Chapter 3 Old Dream

Darkness.

"Young man, will you regret what you said?"

"I--"

Ye Ziqi was about to reply, but when he opened his mouth, his throat was choked.

Strange, what do you want to say?

When he came back to his senses, he found that he was sitting curled up in a familiar library. Among the bookcases that exuded the calming smell of camphor and old books, there were stacks of demonic books at his feet.

Ye Ziqi suddenly realized that he was dreaming again.

I can’t remember the content of the dream clearly. I just felt that there was a burning smell in the dream.

Ye Ziqi shook his head and smiled, how could this be possible? If there was a fire in the library, my father would have to break his legs.

He must have been reading for too long and fell asleep unconsciously. He thought he should wake up by reading two interesting monster stories.

But at this moment, the ajar door was slammed open with a loud bang!

The dazzling sunlight suddenly shines into the dim bookstore.

Ye Ziqi raised his head in surprise and saw the girl he was most familiar with standing at the door of the library.

"Brother, I knew you were here!"

A smile broke out on the girl's face, it was Ye Lingsha, Ye Ziqi's cousin.

Because she came in a hurry, Ye Lingsha's healthy breasts rose and fell with her rapid breathing. Her black hair stuck to her lily-white oval face, and a soft brocade dress outlined her well-proportioned blue hair.

curve.

"Let's go, brother, my aunt asked me to come home with you for dinner."

Ye Lingsha stretched out her hand to him, but Ye Ziqi did not grab it.

He stared at the bright brocade clothes on Ye Lingsha's body, and recognized that the material was expensive blue and gold woven with flowers, phoenixes, and Song brocade. It was completely out of place in the poor Beishan Town.

"Your clothes were sent by the Tang family?"

Ye Lingsha curled up her fingers uneasily: "Hmm...does it look good?"

"It doesn't fit, it's ugly."

Ye Ziqi stood up, dodged Ye Lingsha's body, and walked out of the library. Every step he took was as heavy as lead.

"But it's good to be warm. It's getting cold."

He kept walking with tears in his eyes. The people and scenery around him kept changing. He was at a loss. Only the pain in his heart lingered. When he came to his senses, he only saw a sword coming towards him!

"Snapped!"

He fell to the ground, the weapon in his hand was knocked away, and he saw a boy with a resolute temperament standing in front of him.

It's Gu Feng.

Ah, by the way, I was having a sword duel with Gu Feng.

"You're distracted again." Gu Feng looked very angry: "This month, you haven't been able to hold the sword steadily. How can you practice swordsmanship well like this?"

"I'm sorry." Ye Ziqi apologized and said, "But my heart can't calm down. Gu Feng, why do you think so? That Tang Zhao can marry Lingsha with just a few good clothes. Lingsha and I both know each other."

It’s been more than ten years, five years longer than the days we spent practicing swordsmanship!”

The "Tang Zhao" in Ye Ziqi's mouth was a rich young man who came to Beishan Town to enjoy the mountains and rivers. He happened to see Ye Lingsha's beauty, so he brought many gifts to propose marriage a month ago. The elders of Ye's family had already agreed.

This marriage.

Since then, Ye Ziqi has been depressed.

Gu Feng said indifferently: "It's Ye Lingsha's father who has made up his mind to get engaged, but there's nothing she can do about it."

"But Lingsha promised to go out with us in the future..."

"Things in the world are not always as one wishes." Gu Feng thought for a moment and said, "Yi Zi, let me ask you, do you know why the horse thieves from Qianzhou come to our Ju country every year?"

"Ah?" Ye Ziqi exclaimed. He didn't expect that Gu Fengfeng would suddenly mention the word "horse thief". This word was obviously taboo in the hearts of all Beishan Town people.

"Why are you asking this?"

"I'm asking you." Gu Feng said seriously.

Ye Ziqi had to look into Gu Feng's eyes, and the disturbing memories related to the horse thief were also tumbling in his heart.

What all border people fear most is the invasion of foreign tribes. Beishan Town of Ju State is located in Leizhou in the far north of Pingyao Continent, and Qianzhou mentioned by Gu Feng is a large state further north of Leizhou. It is separated from Ju State by a 90,000-meter river and belongs to another continent.

It is said that Qianzhou is a vast and boundless prairie. The barbarians living on the grassland are people on horseback. They often cross the river in winter and come to the Ju Kingdom to plunder. They are called "horse thieves" by the Ju people.

"Of course the horse thieves came to our Ju country to steal things! This is because the Qianzhou thieves are not taught by saints and are greedy and barbaric in nature. They only steal other people's things..."

