Don't repay, just hug

Early the next morning, they drove on the road, and on the way they rescued a herb picker who was attacked by wild animals in the depths of the forest.

In order to repay their life-saving grace, the herb pickers invited them to their home in the lakeside village, where they were treated to local specialties in the forest to express their gratitude.

The treat was a broth made from squirrel meat.Because the squirrels are very small, it is more troublesome to cut the meat from the bones, so they mince the bones and the meat together, and then knead them into meatballs, put them in a pot and cook them together with seasonings.In order not to let the fishy smell spoil the deliciousness of the soup, they also specially added sun-dried Scherichia chinensis to remove the fishy smell.

Guangxiu had never eaten squirrel meat.The soft meat contains fine bones, and the taste is very good when chewed. Under the action of Scherichia chinensis, the meat also has a slightly sweet fruity aroma, which greatly increases the appetite.

"Huh~ It's delicious, thank you for the hospitality." Guangxiu finished a bowl of thick soup and patted his stomach contentedly.

"I'm really sorry, I can only treat you to eat these. There are a lot of people coming and going in this forest, and the animals are hiding. In the past, we could often catch deer, but now we can catch a few squirrels with traps. It's a good harvest."

Ye Yu was surprised: "Your village is not big, can you eat up all the animals in the forest with just a few dozen people?"

The man smiled wryly and said: "It's not all eaten up. This vast forest is rich in products and many precious herbs grow. Our emperor wanted to live forever, so the alchemist around him offered a prescription. There are a lot of precious herbs. The inventory in the palace is not enough, and the people of the whole country are required to donate. Those who fail to pay will be beheaded. As time goes by, other people come to our forest to dig herbs. If there are too many, the animals will naturally not be able to hide, or they will go deeper into the forest."

"By the way, brother, let me ask you." Ye Yu said, "Is there a Fallen Leaf Town at the foot of the Langda Mountains? How do I get there?"

The man hesitated, and said in a low voice: "Why do you guys want to go to Luoye Town?"

Seeing that the man's expression was not right, King Xuan raised his hands and said: "We have a friend who has not seen for many years. I heard that he has married in Luoye Town. This time I made a special trip to meet him."

"If that's the case, I advise you not to go."

The three of them looked at each other and asked quickly, "How do you say this?"

The man sighed: "Luoye Town has long been razed to the ground, and all the people in the town have died. Now it seems to be a deserted town. It is useless for you to go there."

With a sound of "bang", the teacup that Guangxiu was holding on to fell to the ground, and the fragments scattered everywhere.His heart seemed to be splitting, and his face was pale. If King Xuan hadn't supported him from behind in time, he would have fallen limp to the ground.

After staying for a while, he shouted: "No, it's impossible, I don't believe it, I don't believe a word you said!"

Seeing him so heartbroken, King Xuan felt indescribably uncomfortable, thinking of the gang of murderers who slaughtered the town, his eyes were covered with a shadow.

Ye Yu grabbed the man's collar: "What's going on?"

King Xuan waved his hand, causing Ye Yu to let go of him again.

It's not that men can't understand their feelings, and they don't take offense.He just shook his head and said with an apologetic smile: "Two years ago, the royal army marched into the mountain, saying they were looking for some heretics, and slaughtered Luoye Town."

"They, how could they not let go of the residents of Luoye Town?! How could they!"

Guangxiu's appearance filled with grief and indignation is really unbearable.

The man looked at Guangxiu with sympathetic eyes, and sighed: "To be honest, our village also has contacts with Luoye Town. How can there be any heretics? There are no people on this mountain!"

He lowered his voice and said: "Someone just say that the chief alchemist of the emperor was transformed from a monster, just like the Daji demon fox, which charms the emperor and harms the people. Sigh... If you want to pay homage to your friends, you can contact us Go out from the northwest of the village, follow the tree-lined path all the way north, walk for about two hours, and you will see Luoye Town."

Before the man finished speaking, Guangxiu shot out like an arrow!

"Guangxiu!" King Xuan also chased him out.

Ye Yu clasped her fists at the man: "Thank you, farewell." After seeing the ceremony, Ye Yu hurriedly followed out.

"Kwang Soo!"

Guangxiu went on a rampage all the way, left the herb collector's house, and ran all the way to the northwest, when he was about to leave the village, at this moment, he tripped over a stone and fell straight forward.

King Xuan hastily lifted him up, shaking his sleeves to shake off the dirt stained on his body, he hurriedly asked, "Does it hurt from the fall?"

Perhaps it was because of this fall that the tears that had been rolling in his eyes just now could no longer be restrained from flowing out.King Xuan held him tightly in his arms, and he fell on King Xuan's shoulder, crying bitterly.

King Xuan let him vent in his arms.At this time, no matter what you say, it may hurt him.In Guangxiu's heart, he has always believed that his own brother has killed their family, and now, he has also killed the innocent town that their family often visits.

In his heart, he was bound to identify his brother as the source of all disasters.

King Xuan understands the pain in this.

Under such a bright sunshine, why is there so much sadness and misfortune in the world?

King Xuan bit his lips hard, and hugged him even tighter when he was mourning in his arms.

If you want Guangxiu to forget all these sufferings, there is only one way.

King Xuan's heart was hesitating and struggling.

- "Amnesiac".

Forgetting is the best medicine in the world.

His hand slowly raised and lowered.

——Forget everything, is this really right for Mitsuhide?He asked himself in his heart.

Also, his demons.

Selfishness is the devil.

