Chapter 303: Self-Respect (17)
Mr. Jiang: "What are you doing in a panic, aren't you going to the street to see the excitement?" β
The young man shook his head violently, stopped talking, looked at the happy old man in front of him, and his face became even paler: "...... I, I'll leave the letter for you to see. After saying that, he hurriedly stuffed a letter into the old man's hand, turned around and walked away, and walked to the door, as if he could not bear it, and glanced back.
"You..... Condolences. β
At night, the best restaurant in Sanmengfang was full, lively and peaceful. The triumphant soldiers told the battlefield adventures with high interest, and the diners on the side also cheered and wanted to hear the legendary story.
Soldier: "...... It was too late to say that it was too late, and the general broke into the thousands of troops in the place alone......"
Eater: "Did you see the Demon King?" Isn't it like a monster in Wabenley? β
Soldier: "The Demon King didn't show up. β
The diner slapped the table and smiled: "In this way, the demon king is nothing more than this, and he doesn't come out like a turtle with a shrunken head!" β
Everyone was chatting about their interest, when someone suddenly interrupted them coldly.
"Zhang Laosan, you shrink into the back kitchen every day to cook, when have you been on the battlefield, held a knife, and shed blood?"
β...... Yu Gui, today is a good day, the third child is also happy for everyone, don't ruin everyone's interest. The soldier awkwardly comforted him, and diligently poured wine into the strange woman's cup.
Another soldier looked around and asked, "By the way, do you see the general?" Did he go to the banquet in the palace? β
The woman turned her head stiffly: "I don't know." β
The moon passed in the middle of the sky, and the joy on the banquet gradually dissipated, and Qi Tianli didn't like a palace banquet like today.
With his father before, he only had to concentrate on killing the enemy on the battlefield, but now that he has the name of a general, even taking these palace banquets has become an errand he needs to deal with.
In addition to the reasons that had to be dealt with, Qi Tian also had a little selfishness, he knew that the Fuyin Ceremony was about to begin, although everyone said that it only took him a few days to defeat all the demons with the Xiyue army, but it also took a lot of time to rest the army on the way back.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and he hasn't seen Yunsheng for a long time......
There are a lot of military affairs to deal with every day in the army, and the distance is far away, it is really not suitable to send troops back and forth, besides, Yun Sheng was not free when he left, even if he wrote a letter and sent it back, there is no guarantee that Yun Sheng can see the content of the letter with his own eyes, if it is seen by others, it is better to bury all the content that he wants to say to Yun Sheng in the bottom of his heart, and then say it to her word by word when he returns the next day.
This palace banquet, Qi Tianli was not at all interested in this palace banquet before he came, and his only thought might be that he thought that the witch should participate in this kind of palace banquet, after all, they repelled the demon clan, and the witch and the high priest existed because of the existence of the demon clan.
It's just that he was disappointed, the emperor meant that the Fuyin ceremony was imminent, and the high priest and the witch were very busy, although he led the army to temporarily repel the demons, there was no guarantee that the demons would not come back one day, so the Fuyin ceremony must be successful.
Qi Tianli walked out of the palace gate, and there were thousands of lights on the corridor behind him, and he looked up at the end of the street, only to see a glimmer of light on the horizon.
A few miles west of the gate, there was a mountain full of desolate graves.
Qi Tianli walked slowly along the winding path, looking at the names on these tombstones, some familiar and some unfamiliar.
I just don't know how many names will be added here after a battle.
In the dark woods, there was a sudden cry of old sorrow, and Qi Tian looked away from the sound and saw an old man with gray hair.
The old man carried a basket of paper money, a basket of fruits, and a pot of wine, and said to himself in front of a new grave: "I never dreamed that it would be me, the white-haired man, to send the black-haired man ......."
There was a rustling sound in the grass behind him, the old man turned around, and saw a young man standing behind him, the old man looked stunned, and saw that the male lover in front of him was only about twenty, and he had not taken off his dusty armor, and he immediately understood what he meant.
Old man: "You're here to worship these soldiers?" That...... Have you ever seen my son? He wiped away his tears and pointed to the newly carved life on the tombstone.
Qi Tianli's expression darkened, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
Seeing Qi Tianli like this, the old man shook his head self-deprecatingly: "I'm really old and confused...... There are so many people in the army, how can everyone know each other? β
"Son, who are you visiting?"
Qi Tianli: "Some like-minded friends. β
Old man: "I heard that you won the battle earlier, I was happy, and I went to the restaurant early to prepare a banquet for you, originally intended to give our stupid boy the wind and dust, who knows......"
