Life or death, death with dignity or living in humiliation, this is such a difficult choice.
But no matter how difficult it is, you still have to make a choice.
Han Changmu and Yao Yao looked at each other and walked over together.
The huge explosion that shot straight into the sky subsided, and the gray smoke in the sky drifted away with the wind, revealing the dark blue sky.
The hilltop where Qingyun Village was located was leveled to the ground by the explosion, and the giant trees that had grown for decades or even centuries were blown apart in the middle, and rolled unevenly to the bottom of the cliff.
After the explosion, a fire broke out on the ruins. It took two full seconds to burn the sunken hilltop and the ruins on the hilltop until nothing could be burned. The flames gradually extinguished.
Qiu Fu stood on a boulder with his hands on his hips and looked at the charred ruins exposed on the opposite side after the smoke dissipated.
The air was filled with a burnt smell, and despite the constant blowing of the cool wind, the billowing black smoke and smoky smell on the ruins lingered for a long time.
Huang Lianyun stood aside, looked at it quietly for a long time, and said indifferently: "It's blown up. Commander, it's time to go over and take a look."
Qiu Fu glanced at Huang Lianyun lightly and gave an order with concern.
The Yu Lin army hiding in the grass stood up one after another, walked down the cliff to the bottom of the cliff, and swarmed into the ruins that were still a little hot to the feet.
Qiu Fu followed slowly with his hands behind his back.
Standing in front of the ruins, he looked at it with a cold face. The nearly century-old stronghold had vanished into nothing in an instant.
It seems that no one can fight with the royal family.
The arms can't twist the thighs.
The Yulin Army carefully searched the ruins. The leader of the Yulin Army hurried to Qiu Fu and replied breathlessly: "Commander, there are many mutilated corpses in the ruins, some smashed by stones, and some He was burned beyond recognition, and his appearance was hard to see clearly, and his identity could not be distinguished."
This was something Qiu Fu expected. His expression remained unchanged and he nodded: "The huge Qingyun Village was bombed into ruins. How can anyone still be alive?"
He came here and checked carefully, just to make sure that Qingyun Village had been reduced to ruins. As for identifying the identity of the deceased, that was not within the scope of his consideration. The people were all blown to pieces, and then burned into coke. It's not much better than dismembering the body by five horses. It makes me shudder just looking at it. There's no need to look at how many people died and what they looked like.
The leader of the Yulin Army secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what Qiu Fu said. He was also afraid that his master would suddenly have a whim and ask them to clean up all the corpses and examine them carefully one by one.
That would be too scary, and I would have nightmares at night.
The leader of the Yulin Army hurriedly asked: "Commander, can you withdraw your troops and return to the city?"
Qiu Fu squinted his eyes, looked at it for a moment, and shook his head cautiously: "Don't go back to the city yet, let everyone rest on the spot, and check again after dawn."
The leader of the Yulin Army wailed in his heart and followed the order.
Upon hearing this, Huang Lianyun covered his mouth and nose and glanced at Qiu Fu in disgust.
How can I rest in such a ghost place? Aren't I afraid of nightmares?
Qiu Fu was afraid that Huang Lianyun, who couldn't bear the punishment and could not bear the hardship, would object and ruin his important affairs. Before Huang Lianyun could speak, he explained in a good-tempered way:
"Huang, waiter, please bear with me for the time being. This errand is of great importance. My master has told me that it must be absolutely foolproof. After daybreak, I will check again and return to my master's life."
Huang Lianyun laughed twice: "Yes, Commander Qiu is absolutely right."
Qiu Fu raised his eyebrows slightly, said nothing, found a clean open space, and lay down with his clothes on.
Seeing this, the other Yulin troops also went to find places to rest in groups.
Just when the Yulin Army felt that the situation in Qingyun Village was over and that the siege of Qingyun Village was foolproof, and they all rested in peace, Zhao Yingrong, who was seriously injured, after hearing Han Changmu's words, he only thought for a moment and made a choice without hesitation.
Han Changmu was not surprised by Zhao Yingrong's choice. People are born towards death. In the despair of death, they suddenly see the light of life. Even if they have to pay a huge price, they will not hesitate to give it a try.
He sighed faintly, handed the dark green long-necked porcelain bottle filled with medicine to Zhao Fusheng, and said lightly: "Swallow it." Then he slowly walked aside and looked at each other with arms crossed indifferently. .
Zhao Fusheng opened his mouth and was about to ask a few more questions, but when he saw Han Changmu's uninterested face, he immediately swallowed what he said and poured out a dark green pill with the same color as the porcelain bottle with shaking hands. He held the bowl in his hand and refused to feed it to Zhao Yingrong. He hesitated and asked with difficulty: "Dad, Dad, do you really, really want to eat it?"
Zhao Yingrong stared, weak but not changing his voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry, get it over here."
Zhao Fusheng's eyes were red, and he trembled his lips and said, "Dad, dad, what about your kung fu?"
Zhao Yingrong was already a little impatient. A mouthful of blood was stuck in his throat, and the sweet and fishy smell came out. He gritted his teeth and endured it: "I, I have wasted my efforts, so what, no, I still have you? Still. Where is your second uncle?"
