Chapter 489: Turning Love into Hatred (I) (Yangzhou Chronicle)
Fang Zhongtian and Li Ting were still in place, and the two of them seemed to be a little shy with each other, and they were still a little slurred when they spoke. Maybe they already know in their hearts that they have a good impression of each other, but they don't know how to express it. The two stood facing each other for a long time, looking at each other......
"Boom-" However, the sound of artillery fire in the distance interrupted their thoughts. Now that the danger in Yangzhou City has not been lifted, they also understand that the first priority at the moment is to leave here and work with the beggars to cover the people here for refuge.
"It's not a good place to stay for a long time, Miss Li, let's get out of here first!" Fang Zhongtian said seriously.
"Okay-" Li Ting completely obeyed Fang Zhongtian's arrangement at this time, maybe she felt that following Fang Zhongtian's side could make her feel at ease enough. So, the two of them also followed the direction in which the beggar gang disciple had left just now, and hurried away......
The sea of fire continued to engulf the ruined ancient city of Yangzhou, and the sound of iron hooves and screams was not as rapid and fierce as it was at the beginning - it seems that most of the battles in the city have ended, and the city is full of Mengyuan iron armor floating in the middle, so from this point of view, Yangzhou City is completely lost, and Qiu Qian'an's fate has come to an end......
Fang Zhongtian and Li Ting continued to hurry, looking at the dead corpses on both sides, whether it was the common people, the guards or the Mengyuan army, in Li Ting's eyes, they were all the same dead and fresh lives. For Li Ting, as a doctor, no matter who he is, the value of life is the same, no matter what his identity and status are in life, once he dies, there is nothing. and died due to natural and man-made disasters. It is the saddest thing in the world, and there is no value in surviving. And the dead can never be recovered, like a withered candle in the wind. It's so desolate that no one else cares, and I don't know when the next moment will be broken......
Li Ting looked at the fallen corpse along the way, but still couldn't rest in peace, tears oozed from the corners of her eyes. As a doctor, her duty is to save people, but what she sees in front of her is a dead person who can never be saved, and the ancient city of Yangzhou, which was once intoxicating and unforgettable, has now become a hell on earth that people fear, people are dead, and their homes are gone. The fate of the future is uncertain, and when she thinks of this, Li Ting feels extremely desperate and heartbroken.
"That's right, Miss Li......" At the critical moment, Fang Zhongtian's words made Li Ting feel a little hopeful, "This should be ...... You dropped it, right?"
Fang Zhongtian took out something from his cuffs—it was the white handkerchief, which was exactly what Li Ting had accidentally dropped in the Huangfu before.
"This is my thing, how can I ......" Li Ting saw her handkerchief, and then remembered that something was forgotten and missing. Now that he saw that the handkerchief was actually in Fang Zhongtian's hand, he couldn't help asking, "But, how can this be in your hand?"
"I picked it ......up in the Huang Mansion," Fang Zhongtian said to Li Ting with a smile. "It should be Miss Li that you accidentally got it off when you were grinding medicine in Huangfu before...... I guess you don't remember, Miss Li, so I'll keep it for you first. If you think of it, if you see each other, I'll give it back to you...... I didn't expect to meet Miss Li here today......"
"Thank you. Fang Gongzi ...... No, Fang Zhangmen ...... "Li Ting, who knows Fang Zhongtian's identity." After taking the handkerchief, he thanked him a little shyly.
"Eh, don't call me 'master', I'm still young, I'm not used to others calling me like this......" Fang Zhongtian saw that Li Ting, a beautiful woman, was so strict with herself, and felt that it was really inappropriate, so he grabbed his head and said embarrassedly.
"Then ...... What are you called?" Li Ting's face flushed slightly, and she asked a little unnaturally.
"Well...... Fang Zhongtian couldn't think about it for a while, and thought as he walked......
However, while he was talking, something seemed to be happening at the entrance of the alley in front of him, and the voice of Meng Yuan's iron rider came. Fang Zhongtian and Li Ting immediately came back to their senses from their thoughts, and Fang Zhongtian was even more nervous: "How could this be? The army of the imperial court actually killed here so quickly......
"Could it be...... Yangzhou City has already fallen, right?" Li Ting also looked at Fang Zhongtian worriedly.
"I wonder if the Ge Gang Leader and their people are in trouble there...... Miss Li, let's hurry up and take a look-" Fang Zhongtian shouted with a stern face.
"Okay—" Li Ting replied dryly. Now she is alone in Yangzhou City, and she didn't expect her intended person to save her in danger, so now Li Ting listens to Fang Zhongtian for everything. What's more, after dating several times, Li Ting more or less understood Fang Zhongtian's character, and when she saw Fang Zhongtian's solemn expression, she knew that something bad was happening ahead, so she followed her......
