Chapter 487: Rest until Death
The past will eventually come to an end, but a new future will be imprinted in the hearts of everyone today. Gu Xing can only accept his fate and practice his mission. The old woman seemed to have seen the future, and suddenly stretched out her hand and tried to cover the ethereal, but no matter how hard she tried, it was in vain.
Monk Lichen sighed lightly, sat cross-legged, faced the old woman, took out a wooden fish from his arms, and began to recite the mantra of death. This transcendent remark that should not have sounded at this time sounded without any warning. Except that the child still hadn't come back to his senses, Gu Xing and Chen Fusheng had already bowed their heads and bowed deeply to the old woman.
She has experienced too much in her life, but for some reason, she will leave at this time. Maybe he let go of his worries, or entrusted the child to the three of them, so he left with confidence.
The homeless people resting at the bottom of the hillside began to pour towards this place, and everyone's expressions looked so lonely. Even though many people have left before, it is not as sad as this time. Maybe they have long been accustomed to the old woman among them, or maybe the existence of the old woman has already become an indissolvable spiritual force, which has been guiding everyone step by step to today.
But after all, he still hasn't beaten the years, maybe he has lived too long, and there is no point in continuing to persevere. When she told everything in her heart, fate came to an end at this moment. Finally, there was a faint sound of sobbing from the crowd, and it was the tears of those displaced people who finally broke the embankment at this moment.
It's not that they're so numb at first, it's that the shock after shock makes them have to face all this cruelty. But at this moment, when the old woman died and left gloomily, the softest place in their hearts was touched, like a human drum, in the ears, in the heart.
The drum was not deafening, but it was striking at everyone.
The sobbing gradually became louder, but it did not cover the scriptures recited by Monk Chen. The child felt that her mother-in-law's body slowly softened, and with the support of the eldest brother beside her, she slowly slid down to the ground. Gu Xing was doing everything he felt he should do, and everything would be calm at the moment.
He didn't know if he should bury the old woman here, maybe when she smiled and faced it calmly, it didn't matter so much. She could look at the mountains, she could look back at the land she had walked on, and that might be enough. After reciting the mantra, the monk stood up and came to the old woman's side, clasped his hands together, and bowed deeply. Then he looked at Gu Xing and Chen Fusheng, and said softly: "Let's go into the soil for peace......
The child didn't know what it meant to be in peace, but he knew that the three men were going to take his mother-in-law away from him. He cried and stood up, waving his thin fist, repeating, "Mother-in-law is just asleep, you can't take her ......"
Gu Xing walked to the child's side, took her into his arms, and let her beat her hard, but said indifferently: "Mother-in-law is gone, and she has gone far, far away." Leaving this cage behind will only add to the sadness. ”
The sobs of the displaced people gradually became hoarse, and I don't know whether they have cried until they are weak, or after releasing the grief and anger in their hearts, they are a little at a loss. Chen Fusheng stepped forward and said with relief: "Everyone, if we hold on for two more days, we can go to Longshou County, come on, everyone!" ”
This sentence seemed to wake up the homeless people who fell into a deep sleep, and everyone wiped away their tears one after another, and looked at Chen Fusheng with wide eyes, as if they saw the hope they had in him. Perhaps, the old woman also encouraged them like this at the beginning, so that they continued to persevere, and kept moving forward in the direction of the only possible survival.
Gu Xing pulled down the rag wrapped in the "Silver Jiao" without hesitation, Chen Fusheng caught a glimpse of wanting to stop it, but finally went with him. Gu Xing began to dig the soil with the "silver jiao" that had not seen the light of day for a long time, and this time, his heart was calm.
The child was handed over to Chen Fusheng by Gu Xing, and a group of people stood silently, watching Gu Xing pick up the old woman, put it in the pit, and then cover it with loess. The faces of the displaced people regained their numbness again, and they all looked up at the sky, as if bidding farewell to the old woman's soul.
"It's been delayed for too long, let's go quickly......" Chen Fusheng was worried about the difficulty and hidden, and urged repeatedly.
The monk tore off a rag from his body, picked up a branch from the side, and stuck it in this wild mound. I don't know what year and month I can set foot here again and add a handful of soil to the tomb of the deceased and put a stick of incense.
Not daring to hesitate or delay any longer, the homeless man followed in the footsteps of the three and began to march towards the river valley. If they don't arrive before dark, they will have to face unknown dangers and even the threat of death.
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The mountain wind is cold, and life and death are only a moment. At this time, the remnants of the deserted city were still fighting bloodily. This team was originally a garrison of a small city, and they were ambushed during the patrol, so they could only rush and kill. Unexpectedly, the enemy's plan to lure the enemy into the depths ended up like this.
But this group of garrisons was not willing to die, but inspired blood, and the ambush battle, it has become a stalemate. The ambush soldiers are nothing more than a group of routed soldiers, who come here for a bite of food and money, and after eating and drinking, they can go to Longshou County to submit their names.
