The stream is babbling and meandering eastward.

Although this small river is not big, the water flow is a little rapid, only "lala" flow non-stop, the turbulent place can not help but splash, and the rocks in the center of the river "crackle" sound.

There are forests on both sides of the river, but the forests are also dense with grass, and the scenery is unique.

On a corner of the river, there are many river rocks and sediment, but all of them have been washed by the upstream river. Because the beach is a low-lying place where the river turns, the river flows very slowly, so many women from nearby villages like to come here to wash their clothes.

At this time, there were no women washing clothes by the river, but there were two people lying down, half of their bodies were soaked in water, and they both fell to the ground, apparently unconscious for a long time.

As it happened, a woman had just come to the river, and when she saw two people lying there, she thought they were two dead men, so she screamed in fright, threw away her clothes, and ran back.

Perhaps it was because of the woman's cry that one of the men with a knife had already woken up, and he only struggled slowly, but it turned out that he was not a dead man. The man barely stood up with his knife, but when he saw that there was still a person lying next to him, he dragged his heavy body and walked over, pushing the man awake with all his might.

The man was really not a dead man, and he woke up after being pushed a few times by the man with the knife. This man also held a weapon in his hand, which was also a large knife, but it was not a bearded knife, but an authentic machete, which was longer and heavier than the bearded knife.

"Master, where are we?" The man with the machete asked, but what he said was nonsense.

"I don't know." The man with the knife replied.

These two people are Suo Lekang and Hegao, who were chased and killed by Wang Jinghao and jumped into the river in a hurry. Solekang's original secret plan has now come to such a result, and all the Hu warriors he brought with him, except for him and Hegao, have been hunted down and killed by officers and soldiers. When Solekang thought of this, he was heartbroken and regretful.

Sheng Lingren had told him before, telling him not to act rashly. Originally, he didn't plan to mess around, but in a chance encounter, he met Zhu Zhizhi, who was alone. Because he cared about Zale's safety, he wanted to rob Zhu Zhizhi to exchange, but the matter was not secret, but he was secretly discovered by Gu Song, a serpentine sword who came to seek revenge, and since then he has been completely defeated, losing almost all his subordinates. If it weren't for the fast running of him and Hegao, and the desperate cover of Zale, they wouldn't even have had a chance to jump into the river.

Both of them are from the north, so they are not good at water, and if it weren't for the fact that the river is not wide and the river is not deep at all, the two of them would have drowned.

"What about the others?" Hegao asked again.

When he asked this, he already knew the result, because they had escaped together. If there is anything he doesn't know, then Master won't know either. The reason why he still asked like this was just to leave himself a little illusion.

But his illusion was soon shattered by the master: "It's all gone, only the two of us are gone." Solekang replied.

Hegao knew that the answer was this, because since the time they jumped into the river, there were no companions behind them, and these people had been captured, if not dead.

At the moment, the two of them are alone, and when their eyes are black, they don't know what to do next.

At this time, the sound of officers and soldiers searching for them came from the upper reaches of the river, apparently coming towards the two of them.

"Don't talk so much about it, get out of here." As he spoke, he and Hegao briefly searched for their lost belongings, but the most important thing was to find the flint they had brought with them.

Jianghu man, when you go out, you can do without anything else, but you can't do without flint. And especially on a cold night like this. Both of them had flint with them, but only Solekang found his own, and Hegao didn't know where to throw it away.

"Forget it, don't look for it, let's go quickly!" Suo Lekang saw that the voices of people upstream were getting closer and closer, so he immediately urged.

The two didn't dare to stay, and they only flew as if to escape from the river beach. They had only left for a short time when a woman from the upper reaches searched for her with her officers and soldiers, and then pointed to the river beach from a distance and said, "It's there!" ”

When the officers and soldiers came to see, there was no one left, and the woman couldn't help but wonder, "What's the matter?" I was still here! Official, the slave family really didn't lie to you. ”

"I didn't say you lied to me, they must have fled." As he spoke, an officer led his men to search around.

Seeing this, the woman couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and thought that she had seen a ghost, but she didn't think too much about it, and just let her wash her clothes.

As soon as Suo Lekang woke up, he was still very tired, but when he saw the officers and soldiers chasing after him, he immediately came to his senses, and he only ran desperately, and ran out of more than ten miles in one breath, and when he saw that he could no longer hear the voices of the officers and soldiers, he stopped to take a breath.

