The River Flows East to the Whistle

Chapter 14

Why would there be two guides for one sentinel?

Jiang Liu looked vigilantly at the woman named Hong Yin, and at Li Xuan standing behind Peng Yuanzheng.

"Hongyin, please explain to him first. The two of you go to the reception room first, and I will come down later." Sensing Jiang Liu's doubts, Peng Yuanzheng was a little impatient, but it seemed that there were more anxious things.

"Let's go." Hong Yin agreed straightforwardly, and immediately pushed Jiang Liu away.

Why are you in such a hurry?Jiang Liu looked back suspiciously, and saw that Peng Yuanzheng hurriedly took off his coat and put it around Li Xuan. "Go upstairs and lie down. The doctor said you can't get out of bed." Peng Yuanzheng's voice was full of anxiety, pushing Li Xuan towards the stairs.Pushed two steps to the entrance of the stairs, probably thinking that others couldn't see, so he hugged Li Xuan horizontally, and hurriedly ran upstairs.

Jiang Liu watched without changing his face, but his jaw almost dropped to the ground in his heart.

Hong Yin narrowed her eyes and smiled, pushing Jiang Liu away quickly: "Treat the dog, don't watch it, don't watch it."

After a while, Jiang Liu and the woman named Hongyin sat face to face on the sofa in the reception room, looking at each other carefully.

After looking at it for a while, Hongyin lowered her head, took out a cigarette and a lighter from her pocket, and lit one on her own.

"I forgot to ask, you don't mind if I smoke a cigarette, right?" Hong Yin took a puff of cigarette, and seemed to think of Jiang Liu.Jiang Liu saw many faint scars on the half of her arm exposed in the cuff.

"I heard that you also applied for a field guide, right?" Hong Yin let out a mouthful of cigarettes, and looked at Jiang Liu with a smile, "Learning to smoke some cigarettes will be useful on the battlefield."

Jiang showed a puzzled expression.

"The smell of smoke can cover up the smell of the wizard on your body, which is not so irritating to the sentries in the army, otherwise there is a great risk of being raped if you combine with the guide."

Jiang Liu's heart was shocked. Seeing a beautiful woman say such words lightly, Hongyin's spiritual body, the leopard, lay calmly at her feet, wagging its tail gently.For some reason, this woman reminded him of the vulture instructor he met when he first awakened. It seemed that the old guide had a hard heart.

"A lot of questions, right?" Hong Yin narrowed her eyes, "I'm not mistress, I have my own sentinel."

Then why are you with Li Xuan's sentinel?Jiang Liu didn't speak, but Hongyin knew exactly what he wanted to ask.

"Li Xuan's ability is limited, and in addition to assisting his own sentry on the battlefield, he is also responsible for emergency guidance, coordination of the sentry's five senses, and interrogation of prisoners of war. The pressure is very high. Li Xuan's health has been poor in recent years, and Peng Yuanzheng does not allow it. He went to the battlefield." Hongyin said the words "not allowed", "But the commander in the field cannot live without a guide, and I will assist Peng Yuanzheng on his behalf. Although it is the intention of the superior, it is also approved by Li Xuan. We've been doing this for three years."

"Then your sentinel has no objections?" Jiang Liu interrupted Hongyin.

Hong Yin smiled slightly in her heart, and said to herself that although this kid doesn't speak, his mind is very clear. He spoke so trickily, but the smile on his face remained the same, "My sentry is in the interior, his job is different, and his physique is relatively weak. Not suitable for going to the front line, so I didn't come. He and I are spiritually bonded, not physically bonded, so we don't have that much concern for each other, unlike Peng Yuanzheng and Li Xuan, who have to see each other at least once a month, otherwise they both care about each other Scratch your liver."

"Since your bond is not stable, why did you have to be sent here?"

Jiang Liu's insight once again aroused Hong Yin's vigilance, a pair of cat's eyes and Jiang Liu looked at each other for a moment, and then turned into a hearty smile: "Because my sister is very capable, which guide have you seen has a spirit body like a beast? Is it?" The leopard yawned at Hong Yin's feet, showing its long fangs.Hongyin smiled and changed her sitting position, "Brother, what is your spiritual body? Haven't seen it yet?"

Jiang Liu was caught off guard by this woman. He remembered the first time he met Ksitigarbha, Ksitigarbha told him: "Don't let others see your spiritual body." His spiritual body is a human being, and he instinctively I feel that this may be a special kind.

