It was getting brighter, and the cavalry who were the first to charge out of the battle had arrived in the mountains and set up camp at a pre-planned place.
Xu Huaigu's flying sword carrying Fan Xuan and Chu Xiuyang was naturally very fast and had already fallen in the camp.
After sending the two of them to a safe place, the flying sword rushed back to the battlefield without stopping. After all, the battle situation was still stalemate. Without the flying sword, Xu Huaigu's combat power would be much weaker.
The general of the cavalry was frightened when he saw that Chu Xiuyang was so seriously injured, and quickly sent someone to take her to the camp to rest. Fan Xuan was worried about her, so she naturally went with her.
There was no bed in the temporary tent, so the general found some old clothes and fabrics and thickly matted them on the ground to make do with a bed.
He then left quickly. After all, his cavalry had just arrived. They had to quickly count the number of casualties and send out scouts to investigate to see if the demon clan was catching up.
These military affairs cannot wait for a moment. Suddenly escaping from the near-death situation, Chu Xiuyang regained consciousness.
Although Fan Xuan's life was saved after taking Fan Xuan's medicine, the pain on his skin and flesh was still unavoidable.
The leopard demon's attack was really cruel and almost killed her. At this time, Chu Xiuyang was still in severe pain. She kept her eyes closed tightly and gritted her teeth.
Fan Xuan couldn't bear it, so she took off her robe and carefully put it on for Chu Xiuyang, saying: "General, please put on the robe, it will be more comfortable."
"Huh..." As soon as the robe was put on, Chu Xiuyang suddenly felt that the pain in his heart was relieved a lot, and he quickly breathed a sigh of relief, and then he finally recovered.
She couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of this robe, and then she had the strength to open her eyes, looked at Fan Xuan sitting next to her, tried her best to smile and said: "Miss Fan, thank you very much." She was confused in reading.
"General, you're welcome. It's just a robe. It's more important for the general to recover from his injuries. I've given the general some medicine and he's recovering well. There's nothing serious." Chu Xiuyang nodded slightly, feeling much better, and then asked: " What time is it now?" Fan Xuan replied: "It's almost noon."
"At noon..." Chu Xiuyang closed her eyes and thought for a while,
"Several hours have passed. Where are we now?"
"In camp, with the cavalry."
"What about the soldiers at the back? They haven't come to join us yet?" Fan Xuan glanced outside the camp, frowned slightly, and said, "It seems they haven't yet." When Chu Xiuyang heard this, his heart sank, and he hurriedly Asked: "What about Xu Huaigu? Where is he now?"
"I haven't seen him either. He is probably still with the soldiers behind him and hasn't arrived yet."
"Hiss..." Chu Xiuyang's heart suddenly became anxious, and the wound hurt painfully, and she couldn't help but take another breath of air.
Seeing this, Fan Xuan hurriedly said: "General, your injury is not serious. It is better to recuperate now. You must not work too hard anymore, otherwise my medicine will not protect the general." Chu Xiuyang sighed and closed his eyes. He rolled his eyes, was silent for a long time, and said helplessly: "That's all, I really can't move anymore, I have to ask you to do me one more favor."
"General, please speak."
"The cavalry leader here is an old general named Jiang. Go tell him for me and tell him to send more scouts to the surrounding mountains and forests to investigate. If there is any sign of trouble, report immediately. And let the cavalry camp on the spot. There is no need to rush. Let's continue heading north, and wait until Xu Huaigu and the soldiers who were left behind arrive, and then we can get ready before we go together." Fan Xuan agreed, then went outside to find the general named Jiang, and told Chu Xiuyang what he had said.
When General Jiang heard this at first, he didn't believe it. After all, he had just broken out from the demon clan and was worried that the demon clan might catch up at any time. However, Chu Xiuyang issued an order to camp on the spot, which inevitably aroused suspicion.
He went there in person and met Chu Xiuyang with Fan Xuan. After confirming that he really wanted to set up camp, he shook his head and went down to prepare.
Fan Xuan didn't know much about these military affairs and wasn't interested, so she still sat down beside Chu Xiuyang's bed. I happened to see someone setting up a stove and lighting a fire outside, so I went to ask for a bowl of boiling water and kept it cold aside. When the water was warm, I brought it to Chu Xiuyang's lips.
Chu Xiuyang closed her eyes slightly, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Miss Fan is interested." Fan Xuan smiled and said: "It's okay." Chu Xiuyang looked at her for a while, and said with a smile: "This is the first time that Miss Fan and I have talked. , judging from the girl's behavior, she is a gentle and considerate person. However, I originally learned from other places that Xu Huaigu and the girl seemed to have had grudges in the past few years. I shouldn't have said these things, let alone asked, but I thought that given the personalities of the girl and Xu Huaigu, they shouldn't have such a feud. Maybe there was some misunderstanding, so I asked if I could help mediate it." When Fan Xuan heard this, she He immediately sighed softly, lowered his head for a long time, then bit his lip and said, "There is no misunderstanding. I did something wrong. He should hate me." Chu Xiuyang asked, "What kind of wrong thing? Just Can't you find a way to make up for it?" Fan Xuan lowered her head and shook her head repeatedly: "What can't be made up for, even if he hates me forever, I will be willing to do so." Chu Xiuyang sighed: "What can't be made up for? As long as people are willing, there is nothing in this world There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome.”
"It won't work." Fan Xuan looked at the corner blankly with withered eyes.
"A dead person cannot be resurrected, and no one can." Chu Xiuyang paused for a moment, seemed to realize something, then continued to close his eyes and asked no more questions.
That incident back then was originally Fan Xuan's inner demon. Not only did she kill people, but she also lost in the final battle with Xu Huaigu, which had an indelible impact on her character.
