Chapter 100: If there is an afterlife
I thought that there were no more living people on the battlefield, but I didn't expect that there were still a few Wusun's soldiers carrying the flagpole back to the barracks, and the cold wind at night wrapped Wusun's flag, setting off a tidal roar, Liu Ye looked back and saw his own people, and couldn't help but get excited again, eager to ask them about Weng Guimi's whereabouts.
"Have you seen where the king went......" Liu Ye didn't think too much, pushed Wei Lu away and ran towards them, and asked as he ran, "Where are the king and General Chang, who knows ......?"
Before the words fell, the other party suddenly stopped, they originally wanted to go to the tent with the lights on, but they met a disheveled woman halfway through. They naturally didn't recognize who Liu Ye was, but they weren't afraid of a powerless woman, but when they were on the battlefield and couldn't tell whether it was a friend or an enemy, it was better to stay away.
Liu Ye thought that they had misunderstood something, and hurriedly identified himself: "I am the queen of Wusun, I won't hurt you, I just want to know where the king went, I'm going to find him!" β
"Queen Wusun?" Several soldiers whose faces could not be seen clearly were stunned, and the one who took the lead waved his hand behind him, and suddenly shouted, "Shoot arrows!" β
Liu Ye didn't know what was going on for a while, they were obviously Wusun's soldiers, why did they shoot arrows at her? But now was not the time to think about it, and if she didn't want to die in a place like this, she had to leave as soon as possible. However, Liu Ye's feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and she couldn't move a step, she saw those people pull up their longbows and aim their arrows at her, and in a few seconds, she would be pierced by the arrow and die.
"Ye'er ......" Wei Lu, who was following Liu Ye, was also confused, he also thought that the other party was Wusun's soldiers, but when he saw them shooting arrows at Liu Ye, he couldn't keep calm anymore, and flew forward desperately to protect Liu Ye with his body.
Almost at the same time, several arrows shot straight into Wei Lu's back, each of which stabbed him in the guts with unmisζΎεΊ. Wei Lu didn't even snort, but just hugged Liu Ye tightly, for fear that she would be in danger.
"Wei Lu ......" Liu Ye felt his blood flow out like a fountain, which soon blurred her vision and soaked her clothes, Liu Ye trembled uncontrollably in his arms, and hugged Wei Lu whose body was becoming cold, and the tears that kept flowing washed the blood on his face.
"Don't, why are you ...... like this" Liu Ye looked up at the corner of his mouth with a satisfied smile, and felt even more sour in his heart, "You fool, I'm just your friend, you don't deserve to die for me......"
Wei Lu hugged Liu Ye's body, wanting to stand up and walk forward, getting rid of the pursuit of the soldiers behind him, but even if he tried his best, it was difficult for him to move a step now, and he had to give up after trying a few times.
"Let's go, you go quickly......" Wei Lu forced himself to leave her embrace at the thought of those soldiers going to work against her.
"It's all my fault, it's me who trusted them, I thought they were my own people......" Liu Ye dragged Wei Lu away, "I won't leave you, I'm going to go, let's go together......"
"No, it's too late, they'll catch up soon." Wei Lu's body was pulled a few times, and the wounds on his back were also cracked, he finally couldn't help but snort, and tried to reach out to wipe the tears from Liu Ye's face, "You're not wrong, you're just too anxious, but I didn't see that they were disguised Wusun soldiers, and I also thought that they were carrying Wusun's chess pieces as Wusun people." It's easy for us to take what we see as fact, but sometimes what we see with our own eyes may not be true, just like I seem to be heinous, but in fact, I also have a heart that yearns for true feelings......"
Saying that, Wei Lu laughed softly, and then began to worry again, pushing Liu Ye hard: "Let's go, it's really too late if you don't leave, do you want me to sacrifice in vain, you ruthless woman......"
"Wei Lu, you ......" Liu Ye shook her head, looking at the people who were approaching, regretting that she had been gullible before, she pulled out the long sword on Wei Lu's waist, and was about to fight with the other party, when she suddenly saw two people walking out of the tent, the two people were carrying the light, and they couldn't see their appearance clearly, but they could feel that they were a man and a woman.