"It's... a rabbit." Jiang Liu gave an answer casually. He remembered the little girl he had helped in the guide camp on the day of awakening. Her spiritual body was a brown rabbit.

"Ah?" Hong Yin's voice was full of disbelief, "You're not so weak, are you? Let me see?"

"I... can't control it yet." Jiang Liu thought of several ways to escape.

"I can teach you, it's very simple, come on." Hongyin's eyes were as excited as a cat seeing its prey, and she stretched out her hand towards Jiangliu, and Jiangliu's whole body's hair stood on end vigilantly.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Peng Yuanzheng walked in, "Sorry for the long wait."

Jiang Liu immediately stood up and called out, "General Peng."

Hong Yin's hand stopped in mid-air, squinted his eyes and took a look at Jiang Liu, thinking that this kid hides really fast.

Peng Yuanzheng was out of the situation, and only nodded to let Jiang Liu sit down. Hongyin got up and gave up the seat opposite Jiang Liu, sat aside by herself, and asked, not irrelevant: "How is he? Is he better?"

Peng Yuanzheng's face was heavy, Hong Yin stopped asking, but Jiang Liu's heart sank.

Peng Yuanzheng sat down and was silent for a moment, as if to calm down his excitement, Jiang Liu took the opportunity to look at Li Xuan's sentinel, with a tall figure and broad shoulders, a tanned face full of determination, the years had just climbed up A few white hairs loomed in the corners of his eyes and on his forehead, but they brought a faint tenderness to this man who was as strong as a rock. Jiang Liu found that he liked this sentinel very much, reminding him of his father.

"Hong Yin, how many sentries are there?" Peng Yuanzheng asked suddenly.

Hongyin pressed her finger on her temple, and said after a while, "There are less than 10 of them, and the others are all in the barracks at the other end."

"Can you help me seal their hearing? I don't want my conversation with Guide Jiang Liu to be overheard."

Hongyin raised her eyebrows, then put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, closed her eyes, Jiang Liu felt a strong spiritual force flowing by her side, Hongyin gave a thumbs up to indicate that it was all right, and Peng Yuanzheng turned back On the river.

"Guide Jiangliu, first of all, I want to apologize to you on behalf of the military."

Jiang Liu was surprised, and then remembered what the doctor had said to him in the hospital.

"You mean the Lighthouse Project?" Jiang Liu asked.

"Yes." Peng Yuanzheng said sincerely, "I sincerely apologize to you for the harm I caused you before the Lighthouse Project, but I hope you don't hold grudges against Li Xuan. Li Xuan just did what he had to do."

Jiang Liu shook his head, he had already understood Li Xuan.

"But I still hope that you can understand the Lighthouse Project, because we have no other choice."

Peng Yuanzheng's sincerity, clear and pure, is felt by Jiang Liu's spiritual touch.

"You already know that the mental state of the sentry needs to be maintained by a guide, especially on the front line where the pressure is huge. Since the beginning of the war, countless sentries have been sent to the front line, but there are almost no guides. Only high-ranking officials of a certain level can apply for personal guides , Many ordinary soldiers have no chance to obtain guides. Most of the guides were imprisoned in the tower after awakening, combined with high-ranking officials, and even..." Peng Yuanzheng paused, "They were used as resources to exchange strategic resources with neighboring countries."

Jiang Liu was secretly taken aback, "But, the sentinel at the front, what should we do?"

Peng Yuanzheng showed a tinge of pain, "The government provides the front-line sentinels with substitutes for guide guides, some drugs...but these drugs have serious side effects, which will greatly increase the risk of sentinels going mad and...sudden death."

Jiang Liu was speechless. He couldn't believe that those sentinels who were born and died on the front line were treated like this.

"After this situation lasted for a period of time, the soldiers suffered a lot of wear and tear. We all felt that it was very dangerous to continue like this, but the government refused to listen to our advice and still refused to provide guides."

"Heh, those traitorous old men." Hong Yin interrupted, then lit another cigarette.

Peng Yuanzheng listened, pursed his lips, and continued: "In the end, some senior guides in the army, including Sun Pan, Hong Yin, and Li Xuan, made this lighthouse plan without telling the imperial government. Build it behind the front line Small military camps like this are quietly looking for newly awakened guides in the society. Before the government finds out, select those with strong abilities and send them to these military camps. Under the protection of the integrated guides, they will regularly guide the frontline sentries. previous experiences."

