Feng Qing Shaoyi
Chapter 264 Extra chapter: Take you home
Chapter 264 Extra Story: Take You Home (Parents' Love Yunzhi Part [-])
The sun sets over the long river, the sky is full of yellow sand, and the slightly sad and lonely autumn wind blows across this barren land where no grass grows.At the border of the two countries, there are two armies dressed in different clothes.
At this moment, the two sides are staring at each other with anger, and their swords are on the verge of breaking out. Just waiting for an order, they will rush forward and tear their opponents to pieces.
"Qi Yun, you good boy, how dare you plot against this general, causing this general to fall into a deep pit and suffer heavy losses. Today, this general will not be counted as the account of my return, so my surname is not Qi." A refined-looking man, The bloody young man in heavy armor roared angrily.
But the person who was yelled at was calm and unhurried, and the graceful and dignified silver robe and armor perfectly complemented him. with light.Even if the sky is full of yellow sand and the wind is strong, it can't cover up the dazzling him.
He stood quietly, as if born for the battlefield.
"Qi Dai, your Beishuo army broke through the border and attacked us in Southern Chu. This general is justified in self-defense. Beishuo and Nanchu have never violated each other. You should retreat as soon as possible. If not, this general will definitely accompany you. In the end, fight to the death with you." He smiled, "Besides, my surname is also Qi, if your surname is not Qi, then you might as well follow the general's surname. Anyway, the surname has the same pronunciation, and you are not at a disadvantage."
These words made Qi Dai, who was still young and energetic, jump up in anger. He rolled up his sleeves and picked up his dick, and planned to rush forward, "Oh, you bastard..."
Before he finished speaking, the irritable Qi Dai was stopped by the soldiers behind him. "General, calm down. You forgot that you were provoked into anger the last time you were tricked. This is the method of provocation. We don't know the strength of the opponent yet, so it's better to wait and see."
When Qi Dai heard this, he thought it was very reasonable.He and Qi Yun have been confronting each other for a long time, and they have also fought several battles. Among them, the two have won and lost respectively.
Although he has fought several battles, he still has not figured out the strength of the Southern Chu army.Qi Yun is a man who uses troops like a god, and has never given any flaws that allow people to figure out the strength of the Southern Chu army.
Knowing what is known is the only way to be victorious in a hundred battles. It is better to be careful in this kind of ignorance. Even though Beishuo's army is invincible, they cannot stand such a toss.
After thinking about it, Qi Dai suppressed the anger in his heart, and felt remorse for his impulsive behavior just now, and almost fell into this person's trick.
Knowing the brave strength of Beishuo's army, Qi Yun could only sit back and wait for the opportunity when he saw that aggressive tactics were useless.
In this way, both sides hid under their respective trenches, quietly observing each other's every move, to see who could not calm down and attack first.
I don't know how long the stalemate lasted, and the armies of both sides could see that their generals couldn't wait anymore, and the anxiety in their hearts became more and more intense as time passed.Seeing that the battle situation has reached a fierce stage, a fight is inevitable.
Just when Qi Dai couldn't bear the anxiety in his heart and was about to issue an order to wave his troops forward, the scout who was in charge of observing the enemy's movements said, "General, there is something ahead."
"Something? What?"
"I don't know, it's just that it is covered with a sheet made of grass and leaves, and it has been moving forward slowly. It should be some kind of animal." The scout focused his eyes and observed carefully.
Qi Dai sneered: "Animals? What kind of animals are there in this place where the birds don't shit? Even if there are animals, they must be beasts." Then he turned to the soldiers behind and ordered: "You shoot it with bows and arrows to prevent it hurt our people."
The soldiers in the rear nodded and obeyed, and they all drew their bows and arrows to shoot countless deadly arrows.
At the same time, Qi Yun also got the news. Looking at the little green figure that was crawling and moving carefully in the distance, he also wondered what it was, as if it wasn't an animal.
In order to prevent it from being deceitful by Qi Dai's envoy, Qi Yun followed the figure closely, trying to find clues from it.
Suddenly, a few arrows shot over. Although the arrows were all missed, the "animal" figure was still frightened. If you look closely, you can see that it was trembling in fear.
Seeing Beishuo's army shoot arrows, Qi Yun knew that this was not Qi Dai's plan, and it could even be said that it had nothing to do with Qi Dai.In the same way, everyone understands that this "animal" is not evil, on the contrary, it is more like a poor little bug who accidentally broke in.
Qi Dai raised his hand to stop the arrow from shooting again. In order to find out what it was, the two sides sent their own soldiers to look for one or two.
A soldier cautiously reached out and tore off the protective layer woven of grass and leaves. When he was puzzled and dazed, he heard the frail and trembling woman crying and screaming.
"Don't kill me. I broke in by accident. I'm not a spy of the enemy army. I'm from Nanchu. My surname is Tao. I came here to find my brother. If you don't believe me, you can go and investigate."
The woman explained incoherently, but this stunned the two soldiers.
"Ah——, there is a woman—"
After hundreds of battles, the two little soldiers who calmly smiled at the powerful enemy were scared out of their wits at this moment, and ran back to their respective army trenches with weak legs. Their reactions were even more intense than Tao Zhixi's. .
Tao Zhixi: "..."
Because of the sudden appearance of a woman, the soldiers of both armies looked very cramped, shy and shy, abruptly breaking the tense battle situation that was about to start.
Therefore, today's grappling battle has ended before it even started.
Because Tao Zhixi was from Southern Chu, Qi Yun had no choice but to bring him back to the Southern Chu camp so that he could settle down.
After Qi Dai went back, he gritted his teeth and looked at his army: "It's just a woman, why are you so shy? Everyone is sissy, as if they have never seen a woman before, and they even ran away , We boys from Beishuo have lost all face by you."
The little soldier who went up to investigate the situation at that time cleared his throat, and said embarrassingly: "General, you don't know, that Miss Tao is so beautiful and cute." I have seen women, unlike generals, who have a beautiful wife and two children."
Qi Dai: "..."
In the Nanchu tent, a few mischievous Nanchu soldiers were creeping around outside the main army tent, quietly observing the situation inside the tent like thieves.
Just as everyone was enjoying watching and whispering, the deputy general of the Southern Chu soldiers strode over and dispersed this group of unruly and daring peepers.
He suppressed the volume, and sternly said without losing his majesty: "What are you watching? There is too little training for you on weekdays, isn't it? Go back soon."
The soldiers were startled, their expressions froze, and they ran away as if they were flying.
The lieutenant looked helplessly at the group of unruly little boys, and also glanced curiously at the situation in the military tent.From the gap in the curtain, he saw two people.
One was dressed in armor and sat on the main seat. He looked as gentle as jade and poised. Although his expression was serious, he gave people a sense of kindness and peace of mind for no reason.The other knelt down on the ground in a more restrained and fearful manner, looking at the man on the main seat with eyes full of joy, and then lowered his head again.
"Is Miss Tao right?" Qi Yun asked.
"Yes, the little girl's name is Tao Zhixi. She is the daughter of Tao Xingyuan, Minister of the Pottery Department in Dingjing City of Southern Chu. She came here to look for her brother." Tao Zhixi twisted her skirt with her fingers, bit her lower lip nervously and replied. road.
