Chapter 10: The Return to Home
"You quarreled with Li Sima?"
Midnight asked me directly, and she didn't know that I had noticed this change in her. She was still the same, except for the hint of depth.
"Hmm. I know you don't want this, but there's no way around it, he thinks he's very capable, and he's committing crimes at every turn, and he is blindly commanding the lives of soldiers. Such a Sima can be withdrawn. ”
"Maybe that's what he thinks of you. ”
"What do you miss me?"
"I think you think you're very capable, you think you're amazing. Besides, you also told all your grievances today, right?"
I shrugged my shoulders and said, "You're on that side, why are you speaking for someone else." ”
Midnight turned to the side and said, "I'm not on either side." By the way, is there something wrong with Li Sima today?"
I thought about it for a moment and said, "No, I've drunk a lot of alcohol, I think I'm going crazy." It's really boring, being taught a lesson by a drunk. No, our rules don't allow drinking. ”
Seeing that I wanted to get up, Midnight hurriedly stepped forward, held me down, and said, "Let him go today." It's you, you're getting better, and now if something goes wrong, your legs will be wasted. ”
"Don't you want me to say that your leg is useless, you just take me home and raise it, I can't eat much of you. ”
As soon as Midnight heard this, he pushed me away and said, "It's not serious, now there are wars everywhere again, and even the Que Demon Clan is ready to move, you still have the heart to say these words." ”
"How do you know the Que Demon Clan is going to act?" I asked Midnight.
Midnight then said: "You see that Guan Yunyu and they all dare to attack rashly, let alone other fields. They won't give up. ”
"Oh. ”
The speed of answering the phone in midnight just now was not like that of ordinary people, and the sentence was answered quickly, as if it had been thought of when the previous sentence was spoken. But anyway, Midnight must have known that I was going to ask, so I thought about how to explain it from the beginning.
While I was thinking about this, Midnight pulled out the pillow I had put under me and led me to lie down slowly. Midnight put the pillow under my neck and pulled the cup uplifted.
"You just sleep here, no matter who comes, you can't make a sound, pretend to be asleep, or really sleep, the outside has nothing to do with you. Remember, whoever comes is considered to be asleep, understand?"
I closed my eyes and didn't answer midnight.
"Do you hear that?"
"You said, I'm asleep now. ”
Midnight exhaled helplessly and said, "I'll have some discussions with them, you don't have to participate, the most important thing is to recuperate." ”
Just as I was about to leave in the middle of the night, I stopped her.
"What's the matter?" asked Midnight.
I threw away the stuffy cup and said, "Actually, you're pretty good at taking care of people." ”
Midnight sneered, didn't answer me, and left.
In fact, that sneer in the middle of the night should have been for himself. Midnight didn't realize that I could take care of others like this, and I only recently found out. If Midnight didn't become a general, then she should have a family long ago by now, and after marrying a minister or a general, she would have to be so gentle with her husband and children. But at the age of fifteen, he came to the forbidden realm, took on everything that a man wanted, and worked here for so many years. Perhaps it is because of this that Midnight is colder than anyone else.
But then again, maybe Midnight's position as a general didn't change much for her, and what really affected her should be the memories she couldn't erase and the depth that she couldn't hide. That's what made me guess right.
Three days later, we waited for a new domain leader to take over, a man over forty years old. He's not always smiling like my domain leader, his bronzed skin and messy textures tell me that he's not a good stubble, and that he's better able to suppress everything here.
With him came the soldiers and family members he had brought with him, who needed to rebuild the Guanyun Domain here. When they saw the scene, they knew it was just hard to accept, and of course it was hard for me to accept. After all, I have lived here for more than ten years, and it is unacceptable to put things on anyone suddenly. It seems that I can only miss a time in my memory.
