Shooting Star Pass, dungeon.
This is located under the city of Shexingguan.
The space is cramped, the vision is dark, and there is a lingering stench in the air. It was originally used to hold captives and erring soldiers, with rows of shelves lined with various instruments of torture. Many torture devices have stains visible to the naked eye, like traces of blackened flesh and blood after coagulation, and a rotten odor can be smelled up close. The space in each cell is limited, and all the prisoners' food, drink, and diarrhea are handled here.
There was a creak, followed by the rustling of chains.
As the door opened, the candlelight outside the door fell in, barely dispelling the darkness, but as the door closed, that little light was cut off again. Two soldiers dressed as Northern Desert walked all the way to the end and stood in the cell at the end to check their identities.
This cell held a severely wounded prisoner.
When he was imprisoned, he only had half a breath left.
After being imprisoned for several days, his half breath returned to one breath.
A Northern Desert soldier spat at the person in the cell, raised his foot and kicked his arm: "Hey, wake up!"
The bloody man lying on the ground finally had something to say. reacted.
He slowly opened his eyes.
The embarrassment all over his body could not hide the brilliance of his eyes.
The soldiers in the Northern Desert were not polite to him, and dragged him away one on the left and the other on the right. The dragging ground left an eye-catching blood mark, and the unhealed wound also burst open. Warm and fresh blood continued to gush out, covering the original dark traces. Two Northern Desert soldiers took him to another place and tied him to a torture rack. The space here is relatively spacious, and the circulating air takes away the strong smell of blood on his body.
Under the illumination of the candlelight, the miserable condition of the prisoner became more and more shocking. The right arm twisted and drooped unnaturally, the fingers were black, and several fingernails were missing.
Obviously, he had been severely punished, more than once.
The prisoner was used to being interrogated. He glanced at his surroundings and closed his eyes. He looked embarrassed but still kept his handsome face full of impatience. After a while, there was a touch of coldness on my cheeks. Someone put a dagger on his face: "General Yun's bones are very strong."
Yun Ce opened his eyes and looked at the person and smiled.
Even though he is embarrassed, he still has his own style.
The other party: "What did General Yun think about yesterday's incident?"
Yun Ce asked: "Do you really want me to surrender?"
The other party corrected the mistake in Yun Ce's wording and smiled brightly: "It's not about surrendering, it's about recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan, abandoning the darkness and turning to the light."
With the help of Yun Ce, Yunda was completely tied up.
This is just one of the purposes.
Another important purpose is for Yun Ce himself.
Yun Ce and Xian Yujian are in charge of Kaiyang Guard. Their senior brothers have no foundation in the court, and naturally they have no factional stance. This kind of people are the ones who are favored by the superiors, and are natural "Kuomintang Party" . Therefore, Yun Ce and the two knew many secrets of Kang State.
If the two of them are willing to surrender and cooperate, the Northern Desert will be even more powerful.
However, these two brothers are more arrogant than the other.
It’s hard to get off the tiger even here in the Northern Desert.
Let them go?
What a pity, let the tiger return to the mountain.
Kill them?
Although Wen Da did not express his position, both of them were apprentices raised by Wen Da himself. Yun Ce's identity was even more special. Just by looking at his surname and training route, we knew that he had a close relationship with Wen Da. If we really kill them, who knows that Wen Da won't turn his back on them?
You can’t kill it, you can’t let it go.
Beimo could only try to instigate the two to rebel.
Promise high officials and generous salaries, but others are indifferent.
Not only did they not accept this trick, they also killed their people.
If you don’t eat the soft ones, you can only eat the hard ones.
The brothers were detained separately and sentenced.
Let’s see how far they can endure!
"Recognize your ancestors and return to your clan..." Yun Ce pondered these words over and over again, his voice a bit more self-deprecating and bitter, "Yun has lived in vain for thirty-two years, and this is the first time he knows that his ancestors are actually in the north. Mo... Even if this is the case, what does it mean? If the descendants are loyal to others regardless of right and wrong, what is the girl doing now? "
Judging from her appearance and accent, the girl in front of her is not from the Northern Desert.
Yun Ce’s rhetorical question made the other party’s face sink.
Liu Guan: "Bei Mo has great kindness to me."
Yun Ce said: "My Lord and Ce also have great kindness."
Liu Guan seemed to hear What's so funny: "Does General Yun know what news is spreading wildly in Kangguo Camp? You said In order to appease the morale of the army, your senior brother was blamed for the fall of Shexing Pass? He also searched the camp for letters between the two of you and Bei Mo, under the instruction of the division commander. Take the initiative to lurk in Kangguo.”
Yun Ce flatly said: "Impossible."
Liu Guan smiled and said: "Why is it impossible? Is General Yun too naive? Shen Youli is the king of the country, and the king of the country personally led the expedition, but the command failed If an important pass is lost, do you know what a blow it will be to the morale of the army? She will be questioned and her position will be shaken. Beimo just sent out the news of your brothers' surrender, but your country leader believed it and couldn't wait to take action on you, General Yun, you are still stupid and loyal. What?"
