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A sudden heavy rain in the morning brought coolness to the people of Tiandu Prefecture.

Since April, the entire Tiandu Mansion has been packed into a big furnace, the temperature has risen sharply, there has not been a decent rain for 30 days a month, and the ground is about to be smoked.

God seemed to have finally remembered, so he gave Tiandu Mansion this heavy rain.

After more than an hour, the heavy rain finally subsided, and pedestrians appeared on the streets one after another.

East Main Street.

A man in black walked down the street with a tall black horse, without an umbrella or a coat, and walked in the rain like this, letting the rain pour on.

Behind him were twelve flatbed trucks, each pulled by a horse, pulling not a cargo but a coffin.

A whole dozen mouthfuls!

Behind these twelve flatbed trucks, there were also two teams of guards guarding the city, with solemn expressions.

"Dead again!"

Pedestrians on the street are all pointing at these coffins, and there have been too many people dying in Tiandu Mansion recently.

After walking through East Avenue and turning into North Street, the flatbed truck finally stopped in front of Ninghou Mansion.

At this time, the soldiers behind shouted in unison: "Lord Duwei is back!" ”

Lord Captain King is back!

This sound made the originally calm Ninghou Mansion explode in an instant!

Because Wang Cheng was already on the list of the dead in this operation, he was about to announce it to the outside world.

Soon, a group of people gathered in front of the gate.

The three guardian envoys of Qinglong, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu, as well as Pan Meng and Tang Cheng, all came.

Looking at Wang Cheng, who was covered in rain and his hair was scattered, everyone's eyes turned red.

Qinglong stepped forward and patted Wang Cheng on the shoulder, and said, "It's good to come back!" It's good to be back! ”

Xuanwu also stepped forward and punched him, saying, "You kid! Did you know that we're all worried about you these days? Lao Tzu also shed two drops of cat urine for you! ”

Wang Cheng didn't speak, his head turned behind him mechanically, looking at the twelve coffins.

Only then did everyone notice those coffins, and they couldn't help but have a complicated emotion in their hearts.

Oh, yes!

All of them survived, but many of them never returned.

Pan Meng walked over and said, "Don't worry! The Ninghou Mansion will never treat the meritorious people badly, and their families will be supported by the Hou Mansion, and they will have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime! ”

Wang Cheng looked at her and said, "Can you go in?" ”

Pan Meng was stunned when asked, she thought that Wang Cheng might accuse and complain, but she just didn't think that he would be so calm, nodded, and said, "Yes!" ”

Wang Cheng didn't say a word, and walked into the Ninghou Mansion, followed by twelve coffins, which were very conspicuous.

The rain is still falling.

It is like human tears, falling on people and cold into their hearts.

Qinglong and the others followed behind, touching the scene, and their faces were more or less sad.

When the soldiers in charge of patrolling the palace saw these coffins, they all bowed their heads silently.

All this fell in the eyes of Ninghou Zhou Zhaoguang.

He was dressed in regular clothes, standing on a two-story building in the middle of the mansion, looking at these people.

The scene in front of him made his mind can't help but go back to many years ago, when he was not the "murderer" and "butcher" who terrified the enemy, he had just joined the army.

In a great battle with the state of Lu, half of his 1,000 brothers died, all of whom were good brothers who ate and trained with him, and there were less than 500 people in a big battle.

He didn't sleep for a few days and nights, his eyes were swollen from crying, and he was like Wang Cheng today, preparing coffins for those brothers who died in battle and seeing them off.

Later, he became a world-famous hussar general, with 100,000 men in his hands, and the number of enemies who died at his hands is too many to count, and the number of brothers who died in battle is just too many to remember.

That is, when he first entered the army, he would pay tribute to the brothers who died in battle, and it was never held again, not even a single tear was shed.

Got used to it?

Numb?

Maybe both!

He looked at the black figure that was getting farther and farther away, and said to himself: "I hope you don't change your original intention!" ”

At this moment, a man in gray appeared out of thin air beside him, with a mask on his face and gray hair.

It was the Martial King powerhouse in Ninghou's Mansion.

The man in gray glanced at the team and then withdrew his gaze and said, "It's all ready!" ”

"Good!"

Zhou Zhaoguang's eyes suddenly glowed, changed his previous melancholy, and said, "Has this day finally arrived?" Lone once said that the lost things Lone will get them back sooner or later! ”

Murderous energy surged all around him, and a powerful aura blew his clothes and hair up and down.

"Let's go!"

……

Guanghu North Garden.

This is the place where Wang Cheng's first lieutenant usually discusses, training, and rests, and at this moment, there are fourteen coffins neatly placed in the spacious courtyard.

The reason why there are two more mouthfuls, one of them belongs to Wei Hao, who was buried in the body of the monster fish in the Death Swamp, and the other belongs to Chen Zheng, who was bitten to pieces by the Great Demon of the Hundred Beast Mountain.

Neither of them could find their bodies, so the coffins were filled with their clothes and some belongings.

Wang Cheng changed into a plain clothes, and the sixteen surviving people behind him, including Xu Chao, Yang Si, and Long Taotao, were also wearing plain clothes.

"Brothers, there is an old saying in our hometown, it is the heroes who sacrifice, and those of us who are alive are not counted, may you all ascend to the heavenly realm and be immortal!"

