Life in the Three Kingdoms
Chapter 31 "Exploration"
Yes, but I am also afraid that it will be difficult to survive, or that one day I will become the weakness of Zilong or Yuxue.Therefore, it is helpless to stimulate him like this because of the situation.
After listening to my words, Yuhuo fell into a brief thought, and he spoke after a while, but his tone was completely different from his usual one, and it smelled like his brother.
"Sir, do you want to hear the story of me and my brother when we were young?"
What happened to the two of them when they were young, I heard him talk about it when I knew Yuhuo not long ago, but since Yuhuo said this now, there is naturally a deeper reason, so I nodded and listened carefully.
"Actually, when I was very young, we were not orphans, but a family of four living by farming, living a somewhat poor but happy life. That memory is very vague and short-lived. Until later, gradually, I forget whether it was due to natural disasters or some other reason, the crops in the whole village have lost their harvest, we have nothing to eat day by day, many people are starving to death, and everyone can only eat bark or grass roots."
Yuhuo paused at this point, his eyes began to become blank, as if recalling that distant and terrifying memory.
"At that time, I was very young, and soon I couldn't bear to be sick. I had a severe fever and passed out several times. The last time I fell asleep for several days, but when I woke up, I could smell the smell of meat. I thought it was because I was confused, until my brother brought me broth, and I cried happily."
Although Yuhuo said so, his expression became more painful, and when I looked at him, I felt a chill from the bottom of my heart.
"I drank the broth and ate the meat buns made by my brother. I felt half-life back. In fact, I got sick because I didn't have to eat. Afterwards, I ate, slept, and slept for several days. Finally, the disease gradually improved, and I became sober. Then I thought of asking my brother why there was food suddenly at home. My brother said that my father and mother went to work in the city and made money so they bought meat back. Only then did I realize I haven't seen my parents since I woke up."
Speaking of this, the ashes stopped, but I can already guess the general idea.
Fortunately, the wind was in a hurry, so it didn't seem embarrassing for us who suddenly quieted down while on the road.
"When did you know the truth?" I couldn't help asking.
"Sir, you really understood it immediately. I didn't even think about it at the time, until about half a month later, many people in the village died again, and a family next door to my house was also starving to death. I thought they were dying, so I secretly took a few meat buns from home for them to eat. My brother found out about this, and he beat me hard and said that he would never make buns for me again. As soon as I got angry, I said that I would do it myself, so I ignored him and ran into the kitchen..." Yuhuo's voice trembled, he shook his head violently and accelerated his riding speed, as if he wanted to desperately destroy the picture that appeared in his mind throw off.
Yuhuo's fast horse ran for a while before gradually slowing down. I struggled to keep up, thinking that Yuhuo was crying, but his expression had calmed down.
"Do you know? At that time, I didn't cry or be afraid. Instead, my brother cried. He knelt down in front of his parents' bones, kowtowed, kowtowed... that was the last time I saw him. My brother was crying, and I just stood aside and stared at him blankly. It was only during his intermittent crying that I realized that my parents died of starvation. My mother told my brother that after death, there is a pile of meat, and There is no difference between pigs, my brother said this to himself every day and then started to use knives..."
Yuhuo finally stopped talking, and I couldn't bear to listen to it anymore. Although it is not uncommon for years of wars to cause aliens to eat, but Yuhuo and Yuxue experienced more like purgatory when they were young.I don't even understand why the ashes grew into such an optimistic personality.
"Actually, my brother has been taking care of me since I was a child, so even when I saw it with my own eyes, I didn't understand what happened. It wasn't until we left home to find food in the mountains and lived in the mountains, hunting wild birds to eat every day, that I began to understand. Come here, but when I understand, I just feel uncomfortable but I can’t cry. And brother, he obviously saved me who was seriously ill, but he always seemed to owe me because of this incident, so he always overprotected me, Including after joining the general, my elder brother kept telling the general that I was still young and tried not to let me go into battle, but he had taken too much burden on himself. The more I saw him like this, the more I felt that I should be a carefree Only people who are worthy of him."
"Yuhuo..." I called him softly, rode to his side, patted his shoulder, and didn't know what to say for a moment.I have never personally experienced such a thing. As an outsider, I can neither persuade him to give up his own idea, nor even have to think that he has such an idea and it has actually come true. It is a blessing for the brothers. .
In particular, it reminded me of the first time I saw a bathing fire, those piercing and impurity-free eyes made me think that this was a flower blooming in a greenhouse that had never experienced anything.
"I'm fine, sir. In fact, I know that the lord and we are in the most dangerous time. You and the general haven't smiled for a long time. Even my brother doesn't have much time to talk to me. I have indeed reached the time when I have to grow up." gone."
"I didn't expect you to think that way, so just try to learn as much as you can by my side these few days." I tried to turn my tone as relaxed as possible, otherwise the heavy night would overwhelm me even more. .
However, before he could hear Yuhuo's answer, he heard a scream from behind.
Yuhuo and I hurriedly turned our heads, only to see that one of the four soldiers following behind fell off his horse, and the frightened horse had already galloped to one side.Everyone stopped their horses, and before they could get off their horses to see why the man fell, two more people fell with two flashes of light.
It's darts!
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☆, assassination
When we realized that someone must be hiding in the dark to assassinate us, the remaining three of us rushed towards the most open place at the same time. Anyway, now we have been targeted by someone, but we can't see the place where we are hiding. The enemy in the dark, the enemy is dark and we can see, at least you have to rush to an open space to have a chance to see the enemy.After all, the effective distance of darts is not far, so as long as there are no trees and stones nearby to cover us, at least we can see the true face of the enemy.
Just as we were running wildly, the only remaining follower behind us also fell to the ground. From the fact that they fell to the ground so quickly and had no strength left to struggle, we could guess that the darts must have been smeared with deadly poison.
Although we were running fast enough, there were still darts following our horseshoes. In order to protect me, Yuhuo went first and deliberately ran behind me, only to hear a horse howling suddenly, and Yuhuo's horse was also hit on the buttocks The dart, the front hoof was lifted up, and Yuhuo almost overturned Yuhuo from the horse. In a blink of an eye, Yuhuo jumped up, turned over and jumped onto my horse, took the rein in my hand from behind me, and raised it again. The whip in my hand lashed my horse violently.
The horse also seemed to feel that it was a critical moment of life and death, and it ran like crazy.
It didn't take long, and finally ran to an open space, and the darts behind him probably used their chimes, and there was no movement for a while, but this sense of crisis did not dissipate as the fog became thicker.
Yu Huo and I rode together, all three were out of breath, waiting for the pursuers to arrive in this field, if we continue to run blindly at this time, it will be even more detrimental to us, it is better to settle the battle here, since The enemy may not necessarily have an advantage in numbers if they use such a concealed sneak attack method.Although I haven't seen Yuhuo's ability to fight alone, judging from the importance Zilong attaches to him, he should still have a skill in this area.
We waited with bated breath for the enemy to appear, but time passed and no one appeared.
"Could it be that you ran out of darts and gave up halfway?" Yuhuo asked.
"Probably not. Since the other party counts so much, and they are sneak attacking and using poison, I am afraid that this time they will kill us. Now maybe they are just waiting for us to relax so that we can find a chance to strike."