Following the direction of the sound at the mouth of the alley, Fang Zhongtian took Li Ting around the corner, and the scene in front of them really worried them - they saw that the Mengyuan vanguard troops who had entered the city had already felt that this was here, and the people here had not completely evacuated, and there were still dozens of surviving Yangzhou guards who were covering the retreat of the people. However, these Yangzhou guards are all Qiu Qian'an's people, and if you don't guess, you can know that Meng Yuan's troops will naturally not let go of these so-called "Qiu Qian'an's comrades".
I only heard the command of the officers and soldiers of Meng Yuan: "These are Qiu Qian'an's comrades, don't let any of them go!"
"Kill-" With the shouts of the Mengyuan soldiers around them, the troops with a huge disparity in strength overwhelmingly rushed towards the remnants of the Yangzhou guards. There is no suspense about victory or defeat, and life and death are known.
But Fang Zhongtian, who had just arrived, couldn't stand it anymore, he couldn't bear to see the people here being slaughtered by the imperial army. Fang Zhongtian didn't think about it, and said to Li Ting beside him: "Miss Li, you go and save those injured people, and I will drive away these lackeys of the imperial court!"
"But ......" Li Ting seemed to be worried that Fang Zhongtian was going deep alone, and wanted to reach out to stop it, but it was too late, only to hear a deep tiger roar, the "Dragon and Tiger Overlord Fist" was killed with the battle, and Fang Zhongtian had already taken off a few feet into the air and flew away.
Li Ting has no choice, she doesn't know martial arts, and she can't help Fang Zhongtian solve problems, what she can do is to heal the people who were injured by oppression as Fang Zhongtian said, and cover their evacuation......
On the side of the Mengyuan army, the last surviving Yangzhou soldiers could not stop the encirclement of the Mengyuan army's tidal attack. Soon there was a stalemate, and almost all of them fell to the ground with serious injuries. Slow-moving people fleeing behind them. Seeing that danger was coming, they also shouted to flee from this place.
"Kill me. None were left!" However, the leader of the Mengyuan officers and soldiers gave the order to slaughter the city without humanity, and the Mengyuan soldiers under his command were more like bloodthirsty wolves, ready to show their sharp blades, and the blood stained the whole field.
"Roar-" At the last moment, the dragon roared and the tiger roared and poured in, descending from the sky with a terrifying momentum that overwhelming the mountains and seas, and the "Dragon and Tiger Overlord Fist" roared up, suddenly opened and dispersed in all directions.
"Ahh Everyone screamed, and they were shocked ten feet away from the center to all sides.
"What person?" Meng Yuan officers and soldiers shouted nervously when they saw that someone else had intervened and easily dealt with their elite troops who were in the vanguard of the siege.
Fang Zhongtian raised his head and stared at the leader of Meng Yuan, and said with anger: "You don't need to know who it is, today I will take the lives of you brutes!"
It was the first time for Fang Zhongtian to say such a ruthless word, the roar was combined with a dragon roar, and the fist of the dragon rose up, and the fist of the dragon in the "Dragon and Tiger Overlord Fist" sprang out.
"Kill him!" Although the leader of the Meng Yuan saw Fang Zhongtian's ability. is still a little scared, but relying on the large number of people under him, he doesn't have to show weakness to this "head-out".
"Ahh One message, one cut, one inch. The shape of the dragon and tiger is like a monstrous river, and the roar of the killing array is like the wave of a thousand armies. Just wait for the enemy to come. It is to give a surging deterrent response......
"Ahh The roar of the dragon and the tiger continued, and there was a continuous scream of the fallen Mengyuan soldiers-these Li Ting heard in her ears. However, Li Ting didn't pay attention to Fang Zhongtian's situation. She was facing her, bowing her head to help treat the wounded. And these injured people are not the people who suffered just now, the people who suffered have already left here in a hurry, and what Li Ting saved was actually the Yangzhou guard who was stabbed by the Mengyuan soldiers just now.
In fact, in the eyes of the people of Yangzhou, the officers and soldiers of Yangzhou are the same as the officers and soldiers of the Mengyuan court, they are all spurned people who oppress the people, no matter who lives or dies, it is the same; The same is true of human nature, in essence, there should be no high and low, there are only good, evil, beautiful and ugly, and for life, all people are the same, no one can choose and decide others at will.
Li Ting flipped through her medicine box and took care of the injured Yangzhou soldiers wholeheartedly, although they were often scolded by the people on weekdays, but I have to say that they should still be respected for covering the retreat of the people in the city at the critical moment. Li Ting thinks so, once you practice medicine to save people, no matter whether you are good, evil, beautiful or ugly, you must save people......
"Girl, run away......" The soldier who was being treated by Li Ting was covered in blood and was dying, and said slowly in a broken voice, "The army of the imperial court ...... I'm going to kill it soon, and if I don't leave, ......"
"Don't talk, you still have to be saved, when I help you stop the bleeding and bandage, you still have to live-" Li Ting also ignored the blood staining her white clothes, and comforted and encouraged while rescuing.
