About half a mile in front of the temple, the mountain road is paved with bluestone steps. The two of them stepped up the steps, and they already saw the huge red gate and stone pillars of the temple in front of them, and Busen said to Zichuan Xiu, "The elder is in the main hall of the temple. You'll see it when you get in. For more than a thousand years, you were the first non-Zoe to enter the Temple. The voice was solemn.

If he hadn't passed through the stele forest at the bottom of the mountain, Zichuan Xiu might have scoffed at Busen's words at this moment: "What's great, isn't it just a ruined temple in the countryside? But now, he understood, the temple was indeed very important to the orcs of the Far East, and in order to defend it, the warriors of the Zoe tribe had suffered countless casualties for thousands of years.

He nodded sternly and said, "Thank you." ”

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that he was not sincere enough, and added, "I feel very honored. ”

Buson nodded in satisfaction, he led the way in front, and the two entered the gate. Shikawa Xiu saw that the structure of the temple was similar to that of the temples often worshipped by humans, and in the center was the main hall, which was probably dedicated to the gods admired by the orcs. There are side rooms on each side, but it is impossible to know what is inside.

As they entered the main hall, Busen first bowed respectfully to the idol enshrined in the middle of the main hall. At first sight, Zi Chuanxiu almost laughed out loud: in the middle of the main hall where humans usually place Buddha statues and Guanyin statues, there is now a half-orc statue more than three meters high, and the statue is quite vivid, and even the peaceful expression of the half-orc is expressed, thinking that this is the god that the half-orcs believe in - this is not a big deal, each nation has its own idol. It's just that Zi Chuanxiu is usually used to the position of human gods, but he saw a big god covered in hair, which made him a little difficult to accept for a while.

He hesitated, but did not kneel down with Busen, but bowed respectfully to the idol.

"Why don't you kneel?"

Suddenly, a low voice came from behind, and Zichuan Xiu was startled. Although his martial arts skills are temporarily lost, his previous keen sense skills are still retained, and someone can silently sneak to the very close place behind him without being discovered by himself!

He turned around suddenly, and a young orc in coarse cloth clothes was standing in front of him, looking at Zichuan Xiu. Coming back to his senses, Zi Chuanxiu looked at the other party, this half-orc is not tall, thin, with cheerful eyebrows, fair skin, his hair is combed neatly and evenly, the clothes on his body are too neat and tidy, spotless, and he doesn't seem to be very old, like a teenager, but his temperament and demeanor give people a very calm feeling.

Shikawa felt that this orc seemed to be a little different from the half-orcs he had seen before—but he couldn't tell what was different. Compared to his brothers of the same clan who were dressed in animal skins and carrying bloody maces, he was too neat and gentle, and unlike the dark eyes of ordinary orcs, his eyes were quite bright. In addition, his skin was so white that it seemed to be transparent, as if he could faintly see the blood flowing. This gave Shikawa Shu a strange feeling.

Seeing Zi Chuan's hair stunned, Busen walked up and introduced, "Your Excellency Guangming, this is our Elder Boudin. Elder, this is the bright show that Deren and they jointly recommended to us. ”

Although he had a premonition before, when Busen confirmed it, Zichuan Xiu was still taken aback: was this young and almost childish half-orc in front of him really a genius tactical commander who was well-known in the Far East, and at the same time the leader of the jīng god of millions of half-orcs?

Zi Chuanxiu took a deep breath and said calmly, "Elder Budan, I have admired the name for a long time. You're younger than I ever imagined. ”

Boudan smiled faintly: "Please rest assured, young people are not contagious." Aren't you very young too, Lord Bright, and please come with me. "Boudin speaks in human language, and he speaks very fluently. But somehow, in Zichuan Xiu's eyes, there was a kind of sentimentality in his smile that a teenager should not have. Following him, Shikawa Xiu walked to the side room of the main hall, and he noticed that the village chief Busen stayed in the main hall and did not follow.

The two entered a small room next to the main hall, which was simply furnished, with a table that several sons and orcs were accustomed to using when receiving guests.

Shikawa Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. The hall just now was too wide and tall, giving people a sense of oppression.

Now that he has changed to this more easy-going small living room, he feels much better.

