Chapter 117: The end of the first month
With the fall of Xingqing City, Dayu Kingdom became the first country to be attacked by the demon clan among the four countries of Dongfuyao Continent, which also means that the name Dayu Kingdom has completely become history.
Reading the book but Xingqing First World War, not all the troops were reduced to burial, and there were still people who escaped, such as Lu Zijin and Chu Xiuyang, who were riding north.
The two of them also held important positions in the army of the Great Yu Kingdom, but they were not considered the orthodox establishment of the Great Yu Kingdom after all.
Although on the surface, Lu Zijin is the general of Zuo, and Chu Xiuyang is also a general of the border army, but one is a soldier monk who was temporarily inserted in Middle Earth, and the other is Her Royal Highness the princess of Fusang Kingdom, so there is not much reason to live and die with Dayu Kingdom.
So when he saw that Xingqing had no hope of recovery, Lu Zijin took Chu Xiuyang to escape from the encirclement of the demon clan and went north.
Regarding his future plans, Lu Zijin was a little hesitant. The battle with the demon clan in Dayu Country really can't be said to be good, at least he is very dissatisfied in his own heart.
It was expected to be able to hold off the demon clan for half a year, but after only more than four months, Dayu Kingdom was captured and the capital was lost, and Lu Zijin thought that he was ashamed.
The only remarkable thing is that the Ximen Gorge flooded 400,000 demon troops, and it took a total of three months to start from Tanglin Pass, which was quite effective.
As for whether he will stay in Dongfu Yaozhou or return to Xuanwu Mountain in Middle Earth, Lu Zijin is still a little uncertain.
However, Chu Xiuyang's purpose is very clear. She had no better place to go than to go back to Fuso, after all, there was her country and army there.
According to her thoughts, she plans to return to Fusang and then lead her country's army to continue to defend against the demon clan on the border.
On the way north, the two will inevitably talk about their future plans. Chu Xiuyang also thought about bringing Lu Zijin back to Fusang Country and asking him to assist Fusang Country in defending against the demon clan, but Lu Zijin himself was a little hesitant.
After thinking about it solemnly, he still decided to go back to the mountain gate of Middle-earth, sort out the whole line of the war in the Dayu Kingdom, review it, and then combine what he saw and heard on the border, and record it with other soldiers and monks in the mountain gate, one is to commemorate the lost country, and the other is to make a reference for the future defense of the demon clan in Middle-earth.
Since Lu Zijin was unwilling to stay, Chu Xiuyang did not persuade him more. The two crossed the Qilian Mountains together, and then parted ways in the territory of Yamato, Chu Xiuyang continued to return to China in the north, and Lu Zijin went to the seaport in the east, preparing to take a ferry back to Middle-earth.
In fact, Chu Xiuyang was also very concerned about Xu Huaigu's whereabouts in her heart, but she only knew that Xu Huaigu must have left Xingqing in advance, as for where he went, Chu Xiuyang naturally didn't know, and even Lu Zijin didn't know the relationship between Qingfeng Valley and Xu Huaigu, so Chu Xiuyang had to give up the idea of seeing Xu Huaigu again before returning to China, and went straight north.
Anyway, Xu Huaigu will always go to Fuyao Sect in the end, and he and he will meet sooner or later. It's a pity that Lin Cangyang went forever and would never see them again.
…… Let's talk about Xu Huaigu's side. Although Xu Huaigu left Xingqing five or six days earlier than Lu Zijin and the others, because of Pingcui's mother and daughter, they only took a carriage.
The carriage could only take the official road, so the group encountered a very strict interrogation at the border between Dayu and Yamato, and was delayed for two or three days, so this group of people walked early, and the trip was slower than Lu Zijin.
On the way, Xu Huaigu unexpectedly received a letter from Bai Xiaoyu, saying that he asked him to help pick up the acquaintance couple in Qiyin City, and asked him to send the two to a certain place in Longjiazhou.
Regarding the couple surnamed Liu who lived in Qiyin City, Xu Huaigu also remembered. The two of them had a good relationship with Bai Xiaoyu, and now that Dongfu Yaozhou is facing a catastrophe, Bai Xiaoyu naturally wants to help.
