Chapter 65: Veterans Are Not Old
After seeing Zuo Yin's saber, this seemingly cold middle-aged man left tears.
The deceased came from the south.
The old soldier is old.
It's no longer what it used to be.
Seeing the second uncle's gaffe, Bai Wei wanted to walk over to comfort him, but Bai Yifeng grabbed the cuffs.
Bai Yifeng glanced at Bai Ying, and Bai Wei sat down sullenly, pouting, and twisting his head angrily.
The second uncle's gaffe also made Bai Yifeng a little stunned, but he still understood something after all.
As a second uncle, what he remembered was not only the battlefield battle he had been slowly forgetting over the years, but also the time when he had fought side by side with his brothers.
Perhaps, a peer on the same team as himself, will be killed by an arrow and lie in his arms and die.
Perhaps, the captain who has been scolding himself, but when the enemy arrived, he was the first to rush forward and protect the entire team behind him.
Perhaps, when handing his friend's ashes to his family, the heart-rending cry of his friend's old father and mother made the second uncle silent on the spot.
These things were heard intermittently by Bai Yifeng when the second uncle was drunk.
Although it was a few words, he kept it firmly in his heart.
Bai Yifeng's father is just a businessman who makes a little money.
However, he died of illness many years ago and went underground to follow Bai Yifeng and Bai Ying's mother.
When the two children were lonely, the second uncle, Bai Mo'an, who returned from injury, adopted them.
Later, through the legendary man in the family, the Bai family, he had the identity of a low-level nobleman.
Let's count the time to run.
But in such an environment, in his Bai Yifeng's blood, there is still an inexplicable desire for the battlefield.
That's why he ignored the opposition of his second uncle and sister and insisted on entering the martial arts hall.
A man should carry a three-foot sword and make immortal achievements.
This is his Bai Yifeng's pursuit.
in the room.
Bai Mo'an had already stopped sighing, he raised his head and looked into Zuo Yin's eyes.
Take a closer look.
Zuo Yin didn't dodge, looked directly at Bai Mo'an, and didn't consider the question of respect or not.
Old pawn to "old pawn".
Middle-aged to young.
This is, the inheritance of the Fire Tiger.
Bai Mo'an sighed.
"You're a kid who has also been on the battlefield and has experienced a lot."
Zuo Yin was silent.
Nearly two months had passed since the alien attack, but he still remembered it.
Huo Congwen's mental decline after his disability.
Old Shaw's death.
Su Shixin, who had insulted Huo Congwen, was also killed on the way to rescue Zuo Yin and their team.
These things are deeply imprinted in his blood.
It deeply strengthened Zuo Yin's motivation to practice knives every day.
He should use the sword, inwardly, to guard his beliefs, and externally, to protect his surroundings.
Therefore, those battles on the battlefield not only did not destroy Zuo Yin's fighting spirit.
It made him stronger.
It is precisely because I know the cruelty of the battlefield that I have the courage to face it.
Bai Mo'an saw the flames in Zuo Yin's eyes.
He stepped back a little and glanced at Zuo Yin's whole person.
Tiger Breaker.
It's time for the edge.
Young and frivolous.
Like someone of your own age.
Bai Mo'an sighed with emotion.
He stopped his tears and said: "My name is Bai Mo'an, twenty years ago, I served as a squadron leader in the third battalion of the Fire Tiger, but later I was injured and disabled, so I retired from the ranks, and now I am just a small officer in the military department. β
If the scars of the sword are only the pain of the battlefield, then Bai Mo'an's wrinkles and the gray hair on his temples show his hardships over the years.
Bai Yifeng thought of something and asked, "I heard that three months ago, the alien race invaded on a large scale, although the Cangnan army repelled it, but what about the casualties?" β
Zuo Yin was stunned for a moment, he looked at the three people in front of him suspiciously, "The empire didn't announce the casualties?" β
Bai Wei shook his head, "I've never heard of it, but I just know that the alien race has been repelled again." β
Bai Mo'an waved his hand, "This matter, it doesn't matter, in the past, the empire would hold mourning ceremonies of different specifications according to the severity of the war after the casualty data was completely counted, and it was estimated that it was close to the Spring Festival, and the two things were combined, so it was postponed." β
Zuo Yin nodded, Bai Mo'an's speculation is very reasonable, this foreign attack, the death of Wang Xun, the commander of the mountain capital, is the highest position in the entire empire over the years, then the empire will definitely hold a grand ceremony.
The body is dead, the spirit is the spirit, and the soul is resolute.
This poem was remembered in everyone's minds.
The atmosphere of the scene was a little solemn for a while.
