Chapter I

In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old charms!

"Remember, eating dumplings is also particular, eating vegetarian dumplings in the first year of junior high school, vegetarian quietly, eating meat dumplings in the second year of junior high school, prosperous, and eating noodles in the third year of junior high school, otherwise, you will be entangled all year long..."

"But I just like noodles... Moreover, sister, you say such a thing, it is not convincing at all! ”

"Ah, is it?"

can only smile bitterly, because, although only a few people know, Xiaoyin herself will indeed make a bowl of hand-rolled noodles for herself on the first day of the new year every year.

"Well, the teacher kept teaching me to say... Taoyuan is a vein, the first emphasis is on 'human art', and does not believe in 'days', in the face of any folk taboo, we must first trace the source and truth behind it... And use this to make plans, so, my sister always tries not to let herself care about these things... Sometimes, even deliberately the other way around... But..."

After hesitating for a while, Xiaoyin said slowly: "Habits are always habits, what is it for, sister really can't say... Brother, you're not a strategist, so you don't have to deliberate... Anyway, it's just a bowl of noodles, so it's okay to wait until the third year of junior high school to eat it... Why bother, do you have to rob these two days? ”

The voice was very soft and serious, savoring the meaning of the words, Liu Chilei slowly lowered his head and no longer objected.

"Anyway, I'll listen to you, sister..."

"That's what a good boy is."

Smiling, Xiaoyin took a few steps back, looked at Liuchilei, approached to straighten his shoulders for him, tied the hair on his forehead, took a few steps back to see, Fang smiled: "Okay." ”

"Let's go, it's getting dark."

After a hesitation, Liu Chilei said, "But, sister..."

"Huh?"

Slightly stunned, Xiao Yinxuan smiled and said, "You can rest assured." ”

"Although the matter of the Luohan Temple is a mess, in the end, the result is basically the same as I wanted..."

"Sister!"

It's not a strong sound, but there is a clear protest, even... Angry, this finally made Xiaoyin stop talking and silently look at Liuchilei.

Facing Xiaoyin's gaze, Liu Chilei seemed to shrink a little, but he only shook slightly, he still stood very straight, and his eyes did not avoid it at all, and in the end, Xiaoyin began to smile bitterly and shook his head slightly.

"Well, my sister really shouldn't have dealt with you like this... Brother, you have grown up now, and you are already a dignified man who can protect your sister. ”

In the smile, there is satisfaction, but there is also a little loneliness, the sunset penetrates, shining on Xiaoyin's face, the slightly yellowish light, for her transparent whiteness dyed with another strange color, making the smile even more difficult to understand.

"Anyway, don't worry... That kid is stupid, cute, kind, and serious, he is never bad, and he doesn't know how to treat people with his heart. ”

"Among the two of us, even if someone gets hurt in the end, it won't be a sister... In fact, with a bad woman like my sister, that kid is the one who should be more worried! ”

"Sister..."

Suddenly stepped forward and hugged Xiaoyin tightly, Xiaoyin's movements made Xiaoyin startled, and the subsequent speech made Xiaoyin completely speechless.

"Sister, you're not a bad woman, by no means."

Speaking simply, the tone was completely unquestionable, until Liu Chilei let go of his hand and walked out for a long time, Xiaoyin still stood stunned, and in the end, it was a low sigh, hovering in this room, disappearing.

"Silly boy..."

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It's late at night.

"In short, it's very wrong for you to do this!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

One side was mercilessly and harshly criticized, the other side nodded and bowed, and in the end, the bystanders finally couldn't bear it and opened their mouths to persuade them.

"Well, I think forget it, Brother Hua, everything is fine in the end anyway, besides, if it weren't for Uncle Hua's stubbornness, I wouldn't have been able to pass the test in that way..."

"That's it, actually, Uncle had already thought of this path for you when he went to negotiate the conditions, but he didn't have time to tell you..."

"Shut up!"

stared very fiercely, making Hua Shengrong shut up obediently again, and Yun Chongbo also said to Su Jinyuan, but Su Jinyuan just smiled heartily and waved his hand indifferently.

