The Villain Just Wants to be a Salted Fish - Chapter 106

The cold winter wind blows all the way from the open gate, scraping people’s cheeks like a knife.

Shan Chenzhou was riding a horse, just stopping at the bustling city gate, watching people coming and going with red eyes.

Soon someone recognized him, the guard stepped forward and asked, but Shan Chenzhou was silent.

Finally, Shan Chenzhou moved.

He turned the horse around and went back to his mansion.

Shan Chenzhou cannot leave, he is not allowed to leave.

He returns to the Capital by decree. If he leaves here, it would mean he resists the decree, this also means that he has committed a serious crime.

If he were to be sentenced to death, his parents who stay in the mansion would inevitably be imprisoned.

Shan Chenzhou’s eyes were red, and he said dumbly: “A Zi, I would have to make you wait for a bit longer.”

Winter left and spring came, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival again, and Shan Chenzhou finally set foot on the road to Ningcheng again.

The appearance of this city that never sleeps came to mind one by one, but the grand occasion of the past was now long gone.

The city was destroyed, the family was separated and the people had died, leaving only a piece of burnt wasteland and endless ruins.

The location of the theater was not difficult to find.

Only this time it was a completely different landscape, without the prosperity of the past, and some only ruined walls.

After a year and a half since the war, this city has long been a ruin.

What Shan Chenzhou didn’t expect was that he could actually see a dilapidated wooden house on the deserted land.

Shan Chenzhou’s eyes lit up, his Adam’s apple rolled, and he took a deep breath before he mustered up his courage and stepped forward quickly.

This is a dilapidated and devastated wooden house. The roof is the simplest thatch. Now it has been blown by the wind for more than half, and the wind can blow in and rain can leak in. Pushing away the swaying woods, there is only a wooden table with a broken leg and a small wooden bed.

All the objects are covered with a thick layer of dust, as if no one has lived in it for a long time.

At first, Shan Chenzhou didn’t care too much, because after the gate was broken for the first time, there were so many such wooden houses in Ningcheng.

It’s not that these people are unwilling to move, it’s that they can’t.

Staying in Ningcheng, at least there is a piece of land to guard, but once they leave, they would have to carry the word “refugee” onto their name, it is a true displacement.

Until Shan Chenzhou noticed that there was a bulge resembling a human shape on the thin wooden bed.

Shan Chenzhou did not hesitate, and stepped forward to uncover the thin quilt. It was a dried bone.

The man frowned and was about to put the quilt back on, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of an inconspicuous red on the wrist bone on the right side of the corpse.

Shan Chenzhou stiffened, his pupils shrinking.

It is a red string stained with blood with a foul smell. It can be seen that the red part is not long enough, but maybe it is because it is worn on the bone, so it is so conspicuous.

Shan Chenzhou’s hands trembled. He wanted to pick up the red rope, but he was afraid that the bones would be messed up because of his action.

Wanting to touch but not daring to touch, tears rolled from Shan Chenzhou’s eye sockets and hit the dusty bed board, splashing turbid drops of water.

In the end, he carefully dropped the red rope from the fluttering bone.

Although the red rope sutra was stained and mottled with blood, Shan Chenzhou recognized it at a glance—this was the red rope he gave to A Zi.

Shan Chenzhou knelt down decadently, first whimpered, and then the man began to cry.

This is a segment without any background music, and the whole theater had only the cry of a man crashing.

A person’s life is very short, and the time spent thinking about a person is not very long.

Shan Chenzhou wrapped the bones in the thin quilt left in the wooden house, and burned the wooden house with his own hands, and burned his lover to ashes with the wooden materials of the wooden house.

In the end, Shan Chenzhou left with only a small handful of ashes. The remaining ashes were sprinkled on the ruins of the theater by him.

A Zi said that his favorite place is the theater.

The theater is his home, with his family and A Yan.

Shan Chenzhou didn’t dare to take all of him away. At least here, A Zi can be accompanied by A Yan.

If he were to bring all of the ashes with him, A Zi would have to wait until he grows old with white hair, A Zi would have to wait for a long time. Wouldn’t A Zi feel very lonely by himself?

Shan Chenzhou could not bear to see A Zi be lonely.

Before leaving, Shan Chenzhou stared at this land for the last time. The man’s eyes were deep, but he said very firmly: “I will avenge you, and avenge all of you.”

Back to the capital again, Shan Chenzhou asked for his order to expedite.

The enemy in the Northwest would not defeat easily, but if they don’t settle the Northwest, the Emperor can’t feel at ease. It’s also Shan Chenzhou’s worries.

It was another few years of battle. In the final battle, Shan Chenzhou was knocked to the ground by the enemy and broke his leg after falling off the horse.

In an instant, Shan Chenzhou wanted to close his eyes like this, but when he thought of the last sentence A Zi asked of him, he insisted on standing up.

A Zi is a stubborn person, if he were to go look for the younger man early, the younger man would definitely be angry.

With this thought in mind, Shan Chenzhou stood up again.

In the end, he won Northwest, the decades-long war finally came to an end after this war.

As the victorious general of this war, Shan Chenzhou also received the supreme honor and was promoted to a noble rank. Even the Emperor gave him his favorite princess to marry him.

But to the surprise of all the Li people, Shan Chenzhou actually refused.

The Emperor was very furious, he wanted to sentence Shan Chenzhou to death.

In the end, he was the hero who brought peace to the nation. The Emperor just ordered Shan Chenzhou to go back to reflect, and he didn’t get angry anymore.

