Chapter 57 A kiss, "I regret it."
The sun moved westward little by little. Gu Guan had never experienced the meaning of "every day feels like a year" so deeply.
Finally, the back door of the inn opened with a bang, and Li Yi's tall, apricot-colored figure appeared behind the threshold. Maybe it was because of the hot weather or for some other reason, but he was sweating profusely, and the front of his collar was soaked.
Li Yi said, "Alright, Feng Kun has already gone to the palace to ask for permission."
Gu Wan rushed forward, overjoyed: "That's great!"
His tense heartstrings relaxed instantly, his beautiful features radiating joy, his eyebrows and eyes lifting. Li Yi exhaled, took the handkerchief from his guard and wiped the sweat from his face. He glanced at Gu Wan and smiled, "Thank you for having you. I'm so lucky."
Gu Wan then realized she was thirsty. She had actually forgotten to drink some water. She pulled out her water bag, uncorked it, and gulped down half of it. Damn, she was so thirsty. She simply wiped her mouth with her sleeve, not appearing rude but rather cool. "You're lucky," she said.
To be fair, although Yu Manzhen had her own little thoughts, she placed all her desires on Li Yi. Although it was not wholehearted, it was still more helpful in the end.
Of course, whether a person like Li Yi needs this kind of help is another matter.
Yu Manzhen was a pitiful person in her previous life. If she had not instigated the original owner to commit suicide and the subsequent events, Gu Wan would have felt more pity for her and might even have helped her if necessary.
It doesn’t matter, there are no ifs.
Li Yi smiled and took the water bag and took a sip. He understood, but did not comment or express any opinion on this statement.
The two of them relaxed a little and joked for a while, but then stopped talking.
Because today is already the third day, there are only nine days left, and the time required for the return trip and various arrangements will be wasted. Feng Kun certainly cannot run 800 miles in an expedited manner like them.
Gu Wan's heart was beating like a drum. At one moment he felt hopeful, but at the same time he was afraid that he would miss the chance. He waited anxiously while calculating the time in his mind.
Li Yi cleaned up a bit and said to Gu Wan, "I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."
Gu Guan's identity was obviously inappropriate, so Li Yi directly asked her to pretend to be his female entourage. A group of seven or eight people quickly mounted their horses and rushed to Feng Kun's mansion.
After Li Yi left, Feng Kun went to the palace and quickly asked for an imperial edict. He was appointed as the governor-general of the Northwest Army and special envoy of the military supervisor, taking charge of all matters inside and outside the Qingshui River Valley battle.
Li Yi and others were pacing in front of the mansion gate. When they saw the purple, red and gold sedan chair carried by eight people guarded by the imperial guards, they immediately dismounted and went to greet it.
Feng Kun wore a scarlet robe embroidered with a golden qilin, and a golden winged hat with two golden cords dangling from it, which made his fair and feminine features look unusually sharp. He held a golden token between his fingers and said, "Chen Ping, Li Wang, and you, rush 800 miles to Yunbei Warehouse to handle the transportation of food, fodder, and military equipment first."
Feng Kun flicked his hand and threw the golden order out of the sedan chair curtain. Li Yi caught it immediately. Two Lieutenant Generals of the Jinwu Guard had already rushed over from behind the sedan chair and immediately stepped forward to respond.
At the rear gate of the palace, a large group of people holding ceremonial guards were coming towards this side. Li Yi caught a glimpse of someone who looked like Lin Guozhang. He did not care too much and after taking the golden order, he quickly turned around and left.
Next, they spent most of the day and killed more than a dozen horses. They first met up with Xie Yun and others halfway, and then immediately turned around and headed for Yunbei Granary.
When they arrived, a large amount of grain and fodder had already been unloaded from the warehouse and loaded onto carts, and was being shipped out. Gu Wan and Li Yi, armed with golden decrees, had taken over the Yunbei granary directly from Lin Guojiu's confidants. There had been a conflict, which was not detailed, but was quickly resolved by two of Feng Kun's confidants. They immediately replaced everyone from top to bottom, drawing troops from the 8,000 Yunzhou troops who had already rushed to Longshan Pass, and immediately headed straight for the pass with the previous supply of grain and fodder.
Arrived at Longshan Pass safely.
At this time, Feng Kun's imperial carriage finally crossed Yuanzhou and arrived at Qingshui Pass.