"Anyway, everything is fine in the end."

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A few days ago, in the end, the method of re-registering the "Luohan Temple" as the "Jade Buddha Temple" achieved a literal victory, but for Su Beigu, this was enough, and with a wry smile, he told Su Jinyuan that he could chase his dream with confidence.

"With this kind of persistence, you are qualified to pursue... Dad, it's really old. ”

While achieving his own dreams, Su Jinyuan also retained the ideals of others, telling Ma Yunlu that she could practice his martial arts and postpone the marriage.

"I have my dreams, you have yours, I work hard for my dreams, but I don't want to ruin your dreams because of this... And..."

Holding Ma Yunlu's hand, Su Jinyuan said lightly: "Cousin, your achievements in martial arts will probably not be achieved by me in my lifetime, so I must establish my own career first, and only when I believe that I am qualified enough, I will come to marry you." ”

"I... I will not let you be wronged. ”

In the dilapidated temple, the sun shone obliquely, Su Jinyuan's words had an unexpected effect, Ma Yunlu suddenly hugged him tightly and kissed him without shyness.

"Good man, cousin, you are such a good person!"

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Thinking about it carefully, everything is indeed a good ending, but when he saw Hua Shengrong, Yun Chongbo was still very annoyed.

"Brother Su still trusts you so much, and counts on you so much, you actually eat both ends... Too... It's so immoral! ”

"Well, virtuous nephew, it's wrong for you to scold me like this, believing that a liar will preach morality is like believing that a liar will be stupid and naΓ―ve... If you think like that, it only shows that you are stupid and naΓ―ve! ”

"You... How dare you fight back! ”

I wanted to fly up, but thinking that Su Jinyuan was on the side, Yun Chongbo still tried to control his emotions, and just told him to quickly pack his things and prepare to run away.

"Anyway... I can't be a relative here! ”

He had already made some vague explanations to Su Jinyuan before, and he was very sympathetic and admired Yun Chongbo's "heart" situation.

"Don't give up the chaff, Brother Hua, you are so principled."

The face that was praised was a little red, but Yun Chongbo was also a little worried, for Xiaoyin, the groom ran away... When you think about it, that's a really tragic thing.

(But, no matter what, I can't be sorry for Smelling Frost!) οΌ‰

The decision has been made, Yun Chongbo was packing his things, and while chatting with Su Jinyuan, he suddenly found a strange thing, from just now after saying that he wanted to leave as soon as possible, Hua Shengrong said that he was packing his luggage, but there was no movement at all, and he ran next door to see that the house was empty and nothing was moving.

(Uncle...) Where did you go? οΌ‰

Suddenly having a very bad premonition, Yun Chongbo quickly ran downstairs, and saw that Hua Shengrong was sneakily running towards the door.

"Uncle, where are you going?"

Hearing Yun Chongbo's inquiry, Hua Shengrong seemed to have been stabbed, his speed was a little faster, and he shouted at the top of his voice while running.

"Hurry up! Hurry up, this kid is running away! ”

With Hua Shengrong's howl, the quiet street suddenly became lively, and more than a dozen black shadows swished out and rushed to the inn.

"Quick, go and protect my uncle!"

Looking at this, Yun Chongbo's mouth was so open that he couldn't close it at all, and next to him, Su Jinyuan also changed into a statue, stunned, almost unconscious.

(Uncle...) How many of them did you sell at the same time?! οΌ‰

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Early in the morning, mountain roads.

"Alas, even Brother Taishi has learned badly."

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"Did you run into me by accident, but you didn't lie that your father asked you to come... I didn't realize until I was halfway through the run, you obviously ran away after a fight with your father, how could you listen to your father and come to me? ”

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"In short, I heard from the military advisor that there are very terrible people who want to come to Qingzhou to deal with people... It's terrible, even the military advisors are afraid of people! So how can I not come and see the excitement? ”

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"Moreover, I heard that the snacks here in Jinguan are very good... I've wanted to eat it for a long time... Hmm, since Brother Taishi is here, of course the money is yours, right? ”

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"Of course, if anyone tries to arrest me... It doesn't matter if you go back to the mountain or there, of course you will take care of it, Brother Taishi, right? ”

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"Very good, since you all agree, then it's decided, I know that Brother Taishi is the most reliable!"

