Chapter 34: Death Is Not Equal to Failure
The bell rang one after another, sometimes low, sometimes high-pitched, like a mournful cry, and like a low call!
What does this bell represent, and who rings it?
Dugu Yun looked at the sword in his hand, his eyes were full of sorrow, and the three of them could see the uneasiness in his heart.
After many battles, I thought that with the participation of the temple, things would be simplified, but the truth is so heavy.
Qiu Bing, who had never spoken, suddenly asked, "Do you know something?"
Duguyun nodded silently. The head nodded slowly and hesitantly, and after hanging down, he never lifted it again.
"What do you know? Why do you do this?" Qiu Bing was a little excited at the moment, and said, "Could it be that the temple has already been defeated?"
"Yes," Dugu Yun was in a very depressed mood, "The royal family has won, a big victory!" He spoke in a very small voice, and it was also very difficult to speak, as if the million revenants were stuck in his throat.
"Impossible, the main force of the temple has all been dispatched! How can it be defeated?" Lei Daqiang grabbed the placket on Dugu Yun's chest and said angrily: "You are joking, right?
"Quick...... Hurry, stop it!" Zhang Xiaojie said nervously.
Dugu Yun looked at Lei Daqiang blankly and said, "I also hope it's a joke." ”
If he could, he didn't want to cheer for the victory of the temple everywhere, but the facts were the facts, and he couldn't change them.
Lei Daqiang put Duguyun down dejectedly, looked at the nervous Zhang Xiaojie on the side and said weakly: "Is it a joke or a fact, let's go out and have a look!"
At this moment, the bell was still ringing mournfully, and the four of them were speechless all the way.
The people in the square had arrived, but no one spoke under the mournful bell, and hundreds of people stood there quietly, quiet and a little strange.
Dugu Yun stood silently behind the crowd, Qiu Bing looked at him, and there was an inexplicable emotion in his eyes.
I don't know how long later, the gate at one end of the square slowly opened, and a group of people walked into the square at the moment, fear and powerlessness spread on their faces, at this moment, there was no trace of anger on their faces, like a corpse, moving stiffly.
Dugu Yun lowered his head, he couldn't bear to look at the scene behind.
Hundreds of people in the square looked at the dejected returning troops in shock, they couldn't imagine why they attacked with such momentum and confidence, but when they came back, they were so unbearable, what did they encounter?
Suddenly, the crowd was scratched, and there was a rotten breath in the air, Lei Daqiang sat down on the ground in a gloomy manner, and muttered in his mouth: "How is it possible, how can the Golden Flame Envoy be defeated, how can it be dead?"
Zhang Xiaojie also became afraid, and retreated behind Lei Daqiang tremblingly, not knowing what to do for a while.
Dugu Yun raised his head and found that most of the crowd had fallen, most of them showed frightened expressions and looked at everything not far away, countless stretchers carried countless people, covered with white cloth, but the white cloth had been stained red with blood, and the sleeves of some exposed arms were embroidered with golden flames, which was the highest combat power of the combat troops of the Snow Covering Palace, and at this moment they were also lying silently on the stretcher, unable to make any sound, the highest combat power was still like this, what about the silver flame, what about the red flame, and the lower level of the divine envoy...... In the rear, the corpses spread to the end of the sight, despair enveloped everyone's hearts, hell, as if it was on the horizon.
Although Dugu Yun had known the result for a long time, it was a different thing when he really faced it, at this moment his head was full of sweat, although the person lying next to him did not know him, but he still felt sad and sad, he couldn't help but ask himself: "What's wrong with me? Why should I feel sad and scared for others?"
Qiu Bing looked at Dugu Yun silently, his face was still cold, but his eyes had changed, not just pure indifference. Indifference with sadness, sorrow or pity? Unintentionally, Dugu Yun saw his eyes, and suddenly his heart was shocked, and he suddenly looked at the living carrying the stretcher, only to see that those who were depressed actually had joy in their eyes......
What kind of terrifying existence did you encounter, so that you can forget the pain and hatred when you encounter such a catastrophe and the comrades-in-arms around you have fallen, and feel more glad that you survived?
But then Dugu Yun understood everything, and saw a large car on the other side of the gate carrying countless severed limbs and torsos, and the tooth marks on it were clearly visible. In an instant, the closest people vomited one after another, and for a moment the stench of corpses and the vomit of human heads filled the entire square.
In front of these countless corpses, most of them had already softened and crawled backwards in horror, ignoring the filth on the ground, just wanting to avoid these horrible corpses far away, but they all wanted to see the excitement and huddle together, even if normal people didn't want to go out for a while, let alone the group of people who were frightened?
The defeated are miserable, and the onlookers are desolate! Duguyun looked at all this, and there was an inexplicable emotion spreading in his heart, by training these people, could he really defeat the royal family and drive back the demonic beasts?
The two of them strode along the avenue, the first middle-aged man in a golden robe with a blue face, and behind him was a young man, a dusty and worn white robe embroidered with a black flame. , a black short sword pinned to his waist, his eyes filled with deep tiredness, and he looked at everything in front of him weakly......
Their steps were heavy, but they walked quickly, and soon they were connected with the returning troops, they were only five paces apart, but their eyes never met, and the two looked at the corpses behind them, while the returning combatants looked down at their feet.
"It's good that you can come back alive!" said the middle-aged man in the golden robe.
