As soon as Gu Yuzhi finished speaking, Mr. Huo swiftly and accurately seized Xiaobai's weak spot and whispered, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Gu Yuzhi snorted and stepped forward, tied Xiaobai in a knot, poked his head hard, and said fiercely, "If you steal my food again, I'll throw you into the river to bathe."
Anyway, since Xiaobai's hair is tied up, he definitely can't swim.
Xiao Bai twisted her knotted body, realizing she really couldn't break free. She blinked her vertical pupils at him, looking completely harmless.
Mr. Huo learned the truth from Chief Secretary Xie, and his eyes were filled with astonishment as he looked down at the little white snake.
Such a tiny little thing, yet it ate a whole rabbit leg?
And looking at it like this, do you still want to eat it?
Gu Yuzhi hummed and tied Xiaobai's tail with a thin rope. He then took a freshly roasted rabbit leg and ate it in front of Xiaobai, munching away and shaking his head as he ate.
At this moment, Gu Yuzhi was like a soldier on the march, squatting with his legs apart, tearing meat with his head down, and taking a sip of water when he was thirsty. His posture was just like drinking alcohol, completely lacking the elegance he had when dining in the mansion.
Xie Changshi frowned slightly, but said nothing. He sat down cross-legged next to him. Although he was also holding meat with his bare hands, he looked more refined than Gu Yuzhi.
When Gu Yuzhi saw Xiaobai staring at him with her mouth agape and drool dripping down her cheeks, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
But the next moment, Gu Yuzhi fully experienced what it means for joy to turn to sorrow.
He covered his mouth, turned to look at Chief Secretary Xie, his eyes brimming with tears, and said in a muffled voice, "Chief Secretary Xie, my tooth has fallen out."
As he spoke, he opened his palm, revealing a tiny baby tooth. He puffed out his cheeks and poked at the spot where the tooth had fallen out, making a face and grinning. After a while, he reluctantly returned the mushroom that Mingli had handed him.
"I lost a tooth, so I have to avoid certain foods, otherwise it will cause inflammation and swelling on my face, which would be troublesome."
Although I would carry some necessary medicine powder with me when I travel, I try to avoid suffering if possible.
Gu Yuzhi said that no matter how much he likes grilled food, he has to give way when it comes to taking medicine!
Just then, the guards had almost finished eating and were chatting in twos and threes. Mr. Huo continued working, roasting all the remaining game he had hunted, intending to take it with him on the road.
Gu Yuzhi handed the meat he hadn't finished to Xiaobai, and it swallowed it whole, even the bones this time.
He snorted, reluctantly untying the knot on its body, and poked its forehead: "You're really getting off easy."
The aroma of roasting food wafted over, and Gu Yuzhi took a step back, then another, until he was quite far away, before turning to look at Xie Changshi, who had followed him all the way: "Xie Changshi, why aren't you afraid when you see Xiaobai in my hands?"
Apart from Guard Zhao and Guard Qian, everyone else seemed to be very accepting of the little white snake. When he talked about it, they smiled and said that the little white snake was really cute. No one was scared, and no one thought that he shouldn't be friends with a snake.
Xie Changshi glanced at the little white snake that was slithering around Mr. Huo and chuckled, "Because we all know that His Highness is very popular with animals, such as Xueye and Heiyuan."
Xueye grew up in the Wen family mansion and was used to everyone. However, apart from the young prince, it was only slightly closer to the guard Qi. The only person who could ride it was the young prince.
As for Black Kite, needless to say, you can tell from the last time he wanted to help retrieve the letter that this guy is the most aloof.
As for Xiaobai...
Chief Secretary Xie stroked his beard. This little fellow, judging from the current situation, seemed like a good eater and someone who was easy to trick.
He watched as Xiaobai secretly climbed onto the shelf next to him, and as Mr. Huo turned around, it opened its mouth wide and bit off the pheasant's head in one bite.
Xie Changshi blinked, looked away, and answered Gu Yuzhi's question in a low voice: "Xueye is known by the people as the guardian deity of Xinliang. With it by His Highness's side, it's just a small white snake, so naturally no one finds it strange."
Shu Xiaohan nodded and summarized, "Your Highness, what Chief Secretary Xie meant was that everyone knows you are very capable and can tame these animals."
She felt that the word "tamed" might not be appropriate; she preferred to say that Gu Yuzhi possessed a certain unknown affinity that affected not only people but also animals.
Gu Yuzhi picked up a twig and poked it at the damp ground. Suddenly, he heard singing. He turned his head and saw Zhao, the guard, shouting at the top of his lungs in the firelight. The tune was a bit strange.
He scratched his head and listened for a while, then roughly understood that it was a song about missing one's family.
As Guard Zhao's voice faded, Guard Qian and the others began to chant as well. The originally chaotic tune seemed to suddenly take a turn and gradually become melodious.
Xie Changshi picked up a leaf at some point, put it to his lips and blew on it gently, echoing the singing of Qian Shiwei and the others, making it crisp and pleasant to listen to.
Gu Yuzhi had never seen a leaf used as a musical instrument before. His curiosity reached its peak, so he turned around, found a leaf that looked like Xie Changshi's, put it in his mouth, puffed out his cheeks, and blew hard, but he couldn't make a sound.
He puffed out his cheeks and put the leaf down, but soon he was no longer angry and rested his chin on his hand as he listened to the guards sing.
Shu Xiaohan couldn't understand the meaning of the words, so she had to ask Wen Xiuzhu to explain. The two whispered among themselves, not noticing that Gu Yuzhi's eyes, which had been bright and sparkling, had now lost their luster.
He wrapped his arms around his knees, rested his chin on his arms, and showed no interest whatsoever.
Although Chief Secretary Xie and his men kept the matter of the Prince of Chu's brother's treason a secret, the attendants who came with him still managed to deduce something from the fact that he took Mr. Huo to Jingxiang.
After he understood the true purpose of his elder brother's arrangement for him to come, Xie Changshi said that these guards would eventually go to the battlefield.
If you're lucky, you survive and become his bodyguard unharmed; if you're unlucky, you can only have your identity token sent to the martyrs' cemetery, your soul returning to your hometown...
When Gu Yuzhi learned that his brother, the King of Chu, had colluded with the enemy, he was shocked and angry, but apart from a sense of urgency that something was finally about to happen, he felt nothing else.
But now, listening to Guard Qian and the others singing songs of homesickness, Gu Yuzhi finally understood what his brother, the Prince of Chu, had brought them through his treason.
The Northern Barbarians will invade sooner or later, but if it weren't for the King of Chu's instigation, the Northern Desert could remain peaceful for another three years. During these three years, under the leadership of General Lu and Brother Tian Shu, the Northern Desert army would regain the strength of the Huo family army of yesteryear...
But now...
He experienced once again what it meant to feel lost and confused.
Even though the road ahead was straight, he felt a sense of unease, as if shrouded in a thick fog, which was quite frightening...
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