Chapter 319 - The Original Aspiration in Troubled Times
Chapter 319 The Original Aspiration in Troubled Times
Yellow sand spread all over the sky and a cold wind was howling, chilling one’s bones to the core. This was like a place from hell. However, a fierce battle involving more than 200,000 lives was taking place here!
Both sides were mainly infantry troops. One side was dressed in white armor. They were fewer in numbers, but all who were in the line of fire, were in constant high spirits.
The other troop wore bronze armors. Although they had more people in their troops, their lineup was messy, and all the soldiers were in low spirits, with some even attempting to escape. Apparently, the battle was already set!
“Run away! Don’t save me anymore!” More and more soldiers in bronze armors started to run away. A soldier with disheveled hair, was desperately dragging his one-armed companion dressed in the same uniform, and headed forward. At the same time, he also had to fight off the enemies constantly. That shout came from his injured teammate.
“Shut up! If you still have the strength, just follow me and we will make it out!” The soldier with disheveled hair, had a furious look on his face, but his clear eyes shone with a heart shaking brilliance. He was totally different from the others.
“You… This is the fifth time that you saved me! Why do you persist in doing that?” The one-armed soldier suddenly became calm and murmured, “We had a chance to be soldiers of the other side, and would have been given good positions. But you rejected them for yourself, and also for me… And now, I have already given up. Why do you still insist?”
“I rejected them because we are citizens of Tian Liang Country! And now I will not give up trying to save you, because you are my brother!” The soldier with disheveled hair, hacked away at another enemy, and shouted his answer, without even looking back.
“But we are dying! Can’t you see that? They have surrounded us! Even if we can break out of this encirclement, no one knows how many other encirclements there are out there!” The one-armed soldier yelled in despair.
“We may die, but, we will never sit and await our doom!” The knife that the soldier with disheveled hair had, was already broken, but he still moved forward, firmly and steadily!
The battle was violent and the result was obvious. After two hours, the yellow sand was still dancing in the air and the camps had not changed. The only difference was that the troops dressed in white armor were standing there valiantly, while the soldiers of the other camp were now corpses.
“Commander! We won! But the number of people from the other camp in this battle does not tally with the information we have at first. There are supposed to be 167,428 soldiers, but two were missing when we counted the corpses!” One soldier was reporting respectfully to a bearded old man sitting on a horse. Then the soldier said awkwardly, “The person you commanded us to kill… seems to be…”
“Hahaha, to be one of the two missing corpses, right?” The bearded old man laughed loudly, his eyes shining brightly.
“Y… Yes!” The soldier was confused; if the person they had to kill had escaped, how come the commander seemed glad, instead of being angry?
“How many times? Four times or five times? Tian Liang Country is a tiny area, ruled by a fatuous lord. Why would there be such a talented person in this country? Old Fang, since we can’t kill him even in such a cruel way, you win! We’ll follow your plan later!” The old man smiled lightly and pouted his lips at another old man dressed in the same way beside him.
“Yes. Before the battle between the two countries began, I met him three times. I’ve tried to talk him into joining us every time we met, but I failed. The reason he gave made me unable to say anything else.” That old man said. He had a three inch scar on his face, and gave out a type of overwhelming aura. “‘The lord is fatuous, but still has human sympathy. I’m just protecting my hometown!’ That’s what he said, each time. What else can I say to that?”
“God, is that the reason why you pushed the lord to start a war with them?” The bearded man was stunned, but the next second, he came around and said sharply, “You old dog! Whoever says that you are just a man with brute courage, I’ll definitely kick his ass!”
“Hahaha!” The old man with a scar, laughed loudly. Then he waved his arms and shouted vigorously, “Everybody, head to Tian Liang Country now! We will kill the enemies, but do not disturb the residents!”
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Three days later, the lord of Tian Liang Country went personally to a site that was ten miles away from the country, and presented his imperial jade seal for his surrender, formally admitting that Tian Liang Country was now a dependent state of Dong Ling Country.
When the troops from Dong Ling Country entered the main city, they did not disturb the residents at all. However, all the soldiers had only one common task: Find a particular person.
“Ayu, it’s our time!” Inside a hut in Tian Liang Country, the soldier with disheveled hair, who had escaped from the battlefield, had a clean face at the moment. He was Lyu Liang, who had entered the mortal world to toughen his heart.
“Aliang… I just don’t understand… If you wanted to join them earlier, why did you put yourself through so many dangers?” The one-armed youth did not understand it. Although he was low in spirits, he started to pull himself together.
“Hahaha, let me explain!” After a burst of hearty laughter, the old man with a scar on his face, opened the door directly, and entered. He nodded. He looked at the dumbfounded one-armed youth at first, and then turned to look at the calm Lyu Liang approvingly, and said, “Lyu Liang, he is your reason, right?”
“There is no difference for me to surrender during the first battle or at this moment, but for my brother, the treatment he will get will definitely be different!” Lyu Liang said firmly. The next second, he suddenly knelt and kowtowed to him, saying, “Commander, your troops are well disciplined, and you also have not given our lord a hard time. Now that Tian Liang Country has surrendered to Dong Ling Country… If you still want me, I’d like to join you and be a part of an army of justice, to fight against those vicious powers!”