"Princess......" It turned out that one of them was a teacher, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he cried out in a lost voice.
Liu Ye's eyes lit up, pointed to the people behind him, and hurriedly shouted: "Catch them, they are Huns, pretending to be soldiers of Wusun......"
Seeing that Liu Ye's body was covered with blood, his chest was about to explode in anger, and he screamed and rushed towards the few guys who were holding bows and arrows and disguised as Wusun soldiers. Qing Ling, who followed him closely, did not hesitate, and rushed over to inspect Liu Ye's injuries, originally thought that the blood was Liu Ye's, and was so frightened that he knew that it was Wei Lu who protected her with his body.
"Princess, you, are you okay? Lie down and let me have a look......" Qing Ling was still palpitating, seeing so much blood, anyone would mistakenly think that Liu Ye was seriously injured.
"Qingling, save him quickly, you must save him......" Liu Ye pulled Qingling to treat Wei Lu, hoping that she could save her dying friend.
"Weilu?" Qing Ling looked at the injured person's appearance and said in disbelief, "How could it be you, didn't you kidnap the princess?" You brought her here? β
"Qingling, don't say it, save him, he has shed a lot of blood......" Liu Ye said anxiously.
Qing Ling glanced at the terrifying wound on his back, afraid of scaring Liu Ye, so he pretended to take Wei Lu's pulse, and then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, princess, I can't save him." β
"You help him stop the bleeding, Qingling, help him stop the bleeding first, and then I'll send someone to find your grandfather......" Liu Ye just wanted to save Wei Lu, and she was willing to try no matter what method she used.
Qing Ling had a bitter face: "Even if you find my grandfather, it's useless, his muscles and veins are broken, and now he only has one breath left, princess, if you still have something to say, just hurry up!" β
Liu Ye's face turned pale, he shook his head in distraction, and muttered: "Why is this so, why is it like this, for me, there are always people who have to sacrifice, all for me......"
Wei Lu took Liu Ye's hand and said, "I'm fine, you asked Qingling to help Master Shi, and ask the details of those people, why they pretended to be Wusun soldiers, and the whereabouts of the king and General Chang." β
Liu Ye's eyes were covered with tears again, and he choked up: "I'm sorry, I can't save you......"
"Don't say that...... Wei Lu felt the aura in his body gradually weaken, and he hurriedly said to Qing Ling, "You go, I want to say a few words to her." β
Qing Ling looked at Liu Ye's sad appearance, it was inconvenient to ask more, the Wei Lu in front of him was already a dying person, and it was no longer enough to pose a threat to anyone, whether he was a dangerous element who did a lot of evil, or a life-saving benefactor who stepped forward to save the righteousness, let them spend the last time together!
The sound of fighting in the distance gradually became inaudible, and it was more than enough for the division to deal with those guys, Liu Ye didn't have to worry about it at all, but because of her negligence, Wei Lu was sent to death, and she couldn't let go of it in her heart.
"Since you're gone, why do you want to come back, I didn't ask you to die for me, why do you want to do this......" Liu Ye cried and reddened himself, "Anyone who has a relationship with me will not end well, am I just an ominous person, I shouldn't be friends with you, I shouldn't involve you......"
Wei Lu lay in her arms, looked at her beautiful face that was beginning to blur, and said with a smile: "Ye'er, can I call you that?" β
Liu Ye nodded, and Wei Lu smiled even more happily: "I'm glad that you can treat me as a friend, so I don't regret it at all now, it is God's love for me to die in your arms." Really, when you told me that I would never see you again, I suddenly understood that life without love is worse than death. You may not believe it, I really love you, not to be possessive or to prove who is the ultimate winner. β
"If you want to say I'm sorry, it's up to me, I didn't keep my promise, I'm not qualified to be your friend, so my death is also deserved."