Although both of them could speak Chinese, their tone was not an authentic Chinese accent, and they knew that the officers and soldiers would definitely intensify their search at night, so they did not dare to go to the avenue to find an inn, but fled to the deep part of the valley.

Finally, when it was getting dark, they found a beautiful valley where they could not only stay, but also catch fish to satisfy their hunger.

In the valley, two sides are sandwiched by cliffs, and on the other side, there is a waterfall that falls straight down for nine days, and there is a clear pool below, and there is a clean place under the cliff that is not subject to wind and rain, and the stone wall inside is just right to rest.

The two of them saw that this was indeed a good place, not only a beautiful place, but also a place to settle down temporarily, so they planned to spend the night here.

The two rested for a while, and Hegao went to find dry wood to raise the fire, while Solekang went to catch fish in the brook. As soon as Hegao raised the fire, Solekang's fish had been caught, but it was two carp weighing more than a catty. Solekang immediately disemboweled, gutted, and roasted it over the fire.

Although the two escaped death, there was no trace of joy. On the contrary, both of them were full of sadness in their hearts.

When Solekang came out, he brought a total of forty-five Hu warriors, but after a few battles, only two of them were left, and even his other good apprentice, Zal, also died tragically at the hands of officers and soldiers. Thinking of this, Solekang gritted his teeth, hating and angry in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that he was secretive and too impulsive, he wouldn't have gotten to where he is now.

At this moment, both Solekang and Hegao couldn't help but shed tears, and they both sang the war song of their hometown.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he hasn't reached the sad place.

No matter how iron-blooded a man is, he also has his tender side. It's just that when everyone is their own master, they often only see the fierce side of the other, and they ignore many other good things.

The devil is also kind when he is happy.

Even the devil must have times when he is happy, and he also has their kind and lovely side.

Solekang was not a ruthless and unrighteous murderer, but because of his race, perhaps he never had a good impression of the Han Chinese. Outside the border gates, his tribe and the Han people are constantly fighting, but in fact, there is no one who is right and who is wrong. The Hu people often invaded Han territory and plundered, but Han officers and soldiers also liked to sneak up on the Hu tribes, plunder their cattle and sheep, and rape and sell their wives and daughters. At the border gates, there are many female Hu slaves in the homes of many Han rich gentry, and almost all of them come like this. The officers and soldiers first went to loot, and when they had a harvest, they resold it to those who had money or those in need.

Therefore, these racial contradictions, in fact, there is no distinction between who is right and who is wrong, or the war itself, has always been the biggest mistake, and no one has any reason to blame others, and only fighting can solve everything.

However, war is not the best way to resolve conflicts, but peaceful solutions have little support from anyone. Therefore, at the moment of war, there is bound to be another thing, and that is hatred.

In order to defuse the war first, we must first eliminate hatred, and this deep-rooted racial hatred cannot be resolved in a day or two or two in a few words.

Solekang lost many of his companions, so he killed Shen Yue in a fit of rage, and seriously injured Han Xiang, but this did not eliminate the hatred in his heart, but only made him more sad.

There are people who, as soon as they are born, can only live for war, maybe they don't want to do it at all, but they can't do anything about it. Because all they can see from an old age is war.

Growing up in the Hu tribe, they not only had to guard against Han attacks, but they also had constant internal conflicts, and the tribes often fought each other, and never spoke of any affection. Every time a war ends, many relatives and friends are lost. Solekang's parents both died in the war between the clans. Because of this, he has always been a war machine, and in his war, he has always been a beast, and no one can make him convert.

However, in life, he is an iron-blooded and tender man. He cares about every companion around him, which often causes him to fall into great inner torment. If there is a war, he will inevitably lose his comrades, and every time he loses, it is a kind of suffering, just like today's battle, he lost eighteen comrades at once. Coupled with the previous assassination of the emperor and the sneak attack by Han Xiang, a total of forty-three warriors who traveled with him were lost. At the time of his departure, he could not have imagined this. His original plan was to bring them all back to the tribe safely.

Thinking like this, Solekang couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, so he sang the war song of his tribe.

The song is generous and tragic, but it does not lose its iron-blooded tenderness, and it only spreads leisurely to distant places, as if it is about to reach his hometown, and then report safety to his family.

However, more of his companions could not report peace at all, so they could only bury their bones in other places.

"Master, what should we do next?" After singing, Hegao asked.

"Go back!" Solekang looked at the sky and said two words very firmly.