Landing on the mountain of no return at night cast a gloomy darkness on the camp at the foot of the mountain, and the campfires were lit in the camp, and the soldiers lit countless torches, shining in the direction of the mountain of no return, as if trying to illuminate the whole mountain. The soldiers of the night vigil stared wide-eyed at the hill in case anyone descended.

Jiang Zi'an's 5,000 city guards decided to camp at the foot of the mountain tonight to rest because of the fog at night in the Mountain of No Return, and then enter the mountain early tomorrow morning to search for Jiang Wang and others.

Yang Ming was locked in the iron cage in the camp tent, and there were several guards standing outside the tent, Yang Ming knelt on his knees, and had been kneeling in the iron cage for several hours, his legs were already numb, and there was a strong feeling of soreness from his knees, the young man wanted to stand up and move his paralyzed joints, if he could, he wanted to lean on the iron railing and sleep well, because he was too tired, first fought with Gao Li during the day, and then fought with Feng Gang and others, the pain of the battle, coupled with the fatigue caused by Wu Yao and physical exertion, made Yang Ming physically and mentally exhausted, how much the young man wanted to take a good rest, but he could only kneel, because his shadow was firmly nailed.

There is a lantern hanging above the center of the camp tent, the candlelight reflects Yang Ming's shadow, the young man's shadow is stretched very long on the ground, I see a very thick black thorn in the heart of his shadow, it looks like a little thick ink has fallen on the ground, this black thorn is Feng Quan's mental image, shadow, a part, its name is the shadow nail, just like the nail nails the wooden board firmly to the wall, this shadow nail nailed to Yang Ming's shadow, that is, his shadow is firmly nailed to the ground, the shadow can't move, Yang Ming also can't move. Moreover, Feng Quan deliberately made Yang Ming kneel on the ground, his intention was to want Yang Ming to surrender.

"Ah, my legs are so sore......" Yang Ming couldn't help but moan, and at this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the tent.

"Yang Ming, are you tired of kneeling?" With a familiar voice, Wang Shi walked in with a basket and a smile.

"It's you, Wang Shi. Yang Ming raised his head and looked at the young man he used to affectionately call Brother Wang Shi, they had teamed up to enter the Mountain of No Return together, ate together, and fought together, but all this was just a scam, in order to deceive Yang Ming and Xin'er's trust, and then use this trust to frame General Liu Chen.

Yang Ming glared at Wang Shi with disgust, and then said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

Listening to Yang Ming's cold words, Wang Shi's face was very indifferent, the corners of his mouth were still smiling, and there was no guilt on his face because of betrayal, on the contrary, he was very calm, as if he was visiting a friend.

"Hehe, don't be so cold, I'm here to bring you food. Wang Shi lifted the basket in his right hand in front of Yang Ming, and suddenly, from the white cloth covered by the basket, there was a tempting aroma of rice, and there was a hot white gas.

Yang Ming swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but quickly regained his composure, "There is no such thing as a free meal in the world, let's say, what is your purpose?"

Looking at the cautious and calm young man, Wang Shi said with a smile: "Yang Ming, you are really smart, and you have strength, when you don't return to the mountain, I can see that you are by no means an ordinary person, I can be regarded as having gotten along with you, I am also very sad to see you suffer such crimes, especially a heavenly general like you, if you die here, wouldn't it be a pity." I'm not going to beat around the bush, let's be honest, I'm here to persuade you to submit to Dazai-sama. ”

"Yang Ming, you are a smart person, you should also understand the truth that good birds choose trees to perch, the current King Jiang is already a rotten wood that is about to sink to the bottom, you stand on this rotten wood, sooner or later you will have to sink to the bottom with him. A smart bird should understand that it is necessary to fly away at this time, so that it can be replaced by a big tree on which it stands. ”

After listening to Wang Shi's words, Yang Ming was silent for a moment, and then laughed loudly, the laughter was full of contempt and disdain, he looked at Wang Shi with disdain, as if staring at a disgusting booger on the tip of his nose, and then said: "Because you want to change wood, you chose to betray and help Jiang Zi'an plot against usurpation." Hehehe, the birds will leave before the wood sinks, because the birds are just animals without feelings, but we are human beings, we have feelings for the country, we have loyalty to the king, we will not abandon our allegiance to the king and betray our country in order to survive. Wang Shi, do you know that Jiang Zi'an colluded with the people of Rongguo, and even did not hesitate to cede the territory of Jiang Guo in order to ascend the throne for himself, and you actually took refuge in such a person, betrayed the country, and betrayed the king, don't you have a little shame?"

Yang Ming scolded sharply, word by word, categorically.