"It turns out that Miss Tao is the daughter of Tao Shangshu, but..." Qi Yun changed the subject, his eyes were full of light, "Tao Shangshu did not have a son who joined the army. There are several people with the surname Tao in the military register, but none of them are from the Ministry of Industry. The son of Shangshu Tao Xingyuan. So Miss Tao is lying, or maybe Miss Tao's surname is not Tao at all, so you are not Tao Shangshu's daughter?"
Hearing this, the woman tightened her fingers holding the corner of her skirt, and bit her lower lip with her white teeth, which turned white.She trembled slightly, the panic and fear in her eyes spilled out of her eyes.
Seeing this, Qi Yun sighed. He also had no intention of making things difficult for a girl, but things on the battlefield cannot be sloppy, and she is a woman of unknown origin, so she must investigate clearly.
"Could it be that Miss Tao has something to hide? This general just wants to ask the truth, and I ask Miss Tao to tell the truth, don't hide it."
Tao Zhixi raised her eyes to look at him, his eyes were gentle and sincere, this approachable sense of security seemed to tell people that this person was a gentleman and worthy of trust.
She opened her mouth and finally said, "I can tell the truth, but you have to promise me that you can't send me back."
Qi Yun was stunned, but the woman opposite her had tears in her eyes, and her hazy eyes begged him, which he couldn't refuse.In the end, Qi Yun softened his heart and said: "If you tell the truth, this general can consider it."
Tao Zhixi felt relieved when she heard the words, and said: "I did lie to you, I didn't come to find my brother. But I didn't lie to you that I am Tao Xingyuan's daughter, I am indeed Minister of the Pottery Department Tao Zhixi. As for why I escaped from the capital and came to the border, it was because I was going to marry my cousin, and I escaped from marriage."
"Escape from marriage?"
"Well, in fact, my cousin is very talented, and he treats me very well. He is also a good son-in-law worthy of entrusting his life. But his mother has a feud with mine, and has always been at odds with our Tao family. For my son She has never taken a fancy to her daughter-in-law either. If it weren't for the emergency, my father wouldn't have condescended to her, and even came to her door to ask for a kiss."
"Emergency? What happened?"
Tao Zhixi replied: "It's all to avoid the draft. I passed Jiji this year. Logically speaking, I should go to the draft. But my father is only my direct daughter, and he can't bear to let me enter the palace. Besides, Today, the Holy Majesty already has Empress Chunhui and Concubine Wen Gui, and both of them gave birth to a son for the Holy Majesty. In the end, there is no other way, Dad can only go to the great eunuch Chang Dexi for help."
"Eunuch Chang said that there is still a way. He will take my name off the list of beautiful women on the grounds that I am weak and unable to take on the important task of giving birth to the emperor's heir. This matter, this matter is likely to be successful. But in order to avoid showing his feet, Chang Gonggong persuaded my father to quickly find me a marriage. As long as I have a marriage, I will have no worries from now on. But in the Tao family, people who are of the right age and My cousin is the only one with a good appearance and good character. Because of this, my aunt started to be arrogant, pointing out the affairs of our Tao family all day long, which is annoying."
Qi Yun asked: "So..."
"So, I escaped. This way I don't have to participate in the draft, and I can't see my aunt's ugly face." Tao Zhixi answered with a little satisfaction.
But Qi Yun pierced it with a single word, and said straight to the center: "But you won't escape to the border. This place is thousands of miles away from the capital. For a fleeing marriage, did you flee to the border?"
The woman's expression froze, and finally she twisted her dirty skirt as if discouraged, and replied: "I really didn't come to the border because of escaping marriage. It will ruin the reputation of the Tao family. I was tied up by human teeth. They knocked me out and threw me into a carriage, and finally sold me to a rich family in a remote area to be a concubine. Fortunately, my maid was quick and flexible. That night, we found a dog hole, and we crawled out from there to be rescued. Because we didn’t know the way, we ran here by accident.”
Seeing the man looking at her warily, Tao Zhixi quickly stated: "It's true, I didn't lie to you this time."
But the man's eyes remained unchanged, and he got up and walked towards her step by step. The tall and approaching figure made the woman panic for no reason, and her petite body shrank back.
When she retreated into the corner and had nowhere to retreat, the woman watched in horror as the solid and stalwart body gradually approached, even covering most of the candlelight in the tent by him, and she seemed to squeeze out from her lips. Shouted: "You...you..."
She closed her eyes nervously, and the result was a melodious and refreshing breath, like the breeze in spring, cool and long, refreshing.
He squatted down, keeping a bottle of medicine in his hand, "Miss Tao must have been tired and exhausted, I will keep you in the barracks as agreed. Miss Tao should have a bump on her body, please keep this bottle of medicine. You are a weak woman, you are alone, you are too weak to go on the road alone. Why don't you wait for my victorious victory and return to the imperial court, and send Miss Tao back to Beijing."
The man's voice is like a gurgling spring, quietly flowing into people's hearts, "As long as I can do it, no matter where you are, I will find you and send you home."
The woman was stunned, staring at the gentle and deep eyes, speechless for a moment.
After a long time, the woman came back to her senses and thanked, "Thank you, General, for your generous help."
"Qi Yun." The man tilted his head lightly, looking at her with beautiful peach eyes, and his voice was soft like a breeze, "My name."
The man stood up slowly and walked away.The woman stared at his back, the medicine bottle in her hand still carried his body temperature.
Qi Yun...?She remembered!
Just like that, Tao Zhixi stayed in the Southern Chu army camp.After all, there is a difference between men and women, so Qi Yun also arranged for Tao Zhixi to have a separate tent, and in order to avoid accidents, he arranged it next to his main army tent.
After Tao Zhixi made arrangements, Beishuo's army came again.But this time they are not here to fight, but to send someone off.
"Baitang." Tao Zhixi looked at the delicate little maid among the men and shouted.
Wiping her tears, the delicate little maid threw herself into Tao Zhixi's arms crying, "Miss, I finally found you. Since we escaped from that rich family's house, we have lost our way and got separated. I thought I'll never see Missy again."
Qi Yun looked vigilantly at Qi Dai, who was smiling foolishly, without saying a word.
Qi Dai also felt Qi Yun's unfriendly gaze. He looked at each other and said with a smile, "What? You thought this general was here to fight? Don't worry, this general also has his own bottom line. It's okay to fight a war. It belongs to the battle between us men. This general will not involve innocent women. If this little girl hadn't entered our Beishuo barracks by mistake and claimed that she was from Nanchu, otherwise, this general would not have come here. going."
Then, he looked at Tao Zhixi, who had a fair face, picturesque eyebrows, and beautiful and delicate features, and joked, "You boy, you have a lot of good fortune. You can find such a beautiful girl when you come to the border to fight. But, I My wife is not bad, the son I gave birth to is very cute, if I can have a daughter with both sons and daughters, this general's life will be worth it. By the way, Qi Yun, have you not married a wife yet? Or think about it, girl, this general thinks you two look like a husband and wife."
Qi Yun: "..." Why didn't he realize that Qi Dai was so talkative before.
Seeing that the person had already returned, Qi Yun unceremoniously sent someone to push Qi Dai, who was still chattering, out of the Nanchu camp.After all, the two countries are in a hostile relationship, and it is better to have less contact.
