The crooked poem says: "
There are many majestic passes in the plain wilderness, with villages and camps set up to form mountains.
Mo Dao's command has spread thousands of miles, how many people can fight back in the yellow sand? "
Seeing the majestic pass and the camp thousands of miles away, a murderous aura came to my heart. Although Ye Ling has experienced many battles between monks, he can't compare to such murderous intent.
The pass in front of us is called Dingjiang. At that time, Emperor Taizu of the Daqian Dynasty led his troops and horses to this place to set up swords to establish the border, and defined the Zhou Dynasty as the domain to form the boundary of the dynasty. Later, Cai built this pass.
In front of the pass, Han Shi handed over the token and after checking it, he led the prison car in and came to the pass.
Han Shi left his soldiers to guard the two men and went directly to report.
Qin Qing stretched out, rubbed his shoulders and said, "It turns out that the prison car is so difficult to bear. I will never ride in a car again. As expected, it is still fun to ride a horse."
Ye Ling didn't answer, crossed his legs and closed his eyes, moving around. He has been seriously injured several times and lost his cultivation. Now that he has recovered again, he feels that if he is at a low level, he will be exploited by others, so improving his strength is the most important thing.
But not long after, I saw a figure running towards me in a hurry, with a tone that sounded like surprise but also joy, waving and shouting: "Ye Zi! Ye Zi! You are indeed still alive!"
Hearing his voice, Ye Ling knew that the person coming was none other than Ning Changge. He opened his eyes and saw Ning Changge running towards him. He smiled and said, "How happy it is to meet old friends after surviving a catastrophe!"
Ning Changge's Taoist power circulated, and he slapped the cage with his palm, and the cage exploded. He said: "How can this little cage trap you?"
Ye Ling stood up, brushed off the dust, and said with a smile: "If not, it would be difficult to meet each other."
Ning Changge grabbed Ye Ling, helped him out of the car, and said to him: "The Holy Spirit taught me goodbye. I was lucky enough to escape. Unfortunately, Xu Hong and Bu Feiyun were both taken away by the teacher. I heard that they You have been grounded and punished to shut yourself up and think about your mistakes. Since I can't find you, I have no choice but to come to this military camp again to discuss with Dazhu Kingdom."
Ye Ling knew that Ning Changge had always been blessed with good luck, so he didn't ask any more questions. When he mentioned his eldest brother Xu Zheng, he was slightly stunned, his Adam's apple moved a few times, and then he spit out the number: "How is the eldest brother...?"
After parting ways and not being able to see each other for several years, Ye Ling really misses the days in Yunlan Town, when the three brothers were carefree and stayed together day and night without ever being separated.
Ning Changge smiled slightly. He knew something about Ye Ling and Xu Zheng. He patted Ye Ling on the shoulder and said, "Dazhu Kingdom is in the mansion. You can go see him yourself."
Ye Ling calmed down, walked slowly to the front door, climbed up the steps, and came to the second door. He subconsciously pulled the corners of his clothes with both hands and dusted away the dust that was not there.
He raised his head and cast his eyes into the lobby, but he saw the familiar figure sitting behind Shuai An, with a strong build and a chiseled face. His eyes slightly raised and fell on Ye Ling, with a smile on his lips.
Ye Ling was at a loss and froze on the spot, his eyes already full of tears, which couldn't stop falling from his eyes: "Big...brother!"
Xu Zheng stood up and walked to Ye Ling, gently wiping away the tears on his face with a pair of rough hands. The hot touch kept reminding Ye Ling that this was not a dream.
"You are already a monk in the Lingxu Realm, why are you still crying? We haven't seen each other for several years since that day, and you have grown into an adult!"
Compared with when he was in Yunlan Town, Ye Ling now has a tall and straight figure, a handsome appearance, and an outstanding temperament. He is no longer the young commoner in the small town, the boy next door.
"Eldest brother, third brother, he..."