Listening to Yang Ming's accusation, instead of being ashamed, Wang Shi sneered, and then hideous, he laughed wildly, "Hehehe...... Loyalty, shame, hehehe, I don't have any of these things, all I have is ecstasy, the ecstasy of being about to become a nobleman from a commoner. ”

Wang Shi suddenly approached Yang Ming, and said loudly to Yang Ming through the iron cage: "Yang Ming, let me ask you, why did you enter the Martial Arts Academy, aren't you also trying to get rid of your civilian status and become a nobleman?" Then you should also understand my feelings. ”

"Affection for the country, loyalty to the king? Bah, fuck loyal, this country, and the kings of this country, what have they done to me, I am just a humble commoner in this country, my father worked hard every day to cultivate land and grow food, but he still can't feed us, I have lived a life of eating without eating since I was a child, my grandfather was starving to death, because we had no extra food for him, but more than half of the food we grew had to be given to the nobles, we couldn't eat ourselves, but we had to provide for the nobles, so that they could live a life of spending days and wine, we worked hard to cultivate the land, but we did not have our own land, in this country, we were used by the nobles as livestock, living like pigs and dogs, they eat our flesh and blood, the country treats me like a pig and dog, what feelings and loyalty do I have?"

"Commoners are just livestock, and nobles are meat eaters, and ordinary people are born with only the fate of being eaten, so I want to become a nobleman. Dazai-sama promised me that he would make me a nobleman as soon as he ascended the throne, so of course I had to follow a king who would make me a nobleman. Yang Ming, you and I are both civilians, you should understand me. Don't you want to be a nobleman, too? So, join me in being loyal to Dazai-sama. ”

Wang Shi persuaded Yang Ming to his heart's content, he was so close to Yang Ming that the young man could hear his excited heartbeat, as well as the violent gasping sound between his snorts, at this moment Wang Shi was like a gambler who had won money in a casino, he was so crazy.

Yang Ming, who was also born in a commoner, experienced poverty, and also knew what it was like to be hungry, he understood Wang Shi's mood, and also understood his desire to become a nobleman, but Yang Ming couldn't accept his way of changing his fate.

"Wang Shi, I understand your hardships, but I can't agree with your approach, betraying the country in exchange for your own future, I absolutely can't agree with it. Moreover, the king promulgated a new policy, allowing civilians to enter the martial arts academy to practice, we can completely rely on our own efforts to change our fate, and it is precisely because of the king's new policy that you can enter the academy, speaking of which, it is the king who gave you the opportunity, and you should thank the king. Yang Ming asked Wang Shi.

"Opportunity?bah, you can change your fate by hard work, this is a joke at all, I have been in the Martial Arts Academy for nearly seven years, and I have never seen a single civilian student change his fate, in the academy, aren't we also excluded by those noble children everywhere? I have long seen clearly, I can't realize my dream of becoming a nobleman by my own efforts, Yang Ming, you also recognize the reality, why do you need to take this kind of hard path of cultivation, now you can become a nobleman, it is in front of you, as long as you nod your head, you can change your fate. Wang Shi continued, his expression becoming more and more excited.

However, Yang Ming was still indifferent, he looked at the young man in front of him, Yang Ming's eyes no longer had the previous anger, some were just disappointed and sad, like looking at a terminally ill patient.

Yang Ming said lightly: "Wang Shi, I really feel sorry for you, even if you really become a nobleman in the future, but if you betray the country, can your heart really be stable? You said that I am the same as you, you are wrong, and you are very wrong." I want to become an aristocrat, but I will not give up my conscience in order to change my destiny, and I firmly believe that people can change their destiny by their own efforts, this is the path I want to take, my own path, Wang Shi, we are not on the same road. You don't have to persuade me anymore. ”

"Yang Ming, you ......" Looking at the resolute young man, Wang Shi's face instantly stiffened, he didn't expect Yang Ming's will to be so firm, harder than iron. "Do you really plan to die with King Jiang? Are you really not afraid of death?"

"Wang Shi, until the end, I don't know who the dead person will be, are you so sure that he Jiang Zi'an will definitely be able to ascend the throne?" Yang Ming smiled coldly and asked rhetorically.

Wang Shi was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer, but at this time, there was a laugh outside the camp again, and it was Jiang Zi'an.

Jiang Zi'an heard Yang Ming's words, and immediately opened the curtain and walked in, followed by Feng Quan, the commander of the city guard, Jiang Zi'an laughed and walked to Yang Ming's side, then leaned down, looked at the young man's hostile eyes, and said: "Yang Ming, let me tell you, I will win this war, King Jiang will definitely lose, and I will definitely ascend to the throne." ”

"I know you're not convinced, so I've brought someone to meet you, so that you're convinced. After speaking, Jiang Zi'an stood up, beckoned his hand to the outside of the tent, and shouted, "Come in and meet your friends." ”

As soon as Jiang Zi'an's words fell, he saw a young man wearing the uniform of Jiang Guo's Shangcai Academy walk in from outside the tent, Yang Ming was slightly stunned, and then his pupils widened.

"Chen Sheng......"