"Don't say that, you died for me, how can you say that you deserve it?" Liu Ye's tears fell on his face, "I said never again, I don't want you to be affected by me, I don't want you to be entangled by grievances again, I can't live for myself in this life, I hope my friends can live well." β
"So, you've forgiven me?" Wei Lu's blue eyes rekindled the flame of hope and asked, "Ye'er, are you really willing to forgive me?" β
Liu Ye nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I forgive you, I really treat you as a friend, so don't give up easily, you have to cheer up......"
Wei Lu's breathing began to rapid, and he seized the last moment and asked, "Before I die, I would love to hear you say 'you love me,' but I know it's impossible. Ye'er, if there is an afterlife, will you give me a chance to love you? β
Liu Ye looked at him in a daze, nodded tearfully, and Wei Lu smiled happily: "Great, I can still hope for the next life, thank you for giving me this opportunity, in the next life, I will definitely be a good person, be a good person worthy of you......"
Wei Lu slowly closed his eyes, and the turquoise sea disappeared forever.
Liu Ye hugged Wei Lu's increasingly cold body, and her heart was extremely sad, she had just had a friend, and she lost him forever, and it was because of her. The parting of life and death in the world is really helpless, the last thing she wants to owe to others is feelings, but she has to owe him a lifetime.
Afterlife? If there is really an afterlife, will she continue to owe it, she owes too much, even if there is an afterlife, will she be able to pay it off?
Fortunately, Wei Lu ended up smiling, otherwise, she would not be able to forgive herself.
"Princess, princess......" Qing Ling didn't know how they reconciled, and she didn't know what happened between them, but she was more worried about Liu Ye's body at the moment, "It's too cold here, let's go into the house!" β
Liu Ye nodded indifferently, wanting to stand up but not listening to the call, Shizhong saw this, stepped forward to hug her, and put Wei Lu in her arms on the ground.
"Master, be lighter, don't hurt him......" Seeing the wound on Wei Lu's back, Liu Ye's dry eyes were filled with tears again.
Shi Zhong nodded, gently put Wei Lu away, picked up Liu Ye and walked to the tent.
"On such a cold day, he must have shed so much blood, it must be very painful!" Liu Ye said uneasily.
"He walked peacefully." Shizhong comforted.
"He has endured so much pain for me, I can't help it."
"Well, I know, princess, you have always been a kind person, but he is gone, so let him go with peace of mind!"
"Yes, let him go in peace! The best thing in the next life is to never see each other again! β
Liu Ye snuggled in Shizhong's arms and closed his eyes in a drowsy manner. She was so tired, she really wanted to die like this, she didn't have to think about anything, she left all the troubles of the world behind, and she was gone. If you can really be liberated like this, it can be regarded as God's love!
The guys captured in the division were the infantry of the Huns, they were wounded and fell unconscious, and when they woke up, they found that the battlefield had been transferred to the territory of the Huns. They want to go back, but they are afraid of being treated as deserters and dealt with by military law, looking around and being angry, there is a military camp in Wusun nearby, they can only carry the flag of Wusun everywhere, even if they meet Wusun soldiers, they can have a chance to escape.
They wandered for a long time, and they were so hungry that they could hardly hold on, and when they saw the lights in the tents of the Wusun barracks, they dared to sneak in and find something to eat. Unexpectedly, the woman who appeared in the middle of the road turned out to be the queen of Wusun, they didn't know if it was true, but they thought of a good way to get rid of the charge of desertion.
Kill this woman, take her head and go back to her life, saying that they will return late in order to capture Queen Wusun. If this woman is really the queen of Wusun, not only will they not be punished, but they will also receive a reward, if she is not, the Xiongnu commander may not order them to be executed, at most they will be punished with hard labor.
They want to take a woman who has no power to fight back to atone for their crimes, and they are destined to be punished, and they go to hell one by one without waiting for heaven's retribution. The division heard from them that Weng Guimi and the Han army had entered the Xiongnu barracks and that Chang Hui had been captured, and they were a little confused for a while.
After killing these Hun soldiers in the division, he and Qingling continued to go to the battlefield to save the Wusun people, and they were busy until dawn, and they actually rescued dozens of Wusun soldiers. Although they wanted to save more people, they went back and forth on the battlefield many times and found no one alive.