"Sir, do you know who the other party is?"
"...I think I probably know," I was probably speaking conservatively. I was almost sure that it was another good thing Liu Feng sent someone to do. Otherwise, it would not be such a coincidence that we met on the first night after we left. Seeing such a ruthless assassination, but I couldn't tell Yuhuo directly, so I had to say, "This opponent is not easy to deal with, and he won't let us survive easily."
"Don't worry sir, I will take good care of you!"
"Not only to protect me, but also to be careful yourself."
While we were talking, two shadows finally walked out of the dark jungle a little further away.
When I saw that there were only two people coming, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately there are not many people, but when I recognized one of them, I couldn't be more optimistic.
"Li An?" I asked in disbelief.
"I didn't expect Mr. Military Adviser to remember such a small person like me. It's really touching." Li An said with a mocking ruffian look.
Yuhuo didn't know this person, so he glanced at me, and I just gestured to him to be careful.
In fact, the appearance of Li An, when I think about it, I am not surprised. At the beginning of my recruitment of the fifth team, he was one of the first batch of punishments I punished, and he was the only one who received five military sticks. Those who are still alive must have deep resentment towards me.And the reason why I was so impressed with him was largely because I passed out after only being hit by Zilong as hard as I could. I have a kind of admiration for Ang Lee. If it weren't for too many things to take care of later, I would really like to recruit this person into the team again.
It's just that I didn't expect it to be used by Liu Feng.
"Li An, the reason why I remember you is because you endured the five military sticks at that time. I admire you. I also know who is behind you. I just want to tell you that it is not wise for you to follow him. As long as you are willing, what happened tonight will be as if it didn’t happen, and I can make you a fierce general instead of hiding in the dark and doing shady things. As for the brother beside you, it’s the same.”
"Hahaha, do you think I, Li An, are a fool? What you can do, my master can do too. You will say this to show that you don't know who my master is, so don't try to lie me."
"No, Liu Feng can't do it."
As soon as I said this, not only Li An was surprised, but also Yu Huo. He looked at me dumbfounded, and then looked to Li An to find the answer.
Ang Lee didn't speak this time, he was waiting for me to continue.
"To be precise, it's not that Liu Feng can't do it, but that he won't do that. He won't expose you to the sun. He has too many shameless people who want you to do it, and wait for you to do it for him. Knowing enough about him and knowing enough of his secrets, do you think you still have a chance to live?"
Li An looked at me, didn't move, neither did the people around him, time seemed to stand still, but I knew they were calculating.But what I didn't expect at all was that Li An suddenly moved. He pulled out the dagger in his sleeve with a swipe, turned the blade, and wiped it directly at the neck of the man beside him.
We were all shocked, and the people around him were even more caught off guard. We never expected that Li An would turn his back on him so resolutely.
And when the man opened his eyes wide open and fell to the ground in disbelief, Li An shook off the blood on the dagger, knelt down on one knee, raised the dagger above his head with both hands, and said in his mouth: "Mr. ! Li An is willing to surrender."
Yuhuo couldn't see this kind of behavior of killing his companions, and said contemptuously: "You surrender as soon as you surrender, why kill him to show your loyalty? Sir, this kind of person is too bad!"
"No, you two, listen to me. This person is Liu Feng's confidant. In fact, I have just joined Liu Feng. He is not at ease with me, so he sent a confidant to act with me. Your words, military commander, are useful to me. , but it may not be useful to him, so I'd better strike first."
"Okay, get up." I said.
"Yes." So Li An got up and walked forward, handing the dagger to Yuhuo for safekeeping. He naturally knew that the person who had just returned should not be carrying a weapon.
After Li An joined, he went to lead the two horses they had been riding when they chased us, so that we were finally three people and three horses, and we could go on the road again.
When I was getting dressed, Yuhuo couldn't help but came to me and asked me: "Sir, why did the eldest son kill us?"
"It's a long story. You just need to remember this fact and be careful. I'll tell you the rest later."
"Okay..." Although Yuhuo was not satisfied with my answer, he curled his lips and stopped asking.
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☆, bath fire
Yuhuo and I were still getting dressed, Li An went to lead the horse, and I was talking with Yuhuo, when suddenly there was a thunderstorm behind me.
"Die! Zhuge!"
I screamed in my heart that it was not good, so I turned back immediately.
However, no matter how fast I turned back, I still had no time to see how all this happened, only a silver light flashed in front of my eyes, and then another black shadow stopped in front of my eyes.
Accompanied by Yuhuo's painful groan, I realized that Yuhuo blocked me in an instant, with a dagger stuck in his chest, and the blood bloomed under the dagger like crazy, spreading endlessly. The one holding the dagger was Li An, his fierce eyes did not look at Yuhuo, but at me, his hand kept trying to stab the dagger that was inserted into Yuhuo's chest.
But his movements suddenly slowed down a beat, and his expression became painful. As he covered his abdomen with the other hand, I saw that Yuhuo, who was injured in his abdomen, also inserted a dagger. The bright red blood spread rapidly.
The two of them looked at each other with unbelievable eyes at that moment, and I looked at the two daggers on their bodies. The one in Yuhuo was the one that Li Ang handed in when he surrendered, and Li An What I was holding was another one that was almost exactly the same—it was my miscalculation. Seeing that Li An was so decisive and thorough, I didn't consider the possibility that he had other weapons on him, and even forgot to search him.
"Yuhuo, Yuhuo!" I desperately called Yuhuo's name, kicked Li An away with all my strength, and then let Yuhuo fall into my arms, the dagger was still stuck in his chest, and the blood was still bloodless. Stretches resting until it covers his body.
At this time, I had no intention of seeing if Li An on the ground still had the strength to give me the last blow, so I just sat down slowly while leaning on the fire.
And when I didn't pay attention, Li An, who fell on the ground, pulled out the dagger that had been inserted deep into his abdomen, and threw it at me with the last bit of strength in his life, but in my line of sight, I didn't see it. The dagger was thrown, but Yuhuo, who was obviously unable to move, raised a hand, and then a silver light shot through the palm of that hand.
Only then did I see the bloody hand, and I felt sick to my stomach.In such a short time, the ashes saved me twice.
"Yuhuo..." For a moment, I don't know whether it was sweat from shock or overflowing tears, dripping from my face, hitting Yuhuo's hands and chest - those places that were full of bright red, But my tears and sweat couldn't dilute that bright red one iota, because his blood kept gushing out.
Yuhuo's eyes were half closed, as if he was about to fall asleep at any time, but his mouth was still opening and closing, as if he was saying something repeatedly. I tried my best to suppress my trembling and pain, and bent down to listen quietly. What is he saying.
However, just when I heard the two words clearly, Yuhuo stopped talking.
His eyes have been completely closed, the hand with the dagger has been lowered, the blood flowing from his chest has also become quiet, and the surrounding silence is only the sound of me sobbing alone.
"Fire, fire... wake up... wake up! Fire!" I cried more and more presumptuously until my eardrums were shattered, but I naively imagined that as long as I shouted a little louder, I would be Can wake up the fire, and then he will stand up with a smile and continue to accompany me on the road.
