"What! Give up resistance? ”

In the second month of the Hu people's attack on the Xia Dynasty border, Zhao Ben, the general stationed in Yinshanshu, looked at the man in front of him with a shocked expression. Seeing that the other party nodded solemnly, he suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

"What are you laughing at?"

Zhao Ben said decadently: "I'm laughing at myself, but the calculation of the agency has cost Qingqing's life." ”

"What do you mean?"

"In order to be closer to home, Lao Tzu was finally transferred here, if it weren't for this, it would be nothing to evacuate with the troops, but now Lao Tzu's home is here, even if it is His Majesty's order, even if the logistics supply is stopped without evacuating the imperial court, Lao Tzu cannot be withdrawn! Defend the country, defend the country! Where does a country come from without a home? I can't even protect my home, and I still have a fart country! Go back and report the news, this is the land where I was born and raised, and I will not leave with the army..."

Before Zhao Ben's words could be finished, the expression of shock was permanently fixed on his face, and the man suddenly struck out, cutting off his head with a clean sword.

The guards outside the door heard the movement inside, suddenly pushed the door and broke in, and saw that the lord was about to be killed, and subconsciously pulled out his weapon, but the man carried Zhao Ben's head, unhurriedly showed the token, and said: "Zhao Ben's intention to rebel has been killed by me, do you also want to rebel?" ”

After the guards recognized the token, they put down their weapons one after another, and looked at each other blankly, not knowing what to do. The man smiled contemptuously, informed them that someone would take over, and calmly left.

When he reached a remote corner, he found that the shadow guards were waiting for him, he looked around, walked over quickly, bent down and saluted, and said respectfully, "Lord Shadow." ”

"Done?" The shadow guard didn't look at him, but picked up the snow from the ground and fiddled with it in his hands, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Zhao Ben has been killed by me, the adults can send someone to take over here at any time, and some other generals have been killed, it seems that we are not the only forces involved, and it seems that the method is a killer in the rivers and lakes."

"Don't worry about them, since the purpose is the same, let them be tolerated for a while, and since they want to jump, let them jump higher, so that they can catch them all."

"Yes."

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Snowflakes fluttered in the air, like delicate white chrysanthemums, the trees stood bare, the word midsummer seemed to have become a joke, and everyone's face was full of solemnity, because natural disasters must be accompanied by man-made disasters, and the peaceful life is about to be broken.

"Senior brother."

"Senior brother, are you back?"

"Senior brother works hard."

Lin Fan, dressed in a cotton coat and a thick cloak, walked out of the council hall and was about to return to his residence, when he met the disciples of the Sword Sect on the way, they all saluted him respectfully.

With the death of Ma Wuming and the others one after another, the positions of the core disciples within the Sword Sect alternated, and with his efforts and the secret support of Zheng Feiyu and others, his status slowly rose.

After walking to the residence, Lin Fan took off his cloak in front of the door, shook it a few times, shook off the snow on the cloak, and pushed the door in. Looking up, Zheng Feiyu was sitting by the brazier drinking hot tea.

After looking left and right, but not seeing Zhuo Yilong's figure, Lin Fan frowned and asked puzzledly, "Master, where is Senior Brother Zhuo?" ”

"What do you say?" Zheng Feiyu glanced at him, as if he was asking knowingly.

The corners of Lin Fan's eyes twitched, he walked to Zheng Feiyu's side, hung the cloak on the back of the chair, sat on the chair and poured himself a cup of hot tea and said: "Master, now that we are no longer marginal people, why bother to engage in this kind of menial work, cleaning the toilet, it is better for the disciple to go back and find a few people from the outer disciples in charge of his subordinates." ”

Zheng Feiyu glanced at Lin Fan deeply, and said indifferently: "It's better to maintain the status quo, everyone is hiding it, our team is already conspicuous enough, don't make any more moves." How's the news going? ”

"I have already reported to the master, the disciple went out to investigate, the natural disaster is now panicking everywhere, the northern nomads are even more aggressive, it is said that the imperial court is empty and retreating, but it will not affect us here for a while. There are all kinds of rumors on the rivers and lakes, one of which is the most mysterious, it is said that the top of Huashan has absorbed the aura of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon, and it has become a dragon slaying knife, who can command the world if he gets the dragon slaying knife. I heard that the various sects will discuss the ownership of the Dragon Slayer Knife at the top of Huashan Mountain in three months. ”

"What does the boss say?" Zheng Feiyu laughed.

Lin Fan's face showed a puzzled look, and he said puzzledly: "The head said that he wanted to go out to find out, this kind of ridiculous thing that is a rumor when he hears it, how can such a shrewd person in charge believe it, is the disciple guessed wrong, this matter is true?" ”

"Huh." Zheng Feiyu sneered, put down the teacup, and looked at Lin Fan playfully: "A fool with the sharpest weapon in the world, will you listen to his orders?" ”

"Of course not!" Lin Fan sneered.