Because both of them are women, they can take care of each other, so Qi Yun let Baitang and Tao Zhixi live together.
Usually, the two would go to the military doctor to learn some medical skills and assist the military doctor in treating the wounded. Sometimes they would go to the Huotou army to help boil water and cook, and do some small things within their capabilities.
There were two more women in the barracks, which made the soldiers extremely uncomfortable.When Tao Zhixi came to help bandage the wound, change the herbal medicine, and collect firewood for the fire, all the soldiers blushed and waved their hands saying no.
But Tao Zhixi has a good personality and is considerate, thinking that they should help the army with small things because they live in the barracks.Moreover, the woman was careful, and she was better than a military doctor when bandaging the wound and changing the dressing. Seeing that she insisted on doing so, everyone had no choice but to go with her, and sometimes they would help the two with some physical work.
Tao Zhixi and Baitang had cheerful personalities, talked and laughed with everyone, and quickly blended in.Facing these two beautiful girls with kind smiles, all the soldiers put down their guard and always had a smile on their faces.
The originally tense and dreary Nanchu military camp also became more cheerful and refreshed because of the addition of women.
At the same time, Qi Yun was busy with the confrontation with Beishuo's army.
After sending Baitang last time, Qi Dai attacked again without giving up.Fortunately, Qi Yun's title as General Hussars is not in vain, and the method of using troops is unique and ingenious, and Qi Dai did not let Qi Dai take advantage of it, and he has not yet broken through the Southern Chu defense line.
This made Qi Dai go back cursing every time, and then rushed over persistently.
The strength of Beishuo's army is not in vain, and it deserves its name. Although they did not allow them to break through the border, the number of casualties of the soldiers of Southern Chu was still high, and neither side could please them.
Qi Dai thought it was not an option to continue the stalemate like this, so he unfolded the topographic map and discussed it in depth, and finally decided to attack in another place.Finding a gap in the terrain, Beishuo's army began to move.
Qi Yun also made inquiries and found out the purpose of Beishuo's army, so the Southern Chu army also moved to resist.
The soldiers of Southern Chu were used to traveling long distances, so they packed their bags and followed the big team, but this was a pain for the two who had never stayed in the boudoir.
Baitang carried a small burden on his back, and walked forward holding Tao Zhixi, and the two supported each other as they walked.Because they had to keep up with Beishuo's army, all the soldiers ran around day and night, not daring to stop for a moment.
Although sometimes Tao Zhixi and Baitang could rest and sleep on the horse's back, but the environment was harsh, the dry wind rolled up the yellow sand and blew it, making people's faces tense and painful, and the swaying of the horse's back made people feel uncomfortable. I can't sleep well.What I usually eat is dry, tasteless dry buns that are hard to chew, and what I drink is muddy water that has not been filtered.Therefore, the day and night rush and the difficult living conditions made the two of them increasingly haggard and mentally weak.
I don't know how many days have passed, but I feel that the air is becoming more and more fresh and humid, and butterflies that I have never seen before are flying with open wings.
Seeing such a lively little creature made Tao Zhixi feel pleasantly surprised.Although I often see them in the capital, butterflies are not a rare thing.But this is the first time she has seen a little creature since she came to the border, so full of vigor and joy.
The butterfly flew away along the breeze, and flew out in a beautiful arc. Tao Zhixi's eyes followed it, and there was a bush of flowers at the end of the wind.Many butterflies danced around the petals. This beautiful and ordinary scenery actually attracted her eyes, revealing a hint of envy.
"Do you like flowers?" At this moment, a clear and gentle male voice came.
"Well, I like it very much." The woman murmured in her mouth, reluctant to leave her eyes for a moment.
Qi Yun stared, from his angle, he could clearly see the thinned face of the woman, although the skin was still fair, but after so many days of wind and sun, it had become dull, and the whole person looked sluggish , like a pearl that has been beaten by wind and waves, it is no longer as clear as it was before, which makes people feel distressed.
The man lowered his eyes and said nothing, turned his head to look at the field of flowers, and then at her who was full of yearning and joy, with a hint of apology and deep meaning in his eyes.
In the evening of that day, Hussar General Qi Yun gave a rare order to stop and set up camp, and he was specially allowed to rest for one night in this pleasant place to recharge his batteries.
All the soldiers were overjoyed, and they took off their heavy armor one after another, and jumped into the cool and clear river to wash away the dust of the time.
With the help of Baitang, Tao Zhixi fetched a basin of clean river water to scrub the sweat and dirt off her body.The two helped each other, changed into clean clothes, and felt refreshed.
When the two returned to the tent with a basin of washed clothes, they found a bouquet of flowers on the desk in the middle.The moist dew unique to this place is still condensed on the delicate petals, sliding along the veins of the leaves to the tip of the leaves, and dripping on the case with a bang.
The sound of water droplets is clear and loud, like spring rain full of vitality, washing people's dry and exhausted hearts, and sweeping away the heat and exhaustion before.
The woman couldn't help smiling, and Baitang's voice came from her ear: "It must have been sent by General Qi. Just now, when the slaves went to fetch water from the river, they saw General Qi picking flowers. He must have seen that the young lady likes flowers, so he ordered them Pick it up for Miss."
Tao Zhixi was startled, is it him?
In the main tent, a tender little hand lightly lifted the curtain, she looked at him who was concentrating on studying military books, and said, "General Qi."
Hearing the sound, the man raised his head, looked towards her, and responded, "Miss Tao."
After Tao Zhixi hesitated for a moment, she finally raised her feet and walked lightly in front of him, thanking him: "Thank you General Qi for sending the flowers, I like them very much."
"As long as Miss Tao likes it." After speaking, the man then looked down at the book.
The two fell into silence, speechless for a while.Tao Zhixi didn't know what to say, since the thanks had come, it seemed that there was no need to stay any longer.
Just when the woman was about to get up to say goodbye, she saw the man take out a piece of food wrapped in an emerald green lotus leaf and put it on the table, and his gentle voice like a gentle breeze was next to her ears: "This is what the deputy general asked for from the people's homes." The glutinous rice balls are freshly made. Miss Tao has been eating dry food, and she must be very uncomfortable with eating, and she has lost a lot of weight, so I will give you some."
The woman was stunned, and couldn't help touching it with her hand. The temperature was warm, and it was just made.But it was obvious that the lieutenant general asked for it specially for him, so why did he give it to her?
"In addition to the glutinous rice balls, there is also hot spring water. I'll bring it to Miss Tao later." He said softly again.
This gentle voice seemed to open the woman's heart, and the grievances and sufferings of these days could not be restrained from overflowing.
As soon as she grabbed the glutinous rice balls, she wolfed down the warm, soft and glutinous food into her mouth. This was completely different from the wet, cold, dry and hard dry food glutinous rice balls. It was like the familiar taste made by her mother at home. The girl cried out.
"Woooo..." the woman cried, and the salty tears from the corners of her eyes were swallowed by the girl together with the sweet and delicious glutinous rice balls.
"I'm homesick, woo woo, I shouldn't have lost my temper with my aunt at that time, if I hadn't gotten angry, I wouldn't have been abducted and sold here by a human tooth." The crying girl raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face , the new tears in the eyes were squeezed down to the cheeks, and it was very embarrassing and pitiful for a while.
