Red waist breaking line

Chapter 111

The steps are narrow and long, with complicated twists and turns.The two held the ever-burning lamp and walked slowly on the steps.Li Li walked behind Xue Yue, clutching the only remaining handle of Tianxueji, ready to protect her at all times.But along the way, I didn't encounter any monsters or guards. I only encountered some long dead branches from time to time. It seemed that someone had planted many big trees in this dark room.But the room is dim, and only the dead branches growing beside the steps can be seen, and it is impossible to check the whole picture of the dead branches.Sometimes they would touch some thick metal pipes on the side of the steps, and the metal pipes were full of rust, and they didn't know what these settings were for.

After walking for a while, the steps finally came to an end.

A wooden door appeared in front of Xue Yue.Li Li picked up the lamp and looked at the wooden door carefully, and found that the material of the wooden door was the same as the wooden pendant Lu Di gave him.He stretched out his hand and slowly pushed open the wooden door.

Although it is a wooden door, it is extremely heavy, if he hadn't possessed Lu Di's skills, he would have pushed it and would not have been able to open it.

As soon as a gap was pushed open, a ray of sunlight came through the gap.The two of them squeezed in through the crack of the door, and they suddenly understood.

"Is this the seventh floor - the top floor of Fengrui Camp?" Xue Yue exclaimed.

The scene in front of him was very strange, surrounded by big purple-black trees, as if he had come to a forest.There is no roof on this floor, and the sunlight comes in from the sky, making this floor extremely bright.If these big purple-black trees hadn't dried up, this floor would have been like a forest in the air, extremely strange.

"Who would plant trees upstairs?" Xue Yue suddenly clapped her hands and smiled as she pondered for a while, "I see, the dead branches we encountered on the road we came here are actually the roots of these big trees."

Li Li thought about it carefully, and it was true.He wandered around in this dry forest, and saw that the material of every tree was the same as that of Lu Di's wooden pendant, and he became even more suspicious.Not long after, he walked to the side of the high wall on this floor and found a row of small metal wrenches on the wall.He lightly pulled the first wrench, only to hear a loud bang, and two huge semicircular stone slabs slowly closed from both sides of the ceiling, gradually covering the ceiling of this floor.The sunlight was all isolated from the stone slab, thanks to the ever-burning lamp, otherwise the two of them would have fallen into darkness again.

"This..." Xue Yue exclaimed.

Li Li pulled the same wrench again, and the semicircular stone slab slowly opened again, and the sunlight poured into the room again.It turns out that this wrench controls the ceiling.This floor is not without a roof, but a mechanism has been installed on the roof in advance. Just use a wrench to open and close the roof like a skylight to control whether the sunlight enters.

"Could it be that this is also the masterpiece of the Chisu camp owner? This is the first time I've seen such a huge mechanism, it's amazing." Xue Yue sighed, "Try other wrenches and see if there is any difference."

Li Li tried other wrenches according to his words, but after hearing the loud rumble, there was no change.

Li Li restored the wrench to its original state, and said, "It seems that other organs have failed."

Xue Yue nodded and said: "Well, it seems to be so. I just don't understand why so many trees are planted here? These trees are made of the same material as Lu Tianwang's wooden pendant and Xiao Yezi's grandma's coffin... It's really strange That's weird too. Look at the same jade pendant painted on the picture of Emperor Jie's ascension to the throne just now... Could it be that her grandmother has some connection with Emperor Jie?"

Li Li shook his head and said, "I don't know either. When we see Xiao Yezi again, we should ask clearly."

Xue Yue nodded, and the two returned the same way, put away the wooden pendants, and went to clean up the Fengrui camp without mentioning it.

Yun Xi took Xiao Ye Zi and Yun Huan and rode their horses all the way to Yunzhong City.

Seeing Xiao Yezi's superb riding skills, Yun Xi couldn't help but shine brightly: "Your riding skills... have obviously improved a lot."

Xiao Ye Zi smiled slightly: "My master Yun Huan taught me well."

"Is that so... A famous teacher produces a great apprentice." Yun Xi said lightly.

The two looked at each other, and suddenly remembered that Yunxi wanted to teach her how to ride a horse that day.Xiao Ye Zi's face became hot, she hurriedly turned her head away, and stopped talking.Yun Xi also kept a straight face and galloped forward silently.

Yun Huan stared at Yun Xi's face, always feeling that there was something wrong with the two of them, and felt slightly unhappy.But he didn't show it on his face, he just smiled: "Guangzhu Xiao, you are too famous, I just taught a little superficially. She practiced more by herself."

Facing Yun Huan, Yun Xi seemed much more natural, and said with a smile: "Tuotar's equestrian skills are famous all over the world, so it's naturally extraordinary."

Yun Huan smiled lightly and said no more.

