Chapter 32 Section ten

August 15th, Nanhuai City, Linghuafang. The midday sun hangs overhead like a sharp sword.Lu Guichen lowered his head, looked at the shadow under his feet, and heard the voices of people around him. The place of execution is arranged in the square in front of Linghuafang, which has thousands of steps in length and width, enough to accommodate ten thousand people.According to the instructions of the lord Baili Jinghong, the princes of the barbarians couldn't help watching, this is the time to stand up.A red carpet was spread in the center of the square, and a high platform was set up. Baili Jinghong and the ministers were all seated on the high platform. Lu Guichen took a look at Baili Jinghong in court clothes from a distance, and felt that this person himself was not at all. know.

Lu Guichen wore a dark red toga, which looked very much like his wedding dress. Fang Shan said that the blood gushing from his neck would be hidden in the dark red, and it would not be too ugly.Fang Shan also said that before the execution, Lu Guichen should go to the toilet first, otherwise when the head is beheaded, the muscles of his whole body will panic and lose control, fearing that he will lose his dignity.Lu Guichen followed suit one by one, but Fang Shan gave him a bowl of strong wine, and whispered in his ear that there was medicine in the wine, and after drinking it, he became dizzy and passed away without any pain.Lu Guichen pushed the wine away, shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm not afraid."

Having said that, when he really saw the heavy axe, Lu Guichen was still scared.He shivered slightly, imagining that the ax that weighed tens of kilograms fell down, and beheading a human head was no different from beheading a chicken's neck. "Don't be afraid, Young Master Chen," Fang Shan said in a low voice before retreating, "Actually, an ax only looks scary, but it is sharper than a sword, and you will suffer a lot less." The waves of sound became higher and higher, and the gods and witches in the distance danced and sacrificed to the heaven, earth and the souls of the ancestors. They held a piece of burning fire paper and lit nine bowls of spirits one by one.The serving sergeants half-kneeled to receive the wine, raised their heads and drank it together, each smashing their bowls.The most burly of them was the executioner. He pulled the belt on his chest and took off the entire breastplate, revealing his muscular chest, densely covered with curly black hair.He raised the ax over his head to a piercing cheer, and the onlookers responded with even greater cheers.

Lu Guichen looked at those unfamiliar but excited faces, wondering why his death would make these people find it so interesting. The executioner poured a whole jug of wine on himself, looked around with red eyes, as fierce as a maned bear.Seeing his eyes, Lu Guichen felt a chill in his heart. He had been in battle before, but he had never seen this kind of eyes, which was full of boast and excitement in the ferociousness.He suddenly understood the purpose of all this.He understands the etiquette of the execution of nobles, which should be simple and solemn. The reason why the king moved these things here is to let him die in a humble way, just like a humble death row prisoner.

A wave of anger supported him in his heart, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lu Guichen suddenly raised his head and silently faced the sky.A lone goose slid across the corner of the sky amidst the wild geese, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of Lu Guichen's mouth. There was another uproar in the crowd. The sound of heavy iron hooves came from the sidelines.Covered in huge black cloaks, four heavy armored cavalry came slowly on horseback, holding high the long banner embroidered with golden chrysanthemums.Iron masks covered them, but Lu Guichen took a glance and recognized one of them.That was Fang Qizhao, although they were all wearing standard armor, but Fang Qizhao was equipped with his family's famous sword.

The heavy armored cavalry circled the arena for a circle, and when they passed in front of Lu Guichen, the hand of a man holding a long flag trembled, and the long flag swayed in the air. "Leiyun!" Fang Qizhao shouted beside him, "Don't lose your prestige! This guy is going to die soon, he's just a piece of dead meat!" That was Leiyun Zhengke.Lu Guichen turned his head and didn't want to look him in the eyes. He understood why Lei Yun Zhengke hated him so much. After all, it was his clansman who killed Lei Yun Zhengke's elder brother, Lei Yun Menghu.When they could still chat together before, Lei Yunzhengke always looked proud when talking about this brother, but then said dejectedly that I would never be able to surpass him in my life.After the cavalry circled the arena for a week, they stood at the four corners of the execution platform, and eight warriors in charge of the execution surrounded the execution platform as an iron barrel. The naked executioner didn't know whether he was really drunk or just acting, staggering He walked up to the stage and glanced at Lu Guichen, like a butcher looking at a pig waiting to be slaughtered.

