Liu Tan's rationality finally returned when he was riding his horse and about to leave the city. For a moment he was a little confused.
Who is he? Where is he? What is he going to do?
Those actions just now seemed to be done in one go, but in fact they were almost instinctive behaviors on his part.
Liu Tan felt a little regretful while riding on his horse. He knew that he must be going out of the city to meet Lu Xuan.
But...this is considered a night party, right?
According to the current time, he basically cannot return before curfew and can only spend the night outside the city.
Would Liu Che be angry if he knew about this?
Well, no matter what kind of anger it is, it is possible.
For a moment, Liu Tan wanted to turn his horse around and go back.
However, he had already rushed out of the city at this time, and it was not appropriate for him to go back.
No, there is nothing inappropriate, Liu Tan sighed. Even if everyone wondered why he came out and went back, would anyone care about him?
Anyway, there is no curfew, so it doesn't matter if he stands at the city gate and jumps back and forth.
He's just making excuses for himself.
The subconscious choice he made just now had already reflected his inner thoughts. Even though he was usually very busy and didn't seem to care about Lu Xuan at all, at this moment, he still wanted to see him very much.
At that time, Lu Xuan was standing outside the tent, gazing towards the direction of Chang'an. His lips were a little chapped, and his face was a little tired, but there was a terrifying light in his eyes.
Ajiamu came over and said, "Kunmi, you haven't rested for a whole day, go to bed early."
Lu Xuan responded and looked towards Chang'an with some reluctance, his eyes gentle and affectionate as if he was looking at his beloved.
Well, his beloved is in that city. Tomorrow, tomorrow he will be able to enter the city to see his beloved.
When Lu Xuan thought of this, his blood flow accelerated, his heartbeat became so fast that it was clearly audible, and his whole body became excited. Even running two or three hundred miles a day could not make him calm down.
It was only a few months since they last saw each other, but to him it felt like decades.
What should I say to him when I see him tomorrow?
Well, first I have to control myself and not scare him, and then...
When Lu Xuan was thinking about this, his ears suddenly moved. He heard the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground quickly. At the same time, a small white horse carrying a person wearing a crimson cloak appeared in his sight.
The warm light of the setting sun cast a layer of warm glow on the man and the horse.
For a moment, Lu Xuan thought he was dazzled by the sunlight and actually mistook that person for Liu Tan.
However, he soon discovered that he was not seeing things, and the person riding a horse galloping towards him was Liu Tan!
Lu Xuan's eyes sparkled like stars in an instant. He whistled and immediately jumped onto his black horse after it ran to his side.
He was going to meet his king.
When Liu Tan saw Lu Xuan, he felt like retreating for a moment.
Calming down and thinking about it, he realized that in the past few months, he had never told Lu Xuan a single word about his enthronement or his vassalage. Lu Xuan even learned about his movements from other people after arriving in Chang'an.
It seems that he is not qualified even as a friend.
But at this time, there was no room for him to retreat, Lu Xuan had already mounted his horse and was running towards him.
At this moment, Lu Xuan came against the light. Liu Tan couldn't see the expression on his face, but he seemed to faintly smell the special fragrance on his body.
Lu Xuan slowed down when he was closer to him. When he arrived in front of Liu Tan, he stretched out his hand and held Liu Tan tightly in his arms before Liu Tan could say anything.
Liu Tan suddenly froze on his horse.
Part of it was because he was suppressed by the powerful aura of Lu Xuan, and part of it was because his horsemanship was not yet able to support such a difficult move.
Fortunately, Lu Xuan did not completely lose his mind. After making sure that Liu Tan was already stained with his scent, he let him go, like a young wolf king marking his territory.
Lu Xuan let go of Liu Tan, his eyes gleaming in the sunset light with a brilliance that even broken evil gold couldn't match. He asked with both surprise and delight, "Why are you here?"
Liu Tan: ...
Why are you bringing up something that has nothing to do with the topic?
Liu Tan didn't answer but asked, "Haven't you been gone for many days? Why are you back again?"
Lu Xuan adjusted the horse's head and skillfully took the reins from Liu Tan to help him control the horse. He said, "There are many people in the team, and the daily progress is slow, so we haven't gone very far."
Liu Tancai didn't believe it. He estimated the knight's speed and the time it would take to reply, and thought that Lu Xuan must have walked two or three hundred miles.
So he ran back in less than a day, or to be more precise, no more than six hours.
Liu Tan suppressed the sudden sourness in his heart and asked, "Wait, where are your people? You only brought these two? And why didn't you stay at the inn?"
Lu Xuan paused and said, "I've already bid farewell to His Majesty. If I come back again... I'm afraid the people in the Honglu Temple will scold me. Besides, I just wanted to see you. Well, I like the gift you gave me very much."
As Lu Xuan spoke, he turned his head to show off the new earrings on his ears.
The beautiful broken evil gold reflected a gentle light in the sunlight, and the dark green with a hint of transparency gave it a mysterious temperament, which complemented Lu Xuan's eyes.
Liu Tan nodded with great satisfaction and said subconsciously, "When I saw this piece of broken evil gold, I felt that it would suit you very well."
Lu Xuan felt like his heart was about to burst with joy in an instant. He smiled and looked at Liu Tan with eyes full of joy and love.
Liu Tan finally realized that what he said seemed a bit ambiguous, and he couldn't help but cough lightly: "As long as you like it, well... you... if you don't notify the Honglu Temple, how are you going to enter the city?"
Lu Xuan said, "I just wanted to see you, and then I'll go back to Wusun."
