Chapter 2: The Depths of Yi Mountain
A word of parting, life and death are separated. After Wei Zeng finished the words in his heart, he left Sagart's grave. Ye Yuan waited on the side of the road, and when he saw Wei Zeng coming back, he stepped forward.
"Did you find anything useful? Now that we lack food and clothing, it may be difficult to get through this winter. Wei Zeng said.
"The stockade was very damaged, and there wasn't much left, I'm afraid we came for nothing." Ye Yuan replied.
"It's only like this, fortunately, there are many birds and beasts in Yishan, and in winter, you can take people to the mountains to hunt, maybe you can barely survive. Let's survive this winter. Wei Zeng didn't say anything, and with Ye Yuan and a few people who followed, he was about to return to the depths of Yishan.
"Father, what are your plans? Is my father going to hide here all the time? On the way back, Ye Yuan suddenly asked.
"Of course you can't hide here all the time, your aunt still needs me to rescue you. People outside thought I was dead, maybe this was an opportunity. When I've arranged things here, I'll go look for your aunt. The people of Yishan used to live a stable life, but now because of me, they are forced to flee to the depths of Yishan. I can't get them back to their old lives, but I want them to live. Wei Zeng replied.
"Okay, when Yishan's affairs are arranged, I will go to my aunt with my father. We father and son work together to save my aunt. Ye Yuan said.
"I'm not going to let you go with me, this time it's my own business." Wei Zeng glanced at Ye Yuan and refused.
"Does my father want to leave me here alone? I wouldn't agree. I've only been with my father for a few days, and I don't want to be separated from you like that. Ye Yuan replied.
"You have other things to do. Your Uncle Gu fled to Yushan with your sister, and I don't know anything about them now. You go to Yushan and find a way to get in touch with them. Your sister is still young, and I'm worried that something will happen to her. Only to bring her back. I can rest assured. When your aunt and your sister come back, our family will never be separated again. Wei Zeng looked ahead and said.
"I listen to my father, and when everything here is arranged, I will go to Yushan to pick up my sister." Ye Yuan thought for a while, and finally nodded and said.
"Don't talk about these things. This time it wasn't all for nothing, and the two rabbits went back to have a good barbecue. It's also a good appetizer. Let's have a good drink and talk about our hearts. Without war, there is such an advantage, and time is there. Wei Zeng said with a hearty smile.
All the way was just gossip, Wei Zeng also behaved very relaxed, different from his previous strength, it seemed that he had become a loving father completely.
In the depths of Yi Mountain, there are many simple houses built on a few flat grounds, and many people dig holes on the mountainside. The right to be used as a place of temporary residence. Although life is hard, everyone welcomes Wei Zeng with a smile when they see him returning. Wei Zeng greeted everyone kindly, where was there still murderous aura on the battlefield.
Father and son drank at night, and it was late at night. Wei Zeng hugged Ye Yuan to the bed, covered the quilt, and came outside alone.
The sky is as deep as ink, and the moonlight is as white as practice. There is a silvery river flowing through the valley. Wei Zeng came to the middle of the stream, and the steel rod in his hand was clenched very tightly. With the smell of wine, the heart is straight, a cane dances, and the tiger is full of pride.
"What can the heavens do for me? No matter how dangerous it is, I'm still me. Wei Zeng said angrily.
"Brother Xian's martial arts are growing day by day, but the emotions in his heart still can't be soothed. The killing intent in this rod is still too strong, and I am afraid that in the end, it will only hurt others and hurt oneself. Chi Xuewen walked to Wei Zeng's side and said.
"Senior brother hasn't slept yet? It's late. Wei Tian picked up the steel rod and replied.
"I couldn't sleep for a while, so I went out for a walk." Chi Xuewen said.
"Senior brother is right, I do have too much killing intent in this staff. After ten years of fighting, my martial arts have grown little by little in the killing. In the end, I developed this momentum. For a responsibility, for a perseverance, I swear to defend the people around me. But in the end, everything left me, and my brother said that it was good to hurt others and hurt myself. Now that everything is empty, and the responsibilities that used to be pressed on me are gone, I feel relieved, but I don't know the meaning of my life. Wei Zeng replied.
"Senior brother, I didn't mean that, I just said that practicing martial arts should be based on strengthening the body, and it should be appropriate to defend yourself, and too much killing qi is not good for your own health, but I am not alluding to anything else." Chi Xuewen hurriedly explained.
