Chapter 5 The Journey
Inside the main tent, it is quiet and introverted, solemn and solemn.
"According to the intelligence, none of the men in Huaibei City were spared the massacre, and the remaining old and weak women and children, except for the young women, almost all died tragically, and the remaining young women were sent to the territory of Beihu."
"Give the order to go down, rest for half a day, march at night, and go to Beiguan."
"The last general will obey orders."
After that, Chen Yujue walked out of the tent and gave orders to his subordinates.
In the tent, Yang Qice was the only one left at the moment, his figure was reflected on the tent wall, looking at the map and falling into contemplation.
It was now more than half of noon, and Yang Qice led his own soldiers to be exhausted after a night of marching and fighting, and only when they were repaired to ugliness did they pull out the camp and set off.
When it was ugly, Lin Yixiao, who was sleepy, looked at the soldiers who were ready to go, and didn't know what was going on. When Yang Qice stood in front of her and told her that she was going to Beiguan, she understood.
"To... Going to Beiguan? Then my parents..."Lin Yixiao hesitated, but Yang Qice didn't wait for Lin Yixiao to finish speaking, he directly stepped forward and crossed the distance between the two, holding Lin Yixiao's waist and hugging him horizontally.
Feeling Yang Qice's solid and powerful heartbeat, Lin Yixiao's heartbeat accelerated for no reason, she wanted to twist her body and want to break free from Yang Qice's embrace, but her movements were soon noticed by Yang Qice, Yang Qice looked down at her coldly, and her indifferent expression was endless for ejaculation, which suddenly made Lin Yixiao feel a lot, and immediately did not dare to struggle anymore, An An leaned on Yang Qice's arms.
It wasn't until Yang Qice next to the horse that Lin Yixiao was put down, Yang Qice looked at her, she was still wearing her own clothes, the clothes were too big for her, Yang Qice wore a robe up to the knees Lin Yixiao wore it almost to the ankles, and the waist was tied with a belt, and the fat clothes lined her waist with only a slender hand, and the sleeves were too long and could only be folded several times at the cuffs.
"Get on the horse." Yang Qice reminded Lin Yixiao in a low voice, and then hugged her waist and dragged her onto the horse.
Yang Qice followed closely and got on the horse, just like when he brought Lin Yixiao back in the early hours of yesterday morning, Yang Qice sat behind Lin Yixiao and encircled her in his arms.
Sitting in front of Yang Qice again, Lin Yixiao's face couldn't help but flush. Two red clouds slowly climbed up her fair cheeks, and she subconsciously lowered her head. Yang Qice sat forward and took the reins, and his chest was also pressed against Lin Yixiao's back.
In the cold night, Lin Yixiao felt the familiar warmth again, making her feel as if this long night was not difficult.
The camp tent has been cleared, and the traces of the garrison have been covered by the soldiers one by one, and when everything is properly placed, the soldiers are neat and orderly, and they are lined up behind Yang Qice.
Under the moonlight, the armor was glowing with cold light, Chen Yujue walked quickly to Yang Qice, hugged his fists and bowed down, and said: "Report to the general, the whole army is ready, and it is ready to be pulled." ”
Yang Qice bowed his head slightly, and waved his hand to signal the pull. Chen Yujue immediately gave the order to go down, left this temporary residence, and headed in the direction of Beiguan.
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Although Lin Yixiao leaned on Yang Qice's arms, she was still frozen from the inside out. This made her subconsciously more urgent to get close to Yang Qice for warmth. But when Yang Qice's breath completely enveloped her, the sorrow that had been put aside for a long time came to her heart again.
She ran into the Hu people before she got married, her fiancé abandoned her, her parents were missing, and she was captured to the Beihu camp, but she was lucky to be rescued, and a person was taken to the army, and she had such intimate contact with a strange man, I don't know if it was a blessing or a curse. Now they are heading in the direction of Beiguan, although Lin Yixiao can't make out the direction in the dark night, but she knows that she is getting farther and farther away from Huaibei City. Her parents, her family, she may never see her again, maybe God can favor her again, so that she can meet her parents in Beiguan......
Sadness came from it, Lin Yixiao felt that her eyes were sour, a burst of heat rushed by, and tears flowed down. The night breeze quickly dried her tears, leaving only faint and mottled tear stains on her pale face.
