(5)
While the soldiers and civilians were recuperating, the reconstruction work of Yuyi Town was also in full swing.
The long siege caused most of the buildings in the town to suffer varying degrees of damage. The streets were littered with the remains of buildings. It took people several days to move the remains to designated places, and another few days to replace them with new ones. Brick walls fill in the gaps and build stronger houses and walls there.
Fortunately, the famous attraction in Yuyi Town - "Magpie Bridge" was not damaged. Legend has it that this bridge, which is several feet high in the air, was built by a descendant of the Gongshu Ban. However, the descendant of the Gongshu Ban has passed away long ago, so if the bridge breaks down, it will never be seen again.
Everything is gradually returning to the way it was before the war began, and the people have begun their normal daily lives: traders are willing to go to the streets to earn a living, and foreign caravans that have been banned for a long time have begun to prepare supplies for leaving the city on another day, and have been suppressing their own instincts. The naughty children reappeared in the streets and alleys, playing and running wildly, shouting the names of heroes.
"General Baifeng! General Huangquan!"
"It's your turn to be the Rouran barbarian this time!"
"No, I don't want to be a barbarian."
The childish heroic dream took root in my heart.
During these days, many young people who were willing to join the army emerged in Yuyi Town. They walked together and went to the military camp to enlist. A new army composed entirely of children from Beizhen had completed its transformation. Let me ask you, who would have thought that all the soldiers in this army were originally soldiers and bandits?
It’s unbelievable, everything happening in front of you is so unbelievable!
Bai Feng was disturbed by the noise outside the academy today. Workers were carrying new building materials back and forth, and children were cheering beside him. However, he did not feel distressed by this. Instead, he hoped that this kind of life would last forever. .
He looked at Murong Yan, who was sleeping next to him, and looked at her sleeping face, which was still as peaceful and peaceful as ever. He couldn't bear to ruin such a flawless expression, so he quietly walked out.
"Today is the day when the army sets off." Bai Feng said in his heart: "Oh, I hope they can be unstoppable..."
He was seen waving the sword in his hand and practicing swordsmanship alone on the school field. Not long after, Yue Qingling rushed over with a letter and reported: "It's not good, it's not good! Senior Brother Bai, that Shen Qiongzhi, Miss Shen, she is missing!"
"What?" Bai Feng sheathed his sword and asked, "Just think about it, where else can she go?"
"How do I know! I was planning to bring some food into her house. Who would have thought that a living person could suddenly disappear?" Yue Qingling handed over the letter. The envelope read "Brother Feng, Dear Yan'er" "Open it." Bai Feng opened the envelope and looked at it for a few times, then chuckled.
Yue Qingling said: "Senior Brother Bai, what was written in the letter?"
"You don't need to know about this." Bai Feng replied: "I can't take charge of the overall situation in the academy today. Let me tell you, Senior Brother Su Qing, to reassure him that I won't go too far." After that, he immediately returned. Murong Yan was woken up by the house call, and they both simply dressed up and disguised themselves, and then hurriedly left the academy.
At this time, the Yuyi Town army led by Huang Yixiao was passing through Yuyi Town in a vast area. They shouted "We must win". How shocking it was to see an army of tens of thousands of people passing through! Everyone who saw it and heard it, everyone showed up to watch and greet them. From the street corner to the alley, from the beginning of the city to the end of the city, in every window, in every corner, there were people who came to see off the imperial army. Common people.
Among the crowd, there were two young men dressed as travelers who were leading the horses on the road with difficulty. They knew that they could not catch up with the forward troops in the city and could only slowly wait for the army to leave the city before catching up.
They walked step by step, as if they were in the corridor of some grand ceremony. The enthusiastic support of the heroes from the people of Yuyi Town made them feel the same, making them more certain that such a victory was a unique miracle.
The next miracle will be accomplished by the tens of thousands of people in front of us.
After a while, the army finally walked out of Yuyi Town, and the two travelers immediately mounted their horses to give chase. After a while, Huang Yixiao, who was in the vanguard, saw someone chasing after him on horseback. When he took a closer look, it turned out to be Bai. Feng and Murong Yan.
"Both of you, I've really caught up with you!" Huang Yixiao said confidently: "Vice General Shen, this is your only chance to regret it, take advantage of it..."
Shen Qiongzhi rode out of the military formation. Although she now wore tailor-made armor, she still carried the iron melon hammer given to her by Bai Feng.
The three of them broke away from the army and stopped in a corner of the city.
"Yan'er, Brother Feng, I..." Shen Qiongzhi thought she could explain to Bai Mu and Bai Mu very cheerfully, but at this time she fell into deep self-doubt and couldn't extricate herself: "I know what belongs to us The war is over, and I know I am lucky to have survived. However, I really can’t stay in the academy..."
Bai Feng waved her hand to tell her not to say any more, and then asked: "Do you still remember why you embarked on this road?"
"I don't think I need to rely on 'prayer' to spend every night." Shen Qiongzhi replied without hesitation: "Holy places and sacred trees are a thing of the past for me... Ever since I met Yan'er, I No longer a saint, no, I have never been a saint, I have always deceived others and deceived myself.”
"Sister Qiongzhi." Murong Yan calmly comforted her: "You are not wrong, you are just doing what you should do!"
"I thought I had accepted my fate and would stay in the Holy Land all my life, right? I was wrong, this is not what I want." Shen Qiongzhi said: "I don't want to look back on the past many years later and suddenly realize that I have He left no trace in the world."
She glanced at her weapon, the iron melon hammer, and continued: "Now, I finally have the opportunity to follow the dream of myself."
"Miss Shen, I believe from the bottom of my heart that you are more like a saint now than ever before, more like a saint's daughter..." Bai Feng said: "Walk your weapons, shed your blood, use your Use your body to protect the people of Beizhen!"
Murong Yan immediately echoed: "Remember to come back and take us back to the Holy Land with you..."
The three of them agreed to meet again on the day of triumph, and there was no more words after that. But when she saw Shen Qiongzhi riding his horse and holding the bridle, he headed straight towards the direction of the army. After walking less than half a mile, he burst into tears in the wind and burst into tears. She looked back at the place where she came from. She never thought that Bai Feng and Murong Yan were still waiting there. He must have made this move to prevent himself from suddenly changing his mind.
She and Bai Mu shouted: "Hey, remember to wait for me to come back!"
After the sound, the crowd disappeared with the wind.