As soon as the words fell, the returning divine envoy knelt on the ground as if it had been agreed, and said in unison, "The subordinates are incompetent and unable to complete the task of the temple, please punish the hall master!"
"Punishment, punishment what?" the middle-aged man in the golden robe smiled bitterly and said, "I approved this battle, what are you punishing you for?"
"No, it was our joint petition to go on the expedition, it's none of your business!" said a golden flame who knelt at the front.
The middle-aged man said: "Let's not mention this matter for the time being," After speaking, he slowly turned around and shouted to the white-robed young man who fell on both sides: "You have also seen that the enemy facing the temple now is unprecedentedly powerful, it can be said that we cannot compete with the existence, joining the temple is no longer the supreme glory, but facing the threat of death, now I give you a choice, whether to go or stay, you choose for yourself." ”
His voice was not loud, and even a little low, but it exploded in everyone's hearts like a thunderbolt, and everyone's face changed for a while.
The middle-aged man glanced at everyone carefully, and then fell silent.
After a long time, the crowd struggled to get up and slowly walked towards the door.
"Wait," the middle-aged man shouted.
The man then stopped, trembling all over, not daring to look back!
The middle-aged man said lightly: "Don't be afraid," and then looked at the divine envoy with a dead face and said, "Everyone obeys the order and concentrates all the horses on the people who are leaving." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and no one knew what the meaning of his actions was.
The crowd was just quiet for a while, and then it was like boiling water, restless, and the crowd that was still trembling on the ground was now rushing towards the horses, for fear of being one step behind, and for a time hundreds of people on the square avenue were crowded together.
Looking at these people who were crazy because of fear, Dugu Yun's heart sank, now that the situation has reached this point, where can he escape?
On the stretcher, the cold corpses were still flowing with blood, staining a large area of the road red, but it could not stain the hearts of these people with fear, was their sacrifice worth it?
I don't know how long it took, the frenzy finally passed, and at this moment, there were only a few dozen people left in the white robes in the square, and after seeing the rout of the temple, the number of people was drastically reduced by more than ten times.
Dugu Yun looked around, and suddenly felt a little comforted in his heart, Zhang Xiaojie, Lei Daqiang, Qiu Bing, and everyone who had chatted together before all left. Although Lei Daqiang, Zhang Xiaojie and the cowardly girl Yang Lingling trembled uncontrollably, they still gritted their teeth and stood in place.
Dugu Yun stared at the black-robed young man and said, "Lin Chi, you should go to rest, instead of coming over to see this meaningless bustle!"
Lin Chi said: "Why should I go to rest?"
Dugu Yun said: "Meaningful?"
"En!" Lin Chi replied straightforwardly and crisply!
"At least this excitement allows me to prove that I was right about you, isn't that meaningful?"
Duguyun smiled, although it was a bit out of place to laugh in these scenes, but the matter had come to this, so why waste your mind to be sad and sad?
The middle-aged man looked at the people who stayed carefully, and finally his eyes fell on Dugu Yun, and said: "If I didn't remember, you should be called Yun Luotian, right, why are you laughing? Don't you think it's miserable enough now?"
Dugu Yun was stunned, stepped forward and raised his head and said, "Miserable, why do I think it's a very happy thing?" After speaking, he pointed to the divine envoy who was still standing on his knees and the white-robed newcomer who was standing: "Look, even if the hall master, you have announced that what you are staying behind is death, but they still stay and prepare to fight against the water, can be with such a good warrior, why should I be sad, why don't I laugh?"
The middle-aged man's originally unsightly face showed a rare smile at this moment, and he looked at everyone and said loudly: "Can you hear what this young man said? That's right, this time our Snow Covering Hall was defeated, and it was a mess, but you here did not choose to give up because of fear, and you are still standing here, here, I am proud of your courage." After speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone.
The returning divine envoys fell to the ground together, crying bitterly: "Thank you for your forgiveness, he said that we will definitely purify the initiators of this disaster!" The elite troops of the temple, the dignified seven-foot man, couldn't hold back his tears at this moment, and his words kept sobbing, everyone saw it in their eyes, and their hearts were extremely unbearable, Dugu Yun clenched the hilt of the sword, and his eyes were a little moist.
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time, and said: "Everyone get up, the matter has passed, let us send these brave heroes a ride, and I also hope that everyone can remember these partners who once fought side by side with themselves, with their humiliation, with their unwillingness, cheer themselves up, cultivate hard, and strive to dispel the darkness shrouded in this land as soon as possible." ”
"Yes!" shouted in unison, the sound of which vibrated the world.
The middle-aged man nodded, and said loudly again: "Everyone go and prepare first, and in two hours, we will be here, using our flames, to send these heroic spirits on a ride." ”
Everyone was speechless and dispersed silently, Lei Daqiang and the others walked to Dugu Yun's side together, only to see Wen Huiqing and Yang Lingling's two girls with red eyes, obviously crying bitterly just now.
The divine envoys got up one after another, slowly retreated, Lin Chi walked over, and said, "Let these soldiers prepare and prepare, let's stay and clean the scene!" After speaking, he looked at the two girls and said, "This place is a little filthy, I have wronged you!"
Wen Huiqing and Yang Lingling shook their heads together and said, "No, it is our honor to be able to do the last thing for the Heroic Spirit." ”
Lin Chi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's start!"