"Yes, you're such a good person......" The soldier silently looked at Li Ting's face and said with a smile......
"Ahh The sound was too close, not like the sound of the death of the Mengyuan soldiers, but the sound of the assassination of the Yangzhou guards.
Li Ting was slightly startled, and looked over, only to see a woman in purple standing beside her with a sword full of blood, with a sad look in her eyes—it seemed that this woman had just killed a wounded soldier.
"Who are you, he's just a wounded person, and he hasn't done anything wrong, why did you kill him?" Li Ting saw that a woman actually regarded human life as a mustard, so she tilted her head and retorted.
"What am I doing, do I want you to teach me a lesson?" The woman in purple showed an arrogant tone, and said without looking at Li Ting, "Don't forget, these officers and soldiers in Yangzhou used to be sinners who oppressed the people, and now that Yangzhou is broken, these people must also have the fate they deserve...... I just did the people of Yangzhou a favor and killed them, is there anything wrong with that?"
"What is the difference between you doing this and those murderous court officers and soldiers?" Li Ting was not afraid, although her voice of retort was not loud, but her tone was very firm, "No matter what they did, they covered the retreat of the people here, and they were heroes--but you actually ...... because of your past mistakes."
After listening to Li Ting's words, the surviving Yangzhou soldiers all looked at Li Ting with grateful eyes.
"Ahh She turned her head to look at Li Ting, and said with a sneer: "Hmph, I sue you, people are inherently a very hypocritical animal, especially men—it is impossible to forgive the mistakes they have made, otherwise they will use the excuse of what will happen in the future and forget their sins...... This is the deception and viciousness of those men, who do not hesitate to abandon others and abandon a qiē for their own interests and to save their lives...... If you don't know, girl, you can only say that you are too young......"
"You...... Who the hell is it?" Li Ting was afraid that the woman in purple would continue to poison her, so she wanted to delay her with words, so she asked.
"For the sake of being a woman, it's okay to sue you...... the woman in purple continued to sneer, "My name is Lan Gu, and I was abandoned by a ruthless man—"
I didn't expect the woman in purple to be Lan Gu, who was a little crazy because she mistakenly thought that Fang Zhongtian and Tian Xu had betrayed her, but she also came here, witnessed what happened here, and killed the surviving Yangzhou guards.
"Please...... Don't kill people anymore, okay?" Li Ting didn't know what to say, in her heart, Li Ting would never let Lan Gu do such a cruel thing. Although she is powerless to stop it, she is kind-hearted and wants to influence her with words.
"If I'm not mistaken, you should be the 'Yangzhou Goddess Doctor' praised by everyone in Yangzhou......" Lan Gu quickly recognized her, bowed her head and smiled. However, the next scene made Lan Gu can't believe it in her dreams, and at the next moment of its existence, Lan Gu seemed to feel the pain of heartbreak.
Li Ting's wrist was tied with the white handkerchief that Fang Zhongtian had given her just now, and Lan Gu recognized this handkerchief at a glance, this was the evidence that Lan Gu had identified Fang Zhongtian as having interacted with other girls in the Huang Mansion before. Lan Gu couldn't believe that Fang Zhongtian abandoned herself, and the other woman she was dating with would be Li Ting, the "Yangzhou Goddess Doctor".
But Lan Gu still maintained a trace of sobriety, she tried to calm herself, and asked at the handkerchief in Li Ting's hand, "Miss Li, where did this handkerchief of yours come from?"
Li Ting didn't know what Lan Gu meant, at the moment Lan Gu was standing beside her with a sword, she might end up with the soldiers next to her or her own life at any time, she also knew that everything now had to follow her, so she replied compliantly: "This is originally my thing, I have always carried ......"
"There is no ...... Who have you given it to?" Lan Gu subconsciously asked.
Li Ting didn't know the meaning of Lan Gu's question, nor did she know the relationship between Lan Gu and Fang Zhongtian, as soon as she mentioned the handkerchief, Li Ting immediately thought that Fang Zhongtian was good to herself. So in front of Aunt Lan, Li Ting did not shy away from it at all, and said with a slight smile: "This handkerchief once fell in the Huang Mansion, and it was Fang Gongzi who picked it up for me and returned it to me......"
At the mention of "Fang Gongzi", Lan Gu's nerves were shattered all of a sudden. Now the result is very clear, the woman who has a relationship with Fang Zhongtian is definitely Li Ting, and she will not be wrong.
In fact, just saying "return the handkerchief" can't be sure that Fang Zhongtian and Li Tingcun have some kind of relationship. But in Huangfu before, Lan Gu was the first to lose her mind without listening to an explanation, and now that she is "crazy", she will naturally think of the relationship between Fang Zhongtian and herself. The current Lan Gu no longer has any hope for Zhongtian......
"Yes, that's just ......" Lan Gu lowered her head and smiled coldly...... Suddenly, her right hand carrying the sword quickly raised, and the direction of the sword blade was facing Li Ting...... (To be continued......)