The procession gradually drove into the city, and the Tang soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order vigilantly guarded both sides of them, and even though they had been confirmed to be the people of the border towns, they were still shouted and warned by the Tang cavalry on their horses, asking them not to leave their temporary residences.

The second line of defense even cleared an abandoned camp to house these people, and guarded the main road to guard against any enemy spies and demon seed avatars that might appear in it.

It can also be seen from this that Su Lie is extremely cautious in his use of troops, so he can open the city gate at this time, which shows his character even more.

Hua Mulan and Li Bai rode into the city gate on a war horse at the rear, she handed the reins to Li Bai and pointed to the city.

"Wait for me. I'm going to meet with the commander of this line. ”

"Good. Li Bai responded, his eyes wandered with the girl's back, he really didn't bother to watch the barrage recently, after all, even if there was no troll's barrage, it was still not as good as Mulan's back.

Hua Mulan walked up the stairs with a leisurely bearing, directly ignoring the gathered gazes and the stubborn armor soldiers, and ascended to the top of the city.

At this moment, under the light of the fire, no one dared to underestimate her slightly embarrassed outfit, and every wound on her armor, every rich and deep mottled bloodstain was like a medal, which made the Tang people awe-inspired.

It was a great feat that belonged not only to men, but to warriors.

"Captain Huadu. Su Lie took the lead in taking a step forward, and his tower-like figure saluted respectfully in front of everyone.

It was only at this time that Li Bai remembered that Hua Mulan was still the nominal supreme commander of the Great Wall defense line, although this position may have been taken down by the prison army in the town guard mansion.

"Captain Sudu. Mulan bowed slightly, her attitude was not very eager, and even a little cold.

But Su Lie didn't think it was wrong, but smiled awkwardly.

Li Bai knew that this was because before this, they had asked for help from the second line of defense, but they were rejected by the above. Although they all knew that they couldn't blame Su Lie for this, they didn't want to give him any good looks after all.

It's wrong to force someone to do something they shouldn't do or take a lot of risk, but what if that's the only straw for yourself?

It's as if you're about to fall off a cliff, and the only one who can help you is a friend of yours, and if that person reaches out, he's likely to fall off the cliff with him, and even more tragedy.

So he let go......

So, will you be relieved?

Some things are understandable, but that doesn't mean they can be treated as if nothing happened.

"The demon seed army is coming, does Su Duwei have a good way to retreat from the enemy?" Although Hua Mulan looked up at Su Lie, who was more than two meters tall, her attitude was looking down from top to bottom, and there was a kind of domineering.

No matter how she doesn't care on the surface, no matter whether she can objectively say on the surface that "Su Lie, the commander of the second line of defense, is a very good person", but after all, she still has a problem in her heart.

Su Lie shook his head decisively: "No, if it is really as said in Captain Huadu's letter, even the army of Broken Leaves may not be able to quell this demonic disaster, all we can do is to hold on." ”

Hua Mulan sneered, and her eyes bloomed with two cold lights like a cold winter wind: "What if?

Su Lie smiled bitterly: "Captain Huadu, I didn't mean that. ”

He thought about it for a while, and stopped talking several times, but finally said: "At the beginning, the supervising army was strictly ordered to hold on, how could I, the second line of defense, with more than 1,000 people, dare to leave my post without permission? Besides, the important Huadu lieutenant of the second line of defense is not unclear, right? Behind it are more than a dozen towns, if the defense line is broken, ...... it."

Hua Mulan waved her hand: "Okay, you don't need to explain to me, I misjudged you Su Lie." ”

Su Lie smiled awkwardly and whispered, "Sister, you still have such a temper." ”

Hua Mulan glanced at him and said coldly, "Please call me Hua Duwei." Settle my people, they are already tired from fighting viciously, and it is better to be a reserve. ”

Su Lie was shocked: "Settle down...... What about you?"

Hua Mulan said: "I have a speculation, and now I have to verify it, and you ask for more blessings." ”

Su Lie was slightly stunned: "What speculation?"

Hua Mulan gave him one last indifferent look, turned around and said, "You don't need to know. ”

Li Bai looked at the girl who walked down the stone steps step by step, in the limelight.

Her face was always indifferent, and she was so calm that she could hardly speak.

Hua Mulan is not a little woman who depends on people, she is like an eagle above the nine heavens, she may never be expected to stay at home with her husband and children, but this is her charm.

Soon, Mulan came to the last step of the stairs, which happened to be level with Li Bai.

She didn't go any further, but stared into his eyes for a long time.

In her eyes, there were countless thoughts and stops, and in his eyes, there were countless resolute determinations.

He knew what she wanted to say, and she knew what he would answer, so it was all in plain sight.

She finally said, "Let's go, go and test our assumptions." ”

Li Bai nodded.

The two tacitly understood like old friends for many years, and Weng Yu, who had supported each other for half of her life, disappeared into the night in Su Lie's slightly complicated gaze.

"Hua Duwei has a good relationship with that Li Duwei. Captain Guo Yi said with a smile. "When I was under General Du before, I had never seen her lie to anyone. ”

Su Lie was stunned and said with a wry smile: "It should be a ...... Very interesting people. ”

Captain Guo Yi was surprised: "Who?

Su Lie smiled and didn't speak again, but arranged the garrison work step by step, no matter what their guess was, I hope they can return safely.

......

"Mulan, have you ever thought about leaving the Great Wall?" asked Li Bai.

Mulan's footsteps paused slightly, and she looked back at him, her eyes were a little confused, in the dark night, the girl's eyes looked very bright, and everything seemed so beautiful.