The two sat down separately, and Boudin smiled and said, "Guangmingxiu, you haven't answered me just now: why don't you pay homage to the statue of the god Audi, the patron saint of our Zoe tribe?

Zichuan Xiu pondered for a moment, and chose a gentle answer that would not anger the other party: "I respect the noble god of Audi, but I'm sorry, I've always had my own religion, and I don't plan to change my faith at the moment. Speaking of this, Zichuan Xiu remembered that in fact, he had not had a religion for a long time.

Boudin nodded lightly and said: "We all firmly believe that it was the god Audi who opened up the heavens and the earth, created all things in the world, and created all the races in the world. There was not much reproach in his tone, but it seemed to explain himself.

Zi Chuan Xiu smiled, he knew that the other party was a very civilized person, because he knew how to respect other people's beliefs.

"Then Your Excellency, your subordinates came down a while ago, and now you are here in person, what is the purpose of it?"

Boudin spoke softly, but asked very directly. Zi Chuanxiu felt very difficult to answer, he couldn't just say: "I'm here to ask you to partner in a rebellion!"

He groaned and said, "Elder, you live in the mountains, do you know the current situation in the outside world?"

"I can't say I know everything, but what are you talking about?"

"The demons began to wantonly conquer and extort in the Far East, and the people of the Far East are now famine for thousands of miles, starving all over the wilderness, and suffering unspeakably. ”

"I know. Boudin said calmly.

"In seven provinces and regions, including Minsk, Shaga and Tussauds, the demons have recruited a large number of Far Eastern migrant workers to engage in highly dangerous mining work, and no less than 1,000 people die every day due to accidents. ”

"I know. ”

"In front of Tussaud's Far Eastern Governor's Palace, Lu Di, the governor of the Demon Clan, used the most cruel means to kill the representatives of the Zoe tribe who came to petition, exposing their corpses to the city. ”

"I know. ”

"In the province of Shaluo, the demon army carried out a horrific massacre, killing civilians indiscriminately, and the blood stained the blue river red. The capital of the province has become almost a no-man's land. ”

"I know. ”

From beginning to end, Boudin's tone was so calm, as if they were talking about trivial things. Zi Chuan Xiu looked at him in surprise and couldn't help asking, "Elder, do you know all this?"

Do you think these things are normal? As the leader of the Zoe people, how can you be so indifferent to someone who has committed such an assault on the Zoe people?"

Boudin sighed softly: "I'm not indifferent. But what do you want me to do?"

Zi Chuanxiu hesitated for a moment, and decided to have a direct showdown with him to the point: "Elder, as the leader of the Far Eastern Zoe Clan, you have great prestige among the people. At this time, when the people of the Zoe clan are treated so cruelly, when the dignity of your race is so brutally trampled on, should you fulfill your obligation and lead your people to rise up against the tyranny of the demons - just as you led them to rebel against the rule of the Zichuan family not long ago?"

Boudin said calmly: "Your Excellency, if I am not mistaken, you are trying to persuade me to rebel?"

"It's not a rebellion. Because the demons are not the legitimate government in the Far East, and the glorious Zoe do not have masters - how can this be called rebellion? You are simply overthrowing a tyrannical regime imposed on you that uses barbarism and violence to maintain its rule. ”

Boudin smiled sarcastically: "Encourage them to rise up unarmed and then be slaughtered in large numbers?"

Do you want the weak old people, children, and women you saw along the way to engage in hand-to-hand street combat with the armored beasts of the demon clan, and fight to the end?"

Zi Chuan Xiu smiled: "Elder Budan, as far as I know, the power in your hands is not just those weak old men and women. In the Far Eastern Union, there are at least fifty or sixty regiments of troops that are directly under your orders, and you also have high prestige among millions of Zoe civilians, who can join you at any time as soon as you call them to become your constant reserve army. Coupled with the power in my hands, we are not without hope of victory. ”

Boudin shook his head: "Your Excellency, I have heard a little about you and the power you wield.

But it is unrealistic for a small remnant of human troops and a group of untrained civilians to defeat the powerful Demon Kingdom. They're still strong—"

"Your Excellency Guangming, have you ever seen the emperor of the demon clan?"

"Nope. ”

"I've seen it. When they first entered the Far East, the Demon God Emperor summoned me and the other leaders of the Race Army, and I saw him with my own eyes. For the first time, I saw such terrible people in the world.

