Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 739
The wind blows gently.

Leaning against the old gray tree that had lost all its leaves, Hua Xiong stared blankly at the front. A circle was formed around the old tree with stones. On the ground around Hua Xiong, countless dead leaves were piled up. Sitting on these dead leaves, I stretched out my hand and took a dead leaf. There was a thin layer of frost on the dead leaf. I put the dead leaf in the palm of my hand, and the palm of my hand gradually became moist. The gray dead leaf was the only one that had ever Evidence of the prosperity of this old tree in the past.

"This old tree can still come back to life."

Hua Xiong whispered, Dong Bai, who was busy in the distance, didn't hear very clearly, she raised her head in astonishment, "Husband?"

She asked, Hua Xiong didn't pay attention to her, just stared at the dead leaf in his hand, a gust of wind passed by, the dead leaf in his hand flew up and disappeared in front of his eyes, Hua Xiong pursed his lips, looked solemnly, looked at the dead leaf Disappeared, and gradually leaned against the old tree again, closing his eyes slightly.

Dong Bai looked at him worriedly, since Hua Xiong went chasing the thief last time, his whole person seemed to have changed, Dong Bai was very worried about him, Hua Xiong didn't look like himself anymore, sitting all day Here, he is in a daze, in a daze, always talking to himself, saying words that no one else can understand, and his mood hardly fluctuates. The most important thing is that he hasn't had a drink for six days, which is very uncomfortable. Normal, especially for Hua Xiong.

"Husband, let's see a doctor."

"I'm fine, my waist doesn't hurt like before. It's fine. Back then, I..." Hua Xiong spoke, but paused, lowered his head, and didn't continue speaking. Dong Bai could only sit beside him, Holding his hand, he said with a smile: "Then get well soon, I'll make you your favorite rice skin tonight, how about it?" Hua Xiong raised his head, nodded with a smile.

Dong Bai didn't know what Hua Xiong was thinking in his heart, and he didn't know why he was sad. All she knew was that Hua Xiong was not happy. He seemed to lose all his joy within a day. Man, why did he become like this?

At dusk, the two of them sat together and ate dinner without speaking, especially silent.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

Dong Bai hurriedly got up and walked towards the gate. Hua Xiong didn't like raising slaves, and there were no slaves in his family, so Dong Bai had to do everything basically. However, Dong Bai didn't feel tired, nor was he dissatisfied with it. On the contrary, she enjoyed such a simple life very much. When Dong Bai opened the door, there were a total of six people standing outside the door, all of whom were surrounded by the young man in the middle.

The young man in the middle looked very handsome and dignified. He was not surprised when he saw Dong Bai, and he smiled and said, "Auntie is in person? I'm here to find Uncle Hua. Is he in the mansion?"

Dong Bai was very satisfied with this young man, especially with his title, she opened the door with a smile, let everyone in, and shouted into the mansion: "Husband, my nephew is here!"

Hua Xiong was taken aback, and slowly raised his head, saw the person coming, Hua Xiong stood up hurriedly, but felt a sharp pain in his back, he did not show the pain, cupped his hands and said: "See you, Your Majesty!", Hearing this sound, Dong Bai was so frightened that his face turned pale. Was she just worshiped by the emperor?Haven't returned the gift yet? ?She quickly followed Hua Xiong to salute, bowed her head, Liu Xi smiled, and quickly said: "Uncle is my elder, there is no need to be like this, Auntie also has food?"

Dong Bai nodded, and hurried in to serve the meal.

Liu Xi sat in front of Hua Xiong, and asked: "A few days ago, I heard that my uncle was injured, and I was worried, so I came to visit. Uncle, how is it?"

Hua Xiong shook his head and said, "It hurts a bit, but I can bear it."

"Uncle, it looks like you have something on your mind?" Liu Xi asked suspiciously.

Hua Xiong frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said: "Your Majesty, I want to go back to my hometown. I'm a little homesick, and I want to go and have a look." Liu Xi was silent for a moment, nodded and said: " Well, I will send someone to send my uncle to Liangzhou as a holiday for my uncle, so my uncle can rest for a while."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Uncle, don't do that."

The two chatted, Dong Bai served the food, Hua Xiong and the emperor continued to eat, the two ate for a long time, it was Liu Xi who was talking all the time, and Hua Xiong listened carefully, the two of them completely switched places Looking at the loneliness on Hua Xiong's face, Liu Xi felt unspeakably depressed, especially depressed.

Finally, the emperor was about to leave. Liu Xi bid farewell to Hua Xiong and his wife, turned around, and had just walked to the door when Hua Xiong suddenly called out, "Your Majesty!"

Liu Xi turned around and looked at Hua Xiong.

"Perhaps it is wrong for princes to value talent but not virtue."

Liu Xi was a little surprised, why did Hua Xiong suddenly mention this?
At night, the sky is still gray, the night is very poor, there is no trace of moonlight, it is pitch black, darkness covers everything, and people can't feel the slightest light.

In the inner room, Dong Bai and Hua Xiong were lying on the bed, Hua Xiong was already sound asleep, but Dong Bai was staring at Hua Xiong, unable to rest, Hua Xiong was lying on his side, his face was extremely ferocious, Muttering in his mouth, his hands clenched into fists at times, trembling at other times, let out waves of unknown roars, sweat rolled down his forehead, Dong Bai didn't know what he dreamed about, and he didn't dare to wake him up, holding Hua Xiong tightly with his hands hand, even if it hurts when he pinches it.

