Chapter 4 Chapter 3 The Big Joke of Fate

The flow of time flows leisurely. It's just that you are in the time, but you don't know whether you are going forward or going backward. At least, this was the case in the ancient Chinese era of more than 600 BC. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Lu in Shandong. It was the 7th century BC, Duke Wen of Lu was in power, and it was 3,000 years before the Tiexiancao Market in the 24th century. During the winter months, there was heavy snowfall. This is the junction of Lu State and the neighboring barbarian Zhai State. The terrain is dangerous, and the snow like goose feathers from the sky keeps falling, covering the land in a silvery white.

In the heavy snow, two strange figures appeared on the mountain road at this time. When these two figures first appeared, their steps were quite light, but after walking for a long time, they did not know why their steps began to slow down. The figures that were originally quite elegant in the snow began to become extremely sluggish at this moment. When the two got closer, they saw that they were wearing straw coir raincoats and hats, and one of them was carrying a load of dry firewood on his back. It turned out that they were two ordinary woodcutters. The two woodcutters walked up the mountain, looked around, and found a small thatched hut beside the mountain road, which was probably built by the hunters on the mountain for temporary shelter. walked over to the hut.

However, if you pay more attention, you will find that there is something very unusual about these two woodcutters. Because almost all the places they walked were covered with thick snow of more than a foot, but the place where the two woodcutters walked did not leave even the shallowest footprint. Really, not even one. Braving the heavy snow, they finally walked into the thatched hut. They thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, but as soon as they entered the door, the two woodcutters were stunned by the scene inside. Because in the small thatched hut, at this moment, somehow, many silent soldiers who are tall and strong are already crowded.

Looking at their flags and the flags on the luggage, we can know that they are all troops from the Lu State. It's just that everyone's expression is blank, and in the dark thatched cottage, some people's eyes seem to still glow. The two woodcutters seemed a little frightened, and when they were hesitating whether to enter the house, a tall and strong general said coldly. "It's snowing heavily, and everyone wants to hide from the snow. If you don't feel crowded, you can come in and join us." The two woodcutters looked at each other and at the heavy snow outside, so they had no choice but to come in timidly and hide in the corner.

After a long time, the general said in a low voice. "It's snowing heavily." The others looked like his subordinates. When the general opened his mouth at this time, several people agreed little by little. After a while, the general spoke again. "It's snowing heavily," his voice was deep and deep, but it seemed to have deep emotion. "It's exactly the same as the weather when we beat Mr. Zhai back then." Hearing what he said, an old soldier general heaved a long sigh. "The general doesn't tell you about the monsters, but I will always remember them clearly! At that time, the leader of the Di Kingdom, Bai Ping, invaded the Lu Kingdom many times. Although our Lu Kingdom has many giants and warriors for generations, we have been defeated year after year when we met the Zhai Kingdom. It was only because Zhai Guo found a monster that we were defeated year after year."

Beside the old man, there was a soldier who looked very young at this time. Although he had grown a beard, he could still see the childishness on his face. "Looking for monsters to fight? This is new," he said with a curious smile, "But I don't know what kind of monsters it is?" The old man sighed and said leisurely: "I remember the scene at that time clearly... Then the country of Zhai found a strange brave general from somewhere, named Qiao Ru, also known as 'Chang Zhai'. According to legend, Qiao Ru was taller than usual. The big man is several times taller, powerful, with a bronze head and iron forehead, ordinary swords, wood and stones can't hurt him, as long as they meet him in battle, the Lu army will always be defeated.

Not only was he defeated, but all the famous generals of the Lu Kingdom who fought with Qiaoru were beaten to death within ten strokes, and no one was left alive. That time, Wuhai, the number one warrior of the Lu Kingdom, was punched and his head flew away. I saw it with my own eyes, and I was so scared that my crotch was full of shit. From then on, no one dared to challenge this 'Chang Zhai' again. Because of this, the huge figure of Zhai Guo formed a terrible shadow in the hearts of our soldiers of Lu Guo over time. As long as they saw that thick body that was a little taller than ordinary people from a distance, they would f*** off and run away.