He has the power of a ghost, and we can't resist him. And the army of the demons, they are numerous and powerful, enough to destroy the sky and the earth!"

Zichuan Xiu Zhengrong said: "The Zōngyāng commander of the Zichuan family, Sterling, with a meager force, severely damaged the army of the demon clan in the small city of Payi, and held on to it, and the army of the demon clan besieged it for more than two months! The emperor of the Zichuan family once entered the demon camp single-handedly and negotiated with the Demon God Emperor face to face, forcing him to agree to relieve the siege of the zhōngyāng army -- there has never been an irresistible force in the world, and the demon race is not invincible, the key is to see our determination!"

Zichuan Xiu's words were sonorous and powerful, and there was a strong confidence in them, and he saw that Boudin's calm expression changed for the first time.

Without waiting for him to answer, Shikawa Xiu continued: "On the way here, I saw rows of steles, which recorded the sacrifices and prices paid by the Zoe people for thousands of years to defend the temple. This is my great admiration for the bravery and tenacity of your ancestors, who were fearless. But, in you, Elder, forgive me, I do not feel that fearless courage, and if this is the spirit of your Far Eastern Zoe people, then I will say that you have lost that proud courage and dignity. Your ancestors will also be disgraced by your cowardice under the Nine Springs!"

Busen's face was gloomy: "Your Excellency, you are our guest, but you have no right to humiliate us!"

This is fundamentally different, the rulers who are now riding on our heads are much more powerful than before!

And now no one has invaded the Holy Temple, if the Demon Clan dares to attack the Holy Temple, then we will also resist to the death as our ancestors did!"

"It was too late by then!" Zi Chuan Xiu immediately said, "Elder, with all due respect, it seems that you don't really understand the meaning of the Holy Temple. ”

Boudin became excited for a moment: "What are you talking about, Your Excellency Guangming, as the guardian of the Holy Temple, I have been practicing in the Holy Temple for more than ten years, and I know every brick and tile, grass and tree of it. I dare say that no one in this world knows this temple better than I do!"

"I'm sorry, but I'll say you don't know much about the Temple. ”

Without waiting for Boudin to start retorting, Zi Chuanxiu continued to speak to himself: "Why does the Holy Temple have such a high status in the hearts of the people of the Far East? Why, your ancestors, once defended it so desperately?"

Boudin was stunned, he had never thought about it. He immediately replied: "The temple is a sacred place where we worship the great god Audi. Of course we have to worship it and defend it!"

"You are wrong, Elder. And that's not the only reason. The temple is so sacred in the hearts of the Far Eastern peoples, because what they defend is not just a temple, but also the self-esteem and glory of their nation, a symbol of their zìyóu and traditions, and a symbol of all the beautiful things that they cherish and cannot give up. Every inch of land here is buried with the bones of your ancestors, soaked in their blood! It is because of their courage and splendor that the temple is sacred!

"As the guardian of the Temple, if you, for ignorance, cowardice, cowardice, or any other reason, turn a blind eye to the suffering and devastation being inflicted on the millions of Zoe people outside.

So, when the whole Far East has become a slave ground and a slave factory for the demons, and all the Zoe have become slaves - or dead people - of the demons, even if you are still guarding the temple, what is the point? ”

Boudin's face was blue and white, and the calm demeanor he had was gone. Zi Chuanxiu's words were sharp beyond his imagination, making him completely unable to refute them.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I admit, Your Excellency, that you are a first-class orator. But the reality is that the Demon Race is still very strong, and even if we mobilize the entire Far East, we will still not be able to compete with the Demon Kingdom as a whole, and in less than a week, they have destroyed all the armies of the Zichuan family. If we rise up and rebel, we will be self-defeating. If I were just an ordinary Zoe warrior, I would certainly say 'I would rather die', but the problem is that my every move involves the lives of millions of people, and I can't just do it on my own will. If my recklessness leads to the extermination of the entire Zoe race, then I will become a sinner of the entire race. ”

"The demons are not as powerful as you think, and it is precisely because of your fear and retreat that the demons are even more arrogant and domineering. If you give in and endure with it, they will push you to the point where you will fall into the abyss. At that point, it will be too late to revolt. Besides, I'm not saying that we must defeat the entire Demon Kingdom, and it is still possible to fight for a certain amount of dúlì and autonomy. ”

Boudin wondered, "What do you mean, Lord Light?"

