I work as a cook in Xuanmen

Chapter 15 Weapon Spirit
On the smoke-filled battlefield, there were fewer standing soldiers.

Lying on the ground are the heroes who fell for the country and the people.

Some of them were not dead, their broken bodies and arms were scattered everywhere, but they still raised their heads towards their hometown, their eyes full of attachment and reluctance.

Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can still imagine how thrilling and tragic the battle just was.

I admire all soldiers and feel sorry for their sacrifice.

It's obviously just a world in a painting, but I feel so distressed that I can't breathe.

What Yu Xian said is right. Although I lost my father when I was young, I was favored by my master and senior brothers.

He has never experienced bloody cruelty, nor human suffering, nor has he experienced any psychological training.

If my inner demons arise, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to get over it.

"General, we are defeated." A defeated voice suddenly came from behind.

I turned around and saw a man kneeling behind me, facing my direction.

He buried his head and felt a sense of decadence all over his body. His clothes were torn and even scratched by swords in several places. Blood was leaking out, but he was unaware of it. Although his voice was high-pitched, it seemed that he had no aura.

After speaking, the light around him turned gray-white.

Based on the Qi-gazing technique, it seems to me that the mind cannot bear the huge changes and the whole person is in despair.

"How many brothers are there?" I'm sure I didn't say this sentence, but it came from my mouth.

"Less than 10% of the soldiers are left." The kneeling soldier's tone became even more dejected.

"Where is the enemy?" When he said this, I could feel that he had some kind of expectation.

"Higher...more than ten times higher than us." This is a inevitable defeat!
I couldn't control my body, so he took a few steps back and leaned on the stone behind him.

"Are there reinforcements in Kyoto?" Still unwilling to give up.

It's just that the tone of hope is not too much.

I want to say that there are so many examples in history of using less to win more, so don’t give up easily!

But I am just a bystander. I can only watch the development of the situation and cannot intervene.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen next.

The scene changed ahead.

The river I saw ahead of me was the one I was caught in.

A shrine was built in the middle of the river.

At this moment, a beam of light fell from the sky and shone directly on the high platform.

The color of the light beam was as warm white as the jade I saw, but there was no red in the middle.

The soldiers on the river bank came over with many ordinary people in ordinary clothes.

They pushed the people towards the high platform in the middle of the river.

Although I have never seen this scene, I should recognize the birth altar.

The villagers on the riverbank walked up numbly, knowing what their fate would be.

I tried hard to seize control of my body, but to no avail.

They were about to be thrown into the beam of light.

That's life and it shouldn't be trampled on like this.

Not only do I have the consciousness of this time, I also have the consciousness of the human world from the peaceful era thousands of years later.

I cannot accept such disregard for life, nor can I watch them be destroyed like this.

With my unremitting efforts, I broke through the barrier in my consciousness.

I wrested control of this body.

Just when I was about to give the order, I waved my hand and said, "Stop, there is no need to continue this matter, let all the people go."

After the words fell, the surroundings were silent for a moment, and then a uniform sound of kneeling was heard from behind.

"The general is wise and this battle will be won!"

The shouts kept coming and going.

At this moment, not only the people were given a new life, but the soldiers also seemed happy because they did not have to kill the people's lives.

The jade on the high platform gave off a dazzling light.

My eyes were dazed for a moment, then I opened them again.

What they faced was the enemy's encirclement and suppression, and the soldiers' indomitable fighting spirit.

The disparity in strength between the two sides meant defeat was inevitable.

However, there are unforeseen circumstances, and there is always room for change before everything is settled. The soldiers once again put on their armor and went into battle, and the sound of fighting became louder.

I pulled out my machete and rushed towards the enemy.

There are no other thoughts in my mind at this moment. If I can kill an enemy, the soldiers will be less in danger.

The constant swinging of the machete made me feel that my physical strength and fighting spirit were gradually exhausted.

Suddenly there was a shout of joy from the soldiers behind me.

"Reinforcements are coming."

I looked back and saw a large group of people coming from behind.

The reinforcements were not sent from Kyoto, but were like militias stationed in surrounding cities.

However, the reinforcements were very high-energy, and the enemy was already overwhelmed by our resistance.

At this moment, it was impossible to tell which reinforcements they were, nor how many people had arrived.

When he heard the reinforcements were coming, he already wanted to retreat.

After the enemy troops faded away, I couldn't hold on anymore and fell down.

At that moment, I wanted to say that it was fortunate that those people were let go, otherwise the outcome of this battle would have been unpredictable.

When he woke up again, Yu Xian was playing with splitting stones with his sword.

I gestured to him and went up. He shook his head and said to me, "The eye of the formation should be the jade below."

Jade?
War has changed, and people are no longer sacrificed.

Why is there still jade?
I swam down and lay down at the entrance of the cave to look. The red color was no longer there.

I sent a message to him, "No need to chop it. The seal on the jade has been lifted. We can just take it out."

Yuxian put away his sword and I took out jade.

We swam ashore together.

The formation is broken and spiritual power can be used.

The scenery on the shore changed.

The river stopped flowing and the surrounding fog dissipated.

Standing on the shore was a man wearing a general's armor.

He was holding a machete in his hand, like the one I just saw in the painting.

The man's facial features were regular and clear-cut, and the look in his eyes slowly changed from cold to confused.

He ignored Cosine and walked directly to me.

With pain in his eyes, he said in a hoarse voice, "Did I always do something wrong, so I killed so many soldiers? And also killed innocent people?"

"Perhaps your choice at that time was not wrong, but the situation forced you to do it."

I can't say anything comforting to him, because he did something wrong.

"So I have never been able to get over this knot in my heart. I have been trapped in this jade for many years. I have been thinking about what happened back then." The pain in his eyes turned into tears and flowed down his cheeks.

They say that men don't shed tears easily, but they are not sad yet.

He kept tearing open the wound, just to verify whether he had done something wrong back then.

"What are your plans now?" Maybe there were many monks trapped in the formation, but none of them helped him change the outcome, so he kept being recalled repeatedly.

"Now I can't go up, and I can't go down. There is no way out."

Can't go up? Can’t get down?
Yu Xian pulled me away from my doubts, and said to the man in a cold tone with grace, "How about becoming a weapon spirit? I forged a tripod, but I am short of a weapon spirit."

Three-legged tripod?
Cosine creates a tripod?
With the three-legged cauldron of the weapon spirit, isn't it immediately top-notch?

No, "He's a human. If he sacrifices the weapon spirit, won't he die?"

Yuxian laughed, "He has become a spirit a long time ago. Now he only meets you in the form of a formation eye. If you don't accept him as a weapon spirit, what he will face is that his soul will be gone."

Cosine pointed to the jade in my hand.

The jade glowed warmly, flickering like it was crying.

"How could that happen?" I was stunned for a moment, feeling a little emotional in my heart.

This was the first time I encountered such a situation and I didn’t know how to deal with it.

"The Sleepy God Valley has existed for many years. He died in that battle, but he never wanted to leave, so what do you think?" Looking at my stupid look, Yu Xian couldn't help but sigh and continued to explain.

"Then why was I irritable before?" What I was wondering was, what does this have to do with my inner demons?
"Because he has been wandering in irritability and regret." The man looked at me, with relief and desperation in his eyes.

"Take me in! I have nowhere to go."

(End of this chapter)