Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 942 Life and separation
  Under the moonlight, a shadow flashed across the Qin army camp, quietly passing through the tents, arriving at the Chinese army camp, and finally rushed into the tents of Gu Xun and Yan Lingji.

In the camp, Yan Lingji was wearing a thin aqua blue silk nightgown that covered her graceful torso, with her arms and legs almost completely exposed. She was lying on the bed lazily and enchantingly, her expression was very boring, but she was not. sleep.

When she heard the noise, she turned her head and saw that Gu Xun was indeed back.

Yan Lingji turned sideways, stretched out her slender white arms to support her head, and looked at Gu Xun, "Shopkeeper, are you much later than you said before?"

Gu Xun stood aside, reaching out to take off his outer robe, and replied, "There was a little accident, which delayed us for a while."

"If you're tired, why don't you sleep first?"

Yan Lingji blinked her big eyes and replied with a smile, "I'm afraid if I go to sleep first, I'll be disturbed again when you come back."

"...Ha!" Gu Xun, speechless, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Is it fun to slander me?"

"I never sit still when you're asleep, okay?"

"Hey!" Yan Lingji pouted, "What about the morning before yesterday?"

"Uh... it's time to get up at dawn, not stay in bed." Gu Xun tried to explain to himself, "I'm just waking you up."

Then he quickly stopped the topic and planned to end the night, "Okay, it's already very late. Let's go to sleep and stop talking nonsense."

Yan Lingji was unwilling, and replied with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not so sleepy now."

"First tell me what little accident you encountered. Well... you accidentally met a woman in the middle of the night?"

"Uh..." Gu Xun thought for a moment and didn't hide it. He just corrected it and said, "To be precise, it's a girl."

"Oh! Okay, shopkeeper, you are even better than I thought. You can meet girls even if you go to the barren mountain in the middle of the night... Are you really going to the barren mountain?" Yan Lingji winked and teased playfully.

Gu Xun, wearing a loose middle coat, sat at Yan Lingji's waist, reached out and patted the big peach behind her, and motioned for her to go in to make room for him. He explained, "A teenage child, It was just a coincidental encounter.”

"Besides, in a few days, our relationship with Shushan will turn into a life-or-death relationship."

"When we meet again, hey, we are just enemies."

Yan Lingji's eyes flickered and she advised, "Since it has something to do with Shushan, then you, the shopkeeper, might as well..."

Regarding Gu Xun's temperament, Yan Lingji is undoubtedly one of the people in the world who knows best.

What this man values ​​most is feelings.

Shushan may not be crucial or indispensable to him, but from his willingness to personally travel to Shu and his attitude when occasionally talking about Shushan, it is not difficult to see that he cares about some past friendships. It is different from other powerful sects that have absolutely nothing to do with life and death.

I'm afraid Gu Xun can't ignore the destruction of Shushan just like he ignored Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms.

Yan Lingji didn't care what the First Emperor wanted, she only cared that Gu Xunkai was unhappy.

"Oh, it doesn't matter." Gu Xun knew what Yan Lingji meant, but he just smiled and still did not intend to interfere too much in this matter. "If I should say anything, I have already told the great elder of Shushan. If he doesn't If you are willing to listen, there is nothing anyone can do.”

"It's hard to save a damn ghost with good intentions."

"Okay, go to sleep."

………………

The next morning, Shushan tribe.

In Shi Qing's home, Shi Lan and a boy who was stout and slightly older than her stood side by side. In front of them was their mother, Shi Qing.

The young man's expression looked a little impatient, and he was obviously anxious and angry about something.

"Auntie, how can I leave at this time?" Shi Qing looked at his children, his eyes full of worry and reluctance, but his face was full of determination, and he ordered without leaving any room, "Ziqi, this is You must follow the orders of the Great Elder and Aniang."

"Besides, if you don't leave, who will take care of Lan'er? Do you want your sister to leave the tribe alone?"

"But..." Yu Ziqi didn't know how to answer.

From his point of view, he was unwilling to leave, but knowing the current situation, he fully agreed to sending his sister away.

His mother used his sister to block his words, leaving Yu Ziqi speechless.

Let your sister leave alone and wander around the world?
  Or let my sister stay?
  Will not work.

At this time, Shi Lan stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Shi Qing's clothes, saying, "Auntie, I don't want to leave, I want to stay with you, my brother, and everyone."

"No!" Shi Qing and Yu Ziqi refuted Shi Lan's request in unison.

Yu Ziqi said sternly like an elder brother, "Alan, you have to go!"

Shi Qing reached out and held Shi Lan's little hand, and said seriously, "Lan'er, listen to my mother-in-law, there is no point in you staying."

"If you leave, Shushan can retain a glimmer of hope."

Shi Lan's little face darkened, her lips licked a few times, but she was unable to speak any more.

She is not a little girl who has no opinion and only obeys orders, but the choice she faces at this time makes her unable to make a decision.

Disobey the orders of your mother and the great elder and force yourself to stay?

She knew that this would have no practical effect other than making her mother angry.

Obediently leave, escape from Shushan, and survive?

But what about the mother? What about other tribesmen? What should I do in the future?

Shi Lan could easily make the choice between life and death, because all generations of people in the Shushan Mountains had been prepared for this. But when the problem was really put in front of her, she realized that the choice was far from as simple as life and death.

Shi Qing looked at his daughter's expression of embarrassment. After all, the coldness on his face could not be maintained. It melted away little by little, showing a distressed smile. He held back the tears in his eyes, held Shi Lan in his arms and comforted:

"Lan'er, I know you are a strong and brave child, and I believe you will be able to keep going."

"You are the saint of Shushan. Remember your mission and go on!"

Shi Lan's head was buried deeply in Shi Qing's arms. She used all her strength to suppress her crying and just cried silently.

Shi Qing turned to look at Yu Ziqi again and persuaded him softly, "Ziqi, although you are still young, you have grown into a qualified guard of Yu Yuan. My mother-in-law recognizes your strength and your will. "

"I know you don't want to be a coward who runs away, but some responsibilities always have to be shouldered by someone."

"You must obey orders, take good care of your sister, and take care of every companion. This is the real warrior."

"Tell me, you won't let me down."

"Aunt... I..." Yu Ziqi's lips trembled slightly. He wanted to speak but couldn't. His eyes were red but he tried his best to suppress the tears from falling.

Shi Qing took him into his arms, and gently patted the brother and sister's backs with both hands, "No need to hesitate, no need to worry, Aniang will always be with you."

"Go ahead, say goodbye to everyone, and leave."

(End of this chapter)