Knowing that there were still dozens of soldiers who survived, the veterans and women in the barracks who did not go to the battlefield were glad and hurriedly prepared soup and rice for them to take care of these survivors.
Liu Ye didn't wake up until noon, Qing Ling checked her pulse to make sure that there was no major problem, then breathed a sigh of relief, fed her some decoction, and walked out of the tent to report her safety to the division.
"The princess is just too tired, and she'll be fine when she wakes up." Qing Ling sensed that there was something on the teacher's mind, and asked tentatively, "What's wrong with you, is there something to hide from me?" β
Shizhong frowned, and he didn't mean to speak, Qingling couldn't help but be anxious: "What happened?" Could it be that both Wusun and Dahan were defeated by the Xiongnu? β
"No, don't talk nonsense." Shizhong hurriedly interrupted her, "Wusun and the Han army may not be able to defeat the Xiongnu when they join forces, plus there are cavalry at rest to help, the Xiongnu are afraid that they will be greatly injured again." The winner has not yet been decided, but the king has already led his troops to occupy the Hun military camp, and I believe that it will not be long before he will receive good news. β
Qing Ling immediately turned his worries into joy: "This is a good thing, Wusun and Dahan are both good, and they are also very righteous in peace, we will win this battle!" However, why are you still sad, you love to worry when you have nothing to do, if the princess wakes up and sees you like this, she thinks that we have been defeated! β
Qing Ling reached out to rub Shizhong's stiff face: "Come, laugh, I can't wait to tell the princess the good news, don't always cry with a sad face!" β
"Stop making trouble!" Shizhong slapped Qingling's hand away, and sighed one after another, "I'm just afraid that the princess won't know what to say when she wakes up, I, I'm ......"
"How so? To tell the truth, didn't you just say that the king had occupied the Hun military camp, which clearly means that we won the war and drove the Huns out of the lair, which is not considered a win? When the princess heard the good news, she would be in a better mood. Qing Ling looked at him differently and wondered, "Hey, what's wrong with you, what can't you say to the princess?" β
Qing Ling also sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Could it be that the king is injured?" Or is the king worried about his life? Has he ......?"
"The king is fine, it's General Chang, he was imprisoned in the enemy camp by the commander of the Huns, but the king led his troops to occupy the enemy camp, but no trace of General Chang was found." Shizhong told the truth, and couldn't help but sigh again, "The commander of the Huns has fled with his troops, and I don't know if General Chang is dead or alive, do you think I can't worry?" If I hadn't had to stay and protect the princess, I would have loved to get him back myself. β
"How so? General Chang was captured? Qing Ling was deeply surprised, shook his head, and couldn't accept this fact, "Impossible, Chang Hui's martial arts are so strong, even the commander of the Huns can't catch him, he has led his troops to fight for many years, and nothing will go wrong......
"He was in a trap to save people, and the king occupied the enemy camp to save him, but after searching the entire enemy camp, he found no trace of him." Shi Zhong beat his chest with hatred, "This guy just doesn't listen to persuasion, he only has a long memory for a long time, the more dangerous the place, the more he wants to break in, he can't bear the anger of the moment, wait for the king to be ready before acting, this hateful guy, come back to me quickly, come back quickly!" β
Qingling took his hand and didn't allow him to punish himself: "Don't worry, Jiren has his own nature, God will not be so unfair, the king will definitely be able to bring General Chang back, okay, let's stop talking about it, in case the princess hears it, she will also be worried." You must know that the princess and the sister-in-law are like sisters, and when General Chang has an accident, she is more sad than anyone else. β
Shi Zhong let go of his hand: "Well, I know, you go to take care of the princess, and I'll let people inquire about it." β
Qing Ling watched Shizhong drag his heavy steps away, and his heart was quite heavy, how many people had to be deprived of happiness in this cruel and merciless war before it could end.
Walking back to the tent, Qing Ling took a deep breath and tried to look like usual, but when she saw Liu Ye on the bed with her eyes open, she couldn't help but exclaim: "Princess, are you awake, you, have you heard everything?" β