Chapter Twenty-Seven: Sacrificing Life for Righteousness
Since the loss of his mother, Xu Shu has been mourning and breaking his bones, and he has been washing his face with tears all day long; he finally realized the feeling of "the son wants to raise but does not wait", but it is too late. Cao Cao sent Xun Yu and others to comfort him, but they were all driven away; Cao Cao also came once in person, and he was also complained about. Cao Cao was so angry that he wanted to execute him immediately, but a heart of respect for talent made him stay. He endured silently with a glimmer of hope, hoping that Xu Shu could eliminate the resentment in his heart as soon as possible and serve him.
Cao Cao specially ordered people to overhaul the tomb of Xu's mother, not only personally inscribed on the marble tablet - loyal liver and courage, eternal and famous, but also sent several soldiers to take turns to guard the cemetery to prevent outsiders from trampling on it. He deliberately let the family in the mansion know about this in order to convey it to Xu Shu. Xu Shu knew that everything he did was to win his loyalty, so of course he would not be fooled.
On this day, Xu Shu dried his tears and became calm. He thought that his mother had passed away, and it would be useless to continue to grieve blindly, so it was better to turn grief into strength and do something meaningful. He decided to write a letter to expose Cao Cao's weaknesses, and secretly asked someone to send it to Xinye to hand it over to Liu Bei. Just as he was about to put pen to paper, a person pushed the door and came in, it was the angry black tiger.
"Mr. Xu, excuse me, I took the liberty to come here to ask for something. "The angry black tiger gets straight to the point.
"What is General Baimei doing? I'm very busy. Xu Shu knew that he was not a good person.
"Sir, remember the kid who came to Xuchang with you, right?"
Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, and deliberately said, "I don't understand what you're talking about." ”
"I know all about you. Actually, my real name is the Angry Black Tiger, and I am a general of the White Tigers. That kid broke into our headquarters in Wuhu Mountain the day before yesterday, killed many of our brothers, and wounded our leader. He is now locked up in the dungeon of the cottage, if you want to save him, go to the cottage with me, otherwise he will only die!"
"What are you talking about? He broke into the cottage and seriously injured your leader? This is impossible!" Xu Shu didn't believe it, he thought that Zhiming would at most go to the vicinity of the cottage to investigate the terrain, and he would never "make trouble in the Heavenly Palace".
"That kid is different from you, he is a god human, from the divine realm, but after he descended to earth, he became a human. ”
"You're making up myths, aren't you?"
"You can go to the cottage with me. By the way, our leader and I are also gods and humans. ”
Xu Shu was confused. The angry black tiger grabbed his hand and said, "Don't be stunned, come with me!"
Xu Shu shook off his hand and said, "I won't go with you." ”
"Don't you want to save your friend?"
"You come here to make up a few lies, and you want me to go? I will never go with you until I find out the truth. ”
"Do you think this is up to you? Tell you, there's nothing we want that we can't get!"
"Isn't the White Tiger team amazing? It's not that they want to obey Cao Cao!"
"You?!Okay, toast and don't eat and drink, I'm going to be rude!" "Angry Black Tiger decided to use force.
Xu Shu turned around and took down a sword from the wall, not to be outdone: "Don't think I'm just a weak scholar, I used this sword to kill a bully!"
The angry black tiger didn't take him seriously at all, and said, "Then I'm going to see it." ”
Xu Shu stabbed over with a sword. The furious black tiger flashed behind him and slammed his palm into his cervical vertebrae......
When he woke up, Xu Shu found himself lying in a stone prison with someone walking outside.
"Where am I?" Xu Shu muttered to himself, he suddenly remembered that the angry black tiger was going to take him up the mountain, and shouted at the jailer, "This is the cottage of the White Tigers!
One of the jailers said, "What a noise, someone will come to see you soon." ”
Before the words fell, the iron door opened, and two big men entered, the Moon Bow Tiger and the Angry Black Tiger.
"Baimei, you..." Xu Shu felt that his cervical spine was still hurting when he spoke.
