Longmen Memoirs

He looked at the two people in front of him and raised the Originium Crossbow in his hand.

"But it's a pity that no matter what your plan is, it can only stop here. You..." He pointed his crossbow at Chen Mo: "The mysterious man who attacked our team in Cote City should be you. , we finally met."

Chen Mo saw the nervousness on Cao Zhi's face. He held the weapon in his hand but made no move.

"I don't really want to meet you." Chen Mo smiled forcefully and said, "It would be great if you could pretend you didn't notice me and let me go."

"That's a pity, I can't do that." Charles' finger was on the trigger: "Where is the Luper you took away? We have to take her back."

"Before I answer your question, I want to know how you found me."

Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Cao Zhi. They had no chance of winning. There was a group of infected people plus one Cao Zhi, and the opponent was obviously well prepared.

Cao Zhi was silent. He also wanted to know the answer. He thought he was hidden enough.

"Your movements cannot be hidden from anyone. It may be useful to the two dizzy small families in this city, but for us, we only need to catch a few people who show up to find your clues. This city is not big, where else can you go, that Luper is injured, you will definitely not leave at this time." Charles replied, then looked at Cao Zhi: "You are the infected person in this city Leader, I heard the leader of the Troca family mentioned you. Maybe even he himself never thought that he and his family would be destroyed by your hands. I didn’t expect that you would be so bold as to involve the infected forces. No one in Syracuse could have predicted the consequences of the fight between families, and you, you, have crossed this line, do you know what it means?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know." Cao Zhi's expression gradually became cold, and he asked coldly: "The matter is now over, I just want to know how you are going to deal with us."

"Troca and O'Gorman families have lost the right to rule this city. Even if their family members can survive, they will never be able to control this city again. This small town is too small and remote. It's not of much benefit to us." Charles' eyes moved down and fell on Cao Zhi's arm holding the knife.

"You are very good. Except for us, no one knows that you did this. It could be done by anyone, or it could be an accident. You know that family destruction is very common in Syracuse. , as long as no one tells it, who will care about the inconspicuous internal strife in a small town."

"Even if we are infected?"

Cao Zhiwen loosened his hand holding the knife a little. Behind him, some infected people were walking out of the building. They stood behind Cao Zhi and did not come over. If the members standing behind Charles and Trin, like In a confrontation, the infected people have few weapons that can be called weapons.

Just facing their fate, mustering up courage will not change their fate.

"Who knew you were infected? Who thought infected people could reach this point? Not many people come back to care about you. You can completely guard this small town and do what you want. There is no conflict between us."

Trin said: "Of course, these are not free."

The three people's eyes fell on Chen Mo at the same time.

Chen Mo didn't speak.

Cao Zhi did not answer immediately. He was facing a choice, a seemingly good opportunity. These people wanted to use his hand to deal with Chen Mo who was cooperating with him.

Maybe this is just a whim for them, or maybe they want to save some trouble, but for Cao Zhi, it is an opportunity, an opportunity that may or may not be possible.

He took a few deep breaths and walked to Chen Mo.

"Sorry, Brother Chen." Cao Zhi took out the knife in his hand, and in the eyes of Charles and Terin, he pointed the knife in his hand at the two people opposite.

He smiled.

"What we said before about our cooperation seems to have to be postponed."

"Understandable." Chen Mo replied.

"A not very wise choice." Trin looked at Cao Zhi in surprise and asked, "Why?"

"I don't believe you. Instead of trusting a group of gang members who can control our life and death at any time, I trust a person who has helped us. Being ungrateful is the most shameful behavior in our Yan country. Ah." Cao Zhi glanced at Chen Mo and his eyes became stern: "Besides, I have no interest in working for you cowardly Syracuseans, and the infected people behind me are not low enough to rely on you for survival. Even if I die, I will die with dignity!"

Even though he said this, even though the voice behind him was louder, it was more like telling the infected person behind him, even though he might have other plans in mind.

For example, he didn't know Chen Mo's strength. He didn't know whether the Syracusans would be what they said after his brother and Chen Mo were both injured.

For example, he would rather kill a few more enemies by virtue of his own strength, rather than being tricked to death in vain.

