Hua Yao, who was allowed to stay and have lunch together, breathed a sigh of relief where no one else could see him. He didn't know why, but he felt like he had escaped.
When he was bumped into by Xue Ruitian before, especially when His Majesty saw him, he always felt that he might not be able to pass this test. He even prepared for the worst, in case he was unlucky and made His Majesty furious and was forcibly sent home. Go, he can't just be so obedient. You must find a way to escape halfway, and if you run away, go straight to the south. No matter how difficult the road was and how difficult the life was, even if he was begging for food while walking, he still had to go to the south, find Liu Shuai, and fulfill his wish.
Fortunately, he was lucky. His Majesty still agreed with his idea and even approved him to stay in Shen Jiajun for a few days to experience. This was an unexpected surprise for him, no different from pie in the sky.
Hua Yao was thinking about his own thoughts, looking left and right, and instinctively moved closer to Bai Meng. He really didn't want to get too close to His Majesty, Duke Shen and General Shen. The aura of these three was too strong. Sitting next to them, I am afraid I will have a stomachache after finishing this meal. In addition, he and Xue Ruitian had not dealt with each other much since they were young. Whenever the two met, they would start fighting each other if they couldn't say a few words. But the two of them didn't have any deep hatred, they just didn't like each other and were looking for trouble.
"Wise move." Bai Meng snorted when she saw Hua Yao sitting next to her, looking like a wronged little daughter-in-law who had been treated unfairly, "Are you unconvinced, or are you still holding resentment in your heart? Come out? You are such a man, why are you still in tears! If you look like this, if you really get to Liu Shuai's place, you will be crying and shouting to go home in less than two days!"
"Commander, please stop laughing at me. You don't even know how I have lived these days!" Hua Yao lowered his head and looked at his wrinkled and dirty clothes. "When have you seen this before?" Is this what I look like?"
"Can't you stand this anymore?" Bai Meng handed him his untouched cup of hot tea, "If you really give up the civilized literature and join the martial arts, you will be considered neat as you are now." He patted Xue Ruitian next to him. Arm, "Ask Mr. Hou, during the war, it was normal for them to be covered in blood and unkempt."
"Actually, it's not a bad thing for you to join the army. At least it can cure your fault-finding disease! Being clean is a good thing, but it also depends on the time and place!" After hearing Bai Meng's words, Xue Ruitian looked at Hua Yao with a smile. , looked at it from one glance to the next, "As you are now, you are very good in a war. If nothing else, it is normal for our armor not to take off for half a month. I remember the most serious one After beating for three days in a row, the armor seemed to have grown on me. When I took it off, it accidentally touched the wounds on my body, and that was the real pain!"
"You..." Hua Yao was born and raised in Xijing. The most he saw was the fights between gangsters on the street and the daily training of soldiers on the school field. He was covered in dirt and mud. This was already what he could do. I have reached the limit of my endurance. I didn’t expect that the real border would be like this. "I...I...you...you..." He stuttered for a while, unable to say a complete sentence, "Aren't you generals? Why are you still injured?"
"Take the lead, don't you understand? The general will not be injured? Whose logic is this?" Seeing Hua Yao's little face turned pale with fright, Xue Ruitian felt inexplicably good, "What about people like us? It’s okay if there aren’t dozens of big and small scars.”
"You... you are talking nonsense!" Hua Yao swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, and the fingers holding the tea cup began to turn white, "Xue Ruitian, I have not seen much of the world, but you should not deceive me as a fool. You If you had suffered so many injuries, would Your Majesty and the Queen Mother allow you to stay at the border? Wouldn't they have transferred you back to Beijing long ago?"
"Oh?" Xue Ruitian raised his eyebrows and poked Song Jue with his elbow, "Why didn't I know you still had this intention?"
"What? What did I do to you?" Hearing Xue Ruitian repeat Hua Yao's words, Song Jue chuckled, "Oh, this! The queen mother had this idea, but I stopped her." Seeing Hua Yao looked at him in surprise, and explained, "You don't understand why, do you? The old Duke and the Marquis had already sworn before they came to Jiaping Pass that the Duke of Zhen and the Marquis of Wuding would guard the northern border of Daxia. , They exist to ensure the peace of the Northern Territory, and this is their responsibility. The day the Northern Territory no longer needs them, they will disappear completely."
