The Ascension of Ghosts

On the boundless lake, there are thousands of miles of smoke and waves.

Thick fog and mist cover the surface of the lake, and it is difficult to distinguish it after a few steps. The lake is dark and green, and only ripples with the wind, as if there are fierce beasts hiding under the water, waiting for an opportunity to move, and there are only slight waves when breathing .

Lu Sheng had been standing by the water for quite some time, but he still hadn't come to his senses. Even the wild deer regarded him as a sculpture. After watching him for a long time, he boldly approached him and bowed his head to drink water two steps away from him.

There are hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in Yizhou City, but now there is no trace of people in the city. This vast and deep lake seems to have been here since ancient times. The water and grass are lush, and even ospreys can be vaguely seen passing by. It is quiet and peaceful, which is too ordinary. , on the contrary, it is even more treacherous and strange.

Suddenly there was a rush of water waves, but there was a big silver fish jumping out of the water, and the water foam was like pearls splashing. The wild deer was startled, and ran away in the blink of an eye. His sweat-soaked shirt made his figure unavoidably crumbling.

He was still seriously injured, and rashly wading through the water would have cost his life in vain. However, Yizhou City has disappeared strangely, and Xie Rong's whereabouts are also unknown, leaving only an ambiguous rumor.Lu Sheng was at a loss for what to do for a while, and couldn't help regretting and hating.

What I regret is that I had another dispute with Xie Rong, and now I can't even find a chance to reconcile; what I hate is that Ruruo never left a single good word in the last time he and Xie Rong got together. .

However, after thinking about it, Lu Sheng thought to himself again: since ancient times, Xie Rong has been a disaster for thousands of years. Xie Rong is naturally the greatest disaster among all disasters.He told me to go first, so I naturally have a way out... I have to... trust him.

Just as he was full of worries, several wild deer ran away in panic from his side. Lu Sheng was stunned, and then he noticed the sound of horseshoes galloping in the distance.He looked around, then dodged and hid behind a boulder among the reeds by the lake.

On this side, Lu Sheng was hiding his figure, while the sound of horseshoes on the other side came suddenly. The three riders in the front and back were all dressed in soft and humane clothes, with braids all over their hair, and the ends of the braids were tied with bone beads. With a bow, a black iron broadsword on his waist, a black and black Hu suit, and buckskin boots.The headed bearded man was tall and burly, with sharp-edged features, a pair of narrow and long eyes, more or less dark white, revealing a ferocious look, and the horse he was riding was also very handsome and tall, and he was carrying a thin figure in his hand. , raised his hand and threw the person in his hand out.

The man fell on the muddy ground by the lake and remained motionless. After a few breaths, he moaned slightly, revealing a bruised and bloody face. He was the young guide who had led Lu Sheng and others to Mulan Castle. , now the hands and feet are twisted and spread on the ground, the joints are swollen, and they have been smashed to pieces by all the people.

The leading man asked softly, "Is this really Yizhou City?"

The guide was covered in injuries, and replied weakly: "Exactly, exactly..."

The leading man lightly patted the back of Ai Ma's shoulder and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, okay! These Central Plains sheep are full of benevolence and morality, but in fact they act dirty, and now even the sky is punishing him! Someone escaped?"

The guide was dying, and before he could reply, the leading man pulled the reins, and the red horse stood up. When he fell, a front hoof stepped heavily on his calf, and there was a piercing sound of broken bones.The guide didn't even have the strength to cry out, he could only curl up his body with difficulty, and said angrily, "No... Zeng..."

The leading man looked at the thin young man lingering under the horse's hooves, his eyes were like a wolf's, and he said with a smile: "It's a pity that Yizhou's [-] mutton sheep fell. Forget it, why don't we take advantage of the victory and pursue it and go to the Central Plains!"