For example, he knew in his heart that at this point, they actually only had one choice, and the result of this choice might not be so good, but at least it was the one he or they chose for themselves.

Chen Mo often views the people around him with various conspiratorial thoughts, but Chen Mo has to admit that he did make a right choice.

Syracuse is fading away, and the bright dawn is slowly rising on the horizon of the distant border of Letania. The bright sunshine pierces the thick dark clouds of last night.

"What happened after that?"

Texas withdrew her eyes and looked at the wilderness outside the car window. She turned her head and glanced at Chen Mo who was sitting in the driver's seat.

From her angle, she could only see the side of the man's face. In the bright sunlight from the front window of the car, Texas could clearly see the paleness of the roots of his black hair at the temples.

That was not her illusion.

"Later, the infected somehow won, but they couldn't stay in Varag anymore. By this time, they should have left the city like us." Snake babbled: "Take a look. Map, Texas, we’re probably past the Leitania border.”

"Where's the map?"

"The storage box in front of you."

Texas opened the storage box and saw the map rolled up inside. She opened the land and looked at the route on it.

When her vision was blurred last night, Texas seemed to see the dawn light up in the dark sky above Grava. She thought it was her illusion, but she didn't think it was an illusion now. She saw that beautiful sword, maybe not It should be called beautiful, but when the light blue pattern on the sword's body lights up like breathing, it makes anyone who sees it find it charming.

"Have you heard the story of Letania?" the snake suddenly asked.

"what story?"

"Witch King, a Sataco told me, I will tell you. The Witch King of Leitania, the master of magic, once used his own power when Leitania was invaded by Gaul. The force destroyed the entire Gaul vanguard army, thus starting the Battle of the Four Emperors. You must have heard of the Battle of the Four Emperors, right?"

"Ah."

"Do you think... I mean, can one person really fight against an entire legion? Is Letania exaggerating a little bit?"

Texas didn't know why he asked.

But she still shook her head honestly.

"I do not know."

"I think it must be fake and exaggerated." He said firmly. As the car jolted, Texas closed the map in his hand.

"We are on the right track."

"No, the nearest gathering point is ahead, still seventy kilometers away."

"That's good."

"..."

Texas opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't ask her why she didn't ask about the white wolf.

Lapland, she lured her pursuers to the city, deliberately exposed their location to the enemy, and then attracted the snake, leaving her own scent on the snake. She knew that Texas could identify this She also knew that after knowing her arrival, Texas would definitely leave the infected area.

She lured Texas away this way.

So after the infected people handed over Texas, she revealed the location of the infected people to the people of the two families in some way.

The way she cleaned her hands and tail was still as simple and neat as before, but maybe if the infected had not chosen to hand over Texas at that time, the ending would have been different.

Texas didn't know, she only knew that the snake in front of her must know this. Even if he didn't know it originally, he could understand it now.

But he didn't ask.

Just like Texas didn't ask what happened to the infected in the end.

But Chen Mo still saw the girl's thoughts from Texas's amber eyes looking at him.

Texas tilted his head and leaned on the chair, looking out of the car again.

Chen Mo opened his mouth.

"Texas..."

Texas heard him call her name and she turned her head.

“He who is caught in the past is like being drowned in water.”

"Suffocating, struggling, weightless, powerless."

"Watch yourself getting further and further away from the water, watch the light grow dimmer from your eyes."

“The harder one tries to breathe, the closer one comes to death.”

"It won't trap you anymore."

Chapter 24 Wandering

I once tried to disguise myself as an ordinary person, an ordinary person's life, ordinary people's experiences, everything an ordinary person has, family, career, work, joys and sorrows, maybe a gathering with friends after work, or maybe I was tossing and turning at night, unable to fall asleep, staring at the mobile phone placed beside the bed and browsing meaninglessly.

Life is uneventful, and can even be called boring. However, every time I believe that I can reach this kind of ordinary, I understand that some things are actually destined from the beginning.

I understand that I cannot adapt to this kind of life that I hope for. I also understand that when I live an ordinary life like this, there are many things that I don’t want to see happen, and they will become things that I will never be able to erase in this life. Sorry to go.

