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Chapter 44

Title: Rebirth of the Gods

Summary: "He didn't become like this," I realized, "He was born like this."

In the afternoon, Wei Yan and I had just returned to Zhizhou Mansion when Liang Zeren was rushing out, and the Zhizhou Mansion's carriage was driving towards him.I asked, "Master Liang, why are you in such a hurry?" He said, "Refugees are attacking the city! The north gate is about to fail. I called Guo Bingfu to get on the carriage, and then persuaded Wang Fengji." I asked, "Where's Shen Lian? He said: "He went first with light work." I said: "Master Liang needs someone to take care of his heart palpitations. I will go with Master Liang." The carriage stopped in front of him, and I said to Wei Yan who was about to come up: "Go back. Drink the medicine for noon. Take the last medicine, and don't use your internal strength until the remaining poison of Huagong San is exhausted." He paused, and I stared into his deep eyes.He said, "Yes." He turned and entered the magistrate's mansion.

Liang Zeren and I arrived at the North City Gate in a carriage, and the carriage returned to Zhizhou Mansion.A group of soldiers carried a whole box of arrows out of the base of the city wall, and transported them to the city wall along the wall ladder.The thin scales rattled as they marched, but the sound was insignificant compared to the pain and screams outside the wall.The bloody smell scattered, and someone vaguely shouted: "Eight Yamas are here! Hit the city gate!"

The loud noise was deafening, Liang Zeren and I covered our ears, there were cracks on the two wooden bolts of the huge city gate, and the cracks stretched like spider webs, Shen Lian, who was carrying Longquan on his back, suddenly fell in front of Liang Zeren and me, and stepped on the five-step ladder to lift us up the city wall.He took us to the left side of the tallest regimental building. We were less than four feet away from the regimental building. In the regimental building there was a flag erected, the beacon fire was raging, and the beacon smoke scattered.Shen Lian said: "Stand behind the defenders. Most of the refugees have no arrows and cannot shoot high."

On the city wall, someone who looked like a team leader shouted: "Full bow!" The defender's bow was like a full moon.The leader shouted again: "Fire the arrow!" Thousands of sharp arrows shot down.There was darkness under the city wall, and people's heads were surging, and there was no end in sight for a while.People kept falling to the ground, and people continued to rush forward.Blood spattered.The land was briefly revealed and was soon filled by more people.At the gate of the city, hundreds of people lifted the giant log together and bumped into the gate one after another.

Suddenly a sharp arrow pierced through the air from under the wall, and the right front defender fell to the ground, and was carried down by the soldiers and replaced by another.And there was a voice piercing the city wall: "Tianyi taught the eight Yamas! Lead the Wangzhou sub-altar! Please open the warehouse in Yutan City! Save [-] refugees!" Beside Shen Lian said: "Huh, Tianyi teaches." The sound from the city One after another, but the noise is not clear.

On the right side of the city wall, there was a group of people running towards carrying kerosene. The first was the man with pockmarked skin and small eyes.Liang Zeren said: "Wang Fengji is here." Shen Lian said: "I'll persuade him." Wang Fengji ran to the regimental building and told the team: "Shoot the arrow with fire oil!" , standing alone on the edge of the group building.The edge on that side is less than ten inches wide, allowing only one foot to stand on.Wang Fengji hangs in the air, clasping Shen Lian's hand that is pulling his skirt with both hands.Shen Lian pulled out the Longquan and firmly pressed it against Wang Fengji's throat.The team stopped.

Shen Lian said: "All the refugees under the city are common people, how can Wang Jiedu have the heart?" Wang Fengji said: "If the city is captured and the grain is divided, even the people in the city will starve." Shen Lian said: "Save the people in front of you first." Although Wang Fengji kept shaking in the air, he didn't speak.During the stalemate, the arrows inside the city wall still didn't stop, and they were fired at the bottom of the wall.Under the wall, black clouds are pressing down on the city, and the city, desire, and destruction.

Naba Yanluo shouted: "I beg Yutan City to open a warehouse!" Another arrow flew over.The smell of blood drifting to the wall is no longer very strong, but the siege of the city is unbearable.Mr. Liang suddenly pulled me, and I was saved from being shot by Eight Yamas' sharp arrows.

I asked: "With [-] refugees and [-] defenders, how likely is Yutan City to be able to hold it?" Liang Zeren said: "Defend? It will be broken within two hours. Not only the number of people, but also the morale. The hungry people died in battle, Starved to death, left and right died, but at this moment, because of the help of Tianyi Sect, there is a glimmer of life. Originally, there were only ordinary people in the city, but under the military order, the defenders had to follow. The defenders of Yutan City will lose in this battle."

