After the sacrificial ceremony, it’s time to prepare for the return journey.
Of course, the return trip will be to New Chang'an. Li Shen's ship will first return to the Tang Army's base camp on Jinlun Star under the protection of the fleet, then return to Li Tang from the Lanzhou border, and finally return to the empire's internal waterway. Return directly to Xinchang?an. Of course, it is not possible to leave immediately. A fleet of 300,000 people cannot retreat together in space. It must plan a route and formulate a strategy. Outside the ancestral palace, the noble ministers and royal children who come to participate in the sacrifice must also be escorted in batches. There are also complex matters such as transportation, communications, supplies, security, etc., all of which require time arrangement. Including Li Shen's own ship, it will take time to arrive. Therefore, the return time was determined to be one week after the sacrifice. During the week of waiting, there were all kinds of grand banquets. This was originally a part of the sacrificial ceremony.
The banquet lasted all night, one after another, until the day when Lord Li Shen set off. During the various commotions, not only the nobles and princes, but also the officers and soldiers of the ordinary fleet had the opportunity to participate. Gu Hanhan didn't know the specific route back to New Chang'an, or how to arrange the specific fleet and escort. But if she wants to leave, now should be her last chance.
Li Shen's attitude also explains all this. He had a similar laissez-faire attitude towards Gu Hanhan's refusal to run away as he had been towards her attendance at the sacrificial ceremony. If she wanted to escape, he would not take action to stop her, but he would also not help her or stop his subordinates who were trying to prevent her from escaping.
Reflected in action, there is an emergency escape passage directly outside the terrace of the dormitory where they live. How can the passage be connected to a brand-new interstellar spacecraft, which can directly perform space jumps. Regardless of the passage from the terrace to the cabin door or the control authority of the spacecraft, they are completely open to Gu Hanhan. If Gu Hanhan wanted, she could walk over at any time, start the spaceship, and leave the palace. The spaceship itself has Li Shen's personal emblem. If she launches the spacecraft, the numerous fleet warning nets will be ineffective in front of this spaceship. They will most likely not dare to interrogate and intercept her. Even if they are intercepted, if she forces her way through They would never dare to fire on the spacecraft, but could only get out of the way. And as long as she reaches a relatively empty space area, she can start jumping directly, and then she can go wherever she wants because the Milky Way is so big.
At the same time, Li Shen was obsessed with her every day and night. He looked reluctant to be separated from her for even a moment. It felt like he was seizing the last moment to revel before parting, and it also seemed like he wanted to keep her and not give her a chance to escape.
Gu Hanhan simply couldn't understand what kind of twisted psychology Master Li Shen had that could lead to such contradictory behavior. If I had to guess, it would be that his body needed her very much, but his spirit couldn't wait to get rid of her. That's probably what it means to be obsessed with and hate at the same time.
——This means that I have become a drug addict. Gu Hanhan thought.
Master Li Shen is honest physically and mentally. He is addicted and wants to quit.
Is this really true at this moment? Gu Hanhan felt dumbfounded. There are many people who are addicted to her. This is neither strange nor special. It is a normal operation and an inevitable development of history. But after becoming addicted, you don’t want to take her home. You smoke slowly, for a lifetime, until you get enough. He wants to die, but wants to throw her far away. Mr. Li Shen, who is determined to quit his addiction, really? This is the first time!
Gu Hanhan never thought that the treatment she had dreamed of from the beginning would suddenly fall from the sky from the body of a fish when she was completely desperate? She has never experienced the pure and simple relationship that healing is healing and sleeping is sleeping. Now it seems that the feeling of being thrown away after sleeping and being treated as an addiction is really hard to accept, right?
Things are turning, Gu Hanhan thought, now it’s someone else’s turn to throw me away, mute, you can do it! This really means that the biting dog will stop barking.
It can't be said that she was unconvinced, but Gu Hanhan didn't know how to evaluate this matter. Just as she couldn't decide whether she really wanted to leave, it could be said that she fell into a period of strategic confusion.
If you don't leave, you may fall into Li Tang's political whirlpool and never even be able to escape. And if she left, where could she go?
Gu Hanhan did try to open the corridor door and walk to the spaceship. It was the third day after the sacrificial ceremony. A very important ceremonial banquet was being held in the palace below. Li Shen needed to show up in person, so he had to leave Gu Hanhan for a short time, leaving her alone. Bedroom.
Gu Hanhan stood in front of the spacecraft and stared at it. The door at the rear of the spacecraft opened to her like a mouth, extending the golden-carpeted gangway to Gu Hanhan's feet. This gave Gu Hanhan the illusion that as long as she took this step, she would be completely free.
She turned around and saw Mingzhu standing there at the end of the corridor with a smile.
Mingzhu only had two attendants with her. They were dressed in black and red uniforms styled in the royal palace. Each of them held a gold box in their hands. They were as thin and frail as Mingzhu. Gu Hanhan had one You can kill ten thousand of him with your fingers. They obviously didn't come to stop Gu Hanhan, and Mingzhu didn't want to alarm her, but Gu Hanhan's senses were really too sharp, and she spotted her as soon as she appeared on the terrace. .
Gu Hanhan then walked over and said, "Miss Mingzhu, I thought you were at the banquet down below."
Mingzhu nodded: "I was originally here, but something happened temporarily, so I had to come to disturb Miss Gu."
"Oh, what's going on?" Gu Hanhan asked.
"Miss Gu's medal that she lost in Minghai has just been delivered."
Mingzhu took the gold box held by one of the attendants, brought it to Gu Hanhan and opened it. The milky white holy light burst out instantly. The medal body and the ribbon seemed to be one, and it was astonishingly the complete Holy Light Medal.