Liu Tan was stunned for a moment, and felt his eyes getting a little hot. His heart seemed to be soaked in warm water, being gently soothed.
He didn't know what to say, nor did he know what it was about him that made Lu Xuan so obsessed with him. He just felt a little sorry for him.
It was as if he had always left his back to Lu Xuan, and then let Lu Xuan chase him from behind.
By this time they had arrived at the camp. Aga Mu came over to greet Liu Tan and asked with a smile, "Your Highness, eh, didn't Your Highness bring anyone with him?"
Lu Xuan also reacted at this time. The moment he saw Liu Tan, there was only this person left in his eyes and heart. All other people and things disappeared automatically.
He looked at Liu Tan in surprise: "You didn't bring anyone with you?"
Liu Tan tapped his toes on the ground in embarrassment and deliberately turned his head away from Lu Xuan. How the hell was he supposed to explain this?
Lu Xuan saw Liu Tan's head tilted, and the exposed ear had been blown into a piece. From the back of the ear and the small part of the side face within his sight, the color should be similar to the ear. Against the background of the white fur collar of the cloak, it looked even more tender and delicious.
Lu Xuan's joy reached a new level. He felt that this trip back was totally worth it and he wanted to hug Liu Tan right then and there.
However, seeing that Liu Tan's skin had turned from pale to pink, Lu Xuan decisively led him towards his tent. "You don't have anyone with you, so it's not safe to go back at night. Besides, even if you do go back, you'll be under curfew. Why don't you stay here for the night? It's just... I came in a hurry and didn't bring much supplies, so you'll have to spend the night with me."
Liu Tan's ears twitched when he heard this, and he secretly glanced at Lu Xuan, feeling that his purpose was in the last sentence.
However, this glance happened to meet Lu Xuan's gaze. It seemed that since they met, Lu Xuan's eyes had never left him.
Liu Tan's face turned even redder and he quickly looked away.
At the same time, he despised himself in his heart. Lu Xuan's eyes were particularly sincere and bright, as if there was no distracting thoughts at all. He must be thinking too much. How could he think so much about Lu Xuan?
Seeing that the color on his face had darkened another shade, Lu Xuan smiled silently.
Shy Ah Tan is so cute. He just lets him lead the way. He is so well-behaved that people can't help but want to hold him in their arms.
Lu Xuan's mind was full of delusions, but his movements, expressions, and even the tone of his voice remained serious, enthusiastic, straightforward, and polite.
He felt as if he was split into two halves, one half clamoring that since he had come to his door, there was no need to be polite, to conquer him, to occupy him, to make him only have eyes for himself, to fill his body with his scent, to listen to him whimpering in his ears, to make him sink into him.
However, his other half was very cautious and didn't want to scare his Ah Tan. Ah Tan didn't like him yet, so he couldn't be presumptuous.
Liu Tan was unaware of Lu Xuan's inner struggle. It was only when Lu Xuan stood in front of him, very close to him, and stretched out his hand that he came to his senses and looked at him in surprise.
Lu Xuan's throat tightened a little when he looked at him, but he said softly, "There's a fire here, it's burning brightly. You'll get hot if you keep wearing it."
As he spoke, he deftly took off Liu Tan's cloak, revealing the black royal robe embroidered with gold thread underneath.
This was the first time Lu Xuan saw Liu Tan wearing the attire of a prince.
Although the princes and the princes are on the same level in terms of rank, their clothing is very different. The princes' clothing is more casual, and even their formal wear is not that complicated.
However, there are regulations for royal clothing. Today, Liu Tan went to Beijing for a formal audience, so he wore a formal dress. He came out of the palace and went straight out of the city. He had no time to change clothes.
So what appeared before Lu Xuan was a young king, but at this moment, the young king had a look of confusion and softness on his face that was totally inconsistent with his clothes. The contrast was so great that Lu Xuan wanted to take off his clothes and let him reveal his soft inner self.
However, he just moved his fingers without taking any action. After pulling Liu Tan to sit down, he tried to use a more normal chat to help Liu Tan's mind return to normal and make him less nervous.
Liu Tan gradually relaxed, partly because of Lu Xuan's gentleness and partly because of his own self-abandonment.
Anyway, everyone has come this far, the facts have been established, so what can be done? As long as Lu Xuan doesn't open up to discuss the relationship, he can continue to play ostrich.
Gradually, Liu Tan regained his composure and, guided by Lu Xuan, began to recount his life over the past few months.
Lu Xuan originally wanted to know more about his beloved's movements, but when he first heard that Liu Tan had unearthed the copper mine, he was stunned for a moment. He smiled and said, "This reminds me of the same thing when you built the city."
Liu Tan sighed: "Ah, not only at the beginning, but also later."
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows, and then listened to Liu Tan start talking about the minerals he discovered.
However, although Liu Tan was a little confused at the moment, he actually concealed the coal mine.
To be honest, he once thought that it seemed that Wusun had to become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, which was the most unsafe thing.
Wasn't it because of this insecurity that he had been deliberately keeping his distance from Lu Xuan?
If... if Xiao Wusun discovered the benefits of coal and began to rely on the coal of the Han Dynasty, wouldn't that be equivalent to them holding Xiao Wusun's lifeline in their hands?
However, he never told anyone about this idea, because every time he thought of Lu Xuan's sincere and passionate eyes, he felt guilty.
But... only in this way can he feel safe and make it possible for him to take that step. Otherwise, he will feel that one day the two of them may come to blows.
Unlike Liu Tan's pessimism, Lu Xuan was stunned at this moment and began to think: His Tan is so powerful, does he... still have a chance?
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