Twenty miles away from the capital of the south wind, in a camp in the forest shrouded in night

"My lord, are we really going to do this?" There was hesitation in a deep voice.

"It's all here, is there a second way?" Another voice replied categorically.

"But," the man seemed to want to say more.

"What's the matter, we just have to wait here for the general's order!"

"But the general hasn't come back yet! Could it be that something is wrong? There was some uneasiness in his voice.

"What nonsense, we just have to wait! Go down and rest first! I'll let you know if there's anything. ”

"Yes!"

Looking at the distant backs of his subordinates, Sam's originally calm face was dyed with a touch of sadness.

He is a general under Xuanqiu, and he is also Xuanqiu's comrade-in-arms who shares life and death, coming from blood and fire, their relationship is very deep, it is a kind of friendship that can give up everything for each other.

But in recent days, Xuan Qiu suddenly resigned from the post of commander of the guard and returned to the barracks.

Now it is the civil strife in the principality, the other countries are peeping, since Xuanqiu left the office, there is a lack of backbone in the army, the morale of the Nanfeng army is weak, and the emperor is also ready to let Xuanqiu return to military power, but he can't pull his face, so he hasn't given the order for a long time, and at this time Xuanqiu can take the initiative to stand up, which is the thing he is most happy to see.

Xuanqiu did not live up to the emperor's hopes, and in the month of regaining military power, he suppressed the wolf ambitions of the principality in a few weeks, and the major empires next to him also changed their direction when they saw Xuanqiu fighting.

There was no encounter, and when Xuanqiu led his troops to the city, the enemy army immediately surrendered, which not only frightened the principalities who were originally ready to move, but also obtained the vassals of the original several independent principalities.

This result was unexpected, and the people loved the general even more, and it was his presence that kept them away from the war.

The Emperor of the South Wind in the Imperial Capital was naturally overjoyed when he heard such news, and immediately recalled Xuanqiu.

If he had received the summons of the South Wind Emperor before, Xuanqiu would definitely rush back non-stop, but this time, Sam sensed that things were not simple.

No matter how busy the military is, their generals will receive a letter from the imperial capital at noon, and every time the letter arrives, the general who has collapsed in front of him and his face has not changed his face shows a trace of eagerness, even if he is in an urgent military meeting, he will stop and read the letter silently.

According to Sam's own speculation, what was recorded in these letters must not be good news, because every time Xuanqiu read it, his face would become ugly, and it was not until a long, long time that he returned to normal and continued to deal with the military.

Sam also found that Xuanqiu sighed more and more recently, and his brows were locked all year round, as if there was some unbreakable knot.

As a warm-hearted and friendly brother, Sam couldn't help it after seeing his originally high-spirited friend become like this.

Just a week ago, he went to Xuanqiu with a few jars of wine.

This is the way a man comforts a man, he doesn't need to ask anything, he doesn't need to ask what the reason is, as long as he accompanies him to drink from altar to altar, and when he gets drunk or something, he will forget about his troubles, and all the problems will be solved after he wakes up.

That time, they drank for three days and three nights, and the soldiers sent wine again and again, Xuanqiu's amount of alcohol was not good, but that time he was able to drink Sam and continue to drink.

Sam doesn't remember much about the scene, except that on the morning of the fourth day, they both woke up.

A hangover was nothing for the two servicemen, so they quickly returned to normal.

After sobering up, Xuanqiu came to him, and he said to her, "If I were to be an enemy of the Emperor of the South Wind, would you support me?" ”

Looking at Xuanqiu's face, Sam knew that he was not drunk and talking nonsense, he was serious, originally Sam would unconditionally support any decision made by such a brother, but this matter is not trivial, although he is lonely and has no worries, but he still did not agree to Xuanqiu with a mouthful, but asked Xuanqiu: "For what?" ”

Sam still clearly remembers every word and sentence that Xuanqiu said at that time: "This is the first time I begged you, and it was also the last time I begged you, I fell in love with someone I shouldn't have fallen in love with, don't be so surprised, she is the queen, Nanfeng treats her badly, she is very bitter, her whole life has been spent in this man's calculations, I don't want her to live a life so unhappy, I want her to be happy!"

I know she doesn't love me, and I don't expect her to fall in love with me, do you know the way? I was an orphan, originally I was just a small soldier, because my family lived by the sea and was proficient in water, so I had the opportunity to drive.

It was at that time that I met her, and unknowingly helped others calculate her. You don't know how beautiful she was when I first saw her! All the words of beauty are not enough to describe her beauty.