Meanwhile, the second batch of troops from the northern states, receiving the imperial edict, had arrived one after another, totaling 130,000 men. Feng Kun ordered the gates to be opened, and half of the troops, along with the 70,000 troops under the command of Duke He Xin and Zheng Shoufang, who had originally escorted the two princes through the pass, were immediately sent to deliver military pay and weapons and rush to the Qingshui battlefield.
Finally, it came to this point. Dou Wu and others who stayed behind also led the remaining troops from Lingyun and other states. In the past two days, there were fierce conflicts with the people guarding the gate. As soon as the gate was opened, Gu Wan and they had no time to say anything more. They quickly took light food and weapons and rushed out of the gate and headed straight for the battlefield.
But by the time they arrived at the Qingshui battlefield without stopping, it was already the thirteenth day since Gu Guan left.
…
The battle was terribly fierce, and Xie Ci had been relying on the information Gu Wan had passed on with great difficulty to boost the morale of the soldiers.
But a day ago, they were completely out of food.
The war horses no longer had any fodder.
The tip of the spear in his hand was blunt and broken, the knife had a hole in it and the blade was bent, and the medicine, kerosene, etc. had long been used up.
Xie Ci pulled off his helmet and smoothed down his blood-stained hair. He galloped past the troops, reined in at the front, and shouted, "Food and fodder are almost here, and reinforcements are coming out! We must hold on—"
"If you die in battle today, I will take care of your families. As long as I am alive, I will do my utmost to protect your parents and children!"
The sky was filled with smoke, like dark clouds. The fight between them and the Beirong army had reached the final moment. Either you die or I live!
At this critical moment when ammunition and food are exhausted, morale will either collapse or the troops will charge forward and risk their lives.
"I, Xie Ci, will fight to the death until the very last moment! Either I win or I die—"
The hot wind was blowing, and the young general on the black warhorse had his red cape fluttering, stained with countless traces of blood that had dried and wet again. His brows were sharp to the extreme, and at this moment no one could notice his magnificence, and all they could see was his wide-open eyes and awe-inspiring look.
Su Zhen, Qin Guan, He Yuan, Liang Fen and others, Xie Ci had recently reunited the Wei army that had been separated by the Northern Rong, and successfully broke out, and fought a decisive battle with the Northern Rong on the prairie.
He and Huyan De were both covered in blood, and the two armies were deadlocked in a life-and-death situation.
In this battle, either they were completely annihilated, or the Northern Rong cavalry was routed and driven out of the south of Yinshan Mountain!
The young generals shouted fiercely, surrounded by blood and smoke. If they didn't charge and fight, they would die. A wave of indignation and blood rushed to their heads. From Liang Fen, He Yuan, Qin Guan and other generals to the ordinary soldiers of all ranks, no one was without blood on their bodies. Even the military doctors picked up the camp pillars and used them as clubs. They shouted fiercely: "If we can't win the battle, our mother would rather die--"
"We will fight to the death until the last moment!!!"
"We will fight to the death until the last moment—"
The sound shook the mountains and the earth, and even the Beirong Central Army on the opposite side could hear it clearly. Hu Yande's eyes were fierce and he was filled with anger and resentment: "What a Xie Ci! Why are people named Xie still unwilling to die——"
A shout of killing suddenly broke out, and the two armies fought fiercely again.
They were hungry, but their strength was unprecedentedly great. They rushed forward with all their might.
This was an extremely brutal battle. Will and morale soared to the peak. The soldiers were tireless in pain and fatigue. The white knife went in and the red knife was pulled out, and they fell dead immediately.
Xun Xiao finally waited for this moment. At this moment when the army's morale was unprecedentedly cohesive, even Xun Xun, the Suzhou soldier, could not be mobilized. Everyone just had red eyes and kept killing, killing, killing -
Xun Xun's eyes were like those of an eagle as he flew across the battlefield. He slashed a Northern Rong cavalryman's neck with a fierce knife. Blood spurted all over his head and face, and the bloodthirstiness in his heart almost burst out of his body.
He finally spotted Xun Xun, his brows furrowed, and he was about to shoot out.
At this moment, he saw a familiar thin figure out of the corner of his eye.
It’s Qin Wenxuan.
