Chapter 104: Troubled Times
In the wilderness five miles east of the Imperial State, there is a military camp stationed here. Shen Xing came to the barracks and walked in a hurry, when a group of soldiers stopped him.
Shen Xing quickly took out the general's order and clarified his identity. After the soldiers returned to report to the soldiers, a middle-aged general walked out of the barracks.
This person is General Li, who followed Yang Zong's birth and death for 20 years.
Seeing Shen Xing's embarrassed appearance, Li Gu quickly reached out to help: "Childe, why are you injured like this, is something big happening in Imperial State!"
Because Shen Xing came all the way to the ground, the already tattered clothes on his body were worn to shreds, revealing the wounds on his body that had been injured by fierce beasts.
Shen Xing didn't have time to explain the injuries on his body, so he immediately went straight to the point and said, "My father-in-law was poisoned by the bead curtain beads, and the bead curtain beads were also slapped to death by me. Now that Yang Hua has sent troops to chase and kill me everywhere, the twenty-six countries will definitely do something after the news of Zhu Curtain Caizhu's killing spreads. The Imperial State can't stay any longer, so let's find a hidden place to recuperate, and wait for the comeback!"
"Childe is so courageous that he dared to kill that vicious woman with his own hands. I wanted to kill her for a long time, but I blame General Yang Zong for being too kind-hearted, otherwise I wouldn't have been poisoned!"
Li Gu sighed, looked sad, looked at the sky, and shouted: "Brother Yang, don't worry, I will definitely take care of your three children." ”
Shen Xing sighed lightly: "Don't mention it, Yang Yao is the same as her mother, and now she can't wait to kill me immediately." Brother Yang Lin is now trapped in the prison, and the younger sister who studied art with me has also been imprisoned by Yang Yao. ”
Li Gu shook his head and said, "I implore Gongzi not to resent Miss Yang Yao, she is different from her mother, after all, she is the general's own flesh and blood." ”
Shen Xing said: "I have my own sense of proportion in my heart, now I just want to find a way to rescue my eldest brother and my junior sister as soon as possible, otherwise I will be uneasy." ”
Li Gu said: "There are cronies of the twenty-six countries around the bead curtain color beads, if my expectations are not bad, the twenty-six countries will receive the news that the bead curtain color beads have been killed in a few days, and there will be chaos at that time." ”
Li Gu glanced at Shen Xing, and Shen Xing willingly followed him back to the camp.
There were only the two of them in the camp, and Shen Xing was puzzled: "General Li has something to tell me alone?"
Li Gu said: "I have an idea, if the twenty-six countries really get the news that Zhu Curtain Caizhu was killed tomorrow, we can pretend to be the army of the twenty-six countries, so as to infiltrate the general's mansion, and then find a way to rescue the eldest prince and your junior sister." ”
Shen Xing shook his head and said, "This method is too dangerous, but I have a good way." In a while, you send a few soldiers to escort me back to the general's mansion and escort me directly to the prison, so that I can see my eldest brother. After meeting my eldest brother, I used the technique of retreat to rescue him, and my junior sister is also very likely to be locked up in prison, so that I can rescue her with me. ”
Li Gu said: "I didn't expect that Gongzi had learned the art of escaping, which is a good way." I'll send you back in a moment, pretending to be escorted back. However, I want to remind Childe that the identity of the bead curtain is not trivial. It wasn't long ago that I learned her true identity. It turned out that the twenty-six countries secretly united as early as ten years ago when they collectively announced their surrender, and the first of them was the bead curtain country, and it was the bead curtain Caizhu who made the twenty-six countries really united. Over the years, Zhu Curtain Caizhu has continued to win over the important ministers of Teng State, and her position in the Twenty-Six Nations Alliance is very large. Therefore, when you return to the General's Mansion this time, you must fight quickly, if you are discovered by the spies hiding in the General's Mansion, they will do everything possible to execute you. ”
Shen Xing nodded, and then Li Gu shouted and called a few soldiers. Li Gu whispered beside these soldiers for a while, and several soldiers nodded, then walked to Shen Xing's side, and said at the same time, "Childe, it's rude." ”
The soldiers tied up Shen Xing and pressed him out of the tent.
