Above the stars

"The broken heart of my hometown is like a new willow tree day and night."

"The moon is overcast and the geese are flying to the south. It is rumored that they have returned here. I have not finished my journey. When will I come back?"

"Looking back at Zijin Peak, the rain is moist and the smoke is thick. A river is awakened by the spring waves. The tears left in Luo Jin's lapels the day before yesterday are reflected in Zhenghong."

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The night is hazy and the mountains are densely forested.

The entire Henshan Mountain was shrouded in darkness, with only a dozen torches made of rosin oil stuck on the walls of the big trees on both sides of the platform. The flames burned ragingly and made a hissing sound, just like the background music of the poems.

I don’t know when it started to rain, which added to the feeling of separation.

Raindrops were like fine needles, falling on the face of every worshiper.

It doesn't hurt anyone, it pricks the heart of the farewell person.

When the wind blows, the gauze on the high platform and the leaves above the head rustle. The ghostly atmosphere filled the air, as if the dead person couldn't bear to leave and was making his final response to his relatives in the mortal world.

The old man started singing in the evening and has been singing for several hours now. His voice was hoarse, his tone was sad, and he drank a big sip of fruit wine. It didn't seem like he was sending someone else a message, but more like he was mourning himself.

Xiaopang looked at the old man on the stage with a face full of amazement and said, "Brother, my godfather is really amazing. He can recite so many poems."

Tang Bandi glanced at Xiaopang and said, "I carried it all night last night. When I got up in the morning, my eyes looked like pandas."

"That's pretty awesome." Xiaopang insisted on his point of view and said, "I memorized it all night, and I almost forgot about it when I woke up."

"Has your name been forgotten?" Tang Bandit said angrily: "In addition to remembering the name of the poem, you don't even remember who the author is?"

".I have worked very hard just to remember the name of the poem."

"That's true." Tang Bandit patted Xiaopang on the shoulder and said, "So, let's break stones. There are specialties in the art, and we have to find a way to support our family."

"Don't worry, brother, I'm very good at hitting stones. Even my godfather said that I'm better at hitting stones than him."

Tang Bandit looked at Xiaopang and said faintly: "Do you think he has ever broken stones before? Over the years, first we both hit them together, and now he lets me go hunting. When you break stones, he just stands by and gesticulates. Yeah, when did you take action personally?"

"My godfather said that this is to give us more opportunities to learn. He said that he can't accompany us all our lives so that you can learn to hunt and I can learn to break stones to build houses. In the future, when he is gone, we will both have food to eat. .I will never die of hunger.”

"You believe it if it's so shameless?"

"Brother, I think what my godfather said makes sense."

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"Brother, are you sad?" Xiaopang asked.

Tang Bandit nodded and said, "I'm sad. My husband is dead, and I still feel sad when those familiar people are dead."

"I can no longer hear my husband lecture, I can no longer learn Chinese from him, and I can't hear him preaching. The fruit wine he brewed is so delicious. I won't be able to drink it anymore."

"I'm not sad." Xiaopang said.

Tang Bandit looked at Xiaopang with wide eyes. Isn't this kid an anti-social personality?

So many people have died, and you actually say you’re not sad?

"Brother, you are alive and your godfather is alive." Xiaopang glanced at Fenghuang beside him and said, "Sister Fenghuang is also alive and you are alive, so I won't be sad. Even if I die, I won't be sad either."

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Phoenix sighed softly and commented: "Little Fatty is very simple, so simple that he can't hold too many people in his heart."

"Me too." Tang Bandit said.

Phoenix shook his head and said, "You are simply heartless."

Fenghuang didn't know who Tang Bandit had in mind, but there must be very few people that he could care about.

"This is a serious slander and an insult to my reputation. Let me tell you, it's a good thing there are no judges in the old land, otherwise I would have sued you long ago."

"Humph, I'm just telling the truth." Phoenix puffed out her plump chest and said arrogantly: "Otherwise, can you tell me who the person you care about most is?"

"Little fat old man An Ning." Tang Bandi looked at Fenghuang and said seriously: "And you."

"Ah?" Phoenix felt extremely sweet and satisfied in his heart, but his face looked calm and calm, as if I didn't care at all, he asked, "Is there still me?"

"Of course." Tang Bandit nodded. "What if you have something wrong with you? Then haven't all the supplies and weapons you promised me been in vain? I provide you with food, clothing, and kill people for you. Isn't my work in vain? It's a loss-making business for me. Don’t do it.”

