Shaojun riding the sea

"Back, back to the imperial city?"

Shi Xuanling blinked blankly, a little unable to believe her ears, as if in a dream, Yue Wugui nodded: "Yes, go back to the imperial city."

The setting sun was reflected on the window lattice, and the corners of the young man's lips raised even more, and he uttered six words softly: "Rewarded, see my mother."

The battle on Yunzhou Island can be described as an impossible "miracle", which not only shocked Dongmu's ruling and opposition parties, but also the people talked about this battle of defeating the enemy and protecting the country with one enemy ten, and the people in Shengdu City even talked about it. All of a sudden, ballads spread, praising the bloody man on Yunzhou Island, the hero who protects the country.

This time, the [-] Chinu army failed to take down Yunzhou Island. Instead, they were defeated steadily and suffered heavy losses. It was Longyan Joy, who not only rewarded all the warriors who guarded the island that day, but also made a special decree, Xuan Yue went back to the palace to see him without blame.

Emperor Yun originally promised Princess Zhaoyin to let Yue Wujiu spend this year's New Year's Eve with her, but now that Yue Wujiu has made such a contribution, he will not only meet his mother when he returns to the imperial city, but also be welcomed by Emperor Yun. reward, and this also means——

He turned from a criminal slave to a hero who defended the country. This time, he might be able to seize this opportunity to reverse the case for the Yue family.

In addition to Yue Wujiu's credit for stepping forward in times of crisis and leading [-] laundered jade slaves to defend against foreigners, Ji Zhiyue has been immersed in repairing and remodeling the arsenal, and at the critical moment, he used two whirlwind cannons to blow up the battle of the Chinu people. The boat also performed a remarkable feat in defending Yunzhou Island. For this reason, Emperor Yun sent a decree to the island and gave Ji Zhiyue the post of young supervisor of the armory, freeing her from being a slave. Being able to make full use of his strengths on the island and become a supervisory weapon to resist the "Ji Shaojian" of Chinu.

The rest of the soldiers and jade slaves who fought bravely also received different rewards, such as promotions, or commutation of sentences, and even the group of cooks in the sea dining room received many rewards, just like the situation in Shi Xuanling's dream Similarly, after the catastrophe, Yunzhou Island has a new atmosphere, and everyone is smiling, but there are only two people missing from the list of rewards for meritorious deeds——

It was Shi Xuanling and Mrs. Wan.

Mrs. Wan proposed it on her own initiative. She asked Zhong Lisheng to go to Wen Yanru, not to report her achievements in protecting the island. When Zhong Lisheng asked why, Mrs. Wan just leaned on the bed and said calmly:

"I didn't go to the battlefield for his Emperor Kuang's family, and I don't want to be favored by his Kuang family. Besides, my divine archery technique is unique, and I don't like...to publicize it."

Mrs. Wan has always been cold and aloof, and no one can force her to dislike things, so Zhong Lisheng nodded without saying anything.

And as for Shi Xuanling, her contribution is...unexplainable.

When she was in a coma, Zhong Lisheng came to find Yue Wugui, and expressed his concerns.

In fact, the battle on Yunzhou Island was inseparable from everyone's concerted efforts, but the key to turning defeat into victory in the end was Shi Xuanling's "Skill of Summoning All Souls".

But can such a powerful and mysterious "spell" be reported?

"What kind of witchcraft is the most taboo in the court. I am worried that someone will make a fuss and bring disaster to that girl, or know her supernatural ability and send her to the frontlines to defend against foreign enemies, but you also know that, Every time she casts this kind of summoning of all spirits, she uses her own blood as a guide, and there is a risk of death at any time. She can't just tie a Feng Shuxing by her side wherever she goes, right? People can take risks and save her a few more times Well, I even hope that she will completely forget this ghost spell and never use it for the third time..."

Although Zhong Lisheng always quarrels with Shi Xuanling and is not serious, when the critical moment comes, he always has plans for her and considers everything for her.

"It's better not to report such a 'credit'. Anyway, those red slave barbarians, including the people on the island, think that some mountain god is appearing and protecting Yunzhou Island. Let's keep the inside information secret and save that girl. There are many troubles and hidden dangers, what do you think?"

Zhong Lisheng considered everything, Yue Wugui was naturally not stupid, and immediately hit it off with him, the two reached a consensus, and completely concealed Shi Xuanling's credit.

"Every man is not guilty, and he is guilty of the crime. Compared with getting some rewards, the risks incurred are fatal. Xuan Ling, don't blame us for making such a decision..."