"I really miss my parents, and I won't run out of the house casually anymore, I want to go home!" The girl choked on the unswallowed food and kept crying.
Qi Yun looked at her, and a hint of distress and sigh flashed in his usually peaceful eyes.
He got up and handed her a cup of sweet hot spring water, "Here, drinking this will make you feel much better."
She stretched out her hand to take it, and the clear and sweet spring water passed through her throat, and she gradually calmed down and stopped crying.
The man knelt down and patted her on the shoulder lightly, as if to comfort her, "Miss Zhixi is the strongest girl I have ever met, many girls would cry soon after this incident, but Miss Zhixi endured it." After so long, Miss Zhixi is actually very strong."
The woman sobbed a few times, then raised her head and asked him, "Really?"
"Really." The man's voice was still soft, "When we arrive at the destination, we should have a final battle with Beishuo's army. After the victory, I will protect you all the way as agreed and take you home!"
The woman was stunned by these words, her sense of loss was inexplicably calmed down, and the warmth in her heart welled up spontaneously.Finally, she looked at him and nodded.
At the same time, in the Beishuo military camp, Qi Dai was frowning tightly, analyzing the topographic map intently.
At this time, a lively and cheerful soldier jumped into the tent with a smile, "Here, general."
"What?" Qi Dai turned his head to look, only to find that it was a bunch of flowers.
He immediately frowned and put on a serious look, "Take it away, the general doesn't want it, it's a woman's thing."
Hearing this, Xiao Bing's expression froze, and he said sadly with a downcast face: "But if you go further, there will be no flowers. The scenery here is good, there is no wind, sand, and no scorching sun. The soldiers don't need to drink muddy water filtered by cloth bags. I'm very happy."
Xiao Bing grinned, but Qi Dai poured cold water on his expression unchanged: "What's there to be happy about? It's not like I can go home to see my wife and children."
Xiaobing put away his smile and thought about it for a while, and said: "Yes, the general doesn't like flowers, maybe the wife and children like them, so the general will accept them."
Looking at the flowers being handed over, Qi Dai seemed to take them impatiently, "Okay, accept it reluctantly."
Xiao Bing showed his big white teeth in a happy smile, turned around and jumped away.
After smelling the refreshing fragrance of flowers, Qi Dai showed a foolish smile as a husband and father, "It's so beautiful, hehe, my wife and children must like it."
Immediately afterwards, a trace of sadness and longing flashed across my heart, madam, A Ji, Archer, I miss you all!
After trekking through mountains and rivers, the two armies finally arrived at their destination.It seems to be a convention, the two armies unanimously dispatched their maximum combat power, wanting to win or lose in a battle, so as to end this long-standing confrontation.
The two armies refused to give in to each other, riding horses and swinging swords on the battlefield.As the leaders, Qi Yun and Qi Dai took the lead and went into battle with guns.The entire land was bombarded with artillery fire, corpses were shrouded in horse leather, and soldiers fell.
In the end, the southern Chu army held the border, and the Beishuo army was forced to withdraw beyond the border. They returned to the court after running out of ammunition and food.
Although the Southern Chu army defended the border and did not give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it, it also lost a large number of troops, and the army almost collapsed.
Qi Yun ordered the remaining people to count the dead and collect the corpses for burial.When Tao Zhixi saw these familiar faces she had been in contact with for more than a year, she closed her eyes tightly, and the people who used to call her "Miss Tao" with a lively smile were now lifeless and separated forever.
She had always stayed in the boudoir and never witnessed the parting of life and death with her own eyes. She was sad for a moment and couldn't control herself.
The woman knelt in front of the graves where all the soldiers were buried, and put the woven wreath of white daisies on the grave. She buried her head deeply, clasped her hands, and asked in tears after a moment of grief: "Why? They have already been born in this world , they are already familiar with each other, and no one has done anything wrong, so why do people have to say goodbye?"
With tears on her face, she looked up at the man in the silver robe, and shouted out of control, "Since the end of life is death and parting, why do people still choose to be born?"
The man had just experienced a brutal fight, and his silver robe, which was always new and clean, was stained with blood. He stood quietly, his eyes pitiful and serene, like a god.
He opened his mouth and replied: "Because life is short, God gave us this opportunity to come here for a while."
The woman was stunned when she heard the words, and looked at him blankly without saying a word. Finally, she stopped her tears and calmed down.Looking at these lonely and unrecognized graves, the breeze blows gently, and somewhere in my heart is full and warm, and then sprouts from the ground.
The moment the Southern Chu army repelled the brave enemy and stepped into the gate of the capital, they were greeted by thousands of Li people who raised their arms, shouted and greeted them with laughter.
The teahouses and restaurants on both sides were crowded with people, who came to congratulate the heroes on their return.The street is very lively, but the back door of Tao's house is full of tranquility and reluctance.
Qi Yun sent the woman who seemed to have grown a lot into the house, and just as he turned to leave, he heard the woman calling: "General Qi, will we meet again in the future?"
The man looked back and smiled, and said: "We will meet each other if we are destined, Miss Zhixi."
After finishing speaking, the man walked away, not seeing the woman looking deeply at his back, and finally let out a happy laugh.
Amidst the lively cheers of everyone in the capital, Tao Zhixi walked into the house, and was greeted with weeping tears of joy and cordial greetings from Tao's father and mother.
The news of Hussar General Qi Yun's return from victory spread throughout the court and the public. Emperor Zhaozheng was overjoyed and gave a plaque with an imperial pen to show his supreme glory.At this moment, the Qi family has reached its peak in history, and all the officials are envious, and they all stepped forward to flatter and curry favor.
At the same time, there was a long line of families who went to the Qi family to say goodbye, and they all brought generous gifts to meet with Qi Yuan, intending to marry their own daughter to Qi Yun, the third son of the Qi family.
But without exception, they were all rejected by Qi Yun on the grounds that he wanted to devote himself to the country at a time when the country was in turmoil, and that he had no intention of having a relationship with his children.As a father, Qi Yuan was speechless even if he tried to persuade him, so he had to go with his third son.
On this day, when Qi Yun was strolling leisurely in the capital with nothing to do, a delicate and compact carriage stopped beside him leisurely.
"Hehe." A woman's coquettish smile came, and the jade hand lifted the curtain of the car, revealing that gentle and bright face.The good life of the Tao family made her look radiant again, her eyes were full of moisture, her skin was like creamy fat, and her face was like a peach blossom.
Those quiet and graceful eyes full of vivacious mischief stared at him, and the vermilion lips parted slightly, saying: "As the saying goes, if you are destined, you will meet each other. Is that little girl and General Qi considered destined?" Then he pretended to be distressed, "" Someone once said that he would take me home, I wonder if this is true, General Qi?"
Looking at her pretty face, Qi Yun was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect to meet her at this moment.
Tao Zhixi smiled coquettishly, and said: "The little girl came out in a hurry and forgot the way back home. I wonder if General Qi would like to give the little girl a ride?"
She was so nimble and mischievous that Qi Yun couldn't help but smile, and nodded according to her wishes.
