In the White City, there is an old ballad.

The birds on the trees are crying, and the arrows pierce the heart of the night, calling me not to sleep again.

A single coat on my body, feather arrows warmed the heart of the bird, urging me to hurry forward.

The mist of Mangshan is circuitous, and the bell and arrow awaken the brave heart and teach me not to retreat.

The beast is in danger, and the rocket ignites the roaring heart and takes me out of the encirclement.

Where the sound is miserable, the drum and arrow beat the heart of the rock, laughing at his tears.

If he fails to return one day, he will lead the bow and roar the heart of heaven and earth, saying that I have no regrets in my life!

This old ballad, called "Orion's Heart", tells the simple and straightforward story of a poor boy who hunts demons and beasts, and after dawn, carries a feathered quiver into the wilderness to hunt. Along the way, he was wounded, bloodied, and laughed at the fragility of his companions, and finally, he thought of his future, looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, drawing a full stop without regrets......

There is no way to know who the creator of this ballad is, but the fierce and courageous manly spirit in the song has always infected every young person who is enthusiastic about it. To this day, it is not only a heroic song that must be sung by hunters when they enter the mountains, but even the little broken children who run all over the ground in open crotch pants, as well as the foreign merchants who come and go to Baicheng all year round, can sing it word for word.

In the past, Chu Yunchuan had always stood high in the clouds as a god and looked down on all living beings, never bending over, nor disdaining to listen to the lowest voice in the red world, until he felt the theory of "immortals are not immortals, everything is not mortal", and he knew that there was also a tragic heart in the market that looked up to the sky and roared.

The last time I heard this ballad was at a tavern in the East Side.

With seven points of drunkenness, the lame third child beat the rhythm with dishes and chopsticks in the tavern that was so broken that it was airy on all sides, pulled his throat and roared a few times, and put his arm on Chu Yunchuan's shoulder and spit out his sincere words: "In my most beautiful years, they all called me the King of Orion, when I didn't drink and was thirsty...... Only drink blood, the blood of demon beasts!" Although his rough voice with innate five-tone incompleteness was very harsh, however, the ruthlessness he released through the strength of the wine sang the tragic feeling of a man's unfulfilled ambition, which Chu Yunchuan has always remembered vividly.

Now seeing this letter with only one sentence, Chu Yunchuan didn't have to think about it, he immediately knew that the letter was sent by the third child, and except for him, no one else would use "Orion's Heart" as a code word.

What made Chu Yunchuan find it interesting was that the third child actually said that the Yanhuang Sect had a heart of Orion. If memory serves, the bearded third child was a very racist man, and asking him to praise a group of foreigners was no different from asking him to kill him. If the estimation is correct, the meaning of this letter should not refer to the courage and fearlessness of Yanhuang Sect like that young man, but to the ambition of Orion full of desire to conquer.

"Could it be that the third child has found something?"

Thinking about this, Chu Yunchuan felt that this possibility was very high.

An hour later, Chu Yunchuan personally rushed to the small sprinkler hall in the east of the city, and at this time, the sky had already been swallowed up by the twilight. There are many smith shops in Dongcheng, what blacksmiths, carpenters, jade craftsmen, and spirit craftsmen...... Occupy one-third of the bunks, it is not as prosperous as the north of the city with the animal products trading market and Jiuquan Building, at this point, all the households have already closed their doors, and it is so cold under the sparse street lamps that there is not even a ghost, in front, the few dog barks that broke the silence are obviously aimed at Chu Yunchuan.

There was a trembling and weak oil lamp in the tavern, as if waiting for Chu Yunchuan, and the door was open.

"The third. ”

Chu Yunchuan glanced at the door, but he didn't see anyone, he sat in front of the lamp and waited for a while. Soon, I saw the third child coming in through the back door, holding a bloody pointed kitchen knife in his hand, but not a drop of blood dripped to the ground, and the sharp knife edge had a faint flicker, which could suck blood, and after the blood stains were absorbed, the strange glow disappeared.

The third child seemed to understand the question in Chu Yunchuan's eyes, and smiled disapprerovingly: "There is a scum of the Immortal Clan who sneaked into Baicheng at night, and I happened to be bumped into him, so I gave him a knife. ”

"Just one?"

"Just one, the south gate is heavily guarded, and it will definitely not be able to pass the pass, so it is estimated that it is from the west gate. ”

"Well, when I got back, I reminded them to be a little more guarded. Chu Yunchuan's expression became a little solemn, and he asked again: "By the way, what is the matter with that Orion's Heart?"

"Hehe, I knew you could read my handwriting. The third kitchen knife was pinned to his waist, and he brought a jar of wine with a big grin, and said while pouring: "Today, I went to the beast products trading market and saw that someone bought a large number of live beasts, I observed it, and the group of people were all copying the lame Tianshu words, and their waists were straight when they walked, and they knew at a glance that they were people from the Yanhuang Sect. ”

The third child's observation is really admirable.