"I understand that I, like Master, don't care about these meritorious deeds at all." In the cabin, Shi Xuanling leaned on the bed, and rushed to Yue Wugui to wave his hands without any grudges.

And it was at this time that Zhong Lisheng was carrying the freshly decocted medicine and wanted to bring it in for Shi Xuanling.

During this trip to the imperial city, he also accepted the imperial decree and went to receive the reward. Originally, both Zhongli and his son had contributed to guarding the island, but his father insisted on staying to take care of his mother. He had no choice but to take his father's share too Come on, on behalf of the Zhongli family, go to the imperial city to meet His Majesty.

These days when he was out at sea, he and Yue Wujiu took care of the unconscious Shi Xuanling together, hoping that she would wake up every day. At this moment, when he suddenly heard the girl's voice, he couldn't help but push the door open, but he heard the voice inside. Then came the conversation——

"It's hard for the little shark to think so much for me. You are all doing this for my own good. Why should I blame you?"

The sunlight outside the window shone on half of Shi Xuanling's face, the girl's smiling eyes were crooked, and although her lips were still a little pale, they were still very lively.

"I'm just very happy. Little Shark, Zhizhi, Master, and you, we all survived well. This is what I care about most. It can save so many innocent lives on Yunzhou Island. There is nothing more fortunate than this, I don’t need the rewards from His Majesty, and being able to keep these people I cherish is already the best gift from God to me.”

"The ones you cherish..." Outside the door, Zhong Lisheng stopped the hand that was about to open the door, and only murmured in his heart.

The sea breeze swept over his purple clothes, and the young man unconsciously raised the corners of his lips. So, at some point, he has already been taken into her heart, has he become someone she cherishes?

Across the door, after listening to Shi Xuanling's words, Yue Wujiu also showed a smile on his face. He stretched out his hand to touch her forehead, and after confirming that she didn't have a fever, he stroked her cheek lightly and said with a sudden smile:

"Xuan Ling, do you still remember? When you were exiled to Yunzhou Island with me, you also went out to sea by boat, and spent a long time in the same cabin, but at that time, the sick person lying on the bed was I, you are the one who is busy taking care of the sick cat."

It sounds like everything happened yesterday, and it seems like a lifetime ago.

At that time, he suffered a sudden change, his heart was ashamed, and he was not used to sitting on sea boats, so he was dizzy upside down. He was supported by her care on the boat, but now they went around, and after many lives and deaths, they returned to a sea boat. , but now it's turned upside down, and it's him who takes care of her.

The old man who used to sit high on the clouds, didn't eat the fireworks in the world, and knew nothing, now washes, cooks, cleans, and can do everything with his hands. He can even take care of his "little wife" in every possible way, and he no longer has to worry about her. Follow him to suffer.

And after the life-and-death battle on Yunzhou Island, he also realized the preciousness of life more and more, and he just wanted to firmly hold the hand of the person beside him, and never let go.

"Little Lingdang, before we set off that day, we agreed in the armory that if you win this battle, you will wear that dreamy wedding dress and officially marry me, do you remember?"

Yue Wujiu held Shi Xuanling's slender fingers, rubbed them gently, each word was also dyed with a layer of dreamy and dreamlike gentle gold in the yellowing sunset.

"I brought the wedding dress with me on the boat. When I get back to the imperial city, after you follow me to the pagoda to meet my mother, we will formally get married in front of her. What do you think?"

The purple clothes were flying outside the door, the tray in Zhong Lisheng's hand trembled, and the medicinal juice in the white jade bowl almost splashed out.

There was a buzzing in his ears for a while, and after he calmed down, he heard the intermittent laughter of young girls inside:
"Ayue, do you look like your mother? What's her temperament, what are her hobbies? By the way, can she eat seafood? I learned a few tricks from Chef Liu in the sea dining room, and I can make it for her. , Do you think she would like to eat? Would she... like me? "

"You asked so many questions at once, where should I start to answer? Let's put it this way, she may not like to eat seafood, but she must like seafood."

"Don't make me happy. In fact, the Shifu Palace once hosted Princess Zhaoyin, but at that time I was trapped in the attic, and I had never seen her in person. I only heard her voice vaguely. It seemed a little cold, your mother Will it be a... very serious person?"

"She hurt her throat once, and her voice is as cold as jade. Don't worry, my mother is the best and gentlest person in the world. Don't have any fear or worry. As long as you meet her, you will know that she is serious." How nice..."

The conversations in the cabin kept coming, and then drifted lightly into the sea breeze. Across the door, Zhong Lisheng stood outside for an unknown how long. Finally, he bent down and gently placed the tray in his hand on the door. forward.

