novelsmap Chapter 55 Freedom
Chapter 55 Freedom
It seems that heaven did not favor Liu Xuan from the very beginning.
He was given a noble background, but when he was young, his country was ruined and his family was destroyed, and he was reduced to a foreign land; after returning to his homeland, he had to be reduced to someone else's puppet;
Over the years, he has been courteous to the corporal, treated others with sincerity, worked hard to run his own political group, and finally obtained the qualification to compete in the Central Plains, but God still has trouble with him...
The invasion of Bingzhou was unexpected by Liu Xuan. Bingzhou and Liangzhou did not border each other, and it was caught in the disaster of Xiaoqiang two months ago. No one thought that it would quell the civil strife and organize troops in a short period of time.
When he saw the Bingzhou army, Jing Xiu was not so surprised, and immediately thought of a person: Xu Zhongyan.
According to Han Zhao's news, after Xu Zhongyan left Liangzhou four months ago, he went to Bingzhou.
What did he do in Bingzhou?What kind of benefits has Bingzhou promised?So much so that they are willing to cross the boundaries of other forces to attack Liangzhou.
In order to fight against Dou Xiao, Liangzhou had run out of soldiers and food, and could no longer hold out under the [-] troops of Bingzhou until Zhao Ji's army returned to help.
The first is to attack the soldiers, the second is to attack the strategy, and the second is to attack the war.
If Xu Zhongyan can persuade Bingzhou to attack Liangzhou with profit, then he will certainly be able to make them give up with profit.
After studying Bingzhou's information carefully again, Jing Xiu decided to go there himself.
The news of Dou Xiao's withdrawal of troops and Bingzhou's invasion has reached Zhao Ji.
His lieutenant has brought 10 people back to Bingzhou, and only 7 people are left for Zhao Ji to guard the two cities of Nanyang and Xiangyang.
Zhao Ji is not sure how long the 7 people can defend, he is standing on the top of the city with a gun in his hand, thinking about Dou Xiao who is about to fight against him, thinking about what kind of strategy he might use, thinking about how he will deal with it... …
Maybe it's because a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or maybe it's Han Zhaojiao's skill that gave Zhao Ji enough confidence. Facing Dou Xiao, the long-established god of war, he has no timidity or fear, only feels the blood in his veins is heating up.
This battle is not easy for Dou Xiao, Xiangyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the danger is no less than that of Longyuan Pass, as long as Zhao Ji prepares enough food and grass, it is enough for them to drink a pot.
On the way, Dou Xiao was thinking about various ways to take down Xiangyang, and Zhao Ji's possible response.
The fact that Zhao Ji's quick capture of Nanyang made him unable to capture Longyuan Pass has given Dou Xiao enough vigilance, and he will give this young general enough attention.
The two opponents who had never met before fought against each other when they were thousands of miles apart.
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Bingzhou's army approached Longyuan Pass, Liangzhou's army returned thousands of miles away, and Dou Xiao turned to King Qin...
The three armies "passed by" on the land of the Central Plains. Liu Xuanyu was in a state of anxiety in the young master's mansion, but he had to pretend to be calm and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai to calm the floating hearts.
At the same time, Jing Xiu's car was secretly driven by his confidant to leave Liangzhou towards Bingzhou; while his opponent Xu Zhongyan got off the carriage in front of a gate of a garden in Dongdu, accompanied by his fourth son. entered the door.
The scenery in the other garden is picturesque, but the second master did not stop for a moment, and went straight forward.
Going down from a ladder, there is a hole in the sky.A deep dark passage extends forward. The oil lamp nailed to the stone wall burns quietly but can only illuminate a square inch of land. The end of the stone passage is still dark, as if a monster is peeping.
A few men in black came out from the darkness, the seventh and eighteenth stood out, and the rest should be fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth as expected.
They saluted to the second master: "Second master."
The second master nodded slowly, then raised his hand to signal them to stay outside, and led the fourth child into the dark stone path.
Going down from the stairs again, there are rows of stone prisons, surrounded by thick and heavy walls, with only a small opening under the door to pass meals.
The second master stopped in front of a stone prison, the fourth child stepped forward and opened the door, the second master walked in, and the fourth child locked the door again.
The environment inside the door is not as bad as imagined, although it is simple, it is also considered clean.
Ji Liang, whom Han Zhao was looking for, sat on the floor with only a mat, and his limbs were tied with iron chains as thick as an ordinary person's arm.
