Ai Yan lay on the bed with a large bag of clothes pillowed behind her back, covered with a quilt on her body to reveal a pale face, her hair was scattered and her eyes were open, and her eyes were a little dull.

When Xue Shao saw her, he couldn't help but think of Lu Xun's sister-in-law Xianglin. If it weren't for the occasional round of eyes, one would almost think she was a sculpture.

Xue Shao and Yuenu walked to her couch and sat down.

Ai Yan turned his head, first nodded lightly at Chong Yuenu to show a grateful smile, and then looked at Xue Shao, "Xie Lu, thank you for saving me." ”

With just this sentence, Xue Shao felt that Ai Yan had changed, as if he had completely become another person.

Many people say that time is a knife to kill pigs. In fact, experience is the more cruel butcher's knife, which can change everything, emasculate everything, and even destroy everything.

These experiences have made Ai Yan no longer the impulsive, fiery and straightforward little she-wolf, she has become deep, wooden, and preoccupied, and has learned to reject people from thousands of miles away with politeness and politeness.

Xue Shao smiled faintly, "You're safe." ”

"But my fate is still out of my control, and I used to be a pawn that the Turkic nobles of Fu Nian, Ashdwin Fu, and Etun Special Service wanted to use and fiddle with. Now, I am still a pawn in the hands of you and Pei Xingjian. Ai Yan turned his face, looked at the top of the tent with empty eyes, and said weakly: "These days, I have suddenly figured out a lot of problems that I have never thought about before. It turns out that God treats everyone fairly. He blessed me with a good birth and bloodline, and did not forget to arrange endless suffering for me. ”

Xue Shao was silent, it seems that Ai Yan has indeed seen clearly the strategy that Pei Gong and I have made in private, which is to cause chaos within the Turkic rebels. And Ai Yan is indeed an important chess piece.

"Why don't you justify it?" Ai Yan said suddenly.

"I don't have anything to explain." Xue Shao said, "If everyone who died and was injured in the war needs an explanation, then I can only give them a unified answer - this is war!" ”

Ai Yan actually smiled, "Maybe I should be content, at least for now, I'm still alive." ”

"Little she-wolf, don't be so weird, I'm very uncomfortable to listen to!" Yue Nu felt very awkward, sat on the bed, held Ai Yan's hand, and said, "It's better for you to play and scold with me like before!" ”

A smile remained on Ai Yan's face, and two lines of tears quietly flowed out, "Yuenu, it's good to know you." ”

Xue Shao turned around and prepared to leave.

"Xue Gongzi, please stay." Ai Yan called suddenly.

"What?"

"Yuenu, please allow me to talk to your son-in-law about something alone, is it okay?" Aiyan said.

The moon slave nodded, quietly retreated, and stood guard at the door in person.

Xue Shao sat back, "Say it." ”

"Is the Etun Special Service dead in battle?" Ai Yan asked.

Xue Shao nodded. If he hadn't died, he would have been sitting on the edge of this bed now.

Ai Yan's mood didn't seem to fluctuate at all, and he continued: "No matter what the motive is, he has always said that he likes me and wants to marry me. But until the last moment of his life, I didn't have a crush on him. Am I particularly mean and ruthless? ”

Xue Shao said: "Emotional matters can't be forced. ”

Ai Yan smiled slightly, "Our plan has succeeded, hasn't it?" Ashdwin Fu and Ettun Agents killed each other. But I'm not happy at all, and you don't seem that happy? ”

"I don't know what to do." Xue Shao's answer was simple and calm.

"What are you going to do with me next?" Ai Yan asked.

"Disposition?" Xue Shao shook his head gently, "I don't have this power. ”

Ai Yan sighed lightly, "I don't even know if I should be grateful to you or hate you." ”

Xue Shao furrowed his brows and said, "I don't deny that I have been using you all along, trying to achieve the purpose of separating Astwin Fu and the Etun Special Service. ”

"Forget it. Every man in his place, thou hast done nothing wrong, and thou hast not owed me anything. The situation I am in now stems from my destiny and my own choices. Ai Yan's expression was still very calm, and he said, "Under your guidance, I embarked on this path. But I'm not stupid, and I knew from the beginning that you were using me. In that case, I had no choice but to work with you. Because I don't want to become the plaything of Astrid and his son, I don't want my fate to be at the mercy of others, and I don't want to become like a horse who only knows how to have children without even experiencing a real love affair. ”

Xue Shao frowned, "Tell me, what are your plans and thoughts now?" ”

"I hope that the war in the grasslands will end sooner and peace will come soon." "Recently, I've seen the battlefield with my own eyes, and I've seen those broken corpses, those blinding blood. Each of them was flesh and blood, and they all had many relatives. War, it's terrible. In the face of war, ethics, morality, feelings, and all good things will come to naught, and cannibalism seems to have become a matter of course! …… When I face all this, and think back to the days when there was no war on the grassland, I miss it very much and it is very painful. So, I curse war and look forward to peace! ”

"Peace, that's what I've been fighting for." Xue Shao said.