The woman smiled happily, let go of the curtain, and the man rode on the white horse, and sent her home like last time.
(End of this chapter)
The sun sets over the long river, the sky is full of yellow sand, and the slightly sad and lonely autumn wind blows across this barren land where no grass grows.At the border of the two countries, there are two armies dressed in different clothes.
At this moment, the two sides are staring at each other with anger, and their swords are on the verge of breaking out. Just waiting for an order, they will rush forward and tear their opponents to pieces.
"Qi Yun, you good boy, how dare you plot against this general, causing this general to fall into a deep pit and suffer heavy losses. Today, this general will not be counted as the account of my return, so my surname is not Qi." A refined-looking man, The bloody young man in heavy armor roared angrily.
But the person who was yelled at was calm and unhurried, and the graceful and dignified silver robe and armor perfectly complemented him. with light.Even if the sky is full of yellow sand and the wind is strong, it can't cover up the dazzling him.
He stood quietly, as if born for the battlefield.
"Qi Dai, your Beishuo army broke through the border and attacked us in Southern Chu. This general is justified in self-defense. Beishuo and Nanchu have never violated each other. You should retreat as soon as possible. If not, this general will definitely accompany you. In the end, fight to the death with you." He smiled, "Besides, my surname is also Qi, if your surname is not Qi, then you might as well follow the general's surname. Anyway, the surname has the same pronunciation, and you are not at a disadvantage."
These words made Qi Dai, who was still young and energetic, jump up in anger. He rolled up his sleeves and picked up his dick, and planned to rush forward, "Oh, you bastard..."
Before he finished speaking, the irritable Qi Dai was stopped by the soldiers behind him. "General, calm down. You forgot that you were provoked into anger the last time you were tricked. This is the method of provocation. We don't know the strength of the opponent yet, so it's better to wait and see."
When Qi Dai heard this, he thought it was very reasonable.He and Qi Yun have been confronting each other for a long time, and they have also fought several battles. Among them, the two have won and lost respectively.
Although he has fought several battles, he still has not figured out the strength of the Southern Chu army.Qi Yun is a man who uses troops like a god, and has never given any flaws that allow people to figure out the strength of the Southern Chu army.
Knowing what is known is the only way to be victorious in a hundred battles. It is better to be careful in this kind of ignorance. Even though Beishuo's army is invincible, they cannot stand such a toss.
After thinking about it, Qi Dai suppressed the anger in his heart, and felt remorse for his impulsive behavior just now, and almost fell into this person's trick.
Knowing the brave strength of Beishuo's army, Qi Yun could only sit back and wait for the opportunity when he saw that aggressive tactics were useless.
In this way, both sides hid under their respective trenches, quietly observing each other's every move, to see who could not calm down and attack first.
I don't know how long the stalemate lasted, and the armies of both sides could see that their generals couldn't wait anymore, and the anxiety in their hearts became more and more intense as time passed.Seeing that the battle situation has reached a fierce stage, a fight is inevitable.
Just when Qi Dai couldn't bear the anxiety in his heart and was about to issue an order to wave his troops forward, the scout who was in charge of observing the enemy's movements said, "General, there is something ahead."
"Something? What?"
"I don't know, it's just that it is covered with a sheet made of grass and leaves, and it has been moving forward slowly. It should be some kind of animal." The scout focused his eyes and observed carefully.
Qi Dai sneered: "Animals? What kind of animals are there in this place where the birds don't shit? Even if there are animals, they must be beasts." Then he turned to the soldiers behind and ordered: "You shoot it with bows and arrows to prevent it hurt our people."
The soldiers in the rear nodded and obeyed, and they all drew their bows and arrows to shoot countless deadly arrows.
At the same time, Qi Yun also got the news. Looking at the little green figure that was crawling and moving carefully in the distance, he also wondered what it was, as if it wasn't an animal.
In order to prevent it from being deceitful by Qi Dai's envoy, Qi Yun followed the figure closely, trying to find clues from it.
Suddenly, a few arrows shot over. Although the arrows were all missed, the "animal" figure was still frightened. If you look closely, you can see that it was trembling in fear.
Seeing Beishuo's army shoot arrows, Qi Yun knew that this was not Qi Dai's plan, and it could even be said that it had nothing to do with Qi Dai.In the same way, everyone understands that this "animal" is not evil, on the contrary, it is more like a poor little bug who accidentally broke in.
Qi Dai raised his hand to stop the arrow from shooting again. In order to find out what it was, the two sides sent their own soldiers to look for one or two.
A soldier cautiously reached out and tore off the protective layer woven of grass and leaves. When he was puzzled and dazed, he heard the frail and trembling woman crying and screaming.
"Don't kill me. I broke in by accident. I'm not a spy of the enemy army. I'm from Nanchu. My surname is Tao. I came here to find my brother. If you don't believe me, you can go and investigate."
The woman explained incoherently, but this stunned the two soldiers.
"Ah——, there is a woman—"
After hundreds of battles, the two little soldiers who calmly smiled at the powerful enemy were scared out of their wits at this moment, and ran back to their respective army trenches with weak legs. Their reactions were even more intense than Tao Zhixi's. .
Tao Zhixi: "..."
Because of the sudden appearance of a woman, the soldiers of both armies looked very cramped, shy and shy, abruptly breaking the tense battle situation that was about to start.
Therefore, today's grappling battle has ended before it even started.
Because Tao Zhixi was from Southern Chu, Qi Yun had no choice but to bring him back to the Southern Chu camp so that he could settle down.
After Qi Dai went back, he gritted his teeth and looked at his army: "It's just a woman, why are you so shy? Everyone is sissy, as if they have never seen a woman before, and they even ran away , We boys from Beishuo have lost all face by you."
The little soldier who went up to investigate the situation at that time cleared his throat, and said embarrassingly: "General, you don't know, that Miss Tao is so beautiful and cute." I have seen women, unlike generals, who have a beautiful wife and two children."
Qi Dai: "..."
In the Nanchu tent, a few mischievous Nanchu soldiers were creeping around outside the main army tent, quietly observing the situation inside the tent like thieves.
Just as everyone was enjoying watching and whispering, the deputy general of the Southern Chu soldiers strode over and dispersed this group of unruly and daring peepers.
He suppressed the volume, and sternly said without losing his majesty: "What are you watching? There is too little training for you on weekdays, isn't it? Go back soon."
The soldiers were startled, their expressions froze, and they ran away as if they were flying.
The lieutenant looked helplessly at the group of unruly little boys, and also glanced curiously at the situation in the military tent.From the gap in the curtain, he saw two people.
One was dressed in armor and sat on the main seat. He looked as gentle as jade and poised. Although his expression was serious, he gave people a sense of kindness and peace of mind for no reason.The other knelt down on the ground in a more restrained and fearful manner, looking at the man on the main seat with eyes full of joy, and then lowered his head again.
"Is Miss Tao right?" Qi Yun asked.
"Yes, the little girl's name is Tao Zhixi. She is the daughter of Tao Xingyuan, Minister of the Pottery Department in Dingjing City of Southern Chu. She came here to look for her brother." Tao Zhixi twisted her skirt with her fingers, bit her lower lip nervously and replied. road.
