Chapter 289 Feathered Beast Spirit Clan
It turns out it wasn't meant for him on purpose, otherwise they wouldn't have eaten it.
Her bright eyes dimmed slightly as Ji Ruyan tucked the letter into her bosom, regaining her usual composure.
"And also, I brought back a box of medicine."
Ji Ruyan looked at the medicine; this was yet another batch of effective prepared medicine.
Because of these medicines, the military doctor almost worshipped Qingqing to death.
He had the medicine moved into the tent.
Then they opened the bundle containing the sausages.
I saw the sausages they brought back inside.
He knew it was a sausage.
The palace would make this every year in winter.
But because he doesn't eat meat, he has never eaten it.
However, from what I remember, it seems like people don't really like to eat it.
But Qingqing's cooking is delicious, so this sausage must be even better than the ones in the palace.
The quantity brought was not large, only about twenty in total.
Not enough to go around.
Fifteen people went, and Ji Ruyan took out ten and gave them to the soldiers.
"I'll just keep a little bit to taste."
"Your Highness, we don't want any, please eat. It's really delicious. Miss Lu said it can last a long time this winter, so please enjoy it slowly."
The young soldier smiled, his hands covered in bloody black scabs from frostbite, his face and mouth chapped, and his eyes filled with reverence.
Ji Ruyan felt a pang of sadness and told them to take it.
"Go to the kitchen and have some cooked food to warm yourself up. From now on, I'll make sure you eat your fill!"
The soldiers dared not disobey orders, but this thing was too precious, and they really couldn't bear to part with it...
"Alright, Your Highness's word is law. Stop dawdling! Hurry up and go to the kitchen!" Gu Chengye said in a deep voice.
He draped the fox fur coat over Ji Ruyan and said, "Your Highness, go back and rest."
"Hmm, divide the sausages and send them over to Chengzhou, Daye, and Zhang Lin to try. How's their training going?"
"The training is excellent. Now, even several lieutenants are no match for them. For the next surprise attack, I plan to have them operate alone."
"Good, Uncle Wang of Qing'an has already contacted 50,000 loyal old troops who have been mixed in with the imperial army's reinforcements for the Qin family army. They will arrive soon. We must defeat the Qin family army before the spring!"
"clear!"
After Ji Ruyan finished speaking, she took a sausage, said "Don't disturb me," and went into the tent.
Hehe, I guess I should read Miss Lu's letter carefully!
Gu Chengye couldn't help but smile.
Oh dear, it's been so long since I've been back to the General's Mansion. I'll go back and see the Madam tonight.
"Oh, Mother!"
"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!"
"This is so delicious!"
Before I knew it, the guys had already started eating!
Gu Chengye quickly snatched three sticks and left them for the three boys.
Then he scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Look at your pathetic self, it's just a sausage, how can it taste as good as roast meat? You've never eaten it before."
"No, General, try it! It's perfectly marbled with fat and lean meat, and the aroma is wonderful. What seasoning did they use to make this flavor? It's not like the sickly salty sausages we used to eat!"
The strategist held the sausage to Gu Chengye's lips.
Gu Chengye took a bite, and the next moment his eyes widened:
"What the hell is this... made of?"
This is so delicious!
"Don't finish it all, leave me half, or even just one! Ugh, you guys are so spineless!"
Amidst the scrambling and jostling of the crowd, Ji Ruyan finished reading Lu Qingqing's letter.
He stared at the character "安" for a long time, and no one knew what he was thinking.
But his eyes were like moonlight spilling onto a river at night, hazy and soft.
The single word "念" (niàn, meaning "to read") contains a myriad of thoughts and feelings.
The single word "peace" carries heartfelt wishes.
Is that right?
He had also received a letter from Mo Lang, in which he recorded in detail what Qingqing had said:
If you want to say it, then say it out loud. Even if you are far apart, your hearts are still together.
But what did he say?
He dared not.
