Chapter 50: Farewell to the Past
I struggled to open my eyes and saw Qin Nan standing in front of me: "King, you have finally arrived!" In accordance with your orders, the whole army is encamped here and waits! ”
Chu Jinmo hugged me and dismounted: "Qinnan, send people to stand guard everywhere and bandage and heal the wounded soldiers!" What about military doctors? Where is it? Mulan has a high fever! ”
Qin Nan led the way in front: "No! Please go this way! ”
The army had already set up a tent, and Chu Jinmo carried me into the handsome camp and laid me flat on the couch. He put his hand on my forehead to test the temperature: "It's hot, it should be that the toxins in the body have not been cleaned, go and call the military doctor!" ”
I grabbed his hand in a daze: "It's... Go sick? ”
That hand was visibly frozen, and I was burned to the ground, only to know that Lu Dao was clutching his hand tightly, as if grasping the last glimmer of hope, and refused to let go.
My whole body was like I was in a fire, and my body was scorched by the fire, and I felt so uncomfortable. Suddenly, a chill was imprinted on my forehead, like a fire being extinguished in an instant. I held the coldness in my hand, and gradually the heat subsided, the discomfort in my body was relieved, and I fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, I slowly opened my eyes, and with a movement of my fingers, I found that the cold that I was holding tightly in my hand came from Chu Jinmo's hand.
Meeting his bottomless eyes like ancient wells, his voice was hoarse: "Mulan, are you awake?" ”
I looked at him and found that he was covered in blood, and the wounds on his body were still unbandaged, so I hurriedly said, "Blood, bandage quickly." ”
Chu Jinmo lowered his head and touched my forehead with his lips: "The fever has subsided, it's great." His lips were cold, similar to the coldness of my dreams on my forehead.
I was sad and said, "Have you been guarding me here?" ”
Chu Jinmo said emotionally: "The residual poison in your body has not been cleaned, and you have been having a fever, I am very worried about you and dare not go away." ”
I took his hand and tightened it: "Don't worry about me, go and bandage it." ”
Chu Jinmo held my hand with his backhand: "Mu Lan, can you stay by my side?" Stay, never leave! ”
My heart was suffocated, and I didn't know how to answer.
Chu Jinmo said eagerly: "You are willing to take risks to save me, you eat poisonous flowers in order to keep your chastity, I don't know how to repay you, don't you understand your own heart?" ”
I remained silent, letting go of my grip on him. My mind seems to be clear, and the past things are slowly emerging, but I seem to be very confused, completely unable to control what I think, the more I don't want to think about things, the clearer it becomes, and my heart is extremely uncomfortable.
Chu Jinmo asked in a low voice, "Are you still thinking about Huo Quai?" ”
I stared at the top of the tent, my heart was sour, and I said slowly: "I left my hometown and went to Dahan alone, Huofu is my home, but Huo Qu's illness doesn't want me anymore, and I am the only one left." ”
Speaking of which, I remembered the feeling of waiting for Huo Qu's illness in the burning cell that day, and remembered that I was unwilling to go back to him, but I bumped into him and Li Ziwei together. The heart is like a knife, and I can't say it anymore.
Chu Jinmo's body stiffened: "Nonsense, how can you be alone, I will accompany you!" ”
I looked at him and asked, "Why are you being so nice to me?" ”
Chu Jinmo said helplessly: "Are you really stupid or fake stupid, although I haven't said it explicitly, can't you see that I have always wanted to marry you?" ”
Chu Jinmo approached me, his eyes shining: "You... Do you have a hint of liking me? ”
Chu Jinmo's eyes stared straight at me, I lowered my eyes, I didn't dare to look at him, I only felt that my head was in chaos: "I don't know what to do." ”
He sighed and said, "Then do you feel bad because of me?" ”
I nodded desperately: "Yes!" When I see you imprisoned by Nangong Yun, and I see you chained, my heart will break! ”
Chu Jinmo's smile was bitter: "You have me in your heart, when we went back to save Baishui City, which was besieged by Prince Donglin, you could have gone first, but you insisted on going back with me." If you don't have me in your heart, why should you worry about me? Accompany me back to die? ”
My heart was shaken, and the past came flooding back to me.
He continued: "If you don't think about me in your heart, why do you want to go back to Yuexi with me? Help me with advice and subdue the ministry? Do you know that everyone in the west of Lu Dao is saying that you are a great woman, and getting you is equivalent to waiting for the world. ”
"Every time I think of these words, I feel very proud that such a peerless woman is actually by my side; But I'm so worried, I'm afraid you'll leave me one day. ”
"You came to Akatsuki to save me, when you fell out of the carriage, I refused to let go, I was so afraid, I was afraid that if I let go, I would lose you forever. Later, I heard that in order to keep your chastity, you did not hesitate to eat poisonous flowers. I, Chu Jinmo, have never been tempted by any woman in my life, but you, Mu Lan, you are the wife I must marry in this life!"
"I know that you still have Huo Qu's disease in your heart, I just met you one step later than him, if I had met you first, maybe everything would have been different."