"I naturally understand what my senior brother means, but my experience in the past ten years has made me unable to let go. I'm going to rescue Zhen'er, but the future is too slim. One person confronts thousands of people, and the outcome can be imagined. But I can't help but not to. In a few days, Ye Yuan will go to Yushan, and ask Senior Brother to protect him. As long as a few children can grow up well, I don't have any regrets. Wei Zeng said with a calm smile, but there was sadness in his smile.
"Actually, the junior brother doesn't have to be so pessimistic, now we can gather more than 2,000 people here, plus the people led by the Yushan Gu brothers, the junior brother still has a chance to rise again." Chi Xuewen said.
"I've been fighting for more than ten years, and in the end, it's just like this. The people close to me have already died too much, so why bother to bleed more people. Outsiders say that I have died in battle, so let Wei Zeng of the past die forever. As long as I can save Zhen'er, from now on, I don't want to pay attention to the disturbances of this world. If I can't, everything should have an ending. Wei Zeng replied.
"Senior brother still can't let it go. Since the junior brother has his own insistence, I don't have much to say. But don't worry, my child, I will take good care of it. Chi Xuewen said.
"Thank you, brother." Wei Zeng saluted.
The night was quiet, and everything was running slowly. In the days to come, Wei Zeng and his men who fled with him to the depths of Yishan Mountain traveled around during the day, and at night they would make the game into jerky and store it as food for the winter.
Ye Yuan is not very old after all, and when he hunts with Wei Zeng, he is always excited, and he is always very excited to catch his prey. Wei Zeng also laughed all day long, enjoying the days with his children. Everything was so peaceful.
Although the days are hard, you can enjoy the suffering; Life is hard. But supporting each other is also comforting. Wei Zeng really didn't want to leave here, he wanted to live like this for the rest of his life. It's just that in the dead of night, the unwillingness in his heart lingers in his heart, tossing and turning, and Wei Zeng can't sleep peacefully.
"If only I could come back. I'll never leave here again. If I can't come back, everything here is no longer relevant to me. It is really much more comfortable to let other people live through their own efforts than to find any excuse to kill. As long as I can come back, I will never kill a single person again, and I will do my best to let everyone live in peace and tranquility for the rest of their lives. Looking at Yishan behind him, Wei Zeng couldn't help but leave tears, not a great joy or sorrow. Just a reluctance.
"Father, I will bring my sister back, and you must also bring your aunt back. When the time comes, our family will never be separated. Father, you must come back. Ye Yuan saw that Wei Zeng's figure was about to disappear into the sky, so he shouted.
"Don't worry, we'll be back together." A voice came from afar.
"Ye Yuan, let's go, your father is strong in martial arts. People are also witty, and this time they will definitely return safely. Chi Xuewen said.
Ye Yuan nodded. With Chi Xuewen, he went to Yushan Mountain.
The cold winter wind blows from north to south, and everyone who is blown by the cold wind shiveres. But Ding Zhuqing, who is in Suicheng, is now full of passion, even if he is blown by the cold wind, he only feels a little cool.
Now. Ding Zhuqing occupied Yaodong and Guanbei, and took Xu Huai and Yanbei into his hands, and the strength of Anyun's iron-blooded army was seriously weakened, and only Fan Zhiyi in Jiangnan had the strength to compete with him. With a little effort, you can defeat the few remaining enemies. The whole world is in front of him, how can Ding Zhuqing not be excited.
It's just that when Ding Zhuqing planned to forge ahead again, the four gangs were obviously not cooperating. The four gangs seemed to have colluded and asked to share the benefits of the war with Ding Zhuqing in the past few years, and the Red Cloud Society even withdrew the men and horses to Yaodong early on the grounds that the gang's strength was damaged and they were unable to fight again.
"These gangs are becoming more and more disobedient, and sooner or later they will have to be cleaned up. If they are allowed to make trouble like this, our biggest enemy in the fight for the world is not Fan Yuyi, nor is it the Iron Army, I am afraid it will be them. Ding Zhuqing sent people to invite people from the four gangs to come to the meeting, but the four nine-tailed fox warriors all refused to come under various excuses. Ding Zhuqing looked at the letters sent by the four gangs and said angrily.
