Chapter 867: Take Care Two people like Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu, no matter how low-key they walk on the road, they will attract the attention of others. One is rich and handsome, the other is plump and amiable. Some people will look ugly when they gain weight. Xiang Qingniu is the kind of fat, round and cute person. With the black Taoist robe on him, he looks like a cartoon character. However, there were not many pedestrians on the road at this time. The continuous attacks by Jin Shixiong's army forced almost all the people within a few hundred miles to flee. Fang Jie still remembered that on the way to Chang'an from the northwest, especially after reaching the Jiangbei roads, the good security was like a legendary paradise. The house is not closed at night and the streets are not picked up, and there is not even a beggar in the cities and towns. But now, the destructive power of the war has been completely revealed. The prosperity of the past has long since disappeared, leaving only devastation. They encountered many checkpoints on the road, and both Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu quietly avoided them. They didn't want to cause any conflict, although it was impossible for the soldiers to stop them. Xiang Qingniu¡¯s army camp is located dozens of miles north of the Yangtze River. Due to the numerical disadvantage, the defense zone of the imperial troops is constantly being compressed. Jin Shixiong's rebels were like a group of wild beasts at the end of their rope. They had already forgotten the military rules they had set before coming, not to plunder and not to kill the people. They could not keep up with the logistics and supplies, so they had to rely on robbery. So even when there is no fighting, the army will be released to burn, kill and loot. It¡¯s as if the people they killed and plundered were not their own villagers at all. Someone once said that money is the fastest thing to change a person, but in the face of war, the power of money seems so insignificant. War is the fastest way to turn an ordinary person into a beast. The moment the knife is raised, humanity is forgotten. And when the knife is raised too many times, those holding the butcher knife actually become numb. When they were at home, their joy may come from the reunion of their families or the love of their parents, but at this time, all their joy comes from plundering and killing. ??Twisted human nature. "It's so fast" Xiang Qingniu looked at the villages he passed on the road that had been burned into ruins, with fear in his eyes: "When I left Chang'an City, I saw Emperor Tianyou raising his hand in Chang'an City. The butcher's knife, but at least it has not affected the common people, and the place where it passed was still peaceful Now, only a piece of scorched earth is left. "Seeing this scene, the expectation of a gathering with friends has faded. down. "This is bound to happen." Fang Jie has seen far more tragedy than Xiang Qingniu. Whether in the northwest or southwest, Fang Jie is the one who faces death on the battlefield, and when there is no special need for help, Xiang Qingniu Qingniu and the others have been resting in the rear. Fang Jie once said in a conversation that the breath in his nose still smelled like blood the day after the fight, which Xiang Qingniu had never experienced. Fang Jie glanced at the layer of green that had appeared on the ground: "War is to the people, just like winter is to weeds. After a cold winter, it seems that not a single blade of grass grows. But when spring warms, grass will still emerge from the melted soil. . The same goes for people, they will get better. "The climate in Jiangbei is a little later than that in Eastern Xinjiang. When Fang Jie and the others returned from Eastern Xinjiang, the grass had already emerged. After more than a month of trekking, the grass in Jiangbei also emerged. When the two people saw the endless camps in the distance, they knew they could not go any further. As soon as they approached the camp, the lookouts would immediately discover that what greeted them was not necessarily the black boy riding an old ox, but a hail of arrows and thousands of men and horses. They are not afraid of this, but they are afraid of trouble. "Are you going to look for him again tonight?" Xiang Qingniu asked. Fang Jie found a relatively clean place to sit down and looked at the camp in the distance: "If you disturb the vitality of heaven and earth, that guy might be able to sense it." "Why not you?" Xiang Qingniu asked. Fang Jie lay down on the grass comfortably: "Because I'm lazy." Xiang Qingniu rolled his eyes at him, used Da Zhoutian's technique to catch a rabbit from a hundred meters away, and said with a smile: "Bake it in a while I won't let you eat it until it's cooked." He suddenly thought of a question: "Pu Hu has lived for such a long time. According to logic, how strong is his cultivation? I suddenly thought of Zhang Yiyang who came to kill Pu Hu that day in Yongzhou. At that time, are we doing something unnecessary? Could that guy be hiding his cultivation on purpose? Even if Zhang Yiyang wants to kill him without our help, it may not be that easy." Fang Jie smiled: "It doesn't matter whether he is hiding it or not. Cultivation, it was worth it for us to take action that day. At least there was someone who suddenly passed by somewhere.Isn¡¯t it nice to have a friend who you want to see and can meet again? " "While passing somewhere, you suddenly remembered that you have a friend you want to meet but can still meet? Xiang Qingniu repeated it, feeling that this was a particularly good statement. "It would be great if I could go anywhere and have a friend who I want to see and can meet." " He looked at the hare in his hand and remained silent for a while without making a move. Fang Jie glanced at him and asked, "What? After feeling this, I suddenly had some kind thoughts. I don¡¯t want to eat this rabbit anymore? " "Bah" Xiang Qingniu bah: "It's justhow to deal with this rabbit? Master Dao, although I am not a vegetarian, I have never taken care of wild animals by myself. " Fang Jie sat up and glanced at Xiang Qingniu: "So you are really lazy. " At this moment, several figures suddenly rushed over from the camp. The leader was an old scalper. This old scalper ran faster than the masters behind it. Look at its fatness. Clumsy and old, who would have thought that this cow has lived for 200 years? ¡°Huh? " When the black boy riding the old scalper north saw the two people, his eyes lit up. He jumped off the old scalper's back, waved his hand and told the people who were following him to go back: "It's okay, it's okay, you all go back first, it's mine. friend. " He looked at Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu, and