One year, it was also such a cold winter, but Zhai, a brave barbarian, was not afraid of the severe cold. On this day, he came to the border of Lu to invade and provoke. At that time, the king of the country, Wen Gong, ordered his uncle Sun Dechen to lead his troops to resist. On this day, they reached the border of the state of Lu, but they saw Qiaoru's huge figure in the Zhai army. When they saw him, the soldiers of the state of Lu were shocked He lost all fighting spirit and was terrified. No matter how the general roared behind him, no one dared to move forward. On the other hand, his footsteps were as fast as a galloping horse, rushing forward and attacking the Lu army in the middle of the road. There was a burst of chaos and killing, and in a blink of an eye, dozens of corpses were scattered all over the ground, and the whole snow was stained red with blood. I can't help feeling that scene What have you seen with your own eyes..."

The young general snorted, as if he didn't believe the old man's narration. "The stories you always tell are a little too exaggerated? How can one person beat dozens of people in the world?" The old man stared at the young general with strange eyes, and said angrily. "The little general doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick. There are so many strange people in this world. Many people have seen the supernatural power of Qiaoru back then. You can ask him yourself. At that time in our army, there was a doctor named Fu Fu Zhong Nephew, in the rebellious army, he saw that he was as majestic as a god, his power was frightening, absolutely unstoppable, but look at the surrounding white snow, Then I remembered a trick to outwit.

The rich father's final nephew led an army and dug several deep pits behind the Lu army and covered them with thatch. When the snow gradually accumulated and thickened, no trace of the deep pits could be seen. " When he said this, several soldiers who had been in battle for a long time nodded their heads when they heard it. "A good method, this kind of trap method is more useful against powerful opponents." The old man smiled slightly, and nodded to the generals, indicating that they were right. "That night, the snowflakes fell more and more deeply, covering the ground with dust? Yu Zhuo couldn't tell the truth from reality at all, and then the rich father and nephew went to rob the giant's camp at night, and waited until the giant giant was enraged and came out Fighting to the death with him, the rich father and nephew pretended to be defeated, turned around and left.