To put it this way, Pingcui's mother and daughter are also in a similar situation, and the reason why they were able to leave Xingqing was also because of the good relationship they had with Xu Huaigu and others.
It can't just be said that these people are lucky, and their hearts are really kind, otherwise even if they meet, this good fate will not be fruitful.
It just so happened that Xu Huaigu didn't know how to settle Pingcui and the others, so he simply replied to a letter, explained their situation to Bai Xiaoyu, and prepared to send them to Longjiazhou as well, so that they could have something to rely on.
The icing on the cake is a trivial matter, with the relationship between Bai Xiaoyu and Xu Huaigu, needless to say. So on the way to Qingfeng Valley, Xu Huaigu turned the carriage to the west, and first went to Qiyin City to find the couple surnamed Liu.
When he arrived in Qiyin, he was pleasantly surprised to find that they were no longer a couple at this time, and they even had a little girl under their knees.
This is naturally a good happy event, Xu Huaigu still took the group to the eastern harbor, gave them two silver plates, bought good tickets, and sent them on the ship to Longjiazhou.
Longjia Island is located in a corner of the Central Regions, far away from Dongfuyao Island. This trip took me to spend more than a year on the ferry alone.
Several people are just ordinary people, who have experienced such a journey, of course, they are afraid in their hearts, and they also have worries about the future.
However, it is not a way to continue to stay in Dongfuyaozhou, after all, they have also seen the fate of Xingqing, and if they stay, they will die, and they are already the only good luck among the people of Dongfuyaozhou.
In fact, Xu Huaigu sometimes thinks that Longjia Continent is basically isolated from the other continents in the Central Domain, and it is far away, if the Demon Clan fights, at least after defeating Middle Earth, it is possible to consider attacking Longjia Continent.
By that time, I don't know how many years it will take, maybe the lives of ordinary people have already passed.
Maybe the demon clan won't be able to defeat Middle-earth at all, let alone Longjiazhou, so it seems that Longjiazhou should be the most suitable place to take refuge.
This trip took Xu Huaigu more than half a month, so the date for him to go to Qingfeng Valley was postponed again.
But fortunately, during this period of time, the demon clan was quite peaceful, and did not attack the border of Yamato, and it was about the beginning of the Dayu Kingdom, so it had to be adjusted.
Qiyin City is relatively peaceful, this New Year still has some New Year's flavor, Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin also took the time to take Ruyu for a good walk, so that he can also see what the city looks like in the peaceful era of the world.
There are many rules of etiquette in the first month of the New Year, and Yu Qin also taught him one by one, Ruyu remembered a lot, but there are still many unknown reasons.
I have to wait a few more years to experience it first-hand. After doing all this, Xu Huaigu could finally go to Qingfeng Valley with peace of mind.
Passing through Lucheng and Baihai, all of which are several place names full of memories, Xu Huaigu and his party finally arrived at the mountain range where Qingfeng Valley is located at the end of the first month.
The weather in Yamato is also cold this year, just two days ago, there was an early spring snow in Qingfeng Valley, which has not yet melted, and at this time the mountains and forests are covered with a thin layer of snow, white in green, white in white, white in white, like a picture scroll as beautiful and quiet.
Ruyu has been following Xu Huaigu for several months, walking through two big cities, and seeing a lot of the world, and has always followed the three chapters of the covenant and has never disobeyed, so Xu Huaigu is almost at ease with him.
Now Ruyu's appearance, except for the pair of light red prismatic pupils, is no different from that of a human child.
This is the first time he has entered the great sect of the human race, and there are many monks among them, so he must be more careful not to let people detect his identity.
Of course, Xie Qingyun can't hide it, and she can't hide it, but Xu Huaigu feels that with her open-mindedness, she won't make things difficult like jade.
In the afternoon of this day, the three of them rushed to the foot of the mountain in Qingfeng Valley, and slowly walked along the mountain road to the deep sect.
The mountain road on a snowmelt day was very difficult to walk, everyone stepped on the mud, and their shoes and socks were wet. Although they can use aura to avoid mud, Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin are not like that, and Ruyu is even more accustomed to stepping on mud, so the three of them only hike up the mountain.
