about it, and even fewer can come to this dungeon.

Even if it is a prisoner locked up in the saint's shop, the only one who is qualified to come to this dungeon is the old general Xue Liuguang.

During the day, he lay in the middle of the prison, which was like a hellish life, compared to what he encountered in Beiping Prison, it was simply a kind of enjoyment, so he quietly enjoyed it, recalling the bits and pieces in Beiping.

The most painful thing in this world is never the physical pain, but the deep pain of the soul.

How can the whip drawn on oneself be as good as one-ten-thousandth of the whip drawn on his son!

He held his head high and watched his son being whipped with a whip, and the blood was left from his son's body to his feet, and someone dipped the blood in a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

He held his head high and watched his son kowtow in front of him again and again, and his son's head was not on the slate, but on dog shit. There is no blood, no pain, naturally he will not faint, and of course he can keep knocking down until he no longer has the strength to raise his head.

The pain of relatives is the heaviest pain!

However, over the years, he has survived, and when he was transferred to the sage shop in Tongguan, he really wanted to laugh, laughing at the stupidity of the dogs, laughing at the stupidity of the dogs, and laughing at the poor donkey skills of the dogs. dignity, if he could be made to bow his head, he would have bowed his head a long time ago.

Therefore, no matter when, no matter where, he held his head high, just as he swore back then, "Chen Xue Liuguang swears to keep this secret until the blood is gone." ”

His name was originally not Liuguang, but Streamer, the people of the Southern Dynasty did not taboo the surname, and the people of the emperor's surname Zhao could also use it, but the name of the Southern Dynasty, the name of the streamer, which was not given by the emperor, could never be used, because it was related to the foundation of the Southern Dynasty, and it was also the biggest secret of the Southern Dynasty: the artifact, the streamer sword.

Those who guard the streamer sword are given fame streamers.

After the fire candle in front of the dungeon was changed twice, the door of the dungeon suddenly opened, which was also the first time that Xue Liuguang opened the door after being escorted to Tongguan, so he held his head high and looked over.

Walking in front were two people, one with a golden crown, naturally the third prince Ku Lei, and the other in a black robe and black scarf, without asking, he knew that it was the military advisor who arrived, and they were followed by a row of soldiers.

When Thunderbolt came, someone hurriedly opened the cell door, and the prince walked up to him and said, "General Xue is fine." ”

Xue Liuguang smiled, whether the saint's shop is good or not, no one in Tongguan knows, no one knows, but his answer is like his head held high, never drooping, "Very good!" Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. ”

Hu Lei knew that he was sarcastic, but he didn't seem to hear it, and still said lightly, "If there is any difficulty, the old general, please say." "It's easier said than done to make it difficult for this old fellow, let alone to speak. But this mouth must be opened, and the sudden thunder is bound to be won, regardless of the cost.

Xue Liuguang continued to smile and said, "The old man is living a good life, and he has nothing to say." "Hu Lei came in person, he definitely won't just fight with him, he must have prepared some wonderful show to make him speak, but he clearly told Hu Lei that he wouldn't say anything.

Hu Lei didn't answer, he stood aside, he handed over the stage to the military division to perform, for this play, he spent a lot of money, 200,000 Xuzhou Army, but 10,000 taels of gold!

The military advisor slowly walked up to Xue Liuguang, every step seemed very heavy, and he said, "The dungeon is so big, General Xue must be very lonely." ”

Xue Liuguang instantly understood that it was another drama of his relatives, and he said lightly, "The military advisor asked Ding Kai to accompany me again, and the old man is grateful." ”

Among his relatives, the closest is his only biological son Xue Dingkai. It's just that this kind of trick was used too much, and it wasn't until he bit off his son's finger that Hu Guo stopped.

The military advisor shook his head and said, "General Xue is wrong, today we invited an ancient man from Xiangyang to come to see you, but General Xue has changed so much that the ancients can't recognize you, or guess who it will be?" ”

When talking about Xiangyang, he deliberately paused, he wanted to see Xue Liuguang's reaction, and he wanted to see the weight of the ancient people of Xiangyang in his heart.

