Another early morning has arrived, and the rising sun still sheds a lot of light and heat on the land as it did in the past.

But compared with the lively early morning in Jinyang, Yangxia City seems much deserted. Even though you can still see some business travelers and people working outside, the steps of everyone entering and leaving the city gate seem a bit heavy.

, for them, life may just be a kind of mechanical numbness, rather than something more meaningful or worth remembering.

Although this city is still functioning, the situation here is shockingly bad compared to even half a year ago.

Li Goudan is one of the many city guards in this city, but he is also a somewhat unusual one.

To say he is extraordinary is not because he has an interesting-sounding name. In fact, he has a big name like Li Ke, but because his nickname is so distinctive, people are more accustomed to calling him his nickname.

He gradually had a tendency to forget his famous name - even though he had emphasized it repeatedly, he was now unable to refute it.

What really makes him unique is that he is one of the few dozen former Chen Wangchong subordinates in the city defense army. Although he was only an ordinary commander of the archers at that time, at that time

In a cruel and tragic battle, he not only survived, but not long after returning to the city where he was born, he successfully infiltrated the city defense army.

Of course, this does not mean that our Goudan classmate intends to join the ranks of the public enemies of the people and become a traitor to the people. In fact, this is a plan thought up by a former lieutenant under Chen Wangchong - undercover. Undercover to the enemy

In the process, they strive to give the enemy a fatal blow from within. After all, even if they don't know the saying "any fortress can be breached from the inside", they definitely know better. Compared with outsiders who don't understand, it is obvious that insiders are more important.

easy access to their targets.

In addition to the dozens of Yangxia natives who were former Chen Wangchong's subordinates, there were also more than twenty courageous people who had similar thoughts to him. Not only did they want to give Chen Wangchong and Chen Xiangjun who had protected their stable lives a

Revenge is also about avenging relatives or neighbors who have been tortured by war.

On weekdays, they have to endure the ridicule and teasing of veterans of Yuan Shujun, and they also have to endure the curses of some neighbors and friends who are familiar with them but do not understand them. However, they feel that their actions are not wrong. In the words of those "experts"

To put it bluntly, "If you want to take revenge, you always have to endure some hardships, especially when the opponent is still very powerful, you have to endure it with all your strength."

In fact, as time passed and people calmed down, Li Goudan also understood that people like him might just be doing useless things by enduring and waiting like this. And the reason why they were willing to endure it like this was just to seek a spiritual solution.

Just a sustenance.

After all, if Yuan Shu could really rule this place for ten or twenty years, and another thirty or fifty years, not to mention that their generation would have turned into a pile of dirt, and their descendants would have long been accustomed to the rule of Yuan Shu.

Everything. Most people will probably be content with the status quo and be "submissive citizens". Even their children, grandchildren, and neighbors will regard them as a gateway, hoping to squeeze into Yuan Shu's army.

Yes, people's hearts are certainly scary, and their support is very important to any ruler. But similarly, time is also very scary. As long as there is enough time, any hatred will eventually fade away.

.Because what most people need is a stable life rather than the so-called vigorous life-anyone can provide a peaceful and peaceful life anyway, so why should we dwell on things five or ten years ago?

Breaking the restored tranquility once again.

Every time he thinks about this, Li Goudan always feels a sense of self-deprecation. He feels a little confused, especially in the recent period. Although he is a little lifeless, Yangxia has indeed returned to the calmness of the past, even if this calmness looks like a pool of stagnant water.

, but it is also a peaceful life, and it is better than the nearby Yingchuan, which has been plowed by countless teams since the beginning of the Yellow Turbans. Even the once-splendid Wubao of those high-ranking families have become dilapidated.

Ruins and rubble.

Li Goudan even thought that if this situation continued for another two or three years, he would retreat from the city defense army. If he couldn't retreat, he would slip away. Whether it was Yizhou or Xiliang, he could always find a way to make a living.

