Chapter 175 Shangguan Nanxing is helpless

"Third Prince, you're here." Gu Qingzhi heard his men reporting that the Third Prince was coming. He quickly put down what he was doing, patted the ashes that fell on his body due to the burning, and then rushed over.

"Third uncle." Just as Gu Qingzhi was kneeling in front of the carriage, ready to welcome the third prince, a girl's crisp voice startled Gu Qingzhi.

Then he looked up and saw a girl in a light blue forged jacket with a smile on her face standing in front of him.

He was puzzled at first, but then he met the somewhat familiar eyes and recognized that the little girl in front of him was Su Yue.

"Yue? Yue'er?" After being stunned, Gu Qingzhi spoke with ecstasy in his tone.

He stood up, walked to Su Yue, pulled Su Yue, and asked her to turn around twice on the spot. Not bad, after not seeing her for a few years, the stubborn girl back then has grown into a graceful young lady now.

It’s a pity that the hair is yellow.

At this moment, Gu Qingzhi had completely forgotten that he came to see the third prince.

"Yuer, why are you here? It's dangerous here, go back quickly." Gu Qingzhi was happy, but when he thought of the fire all over the mountain, he pretended to have a stern face and wanted Su Yue to go back.

"Yuer came here with this prince." The third prince finally spoke, looking at Gu Qingzhi.

This Gu Qingzhi is actually a talented person who can be used. Whether he is leading troops to fight or putting out fires on orders, he never slacks off.

He could see this just by looking around. Although these people who were putting out the fire did not put out the fire completely, they did suppress the speed of the fire's spread to a certain extent.

"The Third Prince." Gu Qingzhi came back to his senses and was about to kneel down, but was gently lifted up by a pair of hands.

"Master Gu devoted himself to putting out the wildfire. This gift should be performed by Nanxing."

After saying that, Shangguan Nanxing bowed deeply to Gu Qingzhi. Gu Qingzhi felt that all the hard work of the past few days was swept away, and there was even some bitterness in his eyes.

A real man is not afraid of bloodshed or fatigue. Having someone who understands your efforts is a blessing in life.

"Third Prince, this won't do. How can I accept your gift?" After Gu Qingzhi said this, he was about to go over and help Shangguan Nanxing up.

"Everyone, no matter who you are, today, you are able to stand here in Nanshan and work together to put out the fire in Dongyou. To Nanxing, you are all warriors. You have worked hard these past few days!"

After Shangguan Nanxing finished speaking, he pushed Gu Qingzhi's hand away and bowed deeply to the people around him.

His words were sincere, without a trace of perfunctoriness. Many people who had been tired for a few days and had some complaints in their hearts were immediately filled with enthusiasm after hearing Shangguan Nanxing's bow.

"Defending our country, we will die with no regrets!" Someone started shouting first, and everyone followed suit, shouting loudly. The sound spread throughout Nanshan Mountain and was carried far away by the mountain wind.

Even Shangguan Nanfeng, who was still some distance away from Nanshan, heard something vaguely. With a hint of curiosity in his eyes, he asked the driver to speed up.

"Everyone, today I, Nanxing, promise you that as long as this forest fire is not extinguished, I, Shangguan Nanxing, will not go back. I will stand with you through thick and thin!"

When Shangguan Nanxing said this, he deliberately added a little internal force so that people in the distance could hear it clearly.

"Third Prince, you..." Gu Qingzhi was shocked when he heard Shangguan Nanxing say this. He wanted to stop it, but Shangguan Nanxing gestured to him to stop.

"I'm here, don't worry." Shangguan Nanxing smiled at Gu Qingzhi with a soothing tone.

Gu Qing was stunned. The Third Prince actually anticipated that the morale of the army here was already unstable.

After all, they had been fighting the fire for three days and three nights, but there was no significant effect. Apart from the soldiers he brought from the border, other idle personnel had already complained.

What's more, in the past three days, he witnessed no less than ten people being engulfed by the wildfire. Even he, a man who had experienced many battles, felt that the scene was too cruel, let alone the others who had been staying in the imperial city.

No one can guarantee that they will not be the next person to be swallowed by a wildfire.

So when the third prince came, everyone's enthusiasm was obviously boosted a lot.

Thinking of this, Gu Qingzhi bowed deeply to the Third Prince and said nothing more.

"Uncle, here are a few carriages. Father gave them to you. They are filled with food. Let's have a good meal today. Only when we are full will we have the strength to work."

Su Yue stepped forward with a smile.

The people on the side were almost moved to tears by the Third Prince, and when they heard that the Prime Minister had sent food, they were all moved.

In the past few days, all they had to eat were steamed buns. Because the fire was too big, it was impossible to roast them. In addition, they only drank cold water when they were thirsty. Their stomachs had not eaten hot food for a long time.

Afterwards, at Su Yue's command, the servants he brought started to get busy, and soon, almost everyone had a hot meat bun in their hands.

After eating and drinking, Gu Qingzhi gave an order and everyone dispersed and ran to fetch water to put out the fire. At this moment, everyone was more enthusiastic than ever.

Gu Qingzhi naturally went to direct the fire-fighting. Before leaving, under the gaze of the Third Prince, he took Su Yue's hand and thanked her solemnly for saving his son.

Gu Qingzhi wanted to say something, but Su Yue was pulled away by the third prince and walked away.

"Master Gu, Yue'er and I will look around to see if we can think of a way to put out the fire."

After Shangguan Nanxing finished speaking, without even looking at Gu Qingzhi's expression, he took Su Yue up the mountain.

Gu Qingzhi was stunned, but when he thought about how Yue'er seemed to be in a carriage with the third prince just now, he guessed something in his heart.

With a mysterious smile, he went to direct the fire-fighting.

"Is the Third Prince here?" Not long after they left, Shangguan Nanfeng arrived at where they had just stopped.

"Reporting to the Second Prince, the Third Prince has gone up the mountain to inspect." The man who had just stopped Shangguan Nanxing looked up and saw that the Second Prince Shangguan Nanfeng had also come, so he hurriedly knelt down to reply.

Shangguan Nanfeng originally wanted to wait here, but then he remembered that Su Yue also followed Shangguan Nanxing. Now that Shangguan Nanxing went up the mountain, didn’t that mean Su Yue followed him as well?

Thinking of this, Shangguan Nanfeng walked out of the carriage, ignored the person kneeling on the ground, turned around, and went up the mountain. The other people who were putting out the fire saw that there was such a huge gap between the two princes, and they all made comparisons in their minds.

"Brother Nanxing, you are not jealous, are you?" Su Yue looked at the two people holding hands, then raised her eyes and looked at Shangguan Nanxing who was walking in front without saying a word, and teased.

"That's my uncle." Seeing Shangguan Nanxing didn't say anything, Su Yue explained with a smile.

Afterwards, Su Yue felt dizzy. Shangguan Nanxing hugged Su Yue domineeringly, and a muffled voice sounded in Su Yue's ears.

"I know." Shangguan Nanxing's tone was muffled, revealing an awkward feeling.

Just now he saw Gu Qingzhi holding Su Yue's hand. Although he knew that he was his uncle, he still hadn't held Yue'er's hand enough.

Not far from them, a wildfire was burning raging. A gust of wind brought with it a strong heat wave. Su Yue and Shangguan Nanxing looked towards the burning wildfire at the same time.

There was astonishment in the eyes of both of them.