Chapter 35: Into the Guard
There are no calm enough people in this world, and there are just no reasons to drive people to a dead end.
Lu Zhiyao's brief appearance changed the situation that had always been calm. She was brought back to the mountains by Liao Wuxian and began a life of real isolation, because even in the palace, she never stepped further.
Because of the agreement with Liao Wuxian, she didn't dare to mention everything about Xia Laiguo in front of him, including Lin Yinan's life and death. Fortunately, Xuanyuan Junfan would occasionally come to see her, and then tell her everything about the outside. Lu Zhiyao also understood that she couldn't fully believe Xuanyuan Junfan's words, but she had no other way.
Xuanyuan Junfan didn't know if Lin Yinan was using the golden condensation grass, but looking at the momentum of Xia Laiguo now, it really looked like he had fully recovered. The war between the two countries continued, and Xuanyuan Haotian thought that he could take down the Xia Lai Kingdom in a short time, but the development of things was far beyond his imagination.
Three years is not a long time, but it is not a short time. A few children can run, laugh and call their mothers, and Lu Zhiyao doesn't seem to be the same person he used to be. She finally became what Liao Wuxian expected, and she hadn't suffered any injuries in the past year. The scars on her body had long since been scarred, and she sometimes stared at them in a daze, as if she was thinking about the events of the past few years.
Lu Zhiyao's growth speed is amazing, even after three years, Liao Wuxian feels that there is still a part of the potential in her body that has not really been shown.
In the afternoon, Lu Zhiyao lay on the grass with slightly squinted eyes, looking at the two girls who were chasing the wolf, surrounded by Qingmo in the same posture as her.
"Brother, you play with me!"
After a while, Qinghan felt bored. Running to Qingmo's side was to drag him up from the ground, she had always taken pleasure in bullying him, and sometimes it was too much for Lu Zhiyao to feel a little unbearable, but that little Qingmo had never fought with Qinghan because of this kind of thing.
It's normal for children to fight, Lu Zhiyao remembered that she had a fight with Summer when she was a child, and her spanked buttocks were swollen and she cried for a long time, but then Summer was also cleaned up very miserably.
"No, I'm going to sleep!" It's also a milky voice, but with a hint of calmness that shouldn't be.
Lu Zhiyao smiled lightly and looked at Qinghan who turned over and lay on the ground, not looking at Qinghan's Qingmo, and then looking at Qinghan who had begun to look at her with her mouth curled, she shook her head and said that she would not interfere.
Sure enough, in the next second, Qinghan sat on Qingmo's body, and Qingmo, who was lying there, couldn't move. Seeing that Qingmo still refused to take care of her, Qinghan frowned and cried.
"Mother, my sister is bullying my brother again." Liluo squatted beside Lu Zhiyao and whispered into her ear. Of course, Lu Zhiyao knows how powerful her daughter is, and sometimes she even wonders if the gender of these two little guys is reversed...... But fortunately, Qinghan will only cry to Qingmo, and maybe she also knows that her tears are only effective in Qingmo. In himself and Liao Wuxian, they will generally be ignored.
Qinghan cried so sadly, Qingmo lay on the ground and was quiet for a while, and then looked at Lu Zhiyao a little aggrieved, he knew that he was being bullied, but he refused to ask Lu Zhiyao for help. Of course, Lu Zhiyao would feel distressed, because every time he saw Qingmo like this, Lu Zhiyao would remember one thing.
When they were a little younger than now, Qingmo would cry too. It's just that once when he was going up the mountain, he was angry and cried, but he found the wrong person to complain about his grievances.
In Liao Wuxian's place, he could tolerate Liluo and Qinghan crying, but he couldn't see a single tear of Qingmo, even if he was only a few years old. After Lu Zhiyao came back that time, Qingmo's ass was beaten and he could only lie there motionless and didn't dare to move, he looked at Lu Zhiyao with red eyes, but he didn't dare to cry because Liao Wuxian was there. Looking at that picture, Lu Zhiyao was about to go crazy, and it was also that time that Lu Zhiyao finally had a draw with Liao Wuxian when he was conscious, although Liao Wuxian also intended to let her.
It seems that since then, Qingmo has rarely cried, and even more so now. Lu Zhiyao can always see someone's shadow in this three-year-old child, but he doesn't know if that person still remembers her appearance.
"If you let me get up, I'll play with you." As soon as Qingmo's words were finished, Qinghan moved his little ass and stood up. looked at him with teary eyes, and when Qingmo stood up, he immediately smiled.
The three children ran into the distance, Lu Zhiyao just watched them move without moving, and then waited for Xuanyuan Junfan, who had just stepped here, to come over.
Xuanyuan Junfan stood on a high place and looked around, and walked over after finding Lu Zhiyao's location.
"Lu Zhiyao greets the prince."
Lu Zhiyao said lightly, but his eyes didn't look at Xuanyuan Junfan, and his body still sat there without moving.