He didn't want to disturb the peace of his neighbors anymore for his own reasons, but he also had integrity and was unwilling to work for the enemy, so he would just go away.

He had told people around him about this idea, and as he expected, some agreed with it, and naturally some opposed it. However, it seemed that there were not many people who opposed it, and they were getting fewer and fewer. Some people continued to "rebel" to him.

in the camp.

If it is a team of more than a hundred people, I wonder if it is possible to get a position of a hundred-man general in Yizhou or Xiliang?

Thinking about it this way, the nostalgia of saying goodbye to my hometown seems to have faded a lot.

Yes, for an ordinary person who has both parents died and is not burdened by family background, the wonderful things outside will always be particularly attractive.

However, Goudan's ideas seemed impossible to realize because a group of unexpected people broke into his life.

At the end of the shift, the team leader reward was said to be a few small coins from under the hair, and a few small coins hidden in the legs of the trousers. Goudan couldn't help but grin, it was a very honest smile,

It was completely different from all the smiles he showed when he was thinking about life. Apart from being honest on the surface, this smile also contained joy from the bottom of his heart.

With this reward and the accumulated pocket money, he probably no longer has to drink those sour village mashes today, but can enjoy a little delicious mash. I think those friends will be very envious of him. It's a pity.

They all have their own affairs recently, so naturally they won't be able to receive the rare reward this time, although even if they did, they probably wouldn't get as much as themselves.

Humming an off-key country slang tune came out of a small wine shop that was not large in size and was located in a somewhat remote place. Li Goudan looked no different from his usual state after get off work. If I had to say If there is any difference, it is that he seems to be in a good mood now. From time to time, he will raise the small earthen jar in his hand and put it under the tip of his nose, and then show a satisfied smile.

That smile always looks obscene to outsiders, but because you don’t have to worry about parents taking their children out for a walk nearby, you don’t have to worry about those parents covering the eyes of their little lolita or young lady and running away quickly.

Of course, there is no need to worry about someone pointing at him and shouting, "Uncle policeman, that's the guy" or something like that.

But after taking a few steps, Li Goudan's movement began to deviate from his usual movement route. Although the new route was not completely opposite to the direction of his home, it would definitely not overlap. Later, in the slums of the city,

After twisting and turning on the narrow and winding path for a long time, Li Goudan finally stopped in front of an ordinary-looking thatched house.

The thatched house looks a bit low, just like its neighbors. The thatch on the roof is black and shiny brown, and the yellow mud on the wall shows the traces of time due to the magic of time. It serves as a barrier to separate the two worlds inside and outside the house.

It seems like a wooden door can be blown down by a gust of wind. So in order to avoid this phenomenon, there are many large and small gaps and holes in the door panel.

Even in Yangxia City, which has experienced a catastrophe, such a house can be considered relatively dilapidated.

"I really admire that they were able to find a place like this. God knows that the heavy rain half a month ago didn't destroy this shabby house. This way I don't have to dig through dog holes every time I come here. If it touches my

What to do with the 'darling'?"

While complaining to himself, he carefully observed the movements around him. When he was sure that there was nothing to pay attention to, Goudan breathed a sigh of relief, and then stretched out his hand and seemed to be able to poke it with a little effort.

There was a light tap on the door panel of the cave - buckle~, buckle~, buckle, buckle~, buckle... two long and one short, then one long and one short, and then there was no sound.

Waiting outside quietly, Gou Dan is not in a hurry. Although his voice is light and his ears are slightly behind or there is some noise in his ears, it is easy to ignore it, but Gou Dan knows that the people in the house will never miss this, even if it is extremely important.

A slight sound.

Because Li Goudan has been here many times, but never once did anything go wrong!

Sure enough, Goudan didn't need to wait long before the wooden door made a heartbreaking sound. Although the angle of rotation did not allow the rising sunlight to shine into the room, it was still dark inside, but Goudan knew that he was coming.

What to do next.

Walking into the seemingly empty thatched house, regardless of whether anyone would greet him or not, he just walked through the front of the hall and walked into the inner room. He struggled to put a piece of furniture in the corner of the house that had lost most of its patent leather.