Fortunately, my left leg was only bruised, and the treatment was very timely, and now I can walk with the help of others, and it seems that it only takes a week to completely get rid of other people's help. So along the way, it should alleviate some troubles. Midnight and Xin Mo are also very satisfied with this matter, only An Sima is just thinking that I will get better soon, and he doesn't care about the troubles of these days at all.
Returning triumphantly, all people are in the same mood, they are all bright and happy. Because of this, everyone's speed is much faster than usual, and everyone wants to go back to be a hero.
"That's nice. I said to Midnight on the left while riding on horseback.
"What's good. If you haven't walked these days, someone else is waiting for you?"
I waved my hand and said, "No, it's not about it." I mean, when we came, our morale was high, and we came quickly, and when we left, we were all happy, so we went fast. This way there is less time on the road, and there are fewer twists and turns. Are you right?"
Midnight smiled and said, "You're very good at thinking on the bright side, unlike me who just thinks about how many people have been killed and burned by losses. ”
When she said this, I lowered my head and thought, this is war, one second I am still a healthy person, the next second I am just a dead body. This time also shocked me a lot, and I think my attitude towards life will change a little in the future.
"When I say the wrong thing, it's a shame that you look like this every time I mention it. ”
"Don't you think that this is not something to be judged in the middle of the night, their souls need to be respected. ”
"I am respectful, Chenchi you must remember that this is war. So, what can be avoided in the future should be avoided. ”
I pursed my lips and said, "You should tell Yan Sheng about this." ”
Looking around in the middle of the night, he hurriedly said, "Don't you want to die?"
"I was wrong, okay?"
"I really can't help you. After speaking, Midnight rode forward on the Xuanfeng.
I was unable to speed my horse because of a wound in my leg, so I had to let my slow horse carry me.
Xin Mo suddenly came to my side and asked with a smile, "Did you make General Mu angry again?"
I looked at it and shook my head, not knowing what to answer.
Seeing me like this, Xin Mo shook his head helplessly, and then there was another burst of laughter, and after laughing at me, he left me. He knew that I always liked someone in the absence of midnight.
Two weeks have passed, and more than half of the journey has passed. It was the afternoon, and according to the itinerary, we were to set up camp five hundred miles ahead, that is, to stop and rest in the middle of the night. This is something that no one disagrees with.
Suddenly a beastly horn stopped us all. The voice sounded like it came from a ferocious beast, but it was even more dangerous than that, and it was so thick and powerful that you could detect the sheer size of the other party if you noticed it. The valley through which the first sound continued and the last one pierced upon us, so that all the horses barked out of proportion.
I managed to hold my horse, but I heard a second sound.
This voice was even more urgent than the previous one, as if it was looking for something, and as if it was waiting for an answer. Because there was the first cry, this sound resonated with the cavity in all of our chests, and made our hearts and lungs suffer in all kinds of ways with the change of this sound. An inexplicable anxiety came over me, and I suddenly felt panicked, as if I had suddenly lost some protection. I think the same goes for everyone else.
Only in the middle of the night, her face did not become anxious about it in the slightest, as if she was used to it. Unlike us, Midnight's brow furrowed, pondering some important question, her train of thought always on the source of the voice.
But in an instant, the terrifying sound came to an abrupt end, and the surroundings became calm, as if nothing had happened just now.
We pacified our horses, reorganized our group, and prepared to set off again. However, at this time, Midnight's brow had not yet been unraveled, and she came back to her senses knowing that I had called her twice.
"Midnight, what's wrong with you?"
"No, I'm just wondering how there can be such a sound for no reason. ”
"yes, nothing like this happened before, it's more like a fierce beast in ancient times?"
"Ancient beasts?"
I thought about it for a while, and said affirmatively: "That's it, it turns out that Guan Yunyu locked up some fierce beasts from ancient times. ”
"Beasts, do you still have legendary things?"
"Don't you believe it in the middle of the night? I've seen Jiufeng. ”
Midnight suddenly looked at me and asked, "You even have Jiufeng?"