Qin Wenxuan had been hungry for a day, but she held her long sword tightly and fought with the Beirong soldiers. However, her fighting power was not very high after all, and there were enemies in front and behind. When Qin Ying was fought with seven or eight people, Qin Wenxuan was in danger. She was knocked to the ground and a bloody scimitar was chopped at her neck.
In a flash, Xun Xiao's mind flashed to her disappointed eyes beside the tent that night, and his teeth chattered.
On one side is Xun Xun, and on the other side is Qin Wenxuan who is in imminent danger.
Xun Xiao screamed "Ah--" and finally shot out like lightning, using a sword to deflect the scimitar that was slashing towards Qin Wenxuan.
He picked her up, his eyes were red, his body was trembling, and tears were streaming down his face.
Xun Xiao did not stop and turned around like lightning to chase in that direction, but Xun Xun had already realized that something was wrong and changed his clothes, so he could not be found in an instant.
Xun Xiao ran like crazy, he seemed to be having a seizure and his breathing was as heavy as a wild beast, but he couldn't find the person no matter how hard he looked.
The hand he was holding Qin Wenxuan with was empty below the wrist. Qin Wenxuan hugged him tightly and burst into tears: "Let's search slowly, let's search together, one day we can avenge Aunt Pei."
Xun Xiao realized that he really couldn't find it. The blood rushed up his body and he raised his head and screamed "Ahhhh——"
…
A day of fierce fighting shook the wind and clouds, and the sky and the earth changed color.
Just when the soldiers were about to give up with their willpower, they finally heard the faint sound of drums and thunder in the dusk.
The sound waves are getting closer and closer, advancing at the fastest speed!
Someone shouted, "It's reinforcements—"
Reinforcements are coming!
It’s true!
Really, the reinforcements they have been waiting for have finally arrived!
The night was like a tide. The first batch of reinforcements had only 34,000 people, but the rear army was dragging freshly cut branches, with loose soil and dust billowing in the sky, and they rushed in in the night. The Northern Rong soldiers finally panicked for a moment. The two armies of the Wei Dynasty suddenly rose up at the same time, pressed forward and fought for half the night, and finally gained the upper hand. Some of the Northern Rong soldiers could not bear it anymore, their horses could not be driven forward, and finally they retreated to the rear in panic.
The Beirong army broke up into several groups, and the reinforcements chose two of them to chase after them. The noise gradually faded away, and the large plain battlefield on the banks of the Qingshui River finally calmed down.
The vanguard of food, fodder and armaments finally arrived, and this bloody battle that lasted for half a month finally ended in victory.
It was a tragic scene, with flags toppling all over the place and horses running around like headless flies. It was only at this time that Gu Wan finally found Qin Ying, Su Zhen, Kou Wenshao and others.
Everyone was disheveled and covered in wounds. As Gu Guan dismounted and rushed over, he heard Qin Wenxuan say hurriedly, "Why don't you go find—"
Xun Xiao was standing behind Qin Wenxuan. Xun Xiao was obviously not in good condition. He leaned against the flagpole with his body tilted and his head down, trying to endure it. But Qin Wenxuan didn't care about him. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Chen Luo, Su Zhen and others didn't bother to bandage their wounds and rushed out with their weapons in hand.
Gu Wan rushed in: "What's wrong?!"
She immediately looked around and noticed that Xie Ci was not there.
Qin Ying propped herself up and sat up. "Xiao Si is leading the Vanguard Suicide Squad. He's at the front and hasn't come back yet—"
"What did you say?!"
Gu Guan's head buzzed and the blood in his body suddenly turned cold and flowed backwards.
——What is the Vanguard Suicide Squad?
The officers and soldiers who charged at the forefront of the war were brave.
The casualty rate often reaches more than 70%.
This is just an ordinary siege or charge.
In a bloody battle like today's, there is almost no chance of survival.
Gu Guan could actually imagine that when the entire army was fighting with hunger, lack of ammunition and food, it was necessary and unshirkable for him to lead the troops. Qin Guan, Qin Yong, Chen Lang, Chen Huan, He Yuan and others also went together.
But understanding is understanding, and feelings are feelings.
Gu Wan almost immediately grabbed Qin Ying's shoulders and asked, "How long have you been here? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
As Qin Ying spoke, blood and tears flowed down her face. "It's been half an hour, and they haven't come back yet!"
Gu Guan felt as if a large piece of lead had fallen on his chest, and he suddenly felt as if he was sinking down rapidly, unable to lift his hands or feet.
