The giant gasped a few times and said, "You guys are good, you help me get back to my hometown." ”

Han Jiangliu felt a burst of guilt, if he hadn't forced Sahelu to ask for an antidote, the giant wouldn't have died so quickly.

The giant said: "General Han, don't be sad, people die early and die late, there is nothing to be sad about." Before I die, I want to tell you something. ”

Han Jiangliu said: "You say." "Listen closely.

The giant said: "This Kaiyuan Island, located in the lower reaches of the Kaiyuan River, is formed by the impact of the river, and after the rain every spring, the rivers and mountains rise sharply, and half of the area of the island will be eroded by the river. Where the river has eroded, a purple flower called Purple Smokeflower grows the following year, which is limited in number, less than 1,000 in total, and extremely precious. The first time I opened it, and the second time I opened it again, it would be ten years later. ”

The giant paused, gasped again, and continued: "Pick enough six hundred and sixty of these flowers, and then boil them with Kaiyuan Jiangshan, after three days, you can boil them into three pills, ordinary people have eaten this kind of pill, they can change their body shape at will, they can be big if they want to be big, they want to be small, they are as big as tigers and giant elephants, and small as birds and lynxes." This elixir is called Purple Smoke Pill. ”

The giant said, "I think this Purple Smoke Pill will be of some use to you. ”

Han Jiangliu wept: "Brother, I remember." ”

The giant said, "It is not easy to boil, but you must cherish it." ”

After saying this, the giant roared to the sky again, and the howl shook the sky, and the howl just shouted halfway, but it stopped abruptly, as if the whistling sound was cut with silk threads, and the former giant owner of Kaiyuan Island passed away forever.

Han Jiangliu couldn't suppress his grief and cried loudly, and the other sergeants couldn't help crying. Although I didn't spend much time with the giants, the feelings were rare and sincere.

After crying, Han Jiangliu said, "Let's clean up this place." ”

The people took the command.

When it is said to be cleaning, it is actually burying the body on the spot.

Fortunately, the sergeant had a shovel, and on the edge of Kaiyuan Island, the ground was soft, and it was effortless to dig, so he dug a big pit first and buried all the corpses of the lion barbarians. Another big pit was dug and the giant was buried, and according to Han Jiangliu's instructions, in front of the giant's tomb, a tablet was made of wood, which read: The tomb of the purple giant of the ancestors of Kaiyuan Island.

Everything is in order.

At this time, in the evening, Huaizhong said: "It's okay, just wait for the night to freeze, and we can all leave here." ”

Han Jiangliu thought for a long time and said, "No, this time, you all stay." ”

"Why?"

Han Jiangliu said solemnly: "Although Kaiyuan Island is inaccessible, it is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, in the future, there is still a possibility that the lion barbarians will come again, you stay here, guard Kaiyuan Island, and prevent them from attacking again!"

"But," Huaizhong said worriedly, "it's too dangerous for you to save the princess alone." ”

Han Jiangliu said: "You are guarding here, it is also dangerous, doing things for the country, as long as you are dedicated, you are not afraid of great danger." said that he was doing things for the country, but in fact, Han Jiangliu thought that he was rescuing a beautiful and unparalleled princess, and a sweet taste also surged in his heart.

Huaizhong said: "No, I must follow the general, no matter life or death, I vow to follow the general to the ends of the earth." ”

No matter how Han Jiangliu persuaded him, Huaizhong didn't listen, just one sentence: "Follow General Han loyally." ”

Han Jiangliu said: "Okay, you follow me, the rest of the twenty-eight brothers, you have to defend Kaiyuan Island to the death, you can't allow any foreign enemies to attack, and protecting the safety of this island is to maintain the dignity of the imperial court." ”

The people took the command.

Han Jiangliu selected a team leader from among the sergeants, this team leader's surname was Jia, and his name was Jia Sicheng, and he was fully responsible for the heavy duty of garrison.

Han Jiangliu said again: "I'm worried that more than 20 of you may not be able to deal with a large number of invading enemies, you can send a few people back to the capital to ask the emperor for support, it is a matter of territorial security, and the emperor will not approve it." Brother Jia, have you written it down?"

Jia Sicheng said: "General Han, I wrote it down. ”

At this time, the wind was strong, the clouds were gusting, and the sound of creaking on the river sounded again, and it seemed that it was about to freeze and cross the river.

Han Jiangliu said: "Brothers, we have come to Japan for a long time, and we have a fate to see you again." Then he and Huaizhong packed up their weapons and horses and prepared to set off.

Jia Sicheng said, "General Han, please wait before leaving." ”

"What else is going on with you?"

Jia Sicheng said: "When the giant was leaving, he once said that the refining method of the Purple Smoke Pill, why don't we refine the pill successfully, and the general and the captain will take two pills before leaving, it may be helpful for the future of the two of you." ”

"This—" Han Jiangliu and Huaizhong both hesitated for a moment.

According to the giant, the Purple Smoke Pill was extremely precious and hard to come by, and they couldn't bear to take it.

