Volume Four, The Year of the Curtain, Chapter 42, Drinking
Countless stones fell from the mountain peaks. There was residual snow on those stones, and there were wet marks after the snow melted. They fell on the mountains and on the cliffs, smashing out countless gravels, and then suddenly bounced into the air and continued to fall downwards.
Finally, it landed on top of the dark cavalry at the exit of the canyon.
After falling from the peaks to the bottom, after such a long distance, the speed of the stone has become very terrifying, much more terrifying than the short spears used by the prairie cavalry.
The prairie cavalry were crowded together, and it was difficult to dodge. Countless stones fell on them, making a dull sound of dust flying. Some had big holes in their bodies, and some had their heads exploded like ripe fruits.
The exit of the canyon was suddenly stained with blood and flesh, and there were screams and horses neighing everywhere. The team was in chaos, the horses' hooves were moving wildly, and smoke and dust were everywhere.
The faces of many cavalrymen were covered with blood, and beneath the blood were expressions of despair. However, the next development of the situation really made them despair, because after the falling rocks, there were shadows of axes like rain.
Those stones falling from the peak are very heavy, and those axes are also very heavy. To be thrown such a long distance requires a lot of strength. Logically speaking, only martial arts practitioners have this ability. However, it is simply impossible in this world.
If you find so many martial arts practitioners, you can organize them into a very disciplined ambush army.
The sky was filled with ax shadows, followed by loud shouts of killing. More than two thousand young and middle-aged men wearing animal skins were jumping, running, and roaring downward among the rocks on the cliff. They were not martial arts practitioners.
But they are not weaker than martial arts practitioners, because they are deserters and born warriors.
This is completely a one-sided killing.
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Dozens of heavy stones had fallen on the carriage. The carriage shook violently, and then there was a thunderous crash. The arrow branches beside the black carriage, which were like grass and broken arrows like piles of grain, were all smashed by those stones.
It was broken into pieces, then crushed into crumbs, and then dyed red and sticky with the flesh and blood of the prairie cavalry, making it look extremely bright.
The big black horse raised his head and looked out of the carriage. He couldn't see what was happening outside, but he knew that the situation was changing. He couldn't help but feel nervous and curious.
Ning Que whispered: "Here we come."
The sound of falling rocks, the sound of falling axes, and the sound of fighting continued continuously until it became quiet after a long time. Then there was a burst of fierce cheers and shouts, and finally it returned to absolute silence.
Ning Que hugged Sang Sang and stepped out of the carriage.
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Last winter, the Zuozhang Royal Court broke the peace treaty it had reached with the Desolate tribe and secretly joined hands with the Xiling Temple coalition forces to sneak attack the main force of the Desolate people and pursue them for hundreds of miles. The Desolate people suffered heavy casualties.
This spring, the Huangren tribe, led by Mo Zong Xingtang, sneaked into the Tianqi Mountains for several nights, climbed rocks to the peak of Helan Mountain, and ambushed the Zuozhang Wangting cavalry.
Only a few hundred of the three thousand Zuozhang Royal Court cavalry managed to escape. Only three of the dozen fallen commanders survived. Prince Longqing was seriously injured. He only managed to escape from Tang's hands with the help of two Taoist hidden warriors who sacrificed their lives to rescue him.
escape.
There were corpses of prairie cavalry everywhere around the canyon. A few war horses were guarding their masters bewilderedly. More than two thousand powerful desert warriors raised their iron axes high and raised their arms and shouted excitedly.
This is a perfect revenge for the deserter against the traitor.
However, the cheers of the desert warriors stopped faster than expected. They looked at the black carriage surrounded by dead bodies in the middle of the canyon and gradually became quiet, with panic on their faces.
The emotions of the desert warriors were not complicated. Compared with those who saw this black carriage elsewhere in the world, they were just afraid. Very simple fear.
Especially when the door of the black carriage was opened and Ning Que helped Sangsang out, the desert warriors looked at the thin little girl as if they were seeing the dark night they feared most.
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"Many people are easily intoxicated by the pleasure of revenge, but I think that is meaningless, even though I have been doing this for the first half of my life, because revenge first requires hatred, which means suffering first."
Ning Que looked at the strong man in leather clothes a few feet away and said, "Desolate people are born warriors. You commanded so many Desolate people, and you lost so miserably last winter. It's really unimaginable."
Tang thought about the bloody battle in the Allied Forces camp on the snowy night last winter. Even someone as strong as him was silent for a moment, and then said: "You don't know how much power is hidden in the Xiling Temple."
Ning Que said: "I don't need to know these things. I only know that the deserted people are miserable now."
Tang said: "No matter how miserable we are now, if it weren't for us, you would die today."
Ning Que said: "I know you will definitely come. This has nothing to do with me or Sangsang, so I don't need to express my gratitude to you. I created such a good ambush opportunity for you. If you can't even seize it,
, the barren people are not qualified to go south, let alone hope to restore the country."