Clapping her hands with satisfaction, the girl made a decision, and the blue-haired man who had always been just silently following behind him, who had always been just smiling faintly, suddenly frowned at this time, and quickly pulled Sun Yugong behind him, and at the same time put on a fighting posture.

"Who!?"

He didn't clearly perceive the other party's position, but only felt that the other party was close to him to at least three zhang away, which made Tai Shiba even more vigilant, and a faint fluorescence had begun to appear on the palm edge of the half-standing chest.

"Hmph, I haven't been so timid in the past..."

Saying what can be regarded as provocative, the red-haired man with red eyes appeared in a high place, staring, but seeing him, Tai Shiba relaxed slightly.

"You're actually in Qingzhou... Are you leaving? ”

"Yes."

didn't use any magic weapons, holding his arms, Liu Chilei's face was still ugly.

"But I'm in a bad mood right now... So I want to beat up the first team of pedestrians before leaving... May I? ”

Hearing Liu Chilei's words, Sun Yugong reacted greatly, but his attitude was still calm, blocking him with one hand, Tai Shiba was still working towards a peaceful end.

"If you don't fight, is it okay?"

"Yes..."

The voice dragged on for a long time, but it suddenly became sharp, and Liuchi Lei raised his arms and drew a bow, pulling out a flaming bow in the void.

"Then I'll beat your woman!"

Before the sound was finished, the arrows had been fired, one bow and three arrows, two of which were attacked by a roundabout route, but only half of the shots were met by the cold light of the forest blue and shot out.

"Hah, that's true!"

The shot has been very fast, but it is still halfway and frustrated, and the strength of Tai Shiba is actually similar, and it is not the first time to fight, it will be stopped halfway through, there is only one explanation... That is, the other party also intends to sneak attack!

Indeed, not only to intercept the cold light of the fire arrow, Tai Shiba himself has also quickly covered it, his hands are covered by ice gas, forming a big sword shape, the move is ruthless, and he takes the key point, so there is a little bit of wanting to end peacefully?

"Guy with a different heart... However, this kind of thing can only be done once! ”

Almost at the same time as Tai Shiba's approach, Liu Chilei flicked his right hand continuously, drawing a dark black gang shape in the air, a six-point knot ring, around his front.

"Lingbao will be Yuanshu, even the sky iron barrier!"

The six points closed, emitting an iron-colored light, and the impact of the ice sword produced dazzling sparks, but it did not waver at all.

"Hey..."

One blow was ineffective, Tai Shiba immediately increased his strength, condensed the ice sword to a bigger and stronger one, and slashed it with a more ferocious sword momentum, while at the same time, Liu Chilei silently closed his eyes and muttered and chanted.

"Tianyi Beizuo, Taiyi Ziyuan, Beikui Xuanfan, Shenhu Xuanming, Douzhong Great Sage, Jade Girl Chasing Soul..."

In the blink of an eye, he slashed nine swords in a row, and Tai Shiba had already caused obvious damage on the iron barrier, but he also seemed to be exhausted, but after only a short breath, he attacked again, urging the ice sword into the shape of a fist glove, and striking out in a chain at a higher frequency.

β€œβ€¦ The essence of the ten directions, with my breath, one breath and one inhale, into my body, with the breath out, with the breath, with the breath, change billions, Yuan Henry Zhen..."

Seeing that the iron barrier could be completely destroyed, Tai Shiba suddenly withdrew his hand, retreated faster than when he attacked, and opened his arms and took a deep breath.

In a breath, the temperature plummeted, and the surrounding grass and trees were covered with white frost, and at the same time, the iron barrier in front of Liuchilei cracked on its own, shattering piece by piece.

β€œβ€¦ Hurry like a big fight! ”

Suddenly opened his eyes, if there was a firelight flowing in the red pupils, he put his hand down, and immediately heard the tiger's roar through the sky, and then saw the purple clouds and blue clouds surge, and the gods surrounded the talismans, and the monster with a height of nearly a foot and a tiger's head appeared with a human body, with teeth like saws, eyes like copper bells, and saliva dripping from the corners of the mouth.

