Ugly vase becomes beautiful

The flames crackled, and the imperial city of Dajiang collapsed, gradually twisting and deforming in the sea of ​​flames.

The flames lit up the sky, the sound of fighting and sobbing intertwined.

Pei Shen woke up suddenly.

Where is the imperial city in front of him, the simple eaves above his head, his head still hurts, it turned out that everything was just a dream.

He remembered... he was slapped by the Golden Blade Guard.

"My lord, you're finally awake!" A female voice came, and a girl came over with medicine at the door, "How do you feel?"

The girl was dressed plainly, Pei Shen looked around, this should be a farmhouse.

Pei Shen stood up and asked, "Who are you?"

The girl was a little embarrassed: "My name is Xiaojing. I went to collect medicine that day and found the young master unconscious by the river. Did something happen to the young master?"

After that, she took out a chain from her pocket: "I picked this up next to the young master, it should be something important to the young master."

It was Jiang Wuyin's amulet, and it was a crystal pendant. The crystal had been shattered, and it should have been shattered when the Golden Blade Guard gave Pei Shen a palm.

That palm was not light, this amulet protected him once.

Pei Shen's eyes were sour, and he held the amulet tightly in his hands: "Thank you, Miss Xiaojing. When you found me, did you see other people..."

Xiaojing shook his head: "No."

Pei Shen felt lost for a moment, what happened to Jiang Wuyin and Lin Diao...

He looked up, and the snow outside the window had melted, and new green leaves bloomed on the branches that were originally pressed by the snow.

The sun was bright outside, but it didn't make life a little bit better.

Pei Shen's heart tightened: "How many months is it now?"

Xiao Jing replied: "My lord, it's already the first month of spring."

Pei Shen coughed violently, it was already spring, two months had passed since he and Jiang Wuyin were attacked.

two months...

Xiao Jing hurriedly patted him on the back and gave him medicine to drink, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Xiaojing opened the door, Pei Shen saw a woman standing outside the door, the woman took Xiaojing by the hand: "Xiaojing, is that kid awake?"

"Xu Niang..." Xiao Jing called out a woman's voice.

Xu Niang said again: "I know you picked up a boy to take care of him. Is that boy awake? Hurry up and leave! There are still two seats in Xu Niang's bullock cart. The world is so chaotic, and the army will come over immediately. Xu Niang came here to pick you up because she was worried about you."

Xiaojing held Xu Niang's hand tightly: "Thank you, Xu Niang."

Then Xiao Jing came over to help Pei Shen: "My lord, now is not the time to talk, come with me."

Pei Shen didn't slow down, and just asked: "I just heard you say... the army?"

Xu Niang led them out: "Young master, it seems that you don't know yet?"

There were a few villagers on the ox cart, all of whom seemed to be honest people, and they drove the ox cart only after they were seated.

"Emperor Jiang passed away suddenly without leaving an edict, and the crown prince went crazy again. Now everyone wants to sit on the throne."

"The king of Libei, the king of Huainan, and the vassal kings from all over the world are fighting fiercely... Poor King Xuan, who is alone in the imperial city."

"King Xuan may not be able to defend the imperial city." A villager answered.

Unexpectedly, Pei Shen had slept for so long, and when he opened his eyes, things were different.

King Libei, King Huainan...these are all kings with different surnames.

Prior to this, none of Dajiang's successive emperors had been named kings with different surnames.

But Jiang Huai acted as if he was not afraid, and when he succeeded to the throne, he sealed the generals who were born and died that year as kings, and this time, there were four of them.

Back then, many people talked about Jiang Huai in private, saying that he was young and vigorous, and he was not prudent in doing things. Who knew that these vassal kings had not been in turmoil in the years since Jiang Huai proclaimed himself emperor.

But this is not the case now. Many of the people who accompanied Jiang Huai to fight the world are no longer alive. Most of the kings with different surnames are descendants of their fathers. They don’t understand the bitterness of this country. Put this fat in your mouth.

"If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

Pei Shen was shocked when he heard that, and hurriedly asked: "Then... what about King Ning?"

"Prince Ning?" Xu Niang seemed to be unaware of such a person, and said after a long time, "Oh, you are talking about the prince who has lost his legs? I haven't heard anything about him."

