"Young madam, I'm afraid that we really have to face a decisive battle this time... the final decisive battle, a decisive battle of life and death. I'm afraid the barbarians are really going to take action this time."
On the south bank of the Daling River, deep in a quiet room heavily guarded by the army, Caiyun stood behind the girl and she spoke in a low voice.
"Well, that's good..."
The girl was looking at a photo in her hand longingly, and a low response came out of her mouth in a very calm voice.
"The situation is very bad. If... you still have to make plans to retreat and leave a way out - if the battle situation is irreversible, you must retreat with us first."
Caiyun thought for a while and then spoke again.
"No, that's it."
The girl continued her coolness.
…
"Young madam, even if... you should also think about the young master and the young lady... The young lady said that she has mobilized two ships to send them to the Southland in advance in case of changes... You
I have no objection to fighting for the empire, but if... you have to consider your options?"
Caiyun suddenly became anxious, she said full of anxiety and hesitation.
"Well, that's good. Once... let Qi'er and Shuang'er go to Nanlu..."
The girl still didn't look back. She stared tenderly at the smiling young man in the photo, as if looking at the only treasure she cherished in the world.
"As for me...you know, I just miss him..."
The girl's cold and slender fingers couldn't help brushing over the young man's face.
"Go and tell Ning'er a magic word. Let her wait until Qi'er and Shuang'er grow up and tell them: Mother looked for father but couldn't find him. Mother has decided to look elsewhere if it doesn't work...
It's been so long... I have to find him anyway and stay with him to feel at ease... Let them not miss us."
She murmured softly.
…
Caiyun's expression changed several times. She hesitated to speak several times, but in the end she just looked at the photo and the girl with a crazy face in front of the photo. She let out a deep sigh.
"Young Madam, the Deputy Chief of Staff is visiting in the summer and seems to have something important to discuss with you."
A far north retainer gently knocked on the door and said this.
The girl's eyebrows frowned.
"Let him in."
She gently placed the photo on the table, carefully wiped away some tears that had fallen on the young man's face at some point, and gave the order indifferently.
…
"Your Highness, this is the situation..."
There was silence in the room, only the young man's soft words kept ringing. Finally, Xia Tian said softly. He even looked at the girl in front of him expectantly.
"Oh, I know, it's true that the halo cannot be broken. Then if I encounter such a situation, I will just stay put. It doesn't matter."
The girl's expression didn't seem to change at all, she said calmly.
"But you..." Xia Tian hesitated.
He seemed to want to say something, but he was thinking about other things and didn't want to say it.
He seemed to want to look at the girl again. But he didn't dare to look at it. He stared at the water glass in his hand for a long time, but finally nodded and said in a low voice: "I will strengthen the strength of your escort group. And if something goes wrong in the war...
...If it is irreparable...I will notify you as soon as possible to evacuate."
He finally raised his head and took a deep look at the girl. But he said this with tenderness in his eyes.
…
"No, Your Highness, thank you for your kindness."
The girl lowered her eyelids, still staring at the photo she had placed on the table, and spoke coldly.
Xia Tian glanced at the photo at the girl's sight. His expression was very strange, mixed with regret, envy and other expressions, and his eyes flowed out from the young man's eyes. He and the girl's eyes converged on the photo at the same time. On the face of a proudly smiling young man.
Then, Xia Tian's expression began to show a trace of anxiety again.
This member of the royal family who is deeply loved in the military for his excellent commanding ability has always been known as a calm young commander. But for some reason, he always seems to be at a loss when in front of young girls.
…
Little drops of sweat oozed from the young man's forehead. He thought again and again, and finally advised: "Your Highness, you should take care of your usefulness."
"If... please cherish yourself."
"Even if I, the Huaxia Congress... the West may not be defeated, and humanity may not be destroyed either. And you... you will be valued and respected everywhere! You are the only soul descendant of His Highness Shu, and even more important to His Majesty the God of War and Bingshuang. The owner of the glory of Her Majesty the Goddess is the powerful blessing that any army can hope for - as long as humans exist for one day, you will be loved by everyone."
He said with great sincerity.
The girl finally looked away from the photo. She quietly looked at the young man in front of her, staring at him coldly for a long time.
Under the girl's gaze, Xia Tian secreted more and more beads of sweat on his forehead, and he seemed to be more and more at a loss.