"Elder, have you ever seen a tadpole in the water? It is a very weak animal, with no hard shell or sharp spines, and any big fish can eat them lightly - but in fact, the big fish never eat tadpoles, because tadpoles contain a toxin in their body, and if they eat it, they will be poisoned. In the current situation, our Far East is like a tadpole, and the demon is the big fish. It is indeed difficult for tadpoles to defeat the big fish, but it is not impossible if they just want to protect themselves from the mouths of the big fish.

"I've been in the Demon Army, and I know that the Demon doesn't really care about the land of the Far East, they covet the vast and fertile human territory west of the Gucci Mountains. To the west, to the west, to the west, that is the eternal desire of the demons. In order to wrest the land from the humans, they will have to have a great battle with the humans, and until then, they will not be willing to expend their military power, especially for the barren land of the Far East.

"As long as we show a strong enough will to resist and strong strength, let the demons realize that the Far East is not a piece of fat to be slaughtered, and if they go too far, for example, in the current situation - we will also jump over the wall, and even if they can finally destroy us, they will definitely pay a heavy price. I think that after weighing the pros and cons, there are also a lot of wise people in the upper echelons of the demon race, and they will know how to make trade-offs. ”

Boudin muttered: "Your Excellency, do you mean war by 'strong enough will to resist'?"

"Yes! Launch a large-scale uprising in the Far East and eliminate thirty to fifty demon teams on the frontal battlefield, then the Demon God Emperor will consider our strength, and he will most likely agree to negotiate with us and compromise and promise to give us limited autonomy in the Far East, after all, his main target is not us but humans. ”

"But without the Far East as a springboard, he can't attack Valen and humanity. Boudin said calmly.

"We can promise to let the army of the demons pass through our land, and we can even promise the demons to ensure the safety of the grain and grass lines in their rear, so that they can carry out the war with the humans without worries. And we, watching the strength of both of them wear down day by day on the battlefield and weaken day by day, while we have won time and accumulated our strength day by day. Then, when we're strong enough—"

Shikawa Xiu took a deep breath: "A powerful Far Eastern regime will be established. All races, whether zoe, humans, snakes, dragonmen, jīng spirits, dwarves and even demons, are all equal.

The Far East, the Far East that will become the Far Easterners. ”

Boudin's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, and pondered quietly for a long time before he spoke again: "Your Excellency, you speak very beautifully. But this is not possible. We are sandwiched between the two giants of the Demon Clan and the Zichuan Family, and no matter which one of them they can crush us into powder. We don't have enough strength to defend two lines, but if we only defend one side, the other one will stab us in the back right away. Besides, it would be very difficult for us to survive without foreign imports. There is a lack of industry in the Far East, our land is barren, and we are just barely sufficient in food. ”

"But we have minerals, incomparably abundant minerals! Elder, I am not advocating that the Far East is isolated from the outside world, and in order to make up for our small food shortage, there are other things that we can buy from the Zichuan family, with our iron ore and coal, with our precious diamonds and crystals. In the interior of the family, the merchants were very hungry for these things, and in the grain-producing provinces, their surplus grain was piled up, which could completely satisfy our small needs.

"And in order to remove the threat from the east and the west, we must be good at taking advantage of the balance of power between the demons and the humans, and the nascent Far Eastern regime can declare that it will not participate in the war between the demons and the Zichuan family, and maintain a neutral position - this is superficial, but in essence, we are on the side of the Zichuan family. Because in the current situation, the biggest threat to us is the demon clan, not the Zichuan family.

"Of course, it is also possible that the demons will not tolerate our existence and come to attack us. Once this happens, we will get the food and weapons and equipment that the Zichuan family has continuously delivered from Valun, and with this, coupled with the bravery of the Zoe warriors, we can form our own national defense force system, which can completely resist the attack of the demons!"

