On the muddy official road after the rainstorm, two horses galloped in the direction of the imperial city. The pure white horse on the left is Li Mengluan's mount, Xuantian on the horseback looked sluggish at this time, his eyes were dull, his left hand hugged the unconscious Li Mengluan tightly, and his right hand was madly urging the crotch mount. On the right is a swarthy war horse, which is whipped up quickly and follows Xuantian by the side of Xuantian every step of the way.

Xuantian, who is usually cheerful and kind to speak, never said a word, as if his soul flew out of the sky, and all that was left here was an empty shell. Ye Yichen naturally understood that this was caused by Li Mengluan's serious injury, and he didn't expect Li Mengluan's position in Xuantian's mind to be so important. How could Ye Yichen know that the reason why Li Mengluan was injured was to protect Xuantian.

As soon as he thought of Li Mengluan's injury, Ye Yichen would instinctively recall the scene when he fought Li Mengluan.

The rain of gorgeous flowers flying in the sky...

"So swift, so majestic, and so gorgeous. If I'm not mistaken, it's indeed a long-lost peerless swordsmanship... When she wakes up, I'll be sure to ask for the truth. Ye Yichen muttered to himself.

Glancing at Xuantian beside him, who still looked blank, Ye Yichen sighed softly, and comforted Xuantian after approaching him: "Brother Xuan, when I was healing the princess's luck, I found that although the princess had serious internal injuries, she didn't have to worry about her life, so you don't have to worry so much." ”

Just this sentence made Xuantian's distracted gaze regain its original brilliance, and his vague mind instantly sobered up. Xuantian looked grateful and thanked Ye Yichen: "If it weren't for Brother Ye's reminder, I would have been unable to extricate myself from the swamp of self-blame, and I would be grateful." ”

Ye Yichen smiled: "Between brothers, why say thank you?"

Xuantian naturally understood the meaning of Ye Yichen's words, and smiled back.

Because they were very concerned about Li Mengluan's injury, Xuantian and Ye Yichen urged their mounts to run wildly all the way and rushed to the imperial city at full speed. Even so, by the time I arrived, it was an hour and a half later.

Xuantian said to Ye Yichen at this time: "Brother Ye has worked hard, and he has worked so hard for the things below, and there is nothing to repay him for doing here." Everything that follows is handed over to the next person, and Brother Night asks to go back to the inn to rest. Ye Yichen understood, and went straight back to the inn.

Xuantian took Li Mengluan back to her dormitory alone, and after placing Li Mengluan on the bed, he did not go to alarm anyone in the palace, but asked Li Mengluan's personal maid to urgently send the imperial doctor to come to Li Mengluan for treatment. Xuantian told the maid: "Don't make a noise in advance, I will make a decision after I go to meet King Ningchuan, and now it is most important to send the imperial doctor to treat the princess's injuries." ”

Because the maid often met the princess and Xuantian alone, she knew that the relationship between the two must be unusual, so she trusted Xuantian more. Although she didn't know why the princess was seriously injured, she didn't pursue it and decided to do it all.

After a while, the maid invited the imperial doctor, who heard that the princess was seriously injured, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest, so after entering the palace, he quickly came to Li Mengluan's bed to check her pulse.

After the tea, the imperial doctor turned around, although his face was a little serious, but he couldn't hide a relief. Xiang Xuantian smiled and said: "Although the princess has injured Wunei, it is not fatal, and her life should be fine, if it is carefully regulated, she can be cured within two months." However, this is also thanks to Childe's quick action and did not delay the injury. If you can know why Her Royal Highness is injured, it will also be of great help to the treatment. ”

Xuantian's eyes flashed, and he said, "The princess was injured by the dense sword qi. Since the princess is no longer in trouble, it is inconvenient to stay here for a long time, so she will leave first. ”

Xuantian walked out of Li Mengluan's room and paced towards a place he hadn't visited for a long time, his steps slow and heavy, his heart full of guilt and uneasiness. It was as if the place he was going to was not someone's room, but a locked prison.

Before he knew it, Xuantian had already arrived at his destination, and he looked up to see a familiar scene in front of him. The sight that I had seen a few days ago was as strange as if it had been gone for years. All the chaotic thoughts hidden in his heart poured out at this moment, as if a mountain was pressing on Xuantian's back, making him breathless and almost suffocating.

Xuantian finally calmed down his complicated thoughts, and as if he was brave enough to make a difficult choice, he walked towards the guards who were keeping vigil in front of the dormitory.

One of the two guards in front of the gate saw Xuantian walking towards him, so he exclaimed, "I've seen Xuantian Gongzi." ”

Xuantian nodded and said, "I want to see the prince, please help me report it." ”

"Okay, I'll go here, and ask Xuantian Gongzi to wait here for a while. ”

After only a few moments, the guards walked out of the door and said to Xuantian: "The prince invites the prince to enter." Led by the guards, Xuantian entered an extremely spacious room, and the guards immediately closed the door and retreated to the front of the door.

"Little brother, you haven't been here with me for a long time, I don't know if it's a whim or guilt today?"

Elegant figure, low but pleasant voice, the person standing in front of Xuantian at this moment is Song Zhendong, the king of Ningchuan ---- Yasukuni.

A joking remark made Xuantian's uneasiness even stronger. "I feel guilty" Those four words have been haunting his heart for a long time.