He moved the mahogany box away and without hesitation stepped into the hole that looked like a beast's mouth that could swallow everything.

Even though he said that, every time he walked into this place and passed through the darkness, Goudan's heart would still jump. It seemed that he was not walking into some secret passage, but really walking into some kind of horror.

Just like the mouth of a beast.

Of course he knew that it was just his illusion, and he was not the kind of person who was really timid, but he could not change this uncomfortable feeling, as if he always liked to think about random things on weekdays, and then always

You will feel that those fantasies can really come true.

"Haha~ Just now I was thinking about who is so generous. I can smell the delicious fragrance from so far away. It turns out he is our brother-in-law. A good brother. He is a good brother. He is loyal and knows how to bring good things with him.

Give it to your brothers to try~"

While the person was still in the darkness, he heard a sound that sounded happy coming from the depths of the darkness.

Hearing this voice, Goudan's originally slightly green face burst out with a smile, and his hands holding the small jar tightened involuntarily, as if if he didn't do this, the precious jar in his hands would disappear in the next moment.

.

Well, actually there is no problem in saying that, because after walking a few steps, Goudan felt a strong wind blowing from his ears. If he hadn't hugged the little jar tightly in his arms, maybe in the next moment, it would have uploaded from his arms.

The jar can be snatched away with great force.

"You damn Wang Dachui! This thing is so valuable. You, a stubborn cow, can see the bottom in one breath. In the words of the poor scholar Kong Yiji at the west entrance of the city, it is called 'too much, not too much'. Listen.

No more, no more!"

"My name is not Wang Dachui, my name is Wang Chui, and the poor scholar at the west entrance of the village is not named Kong Yiji, he is named Kong Rong! You bitch. Are you sure you won't be jumped out of nowhere by saying this?

Did the little girl catch something that ordinary people can't fall to the ground? Or someone suddenly broke into your home and took away all the valuable things and savings in your home, leaving you with a huge debt."

"In the worst case, I'll work as a housekeeper in a rich family. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll meet a pretty, cute but bad-tempered young lady. Then I'll kill my father-in-law, inherit the family property, make great contributions, and be named x by the emperor.

○Duke!”

"Then you can survive the torture of being kicked to death by a hundred thousand horses first."

"Ahem, I won't say any more. I'm not here just to chat with you. Please let me know how things are going."

"In the days to come, your left arm will be wrapped with a white cloth. The slogan is 'Eradicate Yuan Ni'. You are responsible for informing your comrades over there."

"Is it really possible? The last time Zhao Da and the others tried it, they were all arrested in just a short time."

"Don't worry, it's enough for us to cause some trouble this time, do you know? This time besides us, there are several organizations with similar ideas to us who are ready to take advantage of the situation. Even the big players in the city

This time, I seemed to be unable to sit still, and sent someone to contact me secretly. Although my words were very careful, my words were a bit urgent."

"That's great. I originally thought that I would never be able to avenge the king and the Prime Minister in this life. I didn't expect that, wuwuwu..."

"Don't cry, don't cry, act like a man! But don't be too happy, I suspect it won't be that simple this time."

"Sir, what do you mean..." If Goudan and the other party are usually friends, in fact, the other party was a military prince under Chen Wangchong, and he was a high official who Goudan had to look up to no matter how hard he worked.

It was this person who made Goudan and others join the city defense army, so when talking about business, Goudan always unconsciously returned to the original superior-subordinate relationship.

Of course, the same goes for Wang Chui. Perhaps only at this time can he recall his original majesty.

"I guess the reason why someone is eager to launch this time, and there are so many forces willing to participate, is that there is someone behind it."

"Is there anyone?" Apart from a handful of strength, Goudan only has the cunning unique to the locals, but when it comes to vision and vision, there is really nothing worthy of praise unless someone can combine his simple cunning.

into systematic knowledge.
To be continued...