Chapter 193
"The truth has finally come to this." Qiao Mu was silent.
He could make up a lie about the army fighting against the immortals, but could he also make up a story about the Great Yan who united to fight against the aliens?
That's not a lie, that's a fairy tale.
Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharpest knife.
In the past, Qiao Mu made up a lie about the "army fighting against the immortals" to give hope to the lonely city, so that the soldiers and civilians of the lonely city would rekindle hope and seek life instead of death.
However, when they really walked out of the desert, what greeted them was naturally the bloody truth.
The white hair of the captain Hai, whose temples were already gray, was trembling slightly, and he said in disbelief:
"We, the lonely army, have fought bloody battles for forty years and have held on to this day under the heavy pressure of the aliens, but the Great Yan behind us has been kneeling for forty years?"
"Has the Taoist temple of the Immortal Gate been opened all over the nine states?"
He stood up suddenly, his body tilted slightly, and he felt the blood surge up, and suddenly felt dizzy.
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Chapter 221 Enter the palace and meet Emperor Yonghe again (10k
Captain Hai is already an old man in his sixties. He is one of the elite soldiers who have experienced the war with aliens. He has been defending the lonely city for forty years. Even when facing aliens, he has been trying to stand up straight, saying to himself that the remnants of the lonely city would rather die than kneel.
But now he is at a loss, like an ordinary sixty-year-old man with cloudy eyes and a little unsteady steps.
"The war with aliens that we experienced is a thing of the past forty years ago..."
"In the remote areas of Kyushu today, some people don't even know that aliens are immortals in Taoist temples, and they still worship them..." He listened to his own brother's narration, and his heart was like a heavy hammer.
The strength of aliens is common knowledge known to everyone.
So Captain Hai, who was trapped in the desert of a hundred miles and didn't know the affairs of Kyushu in the outside world, couldn't imagine that the Emperor of Dayan in the outside world was here How can we turn the tide and unite to fight against the immortals in the past forty years?
It is an indisputable fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak.
Whether we can beat the aliens is a question of ability.
Whether we still have the courage to fight against the aliens is a question of attitude.
Facing the aliens, the 100,000 soldiers of the former Great Yan resisted and held on to this day.
Facing the aliens, the current Great Yan court... has opened Taoist temples of the aliens in major cities in Kyushu?
When Captain Hai first heard the news, he felt dizzy and had an unspeakable sense of sadness.
Hai Siyuan's official position is not high, only the sixth-rank captain.
Although he is over 60 years old, he has spent most of his life guarding the city in the desert, so he doesn't know much about the overall planning of the court.
So he doesn't know whether Emperor Yonghe is sleeping on straw and tasting gall, or has surrendered from the bottom of his heart... He hopes it is the former, but... .
"Does it matter whether the Emperor of Great Yan sleeps on brushwood and tastes gall?" Captain Hai sighed.
The Emperor of Great Yan is the supreme ruler and the master of the entire dynasty. His every word and action will be watched by the people of the nine states.
If the emperor leads the army in person and the generals brave the arrows and stones, the morale of the soldiers will often be greatly boosted.
The people of the lonely city have not collapsed for forty years because there is still an iron-blooded lone army in front of them to resist.
This lone army has been able to hold on until now because the predecessors headed by Li Changge died heroically, so the younger generations like Captain Hai have the courage to take over the heavy responsibility.
The torch is passed on, that's all.
So what if the emperor goes to sleep on brushwood and tastes gall, and serves the enemy as a dog?
How can ordinary soldiers and civilians know whether you are the truly capable King Goujian of Yue, or just a dog?
After thinking about it, Captain Hai could only sigh.
