The sky is gray, with rolling dark clouds floating in the sky, trying their best to block the industrious sunshine. The strong wind passing here from time to time brings the sand and dust from the distance here, staining the originally clear sky, and at the same time giving the sky a
The hearts of those who survive under the conditions are covered with dust that cannot be erased.
Everything in front of him became lifeless, and everywhere he looked were traces of disaster. The prosperity of the past was like a passing cloud, and it seemed that he could still hear the death wails coming from his feet.
This is a dirty world, and this is a desperate world.
People who once stood high and thought they controlled the whole world now have to crawl at the feet of the playthings they once despised, praying for their former playthings' "mercy" so that they can enjoy a little sunshine and rain from the cracks.
Then, after enjoying a little sunshine, they seemed to be able to straighten their backs and continue to show their nobility and greatness in front of the still prostrate fellows and aliens, and play the movement that smelled of decay.
"What a rotten city..."
Although he said disgusting words in his mouth, his body still wandered leisurely on this land, completely ignoring the dark brown irregular lumps of soil that appeared next to the soles of his feet and the M-shaped burnt black carbon not far away.
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"Tell those idiots in the forward camp who have forgotten their responsibilities that if they still linger on the beds of those village girls, I can guarantee that they will never see the sun the next day. The Prime Minister was indeed very indulgent to them at the beginning, but
That is after they have completed the tasks they should complete, instead of turning a deaf ear to the order!"
Although there seemed to be seriousness and anger in the words, it was as if he was still strolling on the streets he hated. Those guys who were supposed to make people irritated were completely unable to cause any fluctuations or ripples in his heart, or in other words, in
In his previous life, he had experienced too many similar things, and perhaps his heart had become numb by now.
After all, the pillar of faith that originally supported him to live like a human being in this world has collapsed. Even now, he can still hold a high position and can decide the life and death of others with a single word, but without his own faith, he is nothing but a walking zombie.
I don’t know how the beautiful and ignorant girl far away is doing now?
That may be his only thought and concern for the rest of his life.
It seems a bit sorry for his married wife to say this. But I think the other party must be in the same mood as him at this time. They have been married for decades, and he is still confident because of this tacit understanding, even if the two people are not compatible in terms of compatibility.
The difference is slightly larger.
"It's nice here, let's take a rest."
Unknowingly, I walked to a familiar place. But the prosperity in my memory has turned into a depression in front of me - the owner of the shop has long gone. The empty lobby is scattered with dusty tables.
The wooden beams used to support the structure of the house have long since decayed. If you look carefully, you can see various insects living and working on them. The whole store has a smell of decay. It looks like it has been desolate for a long time.
But in my impression, this place didn’t look like this half a year ago.
Is it because the magic of time is too amazing or the air here contains the magic that makes everything rot.
No one will think about the answer to this question, or maybe they don’t want to think about it.
"Sir, do you need to clean it?"
"No, that's fine. This allows me to smell what I want to smell."
The words that made the servants completely confused, leaving the other party with questions, looked like a pretentious master playing a dull trick on a dull servant.
But perhaps only the master whose face suddenly turned serious knew the truth.
"Will you let me find that answer?"
He muttered to himself, his face no longer as calm as before.
A little sad, a little thoughtful, and a little nostalgic and emotional, but what exists for this movie is a sudden realization. It seems that everything in front of him gave him interesting clues, but in the end he was unable to use these clues to find the hidden things hidden in the layers.
The truth in the fog.
However, this feeling did not last long before it was interrupted by the noise coming from far away.
"What the hell is going on? Tell those idiots who can't control their ** to be quiet. They are getting more and more unruly."
Only this time, facing the accusation, the summoned bodyguard showed a rare expression of hesitation and aggrievedness on his face.
"What? Is there anything you can't say? Rather than being scolded by me, you should know the consequences of delaying business."
Although the tone still sounds unkind, to a soldier who knows the supervisor he serves very well, it feels like an amnesty.
"Good sleep, you know. Just now that barbarian from Amqi said that the city guards in the north of the city discovered that a black smoke rising into the sky at night would rise from the mountains to the north, tens of thousands of feet high. It seemed that some powerful general had absorbed this.
The resentment emanating from the city is exactly right
He came out to fight for his king again. We all felt that this story was too outrageous, but the barbarian Amqi seemed to believe it, because no one could convince anyone, and a quarrel broke out. It bothered the adults.
Please forgive me for being rude."
"North..."
It seems that he has fallen into deep thought, his eyes have lost focus, and it seems that his soul has flown to the place that he cares about. If the body does not still have all the physiological reactions of living people, perhaps the bodyguards will think that they are loyal to him.
The subject had already transformed into an immortal and soared away in an instant.
So all they could do was to surround their master, and at the same time, the quarrel that had been going on had to come to an end for the time being.