When those people in the Yanhuang Sect spoke Tianshu's words, they were indeed very lame; the key was the waist board, those people were all from military backgrounds, they had received strict training, and when they walked, whether it was their posture or pace, they had already formed a military habit, not as idle and unrestrained as ordinary people.

"You have a pretty deep understanding of the people of the Yanhuang Sect...... Chu Yunchuan picked up the wine bowl with a smile, touched each other first, and said, "What do you think they are doing when they buy a large number of living beasts?"

"It's all fierce beasts, some of them are about to evolve to the realm of demon beasts, and they won't be used as pets in captivity, right? ”

"Makes sense. ”

"I'll just remind you, you just need to know. The third poured two bowls of wine and said bluntly: "After finishing this bowl, go back." ”

"Hehe, how can you rush guests like this. Chu Yunchuan took two sips of the wine bowl, wiped his mouth to relieve the wine stains, and sighed: "Third child, you are a real king of Orion! That incident ...... Do you want to think about it again? When you enter the barracks, you definitely have a place. ”

Thousands of dollars are easy to obtain, but talents are hard to find.

With a brave and resourceful beard like the third child, even if Bai Shuxing is turned upside down, it is estimated that it will be difficult to find the second one. Chu Yunchuan didn't know what he was hesitating about, this was the third time he had spoken, and seeing him get up without saying a word, limping towards the inner room with an oil lamp, it was like watching a peerless treasure slip away from the palm of his hand, and the sense of loss was stronger than ever.

Fortunately, he didn't refuse this time, which made Chu Yunchuan feel as if there would be hope in the future.

......

Under the bright starry sky, a group of soldiers in battle armor walked up, led by Wu Wei riding an icewing horse. Seeing Chu Yunchuan coming out of the tavern, Wuwei turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and handed out a creed, and said, "Master, I just received a secret report from the wilderness, there is a list of generals, you better take a look at it yourself." ”

"Hmm. ”

There was a large list of names on the list, most of which were unheard of, but seeing the word "Yanyi", Chu Yunchuan finally understood why Wuwei wanted to let him see this list. If I remember correctly, Yan Yi was the true disciple of Shendu who took charge of Qingxuan, and later because of his serious injury and inaction, he was sent to the exile abyss for three years because he found a reason to do nothing, so it also caused a strong backlash from Kongming.

The so-called raccoon dog refers to this group of people, who are born with a life of indebtedness.

After returning the list to Wu Wei, Chu Yunchuan did not show the slightest expression of disappointment, let alone anger, but just smiled indifferently and said, "If you do your own evil, you can't live! If you fight on the battlefield, regardless of whether you are in the same door or not, you will kill if you should kill it, and you don't have to show mercy to your subordinates!"

"Well, I'll let you know when you get back. ”

Wuwei put away the list, didn't leave, and didn't give way to Chu Yunchuan.

From his expressionless face, Chu Yunchuan really couldn't tell what this guy wanted to do, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"I ......" stopped without saying anything, and suddenly turned his back to Chu Yunchuan and said, "I want to leave Baicheng for a while." ”

"Where are you going?"

"......" Wuwei shook his head, grabbed the wolf tooth necklace on his chest, and replied with a heavy heart: "I don't know yet...... I think the wolf tooth necklace will lead me to that place. ”

"After revealing the truth, come back as soon as possible. ”

Chu Yunchuan understood Wuwei's thoughts, and he didn't intend to keep him, after all, the mystery of blood is an irresistible temptation for everyone. What made Chu Yunchuan always wonder was that Nangong Feiyao, who adopted Wuwei at the beginning, must know the truth, why did she keep hiding it?

Maybe there's something going on.

There is an indisputable fact that the current Wuwei is no longer the Wuwei of the past, he has enough strength to stand alone and accept all unpredictable challenges; more importantly, no matter what the truth of that bloodline is, Chu Yunchuan firmly believes that with Wuwei's current state of mind, it is enough to face it calmly. Considering the above conclusions, Chu Yunchuan couldn't find any reason to stop him.

Thinking of another thing, Chu Yunchuan said to Wuwei again: "Since you disappeared and returned, you haven't said a word to Mu Xue, don't always hide everything in your heart, silence won't solve the problem." She is now in the Xianling Academy, so let's go and see her, just be a partially. ”

"......!!!" Wuwei turned to look at Chu Yunchuan, Mu Na was speechless.

"Silence again...... I really convinced you......" Chu Yunchuan's face was depressed, and he turned to the side and said: "Men, not only must you have a hunter's heart on the journey, but also have a hunter's heart for women, if you retreat, sooner or later someone else will rush forward with your footprints." ”