Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"This -" Yuan Aolie suddenly became speechless. Unlike the Tang Dynasty at that time, the king of the Japanese country (i.e. the emperor) was not only the head of the country, but also a "human god" - that is, the king's body was a god in the real world. projection.In a sense, Wang Wenzuo's legendary life experience and conquest of Japan not only did not weaken the emperor's divinity, but actually enhanced it.The Japanese regarded Wang Wenzuo's conquest as the revenge of the main god of the country after a thousand years, and Yoshihiko's birth was regarded as the combination of the two major gods of Izumo and Amaterasu.The covenant that Wang Wenzuo made with the many warriors present when he killed Baima was regarded by the Japanese warriors as an agreement between gods and humans (that is, themselves) - the warriors would serve the descendants of the two main gods for generations in exchange for land and official positions.These were of course very useful when He Bayong and Yuan Aoli were conquering the Japanese opposition forces, but it was a bit embarrassing when Yanliang himself directly spoke out.

"Your Majesty!" He Bayong snorted coldly: "Before you were born, we fought hundreds of battles with your father in Baekje, leaving at least [-] to [-] scars on our bodies. Now every rainy day, we are covered in scars. It hurts, I wish I could die! I am not telling you this to show off my hard work, I just want to tell you that this war is not a child's play. Although the general has many heirs, you are the only one with Queen Saitama. You are still Young man, in a few years, this burden will fall on your shoulders even if you don’t want to take it!”

"Uncle He Ba! I know that I don't have the ability to command an army yet!" Yan Liang said: "After recruiting martial artists from various countries, how to train, organize and deploy them is your business. I will not make it difficult for you two. of!"

"What do you mean?" He Bayong asked puzzledly.

"You two should know that I lost my mother just after I came into the world, and my father has been traveling all year round. It was Her Royal Highness the Princess who really raised me! In my eyes, she is my mother!" Yan Liang said solemnly. : "And the eldest princess went to Chang'an and never came back. As a human being, don't you think I should do something?"

He Baoyong was speechless for a moment when he heard Yanliang's questioning. Of course he knew the complicated relationship between Li Xiayu and Wang Wenzuo. Now Yanliang is so eager to recruit martial arts from various countries and then cross the sea to Silla. What is his purpose? Not only to attack Silla, but also to question his father about the cause of Li Xiayu's death, and to ask Wang Wenzuo to come up with an explanation for this.Although they are Wang Wenzuo's old comrades, as the saying goes, no one can be close if they are not close, and it seems that it is not his turn for an outsider to intervene in the affairs between father and son. Thinking of this, He Bayong coughed: "Since your Majesty said so , I won’t say much, but your Majesty, please remember what you just said!”

"Don't worry, I will give you the Jie Dao in a few days, so that you can treat me as a warrior who rules all countries! How about it?" Yan Liang said with a smile.

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"A tiger's son is a tiger's son. Although he has not yet grown up, he is still different from ordinary beasts!" Yuan Aolie sighed as he walked down the steps: "How old is this person? Nine years old? Or ten years old? Standing there I couldn’t help but lower my head in front of him! What a hell, I even peed while holding him!”

"Yes!" He Bayong sighed: "Looking back now, we have been led by him from the beginning. He knows very well that we will definitely object to him personally commanding the army, but as long as the warriors from all over the world come, That would be different.”

"He Ba, what do you mean?" Yuan Aolie asked in confusion.

"Didn't you listen to what he just said?" He Bayong said with a bitter smile: "He will give me the Jie Dao and let me rule the martial arts of all countries. But this thing can be given and taken back. He did it in front of so many warriors. When he gave me the Jie Dao, didn’t I also have to kneel down in front of everyone?”

"So that's what happened!" Yuan Aolie opened his mouth: "Why didn't I think of this? This child is only so young and has so many thoughts. How did he grow up?"

"The child has lost his mother since he was a child, so he will naturally grow up faster!" He Bayong smiled: "You just said he was a tiger. I think he is not a tiger, but a dragon. Dragons can be big or small, and can When it rises, it can be hidden; when it is big, it stirs up clouds and spits out mist; when it is small, it hides and hides its form; when it rises, it soars in the universe, and when it is hidden, it lurks in the waves. Do you see how similar this Yanliang is?"