He suddenly kicked Lu Guichen's back knee, and at the same time slapped him hard on the back of his neck.Lu Guichen knelt down involuntarily, unable to raise his head.There was a burst of cheers from the audience. An iron chain with barbs was buckled down to wrap around Lu Guichen. The executioner tightened it tightly behind his back, the barbs embedded in the flesh, and Lu Guichen let out a low moan from his throat. "It doesn't matter if you are the young master of the Golden Tent Kingdom or a slut worthless in cash, once you get here, it's my place!" The executioner lowered his voice and whispered in Lu Guichen's ear, "You're all dying, don't worry about it!" Put on a stubborn look. End it well, and we will give you a good time when we do things!"

A warrior pushed a wooden sleeper almost one foot thick and placed it under Lu Guichen's neck, while the other put a copper basin in front of the wooden sleeper. "You have to work hard this time!" said the sergeant pushing the wooden sleeper, "The lord is watching from above, so be quick and the brothers will save face." The executioner held the ax in his hand: "It's a small matter, I promise to split the wooden sleeper into two pieces!" Baili Jinghong on the high platform raised his hand, and the audience fell silent.The drums sounded, and the drumsticks jumped rapidly on the drum surface, getting heavier and faster.Everyone held their breath in unison.

Lu Guichen knew that this was his last chance, his last breath, his last thought, his last look at this world!He's going to do something, he's already thought about it, and he won't let his head drop silently.The two sergeants pressed Lu Guichen's shoulders with all their strength, but the barbarian boy who was as tame as a sheep suddenly struggled.He pushed desperately, he wanted to stand up!The sergeants were shocked, and with all their strength, the executioner stepped forward and stepped on the back of Lu Guichen's neck, stepping his neck into the semicircular depression on the wooden sleeper.But Lu Guichen was still struggling, and he wouldn't stop until he exhausted his last strength.He tried his best to raise his head to look at the people around him, the sun dazzled his eyes, he couldn't see clearly, he just felt that there was a sea of ​​people.He imagined those eyes with innocent curiosity, like watching a big show.These people are watching him die, but he wants to tell them that he is not afraid in his heart, he is a boy from the Pasur family of the Lu family in Qingyang, and he is not afraid of anything.He wanted to return these people with the eyes of a savage, laughing at them arrogantly.

Will Himeno be among them?Will Yuran be among them?Lu Guichen suddenly thought, the arrogance that supported him suddenly became a little weak, he trembled slightly, and was at a loss.The drumbeat is getting more and more urgent, he is going to die, and finally can he see those crimson eyes?When he thought of these two people, his heart became very chaotic, and he realized that there was still a faint hope deep in his heart, would Ji Ye come to rescue him?Himeno... that child who rides a black horse with a spear in his hand and eyes like black lightning is always so strong and a friend he can rely on.

The executioner stomped fiercely on his neck: "Being dishonest will make death more uncomfortable!" "Uncomfortable?" Lu Guichen thought, laughing in his heart, full of contempt.What does he think you are uncomfortable with?Does beheading hurt? The sergeant who executed the execution was a veteran in this field, and his arms and legs were so strong that Lu Guichen felt that he couldn't move anymore.The despair that had been suppressed by him finally rose up, enveloping his whole heart.Ji Ye would not come to rescue him, Lu Guichen thought, what is Ji Ye?In fact, he is just a child who always keeps his head down at home. Sometimes he looks like an angry hedgehog, because he is afraid that others will step on him if he doesn't erect those spikes.The last drumbeat fell, and everything fell silent.Lu Guichen suddenly clenched his fists hard, and he still had the last bit of strength left.This is the end of his life, and no one will laugh at his cowardice from now on. He has been cowardly for more than ten years, and he should be brave once... He will use all his strength to call that name, so that even if he becomes erratic Ghost, this last daring will make his life worthwhile. The heavy ax was raised high above his head. Lu Guichen clenched his fists, sucked enough air into his lungs, opened his mouth to the maximum, let out the air, and shouted at everyone: "Yu..." feather…… feather…… feather…… He heard the echo from the bottom of his heart, he was ecstatic, and felt a breath rushing out of every pore in his body. However, a stronger voice cut off his shout suddenly, Lu Guichen trembled, it was the sound of an arrow!It was the