When the night is darkest, there are torches scattered in the thick darkness in the distance outside the city, reflecting the figures of people and horses that have collided, and the figures of people are running and some are fighting.

The battle gathered in the firelight, more than a dozen armor shone, spears and swords made a piercing sound, mixed with scolding and shouting screams, and the agile figure inside could be seen jumping, and the person was tall and slender under the firelight, and the two knives in his hands were spinning.

As the light of the sword swirled, the surrounding soldiers kept falling.

"It's really a person."

"He's not wearing armor."

The guards standing on the walls watched in amazement, and at the same time there were cries from under the city gates, and those who had fled from the fighting arrived.

"Help, open the gates."

"Please."

There are men and women, old and young, the cries are chaotic, but there are also calm voices in the chaos.

"Don't weep, don't forget the advice of the righteous."

"Yes, yes, people of the city, please listen to us."

"There are no large rebels, there are only a dozen rebels."

"Please let us go into the city and hide."

Hearing these words, the guards on the city wall moved slightly, and the generals who had been standing at the top looked farther away, and the night in the distance was thick and the earth merged into one, and there was indeed no movement in sight.

At the same time, the sound of the battle became smaller and smaller, the fire scattered on the ground was trampled on the ground more and more dim, and the cold light of the armor gradually disappeared.

The general on the city wall raised his hand and waved: "Open the city gate." ”

The firelight illuminated the city gates, and the soldiers and horses galloped out, one running towards the place of battle, and the other surrounding the weeping people in front of the gate.

The darkness has dispersed, the sky has gradually brightened, the fighting outside the city has subsided, and the people in the city who have been awakened and nervous have gradually poured to this side, asking what happened.

Many people had already gathered in the streets in front of the city gates, and the buzz on the inner and outer three floors conveyed the news that had been clearly inquired to the new arrivals.

"It's a group of homeless people who have met rebels on the way."

This kind of thing is very common, many cities and villages have been plundered by rebels, people have lost their hometowns and have to find new places to live, and it is inevitable to encounter danger on the road.

The rebels will take the young and strong as the people's husbands, rape the ** sons, drive the old and the young like cattle as human shields to fill the moats, or torture and kill the defenders who threaten and intimidate the defenders of the city.

In short, when encountering rebels, nine deaths are lived.

But now there are still a lot of displaced people in this group, and the onlookers are tiptoeing inward, both men and women, of all ages, describing themselves as embarrassed but not too injured.

Especially when they came from far away, everyone couldn't help but sigh: "It's good luck that so many people can run to us alive." ”

In today's world, we can only enjoy in suffering, and we are grateful for misfortune.

The lucky outcasts suddenly wept more bitterly than they had cried for help at the city gates.

What's wrong? The onlookers flocked to look again, and saw the scattered homeless people gathered in one direction, where the soldiers gathered, the soldiers and generals got out of the way, and a doctor with a medicine box came out and shook his head at everyone.

"No, the injury is too serious, and there is no help." He said.

When the doctor came out, the people on the other side separated from each other, and the onlookers saw a person lying on the ground, covered in blood, which was very scary.

"O righteous!"

The homeless people cried and surrounded this side again, blocking everyone's view, and as the doctor walked out, the news also spread, it turned out that this was the righteous soldier who killed a dozen rebels by himself last night, and he also escorted the homeless people all the way to here, but in the end, a dozen people were injured too badly in one person's battle, and it was going to fail.

It's a pity, the people sighed, scrambled to tiptoe to see this righteous man clearly, the soldiers standing in front of them could not only see the appearance of this righteous man, but also saw the tragedy of the previous battle with their own eyes, at this time watching the hero dying, their expressions were even more sad.

The righteous man lying on the ground had a calm expression on his face, and he showed a hint of a smile.

"Righteous man, what else do you have to explain?" An old man kneeling in front of him cried, "At least let us know your name and where your home is." ”

"I'm a ranger, I call home all over the world, and I have nothing to worry about and nothing to explain." Yishi said, paused again when he said this, and the hand on his side was raised with difficulty, as if looking for something around his waist, "If you can, there is only one thing...."

The old man hurriedly held his hand to help, and the ranger's hand fell on his waist and took out a beautiful jade pendant.

