"Driving-" "Driving-" Xiao Tian and Zhu Yuanzhang rode side by side on the forest mountain road far from the military camp......

Entering the deep forest, the two slowed down. It is a winding path flanked by dense shaded trees. However, although the middle road is narrow, it is a well-marked dirt road, and only the green vegetation that extends along the side of the road - it seems that the mountain road here has been walked for a long time, and it is very old. From time to time, there are earthen ramparts on both sides of the mountain road that are used to cover or arrange traps, which are not placed in the march for battle, but should be a place for hunters to ambush or trap their subordinates in order to catch their prey. In fact, it is true that there will be prey in the forest, and this is naturally the perfect place for hunting......

Zhu Yuanzhang had a sudden look on his face, as if he had forgotten his identity as the master of the army, and lost the seriousness he had when he was in the barracks, replaced by the open-mindedness of a bold man; on the contrary, Xiao Tian was constantly puzzled and worried, he was puzzled because he didn't understand why Zhu Yuanzhang had a whim, and invited himself to hunt alone, worried because the current situation is still very turbulent, and Zhu Yuanzhang, as the boss, only let himself be accompanied by one person, which is a very dangerous behavior......

"What's the matter, General Xiao, with a sad face all the way, is there something on your mind?" Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to slow down the horse's hooves, looked at Xiao Tian's silent expression all the way, and asked sideways.

Xiao Tian paused and responded, "Marshal, I'm just worried...... Jia'er was right before, now that the situation is stable and unstable, most of the remnants of the Tengzhou side will abandon the city and flee, in case for 'revenge', I learned that the marshal you traveled alone. If you wait for an ambush......"

"You're worried about it, I told you. This matter is not allowed to be pursued further...... Zhu Yuanzhang said without hesitation, "If those thieves really have the courage to do this." will not abandon the city and flee, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, still don't believe that they really have the courage...... Besides, with General Xiao by my side, I am afraid of ten thousand armies alone?"

"But the marshal ......," Xiao Tian still said uneasily.

"Well, you don't have to be too restrained when you're out and about...... In the barracks, I was the boss, but outside. I am the brother who is a righteous companion with General Xiao, there is no need to be so restrained, you can say whatever you want......" It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang is bold by nature, and he likes to make friends with righteous people all over the world, except for the military, no matter what the occasion is, he is open and close.

Xiao Tian also saw Zhu Yuanzhang's courage, and thought that he would no longer ask about the danger, but smiled lightly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled and curious, and couldn't help asking, "Why is General Xiao laughing?"

Xiao Tian did not shy away from it. bluntly said: "I always thought that the marshal had strict discipline in the use of soldiers, and he must be a person who is serious every day and does not like to laugh...... But I didn't expect to meet in person today. The marshal is also like a righteous brother in the rivers and lakes, extremely bold and admirable. Not to mention, hunting today. The marshal would have put down his identity and come alone at the risk of danger. It can be seen that the marshal is very courageous—"

After listening to Xiao Tian's praise, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly smiled: "Ha." Could it be that if you come to hunt alone, you can be considered a person of courage?"

"Isn't it?" Xiao Tian continued to laugh, and the conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang was completely released, "Dongpo has a saying, 'shoot the tiger in person, look at Sun Lang', can you think that Zhongmou's determination to capture the tiger alone back then, and finally the great cause of Jiangdong, is now comparable to the marshal?"

Seeing that Xiao Tian compared himself to Sun Zhongmou, the hero of the year, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to laugh and said: "General Xiao praised Zhu so much, Zhu didn't dare to be a ...... However, it is not Zhu who is arrogant, what Zhong Mou asked for back then, but to protect the people of Jiangdong, and what Zhu wants to do is to pacify the hegemony of the world!"

When Xiao Tian heard this, his expression couldn't help but be certain, and then he responded: "That's why the last general said that the marshal is brave and dares to take risks and walk alone, and he must have the ambition to achieve the great cause of the world!"

"Between heroes, let's ...... each other" Zhu Yuanzhang's tone changed slightly, and turned to Xiao Tiandao.

Xiao Tian heard it, and asked softly, "What the marshal said is the last general?"

"Now there are only you and me here, not you and me, who else can we?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked knowingly.

"How can the last general, how can he be praised by the marshal and hero......" Xiao Tian was a little flattered, but his expression was still calm, "If you just use a trick to win a Tengzhou, it will be too insignificant...... Not to mention the feats of warlords such as Chen Youliang and Ping Zhang Shicheng, Marshal and you, the last general will be with the brothers, Tang Zhan and Zhao Zichuan, and the last general will not be able to touch it at all...... With such a small achievement, why does the marshal reward me for my hero?"