That was when she was at her peak, and it would be no exaggeration to be called the number one among the younger generation in East Fuyao Continent. However, she lost to Xu Huaigu, and the defeat was so embarrassing. Not only did she lose face, but also her master. , his own sect was humiliated together.
She was the most competitive person at that time, how could she swallow this tone? So since then, she has developed inner demons. This defeat has become an obsession in her heart, and Xu Huaigu has become an insurmountable mountain in her heart.
If she, Fan Xuan, loses once, she will be defeated for the rest of her life, and she will always live in the shadow of Xu Huaigu.
With such thoughts, how can we talk about practicing? Therefore, after so many years, Fan Xuan has only broken through the first realm from the peak of the five realms to become the sixth realm. It is much worse than Xu Huaigu's eight realms. Even Li Siqing and others have seven realms.
The glory of the past was no longer the same, but she gradually let go of her burdens, and her character changed drastically. She became much duller and less lazy to practice.
The only thing is that even though others felt that her future was ruined and lamented, her master Murong Di still treated her as before without any blame, so Fan Xuan gradually recognized her changes.
So when I met Xu Huaigu this time and saw that his cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds over the years, and was two levels higher than myself, I was just secretly surprised, and couldn't think of anything else.
It is easy to practice but difficult to cultivate the mind. Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. Too much sharpness is not necessarily a good thing.
These are all old stories that should have been rotten in the stomach. However, when Chu Xiuyang mentioned it, Fan Xuan's heart inevitably rippled again.
Thinking about those past events, she became distracted and murmured: "Back then, I was ignorant and young and energetic, so I killed someone close to him." Chu Xiuyang hurriedly advised: "It must have been unintentional. Lift."
"Half intentionally, half unintentionally." Fan Xuan looked dull,
"You don't have to persuade me. In short, I was very wrong. Now that I think about it, even if he killed me back then, it was just a life for a life. I have nothing to say." Inexplicably, Chu Xiuyang Some sympathy for her.
Chu Xiuyang thought for a while and said, "You have sincerely changed your mind. Why don't I go talk to Xu Huaigu, I guess..."
"No need." Fan Xuan interrupted her quickly and said,
"I understand your kindness, but please don't go to him to plead for mercy on this matter. Just pretend that I haven't told you this today. In short, whether this knot can be untied or not, I I admit it. Even if he treats me coldly for the rest of my life, I deserve it." Chu Xiuyang had mixed feelings in her heart and could only say: "Okay, since you said so, I will keep it secret." Fan Xuan nodded and said: " Well, thank you for your understanding." Fan Xuan had something on her mind and had no intention of chatting.
Chu Xiuyang sighed secretly in her heart and wanted to recover from her injuries, so she closed her eyes and stopped talking. The two sat quietly, and about two or three more hours passed. Chu Xiuyang silently counted the hours in his heart, thinking about the more than 50,000 soldiers who were still behind, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
At dusk, there was still no news from the army. She couldn't wait any longer, so she urged Fan Xuan to ask General Jiang, but was told that the scouts found no trace of anyone following him.
I should have been recovering from my injuries, but now I couldn't sleep at all. At night, Chu Xiuyang was anxious. One was worried about the casualties of the army, and the other was worried about Xu Huaigu. Every hour, he asked Fan Xuan to ask, but there was still no news.
Fan Xuan was worried when she saw that she couldn't even sleep. It was not until late at night that a scout came to report that he had seen scattered teams coming from the south. General Jiang did not dare to delay and quickly informed Chu Xiuyang.
Chu Xiuyang hurriedly asked the scout, and the scout insisted that he saw clearly that he was a human and not a demon. Chu Xiuyang asked General Jiang to arrange for someone to come to meet him. He felt both happy and worried.
They were happy that they finally had news about the fallen army, but they were worried that the scout said they only saw scattered teams. Even if they were really them, the casualties would be heavy.
Seeing her appearance, Fan Xuan persuaded her: "You are seriously injured. If I hadn't fed you the elixir in time, an ordinary doctor wouldn't have been able to cure it. Now the army at the back finally has some We've got the news, and it's decided whether you will live or die, so you'd better get some sleep. It's already late at night, and it will be dawn in more than an hour, so you can recover from your injuries by taking some sleep." Chu Xiuyang smiled at her. : "Miss Fan put it lightly. In this situation, I can't sleep even if I want to."
"That's okay. I also have a sleep-aid pill with me. After you swallow it, you can clear your mind and fall asleep immediately. If you want it, I'll just feed you one." Chu Xiuyang said with a smile, "That's it. Thank you, girl. If anything happens in the military camp, please wake me up immediately." Fan Xuan nodded in agreement, took out a round pill from her sleeve, mixed it with water and gave it to her to swallow. Chu Xiuyang soon had two My eyes were dim and I slept peacefully.
Seeing her sleeping, Fan Xuan rubbed her eyebrows and yawned unconsciously. Although she was a monk, she was a little tired after the breakout battle at dawn and then spent a long time with Chu Xiuyang in the camp.
She walked outside the tent and took a look. She saw that most of the tents had lights out, and only the soldiers responsible for the night watch were still patrolling conscientiously.
The soldiers lay together everywhere in the tent, enjoying this moment of peace. Their snoring could still be heard clearly from a distance.
Listening to these, Fan Xuan felt very calm. She walked back to her tent and stood in Chu Xiuyang's room.
He sat down on the edge of the "bed", bent down slightly, supported his chin with his hand, and frowned, thinking of those things.
Unconsciously, a long-awaited sleepiness hit her, and she just sat there and took a nap.
