As early as at Qingluan Academy, he knew that the composition of the Yunqin border army was very complex. There were young soldiers who came with passion and ideals, prisoners who were exiled to atone for their sins, nobles who had declined and hoped to regain their family's glory, and some who had hope.
There are also many poor people who have changed their lives through military exploits, and many are the children of the entourage who originally served the army at the border.
The extremely harsh environment, the death of some partners, and the constant threat of death will make many people who are originally unruly and cold-blooded become even more unruly and cold-blooded, and will even leave hidden psychological trauma in the hearts of many people that is difficult to heal. Some soldiers even face the problem
They look like ordinary people, but in fact they all suffer from serious mental illnesses. The war priests of Yunqin walk among the military to spread their faith and treat the psychological problems of soldiers, which is also one of their main missions.
Tenacity, silence and pressure make it difficult for most border troops to communicate with others.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally more difficult to get them to trust and accept you.
Lin Xi has fully realized the unruly and unkindness of the Dragon and Snake Border Army. It has been three full days since he entered the patrol station of Yangjiantian Mountain. However, during these three days, in addition to the sergeants bringing food and water, Lin Xi
, but no one paid any attention to him. Even people in the army usually avoided appearing in his sight. He was completely isolated in the valley.
At this moment, he was sitting under the shade of the yellow vine tree, looking at the mountains and the forest... In the eyes of those black-armored soldiers, I'm afraid he could only look at the mountains in boredom.
But Lin Xi felt very calm in her heart and had no dissatisfaction.
This white mountain, black water, including the camp here, is a completely strange and novel world to him, and it is impossible to get tired of seeing it in a few days.
As early as on the way here, I saw the towering towers and some man-made stone roads occasionally exposed in the huge and barren Longshe Mountain Range, which is like a virgin forest, as well as some stone walls and camp ruins left over from the war.
It made him a little shocked and amazed, as if he had stepped into a long magical epic. And the camp of the Sheepjiantian Mountain Patrol Army even had some connotations of the Hobbit houses in the movie.
The fence made of thick logs does not have any flags, but under the shade of many trees there are totems of the rangers carved from tree stumps, a general with a sword and a skull face standing next to a long-horned deer.
The black leather military tents were covered with dry turf, which was the residence of these soldiers.
Because he is a traveler in this world, Qin Xiyue is right...he will not accept the glory that some concepts in this world impose on people's minds. If he doesn't want to come here to see it, no one can force him
Come here.
Because he is already a student of Qingluan College, because he does not value many things that many people in the world value, and he does not care about other people's opinions and thoughts.
He calmly looked at this land of white mountains and black waters with a traveler's eyes.
A black-armored sergeant came over, bowed to Lin Xi, and then placed some food wrapped in large leaves in front of Lin Xi.
"Thanks."
While Lin Xi smiled and nodded in return, the sergeant took out two more cloth bags and handed them to Lin Xi.
"What is this?" Lin Xi saw that the two cloth bags seemed to be powdered from some kind of medicinal herb.
The sergeant said a little cautiously: "The black one is snake repellent powder. Many venomous snakes don't like the smell. If you apply it, they will almost not be bitten. The gray one is to prevent foot rot... It is too hot and humid in Longshe Mountain, so I applied this powder."
, roast it with fire every day, and it will disappear. However, these cannot be used when marching near the swamp area outside the mountain. The nose of the cave barbarian is very good, but it is easy to be attacked by sneak attacks. "
"Thanks."
Lin Xi thanked the sergeant again.
This uptight sergeant was a few years older than him, very young, with many pockmarks on his face. He was not tall, slightly half a head shorter than Lin Xi. Due to Lin Xi's observation, the lines of his face seemed a little tight.
"What's your name? Are you a descendant of Wu Bian's entourage here?" Lin Xi put down the medicine bag, suddenly laughed, looked at him and asked.
The pockmarked young sergeant hesitated, but still said softly and cautiously: "Yes, sir, my name is Zhu Xun."
"Zhu Xun? A very peculiar name." Lin Xi smiled and said, "I have a friend named Tang Ke, who is also from the frontier army like you."
The young sergeant relaxed slightly because of Lin Xi's words, but he seemed to be unable to adapt to talking to Lin Xi like this, so he didn't respond for a while.
"I have no other intentions." Lin Xi looked at the young sergeant and asked him to relax. "I just thought you didn't hate me as much as the person who brought me food before, so I just chatted with you a little more."