"Wake up!" I did not know how many times I yelled like this, until my voice became hoarse, and the tears could no longer flow, "Why, you just left like this, why, you still don't allow me to cry..."
The last two words I could hear from Ascension Fire were, don't cry.
I know that he said this because he was afraid that I would be sad for his death, and even more afraid that I would fall into deep self-blame and remorse. It was me, everything was my fault, and I trusted Li An so easily that I killed him.
How could I not regret it, at this moment, I even wanted to pull out the dagger on Yuhuo's body and lick my heart.
Please, wake up... I sat on the ground, hugged the body that was bathed in fire, and pressed my face against his forehead that was getting colder, silently calling out over and over again.Scenes of the past emerged in front of his eyes, he was just a child who hadn't grown up yet.
The first time I saw him was also the first time I saw Zilong. When I woke up from a drowsy sleep, he ran to tell Zilong a little excitedly and recklessly, and then came back to give me medicine, and he became red all of a sudden. face, and I, looking at him like that, actually forgot the troubles Yuan Zhi and Huang Yueying brought me for a moment.
Later, on the top of the mountain in the northern suburb of Xinye, we sat by the bonfire and waited for the dawn. The two armies would fight at the foot of the mountain and blood would flow into rivers. He told me about his childhood for the first time, but he hid a lot of unknown things. The story, and then, when I was about to fall asleep, I said his likes so directly for the first time.
Later, all the way, all the way, we have experienced so much together, I even feel that he, like Zilong, is the most important person to me now.
To this day, he really opened up and told me his sad and even cruel childhood stories, and before I even had time to do anything about it, I had to face his death right away, and it was because of me and for me.
Bathing in fire, if you hadn't met me, it would be great...
How should I explain to your brother, how to explain to Zilong...
No, how should I explain to myself...
There is no sound around, and time seems to stand still, but the body that is getting cold in my arms is telling me that time is passing. When reason returns to my brain bit by bit, there is a voice in my head saying hurry up and be careful. There was a chase, and the lord was in a critical situation and urgently needed Liu Qi's help, but I didn't want to move at all. I even had a terrible idea that letting Cao Jun come to defeat Liu Bei and kill Liu Feng would be regarded as revenge for the burning fire.
The sky was gradually turning white, and I sat there all night thinking wildly, until the sun became dazzling, shining on the person in my arms, the blood red exposed to the sun was more shocking than the night.
But it seems to remind me that if I continue to sit here like this, perhaps, this piece of bright red will be stained with dragons and blood, so how can I be worthy of the fire? He bought my life with his life, shouldn't I be at least for him? Do something?
So I reluctantly stood up, gently put down my body that had already started to stiffen from the fire, and then found a wooden stick to dig a hole beside. At least I couldn’t let him expose his corpse to the wilderness before I left, so I had to bury him first. Let's find him and bury him properly after we have passed the barrier in front of us.
After I simply finished the burial, made a mark, and was ready to go on the road, I looked at myself again. My whole body was covered in blood and mud, just like a blood corpse crawling out of the tomb. I rushed to Jiangxia like this. I was afraid that everyone would avoid me, but it was very safe. Fortunately, there were horses nearby, so I picked the most capable one and started on the road.
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☆, invite soldiers
When I entered Jiangxia, it was the night after I died in the fire. I had no rest and almost no food during the journey, so I was already tired and hungry, dizzy and dizzy, but when I reached the gate of the city , but was stopped by the guards as suspicious.
"Who?" The guard's gun was directly on my neck.
I looked down at myself, I hadn't changed my clothes, the mud and blood all over my body had completely lived together after experiencing the dust raised all the way, and I couldn't tell the difference. When queuing to pass the customs, the people around me were far away from me and let me go first.
I have the token that Liu Bei gave me before I set off, but when I was about to reach out to take it out, the tip of the spear around my neck tightened a bit.
"Don't move, what are you doing?" the guard stopped.
"I have a token around my waist. It was given to me by Uncle Liu Huang of Xinye. I just want to show it to you. I am here this time because I have something urgent to find Mr. Liu Qi."
"You." The guard who pointed the gun at me called another guard, "Go and search for the token."
"Why do you want me to search? Do it if you can."
"I tell you to search and search, there is so much nonsense."
"Why should I listen to you? Seeing his ghostly behavior, who knows what is hidden on his body, I don't want to die."
For a while, the two guards were at loggerheads, and the other onlookers waiting in line to pass the border began to make noise, eager to enter the city.
"I'll show it to you guys." As I said that, I wanted to move again, but was stopped again viciously by the guard.
"I told you not to move! Seeing that you act suspiciously, how can you believe what you say? Even if you have a token, maybe you killed someone to grab it. The blood on your body must be murdered! First Lock you up and talk!"
Saying that, the first guard called to another guard to carry me away with their guns raised.
"It doesn't matter if you lock me up now, as long as you go to report and tell Liu Qi that he is an old friend from Xinye, he will recognize me when he comes to see me." Since they don't believe me, I can only cooperate.
"Don't talk nonsense, my lord has a lot of things to do every day, so I don't have time to deal with you!"
"It's an urgent matter. If you delay me, are you sure you can afford it?" My tone became harsh, and my eyes became fiercer.
Probably because I finally felt my confidence, the guard muttered, "Report it, report it, and if you report it, the lord will not see you."
I don't care about these, it's just that I'm too tired, I just want to find a place to sit down and rest, even if it's a cell.
After the guard put me in the cell, he left quickly. I was still behind him and said weakly, remember to tell Liu Qi, but even so, I only have a painful sense of powerlessness in my heart. If the fire is still there, how can I He would be in such an embarrassing situation. With his force, at least he could easily pass through the city gate to see Liu Qi. If it wasn't for being attacked, if it wasn't for saving me, how could he be killed so easily.
Having said that, if the fire was still on, how could I be so embarrassed and be arrested as a suspicious person.
If the fire is still there, but there is no such if, even though I know in my heart that it is extremely urgent to ask Liu Qi to send troops, but there is a kind of fear that prevents me from really using all my energy to do so, because I am afraid to go back and face it. Zilong, facing Yu Xue.
The darkness in the cell made me wonder how time was passing. I was hungry and hungry, and my thoughts became more and more chaotic. I even wished that I would not wake up like this for a thousand years.
However, such a sweet dream lasted shorter than I imagined, and I was awakened by a scolding.
"What did you do! Why did Mr. Wolong look like this!"
It was Liu Qi who came.Behind him was the guard who pointed the pistol at me at the beginning, half-bowed, following the same steps, with an unbelievable panic on his face, and he didn't even dare to open his mouth to explain anything.
"Forget it, I made this body myself, and it has nothing to do with him." I know how embarrassing I am in Liu Qi's eyes, and he may think that I am not like a ghost or a ghost, but I am guarded It's their fault, although what the guards did to me is quite excessive, but now I really don't want to cause more trouble.
Hearing my explanation, the guard looked at me with gratitude, which reminded me of Ang Lee. If I had been kinder to them back then, I wouldn’t have made him hate me so deeply. , it’s not that... However, the way of governing the army does not allow me to put the word benevolence in the first place.
