Chapter 202 Embrace
The battlefield was littered with broken blades and corpses, and the blood reflected a cold light. The soldiers scattered in all directions. Chunzhi saw Huo Zheng in the crowd at a glance.
She galloped forward, her clothes fluttering in the air. She ran towards Huo Zheng, stretched out her arms, and jumped down. "Huo Zheng!"
"Haruji—"
Huo Zheng reached out and caught Chunzhi, holding her in his arms and hugging her tightly.
He never expected to see Chunzhi in Xizhou, and was immediately surprised and happy.
The two hugged each other tightly in the wind and snow.
"You are still alive! I knew you were still alive!" After Chunzhi was overjoyed, tears couldn't stop flowing out.
Soon after Chunzhi and his group entered the city, they heard that a battle had broken out outside. Mu Kaiji said that the situation was critical and if she, the Princess of Chang'an, went forward, she would become a sitting duck for the Xiling people and the rebels.
Mu Kaiji asked Chunzhi to stay behind and wait until the fighting in the front subsided before he would find the generals in the city to ask about the King of Chang'an.
After all, everyone was busy with their own affairs during the war, and no one cared what she, the Princess of Chang'an, was doing.
Chunzhi listened to her brother and stayed behind to wait while she led everyone to treat the wounded. As the battle outside was going on, the situation suddenly changed. She heard people shouting, "Prince Chang'an is leading the troops to fight the enemy!" and "Prince Chang'an is not dead!"
He immediately revealed his identity to the guard on the city wall.
At first, the battlefield was in chaos, and the defending general did not believe that she was the real Princess Chang'an. Even if she was, he could not let Princess Chang'an be in danger.
Until Chunzhi met Jiang He, the leader of Huo Zheng's secret guards.
When Jiang He first saw her, he thought he was dreaming.
He slapped himself, feeling the real pain, and only then did he dare to believe that the princess had really come to Xizhou. He immediately left the city to report to the prince.
Chunzhi really couldn't wait a moment longer. She was eager to see Huo Zheng and wanted to see the person she had been thinking about day and night appear in front of her alive, so she immediately rode out on horseback.
"Don't cry." Huo Zheng hated to see Chunzhi cry the most, so he quickly raised his hand to wipe away the tears from her face.
He thought that Chunzhi would be very sad when the news of his death reached the capital.
But due to the circumstances, he could not let any information leak out when setting up this plan.
But he never expected that Chunzhi would brave the wind and snow and travel thousands of miles to Xizhou for him.
His Chunzhi was much more sentimental than he imagined.
Huo Zheng was heartbroken beyond words.
"I don't want to cry, I'm just happy..."
Chunzhi raised her sleeve to wipe away the tears on her face and looked up at Huo Zheng. She wanted to see his eyebrows and eyes clearly, but her eyes were blurred by tears.
She raised her sleeve and wiped her eyes again, and now she could see more clearly.
Huo Zheng looked a bit more murderous in his armor, and his face was splattered with blood, making him look a little fierce.
Chunzhi raised her hand to wipe the blood off Huo Zheng's face, "It's good that you're still alive."
God knows that on her way to Xizhou, she prayed thousands of times in her heart, just hoping that Huo Zheng was still alive.
Huo Zheng said hoarsely, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
Chunzhi was more than just worried.
When she heard the news of Huo Zheng's death, her heart almost died with it.
Only the belief that "Huo Zheng would definitely not die like this" supported her.
The wind and snow in Xizhou were so cold, Chunzhi hugged Huo Zheng and felt the warmth in his arms.
Confirming over and over again that he was really still alive.
As they were talking, Mu Kaiji and the others caught up. Seeing Huo Zheng and Chunzhi hugging each other tightly, he, as a brother, felt a little embarrassed. He dismounted with a group of family guards and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Prince Chang'an."
"How wonderful that the prince is safe and sound!"
Huo Zheng then let go of Chunzhi and held her hand instead. He said to Mu Kaiji and the others, "The king is safe and sound. Big brother, you have worked hard escorting Chunzhi all the way to Xizhou. You should go back to the city and rest first."
As he spoke, he glanced at Chunzhi and said to her, "The battlefield is too evil. You should go back to the city with your brother to rest. I will come back after I have arranged things here."
Chunzhi had just met Huo Zheng and didn't want to part with him, but she also knew that the war was important and she couldn't delay Huo Zheng's work at this time.
So she responded softly with "Okay" and was about to let go of Huo Zheng's hand, but the next moment Huo Zheng held it tightly.
He pulled her into his arms, raised his cloak with one hand to block everyone's sight, and then a warm kiss fell on her.
This kiss, this touch.
Chunzhi's heart suddenly started beating violently.
Huo Zheng stood up straight, and his cloak fell down. Only his eyes, looking at Chunzhi, were still dark and gloomy.
Chunzhi had been running around for days, and her face, pale from the wind and snow, had regained some color. "I...I'm going back to the city first. You go about your business."
"Okay." Huo Zheng responded in a low voice, then called out "Jiang He," "You escort the princess back to the city and arrange for her food, clothing, and shelter. If you neglect her in any way, I will hold you accountable."
"Yes, Your Highness." Jiang He didn't dare to be negligent and immediately did as he was told.
Chunzhi took Mu Kaiji and others and mounted their horses and followed Jiang He into the city.
Huo Zheng stood there and watched her leaving.
The horse raised its hooves and stepped on the snow. Chunzhi looked back at Huo Zheng.
The two people's eyes met unexpectedly, and then the distance between them became farther and farther, and gradually they could no longer see each other clearly, so Chunzhi withdrew her gaze.
"Your Highness," a general beside him said, "Today, our army has dealt a heavy blow to the Xiling army, and the rebel leader Cao Jing is also dead. Your Highness, please make a decision on how to fight the next battle."
A general said, "The Ninth Prince is still in the hands of the rebels. Right now, the rebels are fighting among themselves. The most important thing is to rescue the Ninth Prince first!"
Shao Feiyang retorted, "The Ninth Prince won't die for now. In my opinion, we should first pursue the Xiling army and completely defeat and scare them!"
"The Ninth Prince wants to rescue him, and the Xiling army wants to pursue him—"
As Huo Zheng spoke, he called several generals over and told them to act accordingly.
Several generals received the order and immediately went to carry it out.
The wind kept blowing and the snow kept falling, and everyone was busy.
As for Chunzhi, Jianghe took them back to the city and stayed at the general's mansion.
When General Wang's wife heard that Princess Chang'an had arrived, she immediately went out to greet her with her maids and servants. However, there had been frequent wars recently and people were in panic, so she had nothing good to offer to the princess.
Chunzhi didn't come to Xizhou to show off. She just needed to ask Madam Wang to prepare hot water for bathing and send some food.
"Yes, yes, yes." Mrs. Wang responded repeatedly and asked the maids to do it immediately.
Mu Kaiji and his friends were outsiders, so Mrs. Wang arranged them in the outer courtyard.
Only Chunzhi got a separate courtyard.
After thanking Mrs. Wang, Chunzhi went to take a bath and change clothes. She was exhausted from traveling for days, and the inside of her thighs were red and swollen from riding horses.
She asked her maid to find some medicine and apply it on the wound.
After applying the medicine, Chunzhi changed into clean clothes and ate something. She was really tired after running around for several days. She felt sleepy as soon as she touched the pillow and fell asleep somehow.
When Chunzhi woke up again, she saw Huo Zheng sitting in front of her bed...
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