The sound of trampling on the snow rang in his ears. Zhou Yuanbao opened his eyes and saw a burly figure walking by his feet. He slowly sat up, only to see Xuanyuan Chong kneeling in front of the tomb. He

He held a knife in one hand and a head in the other.

Seeing that head, Zhou Yuanbao changed his color in horror.

The head was still dripping blood, and his eyes were still open. The blood-stained face clearly showed the fear before death.

Zhou Hongji!

The big boss was actually beheaded.

Zhou Yuanbao's pupils shrank, but he saw Xuanyuan Chong throwing the sword aside, holding Zhou Hongji's head in both hands, and placed it in front of the grave. Then he looked at the tomb blankly and murmured: "I have taken his head with me."

coming!"

"Did you kill him?" Zhou Yuanbao finally asked.

Xuanyuan Chong didn't look at him, just reached out and picked up the knife and threw it at Zhou Yuanbao's feet.

"He harmed my wife, I will kill him." Xuanyuan Chong said calmly: "This is the grudge between me and him, and it has been settled now. He is your foster father. If you want to avenge him, you can cut him off with one knife now.

My head, so that the grudges between you and me can be settled."

Zhou Yuanbao glanced at the knife at his feet, then at Xuanyuan Chong, who was as calm as water, and finally bent down and picked up the big knife.

"Second brother, I can't help you." Zhou Yuanbao's voice was slightly choked: "Second sister-in-law was killed, I was on the spot, I could have taken her away, but...!" Looking up to the sky, his eyes

She turned red, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes, and apologized: "I failed to protect her, and I deserve to die."

"This is fate." Xuanyuan Chong looked at the small tomb and said slowly: "I can only blame myself. I should have taken her down the mountain and away from these things. I promised her back then that I would give her the life she wanted.

, but...it can never be fulfilled."

Zhou Yuanbao slowly sat down and said softly: "I have lost my parents since I was a child. Even though I was adopted by my adoptive father, I have never felt the love of my parents. But after you go up the mountain, you can ask your second sister-in-law for food when you are hungry.

Yes, when it gets cold, she will prepare my cotton-padded clothes early, which are all sewn by her stitch by stitch." A slight smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "She even said a few days ago that I am already this age, and I can't do it.

It's time to get married, and she is also planning to find a suitable girl in the mountains so that I can get married as soon as possible."

Xuanyuan Chong said nothing. The cold wind came and hit his face, but he didn't feel it at all.

"I regard her as my mother, but... I watched her being killed in front of my eyes." Zhou Yuanbao said calmly: "Although I call you second brother, I have always regarded you as my father. Over the years, you have followed

Following the teachings, I have learned a lot of truths that will be useful throughout my life.”

Xuanyuan Chong just sighed and did not answer.

"I have been living on the streets since I was a child. If it were not for the blessing of Bodhisattva, I would have starved to death." Zhou Yuanbao said: "When I was four years old, I was chased by a dog and was almost bitten to death by it. I happened to be hit by my adoptive father. He grew up there.

A dog's mouth saved my life and adopted me. If it weren't for him, I would have died when I was four years old."

Xuanyuan Chong finally said: "A great man, with clear grudges and grudges. His kindness to you is indeed unparalleled."

"Second brother has taught me that as a human being, one must have a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. Any favor must be repaid, and any grudge must be repaid." Zhou Yuanbao stared at Xuanyuan Chong and smiled slightly: "My foster father forced my second sister-in-law to die, you take him."

It is only natural that you should take your head. If you kill my adoptive father, I will take your head. It is also natural."

Xuanyuan Chong nodded, raised his neck slightly, closed his eyes, and said calmly: "After I die, you will bury me here, please." No more words.

The cold wind blew, and after waiting for a short while, Zhou Yuanbao didn't make a move. He said in a deep voice: "A man, you don't want mother-in-law, you...!" He opened his eyes, turned to look at Zhou Yuanbao, and just looked at him.

At one glance, his face suddenly changed, and he lost his voice and said: "Yuanbao, you... what are you doing?"

However, he saw that Zhou Yuanbao's left arm had been cut off and fell to the ground. Zhou Yuanbao was covering the broken arm with his right hand. Blood was dripping on his face, but his face was as pale as paper.

"He is my foster father. If you kill him, I want to kill you for revenge, but you and my second sister-in-law are also kind to me...!" Although he cut off his arm, Zhou Yuanbao still held on, tragically

He smiled and said: "You have never taught me how to seek revenge on my benefactor. This arm of mine is an explanation for my adoptive father...!"

"You are confused!" Xuanyuan rushed forward, took off his cotton-padded clothes, tore strips of cloth from his single clothes, quickly wrapped Zhou Yuanbao's wounds, and said anxiously and angrily: "Who asked you to do this? Who asked you to do this?

?" He raised his hand, slapped Zhou Yuanbao in the face, and said sternly: "I'm completely disheartened. You still have a bright future. I'd rather be killed by you than see you.

You look like this...you are so confused!" Although he scolded harshly, his hands were not slow and he quickly bandaged the wound.

Zhou Yuanbao looked up to the sky and laughed when he saw Xuanyuan Chong's appearance.

