Shape of the Wind – Volume Meteorite Chapter 3: Rose red
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El Tienuo Urumqi, July 422nd year
On the outskirts of this emerging city, amidst the mighty water, clouds and heat, stands an extremely beautiful hotel.
This manor hotel named "Rose Red" has a vast rose garden in the front courtyard. On the vast green lawn of hundreds of pings, roses are planted in full bloom. The incense makes people attracted by the fragrance of rose red before they get close.
Behind the brilliant red rose garden, is a delicate and elegant red-tiled mansion. The four-story white window wall and the hundreds of windowsills are planted with brocades of flowers. They are colorful and colorful, like pouring out. With the vigorous vitality of this hotel, inject vitality into every visitor.
Of course, the tourists who came to Rose Red were surprised that there was such a jewel among the wilderness and mountains, and they would not forget the original purpose of coming here. Passing through the main building of the hostel and coming to the back of the big house, you will see the hot air there, curling upwards. Dozens of hot spring pools of different sizes are welcoming new and old guests with different attitudes and appearances.
In the rose-red hall, there are hanging artworks, paintings and calligraphy collected from various places. Although the various artistic sculptures are dazzling to see, it is the wall beams that really amaze the viewers. Those paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall.
Calligraphy and painting are not written by celebrities. Some of the landscape paintings from Wu Lian have not even been signed, but one by one, the mountains and rivers are full of majestic style and extraordinary momentum; and the large white paper fan hanging at the main entrance of the hall is above it. The four thick characters of "World Conquest" make people feel confused, but they have a chic and arrogant style, like a black mad dragon, forcing them to face each other.
It is the subtle elegance seen in these small places, which makes Rose Red become the first holiday resort in the northwest. In addition to these external advantages, there is also a vague rumor. It is the unwritten rules of this hotel that have been circulated among the business travelers here. No matter what disputes and hatreds are, they must be put down within the rose red, because this is a peaceful place where no disturbance is allowed. If someone wants Destroy by force, then he will immediately see... the backstage of this hotel is really hard.
What is the backstage of Rose Red, ordinary people don’t know, and there are no security guards in the hotel. If there is anything particularly eye-catching, it is the handsome man sitting at the counter in a neat white uniform. .
The long golden hair is combed and tied at the back of the head casually; the gold-framed glasses on the face add a touch of gentleness, accompanied by a friendly smile, which dilutes the original cold feeling, but the kind of calm and mature male charm , But every traveler couldn't help but look at it more, especially female guests. Many of them even looked in love at first sight and reluctantly took the house key from him.
"Even if you are not a general, Brother Yoo can still be a very successful shopkeeper! No need to sell hot springs, just sit there and laugh, and our customers will be endless."
There is no jealousy in his wife’s teasing, which makes Gong Jin feel at ease, because he absolutely can’t stand the kind of superficial women with chicken belly; but it often makes Gong Jin an inexplicable worry. This is really a thing. The embarrassment of laughter.
Supposing Xiao Qiao sitting at the counter might have a similar attraction to male guests, but Gong Jin would never suggest that, because he knew he couldn't accept this kind of scene.
(This summer is very hot and dry, the grape harvest is good, it should have a good price; the lawn in the south of the forecourt is partly withered, and someone should be invited to handle the fertilization. There are also those termites in the museum. Reinforcing the holes will be very troublesome. Calculating these, the cost to be added this month is......)
Sitting behind the counter, Gong Jin checked the numbers on the account item by item, doing a lot of calculations in his mind. This is the new life he is gradually getting used to.
There was a lot of gap between being in charge of thousands of troops and being able to live in an ordinary life, but Gong Jin was happy and very comfortable. In his own mood, although he doesn't hate him, he can't say that he likes this kind of life. However, as long as he is with Xiao Qiao, no matter what he does, he can feel a kind of satisfying happiness.
There is nothing wrong with being so plain. I and my wife created small achievements from nothing, and have a planable future. If we follow this trajectory, every day in the future will be It is spent in this kind of happiness, regardless of family and country, regardless of the rise and fall of the world, just living in a quiet corner of the world, so... there is nothing dissatisfied.
