The land is vast and the grasslands stretch as far as the eye can see. Han Qiu didn't walk fast or in a hurry.
There was no expression on Gu Que's face, he just sighed softly.
He has already woken up.
He knew that Han Qiu would leave after he woke up.
Because he understands Han Qiu, she really needs time.
So he kept waiting until the last moment before speaking.
Han Qiu finally left and disappeared at the end of the earth and the end of the grass.
The strong wind was blowing, blowing up the grass all over the ground, the river was clear, and there was a wolf walking alone.
Gu Que shook his head and chuckled, looking at the clear blue sky, but he didn't know the spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Is it winter or spring at this time? If it is winter, how can the grass be green and lush? If it is spring, how can it be so cold?
Let's go! It's time for you to go too.
This place is really desolate, as desolate as a bird's heart.
He doesn't want to endure such desolation and loneliness for a moment. What he needs now is tenderness.
But he didn't fly in the air.
As his strength grew, he had already become accustomed to running around and flying in the air, which always left him with a sense of emptiness, as if he had forgotten many things.
It was as if large sections of memory had been deleted and formatted, so that after every battle, he felt extremely empty.
Most of the time he knows what he should do, but sometimes he doesn't know who he is or why he is alive.
Perhaps everyone will be confused like this when they are making very fast progress.
Just like the college entrance examination students back then, the college students back then, or the people who were at a loss on the road to survival.
But you should always be able to walk when you are born!
He was down-to-earth and walked forward step by step, which gave him an unparalleled sense of security.
The whole world is looking for him, and he is also looking for the world.
He didn't walk very fast, but he was no slower than ordinary people. However, for the entire continent, his speed was really too slow.
But he really needs this kind of time to settle himself. If possible, he really wants to rest for a hundred years.
He didn't know why it was a hundred years, maybe it was because such a time seemed so long, and it was enough to kill the fatigue in his heart.
So let’s go!
It took him two years to get out of the grassland.
It's like returning from another world and stepping into this world. Everyone is so strange.
He already looked like a beggar, with unkempt hair, ragged clothes, and his body covered with soot and dirt.
Everyone thinks he stinks.
But he felt that this was the fragrance of earth, the smoke and dust of the world, and the breath of life itself.
He walked to the market, a very small market, no more than two miles long and no more than three feet wide. The houses on both sides were decadent, dilapidated and dirty.
Countless people walked through the narrow streets with simple smiles on their faces.
Gu Que could hear everyone talking, someone's son was admitted to the local apprenticeship, someone married a virtuous wife, someone's business was profitable... It seemed that everyone had something to be happy about.
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Not only are they weak and even poor, but they seem to have more happiness than the practitioners.
Gu Que couldn't think deeply about this problem. He would even think about it, if he had descendants in the future, should he be allowed to practice?
He understood that when he began to think about this problem, he already felt that cultivators suffered more than ordinary people.
Everything is dialectical. Both practitioners and ordinary people have their own happiness and pain. He understands that there may be problems with his mentality.
He felt that he still needed to go.
He fell into deep thought, and the noisy long street began to become quiet.
It's just that trouble is like maggots in the tarsal bones. A loud roar is heard, and the tranquility of the entire long street is broken. Everyone screams and runs away frantically.
Gu Que didn't need to raise his head to know that there were dozens of horses galloping towards him on both sides of the long street.
There are soldiers on horseback, and the soldiers' faces are full of pride.
They arrived arrogantly, and the streets were full of chaos. Men screamed, women and children shed tears, and their faces turned pale with fright.
But there was no road in the long street, and there were only two sides to cross, and the two sides were blocked by the cavalry, so they had no choice but to rush towards the broken buildings.
The leader of the cavalry was walking in front, and the maroon horse under his crotch was as unruly as he was.
He looked coldly at the empty and dilapidated streets, watching the civilians fleeing in panic, and couldn't help but screamed: "Run! I'll see where you can run! If you don't pay the tax this month, I will behead you all."
