Chapter 1029

Chapter 1029

2014-11-09

Another year on the Titus Gregorian calendar is drawing to a close. At the end of winter, it suddenly became eerily quiet. ? .

imposing manner The most prosperous barbarian army did not pursue the victory and invaded the northern hinterland of Titus in one fell swoop. Instead, after occupying the border of Titus, they gathered their forces, built construction, and consolidated their territory.

The Titus army, which was retreating steadily, took this to stabilize the decline, but because of the loss of the border defense line, it is now almost impossible to defend, and it is not known whether to advance or retreat. In the end, most of them gathered their troops and retreated into the outer border towns, as urgently as the barbarian army on the opposite side, confronting the north and the south.

The Grey Cloth Armed Force in the rear was not damaged after several days of bloody battles with the advancing barbarians, but it was also not lightly damaged. Under the outer Titus army glare like a tiger watching his prey, it seems that there is a plan to rest and recuperate.

In addition to the three-way forces in this battlefield, the Light God Temple is naturally the one that can get on the table. In fact, the temple also participated in this war, such as the priests who joined the Titus army to treat wounded soldiers, and the elite squad who formed their own system to hunt down Savage Cult heretics on the battlefield, etc., and have been advancing and retreating with the Titus army.

But here we are talking about the temple forces that have not participated in the war. Among them, the Temple Federation in the south naturally has nothing to say, and the turmoil here does not involve there. As for the power of the Northern Temple, it is not very good. Because of the scourge of Tang En's and the unpopularity of the Grey Cloth Armed Force, the influence of the temple in the north has long since declined, so that they are now unable to encircle and suppress the opposing Protestantism established by a group of Cleric who betrayed the temple. The two sides fought round and round on the huge land in the north. Not only did they fail to decide the winner, but because of the troubles, the prestige of the temple fell to the bottom again... Of course, the latter is just a small fight now. Influence spreads only in small areas. So in general, after a series of wars and chaos, Titus rarely enjoyed a brief period of peace before the new year.

But everyone knows that this kind of peaceful life won't last long. Like a calm sea before a stormy wind. It only needs a flashpoint to immediately set off a huge wave and break this delicate balance. mess up the world again.

As for who does this flashpoint fall on? Where will it detonate? Then no one knows. But what is certain is that these young men and women who are going on a scenic tour for a few days and traveling a thousand li or so definitely have the potential to become a fuse...

"The day before yesterday, I said that I could arrive yesterday. , Yesterday, I said that I can arrive today... In the morning, I said that I could have dinner at noon. Now, you have to say picnic - Don, um! Are you a Grey Cloth Armed Force? Do you know where the Grey Cloth Armed Force is located? "

"Uh, I don't know."

"I don't know if you still... um? I don't know? I'll scratch you..."

"Calm down , calm down! Look ahead, there is a farm, if you really don't want to have a picnic, we can borrow a meal..."

"Where is the farm in front...Tang En! This, no, yes , heavy, point..." "I know I know, but the point is that I've been away from the station for a long time. I really don't know where the Grey Cloth Armed Force is now... And, it's not that you said you should walk slowly and want to see Titus It's customary, or we must have arrived by now..."

"Huh... so, am I wrong?"

"How could it be... It's true."

"...I think. It's time to call the Bamutu grandfather down to judge."

"cough cough...though it's not true. Wrong, but after thinking about it, the main responsibility is to blame me, it's my fault."

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This is because the situation is stronger than the person!

On the mountain road, Tang En, with a face full of sincere and constant apologies, sighed in his heart and couldn't help feeling depressed.

I can't blame him for this, when Tang En left the station for the capital, the Grey Cloth Armed Force was still walking around the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, it's been a few months now, who? Knowing where Frey and the others have hit...Tang En now only knows their general direction is correct, and they can definitely reach the Grey Cloth Armed Force station if they go on, but if you want to ask the exact location, sorry, basically you can only rely on covered.