Liang Zeren didn't lower his voice when he spoke, but Wang Zeren actually said: "If you can't hold it, you must defend it! I will transfer soldiers from other battalions to defend it!" Shen Lian suddenly said: "If the transfer envoy does not transfer new food, can you Store grain?" Wang Zeren said: "That's possible. But...but the imperial court did not order to open the warehouse, and disobeyed the order of the transshipment envoy, isn't it treason?" Shen Lian said: "You saved the [-] refugees under the city, including the young and strong. Are you still afraid of being attacked by the forbidden army from the north?" Wang Fengji paused for a while before saying, "Okay, I will plot against and rescue these refugees." Shen Lian let him into the group building, and he said to the team: "Pass down the order, stop the arrows, and open the granary to store grain outside the city. Those who attacked the city will not be held accountable, and those who entered the Wangzhou army will be left behind." The man who was at the front turned pale, but promised: "Order!"

And Shen Lian stood on the edge, pumping up his energy and infusing his inner strength, and sent out a voice: "Stop the war! Open the warehouse! Release the grain! Stop the war! Open the warehouse! Release the grain..." Following the order, the arrows on the wall gradually stopped.Shen Lian's voice hovered over the entire battlefield, calm and majestic, overwhelming the noise made by thousands of people.

The cheers exploded under the wall, and then the sound wave became tidy.Below the wall, Shen Lian roared the short two sentences: "Open the warehouse! Release the grain!" The sound became louder and louder, and the city wall trembled under his feet.Some soldiers lowered the red general flag and hung up the bright yellow banner.I asked: "What is the yellow flag?" Liang Zeren said: "It is harmony." The rhythmic drumbeat sounded.

The hustle and bustle continued, and the fighting ended.

And everything is silent, the world stops turning.Like everyone nearby, I stayed where I was, looking up at Shen Lian upstairs.The wind blew his clothes flying, and the Longquan sword light reflected the dirt on his face, but nothing could take away that high spirit. The 19-year-old youth slowly returned to Longquan and sheathed it against the wind on the edge of the regiment building.Tens of thousands of years ago, he looked down on the world.Antlers, tiger eyes, wolf mouth, eagle claws, fish tail.Climbing to the sky in spring, diving into the abyss in autumn, turning rivers and seas, swallowing wind and fog.

The gods are reborn, but this is the case.

Liang Zeren asked, "When did Shen Lian, a chivalrous man, become like this?"

"He didn't become like this," I realized, "he was born like this." He deserves to fly.

Then my face was turned away. "I will." The man in black is like a ghost of the nine ghosts, "Heaven's one mind is even more powerful."

I smiled: "Wei Yan, you said that you are not allowed to use your internal strength before drinking the medicine, let alone shouting. How did you come here?" He said: "Take the carriage, come up."

Liang Zeren said: "Go down." The three of us went down the city wall, and a row of soldiers ran down beside us.Liang Zeren said: "You and the chivalrous man Wei Yan treat each other sincerely, I hope less suffering will lead to positive results." I was surprised: "Master Liang saw it?" Liang Zeren said calmly: "I have seen a few romantic affairs in the Imperial Academy when I was young." Wei Yan cupped his fists: "Thank you."

Under the city wall, the short and chubby Guo Bing waited: "Master Liang, help me to count the escorts? The refugees still cannot be let in, and the guards will provide food at the gate of the city." Liang Zeren asked: "We will leave by boat tomorrow. I can still help you for a day and a half. Is the transfer envoy settled?" Guo Bing said, "I just sent him out of the north city gate, and then he came to the base of the wall." Liang Zeren was depressed: "Oh, Wang Fengji was caught between the refugees and the court. Shengsheng was forced to reverse."

"I've shown the accounts to Marquis Wei, and I can help Mr. Guo release the grain." Shen Lian fell to my side and asked, "What will Mr. Guo do in the future?" Guo Bing smiled wryly: "Then assist Wang Fengji. After releasing the warehouse, give him a country name." Then go to the granary." Mr. Liang said: "Doctor Li, go back and rest for a while, and take the boat again tomorrow. My palpitations will be fine for a while, so you don't have to follow me all the time." The three of them went to the granary, and I and Wei Yan went back to Zhizhou Mansion to have a rest. On the way, I told Wei Yan: "Remember to drink the medicine at night before meals."