"Of course. ”
Midnight thought for a while and asked, "Nine babies, do you have nine babies?"
"This one is none, legend has it been wiped out. You ask one more, and maybe there is."
Of course, I'm just asking how you can have such a beast, and besides, it's not something that ordinary people can see. ”
I was struck by this question in the middle of the night, and after thinking about it carefully, I said, "Why not, I've heard of it, it's in the basement of the library." However, as soon as the people of the Que Demon Clan destroyed it, it should have escaped. ”
Midnight's eyes suddenly showed the same color as she had seen before, and she said to herself, "I've run out." ”
It's getting dark, but it's summer, and it's getting dark slowly. But Midnight still asked to stop now, for fear that something would be wrong.
"Really, uneasy to plan and act, what is there to be afraid of, it's obviously a tiger barking, look at it scares you. Li Sima said.
"It's you again, I'm afraid I don't have your share of words now. I replied to him.
Li Sima obviously remembered my provocation in a drunken state, and said, "You're starting to be powerful, so if you're good, go ahead." ”
"No, you can't go now, there will be torches when it's dark, and they'll lure the beasts over. ”
"Even the beast, bring arrows, and I will destroy it. ”
Xin Mo stood up at this time and said, "Listen to the two generals, now is really not the time to hurry. ”
Xin Mo suddenly approached us and whispered, "You also found out, right?"
Midnight nodded.
"Found what?" I asked.
Xin Mo lowered his voice and whispered, "This is not a beast, it is an ancient beast. ”
His words were like thunder on a dry day, reawakening the palpitations that had disappeared from me just now. That's right, I asked this at midnight just now, and that's what I asked. There were a large number of fierce beasts imprisoned in the library cabinet, and now that it had been destroyed, the fierce beasts inside were released.
In response to the meaning of midnight, we set up camp here in advance. We packed everything before the sun had completely set. That is, tonight is special, the meal is hastily out, not too much preparation is too good, just to cope with today's night, midnight means to eat more tomorrow morning. Tonight, there is only moonlight outside, and there are no torches that we have just in case.
Everyone fell asleep, and all levels were instructed to go down, no matter what sound was outside, and everyone should not sleep too hard, while some urgent order was suddenly given.
It was late at night, and according to the midnight command, no one made any sound. But because summer has arrived, the night is hot and difficult to sleep, and the events of the afternoon make it impossible for anyone to sleep. But everyone was pretending to be asleep.
"You didn't sleep, did you?" said Li Sima suddenly.
I was just about to answer something when I heard Xin Mo say, "The dream is too big. ”
"Actually, none of you are sleeping, I know, just listen to your breathing. ”
An Sima suddenly answered and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Pee. Which of you is going?"
At this time, I spoke: "It's not that you are not allowed to go out, you are not allowed to make a sound, you have to endure urine." ”
"Obey, I really don't know what benefits General Mu has given you, you are the same level, make you her little subordinate. After speaking, Li Sima smiled and dressed and went out.
"Don't light torches, don't draw eyes. Before Xin Mo's words were finished, Li Sima went out. Obviously, Li Sima didn't take Xin Mo in his eyes at all.
Xin Mo whispered and said, "Actually, Li Sima still has his good side at night. ”
He was right, Li Sima in the night tent seemed to have a good relationship with us, and he no longer had the heart to find things at all, and he would put aside all the troubles of the day at night. Li Sima at night and him in the daytime are like two people, so Li Sima also has a side that people can like.
Thinking of Li Sima's surroundings, and thinking of midnight, I couldn't help but have some joy in my heart, and slowly fell asleep with these joys.
The next day I woke up in the early hours of the morning, but because I had an order to do it again at dawn yesterday, I fell asleep here all the time. When I woke up here, it was already Ansima who woke me up, and Xin Mo and the others had already gone out. Because most of the injuries on my legs were healed, I jumped up, so frightened that An Sima hurriedly supported me, afraid that I would have something wrong again.
