How many times rose flowers

Chapter 24

It was late at night, and the tired moon hid in the clouds to rest, leaving only a few dim stars hanging high in the night sky.On one side of the ghost clan's camp, the curtain of a tent was half-closed, and through the curtain, the figure of a young girl could be vaguely seen inside.The girl was wearing a crimson skirt, half leaning on the table, as if she was drunk.

A ghost-masked man came in from the outside and lowered the curtain of the tent.Her body was full of embarrassing scars - because it was left by the spiritual power of the scars, her recovery was very slow.She leaned on a chair beside her and put the sword in her hand aside.

"Fusheng, as I said, you are no match for her." Seeing Fusheng, the girl seemed to wake up again.

The ghost-faced man - Fu Sheng snorted coldly, but didn't answer her.The girl didn't seem to need her to answer, she just said indifferently: "Did Brother Seven not go out with you for a few days?"

"No." Fu Sheng shook his head.

The girl still had no expression on her face, she drank a few more sips of wine, and immediately collapsed on the desk because of the strength of the drink.

Fu Sheng called her a few times, but there was no response.She was in a hurry to deal with the leader, and the next second the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Luo Yifeng also walked in wearing a ghost mask and holding a knife.

When Fu Sheng saw Luo Yifeng, he seemed to see a savior, briefly described the situation, and hurried out of the tent.Luo Yifeng sat by the desk, knocked on the wooden desk with his hand, and the girl woke up instantly.

"Seventh Brother." The girl——Hua Ci blinked, because of the drunkenness, there was a little water in the eye sockets, and she looked pitiful.

"Who did you go to meet, and how did you make it look like this?" Luo Yifeng's tone was rather questioning, but Huaci knew that he was the only person in the ghost camp who was really worried about him, and said submissively: " I went to see Mr. Yuxu."

"Oh." Luo Yifeng responded, Huaci didn't see if he was angry, so he asked: "Where did Brother Seven go, why didn't he join the battle, and asked Fusheng to replace you?"

Luo Yifeng didn't answer.Huaci seemed to know it already, and said what was on his mind for him: "Seventh brother, you don't want to meet Mr. Gantang in battle, do you?"

Luo Yifeng still had an iceberg face, but he finally spoke again: "Sixteen, do you want to become enemies with Mr. Yuxu?"

"Of course not." Hua Ci said simply.

"Ghosts don't want to either." Luo Yifeng continued.Huaci surprisingly understood what he meant - Luo Yifeng didn't want to fight Gantang, Huaci didn't want to be enemies with Yuxu-jun, and the ghost clan didn't want to fight the human race all year round.But if it was not forced, how could the ghost clan rush to send troops again?

Both are silent.The ghost tribe is located in the poor southwest, with many hillsides and lowlands, which is difficult to cultivate, and when it encounters extreme weather, there is no harvest.Therefore, the leader of the ghost clan will lead the tribe to the northern expedition to the Central Plains, hoping to earn a future for the ghost clan.Such them are the invaders in the mouth of the human race.

"Hey, Seventh Brother, why did you join Jiuyouqi in the first place?" Hua Ci raised his head suddenly, looked at Luo Yifeng with fixed eyes, and asked, "It's really just that you were arrested by the lord. ?”

Luo Yifeng didn't nod again.In the dead of night, Huaci heard him say, "It's really a last resort, but it's also to become stronger."

"Become stronger? Do you want to protect someone?" Huaci asked with great interest.

Luo Yifeng nodded, agreeing with her statement.Huaci didn't hear the inside story, and was disappointed to drive Luo Yifeng away.Luo Yifeng left the camp, and walked to an empty and deserted place. The stars there were not as dim as in the big camp, but radiated soft and bright light.

He seemed to have opened his mouth, but for a moment he forgot what he was going to say.Facing the open field, he suddenly felt a little dazed.Shiliu asked him who he wanted to protect, but he actually had an answer in his heart——

In the past, he wanted to protect a person, that person was the brightest star in the vast night sky, even if he climbed a hundred-foot dangerous building, it seemed out of reach.

