Fire Captain

who I am? Where am I? What am I going to do?

Bai Ziyang was now sitting on his horse with a confused look on his face. Everywhere he looked was the devastation of war. He quickly pulled out the system to take a look: "What's going on now?"

System: "This is the border town of the Song Dynasty, Yongguan. Right now, the Liao army is invading!"

Bai Ziyang asked: "What about my identity...?"

The system suddenly seemed to get excited, and boasted to Bai Ziyang: "Your identity is extraordinary. You are the disciple of the hermit Gao Ren Yi Shan San Ren in the mountains. Your master is highly praised even by the emperor. He knows astronomy and geography, and can know the years 500 years in the past and 500 years in the future... You have come down the mountain this time with an important mission, to save the people of the world and save them from disaster..."

The more Bai Ziyang listened, the more strange his expression became. He said, "Speak human language! If I ask you to say this, won't I be able to become a 'rich second generation' this time? Where is my master? If I have such a powerful master, why should I save the people..."

The system was silent for a moment, then said with a guilty conscience: "...We are a little late. Your master has been dead for a year...and you are not a 'rich second generation'. Your master is extremely poor and has nothing to inherit from you. He must have gone down the mountain because he couldn't make it anymore...Uh, there is a little deviation in the calculation of time and place...Uh...you can't blame me for everything..."

Bai Ziyang was silent for a moment before he said, "...were you sent by the monkey to trick me?"

The system said happily: "I still have good news to tell you. The martial arts of your two lifetimes have been with you. Now you are an expert among experts. Are you happy? Are you happy?"

Bai Ziyang laughed and said, "I'm so happy... Damn it!"

"Gee!" Bai Ziyang rode his horse slowly in the city. The city was in ruins after the war. The houses were damaged and nine out of ten were empty. However, it was not difficult to see from the scenes that this town once was prosperous and stable. Bai Ziyang had seen such scenes many times in his previous life. This was the inevitable consequence of war.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the system in Bai Ziyang's mind, shocking Bai Ziyang so much that he almost fell off his horse. He was so angry that he couldn't help but shout, "Where is the alarm? Turn it off!"

The system shouted: "Alarm! Alarm! Host, your wife is in danger!"

Bai Ziyang said, "My wife? Where is she? Where is she?" Bai Ziyang looked left and right but didn't see anyone.

System: "Turn left ahead..."

Before the system finished speaking, Bai Ziyang spurred his horse and hurried over.

"Whoa..." Bai Ziyang reined in his horse and stopped, raising the horse's hooves high and neighing, startling everyone in the courtyard of the mansion and making them look over.

Bai Ziyang saw a woman in white sitting in the middle of the courtyard. As the saying goes, one should look pretty in mourning clothes. Although this saying is indeed quite vulgar, the woman in front of Bai Ziyang is the one who can bring out the elegance and purity of white to the extreme. Her long black hair is tied up with a simple silver hairpin. She is still young, but her face is beautiful and her eyes are bright. It is conceivable that she will grow into a stunning beauty in a few years, but her face is too pale at this moment, without a trace of blood. There is an ancient zither in front of her, but unfortunately the strings are broken...

There were five or six Liao soldiers surrounding the woman, each with a greedy look on their face, and each with ill intentions. One could imagine what the woman would face if no one came. At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by the sound made by Bai Ziyang.

Bai Ziyang was about to draw his weapon and rushed over, but when he touched his waist, he found nothing. Eh? Where's my sword? Well, he remembered that the Zhuxian Sword was useless. "System, find me a sword!"

System: "Here you go, the Sword of the Heavenly Sword... Use it sparingly and don't give it away to everyone you meet. We don't have much left in stock!" As it said that, it placed the sword under Bai Ziyang's saddle.

Bai Ziyang said casually, "Okay, got it!" He leaned over, drew his sword, kicked off the saddle, flew up, turned over and fell into the courtyard. In an instant, sword lights flashed in the courtyard, and in a blink of an eye, those Liao soldiers died and fell to the ground. They were just a few soldiers, and it was okay to deal with ordinary people, but it was their bad luck to meet Bai Ziyang.

Bai Ziyang looked at the body lying on the ground, with only a streak of blood on the neck, and nodded secretly. Hmm... this show of being cool deserves full marks. When Bai Ziyang put away his sword and turned to face the woman, he even spoke softly and asked, "Girl, are you okay?"

The woman seemed to have just come to her senses. Upon hearing what was said, she stood up, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, sir, for saving Xiyin's life!" Her voice was like a trickle of water, touching the heart.

