The moment he heard Lu Xuan's voice, Liu Tan felt his senses amplified infinitely, his heartbeats pounding against his chest, heavy and clear.
His hands holding the reins trembled slightly, and for a moment he didn't know whether it was because of the reunion after a long separation or because of the unexpected turn of events.
Lu Xuan came from the northwest. His face was coated in a layer of red light by the blazing flames, and his bright eyes were fixed on Liu Tan.
Lu Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Liu Tan was unharmed. He shouted from across the fire ditch, "Wait for me! I'll clean this up."
Liu Tan's heart tightened: "Be careful, there are many of them."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "There aren't many people here. Don't worry, just wait for me."
After Lu Xuan finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the Xiongnu. The smile on his face faded, and his eyes burst with endless fighting spirit. He raised his long sword and led his men into the Xiongnu team.
The Xiongnu were already in a panic due to the sudden collapse of their leader. Lu Xuan led his men and cut through the opposing team like a sharp knife. The Xiongnu team was disrupted and could not form an effective defense for a while. Lu Xuan would not give them a chance to defend.
Liu Tan was riding on his horse and looking at the opposite side through the flames. For a moment he had a very strange feeling.
This was the first time he had seen Lu Xuan leading his men into battle so clearly.
At this moment, Lu Xuan was completely different from his usual self, as if he had transformed into Yama, the devil who reaps lives. With his face covered by a black cloth, only his pair of eyes as sharp as ice remained.
Whenever Lu Xuan glanced over here, although Liu Tan knew he was not looking at him, he still felt terrified by the murderous intent in his eyes.
He got used to it after watching it for a while. He even started to think about adding a mask to Lu Xuan's armor to cover up his beautiful face in case he got hurt. Of course, the most important thing was to block the blood spurting out from the enemy.
Just when Liu Tan was distracted, the fire in the ditch had already subsided a lot, and Lu Xuan had almost killed all the enemies. After ordering his men to finish off the enemy, he controlled his horse and jumped directly over from the other side of the ditch!
Liu Tan looked up at the man and horse who looked like gods descending from heaven, and felt a little dizzy.
Until now, he still couldn't believe that Lu Xuan actually appeared.
Lu Xuan came over originally intending to talk to Liu Tan about the battle situation, but just as he took off the mask on his face, he saw Liu Tan staring at him without blinking.
Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly rode over and asked, "What's wrong? Are you scared?"
The gentleness of his voice seemed like he was from a different person than the little Kunmi who had just killed people as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.
Wei Deng on the side couldn't help but feel a little torn. He looked at his own prince and then at the legendary little Kunmi like a sleepwalker, and even forgot to finish it.
Seeing that Liu Tan still didn't say anything, Lu Xuan couldn't help but reach out his hand to comfort him. However, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he saw that his hand was covered in blood, and subconsciously wanted to retract it.
However, just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he felt warmth on his hand. When he looked down, he found that it was Liu Tan who took the initiative to hold his hand.
Lu Xuan's eyes lit up. At that moment, it seemed that even the stars in the sky could not compare to the brilliance in his eyes: "Ah Tan!"
Liu Tan held his hand, managed to calm himself down, and asked, "You...why are you here?"
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "This is a long story. I'll tell you slowly when we get back. Now I'll escort you back to Shuofang."
Liu Tan slowly regained his composure. After his agitated mood subsided, he immediately asked, "Where's Wu Shilu? I just saw him..."
Lu Xuan said, "That's not Wu Shilu, it's someone else pretending to be him."
Pretend?
Liu Tan recalled the previous group's feint to the east and attack in the west, and couldn't help but feel nervous: "Couldn't he have taken a detour from another place?"
The Gobi Desert is so vast that it is impossible for Liu Tan's men to completely block it. It is not difficult for Wu Shilu to take a detour to attack the next city.
Lu Xuan sensed Liu Tan's panic and quickly said, "I've already forced him away. Don't worry."
Liu Tan turned to look at him, and Lu Xuan said, "When I came here, the first person I ran into was Wu Shilu."
Liu Tan suddenly became nervous. Lu Xuan shook his hand firmly and said, "Let's talk about this when we get back. It's not safe here."
Liu Tan swallowed all his doubts and asked, "So it's safe here now?"
Lu Xuan nodded: "Yes, as long as there are no problems at the Great Wall, there will be no problem."
Liu Tan breathed a sigh of relief immediately. Only then did he realize that his whole body was soaked. The wind blew his clothes directly to his body. Fortunately, it was summer now, otherwise he would have been frozen to death that night.
But even so, the nights in the Northern Territory were not particularly pleasant. Lu Xuan felt sorry for him and urged him to go back quickly.
At this time, Wei Deng suddenly came back to his senses and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please go back first, and leave this to me."
Hand him over? Or throw him to five hundred Hun captives?
I had no choice just now, how could I do this again now?
Liu Tan calmed himself down and said, "Leave a few people behind to send a message to Li Buyan and Wei Buyi, and let them finish the job slowly. We'll go back first."
After a night of mental stimulation and physical labor, Liu Tan was exhausted.
He turned to look at Lu Xuan, feeling inexplicably at peace. That peace made him want to fall asleep right there. To be honest, this was a feeling he had never had before.
Lu Xuan met his gaze and said, "Let's go. I'll take you back first. After we get back, you can have a good rest. Then I'll explain it to you. Anyway, we already have the result, so there's no need to rush the process, right?"
Liu Tan nodded: "Yeah."
Then he let Lu Xuan lead him back.
Wei Deng's eyes moved around several times, and each time he wanted to take a curious look at the two people's clasped hands, but he didn't dare to look any further.
Then he heard Liu Tan lazily say, "It's a pity that I couldn't kill Wu Shilu this time."
Lu Xuan also agreed: "There's nothing we can do. Although Wu Shilu is young, he is an experienced military commander. I came here in a hurry and didn't bring many people with me, so I didn't dare to pursue him."
It's not impossible to give chase, but Lu Xuan is worried about Liu Tan. He came to rescue people, so how could he leave his job alone?
Liu Tan was about to ask something when he heard someone shouting in the distance, "Your Highness! That's His Royal Highness the King of the North!"
Liu Tan was a little surprised: "Who is here again?"
Could it be that reinforcements were sent from other counties? Could it be so fast?
In fact, it was not that fast. The people who came were not reinforcements, but Huo Guang who was very worried after hearing about the explosion.
Huo Guang rode forward with a worried look on his face, only to see Lu Xuan first, and then his and Liu Tan's clasped hands.
For a moment, Huo Guang felt difficulty breathing and asked with difficulty, "Why is Little Kunmi here?"
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