(Really? Do you really want to live this kind of life? This kind of life... is it really what you should live? You know that you can have more...)
Occasionally, when there is a gap in the busy life, when a cool breeze blows, Gong Jin will hear a certain kind of *** in his heart, which turns into a soft whisper, and it sounds like a sigh in his ear, whenever this When the voice appeared, he always used those same words to tell himself, and after he smiled slightly, he continued to devote himself to his current work.
However, when he saw the familiar figure stepping into the door, Gong Jin suddenly felt that the voice was not just a whisper this time, it appeared in front of him in a more realistic image.
"Gong...The head of the group..."
"It's been a long time, Jiang Zhong."
Gong Jin has not forgotten this former loyal subordinate. At that time, as the leader of the Phantom Brigade, he mixed into the rebel army, carried out various activities, and fled alone before his identity was leaked. Before escaping, he didn't notify anyone, but he already knew what would happen to his subordinates who were left in the rebel camp.
On the one hand, Gong Jin believed that Xiao Qiao would deal with it properly; on the other hand, he didn't care what would happen to these people at the time. For many years of latent life, he has long been accustomed to this kind of thing, using a group of people for latent work. When the task is over and the false identity is exposed, these people are not the first group to be abandoned by him, and they will never be the last group.
Seeing Jiang Zhong's appearance, Gong Jin once suspected that he was coming for revenge. This scene was not unavailable in the past. She was exhausted, but his eyes flashed with sincere and eager joy. Gong Jin couldn't help dispelling this idea and took a peaceful attitude. Receive this former subordinate.
With the best of the landlord's friendship, Gong Jin helped this subordinate arrange accommodation and reception. Jiang Zhong seems to be difficult to follow the change of the chief. He was mentally prepared to see an unwilling frustrated general, but he did not expect to see a gentle and amiable hotel owner; such a change made him feel better. Jiang Zhong tried to put on a smile, but he stopped talking in many places.
Gong Jin can see Jiang Zhong's abnormality naturally. This loyal subordinate is not old enough to miss the past. Perhaps in one or two hundred years, he will come to find his old friends to reminisce about the past in order to miss the friendship of the past, but the current Jiang Zhong is still very young and will travel all the way to Urumqi. , It must have a purpose.
But Gong Jin didn't want to ask more, because some things still don't know well. Over the years, he and Xiao Qiao have been deliberately avoiding external news, not wanting to know what is happening on the other side of the mountain, and who is in charge of that land. Knowing but being unable to change is the most bitter thing. Gong Jin didn't want the hard-won happiness to be broken in this way.
However...
"Master Gong Jin, I... don't want to disturb your life, but there are some things, I feel that I have a responsibility to bring them. This is my promise to many brothers. I will only say it once. Please let me After speaking, I will leave immediately."
When Jiang Zhong suddenly stood up and said to Gong Jin, Gong Jin faced a choice. If you insist on the original idea, you should stand up immediately and walk away, but the two and a half years of life has made Gong Jin feel that he has become softhearted, and apologizes for the subordinate who is still loyal to him, so Gong Jin maintains Silent, Ren Jiangzhong said what he wanted to say.
"After Master Gong Jin and the leader of Xiao Qiao left, Miss Yan Ning took over the alliance..."
What Jiang Zhong said was the news that Gong Jin had avoided in the past two and a half years. When he was parting in Zhongdu that day, Yan Ning's silent attitude made him feel slightly uncomfortable. In these years, no words have been heard, and it is more than enough to imagine Yan Ning's mood. Now I listen to Jiang Zhong's words. There was a huge wave in Jin's heart.
After Yan Ning became the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, in order to unite the precarious coalition forces, he immediately began to eliminate dissidents.
With Guiyi people as the center, the coalition forces eliminated all impure descent members, so that all the remaining members are of pure blood, and every one of them is the Guiyi people of Zhenggang. Any objection raised is intended to hinder this correctness. The unscrupulous elements of the target were all labeled as collaborating with the enemy and were punished by military law. All kinds of absurd evidence were used to prove that these people had stolen Eltinus or Bailu Cave.