This incident quickly spread in this peaceful time. There was this circulating rumor, General Shan had lost a lover in the war, so he refused the order to get married to anyone.

Some also said, “It’s because General Shan loves Longyang, so he doesn’t marry the princess.”

Rumors are rumors after all, and no one dares to take it seriously.

But the fact is that General Shan is now almost forty years old, yet he is still not married. There were words from the General Mansion that even some of the maids who tried to get into his bed were sent away by General Shan.

In this year, Father Shan died of illness.

Another five years passed. Before Mother Shan died, she took Shan Chenzhou’s hand and asked: “Chenzhou…for so many years, have you, have you been resenting us?”

Shan Chenzhou gently stroked his mother’s old hand without speaking.

Mother Shan wanted to know an answer from him, and she grabbed his hand tightly: “You…say something…is it so?”

“You…you must have blamed us…I also blamed us for forcing you back then…”

“That’s why you retaliate against us…by not getting married all these years…”

…

After Mother Shan’s funeral, Shan Chenzhou finished the funeral alone again. Thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have sent many people away in his life.

Companions who are his sworn brothers, a close friend in his teenage years, and A Zi who has always been in his heart.

It was another day that the warmth of spring blossomed, and Shan Chenzhou waved back his subordinates and went up the tower alone.

The land of the capital is peaceful and prosperous. The war brought pain to many families, and the pain was now slowly being washed away through time.

Shan Chenzhou stood on the city wall for a long time, seeing this flourishing Chang’an in his eyes.

A singing suddenly rang through the air–

“You are buried in the spring with cold bones, I stay in this world until my hair turns white snow…”

Shan Chenzhou’s mouth was wide open, and he seemed to be muttering something. When the singing stopped abruptly, a man’s voice came out: “Until hair turns white…If I dye this hair to white, can it still be considered as hair turning white?”

Thinking about it this way, the brave and combative general laughed heartily.

Such a good method.

Now, his parents have passed away one after another, peace in the nation, Shan Chenzhou has nothing to hold on.

Having been a general for most of his life, this time he should be A Zi’s lover.

That night, Shan Chenzhou looked for the pigment and dyed his own black hair in front of the bronze mirror.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Shan Chenzhou’s mouth evoked a small smile.

I haven’t seen him for many years, and I don’t know if A Zi still remembers my face?

I just hope that I don’t scare him with this appearance.

The sad music sounded again, and the old paintings appeared one by one. On the last screen, only the face of Shan Chenzhou was the vicissitudes of life, and he smiled contentedly towards the camera.

The end.

The lights in the auditorium came on suddenly, and no one got up and left.

It wasn’t until the last tidbits were over that people around him got up one after another.

Standing in the front row, Chen Zhengtian looked over in He Jinyun’s direction.

“I’ll go up first.” He Jinyun handed the last tissue in his hand to Ye Zexi, and said in a low voice, “Don’t cry.”

Ye Zexi touched the corner of his eye with a tissue and waved at him.

Tang Jing came over here too, the corners of his eyes were a little red, but he looked much better than Ye Zexi: “Are you okay?”

Ye Zexi took a deep breath and said, “Okay.”

Tang Jing looked at him and shook his head secretly: “Well, when there is still the media, you should fix yourself first.”

Ye Zexi naturally had no opinion, and left with Tang Jing.

After returning to the dressing room, Ye Zexi’s state was completely adjusted.

The last part of the movie, He Jinyun did really well. Ye Zexi really didn’t think about crying before watching the movie, but after he was really immersed in this story, he really couldn’t stop crying with the protagonist.

Tang Jing didn’t bother him. Ye Zexi quietly said after he recovered, “Will it be a success?”

Ye Zexi’s eyes were very red, and he smiled at Tang Jing and said with certainty: “Absolutely!”

Tang Jing laughed: “You really believe in He Jinyun?”

Ye Zexi’s eyes were full of determination. He flicked his head heavily, and said after a long while, “It’s more like I believe in “Famous General” than He Jinyun.”

*

After twelve that night, “Famous General” was released.

Two and a half hour after the first screening, the film review area of ​​”Famous General” was instantly overwhelmed by comments from netizens——

“‘Famous General’ is really too sweet! Everyone must watch it!”

“The one upstairs just went crazy! Similar to my sister who went crazy just now in the theater.”

“There is no point in writing a review of ‘Famous General’! It’s just a waste of paper.”

“Luckily, I was smart enough to bring two packs in advance, but who would have thought that it is not enough! Because the people in the front, back, left, or right did not bring any with them, so I shared some with them. In the end, I only had one with me! Can you imagine that the entire movie theater was asking for tissues left and right?!!”

“‘Famous General’ is good-looking! I’ve decided to take a friend to watch it a second time!”

“It’s really a film directed by Director Chen Zhengtian and Film Emperor He. The selection of the film is profound, not to mention, the transition of the various scenes is perfect! I really didn’t expect that even for such a large-scale war field?… Forget it, I’m tired, my eyes hurt, I won’t say much, there is no point in saying anymore. It is good, just go see it yourself. However, I want to remind everyone to bring a box of tissues!”

“…”

It didn’t take long for these film critiques to be on the hot search——#”Famous General” bring tissue#.

Seeing this hot search, the netizens slowly typed a “?” in their hearts.

What happened?

But after everyone read through all those review posts, they saw nothing except comments stating they are crying their eyes out, and nothing else.

Until ten in the morning, an entry appeared on the hot search again——

#’Famous General’ Box office broke 100 million on the first day#