Alliance of Glory: The Ballad of the Border Chapter 4: The Bonds of Hometown

"It turns out that the life experience of this King of Lanling is so miserable. Hua Mulan was very surprised when she heard Di Renjie's personal story, and she also felt a trace of sympathy for King Lanling.

"You're just as unlucky as I am. Di Renjie recalled the day he and Li Yuanfang came to the Great Wall before, and said with a wry smile: "Last time, I was also attacked by Gao Changgong's gang, and I almost died. ”

"Yes. Hua Mulan nodded and said, "Master Di, you said that the biggest enemy of the Great Wall is him, and the other is countless demon seeds. We should pick the one to deal with first, and we should find an opportunity to deal with him first. Since his fiefdom is in the Metropolitan Protectorate, I think he will keep looking for opportunities to attack the Metropolitan Protectorate in the future. ”

"Yes, he's attacked the Metropolitan Protectorate a few times before, but he didn't succeed. Di Renjie said: "But I came to the Great Wall this time, first, on the orders of His Majesty, to help you rectify the guards of the Great Wall. The second is to come and talk to someone. ”

"Looking for someone??" Hua Mulan was a little puzzled, she couldn't think of what kind of person on the Great Wall could let a big official like Di Renjie come to see in person.

"An old man of the royal family. Di Renjie shook his head in distress and said: "He volunteered to come to guard the Great Wall, but Ming Shiyin's divination said that this person will play a major role in future battles." So I have to come and meet him. That's it, Mulan, you go to the Duhu Mansion first, no matter what, find Su Lie back, and I'll go see this surnamed Li. ”

So Hua Mulan went to the Duhu Mansion alone, and Di Renjie stayed in the Great Wall to find someone, but none of their actions contacted Baili Shouyue and others. After all, the less people know about it, the better.

"It's dangerous. Su Lie and Garo managed to escape back to the Protectorate, and Su Lie's heart ached when he remembered the mad Demon Seed Flame Fury and the prisoner who turned against him.

"Why······ Sheng still threw himself into the demon seed after all?" he couldn't understand that he had to work hard to drive Sheng out of the barracks before the officers and soldiers who captured Sheng arrived. And looking at him like that, he would never take the initiative to come back, but he was still arrested by officers and soldiers, and was classified as a rebel prisoner and put on death row at the border pass. What's even more surprising is that Sheng, who completely lost hope, finally escaped from prison alone, and fled directly to the Western Regions, becoming a prisoner of killing, and even joined forces with Beitang, the head of the demon seed, to invade the Great Wall together.

"Alas······ I should have told you a long time ago. Jia Luo looked at Su Lie, who was shedding tears slightly, and gently patted him on the back and said, "As early as the time between the fall of Thousand Cave City and Jade City, I have seen Sheng and his attack on the guards many times, and for this reason, I have fought against him no less. But at that time, Sheng was no longer the optimistic and kind friend he used to be. Time······ Changed him. ”

"No······ Not time. Su Lie said firmly: "What really changed him was the traitorous minister! He was dedicated to protecting his hometown Yucheng and the Great Wall, but he was condemned as a traitor, who can understand his pain? I hope that one day, we can find out the truth about the raid of the demon seed back then, and return him to his innocence." ”

Su Lie's teaching life in the Duhu Mansion seems to be going on endlessly.

"I've said it countless times. Great Wall ······ It's not a good destination, and you must stop thinking about guarding the Great Wall. Although he still cares about the Great Wall, he also has to atone for his mistakes back then, for today's Great Wall, once these young people go, they will face meaningless sacrifices, after all, they will just take their lives to earn money for the court officials.

"Class is over, class is over!" the homeless people and children swarmed out one by one, leaving the simple classroom. Only Su Lie stood alone at the gate, looking into the distance, in the direction of the Great Wall.

He knew it was self-exile, but he had to do it, and he didn't know how long his road to atonement was. The longer his atonement lasts, the more pain he will have in his heart. Li Bai and Jia Luo both persuaded him to go back, but he found excuses to prevaricate, perhaps, because they couldn't tell their hearts.

"Alas······" Seeing that the sunset was about to set again, Su Lie finally sighed lonely, and another day of desertion passed.