After not responding for a long time, Song Zhendong's heart sank, Xuantian had never behaved like this abnormally, could it be that something unexpected happened? Song Zhendong temporarily suppressed all kinds of doubts in his heart, raised his tone a little, and asked, "Little brother, what's wrong?"

Before the words fell, Xuantian leaned forward on his knees in front of Song Zhendong and knelt down like this.

"Big brother, I'm here to plead with you. Xuantian's voice was full of endless sorrow and sorrow.

A calm person like Song Zhendong couldn't help but be horrified at this moment, knowing that there must be an extremely important incident happening, so he had to force his composure and ask: "What happened? Tell me quickly, don't hide it in the slightest." ”

Xuantian did not hesitate, and recounted everything he experienced after going to the battlefield, and did not conceal the fragment of persuading Wei to withdraw the army and Li Mengluan being seriously injured because of him.

Xuantian's tone was calm when he began to speak, but the more he got there, the more his voice trembled, and finally he was speechless, and there was a pause for every time he spoke.

"It's me... It's me who hurt Mengluan, if I could have done it earlier... If you get to the battlefield earlier, maybe none of this will happen. I... In order to protect the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I made Mengluan a victim. All the tragedies are caused by me, and all the blame is due to me. Big brother, I am a sinner, please punish me, I am willing to accept any punishment. When Xuantian said this, he finally couldn't help but cry in a low voice, the scene when Li Mengluan was seriously injured was vividly remembered, and it became a scar in his heart that could hardly be erased, which would only bring him countless pains.

Xuantian was waiting for Song Zhendong to reprimand him angrily, but found that Song Zhendong squatted down gently, stretched out his hand to take Xuantian's cold hand, and slowly helped him up. Xuantian looked at Song Zhendong's face with a surprised and puzzled gaze, but from Song Zhendong's eyes, Xuantian didn't feel any anger, dissatisfaction and hatred, and was still as calm and peaceful as ever.

"Little brother, do you know that you are not only not a sinner, but also a benefactor of Yasukuni?"

Song Zhendong's words caused a warm current to pour into Xuantian's heart, and his reverence for Song Zhendong reached its peak in an instant.

"If you hadn't made the Tang prince retreat, he would have died on the battlefield. How can we not avenge the revenge of killing our son? At that time, the Tang Emperor will lead a large army to sweep in, and the people of Yasukuni will be devastated, and it will be difficult to preserve the country. What the younger brother did was to gain a glimmer of life for Yasukuni. Song Zhendong was righteously speaking, and his expression was extremely serious.

Xuantian's heart was filled with gratitude at this moment, and he said excitedly: "Like the eldest brother who has a mind like the sea and a person who is as virtuous as a sage, I am afraid that there are not a few people in the world, and the younger brother is really beyond his reach." ”

Song Zhendong patted Xuantian on the shoulder and said with a light smile: "The younger brother is a person, how can the eldest brother not know, you don't have to be modest." What is Mengluan's injury?"

Xuan Tianying said: "Mengluan's injury is not harmful to his life, but it takes two months to recuperate. Mengluan is kind and benevolent, self-sacrificing, and she will definitely be protected by the gods, and she will be fine. ”

Song Zhendong bowed slightly, and a hanging heart was finally put down.

"There were a lot of mistakes, but the battle didn't end so badly. Song Zhendong thought secretly in his heart.

After Lin Xiusheng reorganized his soldiers and horses in Luoxue City, he immediately led his army back to the imperial city. After returning to the imperial city, Lin Xiusheng settled the army in the school field, and went straight to the Jinluan Palace to meet Li Zaixing and report to him in detail what happened on the battlefield.

"Her Royal Highness the princess made great contributions to this battle, not only killing the enemy general, but also breaking the large array that blocked the advance of our army, almost destroying all the enemy troops in the array, and making the prince of the Tang Dynasty flee in a hurry. However, the princess seems to have been seriously injured in the battle, and I and the generals have been delayed a lot in rescuing Her Royal Highness. When he came back to his senses and wanted to pursue Ming Wei, it was already too late, so he let go of the enemy commander like this, and asked His Majesty to surrender. ”

Li Zaixing laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "Marshal Lin is the first of the heroes of this battle, what is the crime? This battle was a complete victory, destroying more than 100,000 enemies and capturing countless weapons and horses. This all depends on Marshal Lin's strategy and use of soldiers like a god. If it weren't for Marshal Lin's careful command, what feats could the princess make with just one person? I think that Ming Ming must be exhausted before he can escape from Marshal Lin's hands, and if he engages the army again next time, he will definitely be able to make him have no return. As a result of this campaign, the prestige of our Yasukuni Army will certainly be able to become famous all over the world, and many small countries that have ignored us in the past will certainly bow down to our Yasukuni in the future. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the Miaoyun Hall to wash the dust of the generals, and I will reward the generals for their meritorious deeds at the banquet, and add officials to the generals. Marshal Lin has been tired for the country for a long time, so he should go and rest quickly. ”

Although Lin Xiusheng was puzzled that Li Zaixing did not investigate the real reason for the princess's injury, he naturally couldn't say it, and said after kneeling and bowing: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will retire first." ”

After Lin Xiusheng left, Li Zaixing let out a long breath of turbidity, and secretly said in his heart: "I don't know what the black-robed guest has been busy with recently? But since they didn't trouble me, I don't have to care, I have now completed what they have entrusted me with, and I will not be bound by them anymore. I must rely on my own strength to develop Yasukuni into the only powerful country in Dongsheng Shenzhou. ”