In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers directly pressed Shen Xing to the prison of the General's Mansion.
The prison of the General's Mansion is not in the General's Palace, but in an underground palace outside the west of the city.
There were countless heavy guards around the prison, and when they saw several soldiers coming towards Shen Xing, they all glared angrily and stopped Shen Xing and several soldiers from advancing.
Shen Xing looked at the faces of the guards here, and knew that these people were all Zhu Curtain Caizhu's subordinates.
The soldiers who escorted Shen Xing were also very alert, and immediately kicked Shen Xing, and scolded: "You waste, you dare to assassinate Madame, my brothers are serving him well in the prison, Miss has ordered, whoever entertains well will be rewarded!"
The guard sneered and said, "Don't worry, we'll treat him well!"
Several soldiers laughed at the same time, and one of the leaders said, "Then there is Brother Lao, and the young lady has other orders, and our brothers will retreat first." ”
The guards watched several soldiers leave, and then took Shen Xing into the underground prison.
The prisoners in the prison were unkempt one by one, and when they saw the guards coming in, they all looked quiet, revealing a frightened look. It could be seen that the prisoners had been mistreated by the guards.
Shen Xing was looking for Yang Lin and Bai Jiu'er, and suddenly saw a man in a cage whose body was like a puddle of mud lying in it, and beside him was a poor silver-haired girl covered in blood and looking depressed, this girl was Bai Jiu'er.
Seeing the miserable appearance of his righteous brother and sister, Shen Xing's eyes erupted with fire, and he was angry. He yelled, "He is your master's own son, do you treat him like this!"
"Hmph, you little scum is quite brotherly, Lao Tzu will fulfill you and reunite with your brother!" The guard pushed Shen Xing into the cage where Yang Lin and Bai Jiu'er were imprisoned, showed a hideous smile, and said, "When this period of limelight passes, you will feel good!"
With that, the guards left the place.
Shen Xing was puzzled, he didn't know what the guard was referring to, he felt that it was not as simple as killing Zhu Curtain Caizhu by himself.
But he didn't have time to think about it, he picked up Yang Lin, who was slumped to the ground, and saw that he had a scarred face, his limbs were broken, and his eyes did not have a trace of spirit, and when he saw that Shen Xing was also locked in, he actually showed a smirk, like a madman, and said inarticulately: "Who are you, do you want to kill me, haha, you can't kill me, I am the eldest son of the general who protects the country, who dares to kill me!"
"Big brother, I'm Shen Xing! They actually hurt you so badly, I will definitely avenge you!" In fact, Shen Xing's mood at this time was quite complicated, he had already killed Zhu Curtain Caizhu, who else could he find to take revenge, and how could he face this miserable brother who was killed? After all, it was he who killed Yang Lin's mother with his own hands.
At this time, Bai Jiu'er let out a faint low moan, and her consciousness was a little unconscious, like a dream, and she muttered in a low voice: "Senior brother, monkey, didn't you all say that you were going to take me to the market, why did you leave Jiu'er alone." I'm so scared, where are you, it hurts, don't hit me!"
Shen Xing held Yang Lin and Bai Jiu'er in his arms with trembling hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't be afraid, I'll take you away." ”
After speaking, Shen Xing took the two of them into the underground and fled.
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In the calendar of the Great Teng Empire, two thousand and forty-six years, in early September and autumn, twenty-six countries officially went to war against Teng.
The twenty-six kingdoms, led by the Yuan Kingdom, the Jing Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom and the Zhennan Kingdom, attacked the Teng State in four directions.