Lingbao will be the Yuan Technique, summoning the god tiger roaring Linggang!

With the "Liantian Iron Barrier" to drag the opponent, Liu Chilei was finally able to complete this Divine Tiger Gang Technique, which was more than twice as complicated as the Iron Barrier, but the time paid had its value, only one pounce, this fierce tiger general had broken the ground, making Tai Shiba have to retreat sharply.

"Good guy, is it a gang method that has just been practiced?!"

With the ice sword in his left hand, he blocked the pursuit of the tiger general, and although the ice sword shattered immediately, Tai Shiba was able to take the opportunity to jump to his side position.

"Phew!"

The hands struck hard, and immediately there was a continuous cracking sound, and the surrounding grass and trees that had been covered by white frost shattered at the same time, turning into a little cold light, flying uncertainly, and with Tai Shiba's next action, they were connected into countless thin lines, circling forward, binding the tiger general.

"Pour it for me!"

With a roar, Tai Shiba tightened the ice line and strangled the tiger general, but at this time, Liuchilei had already moved closer like a ghost, and his five fingers became hooks and went straight to the back of his neck!

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"The universe is empty, and the years go to the hall. The end of the road is stormy, and the poor side is full of frost. Life is over with the years, and the body is forgotten with the world. There is no resurrection of Su Meng, and the night is not young..."

Facing the dripping ink he had just written, Yuqing was stunned for a while.

At the beginning of the year, he will be close to the way of "helping the beggar", let himself be completely relaxed, and write a New Year's poem at will, which is a habit that Yuqing has adhered to for more than 20 years.

Over the past few decades, Yuqing has not written ominous words, and he has also seen "thousands of laughs and words, and sorrows are hidden from outside things". However, for him, this text has a special meaning.

(The end of the road is stormy, and the poor side is full of frost...) Could it be that day... Is it really close? οΌ‰

After pondering again and again, Yuqing blew dry the ink, rolled it up and put it away, and said, "Nine days, come in." ”

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"There are too many rumors... Although they are all small and trivial, they accumulate together, and they make me a little worried. ”

Recently, although the Southern Taiping Road is too peaceful, there are countless undercurrents underneath, and among them, Yuqing is most worried about "rumors".

The Liu family is carefully planning and preparing to make another change in the sky and the sea!

"Of course, this is absolutely impossible... It doesn't make sense, and it's not in line with the Liu family at all... or the interests of any family in the South. ”

At the time of the change of Tianhai, the Wang family was just a local family, and it had not been heard of for more than 100 years, so it was a miracle and jumped to the high position of the "Six Divisions", but for the Liu family of the fourth and third princes, it was already under one person, so why bother to be willing to be the precursor of the emperor?

"Not only the Liu family, but also the Li family, the Sun family... There's no reason to do such a thing at a time like this... And again, we don't need to start a full-scale incident at such a time. ”

At present, the one who most hopes for the Taiping Road to cause trouble is probably Yuntai Mountain, and in the same way, the one who most desires the Yuntai army to enter the customs as soon as possible is none other than Taiping Road.

"In short, no one wants to put their hands in the fire first, but in the end, someone has to strike first... There will always be people who are helpless and just hope that it is not us. ”

With emotion, Yuqing even asked He Lingbing to report the movements of various families, and listened carefully, his brows became tighter and tighter.

"Sure enough... There are also rumors coming out there..."

On the contrary, the rumors circulating in the officialdom all refer to the Taiping Dao because of the current trend and eager to try, but it seems that in the spring, if there is a spring famine, or an epidemic, it will be said that food and medicine will be used to blackmail the people and cause trouble!

"I can't help but scrutinize it carefully, as long as I do some careful analysis, I will know that these reasons are all nonsense, but, the spark of the spark..."

Compared with Yuqing's worries, He Lingbing didn't care much, in her opinion, power has always been only held by the "few", and the confusion of the "majority" is not important.

