Fighter of the Destiny

When I mentioned Taoist Ji, you said you didn't know anything... were you lying? Su Li said, looking at the expression on his face.

Chen Changsheng could only remain silent because he was not very good at lying.

Su Li said to himself: Then what do these old guys want to do by pushing you out?

Conversations often happened, and they often ended without an answer. Chen Changsheng couldn't find the answer, and Su Li only spent a short time thinking about it.

After confirming that Zhou's cavalry was really far away, Chen Changsheng carried him on his back, walked through the black willow forest, and continued walking towards the south.

As the walking or running continued, the weather got warmer, and the scenery they saw became closer and closer to the real weather. In Kyoto, it should be spring now, and in Lishan in the south it has already reached late spring, but it is still a bit cold here. Looking around, you can still see scattered snow like stars. Fortunately, there are already some stars. Dots of greenery.

Looking at the green grass buds that had regrown among the dead weeds last year, Chen Changsheng remembered that a full year had passed since he left Xining Town. So many changes had taken place in this year, even though he was still a prime minister. Whenever a young boy looks back, he will inevitably have some emotions that only middle-aged people will have.

After passing a farmer's settlement called Wolitun, there were some changes around the two of them. There was an extra car, and the cart was pulled by two strong hairy deer.

Chen Changsheng was sitting in front of the car, pulling the rope around the necks of the deer, and from time to time he made a few unclear shouts. He might want to imitate the farmers' methods, but it was obvious that the two deer could not understand his instructions. , Fortunately, the general direction is not wrong, in short, we are walking towards the south. The south is still far away, but as long as you keep walking, it will always get closer.

Su Li was lying in the car, with a thick quilt under him and a smooth and flexible animal skin covering his body. The yellow paper umbrella was beside him, as well as the food and wine. He held the bamboo flute horizontally in his hand and put it to his lips. From time to time, he made a clear sound, and it was extremely comfortable to watch. There was no trace of the miserable feeling of being seriously injured and running away.

After walking for another two days, in front of the official road, a khaki-colored city could be faintly seen. Different from the military village we first saw, this was a real city. Judging from the city's circumference, it could accommodate at least tens of thousands of people. It must have accommodated tens of thousands of people. It is extremely bustling and lively inside. If you want to reconnect with the human world, there is no doubt that this is the most convenient place.

Chen Changsheng looked back at Su Li and asked with his eyes whether he wanted to enter the city.

Su Li was holding a piece of fur and carefully wiping the holes on the bamboo flute, without paying any attention to him.

Chen Changsheng understood, but he still didn't understand. He shook his head, pulled the rope in his hand, and let the two hairy deer pull the cart down the official road, through the soft fields, and around the khaki city.

There is a birch forest in the south of the city. Thousands of birch trees are not thick, but appear to be thin and straight, like swords, rising from the ground and piercing the sky.

It was late spring, but the birch forest in the cold zone had not yet grown many green leaves. Without any obstruction to the line of sight, one could see across the forest several miles away.

When encountering Lin Moru, this was not the experience that Su Li taught Chen Changsheng about walking in the world, but an old saying that he had seen countless times in those miscellaneous notes.

Chen Changsheng gently tightened the rope and signaled the two hairy deer to stop.

He didn't sense any danger, he just did it subconsciously.

Su Li sat up with difficulty in the carriage. The bamboo flute in his hand had been inserted into his waist at some point and replaced with the yellow paper umbrella.

He looked at the silent birch forest and suddenly said: Here we come.

What's coming? Naturally, enemies are coming, people who want to kill Su Li are coming.

Chen Changsheng's mood suddenly became tense. He jumped from the car to the ground, untied the rope from the deer's neck as quickly as possible, and slapped their thick buttocks twice with the scabbard. The deer was in pain and ran in the opposite direction towards the birch forest. However, this kind of animal had a docile temperament and did not run far. It stood dozens of feet away and looked at Chen Changsheng, looking very confused, as if he didn't understand why. Beat yourself up.

You are worried about their life and death, what should I do? Su Li was very angry and looked at Chen Changsheng and said.

Chen Changsheng held the scabbard and said, Senior, do you want to go in?

