Mirror Kingdom, the early autumn of Anping 144 in the New Calendar. 『Elegant*Wen*Words*Emotion*First*Posted』
A deserted ancient city in the south has gradually become desolate. Soldiers covered in thorn armor could occasionally be seen patrolling among the ruins. This thorn armor was woven from a kind of tough grass in the south after the founding of the country. Although it is not known how effective it is in resisting enemies on the battlefield, it is cheap and has sufficient materials. The fact that these soldiers are wearing thorn armor shows that the troops here are quite weak.
However, to be honest, after the capital was established, no city in the south seemed to have sufficient troops.
A hundred years ago, the late emperor moved south from the northern grasslands, and for most of his life, the iron horse Jinge finally incorporated the central plain of Nanfeng Continent into his territory. The Dajing tribe changed its name to the Kingdom of Mirror, established the new capital as Fancheng, and renamed it the Capital of Mirror.
Great rivers and mountains have been laid. As the saying goes, "Forefathers plant trees, future generations enjoy the shade." This is the time of peace and prosperity. Who is willing to waste the good time in the deserted city here
What's more, the Tianzhu Kingdom that originally occupied this place has long been defeated by the four major tribes in the northwest. At this moment, those remnants don't know which island they are fishing on.
In a tea shop near the city gate, the old shopkeeper poured a few cups of coarse tea for himself and a few young soldiers who were on patrol and changing guard. The old man drank all the tea in one gulp, sighed and said: "The ancient capital of Tianzhu Kingdom has turned into a deserted border city today. The prosperity of the past has disappeared like smoke. It is really a pity..."
Among the young soldiers, there was a young man with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He was very impressive and looked like a junior commander. This kind of momentum seems out of place in a tea shop in this deserted city. After hearing the old man's words, his expression changed slightly: "Uncle Cha, don't talk nonsense! Without the ruin of Tianzhu Old City, how could Jingdu be as prosperous as it is today?"
"Hey... it's such a pity..." The old man repeated the words slowly as if he didn't hear it. After saying that, he poured himself another cup of tea, raised his head and drank it. The hand that poured the tea couldn't stop trembling slightly.
The young man seemed to want to say something more, but when his hand was visible, his eyes dimmed slightly and he stopped speaking. It is said that this old man also experienced the dispute between the Tianzhu Kingdom and the Dajing Tribe in the past. He is much older than him. It is a pity that heroes always have their twilight years. Now he can only guard the tea shop and die alone.
The young commander didn't say anything, but the young recruits around him were unconvinced. This old man from a shabby tea shop actually went against their boss. A recruit stood up and was about to curse when suddenly a heart-rending cry sounded from outside the city gate.
The cry was earth-shattering, like a waterfall crashing down on the ears, and the roar made people's ears hurt. But the sound was far from as clear as the waterfall. Instead, it sounded like a strong man holding his nose.
Could it be that there is a nine-foot giant man outside the city gate... crying
Everyone was shocked and quickly stood up and ran towards the city wall. No one had time to pay attention to this bad old man. en8.
The young commander took a few steps to throw off the recruits. He used Qinggong and used the concave and convex parts of the wall to step directly onto the city wall. Looking from the city wall, the sky and the earth are vast, the sky is clear, but above the scorched earth, there is a small black dot rushing from the south. Such a long distance, but the sound alarmed the people in the city, and they were afraid that the other party's journey would not be simple.
The young man looked intently and saw that the black spot was quickly approaching the city wall. He didn't know whether the other party was an enemy or a friend, so he took a wooden bow from the hands of the soldiers guarding the city, raised his hand to fully draw the bow, and pointed the tip of the sword directly at the giant man who was wailing and running towards the city.
"Who is coming? Tell me your name and I will spare your life!"
But the big man didn't care. Smoke and dust billowed along the way, and his wails became clearer and clearer.
"Is he a madman?"
"He looks like someone is chasing him..."
"You look big, but you're actually as timid as a mouse!"
The soldiers on the city wall were talking a lot. At this time, the big man was less than a hundred meters away from the city wall.
The young commander was about to shoot an arrow as a warning, but his hand suddenly stopped. That big man seemed to be carrying something on his back!
The big man wore an animal skin coat, and the lush fur on his shoulders covered the person he was carrying behind him. And he didn't seem to know how to take care of the person behind him. He made no movement to protect him when running, so the young man's eyesight could not tell that he was carrying someone on his back.
At this time, the giant man looked up, and the beast-like light in his eyes met the young man. The young man was startled by this inadvertent divine light, and felt as if something had been run over his chest.
Just when the young man turned pale, the big man stopped and looked up to the sky and roared. This wailing sound resounded throughout Jiu Ming City, and the lingering sound echoed and trembled for a long time, making people's heart, liver and lungs scared.