Liu Qi's expression softened slightly: "Then what's the matter, sir? Please come out, let's talk slowly."
So the guards came to help me kindly, and thanks to his support, I barely made it to Liu Qi's residence. Probably because I was in a trance and my face was yellow, Liu Qi didn't take me to the lobby anymore, and ordered someone to invite me along the way. The doctor came to take a look, and then asked someone to go to the kitchen to make something to eat.
And I saw him stretching along the way, but didn't say anything, and I really didn't have the energy to talk while walking.
It wasn't until I entered the room and sat down to drink a cup of tea that I felt that my dry throat was slightly normal.
"Sir, what happened to you? Did you come alone or did you meet some bad guys on the way?"
"Something happened on the way." I just said it in one sentence, I didn't want to say it, even if I said it, for Liu Qi, he didn't understand the meaning of the fire at all, "I came this time mainly to invite Mr. Qi Help us out."
"What's the matter? Sir or Uncle Liu Huang?"
"I sent someone to tell Mr. Qi about the news of your father's death. Have you ever returned to Xiangyang to express your condolences?"
"Oh, I really don't want to mention this matter again. I went there just to send my father off for the last time, and to do my best to be a son of man, but that damned Mrs. Cai didn't let me enter the city, and even shot arrows at the city wall. Leave us, if it is not for my brother's sake, I will not bear this tone."
"It seems that you don't know what happened next. The situation in Jingxiang is really changing rapidly. It was only that day that we sent people to you, and we captured a villain who came out of Xiangyang. Mrs. Cai encouraged your brother. Xiangyang has been dedicated to Cao Cao!"
"what?"
"That's not enough. Later, Cao Cao sent people to attack Xinye. My lord led the whole city and retreated all the way to Fancheng. Now I can still breathe while leaning against the barrier of Baihe River, but now there is no way to retreat, so I hope to use your army, son, to fight against Cao Jun."
"This...Cao Jun is so powerful, I'm afraid he won't be able to fight..." Liu Qi looked distressed.
"I have one more thing to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"Young brother Liu Cong was secretly poisoned to death by Cao Cao after dedicating the city."
"What? True or false?"
"It is absolutely true. I am willing to guarantee it with my life. This is what a friend of mine who has been lurking by Cao Cao's side for many years personally told me. There will never be a lie."
After hearing what I said, Liu Qi fell into silence. I knew that this news had a double effect on him.On the one hand, he cut off his idea of surrendering to Cao Cao, Liu Cong's death is a lesson for others; on the other hand, if Liu Cong is dead, then if Jingzhou can be preserved, the seat of the Lord of Jingzhou is very likely to fall on his head.
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☆, lost soul
Sure enough, Liu Qi was silent for a moment before making the decision I wanted.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cao thief took my city and killed my younger brother. This feud is totally irreconcilable. Coupled with Mr.'s kindness in the past, Qi'er will definitely send troops to help!"
Hearing Liu Qi's words, things went smoothly as I expected, and I felt relieved, but finally I couldn't resist the accumulated physical and mental exhaustion, my eyes turned black and I fell unconscious.
When I woke up again, I saw Liu Qi and several doctors surrounded by my bed with anxious faces, and this anxiety was not relieved by my waking up.
"what happened?"
"...what do you think sir?"
"How about what?"
"Body, what's the difference?"
"It's just overtired, is there any other terminal illness?"
I asked casually, but Liu Qi frowned more and more: "If there is really some terminal illness, sir, are you not in a hurry?"
"What's the rush? Everyone is mortal, let alone in this troubled world, how many people can get old? Tell me quickly, we have to go back to Fancheng after we finish talking. How long has it been since I fainted?"
Liu Qi didn't answer me, and looked at the surrounding doctors with more anxious eyes. They all shook their heads and looked solemn.
"What's the matter? You think it's hard to say, so let's go."
"No, sir, it's not a terminal illness, it's just a mental illness..."
"... Oh." That's normal.
"Sir, please tell me, what happened on the way here? Several doctors said just now that your symptoms should have just started, but they are already very serious. Your eyes are out of focus, your pulsation is disordered, and there is no response at all. The willpower of life is like being indifferent to yourself even if you are terminally ill. You are clearly talking to me but your eyes are empty and you don’t know where you are looking. I don’t want to go to Fancheng with you like this, in case Uncle Liu Huang and they think it’s me. You and I can't argue with each other."
"……I do not want to say."
Although I completely rejected it, a doctor uttered a cry of surprise: "Yes, yes! That's what he didn't want to talk about, and I said that there must be a reason for this sudden loss of soul! When he recalled just now, his eyes were obviously different from before!"
"That's enough!" I stopped the doctor with a very loud sound that I didn't know where it came from.
"Mr. Qi, I don't care if you are worried out of good intentions or out of needless reasons. In short, this matter has nothing to do with you. Go to the lord's side, and I will explain it to him. If you don't, you don't need to worry about it."
"...Okay." Liu Qi finally stopped insisting, dismissed all the doctors, and then ordered someone to serve me hot porridge.
"no need."
"No, you haven't eaten for a long time. If you don't eat, I won't send troops."
"...Bring it here." I just felt annoyed, and it didn't seem like I was being stubborn at all, so let's eat and go.
But after I drank the porridge, Liu Qi put forward a new condition: "Drink the medicine, and then sleep for a while. It takes time for me to organize the army, not less than half a day."
This scene is really familiar. Back then, Zilong accompanied me to chase Yuanzhi to Xudu. After I fainted and woke up in Xudu, he also asked me to drink medicine and porridge before he would tell me about Yuanzhi. Now everything seems to be repeating itself, but I don't want similar things to happen again, no matter what Liu Qi'an's heart is.
So, I shattered the medicine bowl that Liu Qi handed over with a slap, and lifted the quilt. I almost lost my mind and yelled at Liu Qi: "Who do you think you are? Are you threatening me with sending troops to do this or that? Think Think about who you are sending troops for! Do you want your father and brother to die in vain! Whether you want to send troops or not is up to you, I will leave now!"
Liu Qi was almost stunned, but he probably considered that I was a patient, so he didn't bother with me. He just left a sentence of "Then prepare yourself and leave in half an hour" and went out.
I didn't apologize for my behavior just now, I just felt that I was saving him, otherwise it's hard to guarantee that he won't be the second one to burn.
Bathing in fire...Of course I know why I suffered from the loss of soul, I don't even want it to get better, once it gets better, it's as if I forgot about dying in the fire.
Liu Qi still kept his promise, and after half an hour, we set off.With [-] sailors, we went to Fancheng. Liu Qi and I led a small team to go ahead with light clothes, and went back to report and discuss the next step. He sent another person to postpone the army.
Along the way, I found out from Liu Qi how long I was in a coma, plus the night I spent guarding the burning body, roughly calculated, it took me two or three days longer than expected to leave Fancheng. Among them, what is going on with Fancheng now, what about Zilong and the others, everything is already unknown.