This made Lansa equally depressing, at first she meant that it was true that she wanted to see the customs of Titus, but their route basically didn't go through the city, only in the wild in the wild. In this way, where can I see the customs and customs? It would be good to find a small farm. Most of the time, I can only see the mountains... And Lansa has been in the North Desolate Tribe for so many years. Is there still less to see?

For a while, Tang En made sure that the Grey Cloth Armed Force station was not far from the vicinity. After entering the farm to find out the exact information, I could take her there immediately, and then I left the army without any uniformity. Lansa coax good.

As for Bamutu, the figure was hidden again shortly after entering the hinterland of Titus, saying that he was tired of those Titus experts who were not too disturbed. However, in Tang En's opinion, this Old Guy should be afraid of provoking Woodin, and it is true that he is beaten and fled again...

"If you lie to me again this time, hehe... ” Pushing his glasses, Lansa snorted a self-evident threat while trying to squinted his eyes towards the front.

"Alright, the farm is right in front of you, it's just your eyes..." After a pause, Tang En subconsciously shuddered as he looked at the sudden cold light on the lens, and he said sharply. Turn, "Your eyes are too normal! A pervert like me can see farther, hehe..."? Fuck, was that a killing intent just now? ! As for...

I have to say, Tang En still not enough to understand women. Any beautiful woman is a combination of narcissism and dissatisfaction, especially when it comes to her own appearance. On the one hand, I feel that I am perfect enough, and on the other hand, I am extremely troubled by the subtle flaws on my body. Even if it is unremarkable, I always think about how to cover it up and change it.

Lansa is also a woman, and of course no exception. If there is one aspect that Lansa is not confident enough in himself, it is definitely these naturally short-sighted eyes. Since it is a weakness, of course I don't want others to mention it. Especially when this person is still Tang En, especially when he is about to reach the Grey Cloth Armed Force...

In fact, Tang En really didn't deceive Lansa this time, there is indeed a farm in front of him. It's just that ordinary people can't see it yet, and only a trained keen eye like Tang En can detect it in advance.

A moment later, when the small farm with the continuous mountain range backed into Lansa's field of vision. Tang En squinted his keen eyesight, but there was a meal under his feet, brows slightly wrinkle.

"What's wrong?"

"I saw something that wasn't very good." Tang En touched his nose, raised his hand and pointed at the farm, "There are roots standing up outside. A flagpole. There's a... um. A human head, if you read it right." Lansa is not an ordinary woman, and with a wave of her hand, there are thousands of soldiers willing to die on the battlefield. Trifling a human head, of course, can't scare the other side.

Stunned for a while, Lansa really didn't look very special. Instead, she raised her eyebrows subconsciously and analyzed: "A bandit? Or a deserter?"

These are undoubtedly the two most likely situations. There are many bandits and strong bandits. This is something as everyone knows. Now with the disaster of war, some scattered deserters may also come out to make trouble.

However, Tang En squinted to observe, but shook his head slightly: "It shouldn't be, there is still cooking smoke in the farm, and there are no vultures or crows hovering in the sky... Well, it's hard to say."

"Then go over and have a look." Lansa simply lifted his feet and walked towards the farm.

Tang En shrugged. Of course there is no opinion.

Soon, as the distance got closer and closer, first the smoke from the cooking, then the flagpole erected on the periphery of the farmhouse, and the round things hanging on it like a pendulum swinging, clearly caught the eyes of the two of them. Tang En got it right. It was indeed a human head. And it should have been hanging for a while, and the head obviously showed signs of drying.

There are several children playing below, looking up at the head at the top of the flagpole, as if arguing about something, but not afraid. However, when Tang En and the others approached, a few adults walked out of the farm quickly, cursing and quickly taking the child back.

Seeing this, Lansa shook her head and smacked her lips: "Tsk, didn't expect the customs of your Titus side to be so sturdy." If there are children and farmers, then this farm is naturally impossible. The deserter bandit was wiped out. In this way, the head hanging outside is more like the sturdy custom in Lansa's mouth. Well, like a unique decoration.

