Not far from the entrance of the main road to the mountain, there was a deserted mass grave next to the rocky slope. There were more than a hundred unowned graves scattered around. The owners of these graves were unknown, so no one had ever paid homage to them. Only an old man with one arm and one leg would prepare some wine and sit on the ground in a corner of the cemetery. Only after drinking all the wine and water did he disappear at the end of the mass grave.
It was the twelfth lunar month. The snow not only covered the main road leading to the mountain, but also covered countless graves. In the past, Old Man Du Que would only appear when the snow melted in spring, but this year was different. Since the beginning of the twelfth month, he had been guarding one of the graves day and night to prevent the snow from covering it, as if he was afraid that it would crush the broken grave and disturb the dead souls who had rested in the grave for a long time.
Old Man Duque kept cutting away the snowflakes that fell on the grave from time to time, but he did not remove the wind and frost that disturbed his body. It was as if this snow-white body was his natural color and the resentment that could not be removed.
Old Man Duque placed nineteen wine cups on the grave. The wine in each cup was weighed until it floated to the edge of the cup. Then, he slowly exhaled and muttered intermittently, as if they were talking about the bitterness of the past years. It was difficult to say a thousand words in a short time.
It was not until the faint sound of a horn came from the distance that Old Man Duque raised his head with difficulty. Although the sun seemed dazzling, he could not feel the slightest temperature. He looked at the distant Crescent Country that was shrouded in clouds. He slowly turned around and placed seven more wine glasses on another tombstone, then filled them up.
The sound of the horn came from the training ground of the Crescent Country. At this moment, it was the time for the welfare students to personally hand over the flag and count the soldiers. The 5,000 Crescent Army soldiers were ready to set off, starting their first expedition in hundreds of years.
The one-horned old man had been waiting for this horn since he was less than ten years old. He had been waiting for it for eighty years.
He straightened his body with all his might and barely managed to stand firm in the strong wind. He said to the Crescent Country in the distance in a barely audible but firm and decisive tone,"The wilderness is here. I accept your declaration of war."”
He then filled his own wine cup. This time, he did not drink alone. The water and wine gradually froze into frost with the cold wind, clearly revealing his mood of waiting. It was as if he was waiting for an old friend to come and drink with him, but he could not get it until he heard footsteps of varying speeds in the distance.
The sound was very far away, but Huang Yezhong could still hear it clearly. It was the footsteps of seven people. Every three years, Huang Yezhong would wait here for the footsteps of these seven people, as if his life was only for these seven footsteps.
As the footsteps got closer and closer, Wilderness's hand that was holding the wine glass trembled even more. He knew that this would be the last time in his life that he would wave his sleeves to give them wine. He had to maintain his usual elegance and let them remember his perfect figure forever.
The person finally walked into the wilderness, so close that he could see every face. Then, with his remaining hand, he used all his strength to brush the seven wine glasses at them. Then, he proudly watched as each wine glass was smoothly and accurately delivered to their hands.
The people who came easily took the wine cup from Old Man Duque and secretly urged their internal strength to melt the frozen ice wine in an instant. Then, the seven of them drank it all at the same time. After drinking, they put the wine cup in their arms and bowed to the wilderness for a long time.
In the vast land, Desolate Zhong stood proudly in the cold wind as the seven people kowtowed. Desolate Zhong did not move, and neither did the seven people.
Until Wilderness turned around and looked at the nineteen wine glasses on the grave, muttering,"Who should I drink with this year?"”
"Young master, last year it was General Min, this year it should be Master Tao.”The middle-aged man who was the leader of the seven said.
"Master Tao, Master Tao, I'm sorry. I've already forgotten all about the disciple rules. When I go to see you, you can bring me to recite them again.”
Wilderness took down the 11th cup, turned it into wine, and poured it on the ground. Then he said to the seven people kneeling on the ground,"Come in."”
The seven of them followed the wilderness to the tombstone behind them until everyone's figures disappeared into the mass grave.
It turned out that this tomb was a sealed object, just like the Endless Wall in front of the Crescent Country. Outsiders could not enter, and only the person who placed the seal knew the truth.
Walking into the tomb, there were dozens of stone slabs all the way down. At the end of the stone slabs was a narrow and dark pathway. The width of the pathway was only enough for one person to walk alone. Wilderness led the group slowly in the pathway. It was so slow that the seven people behind them were almost pressed against each other, but they still followed respectfully and cautiously.
When they finally reached the end of the tunnel, Wilderness used his walking stick to poke the stone wall a few times. Then, the stone wall slowly slid backward, and a wide hall suddenly appeared at the end of the tunnel.
Wilderness walked into the hall and sat down on the only chair in the hall. For decades, there had only been Wilderness Zhong here, so there was no need for a second chair. For decades, only Huang Yezhong had the right to sit in this hall, so there was no need for a second chair.
Wilderness opened his mouth again. He asked,"Why didn't the child be sent to the Crescent Country?"”
This weak and stern reprimand filled the entire hall with a murderous aura. The seven people could only lower their heads and remain silent. They did not even dare to look at Old Man Duque.
Wilderness did not get an answer. He asked again weakly and sternly,"It's just sending a child to the Crescent Country. It's fine if you don't have this little ability. Now, you don't even have the ability to reply?"”
Among the seven people, the only woman stepped forward and knelt down. She said,"Young Master, this is my mistake. Please punish me."”
"Punish!!" Lady Thunder, can you withstand the punishment? I just want to know why not only did the child not get sent to the Crescent Moon Country, but he even turned into a pile of charcoal!!”
