Chapter 2: Zhao Tuo

Gu Changsheng didn't call it, and it didn't call it. I only thought that the people in this house should not want their lives, but after thinking about it, I am afraid that the horse thief is either looking for the person who captured him.

Whew, whew.

Gu Changsheng was in the secret passage with that stranger at the moment, this secret passage was very dry, but the dust inside was also so thick, obviously no one had been here for a long time.

"I won't rob your baby, follow closely, those people say they are horse thieves, but they are actually Northern Yan cavalry, they Beiyan haven't torn their faces with our Great Wei now, so they can only come up with a way to do this." The head of the man will not preach.

Although somehow, Gu Changsheng's fear from the beginning has settled down a little now. Thinking about it, this saves the great unfilial piety. It is also Gu Changsheng's natural optimism, just after a while, his father's death is also a little less, although there is a reason for the horse thief, but in Gu Changsheng's eyes, his father died of illness in the end, and it is not so difficult to accept.

It's just that I can't help but feel a little sad at the thought that I will live alone in this world from now on, so I didn't reply to the stranger's words.

Nine turns and eighteen turns, the person who dug this dark passage was not afraid to go around himself, and after walking for a long time, he found that there was a slight light in front of him. After coming out, it is a different scenery, like a library pavilion, half of the bookcase, but unfortunately there is no book in it, there is a desk, there is a tea table, but it has been abandoned for a long time.

Gu Changsheng's youthful temperament couldn't help asking.

"Hey! This big brother, where is this? ”

The man said without looking back:

"This is the former residence of General Li, Fuyuan General Li Yuanfei."

Gu Changsheng could hear the reverence of the person in front of him for this General Li, but in his impression, when his father taught him to read, this General Fuyuan should be Sima Ji.

The man heard Gu Changsheng's doubts and sighed:

"What you said is right, Sima Ji was officially the general of Fuyuan in the dynasty, and Li Yuanfei was the general when the first emperor was alive, although this Sima Ji is worthy of his name, but he is too fond of power, if General Li Yuanfei is still alive, how dare this Beiyan be so arrogant!"

Looking at the indignant appearance of the young man in front of him, Gu Changsheng pursed his lips, what this person said was too far away from him, and he didn't think that this person would stay with him for long. I have nothing, according to my father's words, the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring, but I also have to bury my father.

Gu Changsheng couldn't help but say:

"This big brother, I don't know what to call it?"

"In Xia Zhao Tuo, what do you call the little brother?"

"Little brother Gu Changsheng, Brother Zhao, don't hide it, the little brother is filled with the ashes of his father, today's life-saving grace, the little brother has nothing to repay, when the little brother buries his father, the life of the little brother is yours." After speaking, Gu Changsheng bowed to Zhao Tuo, judging from Zhao Tuogang's attitude towards the former general, when he was a righteous gentleman, he was much less vigilant in his heart.

When Zhao Tuo heard Gu Changsheng like this, he waved his hand and said:

"Actually, it's not a life-saving grace, those horse thieves are here to arrest me, and I also hurt you, but then again, although it is safe here for the time being, I am afraid that it is not safe for you to go out, where should you go to bury your father?"

Gu Changsheng was silent for a while, Zhao Tuo was right, but he heard the horse thief leader say with his own ears that there were still a few teams of subordinates searching for people in this village, if he was so stunned and rushed out, I am afraid that the end would not be much better.

Seeing Gu Changsheng fall into silence, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but feel compassion, Gu Changsheng was still a half-grown teenager, and it was not appropriate for him to go out alone, so he said:

"Little brother, how do you look at this, this is General Li's former residence is not big, but it is easy to hide the two of us, and it is impossible for the horse thief to find us, why don't you and I hide here, and after they leave, I will accompany you to bury Lingzun, what do you think?"

Gu Changsheng also knew that he had nowhere to go, so it was important to save his life first, so he agreed.

