"I am writing to you to help you understand why I have made such a choice, and to shed on what has been hidden for many years. Now it seems that Datang and Fan Yang will have a battle. In other words, after we went to Fanyang Dazhai, we were already in hostility with your sect. It wasn't my intention, but there's no way to change it. It would be best if you read this letter and understand my choice. ”

“... Hua Xian values you very much, and she has the grace to recreate me, so I don't want to have any unhappiness with you. It's just that current affairs are extremely complicated and changeable, and I don't know where to push people to. Don't ask right or wrong, but ask for peace of mind. If they really become enemies in the future, I hope that each other will not forget this month's friendship and this letter. ”

"I was not originally from Chang'an, but was born in the Western Regions, which is very far away from Chang'an. Back then, and now it is the same, the two evil sects in the Western Regions,—— the two corpses of the Wraith are extremely powerful, and some of the corpse sect monks even openly confront the Protectorate. Especially the Soul Corpse Sect, which is very negligent in the management of the sect. Some of these disciples, in order to cultivate the secret method of the corpse sect and the art of corpse puppets, abducted the local residents, most of them children, into the sect, killed them in extremely cruel ways, and refined them into puppets. ”

"These things were probably gradually revealed in the early years of Xuanzong's reign. Later, more and more people learned about these scandals. But even the government and the imperial court did not dare to take care of the affairs of the two evil sects. I can only pretend to talk a few nonsense words with the high-level of their sect. No one in the Western Regions is afraid and angry, for fear that one day their children will be made into corpse puppets that are neither human nor ghostly. And what detonated all the people's grievances was a guest elder from the Soul Corpse Sect who was given to the Soul Corpse Sect, the Great Corpse Demon Iron Punishment East. ”

"This person acts extremely cruelly, has no bottom line, and relies on his own profound cultivation to provoke the rules of the government and even his own sect many times. Tie Xingdong is not a predecessor in the cultivation world, he is four hundred years old, but his cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Yuan Infant, and the secret method of the corpse sect has been cultivated to a divine level. Many years ago, it was he who led his fellow disciples to kill young children to practice. Later, he became more and more violent, often losing dozens of lives on his hands in a month. There are not enough children, so he uses strong men to refine corpses, and it is even rumored that Tie Xingdong has created evil methods such as refining corpses for three people and locking souls for five people, and more and more people are dying at his hands. ”

"At that time, I returned from traveling all over the world with a few brothers and learned that such an intolerable thing had happened in the township. As a result of the brutality of the Iron Torture East, a gang was formed in the town to protect the children of the townspeople who joined. Soon, the gang grew stronger and stronger, because the entire Tang Dynasty Western Realm had endured the atrocities of the two evil sects for a long time. But these things are rarely known or mentioned today, because the Metropolitan Protectorate has banned all rumors of the rebellion since thirteen years ago. ”

"You know, since monks are not allowed to use the Dao method to kill or injure mortals, otherwise they will attract the heavenly punishment of the five decays of heaven and man. Therefore, although the road to resist the evil sect was extremely difficult, with the help of our gang, our gang did protect many children who were murdered at that time. And the Metropolitan Protectorate is incompetent, so he only dares to remain neutral, and both sides are not offended. The final result is that the contradiction between the sect and the people is becoming more and more serious. ”

"Back then, I worshipped a Turkic swordsman with several senior brothers, and I can't reveal his name. When we returned from school, our neighbors knew that we were extraordinary in martial arts and had a very high status in the gang. Later, after several leaders of the gang died at the hands of the two evil sects, we, the five senior brothers, became the leaders of another branch of the gang and fought against the evil sect together. ”

"Actually, back then in the Western Regions, I almost died at the hands of the Soul Corpse Sect. At that time, it was Hua Xianzi who saved my life. That time, the gang disciples fought with several disciples of the Soul Corpse Sect, and struggled to support themselves to a frozen river. The Western Regions has a severe winter and freezes, and the cultivator body has a huge advantage in this kind of ice and snow. At that time, I risked my life and led the gang to behead a few Soul Corpse Sect disciples under the ice river. But unexpectedly, the reinforcements of the Soul Corpse Sect came so quickly, and the disciples who took the lead in rushing to the aid were even the eldest disciples of Tie Xingdong. ”