Emperor Yang Hua of Teng State fled from Imperial Prefecture with a group of concubines regardless of the safety of the country, and has not been found yet. Therefore, Teng Guoqun has no leader, the ministers of the older generation in the country have disarmed their armor and returned to the field, and some young hot-blooded generals are still struggling to support, but they are unable to return to the sky, and more generals choose to defect to the 26 countries.
Therefore, the war ended with the destruction of Teng State after only less than a month, and Teng State became history from then on.
However, the end of this war seems to be a happy one, but it hides an even greater crisis.
The following year, civil strife broke out among the twenty-six nations for power, and the twenty-six nations fought for their own battles, and a real war of nations finally broke out.
Prosperity, the people suffer! Death, the people suffer!
In this troubled world, it is the poor people who suffer the most. As a result of the war, prices have skyrocketed, leaving many poor people with no way out.
Some of the poor were starved to death and frozen, and some were forcibly taken into slavery by the rich or powerful. The whole world is filled with a strong atmosphere of sadness.
In the Imperial Prefecture, the former Great General's Mansion has been smashed by the enemy, and the huge General's Mansion is deserted at this time.
At this time, it was the cold winter wax moon, and the sky was covered with goose feathers and heavy snow, dyeing the whole world white.
A silver-haired girl stood at the door of the General's Mansion, looking out into the street, as if waiting for someone.
At this moment, a handsome young man dressed in blue appeared from the street, carrying two pheasants and walking with a smile on his face.
"Senior brother caught two pheasants this time, and today you can eat meat. ”
Seeing the pheasant in the boy's hand, the silver-haired girl couldn't close her mouth with joy, and her saliva was about to flow out.
The young man smiled and took the girl back to the general's mansion.
This young girl is Shen Xing and Bai Jiu'er, a year ago, the twenty-six countries invaded Teng State, Yang Yao took the Yang family army to the Bead Curtain Country, and no one took care of this empty mansion.
At that time, Shen Xing was fleeing with Li Gu's army, and later Li Gu saw that the general trend was gone, so he took the soldiers to hide in the mountains. At that time, Shen Xing took the seriously injured Bai Jiu'er and the quadriplegic and crazy Yang Lin, he was afraid that the injuries of the two would worsen, so he took the two back to the general's mansion.
Later, the state of Teng was destroyed, and the army of the twenty-six countries entered the imperial state, and spent half a year relatively peacefully, but the melee between the twenty-six countries broke out again.
In order to avoid people's eyes, Shen Xing had already hidden the plaque on the General's Mansion, and the former residents of the Imperial Prefecture had already fled, and there were few aborigines living in this city now.
Today, Shen Xing braved the heavy snow and returned from hunting in the deep mountains a few miles away, he has been hunting in the mountains for the past few days, but he has not gained anything, but he came to hunt two pheasants today.
Only one of the five houses in the General's Mansion was preserved, and the other four were smashed by the armies of the Twenty-Six Nations.
The two brothers and sisters returned to the room excitedly, Shen Xing put the pheasant on the ground, and came to the bedroom for the first time, in the bedroom, a sloppy man with a stubble was lying on the bed, he didn't seem to see Shen Xing, his eyes stared blankly at the edge of the bed on his head.
This person is Yang Lin, the eldest son of Yang Zong.
Shen Xing felt a sense of guilt every time he faced Yang Lin, when Shen Xing rescued him, he was crazy but could still speak, but after a year, he gradually fell silent, as if he was deaf and dumb, others called him as if he didn't hear it, and he didn't speak.
"Big brother, I came back from hunting two pheasants in the mountains today, but unfortunately there is no place to buy wine now, otherwise our brothers will be able to drink happily. ”
Shen Xing faced Yang Lin and spoke, but Yang Lin was still the same as before, ignoring it, as if he hadn't seen it.
Shen Xing sighed lightly and left the room, hearing that Bai Jiu'er was already sharpening his knives in the kitchen.
He carried the two pheasants to the kitchen, lit a fire under the stove, and the two siblings cooked the lunch together.
For more than a year, the two brothers and sisters took the stupid Yang Lin to live on their own, and although their lives were poor, they were many times better than those who were captured as slaves.
