In front of them was a burning river, crows hovering in mid-air, wild wolves howling not far away, the wilderness belonged to them, and there was a feast for them all around. The robes were running wildly among the wolves, some were crying in different tones, some were moaning in pain, and some were lying motionless on the ground, desperately enjoying the last rays of sunshine in their lives.

The sun was also red, as red as a burning bridge over a river. Countless Goguryeo people roared and slaughtered, cutting down their fellow grain guards one by one. Li Xu wanted to draw his sword to fight, but found that he couldn't move at all, and could only watch as his companion's head was cut off by the Goguryeo people and built into pagodas. Monks in robes sat on the spires of the towers and muttered strange scriptures, and where the black smoke rose, bullheads, horses, yakshas, and imps crawled out one by one, forking the headless corpses with steel forks. The headless corpses weren't dead yet, they just couldn't make a sound, they struggled the tips of their forks, their arms, legs and feet waving up and down, and then they burst into flames, burning the burning sky.

Suddenly, the ghosts all turned into their own robes, dressed in neat armor, and formed a phalanx, standing solemnly. On the pagoda with people's heads, His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty was wearing military uniforms and waving vigorously. "I am here today to see what the strong men who have been stationed here for me for more than a year are like. I came here today to take a look at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains on both sides of the Liao River. I came, I saw it, and I wasn't disappointed! ”

He shouted loudly, pointing to the east: "Brothers, can any of you tell me what is the place over there?" ”

"Liaodong!" The crowd replied in unison.

"Across the river, can you take that territory for me?" His Majesty the Emperor, who was standing on the pile of skeletons, smiled lightly and asked again.

"Fight, fight, fight!" The soldiers raised their arms and shouted, and their voices resounded through the field.

His Majesty the Emperor smiled and floated into the air. Then, countless Goguryeo people fought with the Great Sui soldiers and horses. Li Xu found himself caught in the crowd and rushed forward, and he lost his way when he rushed. Suddenly there was a fire in all directions, and the Goguryeo people rode a flaming war horse to kill him. He waved his knife, but the long knife in his hand suddenly broke, at this time, the fireworks were all dispersed, he saw himself standing on the edge of the blood-red Liao River, and saw his companions dying in front of him one by one...... "Run, flee north!" Someone shouted across the river. Li Xu instigated the black wind to flee upstream of the river, and the feather arrows in the sky circled around him. A few feathered arrows pierced through the iron armor, but he didn't feel any pain, only felt that the north wind was so heavy that he couldn't breathe, and every breath was extremely difficult.

A Goguryeo man caught him and cut off his horse with a knife. Woo Moon Chung died, right in front of his horse's head, when a Goguryeo warrior slashed him in the waist, and blood spurted out like a waterfall from the knife edge.

Then there was Yuwen Ji, who used his body to block the little ghost flying in mid-air and stabbed at Yuwen Shiji. The Wingman opened his mouth in panic, and the tongue that was always spewing venom made no sound.

Wang Yuantong was gone, and Qi Poning disappeared into a woodland. Yuan Zhongwen and Gao Xiang followed Liu Hongji to stop a group of enemy troops, and Liu Hongji shouted and ordered the others to go first. Qin Ziying's war horse was shot to death, and he jumped into the Liao River with a devil in his arms. The river swirled and rolled his weak body away without a trace...

At the end of the road, the Liao River turned to the east to block the way, and the Goguryeo people were in hot pursuit. Suddenly, the black wind let out a long hiss and jumped down at the roaring river...... "Ahhh Li Xu woke up screaming and saw the early spring sun climbing up the thick cloth window of his house. Liu Hongji, Qin Ziying, Goguryeo, and the devil are all gone, and they are dreaming. This is no longer Liaodong, this is his home in Shanggu.

The young man rolled over and sat up, got dressed, got down to the ground, and gently pushed open the window. The morning breeze blows on the face, and there is a feeling of warmth and cold, which is not very comfortable, but it can make people feel that they are still alive and living in the sunshine of the Central Plains.

It's been half a year since he came back from Liaodong, but he always wakes up from the same dream. It was as if a soul was trapped on the banks of the Liao River, and it never returned to its body since the annihilation of the entire army that day. Li Xu shook his head, dispelled the fatigue caused by the dream and the strange thoughts in his heart, and then walked out of the door and went to the kitchen with the basin to fetch water.

"The young master is awake?" Aunt Zhong walked over with a smile and reached out to grab Li Xu's basin.

Li Xu shook his head, dodging and refusing, but Aunt Zhong snatched the basin away, "How can that be done, how can the young master say that he is an official now, how can he do these rough jobs himself." Let the family see it, it's not that Lao Zhong and I don't know the rules......"

The old lady babbled and walked to the kitchen with the basin in her arms. Li Xu couldn't resist the old man, so he had to smile helplessly and stand in the yard to enjoy the early spring sunshine. The old elm tree at home has already hung up the money, and in a few days you can make it down and boil the elm money porridge to drink. Li Xu remembers that before he left home, he could drink sweetly a few times every spring.

