"After a long time, I realized that what he meant at the time was that even if I went, my parents would have died long ago, and I would never see them.
Then he asked me if I would like to go with him.
At that time, I was thinking about going to my family, but of course I refused. But he laughed and said, 'I like you, how many people can't ask for it, what are you talking about'
Then, regardless of my resistance, he just grabbed me, threw it on his shoulder and left.
It was only then that I realized how powerful he was! He ran very fast. I remember when my father took me on a horse once when I was a child, and the speed was not as fast as his running.
From then on, I followed him and became his apprentice. "
Having said this, Hasting looked up into Xi Ya's eyes: "I think you should know who I am talking about 'he'."
Xia Ya couldn't help but sigh.
Originally, he was very hostile to this Hasting, but after listening to what this guy said, although the enemy's position remained unchanged, this Hasting suffered a terrible disaster at a young age, and was still in front of a young child. It happened, and it was lonely and miserable. There was a trace of pity in my heart.
"I started following him. I hated him very much, and I hated him for stopping me from going to my parents. But after a while, I gradually understood, and when I became older and sensible, I stopped hating him. Instead, I was grateful to him.
I asked him how he was injured and collapsed in the woods that day. He told me that he had a falling out with an old friend. He was very dissatisfied with what the old friend did and wanted to stop him, but the old friend However, he misunderstood that he was going to assassinate himself, and as a result, he fought with many powerful subordinates of that old friend. The old friend had a very powerful subordinate, but the teacher had no choice but to get away and leave. "
Xia Ya suddenly felt a move in her heart!
Thinking of what Hastings said just now, the beggars in Osgilia had rumored that Emperor Cantos had been assassinated... and I had overheard the conversation between Cavichir and Duke Minas in the old Tulip House...
It seems that there is still some old friendship between the old guy and Emperor Cantos, and I don't know how they turned against each other later...
Is it...
"Could it be that he assassinated Emperor Cantos?" Xia blurted out.
Hasting glanced at Xi Ya: "Well, not bad. I asked him later, and he admitted it."
With a light sigh, Hasting continued: "But he told me that he didn't want to assassinate Emperor Cantos at the time, but he felt that Emperor Cantos's methods were too cruel. The matter of the Senate, the emperor His method was too bloody. He just wanted to persuade the emperor to restrain himself and not kill too many people. However, because of some of his previous actions, the emperor had doubts, and the two had a big fight before falling out. Once you get your hands on it, the scene becomes uncontrollable."
Xiaya nodded and looked at Hastings again: "Then... Then what? How long have you been with him?"
"Fourteen years." Hastings glanced at Xiaya and suddenly smiled: "I'm afraid I'm older than you at this time!"
Then he stopped looking at Xia Ya's expression and continued: "Teacher is an inscrutable person, he seems to know a lot of things, and in martial arts, he knows too many profound truths... But it makes me wonder The only thing is that the skills he showed later seemed... not as advanced as he knew. I followed him for fourteen years, and I was determined to take revenge since I was a child, and the teacher also said that my talent was very good. Under his guidance, I improved very fast, especially in the last two years, my martial arts were no longer inferior to his.
If he is a real powerhouse, then his understanding of martial arts, that profound attainments, is not surprising, but he himself is not! In other words, in front of me, he has never shown the strength to reach the realm of the strong.
I know that the teacher has two powerful abilities, one is your crimson murderous aura. The teacher said that the crimson murderous aura is invincible, if you can practice to the top, you will be invincible in the world! However, from the very beginning, he refused to teach me the crimson murderous aura! I asked him many times and begged him many times, but every time he refused me with only one reason. "
When it comes to the crimson murderous aura that he knows, Xi Ya suddenly refreshed: "What's the reason?"
"He said to me 'you don't have that kind of life'."
When Xia Ya heard this, she couldn't help but grin...
This tone of speech is really the demeanor of that old guy!
Speaking of which, does this old guy have a hobby of picking up orphans? Picked up a Hasting more than thirty years ago, and picked up myself eighteen years ago. If time counts... It should be that Hastings left the old guy soon, and the old guy picked him up, right
"Another stunt that the teacher knows is the one I'm learning now."
