ghost city

In midsummer, the heat gets hotter every day, and the plains in front of Gouzhu Mountain grow vines and green grass again, and the herdsmen also drive their cattle and sheep from the mountains to the grasslands on both sides of the river.

The Xiongnu army was determined to go south to plunder from time to time, but every time Ziyou led the ghost army to resolutely resist.The ghost army's fine cavalry is mobile and flexible, not inferior to the Xiongnu army.Meng Yao wanted to take Ziyou's place and lead an attack, but the girl insisted on refusing.He had to cover the retreat of the herdsmen.

Fortunately, the herdsmen were able to retreat back to the city unharmed every time, with little loss of cattle and sheep.The Huns basically didn't take advantage of it.

Meng Yao reported the matter to Wei Ling and asked him to replace Ziyou in command of the guards.Wei Ling closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said calmly, "Let her go."

Although there were only a hundred guards in that army, Wei Ling let a young girl lead him. Meng Yao and the soldiers were very puzzled.Fortunately, Zi You was in the army when he was young, and he also dabbled in military books, so he knew a little bit about commanding troops, so he would not make any big troubles.

The Xiongnu felt very troubled by the girl, and several times even mobilized more than a thousand troops to get rid of her, but the girl saw that the enemy was outnumbered, so she fled so fast that she couldn't catch up.Once, the Xiongnu army even chased to the city gate, but Wei Ling rebuilt the city defense is very strong, attacking the city is useless, so they all returned in vain.

With the guards to resist the intrusion, the normal production of the herdsmen is basically guaranteed, and the cattle and sheep grow fat and strong.Although the millet outside the city was trampled by the Huns, they did not lose much.

The army in the city was training as usual, but Wei Ling sent more and more scouts.They not only inquired about the news of the Xiongnu army at all times, but also carefully surveyed the mountain shapes, valleys, passes, and rivers around Gouzhu Mountain.On several occasions, Wei Ling quietly led his troops out of the city, as if he was considering a strategy for deploying troops.

Chang Sheng followed Wei Ling's army. Although he was just a small guard, he also gained a lot of insight.He is familiar with the local situation, and has scouted with the scouts several times, which is worthy of Wei Ling's attention.

Recently, although the number of Xiongnu attacks has decreased, more and more troops have been dispatched.The girl did not fight to the death, and after saving the cattle and sheep as much as possible, she hurriedly retreated.Although the Xiongnu army captured some blood and food, it was far from satisfying their appetite.

Wei Ling went out of the city more and more times, and the number of soldiers left behind in the city became less and less. He secretly distributed his soldiers in various valleys and passes.But all of this is unknown. After reading General Li Mu's "Ten Essentials of Generals", he knows the method of hiding and ambush.

The troubles of the Huns were greatly relieved, and the herdsmen also breathed a sigh of relief, and their impression of Wei Ling gradually improved.The life of herdsmen is also as usual.

After autumn, the weather turns cooler and the millet has reached its ripening season.The number of times the Xiongnu army dispatched became less and less, but each attack was more fierce.Ziyou could barely protect the border people, unable to fight the enemy with all his strength, and some of the cattle and sheep were lost.Fortunately, very few frontier residents were injured.But Wei Ling didn't intend to increase her troops.

She hasn't spoken to Wei Ling since the last time they broke up.When Wei Ling was out of the city, he met the girl several times, but they always passed by after a quick glance.

The border residents were all immersed in the joy of the autumn harvest, and the harvest of millet was a lot, which could make up for the loss of cattle and sheep.

Wei Ling was on guard all the time. Over the past few months, he had carefully laid out a large net, but he lacked a chance.

He can still wait, there is still some time before the city lord's appointment, and he will definitely wait for the opportunity.

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The empire's order to hunt down A Zi has been released for more than half a year, and the girl's whereabouts are still nowhere to be found.Yingzheng is still on his east tour, and Fusu is still taking care of all affairs in Xianyang.After the case of Bo Langsha's assassination of Qin Dynasty, Xinghun once asked the empire to come down because of Azi, but Fusu rejected them all.He still holds the position of national teacher.

In fact, Ziyou is also thinking about Xinghun's intentions.Right now she is nowhere to be seen, so she fulfilled Xinghun's wishes.As long as she dies from the poison, Xinghun will be able to avoid future troubles forever.But there is still half of the red thorn flower, so he just let his own hands destroy it?Or are you waiting for her to react?

