Chapter Twenty-Five: Pursued
The national capital Dongchi Simu was ravaged and trampled by demon soldiers, which was already eye-catching and caused panic. But at this time, Cilins was extraordinarily calm. He took advantage of the opportunity to declare that he wanted to change the capital of the country to Laurendia, and called it the capital of heaven.
In the city of Lao, the group of people with power and wealth naturally rejoiced, for them this was the best opportunity to gain wealth and greater power, therefore, the king ordered, they agreed in every way, and vied to pay for the whole process of Sirins's relocation of the capital and the subsequent construction of Laurendia.
And those who are powerless and powerless, like Crewe, who live on the outskirts of Laurentia and are forced to make ends meet, are depressed, their country is expanding, their only territory is exploited, they have no money, and there is no effective law to guarantee their land ownership, so they have to leave their homes and leave their homes.
On such a gloomy day, the grieving Dongchi Simu buried the bodies of their loved ones. Standing on the street one by one, the grief and indignation in their chests made them want to kill all the demons in an instant, and immediately execute Chivero. Some of them, seeing the soldiers of the Legion of Hades walking majestically through the streets on tall horses, decided to join the army, which would give them a chance not only to avenge their loved ones, but also to win honor. Others sat and waited for the royal decree of Silins, wondering if Silins could give them a life security that they had lost everything.
But when it got dark, Cilins on the throne of the Great Hall of Hades did not give them a single answer. Only two of his guards came out of it, and shouted to the people, "Go back to the pavilion and rest, and the king will take care of your affairs tomorrow morning." β
"What is this? In such a situation, the king will not pay for the rebuilding of our house for us? He has changed his country and gone to Laurendia, and left us here, will we starve to death on the avenue and rot the whole of the four trees?" said the people, but in spite of their great displeasure, they were foolish enough to stand in the streets, and they had no choice but to walk back into the house, waiting for the word of Sielin tomorrow.
"I knew it was so. Why don't you order those evil beasts to kill them all!" At night, Sirins was furious in the hall of Hades, "I didn't expect that I would be so kind as to spare their lives, and they would cost the king's money. What if all that money is left behind to build the heavenly capital?
"The king didn't have to rebuild his house for them. "The best thing to do is to get them to abandon this place and move with you to Lauridia, and they can also participate in the construction there, and these homeless people can serve as some free labor." β
"A great way to get the best of both worlds. Cillins laughed in ecstasy, "Then it's settled, let them go to Laurendia too." β
At this moment, several guards outside the main hall suddenly screamed a few times and fell to the ground.
"What's going on!" Sillins shuddered and ducked behind the two guards.
But after a while, a tall man in a cloak walked in from outside the hall, and when Cilins saw the man's face, he sighed, walked out from behind the guard, and asked confidently, "It is the demon envoy Otores." Your gods must have been pleased yesterday, right?"
"No!" Ottoles glared, "do you know how many of our compatriots your general Chivero has killed!"
"What do you mean by this, what General Chivero?, what compatriots?" said Silins, shuddering, "I only have to offer you benefits, what do we have to do with killing your people?"
"Humans only make up lies!" said Otolas, "Chivero is in your country right now, and if you don't capture him and deliver him to us immediately, the Demon Army will immediately crush your city." With that, he withdrew from the main hall.
Afterwards, Cillins thought to himself, "Is Chivero not dead? Is he really back?" I slandered him like this, and he didn't kill me, how did he know that I didn't mean to trap him in the slightest injustice, I just thought he was dead in the West. Unlikely to come back. β
"You guys!" he called the two guards over, and ordered uneasily, "We must strengthen our defenses these days, and besides, send more men and horses to search for Chivero all over the country, and arrest him immediately if they see him, he is really a big trouble!"
On the way to his hometown of Yuling. Civero saw a large number of Legion soldiers on tall horses, and he heard from them that they had come to capture him. He subconsciously hid, took out a bill of charges about himself that he picked up from the road from his coat pocket, saw himself in the water of the Dongming Ancient River, took the bill of charges and handed it to Moruz and Reshaw, and said with a smile: "This is really a clumsy painter, is the person on this painting obviously another person from me?"
