Chapter 320 If you see a sky lantern, it means my longing for you has come to visit.
"Xiao Mo, you don't need to be so polite with me."
Seeing that Xiao Mo accepted his kindness, Qin Jingyuan smiled and said.
“Good things should naturally be used on good men; otherwise, what difference would it make if they were just thrown away in the wilderness? Not to mention that my sister has such a good relationship with you.”
Uncle Xiao is a general I greatly admire, and you are his son. Of course I'll help with this small favor if I can.”
Hearing the Second Prince's words, Xiao Mo did not answer, but simply nodded with a smile.
"Alright, I have to go take care of my business now. You take Siyao for a walk around." Qin Jingyuan patted Xiao Mo on the shoulder.
"Yes." Xiao Mo clasped his hands in a salute.
After Qin Jingyuan left satisfied, Xiao Mo watched his retreating figure, his eyes narrowing involuntarily.
Now that both the eldest and second princes have come of age, the struggle for the throne between them is likely to intensify. If the current emperor doesn't designate an heir, it might not be a good thing.
"Xiao Mo, what's wrong?" Qin Siyao blinked her big eyes and asked curiously as she saw Xiao Mo standing to the side in a daze.
"Nothing much." Xiao Mo shook his head, putting his thoughts aside. "Let me take you for a walk around the military camp, Siyao."
"Uh-huh!"
Qin Siyao nodded happily and obediently followed Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo showed her around his training area and explained how to use some of the training equipment in the military camp.
Qin Siyao listened with great interest as Xiao Mo explained everything.
Qin Siyao also found it quite strange.
Even though he had absolutely no interest in these things, when Xiao Mo started explaining them, he felt that they all had some meaning.
After seeing Xiao Mo lift a large stone mill with ease, Qin Siyao wanted to try it herself.
But no matter how hard it tried, the millstone remained lying motionless on the ground.
Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Siyao, forget it. Be careful not to hurt your arm. This stone mill is made of Zhenlong Stone and weighs 2,300 jin."
"Phew!" Upon hearing that this thing weighed over two thousand kilograms, Qin Siyao was stunned for a moment, then decisively gave up.
It turns out it wasn't that I was too weak, but that the stone was too heavy.
She took a deep breath, straightened up, and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Xiao Mo, is this how you usually train?"
“In our training, it’s not just about picking it up; we have to drag it while running, and it’s not this light in normal training,” Xiao Mo said truthfully.
Qin Siyao: "."
She suspected that Xiao Mo was deliberately trying to hurt her.
"Then what are these iron blocks tied to your body?" Qin Siyao changed the subject, poking at the things tied to Xiao Mo's limbs.
"This thing is a kind of mysterious iron, and it's also a kind of weight training. It can also suppress my cultivation level," Xiao Mo explained.
"I'm sure I can lift this," Qin Siyao said confidently.
"Really? Then we can give it a try." Xiao Mo smiled, took a piece of black iron off his arm, and threw it on the ground.
"Thump!"
When the black iron fell freely to the ground, Qin Siyao felt the ground tremble.
The black iron slammed into the ground with a heavy thud, even creating a small crater in the ground.
Qin Siyao was startled and immediately gave up, losing all her previous confidence.
"Hey? Xiao Mo, let's go play over there?" Qin Siyao pointed to a small hill and said. Then, without waiting for Xiao Mo to refuse, she ran over there herself, as if afraid that Xiao Mo would let her try to pick up the piece of black iron.
Xiao Mo smiled, rolled up the black iron and put it back into the strap on his arm, then followed.
Soon, the two sat side by side on a small hill.
The sky is beautiful today. Looking up, you see a sky full of stars, like grains of sand scattered across the night, or like the lights of thousands of homes rising into the air.
The bright moon hanging high in the sky was rounder and brighter than usual.
The bright, clear moonlight shines down, adding a touch of gentleness to the world and a touch of heroism to this iron-willed military camp.
Even though today's training has already ended, some people are still doing extra training in the military camp.
"Xiao Mo, I'm sorry."
Just as Xiao Mo and Qin Siyao were looking at the starry sky together, Qin Siyao hugged her knees, buried half of her face between her thighs, and apologized to Xiao Mo.
"Why are you suddenly apologizing to me?" Xiao Mo turned his head and asked in confusion.
"Because... I asked my father to let you join the Imperial Guard, but not only did he break his promise, he also put you in the Iron Tiger Army, making you train so hard every day."
Qin Siyao lowered her head, feeling more and more guilty the more she spoke.
"Xiao Mo, why don't you scold me like Mother did? That would make me feel better, but only this once!"
"I thought it was something serious."
Xiao Mo didn't care.
"Siyao, it's alright. The Imperial Guard is not a place I should be in, otherwise the others wouldn't be convinced."
And this Iron Tiger Army is quite good.
Besides, I am a martial arts practitioner, so what's wrong with a little hard training?
If I had to choose, I would still choose the Iron Tiger Army.
"Really?" Qin Siyao raised her head, her eyes blinking as she looked at the boy beside her. "Xiao Mo, you really don't blame me?"
Xiao Mo nodded: "I really don't blame you."
"Hehehe, that's great! I'm glad you didn't blame me. I knew you were the best, Xiao Mo." Qin Siyao happily took Xiao Mo's arm.
Xiao Mo never took the little girl's innocent behavior to heart.
Even in Xiao Mo's opinion, a year from now, Qin Siyao would blush when she recalled how she used to hold a little boy's arm when she was a child.
"Siyao, we should go back."
While Qin Siyao and Xiao Mo were still looking at the stars, Qin Jingyuan's voice came over.
"Okay."
Qin Siyao responded, then pouted, looking dejected, and said, "Xiao Mo, I...I have to go back to the palace. I don't know when I'll be able to see you again, but I'll seize every opportunity!"
“This is a military camp, so Siyao, you don’t need to come here often.” Xiao Mo felt that she really didn’t need to force herself.
"But Xiao Mo, what if I want to play with you?" Qin Siyao asked.
Well...
Just as Xiao Mo was thinking about how to comfort her.
Qin Siyao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Hey? I've got it!"
"Xiao Mo, you must look carefully at the sky at this time every day," Qin Siyao said earnestly to Xiao Mo.
"Why?" Xiao Mo asked curiously.
“My mother said that sky lanterns represent longing for others. Although I can’t come to play with you, I will light a sky lantern every night.”
The little girl said happily.
"If you see a sky lantern, it means my longing for you has come to play with me."
(End of this chapter)
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