Two Li Jing

  I'm really sorry to say that from childhood to adulthood, Suning has always been a complete directionless person who doesn't know directions at all. He can only recognize east, south, west and north on the map, and knows that up is north, down is south, left is west and right is east. But once it becomes three-dimensional, he can't find which side is east, south, west or north at all, and this problem is especially urgent now.

  Helpless, Suning took out his mobile phone. The divine machine should have a compass function, right? Since the divine machine didn't break, the function must exist. So, Suning opened the tool and found the compass. Ah! Fortunately, the compass showed the correct direction. It seems that the divine machine is indeed a divine machine, and it's still so tough even after upgrading to a smart phone. The conscience of the industry! Although it's a bit expensive...

  Found the way, then go! Said to go, then go!

  But just as Su Ning took the first step, he suddenly felt a series of tremors on the ground. Ah, my luck isn't that bad, right? An earthquake just after arrival? This is a grassland, so there's no need to worry about anything falling down. As long as you sit down, it'll be fine, as long as the earthquake isn't too strong and splits the ground open, causing you to fall into the fissure.

  But after sitting down, Su Ning suddenly felt that something was off. This earthquake didn't feel right. Earthquakes were supposed to shake back and forth, but this one only had a slight up-and-down vibration, and there was also an inexplicable noise. Su Ning didn't know what the noise was, but it was clear that this wasn't a normal earthquake. Was it the end of the world? No, wait, why did it sound like there were horse neighs? No, wait, why did it sound like there were strange cries for help? Hmm?

  Su Ning looked in the direction of the sound, and was suddenly shocked. What was that? A large, dark mass was rapidly moving towards him, with strange flags fluttering... What was it? Demacia? Su Ning closed his eyes again, switching to 24K Kryptonian Dog Eye mode, and took a closer look. Suddenly, he was so scared that he fell to the ground, peeing in his pants!

  On the flag was written a big, big, big... Tang...

  Isn't the time on Nokia's divine machine wrong? Is the era I'm in now really the Tang Dynasty? The Zhen Guan years? The era of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin? Have I actually traveled through time?! And it's been over a thousand years?!

  At the moment when Su Ning was shocked and his mind went blank, those black objects had already rushed over, turning out to be a cavalry of about three thousand people. A white-haired old general with a long white beard galloped at the forefront of the three thousand iron knights, with an unstoppable momentum. It's hard to tell from his appearance that he was already fifty-nine years old, and he was Li Jing, the famous national hero and renowned general in history!

  "Huh? Who is that? Why are you alone here? Are you trying to trick me? I came here to launch a surprise attack, have I been discovered?" Li Jing suddenly saw Su Ning sitting stupidly on the ground and was shocked. He slowly thought for a moment before suddenly waking up and shouting loudly: "Halt!" His voice was thick and resonant, like a bell, full of energy, not at all like an old man who is about to turn 60, but rather like a brave general with a loud voice. No wonder he could still follow the army into battle at over 70 years old.

  Li Jing's voice was not loud under the galloping of three thousand horses, but the people around him heard it and immediately shouted: "The whole army stops! The whole army stops! The whole army stops!" The cavalry heard the words and immediately stopped, with neat military formations, and at a glance, they were well-trained elite troops. They didn't make a sound, except for the snorting of the horses, and waited in silence for Li Jing's next order.

  Li Jing stroked his long beard, pointing at Su Ning and said to the people beside him: "You all go take a look, who is that person? At this time and place, there shouldn't be anyone, and what's more, he's alone. Be careful, there might be deceit!" The three riders beside him nodded: "Yes sir!"

  Three riders on horseback slowly approached Su Ning, shouting as they walked: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

  Just as Su Ning was shocked, he suddenly heard human speech, still in Chinese, with a familiar Guanzhong accent. Suddenly, his heart felt inexplicable joy. Looking up, three horsemen were walking towards him. Just as he was about to speak, he forcibly closed his mouth. Who are these people? They can speak Chinese, they must be Han Chinese! If this is the Tang Dynasty, then these people riding horses, wearing armor, and holding large flags from the south, the only explanation is that they are the Tang army! So does that mean they are a regular Chinese military force?!

  As long as it's a regular army, they shouldn't be killing people indiscriminately. Otherwise, wouldn't I be the most unfortunate transmigrator? I just got here and haven't even left behind my own legend yet, only to get taken out - how tragic is that?