"Even though you have a beard, don't be complacent, your name is still on this list," Mauru muttered, "why is Moruz's fate so tragic, that he has to be with a man who is being chased everywhere he goes." β
"Uncle Moruz, my father is a good man, and he was wronged. Rayshaw argued.
"Who knows if he has been wronged? Nor has he been chased in the same way? Moruz has not slept well all these days, eaten a good meal, and has been tired all day long. β
"There is only one cloud in the sky, and it is raining only you. Chivero looked at the distant sky and smiled, "It's fun to be chased, it's much better than not having freedom, life is just an attitude, the right to wander is travel, and we are noble travelers who enjoy the scenery, wind, frost, rain and snow, no matter how violent, it's just a landscape, a visual and spiritual enjoyment." β
When Chivero, Moruz and the others arrived at Yuling Castle, it was already dusk the next day.
Yuling Castle is composed of four small towns, of which the first town to pass through when entering Yuling Castle is the beautiful town of Rolga, the hometown of Chivello.
The quiet Dongming Ancient River divides the town into two parts, the north and south, the river channel is not very wide when the ancient river passes here, and the ancient residential buildings on the north and south sides complement each other.
The riverside is lined with colorful flowers and foliage plants. In the evenings, leisurely people sit and fish from the steps specially built by the flood control levee. The children on both sides of the strait looked at each other, and chased and played from the stone arched bridge to the other side, and at the same time, they did not forget to learn knowledge, and the people of Yuling were the most learning-minded people in the whole of Silsa, which had the second largest library in the world after the heavenly kingdom.
At dusk, children on the street will be seen holding books and reciting catchily, while old people will sit on benches and read big books, and young people will prefer to sit in a secluded place and recite alone. It's more of a paradise than anywhere else, so quiet that there's not a hint of hustle and bustle, and a few days ago there were wanted lists scattered all over the ground about Chivero. They all picked it up and burned it.
When the three of Chivero arrived, a bald boy with a green booklet was the first to see them, and seeing that they looked very angry, he greeted them and asked politely, "Where do you want to go?" β
"General Civelo's whereabouts. Do you know where the seniors are?" Chivero joked respectfully with a fist in one hand.
"General Chivero's dwellings?" said the boy, smiling, pointing to a row of houses on the shore, "here and there are his dwellings, that, that, that, if you go on, you will find it." β
This left Chivero confused.
"It's all over the place, what does that mean?" muttered Moruz.
Civero continued on his way, and the streets were lined with people. Some chatted, some read with books, and no one seemed to notice his arrival. At this moment he saw several children running after him, singing in a loud voice this song:
"The Lone Wanderer in the Dark World,
Singing a sad and graceful elegy,
In the absurd night,
Even if there is even a little bit of starlight,
and to the end,
But.
When the secret is discovered, it is to be handed over to the great king.
This earth-shattering Itanasus,
Under the dark mountains,
They cried loudly. "Don't leave!"
Pastoral songs are sung under the mountains,
It's a pity that this place has also experienced wind and rain invisibly,
It's just that in the path of evil,
It's still breathing desperately.
The cliff is right in front of you,
It grabs the vines, grabs the smoke. Grab the grass, grab the flowers,
The burly talon-
Seize everything, tear everything,
O human!
Your contemplation will always remind your companions-
Those children of the elves,
Those who are white and flawless, and who possess all the power of all the sources around them.
Obedience** leads to destruction,
The earth will tell you,
Heroes would rather die,
I'd rather let the blood spill all over the canyon,
I'd rather let my body melt into the dirt,
Nor will they break the beauty with their dirty hands,
Dogs are born -
In that case,
At least it can be blown alive by the wind of freedom,
At least obeyed by faith and the voice of the heart,
Our form is nothing,
To live only for the sake of a spirit-
The deep and lofty spirit of Pagavaro. β
The children repeated the recitation, and Civero heard something in it, and he grabbed a boy, smiled and asked, "May I ask what you are reciting?"
"A song that everybody sings - 'The Song of Syrsas'". The boy replied.