This kind of idea was proved immediately. We had just set off not long ago when we met the messenger soldiers sent by Liu Bei. They told us that Cao Jun’s vanguard troops had crossed the Baihe River. My lord, they had already abandoned Fancheng and retreated while fighting. Go, the direction of retreat is coming towards Jiang Xia
After listening to my words, Yuhuo fell into a brief thought, and he spoke after a while, but his tone was completely different from his usual one, and it smelled like his brother.
"Sir, do you want to hear the story of me and my brother when we were young?"
What happened to the two of them when they were young, I heard him talk about it when I knew Yuhuo not long ago, but since Yuhuo said this now, there is naturally a deeper reason, so I nodded and listened carefully.
"Actually, when I was very young, we were not orphans, but a family of four living by farming, living a somewhat poor but happy life. That memory is very vague and short-lived. Until later, gradually, I forget whether it was due to natural disasters or some other reason, the crops in the whole village have lost their harvest, we have nothing to eat day by day, many people are starving to death, and everyone can only eat bark or grass roots."
Yuhuo paused at this point, his eyes began to become blank, as if recalling that distant and terrifying memory.
"At that time, I was very young, and soon I couldn't bear to be sick. I had a severe fever and passed out several times. The last time I fell asleep for several days, but when I woke up, I could smell the smell of meat. I thought it was because I was confused, until my brother brought me broth, and I cried happily."
Although Yuhuo said so, his expression became more painful, and when I looked at him, I felt a chill from the bottom of my heart.
"I drank the broth and ate the meat buns made by my brother. I felt half-life back. In fact, I got sick because I didn't have to eat. Afterwards, I ate, slept, and slept for several days. Finally, the disease gradually improved, and I became sober. Then I thought of asking my brother why there was food suddenly at home. My brother said that my father and mother went to work in the city and made money so they bought meat back. Only then did I realize I haven't seen my parents since I woke up."
Speaking of this, the ashes stopped, but I can already guess the general idea.
Fortunately, the wind was in a hurry, so it didn't seem embarrassing for us who suddenly quieted down while on the road.
"When did you know the truth?" I couldn't help asking.
"Sir, you really understood it immediately. I didn't even think about it at the time, until about half a month later, many people in the village died again, and a family next door to my house was also starving to death. I thought they were dying, so I secretly took a few meat buns from home for them to eat. My brother found out about this, and he beat me hard and said that he would never make buns for me again. As soon as I got angry, I said that I would do it myself, so I ignored him and ran into the kitchen..." Yuhuo's voice trembled, he shook his head violently and accelerated his riding speed, as if he wanted to desperately destroy the picture that appeared in his mind throw off.
Yuhuo's fast horse ran for a while before gradually slowing down. I struggled to keep up, thinking that Yuhuo was crying, but his expression had calmed down.
"Do you know? At that time, I didn't cry or be afraid. Instead, my brother cried. He knelt down in front of his parents' bones, kowtowed, kowtowed... that was the last time I saw him. My brother was crying, and I just stood aside and stared at him blankly. It was only during his intermittent crying that I realized that my parents died of starvation. My mother told my brother that after death, there is a pile of meat, and There is no difference between pigs, my brother said this to himself every day and then started to use knives..."
Yuhuo finally stopped talking, and I couldn't bear to listen to it anymore. Although it is not uncommon for years of wars to cause aliens to eat, but Yuhuo and Yuxue experienced more like purgatory when they were young.I don't even understand why the ashes grew into such an optimistic personality.
"Actually, my brother has been taking care of me since I was a child, so even when I saw it with my own eyes, I didn't understand what happened. It wasn't until we left home to find food in the mountains and lived in the mountains, hunting wild birds to eat every day, that I began to understand. Come here, but when I understand, I just feel uncomfortable but I can’t cry. And brother, he obviously saved me who was seriously ill, but he always seemed to owe me because of this incident, so he always overprotected me, Including after joining the general, my elder brother kept telling the general that I was still young and tried not to let me go into battle, but he had taken too much burden on himself. The more I saw him like this, the more I felt that I should be a carefree Only people who are worthy of him."
"Yuhuo..." I called him softly, rode to his side, patted his shoulder, and didn't know what to say for a moment.I have never personally experienced such a thing. As an outsider, I can neither persuade him to give up his own idea, nor even have to think that he has such an idea and it has actually come true. It is a blessing for the brothers. .
In particular, it reminded me of the first time I saw a bathing fire, those piercing and impurity-free eyes made me think that this was a flower blooming in a greenhouse that had never experienced anything.
"I'm fine, sir. In fact, I know that the lord and we are in the most dangerous time. You and the general haven't smiled for a long time. Even my brother doesn't have much time to talk to me. I have indeed reached the time when I have to grow up." gone."
"I didn't expect you to think that way, so just try to learn as much as you can by my side these few days." I tried to turn my tone as relaxed as possible, otherwise the heavy night would overwhelm me even more. .
However, before he could hear Yuhuo's answer, he heard a scream from behind.
Yuhuo and I hurriedly turned our heads, only to see that one of the four soldiers following behind fell off his horse, and the frightened horse had already galloped to one side.Everyone stopped their horses, and before they could get off their horses to see why the man fell, two more people fell with two flashes of light.
It's darts!
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☆, assassination
When we realized that someone must be hiding in the dark to assassinate us, the remaining three of us rushed towards the most open place at the same time. Anyway, now we have been targeted by someone, but we can't see the place where we are hiding. The enemy in the dark, the enemy is dark and we can see, at least you have to rush to an open space to have a chance to see the enemy.After all, the effective distance of darts is not far, so as long as there are no trees and stones nearby to cover us, at least we can see the true face of the enemy.
Just as we were running wildly, the only remaining follower behind us also fell to the ground. From the fact that they fell to the ground so quickly and had no strength left to struggle, we could guess that the darts must have been smeared with deadly poison.
Although we were running fast enough, there were still darts following our horseshoes. In order to protect me, Yuhuo went first and deliberately ran behind me, only to hear a horse howling suddenly, and Yuhuo's horse was also hit on the buttocks The dart, the front hoof was lifted up, and Yuhuo almost overturned Yuhuo from the horse. In a blink of an eye, Yuhuo jumped up, turned over and jumped onto my horse, took the rein in my hand from behind me, and raised it again. The whip in my hand lashed my horse violently.
The horse also seemed to feel that it was a critical moment of life and death, and it ran like crazy.
It didn't take long, and finally ran to an open space, and the darts behind him probably used their chimes, and there was no movement for a while, but this sense of crisis did not dissipate as the fog became thicker.
Yu Huo and I rode together, all three were out of breath, waiting for the pursuers to arrive in this field, if we continue to run blindly at this time, it will be even more detrimental to us, it is better to settle the battle here, since The enemy may not necessarily have an advantage in numbers if they use such a concealed sneak attack method.Although I haven't seen Yuhuo's ability to fight alone, judging from the importance Zilong attaches to him, he should still have a skill in this area.
We waited with bated breath for the enemy to appear, but time passed and no one appeared.
"Could it be that you ran out of darts and gave up halfway?" Yuhuo asked.
"Probably not. Since the other party counts so much, and they are sneak attacking and using poison, I am afraid that this time they will kill us. Now maybe they are just waiting for us to relax so that we can find a chance to strike."
"Sir, do you know who the other party is?"