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April 6

Letania border

Heading north along the border between Leitania and Kazdaele, you will arrive at the intersection of the three countries. From there, cross the border of Ursus and enter the south of Ursus, and then head all the way to the east. The final destination is Longmen. .

Snake said this about his travel plan, but as it is a journey, there is actually nothing to see along the way, except for yellow sand and forests, the occasional villages and towns passing by, and mobile cities with small gathering places. Letania is different from Syracuse. It is known as the country of art and culture, with the best artists and sugar substitutes in Terra. It may not be considered an industrial power, but since the fall of Gaul after the War of the Four Emperors, Letania has been relying on the war The aftermath of the victory gathered a large amount of wealth that originally belonged to Gaul. Apart from Ursus, Letania was the most significant beneficiary after the War of the Four Emperors. However, the king who led the victory in the war has become corrupt. Letania After the change of power in the royal family, the current masters who rule this huge country are the twin princesses located on the high tower of Leitania.

After leaving Grava in Syracuse, there was a rare calm on the road, and the snake snaked its way north around the border. Texas asked why he didn't go through Kazdare to Ursus, because it was better than the one from Letany. It's much closer in Asia.

She hasn't paid attention to the news from the outside world for too long.

Snake told her that the war in Kazdaele was over, and now the chaotic and divided country was slowly being unified. Snake said that it was not that he did not want to cross Kazdaele towards Ursus. He said that he had many enemies in Kazdaele, maybe Before they could leave Kazdaele, they were already surrounded.

Texas couldn't tell whether his words were true or false, because there was a smile on his lips when he said these words, and the smile didn't look like there were too many enemies who wanted to kill him.

Texas didn't press.

In fact, most of the time this girl is quiet. She rarely asks about things that have nothing to do with her. She shows an indifferent attitude towards the things around her. Maybe it is not indifferent, but she is not used to asking why. She is The kind of guy who, if you decide to go east, she'll follow you with a knife.

April 7

The bells of the dusk are ringing at dusk, and Wollemund is ushering in its night.

Texas's short orange hair returned to a gray-black dark blue, with some red mixed in at the ends. It would be difficult to spot the dim red at the ends of her hair if not under the sun.

Chen Mo felt that this girl should smile from time to time, but it was difficult for people to imagine what she would look like when she smiled. Maybe that smile made people feel surprised and unnatural, on her face that was always cold.

She heard a knock on the door.

When the door was opened, the snake was standing outside, holding a paper bag with green fruits in it.

"The clerk downstairs recommended some of the Warren Mud specialties."

He was standing at the door holding a piece of fruit.

Texas just reached out and took it and opened the door. In fact, most local vendors would use this method to recommend this cheap specialty to what they saw as foreign tourists.

Snake is very keen on these, or rather, from Texas's point of view, he likes such trivial things, including bargaining in front of vendors. He is a bit stingy and philistine. Texas feels that he does this on purpose because he It is said that only in this way can there be a breath of life, and only in this way can we truly live.

But he can also kill people at night with a knife, drive a car and fight for his life with a group of murderous gangsters, and test each other with a group of infected people.

He made Texas a little confused, but Texas didn't hate people like him. Maybe if he could stop telling lies, Texas would have a better impression of him.

Also just a little.

"Want to come in?"

"If you don't mind."

Snake handed the paper bag in her hand. Texas took two steps back holding the paper bag. Snake walked into the house and closed the door.

"Your place is really nice. It looks bigger than mine."

Snake's eyes looked around the room, making comments. Texas didn't answer. She sat on the edge of the bed and watched Snake naturally sit on the guest chair in the room.

She didn't understand why Snake would say such a thing even though he was right next door.

"Is something wrong?"

"I just heard from the guy downstairs that there will be a light celebration here tonight. I came here to ask if you are interested in watching it together tonight."

"night?"

"It's said to be after seven o'clock and it won't end until late at night."

Texas was silent for a moment.

"……I'm OK."

She said this and her eyes fell on the snake. She knew that the snake must have come to her for more than one thing.

"Anything else?"

"When we were in Grava, you asked me why I wanted to help you, do you remember?" Snake asked: "I answered you then, and I will tell you the reason after you survive."