Although he was straddling a superb horse, Qiaoru behind him was galloping and chasing him, with long strides, as fast as a galloping horse, and Qiaoru almost overtook him several times. Lu Jun along the road got the arrangement of the rich father's nephew and had already avoided it first. Therefore, on the path of heavy snow, only two people were left chasing after him. The rich father's final nephew was driving a steed, and soon he came to the place where the trap was laid out. He memorized the crime of the trap, pretended to be in a panic, and ran towards the pit, but he had deliberately avoided those few people. A deep pit dug out. That Qiaoru was excited about chasing, and he couldn't help howling, obviously chasing happily, with a sound of 'hoo', he exerted all his strength on his legs, and his entire huge body flew into the air like a kite, flying in the air. Stretching out the palm of the giant spirit, he wanted to grab the rich father's final nephew. The rich father's final nephew looked back and saw that Qiaoru had arrived in a blink of an eye, his heart was terrified, his feet were pinched, the horse galloped in pain, and escaped Qiaoru's grasp at a critical moment. At this moment, the giant foot that was as strong as a tree stepped on the air with a "pop", and finally fell into the trap deliberately dug by the rich father and nephew. That huge and astonishing body aroused bursts of white snow and smoke, and suddenly fell into the deep pit. " Most of the soldiers in the thatched hut had never experienced this famous battle of the Lu Kingdom, so they were all very engrossed in listening to it. "At this moment, the soldiers of Lu who were ambushing at the side shouted wildly, and rushed out of the hiding place one after another. They were like leading the way, and there were still many Di soldiers following not far behind. Seeing that the general fell into a deep pit, those Di soldiers wanted to He came to rescue him, but was killed by Lu soldiers who were in ambush. In the heavy snow, the rich father and nephew did not dare to neglect, and led the army to rush towards the deep pit where Qiao Ru was trapped. Like a volcanic eruption, it spewed out snow, smoke and dust all over the sky. And Qiao Ru's grown body also jumped up, which was about to let him break out. At this moment, dozens of brave and grown-up fighters suddenly poured out from the deep pit, only to hear the commander-in-chief of the Lu Army, Shu Sun Dechen, yelling: "Put the giant tree down!" 'Dozens of Hercules each held a giant tree in their arms, and when they raised their hands, they threw all the dozens of giant trees into the deep pit violently. Although Na Qiaoru was brave and huge, he couldn't bear the impact of dozens of giant trees on his head at the same time, he only heard his screams, the sound of the giant trees colliding was terrifying, and he was thrown into the pit again immediately. I saw Uncle Sun Dechen, the commander-in-chief of the Lu Army, calm as usual, raising a flag in his hand, and shouting loudly. 'prick! ’ Before the cry was over, another group of sergeants with spears rushed out in a neat movement, with the spears in their hands stretched out, they kept drilling into the deep pit. I could only hear Qiaoru screaming wildly in the deep pit, the scream was shrill and painful, but he was very vicious after all, seven or eight of the ten spearheads stabbed at him were broken by him, Spearheads flew around, and several broken spears flew up, piercing several Lu soldiers on the spot. The nephew of the rich father and doctor of the State of Lu jumped off his horse with a "swipe", snatched a long halberd from the hands of the sergeant at the side, shouted loudly, and jumped into the deep pit with all his strength, the long halberd pierced through the air! There was only a sound of 'poof', like a long scream, the rich father and nephew held the halberd tightly in both hands, but the whole person was hanging on the top of the deep pit. From the deep pit, bright red blood finally splashed out at this time. And Qiaoru's roar turned from screaming to hoarse because of the piercing of his throat, and finally fell silent. " The old man's ability to tell the story was very wonderful. At this time, all the soldiers of Lu State listened attentively, and when they heard that Qiaoru's throat was finally pierced, some people cheered in a low voice. "After exhausting all the strength of the Lu army, our army finally wiped out this unborn giant god and demon on the battlefield." The old man said with emotion: "It's just that our army has paid a huge price." Among the crowd, a middle-aged soldier spoke. "I've also heard people say that when our general Qiaoru's body was lifted out, he put it on a cart to show the public, and those who saw him as a corpse were frightened to death by his growth. Some people thought it was I saw the bones of the famous ancient giant 'Fangfeng'." Everyone imagining the unimaginable and fierce figure of the "giant like a giant", they were all amazed and whispered to each other.I only heard the general who led the army "hum", and everyone suddenly fell silent after hearing this. The old man who narrated the story said with a smile: "But I don't know if the old man's story is true, and I hope the general will point it out." The general smiled coldly and said loudly. "You always only know one thing, and don't know the other thing. There is still something mysterious and unsolvable." The young soldier was startled, and then asked. "What is mysterious and inexplicable?" "The rich father's final nephew, the general, is my family's uncle. Back then, he was indeed the number one hero in the massacre. It's just that throughout his life, he always had a question that he