The purge caused a backlash, but it was quickly suppressed. The humans and the orcs in the coalition raised objections, saying that everyone is fighting for the common ideals, and there is no reason to separate each other at this time. Such actions to disrupt the internal harmony violate the original intention of the leader of Xiaoqiao to form the coalition; however, the ghosts Completely deny everything that Xiao Qiao has advocated, thinking that he is the backbone of the founding of the coalition. With the consciousness of first-come-first-come, all foreigners who "arrive later" must be expelled from the organization, because apart from the ghosts, no other people have had the same sad years It’s possible to collude with the enemy.
The Guiyi people think that their actions are absolutely correct, but in the eyes of others, they are nothing more than a group of patients with strong delusions of persecution. However, this group of anxious and manic patients has a powerful destructive power. Under the unified slogan, they vigorously purge dissidents and win the battle of factions.
"As long as the ghost is born, everything is right; as long as there is no ghost, everything is wrong."
An officer who was expelled from the coalition army said helplessly when he recalled the various events of that period.
In short, the purge was highly successful, but after the purge was completed, the injured coalition forces were no longer able to maintain their previous momentum. In addition, after Xiao Qiao's departure, the white family withdrew all their assistance, and the coalition forces could no longer Conquering cities and plundering land in the form of an army to maintain the defense of the occupied areas, so Yan Ning gave an order to abandon the 80% of the currently occupied cities, and form the remaining soldiers into mobile teams to supply supplies in the form of plunder.
The rebels that once had a million followers are now less than 100,000. Despite the disadvantages in terms of numbers, the enthusiasm in the battle was a hundred times greater than before, and after the ban on plundering and massacre was broken, the catastrophe of ghosts and barbarians became the most terrifying nightmare on the mainland.
The name of Tao Yanning, "the witch with red hair", has made every Eltinus famous. The elite cavalry of 100,000, led by her, resembles a sudden swarm of locusts, wherever she goes Easily destroy the city, absorb all the food and resources there, set fire to all the houses and buildings you see, and after the end of the burning and looting, a devastating massacre of the city is carried out based on its geographic location.
Such violent tactics should not last in theory, but I don’t know why, this fierce fire burned more and more in two and a half years, losing streak to all enemies, and advancing in half a month. Zhongdu, the glorious culmination of the achievements of the ghosts in the past.
After Xiao Qiao left, and before the Guiyi people organized and cleaned up, some of the wise men who were clean and self-loving had quietly retired. Some of them chose to escape from the world similar to Gong Jin, but some still persisted. Xiao Qiao's ideals were gathered to form an organization, trying to prevent the atrocities of the rebels in some small places.
Jiang Zhong joined such an organization, and ten days ago, they finally found out the whereabouts of Gong Jin and Xiao Qiao, so Jiang Zhong came in charge, hoping to persuade Gong Jin to go out of the mountain and prevent the upcoming show in Zhong. The killing tragedy in the capital.
It's just such news, which was roughly still in Gong Jin's expectation, and it didn't shock him much, but the next thing Jiang Zhong said surprised Gong Jin.
Zhongdu City’s walls are thick and the city is well prepared, and it is difficult for the rebels to attack, but Yan Ning instructed the rebels to dig outside the city, seemingly to dig out some earth dragon hidden in the nearby Yulong Mountain, with energy The explosion can not only destroy the Central Capital easily, but also affect the entire center of Eltinus.
(The earth dragon of Jade Dragon Mountain... how does she know the secret there? The four big caves are the top secrets of Bailu Cave. Even if it is Yan Ning, it is impossible to know the location of the caves, why...)
Surprised by what he heard, Gong Jin's expression suddenly became heavy, and he did not respond to Jiang Zhong's words.
When the news arrived, Jiang Zhong kept his promise and left immediately after explaining everything he knew, without stopping for a while.
Gong Jin didn't keep him, because what Jiang Zhong needed was a practical promise, not a comfortable rest for a few days and nights, but that was what he was most stingy to give.
Guiyi people are so powerful...This really makes Gong Jin feel unhappy, but from Jiang Zhong's words, things seem to be weird, isn't it...
Neither the ghosts nor the people in Zhongdu have anything to do with them, and they have no reason to go out to drip in this muddy water. The comfortable life of these two and a half years is an unprecedented happiness in my life, and it should not be destroyed for any reason.
