Chapter 378 Don't Forget Each Other
Twenty days later, when Yun Chen's injury had fully recovered, the Lion Army finally sent news that they had successfully blocked Jiao Zuotai and the Black Scale Cavalry outside Youzhou, temporarily preventing their plot to go north and secretly join forces with Luo Jiang Touman's army.
Upon hearing this, Touman quickly assembled his troops, intending to outflank them from behind and continue his plan of joining forces with the Black Scale Cavalry.
Yun Chen and the remaining troops were too few in number to fight, so they had to break camp quickly and escort Nan Lijun to Youzhou to join the main force.
On the eve of leaving Luojiang, Yun Chen rode on the Cloud-Swallowing Beast and stood quietly facing the direction of the royal court for a long time, like an ice sculpture growing out of the snow.
Bu Yan came over to comfort her:
"Yan Shijiu... I've always been annoyed with that guy, but I have to admit, he's quite the man. Ah Chen, just treat him as a hero. If you survive, you'll only fulfill his wish."
Yun Chen recalled the way Yan Shijiu held her hand and stabbed it towards his chest with such determination.
Yun Chen's eyes were a little moist.
This was the first time in her life that she killed a friend, and also the first time that she abandoned a friend.
But even if she had to do it again a thousand times, she would still make the same choice——
Abandon Yan Shijiu and bring the conspiracy of the alliance between Touman and the Black Scale Cavalry back to the Lion Army as soon as possible.
The interests of family and country are always more important than personal grudges.
"I know, Brother Buyan." Yun Chen's voice was extremely low.
Looking at the boundless starry sky, she thought of her old grandmother, Duoji, and Xiong Dun...
Thinking of the Northern Expedition soldier who died at the hands of Monk... and the millions of people who sleep forever in the snow.
A fatigue I had never experienced before swept over my whole body.
Yun Chen had never felt so bored. The new sword in her hand was so powerful and sharp, but she didn't want to swing it again.
"Brother Buyan, I'm so tired."
Bu Yan was stunned. After knowing Yun Chen for so many years, this was the first time he heard her say "tired". He was so surprised that he opened his mouth and said:
"Finally, you're going to cry 'tired' one day! Back in the Huo Gang, you almost got us killed, don't you know? Every time we finished dealing with the Yu family, we were so tired we couldn't even lift our arms! And you're still yelling at us to go to the next gang! You won't let us rest for a moment! No, I have to hurry to Youzhou and tell Brother Ye Yan this! He'll have to set off firecrackers to celebrate!"
Yun Chen laughed and shook his head, "That's not what I meant. It's not that I'm tired, it's just... it's just..."
She couldn't say it. Bu Yan took over and said bluntly:
"I'm just tired. I've had enough of fighting and killing people, right?"
She lowered her head embarrassedly, and patted her shoulder without saying a word:
"What's the big deal? After so many years of fighting and killing, who wouldn't be tired? We are not born killers! It's okay, Achen, just take a break when you are tired. We are here if the sky falls! The young master will definitely hold on to the end. Don't forget, he is tall and has long legs. It takes him half a day to put on his boots!"
The last sentence brought back many memories of the past. Yun Chen was amused and his eyes fell on the handkerchief tied around Buyan's waist.
It was the handkerchief that Buyan tied on his hand when he came back from the princess's tent after he was bitten by the Cloud-Swallowing Beast a few days ago. It was obviously Nan Lijun's handkerchief.
Later, the handkerchief was washed, and without saying anything, she did not return it. Instead, she tied it around her waist as an accessory.
Yun Chen kicked without saying anything, and said with a teasing smile:
"The princess's handkerchief, hey, tell me, how bad is it?"
The face turned red without saying a word, and he waved his hands repeatedly:
"Don't talk nonsense! The princess is the crown prince, the supreme ruler. How can I be so arrogant as to call her my own?"
Yun Chen squinted at him, "When did you become so conscious of family background? How come I didn't know about it! It's just the two of us here! Stop pretending! Tell the truth!"
After saying that, Yun Chen rolled up his sleeves and was about to catch Buyan.
In order to prevent the situation from getting out of hand and forgetting the rules of gender, Bu Yan had no choice but to dodge and beg for mercy:
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you!"
Yun Chen showed a sly smile and pretended to listen attentively, looking just like those little ruffians in the military camp.
"You!" Buyan slapped her on the head and said with a helpless smile: "Your Highness, she...she..."
After saying only two words, Bu Yan, like Yun Chen, couldn't continue.
It’s not that he wants to hide something, but he doesn’t know where to start and doesn’t know what words to use to describe Nan Lijun.
Sometimes she is quiet, sometimes she laughs, sometimes she cries, sometimes she goes crazy...
She could be smiling gently one moment and jumping off a slope to commit suicide without hesitation the next.
She was like a small clay figure made of black and white, standing in the middle of a huge torrent, wandering around in confusion among thousands of dangerous rivers, unable to find the right one.
Without saying anything, he sighed deeply, thought about it for a long time, and then said:
"Achen, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gotten so close to the princess."
There is another sentence: Achen, when you were unconscious, the palace servants around the princess tried to assassinate you, but I really can't tell if it was the princess who ordered it... So I chose not to tell you, I'm sorry...
This sentence cannot be said without words.
In the deepest part of his heart that he dared not explore, in the most cowardly and selfish place, was he afraid that once he spoke it out, Yun Chen would immediately turn his back on him, and Nan Lijun would lose his last support?
Yun Chen didn't know what Bu Yan was thinking. She seemed to have heard something really stupid and laughed:
"Why apologize? If you were to become a consort, would you mark out a piece of land on a map for me, or open the treasury to me for three days, okay?"
Buyan looked at Yun Chen in a daze, and then they both burst into laughter.
“Hahahahahaha——”
Their unbridled laughter echoed under the starry sky.
"'Prince consort'? 'National treasury'? Ah Chen, I really admire your boldness!"
"Thank you so much! I only hope that if one of you succeeds, all your family members will also prosper! 'When your family becomes rich and powerful, don't forget each other!'"
"screw you!"
"How about writing an IOU first?"
"roll!"
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