"It turns out that Miss Tao is the daughter of Tao Shangshu, but..." Qi Yun changed the subject, his eyes were full of light, "Tao Shangshu did not have a son who joined the army. There are several people with the surname Tao in the military register, but none of them are from the Ministry of Industry. The son of Shangshu Tao Xingyuan. So Miss Tao is lying, or maybe Miss Tao's surname is not Tao at all, so you are not Tao Shangshu's daughter?"
Hearing this, the woman tightened her fingers holding the corner of her skirt, and bit her lower lip with her white teeth, which turned white.She trembled slightly, the panic and fear in her eyes spilled out of her eyes.
Seeing this, Qi Yun sighed. He also had no intention of making things difficult for a girl, but things on the battlefield cannot be sloppy, and she is a woman of unknown origin, so she must investigate clearly.
"Could it be that Miss Tao has something to hide? This general just wants to ask the truth, and I ask Miss Tao to tell the truth, don't hide it."
Tao Zhixi raised her eyes to look at him, his eyes were gentle and sincere, this approachable sense of security seemed to tell people that this person was a gentleman and worthy of trust.
She opened her mouth and finally said, "I can tell the truth, but you have to promise me that you can't send me back."
Qi Yun was stunned, but the woman opposite her had tears in her eyes, and her hazy eyes begged him, which he couldn't refuse.In the end, Qi Yun softened his heart and said: "If you tell the truth, this general can consider it."
Tao Zhixi felt relieved when she heard the words, and said: "I did lie to you, I didn't come to find my brother. But I didn't lie to you that I am Tao Xingyuan's daughter, I am indeed Minister of the Pottery Department Tao Zhixi. As for why I escaped from the capital and came to the border, it was because I was going to marry my cousin, and I escaped from marriage."
"Escape from marriage?"
"Well, in fact, my cousin is very talented, and he treats me very well. He is also a good son-in-law worthy of entrusting his life. But his mother has a feud with mine, and has always been at odds with our Tao family. For my son She has never taken a fancy to her daughter-in-law either. If it weren't for the emergency, my father wouldn't have condescended to her, and even came to her door to ask for a kiss."
"Emergency? What happened?"
Tao Zhixi replied: "It's all to avoid the draft. I passed Jiji this year. Logically speaking, I should go to the draft. But my father is only my direct daughter, and he can't bear to let me enter the palace. Besides, Today, the Holy Majesty already has Empress Chunhui and Concubine Wen Gui, and both of them gave birth to a son for the Holy Majesty. In the end, there is no other way, Dad can only go to the great eunuch Chang Dexi for help."
"Eunuch Chang said that there is still a way. He will take my name off the list of beautiful women on the grounds that I am weak and unable to take on the important task of giving birth to the emperor's heir. This matter, this matter is likely to be successful. But in order to avoid showing his feet, Chang Gonggong persuaded my father to quickly find me a marriage. As long as I have a marriage, I will have no worries from now on. But in the Tao family, people who are of the right age and My cousin is the only one with a good appearance and good character. Because of this, my aunt started to be arrogant, pointing out the affairs of our Tao family all day long, which is annoying."
Qi Yun asked: "So..."
"So, I escaped. This way I don't have to participate in the draft, and I can't see my aunt's ugly face." Tao Zhixi answered with a little satisfaction.
But Qi Yun pierced it with a single word, and said straight to the center: "But you won't escape to the border. This place is thousands of miles away from the capital. For a fleeing marriage, did you flee to the border?"
The woman's expression froze, and finally she twisted her dirty skirt as if discouraged, and replied: "I really didn't come to the border because of escaping marriage. It will ruin the reputation of the Tao family. I was tied up by human teeth. They knocked me out and threw me into a carriage, and finally sold me to a rich family in a remote area to be a concubine. Fortunately, my maid was quick and flexible. That night, we found a dog hole, and we crawled out from there to be rescued. Because we didn’t know the way, we ran here by accident.”
Seeing the man looking at her warily, Tao Zhixi quickly stated: "It's true, I didn't lie to you this time."
But the man's eyes remained unchanged, and he got up and walked towards her step by step. The tall and approaching figure made the woman panic for no reason, and her petite body shrank back.
When she retreated into the corner and had nowhere to retreat, the woman watched in horror as the solid and stalwart body gradually approached, even covering most of the candlelight in the tent by him, and she seemed to squeeze out from her lips. Shouted: "You...you..."
She closed her eyes nervously, and the result was a melodious and refreshing breath, like the breeze in spring, cool and long, refreshing.
He squatted down, keeping a bottle of medicine in his hand, "Miss Tao must have been tired and exhausted, I will keep you in the barracks as agreed. Miss Tao should have a bump on her body, please keep this bottle of medicine. You are a weak woman, you are alone, you are too weak to go on the road alone. Why don't you wait for my victorious victory and return to the imperial court, and send Miss Tao back to Beijing."
The man's voice is like a gurgling spring, quietly flowing into people's hearts, "As long as I can do it, no matter where you are, I will find you and send you home."
The woman was stunned, staring at the gentle and deep eyes, speechless for a moment.
After a long time, the woman came back to her senses and thanked, "Thank you, General, for your generous help."
"Qi Yun." The man tilted his head lightly, looking at her with beautiful peach eyes, and his voice was soft like a breeze, "My name."
The man stood up slowly and walked away.The woman stared at his back, the medicine bottle in her hand still carried his body temperature.
Qi Yun...?She remembered!
Just like that, Tao Zhixi stayed in the Southern Chu army camp.After all, there is a difference between men and women, so Qi Yun also arranged for Tao Zhixi to have a separate tent, and in order to avoid accidents, he arranged it next to his main army tent.
After Tao Zhixi made arrangements, Beishuo's army came again.But this time they are not here to fight, but to send someone off.
"Baitang." Tao Zhixi looked at the delicate little maid among the men and shouted.
Wiping her tears, the delicate little maid threw herself into Tao Zhixi's arms crying, "Miss, I finally found you. Since we escaped from that rich family's house, we have lost our way and got separated. I thought I'll never see Missy again."
Qi Yun looked vigilantly at Qi Dai, who was smiling foolishly, without saying a word.
Qi Dai also felt Qi Yun's unfriendly gaze. He looked at each other and said with a smile, "What? You thought this general was here to fight? Don't worry, this general also has his own bottom line. It's okay to fight a war. It belongs to the battle between us men. This general will not involve innocent women. If this little girl hadn't entered our Beishuo barracks by mistake and claimed that she was from Nanchu, otherwise, this general would not have come here. going."
Then, he looked at Tao Zhixi, who had a fair face, picturesque eyebrows, and beautiful and delicate features, and joked, "You boy, you have a lot of good fortune. You can find such a beautiful girl when you come to the border to fight. But, I My wife is not bad, the son I gave birth to is very cute, if I can have a daughter with both sons and daughters, this general's life will be worth it. By the way, Qi Yun, have you not married a wife yet? Or think about it, girl, this general thinks you two look like a husband and wife."
Qi Yun: "..." Why didn't he realize that Qi Dai was so talkative before.
Seeing that the person had already returned, Qi Yun unceremoniously sent someone to push Qi Dai, who was still chattering, out of the Nanchu camp.After all, the two countries are in a hostile relationship, and it is better to have less contact.
