It was a snowy night again, and there was a bonfire. The bright firelight illuminated everyone's face, and everyone's face was filled with happy and festive smiles, an unchanging smile.
Tian Qing sat on the master's chair in the center of the courtyard of his private residence, looking at the bustling guests in the courtyard and lost in thought. Today was his 135th birthday, but he did not feel happy.
Such a birthday banquet must be held every five years. To be honest, he is a little tired of it. He has spent his whole life in the military, has been famous for a lifetime, has experienced countless life and death fights, and has enjoyed all the glory and wealth. With his current status, he is already very wealthy.
It was hard to find anything that could arouse his interest.
More than thirty years ago, he resigned from the post of general of the kingdom. However, the war resumed and the Cangming Kingdom's army pressed on the border. He once again went into battle to fight the enemy. Unfortunately, he was defeated on the front line that time. He was defeated and retreated all the way.
To Tianjing.
Tianjing is the capital of the kingdom. If you retreat here, you will have no way to retreat. There is no room for loss. He gathered his last strength to fight back with all his strength, and finally blocked the Cangming Kingdom's army outside the city. In the end, the monarch came forward to negotiate, and the Cangming Kingdom still retreated.
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After this battle, the monarch was bedridden for many years, and his political affairs were delegated to Jiaogu, the kingdom's previous law enforcement envoy. Fortunately, there were no wars in these years, and Tianqing, as a general, was happy to be free and idle at home all day long.
Being idle does not mean that he has no worries. His biggest worry in recent years has been his third son Tianyi. The biggest trouble this deceiver has caused is that he raped the peasant girl in the suburbs thirty years ago. This matter was originally a small matter.
, but it triggered a series of bad effects. His old rival Yu Xingyang and his loyal subordinate Bai Pinghai were buried under the Holy Mountain of Lingxianmen.
The loss of two close friends, these things not only did not sound the alarm for Tianyi, but made the third son even more aggressive, doing whatever he wanted unscrupulously. The number of girls who have been harmed over the years has been countless, and Tianqing is really too lazy to take care of it, and he can't do it.
, he was really disappointed with this son. You can play with women if you want, but there is one condition: you must not kill anyone.
Tianyi did not have any murder cases later on, but his reputation has been ruined in the kingdom. Fortunately, all organizations and sects are his friends and disciples of Tianqing, and many unscrupulous things have been suppressed by these people.
Tianqing couldn't help but turn a blind eye to these friends. Anyway, he had great power in the world, so who would dare to come and raise an army to question him if he thought he was too lucky?
It is precisely because of this that the young farm boy who came to ask questions more than 30 years ago left a deep impression on him. This impression was not the young man's persistence and integrity. In the eyes of people like them, who are at the pinnacle of power, integrity.
It's just a word. It can only appear in books and will never appear in reality. Anyone who takes it seriously is an idiot.
Where can there be true justice in this world?
And the so-called deep impression did not appear in reality, but existed in his dreams. Many late nights, he would be awakened by nightmares. The murdered peasant boy and the peasant girl who committed suicide transformed into green-faced and fanged ghosts.
He screamed at him in the most vicious voice: "We will come back one day. I don't want you to die. I want all of you to live a life worse than death!"
This nightmare has troubled him for many years, but he didn't dare to say it, and it was impossible to say this kind of thing. The heroic General Tianda was not even afraid of the Cang Ming army. Is he still afraid of a small false dream?
But the dream is so real and appears repeatedly, so people can't help but become suspicious.
Especially tonight, he always felt uneasy, as if something big was going to happen. This feeling was getting stronger and stronger. This had never happened on previous birthdays.
If these first two worries made him uneasy, then the remaining worry was the worry of happiness.
The eldest son died in the battlefield for many years, the whereabouts of the second son have been unknown, and the third son is a complete loser. After careful discussion with his wife, Tianqing decided to have another child, the fourth child.
The fourth child was born after the war in Cang Ming Kingdom. She was a girl named Dzi Zhu.
Tianzhu has been favored by all kinds of people since he was born, because he is the only one in the Tian family's palm. Due to the lessons learned from his first three sons, Tianqing also pays special attention to the growth of Dzizhu, and Dzizhu did not disappoint his parents.
,this
This proud daughter of heaven is extremely talented. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea. She is proficient in eighteen kinds of martial arts. What is even more rare is that she awakened the source energy at the age of five. Now, at the age of thirty-four, she is already a high-level warrior.
Division, is about to enter the ranks of warrior generals.
You must know that in the Dasheng Kingdom, warrior-level energy users can range from the position of general to the lowest to sit in a sect. How many people will not be able to reach this height in their lifetime, and Tianzhu is still young, and there is still a long way to go in the future.
Go, it can be said that the future is limitless.
Tianzhu himself is also slim and stunningly beautiful. In addition, at this age, it is the best time to talk about marriage. However, Tianqing is very distressed. Zhuer is too outstanding. Looking at the great dynasty, there are almost no equal young talents.
Being worthy of her made him, a father, anxious and looking forward to where his future husband-in-law was.
At this moment, the banquet in the courtyard is halfway through. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the royal dancers in the waterside pavilions in the distance sang and danced to celebrate the birthday banquet. A bonfire was lit on the lakeside lawn, and fireworks were lit.
