The blue sky was cloudless, a small herd of wild deer was leisurely grazing on the grass, and everything was so calm that it seemed as if time had forgotten the passage of time.

A sharp arrow flew out of the grass not far away, breaking the silence in an instant. The wild deer scattered and fled in mourning, like a splash of water thrown into a stone on the surface of a mirror-like lake.

A stag became the target of the arrow, the tip of which pierced through its eye and embedded deep in its head.

A handsome boy sprang out of the grass, and with agility ran to his prey, grabbed the legs of the front and back with both hands, and lifted the wild deer to his shoulders with a strong lift.

The boy whistled, and a pitch-black horse galloped in front of him like the wind, snorting a loud snort.

After putting the wild deer behind the saddle and firmly tying it with a rope, the young man turned over and patted the horse's neck gently, "Great, Hei Lei, our family won't be hungry for a few days!" Black Thunder shook his head up and down and let out another loud snort.

"Haha, it's not in vain that we ran so far, and we finally got a good harvest. This skin will be taken to the town tomorrow, and I will exchange it for some money and buy some medicine for my father. ”

Beyond a low hill, you can see a strong city wall standing on the ground in the distance, that is, Huaishuo Town, which firmly guards the throat of the north and south of Daqing Mountain.

The sky was getting bluer and bluer, and dark clouds were gathering on the western horizon and rolling in this direction.

"We've got to hurry, it looks like it's going to rain at night."

The black thunder hissed, spread its four hooves, and rushed in the direction of Huaishuo Town.

Outside the city walls in the southwest lies a small, dilapidated village, where Han Chinese families live. As soon as the boy arrived at the entrance of the village, someone shouted at him, "Xu Jin! You're finally back, hurry up and go home to see it! ”

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

"Don't talk about it here, hurry up and go back, maybe I can see your mother for the last time!"

The last side? When you go out in the morning, isn't your mother okay? Xu Jin's head was tumbling like boiling water, from the entrance of the village to the front of his house, just a hundred meters, even though the black thunder was running desperately, it seemed to be a distant distance, the violent heartbeat was accompanied by the feeling of suffocation, and everything around him shook violently like falling apart.

"Mother!" Xu Jin shouted and staggered into the house. It was as if it had been swept by a strong wind, and there was hardly anything intact. A group of people gathered around the collapse, and Xu Jin's mother was lying on the couch, angry as a gossamer, with a sackcloth wrapped around her head and left eye, and the linen cloth was covered with black and heavy blood stains.

Xu Jin pushed through the crowd and threw himself beside his mother, "Mother! What's wrong with you? ”

Hearing her son's voice, the mother struggled to open her remaining right eye, and looked at Xu Jin with weak eyes.

The mother tried to touch her son's face, but the strength she had left was too strong for her to lift her hand.

"Jin'er, get out of here and live......"

These were the last words his mother left for him. As Xu Jin let out a heart-rending cry, there were also bursts of sobbing from the crowd.

"Who did it? What's going on? Trying to suppress the great grief in his heart, Xu Jin wiped his eyes with his patched sleeves and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Not long after you went out today, the town general's wife and brother came to the village with a group of people to collect rent. I only came to the village once two months ago, and now everyone is relying on wild vegetables and grass roots, where is there any money and food. If they can't hand it over, they will search from house to house, grab whatever they like, and when they come to your house, they will fall in love with your family's ancestral red refining spear at a glance. That's your father's life, how can he be willing to be snatched away, and he will do it. If it was in the past, even if there were more people, they would not be your father's opponent at all, but now your father is suffering from tuberculosis, and after knocking over several people, his physical strength is exhausted, and a mouthful of blood spurts out, and he collapses. Your mother tried desperately to protect your father, and was slashed on the front door with a knife......"

"Where is my dad now?"

"I was dragged away by the people who went out of Lian Yanlian with guns, saying that your father rebelled, and hung him on the torture rack in the town to show the public, and he also sent people to guard it, and no one was allowed to approach ......"

Xu Jin stood up, "I'm going to bring my father back, and I'm bothering all my uncles and aunts to help guard my mother." There is a wild deer at the door, and it will be my thank-you gift. ”

Thick black clouds hung low in the sky, viciously oppressing the vast expanse of the land. From the clouds, there was a muffled roar of thunder, accompanied by flickering electric light, as if gathering strength for the final explosion.

Xu Jin untied the wild deer on horseback and put it at the door, jumped into the saddle, and the black thunder shook off his four hooves restlessly, and ran straight towards Huaishuo Town.

