Chapter 71: The Lonely City Closes and the King Does Not Return
That night, neither Murong Licheng nor Bai Ye left the Dragon City Smelter. With great joy, they stayed here and watched with their own eyes as the weapons specially customized for them by Chu Jiangmian appeared little by little.
White Night's is a pair of "Golden-winged Phantom Moon Hooks". And the one who left the city was a "tiger-headed divine lance". These two names with joke fun are, of course, casually given by Chu Jiangmian. However, whether it is Murong leaving the city or White Night, he likes it very much. Because, these two weapons that have never been seen before are exactly what they want to do. And the name is also very apt.
Hakuya has always liked to use a short knife because it is very convenient to move. Chu Jiangmian designed this pair of iron hooks for him according to this characteristic. In the memory deep in his mind, there is a very favorite sentence "The silver saddle shines on the white horse, and the Wu hook frost is bright"! He is looking forward to the fact that Bai Ye, who is paired with Wu Hook, will become such a character in the future.
And Murong Licheng, who was born with divine power, of course, only the most powerful weapons could be worthy of him. "Tiger Head Divine Lance" is one foot eight feet long, and the black iron is refined, and it is forged by fine workmanship. When polished, under the reflection of the firelight, it emits a dark and faint light. I like it at a glance when I leave the city. He grabbed it in his hands, shook his arms hard, and waved it a few times, and he was vigorous. The young man was overjoyed, and saw a huge rockery in the corner of the wall, so he smashed it down with all his might. I only heard a loud sound like the sky and the earth cracking, and the rocks flew one after another, and half of the rockery collapsed.
Everyone present was dumbfounded. It was already dawn, in the morning and the glow of the east. The figure of this ordinary teenager standing with a lance makes people dare not look at it directly. Master Zheng, who had been making crossbow arrows and weapons overnight entrusted by Chu Jiangmian, was very suspicious of such a heavy lance earlier, could this young man be able to hold it? But at this moment, all that was left in his heart was endless sighs.
"Where did His Royal Highness the Prince find this young man? This one is down, I'm afraid there will be no power! If this is on the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, who can stop such a divine power? If he gets this person as a general one day, it will be really a blessing for Zhao Guo! ”
And Murong left the city at this time, Chu Jiangmian naturally had no way to know. After he left the smelter last night, he rushed back to Jinxiang Palace. Because, after all, he was not worried about the safety of King Zhao.
Fortunately, there is nothing out of the ordinary. Zhao Wang Chulie slept peacefully this night. After sending everyone out, Chu Jiangmian sat cross-legged and waited beside the bed until dawn.
Just when it was almost dawn, he finally couldn't bear the fatigue of the past few days, so he closed his eyes and took a nap. Unexpectedly, in such a short period of time, I had a very terrible dream. In the dream, Zhao Guo failed after all. The enemy's army of tigers and wolves came from all directions, demolished the walls of Dragon City, and swarmed in. He himself held a long sword to block the gate of the palace by himself, but he couldn't stop the enemy's attack after all. Covered in blood, covered in bruises, his strength gradually exhausted, and seeing corpses strewn all over the field, dead people everywhere, everything can no longer be recovered...... Filled with rage, he roared and opened his eyes suddenly. But I felt that the light was dazzling, and everywhere was empty, where was the shadow of half an enemy?
"You're having nightmares...... Sleep. In this coming troubled world, it is not so easy to be a strong man. If you don't have a strong heart, you won't be able to protect the land and your subjects. ”
Zhao Wang Chulie, who didn't know when he would wake up early, sat there quietly, looking at his son who was sweating profusely and woke up. There was both worry and worry in his eyes.
"Father...... I'm just in a state of mind and I'm fine. ”
"That's fine. I'm sure you won't let me down. It's important to remember that at any time, don't be discouraged, and don't give up. Boys are born in this world to fight! Heaven and earth are not afraid, ghosts and gods are not afraid, and powerful opponents are not afraid of anything! As long as there is a breath left, you have to fight, and as long as the blood is still there, you have to become a nightmare for the enemy......! ”
Chu Jiangmian bowed to the ground, listened very carefully, and firmly remembered every word in his heart. In the past few years, King Zhao has never told him a big truth. This heroic and heroic king, what he has believed all his life is only to fight bravely and fearlessly. Everything is done and not said! But today, he is like those old fathers in the strange family of ordinary alleys, babbling impatiently and wanting to say as much as possible to his son.
Before you know it, the sky finally brightens. The guard general Long Yu came in and asked King Zhao when he would start leaving the palace and go to the Nine Elements Mountain.