"This medal is really precious," she said, "so I sent it to Miss Gu Hanhan as soon as it was delivered today, so that you can feel at ease as soon as possible."
She closed the box and returned it to the attendant, who held it to Gu Han, and then motioned for another attendant to come forward.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
This attendant who did not deserve a name also opened the metal box, and then Gu Hanhan saw the bright light inside the box, which was a whole piece of medals arranged in four rows and five columns, but one was missing.
Mingzhu looked at Gu Hanhan's expression and said: "Here are nineteen medals. If you include the Faith Medal and the Savior that were regrettably used in the Underworld, all twenty-one medals in the Holy Asgard series are Biji is complete.”
Gu Hanhan probably already guessed: "I got it from Monique."
"That's a middle school boy," she said. "His career is to cheat his father, and part-time is to cheat his friends. It's not surprising that he brought out these medals and threw them around. When he ran away from home, he even dared to steal Mo Qi's Holy Crystal Statue to pay off his debts. Young Master, what are you afraid of? Are you serious about being with him? You will be so angry. You see Master Moqi is never angry. You have found a lively son for his father, and Master Moqi has to thank you."
"Yes," Mingzhu smiled, "it seems that Miss Gu already has a lot of experience in this matter."
She said: "It is true that we have contacted Mulan Palace, but it will take time to get back and forth. It is inevitable that the two sides will have back and forth. It cannot be done overnight. All misunderstandings must be resolved. Master Monique is young and old. He is still too young to be responsible for his actions. Now that he is already under the strict protection of our empire, he is safe and sound. These medals are powerful and have extraordinary political significance. They will continue to be handed over by Master Monique. It is very inappropriate for a minor who is only a teenager to keep these medals, and it is also very unsafe for him. After thinking about it, it seems that Miss Gu is the only person who can be entrusted with the safekeeping of these medals. After all, you still have no idea. Nick's temporary guardian, Mr. Moqi's Attendant Jiang at that time, personally handed over Monique to you on behalf of Mr. Moqi himself and asked you to be his temporary guardian. We specifically asked Mulan Palace, they Replying to this authorization has not been canceled so far, and your guardian status is still valid."
"Yes, yes, it seems that I can't do anything if I don't accept it." Gu Hanhan smiled bitterly, "Master Moqi really loves me. Fortunately, I am not a hypnotic healer - your empire Isn’t there a law that requires the guardian to be held criminally responsible if a minor makes a mistake?”
"How could it be!" Mingzhu immediately said: "Although the empire has laws, you are the healer, and there is no scope that cannot be exempted from the secular legal level. Even if there are other responsibilities that you need to bear, you alone can save the world. This is enough to compensate for it."
She solemnly saluted Gu Hanhan: "Both the clan and the empire are very grateful to you, young lady."
Gu Hanhan was speechless and wanted to be humble. I didn't do anything. In front of your adults, I was just doing what I wanted to do. If I want to take credit, my only contribution is probably to make your adults realize that the beauty of the world is more than just romance. The little boy said that he has made some efforts in this regard - anyway, as long as you don't rely on me to beat up your innocent adults, in the future he will embark on the path of neurosis due to his inability to withdraw. Are you being blamed? Don't blame me.
"Since Miss Mingzhu has promised that I won't be responsible for this, I feel relieved." Gu Hanhan then said, "Otherwise, I really don't dare to go to New Chang'an with you. I can only follow Mr. Li Shen. Say goodbye with tears."
It was at this moment that Gu Hanhan completely made up his mind - if you don't run away from xx, I will follow you to Xin Chang'an!
Yes, if you don't go to Xin Chang'an, where can you escape? Acropolis?
Although Mingzhu sounds light and gentle, it is a trivial matter. But it is obvious that tensions are already brewing between New Chang'an and Acropolis. Wei Cheng already knew that she was in Li Tang's hands, and Li Tang also intended to let Wei Cheng know that she had fallen into their hands. Regardless of whether she escapes or not, no matter how she chooses, now she has fallen into Li Tang's huge political whirlpool and cannot escape. When she goes to New Chang'an, she is in deep trouble and will be played out as a card by Li Tang. But if she didn't go to New Chang'an and returned to Acropolis, wouldn't she be played out as a card by Acropolis, her close friends, old friends, lovers and sick fiancés? Then it is bound to be beaten out! If she didn't go to New Chang'an or return to the Acropolis, could she really find an unknown planet and hide in the city anonymously?
Gu Hanhan has never worried about the safety of Catalina and Leos, and of course she is not worried about Monique. He has a good father. She also has no worries about Feishi's little Bei and their base. Then No one cares about the foundation. No matter whether it is the Acropolis or the Pearl, no one will deal with it. She doesn't have to worry about them. All of them will be fine. The only one who is in trouble is herself. , or it can only be herself.
She has no way to escape from this matter. Gu Hanhan thought that this was probably what Li Shen said about being coerced by the situation. Like a hunting net entangled with spider silk, the more she struggled, the tighter it would be, and the harder she would be pulled toward the abyss, and she could only wait, waiting for the opportunity, or take the initiative to jump into the deepest part of the vortex. at.
Since there is no way to escape, Gu Hanhan would rather choose New Chang'an than returning to the Acropolis to face his old friends.
Although the clothes are not as good as new and the people are not as good as old, from Gu Hanhan's point of view, it is better if everything is new. If clothes are new, so are people. Even if they are lovers, the old lover is much more lovable, more worrying, more admirable, and more unsettling than the new lover. What's more, Master Li Shen is a good person. Although he is mute, although he keeps silent and loves to see people make fools of themselves, although he wants to quit her and draw a clear line with her, he is still a good person, and he is also an honest person. He is younger, he is better looking, he has other advantages, even his hair is longer...