Now, he wants to protect everything that person loves, even this rotten Kyushu.He traveled thousands of miles just to be able to smile and say "Ask Jun if you are safe" when we meet again.

With something on his mind, Luo Yifeng leaned on the tree and watched the stars all night.

……

Besides that night, Jixue actually regretted it.She lay in bed, and when she finally fell asleep, she had two nightmares.

One was the dream that General Xie Qiong died, although she was not there at the time.Some people say that she thinks every day and dreams at night, but what Jixue dreamed was far more terrifying than what actually happened. She seemed to know it, and she kept herself awake for the past few days.Today, however, it was due to physical and mental sleepiness, and as soon as I closed my eyes, my mind was filled with that image.

In the dream, General Xie Qiong asked her if the sycamore tree was still growing well.However, Jixue remembered that the day the army went to Yuzhou, the sycamore trees that were originally lush and leafy suddenly became dry, as if they had reached their twilight years.

In another dream, she dreamed of Ah Jiu.Ah Jiu seemed to have just returned from the battlefield, and the armor on his body was dyed bright red.She was holding the Zhuyan knife, her eyes were blood red, as if a rose flower was blooming in her eyes.

Seeing her like this, Jixue felt strange.Ah Jiu is 12 years old this year, what are children in the world doing at the age of 12?play?Frolicking?However, Ah Jiu became the No. 16 knight of the Nine Nether Riders, and was sent as a hostage by the leader of the ghost tribe to the human camp. It may even be inextricably related to the death of General Xie Qiong.

Sometimes Jixue really wants to yell at Hua Ci's unreliable father: "Is this really Ah Jiu's responsibility? What qualifications do you have to let her do what you should do for you?"

It's a pity that people and ghosts have different paths and different standpoints. The matter of cutting off the robe and righteousness is telling Jixue—after all, she can't say these words with a clear conscience.

Then Jixue woke up.It was dawn outside the camp, so she tidied herself up casually, and went to the school field outside the barracks to practice swords.Since Gantang was defeated last time, he has to come to the school grounds to practice swordsmanship tomorrow, Jixue said that he would join him, so naturally he didn't want to break his promise.

The two competed again, and Jixue felt that Gan Tang's martial arts had improved a lot—it is reasonable to say that Gan Tang's martial arts were already very high, and it was very difficult to improve, but Gan Tang did it, which showed his extraordinary aptitude.

When Jixue asked him, he only said vaguely: "It's because I remembered a move I used to compete with others before, and I suddenly understood it."

After saying this, he remembered that what made him suddenly realize was the style evolved from the Zhaonan swordsmanship, which Luo Yifeng jokingly called "Jiuyou Dao · Fuyao".Thinking of Luo Yifeng, his originally bright eyes gradually dimmed.

He hadn't seen Luo Yifeng for a long time since the conflict between the human race and the ghost race resumed.Luo Yifeng said that if the human race and the ghost race can coexist peacefully, then they will definitely be good friends.

But thinking that his father might have died at the hands of ghosts, Gan Tang sighed.If his father was really killed by the ghost clan, how could he be friends with Luo Yifeng with peace of mind?

"Gantang, what's wrong with you?" Jixue noticed that he was distracted, and waved her hand in front of his eyes.It was only after a stick of incense that Gan Tang realized that he had been distracted.

"I'm fine." Gan Tang shook his head.He was afraid that he would never be able to reconcile with the ghost clan in his life.

"General, Mr. Yuxu, this was picked up by the patrolling soldiers this morning." A soldier hurried over and handed a letter to Gantang.Only then did Gan Tang realize that the "general" was calling him, and hurriedly tore off the letterhead. There was only one line on the letterhead: Within three days, my ghost clan will conquer Yuzhou City.Hitomi fire.