"...I think I probably know," I was probably speaking conservatively. I was almost sure that it was another good thing Liu Feng sent someone to do. Otherwise, it would not be such a coincidence that we met on the first night after we left. Seeing such a ruthless assassination, but I couldn't tell Yuhuo directly, so I had to say, "This opponent is not easy to deal with, and he won't let us survive easily."
"Don't worry sir, I will take good care of you!"
"Not only to protect me, but also to be careful yourself."
While we were talking, two shadows finally walked out of the dark jungle a little further away.
When I saw that there were only two people coming, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that fortunately there are not many people, but when I recognized one of them, I couldn't be more optimistic.
"Li An?" I asked in disbelief.
"I didn't expect Mr. Military Adviser to remember such a small person like me. It's really touching." Li An said with a mocking ruffian look.
Yuhuo didn't know this person, so he glanced at me, and I just gestured to him to be careful.
In fact, the appearance of Li An, when I think about it, I am not surprised. At the beginning of my recruitment of the fifth team, he was one of the first batch of punishments I punished, and he was the only one who received five military sticks. Those who are still alive must have deep resentment towards me.And the reason why I was so impressed with him was largely because I passed out after only being hit by Zilong as hard as I could. I have a kind of admiration for Ang Lee. If it weren't for too many things to take care of later, I would really like to recruit this person into the team again.
It's just that I didn't expect it to be used by Liu Feng.
"Li An, the reason why I remember you is because you endured the five military sticks at that time. I admire you. I also know who is behind you. I just want to tell you that it is not wise for you to follow him. As long as you are willing, what happened tonight will be as if it didn’t happen, and I can make you a fierce general instead of hiding in the dark and doing shady things. As for the brother beside you, it’s the same.”
"Hahaha, do you think I, Li An, are a fool? What you can do, my master can do too. You will say this to show that you don't know who my master is, so don't try to lie me."
"No, Liu Feng can't do it."
As soon as I said this, not only Li An was surprised, but also Yu Huo. He looked at me dumbfounded, and then looked to Li An to find the answer.
Ang Lee didn't speak this time, he was waiting for me to continue.
"To be precise, it's not that Liu Feng can't do it, but that he won't do that. He won't expose you to the sun. He has too many shameless people who want you to do it, and wait for you to do it for him. Knowing enough about him and knowing enough of his secrets, do you think you still have a chance to live?"
Li An looked at me, didn't move, neither did the people around him, time seemed to stand still, but I knew they were calculating.But what I didn't expect at all was that Li An suddenly moved. He pulled out the dagger in his sleeve with a swipe, turned the blade, and wiped it directly at the neck of the man beside him.
We were all shocked, and the people around him were even more caught off guard. We never expected that Li An would turn his back on him so resolutely.
And when the man opened his eyes wide open and fell to the ground in disbelief, Li An shook off the blood on the dagger, knelt down on one knee, raised the dagger above his head with both hands, and said in his mouth: "Mr. ! Li An is willing to surrender."
Yuhuo couldn't see this kind of behavior of killing his companions, and said contemptuously: "You surrender as soon as you surrender, why kill him to show your loyalty? Sir, this kind of person is too bad!"
"No, you two, listen to me. This person is Liu Feng's confidant. In fact, I have just joined Liu Feng. He is not at ease with me, so he sent a confidant to act with me. Your words, military commander, are useful to me. , but it may not be useful to him, so I'd better strike first."
"Okay, get up." I said.
"Yes." So Li An got up and walked forward, handing the dagger to Yuhuo for safekeeping. He naturally knew that the person who had just returned should not be carrying a weapon.
After Li An joined, he went to lead the two horses they had been riding when they chased us, so that we were finally three people and three horses, and we could go on the road again.
When I was getting dressed, Yuhuo couldn't help but came to me and asked me: "Sir, why did the eldest son kill us?"
"It's a long story. You just need to remember this fact and be careful. I'll tell you the rest later."
"Okay..." Although Yuhuo was not satisfied with my answer, he curled his lips and stopped asking.
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☆, bath fire
Yuhuo and I were still getting dressed, Li An went to lead the horse, and I was talking with Yuhuo, when suddenly there was a thunderstorm behind me.
"Die! Zhuge!"
I screamed in my heart that it was not good, so I turned back immediately.
However, no matter how fast I turned back, I still had no time to see how all this happened, only a silver light flashed in front of my eyes, and then another black shadow stopped in front of my eyes.
Accompanied by Yuhuo's painful groan, I realized that Yuhuo blocked me in an instant, with a dagger stuck in his chest, and the blood bloomed under the dagger like crazy, spreading endlessly. The one holding the dagger was Li An, his fierce eyes did not look at Yuhuo, but at me, his hand kept trying to stab the dagger that was inserted into Yuhuo's chest.
But his movements suddenly slowed down a beat, and his expression became painful. As he covered his abdomen with the other hand, I saw that Yuhuo, who was injured in his abdomen, also inserted a dagger. The bright red blood spread rapidly.
The two of them looked at each other with unbelievable eyes at that moment, and I looked at the two daggers on their bodies. The one in Yuhuo was the one that Li Ang handed in when he surrendered, and Li An What I was holding was another one that was almost exactly the same—it was my miscalculation. Seeing that Li An was so decisive and thorough, I didn't consider the possibility that he had other weapons on him, and even forgot to search him.
"Yuhuo, Yuhuo!" I desperately called Yuhuo's name, kicked Li An away with all my strength, and then let Yuhuo fall into my arms, the dagger was still stuck in his chest, and the blood was still bloodless. Stretches resting until it covers his body.
At this time, I had no intention of seeing if Li An on the ground still had the strength to give me the last blow, so I just sat down slowly while leaning on the fire.
And when I didn't pay attention, Li An, who fell on the ground, pulled out the dagger that had been inserted deep into his abdomen, and threw it at me with the last bit of strength in his life, but in my line of sight, I didn't see it. The dagger was thrown, but Yuhuo, who was obviously unable to move, raised a hand, and then a silver light shot through the palm of that hand.
Only then did I see the bloody hand, and I felt sick to my stomach.In such a short time, the ashes saved me twice.
"Yuhuo..." For a moment, I don't know whether it was sweat from shock or overflowing tears, dripping from my face, hitting Yuhuo's hands and chest - those places that were full of bright red, But my tears and sweat couldn't dilute that bright red one iota, because his blood kept gushing out.
Yuhuo's eyes were half closed, as if he was about to fall asleep at any time, but his mouth was still opening and closing, as if he was saying something repeatedly. I tried my best to suppress my trembling and pain, and bent down to listen quietly. What is he saying.
However, just when I heard the two words clearly, Yuhuo stopped talking.
His eyes have been completely closed, the hand with the dagger has been lowered, the blood flowing from his chest has also become quiet, and the surrounding silence is only the sound of me sobbing alone.
"Fire, fire... wake up... wake up! Fire!" I cried more and more presumptuously until my eardrums were shattered, but I naively imagined that as long as I shouted a little louder, I would be Can wake up the fire, and then he will stand up with a smile and continue to accompany me on the road.