smiled: "Have you got my permission to catch rabbits on my property? Don¡¯t you fucking know that I cover this place? It doesn't give me face to be so presumptuous! " "This man, how can I compensate you? Fang Jie pointed at Xiang Qingniu: "Is it okay to let this fat man pledge his body to me?" "Put the tiger and sip:" Get out " the old oxen who fell on the ground not far from time to time on the ground, the old scalpel was gentle in the eyes. It can be seen how important this old scalper is in Puhu's heart. In such a dark and lonely environment, he is the only one who always stays with Puhu. It is precisely because of this that Puhu spent half of his cultivation. The old scalper has a false reputation: ¡°This guy is becoming more and more like a cow recently. " When Pohu smiled, some sadness in his eyes flashed away. Although it was very fast, Fang Jie still caught it keenly. So Fang Jie glanced at the old scalper subconsciously, and his heart tightened, and he suddenly understood something. " Ever since the old beast started eating meat, it had never eaten grass. But starting from the early spring, it actually doesn't like to eat meat anymore. No matter how tender the meat is, it won't smell it, and it behaves particularly disgusted But it has returned to its true nature, and will chew the grass on the ground every day, relishing the taste. . " Puhu poured a sip of wine into his mouth, his eyes a little blurry. Fang Jie wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't say anything. "Maybe he is tired of eating meat? " No matter how stupid Xiang Qingniu is, he can still guess what Puhu said. Maybe for ordinary farmers, a cow represents a good harvest in the coming year. For a butcher, a cow represents how much money it can sell, but For Puhu, the meaning of this cow is really different. It is a friend. Puhu smiled gratefully at Xiang Qingniu's consolation: "What is supposed to come will always come Because of this, I suddenly I figured something out. " He looked at the old scalper gnawing grass and said: "At first I tried my best to let it live longer, and I did not hesitate to pour half of my cultivation into its body. It was a miracle that it could survive at that time. Later, its temperament changed drastically. Eating meat was probably also a change caused by my inner strength. I was very happy about this change at first. I always feel happy when I see cows eating meat. However, a cow is a cow after all, and sooner or later it will return to its true nature and die as a cow. " "Why are people the same? Even if you try your best to do something, it seems that you have succeeded, but in the end, you are not going back and forth from where you came from? " Fang Jie knew who he was talking about. After being silent for a while, he said: "People have different pursuits. Some people want results, and some people like the process. Puhu smiled and said, "I don't know if this old beast will resent me for dragging him along to survive." It should have been dead a long time ago. After eating meat for so long, I don¡¯t know whether it was because I loved it or because I had to eat it. If I had to eat it, I would have made it suffer for so many years. "The conversation between the two people seemed to have nothing to do with it. Xiang Qingniu was roasting the hare, as if he wanted to confirm something. He raised it and shook it towards the old scalper. The old scalper looked back and let out a contemptuous sound from his nose. He snorted coldly, as if he was mocking Xiang Qingniu That idiot actually used meat to lure him.Confuse a cow! Xiang Qingniu smiled awkwardly, then suddenly stopped laughing, with a lonely expression: "It seems to have forgotten that he has eaten meat." Puhu waved, and the old scalper walked over slowly. , lying down next to Puhu's body. Puhu stroked its neck and smiled bitterly: "It forgot to eat meat because it is so old that no one can stop it from dying. But fortunately, it has not forgotten me after all." "Recently It always lets me ride for a while. If I am busy with military duties and forget to see it, it will go outside the tent and call me, and then rub my legs. It means it wants to carry me out for another run I know that it has a premonition that the day is coming, and it is reluctant to let go." Tears flowed down Puhu's face, which was a little turbid. "This guy" His hand stroking the old scalper was a little stiff, but his movements were still so gentle. Fang Jie let out a long breath, not knowing what to say. Xiang Qingniu forgot to continue roasting the hare, and one side was already burnt black. "I once thought about injecting some more cultivation into it" Puhu glanced at Fang Jie: "Isn't this a bit selfish? It looks fine, but I don't know if it is already suffering What kind of pain is it? If I keep it alive, its pain will be even worse." Fang Jie wanted to let it go, but found that this was a bit cruel. "I've already thought about it." Puhu wiped his tears: "I was a little regretful. If I left with it, I might never see you two again, so you two came. This is good I don¡¯t want to interfere with military affairs anymore, and I don¡¯t want to interfere with world affairs. I stole Old Huang from outside the imperial mausoleum. I took him back before he died, and then I went back to the ancient tomb. That¡¯s who I am. The place to go. " "The biggest gain from my trip out of the ancient tomb is that I have friends." Puhu stood up, and the old scalper stood up immediately and rubbed his legs. Puhu turned over and patted the old scalper on the butt: "If you have finished your work and there are no more disputes in the world, you can go to the ancient tomb to see me. If I am not dead yet, I will drink with you again." He The old scalper roared a few times as if he was venting his anger and announcing something. Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu looked at each other, watching the retreating figures of the man and the cow without saying anything for a long time. "Take care" Xiang Qingniu clasped his fists in the distance. "Congratulations" Fang explained these two words, and even Xiang Qingniu didn't understand what to congratulate. "My old friend is dying, you say congratulations?" Xiang Qingniu stared at Fang Jie and asked. "Both of them are free." Fang Jie said a word, turned around and left. The cow has returned to the cow's life, which is a relief. Isn't it a relief for people to return to the ancient tomb? Puhu was dragged back to the world by Yang Jian, and he was afraid that he would never be happy even a day. He did too many things he didn't want to do. On the surface, he seemed so in tune with Yang Jian and had a deep brotherhood. In fact, it's just like the old scalper. It looks like the meat tastes sweet, but how do others know if it's really sweet?