"Er Gouzi, be careful, don't fall down the mountain."
Er Gouzi turned around and glared at Hua Rong: "My name is Cheng Hui, Cheng as in success, Hui as in spring sunshine."
Hua Rong walked over and patted his head: "What, don't you like Sister Hua Rong? Otherwise, why won't you let me call you by your nickname?"
Er Gouzi's face flushed slightly, and he turned his head and whispered, "Sister Hua Rong will be my wife in the future. It would be so embarrassing for me, as the head of the family, to have my wife call me by my nickname."
Hua Rong: "..." She finally understood what it meant to be precocious despite being young.
The two men and a wolf hopped and skipped their way toward "Shangzhuang".
They went to the back mountain to find some wild vegetables, as winter was approaching and life was tough for the farmers.
When Hua Rong reached the entrance of Shangzhuang Village, he paused.
The smell of blood!
Hua Rong's face turned pale. This scene was so similar to the nightmares he had in the middle of the night!
"Awooo"
For the first time, the White King cried out desperately, pacing anxiously around Hua Rong.
Clearly, not only her, but even the White King felt something was wrong.
"Hey, Sister Hua Rong, what's wrong? Da Bai, you shouted so loudly just now, so majestic!"
Hua Rong looked down at Er Gouzi's smiling face and closed her eyes tightly.
When she opened her eyes again, she immediately pressed Er Gouzi's sleeping acupoint, then hugged him and rushed into "Shangzhuang" with Da Bai.
A deathly silence...
The villagers lying motionless on the ground, their eyes filled with terror, blood pooling on the ground, and the lifeless infant in the water vat...
All of this felt like a nightmare.
Hua Rong rushed into the house where he had lived for more than a month, and the first thing he saw was the horse carcass lying in the wind.
Hua Rong walked over and patted its head.
No expression.
She was utterly desperate.
"Awooo"
Hua Rong heard Bai Wang's cries, turned around and saw Bai Wang wailing by the well.
She slowly walked over, glanced into the well, and then closed her eyes.
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Shangzhuang was massacred by a gang of bandits. Hua Rong, carrying Er Gouzi on his back, and Bai Wang stormed the bandits' den.
After slaughtering the bandits, he encountered Dugu Xingfeng on his way down the mountain.
"Huh, you..."
"Dugu Xingfeng must have recognized her," Hua Rong thought to herself.
However, at this moment, she was filled with grief and did not want to pay any attention to him.
"Girl, you smell so strongly of blood. Did you wipe out this bandit den?" Dugu Xingfeng followed Hua Rong down the mountain.
"I received word that this gang of robbers is extremely vicious, so I decided to take them down—"
Hua Rong stopped and turned to look at him, her gaze intense: "You knew about them all along?"
Hua Rong clenched his fists, his voice filled with suppressed anger.
Dugu Xingfeng remained silent, as if he had guessed something: "No, I just received the news. A quarter of an hour ago, I was still chasing a notorious bandit in Yaolin's area."
Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief. Yao Lin was more than 200 li away from here, so he must have rushed here at full speed.
Hua Rong looked at his gentle face and asked, "Why are you working so hard?"
At this point, Hua Rong seemed to be explaining to Dugu Xingfeng for the first time, "What I mean is, why do you care about other people's lives? Why don't you care about the people around you? What do other people's life and death have to do with you?"
Dugu Xingfeng was taken aback, then understood Hua Rong's question.
He stood halfway up the mountain, the wind blowing his dirty, disheveled clothes.
He was in a sorry state, but he possessed a unique charisma that made him appear exceptionally imposing.
"I started practicing martial arts to punish evil and promote good, but later maybe it was to see others laugh."
He turned to look at Hua Rong, revealing his white teeth in the bright sunlight.
"You don't know, their smiles make me unafraid of any exhaustion. Even if I die, I'd be willing!"
Hua Rong's eyes suddenly stung, and an unknown flame burned in her heart.
White clouds fly.
Shen Yao.
Dugu Xingfeng.
They made her understand something, but she didn't understand what it was.
But that fire calmed her bloodlustful heart and gave her a belief.
"It's just a pity," Dugu Xingfeng continued, "My strength is too limited. There are many injustices in this world that I am powerless to change."
Hua Rong didn't look at him, and continued down the mountain step by step: "If one person can't do it, then let thousands and thousands of people do it."
Hua Rong's words startled Dugu Xingfeng. In that instant, the girl in front of him, who was not very tall, suddenly seemed to grow taller.
He could only stare blankly, his heart pounding.
Hua Rong turned around, her smile bright, revealing her white teeth.
This must be the first time she's ever laughed like this.
This is what Dugu Xingfeng thought to himself.
She said, "Dugu Xingfeng, let's work together to bring peace and clarity to the world."
Dugu Xingfeng took a breath, unable to speak, but followed her step by step down the mountain.
Qingming Festival is here!
What a huge temptation!
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Emperor Guangxiao, the last emperor of the Han Dynasty, was exceptionally intelligent, perceptive, and talented.
After ascending the throne, although he did not expand the territory of the Han Dynasty, he deterred neighboring countries and grassland tribes from making any rash moves.
However, in his later years, he became stubborn and self-willed, which triggered internal conflicts within the ruling group. In addition, his exclusive favor to Consort Qin's daughter led to the rise of powerful relatives in power.
They valued civil officials over military ones and suppressed talented individuals.
In the twenty-second year of the Minghui era of the Han Dynasty, there were two righteous heroes known as the "Male and Female Duo".
On the night of November 1st, 338 corrupt officials were killed, including the complete extermination of the male members of the Qin clan, leading to the collapse of the Han Dynasty's official system.
The next day, Emperor Guangxiao hid in the "Star-Picking Tower" that had been renovated for Lady Qin and burned himself to death.
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