Lin Yixiao is a delicate and extremely sensitive person, although he has only spent a few hours in the Beihu camp, he can't help but feel afraid and confused in the face of everything strange here. When I first met Yang Qice, although I felt an inexplicable sense of security in his arms, it may have been because Yang Qice saved himself from being caught in fire and water.
Lin Yixiao leaned on Yang Qice's arms again, and in addition to the inexplicable sense of security in her heart, she still had a sense of dependence at this moment.
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As the day began to lighten, they crossed the hills through the woods to a river. Next to the river was a plain dotted with trees and meadows, and the sun was glaring against the horizon and a golden halo shone on the earth.
Yang Qice had been marching all night, and many people were showing exhaustion. Yang Qice looked down at the person in her arms, and as expected, she fell asleep again.
Yang Qice gradually slowed down the horse's speed and signaled Chen Yujue to order him to stop and trim.
The war horse stopped, Yang Qice patted Lin Yixiao's shoulder, Lin Yixiao woke up dimly, her eyelashes slowly opened like flickering butterfly wings, and she raised her head to meet Yang Qice's eyes.
Lin Yixiao's face was as red as the colorful glow in the evening, and she subconsciously buried her head, and she actually fell asleep again by relying on Yang Qice.
Yang Qice turned over and dismounted, and Lin Yixiao also wanted to follow, but the war horse was too high, and she felt her heart beating like a drum just by looking at it, and she didn't dare to move when she sat on the horse.
Yang Qice glanced at her, didn't speak, just held her waist and hugged her down.
Although it was unintentional, this action made Lin Yixiao's cheeks more rosy, like a ripe fruit.
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The crowd dispersed, and groups of five formed a bonfire. It was very cold beside the river in the early morning, and the wind swept across the water with moisture, not only blowing flags for hunting, but also ruthlessly penetrating people's cotton clothes.
Because the weather was so cold, each bonfire was tightly surrounded by everyone, but there were only two people sitting around one bonfire.
Lin Yixiao curled up beside Yang Qice, the fire was burning very strongly, and the orange-red firelight scorched the air, conveying warmth, making Lin Yixiao's pale face due to the cold wind gradually regain its blood color.
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Yang Qice took some branches and built a simple shelf, then took out the dry food and the kettle full of water, and hung the kettle under the shelf to roast.
Lin Yixiao's expression was devoid of any spirit, and there was a trace of sorrow between her eyebrows that could not be dissipated for a long time, she looked at the fire faintly, as if she was complaining that Yang Qice did not let her go back and forcibly took her to Beiguan. Although the exuberant fire made Lin Yixiao's body a little warm, Lin Yixiao still felt cold from the inside out, which made her shiver slightly.
The iron kettle absorbed the heat of the fire well, and the kettle was filled with clean water, Yang Qice estimated that it was almost there, so he handed the hot kettle to Lin Yixiao along with dry food.
But Lin Yixiao didn't answer, Yang Qice looked at Lin Yixiao's slightly trembling body, then put the kettle and dry food aside, untied his cloak and draped it on Lin Yixiao's body.
The cloak wrapped Lin Yixiao with Yang Qice's body temperature, different from the scorching feeling of the fire, the cloak was like a continuous warm current, wrapping her in it, infiltrating it little by little.
The heat not only warmed Lin Yixiao's body, but also made her heart like an ice cave gradually warm up, she finally slowly raised her head, looked at Yang Qice who was sitting next to her and said, "For...... Why? ”
Yang Qice was already taciturn and didn't like words. After thinking for a while, he still chose to answer Lin Yixiao's question.
"Huaibei has fallen, and if you go back, you will undoubtedly fall into the net. If your parents were still alive, they would not have taken refuge in Huaibei, but with the refugees, in various parts of the Central Plains. ”
Yang Qice said, looked sideways at Lin Yixiao, and saw a line of tears running down Lin Yixiao's cheeks, and there was a trace of sadness in his eyes, which couldn't help but make Yang Qice a little moved, and then said:
"After arriving in Beiguan, I will send someone to find the whereabouts of your parents."
It was still that cold tone without ups and downs, but after Lin Yixiao heard it, her heart was still warm.
Yang Qice's words soothed Lin Yixiao's sad and worried heart, she hummed and nodded her head slightly.
Yang Qice picked up the water and dry food next to her again and handed it to her, this time she no longer refused and slowly stretched out her jade hand to catch the dry food and water, took a small bite to her mouth and ate it, just like yesterday, even if she was very hungry, she still ate elegantly, chewed slowly, and had the temperament of a lady.