Chapter 947: The Tomb of the Loyal Martyrs (I)
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Su Jia got up very early today, and last night she and Xiao Tian fell in love with each other to get married, and her long-cherished wish was finally realized, and Su Jia was extremely happy in her heart. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info nightmare has disappeared, and the parting picture of "Xiao Tian's desperate love" is no longer in my mind, but is replaced by my beautiful vision for the future of love.
The mood is good, the body is naturally good, not only the spirit and temperament are radiant, but the internal injuries that went mad before have also improved a lot, not to mention that there is no obstacle to being able to get out of bed and move, even if he raises a knife to practice martial arts in the morning, Su Jia is not a problem at all.
Today's weather is also very sunny, reflecting Su Jia's happy mood, walking out of the door to breathe in the fresh air, looking at the villagers working hard in the crops in the village from a distance, Su Jia's heart gets a long-lost comfort......
"Wang-Wang-" However, when Su Jia was enjoying the "morning bath", Xiaohua's hairy dog also barked at Su Jia a few times, and seemed to be happy with Su Jia.
Su Jia naturally cast a fresh gaze, a pleasant body and mind, indicating that the melancholy in her heart was swept away, and the promise of love also allowed her to temporarily get out of the haze of hatred......
"Big sister, are you awake?" As soon as she went out, Xiaohua called out at the door, seeing that Su Jia had just gone out, her hairy dog barked non-stop, Xiaohua couldn't help but hold the rope, "Discipline" said, "Ah Mao, you are naughty again, don't scare the big sister......"
Looking at Xiaohua's innocent appearance, Su Jia smiled secretly on the side......
"Jia'er-" While thinking, Xiao Tian walked out of the opposite room, watching Su Jia recover his "anger", remembering last night's "love vow", Xiao Tian still had unsettled excitement in his heart.
In fact, Xiao Tian's original intention last night was just to simply comfort the depressed Su Jia and let him come out of the shadows. But quietly in love, he inadvertently mustered up the courage to propose to Su Jia - the marriage came very suddenly, as if it was deliberately arranged by God, maybe expressing love for a lifetime in the predicament can really help Su Jia get out of the pain...... What's more, the arrival of this marriage is also what Xiao Tian has always dreamed of......
"Ah Tian ......" Seeing Xiao Tian, Su Jia's cheeks couldn't help but crimson - now, he and Xiao Tian are already nominal husband and wife, and under the roof of the same guest, the relationship between the two has changed a lot.
"Last night...... It's okay to sleep......" Last night's confession was too sudden, and Xiao Tian didn't get used to the "comfort" between husband and wife for the time being, so he said slightly.
"Well, I slept well last night......" Su Jia was also very nervous, and kept looking shy with her head down.
In order to alleviate the unnecessary "embarrassment", Xiao Tian returned to the topic and said: "Let's go, Jia'er, I made an appointment with the village chief today, and I want to go to the grave on the hill to pay tribute to the deceased......"
"Hmm......" Su Jia nodded slightly, her cheeks trembling and red......
"Huh, are you going to Houshan today—" Xiaohua inadvertently heard the conversation between Xiao Su and the others, and couldn't help asking.
"yes, what's wrong?" Hearing Xiaohua suddenly interject, Xiao Tian asked instead.
"It's nothing, it's just that the place is weird and eerie......" Xiaohua seemed to remember something, and couldn't help but mention.
"Eerie?" Xiao Tian listened, his eyes were stunned, "Isn't that place the village chief paying tribute ......to his brother who once died?"
"I know," Xiaohua continued, unabashedly, "Uncle ...... village chief said that he buried his dead brother in the mouth of the cave at the top of the mountain, and he had to go into the cave for a long time every morning to worship......
"Isn't that good?" Xiao Tian didn't hear anything strange and continued to ask.
"Uncle the village chief is nothing, the key is that I once went in, and I feel so gloomy and terrible inside......" Thinking of the past, Xiaohua trembled a little.
"Ah, Xiaohua, you've been to the grave before......" Xiao Tian couldn't think of any reason for Xiaohua to go there, and couldn't help but wonder.
"Because when I was a child, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court invaded our village several times......," Xiaohua recalled, "In order to protect us, the village chief and uncle let the villagers hide in the cave, and he himself led away the officers and soldiers...... It's not once or twice, I feel that the cave is very cold, it's not just like a dead man's tomb, it's extremely terrifying, like there will be a ghost running out, and now I think about it, I'm still scared......"