Bai Ziyang returned the greeting and said, "My name is Bai Ziyang. May I ask your name, young lady?"

The woman said, "My surname is Liu."

Bai Ziyang looked around and said, "This place is complicated. Miss Liu, do you have relatives? I will take you to a safe place!"

When Liu Xiyin heard this, she thought of her parents who were killed by the Liao soldiers. She couldn't help but feel sad and shed two lines of tears. Bai Ziyang was heartbroken when he saw this, but it was a pity that his anxiety was useless. He could only say: "Miss Liu..."

Liu Xiyin wiped away her tears and said, "Now that my father and mother have passed away, I can only ask you to take me to find my cousin Ye Zhao."

Bai Ziyang said: "Ye Zhao? No problem, but I don't know where he is?"

Liu Xiyin said: "My cousin Ye Zhao and his family were ordered to guard the Yongguan City. Now that the Liao people have invaded, I don't know how they are doing..."

Bai Ziyang said quickly: "Don't worry, young lady. No matter where they are, I will take you there safely. It is not advisable to stay here for long. Miss Liu, please get on the horse!"

Bai Ziyang helped Liu Xiyin onto the horse's back, apologized, and then turned over and sat behind her. He shook the reins and said "Gee..." and the white horse under him started to jog.

The two men did not know that after they left, a young general, holding a big knife, came riding at full speed on his horse. When he broke into the yard and saw corpses all over the floor and a broken-stringed zither, he was shocked and confused, so he got on his horse again and hurried away.

Bai Ziyang took Liu Xiyin for a walk in the city. When he heard Liu Xiyin say that she had not seen Ye Zhao and the others, he took Liu Xiyin out of the city and found a deserted forest. He then dismounted and helped Liu Xiyin dismount while saying, "Let's take a rest here. This direction is the only way to leave Yongguan City. As long as your cousin and the others don't want to go to Liao, they can only go this direction back to Song. We will wait for them eventually..."

After Liu Xiyin dismounted, she looked around, nodded and said, "This is the only way. Thank you, Mr. Bai!"

Bai Ziyang found a tree to tie the horse up, then took out the Yitian Sword, stuck it into the ground and said to Liu Xiyin, "Miss Liu, please rest here first. I'll go to the woods to find something to eat. I'll leave this sword for you to defend yourself!" Bai Ziyang dived into the woods.

After a while, Liu Xiyin saw Bai Ziyang coming out with a bundle of firewood on his shoulders and a pheasant and a lively fish in his hands. When he saw her, he smiled broadly.

Bai Ziyang first lit the fire, then cleaned up the pheasant and fish, stuffed a few fruits and mushrooms he had picked up earlier into the pheasant's stomach, covered them with mud and threw them into the fire.

Liu Xiyin was surprised and asked, "Mr. Bai, why is this?"

Bai Ziyang kept working, skewering the fish with branches and grilling them, while saying, "This is how beggar's chicken is made. Legend has it that it was invented by a beggar. It would be better if it was wrapped in lotus leaves, but it's a pity that the place is too simple, and it's really unfair to the girl!"

Liu Xiyin said: "Young Master, that's not right. You saved my life last night and I am very grateful to you. Now I see you running around and I can only blame myself for being clumsy and unable to help..." As she said that, she couldn't help but lower her head.

Bai Ziyang quickly said: "What are you saying, young lady? Helping those in need is my principle. Besides, a fairy-like figure like you deserves such treatment. I'm afraid that I've wronged you..." As he spoke, he made a face, which made Liu Xiyin chuckle.

After the food was cooked, Liu Xiyin had no appetite and put it down after two bites. The rest basically went into Bai Ziyang's stomach. Liu Xiyin looked into the distance in the direction of Yongguan City. She thought about the sudden change overnight and how she almost hovered between life and death. She couldn't help but feel deeply moved. Now she was alone, following a strange man. She should have been terrified, but for some reason she didn't feel afraid at all?

Liu Xiyin turned around and looked at the man leaning against the tree trunk with his eyes closed. Was it because of him?

Seeing him in a moon-white silk shirt that was slightly stained with dust, no longer as clean as before, but it did not detract from his elegance and handsome appearance. I thought he was a scholar, but I didn't expect that he was a knight who wielded a sword in the world. Such a strong contrast could not help but leave a deep impression on people.

As she thought about it, she thought of her Ah Zhao again. Now that Yongguan City has been broken, she wonders how Ah Zhao is doing?