The result of being greedy for night roads is that no matter how tired and regretful he is, he can only continue to move forward, Shen Xiuming is very tired, but he does not regret it, so he frequently urges the horse forward.

The stars were shining in the sky, the frost was spread on the ground, and the wilderness was surprisingly bright, but when he looked closely, he couldn't see anything clearly, Shen Xiuming stared at the figure in front of him for a long time before he was sure that it was really two people.

One old and one young, the old man looked at the back of about forty years old, the young man was fifteen or sixteen years old, passing by, Shen Xiuming glanced at it, the thin old man's face was wrinkled, at least sixty years old, the young man had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, white skin, like the son of a rich family, with a burden on his shoulders, following the old man, paying attention to his every move, and not squinting.

Shen Xiuming was in a hurry to hurry, he had already surpassed the two of them for dozens of steps, and stopped, he was a kind-hearted ordinary person, with two horses, but he turned a blind eye to the old man who was walking, and he was a little reluctant in his heart.

In the cold early autumn, he was greedy for night roads, probably as anxious to see his family as he was, and Shen Xiuming suddenly sympathized.

"Are you also going to the Imperial Capital, why did you miss the stay?" Shen Xiuming jumped off his horse and stood on the side of the road and asked politely.

To his surprise, the kindness did not respond immediately, the old man did not seem to want to pay much attention to people, the young man raised his head, his eyes flashed like a beast, and it was not until he walked within five steps that a smile appeared on the old man's face, "Your Excellency's two horses are good. ”

Shen Xiuming looked at his mount, which he had obtained from Treading Wave City, it was slightly larger than an ordinary mortal horse, and the horse had been blessed with some spells and talismans, which had been consumed a few days ago.

"If you don't like it, I can lend you one...... If you really want to go to the Imperial Palace. Shen Xiuming began to regret that he was troubled, because these two people did not have the enthusiasm of their fellow travelers at night.

The old man stopped, "It is indeed more labor-saving to have a horse to travel, how much is this horse worth?"

"You don't need money, it's lent to you. Shen Xiuming felt more and more that these two people were strange.

The old man nodded. Stepping on the stirrup and getting on the horse, his movements were more flexible than that of a twenty-year-old youth, Shen Xiuming was stunned for a moment, and he also turned over and got on the horse, keeping pace with the old man, starting slowly, and after finding that the young man on the ground could fully follow, he accelerated slightly.

"In Xia Shen Xiuming, may I ask what the old man is called, is this going to the imperial capital to return to his hometown or to visit relatives?" Shen Xiuming asked casually, not wanting to appear too cold.

The old man did not answer according to the routine like ordinary people. Instead, he asked another question: "Are you from the country of sacrifice?"

"I came back to Beijing from the south...... Why do you think I'm from the Sacrificial Country? The Holy Rune Dynasty and the Sacrificial Kingdom are at war, and there are no humans over there for a long time. ”

"Hehe, I guessed wrong, I know a little about horses, your two mounts are authentic demon horses, eat meat and don't eat grass, drink wine and don't drink water, it's rare in the Holy Fu Dynasty. ”

Shen Xiuming suddenly realized and said with a smile: "My husband has good eyesight. This is the demon horse, I heard that it used to be the mount of the royal family, and the demon army was defeated in the city of treading waves, and a friend gave them to me. ”

"Treading Wave City failed miserably. So Your Excellency was in Wave City at the time?"

Shen Xiuming let out a long sigh, "To be honest, I was captured by a demon magician and almost died there. Lucky to escape, this is not in a hurry to go home, there has been no news for more than two months. The family must have died in a hurry. ”

"If you don't die in a great disaster, you will have a blessing in the future, and it is good to be able to go home. ”

"Home. Shen Xiuming sighed again, "Actually, I only moved to Huangjing two years ago, my home is in Broken Flow City, and now it is the territory of demons. ”

"Broken Stream. The old man's eyes lit up, "Who would have thought that the city that the Giant Demon King had been unable to conquer for a long time back then would be captured by the Sacrifice Country in one fell swoop two years ago. ”

Shen Xiuming touched his heart, he moved before the capture of Broken Flow City, it was also autumn, he sat in the car and looked back frequently, his heart was like a knife, and he still felt heartache to this day, Broken Flow City is the second home that can be compared with Yelin Town, and the status of Pang Shan is heavier than Pang Shan in his mind.

