Peerless luthier

Zhong Yi's eyes widened, and he saw Bai Jinyu in disbelief rushing towards him from a distance, passing through the busy crowd rushing out.

"You're crazy!" Zhong Yi yelled, "What are you doing here?!"

Bai Jinyu's hair was in a messy bun, her eyes were bright, and she stretched out her hand to caress Zhong Yi's face: "It's okay...it's okay... I caught up, brother Xiaoyi, come with me, this is the last time It's time for the convoy, otherwise it will be too late!"

Zhong Yi took Bai Jinyu's hands and said, "I won't leave here, don't do this, Jinyu, you shouldn't have taken such a big risk to come here, go back quickly."

Bai Jinyu shook her head desperately: "Do you know? My aunt is seriously ill and she is unconscious on the sickbed, chanting your name every day. Go back and meet her! You are her destiny! If you don't go back, I won't go back either." !"

Zhong Yi tried hard to calm his heartbeat, bloodshot eyes appeared in his eyes, he whispered: "I swore, even if Yundi will be captured, I will defend it with all the soldiers in the city until the last moment!"

"Brother Xiaoyi!" Bai Jinyu burst into tears: "You can't do this, have you ever thought about us... I, I adore you, you don't accept it, I don't force it, but, seeing my aunt dying, Go back, go back! There is still time!"

Zhong Yi clenched her hands tightly, hesitated in her heart, and looked at the convoy in the distance, which was almost full, and someone was shouting, desperately sending people up.

He shook his head, looked at Bai Jinyu's red eyes from crying, and felt a little pain in his heart. He opened his arms and hugged Bai Jinyu. Her soft body trembled in his arms, nestling on his chest, like a wounded baby. The beast whimpered and begged in a low voice, Zhong Yi involuntarily hugged her tightly.

The flow of people around gradually thinned out, the convoy rang the bell, Zhong Yi and Bai Jinyu looked at each other, their hair fluttering in the wind, one pair of eyes met the other pair of eyes, unfortunately, it wasn't fate.

Zhong Yi let go of her embrace, and said softly, "Let's go, take my paulownia piano back."

Bai Jinyu sobbed and stopped talking, the tears seemed to be broken, dripping and dripping down his face.

Zou Ru heard it, and he has been standing on the street, not far or near, watching them.

"I'll go back and get it."

"……it is good."

Bai Jinyu held Zhong Yi's hand tightly, and looked at Zhong Yi without blinking her red and swollen eyes.

Zhong Yi smiled, and gently stroked her cheek: "I still remember that time when you broke your skin from the mountain and cried so pitifully, your red eyes looked like rabbits."

Bai Jinyu showed a dumbfounding expression: "I am like this, am I so ugly?"

Zhong Yi whispered: "Not ugly, not at all, Jin Yu is the second most beautiful woman I have ever seen."

"What about the first one?"

"It's my mother."

Bai Jinyu smiled, tears still hanging on her long eyelashes.

Zou Ru came and handed him the paulownia qin, and Zhong Yi asked Bai Jinyu to carry it on his back: "Is it heavy?"

Bai Jinyu shook her head: "It's not heavy."

Zhong Yi touched her soft and shiny hair: "Take care."

Bai Jinyu started crying again, she tried hard to hold back, but her eyes were still red and swollen, she covered her mouth and looked at Zhong Yi.

"Be careful on the road."

"You too, Brother Xiaoyi, I will wait for you."

Zhong Yi smiled lightly and said, "Okay."

Bai Jinyu looked at him deeply, lowered her eyes, turned and left.

Zhong Yi looked at her back until she was out of sight.

The convoy moved, the horses took a step forward, and the carriages passed by one after another. This was the last convoy.

Zhong Yi didn't see Bai Jinyu, but knew that Bai Jinyu must be watching him in a certain carriage.

At this time, in the huge city, crowds scattered, empty houses, old shops, ruined walls, open messy yards, wild cats and dogs roaming around, and occasionally there was a sound, that is, they were rummaging for things.

Standing by the side of the road, Zhong Yi saw the black bird again, with its sharp claws standing on the dilapidated eaves, its small head, and its gloomy eyes fixed on him.

In the middle of the night, there was a loud noise.

Zhong Yi woke up with a start, and Xiao Hua jumped onto his bed, trembling.

"Boom!—"

"Bang bang bang!—"

When I ran to the courtyard, I saw the night sky dyed red by gunpowder in the distance. It seemed that there were wraiths entwined, and they rushed towards this last peaceful area with blood blades!

The post station was bombed all night, and the next morning, it seemed to be scrapped directly.

The generals of Yundi sat at a table, and the leading general announced the news in a low voice. Zou Ru and Zhong Yi sat at the bottom and did not disturb.

Those soldiers respected them, they obviously didn't understand these things, and sometimes asked their opinions, Zou Ru stayed up all night to repair the map, and marked all the hidden places.

Zhong Yi was more thoughtful, and a general took a fancy to him and asked him to work with several internal military divisions to manage the army's supplies.

During lunch, a tall man was very polite, Zhong Yi said: "I can't do anything, and I don't like meat, so don't leave it to me." He handed the bag of dried meat to the tall man.

The other party didn't answer, and raised his eyebrows: "Master Zhong, I don't like to hear these words very much, at least, you stayed, didn't you?"