whistling sound of Feather Arrow cutting through the air rapidly!On the battlefield of Shangyang Pass, he heard this sound pass by him countless times, and then his comrades fell into a pool of blood.This time, he felt a viscous liquid splash on the back of his neck, the heavy ax did not fall, and he was still alive.He looked up and saw the executioner's grim expression froze, the ax fell from his hand, he knelt limply, and pulled out the arrow with trembling hands.The arrow pierced his throat accurately, leaving only the fletching outside. Lei Yunzhengke tore off his black cloak, and threw it into the air together with the fortified iron mask.He was carrying a heavy iron bow, a quiver was tied around his waist, and twelve shining long knives were tied on the saddle.It was really a hedgehog, an angry hedgehog with eyes as black as lightning. "Ji... Jiye...why is Jiye?" Fang Qizhao shouted in horror. "There...someone robbed the execution ground!" Someone among the execution sergeants shouted hoarsely. "Ah!" There was a gasp in the crowd of onlookers. When this plot, which has been repeated thousands of times in showbiz novels, actually happened in front of people, no one could believe it.And there was only one person, an eighteen-year-old young man, who wanted to rob a place guarded by thousands of soldiers alone. Lu Guichen looked at the 18-year-old young man, like eight years ago, the first time they were in the martial arts arena, the two looked at each other through a thick wall of people, and there was a little strangeness and hesitation in their eyes. "Asule, I'm here to save you." Ji Ye said. He is not a articulate person, and he doesn't know what to say at this moment.But facing Lu Guichen's eyes, he felt a little embarrassed, and felt that he had to say something.So this sentence came out very naturally, just like how many times he took his war horse and said in the sunset: "Asule, let's go drink." Very natural, that's it! After saying this, he mobilized his war horse, and let out a roar that suppressed the entire audience. "Ji Ye! Ji Ye!" Almost at the same time, Lu Guichen yelled desperately, "Hurry up! Hurry up?! It's useless! Leave me alone!" I don't know how many sergeants poured into the execution ground from all directions.Fang Qi called this group of people as guards of honor, the face of Xia Tang soldiers. Although their calves were trembling, they could not retreat. The remaining three armored cavalry drew their swords and blocked Ji Ye's way to the execution platform. . Three consecutive arrows. Lu Guichen is familiar with the speed of Ji Ye's ring finger chain arrows, but this time Ji Ye is faster. He learned the way of the Izumo cavalry galloping left and right. The first arrow directly penetrated Fang Qizhao's head, and the second arrow Piercing through Peng Lianyun's arm, the talkative guy only had time to utter a wail before falling off his horse. The third arrow was shot, and an execution sergeant behind Lu Guichen was hit in the shoulder by the arrow, and the force of the arrow brought him to fall backwards.His shoulder blade was probably shattered by the arrowhead, and he curled up and howled and rolled. Fang Qizhao's body fell off the horse, his helmet fell off, revealing a dead face.Ji Ye glanced at it, and no longer had any scruples.He killed someone, killed Fang Qizhao, the youngest son of the wealthy Fang family in Nanhuai, and since then he has completely stood on opposite sides of the battlefield with Xia Tang.If they caught him, they would beat him inch by inch and scrape him to pieces.What is he in the eyes of those people?It's just a boy born in exile to a noble family, as humble as a dog, penniless, killing him dozens of times is not enough to pay back the lives of those aristocratic princes.But it's also good, he doesn't care about it, he has a friend, he can't let him die.For this, he can kill more people! Soldiers came flooding in and separated him from the execution platform.There were dozens or hundreds of people in front of him, he didn't know, but the dark shadows flickered in front of him, making him feel like he had returned to the tragic battlefield in front of Shangyang Pass.This feeling made him extremely excited. He was familiar with the battlefield and knew what to do at this time. He kept firing his bow and arrows. The soldiers didn't wear shields and didn't dare to get too close. The few people in front were hit by arrows, and the people behind had to use the dead body as a shield in panic.His "ring finger chain arrow" consumes arrows very quickly, and if he touches the quiver after a while, it is already empty.He regretted that this was not a real battlefield. On the battlefield, Xi Yan always prepared a heavy cart behind the formation, and the cart was full of arrows.He threw his iron bow and smashed it on the face of a pawn who ventured in, and drew two long knives