…
"Your Highness, maybe I understand some of your thoughts. You have always taken good care of me and visited me often. My life in the military camp has also been well arranged by you."
"I know, you may be interested in me..."
The girl spoke slowly. Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression became even more tense after the girl's words.
His eyes were a little evasive, but he looked at the girl expectantly.
"But I only belong to Xie Ning. He is my husband. He was before, is now, and always will be, even if he is in another world..."
The girl looked at him strangely, lowered her gaze to the table, and said in a low voice.
Xia Tian let out a sigh of relief again, with some relief and some sadness in his expression.
"Your Highness, I know, I don't have many... other ideas..."
He explained hesitantly.
…
"So...you don't need to persuade me. Wherever he is, I want to go." The girl didn't answer the question, and she said in a low voice.
Xia Tian was startled when he heard this. He smiled silently and bitterly, but stopped his explanation. He sighed again, but looked up at the girl again.
He straightened his expression, his eyes full of clarity: "I know what you are thinking, and it is precisely because you are so noble... that I finally..."
He said in a low voice.
"But you also have to consider the... crystallization of your and Xie Ning's love... They can't live without you. They need their mother, they need you by their side. They also need your support and education to become adults. For the empire, for you, and also Leave hope for Xie Ning. They are the glorious soul descendants of the Xie family in the far north, and they will have a bright future - a bright future under your care."
"You...shouldn't have some...shouldn't have the idea of giving up."
He shook his head, as if to drive away some unwanted thoughts from his mind, and then advised in this way.
…
"I never said I was giving up on them."
The girl also shook her head.
"But they may not need me so much, but I need their father even more... Without me, they will thrive under the care of their grandmothers and aunts. I don't have their father... but my life has long been cut off.
All the hard work was just to find him, and all the hope had already been buried with him in the cold seabed of the Far North..."
A trace of despair and sorrow appeared on her face, and she murmured.
"They will grow up and thrive. His children and I... will definitely be like me and more like their father - never afraid of any suffering, and no matter how great the suffering is, it will not stop him.
"No one will know how a weak girl, in despair, looked at the magic crystal fragment that passed through the body of a thin boy, pierced into her chest, and was only half a centimeter away from her heart... Without him, maybe.
I would have been dead long ago - and even though he was so seriously injured, he hugged me tightly, like a towering mountain in front of me. His last words before he passed out were - you are okay...no
People will know how I felt at that time..."
"No one will know how much of a shock he gave me that day at Yuhu...not for his legendary soul, just for his...love for me...to all my classmates, and even to
The whole empire declares...his love, my love, our love..."
"That's how he is. He looks ordinary, but his soul and body contain a power that people can't let go of, a power that can't be forgotten, which makes people fascinated..."
The girl's cold and pale face once again had a dazzling look. She murmured softly with a look of reminiscence and pride.
"So, maybe you have some kind of wrong love for me... I am not for the empire, nor do I have the noble sentiment to sacrifice everything for my compatriots... I just want to..."
"Wherever he is, I want to go there..."
She whispered again.
…
Xia Tian stared at the girl in front of him for a long time. Too many complicated emotions flashed through his eyes, but in the end he just sighed helplessly again.
"Okay, Your Highness. I will order them to protect you closely, and please... be careful. I will... do my best to protect the empire, and also protect... everything I want to protect."
He looked deeply at the girl and stood up gently. When he walked to the door, he looked back at the girl again. He hesitated to speak, but finally let out a long and desolate sigh.
He opened the door and left quietly.
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"Young Madam... you should think more about it. Chief of Staff Xia is right..."
There was silence in the quiet room again. Caiyun was silent for a long time, but he persuaded in a low voice.
"He misses me...I've been dreaming about him lately...I dream about him whenever I close my eyes..."
The girl murmured with a sad look, her eyes were full of confusion, she carefully stroked the photo, suddenly held it in the palm of her hand, and pressed it heavily against her pale photo.
Tired, but also on the flawless and beautiful face.
"Stop trying to persuade me...I'm really tired...That's it...please...let me go find him, okay..."
"Tell Qi'er and Shuang'er that I'm sorry..."
Drops of tears fell down the girl's pale face as she choked and murmured.
Caiyun stared at the girl blankly.
She sighed deeply and said nothing again. (To be continued...)