(Red-haired witch, what do people call you? Yan Ning...What are you thinking about these years?)
Sitting on the bamboo and rattan chair alone, Gong Jin groaned, his mind was messed up, he wanted to think, but couldn't remember.
But he didn't even notice it. At this time, his brows were exuding a kind of silent aura, a kind of heroic aura unique to the commanding general and shouldn't appear on the innkeeper.
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"The grape harvest was good this summer, and the wine market should have a good price; the lawn on the south side of the forecourt is a bit withered. It is best to ask someone to handle the fertilization as soon as possible, as well as the termites in the pavilion. These are included. This month The additional cost is... Brother Yu, are you listening to me?"
Xiao Qiao's screams made Gong Jin recover from his thoughts. He smiled for the first time, holding his wife's weak and boneless hand, adding warmth to the slightly cold palm.
This is exactly what Gong Jin has been worrying about over the past few years. After leaving the battlefield, he no longer uses the three magic weapons to fight, and there is no abnormality in his daily life. It seems that the old injuries have been completely healed.
But Gong Jin knows that this type of internal injury, entanglement and entanglement, is not so easy to heal, especially since he noticed that there were several nights in the past two and a half years, Xiao Qiao would still be immersed in the mud In the hot hot spring pool, under the cover of smoke and rushing currents, cough gently and gently.
The coughing motion is very mild, and the sound is very small. Compared with the bone trembling when the internal injury was the most serious, the situation is much better. This can be seen as a phenomenon of physical improvement, but it also symbolizes the unclear fact that Xiao Qiao’s injuries come from excessive use of the three artifacts, and the composition of the three artifacts involves the casting secrets and magic of the Demon Realm. Several factors are complicated. , Interacting with each other, Gong Jin cannot effectively judge the physical condition of his wife.
However, since Xiao Qiao wants to keep the secret, Gong Jin also pretends to be ignorant of his wife’s behavior, and only when she enters the hot spring to drain the cold, she will cook a pot of chicken soup herself. When she gets up and leaves, there will be such a cup of warmth and care for the whole body and mind, and silently offer care.
This is the way that Gong Jin is accustomed to expression, although his handsome appearance is often mistaken for people who think that such a handsome man must be very good at talking, but Gong Jin actually does more than what he says. No need for others to see, as long as Xiao Qiao cherishes it, that's enough.
In the news that Jiang Zhong brought, Gong Jin was tight-lipped to his wife and didn't tell her any plans. Xiao Qiao is a very soft-hearted and emotional person. If she is told what the rebels are doing at the moment, Gong Jin can’t imagine how much psychological pressure and harshness Xiao Qiao will bear, so there is no need to let these things happen. she knows.
Gong Jin hasn't made a decision yet, however, he knows that he is likely to go out. Gong Jin doesn’t care about the life and death of the people of El Tienor and the ghosts, because no matter which party dies, he can survive safely. The reason why he has to leave is because of Yan Ning. !
If Yan Ning had not taken over the burden of the leader, Xiao Qiao would not be able to leave at ease. Therefore, in addition to thanking the old man in the mountains for the protection of her husband and wife for the past two and a half years, Yan Ning is also a great hero. I really apologize for her, and now things have evolved to this point, when Yan Ning wants to touch the secret of the cave, she must have to understand the situation.
The four major caves are located at the four corners of the Continent of Wind. Eltinus is near Zhongdu, Wulian is not far from Pengfen Slope, and Liberty City is in the Arambatt Mountain area, Reins? The location in Thielen is unknown. This should be the supreme secret of Bailudong. Yan Ning knows this secret. What does it mean?
Gong Jin frowned. Even though he was about to leave, he didn't show his feelings. He still smiled and talked with his wife. This is the way they both like to relax. Whenever the hotel's affairs reach a stage, they will go to the top of the rose red, a seat reserved exclusively for their husband and wife, and look at the stars and the garden full of roses side by side.
Xiao Qiao tells Gong Jin some ancient martial arts legends, while Gong Jin talks about the myth of the stars in Bailu Cave. In such verbal communication, they understand each other's thoughts and growth paths better. Gong Jin is still curious about the true face of his wife and master, but every time he talks about this topic, Xiao Qiao will cleverly bring the words together and change to talk about his master.