from the saddle with both hands.The soldiers rushed forward with roars, and Ji Ye's long knife slashed in. He was surrounded, but he had no fear in his heart.Pieces of flying blood, howling after being stabbed, flying broken limbs, the atmosphere of the battlefield is getting stronger and stronger, and the blood in his chest is hot. "The traitor! The traitor! Catch the living! If you want to live! Execute Ling Chi!" On the viewing stand, Baili Jinghong patted the table, almost gnashing his teeth. "My lord, don't worry." Tuoba Shanyue summoned his own soldiers with a wave of his hand, "Pass my order, dispatch a battalion of crossbowmen and shieldmen each." "What a joke!" Baili Jinghong laughed back angrily, "We have two thousand imperial troops here, can't we stop a traitor? We need to transfer additional troops?" "My lord listened to my minister's next words, the forbidden army is a useless army at all. And these two people have been on the battlefield and killed people with their own hands, they are different! And..." Tuoba Shanyue hesitated for a moment, and stopped talking. The knives in both hands of Ji Ye were inserted into the lower abdomen of the same sergeant, but when the sergeant was dying, he had a desperate courage to hold the two knives tightly with both hands, preventing Ji Ye from pulling them out. Ji Ye lowered his head and saw a bat branded on his shoulder armor, which was a ghost bat hidden in the imperial army.There was the sound of breaking metal behind him, and he didn't have to turn his head to know that someone was taking the opportunity to attack him.He held the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, and shook his arms left and right, and the long, fragile knife broke from the middle.Ji Ye threw off the stirrup, kicked over the corpse of the ghost bat, cut the knife left and right with both hands, and slashed the throat of a guard on each side.In the bloody light, he pulled out a new long knife from the saddle with one hand, turned over and stabbed straight, piercing through the chest of a ghost bat that jumped up and jumped down from mid-air.Trapped in the crowd, the war horse was completely useless, Ji Ye pressed the saddle, squatted on the horse's back, swept the long knife in a circle and forced the people around him to retreat, then jumped up suddenly, fell to the ground and slashed, cutting off a The lute bone of a forbidden soldier almost split his upper body in half.This was Ying Wuyi's Overlord Sword. Ji Ye let go of the long knife embedded in the body of the imperial guard, grabbed the saddle with his left hand to block a long spear that was stabbing diagonally, and drew another long knife with his right hand. He expected this situation, he didn't put the saddle on the horse's back, but just pressed it. At this time, the huge saddle covered his left half of his body, and the long knife in his right hand pressed the other side. "Asule! Stand up! Stand up!" He saw Lu Guichen still being pressed on the wooden sleeper by the executioner in the crack of the human wall, and he was anxious and shouted hoarsely, "Stand up! Let's fight out!" !" "Jimo! Go! Go! It's useless! Are you crazy?" Lu Guichen also responded hoarsely. "Nonsense! It's all nonsense! How can we leave?" Ji Ye knocked down the jaw of the imperial guard who was close to him with a knee strike, and the man's saber also cut on his waist. Fortunately, the wound was not deep. He then stepped on the man's chest and heard the sound of the sternum cracking under his feet. He threw out the long knife in his hand, and the long knife swirled and pierced not far in front of Lu Guichen: "Draw out the knife, you idiot! Draw out the knife!" He drew another long knife, and raised his hand high to show Lu Guichen the wound on his waist: "If you don't draw the knife, I will die!" A scalding pain came from his back, he stumbled forward a few steps, retracted his right hand behind his back and rubbed it with the back of his hand, it was dripping with blood.The one who succeeded was a ghost bat. Ji Ye knew that the scout troop trained by Xiyan was scattered throughout the imperial army, but he didn't know exactly how many there were.Ghost Bat only had a short dagger in his hand, and he was hesitating whether to pounce on it to make another cut. Ji Ye was wearing cavalry's dace armor, and he didn't know how deep the wound was when the knife cut through the armor.This was his last thought, Ji Ye raised his hand, threw the whole long knife, and chopped it through the middle of the Ghost Bat's head. That throw consumed all of Ji Ye's strength, he couldn't catch his breath for a while, he stumbled back two steps, and had to draw his sword again.This time he had no chance, two imperial guards took advantage of the gap, rushed forward and hugged his legs.He fell down with the imperial guards, and the moment he landed, he pulled out the blue