In the open space in the center of the town, several tall torture racks stand tall. Xu Jin's father was suspended in the air by ropes, several arrows were plunged deep into his chest, and his tattered clothes were stained black by large stains of congealed blood, and blood dripped down his toes from time to time into the black and red puddles on the ground.

There were groups of people whispering around, all of whom were from all ethnic groups. Fear, anger, sadness... All kinds of emotions mixed up and lingered in the crowd.

Xu Jin jumped off the horse, pulled out the long knife from the scabbard hanging on the front side of the saddle, and walked quickly in the direction of his father.

The three guards stopped giggling, raised their spears, and shouted, "Stop! Who? Don't get close! ”

However, Xu Jin did not slow down his pace at all, and the knife in his hand tightened. The tip of a spear stabbed at him head-on, and at the moment when it was about to touch his body, Xu Jin turned around, and the spear slid along his body, completely missing the target.

When the owner of this spear came to his senses, Xu Jin was already standing behind him back to back, the long knife upside down, and the sharp blade was resting on his neck.

Looking at the miserable appearance of his father in front of him, Xu Jin felt that his heart was being squeezed by one hand, and every beating would be accompanied by severe pain, and the blood in his whole body was driven to his head, and even his breathing became hot. With tears pouring out of his eyes, he raised his head to the sky and let out a terrible roar, and the hand holding the knife couldn't help but pull suddenly. The soldier behind him threw away his spear and tried desperately to cover his severed neck, but he couldn't stop the blood from gushing out from between his fingers and falling to the ground in pain.

"Make... Rebellion! The other two soldiers shouted as they pushed away the crowd and fled.

Xu Jin came to the torture rack, cut the rope with a knife, and reached out to catch his father who fell.

His father, who once taught him to ride a horse and learn martial arts, hunt and archery; The father who, since he could remember, had never lost to any enemy, whether he was facing the Rouran or the rebels; His father, whom he had always looked up to like a hero, was now like a withered and rotten tree, lying in his arms, his body stiff and cold, lifeless.

Xu Jin knelt on the ground, hugged his father's body tightly in his arms, buried his head deeply, and his shoulders couldn't help but twitch violently......

"Son, take your father away, the soldiers should be here in a moment." Someone is persuading Xu Jin.

Hei Lei also walked over, lowered his head and gently touched Xu Jin's head with his nose, comforting his master.

Raising his head, Xu Jin took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressed the grief in his heart, and drove his limbs to move as much as possible.

To put his father on horseback, he had to pull out the arrows from his chest. But the arrows were embedded too deep and tight, and it took some strength to pull them out. Every time you pull out a branch, it's a difficult process, like pulling it out of your own flesh and blood, and it's painful......

The rain that had been brewing for a long time began to be released from the sky. With the help of several villagers, Xu Jin buried his parents in a small birch forest outside the village.

"Alas, your father fought all his life, and he didn't die on the battlefield, but he died in the hands of wicked people, and in the end he didn't even have a coffin, is this the life of our Han people in the six towns?" Someone was sighing indignantly.

"Son, listen to your mother and get out of here. Go to Nanliang, that is the place of our Han people! An elderly man wiped his tears and said in a trembling voice.

"But my father's gun is still in the hands of that wicked man!"

"Don't lose your life for a gun! If you kill Lian Yan's soldiers, he will definitely not let you go, and he must be already searching for you now. You are still young, survival is the most important thing, and your mother's last wish is that you want to live! The old man reached out and grabbed Xu Jin's arm, eager to drag him up, "Go, go!" Get out of here! ”

Xu Jin didn't move at all as if he had taken root, "If I can't avenge my father's mother, how can I survive!" ”

"As long as you live, there will always be a chance to take revenge, if you don't leave now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape!" The old man was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"If you flee now, I don't know when and how long you will have a chance to take revenge. If you can't kill the enemy today, you will meet your father and mother in Huangquan! Don't say any more, uncle. ”

The old man let go of his hand in despair, and could only let out a helpless sigh.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier. Xu Jin kowtowed three times to his parents' graves, got up and jumped on the black thunder, and disappeared into the rain in an instant.

The dark rainy night had a bleak atmosphere, and the sound of the rain drowned out all the sounds of the world. In front of the door of Lianyan's mansion, two guards were leaning against the closed gate, complaining that they were on duty but encountered such weather.

One of the guards suddenly sensed something and straightened up, "Hey, look, something looks like it's coming this way." ”

"With such a heavy rain, what else can I do outside?"

"Could it be that a wolf has come to town?"

The two of them looked out, but found nothing but deep darkness.