In fact, the situation of young girls is not optimistic.The symptoms of the Phoenix Gu attack became more and more obvious. Every time he used his spiritual power, his whole body would feel numb, and the power of the light blade gradually weakened.But the Xiongnu's attacks became more and more fierce, and they were obviously aimed at her.She was a little overwhelmed, and the speed of her retreat also slowed down. If Meng Yao hadn't returned to help her, she was almost captured by the ghost army a few times.

Meng Yao couldn't help but persuaded to replace the girl, but was sternly rejected.She is also waiting for an opportunity, before that, she must hold on.

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The sky was getting darker and earlier, and the distant mountains were covered with a layer of multi-colored rays, covering the earth in an ambiguous darkness.

Zi You was still sitting on the grass slope, not moving.However, the herdsmen not far away had already begun to drive their cattle and sheep, and it seemed that they were about to return to the city.But today seems to be early.

"Girl," she still looked over there. Aunt Zhang had already walked over with a smile, and Chang Sheng was beside her, "The last crop of millet has been harvested today. Mr. Cheng sent Chang Sheng to pass on a message. There will be a harvest banquet outside the city tonight, and all the border residents will attend, so let's go there quickly."

Ziyou nodded numbly after listening to it, and had a little impression in his heart: when he was young in Yanmen, every autumn harvest, his father would slaughter cattle and cook sheep, reward the soldiers, and drink happily with the people.Unexpectedly, they still kept this custom, and they forgot it.

A chill suddenly passed through my heart.This autumn harvest feast is a tradition of the frontier residents, and some frontier soldiers will also participate. There will be no defenses outside the city on this day.So, is the ghost army of the Huns also familiar with the habits of the border people?There has been little movement from the ghost army recently, and the border residents have also slacked off.If they come suddenly...

She suddenly didn't dare to think about it.

After Aunt Zhang delivered the message, she rushed back to her cattle and sheep, but Chang Sheng didn't seem to want to leave, his eyes stared at Zi You cunningly, his lips moved, and he swallowed what he wanted to say.

The boy looked around and saw that his mother had gone away, so he approached the girl with a smile.

Ziyou's mind was in a mess, and she just walked back on her own, ignoring him at all.

Chang Sheng let go of his pace, ran all the way down the hillside, and chased after him. The evening wind blew through his messy hair, and a hearty smile rippled on his face, showing a bit of the unruly and frivolous youth.

Ziyou still ignored him, walking faster and faster.

The boy finally couldn't bear it anymore, and bumped her with his elbow, with a sly smile on his face: "Hey, let me tell you, are you having a fight with the young master? Why do you two meet like enemies and don't speak. "

Although Chang Sheng is stubborn and unruly, and doesn't care about trivial matters, he has noticed the delicate relationship between Zi You and Wei Ling in the past two months.A few times when he came back with Wei Ling, and saw the girl from a distance, Wei Ling would stay in place for a long time, watching her quietly for a while, without saying a word, with a gloomy expression, as if he had some knot in his heart. of.Even if the two met face to face, they would glance at each other in a hurry without saying a word.

And under the Populus euphratica tree on the training ground, there is no longer a water bag full of water lying there.Wei Ling always goes outside the city to fetch water himself.

Can he not understand this matter?If he didn't understand, how could he make Xiao Chunhua from Uncle Wang's house next door happy?

The young man still had a shameless face, smiling wickedly.However, the girl just glanced at him coldly, and he felt chills all over his body, like falling into an ice cave.

"I'm at odds with him?" The girl sneered, but her black eyes showed an indifferent expression, "Joke, what's the relationship between me and him?" She turned her head and quickened her pace.

"Hey! What are you embarrassed about?" The young man yelled, and he stuck to him again, "You obviously like the young master, but you still don't want to admit it. Women are just duplicity, how hypocritical! You used to secretly deliver water for him every day, didn't I do you know?"

"Hey," the boy leaned closer to her again, and whispered, "If you're shy, would you like me to help you talk to Young Master?"

After the young man said this, he immediately regretted it, because he felt a chill and terrible evil spirit surrounding him.

The girl's face was covered with dark clouds, her pupils were too dark to see the light, and her complexion was gloomy and terrifying.But at this moment, the boy still desperately glanced at her, only to see a strange blush appearing on her fair face.

"Puchi." He actually laughed heartlessly.

"Crack!" There was a crisp sound in his ear, and his cheeks were hot. The boy covered his face and jumped up and down. He didn't even see how the girl made a move, and his face was already swollen like a steamed pancake.