The two riders behind the man were young men in their early twenties, looking at the lake full of vigor and vigor, one of them had a long face and a beard, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qilun, we have important responsibilities on our shoulders, so don't act rashly. Why don't you take the little one first?" The prince was sent back to the tribe, and then reported to Khan Yu Jiulu, leading an army to invade the Central Plains, robbing their women, cattle and sheep, their cloth and food, tea and medicinal materials, gold, silver and jewelry..."

Hearing this, the man's eyes lit up, he snorted, his face was full of contempt, and he said: "What a plague-stricken little prince! I spent so much time looking for it, but I just found a bastard. Since he is my Rouran man, now is the right time, if he doesn't go to battle to burn, kill and loot, but drags a group of brothers to give up the great fortune in front of him, so he has to escort him back to the tribe - if the brothers find out, it will be even more embarrassing... ...No matter how bad it is, we must kill some people from the Central Plains and capture a few sheep to make up for it.”

Another young man with a dark complexion and a medium build is solid and generous. He chuckled and said, "That kid...is Yu Jiulu's son after all, so he was found after all. Didn't he just catch a two-legged sheep by himself?"

The three of them burst out laughing, and then the leading man looked up at the sky, and said: "Although we were ordered to explore the road, now that Yizhou does not exist, there is no threat. Let’s plunder a village, catch a few fat sheep, and feed the group of sons.”

The other two happily said: "Brother Qilun has a great plan! Let's go together and have a good time together!"

The three of them got off their horses, took off their water skin bags and walked towards the lake, filling them with clean water.The long-faced young man was the first to collect the leather bag, pulled out the dagger from his waist, walked a few steps into the mud, grabbed the guide's hair and pulled it up, the knife flashed, and cut the guide's throat.Immediately, blood gushed out like a spring, and it was sprayed into the muddy water without a trace.

The young man looked calm and indifferent, slitting someone's throat was as light as ordinary people killing chickens and sheep.The leading man who called Qilun saw it but smiled and said: "Helianfu, you are soft-hearted, if your father finds out, he will definitely strip you naked and give you fifty lashes."

Helianfu crossed the dagger and stuck it on the clothes of the dying corpse. After carefully wiping off the blood, he got up and walked back to the shore. He inserted the dagger back into its scabbard and sat cross-legged beside his two companions, still He said calmly, "If you don't cut your throat for a few days, your hands will itch."

While biting the jerky, Qi Lun said with a smile, "No worries, no worries, just go find a village when you're full, pick a few young and strong two-legged sheep, and leave the rest for you to cut and play."

Helianfu smiled and said: "Thank you, Big Brother Qilun!"

For a while, the three of them chatted and laughed happily, and they had already started talking about how to kill the Central Plains people.

While talking and laughing happily, a feather arrow suddenly pierced through the air, heavy and powerful, and directly pierced into the mouth of the stocky young man who was opening because of laughing, with a puff, a cluster of arrows pierced out from the back of the head.In an instant, blood splashed like a waterfall, and the young man fell backwards, his body convulsed and struggling in vain, and he lost his life in an instant.

Changed into elbows and armpits, the remaining two jumped up, Qi Lun's eyes were red, he drew out his sword and shouted wildly: "Who is it!"

But Helianfu didn't say a word, just bent down and ran wildly, and snaked towards the place where the feather arrow hit. His movements were as fast as a flash of light. When Qi Lun's roar fell, the dagger in Helianfu's hand was already like a poisonous snake. As if stabbing the shadow behind the rock.

With a soft ding, the dagger stabbed the rock wall, and Helianfu turned back immediately, but it was still a step too late, and a sharp sword struck behind him silently, piercing into his side.

The hanging pot has been re-forged, but the monster slaying is always good, but now it is blunt when stabbing people. Lu Sheng did not hesitate, thrusting his wrist violently, but suddenly the tip of the sword felt like With the help of God, he pierced through the animal skin armor Helianfu was wearing and stabbed him through.

