The two-year swordsmanship study career was over, and Rui Nong and the others said goodbye to Liu Shengyan and left Kangqin Town and walked towards Changge City, the capital of Xuanqing Kingdom.

Yanagi stood at the door of the cabin and watched their figures disappear to the end of the horizon, his cloudy eyes clouded by a faint curtain of water.

"What is the strongest swordsmanship, the strongest martial arts! That's all fooling yourself, even if you really have it, even if you do it, what's the use? It's just setting off another bloody storm. ”

"Spend your whole life pursuing this ethereal thing...... What can you do with it? Do you want peace-loving people to suffer, to cry, to give their lives?"

"Is there really an emptiness at the end of the road to revenge?"

"No one has ever touched it, so no one knows the way......, right?

"Everyone has the right to choose their own life...... Now that you've made up your mind, I don't need to say anything more......"

The conversation from two years ago has been echoing in Yanagi's mind, "I hope you can find this answer and find your own happiness!" the old man muttered to himself. Then he went to the furnace again and started his daily routine again.

"Why do you want to go to the capital of Xuanqing Kingdom?" asked Erica puzzled.

"I don't know what to do. The almighty answer popped out of Ruinon's mouth again.

"Do you think you can simply dismiss without knowing three words?" Erica grabbed Renon by the collar and shook it vigorously, "If you don't give me a reason, I'll want you to look good!"

"This ...... This ......"

"Newspapers, what's that?"

"You...... You...... Look at the headlines!" Renon was overwhelmed by Erica's tuft.

Eventually, Erica let go of her hand, snatched the newspaper, and threw Ronon to the ground like a puddle of mud. "Oh, it's today's paper!When did you buy it?, the thieves rioted, burned the armory, and robbed ......," Erica read as she stared at the big headline.

"Please, Gonzas' ......," Renon gasped as he lay on Fiona's lap.

"Ruinon, you're fine, are you?"

"Master......, you must not die!

Gonzas held the cow bone in his mouth and said vaguely: "The old mother of (can't die), the Buddha's heart (rest assured)!"

"The Byzantine Empire ordered the capture of Xuan Qingyi, the leader of the Xuanqing Rebels...... Heavy bounty ......" Erica said in surprise, "Could it be that Xuan Qingyi and them did these arson incidents?"

"Yes, so I'm going to take a trip to Long Song City, maybe I'll be lucky enough to meet Jerry, Bella, and Charlie......"

"Arson and robbery? Aren't you terrorists?" said Fiona, looking up at the newspaper, "Rainon, are you friends with those terrorists who burned, killed, and looted?"

"No, no, Xuan Qingyi, they're not terrorists, he's just getting back what should have belonged to him. ”

"Take what should belong to him, and then shouldn't burn and loot!"

Renon smiled and said, "Fiona, you are an elf, and it is understandable that you don't know anything about the Anthropocene realm. I'll give you a simple analogy: If a group of robbers rob your house and take your belongings and kick you out of your house, what are you going to do when you go back to your house?"

"Naturally, I want to drive away the robbers and take back what belongs to me. ”

"That's it, Xuan Qingyi is the prince of the former Xuanqing Kingdom, and Byzantium occupied the Xuanqing Kingdom and supported the puppet regime. The robbers' power was too great, and Xuan Qingyi was isolated and had to make a small fight first. ”

"But is it really possible for him to do this?" said Fiona, pointing to the rice field ahead, "and you see, the cowherd is riding on the back of the ox, happily blowing the peasant tune with two leaves, the old man who ploughs the field is smoking dry tobacco in his spare time, and the mother is spinning in front of her house with her sleeping baby on her back......"

"What do you want to say?" asked Renon with a frown.

"Xuan Qingyi only wants to regain his former rights, but for his rights, he has to start a war...... Once the war broke out, the peaceful peasant life would no longer exist. Do you remember the village we saw when we first arrived in Xuanqing Country?" Fiona's eyes were full of unbearable color, "If you were an ordinary person living in Xuanqing Country, would you want the war to come again and the troubled times repeat?"

Ronon sat on the ground, his head bowed, his fingers sinking deep into the dirt, "That's why you elves are forced to live in the Black Forest Kawa Village, where birds don't, from once all over the continent to the small place of Birchney. ”

"You ......" Fiona was speechless with anger.