Xuanyuan Junfan was accustomed to Lu Zhiyao's attitude, smiled and sat down, and said, "Mingcheng's grain depot was burned last night. ”
"You're here to tell me this?" Lu Zhiyao finally glanced back at him, who did this kind of thing is obvious, in the past two years, the actions on the side of Xia Laiguo have become more and more frequent, and actions like this have happened several times, but as far as Lu Zhiyao knows, the grain depot in Mingcheng should be the largest in this area, and if they make such a fuss, Xuanyuan Haotian will definitely fight back.
"Just to see if you're ready, it's been four years, and the war is really going to start."
"I will do whatever the emperor asks me to do, and this life is waiting for me at any time."
The alienation in Lu Zhiyao's words made Xuanyuan Junfan helpless, even if she knew her identity, she also knew the relationship between her and Liao Wuxian, but she treated them colder and colder day by day. However, Xuanyuan Junfan didn't think it was strange, because he had also seen the scene of Lu Zhiyao being beaten by Liao Wuxian with his own eyes.
That was the first time he knew about the existence of this place, and he accompanied Xuanyuan Haotian to find Liao Wuxian. Lu Zhiyao was knocked off the plum blossom stake by Liao Wuxian, and his entire back was stabbed by a hidden weapon on the ground, but Liao Wujian's attack did not end there.
Xuanyuan Junfan was even afraid that Lu Zhiyao would be killed like this, but Xuanyuan Haotian was very calm, and then told him that this should be a common thing for Lu Zhiyao.
Liao Wuxian's ruthlessness towards Lu Zhiyao makes many people feel excessive, but he is like this to his own children, how can he expect him to be so good to Lu Zhiyao?
"The emperor has already decided, I will let you enter the escort team in the next few days and start the mission."
"So the real purpose of the prince coming here is to convey the holy decree to the emperor?" Lu Zhiyao still had an indifferent expression, "Then bother the prince to bring a message to the emperor, saying that Lu Zhiyao accepted the order, and knelt down to thank him, waiting for the reward for meritorious service." ”
Trapped in the mountains for a few years, Lu Zhiyao was not very happy about the opportunity to go out of the mountain. Because she knew that once she was out, the enemies she would face would be.
Xuanyuan Junfan waited for Liao Wuxian to come back and left, Liao Wuxian looked at Lu Zhiyao and asked, "The prince should convey the emperor's meaning to you, right?" ”
"Yes." Lu Zhiyao stood there in an orderly manner, answering his words.
"You should remember the agreement between us."
"Of course I do." Lu Zhiyao smiled slightly, "How could you forget." ”
"That's good. After practicing for a while, I will go back to rest, and I will not have to go up the mountain at night, and I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning. ”
In the past year, going up the mountain every night has become one of Lu Zhiyao's itineraries. Now she was able to break through Liao Wuxian's traps without anyone's help, and she couldn't remember how many times she had been hit before.
Lu Zhiyao had an extremely relaxing night, living in the attic with a few children, she hadn't seen Shen Xing for half a year, because Shen Xing was sent elsewhere by Liao Wuxian to exercise, he said, he wouldn't teach people with that kind of qualifications at all. And Lu Zhiyao was also happy that Shen Xing did not fall into his hands, otherwise the child was really likely to be killed by him.
"Liluo, tomorrow my mother will be out of the city for a few days, do you remember to take care of your younger brothers and sisters, do you know the way?"
"Where is my mother going?" Liluo's eyes showed reluctance, she was still the same as when she was a child, the most sticky to Lu Zhiyao, as soon as she heard that Lu Zhiyao was leaving, she immediately became uneasy. "When will you be back?"
As soon as Liluo asked, Qingmo and Qinghan also crawled over and stared at her.
Lu Zhiyao touched Liluo's head and said softly: "I'll be back in a few days, I'll bring you delicious and fun back, okay?" ”
"Not good!"
To Lu Zhiyao's surprise, this bad voice came out of Qingmo's mouth.
Qingmo's little face was tense, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he said in a straight voice: "I don't want you to go." ”
"It's only a few days, you guys are obedient, I'll consider coming back early."
"Mother, is it okay to bring Han'er? Han'er also wants to play with her. Qinghan got into Lu Zhiyao's arms, rubbed it flatteringly, and asked in a low voice.
Lu Zhiyao's eyes flashed a touch of loss, and he could only answer perfunctorily: "It depends on whether you are willing to be obedient this time, if you behave well, my mother will take you with me next time I go out, how about it?" ”
Three children, you look at me and I look at you, with anticipation on their faces, Lu Zhiyao's heart ached faintly, there was too little she could do for them. She wanted to rebel against Liao Wuxian now, it was unlikely that she would leave here with them, and the longer she spent with Liao Wuxian, the more Lu Zhiyao would understand how difficult he was to deal with.
Liao Wuxian's martial arts can be said to have reached the point of being superb, and no matter how Lu Zhiyao catches up, it seems that there is still a certain gap with him. And his willingness to teach her seemed to be the only thing she was thankful for to stay with him. Because even that Xuanyuan Haotian and Jun Fan have never enjoyed such treatment.
Lu Zhiyao put the three children to sleep and then walked to the window, tomorrow, tomorrow she can leave here, I don't know what the world outside has become.