"More than 20 gang members were beaten to death by him and his disciples in the blink of an eye, and they knew that I was the leader, so they brought me back to the sect. That was the first time I saw the corpse demon Iron Torture East, who was ripping carrion from a half-corpse. There was also a woman who shared his room at the time. At that time, I didn't know that she was Huarong Yuxian Master, and I still don't know why she was in the same room as Tie Xingdong at that time. Although it may be... Because of some interests, you know. ”

"I won't say much about the specifics, all in all, she, who had never met me at the time, somehow persuaded Tie Xingdong and let me live. And Tie Xingdong is also very obedient to her. But instead of making me a corpse puppet, the price of sparing my life was that he gouged out my eyes alive. ”

"At that time, Hua Xianzi wore a veil in front of her face, and I didn't see her face clearly, and I will never see anything from now on. The next day, after I was put back, she came to the gang to find me and talked to me about the Iron Punishment. She said that he was not such a person once, and that he had experienced something a hundred years ago before he became the crazy state he is now. I happened to bump into her, and she helped me. She told me about her identity in the Yin Sha Sect in Chang'an, and said that she was about to leave the Western Regions. ”

"She finally persuaded me that some things cannot be changed by one or two people, and some things cannot be changed at all. Still, she said she admired our gang. ”

"Later, gradually I had more intersections with Hua Xianzi. After I arrived in Chang'an more than ten years ago, she would often ask me to help with small things, such as you kid. Let's go back to the gang. That day, with the help of Fairy Hua, I exchanged my eyes for a life. At that time, I even saw with my own eyes the inhumane things that Tie Xingdong did to that corpse. This made me hate him to the core, and made me hate those two evil sects to the extreme!"

"We continue to fight against them. Two years have passed. The gang is getting bigger and bigger, and in the later stage, even monks from outside sects came to support and protect the township and fight against the evil sect. Due to the fierce resistance, the corpses of children like Tie Xingdong in the evil sect were getting fewer and fewer, and they actually took the initiative to protest to the imperial court. ”

"This kind of thing is unimaginable in Taizong and Wu Anniversary. Slaughtering the subjects of the Son of Heaven even demanded justice from the imperial court! This is due to Xuanzong's attitude towards the sect, which was different from that of the previous emperors. At the beginning, he was able to quell the civil strife and inherit the throne, but it was the monks in the sect world who recognized him first, and he had an excellent public opinion advantage. Plus he is really talented in his own right. But this also led to Xuanzong's gratitude to various sects in his heart, making the law very open to monks. ”

At that time, Li Linfu replaced Zhang Jiuling as the Zhongshu Order. Although there are many rumors that he is a treacherous person, his handling of the two corpses of the wraith is really sophisticated. ”

After that incident, the gang gradually disintegrated. After leaving the gang, I also lived in seclusion in the mountains, and I also bought drunken flowers, and my heartache will never be resolved. It wasn't until five years later that I settled in Chang'an, and until now, I still can't blame the person who made this decision. He made me owe Datang a debt, which is why I made the decision to go to Fanyang. ”

"It was also a coincidence. During the two years I was in the gang, I got married. Her mother's home is in a small town on the northwest border, which is actually an eventful place, often harassed and invaded by foreigners, and officers and soldiers often have to use military force to retake it. The cause of the incident was the capture of the town by a Uighur tribe. And at that time, she happened to be at her parents' house. ”

"The officers and soldiers stationed in the Western Regions are lazy and lazy, greedy for life and afraid of death. I was in a hurry, and I heard that this Uighur tribe was very strong. Although I had a high status in the gang at that time, my brothers could say that I was the only one who looked ahead. But you can't joke with the lives of your gang brothers. What's more, our enemies are the two great evil sects, and the invasion of foreign tribes is a trouble for the government. So I could only wait for the officers and soldiers to dispatch, hoping that she would still be alive. ”