It's a pity that Xue Liuguang still held his head high, without any expression on his face, as if Xiangyang and Tongguan were the same, and they didn't matter to him, he said, "If you don't recognize my relatives, I naturally don't recognize them." ”

Hu Lei actually took Xiangyang, he really didn't expect this, and the surprise to him this time was really big, but he would not surrender.

The military advisor seemed a little disappointed, and he waved his hand and said, "Come out." ”

So Liu Ying was taken into the dungeon, her feet kept shaking, if it weren't for the two soldiers who held her, it is estimated that she would not be able to walk, she heard the conversation just now, her lord Xue Liuguang was really in the saint's shop, thinking of the scene during the day, her people kept trembling, she was afraid, afraid that the lord would be bullied. She was even more afraid, afraid that she would be used against the master.

The military advisor took her hand and said to Xue Liuguang, "General Xue, you haven't seen each other for four years, why don't you make out for a while?" ”

The military advisor's eyes began to shine, and every time like this happened, it was when he was crazy, and it was also when others were unlucky.

Xue Liuguang looked at his concubine calmly, he didn't know how the military advisor caught her, and he didn't know what kind of crime she would suffer next, but his heart was relieved, because this was just his concubine, not his favorite daughter, and he also knew that if the military advisor caught his daughter, then he wouldn't let Liu Ying come out alone.

The military advisor either doesn't make a move, or if he does, it's a trick.

He still held his head high and said lightly, "There are many people I can't live with, and I want one more of you." ”

The military advisor began to laugh, and the laughter was worse than that of the night owl, "General Xue is old and can't move away from intimacy, let me help you recall how you were affectionate at the beginning." As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

"Snort, snort..." The voice kept ringing, Liu Ying felt cold, her clothes were flying in the dungeon, her white body was in the dungeon a little bit, like an egg breaking the shell, was peeled out, compared to the physical cold, her heart was colder, colder than falling into the ice cellar, so cold that her mind was blank, so cold that her eyes couldn't see anything, but she didn't cry, she didn't want to make it difficult for the master.

Xue Liuguang didn't speak, just looked calmly, if his heart could still bleed, then it would have been shed in Beiping a long time ago, although he is alive now, he is no different from a dried corpse, his face has neither fear nor anger, just like his performance over the years.

In the sky of Tongguan City, the thunder was even louder, so big that it could be heard clearly in the dungeon, as if God was also angry with the ugliness of this world.

There was a soldier's gasp in the dungeon, Liu Ying seemed to have no soul, she endured the physical humiliation, but the expression on her face was as calm as drinking water, until this moment, she didn't know how strong her restraint was, and the tears did not drip from her eyes, they all flowed in her heart.

However, the nightmare is only the beginning, and the heart of the military advisor is far more evil than the demons of hell.

His eyes were firmly fixed on Xue Liuguang, and he said, "I heard that the old general Xue found this lady in Yue Yage, there was a comment in the market, and when Liu Ying heard it in front of the bed, it was that the yang disease could be cured, and the old general's blessing was really good." As he spoke, he laughed again, and the laughter made Liu Ying's face paler than lightning.

In front of her pale face, a pitch-black face towel appeared, and the military advisor leaned his head to her side, and said softly, "If Madame dislikes the kung fu of this soldier, the soldiers behind can try it one by one, I think, there is always something to satisfy Madame, otherwise, you came from so far away, how can I give General Xue an explanation." ”

Listening to his words, Liu Ying thought of death first, but she couldn't die yet, she died, who would save the master? Therefore, she must live, and to live is to make a sound, but her throat is not angry, she can't use any strength, only her teeth tremble, making a strange sound, that is the only place where she can make a sound now, so she tries to bite her lower lip with her teeth, but she doesn't feel pain, but the saltiness of blood makes her feel a little sober, and she tries to make a sound.

Ah, well, uh, uh, oh, oh, these seven voices are her notes, and in her hard playing, they are like songs and weeps, and people can't stop it. Her voice is getting lower and lower, and the frequency is getting faster and faster, sometimes graceful like a willow warbler, sometimes crying like a yellow bird.

