The next day, early in the morning, the red sun rose from the east. Luoyang, the century-old imperial capital, was bathed in its splendor.
A new day has begun.
The sound of "buzz" sounded continuously, and the huge city gate slowly opened to welcome people. People who had been waiting outside the city gate began to approach the city gate, preparing to enter the city. Yin Kuang and others were among this group of people.
In fact, the six Yin Kuang people arrived outside Luoyang around two o'clock this morning. He originally wanted to sneak into the city under the cover of darkness, but he didn't expect that the guards in Luoyang City were tighter than he imagined. In addition, the city wall was tall and the bluestones of the wall were tightly fitted without any gaps. After several attempts, they failed to sneak into the city, so they had to give up in the end.
Affected by the fifth era world again, everyone who was originally tireless was suddenly attacked by fatigue. They had no choice but to find a place to rest in the wild for a night. By the way, I also went to a village to get some coarse cloth clothes to dress up.
The city gates are very tightly guarded, and everyone entering the city must undergo a rigorous search, obviously to prevent spies from sneaking in.
When it was Yin Kuang and others' turn, there was a little friction. Two blind soldiers wanted to search the bodies of Qian Qianqian and Murong Yan, but the two girls naturally refused. This almost caused trouble. Thanks to Yin Kuang's loss of money and the avoidance of disaster, and the fact that the young generals on duty knew how to advance and retreat, Yin Kuang and others were allowed to enter the city.
Although it was wartime, this century-old imperial capital was still bustling and lively. Standing on the spacious street paved with bluestones, you can see people coming and going, as if there is an endless flow. But before Yin Kuang could sigh at the hypocrisy and prosperity of this sunset, the sound of galloping horse hooves could be heard. Suddenly, the originally orderly street became noisy.
But a group of cavalry came from a distance!
"Xiliang soldiers are here! Run!"
The panicked crowd immediately crowded both sides of the street and made way for them. Yin Kuang and others were involuntarily rushed to the side of the road by the crowd.
The sound of galloping hooves came closer and closer, and a gust of black wind blew past Yin Kuang and others, leaving the city with a faint smell of blood.
Looking underground, I saw a bloody horse hoof mark spread on the road, messy and sad. It seems that some innocent people who had no time to escape died under the iron hoof of the Xiliang soldiers.
"Oh! What a sin." An old man next to Yin Kuang sighed sadly.
In troubled times, life is as cheap as an ant. It's just what you see before your eyes.
But the people in Luoyang seem to have gotten used to it, or are numb. After the Xiliang cavalry left, the chaotic people stepped onto the streets again, and instantly they became orderly again, doing whatever they were supposed to do. Ignoring the bloody hoof prints all over the ground.
Yin Kuang said: "Let's find a place to stay first."
The others didn't say anything, but they all felt a little heavy.
Soon, Yin Kuang and others found an inn called "Qingyun Tower", which should be a "star hotel", and spent a golden leaf to book six rooms. Although the current currency is five baht, merchants never refuse to accept gold and silver, especially in these troubled times. As for why six people dressed in ordinary clothes were able to get valuable gold leaves, the shopkeeper didn't care. The only way to get rich is to keep silent.
What Yin Kuang and the six people didn't expect was that as soon as they settled down, someone came to the door.
It’s the second-generation Queen Sakura, and with her is Zhuge Lian!
It seems to be "fate", but I didn't expect that the second-generation Queen Sakura would also settle in Qingyun Tower. As soon as Yin Kuang and others entered the inn, they were recognized by the second-generation Queen Ying.
When she first saw Yin Kuang, the second-generation Sakura Queen, who was dressed as a village woman, she was still a little stunned. Without him, the second-generation Queen Sakura is obviously with the Allied Forces of the princes. But then Yin Kuang felt relieved. Who let people have the bug-like "Sakura Mamijutsu"
After a few words of greetings, the second-generation Queen Ying said bluntly: "Yin, what are you doing in Luoyang? As the king of all realms, shouldn't you gather your members from all realms and work with Li Shuangmu and others to deal with the West God? College? Why are there six of you here?"
Yin Kuang asked back: "What about you? You have two clones, one on Dong Zhuo's side, one on the side of the alliance of princes, and you have two boats. What are you going to do?"
The second-generation Queen Sakura asked again: "Do you suspect that I and Xishen High School colluded to deal with Dongsheng?" Yin Kuang asked again: "Isn't it true?"
"Humph! Yin Kuang, don't make a mistake, they are them, and I am me!" The second-generation Queen Sakura sneered disdainfully, "I am the 'Queen Sakura', not a puppet in their hands. I am not a dog." I don't have the slightest interest. To tell you the truth, I am in Luoyang to monitor the movements of the Western God students here and sabotage their action plans. Don't think of me so badly."
