Su Liang woke up early in the morning, hugged Gu Ling and said, "Christmas Eve." She always felt that Chen Yun and his group would not leave just now. It was not a good feeling that the enemy might secretly do something at any time.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Nian Jincheng's voice came from outside, "Are you guys up? Something happened!"
Su Liang and Gu Ling quickly packed up and came out.
"Three soldiers were lost in the army last night!" Nian Jincheng frowned and said, "No one noticed anything unusual. We only discovered it this morning."
It was impossible for three ordinary soldiers to leave the heavily guarded military camp without anyone noticing.
Gu Ling's eyes passed between Su Liang's eyebrows and then landed on Nian Jincheng's eyebrows. He did not see the black mist.
"Shi Yun and Chen Xiao have fallen into our hands. If those three soldiers are caught, it must be Chen Yun and Nangong Lin." Su Liang's heart sank. Last night was not Christmas Eve, and the ghosts in the dark had already taken action.
It's impossible to guard against them. There are so many people in Kasyapa City, and the other party can capture anyone. The disadvantage is that anyone captured by the other party will be useful.
Any civilian was taken as a hostage, Su Liang would be saved.
I just don’t know what they want to achieve by using the hostages. If they change people, who should they replace? Chen’s father, Chen’s mother and Chen Xiao?
Su Liang's hand was suddenly held by Gu Ling. She looked at him and saw a slight frown between his brows.
"Now that the move has been made, the purpose should be revealed soon." Su Liang shook Gu Ling's hand and said, "We can adapt accordingly."
Then Su Liang asked Nian Jincheng to confirm and tell her the basic information such as the names and appearances of the three missing soldiers.
Nian Jincheng left quickly.
Gu Ling hugged Su Liang into his arms, "I want to take you away from all this and find a place to live where no one knows you." He never liked power struggles, but now that he has been involved, it is not difficult to escape, as long as
Be selfish, don't care about your friends or your country, just leave as you say.
But both of them knew that they couldn't do it.
"I think so too. It will be fine when the world is at peace." Su Liang sighed softly.
Gu Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, "The world is at peace..."
Su Liang let go of Gu Ling, looked at his expression and asked, "Master, what have you thought of?" He only did this when he was thinking.
"With three pillars standing, the Qian Kingdom will face a flanking attack sooner or later." Gu Ling stared.
Su Liang nodded, "Yes. The Qian Kingdom has been passive for so many years. It is only because the two countries of Yan and Liang have never reached real cooperation that they can live in peace."
"We have to break the current two-on-one situation first," Gu Ling said.
Su Liang raised his eyebrows, "Master, what do you mean..."
Gu Ling looked to the south, "Kill one of them."
"Yan Kingdom?" Su Liang looked confused, "I don't know much about the royal family of Yan Kingdom. If we start from the inside and plan well, there may be a chance of success. For now, we should solve the trouble in Kasyapa City first, and we will make a long-term plan.
"
After a simple breakfast, Nian Jincheng brought the information about the three missing soldiers to Su Liang.
Not long after, a flying knife was nailed to the north wall of Kasyapa City, with a piece of bamboo hanging on the handle. The city defenders didn't even see who did it.
…
Lin Xian took the knife and bamboo slices and hurriedly walked into Su Liang and Gu Ling's yard, looking very unhappy.
He handed it to Su Liang, but Gu Ling reached out and took it first.
"What?" Su Liang leaned over to take a look.
Gu Ling's face suddenly turned cold and he broke the bamboo piece.
"I thought it was Chen Yun who wanted to take away his adoptive parents and Chen Xiao. It happened to be three hostages for three. I didn't expect that they were coming for you!" Lin Xie patted the table bitterly, "Now that things have happened,
He doesn't care about Chen's family, he only wants to get you, damn it!"
Su Liang took over the piece of bamboo that was broken into two parts but still connected together, and saw two lines of small words engraved on it, asking her to take a boat alone tonight and go east along the Liuxian River. The three soldiers will be there before dawn tomorrow. She will return safely. If she doesn't go, or someone else appears, the city of Kassapa will be a river of blood.
