"I hope we can both be honest with each other about our identities so that we can talk about what happens next.
Before you answer, let me first tell you who I am.
Last time you heard the conversation between me and my cousin, but I don’t know how much you knew.
Now let me tell you in detail. I am the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. My half-sister and my so-called fiancé conspired to plot against me, and I was kidnapped from the capital by human traffickers.
The hatred between me and them must be resolved. I don’t know if I can kill them and avenge myself with my ability, but I have to do something.
I don’t know whether this thing will succeed or whether it will implicate you.
If you are afraid of being implicated by me, you can also choose to break off relations with me and stop associating with me.
That’s all I have to say, now it’s your turn.”
Ying Xixi held Xiao Sui's face, looked into his eyes and spoke slowly, then wanted to let go of his face.
But Xiao Sui noticed that she was about to let go, so he raised his hand to cover hers and continued to hold his face.
"I can also confess to you that you are right, I am not a pure mountain hunter.
Before becoming a master hunter, I was in the military camp.
I wonder if you have heard of the great general Xiao Chengliang in the capital. He is my father. Our Xiao family was originally a happy family.
But my mother died of illness, and later my eldest brother and second brother died one after another on the battlefield.
My father and I are the only two people left in my family.
We are still guarding the border and still resisting foreign enemies.
We won a great victory in that war a few years ago, but my father also died on the battlefield!
I witnessed the deaths of my father, my elder brother and my second brother in battle.
This also caused me to suffer from serious psychological trauma. I couldn't sleep well at night. As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw the scenes of my family members dying in front of me.
I don’t dare go to the battlefield again, and I don’t even want to face everything that happened before.
In particular, my Xiao family is full of loyal and brave people. Even if I am the only one left alive, the emperor will still suspect my loyalty.
I simply left the border and came here to live in seclusion in the mountains, ignoring worldly affairs.
Over the past few years, my former subordinates have found me and tried to persuade me to go back, but I refused.
But if this goes on, sooner or later the emperor will know that I am here.
If there were no more wars on the border, perhaps the emperor would not do anything to me.
But if war breaks out, he might find a way to find me and send me back to the battlefield!"
When Xiao Sui said this, a dark meaning flashed in his eyes.
He took a deep breath, released Ying Xixi's hands that were holding his face, and instead held her shoulders, looking at her nervously.
"Xixi, do you... think I'm a cowardly deserter?"
Although he had never heard the word "deserter" from his former comrades in person, he knew that someone must have called him that in secret.
He was indeed a deserter, he admitted.
But it is also a fact that he can no longer go to the battlefield and face everything in the barracks and on the battlefield.
However, he felt that there was no need to tell these to his former subordinates, so even though they came to him many times, he just refused without explaining the reason for the refusal.
Ying Xixi was not too surprised when she heard this.
The old scars on Xiao Sui's body that she had seen before were scars that could only be caused on the battlefield.
This means that Xiao Sui must have suffered battlefield injuries.
That's why he had nightmares in the middle of the night, which seriously affected his sleep quality.
Ying Xixi looked at the worry and caution in his eyes with heartache.
"No, you're not a deserter. A real deserter isn't like you.
But Xiao Sui, didn't you tell your former subordinates about the trauma you suffered from the war?
Hearing Ying Xixi firmly say that he was not a deserter, Xiao Sui felt relieved.
He didn't care if others called him a deserter, he just didn't want to see disdain in Ying Xixi's eyes.
Xiao Sui hummed, "I didn't tell them, I didn't think it was necessary.
Whether they know it or not, I will never go back to the battlefield.
Now I just hope that there will be no more wars in my lifetime."
Ying Xixi nodded. She could understand why Xiao Sui didn't want to tell his former subordinates about his psychological trauma from the battlefield.
After all, this is Xiao Sui's own business, and it is also his secret and weakness.
Others cannot empathize with you, so it makes no difference whether you tell them or not.
He had to bear the pain himself, and no one could bear the pain brought by the trauma for him.
Moreover, if Xiao Sui still has enemies and the enemies know his secret, it will be very dangerous for Xiao Sui.
"Well, in that case, we really have to hope that there won't be any more wars in the future. Otherwise, we don't know what the emperor will do to you.
Okay, I understand all this, and I will keep your secret for you.
Now I will answer what you said earlier."
Ying Xixi cleared her throat and looked at Xiao Sui seriously.
Xiao Sui became nervous and let go of the hands that were holding Ying Xixi's shoulders.
His hands hanging at his sides were clenched tightly, and the blue veins on the back of his hands were enough to show how nervous he was at the moment.
"Okay, go ahead and talk. I'm listening carefully."
Xiao Sui took a deep breath and looked away, not daring to look at Ying Xixi.
Ying Xixi smiled, "I'm glad you realized that you like me, Xiao Sui, and I like you too.
I also want to marry you and live together for the rest of our lives.
I don't care that it's difficult for you to have children. I am destined to have many children and be blessed with good fortune. If you marry me, you will also have many children and be blessed with good fortune in the future.
As for what you said about leaving the military camp, I can accept it, and I don't feel that I will be dragged down by you in the future.
After all, if I fail in my revenge, it will also drag you down."
After Ying Xixi finished speaking, she saw Xiao Sui looking at her in disbelief and couldn't help laughing.
"What's wrong? Isn't it obvious what I said?"
Xiao Sui stammered, his voice dry and trembling, "Xixi, you, you said you like me too?!
It shouldn’t be, did I hear it wrongly? "
Ying Xixi smiled and stood on tiptoe, tugging at Xiao Sui's collar. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I love you. It's true. You heard it right."
The warm breath and clear words beside his ears made Xiao Sui's heart beat violently.
The fragrance from Ying Xixi lingered in his nostrils.
Xiao Sui tried his best to resist the urge to hold Ying Xixi tightly in his arms.
Now he couldn't scare her...
Ying Xixi let go of Xiao Sui's clothes, tilted her head back and smiled.
"Do you understand now?"
Xiao Sui nodded, no longer concealing his fiery gaze.
If gazes could become reality...
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