The little paper figure was a fast runner, and despite his short legs and short arms, he was not slow at all. Thanks to the fox's proficiency in spells, he can keep up with Xing Ruyi.

The little paper figure did not go in the direction of the city gate, which means that its owner lives in the city. The two of them followed the little paper man around Yong'an City for a long time, only to see the little paper man hit his head on the doorpost of a house, and then staggered along the crack of the door and squeezed in.

At this time, snowflakes fell in the sky again, and gusts of cold wind hit, carrying the snowflakes straight into people's necks. Xing Ruyi was so cold that he stomped his feet, pulled the fox's arm, and wrapped it around himself, and then lowered his head and walked to the house where the little paper man had just stayed.

An ordinary house, just from the outside of the house, you can't see anything strange.

"Say, who are the people living here? What kind of person would be so boring, specially tied a few paper figures out, went to carry other girls in the middle of the night, and then forced other girls to worship with a tombstone without a name? This worship hall is just once, and it comes back and forth every once in a while. Could it be that this person has amnesia? ”

"What the truth is, just go in and see." The fox grabbed Xing Ruyi's waist and prepared to take her over the wall to enter.

Xing Ruyi grabbed the fox's clothes and asked him quietly, "Is it a monster?" ”

"It's not!"

"What's that?"

"I don't know what it is. All I know is that this is an ordinary paper shop. ”

"Paper shop?"

Xing Ruyi raised his head and looked carefully, only to see that there were a few words written on the door plaque of this family. Because the courtyard wall is made of green bricks, the gate is black, and the door plaque is also made of green bricks, and the words on the door plaque are also black, so when he arrived, Xing Ruyi didn't see clearly what was written on it.

"Old paper." Xing Ruyi rubbed his hands: "This old Zhang must have an extremely strange temper. ”

"How so?"

"I'm not surprised that the shop has a shop sign, but this is clearly a private house. In his own house, there was nothing to make paper, but these words could be put directly on the door plaque. It's either eccentric, or too honest and honest. Combined with the things he did himself, I personally prefer the former. ”

"Perhaps, he's just being honest?"

"Well, compared to you, a thousand-year-old fox, maybe you're really honest." Xing Ruyi leaned towards the fox's chest, "Let's just break in directly, won't it be particularly rude?" ”

"That'...... Wait until tomorrow to come back, according to the rules, send a post first? ”

"It's better to be rude." Xing Ruyi hugged the fox's arm: "I'm worried that the little paper man just now will make this old Zhang alert." The evidence of destruction is small, if we take advantage of the night to escape, where are we going to find it? ”

"The old man won't run away."

As soon as Xing Ruyi's words fell, the black door opened from the inside. An old man on crutches stood in the doorway. The hair, eyebrows, and beard have all turned grayish-white. The night wind slipped past him, blowing at the vacant trouser tube on his right.

"You two came with my little thing, right? Since you're here, please come in. ”

Xing Ruyi smiled awkwardly and pulled the fox. The fox nodded, took Xing Ruyi's hand and stepped into the courtyard.

In the yard, snow fell on the ground. There were a lot of things that had been tied up in the snow, including horse-drawn carriages, paper figures, cash cows, cornucopias, and so on.

As soon as the wind blew, the paper money on the cash cow swayed with it.

The little paper man sat in the carriage that seemed to have just been tied. When he heard the sound of footsteps, he leaned out and chattered at the old man.

"Okay, okay, I got it. You're done. Sleep well. ”

The old man touched the head of the little paper man, and the little paper man glanced up at Xing Ruyi and the fox, and got into the carriage quite unwillingly.

"Please, both."

The old man led Xing Ruyi and the fox into the lighted room. There are also a lot of paper bundles in the wings, but they are different from those in the yard. This room is full of weapons. Weapons made of paper, and the handiwork seems to be more delicate.

"It's ......"

"For the deceased." The old man pointed to the stool next to the fire: "If you two don't feel dirty, please sit down." ”

Xing Ruyi and the fox sat down separately, and while the old man was busy with other things, he looked at the room again. I don't think I don't think I can see this when I look at it, but when I look at it, I see strange things. In the corner of the room, Xing Ruyi found a spirit card, which read, "General Chu Shi's Spirit Position." ”

"General Chu Shi?"

"That's my general's spiritual seat."

The old man limped over with two cups of tea in his hands. Xing Ru agreed, got up hurriedly, and took the tea.

"Did the old man also serve as a soldier when he was young?"

"Sort of. At that time, the soldiers were in chaos, ordinary people had a hard time, and only by being a soldier could they barely eat a full meal. ”

"And your legs?"

"It was cut down by the enemy during the war." The old man glanced down at his trousers.

"Did you learn this skill later?"

"You say paper? No, it's something I learned when I was a kid. The old man glanced around: "I am an orphan, my father and mother died in the war, and a passing master brought me back." This master is a cultivator, so for as long as I can remember, I have been learning those things from him. It's a pity that at that time, I was young and ignorant, and I always thought that those things were not of great use, so I didn't know much about what I learned, which made the master angry a lot. If I had learned a little more, I might have been able to save some people's lives. ”

"You're talking about ......"