"Wake up!" I did not know how many times I yelled like this, until my voice became hoarse, and the tears could no longer flow, "Why, you just left like this, why, you still don't allow me to cry..."
The last two words I could hear from Ascension Fire were, don't cry.
I know that he said this because he was afraid that I would be sad for his death, and even more afraid that I would fall into deep self-blame and remorse. It was me, everything was my fault, and I trusted Li An so easily that I killed him.
How could I not regret it, at this moment, I even wanted to pull out the dagger on Yuhuo's body and lick my heart.
Please, wake up... I sat on the ground, hugged the body that was bathed in fire, and pressed my face against his forehead that was getting colder, silently calling out over and over again.Scenes of the past emerged in front of his eyes, he was just a child who hadn't grown up yet.
The first time I saw him was also the first time I saw Zilong. When I woke up from a drowsy sleep, he ran to tell Zilong a little excitedly and recklessly, and then came back to give me medicine, and he became red all of a sudden. face, and I, looking at him like that, actually forgot the troubles Yuan Zhi and Huang Yueying brought me for a moment.
Later, on the top of the mountain in the northern suburb of Xinye, we sat by the bonfire and waited for the dawn. The two armies would fight at the foot of the mountain and blood would flow into rivers. He told me about his childhood for the first time, but he hid a lot of unknown things. The story, and then, when I was about to fall asleep, I said his likes so directly for the first time.
Later, all the way, all the way, we have experienced so much together, I even feel that he, like Zilong, is the most important person to me now.
To this day, he really opened up and told me his sad and even cruel childhood stories, and before I even had time to do anything about it, I had to face his death right away, and it was because of me and for me.
Bathing in fire, if you hadn't met me, it would be great...
How should I explain to your brother, how to explain to Zilong...
No, how should I explain to myself...
There is no sound around, and time seems to stand still, but the body that is getting cold in my arms is telling me that time is passing. When reason returns to my brain bit by bit, there is a voice in my head saying hurry up and be careful. There was a chase, and the lord was in a critical situation and urgently needed Liu Qi's help, but I didn't want to move at all. I even had a terrible idea that letting Cao Jun come to defeat Liu Bei and kill Liu Feng would be regarded as revenge for the burning fire.
The sky was gradually turning white, and I sat there all night thinking wildly, until the sun became dazzling, shining on the person in my arms, the blood red exposed to the sun was more shocking than the night.
But it seems to remind me that if I continue to sit here like this, perhaps, this piece of bright red will be stained with dragons and blood, so how can I be worthy of the fire? He bought my life with his life, shouldn't I be at least for him? Do something?
So I reluctantly stood up, gently put down my body that had already started to stiffen from the fire, and then found a wooden stick to dig a hole beside. At least I couldn’t let him expose his corpse to the wilderness before I left, so I had to bury him first. Let's find him and bury him properly after we have passed the barrier in front of us.
After I simply finished the burial, made a mark, and was ready to go on the road, I looked at myself again. My whole body was covered in blood and mud, just like a blood corpse crawling out of the tomb. I rushed to Jiangxia like this. I was afraid that everyone would avoid me, but it was very safe. Fortunately, there were horses nearby, so I picked the most capable one and started on the road.
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☆, invite soldiers
When I entered Jiangxia, it was the night after I died in the fire. I had no rest and almost no food during the journey, so I was already tired and hungry, dizzy and dizzy, but when I reached the gate of the city , but was stopped by the guards as suspicious.
"Who?" The guard's gun was directly on my neck.
I looked down at myself, I hadn't changed my clothes, the mud and blood all over my body had completely lived together after experiencing the dust raised all the way, and I couldn't tell the difference. When queuing to pass the customs, the people around me were far away from me and let me go first.
I have the token that Liu Bei gave me before I set off, but when I was about to reach out to take it out, the tip of the spear around my neck tightened a bit.
"Don't move, what are you doing?" the guard stopped.
"I have a token around my waist. It was given to me by Uncle Liu Huang of Xinye. I just want to show it to you. I am here this time because I have something urgent to find Mr. Liu Qi."
"You." The guard who pointed the gun at me called another guard, "Go and search for the token."
"Why do you want me to search? Do it if you can."
"I tell you to search and search, there is so much nonsense."
"Why should I listen to you? Seeing his ghostly behavior, who knows what is hidden on his body, I don't want to die."
For a while, the two guards were at loggerheads, and the other onlookers waiting in line to pass the border began to make noise, eager to enter the city.
"I'll show it to you guys." As I said that, I wanted to move again, but was stopped again viciously by the guard.
"I told you not to move! Seeing that you act suspiciously, how can you believe what you say? Even if you have a token, maybe you killed someone to grab it. The blood on your body must be murdered! First Lock you up and talk!"
Saying that, the first guard called to another guard to carry me away with their guns raised.
"It doesn't matter if you lock me up now, as long as you go to report and tell Liu Qi that he is an old friend from Xinye, he will recognize me when he comes to see me." Since they don't believe me, I can only cooperate.
"Don't talk nonsense, my lord has a lot of things to do every day, so I don't have time to deal with you!"
"It's an urgent matter. If you delay me, are you sure you can afford it?" My tone became harsh, and my eyes became fiercer.
Probably because I finally felt my confidence, the guard muttered, "Report it, report it, and if you report it, the lord will not see you."
I don't care about these, it's just that I'm too tired, I just want to find a place to sit down and rest, even if it's a cell.
After the guard put me in the cell, he left quickly. I was still behind him and said weakly, remember to tell Liu Qi, but even so, I only have a painful sense of powerlessness in my heart. If the fire is still there, how can I He would be in such an embarrassing situation. With his force, at least he could easily pass through the city gate to see Liu Qi. If it wasn't for being attacked, if it wasn't for saving me, how could he be killed so easily.
Having said that, if the fire was still on, how could I be so embarrassed and be arrested as a suspicious person.
If the fire is still there, but there is no such if, even though I know in my heart that it is extremely urgent to ask Liu Qi to send troops, but there is a kind of fear that prevents me from really using all my energy to do so, because I am afraid to go back and face it. Zilong, facing Yu Xue.
The darkness in the cell made me wonder how time was passing. I was hungry and hungry, and my thoughts became more and more chaotic. I even wished that I would not wake up like this for a thousand years.
However, such a sweet dream lasted shorter than I imagined, and I was awakened by a scolding.
"What did you do! Why did Mr. Wolong look like this!"
It was Liu Qi who came.Behind him was the guard who pointed the pistol at me at the beginning, half-bowed, following the same steps, with an unbelievable panic on his face, and he didn't even dare to open his mouth to explain anything.
"Forget it, I made this body myself, and it has nothing to do with him." I know how embarrassing I am in Liu Qi's eyes, and he may think that I am not like a ghost or a ghost, but I am guarded It's their fault, although what the guards did to me is quite excessive, but now I really don't want to cause more trouble.
Hearing my explanation, the guard looked at me with gratitude, which reminded me of Ang Lee. If I had been kinder to them back then, I wouldn’t have made him hate me so deeply. , it’s not that... However, the way of governing the army does not allow me to put the word benevolence in the first place.
Liu Qi's expression softened slightly: "Then what's the matter, sir? Please come out, let's talk slowly."