"There is no city without people, and it is not the Broken Flow City that blocks the Giant Demon King, but the defenders of the city back then, but unfortunately the people are no longer there. Shen Xiuming muttered.

The old man laughed softly, "The city guards, if you know today, they will also regret their foolish deeds back then, right?"

"Foolishness, where do you start with this?" Shen Xiuming's eyes widened, puzzled, and a little annoyed.

"The city that was saved by sacrificing life and death still fell into the hands of the enemy a few years later, what is the meaning of the sacrifice of the year?"

Shen Xiuming's eyes widened and widened, he was not good at arguing, but he couldn't say it with fire in his heart, and walked silently for a while before he spoke: "I know that I will die sooner or later, I still have to live well, I know that sooner or later the money will flow into other people's pockets, and I still have to work hard to make money to support my family, not to mention that the defenders of the city back then could not predict what would happen later." You say that's foolishness, do you know how many people have been inspired? How many people are still singing "The General's Walk"? I remember very clearly, when the Giant Demon King invaded the Xijie Kingdom, everyone was frightened, and they only ran for their lives, and even the king ran away, as if the sky was about to fall. But this time, the self-sacrificing country attacked, the demon soldiers were more and more powerful, and the human race was defeated repeatedly, but even if they lost the Broken Flow City, they were not as flustered as before, why? Because there is a group of people who have proved that the demon soldiers are not invincible, and they can defeat strong enemies without the help of the Dao Commander, and this group of people is the defenders of the Broken Flow City back then. ”

Shen Xiuming was a little excited, and his lips trembled after he finished speaking.

The old man smiled and nodded, "What you said makes a lot of sense, but if the rumors are correct, the final decision in the battle of Broken Flow City was a female Taoist priest, who sacrificed herself and emitted a strong light to destroy the Demon Fire Mountain. Without her, with the strength of mortals and a group of low-level Taoist priests, it would never be possible to stop the demon army. ”

Shen Xiuming was very surprised, the battle of Broken Flow City was known to the whole world, and most of them were hearsay, and few people knew the details of the situation at that time.

"The female Taoist priest's name is Qin Lingshuang. Shen Xiuming said solemnly, "She has created a miracle, and there will be people who will create miracles in the future, but the time has not yet come." ”

"Are you sure?" said the old man with an interested smile, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a mockery.

"I'm sure. Shen Xiuming raised his head and said with some pride, "Not to mention anything else, I have seen some people in Treading Wave City, who are willing to give their lives to defend the territory and dignity of mankind, and they have created a miracle and recaptured the city from the hands of demons." It is also necessary to launch a counteroffensive against the sacrificial country. In the Holy Rune Dynasty, in the vassal states, on the sea, and in the land of demons, there are such human beings everywhere, as well as ancient gods......"

Shen Xiuming took out a wooden statue from his arms and said reverently: "I saw with my own eyes, a statue turned into the person I admired the most, and killed the half-demon. Isn't it a miracle that some people become demons, and some people become gods?"

The old man just nodded.

Shen Xiuming said it up, a little unable to hold it back, and stretched out his hand to point ahead. "There are also miracles in this imperial capital, Queen Xun has gone through ups and downs over the years, and was almost deposed when she was the crown princess half a year ago, but now she is the queen. Before I was arrested, a large number of traitors were imprisoned, and loyal people were in power, from the princes and nobles to the common people. Haven't you heard the phrase 'Queen Kaoru is here, Huangjing is here'?"

