Devil’s Advent

The small river outside Green Willow Castle has frozen over, and the bleak winter has covered everything. Only the sun can bring the last comfort to the creatures on this land.

A Ming leaned against a tree by the river, biting a dry stem in his mouth.

On the other side of the river, Liang Cheng passed by on horseback. After seeing A Ming, he reined in.

Ah Ming closed his eyes, pretending not to see.

Not long after, a shadow blocked the sunlight from shining on him, he opened his eyes helplessly, and looked at Liang Cheng standing in front of him.

"I heard from them that you have been practicing arrows with the Lord this month?"

"What can I teach you?"

Liang Cheng shook his head, "No."

Subsequently,

Liang Cheng took out a bag containing raisins from his pocket, and handed it to Ah Ming.

The warm winter sun shines here, and under the frozen river lies the restlessness of looking forward to spring.

In the cold wind, there is a little taste of almonds, and it seems to be able to taste a little bit of sweetness in addition to the bitterness.

raisin,

two men,

one sitting, one standing,

This scene seems to have been frozen into an oil painting, which can always make people think more.

A Ming looked at Liang Cheng,

Opened the mouth and said:

"are you crazy?"

"Fangcao asked me to bring it to you."

A Ming didn't reach out to take it, but said:

"Do you know that after the raisins are dried, they are swept back with a shovel and a broom? You will wash them after they are dried?"

"Don't eat?"

"Don't eat."

Liang Cheng stretched out his hand to grab a handful indifferently, sat down beside Ah Ming, and began to chew.

"You're not too dirty." A Ming smiled.

"In this world, there may not be many things dirtier than the two of us."

One is a vampire, and the other is a zombie.

They are all evil and gloomy existences, a kind of "dirty" beyond ordinary dirty.

"If you don't see it, you still feel inferior?"

"I admit that I have low self-esteem, and I am really afraid of the dark."

"You are really sick today, right? You want to laugh at me to death?"

"Fangcao said that you are in a bad mood these days, let me comfort you."

"Have you taken a fancy to him?"

"No."

"That's right, the daughter of the Jiedu envoy's family took the initiative to seduce you, and you still sit still. Hey, are you not interested in women?"

"Usually when they talk about this topic, you are bound to me."

"..." A Ming.

"Si Niang told me that she is very optimistic about the potential of Fangcao. If you are free, go talk to her girl and talk about the matter."

"Me and her, nothing happened."

"You killed my father."

"It's as if you didn't kill the girl's mother."

"It was the magic pill that moved the hand."

"Oh, sorry, no, what does Si Niang mean?"

"It's not for you to fall in love with Fangcao. Although this is ancient times, it's not a big deal for a girl to be unrequited. In later generations, confession and lovelorn are all commonplace."

"Is this what Si Niang said?"

"Yes, Si Niang thinks that you have to help break the little girl's mind. If you talk about it, it will be fine. She wants to cultivate Fangcao."

"Okay, I'll talk to Fangcao in a few days."

"Um,"

"Then, I won't eat raisins. If you want to eat them, take them away and eat slowly. What are you doing sitting here?"

"I'm just a little curious to ask, how does it feel to practice arrows with the master every day?"

"Oh, I understand." A Ming suddenly realized, "You came to see my joke?"

"right."

"Then let me tell the master, tomorrow you will go to practice archery with him, don't you understand?"

"different."

"What's the difference, it's hard to get shot anyway."

"For archery practitioners, when their arrows are shot out and hit the target, whether they are bounced off or shot in, and the arrow hits the flesh, the pleasure brought by this is very different."

"Hehehe."

Liang Cheng handed his water bag to Ah Ming,

"It's dry, drink more water."

"Shameless."

"I want to see."

"mean."

"I've already laughed anyway, let me laugh more happily?"

"ruthless."

"Hurry up, I still have something to do, I'm going to Nanwang City to collect equipment, money and food."

A Ming reached out and took the water bag,

unplug,

"Gudu Gudu" took several sips,

When drinking water, A Ming didn't let the water leak from his mouth, but after a while, his clothes started to get wet.

After seeing this scene, Liang Cheng shook his head,

road:

"It's terrible."

"Satisfied?" A Ming put down the water bag.

Liang Cheng shook his head again and said:

"Next time, change the water tank and give you water. I want to see the fountain."

"..." A Ming.

