Outside the big tent, the wind was cold like a memory, and Han Ju stood in the corner outside, like a benchmark, standing upright. At this moment, a teenager walked over, looked at Han Ju, and sighed slightly.

"Uncle Han!"

He approached Han Ju, and then shouted in a low voice, Han Ju immediately turned his head, looked at this child who only lowered his head, pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled, and then said: "Little boy, why did you come here, it's so late, and you don't go to sleep?" ”

The young man shook his head, the corners of his mouth showed a sunny smile, he is Liu Ao, after more than two years of hard work, he is no longer as strong as before, now he is extremely strong, and he has grown a lot taller.

"Uncle, did he sleep with his father-in-law?"

Liu Ao looked at the camp tent that was still lit, and there was a hesitant expression in his eyes, as if he wanted to go to see Liu Fa, Hanju was silent, but for a moment, he shook his head again, and said with some complications: "The general hasn't slept yet, but he doesn't seem to be in a good mood today, I think it's better for you not to go!" ”

Hearing Han Ju's words, Liu Ao's little face suddenly fell, and then he was silent, and after a while, he said a little faintly: "Uncle Han, have you noticed that your father-in-law has changed a lot recently?" ”

"Hehe, what are you talking about, go back and rest, it's so late, obedient!"

Han Ju smiled slightly, then touched Liu Ao's head, and motioned for Liu Ao to go back to sleep, after all, it was already late at night, and Liu Ao was just a child, and when he was still growing his body, it was naturally not appropriate to stay up late.

Liu Ao nodded, didn't say anything, just gave a slight salute, said goodbye to Hanju, and then slowly walked towards his tent.

"Father-in-law, how much has changed......

The night is drowsy, and he can't sleep, not to mention Liu Fa alone.

Northwest, Shuitian County!

Covered with devastation and wailing, Liu Lian sat in the car, without the slightest sleep, along the way, the most was a deserted town, because the earth dragon turned over, the house collapsed, countless people were displaced, abandoned their homes for survival, became homeless, and came to a place that was not affected by the earthquake.

Natural disasters are always irresistible to manpower, in the face of nature, human beings seem so fragile, at this moment, human beings are even more pitiful than other animals.

"Lord Supervisor, it's not far away, and you'll be in Qinchuan!"

Day and night, seeing that it was finally coming, Liu Lian was also relieved, he nodded, waved his hand again, and signaled the guard to retreat, he is a scholar, although he grew up in the countryside since he was a child, but he is not a soldier after all, the long journey, coupled with the water and soil adaptation, he has also lost a lot of weight.

"If you get closer, it is estimated that there will be dogs riding and riding out, brothers, be careful, pay close attention to the movements of the scouts!"

After all, they have come to Shuitian County, and some time ago, Xihe Prefecture has been conquered, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no barbarians here, and for this team, they are already in a more dangerous situation.

Because Liu Lian's health was not good, coupled with the long journey all day and night, he fell ill after all, but the army couldn't stop because of Liu Lian alone, so Yue Hu still insisted on letting Liu Lian stop and recuperate.

Liu Lian was helpless, and he no longer insisted, if he really held on, it would inevitably go wrong, and more importantly, until now, he had not been recognized by the generals and soldiers in the army, so it was better to take care of his body, and then face the barbarian with a new attitude.

After Yue Hu took the first step, he left a guard team for Liu Lian, which numbered a thousand, but this Gan Ning was really not peaceful, let alone a thousand people, even if it was five thousand, it might not be possible to safely walk to the gate of the county government of Shuitian County.

On this road of poor mountains and bad waters, mountain bandits and barbarians abound, and along the way, Liu Lian also encountered several battles, but some refugees attacked the camp and grabbed food.

In fact, the danger here is more serious than Liu Jian imagined, the disaster caused by the earthquake is already very large, and the barbarians chose to invade at this time, which is really not blessed by God.

The night is becoming more and more quiet, and in this barren realm, there is quite a taste of dead silence, because they have traveled all the way, hundreds of miles, where there is a figure, here, the most is on the dead wood, the jackdaw cries at night.

"Let's set up camp, we will rest here tonight, and we will leave tomorrow, so that the brethren can rest and rest!"

Seeing that the marching team was getting slower and slower, Liu Jian also frowned, he was silent for a long time, and finally decided to stop and rest first, so that people were sleepy and tired, and if they encountered something along the way, they would not be able to deal with it at all.

Hearing Liu Lian's voice, all the marching soldiers were relieved, they were really tired, although the soldiers were encamped, but Liu Lian still did not relax his vigilance, not only arranged the soldiers who kept vigil, but also the scouts also took turns patrolling the night.

Seeing that Liu Lian was doing things in an orderly manner, the general who came to protect Liu Lian saw it in his eyes, and he was quite impressed in his heart, in fact, he was skeptical of Liu Lian at first, because Liu Lian was too young, and he was a weak scholar, where could he afford the post of supervising the army, but for a period of time, Liu Lian has also done a very good job, covering everything, many things, he also has to ask for his own opinions, and there is no shelf, but he also began to admire.