This word spread to the ears of several lieutenants who had followed General Xie Qiong in the South and North Wars all year round, and they immediately became angry: "Rampant! Who is he with Tonghuo? Even the leader of the ghost clan today would not dare Such a provocation to my human army!"

They are right. The leader of the ghost clan has been ill since the last peace treaty was signed. In this Northern Expedition, it was Jiuyouqi who led Tonghuo to lead the three armies. The leader of the ghost clan has indeed never provoked the human army again. Strength.

Then that evening, Hitomi Fire led troops to attack the city.Gantang and Jixue had already anticipated that the army was in full formation and waited in the city for a long time.

"Siege the city!" With an order, the army of ghosts moved in unison.

"Fight!" General Gan Tang stood on the city wall and said loudly.

There was smoke everywhere, and the flames of war were raging, and for a moment it was impossible to distinguish the boundaries between the enemy and us.Jixue straddles a maroon horse and holds a Qingqiu sword in her hand, fighting with the ghost clan.

This time the Ghost Clan led the army of Jiuyou and Fifteen Cavalry. Luo Yifeng was not on the battlefield, nor was Huaci, so it was the turn of the Seventeen and Eighteen Cavalry.The Nine Nether Riders are all elites trained by the leader of the ghost clan. The ranking is based on the time they entered the Nine Nether Riders, but Tonghuo is the well-deserved number one rider of the Nine Nether Riders.He was wearing Xuanjia, with a strong figure, and he moved to Jixue's side unknowingly.

Tonghuo is good at heavy weapons, and the knife in his hand is like this now, such a knife is as light as weight in his hand.

Jixue was kicked off the horse by him, and a mouthful of blood spewed out of her mouth.Tong Huo looked at her condescendingly, and said with a smile, "Mr. Yuxu is nothing more than that. Fusheng!"

Tong Huo actually turned the horse's head and went back to the rear of the army, Ji Xue's opponent became Fu Sheng who lost to her that day.The long sword in Fu Sheng's hand pointed directly at Ji Xue's neck, he did not forget to sneer: "Mr. Yuxu also has today, can't you think of it?"

Jixue stood up slowly holding the sword, Fusheng's sword was still pointing at her neck.She twitched her lips and said, "Fu Sheng, don't you know that villains often die because of talking too much?"

Fu Sheng was shocked by her aura, panic flashed in his eyes, and the sword in his hand loosened for a moment.Jixue looked at the right time, Qingqiu sword knocked down Fusheng's sword and landed on the opponent's heart.

Jixue escorted Fusheng back to the city, temporarily saying goodbye to the war outside the city.Fu Sheng was taken into prison to be guarded. Before Ji Xue left, he heard her say: "Mr. Yuxu, how does Diemeng feel?"

It was only then that Jixue discovered that Tonghuo had drugged herself before leaving, and it was the medicine Fendiemeng that the leader of the ghost tribe used to control Jiuyouqi.

"Butterfly Dream", as the name suggests, is a drug that makes people fall into hallucinations.Every time an attack occurs, people will gradually experience all kinds of unbearable pain for ordinary people, and they cannot survive or die.The most powerful thing about this medicine powder is not this, it is very easy to get infected, once infected, the leader of the ghost clan has no antidote himself, it can be said that there is no cure for medicine.

Jixue has seen several soldiers who were once infected with Diemeng, and they all died slowly in pain.It is said that those who have survived this pain will greatly enhance their physical fitness, but the human race has never had this special case.

When rushing to the battlefield again, Jixue suddenly felt burned inside and fell to the ground suddenly, coughing up a mouthful of blood, and the sky was dark in her head—it was a butterfly dream attack.

……

When he woke up, he was in the tent.Jixue felt weak all over, not to mention holding a sword, she couldn't even hold a water cup steadily.When she saw the person sitting next to her, she was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

The person sitting on the edge of the bed is her elder sister Yuzhen who she misses day and night.She was wearing a long gown with cloud pattern, just looking at Ji Xue, she felt like a fairy, not to mention her face looked as old as Ji Xue.

