The struggle between the National Division and the rebel army continued.
But even if there are righteous people joining, the power of the rebel army is still weak. In front of the imperial court with elite soldiers and good generals, they are completely helpless. Zhou Xuan started an endless game of cat and mouse.
Before a large-scale siege, 001 met Xie Ziyou again.
It was a summer night, there was no wind and no moon, but there were stars shining brightly, trailing across the sky.
001 witnessed his cutie jumping over the wall, jumping up to the eaves as lightly as a swallow, pushing open the window lattice with his slender fingers, pinching a stone with his fingertips, and shooting the stone bullet into the room with a flick of his wrist.
He was wearing a white snow fox mask, and a black cloak that completely covered his whole body, only revealing a pair of beautifully curved peach blossom eyes like cut autumn water.
But only with this pair of eyes, 001 knew it was him.
When the stone fell to the ground, the host in the house suddenly became alarmed and shouted, "Who?!"
The young man flew out and pushed the vermilion door open, but only caught a black figure flying away under the starlight, and a warning that drifted away—
"The soldiers and horses of the National Division will come from the northwest tomorrow, outflank the rebel army in Qiling Mountain, and retreat quickly!"
His tone was serious, and his voice was deliberately hoarse, creating a sense of age, as if he was an old man in his forties.
001's heart is as bright as a mirror.
That was definitely Xie Ziyou, the "Master of the National Teacher" who led the troops to chase and intercept them, and was viciously cursed by the rebels every day.
It huddled in the back, silently watching the host bewildered, hesitated for several hours, and finally led the rebel army into the deep mountain overnight.
At noon the next day, they huddled in the wild roads in the mountains and forests. Looking at the smoke at the foot of the mountain, the rumbling horseshoes stepped on, the ground trembled, and the sound was like thunder.
After that, the rebel army had several crises, all of which were resolved in the same way.
People didn't know that it was Xie Ziyou who tipped off the news, they just thought it was 001's host who predicted the enemy's opportunity and used his troops like a god.
No one dared to underestimate the young man because of his age or temperament. They became respectful in front of the young man. Whenever there was a battle, they would come to ask the young man for advice. When the soldiers passed by the young man's tent, they all dismounted and saluted to express their sincere respect.
The young man gradually established supreme prestige in the rebel army.
He buried the truth deep in his heart, attributed the credit to himself, enjoyed the admiration of everyone every day, his expression became more and more arrogant, and when he walked, his feet were light and light, as if carrying a gust of wind.
001 didn't know what to say.
It can't tear down Xie Ziyou's platform - that's not helping him, but hurting him.
But when 001 looked at his growing host, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
Like a small thorn, inadvertently pierced into the bottom of my heart, the wound could not heal, so it was torn and bled day after day. Although it was not a piercing pain, it was still uncomfortable.
— Xie Ziyou, that cute little guy is not suitable to be a villain.
001 lightly landed on the window sill, looking out the window at night, the stars are gorgeous, a slender shadow keeps appearing in his mind, with a jade-like complexion, clear facial features, and bright eyes full of light, with a springy look.
Those eyes should not be filled with sorrow.
A thought flashed across 001's mind.
A small thought, like a very faint candle, flickered and rose in 001's heart, and gradually spread into a sky full of flames.
- It wants to see Xie Ziyou laughing.
Laugh unrestrainedly, like a cheerful lark, flying over the rolling pines, leaping over the blooming flowers, and laughing freely under the blue sky.
…
The national division led troops to encircle and suppress several times, but returned without success, which seriously damaged the dignity of the national division. Xie Ziyou in everyone's hearts gradually stepped down from the altar, from an image of an omnipotent fairy to a mortal who accidentally obtained the secret recipe .
Even above the court, there were people pointing at him and whispering behind his back.
"Looking at his look, isn't it impossible to catch a group of mice?"
Doubt is the seed of betrayal.
With a slight breeze, and adding some nutrients at will, it can quickly grow into a towering tree.
Some people in the court began to secretly support the rebels, providing them with food, grass, soldiers and horses. With sophisticated weapons and equipment, the rebel army grew stronger day by day, and gradually had the capital to threaten the rule of the state teacher and the old emperor.
At the same time, in the eyes of 001's host, the person who reported late at night... has lost its use value.
The existence of that person has already planted a cancerous tumor in the young man's heart, and it is an unstable factor for him to lead the rebel army, like a bomb, if it is not handled properly, it will detonate at an unknown time.
So, a few nights before the rebels sent troops to attack the capital, the boy stayed up all night.
He couldn't tell other people about this matter, and he didn't even dare to use his most reliable confidant, so he only set up a net in the residence alone, with dense traps, arrows coated with poison, and under the cover of vegetation, the faint blue needle tip emitted a gloomy cold light in the night .