As Hastings said, his fingertips flicked slightly, and a trace of black arrogance suddenly appeared.
"The teacher said that this is the real skill he inherited from his own family, but that crimson murderous aura was learned from other places when he was young. This skill is very different from ordinary fighting aura. , when attacking, you can devour and destroy the enemy's fighting qi. The teacher said that this kind of ability can be regarded as the nemesis of most fighting qi in this world!" Hasting said here, with a hint of awe-inspiring arrogance in his tone. , sneered: "The name of this black arrogance, the teacher told me... It is called... 'Bright'!"
Xia Ya was taken aback.
Hasting's black arrogance, obviously looks dark and dark, but it is called "Bright"... This old guy likes to mess around.
When Hasting saw Xia Ya's face, he shook his head: "The teacher said that if you practice this skill to the top, breaking the enemy's vindictive energy is like pouring snow on boiling water! The enemy is invincible! When the enemy sees this trace of black When the light is in front of you, it is the end of life, so it is named 'Bright'!"
After a pause, Hasting shook his head: "There is another reason, but the teacher didn't tell you, and you and me... Hmph, it's hard to tell whether it's an enemy or a friend, so I won't tell you."
Xia pouted, thinking, you won't say it if you don't say it... But since the old guy said that the crimson murderous aura is invincible in the world, then I think it is more powerful than this Hasting's 'Bright'. Lao Tzu has cultivated far better than you! snort!
Hasting looked at the fire fork in Xia Ya's hand: "The weapon in your hand, the teacher was always with him back then. It was his most proud weapon. It was sharp and indestructible. The most amazing thing is that this thing can grow by itself. As the master's strength increases, its form will also change. I have asked the teacher many times for this thing, but he refused to pass it on to me. Later, he told me that this weapon must be used in conjunction with the crimson murderous aura to have the greatest effect. Gave me... nothing more than a sharper weapon. Also, my 'Bright' is not suitable for using this weapon. But later, the teacher also gave me something."
Hasting smiled proudly and touched the three-edged battle gun in his hand.
Xia Ya's heart skipped a beat!
Although Hasting's three-edged war gun may not be as sharp as his own fire fork, it can definitely be regarded as an invincible weapon! ! I have fought with him a few times... My own fire fork can easily slash other people's weapons, but when encountering Hasting's three-edged war gun, it seems to be an evenly matched situation.
Oh shit! That old guy has a lot of good stuff in his hands!
"This three-edged war gun, the teacher said, was given to him by a friend when he was young. Because he has this one in your hand, he rarely uses this three-edged war gun. He told I, this gun, was given to him by an old friend of the dwarves when he traveled to the mainland in his early years. The craftsmanship is unrivaled in the world! And this gun is a clan of the dwarves. It used the best materials in the clan, gathered the best dwarf top craftsmen, and spent a year to build it. When I When I left, the teacher gave me this weapon."
When Xia heard this, she suddenly remembered something! Pointing at Hastings: "Dwarves?! Ahh!! I get it! Last war, you, you..."
In the war with Odin last year, Hasting led the Black Flag Army to bypass the Albact Plain in the Wildfire Plain. I don't know what method he used, but he passed through the territory of the dwarves smoothly, and then suddenly raided Byzantium. The Ninth Corps of the Empire! The Ninth Corps was directly defeated in one fell swoop, and almost the entire army was wiped out!
Later, up and down the empire, I was puzzled: the dwarves have always been xenophobic and do not communicate with people, and how did Hasting's Black Banner Army pass through the territory of the dwarves with great fanfare without being blocked by the dwarves Woolen cloth
It turns out... the answer lies in this gun! !
"Hmph, yes." Hastings sneered: "Last year, I led the army to pass through the territory of the dwarves, and the dwarves did not stop me, but I personally came forward and met the leader of the dwarves with this gun, and only said In a word, I am the apprentice of the previous owner of this gun, and now I am going to Byzantium to avenge my teacher. The dwarves let my men and horses cross the border."
