Chapter 556: Countries Save the Nation in a Roundabout Way
There are many new friends in the village, and the skillful women have work to do.
Grandma Su, the eldest princess, and Madam Lu took the lead, and together with the women in the village who could help, they cleaned up the divine soldiers who seemed to have been pulled out of a beggar's den one by one.
Take it to Qinghe River and wash it with soap nuts. The dirt floating on the river surface will flow away for dozens of feet.
The divine soldiers went into the river like dumplings. They immediately sank to the bottom and couldn't float up. They relied on their skills to jump to the surface of the river, and after jumping up, they fell into the water with a splash.
The scenes that happened one after another, in the words of the eldest princess, were comparable to the legendary school of carp trying to leap over the Dragon Gate.
Even with the help of Quartz and Wang Bai, the women were in a panic and furious at first. The splashing water from the river soaked their heads and faces, making them look very embarrassed.
After the magic soldier went into the river, he was no different from a naughty kid playing in the water.
Quartz and Wang Bai were angry, and flew over to slap down their fellow tribesmen who had jumped into the sky, making the situation even more chaotic.
During those days, the riverside was filled with the shouts and laughter of women catching their children, and the village children who gathered around the river to watch the fun were laughing especially happily.
It took several days to tidy up the dirty divine weapon into a human appearance. He changed into clean clothes sent by the three forces and combed his hair into a bun.
The gloom and violence that had accumulated in the eyes of the divine soldiers for many years gradually faded after being washed by the clear river water.
There are no iron cages here, no shackles to handcuff their hands and feet.
From morning to night, when you look up, you will see the sky is blue, the clouds are white, the water is clear, and the mountains are green.
There were people as weak as ants passing by me, and I always smiled when I looked at them, as if they were my own kind.
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On the wall of the Huo family courtyard, three young men sat in a row, each holding a small pot of sake.
"You're quite capable, kid. You even figured out how to use the Ci Stone and the Heaven-Swallowing Net to bind the divine weapons. The Retired Emperor of Nansang personally went out thinking he would win, but ended up getting utterly defeated." Su An clinked his wine jug with Bai Yu's. "When he returns, he'll definitely continue to think of ways to deal with you."
Bai Yu raised the corner of his mouth coldly, took a sip of sake, and the mellow aroma went down his throat. "No matter how many tricks he wants to use, he won't have the chance to use them."
"Are you ready to close the net? Hiss!" Su Wu's face hurt as he spoke. He rubbed the bruise at the corner of his mouth and complained, "Brother, be gentler next time. Don't just hit my face."
While his grandparents were training the magic weapon for a few days, he was beaten by Su An for a few days, which hurt him a lot.
Su An smiled, "Aren't uncle and aunt happy to see you get beaten? That's why I beat you a few more times."
"..." Su Wu looked up at the sky and dared not speak.
He has been at the bottom of the food chain since he was a child, grass.
The three of them laughed and chatted, and unknowingly most of the small pot of wine was gone.
In the courtyard behind the wall, the leaders of the three major forces gathered at Mr. Huo's tea table, drinking tea and playing chess.
The three bad chess players were not very good at chess and resorted to cheating tactics. With the addition of a vicious old man who was giving random advice and hoping for chaos in the world, it was quite lively.
Fortunately, I didn't get angry.
Although their hands were playing chess, their mouths were talking about other things.
"A-Li's letter said that Dongpu and Beixiang, along with other smaller nations, have sent invitations, hoping to ask him to guide them to the place of exile to pay them a visit." Huo Ziheng ate the black piece that the old man had just dropped and asked, "What do you think?"
The letter was delivered by Bai Xiaofeng. He glanced at the white figure sitting crookedly on the wall. "Dongpu suffered a crushing defeat at Yanwei Pass. After the border was breached, they lost two cities in just over half a month. The 20,000 reinforcements sent by Beixiang were almost completely wiped out. The powerful general Ji Xintang was killed in the battle. Even with the two countries joining forces, the result was still so tragic. If they continue to fight against Nansang, the final outcome is predictable. If they want to reverse the situation and survive, they can only seek help from Dai Viet."
