Chapter 2623: Follow your heart, don't ask for grudges
When he saw the man's true face, a somewhat strange thought popped up in Zhu Feng's mind.
There are probably many people in the world who wish they could be born like him.
The next moment, when he thought about this thought, he felt ridiculous. But his eyes could not leave that person's face.
The face before me cannot be said to be without flaws.
His face was too pale, his lips were almost bloodless, his expression was cold, and there was a deep sense of fatigue in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
However, despite exhausting all Zhu Feng knew and learned, he could not find a word to describe this man's face, nor could he find a handsome man who could be compared with this man.
A rare talent among men.
These four words were all he could think of.
At this time, the other party slowly said: "Your Majesty, the word 'merit' is too kind."
“…”
"But, just follow your heart."
Zhu Feng stared at his face intently and said, "Your spontaneous action, without the need for a single soldier, has given Yan Nation several years of peace and stability, while also sowing the seeds of separation between the East and the West in Neng Nation."
“…”
"Such a spontaneous act is not something I should take lightly."
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"But it's just too heavy."
The man said calmly, "How did your Majesty know it was me?"
Zhu Feng said, "How could I not know it was you—Master Imperial Preceptor?"
The Imperial Master.
As soon as these four words were spoken, something seemed to explode in the air. The handsome man in front of him took a deep breath, but did not look at Zhu Feng again. Instead, he turned to look at Xue Yun, who was sitting on the ground in a daze, forgetting to move.
He walked over slowly.
Xue Yun also kept looking up at him, without saying a word, with tears in her eyes, flickering continuously with the firelight, until this man walked in front of her, slowly squatted down, and looked into her eyes.
A large pale hand reached out and gently stroked her face.
He said in a deep voice: "I am no longer the Imperial Master."
“…”
"I'll take you away."
“…”
Xue Yun didn't say a word, just looked at him.
She was not in a daze, nor was she speechless, but at this moment, she seemed to be able to do only one thing, which was to look deeply at this person's face, imprint this face in her eyes, and even more deeply engrave it into her heart.
And this person just let her watch.
After an unknown amount of time, Xue Yun chuckled.
Said: "I finally remember what you look like."
Hearing this, a smile flashed across the man's face, but also an expression as if he was so sad that he was about to cry. But before he could say anything, Xue Yun fell towards him.
"Hanzhi!"
He let out a low cry and reached out to catch Xue Yun, only to see that Xue Yun's chin had hit his shoulder and he had passed out.
He picked her up.
The firelight on the side flickered, illuminating Xue Yun's pale face. Although she was unconscious, a faint smile appeared on her face. She leaned in his arms, as peaceful as a newborn baby.
The man looked at her with regret in his eyes.
He let out a deep breath, picked up Xue Yun and turned around to leave.
Zhu Feng asked, "Where are you going?"
The man said, "I want to take her away."
Zhu Feng asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
“…”
"I have a lot to tell you."
The man said, "There's nothing to say."
Just as he was about to leave with Xue Yun in his arms, there was a sudden burst of hurried horse hooves and the sound of wheels coming from the front. In the distance, it seemed that there was a carriage parked in front.
Then, a figure jumped down from the carriage and ran straight towards this side.
"emperor!"
Zhu Feng looked up and saw that it was Nan Yan!
In the darkness of the night, she ran over hurriedly. When she saw Zhu Feng standing by the campfire, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her eyes shifted to the man standing beside him, holding Xue Yun in his arms.
Suddenly, she stopped and froze there.
A pair of eyes, as if drawn by an invisible thread, were fixed on that person's face, staring at him for a long time without blinking.
The man looked at her with a gloomy face and a complicated expression.
Zhu Feng asked, "Nan Yan?"
Nan Yan stared blankly at the man. After a long while, she tentatively called out, "Brother Ye?"
The man just glanced at her.
Nan Yan asked again: "Brother Ye, is it really you?"
Zhu Feng's brows tightened.
He guessed the identity of this person, but not his name. However, when Nan Yan came and called him like that, he immediately realized something.
Said: "You are calling him? Who is he?"
Nan Yan stared at the pale face for a long time before she whispered, "It's really you."
“…”
"Your Majesty, he, he is the disciple of my uncle that I have told Your Majesty about."
“…”
"Yan Ye, Brother Ye."
Zhu Feng frowned again. His memory was not bad, so he naturally remembered that Nan Yan had mentioned this person to him twice.
The first time was shortly after she became a noble concubine. When I mentioned the Western Regions to her, she sighed that there were no talented people available. She mentioned this person.
It is said that he is a man of both civil and military talents.
The second time was when she talked about how she was close to this person when she was a child, and she might even have developed feelings similar to what Xinping had for Liu Yueze.
It is said that he is a rare talent among men.
Although Zhu Feng also wanted to meet this person, he always felt that Nan Yan's high praise for this person might not be worthy of the reputation.
But now——
He could only sigh, there really was such a person in the world.
At this time, Yan Ye said calmly: "No matter what your majesty says about my achievements, I still say the same thing, I just did what I felt like doing."
“…”
"Act according to your heart, without regard for favors or grudges."
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"What's happening here, your affairs, have nothing to do with us anymore. I just want to take her away."
After saying that, he walked forward holding Xue Yun and passed by Nan Yan.
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and immediately turned around to chase after him: "Brother Ye, Brother Ye!"
But Yan Ye did not stop at all. He wrapped the thin person in his arms with a dark cloak and was about to blend into the dark night.
Zhu Feng also frowned.
Although he didn't want this person to leave, facing Yan Ye, he didn't want to, and was even less willing to use force to make him stay.
Just when the dark figure was about to blend into the night, Yan Ye stopped on his own.
There was a person standing in front of him.
Her face was as pale as paper and her breath was weak. Although she was standing, it seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her down.
Nan Yan took a closer look and was also shocked.
The person standing in front of Yan Ye was actually Xiu Yun!
She gasped and whispered, "Sir, let's talk things over with them before we leave."
“…”
At this moment, not only Nan Yan, but even Zhu Feng was stunned.
After an unknown amount of time, Nan Yan finally said in disbelief, "Empress Xiujun, are you his?"
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