Chapter 372 Green Blade (Part 1)

The first regular army riot in the history of Nan Country, a disaster with immeasurable consequences, came to an abrupt end the moment Yun Chen appeared.

Rong Yi and Luo Dongdong held Yun Chen in their cloaks, and together with seven or eight soldiers, lifted her high up and ran through the crowd, accepting everyone's shocked and heartbroken gazes.

Without saying anything more, Rong Yi stubbornly let everyone know in this way:

Look what she did!

Yun Chen was carried into Huo Gannian's general's tent.

Ye Yan and Buyan screamed and went to fetch water. Rong Yi and Luo Dongdong rode their horses to the camp and dragged the four military doctors into the tent.

Others were calling for the doctor, lighting fires, and putting up screens. The tent was in chaos.

All the wounds on Yun Chen's body were stuck to his torn clothes. The female doctor had to cut the clothes open with scissors and asked all the men to leave the inner tent.

Buyan was also kicked out.

Like Ye Yan, Rong Yi and others, he retreated to the outer tent and waited anxiously.

All the ecstasy because of Yun Chen's return turned into fear and worry.

After so many years of going through life and death with Yun Chen, this was the first time that Buyan saw her whole body turn blue and had no warmth at all when touched.

Buyan suddenly thought of Xun Kan, Xiao Liu, and Hua Jue, and then he felt inexplicably uneasy and panicky, until a hand reached out from the side of the curtain and quietly pulled his sleeve.

Because he was too immersed in some bad imaginations, Bu Yan was startled when he was pulled.

He turned around in surprise and saw half of a strange, delicate face through the gap in the curtain. It was mouthing to him:

"Follow me."

Bu Yan searched in his mind and remembered that this person seemed to be a palace maid beside Nan Lijun, who was rescued from the royal court together.

I don’t know why Nanlijun’s maid came to see him at this time, and so secretly.

Buyan looked at the people in the circle of tents. They all had sad expressions and obviously had no mind to care about anything else. So he did not report to anyone and quietly followed the palace maid to the princess' tent.

"I, a humble commoner, will not speak a word. I kowtow to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Without bowing or greeting, he glanced around habitually.

Nan Lijun’s tent was large, but sparsely decorated, leaving an indescribable sense of emptiness.

He looked carefully and found that it was because there was only one layer of tent cloth.

In other generals' main tents, because the tent cloth was too thin, they would add two layers of animal skins from the inside to keep it windproof and warm, but there was no such layer in Nan Lijun's tent.

There was no animal skin blanket on the bed, not even a sheepskin. There were only two layers of mattresses on the wooden board. It felt cold just by looking at it.

"Get up. If you don't protect me, you won't have to salute me from now on." Nan Lijun's voice interrupted Bu Yan's thoughts.

What does "never need it again" mean?

Bu Yan kowtowed again to express his gratitude, but before he had time to think about what this meant, he saw the peerless beauty in plain white clothes, sitting alone by the fire, without even a fur cloak.

Nan Lijun smiled gently at Buyan and waved: "Come forward and talk."

I don't know why Nan Lijun was suddenly so friendly. I obeyed and walked forward, but didn't get too close. I just stood on the other side of the stove politely and with room for maneuver, lowering my eyes and not looking any further.

Seeing this, Nan Lijun's face turned pale, and he folded his arms awkwardly, and asked unnaturally:

"Why don't you come forward? Do I stink?"

Buyan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked up to meet Nan Lijun's gaze.

Looking into those beautiful, sad eyes with a hint of tears, Bu Yan's heart moved and he was stunned for a moment.

Recalling the scene when he rescued Nan Lijun, Bu Yan immediately realized why there was no piece of animal skin in the princess's tent.

I’m afraid there will be no such thing from now on.

Anything furry would bring back horrible memories of her time in the dog kennel.

Bu Yan's eyes fell on his fur-collared coat, and he said, "Your Highness, please forgive me." Then he retreated to the outer tent, quickly cut off the fur collar with a dagger, and returned to the inner tent.

He stood up again with his head bowed as per the rules, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of something glittering and translucent flying through the air and falling into the furnace.

Bu Yan didn't move until he heard Nan Lijun sobbing softly, then he slowly raised his head.

Nan Lijun hugged her knees and curled up by the stove. Her clothes were thin and pitiful, and her long black hair was loose, framing her beautiful face with tears in her eyes.

The tip of her nose turned slightly red from crying, and she looked so distressed.

Without saying anything, he frowned and said:

"Your Highness, forget it, it's all in the past. I was the only one present at the time. General Yun, Rong Yi, and the three assassins only saw you wearing my armor. I swear to heaven that I will not reveal a single word. Please rest assured, Your Highness!"

Nan Lijun had cried enough and wiped her tears with her sleeves like a kitten:

"I believe you. Buyan, you are my savior. If you are willing, I will appoint you as a palace guard, okay?"

Bu Yan noticed that Nan Lijun referred to himself as "I" instead of "Your Highness". He then realized that all the closeness was for his rescue.

Being a palace guard is the highest honor in the guarding profession.

Every walk of life has its own peak that is difficult to reach in a lifetime, and being a palace guard is the pinnacle of the guarding profession.

Without saying anything, he kowtowed and thanked, "Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness. Serving the king and rescuing him is the duty of the Huo Gang and the Lion Army. I am only doing my duty, how dare I say 'repay'. I kneel to thank Your Highness for your kindness, but unfortunately, I am not worthy of the responsibility of guarding the palace."

After saying this, the air was silent for a moment, and Nan Lijun sighed softly:

"I know, you blame me too. You all blame me for being ungrateful and hurting Yun Chen."

Bu Yan hurriedly said, "I dare not," but what he was thinking about was how Yun Chen was carried into the tent half an hour ago.

Yun Chen was covered in blood, with new wounds piled on top of old ones. It was a sight that could only be described as horrific.

When Huo Gannian rushed over and called "Chen'er", she woke up for a moment.

The moment his eyes met Huo Gannian's, tears started to flow before he could speak.

The tears that had been lingering for a long time finally burst into a sea in front of her lover.

"Ah Nian...from now on...we are all children without parents..."