Chapter 118 Xue Yi(3)

In the seventh year of Wuxuan period, Hanye City suburbs

A man guards a grave.

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

Until another man comes.

"You haven't left yet?"

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

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

"Mom." Xue Yi chuckled.

"Boy, what are you talking about!" The man came up and grabbed Xue Yi's mouth, and Xue Yi could only shout: "I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore!" The only person in the world who can make him beg for mercy is naturally his eldest brother -

—Wen Tian.

Naturally, the only man who worried both of them was their general, Lian Hongye.

A whole year has passed since the Battle of Tianshui. In order to commemorate the battle, the Marquis of Ju State granted the entire army a day off and rewarded all the soldiers who participated in the battle with one tael of silver.

When the soldiers excitedly took the rewards and rushed into various liquor stores in the city, drinking happily, they boasted about how they fought bloody battles a year ago and how their general Lian Hongye was so brave 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 the entire day.

Xue Yi also followed him from a distance and looked at the man for a long time.

Because this is what Wen Tian ordered him to do:

"Looking at our general, it is most sad to see his grave and miss him. If he is so sad that he passes out and is picked up by a wild dog, we will also be embarrassed."

Now Wentian himself is here.

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

We talked about the military situation, our colleagues, the war a year ago, and the woman buried under the tombstone.

"Lian Hongye has changed a lot since that day. This is human nature. I'm not surprised." Halfway through, Wen Tian glanced at Xue Yi and said, "But since then, your attitude towards him has also changed.

, which always makes me feel weird.”

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

"Oh? I didn't find that they have anything in common. What do you think they are like?"

"Idiot who thinks about death."

"Oh, that's quite interesting..."

Xue Yi thought for a while and continued:

"At this time last year, no one found out how grandpa left the house. Only a servant who managed the stables said that that night, a crazy scream suddenly came from the stables. He went over with a lantern to see that he was following grandpa.

"Leizi" is the son of the lifelong magical horse "Fei Lei".

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

The servant followed the horse's hoof prints and walked tremblingly to the Hall of Hundreds of Guns. He saw grandpa standing in front of the hall, holding the big gun that he had put into the hall ten years ago.

The servant didn't even recognize his grandfather at first and thought there were ghosts and gods standing there. It wasn't until his grandfather got on his horse, walked past him and said goodbye to him that he recognized it was his grandfather. He said that the old man's expression at that time was...

It’s like going back to my youth.”

I heard these words from a servant together with my father. When I heard these words, what frightened me most was not what happened to my grandfather, but what my father looked like at that time. Listening to the message from my grandfather before his death, my father

His expression is not sad, but——"

Xue Yi frowned:

"--envious."

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

"Everyone in the family is like this, that's why I can't stand them. There are so many good things that people can enjoy while alive, why do they always think about dying?

My eldest brother is like this, my grandpa is like this, and my father is like this too. "You accept an order without hesitation, and you return after the enemy is defeated. This is the courtesy of a general. Therefore, on the day you leave the army, you will have the honor of death but no shame of life." (Note) What kind of ghost is this?

Family training!"

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

Wen Tian looked at his younger brother, patted him on the back, and comforted him: "But I see that your attitude towards our general is not as bad as your previous treatment of the elders in the family. Sure enough, it is because our general is more charming.

Bar."

"A raccoon dog of the same breed."

"Forehead……"

"It's me who has changed." Xue Yi said leisurely: "It's because of the battle with King Ma. By the Wanmu River, when I watched General Lian rushing towards King Ma alone, my head was completely clouded.

Even now, I still can’t figure out what he was thinking at that time? Isn’t this a suicide attempt?”

"Ahem, after all, this move will help boost military morale——"

"However, I couldn't lie to myself. At that time, even though I was confused, I had an impulse deep in my heart to just 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:

"What the hell, isn't it? I have lived at home for almost twenty years, and I have never understood what the adults are thinking, why they are always practicing martial arts, and why their eyes are always staring far away

I don’t know how to care about the people around me. Why do they seem to disappear at any time even though they are clearly around me.

But when I looked at Lian Hongye's back, I suddenly understood. They must have seen a lot of people on the battlefield. Many people who were close to them suddenly left forever. I must have had it in my heart.

Lots and lots of regrets.”

"So, I can no longer get tired of people who are eager to die."

After Xue Yi finished speaking, he realized that Wen Tian had not answered for a long time. He turned around and saw that Wen Tian was squatting next to him. His eyes were staring at him with relief. There were even tears in the corners of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth and eyes.

The same expression is slightly raised, how should I describe this expression——

Xue Yi felt that if he hadn't trained his body and bones well in the past two years, he would have been so sick that he would have vomited out all the food he had eaten three days ago.

"what are you doing!"

Wen Tian wiped away tears and said, "If Lian Hongye knew that he had taught you how to understand your family, he would be very happy."

Xue Yi regretted not bringing a gun.

Fortunately, I also practice the dragon-shaped needle spinning skill.

The dragon-shaped one on the left punches out of anger in anger, and the one on the right spins a needle and beats the legs out of anger.

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

When Xue Yi saw this, he stopped and asked doubtfully: "General, are you calling us over?"

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

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

"Huh -" Xue Yi took a deep breath at the city gate and asked, "Is it okay to leave the general there alone?"

Wen Tian smiled and said: "It's okay. Seeing that he is still in the mood to drive us away, we know what to do. Let's go buy some delicious food and prepare it for him. He hasn't eaten anything for a day. By the way,

The health porridge in the painting studio is good, let’s go get a food box and bring it back to him.”

Xue Yi nodded and sighed in his heart: "What an old woman."

But thanks to this "old lady", who not only took care of all the chores in the army, but also took careful care of Lian Hongye's life, the second guard recovered quickly after experiencing a huge injury a year ago, and also

Helped Lian Hongye go through the hard times.

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

Xue Yi was overjoyed when he heard this. He looked up and saw his favorite street fireworks in front of him. The lanterns were lit up one by one. In order to make money from the 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 turned around under the light.

"You're not going to die, are you?" Xue Yi asked bluntly.

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

When Xue Yi heard this, the corner of his mouth opened slightly.

Yes, even if there are a group of fools around him who are eager to die, at least this person is different. He understands the joy of living like himself and will protect the people around him. He will always be with him.

"What's wrong? Are you drunk before you even drink?"

"How is that possible? Let's go!" Xue Yi shouted with a smile and raised his money bag high.

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In the 10th year of Wuxuan reign, Wen Tian, ​​the second deputy general of the Ju Kingdom, died in battle in the north of Moyun City.

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Note: The phrase comes from "Wu Zi's Art of War·On Generals·Fourth".
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