Seven years later.

A round of arrogant sun slowly floated out of the sky, and slowly climbed towards the sky, and finally moved from the sky to the sky, as always, radiating light to the surroundings, the whole process was constantly eroding the already indescribable night, and the night was like seeing a cat quickly fled around, just like seeing a cat, in this way, the light finally defeated the darkness, and the sky was finally lit up by the sun. The vast but yellow sand earth below suddenly began to shake slowly for some reason, and the sand and gravel were inexplicably beating on the ground as if frightened, only to see a dark red stream of people in the distance carrying the wind and dust slowly approaching this side.

In the position of the arrow of the dark red flow of people, a young man with smooth and fair skin, a delicate face, lazy eyes, a long hair like black jade hanging with a faint luster casually draped down, a slender and slender figure, a gentle and elegant temperament, wearing an ink-colored robe wrapped around the body, leaving only a handsome face exposed, pinned to the waist of a short sword, the short sword is more than two feet four inches, the hilt is covered with black semicircular hardwood, the gauntlet with a dull color but exudes a shiny light is exposed outside, and the sword body is hidden in the dark but simple and deep wooden scabbard.

Seeing that the sun was rising again, the young man said to the side as if no one was around: "Qingyu, do you have a very strange feeling? We have all walked so far, let alone the enemy, we haven't even seen the hair of an animal, isn't there something wrong with the intelligence?"

The man like a mountain on the side looked seriously at the yellow sand of this barren land on the tall steed, took a good look at it, frowned tightly, and then turned his head, his angular face blocked a little sunlight, and he replied: "Empty, it's okay, I believe in Liu Feihu's intelligence, he is also a person who has been in a hundred battles, there should not be too much problem in intelligence, not to mention that he and I have been comrades-in-arms for so many years, and I haven't missed anything, I believe him." ”

Then his tone became much more relaxed, and he said: "Empty, maybe you haven't been on the battlefield for too long, so you are a little too cautious, don't be nervous, we are just attacking the rout this time, it's not a big deal." ”

Seeing that Long Qingyu finally began to comfort himself, Mo Kongjue chuckled, and then said: "Qingyu, I didn't mean that, I just rode a horse for too long and was too bored and complaining, don't take it seriously." As he spoke, he always had a smile on his face, and his heart became more vigilant.

Looking at Mo Kongjue's face full of smiles, Long Qingyu looked helpless and sighed: "Kongjue, you said you, why are you getting more and more boring now, but you still have the heart to joke with me during the march of this army, I think you are still as funny as before." ”

Mo Kongjue replied: "Hey, in fact, I don't want to be like this, that injury made me lose a lot of vitality, I can't practice a lot of kung fu before, I can only stay at home every day to read books, play the piano, write and so on, do you think I can not become so boring?"

Somehow, after hearing that Mo Kongjue could only stay at home every day, Long Qingyu said to him with some annoyance, instead of a trace of sympathy: " Cut, what is this, you are now playing with your children at home every day, even my son has been abducted by you, he doesn't see how to listen to me now, but only listen to you as an uncle, sometimes I rarely go back and want to take him out, that kid actually said to read a book at home, and I was stunned, you are embarrassed to tell me that I am bored, you make me go back and no one pays attention to me, I am bored. ”

After listening, Mo Kongjie laughed, the corners of his mouth turned upward, and then said lazily: "Ah, I'm not afraid that the children will be bored, so I always play with them! Besides, your guards don't see you as a father all year round, so you don't have to come to my house when you're fine, and sometimes you can beat the autumn breeze, why are you so angry? You're so adult, and you're so childish, like a child, really!"

Hearing Mo Kongjue's words of directly clearing his responsibility, Long Qingyu held the reins of the horse tightly with both hands, his bones creaked, and said loudly: "Mo Kongjue! You are a cheap and obedient person, are you going to be angry with me!"

Seeing that Long Qingyu was still so impulsive, the chief of the guard on the side hurriedly said: "Young General, don't get excited, let's extinguish the fire first, Master Mo didn't mean that." ”

Long Qingyu snorted coldly when he heard this, and said: "Old Yu, even you help him speak, I really don't know what is good about him." Then he turned away from the two of them. After hearing this, the chief of the guard bowed his head and laughed twice, and then stopped talking.

