The dead enemy in the previous life gave me joy

At the Caotang Temple at the northern foot of Caotang Mountain, the sound of the bell ringing accompanied by the sound of Buddhist words entered the ears, which made Gu Zhai's heart calm down.

In this area half-hidden in the yellow sand, there is such a quiet and elegant place with luxuriant forests and bamboos. Could it be because of the blessing of gods and Buddhas all over the sky, it is no wonder that they buried him here after they died. That man deserves such a good place.

When he came, Gu Zhai had already bought a shovel, today he was going to open the Wengshu Tomb to see if there was that person's body, but there was no one around, Gu Zhai was about to go to the grave with the shovel.

The Wengshu Tomb is located on a slope, and there are still ancient trees growing on it. When Gu Zhai shoveled the first pile of soil, he heard the fierce sound of the bamboo slips colliding on the ancient books. He said: "Why?" , even you have opinions, are you afraid that I will find out this person's secret? I will dig it out, dig it out and see if the person inside is alive or dead!"

Then he shoveled the second and third shovels.

An old man with a white beard was the first to notice the strangeness, and hurried over to stop him, "My lord, what are you doing? You dug the tomb of General Weng Shu!"

Gu Zhai didn't go to look at him, he replied, "I want to dig his grave!"

The old man probably understood that this person might be one of those who harbored hatred for General Weng Shu. They hated that General Weng Shu passed away suddenly and failed to protect the Ling Kingdom, forcing the people of Ling Kingdom to become subjugated slaves.

The old man wanted to grab the shovel in Gu Zhai's hand, "No matter what prejudice you have against General Weng Shu, I only know that General Weng Shu has defended our Ling Kingdom for five years with his own strength. With me here, I will never let you dig him grave!"

Gu Zhai drew his sword and shouted: "Don't think that I dare not kill you, no one can stop me from what I want to do, not even the general you mentioned!"

The old man looked at the sword glowing with cold light, but he was not afraid, he said: "You kill me, the old man is not the only one who loves the general in this mausoleum, I am dead, and my wife, my wife Dead, and my son, my family's descendants... You can kill my family, not only all the people who respect the general in the world, even if you crush the general today, the general's tomb will be erected again tomorrow! "

Gu Zhai was a little touched, and slowly withdrew his sword.

That's right, he is obviously the same person as this old man, they both love Tao Wengshu, why would he kill him, isn't it good that there are people who love and protect him in this world?

However, if he cannot open the Wengshu Tomb and prove that Chu Chu is Tao Wengshu, then the question in his heart will never be answered.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and he took out the missing person notice from his collar and handed it to the old man, "I promise you, I won't dig his grave, see if you have seen this person. "

Hearing that Gu Zhai gave up digging the grave, the old man felt at ease, and hurriedly accepted the notice, thinking that as long as this person doesn't dig the general's grave, any conditions will be satisfied!

He took that notice and looked left and right. After looking at it for a long time, he didn't seem to have any impression. He was getting old and his memory was no longer good. Many people who had seen it had forgotten... He was a little trembling and planned to write this " Hua'er handed it back, but paused when she saw Gu Zhai's face.

He remembered!

He has seen this grave digger before!

Following the memory of that time, he looked at the portrait on the painting again. He could not be wrong, he had seen this person before!

"My lord, I've met this man before. Didn't he pay homage to General Weng Shu with you? He was here at that time!" said the old man.

Gu Zhai didn't have much hope at first, how could he find clues to Chu Chu in such an old man, at his age he can still remember a few strangers clearly.

"What did you say?" Gu Zhai asked.

"Young master, you came here with the young master in this portrait. I remember that when you came here, it was still winter. At that time, I either gave you two masks as a gift, or the one painted by my wife." The old man Said.

Gu Zhai seems to have followed the old man's words and retrieved the memories of that time. It was the first time he came to Caotang Temple. He kept it from everyone and exchanged a suit of clothes. Several altars of good wine traveled thousands of miles from the post station, and finally saw his tombstone in this temple.

At that time, the old man was indeed taken in and gave him a ghost mask. Although the painting of that thing was very rough, it was far inferior to the bronze mask on the man's face, but he was reluctant to throw it away, and finally put it on his head after enduring it.

He remembered that he hugged the wine jar and talked to him a lot, and then a person came suddenly, also wearing this Lao Shizi mask. He drank for a long time at that time, but now he can't remember clearly in retrospect, he only remembers that person was clean Bai Chang, seeing his first sentence, asked him if he was also here to sacrifice General Weng Shu.

Could it be that that person was Chu Chu?

"Are you sure it's him?" Gu Zhai asked.

The old man replied: "I'm sure it is. At that time, my wife made the mask on the first day, and only the two of you accepted it. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't remember your faces."

Gu Zhai expressed that he understood, and after explaining to the old man that he would not dig the grave again, he sat down beside the white jade tombstone and carefully recalled the situation at that time.