The old man nodded: "That's right. If I had studied a little more when I was younger, the general might have survived. ”

"Then this general and Yingzi's father, is it the same person?"

"Yingzi? You mean Aunt Ying's daughter. ”

"Aunt Ying?"

"What? Didn't Yingzi tell you her mother's name? Didn't Yingzi come to deal with me? ”

"You've been misunderstood. Our encounter with Yingzi was purely accidental. Xing Ruyi waved his hand: "It's just that in Yingzi Niang's room, there is also a spiritual position." It seems that the word Chu Shi is also written on it, so I would take the liberty to ask such a sentence. ”

"She also deserves to be the spiritual seat of the general, if it weren't for her, how could the general have died." The old man held the cane in his hand and pounded it twice. "Since the two of you are passing by, don't worry about the idle business here."

"Supposedly, we shouldn't be in charge of this idle business. But since it has already intervened, it cannot be ignored. My husband and I are also cultivators, and this cultivator can pretend not to see when he encounters a paper man. ”

"What's the matter? I just want to teach Aunt Ying a lesson. The old man snorted coldly: "Don't worry, although I hate Aunt Ying, I also know that there is a debtor and a debtor, and I will not hurt her daughter." ”

"Then why do you keep tossing so much? What is the relationship between this Aunt Ying and the general in your mouth? ”

"Relationship, what can she have to do with our general!"

"Maid? The spirit card in Aunt Ke Ying's room clearly reads the spiritual position of the deceased husband Chu Shi. ”

"Phew!" The old man spat heavily: "Forget it, since you want to know, I will tell you about it." After listening, you will know whether this Ying Gu is worthy of sympathy and whether she is worthy of your help. ”

The old man got up, walked to the general's spiritual seat, rolled up his sleeves with his hand, and wiped them gently.

"My life was saved by the general. At that time, I secretly went down the mountain without telling my master, and I wanted to escape from the life I had with my master. As a result, there was an accident halfway through, and he met a group of rogues, who not only robbed the things he was carrying, but were also tied up by them. Those rogues are all outlaws, and their methods of dealing with people are also extremely cruel. Just when I thought I wouldn't survive, the general appeared.

Oh, of course. At that time he was not a general, just a lieutenant general. After he rescued me, he gave me the silver taels he had with him and told me to find a doctor on my own. I refused, and I said I was willing to follow him. He said that he was a soldier and would die at any time. I said, I'm not afraid. In that world, where is there a peaceful life to live.

In this way, I followed the general and became a small guard by his side.

At that time, the world was decided. The seemingly prosperous Tang Dynasty is actually full of crises, and the border passes are constantly in turmoil.

In that year, the enemy led an army of 100,000 to invade the border of our Shengtang Dynasty. There was endless civil strife between the DPRK and China, and the war report was handed in, but it was dismissed, saying that it was a rumor. At that time, I was just a personal guard next to the general, and I didn't understand the affairs of the DPRK and China, and I also knew only half of the affairs of the army, and I only knew that the situation was very critical. At that time, the marshal stationed at the border pass was surnamed Li, and it is said that he had something to do with that Li in the court.

On the one hand, he was greedy for life and afraid of death, fearing that he would die under the 100,000 iron hooves of the enemy country. On the other hand, he did not receive the assistance of the imperial court, like an ant left to cause trouble. To flee is to die. Fall, but also die. If you don't escape or surrender, it seems to be still a death. It was at this point that the general stepped forward and said that he had a plan that might alleviate the current crisis.

The marshal was overjoyed and even made a promise in front of everyone. If the general can really turn the tide, not only can he be promoted, but he is also willing to marry his only daughter to the general as his wife. ”

"The marshal's daughter, naturally not Yingzi's mother, the Aunt Ying in your mouth?"

"Of course not, Aunt Ying is just a maid next to Miss."

"So, general, is he trying to turn the tide?"

The old man nodded.

"Although the general has a good strategy, the risks he has to take are also very great. At that time, the enemy army numbered 100,000 people, and all of them were brave and good at fighting, and the marshal's subordinates, except for the generals, were all wine bags and rice bags, greedy for life and afraid of death. To put it bluntly, the general is gone, and he will die for life. ”

"The general, he ......"

"The general chose eight hundred dead men from among the army, and I was among those eight hundred. Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, we sneaked into the enemy's tent. One of them is responsible for raids and attracting the attention of enemy troops. On the other hand, they were divided into small teams and burned all the enemy's food and grass that were heavily guarded. ”

"With 800 against 100,000, let alone nine deaths, it's like going to die."

"Yes! When we leave the horde, we go with the heart of death. To put it bluntly, everyone never thought that they would be able to escape from the enemy's tent alive. The general was in charge of the raid, and my squad was in charge of burning the grain and grass. As soon as the raid began, more than half of our men died. Although the mission was successfully completed, we were surrounded by enemy troops.

It was a fight I've never seen before, and at the end of the fight, we were all red-eyed. Nothing can be seen except red. The arm just danced subconsciously, and I didn't know that it hurt when I was stabbed. Even, when he finally fell, he couldn't even tell whether he was dead or alive. ”