"I have been appreciated by Mrs. Wu of Dou County, she praised me for having a skill, and gave me beautiful jade, but Mrs. Wu has many good generals, and I have not contributed to it because of my skills." Ranger raised his hand in front of his eyes, his eyes were already dilated to see the beautiful jade, but a smile still appeared on his face.

"If you are lucky enough to meet Mrs. Wu, please tell her that I just have a skill that can't level the troubled times and can't make achievements, but I Qi Xie Yang died in a battle, and I died in a battle, and I lived up to this life and beautiful jade."

He shoved the jade into the old man's hand and smiled again.

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't see it, you sell this for a ration to live."

The old man held Meiyu and trembled: "How dare you ....." Before he finished speaking, the ranger's hand hung down, and he fell heavily to the ground and splashed dust, and he was already dead.

Before he finished his words, this ranger didn't hear the promise when he was dying, and the old man cried loudly with great sorrow.

The surrounding homeless people, men and women, young and old, leaned down and cried, and the onlookers stopped talking and became quiet, looking sad.

The servants of the Xiang family standing in the crowd sighed when they saw this, sadness is sadness, and they have to continue to live after sadness, what can they do, they retracted their eyes and squeezed out the crowd and returned to the inn, they didn't sleep well all night and then continued to rest, and after a day and a night, they had enough spirit to continue the long journey, and they came to the city gate at dawn and waited to open the door to leave, and there was already a group of people waiting in front of the city gate.

Now it is very dangerous to go out on the road, everyone is hiding in the city unless it is absolutely necessary, so many people go out of the city is rare, and after seeing these people clearly, everyone is even more surprised.

This is part of the group of displaced people who fled in the previous group escorted by the rangers.

This city has already taken them in, and they have experienced danger and know the value of the city's protection, why are they in such a hurry to go out so early?

"You're going to Gwangju?" The guards at the city gate were also surprised, "Crazy, so far away!" ”

The old man led by the exiles looked calm and firm, and there was still sadness in his eyes but he was not crazy: "That righteous man said that he would escort us to Gwangju Mansion, and he said that there is a young lady Wu there, and there will be a good life there." ”

The deeds of the young lady of Gwangju Mansion The guards at the city gate also knew that Gwangju Mansion led troops to resist the rebels and protect half of Huainan Province They also heard about it, An Dezhong retreated and abandoned Huainan Province and turned to attack the southeast, Gwangju Mansion should be very stable, and he will no longer be afraid when he gets there, but he .....

"It's still a long way from here to Gwangju." The guards smiled bitterly, "It's inevitable that there will be danger along the way." ”

In order to go to the legendary place where you can live a good life, it is not worth losing your life halfway, especially now that you can have a stable place to live.

After hearing this, the homeless people still insisted on going to Gwangju Mansion, and the old man pressed his hand tightly in front of him, and the guards took a breath, knowing that the old man was holding down the beautiful jade left by the dead ranger.

That ranger preached Gwangju Mansion to them, and now that the ranger is dead, these homeless people still insist on going to Gwangju Mansion, are they obsessed, or are they trying to repay this ranger?

Whatever it was, it was an impulse, and the guards advised them to calm down, knowing that they were moved by the righteousness of the ranger, and they would inevitably rush into the blood, and when they calmed down, they would know that it was not necessary.

"But one death." The old man thanked the guards and smiled, "Let's wait to die and live, it can be regarded as a rush." ”

When the guards saw that they did not listen to the persuasion, they did not persuade them, and it was also a problem for the displaced people to stay here, and the city could not support so many people.

The city gate opened, and the group of displaced people walked out with the old and the young, and the horror of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe had not yet dissipated, and there was firmness in their eyes.

The entourage of the Xiang family glanced at each other, not knowing what to say, as long as it was a normal person, they would choose to stay here, that ranger saved their lives, wouldn't it be rewarding them to live well? He was bent on trekking to Gwangju.

Poor and sad.

People have their own lives, and the lives of these homeless people are to go to Gwangju Mansion to complete the unfinished purpose of the ranger, and they are going to deliver the letter to the hands of the son, which is related to the future of the Xiang family.

The morning light spreads out from the high sky, enveloping the earth, and looking down at the people running on the ground is like ants.

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