"Look at me." Su Liang asked Gu Ling, pointing to the center of her eyebrows.
Gu Ling shook his head.
"That should be okay, it's not to get rid of me." Su Liang looked helpless. The thing he was most worried about happened. The other party made it clear that they would attack without any bottom line, and they couldn't bet that Nangong Lin and his gang still had conscience.
To say that he was panicked, he really wasn't. Instead, Su Liang was thinking calmly at this moment, whose idea was it to arrest her? Was it really Nangong Lin and his master who wanted to fulfill Chen Yun? Just like they did when they arrested Gu Ling last time? Or is it not for this reason, but to get her to treat Nangong Qian? Maybe to use her as a hostage of the Liang Kingdom to threaten the Qian Kingdom?
It was obvious that the Chen family and the fortune in Su Liang's hands were of no value to Chen Yun and his group.
"Su Xiaoliang, you must not go, who knows what that lunatic will do to you!" Lin Wei said with an ugly face.
"We still have half a day, let's think about it again." Su Liang asked Lin Wei to calm down and go back first.
…
Su Liang and Gu Ling were the only ones left in the room. She was still thinking about the other person's purpose of catching her. She couldn't figure it out. When she turned her head, she saw that Gu Ling's face was terrifyingly cold.
His skin was originally extremely white, but now there was no trace of blood. It was like the solid ice in the deepest part of Wolong Snow Mountain, making people feel the chill even without getting close.
"Master, don't be like this." Su Liang held Gu Ling's hand, which was very cold.
"I don't want you to get hurt for anyone." Gu Ling hugged Su Liang tightly, her voice dull.
"I know." Su Liang nodded, "No one wants this."
"My fault. I should have confessed to you earlier, got married earlier, and then resigned and lived in seclusion. We could go to sea to find the legendary fairy island, no matter where we go." Gu Ling hated the endless fight that was happening at the moment.
But he also knows that even without Su Liang, he still cannot survive alone. He is the grandson of Situ Xie and the apprentice of the perverted Nangong Lin, and they will not let him live in peace. Everything now is the path he has chosen, and he has no regrets , he was thankful that God sent Su Liang to him, but at the moment, he just felt very uneasy. He hoped that time could stop and go back, and he would definitely clean up all the debris as soon as possible...
"We will have the opportunity to go there in the future." Su Liang said and analyzed the current situation, "I think they arrested me this time to treat Nangong Qian. Last time in Zefeng City, she was tortured so much that she was already Your poor health makes things worse. If not, I would just use this method to catch you. As long as we can control you, we will not be able to compete with them from the master's perspective. With strong strength, we can really do whatever we want. .”
Gu Ling can understand these things, but cannot accept them.
The two of them didn't even discuss it, and Su Liang acquiesced that she had to save people.
"This is also an opportunity for me to break into them. We are in the open and they are in the dark. If we keep doing things like this, we will be very passive." Su Liang said, seeing that Gu Ling's face did not improve at all, he thought of another thing. "Master, you don't have to worry that I will be drugged and lose my memory. Nangong Qian needs my medical skills, so they won't erase my memory."
Although amnesia may not necessarily result in forgetting the knowledge learned, it will certainly have an impact.
"Even if I really lose my memory, I will still like you when I see you again." Su Liang looked at Gu Ling and said.
Between the two of them, although Gu Ling was protecting Su Liang on the surface, Su Liang was always guiding and influencing Gu Ling emotionally.
Seeing Gu Ling sinking into depression, Su Liang took the initiative to kiss him, hoping to make him relax a little.
To be honest, she has no fear about the future. The only thing that would make her uncomfortable is separation from Gu Ling, and this is harder for Gu Ling to accept than her...
…
Nian Jincheng strode to the door, raised his hand and was about to knock on the door. When he heard the sound coming from the room, he paused with his raised hand, frowned, turned around and walked out.
