Bugles sounded loudly. Iron-clad cavalry rushed in. Swords clashed. Blood poured onto the open land, turning the ground red. Arrows rained down like a storm. When swords and blades clashed, searing sparks burst forth. Amidst the soldiers' roars and screams, the battlefield became a hell that devoured lives. Standing on the city wall, Lin Yuan looked towards the battlefield where the fierce battle was raging. Questions welled up in his heart: What on earth is the meaning of life? Why are people willing to throw themselves into this meat grinder?
The Valley Master of the Divine Doctor Valley spoke softly, "Life and death are no more than grains of sand swirling in the wheel of reincarnation," as if he were talking about something trivial.
Lin Yuan furrowed his brows, half understanding. "You mean...?"
The Valley Master of the Divine Doctor Valley didn't say more. Instead, he gazed into the distance, as if he were observing all the different aspects of the world. However, his ambiguous answer made Master Zhang dissatisfied. Master Zhang stepped right out from the camp of martial artists of the Da'en Kingdom and sneered, "People fear death precisely because life is precious! If everyone regarded life and death as lightly as you do, wouldn't they be like rootless duckweeds? In that case, why do you even bother to save people?"
The two immediately started arguing. One expounded on the tenacity of life, while the other emphasized the naturalness of life and death. Neither was willing to back down. Seeing that the battle had already begun, yet these two eminent masters were still arguing about philosophical issues, Lin Yuan quickly tried to smooth things over. He smiled and said, "You two are amazing. Your ideas are great, and I've learned a lot!"
Upon hearing this, the two looked at each other and finally stopped arguing.
On the battlefield, the situation gradually became deadlocked. Lin Yuan could no longer hold back and led his troops into the enemy formation. His long sword danced, and the iron cavalry charged. He charged like a furious gale, and wherever he went, the enemy soldiers fell at his blade. However, at that moment, a chilling sound of something piercing the air suddenly came!
The vice-general of the Hu Kingdom was hiding in the dark, having been waiting for a long time. An arrow broke through the wind and aimed straight at Lin Yuan's back!
Lin Yuan hadn't noticed yet. Right when it mattered most, a black shape leaped. Flames flared wildly, and with a whoosh and bang, the arrow burned to nothingness mid-flight.
Lin Yuan suddenly turned around and stared in shock at Xiao Hei, who was soaring into the air with flames burning all over his body.
"Xiao Hei?! You... you can spit fire?!"
Xiao Hei flicked his tail, his eyes full of meaning, and meowed.
A certain image flashed through Lin Yuan's mind, those books that had been burned to ashes... So it turned out...
"Xiao Hei! So you were the one who burned the library books?!"
Xiao Hei gave him a lazy look and meowed, as if saying, "Took you long enough to figure it out."
Before Lin Yuan could recover from his shock, on the other side of the battlefield, a silvery-white light suddenly burst forth! Xiao Bai stood on the hilltop, with his three tails flauntingly raised, and his eyes as cold as frost. The next moment, countless sharp ice spikes rained down from the sky and crashed into the Hu Kingdom's siege equipment! Frost filled the air, and the machines collapsed with a rumble. The soldiers of the Hu Kingdom stared in disbelief.
Lin Yuan: "..."
Glancing down at his long sword, he was suddenly struck by how useless it seemed. "Victory, thanks to our furry friends?"
However, the battle was far from over. Behind the Hu Kingdom's battle formation, the sound of heavy iron hooves gradually approached, and the ground seemed to tremble along with it.
The iron cavalry of the Hu Kingdom had arrived!
They were clad in heavy armor and held long swords. Every warhorse was well-equipped, like an impregnable fortress. The weapons of the Da'en Kingdom's soldiers could hardly penetrate their defenses when they struck. Instead, they were easily routed by the charge of the Hu Kingdom's cavalry! The troops led by Lin Wan bore the brunt of the most ferocious charge and suffered heavy losses in an instant. Their numbers shrank fast, and the battle turned desperate!
The iron cavalry rampaged forward, trampling everything under their hooves!
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号角震天,铁骑奔腾,兵刃交错,鲜血洒落在荒原之上,染红了苍茫大地.箭矢如雨点般落下,刀剑碰撞间迸出炽热的火星,伴随着士兵的怒吼和惨叫,战场成为一座吞噬生命的地狱.林远站在城墙之上,目光投向厮杀正酣的战场,心中不禁生出疑问,生命的意义究竟是什么?为何人们甘愿投身这血肉磨坊?
"生死,不过轮回中的尘埃." 身旁的神医谷谷主轻声说道,语气仿佛在叙述一件寻常小事.
林远皱眉,似懂非懂:"您的意思是...?"
神医谷谷主不再多言,只是眺望远方,像是在看尽世间百态.可他那似是而非的回答,却让张大师不满了,直接从大恩国的武林人士阵营中走出,冷笑道:"世人畏死,正因生命可贵!若人人都如你这般看淡生死,岂不成了无根浮萍?既然如此,你又何必救人?"
两人当即争论起来,一个讲述生命的执着,一个强调生死的自然,谁也不肯让步.眼见战场已开,两位高人却还在争论哲学问题,林远连忙打圆场,笑道:"两位大师皆是当世高人,见解各有千秋,真是让我受益匪浅啊!"
这话一出,两人相视一眼,终于不再争辩.
战场上,局势逐渐胶着.林远终于按捺不住,率军杀入敌阵,长刀翻舞,铁骑奔腾.他如狂风般冲杀,所到之处敌军应声而倒.然而,就在此时,一道森寒的破空声骤然袭来!
胡国副将藏身暗处,蓄势已久,一箭破风,直取林远后心!
林远尚未察觉,千钧一发之际,一团黑影猛地跃起,炽烈的火焰骤然燃起!只听 "轰" 地一声,箭矢在半空被灼烧成灰烬.
林远猛然回头,惊愕地看着腾空而起,全身燃烧着火焰的小黑.
"小黑?!你,你会喷火?!"
小黑甩了甩尾巴,眼神意味深长,喵了一声.
林远脑中闪过某个画面,那些被烧成灰烬的书籍... 原来...
"小黑!所以当初藏书阁里的书... 是你烧的?!"
小黑瞥了他一眼,懒洋洋地喵了一声,仿佛在说:"你才发现?"
林远还没从震惊中回过神,战场另一边,银白色的光芒骤然爆发!小白站在山丘之上,三条尾巴张扬而立,双目冰冷如霜.下一瞬间,无数尖锐的冰锥从天而降,轰然砸向胡国的攻城设备!霜寒弥漫,机械轰然崩碎,胡国士兵目瞪口呆.
林远:"..."
他低头看了看手中的长刀,顿时感觉自己好像个弱鸡.
"靠宠物躺赢?"
然而,战斗远未结束.胡国战阵后方,沉重的铁蹄声渐渐逼近,地面仿佛随之震颤.
胡国铁骑登场!
他们身披重甲,手持长刀,每一匹战马皆装备精良,宛如铜墙铁壁.大恩国士兵的武器砍在他们身上,竟难以破防,反倒被他们一冲即溃!林婉所率部队承受了最猛烈的冲击,瞬间损伤惨重,兵力锐减,战局岌岌可危!
铁骑锋芒,横扫千军!