Liu Jingxuan nodded, and then silently followed behind Helian Qingtian, all the way to the north. After walking for a while, Helian Qingtian and Liu Jingxuan stopped in an oasis.

Helian Qingtian took out a water bag from his bosom and handed it to Liu Jingxuan. Liu Jingxuan was so thirsty that he took the water bag, said "thank you", and then gulped down. Helian Qingtian lit a bonfire, then took something out of his backpack behind him and placed it beside him.

When Liu Jingxuan saw it, he was so frightened that cold sweat suddenly soaked his clothes. It was a bloody thigh, a human thigh.

Helian Qingtian didn't care, he pulled the loose sword from his back, shaved the hair off that thigh, and roasted it on the campfire.

Liu Jingxuan and Helian Qingtian sat by the fire and were silent for a long time.

Liu Jingxuan suddenly raised his head and asked softly, "Father, where are you going to go next?"

Helian Qingtian glanced at Liu Jingxuan in front of him, his eyes flashed, and he said: "My father plans to go north and cross the Kazakh Khanate, enough to go to Tsarist Russia." ”

Liu Jingxuan was shocked when he heard this: "Father, why are you doing this?"

Helian Qingtian sighed: "This time, the Miao army was wiped out by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the conspiracy Alabutan is a cowardly rat. In the Qing Dynasty, there were no more available soldiers. For the sake of today's plan, only by introducing Tsarist Russia can the Manchu Qing be extinguished. ”

Liu Jingxuan's heart sank: "Father, in order to oppose the Qing Dynasty, nearly 40,000 warriors of the Miao and Bai clans died in other places. Let's forget it!"

Helian Qingtian raised his eyebrows: "How can the hatred of the country and the family be understood in a hurry." In that case, these 40,000 people will not die in vain, and the blood will not be shed in vain!"

Liu Jingxuan's heart was gloomy and silent.

About half an hour later, Helian Qingtian cut off a large piece of meat from the sizzling thigh and handed it to Liu Jingxuan.

Liu Jingxuan frowned.

Helian Qingtian smiled: "My son has never eaten human flesh, and it is indeed a little difficult for you." However, if people want to survive, sometimes they have to do something very human. You might as well open the meat today. You may get used to it in the future. ”

Liu Jingxuan's stomach was already rumbling with hunger, and now he couldn't care about it. He smiled wryly, then took it and ate it.

When he was full of food and drink, Liu Jingxuan felt sleepy. He tilted his head and fell asleep by the campfire.

I don't know how long it took for Liu Jingxuan to wake up slowly. He wanted to open his eyes, but the sun was too dazzling, and it took a long time for Liu Jingxuan to get used to everything in front of him.

Helian Qingtian sat in front of him, looking at him with a kind expression.

Seeing that Liu Jingxuan had woken up, Helian Qingtian said softly: "It's not early, let's hurry up!"

Liu Jingxuan glanced at the endless desert on the edge of the oasis, and said with some hesitation: "Father, we don't have horses or camels. How can we get through this dry sea and desert?"

Helian Qingtian nodded: "My son is right. But don't worry, we are not far to the north, there is Daxihaizi, and there is the Peacock River nearby. There were often merchant travelers in the area, and once we met them, we could buy their camels and food. ”

Liu Jingxuan was silent for a long time and said, "Father, can you not go?"

Helian Qingtian raised his head suddenly, and his eyes were staring at Liu Jingxuan tightly: "You regretted it?"

Liu Jingxuan breathed a long sigh of relief, looked up at Helian Qingtian, and did not dodge his eyes in the slightest: "I don't want to go!" Now that I have found my mother, her old man's home is in the Red Maple Valley, leaning on the door day and night. Why don't you and I go to Red Maple Valley, plus Yinghua, we can get together as a family, find a quiet place, and live well. ”

Helian Qingtian's somewhat angry eyes softened: "Xuanhua, how can you not know your father's intentions. But the eldest husband must put national affairs first, and the blood feud of our ancestors is deep, how can we easily forget it. You rushed to Tsarist Russia with your father, and after you brought in the rescuers, we will soon be able to reunite with your mother, the Yinghua family. ”

Liu Jingxuan shook his head vigorously: "Father, don't dream anymore! Your great cause will never succeed! Forty thousand soldiers are blood-stained on the battlefield, isn't that enough? How many more people do you want to sacrifice their lives for this illusory cause." Even if the Russian soldiers came to Middle-earth, it was just to lure the tiger and drive the wolf. The land of China is devastated, and the land is thousands of miles away, can you be satisfied with this?"

"Smack!", Liu Jingxuan's left cheek was slapped heavily, and a wisp of blood oozed from the corner of Liu Jingxuan's mouth.

"Shut up, you rebel. What is the purpose of my more than 20 years of lying on the salary? Is it for myself? I am for the sake of our Chinese descendants to rise again, and for the Chinese rivers and mountains to return to the hands of our Han people! For the sake of the great cause of the future, I have to endure a temporary sore spot, just like a doctor removing a carbuncle of Qi people. Bloodshed and sacrifice are no exception. History overlaps, the court changes, how can there be no killings. But after the killing, there was clarity and tranquility. I'm here for the peaceful life ahead. The more Helian Qingtian spoke, the more excited he became, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire.

Liu Jingxuan snorted coldly: "Now the land of the Central Plains has been peaceful, and the people have long lived and worked in peace and contentment. Why did my father exchange the blood of countless people for that unattainable future? ”

Helian Qingtian laughed and said: "Look at the way you look now, shaving your head and leaving a whip, male not male, female or female, how different from the pigs and dogs of the Qing court? ”

Liu Jingxuan suddenly fell to his knees and pleaded in an almost pleading tone: "Even if my father has some truth. But do you really think that everyone in the world has the same idea as you? In the land of China, I don't know how many families have managed to heal the wounds of the war, and they have grandchildren and daughters, and they are happy. But you want to rob them of their hard-earned happiness. Have you ever asked them if they are willing? Have you ever wondered if they are pitiful? Everything works in a way. The Qing Dynasty swept the Central Plains, and there must be a reason. Father, please, it's time to let go!"

Helian Qingtian was a little furious: "I can't! If you don't want to go with me, I won't stop you." You and I will say goodbye and go our separate ways. From now on, you and I are passers-by. ”

With that, Helian Qingtian turned around and strode north.

Liu Jingxuan stood in place, looking at his father's back and was silent for a long time, and suddenly said loudly: "Father!

Helian Qingtian was overjoyed, turned his head and said, "Can my son get along?"

Liu Jingxuan shook his head: "Definitely!"

Helian Qingtian's eyebrows gradually rose, and his face became very gloomy: "Then what are you going to do?"