“You’ve made a good plan… I can’t reject you, and I hope that you can do your best to help our Dong Ling Country rule the whole world!” Nodding approvingly, the old man with a scar said sharply.
“Commander, I beg you to arrange for my brother to be with me. Although he is weak and irresolute, he does have brains and complements my personality. That is my only requirement to surrender to Dong Ling Country!” Lyu Liang bowed deeply again, and stared at the old man with an expression that seemed to brook no refusal.
“Give me a reason!” The old man suddenly said solemnly.
“When we were little, we used to peek at girls bathing at the end of the village. Then one day, they caught us. My brother took out a squirrel and used it to take the blame for us!” What they did was cunning, but Lyu Liang said calmly, “A kid, less than seven years old, was able to fabricate a story, in an instant. Well, does that reason work for you?”
Everyone on the site was stunned. Then the soldiers who were with the old man just could not help laughing. The one-armed youth was struck dumb. Looking at them blankly, he gradually understood, and also looked up to the sky to laugh. At the same time, he could not help shedding tears.
“Okay then! You’ve convinced me, dude!” The old man with the scar also laughed. “Hahaha, our day to rule the world is coming!”
Lyu Liang walked to the one-armed youth who was crying at the moment, and held his shoulder, and said, “Ayu, our future has just started. From now on, we will walk side by side through life!”
The one-armed youth cried even louder at Lyu Liang’s words, but obviously he did not have any more burdens …
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Five years later, Dong Ling Country swept through the five countries around it with irresistible force, and directly became an overlord in that world.
During that period, the prestige of the two young men grew. One was named Lyu Liang and the other one was named Liu Yu. These two excelled, both in the arts of pen and sword, and could even be called meritocrats in the present age!
Then another five years passed. Dong Ling Country finally dominated the world. When the monarch awarded people according to their contributions, the experienced generals like the old man with a scar on his face and the bearded old man, were now old. Therefore, Lyu Liang and Liu Yu were all influential officials, who were ahead of everybody, except the monarch. However, they rejected the awards from the monarch, and insisted on resigning, so they could go live a pastoral life.
The monarch was unable to dissuade them from doing that, and at last watched them leaving, with tears in his eyes.
“Why have you made up your mind so quickly this time. I remember you used to persuade me to surrender to the power and wealth.” Lyu Liang, who was already growing old, poked his friend beside him, with a teasing expression.
“Before… I finally passed that stage! Thank you!” With a very solemn face, Liu Yu said softly, “With your help, I was finally able to get out of this countless circle of troubled times…”
“Ah? What do you mean?” Lyu Liang was puzzled by what he said.
All of a sudden, Liu Yu knelt and kowtowed to him, saying at the same time, “Thanks for your great kindness! From now on, I’m all yours!”
50 years flashed by. Lyu Liang died peacefully. Almost at the same time, Liu Yu who was thousands of miles away, also died after laughing loudly three times. But, before he was gone, he murmured, “It’s finally over… Lyu Liang, I’ll follow you forever!”
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“I… My whole life there has already ended?” In the Peaceful Land, one light ball burst forth with sparkling light. Lyu Liang’s figure emerged from it. Everything he had experienced in that world flooded him at once.
“You… Ayu!” When he turned his head, he immediately saw his brother in the mortal world. Ayu was kneeling.
“I was a loser who failed in trying to be an upright person there. My five impasses were all turned desperately by you, and you even helped me rise to the rank of a general! So, not only my depraved Taoist Heart has regained its original aspiration, it is even better than before!” Liu Yu said emotionally. Then he suddenly raised his head and said, “Please allow me to follow you forever. I, will never betray you!”
Lyu Liang was initially shocked by Liu Yu’s words, but then hurriedly walked to him and helped him up, while saying solemnly, “We are brothers in the mortal world, and so too in the present age! I have a task that may put my life at risk. If you are with me…”
“I can’t wait to be your companion!” Liu Yu did not back off. Lyu Liang opened his mouth, but did not say anything. Instead he patted Liu Yu’s shoulder heavily. Then they looked at each other and laughed loudly.
“I’m going to spend one year to experience the mortal world, and I will also do my cultivation. Afterwards, I’ll go to the next world to cultivate my mind! What about you?” Lyu Liang asked lightly.
“I’ll go with you!” Liu Yu said confidently. “I, will never be a strayer again!”
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Ancestor Hong Jun was standing not far away with the big yellow dog. He whispered, “You see that? He just went in the mortal world for the first time, and already rescued a strayer out there… Compared to the two geniuses that year, he is not bad, right?”
“Yeah. Those faithful supporters of Blade had basically been rescued by Blade from the world, from the state of refining of their minds… Ah, that’s why there are so many people in the Hell Organization, who are willing to risk their lives to serve him!” The big yellow dog said with great admiration. Then he continued, “This man also seems to be like them! Cultivating his mind with infinite compassion and mercy… That’s amazing whenever you think about it! 500… You may have to add more!”
“Will you place a bet then?” Ancestor Hong Jun teased him.
The big yellow dog did not back off this time, which was rare for him. He said sharply, “I don’t want to bet on this, but I want to bet on how many strayers he is going to rescue!”