"The battle was fierce this time. I don't know how many people died. I'm afraid it's... gone."

Pei Shen interrupted: "Impossible..."

Seeing him excited again, Xiaojing hurriedly supported him, and the ox cart drove slowly, and a villager asked, "Xu Niang, where are we going?"

"Go north, the farther the better."

A group of people drove slowly north. There was no life on the side of the road, and the vegetation was dry. In that peaceful modern age, Pei Shen had never experienced the taste of war.

Now he has finally realized what it means to be in dire straits.

Xiaojing told him that they were from Lianhua Village, a small village in Dajiang, which was famous for its rich lotus seeds. Before the war, life in the village was still very good.

But with the war, the villagers have almost left.

The war started from the south, and the south was fiercely fought, while the north was the safest for the common people.

Pei Shen was sitting on the bullock cart, gently rubbing the body protection pendant in his hand, he was extremely eager to see Jiang Wuyin at the moment.

But now that the war is in turmoil, he doesn't know Jiang Wuyin's whereabouts, and where to find him. If he runs around, he will cause trouble for others.

He followed Xiaojing and the others to the north. Although the ox cart was slow, it was faster than walking. Along the way, they saw many abandoned cities. As night fell, they should find a place to rest.

It would take a day to go to the far north, and the villagers were going to rest by the roadside.

Pei Shen looked at the pendant in his hand, and suddenly a villager shouted: "There is a city ahead!"

Another villager replied: "This way, there are too many cities, and they are all abandoned cities..."

The battle was fierce, and many cities were difficult to resist. The city lord abandoned the city and ran away, and many cities were abandoned along the way.

"No, no!" the man said, "The city is lit!"

Pei Shen raised his head and looked forward, there really was a city under the desolate night sky, and the city was lit with lights, as if illuminating the surrounding things.

Xiaojing happily said: "It's Jiuyi City! Lianhua Village belongs to Jiuyi City, and the city lord will definitely let us in."

The villagers came under the city gate.

After a while, a man's head poked out from the city wall and asked loudly, "Who are you?"

Xiaojing replied: "We are villagers of Lianhua Village, and we would like to ask the city lord to take us in for a night."

The man thought carefully after hearing the words, and after a while he came down and asked, "How do you prove your identities?"

Xiaojing had nothing to say, Xu Niang hurriedly stepped forward and took out the lotus seeds from her pocket: "Look."

The lotus seeds are white in color and large in size. Pei Shen knows that there are four famous lotus seeds, all of which are produced in different regions, and the lotus seeds produced are also different.

Xu Niang was planning to bring a few lotus seeds to satisfy her hunger on the road, but she didn't expect it to come in handy here.

The man observed the lotus seeds carefully for a while, then took another one and left: "Wait for me to go back and report to the city lord."

Everyone waited outside the gate for a while, and finally someone opened the city gate. Everyone was delighted and stepped into the city.

The lights were on in the city, and a man in military uniform walked behind the guard who had brought lotus seeds in just now. He looked at them and did not speak.

This man's voice was calm, he was born with sword eyebrows and stars, and he had an extraordinary appearance, and he had a commanding demeanor.

Xu Niang stepped forward and said, "Thank you General for taking me in."

The man replied: "You shouldn't thank me, the city lord let you in."

The man arranged their residence, and Xu Niang lit the lamp outside, and she couldn't help feeling: "I wanted to go to the north to seek refuge, but I didn't expect someone to take us in."

Pei Shen put away the pendant and asked, "Who was it just now?"

"It's General Xiaohan." Xiaojing replied in a low voice, "He is stationed in Jiuyi City."

Xiao Jing told Pei Shen about this little Han general, this little Han general was named Han Cheng, he was famous for his martial arts, and he had been stationed in Jiuyi City.

In this battle, some city lords surrendered, some city lords abandoned the city and fled, but Jiuyi City stood firm.

Jiuyi City has an excellent geographical location, and it is a place that military strategists must contend for, and vassal kings from all over the world want to fight for this piece of fat.

But obviously, they didn't win.

Then Mimi began to sigh.