I didn't go far, and on the way, I met several disciples who were patrolling the mountain with swords. These disciples who patrolled the outer mountains were not very old, most of them were new to the sect, and they looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, and among them there was a tall man, about twenty years old, who was the senior brother and leader of the rest of the people.
There are four disciples in that line of mountain patrols, and there is only one girl, twenty-eight years old, born with pink carving and jade, presumably before entering the mountain, she was also from a beautiful background, or she was raised in the sect since childhood, so she has such a temperament.
The other three, except for the slightly older sword cultivator, two boys of the same age walked and said some clever things to please the girl.
When the girl heard something interesting, she laughed, and the other two laughed infatuatedly; If she didn't hear what she was interested in, she tilted her head to the side and looked up to look for the birds in the trees, which was very leisurely.
There are many monks and little porridge, and Qingfeng Valley is still exactly the same as when I first met. Xu Huaigu looked at the few people patrolling the mountain with nostalgia, and the girl's expression was very similar to Liu Wan'er when she was young.
The two groups soon met in the woods. The older Jian Xiu saw that Xu Huaigu and Yu Qin had swords around their waists, and there was a very handsome child behind them, and at a glance, he couldn't see the depth of any of them, and he was suddenly a little nervous.
The other three children didn't think about anything else, and were chatting vigorously. The slightly older senior brother frowned, motioned for them to be silent, and then took a step forward, protected a few people behind him, and asked, "This is the boundary of my Qingfeng Valley, and the mountain gate is closed now, and guests are not welcome. If you are in a hurry, please take a detour. Xu Huaigu smiled, clasped his hands into fists, and said kindly: "We are invited, please let us in." The man was suspicious and looked at Xu Huaigu coldly.
Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "It was Li Siqing of your sect who invited us here, you should know each other?" ”
"Senior Brother Li?" The man had obviously heard of Li Siqing's name, hesitated for a moment, and then asked,
"What did he invite you to do in the sect?"
"It's been a long time, it's time to get together." Xu Huaigu deliberately didn't mention Xie Qingyun's name, for fear of scaring this little sword cultivator.
"Dare to ask your name?"
"In the Lower Xu Huai Valley." The sword cultivator was taken aback, looked at Xu Huaigu carefully several times, and asked in disbelief, "You are Xu Huaigu?" The person who participated in the Zixia Sect Dao Meeting for our sect a few years ago? The other three young disciples looked at each other, all a little puzzled, not quite understanding what this senior brother was saying.
Xu Huaigu smiled slightly: "It turns out that I know each other, so it's even better." The sword cultivator was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "It turns out that it is really Senior Xu!" I've heard about you a long time ago, and I saw you go out for our sect with my own eyes at that time, and I was envious! Xu Huaigu was a little embarrassed to say this, and he hurriedly smiled: "It was a long time ago, it's not worth remembering like this." The sword cultivator said: "Since it is Senior Xu who has come to the sect to talk about it, of course you are welcome, please come in!" It's just that I still have a mountain patrol mission on my side, so I can't send my predecessors into the sect. Xu Huaigu hurriedly said that it was okay, and after a few more words of greeting with him, he continued to enter the mountain along the mountain road.
A few people walked not far away, and they could still hear the voices of the four people patrolling the mountain behind them.
"Senior brother, who is the person who says his name is Xu Huaigu? Why haven't I heard of this person in the sect? ”
"How long have you been in the sect, and how many people can you know? In short, he is more powerful than any of our senior brothers and sisters of the same generation, and even the elders are estimated to be not far behind. ”
"I don't believe it. Senior brother, don't you always say that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people? There are so many senior brothers and sisters in our sect, there must be someone more powerful than him! ”
"That's it, I think too!"
"What do you two know, don't shut up and beware of being heard!" Several boys argued over how powerful Xu Huaigu was, but the girl had no intention of arguing, just looked back at Ruyu and said with a shallow smile: "The person behind them who is the same age as us is so beautiful." The two boys immediately stopped arguing, and they both looked at Ruyu with a somewhat confused expression.
The slightly older sword cultivator shook his head helplessly, and continued to patrol the mountain with a few people.