"Next time you talk nonsense and meddle in other people's business, I'll smash your mouth!" The girl's words were cold and serious, and she could tell from her expression that she was definitely not joking, "Don't think I don't know about you and Xiaochunhua , if you don't want to be known by her father, just keep your mouth shut!"

Ziyou turned around and left without looking back.

"Damn woman!" The young man covered his face and cursed viciously, "Don't just bully others because you are more beautiful and better at martial arts. With such a hot temper, who would dare to marry you?"

Chang Sheng's trivial words came to his ears, but Zi You didn't pay any attention to it, and walked forward with her head buried in her head. When he disturbed her, she felt even more restless at the moment.

She lowered her head and didn't see the way ahead, so she bumped into a cold body firmly.

Wei Ling supported her swaying body, straightened her messy hair, and fixed her cold eyes on her face.

The blush on the girl's cheeks hasn't faded yet.

"Your temper is getting worse, why did you hit Chang Sheng?" Wei Ling looked at her and said indifferently.He couldn't help being surprised when he saw that scene from afar.Although Ziyou has a perverse temper, she is not yet ready to do anything to a brat.I don't know what Chang Sheng did to make her so angry.

The girl glanced at him, but quickly moved her eyes away. Instead of answering him, she asked, "What are you here for?"

Wei Ling noticed that the girl's gaze was a little evasive, not as sharp as before, but he didn't want to think too much, so he just replied: "Master Cheng is hosting a banquet outside the city. I'm afraid you won't go, so I came to see you."

The girl turned her back to him, remained silent for a long time, and said lightly, "Let's go."

When Chang Sheng saw Wei Ling following him, he ran away knowingly.

The girl walked in front, her green dress and black hair fluttering together, her body was so frail, as if she would be blown away at any moment.

Wei Ling followed her the whole time, looking at her with bitterness in his heart.The stalemate between the two is like this, when will it last.Although he can't expect anything more, this lukewarm state makes him suffer a lot.

"Are you still angry?" Wei Ling chased after him and asked calmly.

When the girl heard this, she couldn't help but smile in her heart: Wei Ling, he really is Wei Ling.That is to say, this kind of apology is still indifferent and arrogant.

"Don't be angry anymore." The girl replied lightly, no emotion could be heard in her words.

Wei Ling's face froze, he didn't expect the girl to have such an indifferent attitude.What does she mean?Does she not care at all?

"Xiaoyou." Wei Ling walked beside her, and spoke awkwardly, but didn't know what to say.What else can he say.At this moment, he actually hoped that the girl would be angry with him, which was better than such an indifferent attitude.

Zi You suddenly stopped and looked at him with a strangely calm expression. There were no waves in those black eyes, but the clouds and fog inside seemed a little hollow.

"Don't be angry anymore. Really." The girl said indifferently, "Wei Ling, I figured it out." She said with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.That smile was actually warm. "I figured it out. There is nothing between us, so I am not qualified to ask you that. You have your position and choice, and I have no right to interfere. Therefore, I have no right to be angry."

His heart shrank violently, Wei Ling's face became very ugly, his lips moved, and there were strange emotions beating in his green eyes, be it surprise, heartache, or remorse...

"Xiaoyou, you..." He looked at the girl's candid smile, but couldn't say a word anymore.He stretched out his hand blankly, but never touched the girl's face.

There was still a faint smile on the girl's cheeks, but in Wei Ling's eyes, she was so strange, as if she was far away on the other side of the cloud.

"Wei Ling, since you have made a choice, you must persevere and cherish it, otherwise you will end up with nothing." The girl looked at him quietly, her eyes were frank, "Stop struggling with the past. What you have already given up Things are destined to be lost forever. It's not bad to let go at the right time. I... I won't hate you anymore. "

She was still smiling, but she saw that Wei Ling's eyes were getting colder inch by inch, and the last flame in her eyes was slowly extinguishing.

"It's not in your character to struggle like this." The corner of the girl's mouth twitched, but she revealed a wry smile, "I still like the young master Ling who was ambitious and open-minded in the past."

Before he could speak again, the girl was already running towards the border town.

Wei Lingchu stayed where he was, and didn't recover for a long time, the girl's words were still lingering in his mind.The complex emotions entangled in his heart made him feel at a loss, whether he was relieved, surprised, or lost forever...

"Hurry up! Master Cheng is still waiting." The girl's small words came in the wind, and he couldn't help following.