Gangneung Fortress

"In the late spring of March, Wuxia is long, and the clouds are floating in the sun." - Du Fu, "Instant Matter"

The sun in the late spring afternoon is the most lovely, like a gentle and charming woman stretching out her soft jade hand, gently soothing all creatures that have just recovered. The birds, which had not been seen for a long time, could no longer hold back their restless hearts, and jumped on the branches one after another, chirping non-stop; or building a nest, or foraging, or courting......

It's a delightful day to reunite, especially for old friends to reunite!

Xun was lying on a bamboo chair basking in the sun. A ray of sunlight shone on his body through the branches of the ginkgo tree, and even the hairs on his neck were golden. He squinted his eyes and moaned happily, his face full of happiness!

In just two years, Xun Zheng has had two dark experiences in the dark and damp underground. Once it was a purgatory-like shackle; Once is the lurking of the strong will; Relying on his perseverance and perseverance, he managed to survive those two painful ordeals. Now, Xun Zheng's heart has extremely rejected the darkness. My biggest hobby is to bathe my body in the sun as much as possible.

The sky is clear today, and there is bound to be plenty of sunshine for him to enjoy. Therefore, Xun Zheng is in a very good mood!

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Xun Zheng is of course a ranger. Although not many people are willing to follow the style of rangers these days.

"Carrying bombs and flying eagles to the north of Duling, Tanmaru borrowing guests to the west of Weiqiao. Invite the chivalrous Furong Sword to stay with the prostitute. ”

"Wuling young gold city east, silver saddle white horse spring breeze"

"Xinfeng wine fights ten thousand, how many years has Xianyang Ranger. The meeting spirit is the king's drink, and the horse is a high-rise building with a weeping willow side"......

These hand-me-down poems describe the high-spirited scene of the Tang Rangers, and it is also the life that Xun Zheng has always been fascinated by, and every time he recites these poems, his blood will be swelling!

The prosperous Tang Dynasty is a world that admires rangers and heroes, and it is also a world full of vitality. It was a heroic and unrestrained value, and a passionate era created by a fierce aesthetic! And now the Tang Dynasty no longer respects the rangers, no longer adheres to the chivalrous style, and the court is either obsessed with flies and dogs, or is busy fighting for power and profit, and in the market, there are only rats who are reluctant to steal their lives! Such a country without ideals and pursuits will naturally gradually degenerate and become gloomy! ……

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A lump of bird feces suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the ranger's face. Xun Zheng, who was interrupted from his thoughts, wiped a handful of sticky cheeks, opened his eyes and looked around.

The place he was in now should have had a four-entry courtyard. There are no pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard, and according to the Tang Dynasty law, it should only be a hall for the common people.

However, from the regular central axis and the scale of the houses distributed in parallel, it is not difficult to see that the former owner of the yard must have been a well-to-do person. It's a pity that most of the huge courtyard has been burned down, and only a few dilapidated houses are still stubbornly standing in the ruins, but there is also a danger of collapse at any time.

Since he didn't like to be hit by bird droppings, let alone be buried in the ground again, Xun Zheng struggled to drag the bamboo chair to the middle of the empty courtyard and go to a relatively safe place to continue to enjoy the lovely sunshine.

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did not have the opportunity to flourish in the Tang Dynasty, and was not born in the Taiping world of longitudinal horses and long songs. As a ranger, Xun Zheng also found a place to show his ambitions. In the troubled times, he unexpectedly chose to be happy and revenge, risking his life to punish the evil and eliminate the traitors for the common people in the world!

"Ten years of sharpening a sword, the frost blade has not been tried. Who has a grievance today?"

"Supporting yourself in the white blade, in the red dust of murder."

"Laugh at a glass of wine and kill people in the city."

"Kill one person in ten steps, don't stay for thousands of miles, go to the clothes after the incident, and hide merit and fame." ……

The Tang Ranger has never been afraid of killing, but he is never bloodthirsty, but he only kills the damned with a sharp blade in his hand!

If you dare to do evil, I will teach you to splatter three feet of blood! Even if the road ahead is bumpy? Even if it's dangerous? Even if you are a high-flying Qin thief? What! Xun Zheng naturally does not lack the heroic spirit of the Tang Ranger who looks down on all things!

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There was a sound of footsteps in the distance, and Xun Zheng, who was enjoying the sunshine, was too lazy to open his eyes to look, and he didn't need to look. In this dead city like a cemetery, the person who will come to this ruin can only be the little beggar Ning Xiaoqi. In fact, it's their shared home.

Since that day Xun Zheng threw a few stones and accurately killed the vegetable thief soldier who was holding Xiao Qi's neck, the two began to rely on each other and lived together in this dilapidated courtyard.

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Xun Zheng always believes that the ranger should be the majesty and desolation of the "white horse howling west wind"; It is a heroic and strong man who "sacrifices his body to go to the country, and sees death as if he were going home", and he is a Wuling boy who goes in and out of the streets and markets, and drinks and prostitutes in the red dust; It is a hero who gallops and kills the enemy in the boundless smoke of the desert border!

And now I can only be like an old quail waiting to be fed, silently waiting for Xiao Qi, who went out to forage for food, to come back to feed. Thinking of this, Xun Zheng was a little sad, and even felt that the bright sunshine was not as heart-warming as yesterday!

