Rebirth of the Merry Warrior

Chapter 41 Death is Strange

Not long after that day, the matter of the emperor sending Long Chenyu and Shen Chengqian to Guijiang was settled, and the two set off on the third auspicious day of the first lunar month, heading east to Guijiang.

Shen Chengqian is full of hope for Guijiang Xuannv Country.He used to know about Miao Jiang from some martial arts novels or TV dramas, but he had never been there.This time I got my wish, so I can go there to feast my eyes.

However, as the day of departure was getting closer, Shen Chengqian found that Long Chenyu seemed to be more and more preoccupied and worried.

Long Chenyu is an unrestrained and unrestrained person, he seldom worries about anything, let alone puts that worry on his face.

However, facing Long Chenyu's worry, Shen Chengqian didn't dare to ask, he felt that since Long Chenyu wanted to hide it from him, he definitely didn't want him to know.

That being the case, why make people embarrassed.

On the auspicious time of the third day of the lunar new year, the mighty convoy set off from the south gate of the Beichen Imperial Capital to the east.In less than three days, you can pass through Lingyang, Pyongyang, and Shaoling all the way to the mysterious and beautiful ghost land.

Along the way, Shen Chengqian sat in the carriage as usual, with the velvet fur stove beside him, and Long Chenyu led the army to open the way. After a while, he raised the curtain of the carriage and poked his head in to see him .

Shen Chengqian looked at him with pity, and said, "It's so cold outside, why don't you come in and sit?"

Long Chenyu said: "I am a general enjoying myself in the carriage, but let these thousands of soldiers walk in the freezing weather? What does it sound like to spread the word?"

Shen Cheng felt that what he said was reasonable, and said: "Since that's the case, let me walk with you at the front of the convoy, lest you get bored alone."

"You can stay here for a while. It's freezing outside here. You're no better than me. If you get sick again."

"But……"

"You don't have to miss me, it won't take long anyway." Long Chenyu smiled lightly. "In the past, there were many more difficult marches than this one. I can bear it."

Shen Chengqian nodded, Long Chenyu put down the curtain, and rode his horse to the front of the convoy.

Inside the carriage, Shen Cheng snuggled up beside the stove, holding a volume of poetry in his hand.He wanted to learn more during this journey, but he didn't want to feel sleepy after watching it.

When I woke up, I arrived at the first resting place - Lingyang.

Although Lingyang is not far from the emperor, it is a relatively barren place.Once upon a time, this place was also a city of flowers. Every year at the beginning of spring, people come and go in an endless stream.But three years ago, there was a natural disaster, and Lingyang City was burned down by a big fire.Although no one was killed or injured, most of the buildings in this ancient city were burnt down, and no flowers can grow on the scorched earth. The economy here has declined, and few outsiders come here.

It was already dark when the convoy entered Lingyang City, and all the gates were closed, and it was Long Chenyu who issued the general order to let the city guards open the gates.After entering the city, the whole city was pitch-black, without even a single fire, and it looked particularly gloomy.

The business of several inns in the city is also very deserted, which is good, although they are simpler, they still have places to stay.

As usual, every five people still live in one room, regardless of official rank or rank.Except for Long Chenyu and Shen Chengqian, the last inn was also full, and the two of them could only move to an empty guest room in the backyard.

Although the guest room has been vacant for a long time, it is clean.Even at night, you can still smell the faint sunshine in the air, which is simple but very satisfying.

At night, Long Chenyu hugged Shen Chengqian and fell asleep hugging each other.However, Shen Chengqian was not sleepy after sleeping enough in the car, so he looked around and couldn't close his eyes.

After a long time, Long Chenyu suddenly said: "Chengqian, I want to tell you something."

Shen Cheng frowned slightly, and said, "What's the matter? Don't it be a ghost story, right? I'm extremely timid, so don't scare me, General."

"What did I scare you into?" Long Chenyu's eyes were serious. "It's an urgent matter."

Shen Chengqian nodded: "Then you can say it."

Long Chenyu took a deep breath and remained silent for a while, as if he was still hesitating.After a while, she settled down again, looked straight at Shen Chengqian and said, "Chengqian, do you still remember Gu Cheng?"

"Gu Cheng? Oh, it turns out that it's that Gu Junshi next to you, Mr. Gu." Shen Cheng nodded lightly. "Of course I remember. Not long ago, I heard about it from the manager."

While Shen Chengqian responded like this, he was puzzled in his heart, well, how did you talk about Mr. Gu?

Long Chenyu continued: "Do you know how he died?"

Shen Chengqian responded obediently: "According to the supervisor, Mr. Gu seemed to have a bumpy journey, was overworked, suffered from weak diseases for too long, and finally died of illness."

Long Chenyu only looked at him, but didn't nod.

"Why, what's wrong?"

Long Chenyu said: "That's what people say to the outside world."

Shen Cheng frowned slightly, could it be that there was something else strange about Master Gu's death?Could it be that there is some ulterior secret that made up a way to die?

"Then what is it actually?" Shen Chengqian asked. "Actually, how did Mr. Gu die?"

