Chapter 22: Death
The world often becomes bizarre and tortuous due to various accidents, but in fact, the truth is under the cover of a faint mist, but it always loses the opportunity to break through the mist in the misfortune.
Han Li and Xiahou Tong have worked together in Xuchang City for many days, and they are quite friendly, and they also know the so-called assassin arranged by Xiahou Tong.
The night before Chi Tang and the disciples of the Qianjia family came to Xuchang City, Xiahou traveled far away under the pretext that Han Li did not connect these two things together at all, and then got acquainted with Chi Tang, and dealt with the funeral of the Qianjia family, and also targeted the Xianbei ghost army in the Heluo area, and later went to the Rift Abyss Ghost Country, and experienced the cultivation of Xuanjing Exploration, the two of them became more and more familiar, but the section about Xiahou Tong was like a dead end in memory, Han Li never mentioned it to Chi Tang.
It wasn't until Chi Tang and Gong Hao's old affairs were brought up again at this moment, and the two were confirmed, that Han Li woke up.
As a result, the last suspicion about the assassination of the monarch was suddenly solved, and the other escaped assassin who had not escaped from the Fly Mountain Demon was this Leling Feiyun Zhanggong Hao, and the Xiahou Tong that Chi Tang and Chen Song had always thought was undoubtedly a spy with the demons.
"The rat spirit seems to have turned into that Xiahou Tong mixed in with you, leading you to a trick. But this time in Fly Mountain, I didn't see him. Chi Tang's voice came from Lingfeng's ears, and she had been hiding beside her, and once she figured out the joints, she would remind her.
"The real Xiahou Tong is afraid that he will die a long time ago, and the Xiahou Tong we see is a demon change. With Lingfeng's reminder, Chi Tang explained to everyone that in addition to Wei Feng Gonghao, there were also two generals of the ghost royal camp, but they had already had a lot of experience in demons and monsters, and naturally they would not make a fuss when they heard it.
Gong Hao was very indignant, and he was rubbing his hands, and his knuckles rang out: "Good boy, in the end, this spy fell on the fake Xiahou Tong, and he almost wronged Wei Daxia at that time." Yes, yes, no wonder the Duanmu Fort Lord's Golden Dragon Talisman was lost so strangely, it must have been stolen by the fake Xiahou Tong using witchcraft, and then pretended to be a disciple of the Duanmu family to trick us into taking the bait. ”
"Duanmu Fort Master, Jueyun Fort Duanmu Linghong, is he also related to this matter?" As the first person among the Five Peerless Warriors, especially the old man who had a relationship with him, Han Li couldn't help but ask with concern.
Wei Feng laughed: "At that time, the Jiegong brothers suspected that I had harmed the heroes, but they invited the master of Duanmu Fort to come to my Fufeng house to fight, and almost lost my life." ”
Gong Hao laughed: "It's not the fake Xiahou who is making trouble, Shang Xi's misunderstanding is all gone, and the previous suspicions are all released." ”
"The Lord of Duanmu Fort is not with Brother Wei?" Chi Tang has only heard of Duanmu Linghong's name, but he has not seen him, but he has admired him for a long time, and he can't help but want to meet this world-famous martial arts alliance master.
"After Brother Duanmu learned the news of the demon disaster, he let many disciples enter my ghost palace, but he had another place to go. Wei Feng called Duanmu Linghong a brother, showing that the friendship between the two was not shallow. "I don't know if I don't see it, Brother Duanmu really deserves to be the first person in the world, we have cultivated so diligently in order to deal with demons, but there are only two or three out of ten people in the army who can hurt demons with their own strength, but Brother Duanmu's own martial arts cultivation already has a way to restrain demons, this is born brave, and it is not okay to accept it. If we and other martial arts practitioners were like Brother Duanmu, then when the tyrant was assassinated that day, these many heroes and knights would not have died. ”
Gong Hao sighed, the topic turned around, and then came back, after a while, Chi Tang remembered Lingfeng's reminder just now, and turned to Han Li and said, "Brother Han said before, then Xiahou Tong also voted under Da Sima?"
"Well, thanks to his and Bai Mo Yishi's help, Da Sima took Xuchang City, at that time he also participated in the assassination of Murong Li, the king of Xianbei, but the night before the arrival of Brother Chi and the Qianjia masters, he suddenly asked Da Sima to send an order to investigate the military situation. Brother Chi rest assured, he doesn't dare to come back, if he doesn't give up to lure Da Sima, we will return to the country and enter the court, and he will have nothing to hide. It's just that under the current situation of Fly Mountain, he is afraid that he will ......" Han Li didn't say everything, he didn't know that Xiahou Tong had caused a storm in the Great Sima Shogunate, and under the joint efforts of the disciples of the Qianjia family, the Shadow Spirit Sparrow and Feixiong, the identity of the trapped ground was already revealed, and it was not the gray pengke who came to the rescue, but he was afraid that he would have been punished by the Great Sima Ming a long time ago. Han Li just felt that at the moment when the Fly Mountain was merged with the water and the new policy of the Demon Spirit Clan was about to be raised, it seemed impossible for Xiahou Tong to return to the Great Sima Shogunate in order to advance to the country of calamity.