He was still trapped in a chaotic situation fraught with danger, and dared not let himself go, yet he despicably used a single word to secretly express his thoughts.
If one day the clouds clear and the sky brightens, he will surely be able to speak his mind, just like Xiao Zhang, if she wants to hear it.
I carefully put the letter in the box by my bedside.
He took a bite of the sausage.
No wonder they were fighting over it, it was absolutely delicious.
He ate a couple of bites, then wrapped it up again and placed it by his bedside.
Since it can be stored for a long time, let's eat it slowly and savor it.
He then opened the medicine box.
My hands brushed over the packets and bottles of medicine, and I felt a strange sensation, as if my own youthful hands had once touched medicine like that, perhaps counting it...
Fifteen minutes later.
Ji Ruyan put on her fox fur coat and took her jade flute.
He shouted, "Yuanhua, take your sword and arrows, and come up the mountain with me!"
...
On the snow-covered Evergreen Mountain.
When Gu Chengye saw a lone, thin wolf appear, he thought it was just luck.
At a distance of 100 meters, an arrow struck the wolf in the forehead.
In this vast snowy landscape, amidst verdant pine forests, Ji Ruyan sat upright on a rock, holding a jade flute and playing a melodious tune.
Gu Chengye couldn't understand, but he found the scene to be quite beautiful.
The pristine snowfield, paired with the pristine people, is like a scene from a fairy tale.
If it were someone else, he would definitely say: "Playing this in the freezing cold in the mountains, you must be crazy or insane."
But His Highness is different.
While we're preparing for battle, he even brings me here to relax. He's truly the best prince in the world.
It's a pity he doesn't know painting, otherwise he would definitely paint a unique... unique... painting for His Highness.
Holy shit!
Another wolf has arrived!
I'm so lucky today!
As soon as the arrow was shot, he realized something was wrong.
Suddenly, a number of footsteps could be heard around them.
Stepping on the snow made a soft "crunch" sound.
He suddenly rushed to Ji Ruyan's side, looking around warily.
Then, something astonishing happened.
Wild animals that should have been hibernating suddenly appeared.
Wild boar, wolf, leopard...
"Your Highness, please descend the mountain first!"
Gu Chengye was both excited and nervous, and he fired all three arrows at once.
If we hunt these prey back, it will be enough to feed quite a few people!
What's going on? Are the wild animals not hibernating this year?
Soon, Gu Chengye sensed that something was wrong.
The prey didn't run away at all, letting him shoot them one by one, and they kept moving forward, forward...
At the same time, he felt that the sound of the flute was too loud, as if it was trying to drill into his brain, making him feel dizzy.
The flute music suddenly stopped.
"Kill them quickly!" Ji Ruyan urged urgently, her flute playing a powerful note.
"Oh, yes!"
Gu Chengye hurriedly turned around and saw that the originally snow-white ground was now dotted with red plum blossoms.
"quick!"
Before Gu Chengye could see clearly, Ji Ruyan urged him again.
He rushed toward the beasts.
The first thing we cut down was the wild boar!
A wild boar weighs 300 jin (150 kg), enough to be divided among 100 people!
Even though Gu Chengye acted quickly, it was still too late. Some wild animals seemed to wake up from their slumber, shaking their heads as they began to run into the woods.
Gu Chengye slashed and shot, and finally managed to get one or two away without wasting any.
He was still in a daze as he stared at the pile of animal carcasses on the ground.
The strategist said that during the previous victory, His Highness had also played the flute in the rear...
That time, the birds helped.
This time, the animals came to us of their own accord.
When he was a child, he heard a legendary story from his grandfather.
He said that there is a beast spirit clan in the world whose members can control birds and beasts. Hundreds of years ago, they used birds and beasts to wreak havoc on the world and attempted to dominate it.
Later, he was fortunate enough to encounter a wise ruler from the previous dynasty, who slaughtered all the winged beast spirits and pacified the world.
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