At the beginning of September of the tenth year of the Great Jin Chengping.

Yuanye County.

The whole county is full of white flags, and the sky above this county town is filled with pain, death, and wailing that cannot be dispersed.

The suona song blew loudly, the tune was sad and heavy, a funeral team knocked out the city gate, Chen Liu instinctively deviated from his sight, cast his eyes to the sky, stretched out his five fingers to block in front of him, through the fingers, the golden crow was a little dazzling, but the sun that should be warm shone on the body did not have a trace of temperature, only made people feel cold.

Leave the sigh in place.

Moving forward,

The walls of the city were corroded by something, revealing a large hole.

An old man in a dirty robe led a group of disciples towards the city wall with a ruler in his hand, and occasionally a few disciples could be heard angry.

In the distance stood more than a dozen soldiers of the Shanzi Battalion.

Yuanye County Fuzun and the government officials all died in battle, no life survived, although there are still a few grassroots officials but still in a state of leaderlessness, so the Shanzi Battalion took over Yuanye County until the new Fuzun took office.

Chen Liu, holding a string of mutton woven with straw rope in his hand, walked past the team carrying the coffin, and when he saw the old man turn his head to look at this side, he hurriedly and respectfully clenched his fists.

The old man showed a gentle smile at him, and Chen Liu hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted again, and then hurried into the city!

Brother Li said that the old man was a member of the Mo family, and it was said that his official position was not low and he was a scholar of ink, not a chivalrous man! He didn't understand the difference, the only thing he could feel was that these plainly dressed disciples of the Mo family were very respected by the people, especially in the old man, and the identity gap between the two sides seemed to not exist.

And the reason why he would respect the old man so much was that when the Shanzi Camp first came here, this old man had already arrived here with his disciples day and night to maintain order and pacify the people.

Into the city,

The eyes were full of devastation, the soil under his feet was still stained with black-brown blood, and there was a breath that Chen Liu was not unfamiliar with in the air, that was the smell of blood, and his pupils flashed with exhaustion and sadness, since the news that more than 10,000 barbarian horsemen were killed by the Netherworld Iron Cavalry in the Sarumbel Grassland reached the Shanzi Battalion, they were ordered to send troops within a few days.

Their first task was to collect the corpses of all the villages that had been trampled by the barbarians...... Due to the untimely intelligence and the mobility of the barbarian cavalry, the attacked villages were basically not alive, and it was difficult for anyone to break through the encirclement of the cavalry and escape to report the news, and this situation was not known until after Yuanye County was surrounded!

Along the way, they saw too many tragedies, and the heads of the villagers were all pierced with wooden sticks, and hundreds of heads, adults, children, and the elderly were scattered at the entrance of the village, as if to demonstrate to them.

The vengeful anger piled up all the way, and they were about to burn their sanity to the ground, but there was no way to vent it, because there was no barbarian blood to wash away their shame!

With the grief to collect the corpses from village to village, from anger to numbness, they came to Yuanye County, the destination of this expedition.

suddenly

A burst of porridge fragrance wafted from afar, a group of strong men in khaki clothes were making porridge and giving charity, and there were long queues in front of the stalls, all of whom were dusty people with sad eyes.

It seems that I heard Lao Chen say what kind of sect it is, but it seems to be a group of good people. He thought.

Without stopping for long, he continued to walk in the direction of the mansion, turning an alley, and the noisy voices of people came in.

"It must be this plague star! Just because he is in our wilderness, he will attract the barbarians!"

Yes, yes, blame this bunny. ”

"Kill him...... Kill him!"

Not only is Xiao Liuzi extremely angry in his heart, but even for the people in the county who have experienced the tragedy, their grief and anger need a place to vent.

Maybe the barbarians are still there, and they will go to the army, and do everything they can to kill the barbarians, and avenge their families, brothers, and friends. But when the object of revenge disappears, and the extremely suppressed anger has nowhere to be released, not everyone can keep their senses, and often at this time they need more of an outlet.

As for the people who are chosen to vent, they don't care, this is human nature!

A cacophony of voices pulled his thoughts back.

Turning his head to look, a group of people not far away were standing on opposite sides facing the young man's verbal criticism!

The young man looked numb, and stood in the shadow of the eaves, as if the boat in the waves would be overturned by a huge wave in the next second.

Chen Liu's face couldn't bear it, he looked at the mutton in his hand, sighed faintly, and was about to leave, when Yu Guang seemed to notice something...... The pupils constricted.

Yan Le, it must be you, the Heavenly Evil Lone Star! You kill your family...... And now it's killing everyone. ”

One of them roared excitedly!

At this moment,

The wooden pillar on the side, which had been burned black by the fire, was already crumbling, as if it had reached the end, it could no longer withstand the pressure, and fell down with a creak, and the direction of the fall happened to be above Yan Le's head.

Ah......h

Everyone screamed in horror, but if you look closely, you can see that everyone's pupils are clearly flashing with schadenfreude, indifference, and even a hint of murderous intent!

None of them were willing to help, because the burned pillar couldn't hit their heads.

And the young man noticed it the first time the pillar burned off, and just looked at the fallen pillar like this, and did not dodge and retreat, but there was a look of relief in his eyes, his heart was too tired!

Boom!

An unsheathed knife suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.

The bright light of the knife flashed in the retina!

The wooden pillar was torn apart by the sword, and the long pillar was split in two, and then kicked out by a pair of feet.

A pigeon rolled over and landed, Chen Liu panted slightly, looked at Yan Le, and the words were held in his throat for a long time and finally swallowed again, with a dead and silent look...... It's really boring.

That's not what people should be. He thought.