"Even if you are practicing arrows with the master, wearing solid armor is not suitable. Wearing a soft armor should not be a big problem, right? At the very least, you won't be shot into briquettes."

"I'm wearing leather armor."

"And then he was shot like this?"

"The admiral's blood has been infused into the arrow."

"oh?"

"This tone is a bit strange. I seem to hear your excitement."

"It seems that Fangcao is really not suitable for you. You are not depressed, but you are more and more happy when you are shot by the master."

"I know we are both dirty, but don't say such ambiguous words, it will make me feel a little dirty."

"If I remember correctly, Ding Hao once said that the release of qi and blood is the sign of entering the eighth-rank warrior."

"right."

"So, the lord is indeed a martial arts wizard in this world."

"It's still early, but I've already figured out the way. I feel that maybe in a few months, we will be able to release Qi and blood steadily. By then, we will almost enter the eighth rank. Compared with people in this world In terms of the general cultivation speed, the Lord is indeed a genius."

"You have worked hard."

It's really hard work, and I will be shot for a few more months. This is the rhythm from winter to spring.

"No way, isn't everyone waiting to upgrade?"

"By the way, there is one more thing."

"explain."

"I heard from someone that the reason why you were chosen by the Lord as a target for archery practice is because you overheard the Lord's inner monologue?"

"Is there that kind of walking to your bedroom bed and leaning on your bed to talk to you... overhearing?"

"Although I don't know the specific situation, I can probably guess that you were pretending to be asleep at first and didn't remind the Lord that he went to the wrong room."

"It's my fault too?"

"The Lord can't be wrong."

"Yes, it was my fault."

"I'm a little curious, did the Lord's monologue that day say anything about us?"

"You know, you are the first to ask me this question."

"oh?"

"Fan Li didn't expect this to happen. Xue San knew that if he asked me with a big mouth, I wouldn't say it, so he didn't come to ask me. Si Niang and the Lord are close, so don't ask this again."

"Where's the blind man?"

"The blind man used to be a psychiatrist. He didn't come to ask because he knew that anything may be real when it is in the stomach, but once it comes out of the mouth, no matter how real it is, it will be mixed with it." fake.

Sometimes, I deliberately adulterate, and sometimes, I may not even know that I have been deceived by myself. "

"You mean, Lord, he..."

"I didn't say anything, you are a zombie, tell me, is Sha Tuo Queshi conscious now?"

"some."

"That's enough, Fan Li can say anything without thinking, because he is the character design, but we are different, in the future, we should be more polite to the Lord.

In the past, the blind man forced the master to practice martial arts. He was a little too impatient, and you still used your nails to insert the master. "

"So, you just whitewashed yourself?"

"I have always been loyal to my lord. If I am not loyal, would I be willing to practice arrows with my lord for a month?"

"Did you get shot by an arrow? Well done, why did you even lie to yourself?"

A Ming raised his head,

Sighed,

looking at the sun overhead,

Said with emotion:

"For life."

…………

"Brother Zuo, why are you like this?"

Zheng Fan said in shock.

"Brother Zheng, can you put away the smile on your face and ask me with concern?"

"Feel sorry."

"well."

Leaning on crutches, Zuo Jiqian motioned to the two subordinates behind him to bring in the gifts they had brought.

"Brother Zuo, come in and sit down."

Zheng Fan welcomed Zuo Jiqian into the fort.

Fangcao brought two cups of hot tea and some snacks and left.

Zuo Jiqian glanced at the layout inside with some curiosity, and said with emotion:

"Brother Zheng is really an elegant person. Even the inside of the castle is decorated so uniquely."

In the hall of the fortress, the furnishings and decorations are all luxurious, and there are even calligraphy and paintings of celebrities.

This is not "Zheng's House", this is Cui Liu Fort!

Besides, when he came in, Zuo Jiqian also noticed that the construction funds and materials had just been approved, but if the construction actually started, he had to wait until the spring thawed, but the Green Willow Fort here had already been built, and at the same time It occupies an area, but it is really big.

Not to mention accommodating hundreds of people, there is no problem with thousands of people living in it.

However, Zuo Jiqian is a child of a noble family, and he still knows how to be a man. He believes that the construction of Cuiliu Fort is likely to be inseparable from the relationship between the Zhenbeihou Mansion, so he did not ask about the construction of the fort, but took this Start with the hall decoration for entertaining guests.