The old man seemed to grasp the last bit of comfort, and unconsciously said a lot to him, Qi Tianli did not show the slightest impatience, just listened quietly and did not interrupt silently.
Old man: "...... When will those demons be exterminated, and I will be blind even if I die, don't you say? β
Qi Tianli listened to the old man's almost whispering words, and finally spoke: "But in my opinion, killing them all will not bring peace between the two clans. β
The old man looked puzzled, as if he didn't understand what Qi Tianli said: "If you don't kill them all, do you still expect to be able to educate those demon clans and let them know what kind of benevolence, righteousness and morality?" They are all cold-blooded animals without hearts! β
"I see that you speak in an orderly manner, and I don't want those who have not read books, even if they have some unconventional ideas, then they should not be so naΓ―ve! Could it be that those soldiers who died on the battlefield deserve to die at the hands of those demons?! β
The old man coughed violently a few times when he was excited.
Qi Tianli held his hand, patted him lightly on the back, and gave him a smooth breath, and after a long time, his breathing calmed down, and his expression was sad.
"Although I am sad that my son died on the battlefield, I also know that he died for the country and died a well-deserved death. I don't think the armor on your body is ordinary, and I don't think you will charge and kill the enemy on the front line. How many well-dressed graves are there for soldiers who can't go home? In the end, there wasn't even a corpse. People are people! Demons are demons! They don't have hearts, and they don't feel our pain! β
Qi Tianli gently picked up a piece of paper money and put it in the brazier.
He told his story in a flat tone: "When I was fifteen years old, I went to the battlefield for the first time to kill the enemy, and together with my father, I encountered an enemy breakthrough, and I almost died here. Those dead soldiers...... Some of them were my age, some were like my brother, but many never came back alive after the battle. β
"Before the expedition, many people laughed and told me that they would fight back and be ashamed. I used to think so, but after that, I never did. β
"Stop the war with war, stop the bleeding with blood, there will never be an end."
The old man was silent for a long time, his expression seemed to be a little touched, but he was a little stunned.
His tone was a little sad: "You...... These great truths are said lightly, who doesn't want to live a peaceful life. But those demons have repeatedly come to attack, what did our human race do wrong...... That's it, it's time for me to go. It is said that people who go home on this day cannot see their relatives, and if they do, they will be reluctant to leave...... If he sees me, he will not be reincarnated as a human being. β
The old man's voice turned a little desolate, and he did not speak, watching the old man's figure gradually disappear at the end of the road.
There was only a lone moon left in the sky, and the sound of the wind was gloomy.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a tide surging in his chest, and a force that was ready to move almost swallowed his reason.
He gritted his teeth, the smell of blood diffused in his mouth, and his body trembled uncontrollably, and it took a long time for the burning wave to fade.
This force was menacing, almost making him unable to control himself, and when it was completely suppressed, Qi Tianli covered his heart, everything in front of him became blurred, and vaguely he seemed to see the person he had been missing for so long.
At this time, Yun Sheng really appeared in front of the city gate as a witch last time, which meant that she could no longer appear in Tianyi Courtyard, so Yun Xiao took Yun Sheng back to the sacrificial mansion.
But even after returning to the sacrificial mansion, Yun Xiao still did not allow Yun Sheng to leave the room for half a step, and the only activity every day was to practice the sacrificial dance, so that after Qi Tianli returned with the army to win a victory, the invitation to the palace banquet in the palace was rejected by Yun Xiao.
Looking at the invitation letter in the palace, Yun Xiao's shadow in the study flickered brightly and darkly, and his voice couldn't hear sadness and joy: "I didn't see it, he was hard-hitting, so he could return safely." β
A voice came from the shadows: "High priest, my master has asked his subordinates to spread the word, the things have entered the body, the plan is being implemented perfectly, and after the completion of the confusitation ceremony, it will be the day when it is completed." β
Yun Xiao: "I know, go back and tell your master, everything is going well with me, so he doesn't have to worry, don't always stare at me all day long." β
"Yes."
Yun Sheng was preparing to rest in the house, suddenly there was a strong pain in her chest, she gritted her teeth and didn't dare to say anything, but it was only by biting her lip that she slowly relieved it, this feeling was not the first time, there was one before about a month, but that time was obviously much more powerful than this time, and it was even much longer.
She could probably guess what it was, it was nothing more than Qi Tianli's problem, so in order to ensure that Qi Tianli's safety could be better monitored, Yun Sheng spent 1,000 points to exchange for foreknowledge, as long as there was something wrong with Qi Tianli, Yun Sheng could feel it here.
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