"Tang Bandit." Phoenix Girl pinched the tender flesh of Tang Bandi's waist in a girlish manner, and said angrily: "Am I right? You are just a heartless guy."

Tang Bandit cried out in pain and begged for mercy, and said: "Why am I so heartless? I told you that the person I care about the most is you. Let me go. It really hurts. Please pinch the little fat one. The little fat one feels good."

Xiaopang felt sorry for his elder brother, so he handed his chubby arm over and said, "Sister Phoenix, please pinch me, I have a lot of flesh."

How could Phoenix bear to pinch the fat guy?

She gave Tang Bandi a hard look and said to Xiaopang, "Xiaopang, are you stupid? He asked me to pinch you, so you just stretched out your hand?"

"Yes, eldest brother is most afraid of pain." Xiaopang said

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Phoenix looked at Xiaopang helplessly, feeling that this silly boy was hopeless. Even though Tang Bandit sold him, he was still counting money for him stupidly.

At this moment, a bright light lit up in the sky, like a sun suddenly rising above everyone's heads.

The sun moved very fast. It was in an extremely distant place just now, but it fell in front of us in the blink of an eye.

It was not until this time that everyone discovered that it was a huge black creature. The so-called "sun" is the beam of light ejected from its chassis, which is a natural reaction when energy is burned.

The appearance is oval and looks like a thick, large round plate. On its fuselage, there is a big golden bird soaring with its wings.

That is the phoenix, the phoenix reborn from the ashes.

It searched high in the sky for a while, and then found an open space next to the stage. Three solid claw-like supports slowly stretched out and clicked onto the ground.

Star disc!

This is a star disk!

Tang Bandit had never seen a star disk before, but he had heard someone describe its appearance. As the government and consortium on the new star develop and utilize the old soil and excavate the ancient tombs, the frequency of star disks arriving on the old soil is getting higher and higher.

Wow.

The black metal hatch opened, and rows of tall soldiers wearing dark brown uniforms with phoenix totems on their chests lined up and walked out.

They were holding uniform silver pulse guns in their hands, which looked expensive. Of course, the attack power is also quite amazing.

After coming out, they immediately divided into two lines, one on the east side and one on the west. Their bodies moved quickly, surrounding the stage for dozens of meters.

They were trapped.

The audience was silent as everyone's attention was attracted by the sudden star disk and the mighty and powerful soldiers. .

When everyone faces the Flame Shrine or the Predator Organization, they can still stand up and talk a few words.

However, facing such a group of heavily armed alien visitors, one feels helpless and weak.

Such an enemy is not something ordinary people like them in the old land can contend with.

Therefore, under the siege of these soldiers, no one spoke up to resist.

Of course, the reason why they did not resist was also because the Tang bandits did not resist.

Tang Bandit is now the most prestigious man in the village. No one dares to disobey any of his decisions.

He didn't resist, so how could the others resist?

Xiaopang turned around and looked at Phoenix. Even though he was as slow as he was, he knew the purpose of these people coming here.

They came to pick up Sister Phoenix.

Sister Phoenix is ​​leaving.

hehe

Phoenix's mood was more complicated, including excitement, joy, and relief, but more importantly, sadness and melancholy.

"The person to pick me up is here!"

"I gotta go!"

"Leave the old land, return to the place where I was born and raised, and return to the new star I am most familiar with."

"But why is my heart so heavy? As if I can't breathe anymore?"

"Why can't I be happy about something I look forward to every day?"

She turned to look at Tang Bandit's side face, only to find that this guy didn't care about her emotions at all.

He was staring intently at the pulse guns held by the soldiers, his eyes sparkling and frighteningly bright.

"asshole!"

Several more men in senior officer uniforms came out, standing on both sides of the hatch, and then a tall and strong middle-aged man with a Chinese character face in a general's uniform appeared in front of everyone.

He stood on the silver ladder, glanced at the crowd, and instantly locked the Phoenix standing in the back row. The middle-aged man walked towards her direction with a scurrying pace.

The senior officers standing on both sides followed closely behind, their leather boots clanging neatly on the somewhat hard stone road.

boom!

The middle-aged man walked up to Phoenix, knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Undead Army will take you home."

Wow!

All the soldiers in the audience knelt down, with their heads lowered, not daring to look Phoenix in the eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Undead Army will take you home."