The worst is the next cousin

Before noon, Yeyue City was completely taken over by the city lord of Xulong City, who ordered soldiers to clean the streets and help the people rebuild their houses.

The main gate of the city lord's mansion was wide open, and the granary was opened to help the refugees.

There was a long queue in front of the steaming cauldron, but the entire Yeyue City used to have close to [-] residents, but now there are only a few thousand people left.

Upstairs, Xu Qi walked to Mao Xiaofei's side, Mao Xiaofei had been standing upstairs looking at it for a long time, motionless like a stone sculpture.

"What are you thinking?" Xu Qi asked.

Mao Xiaofei turned his head and glanced at him, then turned to look at the Jielin people queuing up below.Mao Xiaofei has been touched a lot in the past few days. He has never had a concept of what war is.

"I want to fight." Mao Xiaofei pretended to smile lightly, and laughed at himself, "I think in the future when Shangqi and Qingxi fight, the people of Shangqi and Qingxi will be the same as here, their lives will be devastated, and there will be very few survivors. With hundreds of years of history, it may be like Yeyue City, with a new city lord and a new ruler. The dead people seem to have never existed, and nothing will be left."

"There is no owner in the world, and those who are capable live in it." Xu Qi said with a sigh.

"Brother Xu, what's the difference between people and ants? The vast majority of people don't have their own history. What should be harvested and killed, is there no value in living?" Mao Xiaofei clenched his fists, his eyes were a little red.

"It's not that things without traces never existed, and geese pass without traces, but wild geese will know what kind of places they have flown and what kind of scenery they have seen. Everyone is in the middle of history. If there is a fight , time will tell you what is right or wrong." Xu Qi squeezed Mao Xiaofei's shoulder, at this moment, he looked like an elder.

Mao Xiaofei forced the corners of his mouth to move, and let out a deep breath, "I hope there will be no war. It's nothing to see a situation where everything is destroyed. Human beings are the primates of all things, but they always like to fight." Mao Xiaofei's face Showing inexplicable depression, he knows that war is bloodshed, murder, and struggle for power. The old order dies, and the new dynasty is as vigorous as the rising sun, and it goes back and forth and sinks from the west.

In this seemingly normal cycle, ordinary people who die are as insignificant as praying mantises.

That night, the displaced Jielin could only live in the city lord's mansion.The rice, noodles, vegetables, fruits, and meat pulled from Xulong City are made into exquisite delicacies, and everyone can have a full meal.

The hall was brightly lit, and guards in black armor stood at the door.

Outsiders like Mao Xiaofei received an invitation to attend the banquet tonight.

Putting on the silk and satin robes sent by the city lord, under the service of the maidservants, everyone was completely dressed, and they did not look like they were bleeding and sweating on the battlefield.

Jin Chen cherished his robe very much, he still wore his hair loose, trying to cover half of his scarred face, walked up to Xu Qi excitedly, and asked him if the clothes looked good.

Xu Qi had no choice but to say it looked good.

Xun Chi tied a big black silk flower around the neck of his fat man, Tang Miao walked over, his eyes were brightly staring at the fat man for quite a while.

"Hey, boy, if you want to touch it, touch it quickly, if you don't touch it, it might shoot you. You are provoking it by confronting it like this." Xun Chi narrowed his eyes, he hadn't even got on the fat man's back yet, He was very uncomfortable with the red robe on his body, and kept pulling up the front of the skirt with his hands to breathe.

Jin Su didn't say a word, he accidentally ran into Mao Xiaofei's line of sight, and saw Jin Su standing in the corner, if he didn't pay attention, he might think that there was no one there.His robes were neatly dressed and tidied up, his profile was cold and sharp, and the direction he was looking at...

It's Tim Yip.

Ye Jintian combed Shu Tong's hair, and it became more and more messy. Shu Tong snatched the comb angrily, pushed Ye Jintian's hand away, and gave him a hard look, which made Ye Jintian stop.

Finally, everyone was tidied up. The Jielin official who was in charge of receiving them outside was already sweating anxiously. When he saw Mao Xiaofei and the others approaching, his eyes lit up. He immediately rubbed his hands, nodded and bowed and said, "Everyone, let's go now." .”

"Beauty, you look so good in this pink dress, but I don't know how you would wear a green dress. When will you let me see you in a green dress?"

Originally, Mao Xiaofei thought that Xun Chi was daring to tease Ye Jintian, but he saw that he was talking to a maid who was walking with a lantern.The servant girl couldn't understand what he said, but she just lowered her head shyly and blushing sideways.

Xun Chi smiled triumphantly.

Mao Xiaofei couldn't help shaking his head.

Jielin officials said: "There are steps here, young heroes, be careful where you step." After a while, he said: "This time, you have made great contributions to the suppression of the Rakshasa rebellion. , if you have any difficulties, feel free to bring them up to him.” He spoke in a very low voice, mainly speaking to Mao Xiaofei, who was the most annoying of all.Those who ride monsters can't be provoked, and the man who looks like their leader looks domineering.

So Officer Jie Lin chose the one he had the most dealings with and the one who was the best at speaking.

"What nobleman?"