Seeing the second master, Ji Liang laughed: "Heh, it's finally here."
The second master rubbed his fingers, and replied quietly: "I originally wanted to kill you directly, but in the end I was not willing to give this order."
Regarding his words, Ji Liang replied with a mocking smile, and only asked, "Where is the fifth child?"
"Alive, but whether you can continue to live in the future depends on you."
Ji Liang's eyes froze, and he asked coldly, "What do you want?"
The second master didn't answer this question directly, but brought up other things: "When you escaped, I kept thinking: You betrayed the master and me, why don't you die? How can you still be alive? But after you were arrested, I can't bear to part with it again... After all, you are the only family member I have left."
His tone is rare and rich in emotion, nostalgia, nostalgia, and reluctance are all intertwined.
Er Ye and Ji Liang grew up together in the village, studying together and practicing martial arts together, they are closer than brothers, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are relatives - especially after the avalanche flooded the entire village.
The second master sighed and continued: "I often think of when we were young, our father put us together and taught us. My father was angry that my military generals were not as good as you in learning martial arts. "I couldn't memorize it, and asked if we had made a mistake. I often think that time should stay at that time..."
Thinking of the past, a warm smile appeared on the corner of Er Ye's mouth, and even Ji Liang, who had been as cold as a stone, was shaken.
Seeing this situation, the second master took advantage of the victory to pursue, walked up to Ji Liang, squatted down, and stretched out his hand: "Come back, Ah Liang. You will always be my younger brother. Brother has done wrong things. As long as you are willing to correct your mistakes, brother will forgive you." .”
Ji Liang lowered his head, as if he was struggling.The second master didn't urge him, and waited patiently for him to make a decision.
After a long time, Ji Liang finally opened his mouth, and he only heard him whispering: "Xu Yan, Xu Yan, since I was a child, I couldn't tell the truth from your words, so I was often deceived by you, doing bad things with you, and paying for you. But now I have discovered a rule, and I won't be fooled by you anymore—the more emotional your words are, the more false they will be."
Ji Liang said disgustedly: "Xu Yan, you are a monster who has no empathy."
Numerous times of inducing and forcing him to do things he shouldn't do and don't want to do, gradually turning him into a murder tool, if this is what he called "brother's love", then don't worry about it.
Being exposed on the spot, the nostalgia and pity in the eyes of the second master disappeared, he withdrew his hand, stood up slowly, looked down at Ji Liang, and lamented in a pitiful tone: "It's a pity, I really miss you (such a good tool) .”
Ji Liang sneered: "This is true." But he may not have said the whole thing.
"I've always felt that you're not a great talent since I was a child. You look back and shrink back when you do things." The second master's tone was contemptuous, as if Ji Liang was so worthless in his eyes.
"It's the same now, obviously wanting to sever ties with the past, but couldn't help meddling in Nineteen's affairs; obviously turned around and left the fifth child I raised with my own hands, but still couldn't bear to completely let him go. ...As long as you are half as free and easy as you said, you won't fall into my hands."
Ji Liang also curled the corner of his mouth contemptuously: "This is also the reason why I did not agree with you in the end. I am more human than you."
Hearing this, Second Master's face darkened. At this moment, he acted like an older brother who was irritated by his younger brother: "What good does it do you to contradict me?"
Ji Liang curled his lips: "I don't know, so I'll give it a try."
Ji Liang's refusal to eat oil and salt also exhausted all the patience of the second master. He put away all the redundant expressions, looked at Ji Liang deeply, and said straight to the point: "Do you want the fifth child to live?"
Ji Liang opened his mouth with a deep tone, like answering or sighing: "I not only want him to live, I also want him to be free."
The fifth child was brought back by Ji Liang.
That was more than 20 years ago, the world was still in the hands of the next dynasty, and Ji Liang had just entered the world with his master.
On a misty morning, Ji Liang returned from his mission and bought steamed buns for breakfast on the way. After walking for a while, he found a "little tail" stuck to his back.
At that time, Lao Wu looked about five years old, dressed in decent clothes, his face and body were dirty, and he was staring at Ji Liang's steamed buns and swallowing his saliva.
Which lost child?
Ji Liangfen gave Lao Wu a steamed bun, and then took him to the side of the road waiting for his parents to find him, but they didn't arrive after waiting for a whole day.
