Don't repay, just hug

On the second day, when Wu Chen was curious about what King Xuan had realized in his thoughts all night, he heard him say: "Let's go to the hometown of the Qiang people to see."

Although meeting Wuchen was an unexpected gain, King Xuan did not forget that the purpose of this trip was to visit the old place of the Qiang people.

Guangxiu said: "Master Xuanwang stayed up all night, let's take a rest and go tomorrow. Or, just me and Brother Jiang can go."

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to it. And..." He looked at Guangxiu with soft eyes, "I have to go to worship for anything."

Wu Chen looked at King Xuan with a dazed expression, it seemed that he really realized something all night long?

So facing the rising sun, everyone went to the hometown of the Qiang people together.

As soon as he left the area of ​​Taoyuan Township, the howling cold wind came oncoming.The mountain range where the Qiang people live is located in one of the Langda Mountains, also known as Nanjiang Mountain. It is separated by two peaks from the table-shaped mountain where Taoyuan Township is located.

In order to cope with the cold wind, the five sheepskins that Bian Que stripped off earlier came in handy.Except for Jiang Xun who is a puppet who will not feel the cold, each of the other five wears simple leather vests made of sheepskin to resist the wind and cold.

The village of the Qiang people is hidden in the hinterland of Nanjiang Mountain. To get there, you need to go through a cliff corridor and then through a lush dense forest.

All the way, the beautiful peaks are abrupt and the stone paths are rugged.The jagged rocks cover the zenith, forming a long tunnel.Along the way, they found that there were traces of torch smoke on several individual stone walls, and the places where these traces appeared were relatively wide, which was very suitable for the convoy to rest.The preliminary judgment is very likely to be done by the army of Jishen Kingdom.

After hearing this, Guangxiu pursed his lips, and his eyes revealed a rare resentment.Everyone considered his mood, and even Bian Que, who was always noisy, kept his mouth shut.

Go through the tunnel and into a dense forest.The trees on both sides of the road have been cut down, so that the vision that should have been obscured by the trees has become very open.

Ye Yu and Bian Que nodded to confirm each other, and then flew into the sky.

Those who are well versed in how to use troops naturally understand that this kind of wide field of vision is really suspicious, and it is necessary to do a detailed investigation.However, there are many strong people in this team, so there is no need to wait for the results of the investigation to stagnate. King Xuan and the others marched normally, but at a slightly slower speed.

All the trees blocking the front were either cut down or uprooted. The road originally hidden in the dense forest was wider and easier to walk than the cliff tunnel just now.

Not long after, Ye Yu and Bian Que came back one after another to report their findings.

"Not just this one road, there are four other fork roads that all have traces of trees being felled. Judging from the cut marks, they should have been felled a long time ago."

(Is the five-way outflanking? If it was done by the army, it must be to prevent the villagers from escaping by hiding in the dense forest.)

"Lord Xuanwang, my subordinates found this in the grass." Bian Que found a discarded animal bladder and showed it to everyone.

Jiang Xun took it and looked around: "...This is a simple water bag. It was discarded because there was a hole in the bottom."

"Wow...! Take this thing to drink water? It's really... disgusting..." Bian Que couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Jiang Xun smiled: "Really? The water resistance of the bladder is very good, and deer are easy to hunt, so this kind of water bottle is very cheap and the most widely used."

Wu Chen teased suddenly: "Actually, the milk wine you drank secretly at my place was all in this container."

Bian Que's face was livid: "Then you must have washed it?!"

"no!"

Bian Que turned his head and vomited out everything he had eaten in the morning.On the other hand, Ye Yu shook his head with an expression of "I can't stand it".

In fact, Wuchen made fun of Bian Que, but just wanted to make Guangxiu smile.During this journey, Guangxiu has been unable to let go of the death of his clansmen, so that his mood has been in a low state.

Everyone was worried about him, especially King Xuan.

In order to cheer Guangxiu up, King Xuan coughed, and then said in a cheerful voice: "Guangxiu, in fact, your brother did not betray his fellow clan, not only did he not betray, he is also a hero."

King Xuan said so suddenly, drawing Guangxiu's surprised gaze.

"Why do you think Jishen's army went to such lengths to cut down these trees?"

Guangxiu shook his head without even thinking about it. In his current mood, he probably didn't even want to think about it.

"That's because they couldn't find your family's hiding place." This statement is far-fetched, but for Guangxiu who blamed his brother, this statement worked unexpectedly.