Listening to Zhao Tuo, this General Li's house was not so big, and he wanted to return to his former residence in his later years, but the house was renovated, but people didn't have time to come back, so there was this house that was incompatible with the outside. Originally, Gu Changsheng was still a little worried, the horse thieves in such an obvious house must have searched more carefully, but Zhao Tuo said that this place had already been searched by them, if it weren't for Gu Changsheng's cremation, I am afraid that those horse thieves would have gone away a long time ago.

And that tunnel was also discovered by Zhao Tuo today, and when he touched it, he touched the place just now, and he saw Gu Changsheng holding the jar high, and he said that he didn't have to think about it to know that those horse thieves were back.

Although he ate some rice ying, Gu Changsheng felt hungry again after tossing so much, Zhao Tuo divided some fruits to eat, and fell asleep after eating.

When he woke up, he found that Zhao Tuo was packing things, and he looked at it fixedly, all of which were eating.

"Are you awake?" Zhao Tuo asked.

"Brother Zhao, what are you?" Gu Changsheng slept and felt sore, and that sleep was the most solid sleep these days.

"I just slipped out to look, the horse thieves outside are gone, I'll pack up now, and we'll leave at night."

"Brother Zhao..."

"Needless to say, to say that I will bury Ling Zun with you is to be together, in this troubled world, this border will not be peaceful." Saying that, Zhao Tuo's eyes began to blur, and it seemed that he had thought of something.

"Thank you..."Gu Changsheng touched Mi Ying in his arms, thought about it or didn't take it out to offer his ugliness, touched his father's urn, and couldn't help but be in a daze for a while.

"Brother Zhao, you say, why does this person like to fight?" Gu Changsheng remembered what his father said, this Beiyan has been recuperating for so many years, and now there are constant border frictions, so he must have thoughts about Dawei.

"yes... Why do you like to fight, how good it would be if you don't fight. ”

The two were silent for a while, and it was night.

Zhao Tuo picked up his bags, Gu Changsheng took his father's ashes and took advantage of the night to go out of the village, maybe because it was dark, the road was peaceful, because they didn't have to take care of their sick father, the two young people were fast, and as soon as the sky was bright, they went to the hill where Gu Changsheng's mother was buried.

There is no trace of weeds on the mountain, and there is only one monument on the grave, which reads "The Tomb of Gu Anguo's Wife Liu Xiangru", and there is nothing else.

Zhao Tuo looked at the tombstone, the surprise on his face flashed, and he dug it up next to Liu Xiangru's tomb with Gu Changsheng, and after sealing the tomb, Gu Changsheng used a stone to mark his father's name on a wooden board.

That's it, Gu Changsheng knelt down and looked at the tombs of the two elders, especially his father's shabby tombstone, and the sadness in his heart arose. After kowtowing three times, he got up, and Zhao Tuo didn't know how to comfort him for a while, so the two of them stood by the tomb.

It's just that Zhao Tuo looked in the direction of the northern border city, but Gu Changsheng was at a loss, not knowing where to go from then on.

"Brother Zhao, thank you for helping me bury my father, and from now on, my little brother's life will be yours." Gu Changsheng said to Zhao Tuo, although Zhao Tuo wanted to say that it didn't have to be like this, but seeing Gu Changsheng's confused appearance, he responded.

I have to say that Gu Changsheng is a natural optimist, and he quickly cleaned up his mood, since he had made up his mind to give this life to Zhao Tuo, Gu Changsheng didn't think too much, Zhao Tuo went wherever he went.

"Brother Zhao, I'm fine, you don't have to look at me like this, where are we going next?"

Zhao Tuo is not a person who is tired of being crooked, if it weren't for Gu Changsheng's youthful appearance and remembering his childhood, although now Zhao Tuo is only twenty or two, which is not much bigger, but now that Gu Changsheng has adjusted, Zhao Tuo's gaze has also become sharp, he took a deep breath and blurted out:

"North!"