Xiao Rong: “…”
It's a pity that DNA cannot be tested in this era, otherwise Xiao Rong would definitely find a way to draw a tube of Qu Yunmie's blood to see how much of his gene sequence belongs to humans.
After spending a long time with Qu Yunmie, Xiao Rong even began to misunderstand himself. He obviously also had a well-proportioned and healthy body, but compared with Qu Yunmie, his body could only be considered as thin arms and legs.
If he had such doubts, Xiao Rong would look in the mirror. Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Xiao Rong smiled slightly. Hmm, it was indeed a misunderstanding. …
He said to Qu Yunmie: "The Kumo Xi people kept their promise. There was no Kumo Xi among the enemy troops on the battlefield yesterday. Their people were transferred to guard the defense line. I don't know how their general got the Xianbei people to agree."
Qu Yunmie said indifferently: "This is their business, and has nothing to do with the Zhenbei Army." This is indeed the truth. Xiao Rong looked at him and did not mention Kumoxi's matter anymore: "I heard that General Yuan was frightened on the battlefield today, and his horse's leg was chopped off by the enemy. Fortunately, he was fine."
Qu Yunmie continued sharpening his sword, without even looking up, and said, "Yuan Baifu has been acting strange these past few days."
Xiao Rong was stunned. Before he could ask anything, Qu Yunmie had already stopped sharpening his sword. He frowned and raised his head: "He seems to be distracted by something. He can't concentrate on the battlefield. He is courting death."
Xiao Rong: "...You wouldn't say that in front of other generals, would you? My king, have you ever heard of a sharp tongue but a soft heart?"
Qu Yunmie turned his head and blinked: "Tofu, you mean the recipe that Yu Shaoxie brought back from Jinling? It turns out to be soft and white with no taste at all?"
Xiao Rong hummed, "Sharp tongue but soft heart means that a person may be harsh with words and pierce people's hearts with every word he says, but in fact, his original intention is good and he never wants to hurt anyone."
Qu Yunmie was slightly stunned. He pursed his lips and seemed to understand why Xiao Rong said that.
He said to Xiao Rong: "Arong, you don't have to say that about yourself. In my eyes, you are not a sharp-tongued person."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
He was angry: "I know I'm not, I said you are!"
Qu Yunmie took a second to react, and immediately changed his previous words: "You're not?! You should be thankful that I can't take my heart out, otherwise I would definitely hold it in front of you and tell you one by one when those holes appeared!"
Xiao Rong: “…”
After a long while, Xiao Rong asked him, "Will you hate me?"
Qu Yunmie was still a little angry, but he looked at Xiao Rong and said unhappily, "It would be better if you could bear a grudge."
Xiao Rong laughed after hearing this, but then he made himself look more serious: "So this is the difference. The people you offended will not tolerate you like you tolerate me. They will also be unhappy after hearing such words, and they will remember it in their hearts. You can't expect everyone to be so magnanimous."
Qu Yunmie only listened to what he wanted to hear, so when he heard this passage, the focus became something else. He narrowed his eyes and said, “So you also know that I am particularly tolerant and generous towards you.”
Xiao Rong chuckled, not afraid of him at all. He even looked at Qu Yunmie with a little arrogance in his eyes: "I'm so smart, of course I know that it was you, the king, who gave me the opportunity to offend you. Since I don't have to pay the price, why shouldn't I be bolder."
Qu Yunmie: “…”
He laughed angrily: "You are really frank. Dancing with wolves is not a good habit. Everyone knows that wolves are the most ruthless."
Xiao Rong: "Indeed, dancing with wolves is extremely dangerous, but isn't it the king who is dancing with me? The king is not a wolf, and the king will not turn against me."
Qu Yunmie looked at him and laughed with an ambiguous tone: "Are you so sure? Xiao Rong, do you still remember what you said to me at the beginning? People's hearts are hard to predict."
Xiao Rong hummed: "I still think that people's minds are hard to predict, but you..."
He hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly closed his mouth. He looked at Qu Yunmie, and Qu Yunmie was also looking at him.
Even Xiao Rong himself didn't know what he wanted to say next, but Qu Yunmie seemed to understand. He lowered his eyes and didn't force Xiao Rong to finish the rest of his words. He picked up the Chilong Sword again and put it on the whetstone. But before continuing to sharpen it, Qu Yunmie paused and said, "If I come back unscathed this time, can I get another gift?"
Xiao Rong looked at the Chilong Sword in his hand and reminded him, "The sword is gone, so you can't dance with it anymore."
In fact, he could just change to another unsharpened sword, but Xiao Rong held a grudge and he didn't want to dance in front of Qu Yunmie for the time being.
Qu Yunmie was not picky: "It doesn't matter, you can change it to something else."
He waited for Xiao Rong's answer. Xiao Rong originally wanted to refuse, but looking into Qu Yunmie's eyes, he really couldn't say no.
He knew that if he refused, Qu Yunmie would not pester him, but it was this attitude of "it's okay if you give or not" that made Xiao Rong unable to help but soften his heart.
He closed his eyes, exhaled, and compromised helplessly: "Okay, if you come back unscathed."
Qu Yunmie's eyes lit up slightly, he smiled, then lowered his head and sharpened the sword blade even harder.
Xiao Rong looked at how hard he was working and smiled silently.
So the person who became magnanimous was not only Qu Yunmie, but also himself.
When he took advantage of Qu Yunmie's preferential treatment of him and coerced him into doing something he didn't want to do, he didn't see that the people being coerced were not just one person, but two people.
He is a bad guy, but he is also a bad guy who sinks a little deeper with each bad thing he does. If Qu Yunmie is pushed off a cliff by him one day, what he sees should not be Qu Yunmie falling, but his figure opening his arms and catching him in mid-air. ...
Where does the road ahead lead to? It’s not so much that Xiao Rong doesn’t know, but rather that he doesn’t want to know, because he is the kind of person who likes sweet dreams but cannot enjoy them. When he realized that this was just a dream, he had already woken up.
So he really didn't want to know, it would be great if he could just let the guessing be guessing forever, but unfortunately, the reason why this beautiful dream was beautiful was because there was another person in the dream who took care of him, tolerated him, and loved him. He could deceive himself, but he couldn't deceive another person. ... He was so unwilling.
But what can you do if you are unwilling? Don't forget what you really care about. What is it for which you have worked so hard and paid so much?
After stressing it twice in his mind, Xiao Rong looked at Qu Yunmie again. The latter carefully observed the marks on the Chilong Sword, and then began to grind the other side. After watching quietly for a while, Xiao Rong turned and left.
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