Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 377 Dugu Lang

After returning from Donghai, Ren Yuan and his four companions headed north to Jizhou.

At this time, although Ge Rong and Du Luozhou had fallen out and separated, they were still nominally a group.

Both sides were wearing the same military uniforms, and they were all from the same place. Before the fight started completely, the people below would not be hostile to each other.

Ren Yuan and his men were wearing the uniforms of the "rebel army" and had Feng Tietou's token in their hands. They traveled through counties and prefectures unhindered and soon arrived at Xindu, Ge Rong's old nest.

The atmosphere in Xindu was obviously much more tense than that in Du Luozhou's Chenliu. Outside the city, troops were training everywhere in the fields under the command of officers, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

Ren Yuan and his three companions watched along the way and could not help but be secretly shocked. Ge Rong's army was called a rebel army, but from the level of training to the overall combat quality, they were all far superior to the Daliang Imperial Army...

"This is normal." Yang Zhongyu was proud of it and said softly, "The Six Garrisons are already top-notch elite troops. After being tempered by the flames of war in the past few years, they are definitely stronger than the Daliang army that has been at peace for many years."

"Stop trying to boost others' morale... Well, you are originally from the Six Garrisons." Chen Baxian was naturally indignant, but he had no way to refute it, so he sighed and said:
"No wonder they beat the Wei army so badly, the men of the Six Garrisons are really great."

As they were talking, they were getting closer to Xinyang City and the traffic on the road was becoming more and more dense, so they stopped making comments to avoid causing trouble through their words.

The inspection for entering the city was very strict. If you were not careful, you would be regarded as a spy and taken aside to be beheaded.

Especially when the defenders heard that they came from Feng Tietou, they interrogated them more carefully.

Fortunately, they knew Feng Tietou's situation very well, so they were able to deal with it.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd. Everyone looked up and saw a young general in his twenties riding a white horse into the city.

I saw that he was tall and slender, with a monkey back and a wasp waist, and he was handsome and beautiful. His face was like a newly tempered snow blade from Kunlun Mountain, and his eyes were like bright stars shining with divine light. He was wearing a silver-scale fine armor, and his horse's body was snow-white without any other colors, except for a cluster of red flames on his forehead, which just matched the red tassel of his helmet, making him look like a god descending from the sky.

His painting style is completely different from others. In this chaotic city with sparse grass and dirty faces, he stands out from the crowd.

"Who is this? He's more handsome than me?" Even Chen Baxian, who always considered himself the most handsome man in the world, was convinced.

"Of course it's our Dugu Lang!" The soldiers of Ge Rong's army said proudly, "He is not only good-looking, but also more powerful than anyone else in killing enemies in battle!"

Dugu Lang was used to everyone's stares. Although he was extremely handsome, he was not arrogant at all. He had a warm smile on his face and greeted everyone in a friendly manner.

Regardless of status, he could call out the other person's name, no wonder he was so popular - of course, winning the hearts of a group of men is much more difficult than winning the hearts of a group of women, especially when these men are bloodthirsty fighters. How could an embroidered pillow that only relies on superficial skills win such praise from them?
This extremely handsome Dugu Lang must be the real deal.

Ren Yuan was admiring his beauty when he saw Dugu Lang's gaze turned towards him. He suddenly froze and then his face became excited!
Then, he parted the crowd without any regard for manners, rushed over like a whirlwind, and shouted, "Nu Nu, is that you?"

"..." Ren Yuan and the other two looked at each other, wondering who would have that name?
But Yang Zhong was also very excited and said with tears in his eyes: "Xin'er, it's me!"

"Oh, you're not dead!" Dugu Xin hugged Yang Zhong, and the two of them cried and laughed excitedly. Ren Yuan and the other two were stunned, it turned out that Nu Nu was Yang Zhong.

But others are used to it. This is a turbulent time. How many brothers and old friends are scattered all over the world, and then meet again inadvertently after going through many twists and turns?
"Are you here to seek refuge with Brother Luo Sheng? Who are these three?" Dugu Lang was still so excited that he was incoherent.

"This is not the place to talk." Yang Zhong said cautiously.

"Yes, yes. Let's go. I'll take you to meet Brother Luosheng. Let me tell you, Brother Luosheng is very powerful now! He was named the King of Yuyang by the Emperor, and everyone calls him King Luosheng!" Dugu Lang then embraced Yang Zhong and walked inside. Seeing this, how could the soldiers guarding the gate stop them? They even returned the bribes they had asked for to Chen Baxian...

"Brother Luo Sheng is so powerful now?" Yang Zhong asked hurriedly after leaving the crowd.

"Didn't you come here because you heard of Brother Luo Sheng's reputation?" Although Dugu Xin was young, he had been in troubled times for many years. After calming down his excitement, he discovered that the two men and one woman behind Yang Zhong were not ordinary people.

He knew that things were not that simple, so he changed his words and said, "Brother Luo Sheng is still busy at the moment, come to my place and sit down first."

So he took the four people to the courtyard where he lived.

Along the way, what Ren Yuan and his companions saw most were the blacksmith shops next to each other, where people were making all kinds of weapons in a hurry, as if a great war was about to begin.

"Is there going to be a war?" Yang Zhong asked.

"Yes, there is going to be a war." Dugu Xin nodded and said with a wry smile, "There have been wars every day in recent years, but this time it's going to be a big war."

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Dugu Xin brought the four people to his own courtyard, served them cheese, and then asked, "Who are these people?"

"They are all my sworn brothers. We are as close as brothers, just like you and me." Yang Zhong said in a deep voice: "We are all friends who have risked our lives for each other. We can absolutely trust each other."

"Since they are A Zhong's brothers...sisters, they are also my Dugu Xin's brothers and sisters." Dugu Xin clasped his fists affectionately with the three of them and introduced their names to each other.

Unfortunately, everyone was still a nobody at that time, and couldn’t say “I’ve heard a lot about you”, they could only say “hello”, “hello”…

Then Dugu Xin turned his attention back to Yang Zhong. He patted his shoulder and asked, "How many years have we not seen each other?"

"I haven't seen you since the Wuchuan mutiny." Yang Zhong sighed, "I thought I would never see you again in this life."

"Yes, once the mutiny started, we, a group of brothers who grew up naked, were forced to separate. Some of us joined the True King in rebelling against the court, while others, like Heba's family, pledged allegiance to the court and suppressed the rebellion. Each served their own master and killed each other. I don't know how many times I have encountered such a thing in the past few years. It is really painful." Dugu Xin sighed:
"I really don't want to fight this kind of shitty war anymore... So when I heard that your entire clan had fled south to avoid the chaos, I was quite happy. I thought that at least I wouldn't have to be hostile to you, let alone hear about your death..."

"Who would have thought that later we would hear that Uncle Yang had gathered his people to fight Xianyu Xiuli, but was defeated and killed. Upon hearing the news, Heita and I rushed to Yingzhou overnight to collect the bodies of Uncle Yang and your third uncle, sixth uncle, eldest brother, and third brother..."

(End of this chapter)