But Tang En certainly doesn't think so, at least in his knowledge, he has never heard of such a strange custom in any farm. But now this scene is really weird enough, and Tang En is a little unsure, so he can only watch it when he enters the village.

It was quiet, or more accurately dead, in the farmhouse. Houses closed, doors locked. If it wasn't for noon now, the smoke rising from the kitchen and the fact that someone had indeed come out just now, this would be more like an abandoned dead village.

What's strange is that every house has four doors locked. But there are several sacks of things at the door, or chickens, ducks and birds that are tied up, like discarded garbage or free gifts.

"Well, it really is a different customs." He opened the sack at will, and most of it contained rice flour bread and other foods. Looking around the rows of sacks left and right, Lansa couldn't help shaking his head and sighed, "It's so special, it's so hospitable!"

This is of course a joke, patted his hands, turned his head, looked towards looked thoughtful Tang En, "What's the situation?"

"We seem to be treated as thieves." Shook the head, Tang En said, "I've heard of such a method of robbery before, but I haven't seen it before. Yes. Well, this farm should have been encircled by a nearby bandit, but luckily, or unfortunately, those bandits didn't want to slaughter the village and make a hammer sale. Instead, it was changed to monthly Click here to collect the loot and loot for a long time. Like a blood-sucking locust, it keeps biting."

Lansa frowned astonished when he heard this: "Then why don't these villagers leave?"

"Go? Where to go? Titus commoner is different from your Northern Wilderness. You Northern Wilderness people rely on hunting for a living. It doesn't matter where you go. If you have a mountain or die, you will not starve to death. But Titus commoner relies on planting. The land, they will starve to death if they escape without the few acres of land... Besides, the head on the flagpole outside is there, the bandits won't let this long-term meal ticket run away easily."

Lansa nodded and indicated that he understood, then spread his hands and said: "What should I do now, the villagers here clearly don't like us, how can I borrow food?"

"Let's look for it, maybe Oh, I found it, isn't that door open?" This farm is not very large, with Tang En's eyesight, you can get a general idea by looking around, and soon you will find an unlocked one in Zhuangwei. Dilapidated cottage.

"Don't be too happy, in their eyes we are thieves, and giving us money doesn't necessarily give us food." Lansa squinted in the direction of Tang En's arm, but still couldn't see it. Which door was open, I couldn't help but pouted and poured cold water.

"Well, with my communication skills. It's fine."

"Oh, I wait and see..."

Nothing special Emotions, neither Tang En nor Lansa are kind people with compassion, let alone righteous people with a sense of justice. Based on their experience, they have seen situations that are ten times worse than this. It's hard to feel genuine anger about this, of course. And then immediately started the idea of rescue.

They're just passersby, and they're just here for a meal, nothing to talk about. Of course. It also has its own bottom line principle, that is, do not move the offerings these villagers gave to the bandits. Because of the movement, the anger of the bandits will be vented on these villagers...

That's all.

The owner of the dilapidated bungalow is a skinny old man. Maybe he lived to this age to see through life and death, or he knew that in the eyes of the bandits. Food was more valuable than his old life, so he wasn't afraid of bandits coming, so he didn't lock the door.

It's rare that Tang En's tried-and-true communicative skills didn't make it easy for this old man. But Lansa didn't take pleasure in other people's misfortune, on the contrary, he was a little depressed. Because Tang En had succeeded just now, this thin old man also readily agreed to the request for a meal, and said he didn't want any money. But after seeing Lansa. However, her expression suddenly changed drastically, and she changed her tone. Not only did she not give food, but she also raised her crutches to force them out...

What do you mean? Could it be that the identity of His Royal Highness Beihuang has been exposed, and I have been reduced to the point where everyone is shouting and beating in any corner of Titus?

"Master. Didn't we already agree?" Hiding and waving his crutches, Tang En stepped back step by step with a helpless expression on his face.

"I said...I didn't say anything!" The thin old man looked extremely excited, waving his crutches to drive Tang En and the two towards the door, shouting loudly, "Get out! This is my house, Let me go out now..."