"I've heard about it, I've heard about it when I came from the north, and it's very interesting. The old man said.

Shen Xiuming felt that he had persuaded the old man. After a while, he asked, "My husband is from the north, how is the battle situation over there?" I was in a hurry along the way, and I didn't hear much news. ”

"It's still the same. The old man said flatly. With no interest in a great war that would affect the life and death of mankind, "the army of the sacrificial country occupied the east and west countries, and pointed to the southeast." It had been six or seven months since a large army of the Holy Fu Dynasty had confronted each other across the river thousands of miles from the Imperial Capital. I remember that the crown prince ascended the throne half a year ago, and he fought a small victory, and the old emperor gave way to him. ”

"A small victory?" Shen Xiuming glared again, "The prince personally marched, all the Great Fu Divisions of the Longbin Society led 30,000 Fu Divisions to participate in the battle, and 500,000 Yellow Fu Army, Purple Fu Army, and Xuan Fu Army lined up on the riverside, defeating the Demon Army of the Sacrifice Country, so that they did not dare to fight again for half a year, you say it was a 'small victory'?"

"Maybe my expectations were too high. The old man's voice was still flat, and there was no meaning to argue, "The demon army of the Sacrificial Country was defeated, but it was not defeated, and it didn't fight for half a year, just accumulating strength." Although the Shengfu Dynasty was victorious, it retreated to defend the river and has not regained the lost territory so far. That's why I say it's a small win. ”

Shen Xiuming was silent for a while, "What you said is also reasonable, but I believe that only the Empress Cihuang is still there, and it is inevitable to recover the old place." The sacrificial country is just a lackey of the demon race, and it won't last long. The real enemy of mankind is the monsters of Wangshan. ”

The cold light in the eyes of the young man walking on the ground flashed again, but the old man didn't care, he laughed a few times, and suddenly reined in the horse, "It's the imperial capital in front, right?"

Unconsciously, a night walk is over, Shen Xiuming and they stopped on a small hill, more than ten miles away is the imperial capital, although it is the second half of the night, the city and outside the city are brilliantly lit, the highest light is even as high as more than 100 zhang, the whole imperial capital is like a mountain formed by the accumulation of stars.

It wasn't for celebration or ostentation, but for vigilance and vigilance, and each point of light represented a talisman spell.

"Ah, it's finally back. Shen Xiuming let out a sigh, "Don't worry, the city gate won't open before dawn." ”

"Your Excellency, please go slowly, I will not accompany you. ”

The old man was dismounted by the young man's support.

Shen Xiuming looked around, this is a wilderness, there are no people around, "Although the road is not far for more than ten miles, it is inconvenient to walk, it is only one or two hours before dawn, you can't walk." ”

The old man smiled and shook his head, "I've arrived." Go, human, whip the demon horses to make them run faster, and maybe even get to see your family. ”

Shen Xiuming stared at the old man and the young man in surprise, suddenly understood something, slapped the horse and ran, his heart was beating wildly, he remembered that there was a Huang Fujun outpost a few miles ahead, maybe it was still too late...... He wondered, there were so many talismans in the imperial capital, why didn't he find the arrival of the two demon clans?

The old man looked at the imperial capital from afar and sighed, "Isn't it beautiful?"

"It's beautiful. The boy said stiffly.

"Beauty, often provokes the destruction of miè, I have seen the magnificent scene of flames burning, smoke billowing out, houses about to collapse, humans running around like ants, screaming is a praise for ruining miè. ”

"Do you want to wait a while?" the young man glanced up at the back of the human, and the old man seemed to have a crush on him.

"Hope is always beautiful, let him feel perish with hope. ”

The young man understood, untied the burden on his body, took out a ring-shaped crown from it, held it in both hands, and respectfully put it on the old man.

Dozens of small serpents stand on top of the crown, and experienced people will know that this crown belongs only to the sacrificial king.

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