Volume 1: Born to be a Hero Chapter 49: The Spark Has Appeared
At this time, He Yi was still in a vague state of half-drunk and half-awake, even if he was found by the people sent out by the county, and he was escorted all the way to prison, he did not wake up from this state.
He sank deep, his consciousness wrapped in a soft, transparent mass.
He could feel his body moving passively, and he could faintly hear voices talking around him, but the sound was extremely vague, like a noise formed by the mixing of several strange sounds.
Every time, when he chose to listen carefully and look around him, he was blocked by an invisible barrier.
Anything in the outside world, after passing through this barrier, and then presented in front of He Yi, will become an incomparably abstract and vague illusion, whether it is a person or a sound.
Confused, He Yi reached out and touched the front.
The barrier, though invisible, is tactile, presenting an unusually smooth curved surface, like a ......
Flowing water?
Or is it a light yarn blown by the wind?
Like but not like.
He Yi can't describe that wonderful feeling, if it is really something that can only be understood, it cannot be spoken.
He recalled carefully for a moment, and suddenly found that the trajectory presented by this curved surface was very similar to the second character in Xia Yu's book.
Phantom characters.
Is this in a state of "enlightenment"?
When he fought with General Zhao in Kuxuelin, he had an epiphany about this second character, but he did not completely enter the state of enlightenment, and he didn't want to enter this state again today, in this drunken state.
He Yi hurriedly recalled the appearance of the second character.
Simple four strokes.
One song and three straights.
In addition to the extremely exaggerated curve, there are three shallow vertical lines, hidden beneath the curve.
It is a natural trend to simply make four strokes.
"One song, three straights, three twists and turns?" He Yi whispered to himself, thinking of the illusory world beyond the barrier in front of him, He Yi had an understanding.
Compared with the directness of the first broken character, what this second character conveys should be a workaround.
I see......
Concealing entities, hiding killing machines, no wonder it is called a "phantom" character.
With He Yi's epiphany, the phantom character in the depths of his consciousness began to writhe his body wildly, whipping He Yi's consciousness like a long whip.
As the noise of the outside world became louder and louder, He Yi suddenly opened his eyes.
In this dimly lit dungeon, like a bottomless abyss, gazing at what is happening in front of you.
...... ......
The compulsory conscription order has been issued for more than half a day, and the executor is the personal guard of the county government, and he directly listens to the order and the county official himself, which is not as easy to talk as an ordinary soldier.
In accordance with the conditions written in the decree, they searched the streets and alleys, broke down the doors and whipped them, and arrested anyone they saw, which was very brutal.
At this time, it was midnight, and the number of civilians who were forcibly conscripted had more than 500 people, in order to prevent the phenomenon of escape, the minions of these county governments temporarily put these civilians in prisons, and coincidentally, they were locked up with He Yi.
"Go in! Be honest with me!" The county guards in charge of escorting were all fierce and vicious, which scared these people a lot.
"Masters, don't you want to be conscripted? Why are we, who are newly recruited soldiers and have made no mistakes, to be put in prison?" After being pushed into a prison cell, a man in the prime of life could not help but avenge himself.
They really don't know what they're doing wrong.
"What nonsense! If you want to blame it, blame that Deputy General He, killed Zhao Xianshi, and angered the county lord!" The captain of the guard said coldly, and then locked the prison door.
At this moment, a "phantom" flashed out of the cell and choked the throat of the captain of the guard!
It was He Yi.
When He Yi's consciousness fell into a state of "enlightenment", it was not clear what had happened during this period.
But after He Yi regained consciousness and opened his eyes, everything that happened in front of him really made him angry.
"Which general's soldiers are you, why are you imprisoning the people privately?" He Yi lifted up the captain of the pro-soldier and pressed it against the wall.
It's true that he killed General Zhao, but even if he angered the county, why would he involve innocent people?
The incident in the early morning has already sounded a wake-up call to the county, but instead of repenting, the other party has to make mistakes again and again!
Do you really want to force the people to rebel?
"I'm the captain of the county government's personal soldiers! Let me go! It is a great honor for these untouchables to be chosen by the county lord! Do you dare to stop it, do you want to rebel?" The voice of the captain of the personal guard was a little bitter, and he kept struggling.
The captain was puzzled.
Just now, the cell door was obviously about to be locked, and the remaining space was not enough to accommodate one person to pass through, but how did this guy in front of him get out of the prison?
"Am I rebelling?" He Yi trembled angrily, his heart was burning with anger, and the strength in his hands was getting bigger and bigger.
After a while, I heard a "click", and the neck bone of the captain of the guard was directly pinched off by He Yi, and he lost his breath at the moment.