Xiahou Tong's matter was put aside, Han Li's words made Chi Tang fall into contemplation, the Fly Mountain Rat Spirit is Xiahou Tong, so the breath next to the third junior brother's bedroom can also be sure that Xiahou Tong left, and then think of the mysterious Gray Peng Ke who killed the family and severely injured the third junior brother, this Xiahou Tong probably also knows the details of the Gray Peng Ke.
Didn't the spirit ghost general say that the gray pengke was a phantom spirit? Obviously, he fought with the gray pengke in Fly Mountain, but Chi Tang felt that the gray pengke was even more mysterious, who was the real face behind the phantom? He later asked Qianli Qiji, although Qianli Qiji was silent, but Mrs. Rudan was afraid of annoying the Crow Saint, and answered for Qianli Qiji.
But the problem is that they don't actually know what the identity of the gray pengke is, Chi Tang is confused, and only feels that this gray pengke turns his hands into clouds and covers his hands for rain, and he is in the demon road and the demon world, and he advances and retreats freely, even killing the Qianjia family and the wind and angry lion, and secretly attacking the cold wolf Lang Ji, and fighting fiercely with the heavenly spirit ghost for a long time, such characters are only afraid that they are the source of rare disasters in the world.
Turning back to the Qianjia family from the gray Pengke incident, Chi Tang had strong alcohol in his stomach, and his whole body was hot, and he was ready to ask questions again, not knowing whether the safety of his senior brother was or not, he was worried after all.
At this moment, the tent door opened, and several burly men walked in, and before they could see their appearance, they heard a familiar voice: "As soon as I returned to the camp, I heard that it was Brother Chi who came, Rennia?"
Chi Tang turned around and saw Luo Laoqi's round face with a red color, his clothing style was very different from that time, but he was still in black clothes and black pants that had not changed for thousands of years, with a broad-bladed knife pinned to his waist, and his body was getting thicker and thicker.
"Seventh brother, has you always been good?" Although he was worried in his heart, but when he met old friends, Chi Tang still squeezed out a smile. Speaking of which, that Ghost Monarch Fu Sheng was awarded the first death under the joint efforts of the two of them, and when the Dragon and Tiger Mountain counted the merits, at least half of the credit had to be attributed to this Luo Laoqi.
Luo Laoqi did not show a big grin as Chi Tang expected, and even the usual cool smile did not appear, but beat Chi Tang's chest, this was his way of expressing greetings, but the next words shocked Chi Tang's heart.
"It's okay if you're okay, don't be like Xue ......"
"Seventh, sit down and drink first, old friends will get together tonight, and we'll talk about it later. Wei Feng suddenly interrupted Luo Laoqi, as if he was still worried that he would be entangled, so he threw the pottery bowl full of spirits in front of him to Luo Laoqi.
Several other people came up to greet him, and Chi Tang recognized all of them as old acquaintances in Chang'an City, most of them were Guanzhong high-rollers under Wei Feng, and Shen Qu, the shopkeeper of the Yingyu Pavilion, was also among them.
The abrupt stop of the word Xue in Luo Laoqi's mouth made Chi Tang's heartbeat worsen, it could only be Xue Yang, this is the only person surnamed Xue that he and Luo Laoqi both knew, and then thought of the question about the same family of the Qian, Wei Feng repeatedly branched out, there must be something hidden from him, and this can only be related to Xue Yang's life and death.
At this time, Chi Tang was not in a hurry to ask, and quietly returned the salute to several high-rollers one by one, they have now joined the ghost royal camp, and their words and deeds have reduced a lot of the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, but there is more of the majesty and fortitude of the soldiers.
The atmosphere did not seem much relaxed because of the gathering of everyone, and after seeing Han Li again and greeting each other, everyone drank alcohol.
Wei Feng glanced at Chi Tang, and couldn't help persuading him to drink: "Since Chang'an has been farewell, it has been nearly a year, and every time I remember the season when I met Brother Chi with martial arts, I am overjoyed." Except for Jing Xiaoxiang, he has not yet arrived, and the old brothers of Chang'an Yingyu Pavilion have all gathered together again that day, come and come, you should drink bitterly. ”
Seeing that the pottery bowl of liquor was about to be poured into his mouth again, Chi Tang stretched out his hand, stood up with the wine bowl, looked around, and said slowly: "Brother Wei, drink slowly, as the right person said, all the friends of Yingyu Pavilion are here that day, except for Brother Jingluo...... But how did I find out that one was missing?"