  Thinking and thinking, Suning felt that his judgment was not wrong, but how to answer them was another question. How could he say that he was a time-traveler? It's not necessarily the Tang Dynasty here! Would the divine machine be deceiving him? Before figuring out the problem, it's still necessary to maintain a skeptical attitude! It seems that I need to ask these people clearly, after all, I have to hear what they say with my own ears, otherwise, what if this is a film crew shooting a movie, wouldn't that be ridiculous?

  Nowadays, makeup technology is advanced enough to disguise a burly man as an old man with a flower-patterned hat without revealing any flaws. It can also transform an ugly woman into a beautiful one. Such abilities made Su Ning feel somewhat wary of the old man's words: "A cunning rabbit has three burrows; how much more so for humans?" With this thought, Su Ning had an idea in his mind.

  "Excuse me, sirs, what year and month is it now?" Su Ning thought this was the best way to ask, first clarify the year and month, just in case they were really in the Tang Dynasty, then think about other things.

  Three cavalrymen looked at each other in dismay, thinking to themselves: What kind of person is this? Has he forgotten the year and month? Is he a foreigner? No, that's not right, his clothes are strange, but his hairstyle is the standard Tang Dynasty Han Chinese hairstyle! Not a foreigner's hairstyle! He speaks Han language, with a clear Central Plains accent, obviously a Han person.

  One of the cavalrymen spoke up: "Today is the 16th day of the first month of Zhenguan Year 4, who are you and why are you here?"

  Su Ning let out a sigh, nodded resignedly, and said: "Oh gods! You really dare to play this international joke on me! Alright, alright! It seems that it's really the Tang Dynasty now! Still in the early years of the Great Tang, during the Zhenguan period, when the most wise and powerful emperor in history - Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin was in power. And the army in front of him was indeed the Tang army... and he himself had indeed crossed over..."

  Haha, the original fear and unease suddenly disappeared at the moment of confirmation. Haha, years of not being up to par have indeed forged a strong psychological endurance. That's why poor students always do better than good students after entering society? Nothing else, just a good attitude. From being despised by others since childhood to growing up, I've gotten used to it...

  "In the following is Tang people, with family teacher cloud wander around the world, family teacher died, in the following then follow the teacher's will, return to Datang, go to Chang'an, just on the road." Suning could only say this, otherwise, there was no reason to explain why he appeared alone in such a desolate place. But there was another question, where exactly was this place?

  The grassland is vast, which grassland is this? In the fourth year of Zhenguan, it seems that the Tang Dynasty was fighting against the Turks. This piece of Inner Mongolia has a famous story in history. When I was young, my old man often talked about "The Heroes of Sui and Tang"! What's it called... Ah! Li Jing defeated the Turks at Yinshan! That's right, this is the story. That Li Jing Li Yao Shi is really a renowned figure! Every time my old man told this story, he was beaming with pride...

  What is the situation with the army in front of us?

  Three riders heard Su Ning say this, but couldn't determine what was true, so they had to rush back to Li Jing's side on horseback and report: "General, that person said he is a Tang subject, traveling with his master everywhere. After his master passed away, he followed his master's orders to return to the Tang Dynasty and go to Chang'an. He happened to be here and was on his way." Li Jing listened, showing a puzzled expression, stroking his long beard, and asked: "Can we believe him?"

  Three riders looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward: "Judging from their hairstyles, they are indeed the hairstyles of our Great Tang Dynasty. Except for some strange clothing, everything else is fine. Listening to their accent, they should be people from Guanzhong." Su Ning had a bit of luck here, because he heard that the cavalryman spoke in the Guanzhong dialect, so he also used the Guanzhong dialect. Who made him a Xi'an native? But this way, it also confirmed his Tang identity...

  "What is the age of this person who can accomplish such a feat in one day?" Li Jing was indeed a meticulous and cautious man, asking questions that covered all aspects, considering problems extremely thoroughly. Moreover, he had already secretly ordered the divine archers in the army to draw their bows and nock their arrows, so that if Su Ning made any untoward move, they would immediately shoot him dead on the spot. This expedition was of great significance, and he would not allow anyone to disrupt it!