Another endless wind swept through the yellow earth, the rolling sand of the wind constantly crashing against the dark red flow of people, and the sand and gravel slapping against the armor. Faced with this situation, Mo Kongjue had to put on the mask he had just pulled down again, and then said very impatiently: "It looks like the sandstorm is coming, Qingyu, we have to speed up and rush out, if you are trapped in the sandstorm, you don't know how much time to waste, if the cooked ducks fly by then, you are afraid that you will be trained again." ”

Seeing this, Long Qingyu straightened his back on horseback, letting the flying sand and stones hit his armor and face, feeling the wind becoming stronger and stronger, he raised his arm and waved forward, leading the cavalry behind him to quickly shuttle in this flying sand, and finally got out of this dangerous area just when the yellow sand was about to cover the sky.

Gradually, the cavalry began to slow down, the horses began to snort, greedily breathing in the fresher air, the sand behind them was raging, even if it had been a few miles away, the terrifying roar could still be heard, but the soldiers' faces did not have a trace of joy overflowing after the catastrophe, and they still meticulously rode their horses to follow the general in front.

At the front of the team, Long Qingyu's voice sounded abruptly. He looked around, listened to the raging sound behind him, and then said to Mo Kongjue on the side: "Kongjue, is this really the place where our ancestors once lived? Now it is this scene, but there are still people who want to return to their homeland and rebuild their homes, I don't know how many years have passed, haven't they woken up from their dreams?"

Mo Kongjue still had that smile on his face, and he replied: "Qingyu, this is not a dream, this place once belonged to us humans, and now it is invaded by spells, although I don't know how many years have passed, but the history here has not been destroyed. Returning to this is everyone's wish, no matter what it has become now, it is the place where we humans were once conceived, our ancestors have lived here for generations, although the place where we live now is very beautiful, and this place has been destroyed by the spell into this appearance, but it is still our homeland, the place where we have taken root and sprouted, and it is human nature to think of our homeland, I believe that you will lead us to realize our wishes as a major general. ”

Long Qingyu said with some disapproval: "I still think that the place where we live now is quite good, and I don't know what those people think in their hearts, but since it is their wish, I will help them realize it, so I, Long Qingyu, have also become the young patriarch of the Long family, and they are all people I want to protect in the future, and it is necessary to realize my wishes." But don't be with my major general, the young general is short and screaming, I think you have never treated me as a general, empty. Then don't pretend to learn from others. ”

"Hahaha, Qingyu, you found out. Yes, I don't bother to care if you're a general or not, even if you're a general now, you're not as stupid and strong as before, like a cow. ”

Hearing this, he caught a glimpse of the expression on Long Qingyu's face that quickly faded, and the chief of the guard replied in a timely manner: "Lord Mo, this is a bad word, the young general is not stupid, the young general is wise and powerful, and he has won many battles, and he will be able to take over the mantle of the marshal in a few years, so it is not as unbearable as you said." ”

After listening to the words of the chief of the guard, Long Qingyu couldn't suppress his joy, he chuckled, the pride on his face couldn't be suppressed, and said to Mo Kongjue: "Kongjue, look! Look at it! This time you don't have anything to say, do you know that the eyes of the masses are bright, and I am still very powerful in the hearts of the soldiers, no, I am very wise and martial, don't you still look at me as I used to, I have grown up." ”

Looking at Long Qingyu's radiant appearance, Mo Kongjie whispered to himself: "Yes, Qingyu has finally grown up, and he is still a young general, not the stunned and stunned young man he used to be." Then he touched the short sword on his waist, remembering that he had accidentally seen the large and small scars on Long Qingyu's back left by the war, and said secretly: "Qingyu and I haven't fought together for a long time, and my shadow is really incompetent." ”

However, the time of memories is always short, Mo Kongjue kept a smile on his face, and said lazily to Long Qingyu: "Yes, you have become a general, but I am just a nobody, I can't climb high, I can't climb high, hahaha!"