Yun Ce repeated: "Impossible!"
Liu Guan clapped his hands and brought someone in from the door.
Yun Ce recognized the other party’s identity at a glance.
This person belongs to Kaiyang Guard.
Liu Guan sat down elegantly and took a sip: "You might as well listen to what he has to say. This man is also one of your confidants in Kaiyang Guard. He was personally promoted. You should know what his character is like."< br>
Seeing Yun Ce’s miserable condition, his close friends also howled incessantly.
Pounced forward and said: "General——"
Yun Ce swallowed a mouthful of blood and turned pale.
It was just the confidant's next words that made his face paler.
When the morale of the army in the Kangguo camp was fluctuating, there was indeed news that Yun Ce and the two were moles. In order to prevent Kaiyang Guard from going wrong, they split this guard and handed it over to other generals of the Six Guards. commander in chief. All those promoted by Yun Ce were targeted.
Some people complained about Yun Ce and were punished by military law.
“…The Lord is so cruel—”
My confidant kept sobbing, with snot and tears streaming down his face.
Liu Guan was watching the show and laughed and said something sarcastic: "I heard that General Yun is keeping a clean life and focuses on martial arts and not on family business. I think this is a good thing, otherwise his wife and daughter will be in the hands of Lord Shen, and I'm afraid he will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Typical example Establish less harshly If everyone betrays her in the future, how can she be able to secure her position as the leader of the country? General Yun, do you think so?"
Yun Ce closed his eyes and said, "You want to deceive me with just a few words?"
Heirs will also be incited to rebel.
Except for the facts, he didn’t believe anything else.
Hearing this, his confidants cried sadly and were angry at him for not arguing: "The general has been so loyal to the Lord, but the Lord has betrayed the general."
Yun Ce was seriously injured, and he vomited a mouthful of blood before he felt his chest relaxed: "You don't have to sing in harmony, get out!"
Liu Guan looked at Yun Ce with joking eyes, and came closer and pinched Yun Ce's chin to force him. The other party faced him, looking him over and said: "The general is so loyal and unyielding, I admire Liu. It's just a general, loyalty will To win admiration, Yu Zhong is nothing but a joke. Bei Mo has never been merciful to those who cannot be used for his own purposes. Why should you bear the reputation of bullying teachers and destroying ancestors and harming people for the sake of unworthy people? Your own bright future and life? You look so pathetic and ridiculous."
Liu Guan's hands are very strong.
With Yun Ce's current state, he can't escape. He said: "Seeing is believing."
Liu Guan smiled: "I won't shed tears until I see the coffin. I have to watch your master bend his bow and arrow and shoot you to death before he is willing to admit that he was abandoned by his master. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I will help you."
Before preparing to leave, Liu Guan thought of something again.
Remind Yun Ce: "General Yun still has one day to think about it carefully. My master cherishes talents and loves talents. He couldn't bear to betray his talents secretly before sending people to persuade him several times. If you still refuse to repent, I'm afraid my master I can’t protect you. It’s a pity that all my efforts and efforts have been wasted.”
You can’t use it for yourself, and you can’t take advantage of others.
Making Yun Ce useless is the only option.
Liu Guan's eyes circled carefully around Yun Ce: "General Yun, with such a celestial figure, is really going to fall into the mud...Tsk, tsk, tsk, talking about this, Liu thought of another thing."
Yun Ce looked at her silently.
Liu Guan continued: "Marquis Yunche once said that as long as General Yun can leave heirs, there is no need to report to him for anything else."
It doesn't matter if Yun Ce is abolished, as long as his bloodline continues.
Liu Guan’s smile is meaningful.
But as soon as she turned around, she saw a figure standing at the door. His smile was stiff, his expression returned to normal in the blink of an eye, and he saluted respectfully.
“I’ve seen Marquis Che.”
Yunda stepped forward and passed Liu Guan’s side.
Said quietly: "You know my thoughts very well."
Unexpectedly, he didn't do anything to Liu Guan.
After Liu Guan and Yun Ce's confidants retreated, only master and apprentice remained.
This was also the first time the two met after the fall of Shexing Pass.
Yunda casually pulled up a chair and sat down.
Asked: "Why don't you surrender?"
Yun Ce asked back: "Isn't the answer to this question in the master? The master has been teaching you for more than ten years, and the disciple has kept it in mind. , Don’t forget it for a moment. If you don’t surrender to Bei Mo, it’s reasonable for me to surrender to any force, but Bei Mo is impossible!”
"If you have strong soldiers and strong horses, you can become king and hegemon. The Northern Desert has been dormant in the barren wasteland for hundreds of years, and finally got to the situation it is today. How about the Northern Desert? You think the Northern Desert is cruel and cruel, but how can anyone in the world not die? These people are dead now. Everyone is here for the future Sacrifices are necessary to stabilize the situation. When Bei Mo is stabilized, what Shen Youli can do can be done, or even better."