Because both of them are women, they can take care of each other, so Qi Yun let Baitang and Tao Zhixi live together.
Usually, the two would go to the military doctor to learn some medical skills and assist the military doctor in treating the wounded. Sometimes they would go to the Huotou army to help boil water and cook, and do some small things within their capabilities.
There were two more women in the barracks, which made the soldiers extremely uncomfortable.When Tao Zhixi came to help bandage the wound, change the herbal medicine, and collect firewood for the fire, all the soldiers blushed and waved their hands saying no.
But Tao Zhixi has a good personality and is considerate, thinking that they should help the army with small things because they live in the barracks.Moreover, the woman was careful, and she was better than a military doctor when bandaging the wound and changing the dressing. Seeing that she insisted on doing so, everyone had no choice but to go with her, and sometimes they would help the two with some physical work.
Tao Zhixi and Baitang had cheerful personalities, talked and laughed with everyone, and quickly blended in.Facing these two beautiful girls with kind smiles, all the soldiers put down their guard and always had a smile on their faces.
The originally tense and dreary Nanchu military camp also became more cheerful and refreshed because of the addition of women.
At the same time, Qi Yun was busy with the confrontation with Beishuo's army.
After sending Baitang last time, Qi Dai attacked again without giving up.Fortunately, Qi Yun's title as General Hussars is not in vain, and the method of using troops is unique and ingenious, and Qi Dai did not let Qi Dai take advantage of it, and he has not yet broken through the Southern Chu defense line.
This made Qi Dai go back cursing every time, and then rushed over persistently.
The strength of Beishuo's army is not in vain, and it deserves its name. Although they did not allow them to break through the border, the number of casualties of the soldiers of Southern Chu was still high, and neither side could please them.
Qi Dai thought it was not an option to continue the stalemate like this, so he unfolded the topographic map and discussed it in depth, and finally decided to attack in another place.Finding a gap in the terrain, Beishuo's army began to move.
Qi Yun also made inquiries and found out the purpose of Beishuo's army, so the Southern Chu army also moved to resist.
The soldiers of Southern Chu were used to traveling long distances, so they packed their bags and followed the big team, but this was a pain for the two who had never stayed in the boudoir.
Baitang carried a small burden on his back, and walked forward holding Tao Zhixi, and the two supported each other as they walked.Because they had to keep up with Beishuo's army, all the soldiers ran around day and night, not daring to stop for a moment.
Although sometimes Tao Zhixi and Baitang could rest and sleep on the horse's back, but the environment was harsh, the dry wind rolled up the yellow sand and blew it, making people's faces tense and painful, and the swaying of the horse's back made people feel uncomfortable. I can't sleep well.What I usually eat is dry, tasteless dry buns that are hard to chew, and what I drink is muddy water that has not been filtered.Therefore, the day and night rush and the difficult living conditions made the two of them increasingly haggard and mentally weak.
I don't know how many days have passed, but I feel that the air is becoming more and more fresh and humid, and butterflies that I have never seen before are flying with open wings.
Seeing such a lively little creature made Tao Zhixi feel pleasantly surprised.Although I often see them in the capital, butterflies are not a rare thing.But this is the first time she has seen a little creature since she came to the border, so full of vigor and joy.
The butterfly flew away along the breeze, and flew out in a beautiful arc. Tao Zhixi's eyes followed it, and there was a bush of flowers at the end of the wind.Many butterflies danced around the petals. This beautiful and ordinary scenery actually attracted her eyes, revealing a hint of envy.
"Do you like flowers?" At this moment, a clear and gentle male voice came.
"Well, I like it very much." The woman murmured in her mouth, reluctant to leave her eyes for a moment.
Qi Yun stared, from his angle, he could clearly see the thinned face of the woman, although the skin was still fair, but after so many days of wind and sun, it had become dull, and the whole person looked sluggish , like a pearl that has been beaten by wind and waves, it is no longer as clear as it was before, which makes people feel distressed.
The man lowered his eyes and said nothing, turned his head to look at the field of flowers, and then at her who was full of yearning and joy, with a hint of apology and deep meaning in his eyes.
In the evening of that day, Hussar General Qi Yun gave a rare order to stop and set up camp, and he was specially allowed to rest for one night in this pleasant place to recharge his batteries.
All the soldiers were overjoyed, and they took off their heavy armor one after another, and jumped into the cool and clear river to wash away the dust of the time.
With the help of Baitang, Tao Zhixi fetched a basin of clean river water to scrub the sweat and dirt off her body.The two helped each other, changed into clean clothes, and felt refreshed.
When the two returned to the tent with a basin of washed clothes, they found a bouquet of flowers on the desk in the middle.The moist dew unique to this place is still condensed on the delicate petals, sliding along the veins of the leaves to the tip of the leaves, and dripping on the case with a bang.
The sound of water droplets is clear and loud, like spring rain full of vitality, washing people's dry and exhausted hearts, and sweeping away the heat and exhaustion before.
The woman couldn't help smiling, and Baitang's voice came from her ear: "It must have been sent by General Qi. Just now, when the slaves went to fetch water from the river, they saw General Qi picking flowers. He must have seen that the young lady likes flowers, so he ordered them Pick it up for Miss."
Tao Zhixi was startled, is it him?
In the main tent, a tender little hand lightly lifted the curtain, she looked at him who was concentrating on studying military books, and said, "General Qi."
Hearing the sound, the man raised his head, looked towards her, and responded, "Miss Tao."
After Tao Zhixi hesitated for a moment, she finally raised her feet and walked lightly in front of him, thanking him: "Thank you General Qi for sending the flowers, I like them very much."
"As long as Miss Tao likes it." After speaking, the man then looked down at the book.
The two fell into silence, speechless for a while.Tao Zhixi didn't know what to say, since the thanks had come, it seemed that there was no need to stay any longer.
Just when the woman was about to get up to say goodbye, she saw the man take out a piece of food wrapped in an emerald green lotus leaf and put it on the table, and his gentle voice like a gentle breeze was next to her ears: "This is what the deputy general asked for from the people's homes." The glutinous rice balls are freshly made. Miss Tao has been eating dry food, and she must be very uncomfortable with eating, and she has lost a lot of weight, so I will give you some."
The woman was stunned, and couldn't help touching it with her hand. The temperature was warm, and it was just made.But it was obvious that the lieutenant general asked for it specially for him, so why did he give it to her?
"In addition to the glutinous rice balls, there is also hot spring water. I'll bring it to Miss Tao later." He said softly again.
This gentle voice seemed to open the woman's heart, and the grievances and sufferings of these days could not be restrained from overflowing.
As soon as she grabbed the glutinous rice balls, she wolfed down the warm, soft and glutinous food into her mouth. This was completely different from the wet, cold, dry and hard dry food glutinous rice balls. It was like the familiar taste made by her mother at home. The girl cried out.
"Woooo..." the woman cried, and the salty tears from the corners of her eyes were swallowed by the girl together with the sweet and delicious glutinous rice balls.
"I'm homesick, woo woo, I shouldn't have lost my temper with my aunt at that time, if I hadn't gotten angry, I wouldn't have been abducted and sold here by a human tooth." The crying girl raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face , the new tears in the eyes were squeezed down to the cheeks, and it was very embarrassing and pitiful for a while.