How dare you say that you rebelled?
"He Yi! You are the deputy general of the plains, a subordinate of the county Cheng, how dare you kill the county Cheng's own soldiers?" The remaining few guards couldn't help but be a little panicked when they saw He Yi kill his captain without much effort.
At this time, they remembered the reason why He Yi was imprisoned————
This guy has the strength to kill immortals!
Even General Zhao was killed by him and hung his body, how could he fight with just a few of them?
"The deputy general of the plain, the subordinates of the county, if they all regard the people as grass and mustard as you do, why don't I take the position of deputy general!" He Yi looked at them expressionlessly. As he spoke, he took off all the armor representing the position of deputy general on his body, and threw it aside casually, without even looking at it again.
"Now, I am no longer the deputy general of the plains! As for you, acting for the tiger and killing the people is intolerable!"
With that, He Yi swung his sword and slashed forward, the momentum was very fierce, and in the blink of an eye, his body conjured up several afterimages in the narrow corridor, either slashing or stabbing, and each sword hit the vital part of a pro-guard with incomparable accuracy.
More than a dozen blood arrows spurted, and more than a dozen guards fell to the ground and died.
Phantom characters!
He Yi first understood this character, and the specific usage has not yet been fully understood, but he vaguely feels that this second character should be more than just creating a phantom.
Because of the understanding of people, there are many changes.
The meaning of this character can indeed only be understood, not spoken.
"What's going on?
The screams inside the cell alarmed the men and horses guarding outside, and soon after, a large number of heavily armed county guards rushed into the boss and surrounded He Yi and a group of civilians.
At this moment, in the darkness in the depths of the prison, a loud shout suddenly sounded———— "Kill!"
Immediately afterward, dozens of sharp arrows flew in, instantly knocking down the guards who had just entered the prison.
Then, from the darkness in the depths of the corridor, more than a dozen figures rushed out, all of them were well-equipped and heavily armed elite soldiers, and they pointed their swords at the county guards in front of them, and rushed over to slash and kill.
Among them, there are Gongliangju, Pei Dong, Jia Shao and others.
"Major General, are you alright?"
"General He, don't worry, let's come here!"
“......”
Bang bang!
Gongliangju's wrist trembled, and several gunpowder projectiles shot out from Erlang's slingshot in succession, bursting into dazzling flames in the dim dungeon.
Pei Dong rushed forward with a gun, extremely brave, and with the momentum of breaking the bamboo, he stabbed to death several close guards in an instant.
Jia Shao held up the steel knife and rushed up with his comrades, blocking the gate, sealing the retreat of these pro-soldiers and gradually encroaching on them.
After a fierce battle, the enemy army was completely annihilated, leaving only the ground with severed limbs and wreckage.
The incident happened suddenly, and before He Yi could react, he saw Pei Dong come to him first, his eyes were slightly red, he knelt on one knee with a plop, and said excitedly: "The last general of the Beirong Third Army, the partial general Pei Dong, has seen the major general! I really didn't expect that I, Pei Dong, would be able to see the major general in my lifetime, it is really a big eye! It has left a root for the Beirong Fourteenth Army!"
He buried his head between his arms, a dignified man, but tears fell down uncontrollably.
It turned out that Pei Dong was also the old department of the Beirong Army, but after the disbandment of the Beirong Army, he had nowhere to go, so he came to Pingyuan County to rejoin the army.
The reason why he didn't recognize He Yi before was because when He Yi left the Beirong Army, he was just a teenager child, and his current appearance was much worse, and Pei Dong was just a nobody who had just enlisted in the army, and he just glanced at He Yi from a distance. The second reason is that he didn't expect He Yi to be alive at all.
It was only when He Yi was arrested and put in prison that Gongliangju suddenly found him and explained He Yi's true identity that he understood.
"What happened today, why are people being caught in prison? "The situation is critical, even if He Yi has thousands of questions in his heart, he can't finish them all at once, so he can only pick the key points first.
"Major General, that Huyang City is in urgent need of a batch of rare spiritual products, so he ordered the county to arrest civilians and find spiritual properties for them. Gongliangju walked over and said: "According to the news from our people, it is said that the Qi Cultivation Sect is preparing to hold a treasure competition conference in half a year, so it is urgent to need a batch of spiritual properties. ”
The so-called spiritual property is a treasure with rich spiritual energy like the seven-colored demon flower, and the cultivators also use the spiritual property as currency to trade.
"How dare they do this?" When He Yi heard this, he couldn't help but clench his fists, and said hatefully: "The official of the imperial court, the lord of a city! When did he also become the minions of the Xiuzhen forces to persecute the people? Who else does this world belong to?"