When I walked out of the hospital, I saw Lin Wei coming over again, "Have they discussed a countermeasure?"
Nian Jincheng shook his head and pulled Lin Shan away. I don’t know if there are any countermeasures. The two of them were still in the mood to do that kind of thing at this time, which really made him speechless. But think about it, if Su Liang really wants to save
Is it possible for those three soldiers to hug and cry with Gu Ling for the remaining half of the day? There is no point in crying for things that cannot be changed. It is better to have fun while they are still together...
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Qian saw Nian Jincheng frowning and pursed his lips for a while, with a strange look on his face.
"I miss my wife," Nian Jincheng said casually.
Lin Wei rolled his eyes, "You are the only one who has a wife, so you are so capable!"
In the evening, Su Liang met her friends again who were worried about her.
Seeing that her face was rosy and her complexion was good, Lin Xie thought she had thought of a good idea and hurriedly asked.
"Oh, now that the enemy has taken advantage of them, if they want to arrest me, I will go." Su Liang said calmly. Nangong Qian needs her, and this will ensure that she is alive and will not lose her memory. Others
Yes, act according to circumstances.
Lin Wei frowned, "That's it?" He looked at Gu Ling, "Are you going to let Su Xiaoliang be taken away like this?"
Meeting Gu Ling's cold gaze, Lin Wei couldn't help but shudder and coughed slightly, "I take back what I just said. I know you are just... too kind. Gu Xiaoling, you must be suffering more than anyone else."
"Don't worry, I'll be back." Su Liang kept holding Gu Ling's hand.
"If the emperor were here, he would definitely not agree to let you take the initiative to be a hostage for three soldiers." Nian Jincheng said.
"The Emperor is not here. You can explain the whole story later. The Emperor knows what kind of person I am." Su Liang said. Duanmu Yi would be surprised if she ignored the three soldiers.
Lin Wei sighed repeatedly, "Su Xiaoliang, are you really not afraid?"
"Afraid." Su Liang nodded, "I'm afraid that the food there isn't delicious, and I won't look good no matter how thin I am. After all, my man is so beautiful, and I have to take care of myself."
Nian Jincheng and Lin Shan:......
"No kidding. As you know, my greatest skill is my medical skills. Even my enemies can use me sometimes." Su Liang explained, "You don't have to worry about my life being in danger."
Lin Yi blurted out, "I'm worried that Chen Yun will bully you..."
Su Liang shook his head, "It's not like I'm powerless."
Gu Ling was making dinner, but Su Liang stopped her, "If you are in a bad mood, the food you cook will definitely not be delicious enough. Just wait until I come back to eat, and don't make it as grand as a decapitation meal."
After dinner, Su Liang asked someone to bring Chen Xiao over.
There was an interrogation last night, but neither he nor Shi Yun let out any useful information.
Su Liang felt that if they didn't even know that Kasyapa City had to cooperate with the timing of the marriage, they probably wouldn't know about Situ Xie's other plans.
She had other reasons for looking for Chen Xiao.
"No matter what you want to know, I will not betray my master!" Chen Xiao looked at Su Liang and showed his loyalty to Situ Xie as soon as he opened his mouth.
"You dislike your parents and think you can achieve great things by being loyal to Situ Xie?" Su Liang asked coldly.
Chen Xiao snorted, "It has nothing to do with you!"
"I'm not interested in trying to reason with you, but I plan to let you go," Su Liang said.
Chen Xiao was stunned, "Do you think I will believe it?"
"You are of no value to me." Su Liang said, "You must have seen who took away your fake brother that night. Do you think they are enemies or friends with your master?"
Chen Xiao's expression changed, "What do you mean?"
"I can tell you who they are." Su Liang said, "I think you are loyal to Situ Xie, not one of his grandsons, Situ Jing. Am I right? You took Situ Jing away that night.
A person like you is likely to do something detrimental to your master."
"Stop sowing discord!" Chen Xiao glared at Su Liang and said.