"Why sigh?" Su Lie was startled at first, and at some point a crimson body was already standing beside him, but the loud and calm voice did not match her long hair, so Su Lie had to look down and said in surprise: "You······ You're a woman, who are you?"

"Like you, from the Great Wall. Mulan turned around and faced Su Lie so that he could see himself clearly.

Su Lie straightened up at this time, and he saw the sign on Mulan's chest at a glance, it was a sign he was extremely familiar with, he was wearing such a dress to fight on the Great Wall back then.

"The Great Wall, does it have a new leader?" Su Lie couldn't help but feel happy when he thought of this, and said with a smile: "The Great Wall has a new leader, so naturally I won't sigh." ”

"So ······" Hua Mulan paused, swept Su Lie from top to bottom, and made sure that he must be the General Su Lie described by everyone, so she continued: "You, aren't you the Great Wall Guard?"

As soon as he heard this, Su Lie's eyes instantly fell lonely: "I'm not qualified." ”

"Shouldn't that be more like a guard, and take on the responsibility in a dignified manner?" Hua Mulan shouted with a righteous face, as if she was educating a child: "At least try to figure out the true face of the main messenger who issued the attack order back then!"

"Yes!" Su Lie's eyes suddenly widened several times, his palms clenched tightly, and there was a crackling sound between the bones. Isn't that the truth that I want to know the most? Who gave the order to attack, which led to the Tang army attacking Guanshi in another country after the surprise attack of the demon species, leading to the full-scale outbreak of war. After this battle, Sheng disappeared completely, Pei Baohu was also heard from after asking for help, and he fell into the exile and did not return to the Great Wall for several years.

"Maybe······ Now is the time to go back, right?" After the clouds cleared, it was as if the majestic Great Wall appeared in front of me again, just like the first sight more than ten years ago.

"Go ahead. Jia Luo looked at the figures of Su Lie and Hua Mulan who were gradually moving away, and the truth that had been floating in the dust for three years was finally about to reveal his true face. Jia Luo didn't talk about the relationship between himself and Su Lie, his own hometown was no longer there, and the prisoner's hometown had been destroyed. Only Su Lie's hometown is still there, and he can look back and continue to guard his hometown, which is the most happy thing for Garo.

I once said: "A thousand caves are blessed, and peace is worry-free." You only wish: "The Great Wall is there, and the hometown is there." ”

"May you be able to truly keep the hometown you want to protect. ”

It was the first time since Li Xin came to the Great Wall that he was so nervous. He didn't expect that Di Renjie, who was far away in Chang'an, would actually come to take the initiative to look for him, could it be that he had discovered his secret? He was puzzled, and his face inevitably lacked some blood.

Di Renjie was very relaxed, he looked at Li Xin's expression, puzzled, and said, "Your Highness, ······ you are?"

"Nothing. Li Xin waved his hand and said, "I'm just a little confused, if Master Di is here to be a prisoner, why shouldn't he come to me as a nobody." If you want to find it, you should also go to Baili Shouyu and Shen Mengxi. ”

"What is a nobody?" Di Renjie said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't look down on yourself too much. But His Highness also seems to know that he will keep their promises?"

"Of course. Li Xin showed an evil smile and said, "Lord Di, if you say it well, these defenders of the Great Wall are all soldiers who can fight well in various places. But to put it mildly, it means that the miscellaneous soldiers are mixed in the Great Wall with their own groups, and there is no unified organization to fight together. In my opinion, that is, they are relatively united, and the others either have their own other interests, or they are eating and waiting for death. My lord, if you want to find someone to help you at the Great Wall, you still have to find them. ”

"That's right. Di Renjie touched his chin and said, "They also happen to be organizing a new front, the front of the Great Wall. The assembled are the most trusted and powerful of the Great Wall Guards. Your Highness, I wonder if you're interested in joining?"

"Master Di, this Great Wall is still much more dangerous than I imagined. After all, I, Li Xin, still don't have the courage to really kill the Great Wall and those demon seeds. As for the new front, I'd better not get involved. Li Xin smiled bitterly: "My ability is much lower than that of others, after all, there is a lot of gap, so don't go and show ugliness to other masters." ”

"Why do you have to look down on yourself so much?" Di Renjie said, got up and touched the long knife that Li Xin had inserted on the ground, and said, "This kind of big knife is absolutely something that no ordinary person can lift and use in battle. ”