The pockmarked young sergeant named Zhu Xun, who had a somewhat strange name, hesitated. After a moment, he nodded and said: "I think you are a good person, sir... but Lord Xin is also a good person. I hope you will not be dissatisfied with Lord Xin."
Resentment arises.”
"Do you think I'm resentful of him?" Lin Xi laughed.
Zhu Xun looked at Lin Xi who was smiling and couldn't answer.
Because he had an intuition that Lin Xi was not a bad person, but everything about Lin Xi was a bit difficult for him to understand. It was like how others could laugh like Lin Xi when they were abandoned here.
"I can understand the thoughts of General Xin and all of you. I am indeed too young and know nothing about the Dragon Snake Mountain Range. If I were General Xin, I would not be able to trust such a young and inexperienced person.
Even if practitioners are rare, we must try to replace them with an experienced practitioner general." Lin Xi looked at Zhu Xun, who was slightly stiff and didn't know how to answer, but still smiled, "And the more he doesn't accept me, the more I
You can be sure that at least he doesn't want to harm me... So I like him very much, as well as General Kang and you, for fear that I will be disadvantageous to him... It is easier for a general to convince his subordinates, but it is more difficult to make his subordinates love and worry.
."
"Sir..." Zhu Xun glanced at Lin Xi gratefully, but still didn't know what to say.
Lin Xi restrained her smile, looked at Zhu Xun and said: "General Xin thought that I might have offended some powerful people, and staying here would bring more trouble. At this level, allowing me to stay here is already his biggest challenge."
concession, but he didn't think it through completely... If there is really no danger here and you can enjoy the mountains and rivers with peace of mind, why would you send me here?"
"If you want a person to be unhappy, you will definitely send him to a place where he can enjoy happiness?" Lin Xi pointed at the white mountains and black waters in the distance, took a deep breath, and said softly: "I'm afraid this place won't be as it seems.
Calm... It is precisely because I like you that I will stay, because if I stay here, I can at least help you."
Zhu Xun was stunned. Because he was bitten by ants during a night, and his face was left with many pockmarks that were difficult to remove, he was just an ordinary sergeant who was not very smart. For some people in the court, he
He was not as understanding as Xin Weige, but he felt more and more that Lin Xi was not as unbearable as almost everyone here thought, and he also understood some of Lin Xi's meaning.
Because it is about real life and death, Xin Weige does not dare to take any risks, and he will never change his view of Lin Xi because of some of Lin Xi's words, so he will only treat Lin Xi after Lin Xi really shows it to him.
There is a change.
So Lin Xi could only wait.
Lin Xi had no resentment in his heart, so he could face this isolation calmly, looking at the mountains, the water, the approaching rain, and the wind filling the valley.
"What can I do for you, sir?" This ordinary young sergeant was not good at words and did not have any gorgeous rhetoric. He just bowed respectfully to Lin Xi and asked at the same time.
"Besides me, are there any other practitioners here?"
"No... after the former General Wu was transferred, no practitioners have been transferred. I heard that some places in the north suffered several big defeats, and even ordinary soldiers could not replace them. From the autumn of last year to now, our Yangjiantian Mountain
The Patrol Army only added eleven sergeants."
"How many of us are here now?"
"Fifty-seven people in total."
"Only fifty-seven people?"
Lin Xi was stunned, then shook her head speechlessly.
According to the establishment of the border army's patrol army, it should be between one hundred and three hundred people. In other words, with an official rank like his, he can lead at least one hundred troops. But this patrol army only has fifty-seven people... This
It can only show that this place is not a good place to begin with.
"You, General Xin, must have offended someone, right?" Lin Xi couldn't help but said this with some self-deprecation.
"It's not just here." Zhu Xun was not sure, and said with slight hesitation: "Since this spring, the armies in our area have been very tight, and they have not received much reinforcement of personnel."
"Have there been any major wars here before?"
"It hasn't happened since this spring. It's just the wars in the autumn of the year before last and the autumn of last year... a lot of people died."
Since the spring of this year, the activities of the cave beasts between the white mountains and black waters have been more frequent than in the autumn and winter of previous years.
Although she didn't know the reason, Lin Xi already knew this when she came here.
Lin Xi was silent for a moment, raised her head, looked at Zhu Xun seriously, and said: "If you really want to help me, help General Xin, can you do me a favor... If you have any mission, find a way to tell him secretly
I."
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(I went out to play football with my classmates in the evening. I might not have the energy to write tomorrow morning’s update when I get back, so I’ll put the updates for both chapters tomorrow night together.)