Upon seeing this, the Northern Khan knew that his plan to capture Si Jin alive had completely failed!
Despite the excruciating pain in his chest, he hoarsely gave the order:
"Retreat! Retreat!!"
The Northern Di soldiers then regained their senses and hurriedly dragged their Khan away.
However, before they could run two steps, Gu Linyuan and his cavalry cut off their retreat.
The young, handsome general lowered his proud, starry eyes, raised his hand, drew his sword, and pointed it directly at the throat of the Northern Khan:
"Great Khan, you have violated the rules of diplomatic negotiations between our two countries, and you deserve to be punished accordingly!"
He finished speaking.
Before the Northern Di soldiers could plead for mercy, he slit their throats with a single sword stroke.
Blood gushed from his neck, dripping into the yellow sand.
It made a series of muffled thuds, which terrified the Northern Di soldiers.
With the goddess and the Khan both killed in battle, they were leaderless and were quickly captured by Gu Linyuan's army.
Once the situation was completely under control, Gu Linyuan immediately dismounted, walked past the crowd, and went to Si Jinqian.
He knelt on one knee before the boy, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect.
"Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your rescue. I hope you will forgive me."
Two simple sentences, yet they are deeply moving.
Just like the first time we met, just like before.
Si Jin slightly raised her hand:
"Rise, my dear subject."
Gu Linyuan smiled and, as he stood up, took two steps forward and picked up his little emperor.
Shedding the ruthlessness of a military commander, she is gentle to the core:
"Your Majesty, I will take you back."
The nights in northern Xinjiang are cool, and the wind dances with the yellow sand.
Only the embrace of a lover is the warmest.
… …
The general rode his horse all the way back to the northern frontier camp with his young emperor.
After carefully checking him over and finding no injuries, I was finally relieved.
While wiping the blood off his body, she scolded him:
“Jinjin, I’ve told you before, the Northern Di people are very treacherous. You’d better wait until I’m transferred back to the garrison in the Northern Frontier before you go to see them.”
You wouldn't listen, and while I was away, you almost lost your life.
"Who said that?" Si Jin retorted, dissatisfied.
"If you hadn't come, they would have been killed by me long ago."
Gu Linyuan had no interest in joking with him.
Heaven knows how anxious he was when he returned to the hunting grounds after transferring troops from the northern frontier and didn't see his childhood friend.
Even now, my heart still aches.
His righteous and earnest lesson:
"Even so, you should never have lied to me and gone to see the Northern Di people yourself!"
My heart is with you. Do you have to keep taking him to danger and subjecting him to torture?
Couldn't you wait one day for me to finish transferring the troops so I could go with you...?
“But I am not a child, I am the emperor,” Si Jin insisted.
"I sent you away and went to negotiate alone to prove that I can still make the Northern Di army collapse without you!"
Besides being able to act cute with you, I can also create a peaceful and prosperous world!
If you don't even have this much courage, how can you command the country?!
These words left Gu Linyuan feeling both bitter and astringent.
Even though the anger subsided, I still felt quite uncomfortable.
For the first time, he felt the downsides of growing up.
That thin, small child was no longer the boy who only needed his protection.
I don't know whether to be happy or sad.
I feel empty inside.
Finally, he stepped forward, pulled Si Jin into a tight embrace, and slowly let out a sigh of relief:
"Jinjin, I really hate to see you grow up. I really wish you could let me hold you like this forever, and always be able to act cute with me."
Si Jin hugged her uncle.
His hands, restless, slipped off his belt and reached for his clothes.
The voice is alluring and gentle:
"General, rest assured, I have only ever been affectionate with you in my entire life."
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