"Soon, a few days later, Li Linfu, with a team of elite soldiers, personally came to the Western Regions, in our gang. He told me that the Uighur tribes had already begun massacres of towns. All the men were killed, the old men, children, and women became slaves, and the good-looking women went to their beds. When I heard this, my heart was half cold. ”

"The first time I met her, it was after my eyes were gouged out. I've only heard that my wife is very beautiful. And at that time, I was hoping that their words were lying to me. If you become a slave, you will be free when you fight back, and if you lose your chastity, you may not be able to hold your head up for the rest of your life. ”

Then Li Linfu told me the worst. His men have brought news that my wife, who has been violated by the leader of the Uighur tribe, is indeed beautiful. I froze. Li Linfu saw my reaction, and on the surface he was sad, but in fact he was satisfied, and he left. ”

"A few days later, he came back and brought me news. He had already written to one of his confidant generals in the court, leading 500 elite soldiers to the Western Regions overnight to regain the territory together with the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Protectorate. Before leaving, he told me that when the general arrived, there would be no Uighur left. ”

"The general soon came to the Western Regions and brought five hundred elites. The officers and soldiers under the Metropolitan Protectorate were also under pressure from Li Linfu and sent 500 people, although the quality was completely incomparable. The Great War soon began. The gang also wanted to send people, but was stopped by Li Linfu, who said that these things were handled by the government and the imperial court. ”

"On the day of the war, Li Linfu took me to watch the battle. And the Uighur tribe, everyone was also a hard bone, and they fought to the end, and even killed prisoners outside the town before the war began. The town had no walls, but it was very large, and there was only one place around it that was inhabited. Officers and soldiers rushed in several people, and all of them fell into an ambush. The general knew that he could not break through easily, and planned to fight a protracted battle, and when they slackened, he would break through in one fell swoop. ”

"I won't tell you what the specific battle is. After a week, the general felt that he could launch a general attack. That night, a thousand soldiers sneaked in, intending to reach in and launch a general attack. But the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Protectorate were stupid enough to reveal their movements before launching the attack. The Uighur soldiers, who had been holding back their anger for several days, caught our flaws again, and the melee began immediately. ”

"Although I was blind in that battle, I could tell how tragic it was just by listening with my ears. The soldiers of the Metropolitan Protectorate didn't know how many of them fled crying and screaming, and those elites of the imperial court had been charging inside. I can't see it, so I don't know who has the upper hand in this big battle and how many people have been killed and wounded. ”

"Later, I was even numb, and I only felt the fire in front of my face, endless shouts and roars. The sound of a knife chopping flesh until finally, I felt a blood-covered figure in front of me, put a soft body into my arms, and spat on the ground. That's when I reacted. In my arms, it is my wife. ”

"But I didn't have the heart to focus on her at this time. All I could think about was what was going on in the town in front of me, on the blazing battlefield. Then, at this time, Li Linfu's voice sounded. ”

He said slowly, "It was the general who saved my wife just now." The town has been recaptured, and all the soldiers of the Metropolitan Protectorate, except for the deserters, have been killed. The elite he brought with him, only forty survived. Half of the dead and wounded were caused by going to the tribal chief's tent to save my wife. The Uighur leader fled in the midst of the war. ”

"These are all things that I did not experience back then, the little chivalrous man who had never experienced the real battlefield back then, and was just a so-called chivalrous warrior. Listening to his words, I felt even more uncomfortable. The general's angry phlegm on the ground, how many brothers he had lost fighting side by side, half of it was for this woman in my arms. ”

"I really feel sorry for them in my heart, and I also know that I owe Li Linfu a huge favor to Datang. He did it for me, and I knew I had to show it. ”

"When I went back that night, it was one of the most painful nights of my life. I knew what Li Linfu wanted, he wanted myself, and called on my brothers to quit the gang. In this way, he will not only have a huge political achievement when he takes office, but also get the favor of the two corpses of the Wraith. Even though I know he's here for this, I can't say no. Even though my wife died that night from the poison fed to her by the Uighur leader in a fit of rage. ”

"Although I was grief-stricken at the time, I thought more about the hundreds of soldiers who died for my deeds. I imagined what the expression on the general's face would be. ”

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