"I've always felt that life needs a sense of ritual, especially for people like us who tie their heads around their waists, who may be gone one day, so we must live every day seriously."

"Isn't that right, brother Zheng, this time, brother, I almost never see you again."

"I was about to ask, brother Zuo, what happened?"

"I'm ashamed to say, because Brother Zheng, you took the lead, so a while ago, many of our fortresses, in fact, more or less, took the initiative to send troops to wander around the south.

The others are all fine, wandering around and coming back, they still have some gains. Of course, it is naturally not as amazing as Brother Zheng and your hundred horses seizing the city.

As for me, brother, I also feel itchy, and I also brought hundreds of cavalry to go to Qianguo to fight Caogu. Brother Zheng, you should also understand that as a warrior, I shrink back when I see others can lead troops to charge and kill me. In the back, I really can't hold back. "

"Understood, understood." Zheng Fan nodded seriously.

From this point of view, Zuo Jiqian should have been killed.

"But, brother, I'm already reciting my words. Not long after passing through the Suibao group, I happened to run into a cavalry from Chen Zhen, and the opponent had more than a thousand cavalry.

However, I was not afraid at the time, thinking that I would finally be able to fight with a real gun. In terms of cavalry battles, I, Dayan, have never been afraid of anyone, but who would have known that after the confrontation, another cavalry of the Qianguo came out, It caught me off guard.

Brother Zheng, I'm not afraid of your jokes, my life was almost handed over to the Qian Kingdom.

Finally, he saved his life and came back. Of the hundreds of riders he brought out, the ones who came back were less than a hundred. The loss was huge. "

Zheng Fan also sighed,

I was thinking in my heart,

This loss should not be the most important one. With the background of Zuo Jiqian's Zuo family, it should not be a big problem. The biggest problem is that the Marquis of Jingnan should have sent troops to the fortress below to molest the Chinese people. It is with one eye open and one eye closed.

It just wants to create border frictions, put pressure on the dry country, and at the same time let the dry country send more troops to the border areas.

But it’s okay for you to go out and wave, and the waves will be waves, but if you collapse, you will also be wandering,

I was beaten back by others,

So are you going to put pressure on the Chinese people or to find confidence in the Chinese people?

In fact, this is also Zheng Fan's previous deeds that gave them an over-confidence. It is true that the armaments of the Qian people are slack, and it is true that the people of the Qian people have not been beaten, but there are still three nails on the broken ship.

Furthermore, compared with the Jingnan Army, the frontier army that Qianguo can pull out is indeed a bit useless, but the problem is that the soldiers from each fortress plus the county soldiers from Yinlang County do not belong to the Jingnan Army system. , similar to the difference between the Central Army and the local security regiment during the Republic of China.

In this regard, the situation in Beifeng County is the same. The gap between the Zhenbei Army and the local garrison is really too big.

At the same time, even if the brutal soldiers under Zheng Fan's command were equipped with riding and shooting skills, even if they were thrown into the Jingnan Army, with the same number, it is estimated that the Jingnan Army would not be able to compare with Zheng Fan's Cuiliubao Police Station.

Looking at Zuo Jiqian who was moaning there, Zheng Fan showed concern on his face, but he was gloating in his heart.

Who told you that you really don't treat Gan Chinese people as human beings at all.

At this time, Zuo Jiqian finally expressed his intention of coming,

"Brother Zheng, it is said that the new commander-in-chief of Nanwang City will arrive in three days. At that time, all the guards like us will go to Nanwang City to report on their duties. This time, brother, I made this mistake, which made me lose face. , brother, I really feel guilty, but brother, I have been thinking about regaining my place in the battle.

If the new commander-in-chief and new officer take office and want to take advantage of others, please brother Zheng, please give me some good words. "

Zheng Fan was a little surprised and said:

"Brother Zuo, what you said is too outlandish. Brother Zuo and I have taken a knife and experienced life and death together. If there is a need, brother, I will definitely not say anything.

But, brother, I'm humble, if the new chief soldier doesn't even sell brother Zuo and your Zuo family's face, what's the use of saying something beside me, brother? "

The Zuo family should have status, and the status is not small.

Because Zheng Fan had seen Jingnan Hou chat with Zuo Jiqian for a few days after learning that Zuo Jiqian was from the Zuo family.

