Chapter 1: Winter
Can the spring wind bring the summer rain?
Clouds of smoke?
Or is it a flower in the wind and rain?
Li Fengliang didn't know.
His old mother was still watering the flowers in the house.
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It was an empty pot without any seeds of one kind in it.
But she watered the flowers like that, as if to make the empty pot grow.
Four months have passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It's the middle of winter.
If autumn is a bleak cold, then winter is pure cold.
The middle of winter is really cold
There is no spring wind, and there is no summer rain.
The moment the snow fell, it was as if the heavens and the earth were frozen.
And he stood in the tower of Ma Wei Pass.
The snow scene is extremely beautiful, covered in silver, and it is extraordinarily enchanting.
The banner standing on the tower of the city is still a big banner with the word Zhou, but this week is not that week.
This is the week of Zhoutu, not the week of Zhouxing.
They have been rebelling for half a year, but the Celestial Empire has not made any movement since the Holy Decree came.
Until this morning, news suddenly came.
The Celestial Empire has sent troops.
It was as if all the people of the world were waiting.
Waiting for this moment.
They don't know who will win the war.
The soldiers of Zhou Tu are the teachers of benevolence and righteousness.
They went north.
Eight cities were taken down in succession.
The northernmost city is Xuanwu City.
Li Fengliang didn't know that Luo Ning's hometown was here, but he knew that this rebel army was slowly growing.
He saw Zhou Tu's leadership ability, and admired him a little in his heart, and he really deserved to be an emperor.
But this morning, when the army marched to the ninth city, there was finally movement on the side of the Celestial Empire.
This is the first time in the past six months that there has been movement in the Celestial Empire.
They told the world that they had invited the Divine Sect.
The so-called Divine Sect, but in the eyes of this cultivation world, everyone knows that it is the Demon Sect.
This means that Zhou Xing is about to start using cultivators to fight.
Or, rather, it was the Demon Sect that spent half a year preparing and preparing for battle.
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Half a year to recuperate, the army of the Demon Sect is mixed with Zhou Xing's army, can their rebel army resist it?
Li Fengliang didn't know.
The situation on the battlefield froze.
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Zhou Tu didn't know when he walked to his side.
He looked at Li Fengliang's side face and said lightly, "You seem to be worried?"
Li Fengliang thought for a while and said, "I'm worried about the people of these eight cities, if Zhou Xing uses cultivators, our army can't be their opponent. ”
Zhou Tu said mockingly, "Everyone in the world knows that the army of cultivators is the Demon Sect. ”
Li Fengliang said, "We all know that it is the Demon Sect, but no one is willing to help us." ”
Zhou Tu raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Fengliang and smiled, "Have you dealt with people from the three major sects in the world?"
Li Fengliang shook his head, "I haven't had too much contact." ”
He asked instead, "Could it be that you have?"
Zhou Tu stared at the falling snow at the head of the city, and for the first time there was some silence.
He looked at Li Fengliang and said, "I don't have either." ”
Li Fengliang frowned.
He was puzzled and asked, "Then why are you still saying it so easily?"
Zhou Tu asked, "If it's not easy, what are you going to do?"
Li Fengliang thought for a while and said, "I just entered the Yin and Yang Realm a few days ago. ”
Zhou Tu smiled, "How many can you fight alone?"
Li Fengliang replied honestly, "I don't know." ”
Zhou Tu turned his head to look at the sword in his hand again, "If you use the sword, you may cause big trouble." ”
Li Fengliang bowed his head and was silent.
He still vividly remembers the scene when Luo Ning came out of the customs four months ago.
But what if he doesn't make a move?
He didn't know either.
Zhou Tu said, "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain." ”
Li Fengliang asked, "What if there is really no way out?"
Zhou Tu said with a smile, "Then I'll write a few letters first." ”
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He turned and went back into the house.
Picked up a pen from the table.
The pen was a little stiff in this winter, and he gently put it in his mouth and sighed.
When he put pen to paper, he had a wonderful feeling.
Because he hadn't written for a long time, the moment the pen touched the paper, he seemed to return to the palace to review the folds.
It's sunny and snowy outside, but the sun is shining today.
He withdrew his hand and wrote three letters.
Li Fengliang stood next to him, frowning and asked, "Are you sure they can come and help us?"
Zhou Tu replied lightly, "I'm not sure. ”
Li Fengliang let out a long sigh.
He looked at Zhou Tu and said, "I'll get up tomorrow and go to the front." ”
Zhou Tu looked at him and shook his head helplessly, "If there is really no one to help us, you can only come out." ”
Li Fengliang said, "But I really can't beat those people." ”
Zhou Tu looked at him and asked, "Then are you afraid of death?"
Li Fengliang replied calmly, "It's people who are afraid." ”
Zhou Tu looked at him and said seriously, "I'm not afraid, I'll go with you." ”
The snowflakes outside froze.
It was as if there was an aura that would never get warm over the room.
Li Fengliang said softly, "I'm going to go and ask for a peace first." ”
Zhou Tu said lightly, "Okay." ”
Li Fengliang turned to leave, he beckoned gently, and a small school ran over.
He folded the three pieces of rice paper very carefully.
Then he took out the envelope that he didn't know where he found it, and put the three pieces of paper in each.
The colonel nervously asked, "Where to send it?"
Zhou Tu looked at him and said, "You go find two more people and send them to the three major sects in the world, the sooner the better." ”
Xiao Xiao looked at his serious face, nodded hurriedly, and turned to leave the room.
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......
Mrs. Li is still watering the flowers.
There are no flowers in the pot.
It's all loess.
Li Fengliang looked at his mother and said, "My son is leaving." ”
Mrs. Li replied quietly, "Oh. ”
Li Fengliang pondered for a while and said, "I may not be invited in the future." ”
Old Madam Li looked at him and raised her eyebrows and asked, "You don't take me?"
Li Fengliang said hesitantly, "This time I'm going to defend the city." ”
Old Madam Li looked at him and said, "Didn't you rebel, how can you defend the city if you don't attack it?"
Li Fengliang replied, "The people of the Demon Sect have been dispatched, they have decided to fight back, and those soldiers can't stop the cultivators. ”
Old Madam Li frowned and asked, "You can stop it?"
Li Fengliang lowered his head and said, "I don't know." ”
Old Madam Li looked down at the pot of flowers, was silent for a long time, and did not speak.
There was some tension in the air.
Li Fengliang rubbed his hands.
Old Madam Li finally raised her head.
He looked at Li Fengliang and said, "Go?"
"Ahh Huh?"
Li Fengliang thought that his mother would teach him a lesson, but he didn't expect his mother to agree to him so lightly.
She said calmly, "Go ahead." ”
Li Fengliang lowered his head, and he asked with some hesitation, "But ......?"
Old Madam Li said calmly, "There is nothing but. ”
He looked at Li Fengliang and continued, "Come back alive." ”
She suddenly opened her hand and stood up.
She walked over to her bed and reached under her pillow and touched it.
She pulled out a palm-sized piece of yellow paper.
Li Fengliang asked, "What is this?"
Old Madam Li said, "Into the ground charm." ”
She paused for a moment, then added, "Your father's." ”