Chapter 1608 She is the light that illuminates him
Chapter 1608 She is the light that illuminates him
Huo Changhe hugged Yan Ruyu tightly in his arms.
Yan Ruyu noticed his emotions, which were not only excitement, but also confusion and deep sadness.
Yan Ruyu gently stroked his back and felt his emotions slowly calming down.
"My Lord, are you okay?"
Huo Changhe said in a muffled voice: "Well, it's okay."
Yan Ruyu let out a sigh of relief, as if she was okay.
After a long while, Huo Changhe finally let her go: "How are you? You must have been very tired. Have you eaten? Come on, I'll take you to eat and rest."
Yan Ruyu held his hand. His palms were warm and dry, while her palms were slightly damp and slightly sweaty.
"It's okay, don't worry, let's go for a walk?"
Huo Changhe looked deeply and said, "I'm afraid you'll be tired."
It's such a long journey. She started half a day behind and followed us all the way here. The time difference is only more than half a day. She must be very tired.
"It's okay," Yan Ruyu asked, "What happened?"
Huo Changhe recounted what had just happened, followed by silence.
Yan Ruyu still held his hand, listened to him, and understood what he was sad about.
"The abbot once told me that when he was traveling, he went to a place that was very poor and backward at first. It was often bullied by other countries. Being backward means being beaten. This is an eternal truth."
"Later, they rose up in resistance to defend their country. It took them a hundred years to regain their place among the powerful nations, making no one dare to underestimate them."
"They also have a lot of soldiers. Defending the country is their mission and the duty of a soldier, but protecting them is the responsibility of the country's superiors and is something the system must consider."
"Your Majesty, a person like Sun Damao should not be forgotten, and he cannot be pushed out with just a sum of money."
"What needs to change is not the person who let Sun Damao go, but the entire system."
"We are now in Youcheng. Our reputation and situation are not very good. This is a fact, but it is also our advantage."
Huo Changhe's eyes gradually lit up as she spoke.
"We are in Youcheng, and we have the final say in Youcheng. If you want, you can first recruit ten or a hundred Sun Damao, and we can establish a system."
“It’s hard to get started, and it may even sound ridiculous, but it’s not impossible to achieve.”
Huo Changhe embraced her again.
"it is good."
……
The lights in the front hall were turned on. Sun Damao moved all the wine out of the wine cellar. Yan Ruyu took some chicken and duck meat from the space, borrowed a big pot to cook a few dishes, and boiled a few pots of broth. Everyone gathered together and had a lively meal.
Huo Changhe raised his glass and asked Sun Damao, "We will set off early tomorrow morning."
Sun Damao kept smiling, and his hand holding the cup trembled: "Then I wish the prince and all the brothers a safe journey and a successful start."
"Big Cat, are you willing to go with me?"
Sun Damao's smile froze, shattered, and his mouth flattened.
"willing!"
"Big Cat is willing to follow the prince into battle once more."
Huo Changhe said solemnly: "Not just once, but from now on, all the time, just like Xiang Guang and the others, follow me."
Sun Damao opened his eyes wide, tears rolling down his cheeks. He tried to wipe them away with his sleeves, but they couldn't be wiped away completely.
He put down his wine glass, covered his face with his hands and started crying.
It was quiet all around, no one spoke, and no one made fun of him.
Yinding's little eyes blinked and turned red.
Huo Changhe patted Sun Damao's shoulder. Sun Damao finally wiped away his tears and sobbed, "But my lord, I am disabled now. I am not the same Damao as before. I..."
"If you were still the big cat you were before, you should be in the military camp, not here."
Huo Changhe grabbed his arm and squeezed it hard: "As long as the muscles are still there, it's still a big cat."
"Besides, I am now in Youcheng and do not need strong soldiers and elite generals. I want to lead you to live a good life. You have served the country loyally and should not end up here."
Sun Damao felt like crying again.
The banquet ended in laughter and tears.
Sun Damao shared all the silver he had with them and told them to go down the mountain on their own early the next morning and live a good life from now on.
After the excitement died down, Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe fell asleep in each other's arms.
The bed was a little small and hard, but this was the best room Sun Damao could offer.
"We will fall asleep together in a while and go into the space."
Huo Changhe couldn't ask for it.
After entering the space, Yan Ruyu took out the military uniform and let him lie down on it.
Huo Changhe likes this kind of camp bed very much: "Yu'er, you came here in a hurry, is there something wrong?"
Yan Ruyu, who had never had the chance to speak before, told him about her second meeting with Taoist Master Xuanqing, their conversation, and other related matters.
"Rebirth?" Huo Changhe was really surprised.
This word was really unfamiliar to him.
"Will the Sima family die in a landslide?"
This temporarily shocked him more than his rebirth.
"That's right," Yan Ruyu nodded. "That's what he said. I think the Sima family's return to the court must be a very important event. Therefore, their whereabouts and journey would be watched by many people. Their collective deaths must have been a big event at the time, so he heard about it."
Huo Changhe frowned: "I was relieved at first, thinking that with Li Zaibiao's escort, the danger might be reduced. Now it seems..."
"Your Majesty, don't you think that the landslide was an accident?"
Huo Changhe shook his head: "I don't think so. There is no such thing as accidental coincidence. This is all deliberate."
"Unfortunately, Xuanqing doesn't know which mountain it is and where it collapsed. Otherwise..."
Otherwise, it would be a simple matter.
Huo Changhe thought: "I know the route. I can look at the map and maybe figure it out. Or, tomorrow morning, I will go after them as fast as I can. After I catch up with them, I will feel relieved."
Yan Ruyu nodded: "A landslide is not a small move. If you want to make it realistic, you must prepare in advance. It is impossible to have no trace at all."
"As long as it's man-made, there will be traces left," Yan Ruyu comforted, "We can find it."
Huo Changhe held her hand and said, "Hurry up and take a rest. There will be more things to do tomorrow."
"Yu'er, this journey has been hard, you..."
"I'm fine, don't worry."
Yan Ruyu relaxed her aching body and sighed secretly, thinking that she would have to apply some medicine after he fell asleep, as the inside of her thighs must have been rubbed.
Hope to recover soon.
I still need to talk to the abbot, but then I thought, forget it, let's do it tomorrow morning, it's too late now.
In fact, the abbot hasn't fallen asleep yet.
He took the golden ingot and sneaked out of the city to check the road surface.
"It's really good. These people did a great job. Oh, we working people are the cutest."
"Look, it's only been a few days and it's already like this. There is strength in numbers."
"Okay, now it's up to me, Jin Ding. I'll take you to witness the miracle tomorrow."
The abbot looked back at Jin Ding and asked, "Do you know what a miracle is?"
Jin Ying looked at him without saying anything.
The abbot sighed, "It's useless to ask. It doesn't provide any emotional value at all."
"If the silver ingot were here, he would talk endlessly."
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