When he just left Xueling Hot Spring, he had asked Su Li, but Su Li was unwilling, and it seemed that Su Li had not changed his mind even now. Su Li sneered and said, I'm going in, what if you die? I don't want to put all my life in someone else's body, let alone someone as weak as you.

Chen Changsheng thought to himself that this did make sense. Although his senior could not fight now, his fighting experience and wisdom were hundreds of times better than his own. With him by his side, he could always help him. There was no movement in the quiet birch forest. He asked uneasily: What should I do next? Should I rush into the woods?

Su Li didn't understand what he meant at all and asked, What are you doing rushing into the woods?

Chen Changsheng said: Senior said yesterday that the most important moment in a battle is the moment when one turns from defense to attack. If one can truly catch one by surprise, then even the most powerful opponent may be defeated.

Su Li glared at him and said, So you are going to rush into the woods, find that person, and then kill him?

Chen Changsheng nodded honestly.

Su Li raised his head and said, Do you know what level the assassin in the woods is?

Chen Changsheng shook his head honestly.

Su Li said angrily: Then you are going to rush in like this? Do you want to die?

Chen Changsheng was at a loss. He didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. He thought for a moment and said, Isn't this... following the instructions of our seniors?

Su Li was furious and said helplessly: You have to understand that what I said must first be based on the fact that you and your opponent are at about the same level. Even if you are worse, it cannot be too far behind.

Chen Changsheng said: But what the senior said clearly is that... no matter how powerful the opponent is, he may be defeated.

Su Li said angrily: Rhetoric, this is rhetoric! Do you understand rhetoric? Exaggeration is a language art!

Chen Changsheng lowered his head in silence. After a while, he couldn't help but raise his head and asked, What if you really encounter an opponent who is far stronger than yourself?

The answer Su Li gave was extremely concise and clear: Escape, or kneel down.

escape? The speed at which Chen Changsheng carried Su Li was not necessarily faster than the assassin who had never appeared in the woods. You must know that people who engage in the profession of assassin have always had faster movement and speed than ordinary practitioners. kneel? Chen Changsheng, like Su Li, would not completely entrust his life to anyone else, no matter how much he trusted him, let alone someone who wanted to kill him.

You can't run away or kneel down. In fact, there is another way to deal with it, and that is: wait.

Chen Changsheng drew out his dagger, looked at the silent birch forest, looked at the green buds that were growing gloomy from a distance but hard to spot up close, and waited for that person to appear.

That person never showed up.

Time passed slowly, and his hand holding the sword became a little sore, and he shouted into the woods: Come out, he has seen you.

Su Li didn't expect him to do such a thing at all, and shook his head at the sky, feeling a little ashamed of being in the company.

There was still no response from anyone in the woods. Chen Changsheng lowered his voice and said, Senior, it seems that the method of luring the enemy is not easy to use.

The previous conversation between him and Su Li could even be said to be a dispute, so naturally it couldn't really be a dispute.

Looking at the quiet birch forest, Su Li said thoughtfully, That man is gone.

Huh? Chen Changsheng was a little surprised.

Su Li lay back in the carriage, put down the yellow paper umbrella, and picked up the bamboo flute.

The two hairy deer slowly walked back at Chen Changsheng's call, and were docilely tied back to their necks by the rope.

The bamboo flute is clear, and we set off again.

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During the rest of the journey, Chen Changsheng became much silent, or more like his usual self - only when facing Tang Sanliu and Su Li, he spoke more.

His current silence is, of course, because of the assassin who will appear at an unknown time.

Just as sometimes not saying anything is more powerful than saying it, an enemy that doesn't appear is always scarier than an enemy standing in front of you.

Su Li was as usual, and there was no trace of uneasiness on his body. He continued to play the bamboo flute, continued to drink wine, and continued to heal his injuries. He was as comfortable and calm as he was lying in the snow-covered hot spring that day. , as if he was not seriously injured and was just going on an ordinary trip.

Chen Changsheng watched everything in his sight vigilantly. He was under great psychological pressure, and some of the things he thought of made him feel heavier and heavier.