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The sound spread throughout the land, and everyone became more and more panicked. For a moment, they fell into a ball and couldn't even run. In an instant, they were surrounded by cavalry.
The long knife was pulled out, emitting a sharp cold light under the pale sunlight.
Of course, these flat-headed people couldn't resist this kind of battle. They were so frightened that they hurriedly squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands.
The women and children cried louder and louder, but the cavalry laughed loudly, and the sound was as ferocious as their expressions.
Gu Que was extremely conspicuous among this crowd of civilians.
He was conspicuous because he was not squatting down and also because he was too dirty.
"Huh? Boss! Someone is dissatisfied with this!"
One soldier said lightly, while another couldn't help but answered: "Looking like this, he is probably a crazy beggar, right? How dare the others not squat down for the leader?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the leading cavalry commander smiled solemnly and said: "Don't tell me, there really is one."
The cavalrymen quickly looked forward and immediately saw the figure behind Gu Que among the crowd.
Gu Que didn't need to look back, he already knew what this person looked like.
Wearing a gray gown, a bandage on his head, and holding an old fan, I don't know if it is white or gray.
He didn't stand very straight because his legs were shaking.
The cavalry captain also pulled out the knife in his hand, put it on his neck casually, and said disdainfully: "That lunatic is crazy after all, but how dare you stand still?"
He is indeed a boy, very young, and someone is pulling him behind him, seeming to want him to squat down.
Gu Que knew that man was the one who boasted that his son had been admitted to the school. This young man should be his son.
But no matter how hard he tried, the young scholar never squatted down.
The knight commander narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you dissatisfied?"
The young scholar swallowed his saliva, his face turned a little pale, and he couldn't help but murmured: "No, I... a scholar! I can't be inferior to others! I won't squat down!"
His voice was trembling, and he was afraid, but he never compromised.
When the knight commander heard this, he was stunned for a long time before finally laughing out loud.
When he smiled, everyone else laughed.
Smiling arrogantly, the Knight Commander suddenly stopped and said sternly: "Scholar? Then have you ever heard of the saying that articles are worthless in troubled times? Have you ever heard of the saying that when a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain why?
I can kill you right away!"
By the end of the sentence, murderous intent was clearly visible in his eyes!
The young scholar was so frightened that he trembled and said in a trembling voice: "You, which law do you rely on to kill people? Which law of my country did I break?"
The knight commander suddenly laughed again, and then said coldly: "Which law? If you don't pay taxes, you are breaking the law!"
The young scholar said anxiously: "There is a tax once a year. There is no reason to collect a monthly tax. You have already collected it for seven months. How can we have any money to give it to you again?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around seemed to have some courage and hurriedly spoke out.
The annual tax was changed to a monthly tax. These common people relied on small businesses or crops to survive, so of course they couldn't afford it.
The knight commander had already said sternly: "You bastard! Do you dare to talk back? The military master tells you that this is the new law two years ago! Que Zun, one of the two leaders of the Dragon and Sparrow Alliance, has disappeared, and the Empress has ordered the world to search for him.
, I am responsible for this area. I collect monthly taxes to find the Bird Lord!"
He pointed his long knife at the common people and said angrily: "What kind of person is Que Zun? To find him, of course you need funds. I charge you taxes, which is to improve your fortune! If you find Que Zun in the future, how can you
Aren’t they all honoring their ancestors?”
The sound spread throughout the long street, and the long street was silent.
The young scholar murmured: "But we really can't afford it! If this continues, we won't even be able to afford food!"
The knight commander said proudly: "Then you want to disobey the empress' order?"
The young scholar finally collapsed to the ground and could not help but gritted his teeth and said: "The Empress is fatuous! It is better to be the God Emperor back then. He is the one who truly benefits us!"
Everyone couldn't help but sigh lowly, and all the sighs reached Gu Que's ears.
The knight commander just sneered, and then his eyes suddenly condensed. He looked at Gu Que and frowned: "He has already squatted down, why don't you squat down?"