couldn't answer. " Everyone was very curious and asked in unison: "What kind of question is that?" The general showed a puzzled look, as if he was thinking about some difficult problem. "Because, when they were raised like corpses back then, my uncle once saw with his own eyes a small corpse falling out of that gigantic body that looked like a demon." As soon as these words came out, everyone screamed out in shock, as if they had heard the most incredible scene in the world. I only heard the general continue to speak solemnly. "There is a huge wound on the throat of the little man, and that is the masterpiece of my uncle's blow with all his strength. If it wasn't for stabbing this place, I don't know if the results of the day would have been reversed and lost? As for Qiaoru's huge hands and feet, my uncle, rich father and final nephew touched his hands and feet out of curiosity, and found that his hands and feet were as hard as copper and iron, without feeling of flesh and blood at all. When he wanted to see the little man that fell out again, he was drunk away by the coach, Uncle Sun Dechen, but before he left, he saw with his own eyes that a few soldiers hurriedly 'stuffed' the little man back into the huge in the body. " The discussion in this heavy snow was extremely exciting, a group of Lu soldiers discussed in the thatched hut, and there were many opinions. After a while, the heavy snow stopped a little bit, and a group of Lu soldiers braved the snow and went on their way again, not knowing where they were going to fight. After the last Lu soldier left, only the two woodcutters remained in the hut. In the silent thatched hut, after a long, long time, one of the woodcutters spoke quietly, but what he said was thoughtless. "Look... is that it?" The other person pondered for a long time, then nodded slightly. "I'm afraid it is." "I think so too," the first woodcutter said with some emotion: "That rich father and nephew is not from the twenty-fourth century, and even the basic knowledge of science and technology is very poor. If he had been born more than two thousand years later, maybe he would not have wondered all his life.Because this tall man is not an ordinary person at all, but a mechanical giant that is controlled by a person sitting inside! " "So maybe we're almost there?" the second woodcutter asked, with some uncertainty in his tone. "Who knows..." This is the last line of dialogue in the thatched cottage. If anyone had been there at that time, they would have only seen the flashing blue and red light for a split second. Then the two woodcutters disappeared into the hut. It was still snowing heavily. For a long time, the legend of the elders of the Zhai Kingdom was widely circulated among the feudal states in the Spring and Autumn Period, and people who saw it with their own eyes always referred to Chen Lili's description of the tall man whose femur alone was tall. Huge corpse. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed. The flowers are blooming in spring, which is a good time for field trips. On the outskirts of Yingdu, Chu State in the south, there is a green and beautiful green hill. At this time, a line of people and horses with bright clothes passed by, and there was a large cart in the middle. In fact, this group of people and horses are just ordinary rich and noble families, and the person sitting on the cart in the middle is the current king of Chu who has just ascended the throne: Chu Xiongxi. At this time, he had just ascended the throne for the first time, and he was young and proud. The queen gave birth to a prince recently, and his lovely wife and beloved son were by his side. Looking around, he owned the entire great rivers and mountains of the Chu country. It is also difficult not to be complacent. Looking at the heaven and earth from a distance, the sky was clear and blue, Xiongxi, the king of Chu, couldn't help but burst into laughter. He was in his prime at that time, with a strong body and full of energy. This series of loud and long laughter spread far away, as if a long series of echoes could be heard even in distant mountains. At this moment, his newborn son was woken up by the loud laughter, his mouth was flattened, and he cried loudly, the cry was loud, and it reflected with his father. Hearing the child howl and crying, Chu Xiongxi thought it was quite interesting. He was in a good mood today, so he lifted the curtain of the car and walked into the car, teasing the child while laughing. "Look at how cute this baby is, fat and strong, like a little tiger!" He looked at the baby's crumpled red face, the more he looked at it, the more he found it interesting, and he couldn't help taking it from the nurse. The little baby smiled and said, "You, you! From now on, you will be like your father, as brave as a tiger, and as smart as a fox!" The Queen of Chu's name was Hua Jiang, and she was only a young woman less than twenty years old. Seeing her looking at the little baby with infinite love, she couldn't help but sighed a long time. Chu Wang Xiongxi played with the baby for a while, and then handed him over to the wet nurse. Seeing his wife's worried expression, he smiled cheerfully. "What's the matter? Why are you sighing? My son looks like a dragon and a phoenix among men. He will surely support the vast foundation of the Chu Kingdom in the future, so what is there to sigh?" Mrs. Hua Jiang lovingly stroked the tender hair on the baby's forehead, and said softly. "His life is destined to be rich and prosperous, of course it goes without saying, but I think of one thing, and every time I think about it, I feel a little worried." "You're talking about the thing that you dreamed about falling stars in the sky when you were pregnant