Now that it was very dark, Pei Shen looked at the pitch-black night sky, tidied up with Xu Niang and the others, and Pei Shen found a place to rest.

Looking at the dark night sky outside, Pei Shen squeezed the pendant tightly in his hand.

……

This small town is quite peaceful, after Pei Shen got to know him for a while, he went out to buy breakfast the next morning.

Now he doesn't know anything, but after learning about what happened recently from Xiao Jing and Xu Niang, he probably has some understanding.

He lowered his head in thought, unknowingly entered a deep alley, looked up, it was a rather beautiful mansion, just happened to meet a little maid coming out of the mansion.

The three large characters on the door plaque are strikingly conspicuous - City Lord's Mansion.

Pei Shen was lost in thought.Seeing the little maid walking out, he thought for a while, then followed.

The little maid came to a pharmacy, took the medicine and left after a while.

Pei Shen lowered his head and pondered, is someone sick?

This sick person... Could it be the Lord of Jiuyi City?

Pei Shen came to the pharmacy and asked the clerk, "What kind of medicine did that girl buy just now?"

The guy didn't speak, Pei Shen handed him some money: "Don't worry, I won't do anything."

The clerk told him the truth, and after hearing this, Pei Shen had a rough guess in his mind, and said: "If the girl comes to fetch the medicine next time, I will add this medicine to her."

The man was stunned, Pei Shen lowered his head and whispered something in his ear.

The clerk in the pharmacy also had a good understanding of various medicinal materials, and was slightly surprised after hearing this: "My lord, your method... I have never thought of it."

Pei Shen smiled, the clerk looked up and saw that Pei Shen had disappeared.

On the second day, the little maid really came to fetch the medicine again, Pei Shen felt relieved and walked back.

Pei Shen went back to the room to rest, and after resting for less than an hour, someone knocked on the door, and the little maid stood at the door: "My lord, the city lord is here to invite you."

Only after stepping into the city lord's mansion did Pei Shen realize that the city lord's mansion is not big, nor is it as luxurious as imagined, but rather plain.

The little maid led him into a room, the room was lit with aromatherapy, a young man in white was sitting on a chair, his long hair was hanging down, and his face was pale. Seeing Pei Shen coming, he said: "Pei famous doctor."

His voice was slightly weak. When Pei Shen first saw Jiang Wuyin, he also felt that he was weak, but the person in front of him was completely different from Jiang Wuyin. This person seemed weak.

Pei Shen hesitated slightly.

"Are you surprised why I recognized you?" Jun Yu said, "All the news about you is spread all over the capital. Although I, the city lord of Jiuyi City, am far away, I still know something about these things."

"Pei's famous doctor must add a magic medicine to his medicine. The medicine you added to my medicine is also this medicine. In the whole world, except for Pei's famous doctor, there is no one who can match it like this."

Pei Shen looked at Jun Yu and moved his lips.

He was right, the city lord really recognized him.

"The city lord is right." Pei Shen replied.

Jun Yu didn't ask too much: "Nowadays the world is chaotic, there is no shelter anywhere, now I can still protect this city for a while, if the famous doctor Pei has nowhere to go, he can also stay."

"Thank you, City Lord." Pei Shen said after a while, "Now that the battle in Dajiang is so fierce, the City Lord must know some news from above."

The common people have different opinions, and the common people are not very clear about royal affairs, Pei Shen came to ask Jun Yu who was closest to him with only hope.

"I understand the meaning of famous doctor Pei." Jun Yu seemed to see what he wanted to ask, and said, "But the news of His Royal Highness King Ning has been cut off since the war...I don't know too well."

Pei Shen remained silent.

Jun Yu coughed softly: "But Mr. Pei, having no news is not necessarily a bad thing, is it?"

Before Pei Shen left the City Lord's Mansion, he asked Jun Yu for a set of sword skills, and Jun Yu gave it to him, saying that it was practiced by Han Cheng on a daily basis.

In troubled times, who can rely on whom, only to make oneself stronger.

Pei Shen thought over and over again in the past few days, if he was stronger, if he was stronger, maybe he could protect Jiang Wuyin...

It won't be what it is now.