He wants the messenger to shut up forever.
001 felt chills in his heart.
But he couldn't disobey the host's will.
…
The night was like black ink, and the wind was chilly, with the unique chill of iron wafting in the wind.
When Xie Ziyou tried to climb into the courtyard again, a very faint cry came to his ears.
"Go!"
Xie Ziyou glanced suspiciously at the source of the sound, only to catch a fast and dim stream of light, like a firefly wrapping its wings and hiding itself under the dark leaves.
The boy hesitated a little.
He looked up at the high wall, hesitating for a long time, his slender hands clinging to the edge of the wall, hesitantly refusing to use his strength to jump up.
The system worried in Xie Ziyou's mind: "Youyou, it seems to be fraudulent, or... let's withdraw?"
"... No way." Xie Ziyou gritted his teeth.
What I want to convey this time is important information about the decisive battle.
After a living person refines a elixir, the remaining impurities are one of the most violent poisons in the world because they contain the despair and hatred of the dying person.
In order to conform to the vicious personality of the "National Teacher" and fit the plot, Xie Ziyou had to put this poison in the moat outside Kyoto.
But he didn't want the insurgents to be seriously poisoned.
The boy struggled: "If I don't tell them about this, what will happen if they drink the water from the moat?"
His system was very helpless, turned into a light golden bee, hovering in the air: "Youyou, you have to believe that the protagonist will always find a way..."
"How many poisoned people will die before he figured out a way?"
Under the starry sky, Xie Ziyou clenched his teeth, his eyes trembling slightly.
In the corner, 001's heart also trembled, and a gust of warm wind hit it in an instant, but it made the undercurrent in his heart turbulent and restless.
In March of that year, the peach blossoms were young, and the pale golden butterfly hid in the large shadow cast by the peach tree, pricking up its ears to listen, unwilling to let go of every word Xie Ziyou said.
It heard the young man's shortness of breath, and when he spoke again, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he said sadly: "System, my current identity, my hands are covered with the blood of innocent people. Although I am forced, I am still colluding with the villains. We I can't convince myself that I'm not innocent, I'm also... hurting them for the sake of points and interests."
Xie Ziyou's voice trembled like a jade knocking on ice, paused for a moment, and when he spoke again, there was already a hint of crying.
The water light swirled in his eyes, reflecting the vast expanse of the Milky Way.
"I probably will never be able to be a qualified villain. I can't be cruel. I can't treat them as games, as NPCs without self-will. They are all living people. I always think... If I can save one, I will save one , In this way, I feel better from the bottom of my heart."
001's heart trembled violently.
The boy's words were like thunder, setting off a stormy sea in its heart.
001 couldn't bear it any longer, appeared from behind the branch, and flew straight towards Xie Ziyou—
But it was too late.
The moment the voice fell, Xie Ziyou quietly exerted force on his fingertips, and his slender figure suddenly jumped up, drawing a neat arc in the air, and flipping into the wall!
The courtyard was entangled with hair-thin spider threads, and the moment Xie Ziyou landed, the thread broke and the mechanism was triggered.
Hundreds of arrows suddenly started, like lightning, piercing the air towards the place where he was standing!
At the same time, Xie Ziyou staggered.
The branches and leaves were broken, sand and stones were scattered, and there was a huge pit several feet deep under his feet!
"caught you!"
In the courtyard, candles were suddenly lit up inside the house, reflecting the entire small courtyard like daytime.
The protagonist rushed out of the house, the blade in his hand was shining coldly, he slashed towards the huge pit, and said with a big smile, "Shouldn't you show your true colors soon, you shy rat?"
In the huge pit, a masked boy in a black robe raised his arms to block his eyes.
He hadn't landed yet, but his figure turned sharply in mid-air, his toes lightly tapped on the incoming arrow, and he leaped out of thin air, and jumped onto the wall again!
It seems to be ready.
From this point of view, the reminder from 001 finally worked.
But after jumping onto the wall, Xie Ziyou didn't turn around and run away.
He turned his head and said in a hoarse voice: "The national teacher intentionally poisoned the moat. After you enter Binzhou, you must be careful!"
The protagonist didn't answer.
Xie Ziyou's stop gave him time to react, the young man clenched his fingers tightly and tore off a thin thread beside him.
The night was raging, and the giant crossbow hidden in the corner of the wall was finally activated, aimed at the direction of the wall, and shot an arrow aggressively—
The arrow tore through Xuanyi's cuff and hit Xie Ziyou's shoulder.
... The blood splashed on the peach tree in the corner, dyeing the peach blossoms in crimson, as intense as fire.
The author has something to say: By the way, I almost forgot to ask one thing. Who do you think is more aggressive between 025 and 011