In order to prevent any conflicts caused by unnecessary misunderstandings, Xiao Chen decided to send Ye Baiqing to lead hundreds of non-combatants to the Xianbo Camp to receive inventory of personnel and supplies.
Wu Luolan promised to set up camp in the afternoon, leaving only a small number of people to handle the handover with Ye Baiqing.
Xiao Chen took out the strange sword and returned it to her, but Wu Luolan didn't accept it. She suddenly turned red and didn't know why.
"I'm giving this knife to you. It's my gift. You have to carry it with you all the time...but you also have to give me a gift in return." Uluolan's big eyes drifted to Xiao Chen's waist. ...the Qiu Shui Yan Fei Dao.
"Then I'll give you this knife. It's a gift from the emperor. It's new. I've never used it once." Xiao Chen took off his hands and handed it to Uluolan.
Logically speaking, the sword given by the emperor cannot be used. It should be placed on an incense table and hung high, and one must kneel down and worship it every morning and evening. This is a supreme honor, the kind that can honor the ancestors...
Xiao Chen, however, regarded it as nothing but a burden. He wanted to give it to Fu Yan before, but Fu Yan didn't want it. Now he gave it to Wu Luolan casually without cherishing it at all.
Wu Luolan took it with both hands and wore it solemnly on his waist. It seemed that he had completed a very solemn ceremony, but he reminded Xiao Chen, "You must also wear my sword."
"I'm not telling you, this knife of yours is really weird. They can't pull it out, only me can do it, but maybe it's just a coincidence..." Xiao Chen said, holding the handle of the knife and pulling it gently, but it came out smoothly. Sheathed.
"Actually, I don't know how to use a knife, but if I need to use it, wouldn't it be a mistake if you said it couldn't be pulled out? Where did your knife come from? What craftsman could make it so unreliable..."
"Marshal Xiao, our little prince has been wearing this since he was a child. It is the most precious thing to her. Please cherish it." Qiu Muling suddenly said.
"Cherish it!" Xiao Chen stopped talking nonsense and quickly put it on his waist. Not to mention it matched his jade belt perfectly.
After the negotiation ended, the banquet also dispersed, and everyone kept walking to send Uluolan several miles away from the camp. This was the Chinese etiquette that showed the most respect for guests.
"Everyone, please stay. If we meet again in the future, I hope it won't be on the battlefield." Uluolan cupped his fists, bowed his hands, and flew onto his horse. Suddenly, his face turned slightly red again, and he whispered to Xiao Chen, "Xiao Chen Marshal, can you give me another ride?"
"Of course that's good, I'll just take you back to the camp directly... It doesn't seem to be inconvenient, so I'll give half of it." Xiao Chen originally wanted to say that I'll take you back to the camp and we can have a drink. But seeing Chen Jisheng next to him glaring at him, he quickly changed his tune.
Xiao Chen and Wu Luolan let go of their horses' reins and walked slowly side by side, the afternoon sun shining warmly on their bodies.
Qiu Muling, Old Man Mogan, Duan Linger, and Xiao Ye followed from a distance.
"Hey, does your little prince have an in-law?" Duan Ling'er can talk about any topic.
"Not yet." Qiu Muling had three black lines on his forehead.
"My boss is not married either. Do you think they are a good match for each other?" Duan Linger suddenly thought.
"Miss Ling'er, if I remember correctly, Marshal Xiao is a eunuch." Qiu Muling frowned, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, but he didn't know where the sadness came from?
"Oh yes, I always forget... Actually, although my boss is a eunuch, he is also very masculine. He is much stronger than many real men! Many, many girls in China really like him. I won't lie to you!" Duan Ling'er is selling his own mercies and bragging about himself.
"Then you like him too? Why don't you marry him." Qiu Muling counterattacked.
"Sigh... Of course I like him very much, but he doesn't like me. He always scolds me and even beat me!" Duan Linger sighed leisurely.
Her love for Xiao Chen is not between a man and a woman.
And sometimes I quite hate him.
Especially the boss always likes to play her chestnut, and it hurts when he plays it. Her forehead is already big enough, why do you still play it?
It’s your fault if you can’t get married in the future!
"Anyway, I think the two of them are quite suitable, don't you think so, Grandpa?" Duan Linger insisted.
Old Mogan smiled and said nothing.
"Let's take a rest here." Qiu Muling suddenly turned over and dismounted.
"Huh?" Duan Linger watched helplessly as Xiao Chen and Wu Luolan dismounted from their horses and walked side by side behind a grassy slope, and doubts arose in her heart.
"They have something to say." Qiu Muling said calmly.
"You've been talking all day and haven't finished yet? You must not be talking about serious business, but just talking in private, hahaha..." Duan Linger smiled heartlessly.
"We have to say goodbye. I don't know when we will see each other again?" Uluolan held a straw stick in his mouth and looked at the white clouds in the sky.
"Maybe we'll never see each other again, maybe we'll see each other soon." Xiao Chen said.
"If we meet, where will it be?" Uluolan murmured to himself.
"Heaven or hell?" Xiao Chen made a joke that was not funny.
"Heaven is impossible. People like you and me are already prosperous and wealthy when we are alive, but after death we will go to hell." Uluolan sighed.
"Then you and I are at least still sober in the world." Xiao Chen smiled.
"Xiao Chen, do you think you can control the entire Yanyun County in the future? I mean, what is your identity, what reason, and what capital can you gain a foothold here?" Uluolan had already vaguely noticed something.
She is so smart.
"I don't have any confidence, I'm just trying to do it." Xiao Chen said honestly.
"But you know what kind of difficulties you will face, right?" Uluolan said.
"Haha, since I came out of seclusion, I have put life and death aside. There is no big deal except death. I have even risked my life. What dilemma do you think I am afraid of?" Xiao Chen is also telling the truth.
"There are many things you can't do even if you risk your life." Uluolan sighed.
"But how will you know if you don't try? How can you be willing to do it if you don't jump a few times?" Xiao Chen said.
"Maybe you can really do it. You are surrounded by heroes and your subordinates are all brilliant. With their help, you can do it even if you can't do it." Wu Luolan said.
"There is actually a difference between doing something if you can't do it, and doing something if you can't do it. Whether you can do something is a principle, and whether you can do something is a choice. What is your principle, and what will your choice be?" Xiao Chen heard what he said. Doesn’t it seem inscrutable?
But Wu Luolan just understood it.
"Xiao Chen, you are smarter than I thought. You are so smart that it scares me." Wu Luolan turned to look at Xiao Chen and saw that his eyes were as clear as autumn water, but they were also bottomless.
"Actually, I'm not smart. I'm just a very simple and ordinary person." Xiao Chen smiled and said, "And it's not me that scares you, but yourself. You are afraid that you will do something that will make you afraid." It’s also a choice you’re afraid of, right?”
"I'm not afraid, I'm very scared, but I really have no choice now. Just like you, I know I can't do something, but I still have to do it." Uluolan gritted his silver teeth and bit off the grass roots in his mouth. .