After asking this sentence, Shen Chengqian watched Long Chenyu tightly close his eyes, as if he was recalling something extremely painful.

He really rarely saw Long Chenyu like that, so that when he saw it now, he felt waves of shock and panic.

He also couldn't tell what the bad premonition that kept churning in his heart was.

After a long time, Long Chenyu seemed to have settled down, then opened his eyes again, and said word by word:

"Gu Cheng, I killed it."

These words were regarded as a blow to Shen Chengqian.

What?how come?Gu Cheng, it was Long Chenyu who killed him?

why?Isn't Gu Cheng the military advisor beside Long Chenyu?Isn't it a rare close friend beside Long Chenyu?How could it be... Could it be that the relationship between the two is not as close as rumored by outsiders?

"General, what's going on here?" Shen Cheng asked shallowly. "Could you please tell me exactly."

Long Chenyu put his arms around him, but smiled wryly: "The details, I actually don't know about it myself, I still heard what my deputy general Hu Ling said in the past, of course, that Hu Ling is not here now." He paused , and said again: "Hu Ling just told me that he saw with his own eyes that I raised my sword and hacked Gu Cheng to death."

"However, that's just what other people said, and it may not be true." Shen Cheng said shallowly. "Didn't the general always believe that seeing is believing? Why did you believe that lieutenant general?"

Long Chenyu was silent for a while, but still smiled wryly:

"Because, I have no reason not to believe it."

"When I came back to my senses, there were only me and Hu Ling in the tent. In front of my eyes was Gu Cheng's body. I was holding a blood-stained sword in my hand, and blood was splashed on my arms. I checked carefully and found that Gu Cheng was indeed seriously injured and killed because of my original sword style, and I am the only one who can do that sword style in the whole army, so there must be no mistakes."

Shen Chengqian looked at him silently.

"All the evidence is so sufficient, even if I want to deceive myself, I can't do it." Long Chenyu said softly.

"But the general should have a reason for doing this." Shen Cheng said shallowly. "Could it be that you and Mr. Gu had a disagreement that day, and you said you were annoyed for a while? Are you angry?"

Long Chenyu shook his head: "No, Gu Cheng is very easy-going and never gets angry with me."

"In that case, why exactly?"

"I've been investigating this matter for a long time, and I didn't find out until after Yunhu was pacified." Long Chenyu said lightly. "So that day, I was bewitched by a military master of a Miao people in Yunhu Lake."

Shen Cheng slightly frowned: "Gu?"

"Yes, I only found out later that that Gu is called the 'Surprise Curse'. It is said that people who have this Gu will desperately kill their closest and most affectionate people." Long Chenyu said. "Whether it's a lover, a close friend, or a sibling, as long as one falls into this Gu, the person's favorite will become the target. There is no solution to this Gu, until death."

Shen Chengqian murmured: "General...why did you suddenly tell me this matter?"

Long Chenyu smiled wryly, and said lightly: "After I came back that time, I have been thinking about this matter for a long time. For a long time, I ignored the military and only indulged in Dukang, so as to escape the guilt of killing my best friend. Later, I tried my best to forget about this incident, and only said to the outside world that Gu Cheng died of illness. After Vice General Hu died in battle, I was the only one in the world who knew about it." He paused, and said: "I I thought that no one would mention Gu Cheng again, but unexpectedly you mentioned him to me that day."

Shen Chengqian flinched into his arms, and said, "I'm the one talking too much."

"No, in fact, you also reminded me that I can't always avoid this matter for the rest of my life." Long Chenyu said. "At least now, I still have you, who can share my worries with me."

Shen Chengqian nodded slightly.

"Besides, there is one thing I always worry about."

"What is it?"

"Nowadays, although Guijiang and Miao are divided into two families, they are still born from the same root." Long Chenyu said. "I've always been quite afraid of the Miao people since I got hit by those kinds of Gu. Now that I'm in Guijiang, I can't help but feel uneasy."

Shen Cheng laughed lightly at him and said: "It's rare for a general to be uneasy. However, this time Wu Lingwang just invited us to share the lantern festival, so nothing will happen, and the general should not worry too much."

"It would be fine if only that."

"What's more, isn't the general's martial arts improved now? He can also block Guijiang Yingong. Even if the Wuling King plots evil, with the general around, he can always resist it."

Long Chenyu caressed his hair, and said: "How much power has the sound skill produced? It's just a superficial skill to fool the common people. The really powerful Guijiang Gu technique can't be solved, if it wasn't for those poisonous Gu techniques It's not easy, if you can't show your skills in the face of crowd tactics, it's hard to guarantee that it's not Guijiang who dominates the Central Plains."

Shen Chengqian just smiled: "It's just a country dominated by weak women, is it really that powerful?"

"For the enemy, it's better not to take it too lightly." Long Chenyu said. "You don't know, those weak women will stab you hard."

"how come?"

"Don't think of them too kindly." Long Chenyu said. "In this world, you can't see the evil people inside, after all, there are too many."

The author has something to say: I don’t know if the next article will be about the emperor or the master and apprentice... I am distressed