shark from his chest and stuck it in the back of one of them's neck. With all his strength, he pushed the whole foot-long blade in.More people rushed up, they had already succeeded, and they no longer used knives.Baili Jinghong ordered to capture it alive, and each of them just rushed forward to hold down the beast, like dozens of people twisting an angry rhinoceros. As the dust rose and fell, Lu Guichen vaguely saw that Ji Ye sometimes threw off a few people, but was pushed back immediately.The imperial army blocked his view, and he could only occasionally see Ji Ye's hand protruding from the crowd for a moment, and the blood-red hand slapped the ground vigorously.Lu Guichen felt as if he was about to be torn apart. There were two pulses in his chest, with different frequencies, as if two people were wielding drumsticks and beating wildly inside.It has not been like this for many years. This is a symptom of his childhood illness. There is a force from the inside out that wants to tear him in two. "Asule! Asule!" Ji Ye was grasped by countless hands and couldn't move at all, so he could only shout hoarsely, "Don't die! Yuran will miss you, Yuran ...she will miss you!" He bit the arm of a forbidden soldier with all his strength, and the forbidden soldier let go of Ji Ye's right hand with a cry of pain.In the only gap, Ji Ye pulled out the letter paper from the gap in the armor belt, and threw it viciously at Lu Guichen. In an instant, he was overwhelmed by the imperial army again. No one was in charge of the execution platform. Lu Guichen saw that page of letter fluttering in the wind, and finally came to him, flattened on the ground, with a hole burned in it.The letter said: "Himeno, Asule: Sorry, I have to go.The messenger from my hometown is here, and I know he will always come.I never told you who I am, and I don't think you want to know.I know that one day I will go back to Ningzhou, but I don't know which day it is.Then this day came suddenly. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to say goodbye.I remember that I didn't tell anyone when I came, I just rode a horse with my grandfather, walked a long way, and arrived.One day I will come back like this, riding a horse with my grandpa, and that's it. I will miss you far away, but I don't want to miss you all the time, so I will be back soon. " Then the wind took the letter away. Many years later, Lu Guichen recalled that moment, and felt that the hand of God in Fengli was pointing their way.Just when he felt that all hope had gone away from him, Shenzhi opened a door and told him that light never dies.In a trance, he heard a familiar singing voice: "The season when the acacia blooms, let me say love, The dandelions that love to fly are leaving, let's sing, Those singing pines are all seeded, let's be together forever. let's say love let's sing Let's be together forever. " In the past seventeen years of Lu Guichen's life, there has never been any moment like this moment.At this moment, Lu Guichen wanted to live, wanted to see the sunshine tomorrow morning, saw his friends in the morning light, and saw his long golden hair fluttering like strands of light in the wind. Want to smell that fragrance. I want the softness when I touch it casually. I want a very loose hug and a very long time, looking at the water of the moat shining like gold in the setting sun. Ji Ye's voice was howling like a wolf: "Asule! You fool! Open your eyes and have a look! Have you seen it? Don't die! Yuran will miss you." The corner of Lu Guichen's mouth twitched and he smiled.He thinks you are a fool. Did you rush to this beheading place with twelve long knives just to tell me this? For a moment, the world was silent! The two rhythms in his chest that were about to tear him apart merged into one, and the sweet scent of blood that lurked in his heart rolled up, and the darkness swallowed him like a rising tide.The sergeants who buckled the iron chains and pressed his shoulders widened their eyes, unable to believe the feeling on their hands.Numerous death row prisoners were in their hands, and there were many burly and bear-like bandits among them, but no one was able to struggle out from this barbed chain.But the boy who was chained was crawling forward bit by bit, dragging them forward!The barbed hook drew deep blood marks in his flesh, and the boy didn't seem to feel it at all. The execution sergeant was dumbfounded, watching him dragging the two sergeants over the wooden sleeper, and stretched out his hand towards the front. He's going to grab that long knife!The sergeants suddenly understood. A person took a step forward and wanted to pull out the knife, but it was too late!Lu Guichen stood up suddenly, grabbed the necks of the two sergeants on the left and right with both hands, raised them up to the sky, and slammed their heads together.Blood and brains dripped down and sprinkled