Especially her ethereal singing voice, although I couldn't understand what she was singing, but I felt that my heart stopped beating at that time, and after she was struck by the national teacher with thunder magic, I jumped down almost instinctively to save her. I had cramps on my feet as soon as I jumped down, but I knew that if I gave up on her, I would regret it for the rest of my life. Finally I rescued her and brought her into the conspiracy.

Now that I think about it, if I hadn't worked so hard to save her, maybe it would have been good to sink into the sea with her, at least I could die with her, at least I could face her with dignity.

But now, she fell in love with the man who had played with her from the beginning, and this man was still my king, the one to whom I was supposed to swear allegiance, and you tell me, what should I do, you say!!

Is it that there will be no pain when I die, but if I die, who will feel sorry for her, and who will protect her, you say, tell me what I should do!! ”

This was the first time Sam had seen Xuanqiu crying, crying so sadly, he didn't tell him what to do, but his right hand clenched his fist and gently tapped Xuanqiu's left chest, and a nod was more precious than a thousand words.

Although Sam chose to help Xuanqiu, he still expressed his concerns, after all, the soldiers under his command are innocent, they have the right to choose, and they don't care about it alone, but it doesn't mean that others don't, so he proposed to Xuanqiu to let the soldiers voluntarily decide to stay.

The friendship on the battlefield was strong, and none of the soldiers who had fought under Xuanqiu retreated and stood on his side.

It is not wise to let everyone put everyone in danger for his own selfish desires, and Xuanqiu is not a reckless person, he has made good arrangements for these loyal subordinates, if something really happens, the Emperor of the South Wind will not have a chance to harm these soldiers. For Xuanqiu's actions, the soldiers all saw it, and they were even more loyal to Xuanqiu.

According to Xuanqiu's plan, he only went to the imperial capital with a team of eleven people to go to the emperor's call, and allocated a thousand ** team to meet in the suburbs of the imperial capital, and the rest stayed at the border, and he went to the palace alone to bring out the queen.

This kind of plan is undoubtedly the wisest, and it is also the most successful rate, no matter how far-sighted Emperor Ren is, he would never have thought that Xuan Qiu would take the risk alone just to take away her queen, and at this time, the joy of military exploits has completely paralyzed the Emperor of the South Wind, he will definitely not have such doubts.

Although the plan is good, it also needs someone to cooperate, just when Sam was waiting in the suburbs of the imperial capital, Xuanqiu was living in a hotel in the imperial capital holding a cup in a daze.

Today was the last day she had agreed with Graniwin, and when he met him three days ago, he couldn't wait to show her his feelings and his intention to take her away.

However, King Xiang had no dreams, and he didn't say anything about her infatuation after being surprised, he could see the hesitation and helplessness in Graniwin's heart, and he knew that it was a bit abrupt for him to ask her to leave with him so rashly, and he didn't want to force her, so he gave her three days to think about it, and left the palace with the address of the hotel.

At this time, Xuanqiu was very worried, and if Graniwin still didn't show up after a while, then she didn't want to go with him, so what should she do then, take her away by force, or leave silently like this.

Time passed minute by minute, and when the sun set and Graniwen still did not appear, Xuan Qiu felt very disappointed, looking at the eleven subordinates standing beside him, he smiled sadly and said, "It's me who is amorous, let's go!" ”

Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Hearing this gentle knock on the door, Xuanqiu's originally gray eyes suddenly burst into fine light, without the slightest stagnation, and a few dodges came to the door.

The door opened, and sure enough, it was Graniwin's pretty face.

Seeing Graniwin's appearance, Xuanqiu couldn't help herself, and before Graniwin could speak, he hugged her deep into his arms.

A whining sound came from his arms, and Graniwin's struggle was intense.

Sensing his gaffe, after a while, Xuanqiu was still reluctant to let go of Graniwin.

Showing his head, Graniwin took a few deep breaths before Xingmu stared at Xuanqiu angrily.

This was the first time that Graniwin had shown him an expression other than a detached smile, and despite the displeasure, Xuanqiu was still very happy, his eyebrows that had been locked for many years were relaxed, and he had a childlike smile on his face, revealing his white teeth, which was particularly dazzling and eye-catching from Graniwin.

Just when neither of them spoke, the sound of fighting and muffled snorting sounded from behind them.

Before Xuanqiu could turn his head, he heard a cold voice coming from behind Graniwin: "General Xuanqiu, you are so happy, where are you going to take my queen?" ”

Hearing the sound of the south wind, Graniwin did not have the slightest look of surprise on his face, but retreated behind the south wind.

Looking at Graniwin's retreating figure in disbelief, Xuan Qiu's face instantly turned pale, and his heart was like a knife twisting in sharp pain, his right hand tightly covered his chest, and a mouthful of blood spurted out....