I never thought that I encountered a hard bone and was trapped here.
Both sides don't know the identity of the other party, but in this chaotic killing, they are a little confused, and they don't know why. The generals on both sides already had the intention of annihilating each other, so neither side retreated. At this time, the sky is getting darker and darker, and everyone wants to live, but they don't know that a fight is just a microcosm of countless life-and-death fights.
I saw that the commander of the ambush army drew out the Zhangba snake spear from behind him, rushed to kill with a clamp on the belly of the horse, and was blocked by the garrison general's double hammer. After several encounters, the two were actually equal. The serpent-spear general shouted: "Whoever the enemy general is, report your name!" ”
The general with the double hammer only sneered, and did not pay attention to the meaning of this person's words, and the tiger and tiger of the double hammer dance made the enemy general powerless to fight back. Hearing a clang, the hammer hit the snake spear, colliding with bursts of sparks, and the general holding the snake spear knew that he was invincible, turned his horse's head, and was about to retreat.
But how could the twin hammer generals let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and hurriedly pursued on horseback. But how do you know that this is just this person's pretended defeat plan. I saw that the general holding the snake spear pushed the snake spear back, and it was blocked by the double hammer. He drew his crossbow with his backhand and shot it backwards.
The general with the double hammer was eager to win, but the general did not tire of deceit. This time, he rushed forward, was shot in the left eye by an arrow from the crossbow, roared, and fell off his horse.
The spear-wielding general struck a successful blow, turned over and dismounted and dragged the spear to attack, but unexpectedly, the general with the double hammer did not suffer a heavy blow, but pretended to lure him in. Although one eye was destroyed, it did not affect the combat power, and I saw this person stand up with a carp, pull out the Pu knife from his waist, and slash it lazily.
The general with the snake spear in his hand did not understand why this man was so fierce. As everyone knows, this general with a double hammer was also cut into meat sauce by the rebels after a hard blow. The defeat of the generals of both armies did not extricate the two armies from the struggle, but only made them even more angry and undying.
I saw that a person had just blocked a head-on knife, and was stabbed in the back by a sneak attack from behind. only had time to reflexively slash, but he couldn't escape the fate of death.
The city gate not far away slowly opened a gap, and people in the city looked out again. Glimpsing the soldiers at the city gate, he hurriedly closed the gate and gasped for breath. Behind this person stood a hundred people, all of whom had a cold look on their faces. They were also garrisons in the city, but they were not given the duty of patrolling and were spared.
Someone in the hundred-strong crowd asked in a trembling voice, "Boss, what should I do now?" ”
The strong man's legs trembled with his back to the gate, but he still had to pretend to be calm, "I...... I...... How do I know if I should wait for them to fight to the end of their lives before going out and killing to avenge their dead brother? ”
This sentence was weak, and Xu was frightened, but he had to put forward his own opinion. A person walked out of the crowd, with a flattering face, and echoed, "What Lu Tou said is that I will wait and see what happens, and when they are all dead, I will cut off their heads and save them, so that I can go to Longshou County to ask for a lottery." ”
When this man walked out, he was despised by the garrison. But after saying that, many people nodded yes. The current situation is chaotic, if you can enter Longshou County, you will get an idle position. I dare not say that I am rich and expensive, at least I can save my life and have no worries about food and clothing.
The big man surnamed Lu felt a little relieved when he heard this, and seemed to have a reassurance, slowly straightened his waist, patted his chest and said: "Lao Tzu thought the same way, but I didn't expect it to be said by your kid." Lu Tou's eyes showed approval, and the young man with a lewd face was still smiling and nodding.
Suddenly, the door was violently slammed from the outside, Lu Tou's body trembled suddenly, and the obscene young man was even more shocked by this and threw himself to the ground. Lu Tou didn't want to be embarrassed in front of everyone, so he beat his spirit, slowly moved his steps, turned around with difficulty, and raised his hand to press on the city gate.
A group of garrisons behind him also rushed up, surrounding the big man, thinking that if there was any danger, they could help. The sweat on the big man's forehead had begun to roll down, and he opened the city gate little by little, and then looked over. A corpse fell outside the city gate, and the dull impact just now was sent out by five or six soldiers who were slashing and beating each other on the city gate.
Everyone was shocked when they saw it, and Lu Tou was even more frightened and forgot to move, just stood in place, unable to say a word for a long time.
Behind him, a bold man stepped forward to probe and was also frightened by the scene in front of him. But after stabilizing his mind, he asked out loud if he could go out and explore. When Lu Tou was hesitating, he immediately dodged to make a gap, and the man only a moment after he got out, and then dodged and jumped back.
A strong smell of blood, which could no longer be concealed, spread outside the city gates. This scene is staged almost every day, but they haven't encountered it, and they have a little more luck, if it is today, they will be the ones who want to send them to death.
The man didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and the soldiers didn't dare to urge, but waited for him to speak: "There is still a person standing in the pile of corpses......