"what!"

Hua Xiong sat up abruptly, exclaiming for a while, and then, like a child, he began to cry. This was the first time Dong Bai saw Hua Xiong so sad. She had never seen Hua Xiong's face look so sad. Feeling sad, or a little bit lonely, she hugged Hua Xiong quickly, and Hua Xiong cowered in her arms, clutching his head and crying, and kept murmuring: "I want to go back to Liangzhou, back to Liangzhou."

"Come back tomorrow, I will accompany you back tomorrow"

Under Dong Bai's coaxing, Hua Xiong calmed down again and fell asleep.

The next day, just after dawn, a carriage slowly drove out from the gate of Luoyang City, and on this day, the officials in the Dibao Mansion also got the news that Hua Xiong was going to rest for a while, For the time being, Chen Lin will be in charge of everything.

The climate in Liangzhou can't be considered very good at this time. The strong wind often blows past, and occasionally you can see the yellow sand in the distant sky. Hua Xiong didn't bring her back to his home. Hua Xiong didn't have a home in Liangzhou. He just took his wife and traveled in a carriage to some remote wildernesses in Liangzhou. In these wildernesses, there was only the lonely wind and nothing else. .

Hua Xiong is standing here with a smile on his face, lost in his own memories.

Dong Bai gradually understood the purpose of Hua Xiong's coming here. On the ground, you can always see some broken and decayed swords, or arrows that were discarded somewhere, and there are also some ruins, where a few bare trees were nailed there. , The years have left countless traces on it. It is said that it used to be the camp of the Xiliang garrison of the Han Dynasty, but it has long been abandoned, because the enemies outside the Great Wall are gone, and the border has been pushed a lot.

At the end of the trip, they returned to Zhangye, Huaxiong's hometown, which is the closest to the old camp.

"I want to go around alone. You can wait for me at the station. Also, I sent someone to inform Changsheng... If he comes, you tell him to come to the old place to find me, and he will know where to go. Where did you find me?"

Hua Xiong gave orders, ignored Dong Bai's dissuasion, and limped on the streets of Zhangye with a cane.

Zhangye is not as bleak as it used to be. There are people coming and going on the streets, but these people walk so fast that they don't stop to watch the idle time around them.

Hua Xiong walked alone on the street here, watching people come and go, the center of the county is an extremely luxurious winery, and it is also a post station for merchants, merchants rest here, Drinking and eating here, and later, even some rangers and scholars began to come to this place to drink and have fun. Of course, it is a felony to drink together in a big man, so what they sell here is fruit wine brought from outside the Great Wall , which is not illegal.

Countless young people are flocking here, especially at night, after the curfew is lifted, this has become the place where they can get the most joy.

Hua Xiong was panting, and walked slowly, a group of young rangers appeared in front of them, they shouted, their faces were full of excitement, as they walked past Hua Xiong, one of them bumped into Hua Xiong's shoulder unintentionally In the morning, the crutch in Hua Xiong's hand fell to the ground. The young man turned his head suddenly, looked at the old man in front of him, his expression was unkind, but he didn't say anything harsh, he just glanced at the old man who fell on the ground. crutches, turned and left.

Hua Xiong watched him leave, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

He lowered his body and wanted to pick up the crutches on the ground, but his back was in severe pain, an unbearable pain.

Only then did Hua Xiong realize that he couldn't even pick up a crutch on the ground.

He looked forward blankly, in front of him was the most prosperous wine shop in Zhangye.

The young man just walked into the winery excitedly, and soon went upstairs and sat on the seat by the window. Various noises came from the winery, and some musicians were singing, praising the present In the prosperous age, singing the praises of the maiko, the young people excitedly raised their wine glasses, hugged the girl walking from the side, and drank with their heads up.

Hua Xiong stood on the side of the street, staring blankly at the scene in front of him.

The young people were still reveling, and no one turned their heads to look at the poor old man on the street.

In front of Hua Xiong, there were countless noises,
"Drink hard! Come on, I'll punish you three more!!"

"Beauty, where are you from? Yo, what a coincidence, my wife is also from your place!"

"Hahaha, I went to Xizhou yesterday, traded some goods, and sold them for tens of thousands of dollars, hahaha, today, please!"

"Heh, look at the old man outside the door, you are stunned, he is old and a thief!"

"Hahahaha!"

Hua Xiong stood here silently, he was like a dividing line, in front of him was the noise, but behind him was a different world, a world of iron and blood.

"Captain!! The enemy is coming!!"

"Changsheng!! Take the knights to protect Zhangye!! Don't let the Qiang people come in!!"

"Hua Manzi! Kill me!! People are behind them! If they want to go there, they must step over our corpse first!!"

"Kill!!!"

"Brother Hua. I. I can't do it. I buried it with my own hands."

"Ah!! Dog thief!! Come on!!!"

Hua Xiong stared blankly in front of him, bursts of noise broke his memory again, disrupted the world behind him, everything disappeared, and all he could see in front of him were the people who were having a carnival, spilled The wine, the showgirl's wanton laughter.

"Captain, what exactly are we guarding?"

"Is this the world we are desperately protecting?"

(End of this chapter)