"I'm sorry Mr. Xu, forgive me for being a little heavier. The Angry Black Tiger said, "Let me introduce you, this is the Moon Bow Tiger General, and like me, we are gods and humans, and we are both the right-hand men of the Heavenly Wind Leader. ”
Xu Shu was puzzled: What do they mean when they always say that they are gods and human beings? He suddenly remembered Zhiming and asked, "Where is my friend locked up?"
"Don't worry, I'll take you to him. The furious black tiger made a gesture of please.
Xu Shu followed them to Zhiming's stone prison.
"Strategist, why are you here?" Zhiming was very surprised when he saw this face.
"They captured me. General Lei is well?" Xu Shu didn't expect that he hadn't seen him for a few days, and Zhiming had become a prisoner.
"What are they doing with you?" Zhiming was puzzled.
"I don't know, I've heard that their leader made them do this. ”
"Tianfeng!" Zhiming suddenly realized that Tianfeng wanted to use Xu Shu as a hostage to coerce him to reveal his true identity, and at the same time, he also understood that his private chat with Xuecicada yesterday had been overheard.
"General, they say that you are a god and a human being, is this true?" Xu Shu wanted to confirm whether what the angry black tiger said was true.
Zhiming thought for a moment and nodded unquestioningly.
Xu Shu was stunned, and he, an atheist, found himself a shallow learner for the first time. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still couldn't adapt to this sudden change in concept. He felt that he was too lonely to hear.
Zhiming said: "Gods do exist, but they are not the kind of gods that people usually worship in ancestral temples, but advanced life forms that exist in another space relative to human beings. I am the embodiment of God, and so am the celestial winds. The gods and humans who came to the human world are no different from human beings in body and live normally like human beings, and there is no language barrier. ”
Xu Shu's vocal cords had temporarily struck, and for the first time, he felt a lack of water in his brain cells.
"The leader has arrived!" the jailer announced.
A heavy and terrifying sound of footsteps came from far and near, and Xu Shu almost lost his footing. Zhiming reached out and helped him.
A huge body walked in, and the leader's eyes shot a strong light, like two sharp knives, stabbing directly at Xu Shu. Xu Shu had never seen a person whose eyes would emit strong rays, and he was at a loss for a while.
"Don't be afraid, Strategist, it's okay. Zhiming tried to keep him calm.
"He... His eyes will be hairy... Glow!" Xu Shu was so frightened that his whole body trembled, unable to control himself.
The angry black tiger said: "Mr. Xu, now you believe it, gods and humans have existed since ancient times. ”
The leader withdrew his gaze, and Xu Shu gradually calmed down.
"Are you Xu Shu?" the leader asked.
"I... I'm Xu Shu, you... What do you want?" Xu Shu felt his tongue begin to rebel.
"I'm Tianfeng, the leader of the White Tigers. If you still don't believe that I'm God, I'll prove it in the second way. Tianfeng pointed at Xu Shu with his left index finger.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Shu felt that he was being driven by a force, and his body slowly rose, floating in the air, unable to move.
Zhiming had nothing to do, and watched Tianfeng concoct Xu Shu with white eyes.
"What's going on, let me down, monster!" Xu Shu shouted in the air.
"Tianfeng, this is a grudge between the two of us, it has nothing to do with him, let him go!" Zhiming wanted to save his friend, but he was helplessly bound by iron tools.
Tianfeng moved his fingers, and Xu Shu's body slowly turned upside down, with his feet facing the sky and his face facing the ground. The force of gravity caused his blood to concentrate on his head, and his face was flushed and in pain.
"Quick... Put... I... Under... Come on..."Xu Shu couldn't even speak straight.
"Tianfeng, spare him! Your enemy is me!" Zhiming tried to break free of the iron tool, but it seemed that he suddenly lost his strength and couldn't break free.
"What do you think would happen if I let him fall like this?" asked Tianfeng deliberately.
Zhiming knew the consequences of landing first at this height, but there was nothing he could do.
"I'm going to let go. Tianfeng's fingers moved.
Xu Shu's body fell straight down, stopping at the moment when he was about to hit the ground, his head less than an inch above the ground. The wind was playing tricks on him.
Tianfeng let Xu Shu go and said to Zhiming: "Just a warning, if you don't say it again, I'll come to the real thing!"
"Monster, you... What do you want?" Xu Shu was shocked.