"It's all because of the Qiao family People, it's all the Qiao family's fault. "Qiao Mu looked sideways silently. "It's the fault of those Qiao family members who are too brave and brilliant. They visited Gucheng as Kyushu warriors and the Immortal-killing Army, which made us have unrealistic expectations of the outside world, Da Yan." Captain Hai sighed again. After the Qiao family visited Gucheng as the Great Yan Immortal-killing Army. The old soldiers thought that Gucheng had been holding on for forty years and the fire had not been extinguished, and it was passed down from generation to generation. Although it was isolated in the desert and isolated from the outside world of Kyushu, there were also Immortal-killing Army in the outside world holding high torches, echoing from afar, and helping each other. The situation in the outside world, in their imagination, should be that the Immortal Gate was powerful and overwhelmed Kyushu, and the Great Yan court secretly started an uprising to form the Immortal-killing Army and quietly accumulated strength... If the aliens were the long night above the heads of the people of Kyushu, then the remnants of Gucheng and the Immortal-killing Army were two groups of fire in the night. Although weak, they were passed down from generation to generation and never extinguished. But the old soldiers were wrong. Because there was no Immortal-killing Army in this world. Although the Qiao family is brave, they are just a mortal family. How many people can they have?
They can't be called the flames of the flames, but more like the fireworks that flashed in the night sky. Although they are gorgeous and bright, they are too short-lived to illuminate the night.
At first, Captain Hai felt only pity for their misfortune and anger at their lack of resistance.
But after coming to his senses, he only felt deeply exhausted.
They are tired and exhausted.
"Captain Hai doesn't have to be too sad. After all, there are still people in this world who are like the old soldier in the lonely city, who have the will to resist the aliens."
At this moment, Qiao Mu finally interrupted, and the two brothers from the Hai family, who were conversing selflessly, noticed his presence.
"For example, the creator of the Sutra of King Sumeru is actually your father, Hai Wuya." Qiao Mu said bluntly.
Hai Wuya is the first-generation founder of the law, while Qiao Mu is the second-generation founder who continues to iterate version 1.0 to a higher level and a more complete version.
Captain Hai was obviously startled.
Mr. Hai also noticed his eldest brother’s tired look, so he changed the topic:
"Brother, what are your plans next? Are you going back to the imperial capital to see your father?"
"Go back to the Imperial Capital..." Captain Hai looked desolate.
According to common sense, Captain Hai, as the only remaining sixth-grade captain among the remnant army forty years ago, and the commander of the old soldiers, should return to the imperial capital to return to the imperial court on behalf of the old soldiers.
It's just that things are a little complicated now.
Mrs. Bai, the guard of Anxi Pass, has reported the matter to the Great Yan court and the King of Qin who governs this place, but there has been no response yet.
And Captain Hai also has certain doubts about the current Emperor Dayan...especially after knowing that after the Alien War, his father Hai Wuya stayed in the sky prison for thirty years and was released from prison not long ago. Something happened.
When we were in the desert, although the environment was difficult, there was nothing frivolous and the situation was not complicated.
Now that he was out of the desert, the current situation in Kyushu left him at a loss.
Because Dayan had an armistice with the Nine Immortal Sects forty years ago, the Nine Immortal Sects are now the guests of Emperor Dayan, and they are also the immortals who enjoy incense on the folk altars of Dayan.
So as the commander of the army who led three hundred old soldiers to resist the aliens, he might be labeled as someone who destroyed the friendship between immortals and mortals and caused conflicts between immortals and mortals when he returned to the court.
"What kind of person is Emperor Yonghe now? How will he deal with me and other old soldiers, as well as the women, children and disabled old people who walked out of the city?" Captain Hai was worried and not optimistic.
As for this question, Mr. Hai naturally had no answer and just smiled bitterly.
"I really want to ask the current emperor, but does he still remember the Western Conquest Army forty years ago? Why did the Great Yan court kneel down for forty years while I waited to fight to the death..." Captain Hai Take a deep breath.
"The Great Yan of today is no longer the Great Yan of forty years ago."
"It's better to wait here for news about Madam Bai. Hasn't she already sent an envoy to report it?"