"If you don't have merit now, it doesn't mean that you won't have ...... in the future," Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "The reason why you don't have it is because General Xiao is a low-key person, unlike them and others who have made meritorious contributions...... You have the talent and heroic spirit of a general, and one day you will achieve a great career, from the respected 'Canglong Hero' in the martial arts, to a hero admired by everyone in the world!"

Xiao Tian didn't seem to be very happy when he heard this, thinking of Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of his "Canglong Hero", Xiao Tian didn't know why he was inexplicably worried...... So, Xiao Tian still looked calm, and asked instead: "I forgive the last general for asking the marshal, why does the marshal know about the rivers and lakes where the last general is?"

"Canglong Hero reappeared in the rivers and lakes, this matter caused a sensation in the Central Plains of the world, I have been in the north and south for half of my life, how can I not hear of it recently?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, "Don't forget, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, was also born in the Jianghu Mingjiao, relying on countless hardships and experiences, the ambition to achieve hegemony, and I have today's status...... How do I not know the Canglong heroes of the three old-timers in the rivers and lakes?' As a human being, he does not do anything to steal and commit adultery, does not think of hurting the heavens and harms reason, and only guards the way of the common people, and the people are not chivalrous; he punishes the evil and promotes the good, and he gets rid of the traitors, but he does not put the world in his heart, and he is not a hero; he does not do evil, except for atrocities, and has the world in his heart, and takes the calmness of the people as his own responsibility, and this hero is also", this is the wise saying of the Canglong hero, and of course I, the generation of the rivers and lakes who was born, also remember it in my heart...... Now General Xiao inherits the legacy of his predecessor Canglong and becomes the 'Canglong' of future generations, and he deserves to be a hero!"

However, Xiao Tian was not very happy, and still responded calmly: "The end will become the 'blue dragon' of the future generations, just because of the fate of the world, many things are not what the end will want......

"You're wrong, you can become a 'Dragon Hero', it's not a chance. It's your fate!" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said solemnly, "It's fate." Half of it is heaven, half of it is itself...... Heaven has given you a chance. This is a gift from God; you have gone through the tribulations of the world and gone through the hardships and hardships, and this is your certainty -- to become a hero is not because of God's generous gifts, nor by the praise of the world, but by your own choice and tempering! Just like me, the world praises me Zhu Yuanzhang as a hero, because I can see the current situation, recognize current affairs, and have the heart to accomplish great things -- if it were not for this. Who would have thought that I, a little monk who was once so poor that he couldn't even afford to eat, that I could carry water in the monastery, would now be able to achieve such great feats and save the world's lives?"

Xiao Tian paused, his expression still didn't change much, and he said gently: "That's why the last general said that the marshal is the real hero of the world, and the last general is just a commoner......"

"It seems that you still don't understand what I mean......" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed, but still didn't give up. continued to "educate" Xiao Tian, "General Xiao can become a Canglong hero, which shows that you have the same ambition and ambition as I do in your life." You have the pride to be a hero in your bones!"

"I have the determination to become a hero in my bones, but I don't have the same ambition as you, Marshal......" Xiao Tian shook his head and chuckled. "I was born in an ordinary family, and my parents were farmers. Hours are mediocre people...... I admit that I am where I am today. I have relied on my own efforts and experienced the difficulties of the world, but I can change more because of the support of Jia'er and other brothers and friends - without them, I would not be where I am today...... So although I am inspired to become a hero, I don't want to achieve great things, I just want to return to the ordinary and be an ordinary person, which is very different from the marshal, isn't it......"

"No, you are a hero, not an ordinary person!" Zhu Yuanzhang was still "indomitable" and continued to say to Xiao Tianyi, "Hero, you must achieve great things -- you have determination, action, and success, so you must have ambition in your bones, and you are destined to become a hero! A hero is different from a mortal, and a hero will never be a mortal!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words for some reason, to Xiao Tian's ears, there is an inexplicable astringency, like a wandering contradiction, entangled in Xiao Tian's heart in a trance, like truth and paradox......

"To be praised so much by the marshal, the last general is really deserved......" Finally, after thinking silently for a while, Xiao Tian still responded softly, "It's just that after going through so much, I found that I was inspired to become a hero, but I sacrificed too much...... If it's okay for you, it's so many friends around you who can be sacrificed...... If it takes too much sacrifice to become a hero, then I'd rather not be a hero......"

"But you are already destined to become a hero, this is fate! It can't be changed, and sacrifice is inevitable-" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to say righteously, "I'm just like you, becoming a hero, and I've sacrificed too much...... War is the best example of this, it is war, and it must be sacrificed - in the same way, if you are a hero, you will have to sacrifice, you will kill people, you will step on the blood of others to achieve great things!"