Ye Ling hesitated to speak, but Xu Zheng patted him on the shoulder with a reassuring tone: "I know everything. Although he is under house arrest in Taiyue City, he will be fine for the time being. Don't worry, we will make a decision sooner or later. Can be reunited.”
The two sat down, but were speechless.
Ye Ling suddenly realized that he was no longer the small town boy, and his eldest brother was no longer a run-down blacksmith. The identities of the two have changed drastically, and they may never be able to return to the past.
Xu Zheng gently closed the document in front of the case, looked at Ye Ling and said, "I know most of what you have done over the years."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Ling's heart tightened and he looked at Xu Zheng in disbelief.
Xu Zheng continued, minding his own business: "We were separated in Baimang Forest, went to Wentian Sect to become a disciple, there was a big battle outside Qinglin City, there were several dangers in the Demon Realm, almost everyone died in the Moon Pavilion, there was a storm in Taiyue City, and there was a storm in the Holy Spirit Sect. It’s a waste of my life, am I right?”
"It turns out that eldest brother knows everything," Ye Ling lowered his head with a gloomy expression: "But eldest brother never showed up, let alone took care of me and my third brother. He watched me in danger several times and watched my third brother being taken away. I don’t know whether I am alive or dead, and there is no news at all.”
Ye Ling suddenly raised his head and shouted at Xu Zheng: "Brother is just watching and doesn't care about us!"
There was deathly silence in the lobby. Ning Changge, who had just stepped forward with one foot at the door, quickly took it back, not even daring to breathe.
After a long time, Xu Zheng slowly uttered a few words: "I...I'm sorry for you..."
After hearing this, Ye Ling stood up and walked out. He may know that Xu Zheng has something to hide, but he just wants to be willful for once. Only in front of his elder brother can he behave like a child.
Seeing Ye Ling walk out, Ning Changge just stuck his head and looked into the house.
Xu Zhengzhong opened the case file again, picked up the brush and brushed a few points, but said: "Go and stay with him. The grievances of the past few years should be vented to others."
"yes!"
"Qin Qing!" Xu Zheng stopped Qin Qing who was standing on the other side and said, "You also have something to say to me, right?"
Qin Qing, still wearing a mask and armor, walked in with a cold tone: "So Dazhu Kingdom still remembers me, then do you remember the tens of thousands of soldiers who have died in Izuyunguan so far!"
Xu Zheng's pen paused slightly, and then continued to move: "I also want to write them down one by one, but there are too many people on this border that I should remember, and there are more than just one Guancheng."
Qin Qing looked at Xu Zheng. For some reason, she seemed to be just like Ye Ling, full of grievances but unable to vent them.
…………
On the roof of the city gate, Ye Ling sat cross-legged on the beam, looking through the layers of clouds, what he saw was the past.
Ning Changge stood beside him. Seeing that he didn't say a word, he said to himself: "Dazhu Kingdom is truly worthy of being a military strategist of a generation. He also calmly resisted Prime Minister Zhuge of the Han Dynasty, leaving the Han army with no opportunity to take advantage of it." , I am truly impressed."
Ye Ling looked at the army gathering in another mountain range from a distance and asked, "Didn't the Han army retreat?"
Ning Changge said: "I don't know why, although the Han army showed signs of withdrawing from the stronghold before, they quickly left and returned. Everyone in the army said that it was Prime Minister Zhuge's trick to lure the enemy."
Ye Ling was puzzled. Zhuge Ce would definitely not deceive him, but why he suddenly changed his mind.
Ning Changge smiled and said: "Why worry about the conquest? You and I are both outsiders and should stay away from the world of mortals."
Ye Ling shook his head when he heard this: "Under the law of heaven, there is no escape from the world of mortals, and there is no difference between the world of immortals. Have you forgotten how you were expelled from the immortal sect?"
Ning Changge was speechless, then he grabbed Ye Ling's shoulder and said angrily: "Of course it's because of you, this disaster star, that all my good luck has been ruined. I don't care, I have no place to stay now anyway." , I can only rely on you!"