"At the moment, the people who really have the power to make decisions are not convinced, which means that there will be no real change."

Nodding slowly, it seemed to approve of He Lingbing's analysis, but Yuqing's expression was still solemn, slowly rubbing his right temple.

"I hope so..."

Ending this topic, Yuqing asked about Xiao Wenshuang's recent situation.

"Martial arts have improved again... Very good. ”

After hesitating, He Lingbing said, "But... The greedy wolf has always been stubborn in the righteousness of the 'immortal', and there have been many times when she could have done more, but she insisted on giving up... Wait for the 'real' undead to return..."

"That's... It can't be helped. ”

With a wry smile, Yuqing said: "The greedy wolf was trained by Shangqing, and he naturally worships the undead as a god, and now it is not easy to agree to use the identity of the undead..." ”

In the middle of the quiet room, He Lingbing's face showed a very strange look, frowning, pursing his lips, and still a little annoyed.

Yuqing is to Jiutian, just like Shangqing is to a greedy wolf, but this time, He Lingbing feels that Yuqing's identity and experience may make him ignore some things.

(Smell the frost...) To you, is that man, really just an "immortal"? οΌ‰

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The stars are high and the fields are wide.

On the open plains, the army was advancing silently.

The total number is six to seven thousand, all of them in a team of horses, extremely orderly, there is hardly any sound in the movement, it is just... It makes people feel palpitations.

"Sure enough, 'Ming Xiu Plank Road, Secretly Crossing Chen Cang'..."

The silence was suddenly broken, and a flickering ball of green light appeared, blocking the front of the entire team.

"Yuan Dang personally led the army to ask Zhennanguan to attract the main force of our army, but at the same time divided the army to make a detour of thousands of miles, intending to destroy our army's grain station... It's so bold, it's so generous. Of course, the mobility of the Red Rabbit Army is indeed breathtaking. ”

In the green light, it is the East King of the Little Heavenly Kingdom, who has already sceptered the East Mountain. His presence apparently caused unease among the opposing troops, and after a slight commotion, three generals came out in line and quieted the army again with a gesture.

"We are trapped in the camp. It's not the Red Rabbit Army. ”

The low voice was so proud, and there were many things in it, so that whether it was the sea or the clouds, they had to be stunned and think about something, and at the same time, the military general quickly used gestures and shouts to pacify and mobilize his subordinates.

"This place is open, and there are no ambushes! The powerhouse of the gods... He's just one person! ”

"The ambition to fall into battle, there is no advance or retreat!"

"The ambition to fall into battle, there is no advance or retreat!"

Roaring at the same time, the horse team of thousands of people reacted so quickly, and they were even more tacit with each other, and at the same time the two wings were slightly expanded, hundreds of cavalry in the front took their guns and stepped on stirrups, divided into three roads, and rushed forward at high speed. Behind him, there were hundreds of people pulling arrows, the cold light flashing, all in the direction of Dongshan.

(Good guys...) Trapped in the camp, what an amazing army! οΌ‰

You can feel that the sea is being admired by the enemy's "excellence", and you can feel his eager battle spirit, but it is obviously bound by a certain purpose, and the sea is just watching, not launched.

(But they didn't bring any troops!) οΌ‰

I don't know why the Northern King didn't participate in the war, but I already know that there is no third person in the Taiping Army at this moment, except for the two kings of the Northeast, for a while, Yun Chongbo is really a little worried, maybe the powerhouse of the Divine Domain is really unimaginably strong, but, with the strength of only one person, he has to resist the enemy thousands of elite cavalry in the completely open plain... Is it really possible?

In the face of the surging cavalry, Dongshan's reaction was to throw up the staff in his hand, and his palms seemed to slow down, drawing an extremely wonderful arc, and with this action, the image of a majestic mountain appeared behind him, majestic and solemn, and he could not face it squarely.

"All the ghosts and ghosts in the world, the East Heaven Taiyi Holy Mountain Mansion Jun..."

The voice seems to drag on very slowly, but it seems to be very fast, it is very uncomfortable to listen to, and when it comes to the ears, it makes Yun Chongbo can't help but have goosebumps, because, in that voice, it is really... There is too much sneering, there is too much ridicule!!