"Those four gangs have some grudges with Wei Zeng, and they are also worried about the restoration of the Goddess Cult, so they will always support us and carry on the war. Now that the Goddess Cult has been completely finished, and Wei Zeng's army has been wiped out, they naturally don't want to continue the war with us. We occupied Kanbei before, and we didn't give them much benefit, and they were already dissatisfied. This time, the eldest brother killed all the people who returned to Suicheng, I am afraid that it has already stimulated them. It was to be expected that they would not come. Ding Zhuhuang replied.
"Does the second brother think that the people of Suicheng should not be killed? But if I don't kill them, will I wait for them to betray me? Ding Zhuqing said.
"These people in Suicheng are two-faced and three-faced, so naturally they can't be trusted. But the eldest brother killed them all at once, which was indeed a bit inappropriate. Those four gangsters have already given birth to a sense of sadness for the death of rabbits and foxes, and they have become more and more uncooperative with us. In the previous battle with Wei Zeng, they deliberately preserved their strength, otherwise the current Shifeng City would have been ours a long time ago. Now that we have called them for a meeting, and they are not coming, that is very revealing. Ding Zhuhuang replied.
"The second brother said the same, the people in Suicheng killed earlier. If you know that this is the case, you should kill a few of them along with the people of Suicheng. Ding Zhuqing said with a cold look in his eyes.
"Where is it so easy, the Tang Sect and the Green Gang are both evolved from the previous wasteland team, which has lasted for more than two hundred years, and can be described as deeply rooted in the local area; The rise of the Luofeng Society is relatively late, but its actions have always been sharp, and its methods are also very ruthless, which no one dares to provoke; The Red Cloud Society is entrenched in the south, and has always been indisputable to the world, and its power is difficult for us to estimate. However, when Lu Boding attacked in a big way, the Red Cloud Society relied on its own strength to resist Lu Boding for half a year, and their strength was also visible. Even if we kill Zheng Duxing and a few people, can these four gangs really be obedient? If the whole of Yaodong is plunged into war, it will not be a blessing for us. Ding Zhuhuang replied.
"Hearing the second brother say this, it's really a bit troublesome. It seems that it will take some effort to subdue the four gangs. However, the four gangs are not monolithic, as long as they take advantage of the gap between them, they will definitely be able to break them all. Ding Zhuqing said with a fist on the table.
"Say something to your eldest brother that shouldn't be said. In fact, we shouldn't have fought with Wei Zeng for Suicheng in the first place. With Wei Zeng here, those four gangs have some scruples and will always listen to us. To achieve unity under the auspices of Fan Zhiyi, there is no need to worry about war. Now we have a strong enemy outside, and there is discord inside, and once there is a problem, it will be very hard. Ding Zhuhuang said.
"Whenever you discuss with others, where is the joy of making your own decisions? Now although there are some troubles, it is all small things. Jiangnan people don't have to be afraid, those four gangs are not a big deal, I can handle all this. Now that the second brother has got his wish, there is no need to worry about these things here. You can go back and have a good rest, and I'll leave it to my eldest brother here. Ding Zhuqing didn't care, and pushed Ding Zhuhuang out of the door with a smile.
Ding Zhuhuang wanted to say something, but seeing that Ding Zhuqing had already closed the door, he had to leave.
"The second brother is still a little soft-hearted. The power struggle does not allow for too many emotions, and if you let go of an enemy, you will inevitably raise a tiger. Now that Wei Zeng has been eliminated, he finally has no major trouble, and as for other troubles, it is just ringworm and scabies. Now that my Yaodong is strong, as long as I can subdue those four gangs, I will be able to run away from the position of the co-leader of the world in the future. It's too stupid to ignore the power of the world for the sake of a little favor. Ding Zhuqing closed the door, shook his head and muttered to himself.
Ding Zhuqing saw that Ding Zhuhuang did not listen to the advice, so he had to return to his residence. The corridor went around, Ding Zhuhuang came to a courtyard, and saw a woman serving a little herb, this person was Wei Zhen.
When Wei Zhen saw Ding Zhuhuang coming, he put down the herbs, got up and saluted and said, "At the beginning, Deacon Ding told me that when everything is stable, he will let me go back." I wonder when Deacon Ding will be able to fulfill his promise? (To be continued.) )