Of course, many people have decided to go to the place where the legend happened to investigate when they have nothing to do.
After all, in this chaotic and boring city, it is not easy to find such interesting things. Even if you may lose your life because of it, no one will feel sorry for something that is no longer valuable even if it is damaged.
In this rotten city, everything seems to be rotting and sinking along with it.
"War... By the way. Uncle Huang, you once fought side by side with Cao Cao. What kind of person was he?"
Compared with the city that has been controlled by chaos, sin, hatred and depravity, this place seems to be the most beautiful pastoral in the world. Under the gentle breeze, it is full of greenery and clear streams flow slowly, bringing you
It brings the source of life and at the same time washes away the dust in people's hearts. Orioles fly and grass grows, laughing and singing, venting their hearts out in this sunshine.
What fits this beautiful picture is a young man with a face full of sunshine. While wiping his beloved spear, he looks expectantly at the middle-aged man wiping his body next to him.
The laws of this world still leave numerous scars, representing the countless hard battles that middle-aged people have experienced.
"Cao Mengde? I have to admit. He is really an amazing guy. Although he is more than one level behind my lord in terms of martial arts, he is still a bloody man who can be called a hero. The old lord once said that the entire
Among the coalition forces, there are only two heroes worthy of his admiration. One of them is Cao Mengde."
"Huh? Since there are two of them, who is the other person that father admires? Could it be the one who looks very honest..."
"No, no, no, although Liu Xuande is also very powerful, and his general Zhang Yide is even more brave than anyone else, and his martial arts skills far exceed Demou, but my lord does not like something about that person. My lord told me at the time,
If that Liu Xuande doesn't change something about him, maybe he will be swallowed up by this chaotic era sooner or later. Even if he is capable and ambitious and has a group of trustworthy subordinates, he can only make wedding clothes for others.
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"This is strange. When my father and I were talking about the coalition forces, they only mentioned these two people who impressed him deeply. But I didn't know that there was a third person who impressed my father so deeply. Could it be Yuan Jiujiu, Yuan Benchu
Like?"
"Hahaha, little lord, you are right. With my old lord's temper, he really won't like Yuan Jiujiu, a noble son from a family like Yuan Benchu, so you should be able to think of the second person he admires, that is Gongsun, the right governor of Beiping.
Bogui.”
"It's understandable. Some of Gongsun Zan's actions seem to be very similar to those of his father."
"This is the case in this era. A person's destiny is often determined from birth. People with bad backgrounds often fail to succeed no matter how hard they try, or they have to flatter some bastards who they know are villains. If
Without such troubled times, perhaps it would be difficult to obtain something like two thousand stones or a title like a general and a marquis, given the old lord's temper until his death. And even so, it would only have relied on the activities of the great Zhu Gong and the old lord's subordinates.
It takes some actions in the dark to get it."
"So it's up to me to end this era?"
"Haha, if my little lord has such an ambition, I will definitely be happy if I think about it, Izumi Izumi. It's just that I should keep this kind of ambition in my heart first. Our current strength is not enough, so my little lord still needs to be patient and dormant."
"But when will this end? I feel like I'm going to vomit when I think about that bastard!"
"Then the young master may find something that can be done at this time to resolve the issue. For example, contact those generals and officials who are also not satisfied with Yuan Guangdao, such as Pingchun Li Wenda, Xiyang Lu Ziheng, Chengde Liu Ziyang..."
"Okay, okay, Uncle Huang, among the people you mentioned except Lu Ziheng, it would be very difficult for Yuan Jiujiu to conquer them. They are just obeying Yuan Jiujiu on the surface, but what are they actually thinking about?
Perhaps only God knows what I am thinking. Not to mention that I am a young boy. Apart from being good at fighting with people, my appeal seems to be even less than that of Yuan Jiujiu."
"Hahaha, this is not like the little lord I am familiar with. Why would you give up without giving it a try?"
"Because compared to being awkward with Corporal Li Xian, the upcoming war is more attractive to me!"
"I still like fighting so much. It's true... However, there is no way to improve your reputation. I heard that Yuan Jiujiu plans to marry his legitimate daughter to you. I heard that she is a very beautiful lady~ You should
Have you seen it before?"
"Ah, ah...this, that, maybe, probably, almost, you've seen that..."
Even a young and brave tiger cub has finally entered an age where he has a vague feeling about the opposite sex. When he first heard about such a topic that was really nothing to adults, he was not surprised to blush and his expression became a little twitchy.
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"If you have seen it, you have seen it. If you have not seen it, you have not seen it. Niuniannian does not look like my little lord. By the way, what does that young lady look like? Is she really as beautiful as the rumors say? Does the little lord care about her?
I’m tempted.”
"Ah, now is not the time to talk about that kind of thing. My father's revenge has not been avenged, so how can I be in the mood to talk about my children's personal affairs."
