She was so young and nervous at that time. After hearing those words, she knelt on the ground in fear and kowtowed, which was the kind of ceremony that one would only perform when becoming a disciple.
"My adoptive father took me in, gave me shelter, and taught me martial arts. Even if I die, I will never be able to repay his kindness. I will never dare to act recklessly. If one day Nan Hui does something to let my adoptive father down or to let the Xiao family down, I will let him be struck by lightning and die a miserable death..."
She swore with all her might, as if only if her words were cruel and vicious would the other person believe that she was speaking the truth.
She could no longer remember the ending of the martial arts training ground that day. It seemed that Xiao Zhun said many words to comfort her, but it also seemed that he didn't say anything and only called Du Juan to accompany her.
She only remembered that after that day, she had nightmares for several months, and in her dreams, she saw Xiao Zhun's stern face. He scolded her for doing something she shouldn't have done, which disappointed him terribly, and he cut the Pingxian in half right in front of her.
There was a primitive fear buried deep in her young heart.
She was afraid of making mistakes, afraid of losing everything she had, afraid that one day Xiao Zhun would stand against her and destroy the little warmth between them.
But she never expected that the scene in her childhood nightmare would happen before her eyes more than ten years later.
The night was quiet. Hidden in the dead poplar forest, the Subei army camp was dimly lit, but there was no light at all.
Su Bei, under the emperor's orders, penetrated deep into Bijiang to eliminate the remaining Bai clan members, but was unable to capture Bai Heliu alive. During this period, the Bai clan launched frequent night raids, forcing the camp to relocate repeatedly. A temporary military rule was established: after nightfall, no open flames were allowed except inside the tents to prevent leaking their location.
Now, after several operations of luring, destroying and transferring the enemy, the Subei camp has finally been temporarily stationed here, which has been three days.
General Xiao left the camp with 10,000 elite troops two days ago and returned today, followed by hundreds of light cavalry from the Guangyao Camp.
Unexpectedly, a few hours later, the emperor's carriage arrived at the camp under the cover of darkness. Subei was now a place of turmoil and danger, and everyone had to be extremely vigilant to deal with it.
The cavalry returning to the camp came and went in the camp. Although no one talked, the sound of their footsteps was chaotic.
Xiao Nanhui had been lying outside Xiao Zhun's tent for a whole hour. During this time, she secretly lifted the felt curtain a little, but found that Xiao Zhun had pulled a curtain more than one person high inside at some point. She could only see the faint candlelight coming through, and nothing else.
The accompanying doctor went in and out three or four times, and the soldiers delivering military newspapers also came several times, but Xiao Jun still did not come out of the tent. Her stomach began to growl. She sighed, stood up and stretched her stiff body. Just as she was about to leave to find some food, the felt curtain of the tent was lifted up without any warning.
Xiao Nanhui looked at Xiao Zhun's bloodshot eyes in a daze, and rubbed his hands helplessly: "Um... I just passed by and thought of coming over to take a look..."
Ugh, what a bad start.
They hadn't seen each other for several months, and the first thing she said after they met again was that she was just passing by.
"She just woke up, come in."
Xiao Zhun sighed, without looking at her again, turned around and went back into the tent. She hesitated for a moment and followed him in.
It was dark inside the tent, with only a little light coming through the curtain. Xiao Zhun pulled the curtain open, revealing a low couch with only a lit lamp. On the couch lay a woman with long hair loose, wearing only an inner garment, her left hand tied with gauze, still bleeding.
Wait, this can't be the one from the daytime...
Xiao Nanhui was stunned for a moment and stood there stupidly.
After wiping off the dirt on her face, she discovered what a beautiful person she was. Her small and delicate facial features were embedded in a soft and round face. Her whole body seemed to be made of jade bones and water flesh, white, fragile, and cold.
For no reason, she looked down and saw her hands, which were rough from holding guns for years. A sudden heat surged on her face, and she herself didn't know why.
"Back south."
Xiao Zhun was calling her, and she quickly raised her head.
"Nan Hui, I have something to ask of you."
"Godfather, please tell me what you want to say."
Xiao Zhun's eyes flicked to the woman, then turned back and sighed almost inaudibly. He rarely sighed, and Xiao Nanhui had hardly ever seen him sigh.
But just now, he had sighed twice.
"Her identity is special. From now on, you must stay by her side until someone comes to replace her."
She nodded quickly: "Okay."
Brigadier General Xiao handed her a bowl of steaming medicine. "This is freshly boiled. Tell her to drink it while it's hot. Don't leave a single drop."
She took the bowl, but noticed several obvious teeth marks on the back of Xiao Zhun's hand and wrist. She suddenly looked at the woman on the bed, with an uncontrollable murderous look in her eyes.
There was only indifference in the eyes of the woman on the bed. Her sight seemed to be out of focus and she could not see anyone in the tent at all.
After several battles in a row and the continuous march through the night after entering the Green Territory, Xiao Zhun rubbed his brow, and the deep wrinkles appeared again: "Your Majesty just returned to the camp after nightfall. I haven't reported on the day's events yet. If there is anything urgent, please send someone to call me."
Xiao Nanhui didn't say anything, his eyes fixed on the mark on Xiao Zhun's hand, as if he had forgotten to blink.
After a long time without a response, Xiao Zhun opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
who is she?
Do you know her?
Why are you so nice to her?
Xiao Nanhui's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he finally looked away, then shook his head gently: "It's okay."
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