A cold light flashed, splitting through the pitch-black chaos and rushing towards the two of them.

There was no time to react at all, and a person's throat was pierced in an instant, and then the blade pulled horizontally, cutting open the neck on that side; Without the slightest delay, he took advantage of the situation and split the neck of another person. Blood splattered out like fireworks in an instant, and a bolt of lightning tore through the sky, illuminating Xu Jin's murderous back in the blood splattering in the sky.

The hall was brightly lit, and the banquet was at its climax. A crowd of people feasted noisily, tearing large pieces of meat from the juicy leg of roasted lamb into their mouths, and pouring the mellow wine from the wine cup into their throats in one gulp. A few people also took advantage of the strength of the wine, sang Hu songs, and circled and danced.

Izuku Lianyan was holding the red refining spear in his hand, squinting his slender eyes, playing with satisfaction, and his face flushed with alcohol had a smug smile.

"I can't imagine it, I can't imagine it, we have such a treasure in this poor country!" Out of Lianyan gently stroked the slender and sharp spear head with his fingertips, "Look at this armor-piercing edge, how exquisite!" He groped up and down the barrel of the vermilion gun, "Ruddy and shiny, it feels as comfortable as a woman's thighs." ”

"Such a good weapon is too wasteful in the hands of those dilapidated townsmen, so it should be equipped with a hero like Lord Lian!"

"It seems that we will have to go to various villages often in the future, and collect all these good things from Lord Lian!"

"That's my daddy's gun, you don't deserve it!" A voice full of anger suddenly rang out.

The hustle and bustle in the hall disappeared in an instant, and everyone's attention was attracted by Xu Jin, who was standing with a knife at the entrance of the hall. But when they saw that it was just a teenager, they burst into laughter.

"You're the kid of the leprosy ghost, you've killed my men, you're being arrested, you've sent yourself to the door, what's the matter, can't you wait to see your father?" Izuren sneered nonchalantly in a frivolous tone.

"You're lucky not to get hit by your grandfathers today. Now I'm actually going to die myself, and watch me tear you in half and use it for drinking! A tall and fat bearded man spewed a strong smell of wine, and staggered over to grab Xu Jin.

Xu Jin didn't dodge, his hunched waist quickly drilled under the fat man's armpit, and the long knife in his hand slashed through the round belly. It's like a bag full of things that has been scratched, and all the contents are leaking out. The fat man wailed and fell to his knees, desperately scooping up his intestines all over the ground.

Even disdainful to take a second look, Xu Jin's hand holding the knife fell, and the tip of the knife pierced through the back of the fat man's neck socket and came out of his mouth. The wailing stopped, and the pungent stench of blood mixed with the filth of incontinence emanated. This smell was like a magic medicine for sobering up, and everyone's drinking spirit immediately sobered up most of them, and they grabbed their weapons one after another, and immediately surrounded Xu Jin.

Xu Jin raised the long knife, bent over his other arm to grip the blade, and slowly dragged it to wipe away the bloodstains, staring at the stunned Izurian with his eyes.

The eyes were incomparably cold and fierce, full of murderous intent! Izurian knew that it was the eyes of a hungry wolf who wanted to hunt for food, and at this moment, he was the prey of the fierce beast. A biting chill crept down his spine, and he squeezed the wine bottle in his hand with all his strength, his teeth chattering, trying to control his body from trembling.

But these efforts were in vain, and the only way to dispel this fear was to kill the beast in front of him once and for all, and chop it into puree. Out of Lianyan smashed the wine bottle in his hand hard at Xu Jin, stretched out his swollen red neck, and yelled hysterically, "Kill him!" ”

The rain outside was getting more and more violent, and the thunder and lightning beat the war drums, showing off their fury unscrupulously, tearing the sky and splitting the earth, just like echoing the sword light and sword shadow, tossing and turning, shouting and fighting.

Flesh and blood flew in all directions, and the crisp sound of blades clashing, accompanied by the sound of bones and flesh, filled the entire hall.

A huge thunderbolt exploded in the air, and the whole earth trembled with its brutal force. The group of people who fought with Xu Jin finally fell in a pool of blood, and the entire hall was in chaos, blood and wine mixed with severed limbs and stumps, exuding a strong aura of death, and it was estimated that the scene of hell was nothing more than that.

Xu Jin's shabby clothes were even more ragged at this time, and the blood stains soaked almost every inch of the fabric, some of them were their own, but more of them were those who fell to the ground. He staggered a little step by step, and the enemy of his parents was just a few steps away from him, and there was nothing to stop him!