Aunt Zhong is not young, but her hands and feet are very sharp, she has already brought the basin back in a blink of an eye, refused Li Xu's request to wash his face in the yard, walked straight into his room, put the basin on the wooden shelf, and then took off the hand towel on the wooden shelf, replaced it with a freshly washed one, and reached out to test the water temperature, and finally nodded to Li Xu and told him that he could wash his face now.

"I'll come by myself, Aunt Zhong, you can rest for a long time." Li Xu was not used to being served, so while scooping water on his face, he refused Aunt Zhong's kindness to help him wipe his face. Seeing that he said resolutely, the old aunt had no choice but to put down the handkerchief, but the person refused to leave, and chattered again: "I'm clumsy, I can't serve well if I want to!" I said I'd buy you a maid, but you won't. Look at those eunuchs, who doesn't hire a girl to ......"

"Auntie, I'm not an official. The military book has already come, and when the fifth brother of the Zhang family prepares his luggage, I will report back to Huaiyuan Town with him! Li Xu said lightly, interrupting Aunt Zhong's verbosity.

"What! Going again! Isn't it over, how can you still go? Aunt Zhong, who was standing beside Li Xu, was startled, and her voice instantly increased several times. As soon as she shouted, the rest of the family was also alarmed, and a moment later, there was the sound of small footsteps in the courtyard.

"Asahiko, Asahiko!" The mother stood outside the window, crying out in a low voice.

"Hey, I'm washing my face!" Li Xu agreed, grabbed a towel to wipe the water on his face, and walked out with a basin without waiting for Aunt Zhong's help.

"What are you doing, making Aunt Zhong angry!" Mother smiled lovingly and asked.

"No, I just said that the military book has arrived, and I have to go to Liaodong in a few days!" Li Xu explained to his mother very calmly, as if going to Liaodong to fight was as easy as going to the back mountains to go around.

The two women stopped talking, and watched Li Xu walk to the corner of the courtyard with the washing water, squatted down, and carefully poured the water into the ditch.

This child has grown up, and is no longer the Asahi who needs to be taken care of by them all the time. His back was already wider than that of Father Li, and his figure was a whole head taller than Uncle Zhong. What has changed even more is the calmness and quietness of his body, as if nothing is worth surprising, even if the sky falls, he can wave his arms to block it.

This tall body has begun to shine on the lintel, and there are thousands of Shanggu disciples who went to Liaodong, and only Xuzi came back alive and achieved fame. Not only that, but he also got a position for his cousin Zhang Xiu, which made the surrounding neighbors red-eyed with envy.

Since Xuzi came back, the county guard sent a famous post and invited Captain Li to a banquet. The county magistrate personally came to the door to commend Li Mao for teaching his son in a good way and cultivating a pillar for the country. Mr. Liu from the county school also came, and he was optimistic about Xuzi back then. There are also many people who Father Li and Uncle Zhong have never dealt with, and suddenly they have become distant relatives of the Li family.

"I heard that your family Xuzi was taken by Tang Gong and wanted to be accepted as a righteous son?" Some female relatives took the opportunity of visiting relatives to pull Li Zhang's to ask questions constantly.

"I heard that your family Xuzi saved the horse of the dynasty on the battlefield, and the emperor wants to thank him personally?" Someone mysteriously inquired about Li Zhang's family.

"Blessed is that child, I have seen it since he was little!" When the father of the fifth child of the Zhang family came to the door, he preached it in person.

Li Zhang didn't know where these rumors came from, and he didn't know how to answer people. The more she didn't explain, the more everyone took it seriously. Some people even took the eight characters of their own daughters and asked if the two families could kiss each other. There are also juniors with the same surname who simply took the title deed and asked the family to be merged into Captain Li's door.

Li Zhang is deeply proud of her son, but she is deeply worried about her son. The tall body in front of him carried too many things that should not be carried at his age, and sometimes, Aunt Zhong and Li Zhang could feel the heaviness of it. The Li family's courtyard is so big that anyone can hear the shouts made during nightmares. Whenever they heard the helpless and desperate cries, Li Zhang and Aunt Zhong felt like knives in their hearts. But they didn't dare to ask, and they knew that they couldn't ask anything from Asahiko's mouth.

Wounds on the body can be treated with medicine. The wounds in my heart may only be left to time to solve.

"Alas!" The two women sighed softly almost at the same time, lifted their clothes and wiped the corners of their eyes. At this moment, they themselves couldn't figure out whether they liked the half-grown boy who was a little skinny, his face was full of sunshine, and he occasionally coquettished to his parents, or whether they liked the calm, heavy, and rock-like teenager in front of them.

Perhaps, that sunny boy is more intimate with his parents, at least he will tell his parents everything, and he will not hide everything in his heart.

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