The others also immediately understood what King Xuan meant, and nodded in agreement.

"Your brother didn't betray his own people. Think about it, if your brother exposed your hiding place, they wouldn't need to search so hard. I think, even if your brother was captured by them, even if he endured Despite being tortured, they still gritted their teeth and refused to reveal any information about where the Qiang people were hiding.

"The reason why they targeted this mountain is probably because they obtained information through other means. Do you remember the masked alchemist in Fallen Leaf Town? With his ability, it shouldn't be a problem to find this mountain."

"Yes, yes." The others also echoed.

Guangxiu's eyes widened, hesitantly said: "Is it really... so?"

King Xuan nodded solemnly.

Ye Yu said: "How could Lord Xuan Wang lie?"

Although it may not be the truth, but this possibility also exists, so it cannot be regarded as lying.From Guangxiu's character, it's not difficult to deduce his brother's personality, he shouldn't be a villain who would betray his fellow clan.

King Xuan believed that since his elder brother had won the election, the court would inevitably ask about his household registration. The simple and honest he should have reported to Luoye Town.At this moment, the alchemist noticed the fact that he was the soul-returning pearl, and then found out from the residents of Luoye Town that the Qiang people lived in seclusion in Nanjiang Mountain.

This also explains the reason why they slaughtered Luoye Town after the Qiang people were exterminated.

"That's it..."

Although it is impossible for the haze to disappear because of these words, but King Xuan's words at least made Guangxiu's expression a little brighter, and the others also smiled when they saw this.

Passing through the dense forest, a vast village gradually appeared in front of you.

It was a simple village on a cliff - the former home of the Qiang people. A fence surrounded the village as a barrier to keep out wild animals.However, these fences are now completely destroyed and incomplete.The rustic stone houses are arranged in an orderly manner, only a few of them still maintain a good shape, and the rest are either collapsed or have incomplete walls, which look extremely desolate in the sunlight.

"..." Guangxiu seemed to be possessed, and ran down the road quickly, heading straight for the village at the end of the road.

"Hey! Don't run so fast!"

"Bian Que." Ye Yu grabbed Bian Que who was about to follow, and looked around the village. "Lord Xuan Wang is here, so there is no need to worry about Guangxiu's safety." And there is Wuchen, if the village is really in danger, these two people will not let Guangxiu run out.

Bian Que understood, and flew to the sky with Ye Yu to investigate.

King Xuan and the others then entered the village, and Guangxiu stood in the center of the village blankly, looking around blankly, as if he was still looking for the phantom of the past.

However, the glorious past has been ruthlessly destroyed by Jishen's army, and there are traces of being burned by the fire everywhere on the walls and the ground.

Facing a dilapidated stone house, Guangxiu knelt down powerlessly, that was his home.It was here that his father was hacked to death.Before he swallowed his last breath, the father still hugged a soldier's leg and yelled, "Run away."

Mitsuhide tremblingly supported the ground.

King Xuan stood beside him, watching him quietly.at this time--

"Lord Xuanwang." Ye Yu descended from the middle, saying that he found the bones of the clansmen behind, and they were buried in the soil at random.

The corpses had long been turned into bones, and some were even mutilated.

King Xuan used spells to demolish the stone houses, and reassemble them with stone bricks and soil to build a huge circular mausoleum for them.He also sent Ye Yu to find a huge stone, polished it into a stele, and stood it in front of the mausoleum.

King Xuan called out the Yemo knife, and the edge of the knife engraved a eulogy on the stele.

——The souls of 43 kind-hearted Qiang people who were persecuted are buried here forever.May you find peace in the arms of Mother Earth.

A pair of swallows flew from afar and stopped on the huge circular mausoleum they had just repaired, as if they were also seeing off the innocent souls of the Qiang people.

There were flowers blooming in the grass, Jiang Xun picked some, tied them into a bouquet, and presented them in front of the tomb.Others also stepped forward one by one, mourning silently.

Guangxiu knelt in front of the stone tablet, looking at the word "Qiang" engraved on it, his soul seemed to be hollowed out, and he would just be in a daze.

King Xuan's heart was also stabbing.

Wu Chen made gestures, so everyone left one after another, leaving only King Xuan to accompany Guangxiu.

"Guangxiu..." King Xuan couldn't bear it, hugged him from behind, his voice was trembling, "You...you can cry."

Mitsuhide's eyelids finally moved slightly.The words Xuan Wang said were like a switch, and his wooden face suddenly twisted.