It means that you, Yin Kuang, are very unbearable...
To be honest, when the second-generation Queen Sakura asked fifteen Japanese students to join his plan in the Allied camp, he suspected that her motives were impure. But nothing bad seemed to happen in the end, so I let it go for the time being. Now the second-generation Queen Ying here has another attitude of "I stand with Dongsheng", which actually makes Yin Kuang believe it.
Yin Kuang said: "So I judge you as a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
The second-generation Queen Sakura said: "It's good that you know. You're here just in time. Zhuge, please tell Yin Kuang about their situation in Dongsheng." Zhuge on the side nodded and said: "Yin Kuang, honestly speaking, Dongsheng What I did this time was a little... not authentic." Yin Kuang frowned.
"There are now 94 Dongsheng students in Luoyang City - not including Dongying. Some of these people have been targeted by Tiger of the West God..."
"Wait, who are you talking about?"
"Tegory. Do you know him?"
Yin Kuang smiled and said: "If it is a very beautiful man... I kidnapped his wife. But that's not right. He should be a junior. How come he took the sophomore exam?"
Junior year!
The expressions of the second-generation Queen Sakura and Zhuge Lian changed.
Yin Kuang couldn't laugh anymore, "Let's put this aside for now. You continue."
Zhuge Lian nodded and said: "I have gone to find those 94 people. More than 20 of them are still members of your Wanjie. I hope they can join forces with us to deal with the Xishen students. But... no one Agree. I know what you think. But Li Shuangmu once brought a message to them, saying that Dongsheng and Dongying have already formed an alliance. But they still resisted. On the contrary, they were very active in how to sneak into the palace, and some died for it. People...you know what I mean, right?"
Yin Kuang nodded.
Zhuge Lian simply said that these Dongsheng students were selfish and ignored Dongsheng's interests. Instead, they actively sought personal gain and lost their lives in vain to give Xishen points.
Zhuge Liandao: "I have made preliminary calculations. The number of sophomores in Xishen is between 700 and 800 at most. But we in Dongsheng have 1,621 people. Of course, this includes the original Dongsheng, Dongliuqiu, and Dongchaohan. And Dongying. Our number is almost double that of the other side. If we work together, we are very likely to win this exam. But now there are only more than 1,000 people in Dongsheng and Dongying (including dead), and the remaining 600-odd people are out of thin air. Disappeared. Excluding the more than 90 people in Luoyang City, more than 180 people died, which means that we only have more than 700 people willing to participate in the war, and nearly 500 of them are from Japan... "
Yin Kuang knocked on the table and said: "It's useless for you to tell me this. After all, this exam will kill people, it is a complete death. Even if Dong Sheng loses, they will not die. As for losing to West What will happen after the gods... I think the Western gods will not slaughter all Dongsheng at that time, right? They just have such a sense of luck. For these people, even if you put a knife on their necks, they will not join the battle, forcing them to If you get anxious, you might even defect."
The second-generation Sakura Queen said: "Don't you people in Dongsheng have any sense of shame?"
Yin Kuang shrugged and said helplessly: "It can only be said that Dongsheng's education is a bit of a failure. Under the oppression of the principal, more than 80% of people just want to live. What else can you say to these people? They want to There is nothing wrong with living. What do you think?"
Zhuge Lian was speechless.
The second-generation Queen Sakura sneered and said: "That's right. Even the king of all realms thinks so, so how can we blame those who are greedy for life and afraid of death? Sure enough, the saying that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked is right." As he said, , the second-generation Queen Sakura stood up and said: "Just hold on to your life! See what else you have left except that life in the end? I suddenly thought of Cao Cao's words, and I will give them to you now. ：A common man is a fool, but he has no shortcomings and plans! Hum hum."
As soon as she finished speaking, she strode out of the room.
Zhuge Lian smiled bitterly and cupped his hands to Yin Kuang, saying: "Farewell."
Yin Kuang sat still, his fingers gently clasping the table, not knowing what he was thinking.
Qian Qianqian walked in and asked, "Yin Kuang, what are you going to do?" She was right next door, and she naturally heard the conversation between Yin Kuang and the second-generation Queen Ying.
Yin Kuang took Qian Qianqian's hand, pulled her into his arms, and said, "What else can we do? As I said before, you can't count on others. No matter what you do, you have to rely on yourself. There is nothing wrong with being selfish. It would be great if we could balance public and private matters. By the way, where are Zeng Fei and the others?"
"They're out to get information."
"Yeah. You can go find Zhuge later, and then contact the more than 20 members of Wanjie. See what they mean."
"Okay. What about you?"
"I want to go to the palace to see it!"