The master forcibly turned over on the ground, he wanted to get up, but he felt that his hands and feet were sore, and there was no pain on his body, as if he was not injured, he should have been shocked by the air wave of the cannonball.

At this time, Xiao Laodao staggered over, his face was gray, and half of his body was covered in blood, "Brother! You...... Are you okay! ”

The master had never seen Xiao Laodao so sad and nervous, and winked at him, Xiao Laodao almost cried with joy, "Still alive...... It's good to be alive......" As he spoke, Xiao Laodao used all his strength to pick up the master from the ground.

As soon as he stood up, the master felt that his hands and feet could move, and asked, "Brother Xiao, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine!" Xiao Laodao said loudly: "Let my brother see if there are any injuries......"

The master was able to stand on his own, and put one hand on Xiao Laodao's shoulder, "Brother Xiao don't worry, I'm fine, what's wrong with Eleven?" ”

"Eleven?" Xiao Laodao's eyes suddenly burst into tears, and he looked not far away, and when the master followed his eyes, he saw that Eleven was lying on the ground, half of his face was buried in the void, one arm was blown off, and the blood was hula, obviously he had died of exhaustion.

Seeing this, before the master had time to grieve, he heard someone shouting: "Withdraw quickly, I can't stand it." ”

The master turned his head to look, and then he found that there were corpses all around him, some of his bodies were shattered, his intestines and stomachs flowed all over the ground, and the soil in the entire area was stained red with blood.

Those who were not injured lost their armor and evacuated one after another like a low tide, and in the distance, another wave of foreign soldiers rushed up, Xiao Laodao grabbed the master, "Brother, don't look at it, let's withdraw quickly." ”

With the scattered crowd, the two people withdrew in the direction of Tianjin City, but fortunately, the foreign soldiers who came up in the distance did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and their purpose seemed to be only to occupy the fort.

After withdrawing to Tianjin City, the sky had already darkened, and out of nowhere, several rebel armies arrived, and they planned to attack at night.

Xiao Laodao counted the number of people at this time, and there were two or three hundred people left before, but there were less than a hundred people left at the moment, and the big boss was also seriously injured, plus Xiao Shiyi, who remembered the tragic death, Xiao Laodao felt sad from his heart.

As soon as he heard that several rebel armies that rushed over wanted to attack at night, the grandfather was the first to say that he wanted to go, and Xiao Laodao looked at it and also said that he wanted to go, but Xiao Laodao quietly said to the grandfather: "They are going to attack them, let's go and find Eleven's body back, we can't call him a violent corpse wilderness." ”

The master immediately understood that Xiao Laodao just wanted to find Eleven's body.

That night, this night attack army composed of two or three thousand people quietly launched an attack on the fort, but the foreigners were not fools, and they were prepared, and the two sides fought a fierce battle again, with countless casualties, and finally, the rebels took the fort again.

At the same time, the prince and Xiao Laodao found Xiao Shiyi's body in the war, and carried the body to the outskirts of the city, originally wanting to find a place to bury Eleven, but the places where people could be buried were buried, so they had to bury Eleven in the mass grave of the generals who died in the war. Xiao Laodao gave Xiao Shiyi's nameless short sword to the master.

After that, after many days of fierce fighting, the Boxers and the Qing army were defeated and retreated, not because these people were not brave enough, but because the guns of the foreigners were too powerful, and before they rushed to the front of the enemy army, more than half of the men and horses would be killed or wounded, and there were not many left. For foreigners, it is like unilateral slaughter and killing. The so-called miraculous body protection and invulnerability of the Boxers have all become lies in the face of foreign guns and cannons.

After several battles, Taiye's performance was particularly outstanding, not only recognized by several senior brothers of the Boxers, but also appreciated him by a Qing general.

One day, the general of the Qing army quietly called the grandfather to the camp tent, retreated left and right, and said to the grandfather: "This official sees that you are different from these rebels, you have a heroic style, and this official has something to do, and I want to dare to ask for it." ”

The master also has a good impression of this general, he is brave and strategic, and he hates foreigners even more, so the master asks him what is the matter, just say.

The general of the Qing army said to the master very cautiously, these rebels are unreliable, but they are just a rabble, and now they no longer want to fight foreigners, and some want to rebel, and now they are killing the enemy in front of the battle, but they want to arrest my wife and children, trouble Brother Liu to go back to my house, protect my family, and after defeating the foreigners, there will be heavy gratitude.

When the grandfather heard this, he felt a little incredible, how could the brothers who were born together to fight foreigners turn against each other?