Wei Feng's smile was slightly astringent, he knew what Chi Tang was going to say, he still didn't cover up the past after covering it up several times, he originally wanted to wait for Chi Tang to eat and drink enough and relax before telling him.
Wei Feng didn't speak, but Luo Laoqi said faintly: "There is one missing, Xue Laoliu......"
"Do you know where my sixth junior brother is?" Chi Tang couldn't help but become anxious, and the expression he pretended to be calm just now was gone.
Wei Feng sighed deeply before Luo Laoqi, and said, "I was going to wait for Brother Chi to rest before ......."
"What's wrong with the sixth junior brother?" Chi Tang interrupted Wei Feng very unceremoniously.
"The officials of the Jin State who stayed behind have already told us that most of the demon slayers of the Qianjia family also sacrificed their lives in the battle to defend the city and resist the demons, but we have not seen it in person. Yesterday, in the rubble next to the boundary bridge in the city, a corpse was turned out, the face is still recognizable, and the body is also intact, it has been confirmed that it is correct, it is exactly ...... It was Jing Chuqian's ......" Wei Feng said in a heavy tone and looked at Chi Tang worriedly, "...... Xue Liuxia. ”
The pottery bowl fell on the military case, but it did not break, and the liquor in the bowl poured out, coating half of the military case, and flowing like a river along the corner of the case, ticking and falling to the ground.
Chi Tang was like being electrocuted, his body shook, but the most worrying thing became a reality, if it is said that among the brothers of the Qianjia family, his best friend is Xue Yang, from the first encounter in Dong Mansion, to the first time in Luoxia Mountain, and then it is Chang'an's joint efforts to force the palace to eliminate demons, Bashan Shushui Jinping Yuan's trip, counting, his growth in the awakening and recovery of the Demon Dao, but most of the time is with these six junior brothers, but now the first bad news is this sixth junior brother.
Xue Yang's voice and smile appeared in front of him again, the black and swarthy face was clearly and straightforward, but it was full of intelligence and cunning, the pathos and anger on the mustard green mountains, the night talk in the ugly inn, the whispering in the Luoyu Pool, and his helplessness in the face of Feng Yingxiu and his helplessness and shyness and reserve in front of the dance...... Scene by scene, so vivid, as if it was still yesterday, but after all, it turned into a desolate and sad feeling of death.
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Life is like dust and dew, and the way of heaven is long.
“...... I thought it was ......" Xue Yang sniffed, leaned over again, and looked at his face full of unpredictable smiles, and his voice was so low that only he and himself could hear: "...... I thought you were a monster. ”
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The east gate of Luoyang, once the last barrier guarded by human warriors, has now become a miserable morgue.
When Chi Tang arrived, the sky had just dawned, the cold rain was still dripping, the smell of blood mixed with the smell of mud swirled around the nose, and the smell was disgusting, and you could see the devastation after the war, and the rubble that had been rebuilt together looked like piles of newly built tombs.
The felt cloth set up a huge roof in the open field, and the ground was covered with straw mats, but under the straw mats were dense protrusions, innumerable, Chitang lifted the corner of the straw mat, and saw several pieces of frozen and stiffened minced meat and half of the incomplete severed hands, which was shocking.
"All the corpses here are broken, and they can't be found and can't be put together, when the entire Luoyang City is all gathered, and then put it in the coffin, who and whose can't be distinguished, but they are all human warriors who resist demons, I don't think they will mind being buried together, you have me, I have you, and it is not in vain to live and die together." Wei Feng said gloomily behind him, but he was just Chi Tang's request to come to see Xue Yang immediately, so he came with him.
"Here are the soldiers and armor collected from the city, some of the Jin army, some of the Yan army, and some of them are piled together. Wei Feng pointed to the armor and weapons piled up like a hill next to the felt cloth greenhouse, most of which were also incomplete and bloodstained.
Han Li noticed that there were not only iron spears and ring-headed knives that belonged to the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, but also scimitars and carved bows commonly used by the Hu people, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, no matter what evil deeds and misdeeds several countries in the world had, but in this war between people and demons, they were equally heroic and righteous.
On the side of the open field, there are also relatively well-preserved houses, not far from the city gate, which were probably the barracks of the guards of the city gate. There was also a row of Qin soldiers standing in front of the house, with solemn expressions, and after seeing Wei Feng and his party, they all straightened up and saluted.
"What is piled up here is the corpses that are basically intact, I mean that at least the heads can still be found, or the remains that can be roughly distinguished, have all been put into the coffin, and the General Shen Jin you mentioned is here. Wei Feng was talking about the house on the left, but he pushed open the door on the right, "Xue Liuxia is in this ......."