Legend of the Demon Emperor of Kyushu

Chapter 118 Xue Yi (3)

In the seventh year of Wuxuan, the suburbs of Hanye

A man guards a grave.

Xue Yi spent most of the day looking at this man.

until another man came.

"Have you left yet?"

"Well, he won't leave before the sun goes down." Xue Yi replied, "If you come here like this, no one will be watching in the camp?"

"What could happen in the camp? I'm still worried about his side."

"Mother." Xue Yi chuckled.

"Boy, what are you talking about!" The man grabbed Xue Yi's mouth as soon as he came up, and Xue Yi could only shout: "Don't dare, don't dare!" The only person in this world who can make him beg for mercy like this is naturally his elder brother—— —It smells like heaven.

And the man who both of them worried about was naturally their general, Lian Hongye.

A whole year has passed since the battle of Tianshui. To commemorate it, Ju Guohou ordered the whole army to take a day off and reward all the soldiers who participated in the battle with a tael of silver.

When the soldiers were excitedly holding the rewards, they rushed into various wine shops in the city, drinking happily, and bragging about how they fought bloody battles a year ago, and how brave their general Lian Hongye was on the battlefield. The man at the center of the topic walked out of the tower in silence alone, and sat in front of a lonely grave on the outskirts of the city for a whole day.

And Xue Yi also followed from a distance, watching the man for a long time.

Because Wen Tian told him so:
"Looking at our general, it is the saddest thing to see a tomb thinker. If he is really sad and passes out, and let the wild dogs take him away, we will also lose face."

Now Wen Tian himself is here.

Looking at a man for a long time is naturally very boring, so Wen Tian and Xue Yi started chatting together.

Talking about military affairs, talking about colleagues, talking about the war a year ago, and the woman buried under the tombstone.

"Since that day, Lian Hongye has changed a lot. This is human nature, and I won't be surprised." In the middle of speaking, Wen Tian squinted at Xue Yi: "But since then, your attitude towards him has also changed. , which always struck me as strange."

Xue Yi's expression changed, and he said after a long time: "After the war, General Lian became like my father, my uncle, and my grandfather. I can no longer look at him like before."

"Oh? I don't see anything in them. What do you think of them all?"

"An idiot who's thinking about dying."

"Heh, it's really interesting to put it this way..."

Xue Yi thought for a while, then continued:

"At this time last year, no one found out how grandpa left the house. Only a domestic servant in charge of the stables said that that night, there was a mad scream in the stable. He took a lantern and went to see that he followed grandpa The cub 'Lei Zi' of the horse 'Flying Thunder' who has lived his life.

It has never been on a real battlefield, but the way it crashed out of the stable is more powerful than any war horse he has raised in his life.

Following the footprints of the horseshoes, the servant walked tremblingly to the Hall of Hundred Spears, and saw Grandpa standing in front of the hall door, holding the big gun he put in the hall ten years ago.

The servant didn't even recognize Grandpa at first, thinking there was a ghost standing there.It wasn't until his grandfather got on the horse, walked past him, and said goodbye to him, that he recognized that it was his grandfather. He said that the look of the old man at that time was as if he had returned to his youth. "

These words, I listened to the servants with my father, when I heard these words, what shocked me the most was not about my grandfather, but my father's appearance at that time.Listening to the message from my grandfather before his death, my father's expression was not sad, but—"

Xue Yi frowned:

"--envious."

Wen Tian continued in a low voice: "I heard that since your third uncle died, your father has been very sad..."

"Everyone in the family is like this, so I can't stand them. There are so many good things to enjoy when you are alive, why do you keep thinking about dying?
The elder brother is like this, the grandfather is like this, and the old man is also like this, "If you take orders and don't say goodbye, if you defeat the enemy and then return, you will be polite."Therefore, on the day of leaving the teacher, there is the glory of death, but there is no disgrace of life. '(Note) What kind of ghost family training is this! "

Xue Yi was out of breath, and his veins even bulged out, as if he wanted to spit out the resentment he had accumulated all his life.

Wen Tian looked at his younger brother's appearance, patted him on the back, and said comfortingly: "But I think your attitude towards our general is not as bad as you used to treat the elders in the family. It is because our general is more attractive. Bar."

"Ratchet of the same feather."