Yun Ce: "That's not what the master said back then."
“Ace, In the past, my teacher raised you to be too naive and simple. If you dislike Bei Mo's reputation and style, then you might as well go on your own and let Bei Mo do what you want. You can't trust others, you can't trust Bei Mo. Himself? A manly man , Born in the world, you should climb to the top!" Yun Da's words are full of information and very tempting, "I can guarantee it as a teacher!"
Yun Ce shook his head in disappointment: "My disciple has no intention." br>
He did not believe what Werda said.
I even felt that the master in front of me had been taken away by someone.
How could such an open-minded and wise elder be the person in front of me?
How could the amiable elder who helped his fellow disciples and brothers support the world say such arrogant and arrogant words and regard human life as nothing? The master should know better than himself what he has done in Beimo in the past hundreds of years. How can he be the one destined by fate?
The former master felt pity for the helpless old and weak in the war, and could not bear to see living people being treated as meat animals. He taught their brothers to act chivalrously and righteously, to defeat the strong and help the weak, and to use their meager resources for the sake of the common people. But what is he doing in front of him? Can someone who was born in the Northern Desert be able to ignore right and wrong and help others do evil? Has the master changed, or has it always been this way, just in disguise?
Yunda: "You still regard me as your master?"
"Master, your kindness in raising and teaching me will not be forgotten even for a day. But my master is stubborn and I am afraid that I will not be able to repay you in this life. The only thing that can be saved is my life." Yun Ce has not been emotionally disturbed by being executed these past few days, but He couldn't hide his disappointment in Wen Da, but what was more painful in his heart was, "Please help me -"
Wen Da looked at the apprentice in front of him for a long time.
Although Yun Ce is not related to him by blood, he is inexplicably similar to him in every aspect, whether it is his talent, appearance or temperament. After a long time, he sighed: "If Amu Qing's child could have been born back then, maybe he would be like you."
Amu Qing?
Yun Ce is very familiar with this name.
There are memorial tablets at the master's door, one of which is engraved with this name.
"Amu Qing is my first wife and your ancestor. In terms of seniority, you should call her grandmother." Yun Da fell into memories, and Yun Ce keenly noticed the strange wording of the other party——
< br>Why only mention Heavenly Grandmother but never mention Heavenly Ancestor?
“Because your Heavenly Ancestor is not a teacher.”
Yunda didn’t hide it either.
"However, that man was killed by his master himself."
Yunda has never mentioned these things to Yun Ce.
Yun Ce used to be curious as to why there were so many brothers in his sect. They were all orphans picked up by the master, but he was the only one who took his master's surname. As he got older, some strange rumors spread among the master's sect. The most widely circulated one was that Yun Ce was a descendant of his master. However, Master never directly responded to this rumor. As the brothers and sisters descended the mountain one after another, no one mentioned it again.
Listening to it now——
Yun Ce always felt that there was some story in it.
I am a descendant of Master's wife, but not a descendant of Master.
The real Heavenly Ancestor was killed by his master?
So——
Did the Heavenly Ancestor take away love with a sword, or did the Master take it by force?
The young Yunda was very secretive about this past incident, but now he has nothing to hide and talks to Yun Ce.
He has protected Amu Qing's descendants for five generations. Each generation he has carefully educated and watched them grow up. As a result, each of them met with a tragic fate, leaving only this orphan in Yun Ce's family. He thought he had atoneed enough for his sins, and had no intention of bringing Yun Ce back.
At the first sight of Yun Ce, he softened his heart.
It looks so similar.
If the child he and Amu Qing conceived after their wedding had not miscarried and been born, it might look like this. Because of this compassion, he took Yun Ce back to the mountains to educate him.
He regards Yun Ce as another self.
I hope that the original intentions and regrets of the year can be made up for.
Now it seems that it is overkill.
Yunda looked into Yunce’s eyes.
"Ace, are you really not afraid of death?"
Yun Ce looked at him calmly.
Yunda had raised him for so many years, but he didn't know what Yun Ce meant. He didn't ask for Yun Ce's life, but just took action to destroy his elixir palace and all his meridians: "You are Amu Qing's only descendant, and I will not kill him as a teacher." You, but you have to take back your cultivation. Ah Ce, your choice makes me very disappointed."
Yun Ce was sweating in pain.
Still gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Master, for showing mercy."
In order not to make a sound, he gritted his teeth and drew a mouthful of blood.
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It’s the 17th, only a full week away from the annual meeting, and I haven’t saved the manuscript yet...
On a whim this morning, I took out the horse-faced skirts I bought that year and tried them on. Good guy, some of them can no longer be worn (fortunately) Jiyuan's flower and bird fabrics are all still made of fabric. I went back to a tailor to make them. The earliest one was from April 21...my mother)