Smoke rose from the roof, and when the meal was ready, Bai Jiu'er set the table, and Shen Xing brought the food up.
"Jiu'er, you eat first, I'll feed the eldest brother. Shen Xing took another bowl of rice and a small plate of vegetables into the bedroom, and he took care of his brother-in-law like this every day.
Although Yang Lin is stupid, he also knows how to eat.
Before Shen Xing finished feeding, the sound of slamming the door suddenly sounded outside.
Shen Xing's face sank, put down the dishes and chopsticks and hurriedly ran out, and said loudly: "Hide the food quickly, it must be the soldiers who are coming to grab something." ”
Bai Jiu'er ran towards the kitchen in a panic with a vegetable plate, when the door outside was suddenly kicked open, and a group of soldiers walked towards the mansion with a menacing attitude.
"Hey, it's too late, put this plate of pheasant down. Shen Xing sighed lightly, and Bai Jiu'er reluctantly put the plate of pheasant back on the table.
As soon as the soldiers entered the door, they saw the food on the table, and they roared at the same time, pounced like wolves, grabbed it with their hands, and ate it in a few moments.
After eating, the generals of this group of soldiers raised their heads and looked at Shen Xing and Bai Jiu'er.
This general is a muscular strong man, with a beard on his face, and he looks very violent.
The general stared at Bai Jiu'er's face in a daze, and the thief smiled: "Xiao Nizi, is there anything else to eat, take it out for the brothers quickly." ”
Bai Jiu'er looked at this strong man with a frightened face, shook his head and said, "Today's food has been eaten by you, and there is nothing else to eat." ”
"There's nothing else to eat, so I'll eat you too!" the general laughed, and the other soldiers laughed too.
Shen Xing was silent and looked at the group of soldiers coldly.
At this time, the general stood up, walked to Bai Jiu'er's side with a smile, stretched out his rough arm, and grabbed Bai Jiu'er's hand hard.
Bai Jiu'er screamed, but Shen Xing remained silent, but he clenched his fists, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
The general was even more aggressive, and began to move his hands up and down at Bai Jiu'er. At this time, Shen Xing stood up, pushed the general away, and said curtly: "The general should not tease the sister, she is still young and ignorant." ”
"I'll go to your grandma's!" the general kicked Shen Xing hard, Shen Xing covered his body and lowered his head without speaking.
The general pointed at Shen Xing and snorted coldly: "What are you, dare to push Lao Tzu." You want to protect this little girl, right, I see how you protect her, brothers, this little girl is rewarded to you, you can play to your heart's content!"
The soldiers burst out with a wolf laugh and pounced on them one by one.
Shen Xing quickly blocked in front of Bai Jiu'er and shouted: "Toast and don't eat and drink, you are looking for death yourself!"
Shen Xing suddenly roared, his eyes were red like fire, his whole body burned, and the room suddenly became hot.
The arrogant generals and soldiers were so frightened that they ran out quickly, Shen Xing snorted coldly, waved his arms, and the flames on his body turned into a thick fire dragon and flew out.
The fiery dragon surrounded the group of soldiers, burning them in an instant. The soldiers let out a miserable cry, and the fire dragon erupted in rage, spewing out clamours of fire that burned the group to ashes.
Shen Xing put away his true qi, and the fire dragon disappeared with it.
"Jiu'er, go outside and lock the door. This group of soldiers seemed to be in the dozens, and there was also a general, and in a few days their senior officers would find out that they were missing, and they would definitely search for them all over the city. Senior Brother overcast the spell this time, and he needs to rest for a few days to fully recover. ”
Shen Xing's face was pale and weak.
Bai Jiu'er nodded vigorously, ran outside to lock the door, and moved a few more planks and stones to block the door.
Shen Xingpan sat on the ground, looking at Bai Jiu'er's delicate appearance carrying a boulder in the courtyard alone, and couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
In troubled times, it is difficult!