with him, and you got pregnant, right?" Chu Wang Xiongxi said with a smile: "Dreams are nothing but illusory things, even though we often call them Tai Shi came to interpret the dream, but after all, it is something groundless, so why care about it? Then again, wouldn't it be better for a child born to Meteor?There are so many stars in the sky, each one is a great god, my son may be the reincarnation of the gods in the sky! " Hua Jiang pursed his lips lightly and smiled, and when he was about to answer, he heard another loud cry of a baby coming from the rear shaft of the car. The nurse heard the crying, and quickly handed the little prince of Chu to the maid beside her, and looked at Mrs. Hua Jiang nervously. Hua Jiang smiled faintly, nodded, and the wet nurse hurried to the back of the car. "What's going on here?" King Chu Xiongxi frowned and said, "Why did the servants bring the child into the car?" Mrs. Hua Jiang smiled and said: "Anyway, the wet nurse and I are destined to have children at the same time, so let her bring the child together, so our child will have a companion!" "At an average age, but fate is far away. My son will be the lord of the Chu Kingdom in the future, but this child has to help him lead the horse, wash his pants, whatever," Xiong Xi smiled, suddenly cried out loudly: "Nurse! Nurse!" Hearing the king of Chu calling so loudly, the nurse dared not neglect, and hurried out from behind the car with the baby in her arms. King Chu Xiongxi looked at the child's appearance, and his smile suddenly froze. After looking at it for a while, he turned his head to look at his son. "It seems! It seems!" He pinched his chin, pondered for a while, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered something. His mind was spinning, his hands moved faster, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he brushed away the little baby's hair, and sure enough, he found a light red star birthmark on the scalp. "He has it too!" King Chu Xiongxi said to Mrs. Hua Jiang in amazement: "Just like our son, he also has the red star birthmark of our Chu royal family in his hair!" Mrs. Hua Jiang did not have his surprised expression, but when she looked at the wet nurse, the wet nurse had a embarrassed expression. Chu Wang Xiongxi's mind is also considered quick, his eyes rolled slightly, and he guessed the reason. "Is it Xiong Hui? Is this child the offspring of my brother Xiong Hui?" The nurse blushed slightly and nodded. This Xiong Hui is the elder brother of Chu King Xiongxi. Although the two belong to brothers, they are more than 20 years apart in age, and their personalities are also very different. He's a son of a rambunctious family. He usually eats food and loves to play. He makes friends with people from all three religions and nine streams in Chu State, and his influence spreads all over Chu and abroad. When it comes to talent and power, Xiong Xi also knows that he is definitely not as good as this elder brother, and it is only because he was born as a son that he can take over the throne of King Chu. "Whatever," Xiong Xi said with a smile, "Since he is my brother's son, and the two of them look alike, let him stay by my son's side! In the future, if my son needs it, let him accompany him." Yes." After a pause, he asked again, "Does this child have a name?" The wet nurse whispered: "My mother called him Tu'er, which means 'Yu Tu'." In Chu dialect, Yu Tu is a tiger. "Tu'er, Tu'er," Xiong Xi said with a smile, "I was about to name my son a tiger! But you took it away, okay! Let the child be called that! When he grows up, change it back It's called Hu'er." "Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiong Xi looked at the little baby "Tu'er", and suddenly his heart moved, so he said casually. "Little Tu'er! I only hope that you will protect my son well in the future, even if you risk your life, you will protect him well, do you know?" At noon, the attendants of the state of Chu set up a place to rest on a nearby grassland. The king and his wife ate and drank, and ordered several musicians to play the zither and play the piano, having a great time. After noon, the sky gradually turned to lead gray, moisture began to appear in the air, and thunder was faintly heard from the distant sky. King Chu Xiongxi frowned, and loudly announced that everyone should prepare to return to the palace before the heavy rain fell. All the servants hurriedly cleaned up all the utensils, and after a while, it really started to rain from the sky. And the nurse was also busy taking care of the two children, and when she was about to carry them into the car, it had already started to rain. In the midst of the haste, she made a wrong hand and gave her child to the maid, who carried her to the front car. But he carried the prince of Xiongxi, the king of Chu, to the back of the car. After the convoy moved forward, he realized that he had carried the wrong child. However, it doesn't matter, anyway, the rain will stop soon, and the two children have already been fed, so as long as the front car changes back later, it won't be a big deal. In this way, just because of a small link difference, the lives of the two children have undergone earth-shattering drastic changes. It was supposed to be the child of the prince of Chu, but at this time he was sleeping peacefully behind the car as a "tu'er". It was originally supposed to be Tu'er's child, but now he is in the luxurious front car, enjoying the treatment of a prince for a while. Two children, you used to be me, I was you, and their identities were so reversed, and the different achievements of the two in the future are confirmed, and people can't help but sigh the mystery of fate. The rain is getting heavier and heavier...