"You?" Ai Yan furrowed his brows slightly, "In this battle, you are the most shining. Your military exploits are enough to make you famous all over the world. Aren't you the one who loves war? ”

"Enthusiastic?" Xue Shao shook his head with a wry smile, "On the contrary, I am the one who hates war the most. ”

"For what?"

"Those who know the war are not warlike." Xue Shao said, "The more people who understand the war, the more they know how much damage the war will bring." I am a soldier, as long as I go to the battlefield, I have no choice but to kill the enemy at all costs and win. But what I am looking for is not victory in a war per se, but ...... After the war, peace! ”

"Soldiers, the pursuit of peace? ......" Ai Yan blinked, thoughtful.

"In the book of soldiers, the Central Plains said, 'Kill to stop killing, and kill it'. These eight words are enough to express the voices of many soldiers throughout the ages. Xue Shao said, "Soldiers are also people, they have the same relatives and friends, and they will hurt and bleed when they are injured." They don't like war, but they have no choice but to participate in it. Therefore, they hope that through the victory of the war, they can exchange for the most peaceful peace. One day you will understand that many soldiers who make a living from war actually hate war the most! ”

"Since we have a common goal, does that mean we can continue to work together?" Aiyan said.

"It sees, what's the matter?" Xue Shao asked.

"I hope that Datang can return my stepfather and let him come forward to persuade those grassland tribes who have fallen into strife and war." "After the death of Ashdwin Fu, his army of 150,000 was divided into several factions, each with its own evil intentions attacking each other, all wanting to annex each other and become the ultimate overlord of the steppe. If it is not stopped soon, the conquest on the steppe will only continue. Now, I'm afraid that my stepfather is the only one in the world who can do this. I think Datang also hopes that the war can end as soon as possible, right? We all share the same aspirations, don't we? ”

Xue Shao nodded, and couldn't help but look at Ai Yan with admiration.

After suffering so much torture and tragedy, Ai Yan did not collapse or give up on herself, on the contrary, she became rational and mature, and she began to think about war and peace, nation and rise and fall. She seems to have the overall situation and wisdom of a politician.

Experience, as expected, is the best teacher.

"I'll do my best to facilitate this." Xue Shao replied.

Ai Yan smiled slightly, revealing a rare sense of relief in her expression.

"You're weak, rest well. The rest of the things we have time to talk about are slow. Xue Shao stood up, "My tent will be given to you to live in." I'll let the moon slave take care of you. If there is any request, you just have to mention. ”

"Do you make any request I make, and you will meet it?" A touch of cunning suddenly flashed in Ai Yan's eyes.

Xue Shao frowned slightly, "It depends on what is going on." ”

"Xue Shao, you are very shrewd, and you are always wary everywhere." Ai Yan smiled indifferently, "You are like this, aren't you tired of living?" ”

Xue Shao's heart trembled inexplicably, he didn't answer, turned around and walked out.

"I have a request." Ai Yan said behind Xue Shao.

"Please." Xue Shao stood still, but did not look back.

"The main reason for getting to this point today is my own identity and choice, and I only blame the creation of people. But you also have a responsibility to shirk. Right? Ai Yan said.

Xue Shao turned around and stared at Ai Yan, "Yes." ”

"So, please be responsible for me." Ai Yan looked directly into Xue Shao's eyes, and he was unyielding.

"Responsible ......" Xue Shao's scalp tightened, why did he instinctively feel a bad feeling in his heart whenever he heard a woman say this word?

"You don't want to be responsible?" Aiyan said.

"How do you want me to be responsible?" Xue Shao asked rhetorically.

Ai Yan's eyes flashed with that hint of cunning again, and a strange smile appeared on his face, and he said leisurely: "When I think clearly, I will naturally tell you." Of course, if you're an irresponsible man, then when I didn't say it! ”

Kite?

Dared?

"......" Xue Shao gritted his teeth, am I cocooning myself?

"Thank you Xue Gongzi for your concern and condolences, now I feel a little tired and want to rest." Ai Yan also issued an eviction order.

Xue Shao was speechless, turned around and walked out of the tent. The summer sun on the prairie suddenly pierced him a little bit, so he stretched out his hand to block his eyes.

"Childe, are you crying?" The moon slave who was guarding outside the tent exclaimed.

"Nonsense, why am I crying when I don't have anything to do?" Xue Shao was bored in his heart, so he scolded angrily, raised his feet and left.

There was a loud laugh from Ai Yan in the tent, beaming with pride, and demonic!

"What is Ai Yan stimulated?" The moon slave was taken aback again and hurriedly walked into the tent.

Xue Shao couldn't help grinning, I was the one who was stimulated!

Why did a woman change so quickly, a woman who was so upright and simple before Ai Yan became like a scheming and seductive nine-tailed fox demon in an instant? !