Chapter Seventy-Four: Killing Yourself and Becoming Righteous Without Hesitation
Chenguang exerted all his strength, finally propped himself up, and sat up. However, it was such a simple action, he only felt that there were countless insects gnawing in his bones, and countless small needles were poking wildly all over his body, the table was to the left, the chair was to the right, and he was spinning endlessly, and his heart was even more turbulent, and a sour and evil meaning was blocked in his throat.
He quickly closed his eyes, letting the cold sweat run down his head and neck, and didn't dare to wipe it with his hands, but in a moment, his hands had begun to tremble, and he couldn't hold it anymore. At this moment, Guo Xinzhu came in with a basin, and when he saw him like this, he quickly put the basin at the head of the bed, stretched out his hand to support him, and said, "You just saved your life, so it's better not to move for the time being." ”
Chenguang opened his mouth to speak, but unfortunately his tongue swirled in his mouth, and the words were indistinct, "Wow me", and he didn't know what to say.
Guo Xinzhu smiled and asked him to lie down, and said, "I know you want to speak, but you listen to me first." General Jing Peng came in the morning, and he said that General Xuanyuan Zheng will come to see you in a while, how is it, I'm looking forward to it, right?"
When Chenguang heard this, he was a little excited, and Guo Xinzhu said again: "Don't be excited, you have slept for a day, you are hungry, I will go and get you some porridge." ”
Chenguang looked at Guan Xinzhu, who was feeding himself porridge spoonful by spoonful, and only felt a warmth in his heart, and something seemed to be accumulating in his eyes.
Guo Xinzhu looked at him, and while feeding the porridge, he smiled with interest: "You don't need to be grateful to me, I said when I was on Xingyue Island, I depend on you for everything in this life, what's the matter, your face is not very good-looking, alas, your face was also like this when I was on Xingyue Island." ”
Xinzhu looked at Chenguang's blue and red face, and said with a smile: "That's it, if you don't want to, say it now, I won't force you, when you're well, I'll go back to Xingyue Island to continue to be my bamboo king, but you have to think about it, like me, a strange woman who can go out of the hall and enter the kitchen, is better than Erlang, and doesn't lose Jiao (Niang), you can't find it anymore with a lantern." ”
She said it lightly, but Chenguang could clearly see that the spoon she had fed was trembling a little.
Chenguang took a sip of porridge, but his eyes looked at Guan Xinzhu fixedly, and he pulled out a smile at the end. Besides, Xinzhu blushed a little when he saw it, and said: "If you don't speak, you will only laugh, if you don't speak, I will take you as an agreement." ”
Chenguang Nunu mouthed, motioned for another spoonful of porridge, drank it, let out a long breath, and then looked at Guo Xinzhu, "Hehe" laughed, Guo Xinzhu also looked at him, "giggled" and laughed.
The two were laughing, and a vicissitudes of life outside the door said: "What is the good thing to laugh so lively?" and then the voice of Deputy General Jing Peng said: "Woman, General Xuanyuan is here, please open the door." ”
Guo Xinzhu put down the bowl and opened the door.
A middle-aged man with a medium and sturdy physique was the first to come in, he was dressed in a plain robe, his face was majestic, and he just stood in the room casually, and the room, which was originally quite spacious, suddenly seemed a little cramped.
Vice General Jing Peng followed in, and said to Guo Xinzhu: "Guo Nuxia, this is the commander of our Tiger Ben Battalion, the official worships the general of the Sanpin Zhengdong and the general Xuanyuan Zheng." ”
Guo Xinzhu saluted Xuanyuan Zheng and said: "The little woman Guo Xinzhu has seen General Xuanyuan. ”
Xuanyuan hurriedly supported her, and said happily: "Besides, the woman is flying away, but she is an outsider, and she doesn't need to be polite to us laypeople." How is the young man of the morning light? I hear you guys laugh so happily. ”
Guo Xinzhu let him in, pointed to Chenguang and said, "He's much better, but he can't move very much, and he can't speak well." ”
Xuanyuan strode over, sat on the edge of the bed, took Chenguang's hand, and said, "It's just a little better, don't worry, you are cultivators, you have a solid foundation, and you will get better soon." ”
Chenguang nodded.
Vice General Jing Peng saw that Xuanyuan was chatting with Chenguang, and said to Xinzhu: "Woman Woman, our general has brought you some supplements and clothes and the like, in the car outside, I will bother the woman to see if it is suitable for use, if there is something wrong or missing, I will make up for it." ”
Guo Xinzhu looked at Xuanyuan Zheng and Chenguang, nodded, and went out with Jing Peng.
Xuanyuan Zheng said to Chenguang again: "Shaoxia sacrificed his life to save the people of Xia Yan, Xuanyuan Zheng really admired, I don't know where Shaoxia's parents are, who he studied from, Xuanyuan Zheng really wants to pay a visit?"
Chenguang tried hard to say something, but unfortunately he could only say "oh uh" a few times, Xuanyuan was looking at his anxious appearance, and hurriedly said: "Shaoxia, don't worry, you can't make a sound, it's better for me to speak, you just nod and shake your head, okay?"