on his face, half red and half white, like an ancient and mysterious totem, his delicate face looked hideous and terrifying at the moment.He had changed, as if the devil had awakened in him.He looked around, and wherever he looked, everyone felt a cold heart. Lu Guichen walked up to the long knife, looked at the sergeant with trembling legs holding the handle of the knife, and paused every word: "Get your dirty hands off!" The sergeant was completely dumbfounded. Lu Guichen drew his saber sharply, dragged the sergeant's collar, and pressed his neck against the wooden sleeper.Without even thinking about it, he slashed down with a knife.The wooden sleeper and the neck were split into two halves, blood splashed five feet away, and the headless corpse was still struggling, Lu Guichen kicked it aside.He covered his face and laughed lowly, and then this kind of laughter became wild and crazy. He opened his arms and laughed wildly, with blood and tears streaming down his face. "Imad, Gulal, Nagorhonga, this is the blood of my ancestors. Their souls look at me in the dark, they bequeath me the noble blood and flesh, they bequeath me the blessing of the gods. We We are destined to be the lords of the grassland, we are destined to be the emperors of the world, and we are destined to be the only messengers of God." He muttered something like these spells. His whole body was glowing red, and pulsating blood vessels protruded from every inch of his skin, like a live snake. Only Tuoba Shanyue understood the meaning of these spell-like words. He was awe-inspiring, and he couldn't help taking a step in front of Baili Jinghong, with a strange voice: "The lord, avoid it, hurry up!" "What a joke!" Baili Jinghong roared, "It's just a savage dog, should I avoid him?" "It's not a wild dog, it's the soul of the ancestors of the bronze family!" Following Tuoba Shanyue's words, Lu Guichen roared loudly.This kind of voice is not like that of a boy of this age. Behind him is like an ancient dragon.The sergeants who were about to rush towards him were all stunned. They felt that there was a gust of wind coming towards them, and it was as if a knife was gouging out their faces in the wind.Lu Guichen rushed to the place where the imperial army was most densely populated, and his long knife cut a huge fan, and the two sergeants closest to him were chopped into two pieces.He let out a deafening roar every time he took a step. No one dared to confront his blade. Like a knife cutting paper.The shield battalion that was urgently transferred had no time to form an formation at all, and three hundred people surrounded them scatteredly. They held round shields made of forged copper skin and formed a line to advance.The terrified guards left dozens of corpses and retreated behind the shield battalion.Lu Guichen slashed with his long knife in vain, and the knife broke in two. Too many bones and armor had been chopped off, and the cheap long knife that Ji Ye bought from the weapon shop was already full of cracks.He threw away the broken knife and kicked the nearby corpses, not looking at the approaching shield warriors. He picked up a broad-bladed copper sword from one corpse, and a thick-backed heavy knife from another. People saw a smile on his face.Before the warriors in the shield camp could understand what Lu Guichen was laughing at, he suddenly turned around, lowered his body, and approached the shield camp's battle line like a gust of wind.The seemingly solid battle line completely collapsed with the first slash of his epee.With a flat swing of the sword, three shields were chopped apart. Lu Guichen jumped up like a vulture and kicked the person closest to him. When he fell, he pressed his knee on the chest of that person. That person was already dead.Immediately, the swords and swords in both hands rotated together, coming and going among the shield sergeants, his whole figure was like a spinning windmill sticking with flesh and blood. "The art of two-handed sword!" Tuoba Shanyue saw the shadow of Xi Yan from him.Normally, Xi Yan was only equipped with a single epee, but Tuoba Shanyue knew that Xi Yan was famous for his two-handed sword when he was young. "Trash! They are all trash! Cavalry! Cavalry go out!" Baili Jinghong was terrified and angry, and roared and ordered. The chaotic shield battalion retreated separately, and four heavy cavalry with flat-end lances lined up in a row. They were all heavily armored by rivers, and they had no weaknesses on their bodies.Lu Guichen didn't chase and kill the Shield Camp. The killing just now probably exhausted his strength. He panted heavily, thrust his sword into the soil with both hands to support his body, and turned his back to the heavy cavalry, as if he didn't notice the dangerous sound of iron hooves at all. .The heavy cavalry looked at each other and thought it was an opportunity.They saw how this