He couldn't imagine that one day, such a cutie who likes to sweetly call him "Lord Xuanwang", who likes to hug him and act like a baby, suddenly looks at him coldly, with a voice as clear as a passerby, and asks him "What are you?" "Who is it", can his heart bear such loneliness?He asked himself in his heart.

Cut constantly, the rationale is still chaotic.

At this moment, Guangxiu in his arms gradually stopped crying, he raised his head, and gave King Xuan a "don't worry" smile: "Thank you, Lord Xuan, I have calmed down a lot."

King Xuan raised his hand and gently wiped his walnut-like red and swollen eyes.

The heart is more chaotic, chaotic like hemp.

Ye Yu, who had been waiting not far away, walked over slowly leading two fast horses.

"Get ready, we're off."

Guangxiu understood that King Xuan was asking if he was ready.When he saw the familiar town turned into ruins, and even the blood that had solidified and turned black on the ground, was he ready to accept this fact, and would he be stimulated to pass out.

To be honest, Kwang Soo can't guarantee it.My heart is about to explode just hearing other people say that, let alone seeing is believing?

He went to hold King Xuan's hand and held it tightly.

What the palm conveys is not only the temperature of the skin, but also infinite courage.

He nodded slowly.

As long as King Xuan is by his side, he has the courage to face all the pain and tragedy.

Because in his heart, King Xuan has long been recognized as an irreplaceable source of courage.

Horses gallop across the avenue.

Guangxiu and King Xuan rode together, and Ye Yu rode alone.

The horse is a thousand-mile steed, and the riders are superb in riding skills, so the two-hour journey was shortened to less than one hour.

The dense tree shade receded to the sides, and the scene in front of me suddenly opened up.A majestic stone archway comes into view.In the center of the archway, there are three characters carved in seal script on stone: Luoye Town.

The loess road was replaced by stone bricks under the archway, winding along the road.

They rode their horses and stopped under the stone archway, looking up at the three characters written with force.

King Xuan's hand holding the rein changed to hold the trembling Guangxiu's hand.

——What should be faced, will be faced sooner or later.

"I'm by your side." King Xuan whispered these words in Guangxiu's ear.

Guangxiu flipped his hands over, interlocking fingers with King Xuan's.

He took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

"Drive." King Xuan kicked the horse's stomach with both legs, ordering it to walk forward slowly.

It's just that the horse didn't take a few steps, so they reined in the horse and stopped.

"This, this is... a person?"

Live people!

Men and women, old and young, walk on the road.

There are clusters of shops on both sides of the wide road, and the doors and windows of the shops are wide open, and they are doing business.There are also some scattered vendors setting up stalls and selling various commodities.

Where is such a bustling street scene a dead city?

"what on earth is it?"

Ye Yu immediately grabbed a passing man and asked, "Are you residents of Luoye Town?"

The man looked at him like he was insane: "Aren't you talking nonsense?"

Guangxiu murmured on horseback: "...Didn't it mean... that the residents of the town are all dead?"

The man's ears are sharp, so he heard it, brushed Ye Yu's hand away, and snorted coldly: "Crazy! You are just dead, your whole family is dead. Bad luck, where is the crazy. Go away, stay away from me .” He gave them a vicious look, walked like a ruffian, and walked away majestically.

"Lord Xuanwang, this..."

The herbal picker didn't look like he was lying.Human life is at stake, it is impossible for him to joke about this kind of thing.

So what is going on?Live crowds, well-repaired buildings, and a scene of prosperity.

King Xuan looked around, but couldn't see anything wrong.

An old man came pushing a cart full of charcoal, their horses blocked his way, King Xuan and Ye Yu hurriedly moved their horses aside.

"Are you... Are you Uncle Huo? Uncle Huo from the blacksmith shop?" When the old man passed by them, Guangxiu recognized the old man's face, leaned out and asked him.King Xuan was afraid that he would fall, so he hugged his waist with one hand.

The old man stopped, narrowed his eyes and looked at Guangxiu carefully.

Guangxiu quickly got off the horse and walked to the old man's side so that he could make a closer look.King Xuan and Ye Yu also got off their horses.Ye Yu was in charge of leading the horse, while King Xuan stood beside Guangxiu.

The old man was a little dazed, he stared at Guangxiu's face for a long time, "hmm" for a long time, suddenly slapped his thigh, pointed at him and exclaimed: "Oh! You are the little doll who often comes to my shop to make trouble! Oh, you've grown up so much?"

Guangxiu almost yelled: "That's my big brother! I never made trouble!"

The old man had a bushy mustache.Whenever he is angry, his beard trembles up and down, which is very interesting.Guangxiu's elder brother especially likes to watch his beard move, so he often sneaks down the mountain and goes to the blacksmith shop to make trouble and make him angry.He said that looking at this beard is enough for him to laugh all day.

Guangxiu couldn't help sighing in his heart, the eldest brother just loves to do such boring things.

The old man stroked his beard, looked at Guangxiu carefully, and said with a smile: "Oh! Yes, yes, that little doll does have a younger brother! Oh, why, didn't your brother come with you today? This doll is naughty It’s all about being naughty, but after being naughty, you will still help me dump the slag.”

Guangxiu's expression darkened: "My elder brother..."

King Xuan suddenly said at this time: "His eldest brother has something to do at home, so he didn't come with him."

"Oh, that's it. I think it's your mother who scolded him to herd the sheep again? It made him always lazy. Oh right, then you two are...?"

"Oh." King Xuan cupped his fists, "We are Guangxiu's friends. We accompanied Guangxiu to the town to buy things."

"That's it...then you are busy, the little old man will leave first."

King Xuan and Guangxiu stepped out of the way, watching the old man go away, a trace of haze flashed in their eyes.