Jiang Liu was silent, and only then did he realize that what he had experienced was so complicated.

"Do you know why such barracks were called lighthouses later on?"

Jiang Liu shook his head, but he had already guessed it in his heart.

"Because for the sentinels on the front line, this is the only light, the only hope for survival."

Jiang Liu sighed silently, he could understand, he thought of the cruel expression of the vulture instructor back then, but what he didn't understand was why Peng Yuanzheng let him know this.

"These, give me time, I can understand, but why tell me?"

Peng Yuanzheng and Hongyin exchanged glances, and then Peng Yuanzheng spoke again, "Because, I hope you stay in Heijin and take on greater responsibilities."

Jiang Liu was taken aback, and Peng Yuanzheng continued: "No matter how you understand the current truce or what you have heard, we feel that the war is far from over. Many behaviors in West Turkistan are abnormal. My intuition says that there may be more in the future." What happened. Although I can't be sure at the moment, can I implore you in my own name, if something happens in the future, I implore you to stay in Heijin and support us."

Jiang Liu was dumbfounded, Peng Yuanzheng's seriousness overwhelmed him.

"I don't know exactly why you returned to the front line, maybe it was for a certain sentinel, but there is more you can do. When you were sent here, Sun Pan spoke highly of you, he said Not only can you form a mental barrier in a short period of time, but you can also use the barrier to protect others. This is an ability that ordinary guides can only master after more than a year of training, but you completed it in half an hour, which proves your strong mental power. And , more importantly, he has seen your pity, and he can't just ignore the suffering of others. These two points are essential conditions for becoming a powerful guide. I don't want you to waste it in a certain tower in the future. Your career as a guide. And..." Peng Yuanzheng was silent for a moment, "It's also for Li Xuan. It's my selfishness to help him. To tell you the truth, his physical condition is very bad. He has been with me for these years. I suffered a lot, so..."

Peng Yuanzheng's voice and emotions were full of guilt. Looking at the general who bowed his head to him, Jiang Liu felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

"I will not leave Hei Jin for the time being." Jiang Liu said in a calm voice, "I will not abandon Li Xuan either."

Peng Yuanzheng slowly raised his head, and slowly showed a grateful smile. "……Thanks."

"So, all right?" Hong Yin opened his eyes.

"Oh, that's right." Jiang Liu suddenly remembered, "Will Ksitigarbha be punished?"

Before the words were finished, both Peng Yuanzheng and Hongyin turned to look at Jiang Liu with meaningful eyes.

"And Ding Shiyang, will his injury heal?" Jiang Liu knew that he had slipped his words, so he opened his mouth to make up.

"I will take note of their situation for the time being." Peng Yuanzheng said truthfully: "If you report it, the processing process will be very troublesome, which is not good for them or you. But I will make arrangements later to minimize your meetings with them."

Jiang Liu was silent.

Seeing what was on Jiang Liu's mind, Peng Yuanzheng couldn't help but add: "I understand that the guide and the sentinel need each other, but I still hope that you don't combine too early. A solid combination will limit the development of the guide's ability. Due to the concentration of mental power to the combined sentinel, the external ability will be reduced."

What he said made Jiang Liu blush and was at a loss.

Peng Yuanzheng thought for a while, then turned to Hongyin and asked, "Is the sound insulation still there?"

Hong Yin nodded.

Then Peng Yuanzheng turned to Jiang Liu: "If you combine, I think Ding Shiyang may be more suitable for you. In the future, I can help you apply to the superiors for the combination of the two of you. But Dizang, I don't recommend you to get in touch too much."

Jiang Liu was stunned, and Peng Yuanzheng continued to say seriously: "Many people, including me, feel that Dizang has a heavy murderous aura on him, and they can't explain the reason. And he has too many things, is it true?" What we don’t understand, and no one has even seen his spiritual body, is why I only put him in the back with his powerful abilities. Before getting to know him in depth, I hope you will think more about it.”

After saying these words, Hong Yin removed the sensory barrier.

"There are still some things in the army that I need to deal with. Hong Yin, please help me explain the basic knowledge of the guide to him."

After Peng Yuanzheng said these words, he saluted Jiang Liu deeply and left the room in a hurry.

Jiang Liu fell into a deep silence.