"But I don't want to kill people...... Xiao Tian closed his eyes a little, the more Zhu Yuanzhang said this, the more inexplicable pain Xiao Tian felt in his heart, "I was inspired to become a hero because I didn't understand, I just thought that heroes could save the world...... But then I found out that before I became a hero, I had to kill countless people, which made me very painful, and I don't know if I was happy or unhappy when others praised me as a hero......"

"But you're already a 'Canglong Hero', aren't you?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and asked rhetorically, "If you didn't kill anyone, how could you become a hero?"

"I've killed people, but it's not what I want," Xiao Tian responded......

"You want to be a hero in your bones, but you don't want to kill people in your heart, so how can you become ......," Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "I killed people when I was young, and there was more than one...... Even if I feel guilty, in order to save the world, I have to kill people, and this is the torment that I must endure to become a hero, and I did it-"

"I can't do it, I can't stand it, so I'm wondering if I should be a hero......" Xiao Tian was still hesitating in pain.

"But you still did it, didn't you? Then how many people did you kill to achieve your current status as a 'Canglong Hero'?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"I rarely kill people, and I don't take the initiative to kill people...... Xiao Tian seemed to be buried in painful memories, and then said slowly, "The first time I killed someone, it was out of desperation, and it was also my own fellow senior brother......

"Forced to be helpless, who is that fellow senior brother, and why are you so outspoken......" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.

"His name is Xiao Wuzhong, theoretically my senior brother, but because he betrayed his master, he took refuge in the Mengyuan court...... Xiao Tian continued, "In order not to implicate the master, I, a disciple who was expelled from the family, killed him with my own hands to keep the safety of the master......"

"Then it's not forced to be helpless, but your righteous backbone!" Zhu Yuanzhang said categorically, "You killed the disciple who betrayed the master for the sake of righteousness, this is a matter of course! All deeds prove that you are a hero, there is nothing wrong with this, you are destined to achieve this!"

"But I just don't want to achieve these ......," Xiao Tian continued, "whether it's a hero or a righteousness, if it's me who achieves it by killing people, then I'd rather not have such a heroic name—so after I joined the army, I never used my name as 'Canglong Hero'...... If I have no business, I would rather stay in the back camp to treat the wounded, in Jia'er's words, whether I am a hero or not, I would rather not kill people, but save people-" For some reason, Xiao Tian, who had been low just now, had an unexpectedly firm tone in his last sentence.

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, he seemed to have some more thoughts in his heart, and he didn't speak for a long time......

"Marshal......" Xiao Tian looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's righteous and awe-inspiring tirade just now, but now he was silent, and he was worried about whether his tone "offended" him, so he lowered his voice and asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still silent...... "Hahahaha-" Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed without warning, and startled Xiao Tian, who was stunned on the side.

"Marshal, why...... Laughing freely?" Xiao Tian asked puzzled.

Zhu Yuanzhang regained his figure, looked forward with expectant eyes, and said with a smile: "General Xiao is really a hero, you and I are heroes, but they are different heroes!"

"Different ...... The Way of Heroes?" Xiao Tian still couldn't understand for a long time.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "As I said before, I say 'to become a hero, you must endure sacrifice', and I say 'a hero is not achieved with blood'...... What you and I said is all true, and today's words of General Xiao really gave Zhu a new insight into heroes -- since we are heroes, we are different heroes! From today onwards, to save the lives of the people in the world, I, Zhu Yuanzhang, will be a 'hero who kills people,' and General Xiao, you will be a 'hero who saves people'! You and I are indispensable, and only when both of them enter, can the world be calm, hahahaha-"

"Murderous Hero...... The hero who saves people......" Xiao Tian kept muttering in his mouth, and Xiao Tian couldn't calm down for a long time about Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden summary.

"To tell the truth, the people who fight the world with me, such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, are all heroes like me, but they are all heroes who kill the enemy on the battlefield and suffer blood...... Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "But General Xiao, you are different, although you also kill, but it is not your intention." You are a hero who saves people, and you are low-key and upright, which is rare in the world...... If Zhu can really expel the tyranny of Meng Yuan from the Central Plains in the near future, pacify the world, and achieve great achievements, there will only be two heroes in this world -- one is me, Zhu Yuanzhang, 'the hero who kills', and the other is you Xiao Tian, 'the hero who saves people'!"

These words are like the heroic words of the world, and like the thunder of the fission of heaven and earth, which seems to indicate the fixed change of the pattern of the world......

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he was ambitious, and I have to say that through today's dialogue, he decided that in his heart, apart from himself, Xiao Tian was the only hero in this world, a hero of another realm that he had never thought of!

But Xiao Tian doesn't seem to think so, although he agrees with Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but from Zhu Yuanzhang's words and deeds today, Xiao Tian suddenly has an inexplicable worry about the future in his heart...... (To be continued.) )