The atmosphere is delicate, and the topic obviously cannot be extended any further.But as long as Xiao Yezi doesn't interrupt or get involved, Yun Huan and Yun Xi can chat a lot about the situation of the battle.As the number of times increased, Xiao Ye Zi also learned to be good, and talked less all the way.The three of them had their own thoughts, and finally arrived outside Yunzhong City one morning.

When she came to the border for the first time, Xiao Yezi couldn't help being overwhelmed by the scenery of the frontier.Yunzhong City really lived up to its reputation. A Great Wall stretched between Zhaoyin and Yanjin. The impenetrable city wall stretched for several miles. There was a hidden entrance and exit every three miles. In wartime, soldiers could fight out from this entrance and exit. suitable for all.Behind the city wall, military camps are scattered around various beacon towers.Among them, there are endless vehicles, all of which are transporting military supplies.Soldiers in yellow shirts marched back and forth in the barracks.Two people lined up, three people lined up, and there was a neat and capable spirit everywhere.

Yun Xi was picked up by Xue Yang as soon as he arrived here, and Yun Huan went with him, leaving only Xiao Ye Zi standing in the barracks in a daze.She knew that she was a soft-spoken person, and it was inconvenient to say much in a foreign country at the moment, so she came to the side with her luggage and sat quietly, waiting for Yunxi and the others to finish their work.When the soldiers coming and going saw Xiao Yezi, they couldn't help but look at her sideways.Little Ye Zi didn't care about their gaze, she just sat there with her knees hugged, waiting quietly.

Wait until nightfall.

In the middle of the night, Yun Xi came out of Xue Yang's big tent.He saw Xiao Ye Zi huddled up and sitting opposite the tent, without speaking, and continued to patrol the camp with Yun Huan, Xue Yang and others.

Although Xiao Ye Zi was tired from waiting, it was not easy to bother her—even Yun Xi and Yun Huan didn't have time to eat and were dedicated to the public, so how could she be special as a little girl?

At this moment, there was a burst of cooking smoke in the barracks, and the sergeants in charge of the food also set up a large pot and began to stew the rations.

The aroma of the rice wafted over, instantly breaking Xiao Yezi's fragile mental defenses.After running around for several days, she was already tired and hungry, how could she not be tempted by the smell of rice now?If she was in Liren Pavilion, she would pick up the food in the morning and eat it.But this is a military camp, so she can't be presumptuous.Seeing the rows of sergeants lined up to receive rations from the cook, and then sitting on the ground and chewing, Xiao Yezi couldn't help feeling a little scared.But she immediately comforted herself and said——didn't Xue Yue also grow up in such an environment?Although she is not as good as Xue Yue, at least she is also a disciple of the Heavenly King Gang and belongs to the same sect, so it should be okay to ask for food, right?

Just doing what she said, she stood up and walked to the meal distribution place closest to her.

"Brother, can you give me some soup..."

Before she finished speaking, the cooking officer who shared the meal rolled his eyes unabashedly: "Our rations are all fixed, and we don't have any extra to give to useless people."

"Brother Wang is right. We fight here bitterly in order to defend our home and country. It's not for little girls like you who cling to the rich and powerful to make a living." A few soldiers around him also echoed.

Seeing that she was thin, a younger soldier couldn't help but want to give her some rations, but the cook stopped him: "Hey, hey, you have too much food to eat? If you can't eat it, give it to me. It's not enough for me!"

Xiao Yezi was a little angry when she saw their fierceness—this is a big man who defends his family and the country, what if he needs some rations?Even if you don't give it, why do you want to hurt people like this?

Just as she was about to lose her temper, Xiao Ye Zi lost her temper suddenly when she saw the soup and porridge in their bowls at a glance.

Those bowls are filled with coarse grains and bran mixed with some leaves of wild vegetables, which looks quite boring at first glance.Even if he was struggling to survive in the countryside, he had never eaten so poorly.

Unexpectedly, Tangtang Yunzhong City has reached this point because of the deduction of food and wages by the Genesis Building.With such a tight military budget, if we don't cut costs and increase revenue, we may not be able to sustain it for ten days.This cloud city is Zhaoyin's only frontier defense. The reason why the people of Zhaoyin live in peace and health is not because they guard day and night, so that they can be happy?I'm afraid that the Yanjin iron cavalry would have broken the country long ago, and he would have nothing to eat.

She felt sad, and now there was no resentment, she just smiled softly: "Brother, you are right, Yunzhong City does not support useless people. If you want to eat, you have to earn it yourself."

She walked back to her original position and sat down, and suddenly understood Yun Xi's difficulty.

No wonder he is unwilling to distance himself from the Genesis Building, isn't it because he is afraid of such a situation happening?Thinking back to the fact that I actually asked him to force another marriage in order to prove the so-called "sincerity", I felt extremely naive.

