Chapter 70 Brothers of Life and Death

Liu Qinbing looked at him with a doubtful expression, and didn't know why he was so confident in the two shortcakes he could keep.

But not long after they returned to the queue, a small eunuch came and told Shen Liuzhen and the others to follow him.

The two men stood up from the group of soldiers who were mixed with various foreign races, and followed them.

This time they entered the guard post directly and entered the defensive circle guarding the emperor's chariot.

When Zong Ai saw them coming, he twisted his mouth and gritted his teeth and said:

"I will give your majesty your shortcake to taste. From now on, you will follow the imperial convoy, and the tent will be set up next to me at night..." He glanced at Shen Liuzhen again as he spoke, and said in a sinister way, "Pake" I didn’t eat you in vain.”

Shen Liuzhen smiled broadly, quickly cupped his hands, bowed deeply to Zong Ai, and said:

"Thank you, Sir Chang Shi. Thank you, Sir Chang Shi..."

After he straightened up, he wiped his tears with his hands and started sobbing. He was really moved.

Zong Ai frowned and said in disgust:

"Don't wipe your tears from time to time. Your Majesty doesn't like men like this." The sharp voice had a long ending, expressing his disdain vividly.

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he quickly wiped away his tears and said, "I will never do it again in the future. Thank you, Lord Chang Shi, for your advice."

"Come with me..." Zong Ai led him forward. Not far away, a small tent was quickly raised from the ground with the combined efforts of several soldiers.

Zong Ai turned his head and glanced at the tears on Shen Liuzhen's face, and said: "...I don't blame you for thinking I'm kind. To be honest, I feel kind to you when I look at you. There are few Han people in the military camp, and it's rare to see someone who looks like me." Close."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he smiled happily with deep dimples and said:

"That's what I'm thinking in my heart. I feel more at ease after seeing Sir Chang Shi's appearance. I just want to get closer to you... but I dare not say it outright for fear that Sir Chang Shi will dislike me."

Zong Ai sneered, looked at him sideways and said:

"You're not old, but you're quite clever..." He turned around and said, "But it's no wonder, you are from the Xie family... Xie Baizheng is famous all over the world, and his mind can almost reach the gods, you can't be a fool... …”

Shen Liuzhen was silent for a moment, but he reminded him in a low voice and said: "Master Chang Shi... my surname is Shen."

Zong Ai rolled his eyes at him dissatisfied and said:

"...Who cares what your last name is? All I know is that you were recruited by His Majesty to be a companion to the eldest son of the Crown Prince because you are from the Xie family, aren't you?"

"Yes..." Shen Liuzhen said obediently.

"That's it." Zong Ai walked in front and kept talking, "In this battle, the Xianbei people are still better, but when it comes to eating and drinking, the Xianbei people are really not as good as the Han people, especially you These aristocratic families with a history of nearly a thousand years have thought through the matter of eating, drinking and enjoying themselves... That shortbread is really delicious..."

It was already dark, but the military camp was brightly lit by bonfires placed a few steps apart, and patrolling soldiers passed by them from time to time.

Amidst the noise, Shen Liuzhen finally relaxed a little after being tense all day. The eunuch named Zong Ai in front kept talking about the Xie family, which reminded him of the scene at home. Time is a little blurry...

Obviously last night, he, Xie Yuan, and his teacher and his wife had dinner together. Today, he was already so far away from Linjiang City in the south...

There are strangers all around, and there is no trace that overlaps with the memories.

He couldn't help but turn his head and glance to the south... Sadness welled up in his heart again - what is Xie Yuan doing now?

Could it be that she has been found by the Xie family and is being beaten while holding the pillar in the front hall?

The teacher must be so angry that she will be beaten so hard this time that she won't be able to get out of bed for half a month.

Despair and pain flashed across Shen Liuzhen's eyes...

It would be great if that were the case.

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Beside the bonfire, Xie Yuan hugged his knees and cried bitterly. His crying voice floated out in the dark night, and the silence was terrifying.

Suddenly, there was a faint howl of a wolf in the distance. Xie Yuan suddenly raised his head and looked into the endless darkness...

Even though the howl of the wolf was far away, she didn't dare to relax anymore.

I heard a story told by Master before, saying that when he was a pawn, he once camped in the wild, and because of his careless vigil at night, one of his group was killed by a wolf.

That's no joke.

The sense of crisis at the moment of life and death prevented her from feeling wanton sorrow and regret. She quickly stood up with the reins, pulled out her sword, and looked at the darkness around her with vigilance.

After a while, she seemed to be sure that there were no wild beasts nearby, and then she carefully sat down again, placed the horse behind her, touched its lowered head and said:

"Black Rabbit, you have to help me keep an eye on it."

The horse snorted obediently, but I don't know if he understood it.

When she first heard about the Three Kingdoms, she insisted on naming her horse Black Rabbit because of the reputation of Red Rabbit Horse. At that time, Shen Liuzhen made fun of her, saying that her name was inappropriate.

Xie Yuan frowned, thinking of Shen Liuzhen, and felt a deep sense of loneliness again.

In the past, at home, the two of us were often together, and I never thought that one day, she would miss him so much...

She even began to imagine that if Shen Liuzhen could appear by her side, then this dark night would not be so difficult...

In this way, she held on to the reins tightly while holding on in fear until dawn...

The ashes of the bonfire were blown up by the wind, and touched Xie Yuan's face with warmth. Xie Yuan suddenly raised his head from his drowsiness, and looked at the surrounding situation with his heart pounding.

She actually fell asleep!

The sky has turned green, and you can see the surrounding scenery. Fortunately, it is summer, and the night is short. She is also lucky to be safe and sound in such a place.

We can't be so casual tonight, we must find a reliable place to rest.

Thinking of this, she quickly climbed onto the horse and prepared to leave.

The messy corpses on the ground appeared in her sight again, and Xie Yuan didn't want to stay here for a moment.

Only when she passed the body of the archer lying on the ground, she hesitated for a moment, then quickly dismounted, picked up the bow and quiver, carried the bow and quiver on her back, got on the horse again, and left without looking back. …

The tombstone with the wrong words in the tall grass was blown out of the soil by the wind, revealing a few small words on the edge - Brothers of Life and Death.

And their corpses fell on the ground near the bonfire in different postures at this time, some were lying down, some were mutilated, but they were still brothers who lived and died together, right?
Chapter completed!