Do not kiss the king

Chapter 40

Chi Jinnian left some soldiers to guard the barracks, as well as Gu Cong.

"Master Gu!"

Gu Cong turned his head and put down the bamboo basket on his back.

The little man ran over, and subconsciously raised a hand to block the yellow sand blown on his face by the wind.

He was darker than before, but looked more energetic.

Especially his smile, like the brightest flower in the world.

"princess."

Gu Cong bowed slightly and saluted.

Ruan Yuan stood beside him, with his hands resting on the side of the bamboo basket like little mice, staring at the things in the basket,

"Young master Gu went shopping in the town again."

"The town is so far away, it's hard work."

As he spoke, he took out a small apple from his cuff,

"Come on, they gave it to me, and I'll keep it for you."

"Come back all the way, don't be thirsty."

"This fruit is really sweet."

Gu Cong straightened up, staring at the young man's smile for a moment, his heart melted instantly.

"Thank you, princess."

He raised his hand, but put away the palm before he took the apple, and took out the handkerchief to wipe his hands clean before taking it again.

Ruan Yuan was still smiling,

"Young Master Gu, you don't need to see outsiders."

"Young Master Gu and I have known each other for so long."

"Besides, the sand all over the sky, the fruit gets dirty after a while, and you have to wash it later."

Gu Cong nodded, and took out something from the basket under the young man's nagging, and gently pinched it on his fingertips.

"Gu also has something, give it to the princess."

Ruan Yuan closed his mouth, focusing on the pink flower he was pinching with his fingertips.

The long-lost gentle colors bloom, and the loneliness of the entire desert is dispelled.

Ruan Yuan took the flowers carefully, folded his hands together and held them in the palms of his hands, smiling a little more brightly than before, Gu Cong's heart almost jumped out of his chest.

He looked at the little man who was patronizing the flowers, unable to say a word, and finally a smile appeared on his face that was always as plain as water,

"When I was shopping just now, I saw a little girl selling flowers."

"I'm afraid that it will wilt when I bring it back, and I'm afraid that it will be broken under the vegetables."

"Fortunately, fortunately the princess likes it."

Ruan Yuan lowered his head, sniffed lightly, then stretched out his hand to Gu Cong,

"good smell."

"Young Master Gu, you should also hear about it."

Gu Cong looked at his clean and white palm, and was speechless, his heart choked up in his throat.

The absurd dream of that night was lingering in his mind. Looking at the flower, he remembered that this little boy was originally his destiny.

Sorrow gradually covered up joy, and he raised his eyes to see the smiling face of this little boy, but the joy was even better.

He finally bent down, and the tip of his nose stopped before touching the fingertips of the little boy.

This mountain laurel is really fragrant.

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The army camped outside the city, and Li Wuyue went up the mountain alone to replenish herbs.

Carrying a small bamboo basket, she shuttled among tall and short bushes, bending down from time to time to check.

Suddenly, a weak voice drilled into the ears, approaching and far away for a while.

She stood up vigilantly, frowning subconsciously.

The voice rang several times, and she held her breath, vaguely hearing a few words.

"Sister...help...help me."

Recognizing that it was a child, she raised her foot abruptly, ran towards the source of the sound staggeringly, pushed aside the bushes, and saw the child covered in blood on the ground.

He took a deep breath, but moved his arms forward, gently lifted the child up, and held him in his arms.

The little boy raised his head with difficulty, met her eyes,

"Sister... there are monsters."

"My family... all died..."

"Can you... help me..."

Her pupils suddenly dilated, and the back of the prince Gao Jun appeared in front of the horse, and as soon as she raised her hand, many monsters who were too fast to see clearly rushed towards the army in the city.

Monsters are used to disturb the morale of the army and weaken the combat effectiveness.

But how can the demon care so much, accidentally injuring civilians is unavoidable.

Saving the child can also be regarded as reducing some of the crimes of the prince.

She thought, her eyes were red, her fingers tightened, and she held the child's arm,

"Don't be afraid."

"Come on my back."

"Hold on, I'll take you to heal."

The little boy nodded, and wrapped his arms around her neck. Li Wuyue just carried him down the mountain, covered in blood.

In the tent, the deputy general stood in front of Chi Jinnian's desk.

The prince didn't look at him, he didn't know where his eyes fell, and said in a deep voice,

"After letting go of the demon for a few days, the courage on the other side is almost gone."

"Tomorrow, attack the city."

The deputy general responded, thinking of something before leaving, and took a few steps forward, saying,

"My lord, Miss Li rescued a child from the mountain."

"I'm currently healing in the camp. I heard it's a nearby civilian."

Chi Jinnian's eyes darkened, with a vigilant look,

"Children, civilians."

As he spoke, he stood up, went around the table, put his hands behind his back,

"Go and see."

Opening the curtain, I saw Li Wuyue squatting not far in front, with a simple bamboo mat on the ground and a small body on it.

The girl had a lot of blood on her body, and she wiped her sweat with the back of her hand from time to time, even so, she didn't look embarrassed.

Chi Jinnian glanced at her, then walked over there.

Seeing him, Li Wuyue stood up and saluted.