She sat for a while, but before Yunxi arrived, she waited for the little soldier just now.The little soldier came over quietly, and gave her half a cornbread while no one was looking, and said softly: "Sister, eat it quickly, don't let Lao Wang see it."

She was moved, but she was afraid that the little soldier would not have enough to eat, so she pushed the corn bread back: "You should eat it. Only when you are full can you protect your family and the country."

The little soldier grinned: "... I don't think you look like the kind of rich man who doesn't eat meat. Don't be angry with Lao Wang. These cooking officers have been so busy trying to make up the army rations that they can't help venting some unknown anger. If the military rations are sufficient, he will not be stingy with you. Isn't it that we have worked so hard to stand guard here so that your family members can have enough food and drink and live a safe life?"

After he finished these few words, he heard the sound of drums in the army, and hurriedly bid farewell to go to work.Xiao Ye Zi held the half of the cornbread, feeling sore in her heart.

She picked up the handkerchief, wrapped the half of cornbread and put it in her bag, turned around and asked a soldier for directions, and then walked towards the commander's tent.

Xiao Ye Zi walked in front, but she could still hear the soldiers talking behind her.

"This girl looks good. Could it be the little girl brought by the leader?"

"That's for sure. Except for the leader, who else has such a big show? Don't you think Xue Tianwang would do such a thing?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, our military rations won't be withheld because of her, right?"

"That's not the case. Chief Xiao is still serving the country and the people. I think it's all caused by Ren Tianwang."

"I don't think there is anything unusual about this girl, she is far worse than Ren Tianwang."

"Hush, keep your voice down, do your job well, and don't meddle in other people's business."

Xiao Yezi listened to these words and kept them in her heart.At this moment, she didn't want to refute anymore, because it was useless to refute.In this city in the clouds, if you really want to gain a foothold, you have to use actions to prove that you are a useful person. There is no other way.

She sat not far from the coach's tent without saying a word, and continued to wait.But at this moment, her heart is not as empty as before.

It was not until midnight that Yun Xi and Xue Yang returned from patrolling the city.It could be seen that the two of them were extremely exhausted, but they still kept their spirits up as they walked and talked.

"...The leader of the gang came all the way and patrolled the city overnight. He must be very tired. It's better to rest early." Xue Yang advised.

"...No, it's better to arrange the affairs first, so that I can rest at ease." Yun Xi smiled.

"Sigh, if Ren Tianwang could have a three-point attitude as a leader, he wouldn't be like this now." Xue Yang sighed.

Yun Xi smiled and said: "We only do our own, and leave her alone for the rest. Fortunately, Yang Yizhao contributed a lot of property in time. I am rushing to buy military rations with Chai Song. I believe a batch will be delivered within ten days." Yes. As long as we get through this period of time, the imperial granary will be subsidized again, and then Xue Tianwang will not have to worry."

Xue Yang stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the leader of the army also provided a lot of money for this military ration matter. How can we people feel sorry for disturbing the leader like this."

Yun Xi smiled and said: "Xue Tianwang, what are you talking about. I am just doing my best, not to mention that I am the leader of the gang, which is exactly what I should do. If you talk about the money, Yang Tianwang is the most important. Xue Tianwang wants to thank, why not Thank him slowly when he comes back."

"The guild master wholeheartedly served Zhao Yin, and his determination was clear. All the disciples in Yunzhong City saw it and vowed to advance and retreat with the guild lord. Recently, the morale of the army was a little fluctuating due to the embarrassment of food and salaries. Some bad people took the opportunity to secretly tell the guild master to live High position, one's heart can be punished, Xue Yang will control the investigation, and will not let the bad guys succeed. Just forgive Xue Yang's many words-although the leader of the gang is alone, but Ren Tianwang doesn't understand the truth that water can carry a boat and capsize it. Clan leader discredits. Although this is the Clan Leader's family affairs, the Clan Leader's affairs are state affairs. Now that the matter is up to now, I ask the Clan Leader to stop it." Xue Yang persuaded.

Yun Xi withdrew a little smile, sighed, and smiled again: "I have a sense of proportion, and everything is based on Yunzhong City's resistance to Yan." He paused, "Yun Huan, what do you think?"

Xue Yang said with a smile: "He is capable in his actions, and he is a man who can be made. But judging from the intention of the leader, it seems that he is not just trying to recruit a talent, right?"

"That's right—" Yunxi smiled, "He is a Tutar, and his elder brother is now the leader of Tutar, and he has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. The Tutar cavalry is as brave as Zhaoyin's man... If you can use his strength If we reach an alliance with Tuotar, then we have the hope of Zhaoyin's restoration of the country."

(End of this chapter)