...... Get lost...... Are you looking for death!" yelled impatiently.

When the onlookers saw the soldiers in armor, they immediately didn't dare to say anything more and dispersed directly.

At this point,

The inexplicable wind was blown away.

Xiao Liuzi didn't notice it, and took one last look at Yan Le and turned around and left.

Only Yan Le seemed to feel an inexplicable change, looking at Xiao Liuzi's back, stunned.

Turning a few streets, you can see the burned mansion in the distance.

Subconsciously glanced at the alley not far away, and he saw ......

"Uncle Liu...... He was rammed by the barbarian cavalry and was killed alive."

"Sister Chunhua...... Dragged into the alley by the barbarians. ”

A beggar with a frenzied look muttered to himself in the corner of the alley, cowering in weariness, eager to melt his whole body into the wall.

A young man brandished a wooden knife: "Kill, kill, kill!" There was bitter hatred in his eyes, and the killing intent in his eyes became heavier and heavier...... Tears slowly slipped from the corners of his eyes.

"Damn the barbarians, damn it! Damn it!"

Xiao Liuzi finally couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse a few times, closing his eyes to calm his violently undulating chest.

Whew-

Walked into a courtyard not far from the opposite side of the mansion.

There was a creak, and the wooden door was pushed open.

In the middle of the courtyard, a large cauldron was boiling.

"Yo, is Xiao Liuzi back? I've been waiting for you for a long time, hurry up. The chief on the side called.

There was something on the way, and there was a delay. ”

Everyone looked at Xiao Liuzi's expression, glanced at each other, and didn't say anything.

Da Zhuang took the initiative to take the mutton in Xiao Liuzi's hand and patted Xiao Liuzi on the shoulder.

This is the gathering place of Li Xian's officers.

Soon the aroma of mutton gradually rose from the pot, and Xiao Liuzi hurriedly took a bowl and walked straight to a room in the middle.

The smiles on the faces of the people behind were a little mysterious, and they scolded with a smile: "This kid. ”

knocked on the door,

"Advance ......"

A deep and majestic voice was heard.

Walk through the door,

Li Da...... Tun Chief, two or five hundred lords!"

Xiao Liuzi hurriedly hammered his left chest with his right fist and gave a military salute.

"Coming back?"

Li Xian glanced at Xiao Liuzi and found that he looked tired, worried between his eyebrows, and shook his head helplessly.

This kid is really a bit like a dog, but it's a pity that his acting skills are so poor, and he thinks he hides it well. ’

"But what happened?" Li Xian asked.

Xiao Liuzi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly smiled: "Little things, little things." ”

Seeing that Xiao Liuzi was reluctant to speak, Li Xian didn't ask, reached out and took the teapot and poured a cup of water, and said:

"How are things going. ”

"Everything has been arranged. “

"Hmmm......"

Li Xian walked up to Xiao Liuzi, handed the water to Xiao Liuzi, and said:

It's not that important, there's no need to rush back. ”

Xiao Liuzi glanced at Situ Leopard, subconsciously touched the back of his head and smirked, and handed the mutton soup in his hand to Li Xian's hand.

I'll let Da Zhuang arrange it for you to rest for a day...... Rest well in the yard. ”

"Thank you, Tun Chief!" Xiao Liuzi nodded busily.

The aroma of lamb outside slowly permeated through the window paper.

Hurry up and get some food, or they'll all be done. ”

"Chief, I'll go down first. ”

"Hmmm......"

Crunch - the wooden door is shut.

Situ Bao stood at the desk, watching all this with a smile on his face.

Brother Xian, the current calligraphy is getting better and better, tsk, there is a domineering inside and out. ”

There was a clear word written on the desk.

Situ Bao praised, although this sentence has a flattering meaning, although the words are really not good, but the vigorous and powerful overbearing meaning is really revealed.

Look at people by words!

Situ Leopard has taken great care of Li Xian since Yinshan, and since that day, he heard from the guard that Li Xian was taken away by Yu Zhubo, and he only came back the next day.

On the third day, Cui Sheng, the commander of the Shanzi Battalion, received an order that 100,000 troops were stationed in the eight county towns under the jurisdiction of Wu Jun, and in Yuanye County, Cui Sheng personally led 10,000 soldiers to be stationed here, and there were 1,000 Situ Leopard among them.

At that time, his head was rushing like a train, how could it be so coincidental?

You must know that he has been in the position of two or five hundred lords for at least three years, and there is still no sign of his rise...... Li Xian's appearance brought him new hope!

This treasure!

Since the army was launched, Situ Bao can say that he will come to Li Xian to find Li Xian if he has something to do, and he surrenders his identity, and the two of them are not too big when they are alone, and sometimes they even act on Li Xian's orders, and automatically lower their status.

But what made him a little puzzled was ...... It stands to reason that General Cui should know Li Xian's background better than himself, but he has never looked for it, which has always made him unable to understand.

I couldn't figure it out after thinking about it, so I gave up directly, he was a general, and he was only a two or five hundred master, and it was important to seize the opportunity in front of him.

And for Li Xian...... Just what he wanted.

Since the First World War on the grassland, he has finally shown his ambition unscrupulously, anyway, there are people on his head, as long as he can make meritorious contributions and speak with strength, what's wrong with going too far!

Someone covers! That's how capricious!

Situ Bao drank all the mutton soup in one gulp, and a warm current rose in his stomach instantly, and after a few words of greeting with Li Xian, he also offered to say goodbye, Shanziying has just been here for a few days, and many things are waiting for him to arrange

OK...... Then I won't send it. ”

"Good ......"

The wooden door was closed again.

Li Xian looked at the words on the table thoughtfully.

Bright!