  "He's at most in his teens, just a young lad, shouldn't be a scout." A cavalryman replied.

  Li Jing nodded slightly, and his heart calmed down a bit. A teenager with a Central Plains accent shouldn't be a spy, so Li Jing subtly waved his hand, and the skilled archers in the army immediately put down their bows and arrows. Su Ning didn't know that if he had made any slight movement at this time, he would have died on the spot. This battle was of great significance to Li Jing, and it wasn't something an ordinary Tang citizen could compare to. If they killed him, so be it, because he was suspected of being a spy...

  It's lucky for him that he met Li Jing, if it were someone else, like Cheng Yaojin and his ilk of rough and bold men, they probably wouldn't say a word before shooting a rain of arrows, killing first and talking later!

  Then Li Jing brought the guards beside him, rode his horse to Su Ning's side, and carefully observed Su Ning. At this time, Su Ning also roughly guessed something. This white-haired, white-browed, and white-bearded general should be the commander of this army. Looking at his majestic appearance, there was an aura on his body that made Su Ning feel terrified. This old general must be a high-ranking officer with a very high position. Although he didn't know who he was, Su Ning still involuntarily bowed to the old general: "Su Ning, courtesy name Sanming, pays respects to the old general. May I ask who the old general is? What brings you here?"

  The old man told himself a story and gave himself a courtesy name, Sanming, which means to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil, and ancient from modern. The old man said that having a name requires having a courtesy name; otherwise, the name is not proper and the words are not smooth. Chinese people no longer take courtesy names nowadays, which is disrespect to their ancestors! Others may not care, but Suning must care! Thus, Suning had this effortless courtesy name...

  Li Jing was taken aback, thinking to himself that this young man was indeed bold, daring to ask who he was and what brought him here. Matters of military strategy couldn't be revealed to someone unrelated. However, this also showed that the young man knew nothing, and it seemed he was just an ordinary youth. His words were about 70-80% believable, but still, one couldn't let their guard down: "I am Li Jing. As for why I've come here, it's not something you should know. Su Ning, San Ming - a good name and courtesy name, chosen by your master?"

  Li Jing stared tightly at Su Ning's eyes, and if Su Ning's eyes showed even a slight fluctuation that shouldn't be there, he would kill Su Ning! But at this moment, Su Ning suddenly thought of his parents. Although they had let him walk back home alone, which made him angrily go to the top of Mount Tai to scold all the gods in the sky, and ended up here, but this was indeed the Tang Dynasty, how could he ever return? He couldn't even attend the old man's funeral...

  Thinking of this, Su Ning felt a pang of heartache and could only nod: "It's indeed the master's intention! The master hopes that in the future, it will be clear what is right and wrong, ancient and modern, good and evil, so there is this character." However, immediately after, Su Ning felt a sense of unease. What was the name of this old general? Li Jing? Li Jing? Li Jing Li Yao Shi? The Li Jing who broke through the Turks? One of the three heroes of the Wind and Dust, Li Jing? This really is the Tang Dynasty! It's the Tang Dynasty!

  Su Ning stared at Li Jing in shock, unable to speak. This was also somewhat unexpected for Li Jing, who had only wanted to test Su Ning's words. If they were true, mentioning his master would surely bring sadness to Su Ning's eyes. Fortunately, Su Ning thought of his own parents and revealed a sad expression, very timely. However, soon after, Li Jing discovered that the young man was staring at him in shock, and suddenly felt strange - why did this young man first show sadness, then shock?

  "Why are you like this? Do you know me?" Li Jing asked, while also becoming more cautious in his heart. However, thinking again, he felt a bit proud since his name was indeed very famous.

  Of course I know you, you are a great general of the Tang Dynasty, how many people in the Tang Dynasty don't know your name?

  But I don't know if it's the same in the novel and reality, after all, one "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is already different from the original Three Kingdoms by who knows how much. What if it doesn't work out? Then we're done for! But what can you do if you don't say so? Anyway, I myself don't know where to go either. Luckily, I ran into Li Jing, this is also a great stroke of luck! In my previous life, heaven was unfair to me, so in this life, I must make up for it! Great hero! You must exist! I'm relying on you to muddle through!

  In his heart, he silently recited "Qian Bian A Mi Dou Fu" a thousand times. Su Ning slowly opened her mouth...