In this silent dungeon, the sound was like a spring breeze blowing through everyone in the dungeon, planting the seeds of spring in everyone's hearts, and making each of their hearts itch like being scratched by a cat.

Xue Liuguang seemed to have reacted, but his expression never changed, even the hardest rock on the seashore should be softened by the cry of spring, but Xue Liuguang's heart was harder than the hardest stone on the seaside, it was a real heart of stone.

The soldiers who were exercising also softened, but the military advisor did not speak, and he did not dare to stop.

Fortunately, the military advisor didn't let him wait for long, he said, "Master Xue, have you heard enough?" Not enough, we have a lot of people here. "The words of the military advisor are really vicious, and it is really difficult to answer, if you say enough, it is surrender, if you don't say enough, you will be sorry for Madame.

But the old man laughed, and he said, "Why didn't the military advisor go up in person, is it because of incompetence?" The master's answer was equally sharp, the military advisor personally directed this scene, but it didn't have any effect, isn't that incompetence?

The military advisor waved his hand, Liu Ying's humiliation finally stopped, someone helped her to approve her coat, and when the nightmare ended, Liu Ying found that tears had slipped into her mouth, saltier than blood.

The military advisor's bright eyes dimmed a little, perhaps because he was too excited, or because he was haunted by the emotion of defeat, he was a little angry, "General Xue, the next time Miss Xue comes, you will know if I am incompetent." ”

Xue Liuguang ignored him, just turned his head, looked at Hu Lei, and said, "Can I ask Liu Ying?" "He's asking, not saying.

Hu Lei naturally knew that he wouldn't say it, but he didn't refuse, he also wanted to hear what this old man would say to his concubine at this moment.

"Why did you kick my daughter out of the house!" Xue Liuguang's voice was very heavy and angry, and when he heard Liu Ying's ears, it smashed into her heart like a giant hammer, the daughter of the southern traitor, don't you rush out of the door, and wait for someone to ask for the crime? Pity her hard work, but now she is treated as a villain. Tears finally lingered like a torrential rain outside.

Xue Liuguang didn't hear the answer, and the military advisor asked him to take him back to the saint's shop.

The dungeon has not yet quieted down, after the tears flowed, Liu Ying finally couldn't stand anymore, she lay on the ground, crying, especially harsh in this dungeon.

However, what was even harsher was the voice of the military advisor, "I heard it all, you are useless, you should die." Xue Liuguang may not have been knocked down, but this woman was about to collapse, and what she did in the dungeon was not aimed at one person, but two people.

Hu Lei suddenly glanced at the military advisor, that woman was snatched by the 200,000 troops of Xuzhou, and she died like this, he couldn't explain it to his father.

As if he didn't see it, the military advisor continued, "If you can tell Miss Xue's whereabouts, I guarantee that you won't be bullied in any way in the future." The military advisor knew that Liu Ying's crying was not because of her physical sin, but because of Xue Liuguang's words, now that she knew something, she would definitely say it.

"I don't know." Liu Ying replied, and both the military advisor and Hu Lei suddenly felt very defeated, outright failure.

"Still." Liu Ying continued, "She is with Soul Chasing. ”

The military advisor nodded in satisfaction and asked people to take her down. Who is the soul chaser, he doesn't need to ask. Because Bianliang made such a big move today, the people around him were all touched, one was Shen Yuan, a deserter from the Southern Dynasty, and the other was chasing souls.

The military advisor was about to make a move, when Hu Lei suddenly said, "I'm tired of the day, so let's rest early." ”

The military advisor was a little strange, and Hu Lei said again, "People from the Bian family, don't disturb him to sleep." "The matter of the golden silkworm clothes, the palace director has already reported it.

Saying that, Hu Lei began to walk, and before leaving, he dropped another sentence, "Do it tomorrow, don't hurt the people of the Bian's family." ”

The dungeon was calm again, and even the storm outside the dungeon had stopped, but in the heart of the military advisor, the storm had just begun. The young master of the Bianjia family ransomed the person who could still make his heart ache from the shop, this person, the military advisor must let him live.