The freshly decocted medicine was still steaming, and in the rising water mist, a scar appeared on the boy's wrist, but it was quickly covered by the wide sleeves, and it did not show at all.

No one knew that there were actually three people trapped in the blood formation on the top of Chongming Pagoda that day.

At that time, Yue Wujiu's heart was attached to Shi Xuanling and fell into a state of madness. He swung a sword that blinded the sun and the moon, but he didn't cut through the chaos alone. A purple corner of his clothes jumped with the wind at the same time. Standing up, using all the internal strength in his body, the sharp black iron folding fan whirled out with the long sword of Lunxin, and the two young men broke through the blood mist together with their concerted efforts.

It's just that at that time, Yue Wujiu had already lost his temper, and he only saw Shi Xuanling whose life was in danger, and completely forgot everything else.

And Shi Xuanling was also deeply involved in the art of summoning all spirits, her consciousness was fuzzy, she only felt Yue Wujiu hugging her tightly, and she didn't see the purple-clothed boy who also rushed into the blood formation at all.

When Yue Wugui went to a desperate situation and had no other choice, when he gritted his teeth and cut Shi Xuanling's wrist to bleed, he didn't even hear Zhong Lisheng yelling at the side:
"The more blameless you are, the more you can think of such a stupid way. You are not that kind of flawless blood. It won't work at all. It will only cost your own life for nothing!"

However, the scolding came with scolding, and in the end Zhong Lisheng stomped his feet angrily, rolled up his sleeves, and did the same "stupid thing" as Yue Wugui.

"Don't suck the two of them dry, come and suck Lao Tzu's blood too, let the three of us die on the island if we have the ability!"

In the strong smell of blood, the cloud of blood mist surrounding Shi Xuanling became stronger and stronger. Zhong Lisheng was finally blown away and fell into a coma, but Yue Wujiu hugged Shi Xuanling tightly. At the last moment of life and death, Only then was Feng Shuxing who rushed over to rescue him in time.

The three of them were all brought back to Fenglou, and even Feng Shuxing didn't know the truth, and only thought that the wound on Zhonglisheng's wrist was a wound on the battlefield. Not surprising.

Zhong Lisheng didn't say much, as long as Shi Xuanling can be saved and survive, he doesn't care.

The evening wind from the sea blew across the sky, the young man leaned against the mast, looking at the sunset glow all over the sky, without moving for a long time, the jokes he once said to Shi Xuanling seemed to echo in his ears——

"Stupid woman, don't get married so early. After you get married, the pearls will turn into fish eyes. You still have a lot of time to play with my master, eat and drink together, and enjoy the world, isn't it good?"

The setting sun was reflected on the handsome face of the young man, he blinked, and for some reason, his heart was empty.

After a sigh, Zhong Lisheng played with the folding fan in his hand again, and the purple clothes flew in the air, but the sleeves were blown away by the sea breeze, revealing the scar that no one knew about.

But he only glanced at it, then looked away, and looked at the glow of the sky for a long time.

Forget it, it doesn't matter that she doesn't remember some things, those things that are destined not to be owned, it seems better to hide them than to uncover them....

The world is tricky, one is the girl he likes, and the other is a friend with whom he has gone through life and death several times...friend, or can be considered a brother?

How could he destroy the beauty between them?They are heart-to-heart, and they are destined to join hands for the rest of their lives, even when they grow old together, even if the graves are next to each other, his name will never be left on the tombstone.

My mother once heard his sleep talk, peeped into his mind, and said something to him. At that time, her heart was full of sadness, but now that she thinks about it, every word is clear.

"Some things are not yours, so don't think about them extravagantly, and don't have thoughts that you shouldn't have. Looking at flowers in the mist, fishing for the moon in the water, it's all a falsehood in the end, and it only increases the pain for yourself."

A wry smile gradually appeared on his lips, Zhong Lisheng lowered his head, spread out the folding fan in his hand over and over again, and then slowly closed it, as if it was full of ink, with only the word "fulfillment" written on it, probably That's... the best choice.

The love of a young man is the hottest and most sincere, piercing to the bone, even if he decides to let go, there is still an indescribable dull pain in his chest, can he really... can he let it go?
In the lonely sea breeze, naturally no one would give him an answer, and in the world, he only had this old friend in his hand to accompany him.

Long eyelashes drooped down slowly, Zhong Lisheng finally stroked the fan bones, leaned back, closed his eyes, covered his face with the folding fan, and leaned against the sunset glow, not moving for a moment.