Chapter 145: Broken Halberds and New Bones Buried in the Sands · 14

A man does not shed tears easily.

Xiao Hao lowered his head, holding the pair of swords steadily with both arms. However, Huang Yaoshi only took one of them, and gently stroked the blade with two fingers, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

"You and I have never met before, it's rare for me to have such a thought."

Xiao Hao curled his lips

and said, "Your martial arts are well-known in the world. I am honored to be of assistance to you." Huang Yaoshi put away the sword and said to him, "I appreciate your kindness, but this sword is a gift from the government. It will be of great use to you. I hope you will keep the other sword for emergency use."

The sky was overcast, and the raindrops fell on the ground, breaking into pieces, and soon a large area of ​​deep and shallow water fell. Everyone looked up, Guo Xiang exclaimed: "The weather has changed so fast, we will be drowned soon! Let's find a place to hide!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, Xiao Hao breathed a sigh of relief and tied the remaining sword around his waist as a pendant.

The weather was good.

Very good.

He turned his backpack upside down, pretending to take something out of his bag, and pulled out a light yellow oil paper umbrella.

Everyone was swimming slowly together, and none of them prepared any rain gear. Seeing that he was alone and prepared so thoughtfully, they admired him and said a few words of envy.

Xiao Hao opened the umbrella, thought for a moment, walked to stand between Huang Yaoshi and Zhang Junbao, and quietly put the umbrella over their heads.

Huang Rong could not help laughing and said, "I didn't realize that General Xiao actually liked such a bright umbrella. Could it be that some little girl gave it to you?"

Xiao Hao blushed and hurriedly explained, "No. I just happened to remember that I had an umbrella in my bag."

Huang Rong found his reaction very interesting and teased, "But I see that this umbrella has bright red peach blossoms painted on it. It doesn't look like a pattern that a general would choose!"

Huang Yaoshi's face also showed a little smile when he heard it. He waved his hand and said, "We old people are no longer afraid of cold or heat. On the contrary, Xiang'er and the other little girls can't stand the cold. There's no need for me to block them."

Xiao Hao was stunned for two seconds, switched from his left hand to his right hand, hesitated for a while, and handed the umbrella to Zhang Junbao.

"What you said is that the youngest disciple of Master Shu Jueyuan and Miss Guo Er in our group should be protected from the wind and rain by this umbrella."

Everyone saw the embarrassment on his face, and felt that although he looked cold and cruel, he was actually a sincere person, and they all started to joke with him.

Zhang Junbao thanked Xiao Hao, and caught up with Guo Xiang beside Yang Guo with the umbrella. The two walked side by side, and Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu were in love next to them, looking very harmonious.

Although Xiao Hao gave up the umbrella, Huang Rong refused to let him go. She always felt that this young general seemed to have many secrets, but they were all condensed into a ball, wrapped in thick iron armor so that no one could see them. Only when she teased him could she find some color that was appropriate for his age on his face that was too cold. So she asked:

"General, you haven't answered yet. Which beautiful lady gave you such a delicate umbrella?"

Xiao Hao looked at her as if begging for mercy, and said truthfully: "This is my apprenticeship gift a long time ago."

Everyone became interested when they heard it. Xiao Hao's martial arts just now easily killed Xiao Xiangzi and Yin Kexi. Seeing that he could easily release his internal strength, his internal strength should be very good. They just decided on the new Five Wonders of the World today, but they didn't take this great general into consideration. I don't know if the Five Wonders can compete with him.

“We all admire the general’s martial arts! Last time at Wusheng Pass, we saw that all the soldiers of the Cangyun Army were using the Cangxue Sword. They were so majestic and powerful that they could defeat a hundred enemies at a time. Where did they learn this from?”

Xiao Hao paused and said, “This martial art originated from Li Jing, the Duke of Li Tang Wei.”

Everyone was shocked. Master Yideng put his hands together and said, “Duke Li Wei actually left behind such an ancient sword technique! It seems that the general is a descendant of him.”

Huang Rong smiled and said, "We have Huang Yaoshi's disciples here, and the general is the descendant of Li Yaoshi. What a deep bond!"

Huang Yaoshi shook his head helplessly and said to her angrily, "Rong'er, please stop teasing General Xiao. Look at the peach blossoms and spring breeze painted on the umbrella. How can it be a picture of a token of love?"

Xiao Hao nodded and said in silence for a while, "It's called 'Remembering the Master's Gratitude'."

Huang Yaoshi paused slightly and turned to look at him.

Huang Rong also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately tried to smooth things over, saying, "It seems that the general is a man who values ​​friendship and gratitude." While they were talking, they reached the foot of the mountain. She quickly pointed to the cliff cave in front and said, "Let's go in and take shelter from the rain first."

Xiao Hao was about to respond when he suddenly saw two tombs in front of the cliff cave, and some fresh dishes and food were placed in front of the tombstones. His face was a little stunned.

This is...

Zhou Botong had already jumped over in a flash, shaking his hands and bowing twice in front of the tombs of Hong Qi and Ouyang Feng, saying, "Old beggar, old poisonous creature, we just met this morning and we are back again. Did you miss me too much!"

The raindrops fell densely, and everyone quickened their pace and entered the cliff cave, except Xiao Hao who was still standing outside.

Guo Xiang asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, why don't you come in to avoid the rain?"

Xiao Hao suddenly came back to his senses, took off his shield and sword, walked to Hong Qi's tomb and bowed three times respectfully.

In front of the tomb were some of Hong Qi's favorite dishes during his lifetime. Xiao Hao could recognize them at a glance. When he was in Yangzhou, he followed Qi Gong to eat all the delicacies in the world. He was very familiar with Hong Qi's taste preferences.