Chenguang nodded.
At this time, Xuanyuan took out a piece of jade pendant from his arms, which was snow-white and shaped like a yin and yang fish. He touched this jade pendant and said, "I'll just be straightforward, I recognize the jade pendant that Shaoxia brought on his body." This jade pendant has been with Shaoxia since he was a child?"
Chenguang nodded.
Xuanyuan Zheng sighed slightly and said, "Shaoxia definitely doesn't know who his parents are, right?"
When Chenguang heard what he said, his whole body was shocked, and he nodded desperately again.
Xuanyuan was looking at the jade pendant and said slowly, "I'll tell you a story." That was more than 20 years ago, when I was a military general guarding the border of the shemales, stationed in the north all year round. My hometown is in Rong County in the southwest, and I also have a brother of the same clan, who is a celebrity in Rong County, who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
About 20 years ago, I heard that he had a son, and then I was promoted to the commander of the Huben camp, and I went to look for him before taking office, but he said that his son was gone, because when his son was born, there was a vision from heaven, and it happened that there was also a plague in Rong County, and the people said that his son was a bad omen, the embodiment of demons, surrounded his house, and wanted to burn his son to the sky. In desperation, he threw the child into the stream, hoping that God would bless him to escape. ”
When Xuanyuan said this, he couldn't help but shake his head and regret, and said: "Later, I got a daughter, and he gave my daughter a piece of jade pendant, saying that it was a pair with his son's jade pendant. My daughter's jade pendant is exactly the same as yours, but it is carved from black jade, and it just forms a pair of yin and yang Taiji patterns with yours. That's why I can recognize your jade pendant. ”
Xuanyuan was stroking Chenguang's head and said, "My clan brother has no dispute, and my brother and sister-in-law have a name of Yu Zilin." Child, you are not without parents, you are also the same as me, your surname is Xuanyuan, but you are the child of my Xuanyuan family. ”
At this time, the morning light was already like tears raining down, Xuanyuan was raising his head and taking a long breath, and then said in a deep voice: "Child, you must want to know the news of your parents at this moment, and the old man will not hide it from you, your parents are sad because they discarded their parents and children with their own hands, and your mother ...... a few years ago She died, and her grave is in your hometown of Rong County, Shu County. Your father has no nostalgia for this world, and he has gone to the end of the world, and he has not been found, and the old man has been searching for many years, but it has been unsuccessful, and I don't know if he is still alive. ”
Chenguang couldn't cry, but he couldn't speak, and he was even more sad.
Xuanyuan Zheng nodded, and said, "Child, you already know your life experience, and the old man still has something to tell you." ”
As he spoke, he put the jade pendant into Chenguang's arms, and said: "The old man went to the imperial court, hoping to take the tiger camp to Mitarion to rescue the people of Xia Yan, but unfortunately the saint was deceived by the traitorous ministers today, and before the twist reached the hands of the saint, he was beaten back by Zhongshu Province, saying that the people could not be rescued, otherwise the consequences of the war with Mitarion would be unimaginable." ”
At this time, Guo Xinzhu happened to walk into the house, and when he heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "How can this be done! Xia Yan claims to be the most powerful country in the world, if he doesn't even rescue his own people, won't it make the world laugh even more?"
Xuanyuan Zheng also nodded, and said: "The woman is reasonable, how can I let other countries bully the people of the Xia Yan Heavenly Dynasty?" So the old man decided to take Tianzhou to Beibi Prefecture to save people. ”
As soon as Xuanyuan said this, Deputy General Jing Peng next to him exclaimed: "General can't! The Tiger Camp is Xia Yan's elite division, and it can't be transferred at will." Now that there is no holy will, and there is no tiger talisman of the army, it is a capital crime to use soldiers and horses without permission......!
Xuanyuan Zheng waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Jing Peng, I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more, after I leave, you have to manage the affairs of the camp." Well...... I'm afraid it will take more than a month to turn around. The transfer of Tianzhou is very important, it is really difficult to conceal it, if you can hide it, you can hide it, you really can't hide it, don't force it, everything is to keep the tiger camp. If the Holy One sends someone to ask questions, you will say that it is my idea alone, and when I come back, I will naturally ask the Holy One for my guilt, and I will never affect the brothers. ”
Jing Peng opened his mouth and said, "General......" and wanted to say more, but Xuanyuan Zheng waved his hand, interrupted him, and said, "Let's talk about other things when we go back to the camp." Then he said to Guo Xinzhu: "Guo Woman, I, Xuanyuan child, please take care of your good life, and the old man will go to Beibi Prefecture to save my Xia Yan people." ”
Xinzhu burst into tears, Chenguang was excited, but Jing Peng couldn't stand on his knees.
In the tent of Peterson, the commander of the Western Army of Mitarion, three heralds were kneeling on the ground, while Peterson was holding three reports and was furious.