As if realizing that he had just said something wrong, the chief of the guard arched his hand to Mo Kongjue to apologize, and said to Mo Kongjue: "Don't blame Lord Mo, it was the villain who lost his words just now." Then he continued: "How can Master Mo be a nobody, everyone knows that you are the shadow of the young general, but because of the injury and recuperation for a period of time, the safety of the major general will still have to be taken care of by you in the future, we can only fight bravely for the young general, and block the sword when necessary, but the safety of the major general really depends on you." ”

Looking at the chief of the guard, Mo Kongjue waved his hand to show that he didn't care, and then said to him with a smile: "Captain Yu is still too high-spirited, and he is just an ordinary man, but the martial arts he practices are different from yours. ”

Seeing this, the chief of the guards replied: "Where, where, Lord Mo's martial arts are outstanding, this is a well-known fact, your lordship is too humble." ”

Seeing that one of the two of them complimented and the other prevaricated seemed to be difficult to stop in a short period of time, Long Qingyu hurriedly said: "Okay, why do you two go back and forth like this, I can see that my head is big, don't you all do the same thing, what is there to twist and pinch." I see, you will be like this in the future, Lao Yu will call you empty, and empty will call you old Yu, don't fix those vain, otherwise I will be annoyed just by listening to you call each other. As he spoke, his eyes kept wandering between the two of them.

Mo Kongjue laughed, looked at the chief of the guards with a smile, and said loudly: "I also think it is feasible, I will call you Lao Yu in the future." ”

Lao Yu listened, and immediately replied: "Master Mo, didn't you torture the villain, how dare I compare with you, the villain thinks it's better than before." ”

Long Qingyu saw that he was old and old, his eyes widened, he snorted coldly, and said: "After so many years, why are you still so stubborn, forget it, I don't care about you!" Then he turned his head and looked at the vast land in front of him.

Suddenly, rolling yellow sand rolled up ahead, and a dark red squad rode in the wind. Looking at the people in front of him, Long Qingyu said: "Lao Liu, they are here, it seems that they have confirmed the information again, it is empty, this time we really didn't come in vain." Mo Kongjue saw the person clearly, and nodded when he heard the words.

The leader of the team at the front of the team was dressed in soft armor, wearing a dark red tight-fitting military uniform outlining his sturdy physique, seeing Long Qingyu, he tightened his horse's head, reduced his horse speed, stopped quickly in front of Long Qingyu, and then led everyone to turn over and dismount. Everyone moves in unison, which can be described as well-trained. Liu Feihu knelt on one knee, bowed his head and arched his hands, the face that was covered by the mask had been taken off in time before, and in his ordinary appearance, he looked at the hooves of the horse under Long Qingyu's seat with a bright light.

When Long Qingyu saw the comer, he had already ordered the march to stop, and stopped here, waiting for the scout chief's return. Seeing Liu Feihu kneeling in front of his car and waiting for his life, Long Qingyu said loudly: "Old Liu, is the situation true?"

Liu Feihu responded: "The subordinates live up to the trust of the major general, and once again confirm that the information is indeed reliable, and there is indeed a defeated curse army stationed there, but the number is still a little different from the expectation, and it is estimated that there will be about 30,000." ”

Hearing this, Long Qingyu said: "Thirty thousand, it seems that all the defeated armies in this war so far have been combined. Lao Liu, how are their equipment and morale?"

Liu Feihu responded: "Back to the young general, the morale of the defeated army is low, and the mourning and groaning of the defeated army can be heard by his subordinates and his subordinates from afar. Most of the equipment is also patchwork, and no formed, fully equipped teams have been found among them. ”

After hearing this, Long Qingyu pondered for a while, and then continued to ask: "Lao Liu, is there any trace of ambush soldiers in Hump Valley, the place where we are waiting?"