Gongliang Ju said in a deep voice: "This kind of thing happens day and night, the danger of the plain is just a drop in the ocean, young general, let's start an incident! I know what you are thinking in your heart, you don't want to ruin the name of Wu Anjun's loyalty, but this matter is not a rebellion, but it is actually for Jun Qing's side! Cultivators are chaotic in the country, blinding the Son of Heaven, mutilating the people, and bewitching sentient beings. Doesn't the major general still understand?"
Gongliangju took a step forward, knelt directly in front of He Yi, and said resolutely: "Young General, let's raise troops! The cultivators are in chaos and Kyushu is about to burst apart, can you just watch the people of the world suffer?"
"Young General, let's get into trouble! I'll wait to follow the young general to the death! Kuang Fu Huanyu, sweep away the king's side, and restore peace in the world!" Pei Dong, Jia Shao and others also persuaded on the side.
Kuang Fu Huanyu!
He Yi looked at everyone in front of him, and his heart was full of amazement.
Before this, Gongliangju had mentioned the matter of raising troops with He Yi, but he decisively refused.
In his subconscious, there was no difference between raising an army and rebelling, but now it seems that it has reached the point where he has to rebel.
Otherwise, there will be more innocent people, like they did before, thrown into the dry snow forest and become an insignificant bait.
He Yi sighed deeply, he was still hesitating.
He wanted to resist, but it was only out of hatred for the cultivators, and he wanted to rebel against the cultivators, not against the imperial court.
Because once this kind of thing is done, it will never be washed away.
The loyal and good name of the sixteen generations of his family's ancestors will also be completely ruined in his own hands.
But now, is it still time to care about this?
Or, do you really want to watch these people continue to be brutalized by the government?
"General He has the merit of protecting the city on the plains, and the county does not want to reward the meritorious heroes, but wants to persecute General He! Not only that, but also collude with the cultivators to kill the people, such an unkind and unrighteous person, heaven and man kill together!" Jia Shao said sharply.
"Major General, let's raise troops!" Pei Dong persuaded again.
"Yes, young general, let's raise troops! One is to kill the evil officials who cripple the people and harm reason, the other is to expel the cruel and ruthless evil immortals, to clear the side of the king, and to support Huanyu! In this way, it is not against the imperial court, but against the cultivators!" Gong Liangju also said sharply.
These words really hit He Yi's heart.
He clenched his fists tightly, looked at the soldiers around him who were frequently persuading, and felt all kinds of feelings in his heart.
The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.
But how easy am I, how can I be?
At this time, they had killed countless county guards, and if it reached the county mansion, more troops would definitely be sent to surround them.
At that time, even if he can escape from the siege with Gongliangju and the others, what will happen to the hundreds of civilians in the prison?
Thinking of this, He Yi finally made up his mind.
His heart, which was full of entanglement and confusion, gradually settled down at this time.
"The immortals are in charge, messing with my family and country, with Xu Guoshi as the leader, eroding the foundation of my kingdom! persecuting the saints, colluding with eagles and dogs, dictatorial power, and cruelty to the people! And we, as human ministers, should be the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, sweep away the king's side, and restore peace in the world!" He Yi's demon sword was raised high above his head and said sadly.
"Gongliangju swears to follow the young general to the death!" Seeing this, Gongliangju hurriedly took the lead in worshipping in front of He Yi, and finally showed a smile on his grim face.
The former major general who commanded thousands of armies and horses is finally willing to come back.
And they finally have hope again......
"The last general swears to follow the lord to the death!" Pei Dong, Jia Shao and others also followed closely and swore allegiance.
"We are also willing to be loyal to General He!" these people took the lead, and the remaining hundreds of civilians were also infected, shouting loudly.
"General He!
At this moment, another group of men entered the prison from the outside, about forty or fifty people, all dressed as jailers.
They carried a few bloody guards in their hands, abandoned them at He Yi's feet, and said in a deep voice: "Xia Guan is the prison official of this plain, ashamed to be with that county, I wanted to abandon the official and return to the field, I just heard that General He had an incident, and I would like to lead fifty jailers under General He to join General He and be sent!"
"Let the general send you!" said the fifty jailers in unison.
"Okay! With all the righteous people joining, why worry about the big thing not happening? The matter is urgent, please rush out with me and enter the county mansion to prevent future troubles!"
With that, He Yi kicked down the brazier in the dungeon with a fierce kick, and the firewood with flames scattered everywhere, igniting the dry firewood and grass around him.
The flames of sin-nurturing were reflected in the pupils of everyone in the prison, like a little red firefly fluttering in the wind.
The spark has appeared.
When will the prairie be burned?