"Ha, how can there be any ghosts in this world, even if there is, we are not afraid of ......" Xiao Tian looked relaxed, took Su Jia's hand, and deliberately teased, "Your sister Su's martial arts 'Soul Breaking Knife Technique' is terrifying, and the weapon is even more terrifying 'Ghost Knife', I have long been used to being with this 'female ghost' every day......"
When Su Jia heard this, her face couldn't help but darken, and she grabbed Xiao Tian fiercely.
"Ah, it hurts......" was originally just a casual joke, but being so "retaliated" by Su Jia, Xiao Tian couldn't help but cry out with grievances.
"Haha...... Haha......" Seeing Xiao Su and the two of them amused, Xiaohua couldn't stop snickering on the side, to be honest, compared to the "impulsiveness" and "sadness" that just woke up yesterday, Xiaohua would rather see the two of them laughing like now.
"Hey, it's all my wife, so you can't be gentle with me......" Xiao Tian touched his wrist that was reddened, and couldn't help but tease.
"Tell you to continue to be poor...... Su Jia blushed and "complained", in fact, seeing Xiao Tian talking to himself, he felt extremely happy from the bottom of his heart......
"Big brother and big sister, are you going to go with the village chief and uncle today?" Xiaohua continued to ask innocently.
"Yes, after all, I promised the village chief yesterday......" Xiao Tian said casually, and suddenly thought of other trivial matters, and couldn't help asking, "However, if there is no 'village hard to escape', is the village chief alone in that cave tomb every day?"
"It's not ......," Xiaohua shook her head, and 1510 said, "Actually, in that hole, it is not only the dead brother of the village chief's uncle who is buried, I heard my grandmother say that many people in the village have died and are also buried there...... Occasionally, people from the village will go to the cave to worship, and not necessarily all of them will worship their dead relatives...... Of course, that place is so eerie, I don't want to go to ......" In the end, Xiaohua is still "palpitating", looking innocent and cute.
"What's wrong with him, let's go and see ......" Thinking about it, Xiao Tian took the initiative to take Su Jia's hand and smiled slightly, "Let's go, Jia'er, let's go see the village chief, and then go up the mountain together-"
Su Jia blushed and nodded, and now she is still immersed in the love she promised yesterday......
As promised, he met the village chief at the head of the village and climbed the back mountain with him. Along the way, Xiao Tian and Su Jia have been holding hands, and now they have become a real husband and wife, and the warmth in their hearts lingers - especially Su Jia, who was so excited and happy that she temporarily forgot the pain in her heart, and she didn't even think about the safety of her younger brothers and sisters who were still in Sima Hanyi's hands...... All in all, the current Su Jia is only happy in her heart.
However, in comparison, after Xiao Tian was excited, his expression was slightly restrained, and he had been thinking about going to the "cave tomb" along the way, and seemed to have a little idea of his own......
"That's it......" After walking for less than half an hour, the two accompanied the village chief Fang Yuan to the "cave tomb" on the mountain.
The cave tomb is not big, but the interior is deep, from time to time from the mouth of the cave comes out of the "treacherous" cold wind, people can't help but shiver, just like the ghost awakens, the traveler - Xiaohua is right, this cave is indeed a bit eerie, if it is not for the sacrifice of the dead or to avoid the war, the village people generally will not come to this place......
"Here...... Is that the village chief, where you once buried the dead?" Xiao Tian looked around the entrance of the cave, and couldn't help but feel a wave of respect and slaughter in his heart, making him shudder inexplicably.
"Yes......" Fang Yuan couldn't help but say in a low voice with the grief of remembrance, fifteen years of suffering seemed to be yesterday, "Fifteen years ago, because of my single-mindedness, I killed thousands of brothers who were born and died with me...... I have buried them here together, day by day, month by month, for fifteen years......"
"Village chief, you are alone, and you have held on for fifteen years, haven't you......" Xiao Tian was touched when he heard this, and couldn't help but respond.
Su Jia was also silent on the side, hearing Fang Yuan's unbearable memory, she couldn't help but resonate bitterly in her heart......
"It's not just about sticking to the ......," Fang Yuan didn't seem to finish, but instead raised his voice, "I still swore at the grave of my deceased brother that I would fight with my life to protect the villagers in the village—this is this oath, I have not changed for fifteen years, the officers and soldiers of the imperial court have attacked the village several times, and I have never let a single villager in the village be harmed......"
"Senior ......" Listening to the village chief's unwavering belief, Xiao Tian seemed to have a feeling, took Su Jia's right hand, and clenched it inexplicably.