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Didn't eat! There is no Ning Xiaoqi! There are only those little eyes of great hatred in front of him!

Xun Zheng was a little confused! I thought it was a long period of exposure to the sun that made me delirious, and I fell into that indelible nightmare again! Without hesitation, he used his remaining right hand to rub away the mush from the corners of his eyes, so that he could see more closely.

He is a person who is good at checking and filling in the gaps, since the last time he revealed his whereabouts because he wiped off the feces of his eyes, he has never taken the initiative to clean up those filths, and this time he has to confirm the other party, he didn't even pay attention to the tingling pain from the corner of his eye, and stared at the nasty face.

Xun Zheng finally confirmed that these ghostly little eyes did not appear in a nightmare. The small-eyed thief stood alive in front of him, sinister and obscene with a smile!

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Lu Ben smiled and looked at his Iron Hook Ranger like a kind mother, his eyes full of doting. When I saw the lovely scar on the pipa bone that could not be covered under the ragged clothes; Round, like a beautiful and smart eye. Seeing it, Lu Ben couldn't help but smile happily!

Xun Zheng looked at this nasty face and remembered the night, the big net, the vegetable cellar, and the iron hook...... The teeth unconsciously clenched together and creaked, is this what the world often says "hate to gnash your teeth"?

He's always been a strict guy! The black ox ear sharp knife was pressed under the bamboo chair and placed in the most comfortable position. He didn't need to get up at all, as long as he gently stretched out his right hand and swung out an arc of the shortest distance, he could easily cut off the neck of the small-eyed thief in one breath, just like cutting off the leg of the Qin thief in the first place!

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Lu Ben reached out and took out a piece of Hu cake from his arms and threw it at Xun Zheng's feet, just like under the big locust tree at the mouth of Bianxiao Village in Bianzhou. Only this time he didn't turn a blind eye as he did at the beginning, but stared at each other expectantly, waiting for his Iron Hook Ranger to pick up the food as gracefully as before, and then eat it slowly.

He has always been a nostalgic person, and he likes the drama of the past repeating itself the most.

However, Lu Ben was surprised to find that it was actually the feet of the Iron Hook Ranger who were hanging down softly on the side of the Hu Cake!

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Xun Zheng still pulled out the bull's ear sharp knife like lightning, and the black and dark like a ghost shadow swept by in the bright sunshine, and disappeared in a flash!

The sharp blade, which never took lightly, did not swing at the stunned little eyed thief, but gently stabbed the Hu Biscuit on the ground with a bloodthirsty murder weapon and brought it to his mouth; Then, he closed his eyes and chewed peacefully, and continued to bask in the sun comfortably.

Even if he eats the food he picks up from the ground, his eating appearance is still very gentle, which is determined by the pride in his bones, and it can never be changed! The flavor of the hu cake is very good, and it is much more delicious than the bran cake that was difficult to swallow back then.

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Lu Ben is completely angry this time! He roared and roared, his contorted face looking so hideous! ……

Only oneself can destroy one's own things at will, this is the eternal last word! Why did someone else break his hamstring without making a sound? Is there any royal law? Still unreasonable?

He was like a shrew who threw an egg and jumped at the head of the village to scold his mother, his face was red with his hands crossed on his waist, and his muscles were bursting out, and he couldn't help but curse loudly. Ning Xiaoqi, who was so frightened that he was squatting in the distance and eating Hu Cakes, shook his head and looked over vigilantly. Lai Xiao and Gou Da, who were standing next to them, quickly patted their heads and comforted them.

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Xun Zheng finally lost to himself. After the Caizhou incident was completed, he had fled thousands of miles away and fled to Jiangling safely. But he couldn't get rid of his bad habits as a ranger, completely ignoring his conspicuous physical mutilation, drinking prostitutes every night, and getting drunk on the knees of beautiful women. Until one day, I wake up with a hangover and find myself in prison!

When the Hunters learned that this was the famous one-armed assassin, they quickly broke his hamstrings. I was going to send the assassin to Caizhou to invite merit and receive a reward! Unexpectedly, the "king" Qin Zongquan was sent to Chang'an one step ahead and invited to receive the reward! As a result, Xun Zheng, who had become worthless, was thrown here like a dead dog, along with the ugly-looking broken knife.

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Anger won't solve anything! Lu Ben, who gradually regained his senses, scolded in his mouth, kicked the bamboo bench with hatred, and glared at Xun Zheng viciously, as if facing an unsuccessful son. Turning around, he angrily called out to two dogs, and instructed them to lift the bamboo chair and leave.

Even if your own things are broken, there is no reason to throw them away, so you have to pick them up and put them at home. Lu Ye was born poor and has always been a thrifty person.

Xun Zheng on the bamboo chair ignored Lu Ben, who was angry and scolded like a mad dog, and just concentrated on eating the Hu cake in his hand.

Ranger never gets entangled with such a scoundrel! Between the two, there is an insurmountable gap created by different patterns!

After taking a few steps, Xun Zheng turned around and beckoned to Ning Xiaoqi, who was still in place. Just follow this mad dog! The house here may collapse tonight, and Xun Zhengcai doesn't want to be buried in the dark ground again.

"Little eye thief, what are you doing with such a waste person as Lao Tzu?"

"Go home and raise it!"

"What are you doing?"

"Fattened, slaughtered and eaten!" Lu Ben said viciously.