It was a line of colorful characters blooming in the night sky filled with snowflakes: "I wish General Tianqing good fortune and a long life."
Seeing the dazzling fireworks, many people present cheered, but Tian Qing was a little surprised. The same fireworks and the same subtitles had appeared countless times. He had become a little bored watching them, and he no longer felt happy and happy at the beginning.
excited.
Just when he was lost in thought, another bouquet of fireworks rose again, and a line of colorful words bloomed in the night sky: "Delayed justice is not called justice, but a nightmare!"
Seeing this line of words, the originally happy crowd suddenly fell silent. Everyone turned their heads in surprise. How could there be such congratulatory fireworks at the birthday banquet of General Tianda? Is it a mistake?
Tian Qing frowned and turned to look at the butler on the side.
The butler broke into cold sweat at his sight and hurriedly explained: "General, maybe those pyrotechnics craftsmen made a mistake."
No matter how much you make a mistake, you won't be able to make a mistake at Tian Qing's birthday party, unless you don't want to live anymore.
Although the housekeeper's words were tactful, Tian Qing also knew that Tianyi was the one who purchased the fireworks all the time. This insignificant thing just knew how to look for flowers and visit willows. It liked these ingenious and obscene tricks. If it made a mistake, it was Tianyi's fault.
"Where is Yi'er now?" Tian Qing asked calmly.
The butler answered very carefully: "Master Yi is currently in the dance studio in the backyard."
Tian Qing frowned again. Tianyi was obviously fooling around with the dancers from the Royal Dance Company. The Royal Dance Company had almost become Tianyi's harem in recent years.
"Where's Zhu'er?" Tianqing asked again.
The housekeeper said: "Miss is still in the practice room, she will be out soon!"
Tian Qing nodded with satisfaction. Dzi beads had always satisfied him and made him feel at ease.
Suddenly, there was a noise and commotion at the gate of the manor. A group of guards were nervously retreating with weapons in hand. It seemed like someone had broken in from outside.
The crowd was quiet again. The Tianjia compound has been peaceful and peaceful for many years. Why did someone dare to break in this time?
Tianqing couldn't help but raise her head, and saw a man and a woman walking in side by side. They were both very young. The man was dressed in shabby clothes. He was definitely not from a celebrity sect, but the man's temperament was extraordinary. He looked calm and strolled around.
It's like walking around your own back garden.
The woman was wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes, and she could tell she was a farm girl at first glance, but this farm girl had a stunningly beautiful face. As soon as she walked in, many men's eyes widened, and their breathing almost stopped.
In the eyes of many people, the appearance of this farm girl is not inferior to that of Miss Tianzhu, and is even much better.
This man and woman were definitely not ordinary people. Tian Qing came to the conclusion instantly. For some reason, he always felt that these two young people looked familiar.
Not only did he think so, everyone else present came to the same conclusion, so someone stepped forward and asked:
"Who dares to break into General Tian Da's mansion? Don't you know that tonight is General Tian Da's birthday party?"
The person who stepped forward was a uniformed sergeant. He didn't look young, but he had a handsome white face.
Ding Meng smiled: "Who are you?"
The sergeant suddenly showed a proud look: "General Tianqing's Pegasus troops are marching in a hurry, the vanguard of General Zhanfeng is the last general!"
Ding Meng thought thoughtfully: "Who are you Zhanlong Zhanyi?"
Zhan Feng was a little surprised: "Do you know my father and my uncle?"
Ding Meng nodded: "It turns out he is Zhan Long's son, very good!"
Zhan Long was the murderer who killed Zheng Ming at the birthday banquet, and Zhan Yi was Zhan Long's brother. Both of them were wiped out by Yu Xingyang at the foot of Lingxianmen Mountain.
Seeing Ding Meng's indifferent expression, Zhan Feng felt a little uneasy: "Who are you?"
Ding Meng glanced around the courtyard. There were all heroes and royal sects present. He said in a deep voice: "My name is Zheng Ming!"
Ji Chenxue also spoke up: "My name is Qiaogu!"
Many people's eyes widened. Are these two crazy people? How dare unknown people sign up for themselves?
However, the expressions of a few people changed. Everyone thought of one thing in unison. What happened today more than thirty years ago was originally a trivial matter, but now that the dead are resurrected, could it be that the evil spirits have returned?
Claiming your life?
Tian Qing's eyelids twitched, and he finally understood why he had that uneasy premonition tonight. The remnants of the evil from back then were not eradicated, and now the consequences are coming.
But when he looked at each other, he found that Ding and Meng were just two junior warriors, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
It's a pity that Zhan Feng didn't know this, and he still asked aggressively: "You two broke into the residence of General Tianda without notification, and you mentioned your late father on such a festive occasion as his birthday. Do you know your guilt?"
Ji Chenxue couldn't help but laugh: "Are you going to say that because you are young and it is your first offender, you should be given a lighter sentence, so that you can reflect the general's style and benevolence of General Tian?"
"You!" Zhan Feng rolled his eyes at being robbed, and anger immediately rushed to his forehead. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Are you deliberately making trouble?"
Ji Chenxue smiled like a flower: "You are wrong, we are not here to cause trouble."
Chapter completed!