"What does this song mean, and who wrote it?" Chivero asked, crouching down.
"This is written by an old man with a woodpecker on his shoulder, he is a Westerner, as for what he means, he can't say it directly, he will sin. The boy said mysteriously.
"Westerners with woodpeckers on their shoulders?" Chivero thought for a moment, as if he knew the answer.
"Do you know where he is? I want to see him. β
"Two days ago he was in the library, and now he doesn't know where he went. The boy replied.
"O'......" Chivero nodded and continued to walk forward.
After walking along the bank of the ancient river for a while, the three of them saw several temples on the side of the riverbank, and the plaques of the temples were engraved with the words "General Chivero Temple".
"I see," Chivero was flattered, and he instantly understood the meaning of the boy's words, "so they all thought I was dead and built me a temple, so that's why I have so many places to live." β
After that, he chose a temple and walked in.
At the front of the temple is a majestic stone statue of Chivero, in front of which an old man is standing and muttering something in a low voice. Chivero deliberately messed up his hair, covered his face, and stepped forward and asked, "Old gentleman, is General Chivero dead?"
The old man slowly turned his head, "Are you?"
"Oh," Chivero laughed, "I'm his warrior, and I've fought alongside him. β
"He was already dead, eight years ago. He looked at Chivero, who turned his face away from his eyes, "But you are a bit like him, you must have something to do with him, right?"
"No, it's just a little thing," asked Civero eagerly, "do you know if his fiancΓ©e, Charlotte, is there? β
"The guest is talking about that girl," said the old man, with a long sigh, "she is long gone, and after General Chivero went to the West and did not return, she rode her horse to the Abyssal Demon Land to find the general, and she has not returned, this is a sad story and an inseparable ending, which has been written into my beloved book." As he spoke, he pulled a book out of his sleeve and showed it to Civero.
Suddenly, Chiverroton felt that the world was shattered and displaced, and the book he had picked up fell to the ground with a bang, and everything in front of him instantly became blurred.
"Are you sick? The old man asked.
"Father, are you alright?" said Rayshaw to comfort him.
"No, I'm nothing. Chivero shook his head, "Just sad for the death of these two." With that, he turned and walked away.
As soon as I stepped out of the temple, the street suddenly became noisy.
"Have you seen Chivero come here?" shouted a group of Stygian legionnaires who arrived in a scattered colt, "it's the former general Civero, who has long since become a devil. β
The people on the street shook their heads, so they dismounted and searched.
Civero retreated to the temple to avoid being pursued, and the old man heard the sound and leaned out.
"Damn the Legion of the Underworld again!" he coughed lightly, "they've been wandering around here for the past few days, disturbing the whole town. β
"They're here to arrest General Chivero. "I've heard that Chivero cut off the head of the statue of the god Sa. β
"That is impossible," said the old man, in a serious and resolute voice, "it would be blasphemy to say that General Chivero is dead, and even if he were not dead, he would not do such a thing." β
As he spoke, a group of soldiers burst in, shouting for the Civero. When the old man looked back again, Civero had already disappeared without a trace in the side door with Moruz and Reshaw.
When Chivero came to the street, he saw the soldiers of the Legion of the Underworld in blue armor walking through the street, the exit of Yuling City had been blocked by these people, and in desperation, they had to hide in the crowd on both sides of the street to watch the lively crowd and sneak away.
"Where are the guests?" Suddenly, a young man passing by Chivero saw the strange Chivero, Reshaw, and Moruz, and asked politely.
The astute Legionnaires noticed this, and they looked to the place where the voice came from. Everything was eerily quiet, and all eyes were on Chivero.
Chivero immediately stopped, faced the young man, glanced at the Legion of the Underworld who was staring at him, looked around, and quipped, "I'm a birdman from Ferniaccardo (1)." β
With that, he spread his legs, broke free from the crowd, and pulled Moruz and Reshaw to flee quickly.
"Catch him, catch him!" only the soldiers in the rear were heard shouting.
Exegesis:
(1) Ferniaccardo: The name of the place that Civero came up with in a hurry. (To be continued.) )