Zhong Yi smiled lightly: "It's nothing, we should do it."

The tall man said, "You literati also have some backbones. I met some officials before, and when they encountered wars, they wanted to dig a hole to escape."

Zhong Yi looked at the blooming flowers outside the window, and said softly, "I'm not a literati, but I'm actually a luthier."

The tall man was slightly surprised: "I thought you were Mr. Accountant all along."

Zhong Yi couldn't help but laughed.

In the afternoon, the sky suddenly darkened, and it seemed that it was going to rain heavily.

Zhong Yi and Zou Ru went to the mountain to look down. The place where the Southern Chu flag was planted a few days ago was now replaced with an eagle flag and a strange wolf totem, showing off its might.

If you look closer, you won't be able to see clearly.

In the distance, there is a mountainous area. Zou Ru said that there are large troops of the Jin and Song Allied Forces hidden in it, and all of them are stationed in it.

"We can't use artillery?"

"No need."

"Why?"

Zou Rudao: "We are easy to defend but difficult to attack. We don't need artillery for the time being. We just need to be careful of the gap. The south mountain can reach Yundi City."

Zhong Yi was startled: "Isn't that very important?!"

Zou Ru nodded: "Let's put it firmly now. They have forced it. This is the only way, so the generals are all defending."

Zhong Yi understands: They can't be reckless, guarding this city gate, guarding it firmly is their belief.

At night, I suddenly wanted to play the piano, went to the piano room, and remembered that the paulownia piano had been taken away.

Zhong Yi leaned on the door frame and sighed.

Zou Ru sat in the courtyard and said, "Haven't slept yet?"

"Can't sleep."

The two sat opposite each other, and were silent for a while.

Zou Rudao: "Uncle Zou has always wanted to ask you, why did you stay?"

Zhong Yi said: "I can't tell, there are too many."

"Even if you abandon your family?"

"Mother is being taken care of by grandma." After finishing speaking, Zhong Yi stopped talking.

Zou Ru nodded and said with a smile, "Maybe those barbarians can't do anything about our Yundi City."

Zhong Yi laughed loudly: "That's the truth."

After all, it was still a joke. The next day, when it was raining heavily and the wind and rain were blowing, the enemy army actually invaded.

"What the hell!" The general looked at the black armored army with hatred, and marched out of Yundi City in a neat pair.

Zhong Yi stood behind them, and it was the first time that he saw these raw and blood-drinking enemy troops so clearly. It seemed that a sense of trembling passed over his head. Zhong Yi's body trembled slightly, and he looked at the army in front of him in disbelief.

Under the heavy rain, the armor was shining, and the blades were flashing. They walked so fast that they could already see their leading team clearly.

Zou Ru noticed that something was wrong with Dao Zhongyi, and said in a low voice, "Is it uncomfortable in the rain? Go in."

Zhong Yi's eyes were fixed on the enemy's ranks, she looked a little dazed, her lips trembled slightly, and she shook her head: "No problem."

The soldiers approached the city, and the invisible sense of oppression confronted the two armies.

"No." Zhong Yi tugged at Zou Ru's sleeve, a little urgently: "I'm going to visit the South Gate."

Zou Ru saw his worry, nodded and said, "Go."

Zhong Yi got on the horse - he already knew how to ride, but not many times.

Running wildly all the way, the splashing rain fell on his body, as if he had been hit by a stone, causing some pain.

When he arrived at the south gate, he ran to the city tower, and saw that the mountain in front of him was green, and under the heavy rain, there was no movement.

The premonition in Zhong Yi's heart became stronger and stronger, he quarreled with the guard general almost rudely, and finally the other party compromised.

"Master Zhong, so, I will go with you."

"Going right now!"

"Yes, go now."

The city gate opened, Zhong Yi stood shoulder to shoulder with the general, and behind them were soldiers from Southern Chu, feeling a little more at ease, when they arrived at the southern mountain, the general suddenly made a gesture.

"Stop!—"

There was a sudden silence, only the sound of heavy rain washing the woods, rustling.

It is indeed wrong.

The general looked at Zhong Yi with a complicated expression, and tensed his body as if he was facing an enemy.

"Whoosh-"

"Boom!—"

Zhong Yi watched in shock as his tall and strong body fell from the horse, and the blood splashed onto Zhong Yi's face, which was bloody and warm, and was quickly washed away by the heavy rain.

"General!!!"

Roars of grief and indignation ran through the valley.

Zhong Yi turned her head and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"

Fortunately, the soldiers hadn't completely lost their minds, and quickly retreated after listening to Zhong Yi's command.

Several soldiers dismounted and tried to lift the general's body, but were shot to death by random arrows.Zhong Yi felt a dull pain in his heart, and another arrow hit the horse's leg, causing the horse to suffer, Zhong Yi hurriedly rode the horse and ran towards the city gate.

On the land, under the heavy rain, a pair of unrepentant eyes stared at the sky.

After everything was quiet, a pair of iron boots stood next to the body of the general guarding Nanchu.

Shuo Hui remained expressionless and said, "Bury it."

The soldiers behind him immediately sprang into action.

Shuo Hui turned around, looked at Wei Yi, and said, "They will strengthen their defenses tonight, and the plan will change."

"Yes!" Wei Yi replied.