Gu Que did not speak, but someone was already pulling him beside him. An old man whispered: "Squat down quickly, the military master is going to kill someone!"
Gu Que ignored it and suddenly said softly: "Sending troops without helmets, with disheveled armor, uneven formations, and ungrateful expressions, can they be considered the army of China?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of each of the cavalry became gloomy, and the knight commander's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said in a cold voice: "What did you say?"
Gu Que then said slowly: "The Chinese army does not use swords, and the swords must be stained with blood. Even if they cannot be stained with the enemy's blood, they must be stained with their own blood. This is called feeding the sword to keep the edge and evil spirit of the sword. Are you wrong?
Don’t know either?”
He had not spoken for more than two years, leaving his voice hoarse and unpleasant.
The knight commander's expression was extremely gloomy. He slowly raised his long sword and said coldly: "In the name of the empress, I came here to look for the great Que Zun. I didn't come here to fight. How dare you take care of these things?"
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Gu Que did not answer his words, but just added: "The current divine emperor of China is Xuanyuan Qingling, the daughter of the Sifang King. Based on my understanding of Qingling, no matter how stupid she is, she will not be able to do such a thing as collecting monthly taxes.
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"Bold! Who are you calling stupid?"
The knight commander pointed his sword forward and said sternly: "You actually blasphemed the empress! This is the crime of deceiving the emperor! And you said you know about the empress? Who do you think you are? You are..."
At this point, he suddenly paused, couldn't help but look back, and glared: "What the hell are you doing here!"
A cavalryman behind him whispered: "Boss... since the empress succeeded to the throne, even the prince and princess no longer dare to call her by her maiden name."
The knight commander loudly said: "How can I not know this truth? As the empress of the God Clan, who governs a territory of one hundred thousand miles, even the parents must be called empress! Even in the whole world, who dares to call...
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Speaking of this, the anger on his face suddenly solidified...
Xiao Bing swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Sparrow, Bird Lord... Only Bird Lord dares to call that..."
The knight captain gritted his teeth, turned his head suddenly, slashed forward with his long sword, and said sternly: "You lunatic! How dare you pretend to be Lord Bird? What kind of person is he, how can he look like you?"
At the same time as the words fell, the long knife, which was as sharp as iron as mud, had already struck Gu Que's head heavily.
A clang echoed throughout the long street, and everyone screamed in surprise, but no one saw his head being smashed to pieces.
The long sword was extremely sharp, but it was still on Gu Que's head, unable to even cut off his scalp.
The Knight Commander's hands began to tremble, his face turned pale, his teeth clashed together, and his pupils contracted in fear.
And Gu Que finally raised his head. Under the dirty hair, the magic pattern on his forehead was ferocious and terrifying.
"ah!"
The knight commander screamed in fright, and immediately stepped back a few steps, fell off the horse heavily, and quickly climbed to his knees, saying in a trembling voice: "Shen, see the sparrow! I see the sparrow!"
"See the Bird Lord!"
In an instant, dozens of cavalrymen on both sides dismounted and quickly knelt down.
The knight commander kept kowtowing, blood dripping from his forehead, but he never dared to stop.
Anything in the world can be counterfeited, but these two black lines can only be possessed by Que Zun.
The panic in his heart was beyond description.
But Gu Que just said softly: "You've been looking for me, haven't you? I'm right here, why aren't you surprised?"
The eldest knight burst into tears and couldn't help but said hurriedly: "Lord Bird! This villain is too blind to see Mount Tai. Spare your life! Spare your life!"
"Spare your life?"
Gu Que shook his head and said slowly: "Qing Ling has just come to power and has little experience. That's why military bullies like you appear. How can I spare her life if she ruins her reputation?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two invisible rays of light suddenly appeared in his eyes. The bodies of the dozens of cavalry kneeling on the ground suddenly trembled, and their souls were directly annihilated by the power.
Gu Que stepped on their corpses and walked out of the long street step by step.
Behind him, everyone was stunned. (To be continued)