"General Fan, do you think this arrangement is good?"

Although Liu Lian was tired, he also walked out of the horse, just walked out, was blown by the night wind, and his body immediately seemed to be soaked in water, cold and abnormal, the weather on Ganning's side is really not as good as Uehara, and more importantly, Liu Lian is still sick, so he naturally can't stand it.

Seeing Liu Lian like this, General Fan sighed in his heart, then nodded and said: "The adults have arranged all aspects, and the last general will admire them, but the adults still take care of their bodies, the weather here in Ganning is too cold, and we will have to ...... when we arrive in the water in a few days."

"I naturally understand that the general doesn't have to worry, I may not be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, but I won't drag the general back...... Ahem......"

Liu Lian smiled loudly, coughed slightly, then gently patted General Fan's shoulder, and strode into the military tent......

General Fan sighed, didn't say anything, and followed into the big tent, where the brazier was burning, Liu Jian frowned, looking at the map hanging on the wall, full of sorrow.

"This land is extremely desolate, and it is a flat river, which is really not conducive to us, with the protection of the city, although we can take advantage of the situation to defend the city, but it is also a little too passive!"

Hearing Liu Huan's words, General Fan didn't answer, what Liu Lian said was the truth, these are the problems that Yue Hu has to face, but this is not the most terrible, what worries Liu Fan the most, is grain and grass!

The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, this kind of truth, few people do not understand, but if you really encounter it, you can understand the truth, they fight against the dog Rong barbarian cavalry, the battle line is too long, and the six counties of Ganning have almost become ruins, displaced people everywhere, and the supply of grain and grass is really a big problem.

Secondly, the mountain bandits are rampant here, robbers are infested, and there are barbarian stragglers who are also active in this area, even if there is grain and grass transportation, it is also an extremely difficult thing to be able to safely transport it to Shuitian County, you know, in this area, there are countless displaced people, poor mountains and bad waters, this is not an empty word, it is difficult to say, the northwest mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the people are fierce and needless to mention.

"General Fan, how far is it from the county seat?"

Liu Jian looked at the map for a while, his neck was really a little sore, and then he turned around and looked at the general on the side, who pointed to the map, and then said in a deep voice: "Lord Supervisor, where are we now...... It's here! ”

As he spoke, General Fan put his finger on a point on the map, and then continued: "The county seat is here, hmm...... At our current marching speed, in two days, we will be able to join General Yue's army, and I don't know how the war is going in the county town now? ”

Hearing General Fan talk about it, Liu Lian also frowned, judging from the news he has now, the situation in the northwest is not optimistic, this is definitely a mess no less than the imperial capital, especially for Liu Lian, it is even more dangerous, such a place where there are enemies on all sides, he can only rely on these troops to protect himself, but for now, he can't stand the water and soil here......

"Then, let's speed up and get to the county seat as soon as possible!"

Liu Jian was silent for a moment, but he still made up his mind, although it was not his will to go out of the imperial capital at the beginning, but since he had chosen to come to the northwest, he didn't want to live a pampered life.

"Yes!"

General Fan didn't say anything, looked at Liu Lian, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and then strode out of the tent. Liu Lian sighed softly and coughed again, but after a long time, the candle flame in the big tent was extinguished, and in the northwest sky, a thousand soldiers and horses rested in the open air, without the slightest complaint.

The moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and there will never be fewer people who look at the sky, at least in Dijing, there is another person who has been staring at the stars in the sky, these days, Xiahou Haoyue runs on the mountains of Dijing every day, observing the time and geography of Dijing.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, after reading it, Xiahou Haoyue really felt extremely shocked, there was no chance in the past, but today he was there, he finally understood why Da Chu wanted to build the capital here, and the Star Sect also chose to settle here.

On the Huangcheng Mountain, Xiahou Haoyue sat on a big rock, his eyes were full of complexity, he was waiting, he was waiting for someone who should appear.

In fact, the hard-working man, the sky is not worth it, he finally waited for it, and after a long time, it was finally time to come again, and a familiar and friendly voice sounded.

"Bang...... Bang......"

A heavy and slow pace sounded slowly, Xiahou Haoyue never looked back, just listened silently, and at this moment, the owner of the voice spoke: "Young man, are you here again?" ”

Hearing this voice, Xiahou Haoyue smiled, he turned his head, and saw the old man again, the old man was still on a crutch, swaying, looking particularly funny and weird, after all, in the middle of the night, in a place where the dead are buried, what a chilling thing it is to have a person.

"Look at people, it's been a long time!"

Xiahou Haoyue walked over slowly, by the moonlight, he saw this person's clothes clearly for the first time, this old man's clothes were very simple, only occasionally there was some rotten smell, and when he looked at it, Xiahou Haoyue's back was wet a lot, he actually saw some small words on the old man's clothes, these small words are exactly the same, and it is a "longevity" word!

He wears the clothes worn by the dead, and this is a shroud!