Encountering two killers in the military camp, the Zhou cavalry hunted them everywhere, indicating that as Su Yan guessed, the black robes had figured out the direction of their escape, and passed the news to certain forces in the human world. Those forces What’s next? If the Holy Queen ordered the pursuit of Su Li, did she know that she and Su Li were together? If he knew, would he let those strong men and assassins kill him as well? If... the big shots in Li Palace want Su Li dead, then do they know that he is still alive? Or is it that the demons will deliberately conceal their existence?

One evening, eight hundred miles away from Tianliang County, the deer cart stopped again to take a rest. The dusk was as thick as blood.

Chen Changsheng told Su Li his uneasiness without any concealment. No matter what problems he had with Su Li's camp, since he did not abandon Su Li in the snowy ridge at that time, he would not abandon him halfway. Su Li left behind, they were now sitting in a car, and naturally they had to face the coming storm together.

Not many people will know that I was seriously injured. The reason I told you a few days ago. Let's analyze the assassination in the military camp... If we treat such a crude and ridiculous behavior as As for assassination, if you think about the hundreds of Zhou Qi, you can see clearly that neither they who want to kill me nor I who want to be killed by them are unwilling to let the entire continent know about this matter.

Su Li picked up a branch and drew a map in the mud, pointed to the straight line and said: They don't need to surround the point for reinforcements, so there is only one reason why there is no movement until now. Our speed is too fast. , so that after breaking through the front line of the Northern Army, those people had no time to send out strong enough personnel to kill us. If this is regarded as a war, their main force is on the way...

Chen Changsheng squatted aside and listened attentively.

These days, such scenes have happened many times. Su Li usually behaves very improperly, but at this time, he is very serious. He taught Chen Changsheng how to distinguish the traces of beasts and humans, and how to distinguish which plants can be eaten. , which bacteria are poisonous, what is the most important thing in battle, and even taught him how to march and form a formation.

In addition to swordsmanship and training, he taught Chen Changsheng many things.

Chen Changsheng asked again: Senior, why on earth do you want to teach me this?

Want to choose a future pope for the Southerners? This may be the real answer, but it is not sufficient.

Because I taught Akiyama.

Su Li threw away the branch and said: He studied with me for a month. If the time on the road is enough, I will teach you for a month. Return the yellow paper umbrella to me, and I will take you away from the snow field. , the two have offset each other, but you didn’t leave in Xueling, so I owe you a favor, so just think of me as repaying your favor.

Favor?

In the future, you will always start to compete with Akiyama. I hope you won't fall too far behind and be as fair as possible. This is the favor I give you.

After the Xueling Hot Spring, Chen Changsheng was once again moved by Su Li's senior demeanor, and then said seriously: I didn't return that yellow paper umbrella to senior, I just borrowed it from you.

Su Li looked at him quietly and suddenly laughed: You're not used to this warm scene, so you want to break it deliberately?

Chen Changsheng said: Yes.

Su Li said: I'm not used to it either, so don't ask me similar questions in the future.

Chen Changsheng looked at him and said seriously: Senior, you are such a good person.

Su Li looked at him and said seriously: Don't say such words again.

Why?

Because you will know in the future that I have never been a good person in the traditional sense. I am moody and will kill people if I don't agree with you.

But I really can't tell... Okay... Senior, although what I said just now was intentional, in fact, the yellow paper umbrella does belong to me.

Hey, it seems you really don't believe that I would go on a rampage and kill someone!

Senior, if you are still violent and murderous now, why do we dare to leave so late at night?

There was no need to say anything else. In the increasingly thick dusk, Chen Changsheng began to prepare dinner and sleeping utensils.

Su Li looked at the busy young man beside the fire, narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly played the bamboo flute in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

As dusk faded, and after simply eating barbecue, Chen Changsheng put out the fire to ensure that it would not become a bright light in the night.

After a silent night, morning came. The morning breeze was slightly cool, carrying the smell of dew and green grass, which made people feel relaxed and happy. The two hairy deer took steps happily and walked more than ten miles in a short time.

There are green plants growing on the large fields, which may be sorghum. However, these sorghums have just begun to grow. They do not have the appearance of the green gauze tent in the legend, and there is no way to hide the figure.

So Chen Changsheng saw the man in the field at a glance.

It was a handsome man, fully armored, with seven long knives on his back, which were extremely bright in the morning light.

He doesn't look like an assassin in any way.

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(Aim for the next chapter before ten o'clock.)