"The old Duke and the old Marquis are righteous!" Bai Meng sighed heavily, "As far as I know, they also require the descendants of the two families to keep this in mind and not have any wrong thoughts. The purpose of its existence is to protect this land and the people. When my grandfather told me about it at the time, he was extremely impressed. This is why I insisted on coming to Jiaping Pass." He looked at Shen Haolin, and then at Looking at Xue Ruitian, "I heard that this is your family law and all future generations must abide by it."
"Well, this is the first and most important family law." Xue Ruitian nodded, "No matter what happens, you will never leave Jiaping Pass without His Majesty's decree."
"Back then, the late emperor persuaded the two of them, but they didn't listen and insisted on doing so. The late emperor had no choice." Song Jue shrugged and raised an eyebrow at Hua Yao, "So, even if I and the Queen Mother have any ideas, they can only be It's just an idea, it can't be turned into reality. But..." He glanced at Bai Meng curiously, "Okay, why are you talking about this?"
"He said that the Marquis lied to him. He obviously didn't suffer any injuries, but he insisted on saying that he was scarred." Bai Meng patted Hua Yao on the shoulder, "You are said to be innocent and childish, but you still don't believe it. Be a soldier Yes, how many of them have not been injured? Even me, the commander-in-chief, who hangs around in the capital all day long, still suffers major and minor injuries, let alone border guards like them." He pointed at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "What you heard in Beijing was that the Shen Army won another battle. The Duke, the Marquis, and the General beheaded the enemy's commander, but you know how many times they almost lost their lives. Throw it on the battlefield?" Taking the teacup handed to him by Xue Ruitian, he took a sip and continued, "You have seen their scenery and imagined that one day you can be so high-spirited, but you have never thought that these scenery What a huge price they have to pay."
"Isn't this normal?" Xue Ruitian sighed, "Most people in Beijing are like this. They see what they want to see and what they can't see are completely ignored. But , Fortunately, there is someone like you, Xiaobaizi, which makes us very happy."
"It's not just me, His Majesty is the same. Every time there is a war at the border, especially a very critical war, His Majesty can't sleep all night long. He is worried about the Duke of the country, the Marquis, and the two counties. Wang, you are worried about General Shen, for fear that if you fall asleep and open your eyes again, you will hear the bad news about these people coming from the border."
"Why bother? We just know that he will be like this, so no matter how difficult the situation is or how injured he is, we will not send the news back." Xue Ruitian curled his lips, "We said, unless Die in battle, otherwise, only good news will reach the capital."
"Report good news but not bad news." Bai Meng rolled his eyes and looked at Hua Yao seriously, "After hearing this, do you still want to go to Liu Shuai's place?"
Hua Yao looked at Bai Meng, then at Xue Ruitian, lowered his head and thought for a long time.
"You don't have to think about it for so long. You'll know what you really think after experiencing it for yourself this time." Xue Ruitian smirked, "Aren't you crying and shouting that you want to follow Liu Shuai? We can make it happen for you."
"Really?" Hua Yao immediately raised his head, "You can't trick me!"
"The premise is that you can pass my test." Xue Ruitian knocked on the table lightly, "If you can pass my test, without Your Majesty having to say anything, I will personally write a letter to Mr. Ge and personally recommend you to Commander Liu."
"You would be so kind?"
"You are said to be naive, but you will never admit it. I will not make fun of your future. Besides, I have always believed that boys have to go out and have their own adventures in order to truly grow up!"
"Hey, stop talking to me in a lecturing tone. You are not much older than me. Don't always think about being my elder!" Hua Yao rolled his eyes, "Just watch, I will definitely do it." It will impress you!”
"Really? Then I'll wait and see. I hope you don't let me see the joke."
"Let's wait and see!"
Hua Yao glared at Xue Ruitian angrily, but the latter didn't care about his anger at all, and still had a very bad and mocking smile on his face.
Bai Meng, who was sandwiched between these two people, looked to the left, then to the right, and finally shook his head helplessly. If he was asked to evaluate, these two people were evenly matched and quite childish.
