"The truth cannot be hidden anymore, it has finally come to this." Qiao Mu was silent.
He could make up a lie about an army attacking immortals, so could he also make up a lie about a Da Yan army that was united in fighting against aliens
That's not a lie, that's a fairy tale.
Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife.
In the past, in order to give hope to the lonely city, Qiao Mu fabricated a lie about "attacking the immortal army" to rekindle the hope of the soldiers and civilians in the lonely city and let them seek life rather than death.
However, when they really walked out of the desert, what greeted them was naturally the bloody truth.
I saw the white hair of the captain of the sea trembling slightly, and he said in disbelief:
"We have been fighting alone for forty years, holding on under the pressure of aliens, but Da Yan behind us has been kneeling for forty years?"
"Have the Taoist temples of Xianmen been opened all over the Nine Provinces?"
He stood up suddenly, his body tilted slightly, and he felt the blood rushing up and suddenly felt dizzy.
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Chapter 221 Entering the Palace, Seeing Emperor Yonghe Again (10k
Captain Hai is already an old man over 60 years old. He is one of the elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles in the war against aliens. He has been defending the isolated city for forty years without any hesitation. Even when facing aliens, he has been trying to stand straight, and said to himself that the remaining soldiers in the isolated city would rather die than kneel.
But now he is at a loss, his eyes are cloudy and his steps are a little unsteady, like an ordinary sixty-year-old man.
"The alien war we experienced was a thing of the past forty years ago..."
"In the remote areas of Kyushu today, some people don't even know that the strange people are the immortals in the Taoist temples, and they still worship them..." He felt as if a heavy hammer had hit his heart as he listened to his own brother's narration.
The strength of extraordinary people is common knowledge known to everyone.
Therefore, Captain Hai, who was trapped in the vast desert and had no idea about the affairs of the nine provinces in the outside world, could not have imagined how the Emperor of Dayan in the outside world could 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 you can defeat an alien is a question of ability.
Whether you still have the courage to fight against strangers is a question of attitude.
Faced with aliens, the 100,000 soldiers of the former Great Yan fought to the last and have held their ground to this day.
Also facing strange people, the current Great Yan court... .allowed strange people's Taoist temples to be opened in all major cities in Kyushu
When Captain Hai first heard the news, he felt dizzy and had an indescribable sense of sadness.
Hai Siyuan's official rank was not high, he was only a sixth-rank captain.
Although he is over sixty years old, he has spent most of his life defending cities in the desert, so he doesn't understand much about the overall planning of the court.
So he didn't know whether Emperor Yonghe was sleeping on straw and eating bitter food, or whether he had already surrendered from the bottom of his heart... He hoped it was the former, but...
"Does it matter whether the Emperor of Great Yan slept on firewood and tasted gall or not?" Captain Hai sighed.
The emperor of Dayan is the supreme ruler and the master of the entire dynasty. His every word and action will be watched by the people of all provinces.
If the emperor leads the army in person, and if the general personally braves the arrows and stones, the morale of the soldiers will often be greatly boosted.
The reason why the people of the isolated city have been able to withstand the test of forty years without collapsing is that there is still an iron-blooded lone army resisting them.
This isolated army has been able to hold out until now because its predecessors, led by Li Changge, died heroically, so younger generations like Hai Duwei have the courage to take over the heavy responsibility.
The torch is passed on, that's all.
So what if the emperor went to sleep on straw and eat bitter food, and served the enemy like a dog
How would ordinary soldiers and civilians know whether you are the truly capable King Gou Jian of Yue or just a real dog
After thinking it over, Captain Hai could only sigh.
"It's all the Qiao family's fault. It's all the Qiao family's fault."
Qiao Mu looked sideways silently.
"It's because those members of the Qiao family were too brave and brilliant. They visited the lonely city in the guise of warriors from Jiuzhou and soldiers who fought against immortals, which made us have unrealistic expectations of the Great Yan in the outside world." Captain Hai sighed again.
After the Qiao family visited Lonely City as the Great Yan Immortal Extermination Army.
The old soldiers thought that the city had held out for forty years and the flames would not be extinguished, passed down from generation to generation. Although it was isolated in the desert and cut off from the outside world, there were also immortal-killing soldiers in the outside world holding torches, echoing from afar and helping each other.
In their imagination, the situation in the outside world should be that the Immortal Sect is powerful and overpowering the Nine Provinces, while the Great Yan court secretly organizes an army to attack the Immortals and quietly accumulates strength... .
If the aliens are the endless night hanging over the heads of the people of Kyushu, then the remnants of the army in the isolated city and the army fighting against the immortals are two fires in the night.
Although it is weak, it has been passed down from generation to generation and has never been extinguished.
But the veterans were wrong.
Because there is no such thing as an army to defeat immortals in this world.
Although the Qiao family is brave, they are just a mortal family. How many people can they have
They cannot be called firewood, but more like fireworks that flash briefly in the night sky. Although they are brilliant and bright, they are ultimately too short-lived to illuminate the night.
At first, Captain Hai only felt pity for his misfortune and angry at his lack of fighting spirit.
But after coming to his senses, he only felt deeply tired.
They are tired and exhausted.
"Captain Hai, don't be too sad. After all, there are still people in this world who are like the old soldier in the lonely city and have the will to resist strangers."
Qiao Mu finally interrupted at this time, and the two Hai brothers who were conversing intently noticed his presence.
"For example, the founder of the "Sumeru Mountain King Sutra" is actually your father, Hai Wuya." Qiao Mu said bluntly.
Hai Wuya is the first generation ancestor who created the law, while Qiao Mu is the second generation ancestor who continued to iterate version 1.0 and deduced it to a higher level and a more perfect version.
Captain Hai was obviously stunned.