Tianfeng didn't answer him and looked at Zhiming. Zhiming was at a loss for a while: if he didn't say it, Xu Shu would die, and if he did, everyone would die.
Xu Shu said: "Don't tell him, general, I'd rather die, anyway, I have already seen through life and death." The letter was fake, my mother was not tortured at all, and Cao Cao and his gang designed to trick me into going to Beijing. When my mother saw that I had abandoned my uncle to 'join the enemy', she committed suicide in a fit of rage!
Tianfeng laughed and said, "Sure enough, it's awe-inspiring! However, it's up to me here." ”
Xu Shu scolded: "You dog thieves, you are not loyal to the Han Emperor, but you are making waves here and killing living beings, you are simply..."
Before Xu Shu finished scolding, Tianfeng grabbed his neck and said to Zhiming, "Do you say it or not?"
"Ahh Ahh
Zhiming said angrily: "Tianfeng, don't hurt the innocent, it's a matter between the two of us!"
Tianfeng lifted Xu Shu up. Xu Shu's whole face turned purple.
Zhiming roared angrily: "Tianfeng, let him go!"
"Then it's up to you to cooperate or not. ”
"Bastard, why don't you just deal with me, you have to find a hostage to threaten me?"
"Because you are not an ordinary god, I dare not hurt you easily, so I have to make this decision. Tianfeng's tone was hard and soft.
Zhiming was angry and anxious. Seeing Xu Shu foaming at the mouth, he hurriedly said, "I'll tell you, you let him go first!"
"You said it first, I'll put it later. "The wind doesn't give in.
Zhiming couldn't wait to swallow him alive at the moment. His brain was running rapidly, and he knew that if he didn't say anything again, Xu Shu wouldn't survive for a minute. He couldn't give up such a good friend.
In fact, Tianfeng didn't dare to start easily, because Xu Shu was the best way for Zhiming to speak. Xue Chan said that Zhiming has a great sense of justice and will never ignore the life and death of his friends.
Seeing that Xu Shu was about to lose his breath, Zhiming had a plan, so he said, "Release people quickly, I say!"
"I'll put it when you say it. "Tianfeng is not stupid, he has to judge whether the other party is lying or not.
"I am..."Zhiming was about to say, but Xu Shu motioned for him to stop with his eyes.
Zhiming said: "Military advisor, I know that you are well aware of righteousness, but I can't watch you sacrifice in vain, I will never abandon my friends! Tianfeng, listen well, I am in the divine realm..."
Halfway through speaking, Zhiming suddenly saw a stream of blood flowing out of Xu Shu's mouth, dripping to the ground along the hand of Tianfeng. He realized something was wrong.
Tianfeng shook his head and let go of his hand. Xu Shu bit his tongue and committed suicide, and in order to keep Zhiming's secret, he sacrificed himself. Although he didn't know Zhiming's difficulties, he knew that only by doing so would he not disrupt Zhiming's plan.
"This guy actually committed suicide, it's really boring!" Tianfeng said unhappily.
"Strategist, why did you kill yourself!" Zhiming saw Xu Shu killed, and tears couldn't help but burst out of his eyes.
"This guy killed himself, I wasn't going to kill him. Tianfeng said as he licked the blood on his hand.
"Strategist, I shouldn't have come here!" Zhiming was extremely sad, "It was my own initiative that killed you!"
"Hmph, this guy, it's bad for me!" Tianfeng spat at Xu Shu's corpse, "Moon Bow Tiger, Angry Black Tiger, throw him out of the cottage to feed the wolf!"
"What?!You can't do this to him!!" Zhiming roared, he couldn't bear it anymore. In front of the White Tiger God, the Son of the Holy Sword was completely furious.
After Xu Shu's body was carried away, Tianfeng sneered: "I can't imagine that a god human would also shed tears for an ordinary human being. ”
"You killed an innocent person!" Zhiming burst into tears, "He has no grudge against you, why do you want to treat him like this? He has lost his family, he is already very sad, and you still want to treat him like this, it's just mad!"
"This kind of waste, I didn't kill him, he committed suicide. ”
"What?waste?!How dare you insult him!!" Zhiming was furious, and the huge potential in his body was gradually awakened by the emotion of anger. His tears had been dried by anger.