The sunset is remnant, and the ancient road is a big city.

The holy city at dusk stands majestically on the great wilderness, like a giant beast that has quieted down, silently bathing in the last glory of the setting sun. The towering city wall pulled a long shadow on the ground, and standing on the south gate, the black turtle Gui frowned, looking at the endless wasteland and the empty avenue outside the holy city, his face became a little difficult to look at.

Yin He, who went out on patrol alone, should have returned to the Holy City at noon today, but he still hasn't appeared. And He Qiulin, who took Yin He out a few days ago and was considered a guide, should have come back two days earlier, but he didn't show up until today.

The great wasteland under the sunset is cold and cruel, as if there is a sense of slaughter between heaven and earth, and in that wasteland, death seems to be an eternal and lingering theme.

Gui Weichi raised his head and looked at the sunset that was about to set in the sky, a trace of gloom passed over his old face, he sighed softly, and then turned around and walked towards the steps under the city.

At his age, he has been in the army all his life, and he has long seen how many lives and deaths, how many killings and bloodsheds he has seen, and now even if there is any misfortune, it is just a cold addition of a name to those bloodstained pages.

It's good to be young, it's good to be talented, but if you don't survive, you're nothing.

For tens of thousands of years, the Great Wasteland has been such a just and ruthless law, whether it is for beasts or people.

After walking a little way, he was about to go down the stairs, when suddenly, Gui Weichi heard a sudden commotion from the edge of the city wall behind him, and several soldiers there seemed to be excited at once, shouting a few words, and pointing to the wasteland beyond the high wall.

And more people seemed to be startled by them, and ran over and looked out.

After a while, he turned his head to look at the city wall, his face suddenly changed, and a complex look of hope and surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly turned around, and ran to the tall city wall with agility and speed that was not commensurate with his age, pushed away several soldiers in front of him, and leaned on the wall to look out.

At sunset, on the ancient road, a horse came alone, and on horseback was a lonely and tired knight.

Covered in dust and blood, he seemed to be exhausted, and he could no longer straighten his body, so he could only lie on the back of the horse weakly. In front of him, a headless corpse was held tightly tied with a rope, and a head with its eyes closed.

In addition, on the side of the horse, there were three desolate human heads tied to them, which were bloodstained and terrifying.

In the afterglow of the waning sun, this lone knight seemed to have come out of the hell of death, with a cruel and bloody aura, slowly walking towards the giant city. The setting sun reflected on his body, as if gilding him with a layer of light.

The huge city, the towering city walls, and the countless soldiers above and below the city seemed to be shocked by this amazing scene for a while, and no one spoke, so they watched him approach the holy city in a daze.

Yin He raised his head tiredly and laboriously, looking at the towering but familiar city, the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a thirsty and heartfelt smile.

Then he fell headlong from his horse and fell the edge of the towering walls of the Holy City.

A moment later, suddenly an angry roar came from above the city wall, saying, "Quick, get him back!"

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Yin He felt as if he had another dream, or a nightmare, similar to the nightmare he had when he was rescued from the Inner Ring: those images of swords and swords, bloody and cruel, always haunted him, making him feel like he couldn't breathe, making him feel like he was in hell, making him desperate, making him miserable, making him suddenly have a crazy thought, wanting to destroy everything, wanting to kill everything, destroying everything, as if only in this way could he be reborn and achieve peace......

Then, the dream awoke.

It seems to wake up much faster than the previous nightmare.

When Yin He opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eye was a patch of white, and then in the process of trance to gradually clarity, he recognized that it was a white wall, and he himself was lying in a bedroom.

Footsteps sounded, and someone seemed to sense his awakening and walked to his bedside.

Yin He turned his head to look and saw two figures standing beside his bed, one was not too late, and the other was Ji Hou.

Yin He was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to get up and salute, but was quickly pressed down by Gui Weichi.

The old man in black smiled and said, "You have not recovered from your serious injuries, so let's lie down and talk first." ”

Ji Hou nodded to him, and then pulled a stool from the side and sat on the edge of the bed.