After going out, I was talking to Xin Mo in the middle of the night, and I saw that their expressions were very bad. When Xin Mo saw us coming, he quickly beckoned. Ansima and I didn't know what was going on, so we hurried over.
"Did Li Sima come back last night?"
"I don't know, I fell asleep before he came back, and I don't know when he came back. What about you, Chenchi?" An Sima has always liked to call me "Chenchi".
"Me too, it didn't take long for me to fall asleep, and when I woke up again, it was just me and An Sima in the house, and I thought he got up early and went out with Xin Mo. ”
Midnight's face sank, and he said, "No matter what, we must find Li Sima." We come out together, and we can't leave one of us behind. Remember, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death. Let's look separately, but remember, don't go too far. ”
The rest of the soldiers had already started their search, and our joining would not have done anything at all, but it would have been reassuring for everyone.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, I went to Midnight's side and asked, "How was it, you didn't have anything to do last night, right?"
"Everything was fine, nothing out of the ordinary. It's just that the important thing now is to find Li Sima. ”
"There will always be a situation that should appear, so don't worry. ”
Midnight looked at me with a different expression and said, "You said it so easily, isn't it your business?"
"Do you think I'd do something like that?"
"It's really not you?"
Just as I was at a loss for words, a soldier under Midnight trotted over with a nervous look.
"Qi Qi two generals, Li Sima's body has been found. ”
I finally found it. No, why the corpse?
Li Sima's body was found under a relatively hidden large rock, and it seems that he should have been poisoned behind his back after a small liberation.
Taking advantage of the fact that An Sima and Xin Mo had already felt it, Midnight ordered the soldiers to turn Li Sima's body over, wanting to check on Li Sima's injuries. But the moment Li Sima's body came over, my expression became the same as Midnight's, not only surprised, but also panicked.
The scars on Li Sima's back were exactly the same as those of Guan Yunyu Mu Luo before, but Mu Luo turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared without a trace. It seemed that this matter was indeed done by the Que Demon Clan, but it was difficult to know why they wanted to attack this little Sima, who did not pose any threat to them. They must have deliberately left Li Sima behind for us to discover. Are they provocative or for some other purpose?
Midnight slowly turned away without saying anything. An Sima didn't look good, waved his hand, and returned to the camp. Only Xin Mo is here to accompany me, accompanying me to look at the current Li Sima, Li Sima who can no longer speak.
"How are you now?" asked Xinmo.
"I'm feeling bad right now. I hate him, but I don't want him to die. Last night I softened my attitude towards him a little and tried to accept him, but I didn't expect that he was gone in just one night. ”
"yes, the agreement to compete when you're well won't count. ”
I sneered and laughed at myself and said, "Really, he still doesn't know that I'm better than him in the end." ”
Here, we hastily buried Li Sima. Midnight's already deep expression deepened, and along the way, Midnight's hand was tightly gripping the reins, and he only let go when he rested at night. But she never let go of it in her heart.
We avoided the early hours of the morning and the night for fear of anything else on the road, but fortunately it was summer, and the days were longer than the nights, so we sped up during the day. In just one week, we were back in the Qixiu Domain.
As soon as we arrived in the Qixiu Domain, we went to the Forbidden Domain to restore our lives. Midnight looked full of worries, and whispered a few words in the commander's ear. The face of the commander between them did not change very well.
"It looks like we're going to tell the Realm Lord about this. ”
"So is Yanchen going too?"
Commander Mu glanced at me and said, "You must go, there will be a big mess without him at this time." ”
The roar in the valley was still there, and the depth on Midnight's face did not dissipate, and the realm lord was standing upstairs at this time, looking at us who were about to come up, he vaguely knew that the plan was about to begin.
I stayed put, waiting for their next order. I'm not at the right time to accept what is going to happen in the future.