"Wrong, it's because they lacked a meal of food in the winter!" Gu Feng said sternly.

Ye Ziqi changed color when he heard this. This was a shocking statement that had never been written before in the book.

Gu Feng pressed on and said: "In winter, the grass on the grassland is frozen to death, and there are fewer cattle and sheep. The barbarians in Qianzhou have no food to eat, so they kill their own cattle and horses and use cowhide to make rafts. He crossed the Nine Thousand Eyes River and came to our Ju country to kill people and steal food.

Half of them will drown in the river, and the other half will die in Ju State and will never go back to Qianzhou. So we usually sing, "The river is ninety-nine thousand long, and all the bones are old if you don't see them." '.But they still keep coming.

In our eyes, of course they are robbers and devils! But looking at Kyushu, the law of the jungle is a natural way of survival. Monsters eat people, and people eat people. If you are weak, let others eat you. If you are strong, let them eat you. other people!

Now because you are too weak, your cousin was eaten by the rich people in Hanye City! What's the use of crying here? Can you cry Ye Lingsha back?"

"Gu Feng..." Ye Ziqi's eyes widened. Gu Feng's words made him feel like he was choked up, and he didn't know how to vent them.

"We practice martial arts just to prevent ourselves from being plundered by others!" Gu Feng took the sword back to Ye Ziqi's hand: "Let me ask you, do you still remember the first principle of our Gu family's swordsmanship?"

"As heaven moves in good health, a man must constantly strive to improve himself."

"It's good that you still remember."

Ye Ziqi stared at Gu Feng blankly for a while, and his eyes suddenly glowed with a strong light. He remembered the morning when he first saw Gu Feng, who was practicing swinging his sword in the dim morning light, and longing suddenly arose in his heart. , also want to become such a strong and powerful person.

"Okay!" Ye Ziqi cheered up: "Gu Feng, let's continue practicing-"

But suddenly, a pillar of fire rose from the villages and towns below the mountain!

Ye Ziqi and Gu Feng looked at the town in surprise. The second and third pillars of fire burned continuously!

The faces of the two people changed drastically, and each pillar of fire was not close to each other. This did not look like an accidental fire!

So they hurried down the mountain and reported the news to their respective homes.

As he got closer and closer to the center of the town, more and more vague screams and shouts of killing could be heard in Ye Ziqi's ears.

"Boom!" With a sound, Ye Ziqi saw that the door of Niu Blacksmith's house on the roadside was blown out, and a man wearing an animal skin walked out of it.

This man has an appearance that is obviously different from the Ju people. His head is large and round. Except for a bunch of hair on the top of his head, the rest of his head is shaved.

He has a broad face, thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, high cheekbones, wide nose, a knife in his hand, and an eagle tattoo on his back.

It’s the barbarians! The barbarians have entered the mountains!

When Ye Ziqi saw the barbarians for the first time, he understood why they were called the most ferocious and warlike nation in Kyushu.

Fortunately, the barbarian didn't pay attention to him and rushed directly into another house, busy looting property.

Ye Ziqi continued to run home, with tears streaming down his face as he ran.

Don't worry, don't worry. Just thinking about it makes me shed tears.

Finally, when he reached the alley where Ye's family lived, Ye Ziqi felt that his body was going weak due to exhaustion. He held on to the brick wall and turned in. He was instantly stunned.

Heading towards them were five Qianzhou people wearing animal costumes.

The horse thieves all saw him and shook the knives in their hands.

However, Ye Ziqi did not run away again, nor even looked at them.

He was looking straight at a piece of clothing that those horse thieves were fighting over.

A piece of clothing that is absolutely unique in Beishan Town and one that he will never mistake.

Blue and gold woven Song brocade with flowers and phoenixes.

"Ah, ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Ye Ziqi opened his mouth and screamed wildly, his voice shrill and shrill, piercing the sky, stinging the sky. Nothing could be seen or heard, only the demon whispered in his ear:

"Look across Kyushu, the weak will eat the strong!"

"Now because you are too weak, your cousin is eaten by others!"

Tragic and troubled times, hell on earth.

Because there were still several townspeople who were closer who were resisting, the horse thief was not able to step forward and chop him with a knife.

Ye Ziqi's hand was suddenly pulled up and dragged away. He didn't feel it at all. After being dragged for a long time, he finally turned his head and cried: "Dad..."

The person who came to pick him up was his father, Ye Yuan.

This short and stocky man kept chanting: "It's okay, follow your father, follow your father."
To be continued...