After the meeting, Su Zhen left but then returned.
His dark expression deepened slightly as he held up the black wooden box in his hand. "This is your coming-of-age ceremony gift. I cannot attend in person..."
Xiao Zhixing took it with both hands, opened it, and inside was a pair of gold-threaded soft armor gloves.
"You are skilled with a bow; this can protect your hands."
"Thank you, Uncle. I like it very much." Xiao Zhixing put the gloves away.
Through their time together, she realized that Su Zhen was actually a very pure person, and he would quietly do and protect the people and things he believed in.
It used to be Xiao Yan, now it's her.
She is naturally inclined to trust and have a good impression of such people.
Thank you again to Xiao Yan for leaving Su Zhen and Su Nanjun for her.
"Uncle Black Moon, shall we have a couple of drinks?" I've been so busy that I almost forgot to have a drink with him.
Su Zhen has no objection.
The two climbed to the top of the new city tower and looked down at the scenery.
One cup after another, we drank in silence.
“You are different from her…” Su Zhen suddenly broke the silence.
"What's different?" Xiao Zhixing poured him a drink.
"Although she is unrestrained and flamboyant, she is actually law-abiding at heart. She may seem aggressive and fearless, but when faced with a big problem, she shrinks back... as if she has put herself in a box, timid and foolish."
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so naive back then.
"Hehe, you're the first person to call her stupid."
Su Zhen recalled, "She was intelligent and kind, and possessed the wisdom of a man. Unfortunately, she dared not break with convention, dared not take that step..."
The result was utter ruin.
Xiao Zhixing smiled, "That's her choice, I won't comment, but if it were me..."
Anyone who dares to steal her things, chop them all up.
Su Zhen snapped out of his reverie, shaking his head and chuckling, "I don't know how you developed this personality; you have a bit of a domineering, rebellious streak. If it were you, you really would—"
It's possible that it will succeed.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Here, Zhixing respects you. Thank you, Uncle Heiyue, for helping me, even if it's just because of her."
Su Zhen smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare. My brothers and I are now truly devoted to you."
"To you both." The two clinked glasses and fell silent again.
After a long pause, Xiao Zhixing asked with a smile, "Aren't you curious whether she's dead or not, or where she is?"
Su Zhen was very frank: "If she is really gone, it is good if only longing remains. If she is still alive, there is a reason why she does not appear. My task now is to follow you well and, incidentally, to find a future for the brothers."
Xiao Zhixing poured him another drink, saying, "Thank you for your trust."
Gratitude is unspoken, but it is all expressed in the wine.
The moon in the north is bright and round.
Just like the bright moon over my hometown before the changes, in summer I could lie on the roof and read by the moon.
She also likes to think of someone under the moon.
= = = = = = = = = = I am a smiling person asking for a rating. (Divider line)
The imperial edict from Shengjing was delivered to the new city by fast horse.
Xiao Zhixing led everyone on an immediate journey back to Beijing, joining a mixed force of five thousand Xiao family soldiers and Southern Jiangsu soldiers.
Looking back at the crowd who had come to see him off, Huo Baijun sighed, "The siege of Yanshan seems like it was just yesterday."
The storm that night is still terrifying to recall.
"Stop boasting, Shi Jiaowu wants to have a match with you."
Xiong Chumo woke him up, saying it wasn't like he wasn't coming back.
He knew that the young prince would definitely come again, as Guixiong Pass had not yet been returned to the capital.
Huo Baijun turned around, bewildered. "Her? She raced horses against us with her feet?"
Shi Jiaowu glared at him, "Should I agree or not? Or dare not?"
Huo Baijun was amused and annoyed. "What's there to be afraid of?" Could he outrun her two legs on horseback?
Shi Jiaowu grinned, "We'll use Shili Pavilion as the boundary. Whoever gets there first wins, and the loser has to acknowledge the other as their boss!"
Huo Baijun said arrogantly, "Fine, don't regret it if you lose!"
Xiao Zhixing looked at them with a smile, without reminding Huo Baijun that the giant race's martial arts practiced by the nine members of the Shi family were very peculiar.
She also wanted to see the results.
With Xiong Chumo's command to begin, a man and a horse charged out.
To everyone's astonishment, Shi Jiaowu, relying solely on his own two feet, managed to keep pace with Huo Baijun's horse.
Especially their overwhelming momentum, which was even more impressive than horses.
The other young members of the Shi family deliberately followed behind to cheer on Shi Jiaowu.
Huo Baijun was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse.
In that moment of hesitation, Shi Jiaowu accelerated and instantly overtook him and the horse, running ahead of him.
What's even more infuriating is that the other members of the Shi family, grinning from ear to ear, ran past and chased after Shi Jiaowu with a thunderous roar.
Huo Baijun was so shocked that he was speechless.
Is this something that should exist in this world?
"Haha, General Huo, please forgive them, they are too naughty."
Ishimori, who also walks on two legs, caught up with him and ran alongside him at a leisurely pace.
But those words were really infuriating.
How can we even compare them?
[Hahaha, Young Master Huo, don't compare your weaknesses to others' strengths.]
[That's right, those are giant stones that are practically humanoid weapons. It's said that when they reach a high level of training, they can withstand the impact of a mech with their bare hands.]
They're just naturally gifted; there's nothing you can do about it.
The martial arts techniques the young prince gave them were completely tailor-made for them; others could only improve their health by practicing them—it was simply amazing.
Ji Bai sighed, “This is what it means for a hero to be sent down from heaven.”
Xiong Chumo's eyes gleamed with admiration. "If they form a battle formation, their power will be doubled. Eight of them can be worth a thousand soldiers."
The two looked at Xiao Zhixing with eyes full of respect.
"Luck, luck." Xiao Zhixing's lips curled up.
The three greatest joys in life are: gaining power, profiting, and recruiting talent.
Especially for those who collect talent, it's like stamp collecting. When they see something they like or that is precious, they want to snatch it up and collect it. The satisfaction, pride, and sense of accomplishment they feel after acquiring it are indescribable.
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