People with missing arms, lameness, and blindness are not easily forgotten even if they are seen only once, because their characteristics are so obvious.
Nightmare is not missing an arm, nor is he lame, nor is he blind.
But people who have seen him once will not easily forget him - just because he has a cross scar on his face.
The cross scar is about an inch long horizontally and shorter vertically.
The width of the scar is about the same as that of the thumb.
Because the horizontal scar happens to be connected to the left corner of the mouth, if you see this face in dim light, it is difficult not to think of it as a ghost with a bloody mouth.
Nightmare's face, which could be called handsome, was greatly compromised, making it look even more ferocious and terrifying.
Jiang Yichen was naturally deeply impressed by Ye Shang's cross scar, as well as his pair of wolf-like pupils.
But Ye Shang rarely showed his eyes, and Jiang Yichen had never seen them since the battle at Yuntianguan.
"The cross scar was injured by a sharp object for many years. It is still so visible today. You can imagine that when it was injured, the wound was very deep and the skin was torn." Jiang Yichen thought about it and analyzed, "But Ye Shang was When fighting with others?"
The old man said: "No, he scratched it with a dagger himself."
When Jiang Yichen heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath. In his opinion, Ye Shang was not the kind of gangster who bullied the weak and feared the strong, and committed evil acts, and he would not use self-mutilation tactics to cover up his strength on the outside but on the inside.
Furthermore, if that were the case, he wouldn't be so cruel to himself, would he?
So, why would a normal person torture himself in a self-mutilating way?
Do you want to forget the pain?
Or is it to remember hatred?
"It took me nearly a year to find out about Ye Shang's past."
The fact that the old man could spend a year investigating the details shows how much he appreciates and values Ye Shang.
The old man said: "I think you still remember Yin Li, right?"
Jiang Yichen said: "Remember."
The world is inseparable from love and hatred. Yin Li was kicked out of the Demon Palace and his face was disgraced, which was directly related to Jiang Yichen.
After that, Yin Li conspired with several people in the world to rob him of his unique skill, Tianshang's Plum-Breaking Hand, but failed and narrowly escaped death.
After all these years, Jiang Yichen had never heard from Yin Li, but he did not dare to forget this person who harbored resentment towards him.
Just when he was wondering about the connection between Yin Li and Ye Shang, he heard the old man continue: "Yin Li is the son of the head of the Yin family in Youjing and a woman from Yifengyan. He was not treated well by others since he was born, so his character He is a bit twisted and acts viciously. If we meet again in the future, we must not let him go."
The old man only pointed to it, and then changed the subject and said: "Thirty years ago, a beautiful girl was born in the Yin family. She entered the palace and became a concubine. She won the favor of the emperor and became a shining star. "
"The Yin family is well versed in the ways of being an emperor and a courtier, so they took advantage of this opportunity to seek positions within and outside the court while developing their family business in the capital and outside the capital."
"With Concubine Yin's support, the Yin family has turned around in just one month. From a family of ordinary courtiers, it has the potential to become a wealthy family."
"The emperor turned a blind eye to this situation, but the Yin family has obviously caused a big impact on the old and new dignitaries of the court."
"In order to ease conflicts in all aspects, the Yin family can only make some concessions to calm public anger."
"This concession means sacrificing Yin Tianzheng, the second son of the Yin family and now the second head of the Yin family."
"You know that if the court wants to punish a royal noble who has made a mistake, besides capital punishment, what other method is there?"
Jiang Yichen said: "The women are sent to the cold palace, and the men are sent to the border to serve as soldiers."
The old man said: "Yes. Yin Tianzheng did not make any mistakes. However, for the benefit of the family, even as the second son of the Yin family, he had to obey the arrangements of the head of the family and guard the border."
"At that time, Yin Tianzheng was only a young man. He had studied kung fu for several years with the same martial arts master, and also read some art of war out of interest. Therefore, it was not without purpose for the Yin family to let him go to the military for training."
"With these foundations and the support of the Yin family, even though Yin Tianzheng was young, he quickly became the chief of Ganzhou Town in Longdi and quickly established a foothold."
"At that time, there were occasional cross-border snooping activities in Wala, Beidi. Therefore, the border guards had patrol duties every day."
"One day, Yin Tianzheng was patrolling the border with his ten-man team and was ambushed by Wala soldiers."
"The Wala soldiers didn't have many men. They only had three or two more than Yin Tianzheng and the others. However, their victory was because they were unexpected. They killed three of them as soon as they came up. This put the team with fewer men in a dangerous situation of one against two."
"Fortunately, Yin Tianzheng already had some kung fu skills. In addition, he chose his subordinates and had a reasonable composition. Two skilled veterans worked with him to turn the situation around and kill those Wa La soldiers."
"There was a little hiccup in the process."
"This episode is related to a soldier named Lu Shifang."
"Lu Shifang is a little older than Yin Tianzheng. He comes from a poor family. He thought he could use the money to support his family after joining the army, so he joined the army."
"This man has an upright nature. He is not strong in body, but he has a lot of strength."
"Lu Shifang and Yin Tian entered the military camp at the same time and slept in the same place at first."
"Although they are both new recruits, Lu Shifang has only heard of murder and bloodshed, never witnessed it, let alone experienced it personally."
"In this ambush, two friends who usually talked and laughed were killed immediately. Lu Shifang was obviously frightened."
"When everyone fought back, Lu Shifang just relied on instinct to avoid and run away."
"Despite this, he still suffered a lot of physical pain, especially the left side of his face."