"Bastard! A few Xia Yan's stragglers can actually burn most of the baggage team, what is the use of me raising you!? The front army has a full 2,000 cavalry, and even Xia Yan and a group of civilians can't catch up, do you want to be angry with me!? The most hateful thing is that thousands of cavalry were defeated by more than a dozen or twenty Xia Yan's remnants, and they lost hundreds of people, and even ten knights lost most of them, and they finally escaped, do you really want to make Mitarion stink for 10,000 years!?"
Peterson angrily threw the three reports in his hand into the faces of the three heralds, who were so frightened that they hurriedly prostrated on the ground, not daring to breathe.
Peterson gasped and roared for a while, and finally gradually calmed down, and said to the adjutant: "Pull the three of them down, punish them as coolies for one year, and then let the cavalry of the front army divide half, go to the rear and patrol the rear, and then let the central infantry team collect more grain and grass along the road, and the rest continue to advance." ”
The adjutant took the order and went out with three heralds.
Peterson licked his lips, looked at the map and read: "Xia Yan Mouse, you struggle, at most half a month, after half a month, you can only choose to jump into the sea, or be dismantled by me, wait for me......!"
The night sky over the Antamita Plateau is exceptionally clear, and even on winter nights, the stars are still clearly visible in the sky. Xu Xun, Qing Mulin, Wang Kun, Peng Mu, Wu Renjia, Fu Ke and others gathered around a fire, and everyone held the wine they had taken from Mitarion and drank their glasses. Next to them, there were more than a dozen bonfires, and Ka Mako and the others were drinking around the other bonfires.
Xu Xun picked up the wine glass, stood up, and said aloud to everyone: "Brothers, today's battle is really very happy, a large amount of grain and grass in Mitarion has been burned, and most of the wine and meat have been robbed by us, I believe they are jumping to their feet with anger at this moment." This is exactly what we want! Mitarion's sour wine may not taste good, but it is still enough to make us happy, please drink this cup together, and wish us a smooth return home!"
Everyone applauded one after another, and there was a sound of staggering in the field.
Jia Zhenzi slowly drank the glass of wine, also stood up, waved his hand to the four sides, and then asked Xu Xun: "Senior Brother Xu, although we have a lot of materials for Mitarion today, we have not killed or injured many of them, you know, being merciful to the enemy on the battlefield is cruel to yourself, this is the first time we have succeeded in a surprise attack, I don't know if we can succeed so smoothly next time......" He sighed heavily.
When Xu Xun heard this, he frowned and was silent, and Aoki Lin stood up unhurriedly and said, "Jia Zhenzi Daoyou's words are true. This time we didn't aim to kill people, but for a reason. First, we are dealing with almost all teams transporting baggage, most of whom are just civilians, and there are not many regular soldiers of Mitarion, and harming them will not have much impact on Mitarion's combat effectiveness, and it will not make much sense. Second, it means more to let these people escape than to kill them. They have to consume the already small supplies of Mitarion's army, and they also need Mitarion to send troops to protect them, so that they can disperse Mitarion's forces. ”
I see, it makes sense. Everyone was talking, and Jia Zhenzi looked at everyone and said, "In that case, I hope that the next time we meet Mitarion's regular army, we won't have to show mercy." ”
Aoki Lin said: "Of course, think about the time when we met Mitarion's reconnaissance team before, did we have a spare hand?"
Another disciple of the Daoyuan Palace, who was sitting by the same bonfire as Jia Zhenzi, stood up, this disciple was a disciple of the Miaozi generation, called Miaoqingzi, and he was the youngest fourth-generation disciple of the Daoyuan Palace.
Miao Qingzi got up and said: "What Daoist Brother Aoki Lin said is extremely true, but Mitarion was greatly folded by us today, and he will definitely be more wary of us, and may even be specially sent to deal with us, I'm afraid we will no longer be able to act as smoothly as today, how should we deal with this?"
Wu Renjia also said: "This brother is right, not only will it be more difficult for us to act, but I am afraid we will also have to be careful of our own safety." ”
Fu Ke on the side said: "What's so difficult about this? Starting tomorrow, I will take a few brothers to explore the way in front from a distance to make sure that there is no danger, and then call everyone to action. We are all cultivators, and as long as we don't get dumpled by others, it is definitely not difficult to escape. ”
Xu Xun shook his head and said: "It's still not appropriate, we thought about it all the way at the beginning, but unfortunately we met Mitarion's cavalry, and it was really difficult to leave......
Fu Ke stood up and patted his chest and said: "You didn't know the details of the opponent's cavalry at the time, but now that we already know and have prepared in advance, we should go separately, and we should set up a set, can we really not deal with them?"
The surrounding crowd was echoing, Xu Xun wanted to say something more, but was pulled by Aoki Lin's sleeves, and whispered: "Second brother, now everyone's mood is high, and everyone's momentum cannot be extinguished, if you have any worries, let's discuss a countermeasure first to ensure that we don't rush when the time comes." ”
Xu Xun nodded, sat down, and discussed with everyone how to deal with various unexpected situations.
When the morning sun shone on the Akamala Desert, the long procession had already begun to slowly walk across the endless desert.