Li Changming squeezed Zhao Yingrong's hand heavily and looked up at Zhao Fusheng to persuade him: "Fusheng, as long as your father can save his life, we will still have a future. Your father is still waiting to see you marry a wife and have grandchildren. ."
The words "carrying a grandson" were like giving Zhao Yingrong a shot of blood. He suddenly felt endless strength and raised his hand, snatched the medicine from Zhao Fusheng's hand and stuffed it into his mouth, swallowing it hard. Going down, he choked and rolled his eyes.
"Dad, you, dad!" Zhao Fusheng exclaimed and watched Zhao Yingrong swallow the medicine. He stomped his feet in annoyance and almost pulled the medicine out of Zhao Yingrong's mouth.
Zhao Yingrong swallowed the medicine. He didn't know whether the medicine had miraculous effects or it was his psychological effect. He just felt comfortable all over. He took a long breath and waved to Zhao Fusheng: "Fusheng, go, go and thank Mr. Secretary." You and your junior sister-in-law saved your father’s life.”
Zhao Fusheng pursed his lips, full of reluctance, but still said yes.
Seeing Zhao Fusheng walking away, Zhao Yingrong finally couldn't stand it any longer. His whole body was full of depression and his face was gloomy. He weakly grabbed Li Changming's hand and looked at him earnestly: "Second brother, I, Qingyun Village, am done. I, I have also become a useless person. From now on, I will have more second brothers to take care of Fu Sheng."
Li Changming nodded heavily, his eyes were red, and he was about to cry: "Brother, it's okay, I have already thought about it. When we enter Beijing, we will open a martial arts gym. We have a lot of money, are we still afraid that we will not be able to survive?"
Zhao Yingrong breathed out a breath from his throat and slowly closed his eyes: "Yes, yes, there is silver."
Son, you can live, me, I'm tired, sleep for a while. "
"Okay, brother, let's take a rest for a while. I'll go ask Mr. Secretary about the arrangements for the future." Li Changming rubbed his eyes fiercely, stood up and walked towards Han Changmu.
Han Changmu looked at Li Changming and Zhao Fusheng, and asked calmly: "Have you taken the medicine for the boss?"
Li Changming nodded heavily: "Yes, thank you, Sir, for the gift of medicine. I wonder what your plans are next?"
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows. He originally planned to go down the mountain directly, but he couldn't find the mark left by Wang Xian nearby, and he didn't fire the arrow. He felt a little uneasy, fearing that something happened to Xie Mengxia and his party nearby. He In the end, I decided to stay here for one night and carefully check for Xie Mengxia's traces.
Thinking of this, he thought: "Can the boss be on his way?"
Zhao Fusheng later shook his head in fear: "I'm afraid I can't. If I drive all night, my father's body may not be able to bear the burden."
Li Changming also said: "Qingyun Village has been blown up. The Yulin Army should also go down the mountain at this time. If we go down the mountain at this time, wouldn't we just run into them." He looked around worriedly: "The damage to the little ones is not small. If we encounter the Yulin Army at this time, we may have no way to survive."
Han Changmu asked hesitantly: "Have you counted the number of people?"
Zhao Fusheng nodded and said: "It's clear, 110 people were seriously injured and 320 people were slightly injured. They have all been bandaged."
Han Changmu silently praised Zhao Yingrong again. If he hadn't stayed behind at the end, the casualties would have been much heavier than they were now.
He composed his mind and said quietly: "Then let everyone repair on the spot and wait until dawn before going down the mountain."
After receiving Han Changmu's correct words, Li Changming quickly shouted loudly.
After hearing this, the water bandits lay down exhausted one after another. No matter how injured they were or how painful they were, within a moment, snores could be heard all around.
Li Changming and Zhao Fusheng looked at each other, and walked to Zhao Yingrong's side. They whispered to him about the future arrangements, and fed him some water and food.
The surroundings were plunged into deathly darkness, and even the dim light of the torches was extinguished, just to minimize the possibility of alerting the Habayashi Army.
In the darkness and silence, Han Changmu looked around. There were people lying around in all directions. It seemed that everyone had their eyes closed and was sleeping soundly, but it was not clear what they were actually thinking in their hearts.
He saw Yao Yao sitting next to a stone with his eyes closed, guarding the unconscious Li Sheng and the others.
He walked over and sat down, stayed quiet for a moment, lowered his voice and asked, "Is Li Sheng awake?"
"No." Yao Yao still closed her eyes and spoke two words concisely. She was so tired that she didn't want to say another word.
Han Changmu also slowly closed his eyes and asked lightly: "Is there any sign that his poison will be cured?"
"No." Yao Yao was a little irritated. Why was this person so troublesome? He kept asking endless questions. Li Sheng was lying next to her. If he had the time to ask her, couldn't he go and see for himself? But she didn't have the courage to say these words. In order to completely eliminate the possibility of him continuing to ask questions, she closed her eyes and patiently explained: "Ji Zhi took one of every antidote, and the poison in his body did not fade at all." There are no signs, but right now his life is not in danger, let’s make plans after returning to Beijing.”