"Yes, that's what I mean!" Yuan Aolie nodded: "He looks like a little kid, and he is handsome, but he fell into his trap unknowingly. I really don't know how such a little kid can get so much. Eyes of mind!”

"This is not something we two need to worry about!" He Bayong said with a smile: "Anyway, his father is very powerful, and whoever gave birth to him will teach him. We uncles really don't have to worry about this!"

Yuan Aoli and He Bayong had worked together in the Japanese country for many years, and they had already known each other. They immediately heard the song and understood the elegant meaning: "Yes, Sanlang is very capable, and we are small. This burden should be shouldered by those with great ability!"

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Musashi country.

When Gao Yannian saw snow peaks appearing in the distance, shining golden light in the afternoon sun, he knew that he was not far from the destination of his trip.

At sunset, Gaosheji and his party climbed to the top of the mountain and set up camp here.Gao Yannian and Chang Wulang stood together on a huge tree stump left by the loggers, watching side by side as the last ray of light in the west faded.Here, he could see the clouds rising in the southeast, coming from the sea and containing heavy water vapor.The ensuing wind blew violently, as if someone was tugging on his deerskin cloak, but when he turned around and looked around, there was no one there at all.

"Ghost, there are mountain ghosts here!" Changgoro lowered his voice.

"With me here, why are you worried about mountain ghosts!" Gao Yannian smiled and patted the handle of the knife at his waist. Since he was traveling far away, he put on the most beautiful clothes. Of course, the most eye-catching thing about him was That yak horn hides a bamboo bow and a fox-skin hulu. Anyone who knows the goods can tell that these are high-quality goods with extraordinary origins, and are definitely not something ordinary country rich people can have.

"That's what you said!" Changgoro breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously leaned towards Gao Yannian.

"You also carry a knife, a bow and arrow, and have learned martial arts with my father for several years. Why are you so useless?" Gao Yannian pushed his companion in disgust. "But I heard from a passing monk that the evil spirits in the mountains are invisible and insubstantial. Neither steel knives nor bows and arrows can hurt them. Only by chanting Buddhist scriptures can they be subdued!"

"Don't listen to those bald guys talking nonsense. If you want to ask them to recite sutras, you must pay them, right? Or do you have to donate rice, oil or cloth to them afterwards? They are lying to you! If they really have this ability, they must be in the mountains. Their temples are everywhere, but why can't I see them?" After Gao Yannian said this, he pulled out half of his sword: "Did you see it? If you cut it down with one knife, there will be nothing left! "

Just when Changgoro was about to say something, Gao Sheji's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Yennian, Changgoro, I asked you two to collect firewood, but why haven't you even seen a firewood spark for a long time!" He shrank. Neck: "Yan Nian, go collect firewood quickly, or your father will get angry!"

The fire was lit, and Changgoro and Yannian came back with a lot of dry firewood. The companions sat around the fire, heated up the dry food, and after filling their stomachs, they all took a rest.It was Gao Yannian's turn to stay on duty at midnight. The wind that night was like a wolf's howl. Others were sleeping soundly. At midnight, Gao Yannian spied a small pale figure sneaking out from behind the horse, leaning on a short wooden stick. His white hair was flying wildly.The woman was no more than three feet tall, and the fire made her eyes shine red. I don't know if it was the color of the fire or the color of her eyes.Gao Yannian carefully pressed his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.

The female dwarf came to the fire uninvited and stretched out her hand to warm the fire. She noticed Gao Yannian and glanced at the boy with a burning gaze: "I have no ill intentions, I just want to warm the fire. If you can treat me to a rice ball, I can answer one more question for you!"

"Problem? No matter what the problem is? No one knows everything!" Gao Yannian stared at the female dwarf warily.

"Yes, no one can!" The female dwarf nodded, with a weird smile on her face: "But I'm not a human. Have you ever seen a short person like me? Bring me rice balls, or I'll leave! I I really like the rice balls, they are better than raspberries, acorns, squirrels and rabbits!”

"You just want rice balls?" Gao Yannian looked at the female dwarf carefully and took out a Zhenguan Tongbao from his arms: "Don't you want this?"