lunatic boy massacred dozens of sergeants of the Imperial Army and the Shield Battalion in a row, but they still had confidence that their thick forged steel armor could not be split by a heavy axe, and this lunatic The teenager probably couldn't hold it anymore. They mobilized their war horses at the same time, and rushed up side by side, with lances and shields forming two lines of defense in front of them.Lu Guichen didn't turn his head, he just panted.The heavy cavalry couldn't see his face, and only those who stood on the other side saw blood stains on his messy hair, and a smile appeared on his face for the second time.This smile was as strict and cruel as when he picked up the pair of swords, making one think of hell. A strange cry like a bird's song came from his throat, and suddenly his whole body was lifted into the air with a heavy sword, which was as high as a person.He turned around and spun in the air, avoiding the spear swept by the heavy cavalry at the exact moment.Then the sword was handed out left and right, hacking along the gap between the helmet and the armor.The two war horses couldn't stop their pace and ran for a dozen more steps before blood gushed out from the gap, and the two lances fell to the ground at the same time. "General Xi! General Xi's... iron cavalry turned back and killed!" A veteran who had led soldiers screamed. "Xi Yan! You bastard Xi Yan! You teach rebels!" Baili Jinghong's distorted face no longer showed traces of refinement. The third heavy cavalry was swept away by Lu Guichen with two horseshoes. When he and the horse fell into the dust together, Lu Guichen approached him like a ghost, and the tip of the knife pressed against his chest. The force pierced his heart, leaving a palm-length cut on the heavy armor, and the thick iron sheet rolled up at the edge. Lu Guichen turned around and looked at the last heavy cavalry.The heavy cavalry only felt that his place was not in the human world at all.My heart was empty, and I didn't even think of running away.Lu Guichen suddenly sped up and jumped up, slashing with his sword in the air, hitting the cavalry's helmet.The sound of metal impact almost tore people's eardrums, Lu Guichen fell to the ground, watching the epee in his hand break into two pieces.Indeed a forged steel helmet to be proud of, a frontal impact and the sword bounced off the helmet.The cavalryman sat quietly on the saddle, and for a moment, a stream of blood suddenly flowed all over his face, his body was crooked, and the entire helmet fell apart. The soldiers surrounded Lu Guichen.Lu Guichen carried a pair of swords, stepped on the corpse, and paced silently in the center of the square.Countless knives and guns were pointed at him, but no one dared to rush forward.Wherever Lu Guichen went, no one dared to step within ten feet. The soldiers were like a group of ants, surrounding a huge and dangerous beetle. Lu Guichen walked towards where Ji Ye was.The two sergeants were still pressing Ji Ye's arms, and stared blankly at Lu Guichen approaching step by step.Finally one person came to his senses, forgot about the military law and any punishment, jumped up and screamed strangely, and ran back stumblingly.Lu Guichen stopped and looked at the last sergeant trembling.Ji Ye and the sergeant looked at Lu Guichen together, and there was a bone-chilling chill in his chest.In front of Shangyang Pass, in the large camp of Lanting Post, on that moonlit night when the thunder cavalry retreated, Ji Ye saw Lu Guichen kill someone for the first time.This quiet and introverted young man suddenly seemed to be possessed by a demon, he jumped up like a shadow moon eagle, and slashed and killed in the crowd selflessly.From then on, Ji Ye vaguely knew that there would come a day when Lu Guichen couldn't suppress something terrible in his body.At this moment, Lu Guichen was looking down at them, and there was only a gloomy red in his eyes, not only because of blood congestion, but also with the meaning of examining the prey. He lifted the sergeant up with one hand.The sergeant plucked up his courage in the panic and slashed at his shoulder.The knife hit the target, but was clamped by the muscles that focused on strength, and it was only an inch deep. Lu Guichen's movements were not affected at all. He silently exerted force and tore off one of the sergeant's arms.The sergeant passed out with a howl, and Lu Guichen lost interest in the prey, and threw the man and the broken arm aside. Lu Guichen's eyes met Ji Ye's.Ji Ye also wanted to back away, but his footsteps were weak, Lu Guichen picked him up like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered, and grabbed his neck with one hand like iron tongs and lifted him up into the air. Himeno had never felt such powerlessness, he was hanging in the air unable to struggle, and his weight was supported by that pincer-like hand and his