After coming out of the city lord's mansion, it was already dusk, many people went out to get supplies, Pei Shen heard them discussing: "I heard that King Rui and King Huainan joined hands and fought all the way."

"Beizhou City has fallen, and General Chen has been captured by King Huainan!"

Pei Shen was stunned.

He remembered that Chen Wan'er had an elder brother who was proficient in martial arts since childhood, and later became a general.

"Nowadays, the Great River is divided into two factions. One is headed by King Xuan, and the other is headed by King Rui. Apart from those who followed King Rui, there are also some whose whereabouts are unknown..."

"The whereabouts are unknown? In this chaotic world, the emperor is gone, and there are not many princes here, so nothing is impossible..."

Someone sighed.

"His Royal Highness King Xuan is now guarding the imperial city. I heard that King Xuan sent his generals to lead [-] elite soldiers across the south of the river, and they will be here soon!"

"Who is King Xuan's most important general? Why haven't I heard of it..."

"It doesn't matter! As long as we can last for seven days, we will definitely be able to wait for reinforcements from His Royal Highness Xuan!"

Dajiang has undergone earth-shaking changes, and this battle has tied everyone together.

Hearing the discussion of several people, Pei Shen became dazed again, and walked to the front of the courtyard before he knew it.

He came back to his senses again, and when he returned to the house, he opened the book of swordsmanship and studied it carefully. From this, he learned the first foundation. To learn swordsmanship, you must first practice boxing well.

And Pei Shen happened to be a black belt in Taekwondo.

……

Xiao Jing saw Pei Shen practicing sword in the courtyard all day long. With the foundation of Taekwondo, Pei Shen learned quickly, day after day, practicing from morning till night.

Finally, he achieved success.

It took five days in total.

Jiang Lan's reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the supplies in the city are almost exhausted, and the army still has friction with some small soldiers and generals of the enemy from time to time.

Today, Pei Shen had almost finished practicing, so he went out to fetch water, the well water in the city was actually not enough, because some people used it improperly, the water was already a bit dirty.

Pei Shen sighed, and was thinking about how to make the water clearer, when suddenly a "boom" exploded from the sky.

In an instant, the city was in a panic, and someone shouted:

"Hide first!"

Pei Shen got up and went out, the old and the weak, women and children in Jiuyi City were all looking for places to hide, there was a lot of gunfire outside, and in a blink of an eye, someone hurriedly carried the wounded in.

"There are not enough people here!"

A steady stream of wounded were brought in, and Pei Shen found that the wounds were treated by women, and most of the men in the city followed Han Cheng to the battlefield.

"The blood can't stop..."

"I'll do it." Pei Shen passed through the crowd. He acted calmly, stepped forward to take the bandage, and began to treat the wound. Someone looked at him strangely, and continued to bury his head in the wound.

Every sound from outside fell on people's hearts, Pei Shen tried not to be disturbed by the outside, lowered his head and dealt with the wounded seriously: "Send the wounded to me."

Some people hesitate, but at this critical moment, they can only choose to trust.

Pei Shen was dealing with the wounded, and when the treatment was over, the sound of gunfire outside stopped.

Everyone looked up at the gate of the city. Han Cheng was helped in by soldiers, his chest seemed to be wounded by a sword, and blood was gurgling out.

But even so, the moment everyone saw Han Cheng, their hanging hearts fell.

Han Cheng supported himself with his sword, someone helped Han Cheng over, the doctor tore off the gauze, and cleaned Han Cheng's wound first.

Pei Shen brought some disinfectant water from the side, and then someone said anxiously: "General Han, is King Xuan's army coming soon?"

The rest of the people bowed their heads and remained silent. There have been frequent wars in the past few days, and this is not the first time that Jiuyi City has been attacked. Han Cheng was exhausted every time he stood outside the city.

Enduring the pain, Han Cheng returned to the man: "Everyone, don't panic, His Royal Highness Xuan Wang and the others have already crossed the river."

Hearing this news, everyone's suspense was relieved, Han Cheng gritted his teeth, his eyes shifted, and fell on a man in white not far away.

The man treated the wounds of the wounded in an orderly manner, with a calm expression on his face.

Han Cheng always felt that he had seen this person somewhere.

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Pei Pei is looking for her husband.