Tears fell like rain.Guangxiu threw himself into King Xuan's arms, crying heartbreakingly.

His heart was about to break.

King Xuan hugged him tightly, hating himself for not being able to share Guangxiu's pain.

His heart seemed broken too.

Looking at Guangxiu who was weeping in his arms, a ruthlessness flashed across King Xuan's expression.He secretly swore in his heart that the Jishen royal family who made Guangxiu so sad will definitely make them pay the price.

Time passed for a long time, so long that swallows flew back and forth, so long that Guangxiu's tears were almost dried up.

Only then did Jiang Xun come over, calling out "Guangxiu" softly.

Guangxiu understood, stood up with the support of King Xuan, stood side by side with Jiang Xun, put his hands together, and silently chanted the mantra for the souls of the deceased according to the clan rules.

At this time, Wuchen gestured to King Xuan to come over, and asked in a low voice, "Then what are you going to do next?"

King Xuan didn't answer, his eyes were deep.The answer is obvious, it is to settle accounts with the murderers who slaughtered the Qiang people, and to give Guangxiu justice.

He has always followed his word, and he will avenge his revenge.

Wuchen knew his character well and didn't intend to stop him.Besides, he has retired to Taoyuan Township, even if there is a disaster in the secular world, it has nothing to do with him.

So he only reminded: "All the soul-returning beads in these Qiang people have been taken away. If the 43 soul-returning beads that can bring the dead back to life are used to revive an enemy who is equal to you, it is not a small threat." In addition, he is now Such a body is no longer in its heyday.

King Xuan sneered: "Hmph. Well, I'll wait and see."

"Alas..." Wuchen sighed faintly after hearing this.

The Huihun Orb was originally created by the Immortal Realm to deal with the Netherworld. This was originally a secret. Even in the Immortal Realm, few people knew about it, because they were afraid that the news would leak out.The former head of the Eight Immortals naturally has the right to know this secret.But although Wuchen behaved recklessly, he was always upright. He couldn't understand the Qiang people being used as consumables due to their selfish desires in the fairy world, so he betrayed his teacher and pointed out a way for the Qiang people to survive.

In the battle between the Immortal Realm and the Nether Realm a hundred years ago, the Immortal Realm knew that they would lose before the fight, but they still provoked a dispute. The purpose is obvious, even if they are dead, they must weaken the strength of the Nether Realm.

Immortals are not afraid of death because they know that there is a guarantee of resurrection afterwards.

However, the battle is imminent, but the Qiang tribe has escaped from Kunlun's control, and the strongest card is missing Wuchen.The book of war has been issued, so we can only bite the bullet and fight.

As the leader of the Kunlun sect and the leader of the fairy world, Master Yuqing is naturally unwilling to sit still and wait for death.Before the decisive battle, he had already planned his retreat, so he only sent out the six immortals under the eight immortals, leaving the two immortals to continue secretly searching for the whereabouts of the soul returning pearl.

After all, Wuchen is extremely intelligent, and he has guessed clearly about his master's mind. Combined with the tragedy of the Qiang people, he has already thought of the black hand behind the scenes, most likely his two hidden juniors.

Now the Soul Resurrection Orb without the host is easier to control.

But at this moment, he was hesitating, hesitating whether to tell the truth to King Xuan.

In the end it was he who betrayed his master first, the master was kind to him after all, but he was disloyal and unfilial.During these years of seclusion, this pain really tortured him.

Master wants to establish a peaceful world, and the human world is protected by the fairy world, so the Nether World, which is opposed to the human world, must be eliminated.

Some amount of sacrifice is required to achieve a certain goal.The bigger the goal, the bigger the sacrifice.For the sake of the immortal world and the future of the human race, it is necessary to sacrifice a small Qiang tribe.

It's because I'm stupid, save the little righteousness, and give up the big righteousness.

But now, Ah Xuan has changed.Moreover, the damage to the Nether Realm is not small, and it is no longer able to invade the Human Realm on a large scale.

The two families will be peaceful from now on, isn't it good?

Wuchen gritted his teeth, his eyes flickered, and he was still struggling.

At this time Bian Que landed suddenly, pointed to the east, and said urgently: "Master Xuan! The woods at the foot of the mountain in the east are on fire, and the army from nowhere is attacking the residents of the village."

east?King Xuan was startled, and immediately turned around and followed what Bian Que pointed at——

"Lakeside village!!"

The author has something to say: the next chapter will be updated at 19:2 on the 00th~