Gui Weichi stretched out his hand on Yin He's wrist to take the pulse and listen for a moment, then looked at Yin He's eyes intently, and then bowed slightly, and said, "What do you think now, can you speak?"

Yin He hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

Gui Weichi turned his head and glanced at Ji Hou, Ji Hou said: "Originally, you were seriously injured, and you should have been allowed to rest, but now there is a very important matter, I have to ask you, so I have to let you work hard." ”

Yin He shook his head and said, "I'm fine, Elder Ji, Old Guard, you can ask me whatever you want." ”

Gui Weichi pondered for a moment and said, "When you came back that day, in addition to being seriously injured, there was also He Qiulin's severed head corpse on the horse, and the heads of three desolate people were also hung. Tell us what's going on here. ”

Yin He nodded and said, "Here's how it ......"

He didn't hide anything, he told from beginning to end that he had heard strange noises after resting that night, and then followed the sound to discover the fire, and then saw the cruel scenes, fierce fighting, and so on. Except that at the end of the battle, his body suddenly changed strangely.

After he finished speaking with a tired face, Gui Weichi and Ji Hou glanced at each other, and after a while, Ji Hou nodded slightly, but after a moment of silence, Gui Weichi suddenly asked again, and said, "You said before that because of the strength of the three desolate thieves on the other side, you originally planned to retreat first, but why did you suddenly fight again and fight with them endlessly?"

Yin He was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I saw He Qiulin's head fall at my feet. ”

Gui Weichi said: "Were you stimulated by him before he died? It's just that even so, such behavior is ......."

Yin He suddenly raised his head, the muscles on his face twisted, his face and voice became a little weird, and he said astringently: "He Qiulin's corpse is missing a thigh!"

Gui Weichi suddenly stopped talking, he stared at Yin He, his face gradually turned iron blue in his coldness, and then turned his head to look at Ji Hou.

Ji Hou's face also became extremely ugly, and after a while, he coldly spit out two words: "Beast!"

Gui Weichi turned his head and looked at Yin He, his eyes gradually became gentle, and then he patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said, "You have done a good job, you have worked hard." After a pause, he said: "He Qiulin is also good, you can rest assured, we will bury him well, and at the same time, his name will be engraved on the martyr's monument, and will be worshiped and admired by the descendants of our Holy City Human Race from generation to generation." ”

Yin He smiled, lay his head on the pillow, and was silent.

The three of them were silent for a while, Ji Hou coughed lightly, and then took out a letter from his arms. The seal of the envelope was opened, and at the same time, the envelope was covered in dark red stains, as if it had been stained with a lot of blood before.

"Where did this letter come from?"

Ji Hou asked: "This is what the old guard chief fell out of when he was changing your clothes after saving you, where did you find this letter?"

Yin He glanced at the letter, without any hesitation, and said, "I found it from the corpses of those three thieves after I killed them. I think they behaved strangely, sneaking around in the middle of the night, and I don't know what their intentions were, so I brought this letter back with me. It's just that it's all weird desolate script, and I can't understand the meaning......"

"I've already looked for people in the city who know the barren language. Ji Hou said lightly, then gently placed the letter on the edge of the bed, and said, "There is only one very simple thing in it." ”

Yin He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "What's the matter?"

A sneer suddenly flashed across Ji Hou's face, and he said, "The letter said that the leaders of the White Horse tribe who came to the Holy City to surrender have already done everything, and then set the time to return to their tribal territory from the Holy City, and which route they will take. ”

Yin He was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking, and after a while, his brows suddenly furrowed, as if he had thought of something.

And Gui Weichi, who had been looking at him, had a hint of relief in his eyes, and turned to Ji Hou and said, "When will they go back?"

Ji Hou said: "Tomorrow afternoon." ”

Gui Weichi nodded, and then suddenly asked a clueless word, "Do you want to do it?"

Ji Hou snorted and said, "Do it!"

"Good. Gui Weitai agreed.

Yin He raised his head and said, "Two adults, but this letter has fallen into our hands......

Gui Weichi shook his head and said, "It won't be the only letter. ”

Ji Hou stood up with his hands in his hands, his face was indifferent, and said, "Don't worry, tomorrow everything will naturally be revealed." ”