I bit my lip, only to feel my heart like a knife, my head was in chaos, and I interrupted him: "You... Say no more. ”
Chu Jinmo lay down on my side: "Mulan, don't go back to Dahan, marry me!" ”
I looked at him and didn't speak, he stared at me tightly: "Huo Quzhi is a famous general of the Han Dynasty, a peerless god of war that is rare to see in a thousand years, and he is famous all over the world." But I'm not bad, and I'm going to be even better for you, forget about him! ”
I frowned, Huo Quai's heroic face appeared in my mind, the figure of him dancing with a sword in the snow, the figure of him kicking and bowing on the grass with a round of red sun, the figure of him riding a horse to kill the enemy on the battlefield of the Jin Ge Iron Horse...
Chu Jinmo's face suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, "Mulan, marry me!" ”
I looked at his face and nodded slowly.
Chu Jinmo looked stunned, and suddenly became ecstatic: "You agreed?" ”
I nodded, "Yes, I promise you." ”
Chu Jinmo stretched out his hand and took me into his arms, and said in surprise: "Is it true?" ”
I felt the temperature in his chest: "I, Mulan, promised to marry Chu Jinmo." ”
Chu Jinmo let go of his arm, stretched out his fingers to caress my face, hesitated, rested on my lips, his fingers immediately became hot, and his body became stiff. He let out a long sigh and jerked his head down and kissed me.
My body became light and limp, my head seemed confused and sober, and I was at the mercy of the tip of his tongue.
After a long time, he let go of me and tried his best to restrain me: "Your body has not recovered yet, when you are well, we will hold a wedding in Baishui City, I must let the whole of Yue and the West know the Tao, I have got the best woman in the world." ”
I was held in his arms, and it was so warm, so safe. Maybe this kind of love won't hurt, I know that I am very selfish, and I obviously can't forget Huo Quai, but I am attached to Chu Jinmo's kindness to me.
I woke up in the middle of the night, only to feel lightheaded, and opened my eyes in pain, seeing Chu Jinmo still lying on my side, and closed my eyes in disbelief.
I quickly recalled in my mind, the scenes of yesterday that happened clearly and vaguely appeared in my mind, and I seemed to remember and forget what he said to me. I don't know what he said when he had a high fever.
The fragment of his proposal to me flashed through my head, and I almost let out a cry of pain, and I vaguely remembered that I had agreed to him. I lay motionless, and in the dark, Chu Jinmo turned over.
I took the opportunity to gently break free from Chu Jinmo's arms, turned my back to him and quickly put on my clothes, I stood in the dark and looked at Chu Jinmo, if I really agreed to him, then I hope I can make a break with the past. In this Juyanhai, in this place where I once came to Huo Quai, the past was cut in two.
In the dark, Chu Jinmo's body seemed to move, and I was startled and rushed out of the tent in a few steps.
Soldiers patrolling in the distance came in line, and I hurriedly disappeared, when suddenly a voice sounded: "What person? ”
I was shocked, and when I went back to look, I saw Helian Rui sitting alone on the ground outside the tent.
Helian Rui was also shocked when he saw me: "Master, why did you come out?" Are you feeling better? ”
I said softly: "Helian Rui, I have nothing to do anymore, I want to go out for a walk." ”
Helian Rui stood up and walked to my side: "Where are you going, I'll accompany you." ”
I was just about to refuse, but when I saw the patrolling soldiers coming this way, I quickly pulled Helian Rui into the darkness and whispered, "I want to go and see this Juyanhai." ”
Although Helian Rui was puzzled, he still agreed: "Let's go, I'll accompany you." ”
I shook my head: "You go and lead the horse." ”
Helian Rui was stunned: "Do you want to go far?" Does the King of Chu know the Dao? ”
I whispered, "I just want to go and see, walk around Juyanhai, and we'll be back before dawn." ”
Helian Rui said: "Okay then, I'll lead the horse, you wait." ”
Helian Rui soon brought the horses, and we got on the horses in the desert under the vast starry sky and marched around the Juyan Sea.
The half-curved waning moon hung obliquely in the sky, and under the quiet starry sky, the cool wind blew on the face. I rode on my horse and followed the route I remembered, heading towards the place where Huo Qubing was stationed during the Second Battle of Hexi.
Is this it? When the fertile meadows and reeds came to me, I stopped. The lakeside is densely covered with reeds, the lawn is like a blanket, and the reeds are flying around, like catkins.
It's here, Huo Qu was stationed here on the day of his illness.
That heroic man, that young man who likes black, and that general who wants to drive the Huns out of the desert are Huo Quai, who is entangled with my life.
I stood by the lake, inhaling the cold air of the night, and the thoughts of Huo Qu's illness in my heart became stronger and stronger, but what qualifications did I have to think about him? I have already agreed to Chu Jinmo's marriage proposal, which is too unfair to Chu Jinmo.
Right today, right here, say goodbye!
In a hurry, everything that has been with Huo Quai's illness for two years is a farewell, and there will be no day to see each other in this life after saying goodbye.