In my memory, the young man in white clothes approached, and his voice was full of embarrassment. After struggling for a long time, he still asked him: "Can you do me a favor, this branch is too high, I can't hang it on it, and there are no ladders or anything like that here." ... Well, anyway, after you carve it, you will hang it on the tree, why don't you help me hang mine together?"

I remember correctly, the little monk in the temple gave each of them a bamboo slip at that time. He remembered that he took the bamboo slip from his hand and directly tied the two bamboo slips together. He was the one who tied the bamboo slips together. at the top of the branches.

Without any hesitation, Gu Zhai stood up from the ground "crashly", flew up with a light effort, and found the two highest bamboo slips on the ancient tree.

He took off the bamboo slips and opened them impatiently. That's right, one of them was his own, and the other was Chu Chu's.

He turned it over, and suddenly saw eight big characters: No worries in the mountains and rivers, and peace in the country.

Palace of the Western Regions.

Wu Tu said: "Someone has already sent your letter to the north, and your lieutenants won't be too worried about you after receiving the letter."

It was a good intention, and Chu Chu naturally said thank you.

"By the way, how is your recovery? The King has been so busy all these days that he forgot to ask you if you are used to the food here." Wutu said.

Gu Zhai said: "Thank you, Wang Nian, I don't get sick anymore, and Xiaoyue has been taking care of me, so I'm naturally used to it."

Wutu nodded, "When your body recovers, I will personally send you back to Ling Kingdom."

Chu Chu wondered in his heart, what does this mean? Are they driving him away? Didn't they already form an alliance?

Wu Tu knew that he had misunderstood at a glance, "Don't get me wrong, my spies came to report that someone seems to be eyeing us in the Western Regions, probably because of Yue'er bringing you back to the Western Regions, I haven't figured it out yet. Know exactly who has such great ability, and we can still find clues after we have tried our best to erase your traces, but you also know that the Xiling alliance cannot be revealed for the time being, and we in the Western Regions cannot do so until you completely restore the country He Chuanguo torn his face..."

Of course Chu Chu knew that Wutu would definitely not be willing to be a "premature bird" and to be targeted by Chuan Guo at this juncture, even if Chuan Guo just had a big battle with Nanman.

"I understand, if it were us, we wouldn't want to either." Chu Chu said.

Wutu said: "'We are the same people who have fallen in the end of the world'[1], I said that we are the same kind of people, we must have the same ideas, Yue'er still insisted on asking me not to talk about this matter with you, complaining that I don't want to let you You should stay in the Western Regions to recuperate."

Chu Chu said: "I will go and explain to Xiaoyue myself."

"To show my sincerity, I will personally lead my troops to the north to send you back to Mausoleum. Our Western Regions not only border Sichuan, but also have a close connection with your Mausoleum in the north. I will send you there to avoid complications."

Wutu continued: "It's just that even if the environment in the northern part of the Western Regions is not very good, it is also severely eroded by wind and sand like your mausoleum. It will be more difficult for us to pass there."

Chu Chu said: "I've been used to living in the wind and sand since I was a child. It's okay, but I have to trouble the soldiers of the Western Regions."

Wu Tu also said with emotion: "It's a pity, in order to avoid being noticed by the small country masters along the way, we can't bring all the troops to follow us north."

It turns out that the northern part of the Western Regions is the same as Lingguo. Natural disasters have not spared places other than Lingguo. Presumably, the king of the Western Regions in front of him has worked very hard all these years, not only to be exploited by the Sichuan Kingdom, but also to try his best to mitigate natural disasters. the impact.

Not long after, Gu Zhai and Wu Tu officially headed north.

The sound of camel bells echoed, and an army set out from the most hidden place of the Western Region palace. Chu Chu also went to the countryside and dressed in Western Region clothes, covering his face with a scarf. If he didn't speak, no one would recognize him as a foreigner.

The Western Regions are composed of 36 countries, large and small. Wutu is the king of the Western Regions. He personally leads the troops, and the lords along the way will give him face. However, in Chu Chu’s view, these guys are not law-abiding. When he saw them on the road, they were all very polite. He saw their cunning eyes, and each had their own little thoughts.

When Wutu sends him to the territory of Ling Kingdom, he must remind him well that his father used the power of Sichuan Kingdom to suppress these small countries in one fell swoop. Now that Wutu wants to tear him apart from Sichuan Kingdom, he will also face these small countries. The possibility of rebellion may bring him down from the throne overnight, so it can't be careless.

He glanced at the young domain king in understanding, no wonder he was unwilling to openly destroy the Xichuan Alliance without making complete preparations, if the following 36 countries committed rebellion, what would he do!

Chu Chu was more cautious. When passing through these small countries, he tried his best to look like a person from the Western Regions, as if he was really a "servant" who accompanied the king of the Western Regions to inspect the desertification in the north.

The author has something to say: [1] From Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing".

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The foreshadowing of Caotang Temple has finally been uncovered. Those who have forgotten the little angel can review the parts involved in Chapter 13 and Chapter 56.