So the guards came to help me kindly, and thanks to his support, I barely made it to Liu Qi's residence. Probably because I was in a trance and my face was yellow, Liu Qi didn't take me to the lobby anymore, and ordered someone to invite me along the way. The doctor came to take a look, and then asked someone to go to the kitchen to make something to eat.
And I saw him stretching along the way, but didn't say anything, and I really didn't have the energy to talk while walking.
It wasn't until I entered the room and sat down to drink a cup of tea that I felt that my dry throat was slightly normal.
"Sir, what happened to you? Did you come alone or did you meet some bad guys on the way?"
"Something happened on the way." I just said it in one sentence, I didn't want to say it, even if I said it, for Liu Qi, he didn't understand the meaning of the fire at all, "I came this time mainly to invite Mr. Qi Help us out."
"What's the matter? Sir or Uncle Liu Huang?"
"I sent someone to tell Mr. Qi about the news of your father's death. Have you ever returned to Xiangyang to express your condolences?"
"Oh, I really don't want to mention this matter again. I went there just to send my father off for the last time, and to do my best to be a son of man, but that damned Mrs. Cai didn't let me enter the city, and even shot arrows at the city wall. Leave us, if it is not for my brother's sake, I will not bear this tone."
"It seems that you don't know what happened next. The situation in Jingxiang is really changing rapidly. It was only that day that we sent people to you, and we captured a villain who came out of Xiangyang. Mrs. Cai encouraged your brother. Xiangyang has been dedicated to Cao Cao!"
"what?"
"That's not enough. Later, Cao Cao sent people to attack Xinye. My lord led the whole city and retreated all the way to Fancheng. Now I can still breathe while leaning against the barrier of Baihe River, but now there is no way to retreat, so I hope to use your army, son, to fight against Cao Jun."
"This...Cao Jun is so powerful, I'm afraid he won't be able to fight..." Liu Qi looked distressed.
"I have one more thing to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"Young brother Liu Cong was secretly poisoned to death by Cao Cao after dedicating the city."
"What? True or false?"
"It is absolutely true. I am willing to guarantee it with my life. This is what a friend of mine who has been lurking by Cao Cao's side for many years personally told me. There will never be a lie."
After hearing what I said, Liu Qi fell into silence. I knew that this news had a double effect on him.On the one hand, he cut off his idea of surrendering to Cao Cao, Liu Cong's death is a lesson for others; on the other hand, if Liu Cong is dead, then if Jingzhou can be preserved, the seat of the Lord of Jingzhou is very likely to fall on his head.
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☆, lost soul
Sure enough, Liu Qi was silent for a moment before making the decision I wanted.
"Don't worry, Mr. Cao thief took my city and killed my younger brother. This feud is totally irreconcilable. Coupled with Mr.'s kindness in the past, Qi'er will definitely send troops to help!"
Hearing Liu Qi's words, things went smoothly as I expected, and I felt relieved, but finally I couldn't resist the accumulated physical and mental exhaustion, my eyes turned black and I fell unconscious.
When I woke up again, I saw Liu Qi and several doctors surrounded by my bed with anxious faces, and this anxiety was not relieved by my waking up.
"what happened?"
"...what do you think sir?"
"How about what?"
"Body, what's the difference?"
"It's just overtired, is there any other terminal illness?"
I asked casually, but Liu Qi frowned more and more: "If there is really some terminal illness, sir, are you not in a hurry?"
"What's the rush? Everyone is mortal, let alone in this troubled world, how many people can get old? Tell me quickly, we have to go back to Fancheng after we finish talking. How long has it been since I fainted?"
Liu Qi didn't answer me, and looked at the surrounding doctors with more anxious eyes. They all shook their heads and looked solemn.
"What's the matter? You think it's hard to say, so let's go."
"No, sir, it's not a terminal illness, it's just a mental illness..."
"... Oh." That's normal.
"Sir, please tell me, what happened on the way here? Several doctors said just now that your symptoms should have just started, but they are already very serious. Your eyes are out of focus, your pulsation is disordered, and there is no response at all. The willpower of life is like being indifferent to yourself even if you are terminally ill. You are clearly talking to me but your eyes are empty and you don’t know where you are looking. I don’t want to go to Fancheng with you like this, in case Uncle Liu Huang and they think it’s me. You and I can't argue with each other."
"……I do not want to say."
Although I completely rejected it, a doctor uttered a cry of surprise: "Yes, yes! That's what he didn't want to talk about, and I said that there must be a reason for this sudden loss of soul! When he recalled just now, his eyes were obviously different from before!"
"That's enough!" I stopped the doctor with a very loud sound that I didn't know where it came from.
"Mr. Qi, I don't care if you are worried out of good intentions or out of needless reasons. In short, this matter has nothing to do with you. Go to the lord's side, and I will explain it to him. If you don't, you don't need to worry about it."
"...Okay." Liu Qi finally stopped insisting, dismissed all the doctors, and then ordered someone to serve me hot porridge.
"no need."
"No, you haven't eaten for a long time. If you don't eat, I won't send troops."
"...Bring it here." I just felt annoyed, and it didn't seem like I was being stubborn at all, so let's eat and go.
But after I drank the porridge, Liu Qi put forward a new condition: "Drink the medicine, and then sleep for a while. It takes time for me to organize the army, not less than half a day."
This scene is really familiar. Back then, Zilong accompanied me to chase Yuanzhi to Xudu. After I fainted and woke up in Xudu, he also asked me to drink medicine and porridge before he would tell me about Yuanzhi. Now everything seems to be repeating itself, but I don't want similar things to happen again, no matter what Liu Qi'an's heart is.
So, I shattered the medicine bowl that Liu Qi handed over with a slap, and lifted the quilt. I almost lost my mind and yelled at Liu Qi: "Who do you think you are? Are you threatening me with sending troops to do this or that? Think Think about who you are sending troops for! Do you want your father and brother to die in vain! Whether you want to send troops or not is up to you, I will leave now!"
Liu Qi was almost stunned, but he probably considered that I was a patient, so he didn't bother with me. He just left a sentence of "Then prepare yourself and leave in half an hour" and went out.
I didn't apologize for my behavior just now, I just felt that I was saving him, otherwise it's hard to guarantee that he won't be the second one to burn.
Bathing in fire...Of course I know why I suffered from the loss of soul, I don't even want it to get better, once it gets better, it's as if I forgot about dying in the fire.
Liu Qi still kept his promise, and after half an hour, we set off.With [-] sailors, we went to Fancheng. Liu Qi and I led a small team to go ahead with light clothes, and went back to report and discuss the next step. He sent another person to postpone the army.
Along the way, I found out from Liu Qi how long I was in a coma, plus the night I spent guarding the burning body, roughly calculated, it took me two or three days longer than expected to leave Fancheng. Among them, what is going on with Fancheng now, what about Zilong and the others, everything is already unknown.
This kind of idea was proved immediately. We had just set off not long ago when we met the messenger soldiers sent by Liu Bei. They told us that Cao Jun’s vanguard troops had crossed the Baihe River. My lord, they had already abandoned Fancheng and retreated while fighting. Go, the direction of retreat is coming towards Jiang Xia
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