Wang Cheng made a casual move, and Yang Si came over from behind with a jar of wine and poured him a bowl of wine.

He picked up the wine bowl and asked Yang Si to fill it for everyone else, and then said to the fourteen coffins: "Brothers, as your captain, I can only hold a simple ceremony for you here, and I can't see you buried with my own eyes. This bowl of wine is a salute to you, and may you be safe on the road. ”

"Respect!"

He suddenly raised his voice, and Xu Chao and the others who were standing behind followed him and poured the wine on the ground.

After the toast, he led the crowd to bow to the fourteen coffins a few times.

He looked back at the sixteen people who were lucky enough to survive, and said with red eyes: "I am not a competent captain, I failed to fight side by side with you when you were most dangerous, I deserve the position of captain, I will personally ask Hou Ye to resign from the position of captain." ”

Xu Chao said: "My lord, if you didn't lead us into the Valley of the Dead this time, how could we have arrived at the Black Dragon Pond safely?" ”

He wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Wang Cheng stretching out his hand: "This matter is not to be discussed with you again, you don't need to persuade you, I have made up my mind!" ”

"I disagree!"

"I don't agree either!"

"The old man doesn't agree either!"

……

At this moment, Pan Meng, Xuanwu, Qinglong, and Vermilion Bird stepped forward one after another.

Pan Meng stared at Wang Cheng with big eyes and said, "How important is the position of Xuanwei Commander?" Do you do what you want, or don't do it if you don't want to? Do you think it's grocery shopping? ”

"Boy, it's a good thing to value love and righteousness, but if you pay too much attention to love and righteousness, that's the kindness of a woman! This time in the Valley of the Dead, your captain has suffered the least loss. If even you are to blame and resign, what do you want the other lieutenants to do? Qinglong Road.

Wang Cheng opened his mouth, he was dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't tell if he was bitter!

He took the initiative to resign naturally for a purpose, that is, when he broke with Ning Hou in the future, he was afraid that Xu Chao and others would be implicated, but now it made it difficult for him to ride a tiger.

"Let's talk about it!"

Wang Cheng could only put this matter on hold for the time being, and then instructed Xu Chao and the others to be sure to send these coffins to each family.

After giving these orders, he took the wine jar in Yang Si's hand and poured it into his mouth, and Pan Meng who watched it was shocked.

After walking a few steps, seeing that Pan Meng and the others still didn't move, he turned around and said, "Why don't you go together?" ”

Several people were stunned for a while, and Xuanwu spoke first: "Boy, this is what you said, wait for the drink to lie down, don't cry!" ”

Qinglong smiled: "It just so happens that the old man hasn't touched wine for a long time, so I'm just going to drink one with you kid today!" ”

Several people saw that Wang Cheng was uncomfortable, and they all spoke in a relaxed tone.

There is no need to buy wine outside, there is already wine in Guanghu Beiyuan, but it is not ordinary liquor, but it is a medicinal wine that can enhance people's qi and blood.

At the beginning and middle of each month, the Ninghou Mansion will distribute cultivation resources to all Xuanwei on time, and medicinal wine is one of the indispensable ones.

With such a large investment, the return is naturally indispensable, often at the cost of life!

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and if there is, it must be because the lunch itself is not of much value.

Back in the room, Qinglong, Suzaku, and Xuanwu were holding a jar of wine, and even Pan Meng was carrying a jar of wine.

A few people sat together, and there was no appetizer, so they drank it very refreshingly.

Xu Chao and Yang Si are naturally not qualified to sit with them, and they also have things to do, and the fourteen coffins need to be returned to each family.

This banquet without vegetables came and went quickly, and Suzaku, Xuanwu, and Qinglong got drunk one after another, lying on the ground unconscious.

Only Wang Cheng and Pan Meng were left to sit, one was not drunk at all, and the other was very little.

Although he drank very little, Pan Meng was also drunk and hazy, and two red clouds appeared on his cheeks.

She sat next to Wang Cheng, put her jade hand on his shoulder, and said, "You haven't told me yet, who is the person you saw in Jianxintan that night?" ”

Wang Cheng didn't expect Pan Meng to still be entangled in this matter, he thought that Pan Meng would inquire about the whereabouts of the White Tiger, after all, the White Tiger was an important minister under the command of Marquis Ning.

This time, he didn't want to hide it anymore, looked into her eyes and said, "What if I told you that I didn't actually see anything?" ”

"Impossible!"

Pan Meng immediately shook his head and said, "Unless you are a ruthless and unrighteous person, you will definitely see the person in your heart in Jianxintan!" ”

Wang Cheng's expression changed, and he muttered to himself: "Is it ruthless and unrighteous? ”

Is he such a person?

But he clearly saw a void that night, and he didn't even see Xu Ya's figure.

"You...... You are dishonest! You just don't dare tell me! Don't dare tell me! ”

Pan Meng shook her head, and then fell into Wang Cheng's arms, still muttering in her mouth.

"I ...... I see you! I see you! ”

Wang Cheng was shocked, this result was exactly the same as what he saw in Bai Jiuniang's mind confusion technique.

It's a pity...... He let out a long sigh.