These twenty-eight sergeants have gradually learned on the road that on Longhu Mountain that day, the general and the captain gave up the opportunity to take the Soul Resident Pill, and distributed the pill to everyone, although everyone did not say it, but which heart is not extremely memorable, at this moment, there is an opportunity to repay the two leaders, everyone knelt down one after another, and said in unison: "Please take the pill and the captain before leaving." ”

"Okay. Han Jiangliu said, "Let's stay here for a few more days." ”

What Han Jiangliu thought was: The future of this future is full of difficulties and dangers, and if you have the ability to change the size of your body, it must be extremely helpful.

Huaizhong also thinks the same way.

So, that night, everyone rested in the leeward of the mountain side of Kaiyuan Island. Early the next morning, Han Jiangliu asked Jia Sicheng to find two shrewd sergeants and rush to the capital on fast horses to report to the emperor that Kaiyuan Island had newly discovered the territory, and to explain the situation here.

The rest of the people went to the river separately and took purple smoked flowers. The purple smoked flowers grow big and bright, it is easier to find, but the flower branches and flowers and leaves are covered with dense small thorns, it is not easy to pick, several sergeants are injured by the small thorns, the pain is unbearable, fortunately, the place where the flower thorns are injured, not red and swollen, seems to be non-toxic, so everyone does not care too much, only half a day's work, six hundred and sixty purple smoked flowers are picked, and they are concentrated on the beach.

Han Jiangliu and Huaizhong found dead branches on the mountain to make firewood, set up a marching iron pot, and began to boil.

The pot contains more than half of the Kaiyuan country, the purple smoked flowers are thrown into the pot one by one, each branch is thrown, there is a "crackling" sound, and when the six hundred and sixty sounds are finished, the pot is already a purple thick thing, it looks like sugar paste, like rice porridge, but it smells nothing.

Han Jiangliu ordered people to take turns to take care of this iron pot day and night, so as not to extinguish the firewood and grass, and waited until noon three days later, opened the lid of the pot, and sure enough, he saw three crystal clear, purple and bright pills dripping and turning in the pot.

Everyone rejoiced: "It's done." ”

The pill was ready, but Han Jiangliu and Huaizhong were not the kindness of the sergeants, each took one, and after taking it for half an hour, the pill was gradually digested in the body, and its effect penetrated into the various organs, tendons, and skin in the body.

The hearts of the two turned at will, and everyone saw that their hearts were turning at will, and their bodies became bigger for a while, as big as a giant elephant stepping on it, very powerful, and smaller for a while, as small as a mountain civet, jumping vertically and horizontally, it was really magical.

Han Jiangliu and Huaizhong were naturally very happy.

There is still one pill left, according to Huaizhong's meaning, this pill will be left in Kaiyuan Island, and it will be given to the soldiers who need it when the time comes.

Han Jiangliu thought about it, it was not appropriate to do this, twenty-eight people, one pill, this is a great hidden danger.

Han Jiangliu can't help but think of the famous story of "two peaches killing three soldiers" in ancient times.

In the ancient Qi country, there were three warriors, all of them were strong in martial arts, courageous in the world, and made great contributions to the country. Because of their high martial arts skills and great achievements, they are very arrogant and do not take other officials seriously.

When the king intended to kill three mighty men, he summoned them and said that he would reward them.

When the three of them heard that the king had a reward, of course they came in high spirits. When he arrived at the front of the hall, he saw a gorgeous gold plate on the table, and in the plate were two large peaches that were delicate and dripping, and a burst of fragrant fragrance came to his nose.

The monarch said, "All three are pillars of the country. There is a peach tree in the widow's back garden, but there are only two ripe peaches, so let the warriors divide the two peaches according to their merits. ”

Two of the warriors considered themselves to be a great merit, and each grabbed one. The third warrior said: "Your merit is great, but my merit is small? When we were fighting with the enemy and crossing the Yellow River, a big turtle suddenly appeared in the river on the way, and it bit the king's carriage and dragged the king into the water. After three days and three nights of desperate struggle, I finally surfaced, holding the severed turtle head in one hand and pulling the king's mount in the other, and everyone thought I was the god of the river. No one would have come back alive without me. Am I not brave enough, or am I not credit enough?

When the other two warriors heard this, they were ashamed in their hearts, and felt that the credit was not as good as that of the third person, but they took the lead in grabbing the credit, which was an extremely greedy and shameless act. They have always held themselves in high esteem and valued their own honor. At this time, he consciously did something greedy and shameless, and he was ashamed for a while, so he drew his sword and killed himself, and blood was splashed on the spot.

And the third warrior saw the corpses of the two good brothers on the spot, and he was also extremely remorseful, and he should not use words to provoke them to commit suicide, so he also killed himself.

At present, these twenty-eight sergeants, in terms of friendship, are not as good as the three warriors back then, and the temptation of the Purple Smoke Pill is much stronger than ordinary peaches, leaving the Purple Smoke Pill here is very likely to cause a serious consequence in the end, that is: everyone fights because of the Purple Smoke Pill, and even kills each other, then there is no point in sending them to defend Kaiyuan Island.

Thinking of this, Han Jiangliu put the last Purple Smoke Pill in his arms and said, "This, I'll keep it first." ”

Everyone had no objections, and felt that it was a matter of course for Han Jiangliu to take away the Purple Smoke Pill.