But now Jixue just wants sister to help her get better soon, the war is still going on, and she still has to go to the battlefield.A sharp pain came from her head, and Jixue let out a "hiss", the pain woke her up.

That's right, I have won the Butterfly Dream, how can I go to the battlefield with this appearance?

"Ah...Jixue." Yuzhen originally wanted to call her "A Nian", but later felt it was inappropriate and swallowed the words.It seems that at some point, an invisible gap has appeared between the sisters.

"Sister, can you go to the battlefield for me?" Jixue asked.

"Jixue, I... can't promise you." Yuzhen shook her head.The Emperor of Heaven sent her down as a "Heavenly Messenger" this time to quell the disaster, but he didn't say which clan he was helping.She went to the ghost clan before and found that the human race was pitiful, so why not the ghost clan?

Yuzhen couldn't promise who to help, even if the person who asked her was Jixue.She can only help the Emperor of Heaven to select people who are qualified to enter Penglai as much as possible. For the rest, even though she is a water god, she can't do anything.

Jixue probably also knew that her request was purely unreasonable, so she stopped being persistent.When she was young, Jixue asked again: "Is it true that Diemeng has no cure?"

"Yes. It is said that the true fire of Samadhi can remove the butterfly dream and bring people back from ashes." Yuzhen replied, "However, this method is very dangerous, and even ghosts with extremely high self-healing abilities dare not try it lightly."

Yuzhen thought that Jixue would be devastated after hearing this, after all, Ah Nian had always been a child in her eyes.Jixue just agreed lightly, and cast her eyes into the distance.

That is the south gate of Yuzhou City, the direction of the battlefield.At this moment, she suddenly thought, did Ah Jiu also experience the pain of Diemeng when he entered Jiuyouqi?She was also worried that if Gan Tang's injury had not fully recovered, she would be able to fight against Tong Huo.

At the same time, on the battlefield in the south of Yuzhou City, the soldiers of the two clans suffered heavy casualties, only four of the ghost clan were fifteen and nine Youqi, and several lieutenants of the human clan died in battle one after another, leaving only Gan Tang alone.

In the temporary barracks, Gan Tang is strategizing.He shuddered when he heard the news that several lieutenants had died in battle.But he knew that a general should be calm in the face of danger, so he asked: "Which one of you is willing to lead an elite army to surprise the ghost camp with me?"

His tone was very calm, as if he was just asking casually.

"General, Chen Li of the 27th Battalion invites you to fight." A soldier knelt in front of Gan Tang on one knee, and Gan Tang recognized that he was the new commander of the 27th Battalion who succeeded Jixue a few days ago.

"You can think clearly, if this time is dangerous, if... there will be no return." Gan Tang said.

"Think clearly. In front of the enemy, I, a man from Jingzhou, will not be a coward!" Chen Li's voice was sonorous and powerful, exactly the same as Jixue who rescued General Xie Qiong back then.That was what General Xie Qiong once said.

Looking at his face, Gan Tang suddenly remembered that he was one of the soldiers of the team that rescued General Xie Qiong with Ji Xue back then, and couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Okay, Chen Li listens to the order. This commander ordered you to be the deputy general. At midnight tonight, lead the army together with this commander to attack the camp of the ghost clan, and raise the prestige of our human race!" Gan Tang said.

"The final general will live up to the general's entrustment." Chen Li replied.

……

That night, Gan Tang, Chen Li and his party sneaked into the ghost camp, intending to assassinate Tong Huo.They dealt with the guards cleanly and arrived at the tent where Hitomi Fire was.

A group of people started fighting with ghost soldiers outside Tonghuo's tent, and Gan Tang sneaked into Tonghuo's tent, looking for Tonghuo.Tong Huo was not in the tent, Gan Tang turned around, but felt a chill down his spine.

"General Gan Tang."

The voice came from Hitomi Fire behind him.