That rare expression quickly faded from his face, replaced by the previous feeling of longing for war.
Because of this, he showed a smile as bright as the sun.
Just seeing this smile that was obviously the same as before, Huang Gai couldn't help but secretly sigh.
Why. I feel uneasy in my heart.
Why, I feel that there is resentment and hatred hidden under this smile.
Why do you think this sunny smile is so similar to the smile the old master had before the accident?
"Then little lord, please hurry up and prepare. Both the Xiahou brothers and Cao Ren are well-known brave generals in the enemy's formation. Moreover, those yellow scarf thieves in Hebei will not be able to hold back Yuan Shao's army. Maybe you can still see Yan Liang.
, a fierce general like Wen Chou. Don’t be embarrassed by talking big words when the time comes~"
"Haha, Uncle Huang, I, Sun Bofu, don't dare to boast about other aspects. But this is the only fight, no matter it's a big war or a small fight, I have never lost. I'd better think about what you can do for me."
Let’s celebrate with a good drink.”
"Young people are really confident, but at least your Uncle Huang and your Uncle Cheng are no match for you, you guys. Maybe you can really surprise them on the battlefield. Maybe you can compete with Lu Fengxian."
.Speaking of which, if you can defeat him, you can avenge your father's shame. How about that? Are you interested?"
"How could it not be possible? My father has always been worried about that failure. But this time there is probably no chance. But in the future, when we hit Bingzhou, I will ask me to weigh that man with the spear in my hand.
It’s all done.”
"It's great to be young..."
Shaking his head with a smile on his face, Huang Gai left here. From a distance, it looked like the pride and worry of the elders towards the determined juniors. Even Sun Ce, who was looking at his back, just felt the feeling of the former hero.
The melancholy when being surpassed by a determined young man, as well as the joy and sadness of having a successor to the Sun family.
But only Huang Gai knew in his heart that his mood at the moment was far from simple.
After all, even if they didn't say it explicitly, as the three subordinates who had followed Sun Jian for the longest time, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and Han Dang had always felt extremely strange that Sun Jian died under Lu Gong's secret arrow.
Perhaps Sun Jian did not mention the danger he felt to a few people, but as an old subordinate who has followed Sun Jian for a long time and is very familiar with his behavior and habits, what happened in the period before Sun Jian died in the battle is a bit strange now in retrospect.
Their actions reminded them that this matter may not be as simple as it seems on the surface.
However, as Sun Jian's successor and the young master who accompanied Sun Jian on his last journey that day, Sun Ce never mentioned anything that happened that day, as if he had some huge secret that could not be told.
Curiosity will certainly kill the cat, but if you can satisfy your curiosity, it will be a happy death.
Not to mention that according to their intuition as warriors, the later they find out the secret hidden behind it, the more dangerous it will be. They can do nothing about the death of their old protagonist Sun Jian, so they must protect Sun Ce as the successor from harm no matter what.
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This is the obligation of a loyal minister, and it is also a kind of responsibility and love from the ancestors to the younger ones.
"Do you love the feeling of fighting... I always feel that if this continues, the young master seems to have embarked on the same path as the old master."
In front of Cheng Pu and Han Dang, this was the only time Huang Gai didn't need to take care of them.
"I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle. I'm afraid we can only wait and see what happens. After all, he is our young master."
They couldn't force or threaten. This result still gave a few veteran generals who were not good at strategy a headache.
"I hope God will bless the descendants of the Sun family."
The strong sense of powerlessness made these generals couldn't help but make such powerless sounds, which was completely opposite to their majestic appearance on the battlefield. However, the uneasiness that always hung over their heads and lingered in their hearts had tortured them to the point of indistinguishability.
The way forward.
"Perhaps, we can write to the person in Bingzhou for consultation. Although we don't have a very close relationship with him, we have heard some magical things about him. For the safety of the young master,
, even if I let go of my old face, I still have to seek understanding from the other party."
Perhaps he was oppressed to the extreme by this depressing atmosphere, Han Dang made such a declaration with a decadent look on his face.
However, even he himself knew very well that the other party was not the same as him. Even if there was still a little friendship with Pao Ze at the beginning, I am afraid that it has been severed with the advent of these troubled times, even if they are not smart and wise men.
It is very clear what kind of reputation Sun Jian left in the land of the Han Dynasty, and he
The successor has also shown great potential. If this potential threat can be eliminated without using his own hands, it will be a happy thing for most of the princes. Perhaps only Yuan Shu
Only a guy with such excessive self-confidence would think that he can tame the Sun family's fierce horse with his own skills.
As if God could feel their mood, a dark cloud drifted over at some point.
Storms of wind and rain seem to be coming soon to this chaotic continent.
Pan Sen: I had a bad cold. I felt light and groggy for the whole day, and my throat was swollen and painful. So everyone should pay more attention to their health and don’t be like us. (To be continued...)