Chapter 1008 Why did I save Xia Zhou?
Upon hearing her speak, a complex emotion flashed in Ashina Zhuxie's eyes, but he still waved his hand dismissively, dismissing the soldiers who were pressing forward behind him. Then he turned to the men and said, "Station in place."
The soldiers immediately began to set up camp.
Ashina Zhuxie then turned to look at Lei Yu, and said solemnly, "Don't worry, I won't go against your wishes."
"..."
"Unless—someone is courting death."
Lei Yu's face was gloomy, but she didn't say much. Ashina Zhuxie then reached out and pressed her shoulder slightly, saying, "I know you and she have been separated for a long time and must have a lot to talk about. Why don't you stay here and talk to her for a while? Come back later."
After saying that, he turned and walked toward the camp that his soldiers had cordoned off.
With him left was Wang Shaoqiu, who had remained silent the whole time. Although he didn't say a word, his gaze had been fixed intently on one person ever since they entered the light. Even now that they were gone, the feeling of being burned still lingered on Lüxiao. Although she couldn't see into his eyes or figure out what he was thinking, her disgust for Wang Shaoji naturally extended to his brother. Besides, this man wasn't a good person to begin with, so she glared fiercely at Wang Shaoqiu's back, threw the reins of the horse she had been riding to a guard beside her, and sat down by the campfire on the other side.
Only then did Shang Ruyi and Lei Yu finally look at each other again, their eyes flashing as if they had a thousand words to say. Several times they hesitated to speak, and after staring at each other for a long time, they couldn't utter a single word.
Finally, Shang Ruyi chuckled softly.
She simply took Lei Yu's hand and led her to sit down by the campfire, then said, "I don't even know what to say to you anymore."
Only then did Lei Yu seem to finally calm down. She looked up at the area around the campfire. The tents next to it had obviously been set up by Shang Ruyi's men long ago, and several soldiers were patrolling around the camp with torches, watching out for any wolves. On the other side of the camp, right next to it, Ashina Zhuxie's men had quickly marked out the area and started setting up tents. Although the two sides were very close, they were full of hostility towards each other.
She withdrew her gaze and looked at Shang Ruyi with a complicated expression: "Why did you come here?"
Shang Ruyi was picking up a branch to throw into the fire when she heard this. She paused, then threw the branch into the fire anyway, and looked at Lei Yu: "What about you?"
Lei Yu frowned: "Isn't it for Xia Zhou?"
Faced with her straightforward nature and deep gaze, Shang Ruyi remained silent for a longer time before finally saying, "Of course."
"and you--"
"And you?"
Before Lei Yu could say anything, Shang Ruyi interrupted her, picked up a slightly longer branch and broke it in two. The "snap" sound sent a shiver down her spine in the quiet night. Her gentle voice continued, "You...don't you want to save Xia Zhou?"
A strange expression appeared on Lei Yu's face. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Why should I save Xia Zhou?"
"..."
“That’s the territory of the Eastern Turks.”
Shang Ruyi looked up at her for a moment and said, "That's true."
After those two words were spoken, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became somewhat somber.
Two people who were once inseparable, even bound by life and death, cannot easily sever their life-and-death bond even after a period of separation. A long-awaited reunion can actually bring them closer. However, if two people are unwilling to get close easily, the distance created during their separation will become a real barrier that they can both sense, and the oppressive atmosphere will gradually become suffocating.
On the other side, seeing that his soldiers had already set up several tents, Ashina Zhuxie got up and walked to the other side of the camp.
The sky was as dark as ink, and the Milky Way was dazzling.
He looked up at the dark sky above, and at the countless stars that shone as faintly as night dew sprinkled on the grassland. After a long while, he looked down again and gazed ahead.
Apart from the firelight from the two camps behind him, the surroundings were pitch black. He could only rely on his sharp, eagle-like eyesight to see the huge, towering black shadow in front of him that seemed to blot out the sky. This must be the Tian Ding Mountain that the people who came earlier had reported.
That is, Shang Ruyi's destination on this trip.
Just as he was trying his best to peel the outline of the mountain out of the darkness, he heard footsteps behind him again. When he turned around, he saw Wang Shaoqiu. He was walking here with his head down, seemingly aimlessly. He would take a few steps and then look back.
What are you looking at?
"Um?"
Hearing the voice from ahead, Wang Shaoqiu was startled. He looked up and saw Ashina Zhuxie standing in front of him. He breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression remained cautious. He said, "So the Khan is here."
Ashina Zhuxie stared at his face and said, "Your Excellency seems to have something on your mind."
Before Wang Shaoqiu could respond, he looked over his shoulder at the slender and beautiful figure sitting by a campfire not far behind him. Wang Shaoqiu also subconsciously turned around and glanced back, his eyes darkening further.
Ashina Zhuxie suddenly asked, "Do you hate her?"
"..."
Wang Shaoqiu was silent for a moment, then said, "Of course."
Ashina Zhuxie then asked, "So, you want to kill her?"
Wang Shaoqiu paused for a moment, then said, "Of course."
After saying that, he glanced cautiously at Ashina Zhuxie: "Why does the Khan ask this?"
Ashina Zhuye slowly walked to his side and said, "I just thought that it was because of this woman's betrayal that you lost Taiyuan, and I almost suffered a fatal blow at Yang. Now that she is right in front of me, no one will let her go easily."
Wang Shaoqiu said, "But she is currently with Shang Ruyi."
"..."
"If Shang Ruyi and she really have clues about Zuo Gong's suspected tomb, then we cannot completely turn against them for the time being."
Ashina Zhuxie looked at him for a while, then nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
"..."
"Then I will let her go for now."
After saying that, he slowly walked back, and as he passed Wang Shaoqiu, he patted him on the shoulder meaningfully: "I also hope that Your Excellency will be more clear-headed."
Wang Shaoqiu frowned, but before he could say anything, Ashina Zhuxie had already walked away.
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