"But," Zichuan Xiu said so quickly that Boudin couldn't keep up with his train of thought, "what you said is just wishful thinking, why should the Zichuan family come to our aid? To them, we are rebels and mortal enemies. ”

"There are no eternal enemies and friends in political interests, elders. The Zichuan family would definitely be happy to see a powerful Far Eastern regime appear to their east, which was much better for them than a Far East that was vassalized by the Demon Clan, not only would it not pose a threat to them, but it would also become a buffer and strategic cover area between them and the Demon Clan.

The upper echelons of the Zichuan family are not fools, they can see such obvious benefits, and for this, they will spare no effort to support and support us - and may even come to our aid in the form of volunteers. ”

Boudin had nothing to say, and what Shikawa Xiu said was completely true. He thought for a while and asked, "But what good is it for us to do this? We have broken free from the control of the demon clan and become vassals of the Zichuan family again?

"Elder, the benefits are obvious. We can get rid of the control of foreign forces on the political government, and neither the Zichuan family nor the demons can treat us as before, or ostensibly, in order to satisfy their self-esteem, we can agree to call them the suzerain, but in essence, we will restore the zìyóu tradition practiced before the enslavement of the Far East and establish a completely autonomous local self-government. ”

"But we are caught between the two major forces, how long can this balance be maintained? Five years, or ten years from now, who will guarantee that our power will not be lightly controlled by the Zichuan family or the demons?"

"Elder, most of the poverty and weakness in the Far East today is due to the cruel exploitation of you by the rulers of the past dynasties, the Zichuan family or the demon clan. We have incomparably abundant resources, we have continental lines of communication that run from east to west, we can be self-sufficient in food production -- what do we lack? We lack nothing! As long as our government has obtained dúlì, as long as we can survive the most difficult years at the beginning of the dúlì, within five years, we can greatly boost our economy by importing industry from the outside world, and we will be ten times richer than we are today; we will have the most powerful of the Zoe warriors and the dragon army An army that can recruit and fight well, at that time, not to mention the Zichuan family, even the demons would not dare to invade our territory. We will become the fourth largest force in the continent, standing tall with the three families of the Demon Clan, Zichuan, and Liufeng!"

Boudin was silent.

He blinked and looked thoughtfully at the back of Zi Chuanxiu, where there was nothing but the plain white wall, but he stared intently, his face was very rich, his brows were furrowed for a while, and then he became cheerful again, as if a very jīngcai story was being played out on the plain white wall.

Zi Chuanxiu didn't say anything, he took care of himself and picked up the teacup and drank tea. Now, all the reasons that need to be stated have been said, and it depends on how the other party decides. There was silence in the temple, it was already night outside, and it was pitch black, and the soft chirping of evening cicadas in the treetops could be heard in the darkness.

After a long time, Boudin let out a long sigh of relief, and he said to Zichuan Xiu: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I can only refuse your Jianyi. ”

Zi Chuanxiu was surprised, and in the process of persuasion just now, he could see that the other party was very interested. He politely asked, "If I don't take the liberty of the Zoe race, can I ask why? This is the war to liberate the Zoe people, and for you, this is a golden opportunity to break free from the chains that have been pressed against you!"

"Your Excellency, two hundred years ago, Zi Chuanyun said the same thing to you, and he also said that he would free us from under the claws of the demons. For this promise, our soldiers fought side by side with human soldiers, and in order to resist the demons, we sacrificed the flesh and soul of our soldiers without complaint, and dedicated the purest and most precious blood of our race, but what was the result?

Our dedication was exchanged for two hundred years of rule by the Zichuan family.

"Two hundred years later, another human came to us and said, 'Believe me, I'll give you dúlì in the Far East!' that man is also a high-ranking general of your Zichuan family, and his name is Lei Hong. We believed him, and we fought to the death again. A year ago, in Chishuitan, less than 300 kilometers away from here, in order to stop the advance of the Zichuan army's army towards the holy temple, peasants of various ethnic groups armed with forks and hoes fought fiercely for 18 hours with the Zichuan army, which was equipped with jīng liang, and 310,000 people were killed. Our soldiers were trampled to pulp by Stirling's ironclad cavalry, our young and old, our women and children were charred by your idol Dilling, and entire villages and cities were slaughtered.