"Calm down, uncle calm..."

"Sir, we've been hungry for a few days. Please do me a favour, Shall we give you more money?" Hiding behind Tang En, Lansa decisively took out his pitiful skills.

It's a pity that this trick that has obvious effect in Bamutu has no effect on this thin old Titus. Oh, no, it also has an effect, but it has the opposite effect,

"It's too late... Get out, get out of here! You are not welcome in this village..." Well, I just drove out the door just now, and now I am Immediately drive out of Zhuangzi.

But Tang En's heart moved when he heard the words, and then his ears moved, he opened Lansa, closed the door with his backhand, and gave a silent hand seal: "Shh... Uncle, I think it's too late now. "

When the words fell, the ground trembled slightly, and the sound of horses' hooves went from far to near, getting closer and closer, and then a long hiss sounded, mixed with wild laughter, and the visitor had already arrived outside the village.

"Ai, why don't you listen to the persuasion!" Hearing the noise, the skinny old man's expression changed again, he put down his crutches, shook his head and sighed, and then he thought of something, and quickly answered. Lansa waved, "Hurry up, girl, hurry up and hide in the back room."

Tang En and Lansa exchanged glances after hearing the words, and fully understood. The old man had a good heart, and the reason why he agreed earlier, and then kept driving them away. It was because she saw Lansa and worried that her beauty would fall into the eyes of the bandits who came to collect the offerings and would be persecuted.

Thinking about this, Tang En waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle, don't look at us young, in fact, we are Martial Artists, it's not a problem to clean up a dozen thieves."

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If the bandits don't come to provoke them, Tang En and Lansa will basically assume that this has not happened. After all, there are so many tragedies in the world, how many can they manage? Besides, it may not be a good thing for these villagers who have lived here for generations. But if these thieves can't keep their eyes open, then Tang En and Tang En certainly don't mind taking each other's pot...

However, the thin old man shook his head and sighed when he heard the words: "Ai, you don't understand. This group is not a mountain. Thieves, they're an army!"

"Army? Uh, which army?" Tang En was stunned, what a joke, which army would like this unremarkable small farm? Too down.

"It's the Grey Cloth Armed Force."

"Walter (what)?!" To admit, Tang En was really dumbfounded at this moment, he couldn't believe his own Ears, and even the English, which is not well known and has a very local characteristic accent, are blown out.

Lansa on the side heard that it was also startled. He blinked and looked strangely towards Tang En: "I didn't mention this information. Well, does Grey Cloth Armed Force have this side business?"

In an instant, he took a breath and took a breath. Tang En ignored Lansa's ridicule and looked at the thin old man seriously: "Are you sure it's Grey Cloth Armed Force?"

"Who else is there besides them!" The skinny old man's expression became excited again, and he roared incoherently, "Pity my elder son, who had listened to the deceptive propaganda of the Grey Cloth Armed Force and wanted to join them... ...and that damn unfilial son, he should go to hell... God, what did I do wrong, you have to punish me so cruelly..."

"Calm down, sir, you ——Calm!" Hanging on the shoulders of the old man, Tang En suddenly sunk in a low voice, instantly awakening the thin old man who was in infinite sorrow, and immediately reached for his hand, and pulled out the simple, homemade bamboo tied around the old man's waist. Pipe, stuffed with shredded tobacco, lit, stuffed into the old man's hands, and dragged him to the steps of the inner room to sit down.

He said warmly, "Master, don't be in a hurry, take a few sips first, and speak slowly... Well, I'm more interested in this, please tell me in detail."

If what happened here before has nothing to do with Tang En, then Tang En can no longer stand idly by after saying the words Grey Cloth Armed Force in the old man's mouth. Does he have to confirm this is a Titus conspiracy? Or is there a bandit impersonating to rob? Or maybe there are people in Grey Cloth Armed Force who dare to do such a jerk...

Of course, Tang En would never have thought of it now, but he intervened during the journey and asked, but he asked about his breakthrough. Opportunity...

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