"This is a copper coin, but it's a pity that you can't eat or drink it. Hey! A rice ball changes the future, hot rice balls, fragrant, soft rice balls!" The female dwarf kept chattering: "I haven't eaten rice balls in a long time. , I almost forgot what it tasted like!”

Gao Yannian stared at the female dwarf for a while, and finally decided to take out a rice ball to try. He took out a rice ball, pierced it with a branch, roasted it on the fire, and then handed it to the female dwarf.The female dwarf let out a cheer, grabbed the rice ball, and took a big bite. The rice grains stuck to his chin. She didn't care so much and continued to chew until she finished it.Finally, she dropped the branch and wiped her mouth with the back of her wrinkled hand: "It's so delicious! It's a pity that there's only one, tell me! What do you want to know?"

Gao Yannian hesitated for a moment. He looked at his sleeping father and finally asked, "Have you seen that man? He is my father. Can he get what he wants when he goes to Namba Tsu this time?"

"Namba Tsu?" The female dwarf picked up the rice grains on her lips with her fingers and stuffed them into her mouth. She muttered: "You have weapons, no carriages and horses, and no boxes on your back. Then you are not a merchant, and you have no guards. , naturally you are not a noble. Oh! You are samurai, you want to go to Namba Tsu, serve the emperor, and get official positions, right?"

"Yes, you are not a human being. How do you know these things when you are in the mountains and forests all day?" Gao Yannian was surprised.

"What's so rare about this?" The female dwarf curled her lips: "Although I am in the mountains and forests, the wild beasts and birds are my eyes and ears. They will tell everything they see and hear. The emperor has issued a recruitment order, and martial arts from all countries have How could I not know this before heading to Namba Tsu?" She looked at Gao Sheji: "Are you asking that man? He will get his wish, but it's a pity that he can never return to his hometown!"

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"I don't know!" The female dwarf shook her head: "The flames and wind can tell me so much, no more, I don't know!" He glanced at Gao Yannian again, and his body suddenly trembled violently: "It's you, it's You! Blood and fire are with you. Wherever you go, there is the smell of death. How could you come to my forest? It’s terrible. I have witnessed the demise of my own tribe and I don’t want to see you like this again. Monster, get away, get away, stay away from me!”

The screams of the female dwarf woke up the other people around the fire. When they saw this strange figure, they all screamed in horror, and some even went to get weapons.Gao Yannian tried to stop those people and told them that the little guy had no ill intentions and had not harmed himself, but no one listened to him.However, the female dwarf quickly fled into the darkness, and only the shouts from time to time proved that it was not a dream.

"Yannian, that evil spirit didn't hurt you just now, did it?" Gao Sheji patted his son's shoulder. He looked at his son's face worriedly to confirm that he was not hurt by the little monster just now.

"I'm fine!" Gao Yannian exhaled a long breath: "That's not an evil ghost, she just asked me for a rice ball and gave me a prophecy!"

"Prophecy?" Gao Sheji looked at his son's face carefully and confirmed that he was sane: "Okay, don't worry about the prophecy, as long as you are fine. I will be on duty next, and you can go get some sleep!"

"Yes!" Gao Yannian lay down docilely, and calm gradually returned to the fire. Snoring was everywhere, but he couldn't sleep. The words of the little dwarf just now were still echoing in his ears. His father could never return to his hometown, and he himself He called him a monster. If what he said was true, then where was the hometown he was referring to?Is it a village in Musashi Province or the hometown that my father always talked about?And why is he called a monster who is accompanied by blood and fire and smells of death wherever he goes?Obviously I am still just a 15-year-old boy!Gao Yannian felt confused and frightened when he thought of this. He raised his head and looked at his father's figure beside the fire. He couldn't help but feel that this man was so close.

Near dawn, it started to rain lightly. Gao Yannian felt that his skin was sticky and extremely uncomfortable.They got on their horses and headed towards the nearest village. Gao Yannian pulled up his hood and wrapped his cloak tightly, but his body was still getting wet. The horses' hooves trampled in the mud, making a sticky sound.

"Hurry up, we're not far from the village ahead!" came the voice of Gaosheji: "There will be hot water, food and a fire when we get there!"