"I really miss my parents, and I won't run out of the house casually anymore, I want to go home!" The girl choked on the unswallowed food and kept crying.
Qi Yun looked at her, and a hint of distress and sigh flashed in his usually peaceful eyes.
He got up and handed her a cup of sweet hot spring water, "Here, drinking this will make you feel much better."
She stretched out her hand to take it, and the clear and sweet spring water passed through her throat, and she gradually calmed down and stopped crying.
The man knelt down and patted her on the shoulder lightly, as if to comfort her, "Miss Zhixi is the strongest girl I have ever met, many girls would cry soon after this incident, but Miss Zhixi endured it." After so long, Miss Zhixi is actually very strong."
The woman sobbed a few times, then raised her head and asked him, "Really?"
"Really." The man's voice was still soft, "When we arrive at the destination, we should have a final battle with Beishuo's army. After the victory, I will protect you all the way as agreed and take you home!"
The woman was stunned by these words, her sense of loss was inexplicably calmed down, and the warmth in her heart welled up spontaneously.Finally, she looked at him and nodded.
At the same time, in the Beishuo military camp, Qi Dai was frowning tightly, analyzing the topographic map intently.
At this time, a lively and cheerful soldier jumped into the tent with a smile, "Here, general."
"What?" Qi Dai turned his head to look, only to find that it was a bunch of flowers.
He immediately frowned and put on a serious look, "Take it away, the general doesn't want it, it's a woman's thing."
Hearing this, Xiao Bing's expression froze, and he said sadly with a downcast face: "But if you go further, there will be no flowers. The scenery here is good, there is no wind, sand, and no scorching sun. The soldiers don't need to drink muddy water filtered by cloth bags. I'm very happy."
Xiao Bing grinned, but Qi Dai poured cold water on his expression unchanged: "What's there to be happy about? It's not like I can go home to see my wife and children."
Xiaobing put away his smile and thought about it for a while, and said: "Yes, the general doesn't like flowers, maybe the wife and children like them, so the general will accept them."
Looking at the flowers being handed over, Qi Dai seemed to take them impatiently, "Okay, accept it reluctantly."
Xiao Bing showed his big white teeth in a happy smile, turned around and jumped away.
After smelling the refreshing fragrance of flowers, Qi Dai showed a foolish smile as a husband and father, "It's so beautiful, hehe, my wife and children must like it."
Immediately afterwards, a trace of sadness and longing flashed across my heart, madam, A Ji, Archer, I miss you all!
After trekking through mountains and rivers, the two armies finally arrived at their destination.It seems to be a convention, the two armies unanimously dispatched their maximum combat power, wanting to win or lose in a battle, so as to end this long-standing confrontation.
The two armies refused to give in to each other, riding horses and swinging swords on the battlefield.As the leaders, Qi Yun and Qi Dai took the lead and went into battle with guns.The entire land was bombarded with artillery fire, corpses were shrouded in horse leather, and soldiers fell.
In the end, the southern Chu army held the border, and the Beishuo army was forced to withdraw beyond the border. They returned to the court after running out of ammunition and food.
Although the Southern Chu army defended the border and did not give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it, it also lost a large number of troops, and the army almost collapsed.
Qi Yun ordered the remaining people to count the dead and collect the corpses for burial.When Tao Zhixi saw these familiar faces she had been in contact with for more than a year, she closed her eyes tightly, and the people who used to call her "Miss Tao" with a lively smile were now lifeless and separated forever.
She had always stayed in the boudoir and never witnessed the parting of life and death with her own eyes. She was sad for a moment and couldn't control herself.
The woman knelt in front of the graves where all the soldiers were buried, and put the woven wreath of white daisies on the grave. She buried her head deeply, clasped her hands, and asked in tears after a moment of grief: "Why? They have already been born in this world , they are already familiar with each other, and no one has done anything wrong, so why do people have to say goodbye?"
With tears on her face, she looked up at the man in the silver robe, and shouted out of control, "Since the end of life is death and parting, why do people still choose to be born?"
The man had just experienced a brutal fight, and his silver robe, which was always new and clean, was stained with blood. He stood quietly, his eyes pitiful and serene, like a god.
He opened his mouth and replied: "Because life is short, God gave us this opportunity to come here for a while."
The woman was stunned when she heard the words, and looked at him blankly without saying a word. Finally, she stopped her tears and calmed down.Looking at these lonely and unrecognized graves, the breeze blows gently, and somewhere in my heart is full and warm, and then sprouts from the ground.
The moment the Southern Chu army repelled the brave enemy and stepped into the gate of the capital, they were greeted by thousands of Li people who raised their arms, shouted and greeted them with laughter.
The teahouses and restaurants on both sides were crowded with people, who came to congratulate the heroes on their return.The street is very lively, but the back door of Tao's house is full of tranquility and reluctance.
Qi Yun sent the woman who seemed to have grown a lot into the house, and just as he turned to leave, he heard the woman calling: "General Qi, will we meet again in the future?"
The man looked back and smiled, and said: "We will meet each other if we are destined, Miss Zhixi."
After finishing speaking, the man walked away, not seeing the woman looking deeply at his back, and finally let out a happy laugh.
Amidst the lively cheers of everyone in the capital, Tao Zhixi walked into the house, and was greeted with weeping tears of joy and cordial greetings from Tao's father and mother.
The news of Hussar General Qi Yun's return from victory spread throughout the court and the public. Emperor Zhaozheng was overjoyed and gave a plaque with an imperial pen to show his supreme glory.At this moment, the Qi family has reached its peak in history, and all the officials are envious, and they all stepped forward to flatter and curry favor.
At the same time, there was a long line of families who went to the Qi family to say goodbye, and they all brought generous gifts to meet with Qi Yuan, intending to marry their own daughter to Qi Yun, the third son of the Qi family.
But without exception, they were all rejected by Qi Yun on the grounds that he wanted to devote himself to the country at a time when the country was in turmoil, and that he had no intention of having a relationship with his children.As a father, Qi Yuan was speechless even if he tried to persuade him, so he had to go with his third son.
On this day, when Qi Yun was strolling leisurely in the capital with nothing to do, a delicate and compact carriage stopped beside him leisurely.
"Hehe." A woman's coquettish smile came, and the jade hand lifted the curtain of the car, revealing that gentle and bright face.The good life of the Tao family made her look radiant again, her eyes were full of moisture, her skin was like creamy fat, and her face was like a peach blossom.
Those quiet and graceful eyes full of vivacious mischief stared at him, and the vermilion lips parted slightly, saying: "As the saying goes, if you are destined, you will meet each other. Is that little girl and General Qi considered destined?" Then he pretended to be distressed, "" Someone once said that he would take me home, I wonder if this is true, General Qi?"
Looking at her pretty face, Qi Yun was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect to meet her at this moment.
Tao Zhixi smiled coquettishly, and said: "The little girl came out in a hurry and forgot the way back home. I wonder if General Qi would like to give the little girl a ride?"
She was so nimble and mischievous that Qi Yun couldn't help but smile, and nodded according to her wishes.
The woman smiled happily, let go of the curtain, and the man rode on the white horse, and sent her home like last time.
(End of this chapter)
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