The official simply moved his head closer, and whispered into Mao Xiaofei's ear: "The king's brother with a different surname, with his prestige, the Rakshas have been suppressed all the time, but I didn't expect them to take a detour and directly attack the southern border town this time. The soldiers of Xulong City were seconded by him, and all the city lords in the south will only follow his lead. It’s okay to share the country equally with the lord.”

If the people of Jielin want to go south, they must pass through the south, stepping on the territory of the southern king.Mao Xiaofei's mind was brightened, and he smiled: "How can we afford to be personally received by the King of the South?"

"Why can't you afford it? If it weren't for us, the flames of war might have already burned the shit out of King Jielin." Jin Chen said nothing.

Fortunately, Jie Lin was the only one who could understand what they were saying. The official just smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.

Xu Qi gave Jin Chen a warning look.

Jin Chen muttered: "What, you can't talk about it? Don't let me say it, I'll just say it." He raised his eyebrows, raised his arm to press Xu Qi's shoulder maliciously, and squinted at him, "Unless you agree What I said in bed yesterday..."

Xu Qi covered his mouth, not letting him speak any more.

"What's your southern king's name?" Mao Xiaofei still wanted to find out more information. He was already very close to the main hall, and rows of colored lights could be faintly seen in front of him, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be faintly heard. It seemed that no matter where he was, the celebration All occasions are the same.

"Young hero may have heard of it," the official looked up at Mao Xiaofei, and slowed down his speech, "Si Kou Xiangbing."

Mao Xiaofei had never heard of this name before, and when he moved his eyes, he wanted to get close.

"Why is it him?" Ye Jintian's voice sounded from behind. It was obvious that he had not only heard of it, but also seemed to have a prejudice against this person.But soon Ye Jintian's expression returned to normal, looking forward almost indifferently.

"It's right in front, you young heroes go in first with the maidservants, the lower officials are in the last seat, so I won't be with you." Then the man retreated quietly, hiding in the shadow of the tree, through another remote path, through the side door enter.

What Mao Xiaofei didn't expect was that Mu Canshang was also present, his face was still extremely pale, and he was a little weak.

After taking his seat, Mao Xiaofei still noticed that Mu Canshang's eyes were fixed on him.Looking at it like this, can you tell if a flower will come or not? Big fool.Mao Xiaofei cursed secretly in his heart, but his face blushed unconsciously, and there was some pride in his heart that he felt he shouldn't have.

Si Kou Xiangbing sat in the middle as the chief executive, and on his right was the city lord of Xulong City, whom he had only met once in a hurry.What made Mao Xiaofei feel strange was that the first one on the left was Mu Canshang, whose seat was closer to the chief seat than the city master of Xulong City.

The atmosphere of the banquet was very good. The food on the table was Jielin food that I had never seen before, but all kinds of grilled bugs were unbearable.Mao Xiaofei was amazed at being able to get these bugs out of the ground this season.He is a cook and is interested in all kinds of food, including bugs.

Si Kou Xiangbing was observing these people in secret, without revealing anything on his face, seeing that everyone was deliberately avoiding the bugs, one of them was eating with gusto, and the corners of his mouth curled up imperceptibly.

"This dish is a must for our Jielin Palace banquet guests, what do young heroes think?"

Mao Xiaofei was concentrating on eating, and he didn't expect Si Kou Xiangbing to be talking to him at all, so he drank some red wine and swallowed it.A Jielin official behind him poked his elbow, Mao Xiaofei froze for a moment before realizing that everyone was looking at him.

"Young man, do you think this dish is delicious?"

Si Kou Xiangbing is not young, he must be in his forties or fifties, his face is bronze, his skin shows signs of wind and frost, and his temples have silver hair. At this time, he squinted his eyes, waiting for Mao Xiaofei's answer.

"It's okay." Mao Xiaofei was inexplicably nervous, curled his lips, and replied that there was a slight numbness in his mouth. He didn't know if it was because of the bugs or the wine, but this kind of numbness miraculously made people want to taste it again.

When Mao Xiaofei saw that the man was still staring at him, and everyone stopped their chopsticks to look at him, he realized that he still had to say something.

"This taste is a bit like bacon. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. One is as big as a small fingernail, and it's not enough for a bite. But if you eat a big spoonful at a time, you won't be able to appreciate the deliciousness of the moment when the shell is bitten off. Seasoning It’s very light, and it has a bitter grassy taste. I don’t know if your cooks have tried other cooking methods, such as deep-frying? Dip in salt and pepper.”

"..." Unexpectedly, Mao Xiaofei really commented on this dish seriously.

Mao Xiaofei didn't notice it, picked up the wine bottle, and asked a question: "After I finished eating, I drank this again, and the tip of my tongue felt a little numb. I haven't tested whether it's because of the bugs or because of this wine."

"Young man thinks the food is poisonous?" Si Kou Xiangbing asked with narrowed eyes.

"No." Mao Xiaofei shook his hand, "This kind of numbness is very strange, um, it's not poison, but a little stimulation, which makes people want to try it again."

Si Kou Xiangbing looked calm, and the dance and music stopped under the order of the ceremony officer.

Mao Xiaofei stuck his tongue in his mouth and frowned: "What's wrong?"

"You're right. It's too boring if you stay calm for too long without a little stimulation." After a long while, Si Kou Xiangbing leaned back with his burly body and came up with this sentence.

Mao Xiaofei: "???"