Looking at the stiff environment, Bai Yingqiao smiled and pulled Bai Mo'an's right arm, and said coquettishly: "Second uncle~, let's eat early, it'll be cold for a while." β
Bai Yifeng also reacted, picked up the chopsticks and persuaded: "Eat, eat, Zuo Yin, you also pick up the chopsticks, you're welcome, you can live in our house for the test of the past few days, anyway, my second uncle must have a lot to say with you." β
Zuo Yin took the knife handed over by Bai Mo'an, smiled at Bai Yifeng, and agreed.
This place is indeed very suitable, Bai Mo'an's temperament of an old pawn, others may be a little afraid or uncomfortable, but for him Zuoyin, it is no longer familiar.
And so, very well.
After eating, it was already a little late, Zuo Yin washed early, and tonight, he slept in the side room on the east side.
Zuo Yin lay on the bed, pillowing his arms, thinking about what happened today.
Today is the first day of the enrollment test of the three major colleges, and the students from all over the world have shown their skills, just as Zuo Yin has seen, there are the black-clothed young man who confronts his equestrian skills, and there is Ouyang Gongzi, not to mention other people who are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
He Zuo Yin is learned by the army, it is indeed special, but it is impossible to be the only one, the Jiangxi Army has fought with the rebels over the years, the Xuanbei Army is also often fighting with the sporadic cavalry of the Northern Barbarians who entered the country, and there are also rogues in the East China Sea, these troops can also send "old pawns" who are about the same age as him.
Moreover, after Bai Yifeng's explanation, Zuo Yin also knew about the sword emblem.
Since he Zuo Yin is here, he will definitely not just consider entering the martial arts hall, this sword emblem of fifty people every year is his goal.
The remaining test in the martial arts hall is the strength competition.
At this point, Zuo Yin has full confidence in himself, and this is a group.
The three realms of forging are divided into three examination groups, and the three realms of qi are divided into three examination groups.
As for how high?
Before the age of twenty, if you can reach the spiritual guidance realm, what kind of school will you go to?
There is nothing left to hand over in the three hospitals.
Zuo Yin stroked his saber, his hand slid down the graceful arc, and the rough grinding feeling gave him a sense of relief.
In the same realm, I don't know how many people can stop me?
The night was getting darker, and Zuo Yin fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Zuo Yin instinctively got up, and after tidying up his clothes, he pushed open the door, only to be stunned to find Bai Ying squatting in the yard, humming a little song while taking care of the flowers and plants.
The morning air has an exhilarating power, and hearing the soft tone of such a little girl, Zuo Yin's heart can't help but calm down.
A trace of qi has gradually developed in his body, which is a sign that he has broken the forging realm, and when the qi is trickling like a stream, it will be the true qi realm.
A thought arises, and the breath flows.
Bai Yin heard Zuo Yin's footsteps, looked back, and smiled sweetly: "Brother Zuo Yin is early." β
"Early."
Zuo Yin nodded, then walked over and squatted next to Bai Ying.
Bai Yin saw that Zuo Yin was not shy at all, and blushed a little, and then found that Zuo Yin skillfully pinched off the dead branches of grass stems. She asked with some surprise, "Brother Zuo Yin still understands this?" β
Zuo Yin smiled, but just nodded, he was in the Cangnan Army, following Luo Lao to learn herbalism, and now it seems that it has come in handy.
After making a slight move, Zuo Yin seemed to remember something, and said to Bai Ying: "You wait for me." β
Immediately, Zuo Yin walked quickly to the room and took out the seeds of the wind grass that Lin Lao had given him.
This is the most common grass in southern Xinjiang, and it exists wherever the wind blows.
Hence the name Wind Grass.
Anyway, this kind of child is useless in his hands, and there happens to be a girl who likes flowers and plants right now, so it is a gift for meeting.
Seeing the small package handed over by Zuo Yin, Bai Ying tilted her head cutely and glanced at Zuo Yin, her dark and round eyes were full of curiosity.
After seeing Zuo Yin's affirmative eyes, Bai Wei carefully opened the package with her little white and jade-like hands.
When she saw what was in the package, the little girl let out a cheering cry, "Seeds! β
Immediately, Bai Yin jumped and put her arm around Zuo Yin's neck, and said happily: "Thank you, Brother Zuo Yin." β
Before Zuo Yin could say anything, a lazy voice had already come:
"I said you two, what are you doing early in the morningββ!"
Bai Yifeng was originally sleepy-eyed, but suddenly his eyes widened, and he wailed: "Nettle, you have never hugged your brother and me like this." β
Bai Yin let go of his hands, completely ignoring Zuo Yin's slight embarrassment, and proudly crossed his hands on his hips: "Hmph, Brother Zuo Yin is much more attentive than you." Then he shook the small package in his hand.
The little tiger tooth has a little pride.
Bai Yifeng suddenly felt a little injured, "Give gifts when you meet, Zuo Yin, you are really experienced, I will take it." β
Sandwiched between the two, Zuo Yin suddenly didn't know what to say.
It's just that this kind of bickering is really warm.
He loved it.