No matter how Emperor Yan intends to attack the clan, no matter what Jingnanhou's attitude towards the clan is, in short, in this context, Zheng Fan does not think that a general who might not give face to the Zuo family will Give him face.

Although Director Zheng has been talking about tiger skin, talking about someone above him.

But that's for fooling others, but you can't fool yourself into limping yourself and really think that you are a character now.

"Brother Zheng, you really have to help me, otherwise..."

At this moment Zuo Jiqian actually took the initiative to leave his seat and walked in front of Zheng Fan, pretending to kneel down.

Zheng Fan was shocked.

Then he was so shocked that he seemed to forget to reach out to support and stop Zuo Jiqian from kneeling,

Zuo Jiqian's knees were bent halfway,

"..." Zuo Jiqian.

Damn, why don't you help me!

Zheng Fan continued to look shocked, and was still in shock.

Zuo Jiqian was embarrassed.

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat stagnant.

"Plop!"

Zuo Jiqian closed his eyes and knelt down.

Zheng Fan immediately stood up, surprised and said:

"Brother Zuo, what are you doing? You and I are brothers who have experienced life and death together. Is there anything we can't say properly? It has to be like this?"

Shocked verbally, but still did not go to help.

Zuo Jiqian took a deep breath,

road:

"This time, Brother Zheng, you are really the only one who can save me."

As a child of the family, you were selected by the family to be an official and ate up the resources of the family. If you still lose your official position, it is tantamount to wasting the family's investment in you. Not to mention the elders of the family, those who are jealous of you Your peers will not let you go!

"Brother Zuo, speak clearly, who is the new chief soldier, who dares to disrespect your Zuo family like this?"

Xiao Dahai, the former general of Nanwang City, died inexplicably. Zheng Fan couldn't tell whether he died of natural causes or...

Then, the prefect of Nanwang City was assassinated at Xiao Dahai's funeral.

According to the system, the commander-in-chief of Nanwang City is the immediate boss of the defense of these fortresses including Zheng Fan.

It's just that the current situation is that the Marquis of Jingnan has driven the Jingnan Army into Nanwang City to take over the overall situation, which means that the military power is interfering in the local area.

However, the new Nanwang City General Soldier selected by the imperial court is still coming, and his duty is to command the local security regiment.

"This new commander-in-chief was moved from Beifeng County."

"This, Brother Zuo, it's really not brother I'm evading. In fact, brother, I don't know many people in Beifeng County."

"Brother Zheng, you are really the only one who can save my brother and me this time. This time, what happened to my brother, Jingnan Hou didn't say a word of accountability. It's clear that waiting for the new general soldier to take office is to sell the new general soldier to save face. .

This new general soldier, who was famous for being ruthless and selfless in the local area a few years ago, is the most daring to deal with the children of the rich and powerful. As a member of the Zuo family, this time, not only will he not be able to help me, but he may even harm me. "

"Brother Zuo, this, I really..."

"Brother Zheng, I heard that you were the Captain of the Hushang School in Hutou City, Beifeng County?"

"yes."

"Isn't this right? The new chief soldier who was moved to our place was also in Hutou City at the beginning. Brother Zheng, you should know him."

"Wait..." Zheng Fan stopped Zuo Jiqian, took a few breaths, and asked, "Is the new chief soldier surnamed Xu?"

"Exactly, Xu Wenzu, whose style name is Mingzheng, is known as Mingzheng Gong because he likes to punish and sanction the children of the rich and powerful."

"hiss…………"

Comrade Shen Hai, have you been transferred here to be my immediate boss?

Zuo Jiqian showed surprise, and said: "It seems that Brother Zheng and this Xu Mingzheng know each other?"

Zheng Fan nodded and said:

"know."

"Brother, there is a turning point in my matter?"

Zheng Fan sighed and said:

"Brother Zuo, you can actually send someone to Hutou City to inquire about it."

"What?"

"Everyone in Hutou City knows that Ming Zhenggong and his brother are in the same situation."

"ah!"

Zuo Jiqian immediately fell to the ground. He thought he had caught a savior lobbyist, but unexpectedly he caught a disaster star.

"Then, then, brother Zheng, isn't it difficult for me, brother?"

Zheng Fan reached out and rubbed his face,

With a sad face, he said:

"Brother Zuo, I'm in trouble too."