Lady Thunder's voice trembled as she said," The child was indeed sent to the tent of the Seven Color Kingdom according to the plan. However, something went wrong and the child was still in the tent. However, the people lying in ambush outside the tent really saw Xiao Bing leaving with a child first. So…so, the child that was originally arranged was burned to death in the tent.”
"What's wrong?" Wilderness asked sternly. We've been setting up traps in dozens of countries for decades. It's not easy for us to wait for this opportunity, and you actually use the words 'I don't know what went wrong' to explain it?
I spent decades of effort on that child and failed time and time again. It was not easy to lure Wu Chijin into leaving that bastard outside, but now, he was actually burned to a pile of charcoal by you?
After so many years of painstaking effort, you're telling me that for some unknown reason, it's a combination of yin and yang. Lady Lei, have you been living too comfortably these years and forgotten the blood debt on your body?”
Lady Lei hurriedly kowtowed to apologize and sobbed,"The hatred between the country and the family, Lady Lei did not dare to forget for a moment."”
The sound of kowtowing was endless. In an instant, tears streamed down Lady Thunder's face and blood flowed out.
Wilderness used his walking stick to press against Lady Thunder's head to stop her from continuing to kowtow. He said," The way to take responsibility is not to hurt yourself. If you kowtow, you'll still be a pile of charred black gold."”
He then said to everyone,"For a long time, I've insisted on staying at the foot of the Crescent Moon Mountain and living a life that was neither human nor ghost under this grave. I was afraid that as time passed and my life became comfortable, I would forget about this hatred of the country and my family.
You have to remember that I have no children in my life. I treat you like my own children. I let you live such a comfortable life as a noble because I can't bear for you to bear the hatred of the country and family. I can help you live such a life.
If you guys are addicted to living a good life and don't want to live a life of licking blood on knives, I won't force you or tie you up. Just tell me, but don't ruin my plans like this. Any mess up is my decades of hard work.”
Hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down and said in unison,"We can't forget the hatred between the country and the family."”
"I know you're all good kids and won't forget your roots." However, he had to be vigilant of himself at all times. He was born in suffering and died in happiness.
Listen up, your lives are more important than mine. I'm already old, and I don't have many days left. You have to continue this stick.”
Huang Ye slowly walked in front of Lady Lei and said gently,"Listen, no matter how big a mistake you make, you must cherish yourself." Look at me, I lost my country, my people, my family, and even my hands and feet. But as long as I'm alive, I'll do my best to hold on to this breath. Without this breath, how can I take revenge and restore my country?
If you make a mistake, then so be it. Find out the reason and make up for it. The entire operation has already begun. Even if you make a mistake, we have to ensure that the other operations can be completed on time.”
Huang Yezhong struggled to help Lady Thunder up. He looked at her face full of blood with heartache. He coughed and shouted,"Sixth, are you crippled or crippled? Fifth is so injured. Why don't you come and help her!"!”
A tall and thin middle-aged man with a delicate appearance who was standing behind Lady Thunder immediately squatted beside her. He took off his thick outer coat and tore off his inner lapel, skillfully and quickly treating Lady Thunder's wound.
Huang Ye continued,"Now that the child is gone, some of the arrangements in the Crescent Country have to be changed." Lady Thunder, hurry up and kill the group responsible for the illegitimate son of the Dark Red Gold, lest they reveal any flaws.”
Lady Thunder said with a troubled expression,"Young Master, we spent a lot of effort to arrange for those people. Since they haven't been exposed, why don't we let them continue to stay? They will definitely be useful in the future."”
Wilderness said unhappily,"How do you know it's not exposed?" Don't you know that your opponent is Wu Chijin? Was it too late to wait until he was exposed before making a move?”
Lady Thunder was so angry when she heard Huang Yezhong's words that she didn't dare to insist. She could only lower her head and say,"I understand. I will deal with it immediately."”
Huang Yezhong continued,"Since the dark gold route is no longer working, let's change to the second route." Lady Thunder, what's your second line?”
"You Tianlang. He was Wu Chijin's right-hand man, and he was deeply trusted by Fu Lisheng and Wu Chijin.”Lady Thunder replied.
"Has this person rebelled?" Wilderness asked.
"No, this person is extremely loyal and smart. However, we've already set up many traps. Wu Chijin might have doubts about him, so he's just waiting for us to add Xin Huo.”
"Alright, I'll do it. What about the Seven Colors Nation? Who is in charge of the Seven Color Kingdom?" Wilderness asked in turn as if he was in a military parade.
"Young master, it's me." The person who answered was a fair-skinned scholar who was about 30 years old.
"Seventh Brother? Didn't I say that we should try not to use Old Seven? Let Old Seven lie in ambush until the last critical moment.”Huang Ye looked at everyone and asked unhappily.
"Young master, I fought for it with my brothers. I have to try to see if I can do this. All of them have remarkable abilities. I'm just destroying the royal family of the Seven Colored Nation. If they don't let me practice, how can they use me in the future?”
Wilderness reluctantly accepted this explanation, so he continued to ask,"Alright, tell me, how did it go?"”
"It's…it's destroyed. Leave no one alive." Old Seven said shyly.
"Old Seven, I don't want you to get involved. Firstly, I hope to keep a live chess piece and not give any chance for the opponent to wipe it all out. Secondly, your hands haven't been stained with blood yet. A few of them might be enough. If you're still clean…Sigh, forget it.”
Huang Ye Zhong's original plan was to keep Old Seven out of those bloody and dirty matters. In the worst case, he could still protect his failed brothers and enjoy the rest of his life. If he succeeded in restoring the country, those brothers would be as rich as a country. It was unlikely that anyone would want to be the country's ruler. He would let this clean Old Seven be the country's ruler.
Since Seventh Brother also wanted to work with his brothers, there was nothing to force him. He would just let nature take its course.
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