Xia slapped her thigh—old guy... How could there be such a complicated network
Think about it carefully... Here in Byzantium, Emperor Cantos, Caviehir, Duke of Minas, these three giants, seem to have a lot of origins with the old guy. Landis's... Well, needless to say, that terrifying Queen Merlin still calls herself her adoptive mother! In the dwarves, the old guy actually has such a big face? !
tulips... tulips...
"When I left the teacher, the teacher asked me where I wanted to go. I said, I just want to avenge my family. The Byzantine emperor killed my whole family. In my life, I will definitely destroy the Byzantine royal family Kerenma." Hess When Ting said this, he didn't grit his teeth, his tone was flat, but he seemed to say it casually, but Xia Ya definitely felt the chilling perseverance in this guy's flat tone!
"After listening to my words, the teacher told me that it is impossible to be an enemy of Byzantium. In Byzantium, only those warlord parties can be enemies of the royal family. But when the Senate was destroyed, there were also warlord parties. The reason why those guys betray their allies, I naturally won't vote for those warlords. Looking around the world, Landis is too far away, and Landis has always been a strong navy, and the roost at sea, but on land... hum. And The Landis Kingdom has always pursued the way of balance, just to balance the two major powers in the mainland, and it has no strength to swallow up Byzantium. And the rest... Although the ancient city of Babylon has a long history, it is only the power of one city after all, and it is located in Apart from the strife in the world, do not participate in the continental hegemony. Then, the only way is to choose Odin!"
I see.
Xia sighed.
This Hastings is indeed a character! In order to avenge the family, he actually defected to a foreign country. As an outsider, Odin, who is known for his xenophobia, actually used his powerful skills to get to his current position, the famous Odin Valkyrie, a member of the Odin Empire. first general. Holding military power, Megatron Continent...
"After I went to Odin, I changed my name and discarded my old name. I gave myself a new name, which is Hastings!"
When Hasting said this, his eyes were a little cold: "The name Hastings existed in ancient times. At the beginning of the ancient Byzantine Empire, the first generation of Tulip Dukes swept the world, and Kecheng destroyed countless countries, but at that time, there was also a A formidable character who has fought against Duke Tulip for more than ten years! And in the Founding War, the one who killed the most Byzantine troops was that man! The name of the famous general in ancient times... was called Hasting! The meaning of my name is to let people know that I have been the mortal enemy of Byzantium in my life!"
Xia Ya sighed inwardly.
The famous general in ancient times, there are not many people who know it now. After all, thousands of years have passed, and he is shrouded in the light of Duke Tulip... But the Hastings in front of him now has become a nightmare for the Byzantine Empire army. , Prestige is prominent! Today's popularity on the mainland is better than the ancients.
Hasting stroked the spear lightly and looked at Xia Ya: "The teacher taught me all the skills, martial arts and military strategies, all of which came from the teacher's teaching, even thinking about it carefully, when I was young, my life was also a teacher. I was rescued. If I hadn't met him and took me away, I'd be an orphan, and I'd die if I couldn't get to the Acropolis. Even if I did, I'd be caught as a rebellious remnant, which is also a dead end. One. In my heart, besides my parents, the person I am most grateful for in this life is my teacher.”
Having said that, Xia Ya took a deep breath and stared at Xia Ya: "And teacher, when I said goodbye and gave me this gun, he made me make a promise to him."
"promise?"
Hastings smiled slightly, but that smile was cold and weird!
After a while, he said softly: "The teacher said to me, 'If you meet someone who holds my weapon in the future, you will be my descendant. If you meet him, if you are an enemy of him, you must spare him Three times. If you agree, you will repay me.' Well, that's it."
Forgive three times? Why did the old man make Hastings make such a promise? !
Hasting's tone became more and more strange: "I was curious in my heart and asked the teacher. At that time, the teacher hesitated for a while, but also bluntly said to me, he said, 'I have fortune-telling, I will have two descendants in my life, but one of them You will die in the hands of another. You are my first descendant. Your talent is so strong that I have only seen it in my life. I am afraid that my next disciple will be far inferior to yours. Just spare him three times. If after three times, he still dies at your hands... Then it's his own incompetence, it's his life!'"
Having said that, Hasting raised his head and stared at Xi Ya, his eyes bright!