The master didn't agree quickly, and went back to discuss with Xiao Laodao, what Xiao Laodao meant, to protect the general's family, although he hates the court, but this general is a good official, if something happens to his family, our Tianjin city will not be able to defend it. Moreover, just like this general said, there are good and bad in the righteous army, and there are those who are not right-hearted and cowardly and afraid of death, and I think this righteous army will not last long.

The master immediately found the general again, and according to the address provided by the general, he found the general's mansion, but the mansion had been destroyed by fire.

When the grandfather inquired nearby, the people nearby said that a few days ago, a wave of Boxers came and killed the people in the mansion, and the ladies and ladies in the mansion were taken away by them.

When the master heard this, he couldn't help frowning tightly, he had a rumor before, saying that the Boxers not only killed foreigners and burned churches, but also killed ordinary people.

Only then did the master understand that the rumors were true.

Subsequently, according to the people near the mansion, the prince chased after the group of rebels, and after chasing them out for dozens of miles, he found the bodies of the general's wife and daughter, who were thrown naked in a thatched hut, and should have been humiliated by many people before he died, and it was obvious that the Boxers did it.

After burying the body, the grandfather returned to Tianjin, and after reporting the truth to the general, the general didn't say a word, and his eyes were bloodshot. Later, it should be him who went to the imperial court, and the imperial court began to suppress the Boxers.

Waiting for the master to leave the general's barracks and return to his own barracks, Xiao Shisan grabbed the master with tears on his face, "Senior Brother Liu, you are back, Master, he ...... He's dying......"

"What?" Taiye's eyes suddenly turned red, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with him?" ”

"You...... Let's see for yourself......"

The master walked into Xiao Laodao's tent quickly, and saw Xiao Laodao covered in blood, lying on his back on the bed, his eyes were wide open, and he was slightly open, and his throat was gurgling, as if he wanted to swallow his last breath at any time.

The master went over and hugged Xiao Laodao, and tears suddenly fell, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with you, you?" ”

Xiao Laodao chuckled twice in his mouth, his eyes moved, and he looked at the master, "Uh-uh...... Old, brother, you ...... You're back? ”

The grandfather cried, tears rained down, and he couldn't cry silently.

"Don't ...... Other...... Dragon slayer, hero, hero, how can you cry like a woman......"

"Brother Xiao——!"

"I, my life, soon...... Hey, hey, hey......" Xiao Laodao suddenly laughed, "I...... What my junior brother said is not wrong, bamboo, bamboo basket to draw water, a void ......"

"Brother Xiao, don't say it."

"No, I have to finish...... Brother, when I die, burn me and send my ashes...... Send it to Tai'an, and say to my junior brother, he, he is right......" After speaking, Xiao Laodao shook his head and never moved again.

"Xiao - brother——!" The master hugged Xiao Laodao's corpse tightly and shouted at the sky......

Xiao Laodao was killed by several bullets in the last battle.

After burning Xiao Laodao's body, the Tianjin ministries ordered all the Qing troops and rebels to evacuate Tianjin and go to guard the capital.

The grandfather carried Xiao Laodao's ashes on his back, pretended to be a common man and mixed into the city, and did not evacuate with the army, because he wanted to avenge Xiao Laodao.

After the army withdrew, the foreigners quickly occupied the city of Tianjin, it was night, the grandfather touched a compound occupied by the foreigners, and found that it was full of foreign soldiers wearing white military uniforms. When the master saw it, it was actually the camp of the Oriental ghosts.

In the dead of night, the master jumped into the courtyard, and at this time, it was raining heavily, and the master took advantage of the sound of the rain to slip into a room where the officer lived, and cut off the officer's head with a knife in his hand, and then left with his head.

At this time, an Oriental soldier appeared at the door, and a woman was also detained, and the Oriental man suddenly shouted when he saw the master, and the master put away the knife again, and the head of the Oriental soldier flew out of the cavity, and the woman who was escorted suddenly screamed.

In an instant, the entire compound was alarmed, and countless Oriental soldiers poured out of the room. However, there was no gunshot, and the Oriental soldiers below screamed one after another, and the foreign guns in their hands couldn't even hit. Maybe it's because he was wet in the rain, or maybe there are immortals in the dark to protect the master.

The master took advantage of the big fish to escape from Tianjin City, put Xiao Laodao's ashes on the ground, and sacrificed it with a human head.

Then, the disheartened grandfather no longer cared about those foreigners, nor did he return to the Boxers, and rushed to the depths of Mount Tai with Xiao Laodao's ashes on his back.