After witnessing the tragic and ferocious battle just now, Izurian was already broken, and what he saw in his eyes was that death was pressing towards him step by step, dragging him into the hell from which he could never recover.

"You...... You...... Are you a ghost? Don't come here! Izurian let out a desperate scream, his whole body shaking violently like a sifting chaff.

"Yes, I'm the demon who came to ask for your life!"

Xu Jin clenched the handle of the knife with both hands, stepped forward, and slashed head-on towards the head of Lianyan with all his might.

Out of Lianyan let out a terrible wail, and subconsciously grabbed the red refining spear beside him to block. With a crisp loud bang, Xu Jin's long knife was blocked by the barrel of the gun.

The strength of this knife was thousand, and the powerful recoil force shook the straw rope that bound Xu Jin's hair, and the unkempt long hair lost its restraint and flew away, under the imprint of lightning and thunder, it was as terrifying as an angry ghost. Although Izurian escaped for the time being, he had already lost three souls and seven spirits, and his body was also wet.

Xu Jin pressed the knife down and approached Lian Yan's face that was extremely distorted by fear, "I said, this is my father's gun, you don't deserve it!" "Grab the barrel of the gun and grab it.

"No...... Don't kill me...... Please, spare me, I don't want to die! ”

"Spare you, how can my father and mother be blind?"

"Please... I'll give you everything, promise you everything, spare my little life..."Izurian cried and begged.

"Give me everything, then can you give me back my father?" Xu Jin's tone was sad and indignant, and he raised the knife in his hand high, "Go and die!" ”

Stumbling out the door, the intense pain began to spread throughout his body. Xu Jin clutched the barrel of the gun on the ground with both hands, panting heavily.

"Looks like there shouldn't be any life." A voice came suddenly.

Xu Jin hurriedly raised his head, only to find that in the darkness of the rainy night, a group of soldiers had surrounded him. He quickly set up the spear in his hand, ready to fight to the death.

But the soldiers did not attack him. A horse slowly approached him, stopped a few paces away, and the man on the horse looked at him, "It's actually a hairy boy, with courage, you did it alone?" ”

Xu Jin didn't say a word, and the tip of the gun spewed with billowing murderous aura, locking on the person who spoke immediately.

"Hmm, I really can't imagine that this Lian Yan has today, which can be regarded as retribution." The man on horseback didn't care about Xu Jin pointing at his weapon in his hand, but instead showed a sense of schadenfreude over Izuku Lianyan's death.

"You're lucky to have me on duty tonight. Are you a Hanhu? ”

Xu Jin nodded slightly, his gaze and the tip of the spear still firmly locked on to the target.

"I'm also Han. My name is Gao Huan, what's your name? ”

"Xu Jin."

"Xu Jin, you're a good guy!"

The rain gradually became lighter, and the inky darkness began to dilute.

"It stands to reason that I should have wanted to arrest you, but it would be a shame if you died here. Go to the East Gate, the guards over there are my men, and they will let you out of town. ”

"You're going to let me go?" Xu Jin obviously felt incredible.

"However, don't forget," Gao Huan let the horse close to Xu Jin, leaned over and whispered in Xu Jin's ear, "It was me Gao Huan who spared your life, if you have the fate to meet again in the future, remember to return my favor." ”

After speaking, Gao Huan straightened up, with an unknown smile on his face, beckoned to his soldiers, and left with the team on horseback.

The rain has completely stopped, and the sky is gradually brightening. The air is filled with the scent of earth and grass, and the dew in the grass reflects the sky, shining like jewels.

On a small grassy knoll, there stood a lone tree.

Xu Jin led the black thunder and stood under the tree, facing the north, looking at Huaishuo Town in the distance.

After escaping from the town, Xu Jin went to the grave of his parents and kowtowed one last time. went home and changed out of the bloody clothes, packed a simple bag, carried a knife and a bow, carried a red refining spear, and rode away on black thunder.

At this moment, he is about to leave his hometown and go far away from the world. Although he has never left Huaishuo, his heart is not uneasy and apprehensive, but full of calm and lightheartedness. After all, the revenge has been avenged, and there is nothing left here worthy of his nostalgia.

A fresh breeze swept across the earth, and the grass and leaves swayed softly and whispered. The sun finally pierced the horizon and burst out, and the whole world was suddenly shrouded in golden light, and everything began to awaken, and the vitality of life spread endlessly.

Xu Jin tore off a small strip of cloth from the cloth belt around his waist, tied up the messy hair flying in the wind, turned over and got on the horse, the black thunder raised his front hooves high, let out a long neigh, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the unknown south, without hesitation.