The rain formed thin streams along the iron armor. Xiao Hao picked up the shield and sword and stood in the rain. He watched the people in the cliff cave laughing and playing in harmony, and gently called him to go into the cave quickly to avoid the rain. Suddenly, he felt that they were in different worlds.

On one side, there was wind and rain, and on the other side, there was peace and warmth.

This world is vast, and those who are out of tune have nowhere to stay.

Xiao Hao turned around and fled.

"It is a great honor to meet you, but there are still thousands of soldiers waiting for me at the border. I can't stay any longer, so I'll leave now!"

He didn't dare to look back, and he didn't want to go back because of his master's kindness. "If we meet again in the future, we will have a drink and chat happily!"

If he stayed in this place any longer, he would not be able to restrain himself and rush up to confess everything.

Reason told him that it was good now. His master was no longer obsessed with whether he would return to Peach Blossom Island. He had a wife, daughter and grandchildren, and he should not interfere with his remaining time. The so-called separation once in a lifetime is enough.

He had to go home.

Xiao Hao ran all the way, and everyone looked at each other behind him. For a long time, they didn't understand what kind of exclusion he had suffered in Lin'an Prefecture that made him so upset.

Only Huang Yaoshi took the sword from Guo Xiang and Zhang Junbao, and gently touched it twice with the lonely sword.

It's not like it anymore.

He thought so.

"If Xiao Haoer grows up, he can also make achievements and protect the country like him, which is very comforting."

His voice was scattered in the rain and could not be heard clearly.

Xiao Hao didn't know how far he ran. He read the magic in a deserted place. In the blink of an eye, he fell from the sky and landed in front of the big tent inside Wusheng Pass.

The few Cangyun soldiers in charge of guarding were so shocked that they could stuff two eggs in their mouths. They stared at the wet Xiao Hao falling from the sky in amazement.

It didn't rain in Wusheng Pass. The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

Shi Zhixuan was looking through the Wu Mu suicide note left by Xiao Hao in the tent. When he looked up and saw him like this, he sighed slowly and walked forward.

"Have you seen it?"

Xiao Hao nodded with his head down.

Shi Zhixuan pulled him into the big tent and casually glanced at the two Cangyuns who were dazed at the door. The two immediately turned their heads away, pretending to be concentrating on guarding, looking into the distance at the sky, as if nothing had happened.

Shi Zhixuan lowered the tent door and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. He walked up to him and slowly hugged him, buried his whole face in his shoulders, and patted him on the back gently.

Xiao Hao hung his arms, closed his eyes, clenched his teeth, and didn't make a sound.

Shi Zhixuan asked in a low voice: "Why don't you say it?"

Xiao Hao felt that he had never been more desperate than at this moment in all

these years. He buried his head in the darkness, like a young beast that kept sobbing. "...I still have to go." Shi Zhixuan immediately figured out the twists and turns. Ah Hao's master was just an ordinary warrior. After all, he was different from those who broke the void. Ah Hao broke the void again and again, and he really shouldn't leave too many ties.

Before he shamelessly caught up with him, had Ah Hao always been like this?

People walk alone in the world, come and go alone, live and die alone, how miserable.

Alas...

He hugged her tighter and soothed her gently: "You are right."

Xiao Hao did not move, and still did not make any sound, but his shoulders shook uncontrollably a few times.

After a long while, he leaned on Shi Zhixuan's shoulder and said in a trembling voice, "No more."

"What?" Shi Zhixuan tilted his head slightly.

"No one will treat me as a naughty child anymore, and spoil me recklessly..."

"..."

"A person like me who is spoiled and arrogant should not treat myself as a kid."

Shi Zhixuan said silently, "Growing up may not be a bad thing. Only when a person stands tall and upright can he be relied on by others. Look at those Cangyun outside the tent, you are their pillar. You have done enough."

Xiao Hao did not reply, but quietly curled up in this warm embrace, eating the precious comfort bit by bit.

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The next day, the Cangyun Army quietly waited for Xiao Hao to return from Lin'an Prefecture in the parade ground.

Xiao Hao's eyes were still a little red and swollen. He looked like a chicken in the water yesterday. Some people had seen him. These frivolous guys took advantage of their familiarity with him and talked nonsense about him and Shi Zhixuan in the army. Xiao Hao sneered and held up his shield and sword, and walked to the training ground.

Some people in the back row whispered: "What did I say? Our military advisor is the biggest devil in the Cangyun Army. Look at the general's appearance. I'm afraid he was punished by the military advisor."

"Why did the military advisor punish the general?"

"I heard from the two brothers who were guarding the tent yesterday that the general fell from the sky and made the military advisor angry. He was dragged into the tent to be lectured."

"Ah!" Everyone shuddered when they thought of Shi Zhixuan's methods. "It's not easy for the general... In fact, we knew that he and the military advisor were not ordinary people. They just fell from the sky!"

Another person asked in confusion: "What do you mean by the general and the military advisor are not ordinary people?"

The people in front glanced at him and said with a smile: "Newcomers the day before yesterday, right? Let us tell you, this is a secret of Cangyun that is not passed on to others!"

Several groups of white hairs gathered together, and the heads were shaking.

Xiao Hao stood behind them and cleared his cough. The backs of those people stiffened and they turned their heads away awkwardly.

Xiao Hao threw down several groups of red silk with an expressionless face and ordered: "Today, you will do Wu Fear's daily routine for him."

"..."

The Cangyun Army has added 3,000 new soldiers. It's time to grind them into a strong wall of the country.

From today on, the land of Baier will be decided by them.

The author has something to say: PS. Li Jing, also known as Yaoshi, is a famous general of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The Cangyun Fenshan Jin method was created by Li Jing by combining sword and shield.

_(:з」∠)_Take a breath, take a breath... We can let these big demons out to have a big fight.

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