Lu Sheng was a little surprised, and thinking about it again, it might be Xie Rong's handwriting. He couldn't help feeling agitated, but he didn't hesitate in his hand. He retreated immediately after hitting the hit, barely avoiding Qi Lun's sword.

Unfortunately, Helianfu was cut in the middle by the big knife, and the big knife penetrated more than half of his waist, and the wound was bleeding like a fountain. He turned back to look at Qi Lun in astonishment, and after shaking a few times, he fell down without a sound.

Qi Lun accidentally killed an allied army, naturally distraught, roared angrily, swung his big knife again and slashed at Lu Sheng, "Despicable and shameless sheep! Grandpa will skin you to avenge your brothers!"

Lu Sheng sneaked up on the two of them one after another, resulting in one death and one serious injury. Now that he was lucky, although he could speak a few soft words temporarily, he didn't want to talk to Qi Lun, so he swiped at the big man's wrist with a backhanded sword.

Qi Lun is famous in the clan for his strength and might, and he is invincible, but now he suddenly encountered a strong enemy. Not only did the weak-looking Central Plains southerner move faster, but when the blow came, the blade brought a piercing wind sound, and his strength He is not inferior to him.What's more, he held a magic weapon with superb martial arts skills, forcing him to retreat one after another as soon as he made a move, Qi Lun couldn't help being secretly startled, but instead aroused the savagery in his heart, he changed his moves to avoid the sharp blade that almost cut off his wrist, and laughed out of anger Said: "Little bastard, look at your frail little figure, and your skills are not bad. When grandpa takes you down and sells you in the kiln, the customers will definitely step through the threshold!"

Lu Sheng could barely understand the sporadic words of bastard and yaozi, and he knew that it must not be a good word, so he simply didn't go into it, just raised the scabbard, and blocked Qi Lun's big knife with a sound, and the hanging pot belt in the other hand With a cold glow, a sword cut blood on his chest.

Qi Lun was injured several times, and became more and more frightened, seeing that Helian Fu didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but this person in front of him was very difficult to entangle.The two of them went through dozens of moves in succession, head-to-head confrontation was like the collision of giant hammers, and the loud noise was accompanied by grass and trees flying. There must be a loophole, Lu Sheng followed closely, and the long sword pierced through Qi Lun's back.

The burly man roared again, spitting blood and staggered two steps, but he still held on forcefully, flew onto the horse, violently kicked the horse's belly, and fled desperately.

Lu Sheng couldn't catch up in time, and he couldn't hold on to the old back injury. His clothes were soaked in cold sweat, so he had to half kneel in the grass, panting for a while, and watched the man ride away.

It was getting late, and the lakeside where the fierce fighting was fiercely fought was quiet again in a blink of an eye. Lu Shengqiang stood up, full of remorse.

Rouran people have always been fierce, brutal, brave and ignorant. Once they go mad, they are no different from ferocious beasts. They only know how to bite and don't know how to advance and retreat. Shocked to defeat, it is really a brilliant victory.However, this escape is tantamount to going back to the mountain. If Rouran's army is disturbed, the consequences will be disastrous.

What's more, these Rouran people sneaked in hastily, they mentioned Rouran Khan Yu Jiulu's surname several times in the conversation just now, and then mentioned the prince and descendants one after another, I'm afraid this matter is not trivial.Lu Sheng only hated that he was alone at this time, and he couldn't even find anyone who could be used, and he was powerless to track him down.

Since Lu Sheng left Jianye, he finally experienced the feeling of isolation and helplessness in this place.

The smell of blood at the end of the nose is strong, the dead body is lying on the side, the pain in the back is like a poisonous insect devouring the body, the sky and the earth are so big, no one looks around, the water is lingering, like a moving music, but it adds a bit of loneliness.

Lu Sheng's breath was choked in his chest for a long time, before he let out a long breath, which turned into a low cry.

"Ah Rong, come back quickly."