Mr. Hai also noticed his elder brother's tired look, so he changed the subject:
"Brother, what are your plans next? Are you going back to the capital to see father?"
"Return to the imperial capital..." Captain Hai looked bleak.
According to common sense, as the only surviving sixth-rank captain among the remnant troops from forty years ago and the leader of the old soldiers, Captain Hai should return to the imperial capital to report to the court on behalf of the old soldiers.
But things are a bit complicated now.
Madam Bai, the commander of Anxi Pass, has reported the matter to both the Great Yan court and the King of Qin who governs this area, but there has been no response yet.
And Captain Hai also has some doubts about the current Emperor of Dayan... Especially after knowing that his father Hai Wuya had been in prison for thirty years after the Alien War and was only released not long ago.
When we were in the desert, although the environment was harsh, there was actually nothing fancy and the situation was not complicated.
Now that he has left the desert, the current situation in Kyushu leaves him at a loss.
Because Great Yan had reached a truce with the nine great immortal sects forty years ago, the nine great immortal sects were now the guests of honor of the Great Yan emperor, and were also the group of immortals who enjoyed incense on the folk altars of Great Yan.
Then, as the commander of an army that led 300 veteran soldiers to fight against the aliens, when he returned to the imperial court, he might be accused of destroying the friendship between the immortals and mortals and causing conflicts between them.
"What kind of person is the current Emperor Yonghe? How will he deal with old soldiers like us, as well as the women, children, and the elderly who walk out of the city?" Captain Hai was worried and not optimistic.
Mr. Hai naturally had no answer to this question and just smiled bitterly.
“I really want to ask the current emperor, do you still remember the Western Expedition Army forty years ago? Why did we fight to the death for forty years while the Great Yan court knelt for forty years…” Captain Hai took a deep breath.
"The Great Yan of today is no longer the Great Yan of forty years ago."
"Let's wait here for news from Madam Bai. Hasn't she already sent a messenger to report?"
The storyteller Qianliyan from Tingchao Tower approached silently. He listened to the conversation between Hai Duwei and others, but suddenly spoke:
"Captain Hai, it's not time to rest yet."
"If we just wait here quietly, we might just be waiting to be killed."
Captain Hai looked puzzled, he didn't understand what Clairvoyance meant.
Now that we've left the desert, why should we just sit there and wait for death
"Captain Hai, this matter concerns the Immortal Sect, and there is no way to stop there." Qianliyan shook his head slightly.
Qianliyan has some knowledge about the ways of the immortal sect.
There are quite a few old monsters in the Immortal Gate, so it is normal to provoke an old one after beating a small one.
Elder Qingzhuo has been frightened away, so according to Clairvoyance's estimation, the Da Dao Sect will not let it go and will most likely have follow-up measures.
The fact that the soldiers and civilians of the isolated city have walked out of the desert does not mean that the matter has ended.
It remains to be seen how the Immortal Sect will deal with them next.
"The Hundred Miles Desert is the secret realm of the Dao Sect. This matter is a huge scandal. Once leaked, it will ruin the reputation of the Dao Sect. So... it must be leaked as soon as possible! Publicize the deeds of this city as soon as possible."
The Clairvoyant made his judgement.
If the news cannot be spread in time, then the Immortal Sect will probably come to kill us directly... Then these old soldiers staying in Anxi Pass and the women and children in the city will all die!
Therefore, in the eyes of Clairvoyant, spreading the news as quickly as possible is actually their chance of survival.
Captain Hai also thought it made sense. After all, Qiao Mu only scared away Elder Qingzhuo, but did not kill him.
To put it another way, even if we could kill Taoist Qingzhuo, it might not be a good thing.
If even the elders of the Immortal Sect died in the Hundred Miles of Desert, it would definitely alarm the other high-ranking officials of the Da Dao Sect, and even the headmaster.
"So, what do you think I should do?" asked Captain Hai.
"Of course, we should spread this matter as soon as possible before the pursuers from the Immortal Sect come to silence us."
The Clairvoyant said solemnly:
"Captain Hai, I suggest that we go to the imperial capital immediately and tell the emperor about this matter in person."
In the eyes of clairvoyance.
"Hundred Miles of Desert" is a secret that has been hidden by the Immortal Sect for forty years.
The more people know this secret, the bigger the incident will become, and the more difficult it will be for the Immortal Sect to silence the disabled old people in the lonely city.
"In that case, I will set off tonight." Captain Hai stood up immediately.
As soon as he heard that this matter might endanger the safety of the soldiers and civilians in the isolated city, he made a decisive decision.
This isolated army of theirs has held out for forty years. It is impossible for them to fail just when they finally get out of the desert and let the people in the city who have been protected for forty years die at the hands of an immortal, right
Just as Captain Hai was about to leave, another voice came from the side.
"Captain Hai, if you want to enter the palace, why don't I accompany you?" Qiao Mu said.
Wherever there is danger, there are trees.
As soon as he heard that Captain Hai was going to rush to the imperial capital overnight to pay a visit to Emperor Yonghe, he immediately became interested.
How could he pretend not to hear such an exciting thing
Just after saying this, he was slightly stunned and realized what he was saying.
He is Qiao Shui now, but he still does things in the same way as before. When encountering danger, he volunteers to rush forward and puts his head on his belt.
But his current situation is different from before.
Every death was accompanied by a prison sentence, and he had just served five years in isolation, with no time to catch his breath.
But Captain Hai showed no sign of surprise.
"Senior Qiao Shui is indeed a person who cannot tolerate any injustice. He knows that entering the palace this time is like entering a dangerous place and he might be hunted down by the immortal sect, so he volunteered..."
Although it was the first time he met Qiao Shui, he was not surprised.
The deaths of several generations of the Qiao family have formed a strong stereotype in his mind.