Su Liang smiled, "I let you go, and asked you to bring your master some useful information for him. He can decide for himself whether he believes me or not. Even if what I say is false, you haven't lost anything, right?
?Is it possible that you feel that if you are caught by us and killed one day, your loyalty will be better demonstrated?"
Chen Xiao's expression changed. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke again, "Are you really going to let me go?"
"Don't think too much, I'm just looking for an errand boy, you're not that important." Su Liang hummed.
"What about my master?" Chen Xiao asked.
Su Liang said in a faint tone, "I just need an errand boy. You are so filial, why don't you stay and let your master be free?"
Chen Xiao's expression froze and he lowered his head without saying a word. He was "raised" well by Situ Xie and his brainwashing was quite successful. He didn't even have any filial piety towards his parents, let alone his master.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Xiao left Lin's Mansion with Su Liang's message to Situ Xie, and headed north as fast as possible without even looking at the Chen Mansion next door.
…
Gu Ling and Su Liang walked slowly under the night, holding hands and leaving Kasyapa City.
Gu Ling never asked Su Liang if she blamed him for not protecting her, because he knew the answer without asking. But today he really started to reflect. He didn't take a long-term view before, and he should have considered doing it when he fell in love with Su Liang.
What can we do to ensure a peaceful future?
But most of the time, Gu Ling's special ability is used to save unrelated people, and he cannot predict the future.
They lived a relatively comfortable life in the past, but what should come will always come. If the problem is not solved, they will not be able to live the life they want.
When they arrived at the Liuxian River, they stopped. There was a small boat ready on the shore.
Su Liang hugged Gu Ling and said, "Master, you should also eat well, take rest, and don't get into trouble. Wait until I come back." He chuckled softly, "Why does it seem like I am going to go on an expedition? You are my wife."
Gu Ling rubbed Su Liang's hair and said, "No matter what happens, live well and wait for me to pick you up."
"Of course. I suddenly thought it would be good to have a child. We can take the baby out to sea together in the future to find the legendary fairy island. What do you think, Master?" Su Liang asked with a smile.
Gu Ling let go of Su Liang and looked into her eyes. It was difficult to describe his current mood. He liked children and had never discussed it before. He just didn't want to burden Su Liang. He hoped that this matter would be completely decided by her. After all, it was her.
You have to suffer through pregnancy and childbirth.
It was time to say goodbye now. When Su Liang made it clear for the first time that she wanted a child, Gu Ling couldn't be happy and just said, "Then you have to be good."
"I will." Su Liang kissed Gu Ling, "It's not a separation between life and death. God, can you give me a smile?"
Gu Ling shook his head, "I can't do it, just kiss you."
After a long kiss, Su Liang let go of Gu Ling, got on the boat, and waved goodbye to him, "I will miss you."
I'm already thinking about you... Gu Ling watched Su Liang go away with the wind in the boat, and his heart seemed to be blown away by the night wind. He did not follow because the two of them had agreed to do what they should do.
thing.
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Nian Jincheng waited in the courtyard of Su Liang and Gu Ling. It was almost dawn when he saw Gu Ling coming back alone.
Before Gu Ling returned, the three soldiers were found unconscious and lying in a dark alley near the military camp. Their lives were not in danger.
"A Ling, what should we do next?" Nian Jincheng wanted to comfort Gu Ling and reached out, but he knocked him down.
Gu Ling's face was very calm, "You and Lin Wei will guard Kasyapa City."
"What about you?" Nian Jincheng frowned.
"I have other things to do." Gu Ling said and entered the room. After a while, he came out with his baggage and looked to the north.
Nian Jincheng was surprised, "You want to leave?"
Gu Ling nodded, "Tell Your Majesty, I'm going to rescue Su Liang." If he is in the open, he will always be controlled by Chen Yun's group and must hide in the dark.
"Then where are you going?" Nian Jincheng asked quickly.
Gu Ling did not answer this question and disappeared into the misty morning light...