Chapter 1626 It depends on who strikes first
Gu Yiyou said unhappily, "I mean, the two of us have worked so hard, can the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine understand? Look at you, what are you thinking about?"
“…”
"Why are you blushing?"
“…”
Tong Sinian was speechless, only the flickering light of the torch in Gu Yiyou's hand shone on his face.
It seems to be a little redder.
After a while, he suddenly stood up, ignored Gu Yiyou, and walked straight towards their camp.
"Hey, wait for me."
Gu Yiyou stood up and hurriedly followed.
He ran to Tong Sinian's side, followed his footsteps, and said, "Hey, what about the bandits in the Hot Moon Bay? Do they know we're here?"
"Know."
"Why?"
"This is the back entrance to Thermidor. Although the canyon is so high that it's difficult for humans to descend, they also have to be wary of anyone actually entering Thermidor from this side. They'll definitely be sending people to monitor this area regularly."
"Then why don't they attack us?"
"I'm afraid they've already heard the news as soon as the Emperor arrived. If they touch us, it's like they're touching the Emperor. I'm afraid they're very clear about this."
“…”
"Although they are the bullies here, they still dare not truly anger the emperor."
“…”
"Besides—"
"Besides what?"
"Besides, they also suffered a loss at the hands of Lord Ye last time. Everyone in the Great Yan Dynasty knows that Lord Ye was personally taught by the Emperor. How can they dare to act rashly when the Emperor is here?"
“…”
"Now both sides are in a stage of confrontation and stalemate."
“…”
"It all depends on who strikes first."
Gu Yiyou thought for a while and said, "The emperor must want to take action first. He won't wait for a group of rabble to attack him."
"So, we need to clarify the situation here and tell him as soon as possible."
“…”
"Only in this way can we increase our chances of winning."
"Well, that's true. That's why you came here in the middle of the night to listen to the wind. You must have worked hard."
"snort."
Having said that, Tong Sinian ignored him again and quickened his pace to move forward.
Gu Yiyou still followed him closely, and kept saying "slow down, slow down", but he didn't pay attention to his feet and stepped on a corner of his fox fur cloak.
“Ouch!”
With a scream, he fell straight down.
Tong Sinian had already taken a few steps. At this time, he looked back at him, sighed, walked back, grabbed his hand, and pulled Gu Yiyou directly out of the human-shaped snow nest.
Gu Yiyou's face was covered with snow, like an old man with a white beard.
“Si Nian, my eyes are cold!”
"I'm really defeated by you."
“…”
He reached out and brushed off the snow for Gu Yiyou, then supported his brother who was rolling like a snowman, and the two of them slowly walked towards the camp.
In the camp, two soldiers who were on night watch were chatting around the fire to relieve their boredom. One of them was a young soldier named Zhao Daxi, and the other was older. When he saw the two young men who were as lively as snowballs coming back, he hurriedly helped them sit by the fire and warmed them for a while.
The two people gradually warmed up.
Zhao Daxi said, "Why don't you two go to sleep for a while?"
Gu Yiyou said, "I won't sleep anymore. It will be dawn soon."
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the dark sky, where there were countless stars shining like pearls.
He smiled and said, "The Northwest is the best place, with such a starry sky."
Zhao Daxi smiled and said, "Sir, you are joking. This kind of place is deserted, what good can it be? Besides, this kind of starry sky can also be seen in the capital."
"It's different, it's different."
Gu Yiyou watched and said, "The state of mind is different."
As he spoke, he pulled Tong Sinian: "Sinian, right?"
Tong Sinian ignored him and just put his hands to the fire to warm them. Zhao Daxi smiled apologetically and said, "Young Master is indeed elegant."
He probably didn't know how to flatter the relatives of these two imperial concubines, so he could only flatter them in such a blunt way. Tong Sinian couldn't help but look at him with an embarrassed look in his eyes.
Gu Yiyou smiled.
He continued, "Seeing a starry sky like this makes me feel better. The weather will get better too."
At this time, another middle-aged soldier who was guarding the fire nearby said, "That's not necessarily true."
"oh?"
Gu Yiyou turned to look at him: "You mean, the weather?"
The soldier nodded and said, "That's right. In the northwest, you can't tell the weather by looking at the sky. It's common for the stars to twinkle one day, but the next day there's a blinding sandstorm."
Gu Yiyou hesitated for a moment: "Will there be sandstorms in winter?"
"Yes."
"I thought that since it snowed here, there wouldn't be any sandstorms."
"There's none in this area, but further northwest, it's all desert. There's more sand than snow there, and when the wind blows, it's like a monster about to devour people, blocking out the sky and the sun. There are a few days like that every winter."
"oh……"
"I haven't encountered it this year, but I'm afraid it will happen soon."
Gu Yiyou didn't say anything, just looked at Tong Sinian, and the two were silent for a while.
At this time, Zhao Daxi asked: "My two lords, how many days do we have to survey here?"
Tong Sinian said in a deep voice, "I'll be back in two days."
"Okay."
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In a blink of an eye, two days passed.
During these two days, although they were in an important border town and were surrounded by dangers both inside and outside, it felt like there should be many crises, but Nan Yan lived a very leisurely life.
There was nothing for her to do, and nothing she needed to do.
Every morning she would sleep late, wake up, eat a meal that she wasn't sure whether it was breakfast or lunch, and then go to Ye Zheng's room to check on him.
In the afternoon, I just sit by the window and stare blankly.
In the evening, Zhu Feng would come to have dinner with her, and later...
There is nothing to say.
This look is indeed extremely leisurely.
However, perhaps she was born to be busy. The more leisurely she was, the more uneasy she became.
especially--
Several days have passed, and the person who would contact her as the mysterious person mentioned before has never appeared.
Sometimes, he would even wander around the Duwei Mansion to see if he would bump into anyone, but no matter where he went, the people around him would bow their heads and salute him with a look of panic on their faces.
No one special appeared.
Nan Yan sat in front of the window, looking at the sky which was glowing slightly red.
She couldn't help but frown slightly.
That person, why hasn't he appeared yet?
Did the mysterious person change his plan, or did they discover something and refuse to appear in front of him?
What happened?
Nan Yan was puzzled.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in my ears: "What are you thinking about, my lady?"
"ah!"
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