"Forehead……"

"I changed." Xue Yi said leisurely: "It was because of the battle with King Ma. By the Wanmu River, when I watched General Lian charge towards King Ma alone, my head was completely confused. Even now, I can't figure it out, what was he thinking at that time? Isn't this sending him to death?"

"Hey, after all, this move is also conducive to boosting the morale of the army—"

"However, I couldn't lie to myself. At that time, even though I was absolutely puzzled, I had an impulse in my heart, wanting to just do it and follow his horse.

Moreover, just when I decided to tighten the reins and never do such a stupid thing, I knew very clearly that if Lian Hongye died like that at that time, I would definitely regret it. "

Xue Yi covered his forehead with one hand, his eyes blurred:
"It's bloody, isn't it? I've lived in my house for almost 20 years, and I haven't even understood what the grown-ups are thinking, why they're always talking, why their eyes are always staring at something far away. I don’t know how to care about the people around me, why they seem to disappear at any time even though they are by my side.

But looking at Lian Hongye's back at that time, I suddenly understood a little bit. They must have seen many people who were close to them on the battlefield, and they suddenly left forever.I must have had many, many regrets in my heart. "

"So, I can no longer get bored with this kind of people who are eager to die."

After Xue Yi had finished speaking, he realized that Wen Tian hadn't answered for a long time. He turned his head and saw that Wen Tian was squatting next to him, staring at him with relief, and there were even some tears in the corners of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth and eyes were twitching. The same slightly raised, how should I describe this expression——

Xue Yi felt that if he hadn't trained his body well in the past two years, he would be so disgusted that he would vomit out the food he ate three days ago.

"what are you doing!"

Wen Tian wiped his tears and said: "If Lian Hongye knows that he taught you how to understand your family, he will be very happy."

Xue Yi regretted that he didn't bring a gun.

Fortunately, I have practiced the dragon-shaped needle spinning skill myself.

The one on the left is in the shape of a dragon and punches in anger, and the one on the right twists the needle and smashes the foot in a panic.

Just as the two were mingling together, Lian Hongye stood up in the distance and waved his sword at them.

Seeing it, Xue Yi stopped his hands and feet, and asked in doubt: "The general is calling us over?"

Wen Tian also saw it, and his expression froze: "No, it means let's get out of here, or he will come here."

So the two fled back to the city in a hurry.

"Huh—" Xue Yi took a deep breath at the gate of the city, and asked, "Is it okay to leave the general there by himself?"

Wen Tian smiled and said: "It's all right. Seeing that he is still in the mood to drive us away, he appointed himself to be counted. As for us, let's go buy some delicious food and prepare it for him. He hasn't eaten for a day. By the way, The health porridge in the painting building is good, let's go ask for a food box and bring it back to him."

Xue Yi nodded, and sighed in his heart: "You really are an old lady."

But fortunately, there is this "grandmother", who not only manages all the chores in the army, but also takes care of Lian Hongye's life carefully, so that the second guard can recover quickly after suffering a huge injury a year ago. Helped Lian Hongye through the days when no oil and salt were allowed to enter.

"Don't be in a daze." Wen Tian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Today is the holiday given to us by the lord, let's take this opportunity to have a good time in the city."

Xue Yi was overjoyed when he heard the words. He looked up and saw his favorite street fireworks in front of him. The lanterns were lit up one after another. In order to earn money from these soldiers who were eager to spend money, the merchants set up stalls one by one and greeted them warmly. .

Wen Tian had already stepped into the noisy crowd on the street, Xue Yi looked at the man's back, was startled, and shouted: "Wen Tian!"

"Ah?" Wen Tian looked back under the light.

"You won't die, will you?" Xue Yi asked straightforwardly.

Wen Tian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Of course, think about who taught you the skills, we don't want to die, no one in the world can catch up with us."

Xue Yi grinned at the corner of his mouth when he heard this.

Yes, even if there are a group of idiots who are eager to die, at least this person is different. He knows the joy of living just like himself, and he will protect the people around him.He will always be by his side.

"What's the matter? Are you drunk before drinking?"

"How is that possible? Let's go!" Xue Yi laughed and raised his purse high.

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In the tenth year of Wu Xuan, Wen Tian, ​​the deputy general of the second guard of Ju State, died in battle in the north of Moyun City.

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Note: The words come from "Wu Zi's Art of War·On General·Fourth".

(End of this chapter)