Suddenly, hearing such a seemingly unrelated question, Gu Zhanzi didn't quite understand what Meng Xia meant.

However, he still nodded and replied truthfully: "I have been with my father a few times, but I have only watched the battle from the sidelines, and there is a special person around me to protect me, and I did not participate in the battle." ”

"You're only fifteen, which is pretty good." Meng Xia said thoughtfully: "I heard that once people go to the battlefield, they become like butchers, either you die or I die, cruel and bloody. ”

"Ninth Princess, why did you suddenly think of this? Fighting a war is a man's business, and you don't need to worry about that. ”

Gu Zhan couldn't keep up with Meng Xia's thinking, his idea of the Ninth Princess jumped too fast and too suddenly, which made people a little confused.

However, Gu Zhan really felt the inexplicable palpitations and complexity in Meng Xia's tone.

"Who said that fighting a war is only a man's business, throughout the ages, there have been women who have fought on the battlefield to protect their families and defend the country!"

Meng Xia looked at Gu Zhan and asked directly, "In your eyes, what does the battlefield really look like?" ”

She didn't plan to argue too much with Gu Zhan about whether there should be a woman on the battlefield, but she just asked Gu Zhan about her feelings after a sentence.

Gu Zhan was silent, not knowing how to answer for a while.

He couldn't see the girl in front of him at all, could it be that the ninth princess was thinking about going to the battlefield in the future?

Nanmeng seemed to be far from the point where women could fight instead of men, and he was even more reluctant to let the Nine Princesses take risks in such a place.

It doesn't belong to the Ninth Princess, because as the Ninth Princess said, it's cruel and bloody!

"Why don't you answer, don't worry, I didn't say what I'm going to do on the battlefield now."

Meng Xia smiled slightly, as if he understood what Gu Zhan was thinking. Even if she really wanted to go, the third brother would never allow it.

Seeing this, Gu Zhan didn't remain silent anymore, narrowed his gaze slightly, and said unusually calmly: "The Ninth Princess is right, the battlefield is like a slaughterhouse, I hope that when I really go to the battlefield in the future, I will always be able to be a sober butcher!" ”

He was lucky enough to be born in the relatively stable years of Nanmeng, and although he had been preparing for it, he had not really begun to become a butcher as the ninth princess said.

He was never afraid, but in his heart he did not expect it as his fathers, and he never really regarded the battlefield as an eternal glory.

He never told anyone that if he wasn't born into a Jiangmen family, then he wouldn't have chosen such a path at all.

As my father said, many soldiers never understand who they are fighting for, but he is one of those people.

In his view, the so-called interests of the family and the country are more often just the ambitions and desires of those who are at the pinnacle of power.

"Sober butcher?"

Meng Xia couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this, and then sighed lightly: "Gu Zhan, do you know, your description is very real, I like it." If I had been on the battlefield one day, I would probably not have been able to maintain that precious sobriety. ”

"If the Ninth Princess really goes to the battlefield, does the princess know who she is fighting for?"

Inexplicably, Gu Zhan actually asked Meng Xia this question, although he never thought that one day the Ninth Princess would really embark on such an incredible road.

He didn't expect that it was at that time that he finally found the answer to who he was fighting for!

Meng Xia pondered for a moment, as if he was seriously thinking about the question Gu Zhan asked.

If there really is such a day, even she goes to the battlefield, then she really can't think of what else can be the reason except for the last fight with no way out.

"For yourself!"

She didn't hesitate, she didn't hide it, and she gave the answer so ordinarily.

The favorite thing of people in this world is an excuse, whether it is a family or a country, put aside all the false names, in the end, who is not for themselves?

When Gu Zhan heard this, he was inexplicably relieved, smiled and said no more.

"What are you laughing at, should I say that it is to protect my family and defend the country?"

Seeing this, Meng Xia asked jokingly.

"That's not what it means, I like the answer of the ninth princess very much."

Gu Zhan didn't think much about it, and directly patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Ninth Princess, if there is really that day, I will fight with my life to protect the Ninth Princess!" ”

"I wrote down your words!" Meng Xia laughed, quite fond of Gu Zhan's youthful innocence.

Gu Zhan was about to speak again, but suddenly he pounced on Meng Xia.

"Princess, be careful!"

It was too late, and just as Gu Zhan had just pounced Meng Xia under him, an arrow flew almost past the back of Gu Zhan's head.

At the same time, he threw a backhand dart towards the Hidden Arrow.

In the bushes opposite, a black shadow fell in response, but almost as the black shadow fell to the ground, several more branches shot towards Meng Xia's side.

"Protect the princess!"

He Miao was not slow to react, and at the same time shouting loudly as he warned him, he had already drawn his sword to block the front, and sent a few hidden arrows away.

"The arrows are poisonous, be careful!"

He Miao reminded the guards of the Royal Forest Army, who had been trained to quickly form a protective circle to protect the Nine Princesses.

Seeing that the blow was missed, the best opportunity had been lost, but the two remaining black shadows on the opposite side did not entangle anymore, and quickly turned around and wanted to escape into the forest.

"Chase!"

He Miao was willing to let go of these people who attacked and killed the young master, and ordered to go and arrest people at that time.

"No need to chase!"

Meng Xia got up from the ground, and as he spoke, he aimed directly at one of the targets, and he actually took a decisive bow and arrow, and struck a quick blow at the black shadow.

With a "whoosh", the black shadow in the running really fell in response!

Seeing this, Meng Xia shot the second arrow again without saying a word, but this time it was another fleeing black shadow in the opposite direction.

Soon, the black shadow was also hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, and the trees opposite were silent like this.

And the guards of the Royal Forest Army who witnessed everything were also silent, and the nine princesses who looked at them in disbelief were speechless for a long time.

Even Zhan Gu never thought that in just a few breaths, the assassin who originally wanted to take the life of the Ninth Princess would be hunted down by the Ninth Princess herself so easily!

He believed that this should definitely be the first time that the Ninth Princess had killed someone with her own hands!

But he didn't see the slightest trace of panic and panic on Meng Xia's face, on the contrary, there was only unparalleled calmness and decisiveness.

"He Miao, you immediately take someone over there to check it, pay attention to safety!"

Seeing that everyone seemed to be a little uncompromising, obviously more like they were shocked by her reaction just now, Meng Xia had to cough lightly and told He Miao to do the right thing first. (To be continued.) )