Gan Ning caught up with Qingyu at the dock in Wuhu, but he did not stop Qingyu from going to Chang'an.
The daughter goes back to save her father. What reason did he have to stop her? All he could do was stay with her.
Just as Ji Shu guessed, when the two of them arrived at Wancheng after traveling for more than ten days, they saw that there were still a few days to reach Chang'an, but they had already received the bad news about Wang Yun here.
It is said that Dong Zhuo ordered the corpses of Wang Yun, Fu Wan and others to be hung on the top of Chang'an City for public display. Thanks to the intercession of the great scholar Cai Yong, they were allowed to be lowered and buried after seven days.
When Qingyu heard the news, she felt dizzy and fainted.
When she opened her eyes again, she was lying in a strange room.
"you're awake?"
Jingle Bell. A figure seemed to be walking over quickly.
The sweet sound of the bells soothed her. It's Brother Gan.
Gan Ning sat on the bedside and placed a bowl of decoction on the stool beside the bed.
"Qingyu, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"
What's wrong with me?
Qingyu was thinking about this problem unconsciously, and after a while, two lines of clear tears fell on her cheeks.
Father is dead? !
Qingyu stared at the ceiling blankly, unable to think.
Seeing the girl crying, Gan Ning was also a little at a loss.
He didn't know how to comfort the girl in front of him. He clearly knew why the girl was crying, but he asked awkwardly and stupidly.
"Qingyu, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
Maybe I don’t feel comfortable anywhere.
"Brother Gan, my heart hurts so much."
A pair of tearful eyes looked at Gan Ning, as if casting a spell to keep Gan Ning there, and he began to feel his heart aching.
Qingyu opened her mouth as if she wanted to scream out the pain.
"My mother died young, but it was my father who raised me."
"When I was young, I was ignorant and got into trouble, so my father would beat me. Without my mother to apply medicine for me, he asked Uncle Ren to come and apply medicine for me. Several times I saw my father hiding outside the door and peeking, but I was angry and ignored him. .”
"I asked my father why I didn't have a mother. My father hugged me and cried. He had doted on me since I was a child and was afraid that I would be bullied by my stepmother. Later, he stopped taking concubines. Gradually, I stopped asking my father that question."
"The more chaotic the world is, the busier my father is. He spends less and less time with me. He asks me to teach me piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and lets me learn needlework and dressing up, saying that this will help me marry a good family in the future. But I insist on it. He was very angry when I was learning martial arts and practicing swordsmanship, but he didn’t know that when I was a child, all I wanted to do was protect him when I grew up.”
Qingyu stared at Gan Ning and cried.
"But in the end, I didn't help my father at all, and now I haven't even seen the last of him."
Gan Ning gritted his teeth, turned around and walked out.
"Qingyu, you wait here, I will bring out your father's body."
Gan Ning said it simply, but I'm afraid that if someone really dared to do this, Dong Zhuo would be so angry that he would send out an army to hunt him down.
In the flash of lightning, Qingyu found the strength to grab Gan Ning's hand.
"Brother Gan, don't go."
The quilt fell to the ground, and she struggled to get up, holding on to Gan Ning, as if as soon as she let go, he would never come back.
Gan Ning quickly turned around, helped her sit down on the edge of the bed, and picked up the quilt to cover her.
"Don't worry, don't you know what I'm capable of? You'll be fine."
Facing Gan Ning's fake smile, Qingyu didn't believe it. She had never been a stupid woman. Stubbornly grabbing Gan Ning's hand, she finally stopped crying.
"Don't go! Brother Gan, please!"
"You will also go far away and never come back to me! Don't leave me alone!"
There was a fear that outweighed the sadness at the moment.
Looking into Qing Yu's eyes, Gan Ning fell silent.
"Okay, I won't leave. When you recover, I will take you to see your father for the last time."
Gan Ning finally sat down again, he held Qingyu's hand and said softly.
"Don't be afraid. You are not alone. You still have Ziyuan, and I will stay by your side."
"Zi Yuan has too many worries now. His brothers need him, his soldiers need him, and Yueying needs him too. He may not have that much time to spend with you."
"But instead, I will take Ziyuan's place. I will stay with you until you get tired of it."
Qingyu stared into Gan Ning's eyes and closed them tremblingly.
"Brother Gan, kiss me."
kiss Me? Gan Ning's heart stirred up waves.
The face that has been thinking about it day and night is right in front of you, and the strength that dares to face life and death is a little weak at the moment, but it adds to the beauty. Those faint red lips made Gan Ning suddenly feel a little dry.
He lowered his head, but the whispering cold hands calmed him down.
He hesitated. He didn't know whether what was in front of him was love or vulnerability.
Is it love or weakness that he wants to kiss?
Looking at Qingyu in front of him, his affection outweighed his possessive mood. He gently kissed Qingyu's forehead and held her in his arms.
"When this is over, we will return to Jiangdong."
"Don't be afraid, you still have a brother waiting for you to go back, and you still have me."
"Ziyuan, Yueying, and Qingshan are probably all anxious. They are all waiting for you at home."
Qingyu buried her head in Gan Ning's arms and nodded.
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The various princes were proclaimed king one after another. Seeing that the era of separatist rule among the heroes was coming again, hundreds of officials in Jiangdong had already called for Sun Ce to be crowned king.
However, they always have to discuss something before announcing it to the officials. At this time, Sun Cejun's political core gathered in the study of the Prefect's Mansion to discuss the matter of becoming king. Zhou Yu asked Sun Ce suspiciously.
"Chu State?"
"Brother, although the name of a country does not necessarily have to be named according to history and place. But you are not called 'Little Overlord' too much by others. Do you want to imitate Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Chu?"
Lu Su, Zhuge Jin, and Zhang Hong looked serious and did not look sideways. Zhang Zhao and Ji Shu snickered on the side.
More than a month passed. Gan Ning had brought his sister back to Jianye. Ji Shu felt much more relaxed. He helped Zhou Yu tease Sun Cedao.
"Brother, I think it doesn't matter if you like the name of the country. If you insist on establishing the Chu Kingdom, I don't think anyone else will object. However, I also know that Jingzhou is also the old place of the Chu Kingdom, and we only occupy half of it now. The Chu land of Chu, your title as "King of Chu" is a little unfair."
Sun Ce rolled his eyes at the two of them and said very seriously.
"I will not destroy Liu Biao, and I will never claim the title of king!"
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but feel solemn, and everyone realized that Sun Ce was serious.
"When the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, Chu and Han fought for the world. Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, was defeated, and the Han Dynasty controlled the world for hundreds of years. Now that the Han Dynasty is destroyed, I intend to inherit the name of Chu and compete for the world."
"Liu Biao is my father-killing enemy, and he also occupies half of the Chu territory. He is my first target in the fight for the world."
"Today, I make a promise in front of you. I will not claim the title of king until Liu Biao is destroyed!"