After handing over Xiao Laodao's ashes to the lame Taoist, the lame Taoist suddenly howled and cried: "I told you a long time ago, the days are irreversible, and the will of heaven cannot be violated, but you just don't listen, now you say that I am right, what is the use......"

The master lived here for a few days, and after the grief of the two people was relieved, the master wanted the lame Taoist to resign, and before leaving, the lame Taoist called the master and asked the master: "Brother Liu, where are you going to go?" ”

The grandfather sighed, "Go home." ”

The lame Taoist hurriedly said, "You can't go home at the moment." ”

"What?"

The lame Taoist said: "You can go to Xiaoniu Mountain, Qingniu Temple, and wait at the view." ”

The grandfather looked puzzled, "Where to wait for what?" ”

The lame Taoist said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, as long as you listen to the words of your brother and wait quietly in the view, you will know what you are waiting for?" ”

The master hurriedly asked, "Is Xiaoqing going to be resurrected?" ”

"Tianji ......" The lame Taoist seemed to know, but he refused to tell the master, "You can just wait, if you can't wait, don't leave ......"

The master was skeptical of the lame Taoist's words, but in view of what happened to Xiao Laodao, he had to believe it, so he rushed to the Qingniuguan of Xiaoniu Mountain.

After arriving at the Qingniu Temple, I saw that the view was more dilapidated, and the master cleaned up a house and lived in it, which was three months, and then, the lame Taoist asked him to wait, but he never appeared.

The master wondered in his heart, how long would he have to wait? One day, it rained heavily, all the houses in the temple leaked rain, the master looked at it, did not do two endlessly, after the rain stopped, in the village under the mountain, spent money to hire a group of people, the whole Qingniu Temple was renovated from the inside to the outside, and even the statue of the god inside was reshaped according to the original.

In a blink of an eye, a year has passed, and the things that the lame Taoist asked him to wait for still haven't arrived, but the life of Guanli that the master has been accustomed to at this time, coarse vegetables and light meals every day, dusk drums and morning bells, is not a monk, but lives a quiet life as a monk......

The clouds go to the wind, and they carry a body of dust;

The heart is also sad, and the tears are dry;

Whether it is sad or happy, who can know fate;

A dream of right and wrong, grievances drift with the wind;

I have seen indifferent eyes and loved people who have no fate in my life;

I know that the human feelings in the world never have to be asked;

The blood is boiling in my heart, but it has carved the scars of the years;

Looking back, it's dusk, who cares about me;

Mountains are mountains and rivers, and the past is like clouds;

The wandering heart has been haggard, who cares about the tears of heroes;

Excerpt from Wang Jie's "Hero's Tears".

Four years later, that night, the grandfather was sleeping soundly, and he heard someone call him in a daze: "Brother, brother? Elder brother! ”

The master opened his eyes suddenly, and saw a cyan light and shadow standing next to the bed, and he could vaguely see that it was a woman.

"Xiaoqing?"

"Brother, it's me, I'm Xiaoqing."

When the master heard this, he wanted to sit up from the bed, but his body didn't listen to his own call and couldn't move, "Xiaoqing, are you, are you resurrected?" ”

The cyan light and shadow replied, "You can leave and go to Weishi County to find me......"

"What?" When the master heard this, he suddenly sat up from the bed, only to see that it was already dawn outside the window.

It turned out to be a dream, and the grandfather looked out from afar through the window......

The grandfather left Qingniuguan, took his own little baggage, and rushed to Weishi County, did he go to his grandfather's house, and searched aimlessly in the entire Weishi County, what he was looking for, he himself was not sure, maybe he was looking for Xiaoqing, or he was looking for a dream.

I searched for three months in one breath, but I didn't find anything, and my grandfather was disheartened, at this time, it had been ten years since I left home last time, and I hadn't seen my father and mother for ten years.

As soon as the master summed it up, it might just be a dream, go home.

Just as he was walking home, before he could get out of Weishi County, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Brother Bing Shou......"

The master's body was shocked, and he slowly turned his head, and the whole person was stunned: "Xiaoyu ......"

"You can also call me Xiaoqing......" A girl who looked the same as the grandfather's first love walked towards the grandfather with a smile.

"You—Are you Xiaoyu or Xiaoqing?"

"I have what she looks like, and I have her memory."

The master was stunned and stunned on the spot.

"Brother, what are you going to do?"

"Go home ......"

The third generation of the last generation, the legend of the master is finished.