Chapter 170 Must Come Back Alive

On the day of the expedition, the army was ready to go, and the emperor led his ministers to see them off.

While the emperor was speaking, Xiao Ning subconsciously glanced behind the emperor and empress. All the royal family members and important ministers were there, but he was the only one missing.

Even after she finished the formalities and mounted her horse to lead the troops out of the city, she still did not see that beautiful figure.

I feel a little lost deep down.

However, Xiao Ning quickly put this idea of ​​disappointment behind him.

Personal feelings will never outweigh justice.

She had already planned to go to the nearest rebel stronghold first.

Develop all the way, advance all the way, recover lost territory, and recruit rebels.

After leaving the city and passing by the Ten-Li Pavilion, she subconsciously glanced over there. It was far away and she could only vaguely see two people standing in the pavilion.

Xiao Ning's heart skipped a beat.

She reined in her horse and stopped.

Xu Chong next to him asked, "General, is there something wrong around us?"

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked around vigilantly, but didn't find anything wrong.

Xiao Ning didn't say anything.

Shen Zhiyi glanced in the direction she was looking, and saw the figure in the pavilion.

He was also wondering why he didn't come to see me off today. It turned out that he had been waiting here early.

Xiao Ning's throat rolled over and he said, "Wait here for a moment."

After saying this, he kicked his horse's belly and headed towards Shili Pavilion.

Shang Xi kept looking over there, watching the team stop and the spirited young man riding a horse towards him.

His heart was beating uncontrollably.

Watching people getting closer.

When they arrived outside the pavilion, the young man dismounted, but stood outside the pavilion and did not move forward.

Their eyes met, and everything was silent.

Only two hearts are beating like drums...

Finally, Xiao Ning curled the corners of his lips and said with a smile: "I thought Her Royal Highness the Princess would not come to see you off, so why are you standing here? If I hadn't seen..."

Xiao Ning paused as he spoke. He was seeing them off here, and he hadn't intended for him to see...

Shang Xi indeed thought so.

In his opinion, Xiao Ning disliked him, at least for now, she disliked Princess Duanhui. He didn't want to go in front of her and annoy her.

Just stand here and give her a ride.

Shang Xi couldn't help but feel tears welling up in his eyes, but he still curled his lips and said, "The city is crowded. I just came over here to take a look. You should go back quickly and don't keep the army waiting for too long."

As he spoke, his eyes became even redder.

Xiao Ning clenched his fists hanging at his side again and again, and finally strode forward and hugged the person in his arms.

"don’t worry……"

She said in a hoarse voice.

Shang Xi was stunned for a long while before he raised his hand and hugged her tightly back.

A familiar smell rushed into my nose.

He closed his eyes and buried his face in the crook of her neck.

A hot, wet liquid soaked her collar and seeped onto her skin.

Xiao Ning seemed to be scalded.

When the hands on her back were getting tighter and tighter, she finally raised her hands and pushed him away.

Seeing his red and tearful eyes, her heart ached, but in the end she just raised her hand and gently wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Why are you crying? Don't you believe in my strength?"

She spoke in a light tone.

Shang Xi looked at her through tears.

There seemed to be some emotion hidden in those almond-shaped eyes, but when he blinked away the mist in his eyes and looked closely, he only saw that her eyes were burning brightly, as if burning with clusters of sparks.

Shang Xi suppressed her surging emotions and said, "Who's crying? I was just...blinded by the strong wind and sand."

Xiao Ning didn't expose him, but smiled and said, "Princess, please go back soon. I... should leave too."

Shang Xi nodded and smiled: "Go quickly."

Xiao Ning looked at him again, turned around and walked out of the pavilion, and got on his horse.

Shang Xi subconsciously took two steps forward, placed his hands on the vermilion eaves pillars, and shouted, "Xiao Ning, you must come back alive!"

From the moment I fell in love with her, nothing else was more important than her life.

The young man on the horse turned around, his eyes shining like the sun.

The wind was howling, and he heard her say, "As you command!"

As you command, my princess...

I will clean up the old mountains and rivers and return to Shengjing safely.

Create a prosperous world with you...

I'll confess everything to the princess then. I wonder if he can accept it...

Forget it. With so many male favorites in his backyard, he probably can't accept women. But it doesn't matter. Being a king and a minister is good.

She will protect all people, and also protect him, until the end of her life...

Let's bury this love deep in my heart, without letting it see the light.

When Xiao Ning returned to the team, Xu Chong approached him with a grin, "General, who is that in the pavilion? Is she your old lover?"

The official road is quite far away from the long pavilion, and one can only vaguely see human figures over there.

Even the figure is not clear.

Only Xiao Ning and Shen Zhiyi could recognize who that person was at a glance.

Xiao Ning glared at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

He then raised his hand, signaling the team to continue moving forward.

The horse's hooves clattered as it galloped forward. She tilted her head and looked at the pavilion again.

Shang Xi was still standing in the pavilion, holding onto the pillars.

He watched Xiao Ning riding his horse back to the team, and watched the army set off, continuing to move forward and rushing to the battlefield.

It was not until the army disappeared at the end of the official road, carrying away the raised yellow earth, that Shang Xi blinked and stood up straight.

Maintaining one position for too long can cause your limbs to become stiff.

He swayed.

Furong hurried forward to support him and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, are you okay?"

Shang Xi shook his head: "Nothing."

He let Furong support him and stood there for a while, waiting for his body to recover. He walked out of the pavilion, got on the carriage, and the two of them headed towards Shengjing City.

Xiao Ning rushed to her battlefield.

He is also going to his battlefield.

He would do a very good job and let her march outside without any worries.

…

The troops marched faster and faster, getting farther and farther away from Shengjing City.

The prosperity has faded and the mountains and rivers are desolate.

It was clearly the harvest season, but everywhere you looked, farmland was trampled and corpses of starving people were seen on the roadside.

The corpse was torn apart by birds and beasts, and the word "tragic" cannot be used to describe it.

Xiao Ning was used to seeing all kinds of corpses, so he just glanced away and then looked away.

The others were miserable. Although she brought some soldiers with her, these people had been living in the prosperous Shengjing City for many years. Even if they had seen corpses, they had never seen such horrible and disgusting ones.

Suddenly there was a sound of vomiting.

Shen Zhiyi was even worse off. He was a serious nobleman, but he had seen less of the world than the soldiers.

When I saw it for the first time, my scalp went numb.

He got off his horse in disgust, walked to the side of the road, and held onto a tree trunk, retching uncontrollably.

Xiao Ning didn't react much to everyone's reactions.

He even gave a thoughtful order: "Looking at everyone's state, it seems that they can't walk any further. Pass the order down and let everyone rest here for a while."

Li Yuan said with a pale face: "General, why don't we hurry forward a little further? I don't think we can rest here..."

Xiao Ning looked at Li Yuan: "Do you think there will be no such scene if we go further?"

Li Yuan: “…”

Yes, smoke is rising everywhere, and the further we go, the closer we are to the war zone.

I'm afraid there are many corpses like this.

They have to adapt...