"why are you laughing?"

"This is the second brother I know." Zhou Yuanbao said: "Everyone on the mountain can be depressed, but you can't."

Xuanyuan Chong was startled, Zhou Yuanbao looked into his eyes and said: "My foster father is gone, Black Mountain is in chaos now, someone must clean up the mess. And this person can only be you!"

"Ingots.....!"

"Second sister-in-law is gone, and you and I are very sad." Zhou Yuanbao's voice was slightly choked, but he still said seriously: "But it suddenly occurred to me that not only you have a wife and children, but also how many people on the mountain have wives and children, if you and I both

How can they survive if we leave them alone? My second sister-in-law is kind-hearted, and she would never want to see so many people in Montenegro end up miserable."

Xuanyuan Chong let out a long sigh, but saw Zhou Yuanbao's body suddenly falling backwards, and hurriedly held him up. He saw that Zhou Yuanbao's face was as white as a piece of paper. He knew that he had cut off his arm, and the pain could be imagined, but he still kept it straight.

He had lost too much blood and was obviously unable to hold on at this time.

"Don't worry about anything else." Xuanyuan Chong picked up Zhou Yuanbao on his back and said in a deep voice: "You hold on for a while, I will carry you to heal your injuries now."

The sky was getting dark, and the distance to Heishan was only a dozen miles away. Thousands of Long Rui Army soldiers were already in full formation, ready to rush towards Heishan at any time as long as Yu Wen Chengchao gave an order.

These soldiers followed Qin Xiao out of the customs. Although they were not accustomed to the climate in the Northeast for a while, many of them knew that following Qin Xiao out of the customs was actually a new opportunity.

Many of them are the remnants of the Qingzhou Army. After the Qingzhou Army was defeated, they fled everywhere. In fact, they lived a very difficult life in these years. After that, they followed Wen Rengui to join the Queen Mother Society with the intention of raising an army in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, many people also know in their hearts that such a road will never see the light of day or the end.

In times of crisis, these people followed Yu Wen Chengchao to turn the gun and became the main force in putting down the Suzhou Rebellion. They made great contributions. Qin Xiao and Yu Wen Chengchao did not let them down. They asked the imperial court for help, and the imperial court pardoned them for their crimes.

They were even incorporated into the regular Long Rui Army, and finally became the real soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

For many people, this is certainly a breath of fresh air.

Leaving Yuguan in the east, these people all know that their fate has been tied to Qin Xiao. In the Tang Empire, as a soldier, as long as he makes contributions, he will have a future, so everyone also thinks

Can make new achievements in the Northeast.

Most of the Qingzhou Army are brave veterans who are well-trained and familiar with the battlefield. Because of this, the last time the Black Mountain Bandits attacked at night, they were able to completely defeat the Black Mountain Bandits with extremely high combat experience, and that battle was Long

The sharp army came out of the border in the first battle and won a complete victory, which made all the soldiers feel excited.

"Young Master, it's already dark." Fat Fish, who followed Yuwen Chengchao to fight, raised his head and looked at the sky, and said, "Can we attack now? The main force of the bandit army was in chaos and divided into two groups, staying at the foot of the mountain.

It seems that this group of people cannot go up the mountain. If we attack them now, they will definitely be defeated."

"That's right." Zhao Shengtai is a very prestigious person in the Qingzhou Army. After being pardoned by the court, the stone in Zhao Shengtai's heart for many years finally fell to the ground. He knew that he was able to get the pardon from the court because Qin Xiao interceded for the Qingzhou Army, so he treated Qin Xiao

I was grateful in my heart, but I was also very active in the expedition to Black Mountain this time. Firstly, it was to repay Qin Xiao's great kindness, and secondly, I also hoped to use it to prove the bravery of the Qingzhou Army. After hearing Fat Fish's suggestion to attack, he immediately agreed:

"General Lang, the last general has been ordered to be the vanguard and be the first to charge into the enemy's formation."

Yuwen Chengchao was calm and composed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry. General Gu said that the highest level of fighting is to defeat the enemy without fighting. If we really fight, with our strength, it will not be difficult to defeat them.

But the general doesn't want us to suffer losses. It seems that there is already chaos in Montenegro, but we don't know exactly what the situation is. Don't worry, let's take a look. If they kill each other, each other will

Loss will be more beneficial to us."

Fat Fish smiled and said: "I have long heard that the largest group of bandits in the Northeast is the Black Mountain bandits. Even the Liaodong Army has suffered repeated defeats at their hands. They have been entrenched in the Black Mountains for ten years. Now General Qin leads his troops out of the border.

In just a few months, the Black Mountain bandits are about to collapse. Does this prove that the Liaodong Army is indeed extremely incompetent?"

"Today's Liaodong Army is no longer the invincible iron-blooded army of the past." Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. We still can't underestimate the Liaodong Army." Looking at the Black Mountain in the distance, he whispered: "Zhao

Lieutenant Colonel, you are sending a few smart brothers to get close to the area to carefully explore the motives there. If there is any situation, report it quickly." He looked up at the sky and said, "There will definitely be snow tonight, so everyone should keep warm.
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