"We have paid such a huge and heavy price, but we have not given up and have not given up: we have done everything a nation can do in order to win liberation, and no one can accuse us of not being brave enough, not strong enough, and not sacrificing thoroughly enough. But the history is strikingly similar, and we are once again betrayed by our own human allies: Lei Hong gave his entire Far Eastern hands to the demons as a reward for his promotion to the rank of knight. The lives and blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the efforts of millions of people, the desire and expectation for zìyóu for a thousand years, the fruits of our bloody struggle were easily accepted by the demons. We beat the gongs and drums to welcome our own ruiners. ”

When recounting that tragic history, Boudin's voice did not raise or agitate in the slightest, but was still so flat and calm.

But the way he sits, his calm expression, his trembling words, and his dark eyes are all shrouded in heavy pain and remorse, and a thousand words are silently combined into one sentence: "We have been betrayed by you humans too many times!"

The other party was polite, and he didn't have Ren He's bad words to Zichuan Xiu, Zichuan Xiu still felt very embarrassed, and for the first time in his life, he felt ashamed of himself as a human being. He couldn't think of anything to defend himself, and in the face of such bloody historical facts, no matter how Ren He's words were used to confess his sincerity, it was pale and powerless.

Boudin continued, smiling: "Now, Your Excellency Guangming, you have once again come to persuade us to continue fighting, and use the ** and blood of our native soldiers to act as the vanguard of the war between humans and demons, and to expand the territory for the strength of the Zichuan family?"

Your Excellency Guangming, you just compared our Far East to a tadpole, and I prefer to compare it to a bone, and your Zichuan family and demons-"

Boudan paused and groaned, and suddenly asked Zi Chuanxiu: "Your Excellency, have you ever seen two dogs fight over a piece of bone?"

Zi Chuan Xiu understood what he meant, and replied honestly: "Yes, I have seen it." ”

"So," said Boudin leisurely, "that bone, did it go to war?"

Zichuan Xiu was speechless.

Boudin sighed and said, "Your Excellency, we are also tired and need to rest. This sentence is a pun, which not only shows that he is unwilling to intervene in the war between humans and demons, but also cleverly gives the order to expel guests.

Zi Chuanxiu stood up, gave a salute, and said, "I am very happy to meet the elder today, it is really a great honor, and I am deeply instructed. Elder, if you change your mind at any time, I am always ready to welcome you. ”

Boudin also stood up, smiled and said, "I have benefited a lot from each other, today." We apologize for not being able to comply with your request. Your Excellency Guangming, you are a very thoughtful person, if you have time in the future, please come more often, I would also like to communicate with you more. He got up and picked up the oil lamp and sent Zi Chuanxiu to the door of the temple.

At the gate, the village chief of Busen and a few orcs were waiting for Zichuan Xiu to come out. Shikawa Xiu said to Boudin: "You don't have to be polite anymore, just go here." Elder, I have a word for you. ”

Boudin smiled and said, "Please advise." ”

Zi Chuanxiu lowered his voice: "If a nation wants to go to zìyóu, it will always have to pay a price." With that, he bowed deeply to Boudin and turned to follow the orcs who led the way. Boudin's whole body was shocked, and then he calmed down.

He froze in place, watching Zi Chuanxiu's emaciated figure disappear into the path of the night.

On the way back, Zi Chuanxiu was in a very bad mood, he was full of hope and traveled thousands of miles, but was rejected by the other party. Sullen all the way. The local orc boys who led the way looked at Zi Chuanxiu with a very admiring look, which surprised him: "What's wrong with you?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know, we have picked up many people to meet the elders, and the elders have never sent anyone to the gate, even the leaders of our Zoe tribe's thirteen tribal leaders meeting went to visit the temple last time, and the elders only sent them to the temple gate. My lord, you were the first to be sent to the gate by the elders, you must be a big man, right?"

Zi Chuan Xiu smiled and did not answer, although he was rejected, but in the mind of the Elder Budan, who was above the top, he still had a certain weight. It was a little comfort to his wounded self-esteem.

At the head of the village, Shirakawa and the others were already waiting for him with torches.

Seeing him come back, not only his subordinates were greatly relieved, but even the villagers in the village were also a lot more relieved: he had been gone for so long and had not returned, and his subordinates had already been in a hurry, and one by one they issued all kinds of threats to the villagers - if these threats were all realized, even the demons of the entire army would not be able to deal with them, which left a deep impression on the orcs in the village. They prayed that this unknown Guangxiu would not "drop a hair" on his own territory, otherwise, the whole village would be in trouble.