She turned around suddenly and rushed out of the half-tilted tent for the wounded.
…
Gu Wan firmly believed that Xie Ci would not die. He was so powerful and he was the male protagonist. How could he die so easily?
That's what she told herself.
She jumped on her horse and rushed to the front of the battlefield.
Along the way, the wounded soldiers groaned everywhere, and they barely stood up with the help of three or two people. Gu Guan kept telling everyone that food and medicine had arrived and were just behind them.
She rushed forward, crossed the col, and finally arrived at the front of the stalemate battlefield.
The situation here was even more tragic. Flags were broken and crooked, broken limbs and swords were everywhere, and even most of the horses were lying on the ground. The horses, from the Northern Rong and the Great Wei, were all scarlet and charred, and most of them could not get up.
Gu Wan's calm expression finally couldn't hold up. She panicked. She found that she didn't want Xie Ci to die more than she thought. He had gotten through so many difficulties before, so how could he die now?
It was just dawn and the night was very dark. She couldn't see the people lying on the ground clearly. She ran, bent down and turned them over one by one. Seeing some familiar faces, she didn't know whether she was happy or anxious. She rushed forward and turned over their faces one by one. Fortunately, they were not hers. She panted and put them back.
"Xiao Si!"
"Aci——"
"Thank you, thank you! Are you there? Please promise me!"
On the battlefield after the war, all that could be heard was the whistling of the wind and the faint sound of waves as the clear river flowed around the mountains in the distance.
Gu Guan started running, calling out Xie Ci's name anxiously, starting from the name he only knew in private.
Finally, when she climbed over another hill, she suddenly heard some sound in front of her. Someone shouted, pulled a bandage, and ran towards her.
In the darkness of the night, although they were so far apart, Gu Wan recognized at a glance that the dark and agile figure wearing heavy armor was Xie Ci!
Her anxiety came to an abrupt end, and she turned around and was overjoyed.
Her heart and hands and feet felt cold and hot at that moment, trembling as if she had been electrocuted. She cried with joy, shouted, and ran over there.
The two were separated by a small river, and Xie Ci didn't even have the strength to jump over it. From a distance, he saw a man crossing mountains and rivers, searching anxiously. He recognized him at a glance. It was Gu Wan!
The two ran quickly, bypassed the stream, and finally stood on the top of a hill. The dawn light shone on Xie Ci's face.
He was covered in blood, no one knew whether it was his or someone else's, and his face and lips were pale, but at this moment his eyes were bright, like a morning star in the sky amidst billowing smoke.
Gu Guan didn't know that he was not in a much better condition at the moment. He was dusty and disheveled, with his hair a little messy. The soft armor he found temporarily didn't fit him, and it was a little too big and tilted to one side.
Xie Ci was actually very worried about her. During the short breaks between the fighting these days, he missed her.
Thinking that if it really happened... it's a good thing she was outside.
Qin Guan had just bandaged his wound, and he immediately stood up and wanted to go back to find her.
The two saw each other almost at the same time.
In the dim light of dawn, the dewdrops were wet. When the two saw each other, they were overjoyed and ran towards each other.
At this moment, they both forgot about keeping distance and feeling uncomfortable. They ran to the top of the hill and hugged each other tightly with excitement.
…
"Are you okay?"
After a long time, the two let go. Xie Ci was so worried that he couldn't help but touch her face hard.
Gu Wan was not angry at all.
She didn't pay attention to this. During the hug just now, she discovered that there was a thick bandage under Xie Ci's armor. His hands were very cold. You know, Xie Ci's body temperature has always been a little high, so his hands are always hot.
"What happened to you? Where are you hurt?"
Xie Ci turned around and said, "It's nothing serious. There's just a deep wound on my shoulder blade that wasn't bandaged in time."
The bleeding lasted a little longer.
That’s right, if he was really seriously injured, he wouldn’t be able to run.
After Gu Guan's excitement subsided a little, his rationality finally returned, but the survival experience had broken through many things. Those miscellaneous things seemed to have disappeared, and the two seemed to have returned to the past.
A misty wind blew from the east, and the dawn light shone on the hill. Xie Ci was standing in front of her, only a fist's distance away.
Gu Guan suddenly realized that her feelings for Xie Ci seemed to be a little more than those for a relative.