Speaking of how to get started, how to teach martial arts with him, and how to start the dark work of Bailudong, Gong Jin intended to tell Xiao Qiao that the man who was given the title of "Sage of the Moon" by the world has How dangerous, but every time Xiao Qiao interrupts him, Gong Jin talks about some past events that he has forgotten a long time ago.
When learning the sword for the first time, Master used his power to form an image on the ice wall, tirelessly rehearsing again and again; under the moonlight at night, tell myself the master of the white bayberry legend; before the dawn appears, teach myself stargazing The inferred master... Gong Jin hasn't remembered these things for hundreds of years, but when I mention them again, the past calendar is as clear as before.
"Brother Yu, actually...you like your master very much. Although he did not do well in some parts, you still respect him, right?"
"...Um."
If someone else said this, Gong Jin would put the words behind his head after a scornful smile, but because the speaker was Xiao Qiao, Gong Jin did not forcefully deny his feelings. After a brief thought, he Some were stunned, and some helplessly responded.
In his own life, Master has given himself a lot of things, although there are good and bad, his own ideas and thoughts are indeed built from them, and he agrees with many ideas that Master agrees with, including his insistence on the demons. His resentment, as well as the means to hone talents. It was also because of this, so even though he was abandoned and fell into this situation today, Gong Jin couldn't find much hatred in his heart.
Master is a huge existence for himself. Since I started, I have been following and looking up to him. That kind of existence... transcends hatred and joy and anger, so he knows that he has also become cold. During the training, there was only a trace of bitterness in my heart, no anger or hatred. Perhaps, he is not the only personal disciple who feels this way. Before or in the future, others will also be like this...
"What a pity! Brother Yu's master, that is my teacher, I really want to visit Master Yue, but his elderly may not like to see us!"
Xiao Qiao put his hands on his knees, adjusted his skirts, raised his head and sighed softly, "Why are the demons so annoying? Even though the demons are disgusting, why do people who shed the blood of the demons? Should we bear this kind of sin?"
Gong Jin showed a wry smile with a stiff expression. There is a topic about the Guiyi tribe, which is what he doesn't want to hear at the moment. But... in my own memory, after being sensible, I never seemed to like this topic.
"Brother Yu, in the mythological system of Bailudong, all life on the land of wind will reincarnate again and again, right?"
"Yes, this life is a human being, the next life may be a bird on a branch, just like us, the next life may be two cats walking on the street."
"Then, the demons will also reincarnate into humans?"
Looking at her husband's surprised expression, Xiao Qiao smiled and said his whimsy.
"All the souls in this land appear in different faces in each life. In this life, they are humans, in the next life are ghosts, and in the next life they may be demons. In this way, people keep on Traveling between the human world and the demon world is like a constant journey. Isn’t these processes very miraculous? No matter the demons or human beings, everyone is the same. We have no reason to hate our future or past selves!"
Xiao Qiao patted his palms carefully, talking about these thoughts seriously, his eyes were star-studded because of the eager expectations, and the thought made him even more interesting. Somewhere in his heart, Gong Jin also felt that if it was so, it seemed very interesting.
Only speaking of beauty, Xiao Qiao is not as good as Yan Ning, but his wife can affect her mood so much, maybe it is her unfettered heart that strongly attracts herself wearing a mask!
"Brother Yu, I know why you always wear a mask before!"
"Oh, what did you guess this time?"
The answer to that question, in the past two and a half years, Xiao Qiao has guessed no less than two thousand times, but every time Gong Jin smiled and did not answer, Xiao Qiao was not in a hurry to reveal the secret, but repeatedly looked for the possibility. answer.
"You must be so good-looking, that's why you wear a mask to prevent so many women from looking at your handsome face."
Half a fragrant body leaned against her husband, Xiao Qiao leaned close, and smiled: "Every time I see you sitting at the counter, I always want to cover your face with a mask, otherwise there will be female guests every day. Drooling at you, as if trying to swallow my husband in one bite."
"...My husband...I won't let other women swallow it..."
Grind lightly.