"But you're right! I don't want war to happen again, and I like to live a peaceful rural life. Whether the Xuanqing Kingdom is ruled by the Xuanqing family or Byzantium, I am not interested in it, and I don't care. "But the Byzantines killed my parents, killed Grandpa Konstantin and Sister Anne, and drove me out of the house twice...... If you don't swear this revenge, you won't be a person!"

"Then your revenge ......"

"I have experienced war, I understand the cruelty of war, and I understand the pain of losing loved ones, so I will not involve innocent people in the war, and I will take the road of revenge myself!" Rinon got up and said, "There are only two targets, Byzantine King Flavius Peterine Justinian and Pope Merlot Prologs. They are the ones who have ruined my family. ”

"And what about the Byzantine soldiers who aided in the abuse?" Erica asked Rinon.

Although they are aiding and abusing, they are also forced by life to be their own masters. ”

"So you forgave them?" said Erica's little white hand, squeaking the newspaper.

I didn't forgive them, but I didn't want more people to suffer because of this. As he spoke, Ruinon strode forward, "Let's go! Speed up, maybe we can get to Changge City before dark." ”

Changge City is located in the middle of Xuanqing Kingdom, which is the ancient city with the longest history in Xuanqing Kingdom, and is also one of the top ten ancient cities of civilization on the mainland of Zhongzhou.

According to the records of ancient historical books, as early as prehistoric times, Changge City existed as an important trading city between humans and dwarves, and was once destroyed by the racial war between dwarves and elves.

Because Changge City is located in the plains, surrounded by no mountains, fertile soil, and the flow of the Mijiang River, the water and land transportation is extremely convenient, and after the war, it once again became an important economic center for humans and dwarves, and humans exchanged food, livestock, and spirits with the dwarves for metal equipment and valuable and dangerous magic crystal cannons. (Mianjiang: Wengui Mountain originates from the Yuewei Plateau of Liaojin, runs through half of Liaojin from north to south, and then flows eastward into Xuanqing at the southern border of Liaojin.) In Xuanqing country, it flows through the four cities of Rongle, Pingyang, Changge and Yanling from west to southeast, and flows into Daze Lake after the most luan, with a total length of 1,397 kilometers. ）

In 1283 B.C., Xuan Qinghao, who was born as an arms dealer, led 3,000 infantry to blast open the gate of Changge City with the dwarven magic crystal cannon, controlling the most important trade channel between humans and dwarves. In 1300 BC, Xuanqinghao took the surname Xuanqing as the country name to show the world, and the Xuanqing Kingdom was officially established.

With the help of flying arts, Ruinon and his party finally arrived at Changge City before sunset. With the help of stealth, they were able to evade the interrogation of the guards at the gate and sneak into the city.

Thirteen years ago, Changge City experienced a baptism of war and blood, and now it has been reborn in the industrious hands of the people of Xuanqing Country. That's right, this is indeed a new Changge City, because it is completely different from the bustling Changge City thirteen years ago.

The streets were full of ragged beggars and yellow-skinned vagabonds, who lay motionless on brick pillows, floors, and sky, and did not know whether they were dead or alive. Surrounded by trash and discarded newspapers and paper bags, the bustling city center is a slum scene.

"While time can heal serious wounds...... But it can't erase the brand-like scar. Walking down the avenue dyed red by the dusk and setting sun, there is a black and gray house facing Ruinon, "Those ugly scars are the ugly flowers that uncontrollable desires are outstanding in the depths of people's hearts." ”

When you get closer, you can clearly see that the charred walls are covered with dense pits, like the skin of a leper, which is very terrifying.

"This ...... It's all traces of arrows. Erica, who had been through several wars, naturally recognized what it was, "the wounds left by the war......

Before Erica could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by a shouting voice, "Outside! Outside! The Xuanqing rebels attacked the armory of Changge City, stole a large number of heavy siege equipment, and set fire to it...... Kill ......" newspaper vendors held the newspaper high above their heads and across the empty road, their shrill voices echoing through the lifeless buildings.