"You brought it back and saved it on the mountain."

Chi Jinnian looked past her and landed on the dying face of the child.

"Go back to the lord, this child's family was injured by a demon, and he escaped by chance, so I rescued him back here."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes to see the prince's expression, but saw a trace of cruelty flashing across the prince's face, and when she realized it again, her whole body fell to the side, beside the prince.

She grabbed his arm in horror, and in the next second, the child's ferocious face broke into her vision, and she rushed towards the prince with all her teeth and claws.

Only then did she realize that the child didn't see her before, so how did he know that she was "sister"?

"My lord!"

She yelled, and saw that the prince quickly dodged his attack, then pulled out his sword and threw it forward, and the child's arm was firmly nailed to the wooden post behind him by the sword.

With a straight face, he winked to the side, and the lieutenant took the torch handed over by the soldier, and threw it at the child without hesitation.

Li Wuyue sat slumped on the ground, watching the child screaming in the thick smoke, still terrified.

Suddenly, a deep voice sounded above the head,

"If you don't know how to distinguish evil spirits, don't go out without permission."

"Don't bring someone back privately."

"The target of this little demon is me."

Li Wuyue turned sideways and knelt down, tears streaming down and hitting the ground.

"My lord, I didn't mean to..."

"It is absolutely impossible for me to harm the prince..."

Chi Jinnian's gaze fell obliquely on the top of her head, without emotion,

"I never doubted your loyalty."

"But this kind of thing, there is no second time."

"Watching innocent people die in front of you is also the pain of the battlefield."

After he finished speaking, he turned around neatly and returned to the tent.

Leave a sentence in the air,

"Throw away this suit, find the lieutenant general to get money, and go change it."

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The wind in the desert whips up yellow sand and flies, and under the poplar tree in the barracks, sits a small and exquisite young man.

He was holding a sword in his hand, but he didn't dance. Instead, he put one hand on the silver blade and stroked it.

Like this, invisibly, he leaned against the prince holding the sword.

Gu Cong stood at the entrance of the barracks, watched for a while, and then approached him.

One step, two steps.

The little boy raised his head when he heard the sound, and a slightly exaggerated joy immediately appeared on Gu Cong's face.

"princess!"

He raised his hand high and waved at the young man,

"The prince has sent a letter!"

The boy's eyes fell on the paper at his fingertips, jumping for joy.

"The prince has sent a letter!"

Ruan Yuan repeated, stood up like a spring, and ran to him with the wind sweeping through his temples, raising one hand high.

Gu Cong lowered his gaze slightly, and landed on the young master's face, then lowered his hand holding the letter, so that the young master could just reach the letter of faith that belonged to him.

Ruan Yuan took down the letter and unfolded it, the corners of his high mouth never falling.

"The lord said he was safe and that he ate well and slept well."

"It's good to be safe, it's good to be safe..."

As he spoke, his fingers suddenly began to tremble, and when he realized it again, tears were crying all over his face.

A tear fell on the letter paper, staining the ink written by the prince himself.

He quickly wiped away the tear with his cuff, for fear that the tear would become bigger.

Then he carefully folded the letter paper, stuffed it into the sleeve, and raised his face to look into the distance.

There is a border of yellow sand in the distance, which is the direction that the prince left.

"When the prince left, he brought a cage of pigeons with him."

"I counted them secretly, there are ten of them."

"Now the first one is back, wait until the tenth one comes back," he smiled towards the bright sun in the sky,

"My lord won."

"Then, he'll come back and pick us up."

Gu Cong walked to his side, watched the direction where the light disappeared with him, and listened quietly to the young man's thoughts, without saying a word.

"My lord has been away for half a month, and reported his safety for the first time."

"I know that the next peace will be longer, because the prince is going farther and farther away."

"But I also know that no matter what, I can wait until the next pigeon."

Young Master Xiaoqiao raised a hand to cover the sunlight hitting his face, while laughing and shedding tears unconsciously.

As long as he stood quietly like this, Gu Cong stood with him for as long.

Then he spoke suddenly, breaking the silence wrapped in yellow sand again,

"Master Gu, when did you say the next carrier pigeon will come?"

"When will the tenth carrier pigeon bring the prince back?"

Gu Cong's eyebrows trembled slightly.

The corners of his mouth raised, and his eyes shifted slightly, moving to the top of the little boy's hair.

Then he said,

"Princess, don't worry."

"Soon, the next one will come with a letter from the prince."

He and the young master stood side by side like this, standing side by side under the Populus euphratica tree.

The young master is thinking of the prince, and he is thinking of the young master.

They don't know each other yet, the next carrier pigeon won't arrive so soon.

The light spot that the prince disappeared along the edge of the yellow sand was also mercilessly blown away.

The young master and the guardian just left their expectations under the Populus euphratica tree and buried them deeply.

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The author has something to say:

The author: "Wow, Mr. Gu is so gentle."

Ruan Yuan: "You've always been gentle."

The author [sorrow]: "There are a lot of things you haven't understood yet..."

Chi Jinnian [cold eyes]

The author: "Hey——I still haven't finished talking!" [Torn away]