February 208 BC

Before I went to Pengcheng with the Zhang family and my son to join Jingju, I never knew how cruel war was.

The earth was stained red with blood, and there were rotting corpses everywhere. The empty land was boundless, and the wind occasionally whipped up bloody sand. Broken armor and banners floated in the river, and the sound of wild beasts and mountain eagles sounded in the mountains. The sun was dim and bleak, and the wind seemed to be mixed with mournful howls. On a cold February morning, I stood on the battlefield that had fallen silent, looking at the crows hovering in the sky, and felt a sense of grief and desolation in my heart.

I took the pale-faced Ari to erect a small grave on the battlefield, lit a few incense sticks, and then caught up with the team in front.

"Snow Maiden, aren't you afraid?" asked Ari with a sigh of relief.

"I was scared, but now I'm not afraid. My face was gloomy, and I said in a low voice: "Originally, they were ordinary people, with harmonious families and warm relatives, but now they are dying in a foreign country, and there is no one to collect the corpses. To put it bluntly, they are just victims of war, some poor people. ”

"My father he ...... It is also a ...... who died on the battlefield" Ari's voice carried a hint of grief and indignation, she clenched her fists, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yingzheng is not the only one who kills innocents indiscriminately, the Qin State has begun to crusade and plunder the Six Kingdoms since the time of King Qin Zhao. The Battle of Changping lasted nearly three years, killing 400,000 Zhao troops, so that all the mothers of Zhao lost their sons, all wives lost their husbands, and all children lost their fathers. With that tragic history as a foreshadowing, there is nothing strange about Yingzheng destroying the Six Kingdoms. I sneered.

"Isn't Snow Maiden Korean?" asked Ari.

"My mother is Korean, and my father is from Wei. ”

Arry paused, and then asked, "I once heard Gongzi call you princess, don't you ......?"

"It's all in the past, but it doesn't matter if you tell you, I'm the daughter of the Korean princess Lingji and the Wei King Wei fake, my real name is Wei Xue. Looking at her shocked eyes, I stroked her cheek with relief, and said lightly: "I was only one year old when the Wei Kingdom fell, and I never knew what the Wei King's Palace that welcomed me to this world was like. Later, I went to Xianyang Palace with my mother, but she chose to commit suicide for me and my father, leaving me alone. Later, many things happened, and I was rescued by Mrs. Zhang during my near death, so that I can live until now. ”

Ari sniffed, and she leaned over my lap like a child seeking warmth.

War is never a vein of warmth, it starts with desire, ends with death, and leaves the living with sorrow and pain.

In order to prevent being discovered by the Qin soldiers, the team walked in a low-key manner on the hidden path, which was still some distance away from Pengcheng, and if it encountered a large number of Qin soldiers here, our small team would be completely wiped out.

At night, the team settled down in a mountain forest, and a dozen young men went to explore the rest of the forest, while the rest took turns keeping vigil. As soon as Ari and I sat down by the campfire, Zhang Budo walked over with a steaming cloth bag.

"I'm afraid you haven't eaten properly for a few days, this is what I just baked, you can take it to pad your stomach. He opened the cloth bag and handed it to me, and it was a pheasant that had just been roasted.

"How can I eat with Ari, you can also sit down and eat together. I took out the cowhide kettle from the package, looked at his chapped lips and said, "Drink some water, it's the stream I filled in front of me, it's clean." ”

"Thank you. He sat down cross-legged across from me, took a few sips from the kettle, and then carefully wiped the spout before closing the lid and handing it back to me.

The three of us sat quietly around the campfire, eating roast pheasant in silence for a long time.

I could see that Zhang Budo had little appetite like me, and he was always staring at the campfire, holding the food in his hand for a long time.

"Report!"

A young man in charge of the investigation suddenly came out of the woods, panting and running to Zhang Liang's side, not knowing what to say, Zhang Liang stood up excitedly.

"Could it be that Qin Bing is here?" asked Ari nervously, his hand clenching my sleeve.

"Probably not. I looked at Zhang Liang with an excited face, and couldn't help frowning: "Judging from Mr.'s expression, it should be like something good has happened." ”

"I'll take a look. Zhang Budo threw the untouched chicken leg back into the cloth bag, got up and patted the ash on his robe, and strode to Zhang Liang's side. He talked to Zhang Liang for a few words, and his face, which was still gloomy just now, instantly brightened.

"It's a good thing!" he strode back and said excitedly: "There is also a team stationed in front of the forest, and the team is quite powerful, I heard that it is Liu Bang, the prince of Pei, who revolted in Pei County. ”

"It was an uprising in Pei County, why are you here now?" I raised my eyebrows.

"I don't know yet, I'm going to go with my father and ask, you guys are waiting here, and I'll be back in a moment. ”

He and Zhang Liang went into the forest under the leadership of the young man, but they were gone for a long time. I was a little worried, so I sent another young man to look at him, but before the young man had entered the woods, the three men returned.

"Pack up, put out the bonfire, and we'll go and join Pei Gong's team. Zhang Liang ordered.

"It's really Pei Gong......" I smiled, pushed Ah Rui, who was still stunned, and said, "Don't pack up your things yet, we probably don't need to go to Pengcheng." ”

"Definitely. Zhang Budo walked over, extinguished the bonfire with sand, and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect to meet Pei Gong in this kind of place, it's really fate." I thought that Na Pei Gong was born in the market and had a complicated experience, so he must be a scoundrel-like character, but he didn't expect that he was a bold, enthusiastic and courageous man. He had been developing his influence in the Xiapi area, and when he saw me and my father going to greet him, he not only treated us politely, but also welcomed us into his command. ”

"He is already developing his power, and if someone is willing to invest in him, he naturally welcomes it. I tied up my baggage, got up and said, "It is said that you and Mr. should be more careful when they see people's hearts for a long time." ”

"I am not at all glad that this comes out of your mouth. Zhang Budo smiled bitterly: "Since when did you become so cautious and suspicious in your heart? You are only eighteen years old this year, right?"

"Zi said, 'Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black', how can I always maintain the pure heart of the original fist? I put the burden on my back and lowered my eyes: "And I have a feeling that it won't be long before this kind of life ...... It's over. ”