Thinking of this, Xiahou Haoyue took half a step back, took a breath of cold air, and half of his body was cold, at this moment, he began to doubt whether the person in front of him was a human or a ghost, if he was a human, why would he wear such clothes, and if he was a ghost, why would he wear such clothes?

All the out-of-place thoughts were lingering in Xiahou Haoyue's mind, and he even forgot the question he should ask.

"Young man, what's wrong?"

The old man smiled slightly, as if he sensed the unusual changes in Xiahou Haoyue, and then smiled slightly, revealing his snow-white teeth like white bones, it was rare that he still had a good tooth, but he didn't know what he was eating.

"Oh, look at people, dare to ask, do you know here, the location of the Climbing Moon and Picking Stars Tower?"

Hearing the old man's words, Xiahou Haoyue immediately reacted from the fright, then coughed to hide his surprise, and then subconsciously glanced at the old man, and when he saw the mouthful of teeth, his heart trembled, but he didn't hesitate, just for a moment, he made a decision, whether it was a person or a ghost, he wanted to know the answer he wanted to know from the old man's mouth.

"Climbing the Moon and Picking the Stars...... Climbing the moon and picking up the stars......"

The old man chewed these five words carefully, like a dream, and after a long time, he spoke again: "I haven't heard of the so-called Climbing Moon and Picking Star Tower!" ”

When he said this, it was obvious that he was a little absent-minded, as if the old man didn't remember anything, Xiahou Haoyue smiled, looked at the old man, and then said: "So, do you remember the Star Sect?" ”

"Star Cult!"

Hearing Xiahou Haoyue's words, the old man was stunned for a moment, then fell silent, and after a long time, he turned around and left again, this time, he said very firmly: "Never, I have never heard of it!" ”

"Hmm......"

Xiahou Haoyue still wanted to say something, but found that the old man was about to go to the dark again, he was unwilling, he could see that the old man must know something, but he always refused to say, he was also in a hurry, how could he say let go, let go of the old man, at this moment, he was also out of the way, whether it was a person or a ghost, he had to catch up and ask clearly.

"Old man, go slowly!"

As he spoke, he strode after him, but strangely enough, although he could always see the old man's back, no matter how hard he tried, he was always a few steps behind the old man.

As they walked, they came to a barren hill, except for the faint ghost fire, and the smell of decay, here, it was a burial place.

Is he really a person?

Chasing here, Xiahou Haoyue was also in a cold sweat, he was a little hesitant, whether to continue chasing, he really began to hesitate, at this moment, he saw the old man stop, he stopped in front of a big tomb, and slowly climbed in......

"This?"

Xiahou Haoyue's face changed, and then he smiled bitterly, he came for nothing, but since he came, he didn't want to return empty-handed, he walked to the big grave that the old man climbed into, looked at the monument standing in front of the tomb, his eyes were puzzled, and after a while, he walked all over the tombs around here, without exception, the other tombstones were also empty, nothing, not to mention who erected it, even the name of the owner of the tomb was not, it was really strange.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally decided not to disturb the old man, but began to reflect, he wondered why the old man refused to say anything, whether he was not the person he was looking for, or whether he had not brought anything.

I have to say that these are all problems that make Xiahou Haoyue distressed, he can see that when he talks about the Star Sect, the complexity in the old man's eyes can be seen by everyone, but why not say it, it really makes Xiahou Haoyue distressed, if it is said, this old man needs to let him take out some tokens, this is not a realistic thing, because the only thing that can be proved is still in Liu Fa's hands, that is, the seal of that side.

I have to say that Xiahou Haoyue's brain is still very flexible, and Liu Fa also came to him that day, although the old man found the mark on Liu Fa's neck, but Liu Fa did not take out what should be taken out, causing Liu Fa to return in vain.

"That's it, the time has not come!"

Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, Xiahou Haoyue smiled bitterly, took one last look at these graves, and walked down this Huangcheng Mountain unwillingly.

At this moment, the moon has set, and above Shou Mountain, it has dawned!

On the Fengtian Temple.

"There is a play, nothing to retreat!"

With the sound of the little yellow door, the morning of a new day began, Shaowu Hengyong sat behind the dragon case, his spirit was not very good, he had been worried about the war in the northwest for the past few days, and he had not slept peacefully for a long time.

"The minister has his own music!"

Just as he was waiting tiredly, suddenly a voice sounded, he raised his head slightly, and looked at the kneeling person in the hall, it was an official of a government in Jiangnan, Du Qinghe.

"Quasi-play!"

Shaowu Hengyong couldn't arouse any interest, but he still waved his hand, cheered up a little, and began to listen, what Du Qinghe was going to say today.

With the permission of Shaowu Hengyong, Du Qinghe bowed down again, and then said: "Your Majesty, the southwest barbarians rebelled, Dali took the opportunity to attack, the army has approached Jiangnan, half of the counties in the southwest are in the hands of Dali, during this period, almost all the four surnames in the southwest have fallen, and now there is another figure called Liu Fan, crisscrossing the southwest, is fighting against Dali!" ”

"Hmm, Liufa?"