Ye Ling smiled. Although he and Ning Changge had not known each other for a short time, they still had the same affection. Especially when he was taken away by Sheng Qingyao, Ning Changge really asked Xu Hong and others to rescue him. This friendship alone is worthy of Ye Ling's lifelong repayment.
The two of them sat on the roof of the building and chatted until the sky became dark and the stars hung high in the sky, then they dispersed.
Ye Lingzhong stood in front of Xu Zheng's mansion again. Seeing the bright candlelight, Xu Zheng gently put down the book in his hand and said to Ye Ling: "I heard that your Taixu Peak Zuiyun Brewing is very extraordinary. Don't you want to invite me?" Brother, try it?"
Ye Ling walked in, shrugged, and said, "I don't have the Taoist storage device with me, and I don't have any wine to invite you."
Xu Zheng was a lover of wine, so he had no choice but to sigh with regret and threw a jar of wine to Ye Ling, saying: "The royal family decides the world, give it a try."
Ye Ling patted open the clay, raised the altar to drink, and then took a deep breath and said: "Although it is royal wine, the taste is not as good as Lieyunshao from the border town."
"One yin and one yang are called the Tao," Xu Zheng said: "The royal family governs thousands of miles and hundreds of millions of people. How can it only use force without tenderness? It is both upright and cunning. Therefore, when the world is determined, It’s always uncomfortable.”
Ye Ling gently put the wine jar down and said to Xu Zheng: "Brother, I saw something in Taiyue City, Baili Longteng..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xu Zheng: "There is no need to tell me those things, I have already guessed a few things."
"Brother, are you indifferent?"
"What do you want me to do?" Xu Zheng stared at Ye Ling and said in a deep voice: "The reason why Changkong asked me to return to the court is to let me command these tens of millions of soldiers and horses, and not to fight with Zhuge to the death. The same is true for Chen Changying Thoughts. Baili Longteng wants to achieve the Dao through killing, but secretly there are countless people who want him to succeed. I can stop Zhuge Ce, who is also being used as a swordsman, but I can't stop people's hearts from turning to the Dao!"
"Is such a way still a way?" Ye Ling asked back: "Is it possible to use the lives of hundreds of millions of creatures to achieve the way of being a single person and a husband?"
Xu Zheng was silent, and Ye Ling continued: "I met the master in a small town school outside Taiyue City. What the master taught me is different from what the elder brother said."
After saying that, Ye Ling gave the letter left by Zhuge Ce to Xu Zheng and said, "This is the letter that Prime Minister Zhuge asked me to deliver to my eldest brother."
Xu Zheng took it, but did not open it. He just said: "I already know what Zhuge Ce is going to say. There is no need to read this letter. But you, where are you going?"
Ye Ling said: "I don't know. I should go find the third brother and rescue him. I should also go look for the junior brother. He is missing. There are still a few old friends I need to meet."
With that said, he walked out.
Xu Zheng stopped him and said, "Don't leave, come back to Taiyue City with me!"
"Taiyue City?" Ye Ling stopped and looked back, looking at Xu Zheng in disbelief, and said: "Brother is in charge of thousands of soldiers, how can he leave so easily?"
Xu Zheng shook his head and said: "Zhuge Ce should have clearly seen the situation in the world. Even though I am not here, he will not make any moves. I can leave with peace of mind. What's more, there are so many things happening in Taiyue City these days. , I should go back and take a look. And the third child, we have to bring him back."
Ye Ling nodded and said: "In that case, I will go with the eldest brother to save the third brother."
Just as he was about to leave, he remembered something again, turned around and said to Xu Zheng: "Queen Daqian wrote a letter to my eldest brother. She wanted me to bring it to my eldest brother, but she burned it in front of me. She only said that she wanted me to I’ll tell you this and say nothing else.”
Xu Zheng's tiger body trembled when he heard this. He was silent for a long time before waving his hands and saying, "I understand. Let's go to Taiyue City early tomorrow morning."
After Ye Ling left, Xu Zheng looked at the night sky outside the door and laughed at himself: "You are still blaming me!"