Shirakawa greeted him and asked, "My lord, how are the negotiations going?" ”

Zichuan Xiu shook his head and said, "Elder Boudan failed to accede to our request. ”

Shirakawa said optimistically: "It doesn't matter, without their assistance before, haven't we always done a good job?

Zichuan Xiu smiled and said, "Yes, we will do the same." He said loudly on his lips, but he knew in his heart that without the assistance of Elder Boudin, without a large-scale uprising in the Far East, without the counterattack of those Far Eastern Race Coalition Forces, which had so far remained in the Demon Clan's camp, if the few human troops under his command wanted to defeat the Demon Kingdom, it would be impossible.

Roger came up and asked, "My lord, it's getting dark, are we going tonight or tomorrow morning?"

Zi Chuanxiu thought for a moment and said, "We'll camp outside the village and set off tomorrow morning." ”

At night, human soldiers set up tents in a clearing on the edge of the forest outside the village, preparing to sleep in the open. Late at night, when everyone has already fallen asleep, Zichuan Xiu has difficulty sleeping. On the thick marching carpet, he tossed and turned. For the first time, he had doubts about the success of the cause he had been working for.

Did they overestimate the brutality of the demons, and also underestimated the endurance of the Far Eastern races against tyranny? They can endure the oppression of the human aristocracy for more than 200 years, why can't they endure the demons for another one or two hundred years? The rule of the demons has just begun, and the Far Eastern nations are accustomed to patience, and they are more willing to wait and see than to rise up, and they have hope, looking forward to whether the ruler will be more merciful tomorrow than today, and for this hope, they can endure the current pain and disaster. If the peoples of the Far East generally have this mentality, Zichuan Xiu understands that he has no chance at all.

In his strategic considerations, the warlike Far Eastern races such as orcs, snakes, and dragonmen have a very important position, once they confront the demons head-on, they will become their most reliable rear support and strategic soldier supply, and at the same time, they will also pose a great threat to the rear of the demons - but if they stand on the side of the demons, they will definitely be defeated, and all the warriors who follow them will end in battle, should they end this farce now?

For a while, Zichuan Xiu thought a lot in her heart, and she couldn't sleep anymore. He put on his clothes and walked out. The white moon hung over the dark treetops of the forest, and the night was as quiet as water. The troops' camp was camped on the edge of the woods, with the sleepy village on one side, the quiet woods on the other, the wilderness on the other, and the path under the moon that led to the temple where they had been today.

Looking at the bright full moon, Zi Chuanxiu thought of Zi Chuanning, remembered her beautiful appearance, and felt depressed and melancholy in her heart. He knew that he was no longer a sentimental young man, and that the experience of suffering and the rugged fate had tempered his young mind to be as calm as that of an old man. He thought that he could already forget about Zi Chuan Ning, but only now did he understand that he couldn't resist the temptation of emotion after all, but in Rong Ma Zhuang's white rì, that longing had been buried deep in the deepest part of his heart. On this night when the moon was still full, the feelings were suddenly so strong that he could not suppress them, making him recall those distant early chūn and midsummer......

Ah Ning, at this time, thousands of miles away, are you also fascinated by this round of bright moon?

At this time, all the grand undertakings were thrown out of his mind. The only thing he wanted was to leave a qiē behind and rush back to Dìdū to see his beloved girl for the last time.

He had secretly made up his mind: he would leave early tomorrow morning, and after returning to Bulu Village, he would give everyone a severance pay, disband the troops, and lead everyone back to the interior of Zichuan's house by small road. As for himself, sneak back to Dìdū to see Shang Zi Chuanning for the last time, say goodbye to Stirling and Di Lin, and then leave Dìdū and find a remote province in the family territory to live an incognito life.

Anyway, his martial arts have been lost, and he is no longer suitable for battlefield fighting, and the wealth he has accumulated is enough for him to live a worry-free life for the rest of his life.

After making up his mind, he suddenly relaxed, like letting go of a big stone in his heart: Yes, everyone has their own destiny, since the Far Eastern nation itself is willing to be oppressed by the demon race, then let them go!

He went back to his tent and snored loudly.

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