Liu Feihu said: "Major General, the Hump Valley is safe, and his subordinates have sent people to patrol the dry mountains on both sides of Li and have not found any enemy troops within ten miles of the dry mountains, let alone any trace of ambushes, and the subordinates have left reliable soldiers to continue to patrol around the canyon. ”

After listening to Liu Feihu's report and looking at the lonely Hump Valley in front of him, Mo Kongjie interjected: "Captain Liu, have you noticed the earthy rock formations in Hump Valley? You must know that the spell is an expert in drilling holes." ”

Looking at the young man in the black robe and asking himself, Liu Feihu hesitated for a moment, looked at Long Qingyu and asked softly, "Young General, may I ask who this adult is?"

After hearing this, Long Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Oh, Lao Liu, it turns out that you don't know him? You see that I am really negligent, now let me introduce you, he is my shadow, Mo Kongjue, this is the first time to come with the army." ”

After listening, Liu Feihu looked at Mo Kongjue very happily, then bowed to Mo Kongjue, bowed his head and said: "My lord is Mo Kongjue, Lord Mo? ”

The familiar smile hung on Mo Kongjue's handsome face again, and Mo Kongjue replied: "Where is it, the general didn't offend me, but he was just cautious, General Feihu has experienced a hundred battles, and the scout brigade he brought with him has made great achievements, I am new to the battlefield, it is rare to be confused, and I hope that General Feihu will take more care of me when the time comes." ”

Seeing that the two complimented each other and the trend of intensifying before, Long Qingyu had to cough and said, "Okay, now that everyone knows each other, there is no need to be like this." ”

Liu Feihu saw that Mo Kongjue was so easy-going, and replied heartily: "Lord Mo don't worry, my subordinates know that spells are well versed in the method of tunnels, and all the places they inspect pay attention to the soil and rock formations, the land in the Hump Valley is solid, and there is no sign of any cave tunnels underground, we have been there for three days, and we have not found anything abnormal, and the texture of the land in the Hump Valley is hard, even if it is a spell, it is difficult to chisel it, let alone make a hole to the mountain to set up an ambush without a sound." ”

Mo Kongjue listened to Liu Feihu's narration, felt very meticulous, and did not have any omissions, and then said to him: "In this way, it seems that the defeated army is already a meal on the plate of our army, and if this battle is victorious, General Feihu will make a great contribution." ”

Seeing this, Liu Feihu hurriedly said: "This is a matter within the subordinate's responsibility, and Master Mo has won the award." ”

After listening to the conversation between the two, Long Qingyu said to Liu Feihu: "Lao Liu will return to the team first." ”

Liu Feihu responded: "Subordinates obey orders!" Then he saluted Long Qingyu with a fist, turned over his horse, and joined the team. After an interlude, the troops began to move in an orderly manner again.

After the army marched for a while, Long Qingyu asked Mo Kongjue on the side: "Kongjue, according to the information that Lao Liu just had, what do you think we should do next?"

Mo Kongjie pondered for a moment, and responded: "Hehehe, Qingyu, you still don't ask me about the war, I am only responsible for your safety, as for the outcome of the war, I am not in my control, you can watch it, but I think it is better to be careful, you must know that the master of this spell is not an idle person, and you also know that he is scheming." ”

After listening to Mo Kongjue's words, Long Qingyu pondered for a while while riding, and then responded: "Well, Kongjue, you are right, this time the Demon Lord will be the Demon King who hurt you back then, how many of our people he has killed over the years, he is not only scheming, but also extremely cruel." Long Qingyu paused, and then continued: "Empty, but I don't understand one thing, this war has been going on for so long, he hasn't shown up, although his father's side has been fighting and winning successes, but he hasn't encountered their real main force, where did you say that the curse of heaven and evil took his main army?"

Mo Kongjue listened to Long Qingyu's words silently on the side, constantly deliberating on various possibilities in his heart, and then replied: "Qingyu, I think we still have to be more careful about the next road, I always feel that this war is very strange, the curse has been defeated and has been killed and injured countless times, but they have not withdrawn their troops, and have been resisting stubbornly, I think the curse heaven evil should have another arrangement." The next road is to let the Flying Tiger General and them explore the road in front, and our main army will keep a distance, and when there is anything wrong, use signal flares to warn them, so that we can deal with them again. ”

Long Qingyu nodded and agreed to Mo Kong's method, and then called Liu Feihu to give an order, and then the army kept a distance from the scout team and marched vigilantly.