After the beginning of summer, the temperature becomes increasingly hot. Even in the evening when the sun sets, it still feels stuffy after the temperature drops.
Bai Kui snatched Huo Ziheng's palm-leaf fan and fanned himself. "The various nations have learned their lesson this time. They no longer dare to enter the exile area without permission and cause trouble. Instead, they seek help from Wei Li in a roundabout way... Hey, hey, hey, don't look at me. What I think is not important. It's useless. Those things outside were done by my son. I can't control it. You all know what my status is in the family."
"You are the father, and your son is the ancestor, you know." The bearded man scoffed without hesitation, while snatching chess pieces from the poisonous old man, "But there is no need to worry, your son's nemesis is in the opposite courtyard. With Tianbao's support, you can be the ancestor of ancestors at home."
The old man took advantage of the bearded man's laughter and snatched the chess piece away, immediately placing it on the chessboard. He shook his shoulders and boasted, "No matter who of you is the ancestor, grandpa is still grandpa!"
Huo Ziheng curled his lips, the white piece ate the black piece, "Win."
Bai Xiaofeng, Bai Kui, and the bearded man said with a dark face, "Poison is not a threat!"
Old man, “…”
Why are you shouting? Just regret your move.
"Alright, alright, stop glaring at me. You've been beating your drums here for ages and can't come up with anything serious, aren't you just trying to sound out Bai Shaozi? You're all so timid, and you're the owner of the building, the gang leader, the family leader, you're such a loser! Grandpa's going to ask you guys! It'll be a good deed for you!" The old man flipped over and jumped onto the wall, rubbing against Bai Yu's side. "Bai Shaozi, tell me, what do you think?"
Bai Yu laughed and turned to sit facing the people in the courtyard, "Master, godfather, uncle, father."
After calling several people one by one, he smiled and said, "It's not impossible for the other countries to come and ask for help. I'm not unreasonable, but whether to respond or not is ultimately up to them. If they can't figure it out, then it's useless for them to come. So there's no need to respond, and it will save them a long journey in vain."
Just then, a woman's voice came from the opposite yard, calling for dinner.
Bai Yu jumped out and ran straight to the Su family courtyard, "It's time for dinner, come quickly!"
Su An and Su Wu smiled and followed him home. The old man flew to the kitchen as soon as he heard the first sound. There was no tea or chess, nothing could compare to the smell of Xiu'er's cooking.
In the yard over here, several old men were still sitting around the tea table.
The bearded man frowned, a little bewildered. "That brat is always talking in riddles these days. Do you understand what he's saying?"
The other three were silent for a moment. After a moment, Bai Xiaofeng stood up first and walked towards the opposite courtyard leisurely. "I understand, I just don't want to tell you."
"Fuck, you've been talking the same tune for decades. Sooner or later, I'm going to fight you!" The bearded man clenched his fist in anger and strode home. The aroma of food wafted in the air for a long time. He had to suppress his craving to sit for that long.
Bai Kui also stood up and returned the palm-leaf fan to Huo Ziheng, his eyes and eyebrows showing the pride of being a father. "Old Huo, it was not in vain that I accepted this apprentice back then, right? Hahaha, let's go, let's eat!"
The embers in the sky are about to disappear, and a faint light covers the courtyard before nightfall, exaggerating the loneliness and coldness before the red sunset.
The gentleman sat alone in the courtyard, looking at the chessboard with a childish layout. He picked up a palm-leaf fan and fanned himself lightly. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and a light red smudged quietly at the corners of his eyes, revealing a hint of tears in his eyes.
“These children…”
He blinked away the moisture in his eyes, stood up at the sound of another call for food, and walked towards the lights on the opposite side.
The hustle and bustle came from that small courtyard, and the warmth was so overwhelming that loneliness had no place to settle.
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