β€œβ€¦ Nine shades of the true law, the path of the underworld is endless! ”

The palms slammed into the ground, but there seemed to be nothing unusual, but then, the cavalry galloping in front seemed to have hit something, and suddenly made an almost abrupt stop to slow down, and the turn was sudden, Rao is camp was all strong in equestrianism, and dozens of people were about to be thrown from their horses, and when the rear team that was unable to catch the momentum crashed in again, the chaos was even more amazing.

"There's a problem with the ground... Abandon the horse now! Paving! ”

Rushing to the front, the main general of the trapped camp reacted quickly, and he prompted, Yun Chongbo found that in front of Dongshan, the ground hundreds of steps wide was all wrapped in a strange black, corroding the ground and becoming a mud-like shape, and in serious places, the war horse would even sink until the leg bend. After the commander's timely instructions, the knights reacted more quickly, jumping off their horses, which had become a burden, tearing off their saddles and throwing them forward, while dozens of horses with more severe sprains were immediately cut down for footing.

If you lose your horses, you lose your speed, but this does not affect the morale of the trapped camp at all, and they continue to advance violently towards the east mountain on the improvised path formed with horse corpses and saddle sheaths.

"Good guys..."

The admiration of the sea is also Yun Chongbo's heart, even if it is an enemy, seeing such an excellent army, it is impossible not to give birth to admiration.

"If there is no horse, the camp is still trapped!"

Roaring, boosting morale to a higher level, while at the same time, some of the soldiers with stronger arms fired in tandem in an attempt to at least disturb Dongshan.

(Can a fifth of the soldiers shoot more than 200 paces?) The terrible Yuan Dang... οΌ‰

From a professional point of view, Yun Chongbo can clearly perceive the boiling of the sea's fighting spirit, but at the same time, he is more concerned about another issue.

(It's really clean and beautiful to cut the opponent's speed at once, but the problem is, it can't directly kill the enemy, right?) οΌ‰

Almost at the same time as Yun Chongbo's question, Dongshan, who had already taken the staff back in his hand, let out the kind of sneer that was still extremely uncomfortable, and drew a new image, like a tiger head, and like a crying human face.

"Nine Shades of Wisdom True Law, Hidden Governance is boundless!"

With a thunderclap, the darkness behind Dongshan seemed to suddenly become ten times thicker, and there were even faint green fluorescent swirling and flying, knotted into the shape of a bone gate.

(Could this be...) οΌ‰

Hold one's breath... Yun Chongbo suddenly felt that he seemed to know what was inside... However, I don't want to guess right at all. At the same time, feeling the mood of the sea, he can feel the vague but irrepressible disgust.

"It's... What is it! ”

Exclaimed, although the main general of the trapped camp was calm, he finally couldn't hide his surprise. Because, when the bone door opened, what surged out was countless soldiers with dull eyes and dressed in imperial uniforms!

(Boundless...) It's a ghost! οΌ‰

People die as ghosts, and ghosts are born to seek retribution, but there is a kind of outlier among the ghosts, although they are killed by a mistake, they do not think of retribution, but serve the enemy as the main thing, and drive the enemy forward, which is for "ghosts", and the so-called "for the tiger", which refers to this situation.

(It's the imperial army that died on the Golden State Front last time, the king of the East...) How can the souls of these people be refined? οΌ‰

Through the sea, Yun Chongbo can know the truth of the boundless Youzhi, and he also knows that these ghosts can't fight repeatedly, as long as they are released from the bone gate, they will not return.

(It's okay...) This is fair, otherwise let him collect it again and again, and collect more and more... Then no one was enough for him to fight. οΌ‰

Obviously, Dongshan is already an army, but strangely, Yun Chongbo feels that he is a little wary and even hostile to him, and if he thinks about it carefully, it may be because he has witnessed the battle of the soul mage for the first time.

(In short, the ghost player...) It's always hard to be trusted. οΌ‰

Distracted for a moment, when the attention returned to the battlefield, the two armies were already in one place: they had become ghosts, almost disembodied