——While searching, I suddenly felt that as long as Xie Ci could survive, everything else could be negotiated.
Of course, it is impossible for people to always be at the peak of their emotions.
But after surviving this disaster, Gu Wan suddenly realized that the process of life and death and his infectious mutual emotions brought a sense of reality to the world. In her heart, Xie Ci's feelings were actually more numerous and more special than those of so-called relatives.
Isn't she so cautious because she's worried about hurting him?
In the past, she was much less cautious when dealing with her younger friends. After all, they were all young people and could handle it.
Gu Guan pulled off the half-lost hairband and smoothed her messy hair. She was a little surprised and emotional.
What she didn't expect was that something even more surprising happened. She had just finished thinking this when she was caught off guard and suddenly felt her wrist tighten. Xie Ci suddenly grabbed her hand.
Gu Wan looked up in surprise and suddenly felt a heat on his lips. In the hazy morning light, Xie Ci's enlarged face was frozen in front of him.
"I want to tell you that I like you!"
Xie Ci stepped back and looked at her beautiful eyebrows and wide-open almond-shaped eyes. Gu Wan was actually very beautiful. Her picturesque and poetic facial features matched her free and easy temperament in a strangely harmonious way, making her unique.
In fact, not only Gu Guan had insights, he also had them.
After escaping the calamity, he broke free from the shackles in an instant. He said, "For a moment I thought I couldn't wait for you. I regret it very much. I'm sorry, I lied to you. I like you very much, so much that I want to be with you forever."
In the melee, he was bleeding profusely and was surrounded. He really thought he was going to die. At that moment, he suddenly regretted not really saying the confession he made that day. This would be the biggest regret in his short life.
The hug at the moment of reunion broke through the shackles, and he suddenly didn't want to be a gentleman anymore. Xie Ci kissed her impulsively, leaving a heavy mark on her lips, and then told her in person that he liked her.
He took a step back, "Even if you hate me, I don't regret it!"
Xie Ci took a deep breath and suddenly remembered that day outside Suzhou City. "I really wish that we could have sat on a horse on the Longshan Road until midnight, with the wind blowing and the snow falling, forever."
Gu Guan was originally shocked beyond words, but when she heard his words that were so light and profound, she was stunned and a myriad of complex emotions arose.
It was like a hedgehog that suddenly turned over and exposed its belly in front of her, wrapping her in something invisible, thick and soft, disrupting all her thoughts. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond.
Xie Ci glanced at her lightly: "I'm going back, I'm going to settle accounts with Lu Xinyi."
He turned around, not daring to look back at her. Qin Guan had already brought the horse down the slope. He ran down quickly and jumped on the horse.
Qin Guan greeted Gu Wan, but Gu Wan didn't react until they walked very far away and were about to bypass the ditch. She let out a "huh" and sat down on the ground.
Tired and shocked.
The touch on her lips seemed real and fake. Her mouth was dry, so she licked it subconsciously and immediately wiped it with her sleeve.
The whole person seems to be walking on clouds.
She was really scared.
But after thinking for a while, she finally understood why Xie Ci was like this. Looking at the wounded people at the end of the river bend, she thought that he must have just returned from the gates of hell, and the shock in their hearts suddenly deflated like a popped balloon.
I have mixed feelings and it's not a good feeling.
well.
But she was so tired that her brain couldn't work anymore. After thinking about all sorts of things for a while, she simply lay on the ground and couldn't think anymore.
The author has something to say:
Xie Ci finally became a man, hahahaha
First Kiss Achievement√
Hahaha, what the baby said before was actually right. Gu Wan did not have any special feelings for Xie Ci. It’s just that he didn’t have that awareness before, so he didn’t go in that direction.
The process of life and death and his infectious mutual emotions brought a sense of reality to the world. In Wanwan's heart, Xie Ci's feelings are actually deeper and more special than those of his relatives.
(Whispering, this experience is actually not inferior to the last one.)
Cherish every moment you have together. It is not easy to have someone to rely on and support you in this life.
It's normal to feel reluctant, sad, and cry. If you have someone you love to protect you, you will get over it faster. (But this also takes some time! Xie Ci will attack, don't rush)
Let's solve Lu Xinyi in the next chapter and let Xie Ci's rapid growth reach another level! Feelings also come together hahaha
Heart to heart launch!! See you tomorrow, babies~ (*^▽^*)
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