own larynx.He heard a terrible sound coming from his larynx, that fragile bone was about to shatter at any moment.He didn't have any room to resist, his neck was bruised, blood stagnated there, and his mind was blank.There was an unwilling voice in that blank—— Are you going to die?Died at the hands of his best friend?Not a friend?They went to the battlefield together, faced the enemies who surrounded them back to back, drank and gambled together and stole things together, and fled side by side in the night of Nanhuai like wild foxes being chased by hunters.Should be best friends, right?You can drop your head for someone else.Why do you want to?I can't tell the reason, probably because I can't watch someone else's head fall to the ground, would it be worse than death? Then does he treat Lu Guichen the same way? That blank space was suddenly pierced by a powerful thought, like thunder!He woke up, he didn't believe it, he didn't believe that Lu Guichen would kill himself! The ferocious Lu Guichen was actually hesitating. Before meeting Ji Ye, no one had survived two face-to-face encounters under his sword. With his current strength, there was no need to slowly crush Ji Ye's throat.As long as he releases the strength suppressed in his hands, Himeno's spine will be crushed. He is hesitating! Ji Ye widened his eyes, looked at Lu Guichen, and exhausted his last strength: "Asule..." There was a momentary blankness in the miserable red eyes. "It's me...it's me! Wake up!" "Don't stop..." Lu Guichen roared hoarsely, "Call me! Call my...name!" He still locked Hime Ye's neck with one hand, and pressed his head hard with the other, his fingers inserted into the messy hair, as if he wanted to pull it out. "A... Asule!" Ji Ye yelled, enduring the severe pain in his throat. Lu Guichen's body suddenly stiffened, and the brutal force left him.Ji Ye fell to the ground and coughed violently. His head was out of blood, and he felt dizzy, lying there for a long time and couldn't stand up.After his vision gradually became clear, he raised his head again and met a pair of familiar eyes.It is as clear and calm as the water of a lake, with the confusion of waking up.Lu Guichen fell limply as if his bones had been taken from his body, and Ji Ye rushed forward to catch him. "Jimo... why on earth are you... coming?" Lu Guichen asked in a low voice. "I'm your friend! You fool!" Ji Ye wiped the blood off his face, and slapped his good friend on the head helplessly. Behind them, sergeants approached cautiously with swords and guns, the remaining shield battalions gathered again, and a barrel-shaped encirclement had taken shape. On the viewing platform, Baili Jinghong watched the scene not far away, trembling with anger. "My lord, at this point, we can only dispatch the crossbow battalion! Kill these two people directly. If we really let them escape, we will not be able to explain to the master of the Baili family in the imperial capital? It will lose face." Tuoba Shanyue said in a low voice. "I thought Tuobaqing wanted me to let that barbarian live." Baili Jinghong restrained his anger. "At that time, we hadn't been cornered yet. At this moment, the dignity of Xiatang Kingdom has been put on hold, and we couldn't retreat." Tuoba Shanyue said calmly, "I want to remind the lord to remember who put us Pushed to the brink." "Where are the ghost bats? Where is the ghost bat camp?" Baili Jinghong thought of this specially trained scout army and ignored Tuoba Shanyue. A centurion of the imperial guard approached and lowered his voice: "This morning, there was an order from General Xi in the wind pond to temporarily transfer 90% of the ghost bats in the imperial army. According to the news just now, General Xi also ordered the guards to defend the city. Quickly report back to Daliu Camp, there are only three to five thousand troops left in the city..." "Who made you listen to Xi Yan's order!" Baili Jinghong was stunned for a moment, and then roared loudly. 百夫长惊得跪下：“禁军中也只有少数人知道国主解除了息将军的兵权，普通士兵更是一无所知，他是武殿都指挥使，我国军武的最高指挥，他的手令，效力仅次于国主的手令……” “好！好！息衍！好逆贼啊！”百里景洪跌跌撞撞地退后，“我本不想杀你，我本还想去帝都为你求情，我本还要用你为将……” “弩营！弩营！”他咆哮起来，“出动弩营！杀了他们！” 令旗掷下，弩手们出列，从四面八方围聚过去，他们手持做工精良的十字弩，弩弓上搭着淬毒的短矢。他们把弩箭从盾牌上方伸出，只要扣动扳机，数百支短矢可以把中央的两人完全埋葬。 “终于……终于要死了啊！”姬野吐出了一口含血的唾沫，笑了起来，露出了满是血丝的牙齿。 “这么死……真的比砍头好啊！”吕归尘跟着他笑，“比砍头好，好太多了！” “废话！站起来！我们站起来！”姬野咆哮，“这样我们是站着死啊！好过被狗一样压在地上砍头！” 他挽住吕归尘的手，两个人支撑着重新站了起来。 姬野紧紧地攥住了握刀的手腕，用尽了最后的力气，仰望天空：“阿苏勒！一起来，我们一起来！铁甲……依然在！” 吕归尘从坎肩的夹层里抠出了指套，珍而重之地把它套在自己的右手拇指上，铁青色的光点亮了他的眼睛。他对着天空高高举起握刀的手：“依然……在！” 年轻人们把这句话咬在牙齿间，猛地喷发出去，声如雷霆，仿佛要与整个世界为敌。而后他们互相拥抱，放声大笑，把背心留给了逼近的弩手们。 “天……驱！”百里景洪面如死灰，“天驱！真的是天驱！那么息衍也是天驱……我一直不知道在我的南淮城里，这些乱国的逆贼猖狂如此……” 拓跋山月默默地眺望，轻轻抚摸自己的心口。这就是天驱，太古时代铁皇的后裔。曾经辉煌如日的尊严残留在古老的青铁指套中，不曾死去，只是沉睡。现在铁皇们的灵魂苏醒了！尊严升腾起来了！年轻人们用力把套着指套的手举向天空，他们在炫耀，他们在大笑。拓跋山月听过关于天驱的传闻，却并不理解为什么总有人会效命于那个叫做天驱的团体。他们所求的是什么？拓跋山月想象这些人在深夜围聚在荒原上围绕着火堆披着重甲，他们的身影高大而沉重，像是祭祀某个远古的神明。可是他们又信仰着什么？ 这个瞬间他忽然有种奇怪的感觉，那就是天驱——天驱就是两个拥抱在一起的年轻人的背影。