"What? The rebels attacked the armory? Is that the armed legion called the Xuanqing Righteous Army? Is the chaos about to start again?"

"Is there another war again? It's been ten years of peaceful life......

"No, the last war took my child's life, so take my life this time!"

"No, I don't want to live like that anymore......" The depressed and deserted street was lively again, but no amount of excitement could hide the despair on people's faces.

Indeed, although the war has temporarily ended and people's lives have returned to normal, their hearts are like this wall, and they can no longer withstand any stimulation. Ranon glanced at the crowd around the newspaper vendor, strode towards the dark house, and touched the black wall with his hand, "At the slightest hint of wind and grass, their hearts will be broken...... only to hear a "rattle", and the charred walls shattered and collapsed.

"Hey, I mean, are you here to feel the humanity or are you looking for an old friend?" cried Gonzas dissatisfied.

"Of course I'm here for my old friend, but ......," Erica said, frowning at the strange sight around her, "we don't know where to go." ”

"It's not hard, it just takes some time. Renon thought for a moment and said, "Sister Erica, do you remember when we joined the Wind Demon Mercenary Regiment?"

"Wind Demon Mercenary Regiment, you mean to go ......"

Rainon nodded and said, "And this kind of place is better a slum with chaos and security." ”

After asking passers-by for a few places, Renong led the group to hide in the dark fire alley. The stealth technique and the wind movement technique were activated, and the fast crowd drove quickly towards the Luo Yi District on the southwest side of Changge City.

Compared to the neat and tall buildings in the city center, the low-rise bungalows in the Luo Shirt district are unusually dirty and messy.

Landing in a dark, damp alleyway, Rainon withdrew his invisibility, a pungent smell that made him frown.

"Whew!, what's that smell?" asked Erica, covering her mouth and nose in disgust, in a muffled voice.

"I don't know where it came from, right?" said Rainon, tilting his head slightly.

"Uh...... What a dirty bamboo mat. Fiona noticed a bundle of black bamboo mats in the dirty corner. It seems to be the culprit that fills the place with a disgusting smell.

"Hey, there seems to be something in the bamboo mat. Silver, noticing something unusual, placed a small magic circle around her mouth and nose to protect her from the stench.

The pale blue flames wrapped around Ruinon's hands and converged into a sword, and the faint blue light flickered in the dim alley, and the atmosphere seemed extremely strange. The incomparably sharp pale blue flame sword easily sliced through the bundle of bamboo mats.

"Don't touch it, it's so dirty......" Erica stopped by holding Ryanon's hand.

"No! I felt a faint breath of life underneath the bundle of bamboo mats. ”

"Breath of life?"

"Yes, very weak!" Fiona nodded vigorously.

Ruinon carefully manipulated the flame sword to pick up the thin layer of bamboo mat. Through the faint blue light, Ruinon and his party were shocked to find that under the filthy straw mat was a face like a skeleton.

"Still alive?" this scene really scared Erica a lot, and her face turned pale in an instant.

"Alive...... But it's also coming soon. ”

"Give...... Give ......" The man saw that someone was coming, and opened his mouth with difficulty to make a faint sound, "I...... I'm ...... Joan Pjot ......"

"What is he talking about?" Erica frowned, "Pyot?"

"It's not a person's name, it's another name for a herb, and it's a very dangerous drug...... I've heard this name in this class of zoology and zoology. ”

(Joan Piyot: A large, evergreen conifer that grows widely in the arid regions of the southwestern Andes.) Its leaves are grayish-green, up to 1.5 meters long, and are arranged in a rosette shape at the base. Its seeds are crushed into powder, and after oral administration, it can produce strong auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, and emotional inhibition effects, and has a strong addictive effect, and its emotional inhibition effect has a good effect in psychiatric medicine. ）

"We have to save him!" Fiona's beautiful eyes showed a look of unbearability, "Don't discuss any herbs and drugs, come and help me...... Don't you see he's dying?"

Renon closed his eyes and shook his head, the pale blue flaming sword turning into a cloud of flames that burned the addict to a dry corpse.

"What are you doing? Renon, how can you kill innocents like this?" Fiona screamed.

"We can't save him, no one can save him, it's better to help him get rid of the pain as soon as possible......"

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