The five-year-old child only remembers that he and his parents came to the north to play, and that there is a river next to his house, and there are many willow trees beside the river... But these can't help Ji Liang find his parents.
So Ji Liang, who was waiting to return to his life, took Lao Wu back to the villa where they were based at that time.
At that time, Ji Liang hadn't understood the nature of the master, he just thought that if he couldn't find the child's relatives, it would be good to let him follow the master, but he didn't know what kind of abyss he was sending him into.
This is the most regrettable thing Ji Liang has ever done in his life.
Lao Wu, who was sent to the training camp of the dark guards, was very young and very well-behaved. He would listen to everything anyone said.If it weren't for his outstanding talent, it would be difficult to survive the training camp.
Later, when he became an official secret guard, he liked to follow Ji Liang's ass and call him "third brother". If he didn't call him Ji Liang, he would talk about his master and keep his mouth shut, as if there were only these three people in his world.
At that time, Ji Liang already felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong.
Ji Liang has been trying to teach the meaning of the word "self" to the fifth child, but unfortunately he didn't understand it at first. After leaving the organization and being exposed to a wider world, he gradually understood, but he was thrown into the organization. The fifth child was also gradually molded by the second master into a "qualified dark guard".
During those few years in the Western Regions, Lao Wu never said what happened to Ji Liang after he left, but there are some things that cannot be concealed. He told Ji Liang every word and deed, and his What kind of impact does leaving have on Lao Wu.
The fifth child became cautious, and would never take the initiative to touch anyone again.
But there are some things that Ji Liang can't see.
Lao Wu has long regarded the master and the second master as beliefs, but he can't let go of his attachment to Ji Liang; he can't disobey orders, and he can't hurt Ji Liang.
Torn apart by these two forces day and night, he was about to be suffocated, but when he spoke, he only said that the weather was normal. Ji Liang only thought that the fifth child understood his "self" and was willing to wander the world with him, but he didn't know that the fifth child was there. A little bit of a breakdown.
Thinking about it now, it was reasonable for Lao Wu to choose to self-destruct in the end, but he didn't realize it.
It was Ji Liang who owed Lao Wu, if he hadn’t brought Lao Wu back to the organization, perhaps Lao Wu had found his parents, and now he married a wife and had children, happy and healthy; Far better than being a miserable tool.
Hearing Ji Liang's request, the second master sighed leisurely: "In the world of life, where is there no cage? Ah Liang, what you want is so luxurious."
"As long as you cure the fifth child and promise that he will have nothing to do with the organization, I can agree to any of your conditions." Any, any, conditions, conditions, Ji Liang's words are very important.
It's very dangerous to take and take away from someone like Xu Yan, because you don't know what vicious plans he will make with your promises, but as long as Lao Wu can return to the track he should have in life, it will be a good thing for him. It's nothing to Ji Liang.
The second master bowed his head and thought for a while, then replied: "You are not worth the price. But——I promise you."
After finishing speaking, he raised the corner of his lips: things will become very interesting.
The author has something to say: Xu Zhongyan, Xu Yan, and the second master are all one person. When facing other forces, he is called Xu Zhongyan. When facing people in the organization, he is the second master. Only here in Ji Liang, he is Xu Zhongyan. Yan.
In fact, the second master also has a bit of brotherly affection for Ji Liang, but don’t expect him to have any normal feelings for this kind of character with unrighteous views_(:з」∠)_
Added the stories of Er Ye, Ji Liang and Lao Wu, and the next chapter will return to the battlefield.
Also: author wants to bookmark comments (lay flat)
...the dividing line of the small theater...
Two and a half: Xiaowu, your third brother said you are Xiaohanhan.
Fifth child: Huh? (Turns around) Third Brother, you said that?
Ji Liang touched the stubble on his chin and recalled: Yes.At that time, I thought, 'this child is so cute, why is he such a little fool'
The fifth child turned his head in silence, and his ears slowly turned red.
Ji Liang hurriedly hugged Lao Wu's shoulders: Hahaha, third brother was just joking, don't be angry.
1.0 who eats potato chips on the side: I think Ji Liang is more like Hanhan.
Two halves eating 1.0 potato chips: probably this is "Although I am willing to live and die for him, I regard him as more important than my life, and I dream of wandering the world with him and spending the rest of my life together, but he really It's just my brother's pure affection.