Wherever Sang Sang is, there are the dark clouds and black crows in the sky. The black carriage walks diagonally eastward along the wasteland in the north of the Tang Dynasty. It attracts the attention of many people along the way. At Helan City, Ning Que did not choose to go north but
Going east, making such a big noise and exposing one's whereabouts is to attract the enemies of the Donghuang people.
The Eastern Wasteland has always been the sphere of influence of the Zuozhang Royal Court, and Long Qing is now the master of this wasteland. Ning Que knows that Long Qing will definitely appear first, in order to use him and the Zuozhang Royal Court cavalry to attract Tang and Huangren.
warrior.
The whereabouts of the black carriage were reported to the Eastern Wilderness. Neither the Xiling Temple nor the Buddha Sect had time to react. Long Qing had time, and so did the Huangren. Tang didn't know Ning Que's intentions. Even if he had some guesses, he couldn't be sure, but as Ning Que said
He said that it was impossible for the deserted man to let go of this opportunity for revenge.
So Tang and Huangren warriors appear here.
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Tang said: "We came and took revenge, so now we will leave."
Ning Que said: "Take us together."
Tang frowned slightly and said, "You know this is impossible."
Ning Que said, "Why? Even if you don't thank me, I still want to hear if there is any reason."
Tang looked at Sangsang beside him and said, "Because she is the daughter of Hades."
Ning Que said: "I remember that the desolate man worshiped Lord Ming."
Tang said: "Worshiping does not mean love, but more fear. Ever since Huangren believed in Mingzong, they have been worshiping Lord Ming to pray to him not to hurt us."
Ning Que said: "Sang Sang is the daughter of Pluto. If the desert people don't protect her now, how will Pluto punish you and your people when the underworld invades in the future?"
Tang said: "If she dies, Hades may never be able to find the human world, and naturally there will be no invasion of the underworld. In this case, why should my people worry about those impossible things?"
Ning Que shook his head and said: "You believe in Lord Ning, and no one dares to kill her. Then the underworld may invade. Why can't you make some preparations in advance for the possible future?"
Tang said: "If I take you in, don't wait until Lord Ming appears in the world, otherwise the desert people will be besieged by the world and their clan will be exterminated."
Ning Que sneered and said: "For a whole thousand years, who in the world has shown any kindness to you desert people? Don't forget that you are still in a state of war. Even without me and Sangsang, all the countries in the Central Plains still want to destroy you.
clan.”
Tang was silent.
Ning Que added: "Take us in or vice versa. The deserters are the enemies of the whole world, and we are also the enemies of the whole world. Don't you think we should naturally live together?"
Tang said: "What good will it do to the desert people to take you in?"
Ning Que said with emotion: "Sang Sang and I are both pretty good to your sister. Can you stop being such a philistine?"
Tang repeated expressionlessly: "What's the benefit?"
Ning Que looked a little helpless, and then said with a serious expression: "If the underworld invades, the desert people will have the most fertile land and the largest number of sheep."
For the desert people, fertile land is their life and the goal they pursue throughout their lives. Especially after being driven to the extreme north for thousands of years, it has become an irresistible temptation for them.
There was still no emotional change on Tang's face. He stared into Ning Que's eyes and said: "The underworld invades and eternal night comes. The whole world will become extremely cold. No matter how fertile the land is, how can grass grow without sunlight? How can grass grow without grass?"
Where did the sheep come from? Without sheep, what do we desert people have to eat to survive? We will all die eventually. Does it matter how big a place we can live in after we die?"
"Isn't it important? I see that many dignitaries spend the rest of their lives thinking about where they will live after death and how big their tomb is. I originally thought this matter was very important and that you people would care about it... Okay, even if it's not important,
, I still promise to make Huangren the most powerful ghost after the invasion of the underworld."
Ning Que said categorically: "I promise that I will make you feel happy even if you are a ghost!"
Tang was silent for a moment and then said: "I knew you were the shame of the academy, but I didn't expect you to be so shameless."
Ning Que thought hard but couldn't figure it out, so he asked: "What's the explanation?"
Tang said: "You are very shameless like you are now."
Ning Que laughed.
Tang said: "Things in the future are too illusory and will not help you make choices now, so your promise to the daughter of Pluto is meaningless."
Ning Que said calmly: "By taking us in, the Desolate People will have a very good warrior like me. The most important thing is that as long as I am here, the academy will not join the war against the Desolate People."
After hearing this, Tang was silent for a long time, and then said: "This is indeed very good. I admit that I am a little tempted, but the Presbyterian Church may not be willing to take you in."
Ning Que said: "You take us back first. I can convince them. If you have been in contact with Xiaotang recently, you should know that my best thing is to deceive the old man."
Tang handed over the wine bag and said, "Then it's settled."
"Is this a celebratory drink?"
Ning Que took the wine bag and took a big sip.
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