Hearing this, Jiang Yichen's heart moved. Could it be that the ten people on this road were the Nightmare later?
But that happened thirty years ago. Lu Shifang was already twenty-one years old at that time. Now Lu Shifang should have passed his destiny, and Ye Shang doesn't look that old. The two of them are really the same. people?
"First, he failed to completely avoid the Wala man's knife. He received a vertical scar on the left side of his face, and then he was hit in the face by a flywheel dart." The old man's voice continued.
"The flywheel dart sunk deep into Lu Shifang's flesh, right next to the left corner of his mouth."
"After the pain, Lu Shifang almost fainted."
"Just when the Wala people were taking advantage of their victory and were about to knock down another person, Yin Tianzheng saw that Lu Shifang's life was hanging by a thread, so he rushed over and rescued Lu Shifang."
"Lu Shifang was carried back to the military camp by Yin Tianzheng. The injuries on his face were too severe and left scars forever."
"That night, Lu Shifang found Yin Tianzheng and thanked him for saving his life."
"Yin Tianzheng solemnly told Lu Shifang that both of them came to the border for their families. If they want to survive on the border, they must have courage."
"Since then, Lu Shifang has worked hard to practice his basic skills and often consulted Yin Tianzheng for advice, as if he was a different person."
"Because the scars on his face looked too frightening, Lu Shifang had almost no friends who could talk to him in the military camp, and Yin Tianzheng also relied on his ability to gradually rise from the position of sentry officer to guard officer in half a year. In this position, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for the two of them to talk."
"Because Lu Shifang became more and more capable in fighting, he was eventually promoted to a very senior position."
"During one of his team patrols, he rescued a four-year-old boy."
"The boy is an orphan. The people in Ganzhou Town are not well off, and no one wants to feed him. Lu Shifang couldn't bear to see that he was lonely and helpless, so he took him with him until he was destined to have a chance. People will take it in.”
"Lu Shifang used his spare time to teach the boy boxing, learn Chinese calligraphy with the boy, and asked him to do odd jobs in the military camp so that he would not be regarded as just eating and drinking."
"In the next one or two years, Ganzhou Town was invaded by several small-scale Oara troops, but they were eventually resolved without any danger."
"In order to seize the initiative, the Ganzhou military camp, which already had a certain amount of combat power, at the suggestion of Yin Tianzheng, who was already a staff general at the time, sent troops northward, preparing to frustrate the vigor of the Wala soldiers who repeatedly wandered around the north to provoke."
"In that battle, the Zhongzhou Army returned with a great victory, and the Wala soldiers were temporarily cleared out of the north, and they did not dare to attack again."
"In that battle, the deputy commander-in-chief unfortunately died, and Yin Tianzheng happened to take over."
"In that battle, Lu Shifang also became famous, and he was called 'The Killer of Shifang'!"
"It was also because of that battle that the Yin family made a small contribution. Concubine Yin gave the emperor a little push, and the Yin family made some behind-the-scenes maneuvers and transferred the general soldiers of Ganzhou Town to other places. Yin Tianzheng took the top spot. .”
"I don't know where the Wala people heard the news. They quickly regrouped and wanted to attack the Ganzhou camp and take revenge."
"After all, in the eyes of the Wala people, the victory of the Ganzhou Battalion last time was due to the flexible deployment and quick response of the commander-in-chief. Yin Tianzheng is still a little green after all. He can be a staff officer, but it is too far-fetched to control the overall situation."
"The facts are just as the Wala people expected. In this battle, the Ganzhou Battalion was no longer as unstoppable as before. Instead, it repeatedly showed flaws and made mistakes again and again."
"At this time, even Yin Tianzheng regretted that he was indeed not the material to lead troops in war. If he tried to be brave this time, he might lose his life."
"Unexpectedly, when the balance of victory was already tilted towards the Wala people, Lu Shifang came out to kill again. With his indomitable brute force, he killed all directions and truly succeeded in killing all directions."
"Commander Wala was beheaded by Lu Shifang, and his army was defeated like a mountain."
"That battle was probably a defeat that the Wala people never wanted to recall. They didn't want to believe that someone could actually turn the tide of the battle with the power of a reckless man. They even wanted to believe that this person was an evil ghost."
"When they fight with blood from all over the world, they are indeed no different from evil spirits."
"Lu Shifang was a general who made great achievements in this battle, but he has always been grateful to Yin Tianzheng and has never had any thoughts of competing for credit. After all, Yin Tianzheng is the commander-in-chief of Ganzhou, and it is understandable that the credit should be attributed to him."
"The news of the great victory soon spread back to Youjing. While the Yin family is happy that their second son is blessed with good fortune, they also know that it is time to take their hero back to the capital to live a peaceful life."
"After all, with those three years of victory, Ganzhou Town was able to enjoy three to five years of peace, and these illustrious achievements were enough to silence the powerful people in the DPRK."
"In the end, as the Yin family wished, Yin Tianzheng returned with great honor, was named a mighty marquis, and was given a mansion as a gift."
"The emperor held a grand banquet in the court for three days to celebrate this happy event."
"Lu Shifang and the boy were lucky enough to follow Yin Tianzheng to the prosperous capital city."
"They could have enjoyed the rest of their lives here, but instead the most unfortunate thing happened to them in their lives."
"On the night of a banquet, I encountered a man and a woman having sex in the palace grass."
"Lu Shifang saw clearly that the woman was one of the emperor's concubines he had seen during the day, and felt something was wrong."
"When he saw the face looking back at him, he knew that his destiny had come to an end..."