Ting Chao Lou's storyteller Clairvoyant approached silently. He was listening to the conversation between Captain Hai and others, but he suddenly spoke:
"Captain Hai, it's not time to rest yet."
"If you wait quietly here, you might just sit back and wait for death."
Captain Hai looked puzzled. He didn't understand what Clairvoyance meant.
Now that we have left the desert, why should we sit back and wait for death?
"Captain Hai, this matter is related to the Immortal Sect, but there is no way to stop it." Clairvoyant shook his head slightly.
The clairvoyant is still somewhat knowledgeable about the ways of the Immortal Sect.
There are a lot of old monsters in the Immortal Sect, so it is normal to fight a small one and provoke an old one.
Elder Qingzhuo has been frightened back, so according to the clairvoyant's estimation, Dao Dao Sect will not give up even if he thinks about it, and will probably have follow-up measures.
The fact that the soldiers and civilians of Gucheng walked out of the desert does not mean that the matter has ended here.
It still depends on how Xianmen will deal with them next.
"The Baili Desert is the secret realm of the Dao Sect. This matter can be said to be a big scandal. Once leaked, it will destroy the reputation of the Dao Sect. Therefore... it must be leaked as soon as possible! The deeds of this city should be widely publicized as soon as possible. "
The clairvoyant made a judgment.
If the news cannot be spread in time, then the Immortal Sect may come directly to silence them... The old soldiers staying at Xi'an Pass will die the same as the women and children in the city!
Therefore, from the perspective of clairvoyants, spreading the news as soon as possible is their chance of survival.
Captain Hai also felt that it made sense. After all, Qiao Mu only frightened Elder Qingzhuo away, but did not kill him.
To put it bluntly, even if you can kill Taoist Qingzhuo, it may not be a good thing.
If even the elders of the Immortal Sect were lost in the hundreds of miles of desert, it would definitely alarm the other senior officials of the Dao Sect, and even the headmaster.
"So, what do you think I should do?" Captain Hai asked.
"Then naturally we should spread this matter as soon as possible before the Xianmen's pursuers come to silence us."
The clairvoyant said solemnly:
"Captain Hai, I suggest that it is best to leave for the imperial capital immediately and tell the current emperor personally about this matter."
Seen with clairvoyance.
"A Hundred Miles of Desert" is a secret that has been concealed by the Immortal Sect for forty years.
The more people know this secret, the bigger the trouble will be, and the harder it will be for the Immortal Sect to silence the old people in the isolated city.
"In that case, I'll leave tonight." Captain Hai stood up immediately.
As soon as he heard that this matter might endanger the safety of the soldiers and civilians in Gucheng, he made a decisive decision.
Their lone army has been holding on for forty years. They can't fall short when they finally get out of the desert, and let the people in the city who have protected them for forty years die at the hands of the immortals, right?
Just as Captain Hai was about to leave, another voice came from beside him.
"Captain Hai, if you want to enter the palace, why not let me accompany you?" Qiao Mu said.
Where there is danger, there are trees.
As soon as he heard that Captain Hai was going to the imperial capital overnight to pay homage to Emperor Yonghe, he immediately became interested.
How could he pretend not to hear such an exciting thing?
But after saying this, he was slightly startled and realized what he was talking about.
He is Qiao Shui now, but he still retains his previous inertia in doing things. When in danger, he rushes forward bravely and puts his head on his belt.
But his current situation is different from before.
Every death was accompanied by jail time, and he had just been in isolation for five years before he had time to catch his breath.
But there was no surprise on Captain Hai's face.
"Senior Qiao Shui is indeed a person who can't take anything into account. He knew that entering the palace this time was to enter the dragon's pond and tiger's den, and he might be hunted down by the immortal sect, so he took the initiative to ask for help..."
Although he and Qiao Shui met for the first time, they were not surprised.
The deaths of several generations of Qiao's family have formed a strong stereotype in his mind.