"Go and prepare, and when you're ready, you'll go. Remember, don't make too much of a fanfare. ”
Zhao Wang Chulie commanded lightly. Chu Jiangmian wanted to say something, but finally held back again. He just silently followed behind, watching the palace people and close attendants start to get busy.
"Brother Jiang Mian ......!"
He was heard whispered from in the corner of the palace. Chu Jiangmian walked over and glanced at the two women in front of him who had changed their costumes with some confusion. One big and one small, the small girl is Chu Jiangxue. Although the tall one covered his face with a cloak, he still recognized it immediately, it was Murong Qiancheng.
"What are you going to do, why are you dressed like this?"
"Aren't you going to the Nine Elements Mountain? Sister Qiancheng and I are going with us! ”
"Cher, don't make trouble. This time it's not just a casual outing, you better stay in Jinxiang Palace. ”
"No! We're going. The queen mother has already agreed, Brother Jiang Mian, you will definitely agree, right? ”
Chu Jiangmian frowned slightly. Some don't understand why Jiang Xue'er, who has always been obedient, is so persistent. hesitated for a moment, but felt his eyes roll, and a pair of wonderful eyes were looking at him as if they were nothing.
"Qiancheng, why do you want to go to the Nine Elements Mountain?"
Chu Jiangmian met her eyes and asked directly. He believed that Jiang Xue'er must have listened to Murong Qiancheng's words before she came to beg him to go. The woman's gaze did not dodge in the slightest, and she replied calmly.
"I heard that today's hunting in the Nine Elements Mountain, all the dragoons were dispatched. I want to see for myself whether this cavalry of Zhao State is really as powerful as the legend! ”
"Why? Zhao Guo's army is not powerful, what does it have to do with you? ”
"Of course it does! I now live in Dragon City with Xiao Li, and we don't want Zhao's army to be vulnerable. Otherwise, when the time comes, the soldiers will come to the city, and it will be too late to escape! ”
Hearing her say such candid things. Chu Jiangmian smiled slightly, and agreed to their request.
"In that case, then you should go and take a good look. I don't worry about saving all day. ”
Seeing that he turned around and left after he finished speaking, Murong Qiancheng glared at the back with hatred. In fact, she just found a random reason. As for the real reason why she followed her to the Nine Elements Mountain, I'm afraid even she didn't know much in her own heart. However, she just wanted to go and see, and she didn't need any reason in the first place.
King Chulie of Zhao went out of the city in person, although everything was simple according to the usual practice. But by the time the pack-up was completed and the official departure from Jinxiang Palace was already an hour later. Today, however, the weather was not good, and the sun, which had just risen in the morning, was soon obscured by heavy dark clouds. Under the iron-gray sky, the palace and the entire Dragon City seemed to have lost their color.
Queen Jiang Xin, dressed in full costume, stood on the top of Jinxiang Palace, watching the team protecting King Zhao gradually move away. Although there are countless people around me, I have never felt so lonely in my heart.
Her king, at last, is gone, and goes to fight again! This time, although it was not a fierce battle of thousands of troops, it was more worrying than every previous one. Because this is the last power that this king will give to his subjects at the moment when his life is about to burn out.
"King! When you return triumphantly again, I will still stand here waiting for you! Wear your favorite costume ...... as in previous years. ”
Two lines of tears flowed silently down his cheeks, although they were in the warmth of the spring breeze, they felt cold and piercing. The veil covering his face was blown by the wind, and the sadness in the depths of his eyes was a glimpse of horror. If the twilight hero looked back again, I am afraid that it would be difficult to let go! However, he did not look back.
"Father! Why not let the mother follow? ”
The person who turned around and saw the sad figure was Chu Jiangmian. Before turning the corner of the long street, he finally couldn't help but ask.
The wind of Dragon City swept up the corner of the carriage curtain, and a low sigh was heard. After a moment of silence, King Zhao finally answered his son's question.
"Mian'er, war is a man's business! No matter what form of battlefield they are, they should not be allowed to appear. We pick up the knives and arrows in our hands, and what we want to protect is the children, mothers, land, and homes behind us...... Whenever and wherever you are, use this as a shield to protect it! This is my duty, it is also your duty, and it is the duty of all these hot-blooded men of Zhao Kingdom. In the future, you need to remember to treat your queen mother well! ”
Chu Jiangmian nodded heavily. Beat the horse and accompany him, tightly guarding the carriage straight out of the city gate, no more questions.
And Murong Qiancheng, who was in the other carriage behind, also heard these words. She couldn't help but think in her heart: "The world says that King Zhao I was a hero, and he was loved by countless women in the world when he was young. But from beginning to end, there was only one woman he loved the most...... It turned out that the rumors were true. But I don't know, Chu Jiangmian, a gentlemanly guy, will be like this in the future? ”