Su Jia could feel it as well, and couldn't help but have a hunch that Xiao Tian might have something to say......
"The two of you will wait outside the cave first, and when I finish worshipping the deceased, I will come out and talk to you......" Fang Yuan didn't seem to finish mentioning the matter, and continued, "Speaking of this mountain, it's not just this 'tomb'......"
"Okay village chief, the two of us are waiting for you outside...... Xiao Tian replied slowly, and nodded at the village chief.
Village Chief Fang Yuan signaled, and then slowly walked into the "dark" cave alone as usual, and disappeared from the field of vision of Xiao Su and the others......
However, Xiao Tian didn't put his mind on Fang Yuan's village chief's manager, and glanced at the silent Su Jia, Xiao Tian seemed to have something to say......
"Jia'er, you should have seen it, the village chief's belief has not changed......" Xiao Tian suddenly said in a low voice, completely different from the amusing tone of early morning and Su Jia.
Su Jia also realized the "seriousness" and asked instead, "I saw it...... However, what do you want to say...... Ah Tian"
Xiao Tian paused for a long time, and kept wondering whether it was necessary to continue as a husband and wife. But love is defined as love, and Su Jia's own "knot of grievances" has still not been untied......
"Jia'er, do you know why I took the initiative to ask the village chief to bring us here yesterday......" Xiao Tian continued to say softly.
"Why ......" Su Jia couldn't think of a reason and couldn't help asking.
"Because Jia'er, you have a similar past like the village chief...... Even, his past is even more cruel than Jia'er......" Xiao Tian lowered his brows slightly, and his tone became more and more heavy.
"Similar...... Past ......" seemed to understand something, but also seemed to not understand, and his heart was entangled and uncertain, Su Jia continued to ask.
"To tell you the truth, I proposed to you last night, more to let you out of the pain and haze, and look forward to the future of you and me with hope...... Of course, I really love you, and last night's words were definitely not 'perfunctory'—" Xiao Tian said firmly.
"I understand this......" Su Jia didn't react much, just nodded with a slight smile, and the excited mood before was much calmer.
"But Jia'er, your life and destiny will still have to be faced one day...... Even if I'm by your side, there are still some things that need to be 'settled' by you personally...... It's just that before that, I want you to know Jia'er clearly, instead of blindly being blinded by hatred and self-blame...... Xiao Tian continued to whisper, "I said that you and the village chief have a similar past - the village chief killed more than 2,000 of his brothers who swore to death fifteen years ago because of his conceit, and Jia'er, you once broke into the forbidden land of the division alone in order to kill Chen Shijin, but your little red sister died because of you......"
"Sister Xiaohong......" mentioned the dead Hongyun, a sadness poured into her heart, and Su Jia choked in a low voice on the side.
"The fate of the village chief is more twisted and twisted than that of Jia'er, he killed not one or two people, but two thousand brothers-" Xiao Tian continued, "but the difference is that the village chief can see the pain clearly and still live firmly in the world, while Jia'er, you almost gave up on yourself because of your fate, and even had the idea of suicide......"
"I'm sorry, Ah Tian......" The last sentence heard the reproach, and Su Jia couldn't help but apologize in a low voice.
"I don't blame you, I just want you to cheer up and ...... from the same kind of people" Xiao Tian's words, still not losing his motivation and encouragement, and said a little excitedly, "Do you know how you are worse than the village chief? The village chief has made mistakes, but he now has a firm belief - he swore a clear determination at the grave of his dead brother to protect the people of Anyin Village from the poison of war, and used his life to protect the villagers and the village, and he has never changed his belief in fifteen years!"
"Protection...... Folks......" Su Jia kept repeating Xiao Tian's words and muttered.
"That's right, it's the belief of protecting your relatives!" Xiao Tian continued to say firmly, "For the village chief, the villagers in the village are like his own relatives, and everyone is worthy of his own protection...... Jia'er, what you lack is such a belief......"
"I'm missing...... Belief is it......" After listening to Xiao Tian's words, Su Jia seemed to be ignorant and understood something, and said bitterly.
"There is another person, the same ......" After a long time, Xiao Tian changed his tone slightly, as if taking into account Su Jia's emotions, and said "cautiously", "I also have the belief of protecting others...... Jia'er, your senior brother, Zheng Yuhua, the chief disciple of the Wind Chasing Sect today—"
"Uh-" Hearing the name "Zheng Yuhua", the desperate scene of "Ghost Strange Valley" once again appeared in his mind-Su Jia couldn't help but have a headache, and his expression turned nervous and complicated......