"That's right!" Zheng Feiyu slapped his thigh and said: "The most terrifying thing in the rivers and lakes is never the strong martial arts, but the unfathomable human heart, even if you know it's fake, you have to go, because there are more people who believe in the rumors, and he becomes true." Mixing in the rivers and lakes, the most important thing is people's hearts, if you go, you will win people's hearts, if you don't go, you will lose people's hearts, we have no choice. ”

Lin Fan nodded suddenly, and suddenly said in a solemn voice: "In fact, the most abnormal thing in this matter is the imperial court, the imperial court, which has never asked about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, not only helping to post notices everywhere, but even giving a nice name to the biggest group fight that may occur in this martial arts... Huashan on the sword. ”

Zheng Feiyu's playful smile froze on his face, and he lowered his head thoughtfully, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Master, the disciple always feels that there is some conspiracy in this, and the disciples can't guess what the specific conspiracy is, but since the location is Huashan, it must be aimed at the Huashan Qi Sect. Master, what do you think? Lin Fan asked in a deep voice.

"Climb the window and look." Zheng Feiyu was still bowing his head and pondering, and said casually perfunctorily.

Lin Fan was stunned, pursed his lips and said: "I heard that the third-rate sect near Huashan has gone to Huashan first, and there was a conflict with the Huashan Qi Sect, and there were several fires, and the Qi Sect and the surrounding sects suffered countless casualties. The martial arts are divided into two factions, one faction thinks that those small sects provoke first, and take the lead before Huashan discusses the sword, which is a violation of the rules of martial arts, and it is purely deserved to be killed, and the other faction believes that the rivers and lakes should be valued by peace, and in any case, on the issue of the ownership of the dragon slaying knife, the knife should not be moved. Master, what do you think? ”

"Any behavior of talking about theories that is divorced from reality is unreasonable, even a three-year-old child has heard a sentence, that is, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes are intricate, and they are intertwined, even if they are first-class sects, they need to judge the situation and cannot make any decisions arbitrarily. The so-called rules of the rivers and lakes are actually protecting those small sects, otherwise they would have been annexed by the big sects, and this kind of small sects that took the lead in breaking the rules of the rivers and lakes can only say that they are dead, how can there be right or wrong. Xiaoyao, you remember, don't be too involved in the public opinion of the unexpected world in the rivers and lakes, then you will slowly lose yourself. As long as there is a need, everything you do is wrong, children can distinguish between right and wrong, and adults only look at the pros and cons. For example, as you said, those sects that think they are not strong enough to win the Dragon Slayer Sword by force will definitely vigorously promote the cruelty of war and the preciousness of peace, and those first-class sects will definitely preach that the rivers and lakes are the law of the jungle. Do you understand? ”

Lin Fan nodded and said, "The disciple is enlightened, no wonder there are so many guys with split personalities in the rivers and lakes." But Master, if this is a conspiracy, Huashan Qi Sect and we are actually essentially in the same vein, and have experienced this turmoil, if they fall, will it be our turn next? ”

"Don't worry, whether it's us, or those first-class sects, we still need the signboard of the Huashan faction. Although the strength of the Huashan faction has become second-rate, it is still a first-class sect in name. If he falls, it will make people realize that even if it is a first-class sect, it can be eliminated, and the status of other first-class sects will be shaken, so this Huashan Sword Discussion will not shake the foundation of the Qi Sect. We will at least let him stand up for a decade or two, and only when our Sword Sect is strong enough will we find a way to let him fall to the ground and shatter it, and we will take the title of Huashan Authentic Sect. Before that, wouldn't it be nice to let the Qi Sect continue to make a big move, while we secretly accumulate strength, waiting for the time to swallow them in one fell swoop? ”

"Master, won't this seem a little obscene?" Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Harm... This is the rivers and lakes. ”

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"Uncle, the whole city is gathered here." A burly and tall man with high cheekbones and slender eyes spoke in an angry voice.

Shile looked contemptuously at the people kneeling in the square, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a cruel smile.

"Shi Hu, look at these Han people." He pointed to the crowd and said, "They always boast about their civilization, but when we kill them, they are so vulnerable. What did you see in their eyes when the city was broken? ”

"Fear." Shi Hu replied.

Shi Le nodded, and said with emotion: "Yes, there is only fear, you can't see a trace of anger and hatred in their eyes, the blood of men seems to have disappeared in them, and they don't even dare to resist at all, they just grovel and surrender the right to decide their own fate to the enemy, begging for mercy from the enemy, what do you think they look like?" ”

"Like a lamb to the slaughter on the prairie."

"That's right, it is such a group of cowardly Han people who occupy such fertile land, and our good sons and daughters on the grassland can only endure hunger and cold outside the fortress, how unfair it is to God. Since their civilization has only taught them to grovel, it's time for them to see the pride of savagery! ”

"Uncle, please order."

"Slaughter the city!"