Except for the young commander, the other soldiers sat down on the ground, trembling and unable to say a word.
The young commander calmed down and looked closely at the giant man's eyes, which showed pain and pleading. He was like a wild beast in a desperate situation, circling around in circles, sometimes raising his finger to point to the person behind him, and sometimes pointing to the city gate.
The young commander was stunned on the spot. Did this big man ask him to open the city gate
Seeing that the young commander did not respond for a long time, the big man roared again and rushed towards the city gate!
The young commander's thoughts changed and he quickly ordered to open the city gate.
There is a reason for this. This weird big man looks insane, but his destructive power cannot be underestimated. If he crashes the city gate, the gain will outweigh the gain. Furthermore, although he is huge, he is also very fast. Once he burrows through the vast forest, the soldiers will no longer be able to catch him. If he is introduced into the city, he might be able to catch a turtle in an urn!
The big man wanted to rush in, but the city gate suddenly opened. He couldn't stop it before he threw himself forward and fell to the ground, making a big hole.
The man behind him was so shaken that he rolled off him and fell a few steps away.
The young commander seized the opportunity, scaled the wall, grabbed the spear from a soldier's hand, and pointed it at the man who fell to the ground.
The big man shook his head for a few times before slowly standing up. He patted his back and found that the person was gone. Only then did he see the spear in the young commander's hand pointing at the person he was protecting previously. The big man was so frightened and angry that he let out an extremely miserable howl, which made the ears hurt and dizzy. The pain and sadness in it made people feel tight in their hearts.
The young commander was a little puzzled, but he did not dare to remove the spear. If he moved the spear away, the big man might break his neck.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and the people on the side were even more angry and did not dare to speak out.
"Ahem..." A faint cough sounded between the two of them.
The young commander's hands trembled in shock. The one who spoke was actually the hostage whom he pointed at with a spear. The hostage was wrapped in a fur blanket, and it was impossible to tell whether he was male or female, old or young.
"Brother, put down the spear... ahem... put down the spear." The voice of the speaker was hoarse, but he was very young. "Amang means no harm."
Hearing the man's voice, the big man suddenly became quiet and looked at the young commander without saying a word. He seemed to be a different person compared to his previous frantic state.
"Who are you? Why did you break into Jiu Ming City?" The young leader asked with a stern face while holding the spear motionless.
"We are from the south. My name is Yun Qing and that is Amang. I met some bad people on this trip, cough..." Although the child coughed heavily, he spoke clearly and coherently, "Amang is very powerful and can defeat those... Evil people, but they can't stop the other party from having too many people. Ahem... We lost everything in our luggage, but at least we managed to save a small life."
As he spoke, he coughed again, and after that he gasped in pain. It took him half a stick of incense to finish the story. The luggage was lost, and it was in the dense mountains and forests in the south. Amang was mentally retarded and did not know how to take care of others. This child is weak, how can he withstand the sun and rain in the wild? Soon after, Yun Qing fell ill. When he was so ill, he asked Aman to find the town to treat him, and then fell into a coma.
Amang didn't know the way, so he just ran all the way to the north. In less than half a day, he arrived at the foot of Jiu Ming City. This was the scene just now.
The young commander still did not put down his spear and shouted loudly: "Send the order to the military doctor!"
There were only so many people in the city. Military doctor Liu Shu had actually been alerted for a long time and was standing in the crowd watching the excitement. Liu Shu was suddenly shouted at by him, his legs trembled, and he ran to the young commander.
He was respectful on his face, but he couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "Isn't the commander asking me to cure this baby? If it can't be cured, then the big man won't tear me apart?"
"Go and have a look."
Sure enough, the little military doctor had no choice but to stick his hand into the dirty fur blanket, and as soon as he reached in, he touched a cold hand.
Liu Shu had goosebumps, thinking that this kid was so cold that he was dead. He checked again. Fortunately, although the body temperature was low, the pulse was still normal.
"It's probably because he got cold in the mountains and was frightened when he was in trouble that he became so ill."
"Nothing unusual?" the young leader asked in a low voice.
"For the record, Commander Song, no! It's just ordinary wind and cold." Liu Shu replied with a low eyebrow.
"Take him down for treatment."
"Yes, I'll go right away!" Liu Shu put the blanket on his shoulders. The child was very light, probably not as heavy as this animal skin blanket.
Aman let out a low howl, feeling a little restless.
"Amang, don't worry, it will be fine soon." The child who called himself Yun Qing comforted him in a low voice.
Liu Shu took the child of unknown origin away, and Song Commandery led people to personally take care of the big man. The other onlookers all took their seats and went about their own business.
Watching the chaos gradually subside, the old man from the tea shop narrowed his eyes and took a sip of water.
A deserted city, a bunch of idiots. The calculations of the older generation are still far from over.