After a while, she said, "I didn't think about it, I thought I would die in this land, and put blood and bones into that wall." ”

Li Bai's heart sank slightly, and he asked tentatively, "What if peace comes?"

Mulan turned her head and stopped looking at him, for some reason, her eyes seemed to be full of sadness that was about to overflow, and she clenched the short blade pinned to her waist, as if holding her fate.

"There will be no real peace on the borderlands," she said. ”

"I'm not going to leave either. ”

Li Bai didn't speak, and it took a long time to hear a faint sob, followed by the girl's indifferent and resolute voice.

"I know what you're thinking, don't think about marrying me, that's impossible. ”

"My future belongs to this land, and you are just a passerby. ”

Li Bai smiled, looked at the female general galloping on the horse, and smiled a little reluctantly.

After a long time, he restrained his smile.

He said to himself, "There will be no real peace in the frontiers?"

"Who's talking. ”

He snorted coldly, urging the black mane to chase forward, the arrogant female general would not bend down and beg him to stay, nor would she be so selfish as to hope that Li Bai, the promising "Demon Dao Master", would waste his life in the yellow sand and the Gobi Desert.

So she wanted him to leave.

Li Bai said loudly: "Hey, you don't want me to stay and accompany you?"

"Don't, you can leave after this battle, you have been here these days, if it weren't for luck, I'm afraid you would have died many times. The female general's voice was a little stubborn, but Li Bai was stunned.

Because he found himself simply unable to say things like, "I will stay with you forever," because he couldn't.

One day he will leave the Great Wall, leave the frontier, and even leave this world.

And the next time he starts the live broadcast, where will he appear?

He didn't say anything more, because any lie would be the most shameless prevarication and deception, and since it can't be done, don't make promises!

The two walked side by side in silence and came to the gate of the temporary camp of the First Line Army.

"I'll arrange some military affairs, and you can wait for me here for a while. She said coldly, her legs lightly clamped the horse's belly, and disappeared into the night.

Li Bai nodded and was silent.

Behind all the so-called romance, we have to face reality after all.

.......

"Captain Li!" A panting voice sounded, Li Bai turned his head and found that it was the young man who was almost hit by his black mane, a ...... Demon hybrids.

"What's the matter, young man, have you joined the militia too?" Li Bai said with a smile, this young man is younger than himself, I am afraid that he is only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he has already taken up arms to guard his homeland, which makes Li Bai's senses for him immediately rise a notch.

Because he reminded him of the young Tang Jun who blocked a knife for himself.

The young man smiled and said, "Du Wei, I heard that you and Hua Du Wei are going back?"

"What, where did you hear that?" Li Bai frowned slightly.

The young man did not answer, but said excitedly: "I also want to go back, can you take me with you?"

Li Bai shook his head: "Impossible." ”

The young man said excitedly: "Li Duwei, please, I'm going back to find my brother." ”

Li Bai frowned: "You and your brother are separated?"

The young man pursed his lips: "I heard from the Li family that he was captured by the Beiyi people, and I want to go back and chase the Beiyi army." ”

Li Bai's expression was slightly gloomy, and he shook his head and said, "Give up, you can't catch up with those grassland people." ”

"Captain Li! I beg ......"

Li Bai shook his head and interrupted the young man's prayer: "Don't say it, it's meaningless, you can only be used as an after-dinner dessert by the demon seed when you go back, it's better to keep it here, practice martial arts well in the future, maybe one day, you can lead the troops to the grassland royal court, maybe at that time, you still have a chance to find your younger brother." ”

The young man was silent for a long time before he said with a polite and stiff smile: "Thank you...... Thank you, Captain Lee, I see. ”

He walked towards the camp with heavy steps, and it was only then that Li Bai saw the tail revealing behind him......

"By the way, what's your name?" asked Li Bai.

The young man was slightly stunned and replied: "Hundred miles, a hundred miles to keep the contract." ”

Li Bai smiled, sure enough, it was him.

He said, "Don't worry, your brother will be fine." ”

The young man suddenly turned his head and said in surprise, "Really?"

Li Bai nodded: "I saw with my own eyes, your younger brother, a child named Baili Xuance, was taken away by a powerful martial artist, and one day, he will come back to find you without you looking for him." ”

The young man was so surprised that he was like a drowning man who grabbed a life-saving straw, and he did not doubt the truth of Li Bai's words in the slightest.

"So work hard, your brother is about to be taken care of and the most subtle Assassin legacy, and you...... It's better not to lag behind. Li Bai admonished.

The boy nodded heavily.

Li Bai smiled and said to the female general who quietly came to his side at some point: "You see, reality is sometimes dramatic. ”

"Are you telling the truth?" asked Mulan.

Li Bai nodded: "It was the King of Lanling who took away that Baili Xuance." ”

Mulan frowned: "How do you know?"

Li Bai shook his head: "You don't care about these - you say that there is no peace on the border?"

"You said you would stay at the Great Wall forever?"

"You're saying you're going to let me go alone?"

Mulan nodded: "So what?"

Li Bai snorted: "So the promise you once made to take me to Chang'an won't count?"

"I won't allow it, I will never allow it!"

"You can skip the kiln, but you have to come with me. ”

He stared closely at the side face of the girl in the dark, and saw that the blush quickly spread like a fire, and saw that the dodging gaze finally met him and stopped wandering, and when he saw that she finally nodded imperceptibly, Li Bai smiled.

He stretched out his hand and wanted to take the girl's hand, but it was opened fiercely.

When she wanted to stretch out her hand again, the shy girl had already swept forward on her horse, and hummed: "Young man, think less about love." Follow sister, sister will take you to slay demons. ”

Li Bai scolded with a smile: "It's not certain who will bring whom." ”