Chapter 3238: Deep Love between Father and Son
Nan Yan asked, "Then, the Emperor wants to 'release' the father?"
Zhu Feng looked at her with interest and asked, "How did you know I was going to release him?"
Nan Yan said, "Didn't the emperor say that he wanted to find out where these Eastern Chaga tribe members replenished their food and water supplies? However, they won't tell us for nothing. So there's only one solution: let the tiger go back to the mountain."
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"Then we just need to find a way to release him."
Zhu Feng smiled and poked her head: "Well, you've made progress."
Nan Yan immediately raised her chin in triumph, but then Zhu Feng poured another bucket of cold water on her: "But this little progress is too little."
"What?"
Zhu Feng lit her up, but ignored her and turned to look outside: "Where's Cheng Jun?"
Nan Yan wanted to remain silent out of spite, but she couldn't help herself and said, "He's gone crazy since he got here, running around with Wen Bieyu up and down. He was just asking where the stables are. I think he wants to ride out, but things have been uneasy here lately, so I don't know. Let them rest in the yard next door for a while before we talk."
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "Why is it so uneasy? He finally got here, shouldn't he go out for a run?"
"Your Majesty is really careless. What if you run into someone from the Eastern Chaga tribe?"
"They? They don't have the guts to get this close to Handongwei."
As Zhu Feng spoke, he slowly lay back on the couch and squinted his eyes to look at the sky outside for a while. It was already late when they arrived, and the sun was about to set. Zhu Feng was about to close his eyes to rest for a while when he heard the sound of footsteps outside. He immediately opened his eyes and saw Zhu Chengjun, who was tanned black and red, running in from outside, his head and face covered in sweat.
He finally stopped when he reached the bed and said breathlessly, "Greetings, Father, and Mother."
Nan Yan frowned. "Did you really run away the moment I let you out? You didn't even greet me before coming in?"
Zhu Chengjun stuck out his tongue.
Zhu Feng, on the other hand, propped up his head and looked at him with a smile: "What are you doing here?"
Zhu Chengjun opened his eyes wide and looked at him hopefully. "Didn't the emperor say before we came here that he wanted to take me for a horseback ride? When are we going?"
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "It's almost dark, so I won't go today."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chengjun immediately lowered his head in disappointment.
If he had ears standing up on his head, I'm afraid they would droop down at this time.
Zhu Feng smiled again and said, "Tomorrow, I'll take you there. And tomorrow I'll have them choose the best horses for you. The horses here are all shipped from the Western Regions, and they're better than the ones you see in the capital."
"Really?"
Zhu Chengjun's eyes lit up immediately.
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "Sir, I'm not kidding. So go back tonight, eat well, sleep well, and don't make a fuss. That way you'll have the strength to do it tomorrow. Otherwise, I guarantee you'll be thrown off your horse and break your legs!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chengjun immediately said, "I understand!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran out again.
Nan Yan watched him come and go like the wind, and couldn't help but frown and shake her head. After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "Doesn't the emperor still have to deal with the prisoners? Does he still have time to take him riding?"
Zhu Feng stretched out his arms, put them under his head, and said nothing.
Nan Yan continued nagging, "He's been riding in a carriage for the past few months, and his bones are sore. Why doesn't the emperor take this opportunity to have a good rest instead of taking him horseback riding?"
Although she didn't want to say it, Zhu Feng was no longer young after all, and sometimes she also deliberately took care of him.
After years of fighting, his old injuries have begun to show.
Zhu Feng lay on the couch with his eyes narrowed, and said with a smile: "This is called the deep love between father and son."
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"As a father, I can't give him anything else. Can't I even take him with me when he wants to ride a horse?"
"A deep love between father and son?"
Nan Yan frowned slightly, wondering why he had said such a strange thing. After all, how could he have any deep feelings for Zhu Chengjun? If it weren't for her persuasion, he would have even wanted to give the crown prince to this child. What else could she say?
Moreover, seeing how calm he is, I don't know what he is planning.
However, after all, they had traveled a long way and were indeed a little tired. After some light meals were delivered from the kitchen, she served Zhu Feng dinner and then went to bed early.
That night, the Captain's Mansion was naturally quiet, but in the prison, the sounds of torture continued all night long.
The heavy iron door was not opened until dawn.
In order to facilitate torture, Chen Zixiao had ordered the day before that all the captives be transferred to the cells on the other side, two people in a room. The son named Agula had been clinging to the fence, listening to the footsteps coming from outside, wishing he could squeeze his whole body out of the gap in the fence. After a while, he saw two jailers dragging his father towards Lu.
When he left, Chao Lu only had some external injuries on his body from the fierce battle, but when he came back this time, he no longer looked like a human being. His clothes were torn into pieces by the whip mixed with iron nails, his skin was torn and his flesh was exposed. He even left a trail of bright red blood on the ground along the way, which was terrifying to see.
"Father!"
Agula shouted, and the two jailers opened the cell door expressionlessly, threw Chaolu in like a dead dog, and immediately closed the door again.
"Father!"
Agula hugged his father. Chaolu's face was also covered with scars. Blood was flowing down his chin, and his clothes were all stained red.
Agula's eyes also turned red.
At this time, Chao Lu sighed weakly: "Agula..."
"Father!"
Agula yelled and hugged him tightly: "Father, how are you?"
Chao Lu forced his eyes open and looked at him. Seeing that his son was still safe and sound, he seemed to be comforted. His mouth, which had been cracked with several bloody wounds, curled up into a smile and said, "I'm glad you're okay."
Agula said with red eyes: "We have fallen to this point, and we can only die in the end."
“…”
Chao Lu didn't say anything, but closed his eyes, as if gathering strength.
After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes again, and there was even a little light in his eyes. He said, "That's not necessarily the case. It doesn't matter if I die, but you must get out alive."
Agula looked at him in surprise: "How can we possibly get out alive like this?"
He smiled at Lu.
Then, he raised his hand, which had become as soft as an empty sack, and loosened his tightly clenched fist. In his palm covered with scars and blood, a sharp spike was revealed.
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