After finishing the meal, the man cleared the table and went to rest. Leng Shuang was still studying the drawing under the light. Suddenly, a shadow enveloped her. She looked up suddenly and saw that it was Gu Tingyu.
Gu Tingyu looked at Leng Shuang, his expression was complicated, his mouth moved slightly, but in the end he said nothing and turned around to leave.
The man looked at his back with a strange smile on his lips. Then he shook his head and murmured: "It seems God still cares for me."
Leng Shuang ignored Gu Tingyu's words and continued to study his drawings.
The next day, the man found Leng Shuang again and told her to quickly follow him to build the city wall.
Leng Shuang refused: "You can fix it yourself, I'm fine here."
"Okay, then you take good care of yourself." After the man said that, he left. Leng Shuang breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, she didn't want to have anything to do with Gu Tingyu.
…
Northwest frontier.
Gu Tingyu sat in the carriage, opened the curtain and took a look outside, and then ordered: "Let's go to the northwest as quickly as possible."
"General, when we go to such a far place, what should we do if the Tatar Khan sends troops to attack us?" asked a deputy general.
"They don't dare to come." Gu Tingyu said firmly: "My father is the commander of the northwest camp. They don't dare to anger him easily."
"But what if they really want to fight?" Another soldier said worriedly.
"It's okay, I have my own arrangements. You go first and I will follow later." Gu Tingyu said.
Everyone stopped talking.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there are three thousand imperial guards in the palace. How many can we recruit?" Leng Shuang asked.
"It should be less than a thousand, I guess it's as high as the sky." Gu Tingyu said: "But with these one thousand people in hand, it is enough. When the time comes, I will try my best to help the people protect the safety of the northwest."
"Yes." Leng Shuang nodded.
…
The northwest has been raging at war during this period. Leng Shuang and Gu Tingyu lived happily together. They supported each other and all the bandits they encountered along the way were killed by the two of them.
Both of them were martial arts practitioners and were very efficient in killing enemies. In addition, Leng Shuang was a woman with superb medical skills, so they quickly became famous in the northwest.
Gu Tingyu's performance during this period also impressed the civil servants in the court.
"Your Majesty, now that Gu Tingyu has gone deep into the enemy's territory, and according to the intelligence from the spies, Gu Tingyu is dealing with the Tatar Khan. Should we take advantage of the situation and capture him back to the capital?" A minister asked for instructions.
The remaining ministers were also eager to try and wanted to send troops immediately, but they were afraid that a rash attack would lead to infamy. After all, Gu Tingyu was a loyal earl conferred by the imperial court. If he sent troops now, he would definitely be criticized.
However, now is not the time to hesitate, we must strike while the iron is hot and kill Gu Tingyu before he has a firm foothold.
"Since everyone agrees with my opinion, let's immediately mobilize troops and horses to attack the Tatars. We must take this opportunity to destroy the Tatars. Otherwise, when they counterattack, it will be difficult for us to get rid of them.
Already." The emperor said.
As soon as the emperor's decree was issued, states and counties responded one after another, and the war soon broke out.
After Gu Tingyu heard the news, he immediately ordered his soldiers to resist. However, the number of his soldiers was too small, so he could not stop the barbarians. He had to order Leng Shuang, who went to the border with a gun to help the soldiers.
against the Tatars.
Leng Shuang shuttled through the crowd, her speed was extremely fast, and the Tatar soldiers fell down before they could react.
"Leng Shuang, Leng Shuang." At this time, someone shouted Leng Shuang's name.
Leng Shuang turned around and saw that it was a young soldier. She asked eagerly: "Brother, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. You hurry up and leave. The Tatar troops are already chasing you."
The young soldier shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and leave, it will be too late."
Leng Shuang gritted her teeth, turned around and started running. She turned over, mounted her horse and fled.
This was Leng Shuang's first time. Unexpectedly, it went smoothly, and he broke through the Tatar siege in a short time.
Leng Shuang rode on the horse, thinking silently in her heart, hoping that her father, mother and brother were safe, and that she could rush to the border and join them.
Leng Shuang rode wildly for half an hour. Suddenly, there was a fierce sound of fighting in front of her. Leng Shuang stopped in fear. At this time, she no longer knew where to go.
Leng Shuang hid in the grass and observed, and found that a group of people were fighting with Tatar soldiers not far away. The strength gap between the two sides was huge. Leng Shuang saw the soldier keep retreating, and she didn't even think about it.
He rushed out, stabbed the opponent with the spear in his hand, and then stabbed a Tatar soldier to death.
The Tatar soldiers did not expect that a traitor would appear in their ranks. They roared angrily and then all surrounded Leng Shuang.
"Leng Shuang, you traitor, you actually betrayed us!" The Tatar soldiers shouted loudly: "Do you think you can stop us by killing a few of our soldiers? Tell you, we will definitely kill you."
These Tatars are obviously crazy.
Leng Shuang snorted: "You bunch of dog slaves, how dare you bully my people!"
"Lengshuang! You bastard, you dare to scold us, we will kill you!" the Tatar soldier said angrily.
Leng Shuang sneered and said: "Haha, even you are worthy of fighting me."
After saying that, Leng Shuang raised her sword and stabbed the Tatar soldiers. The Tatar soldiers were frightened and fled in all directions. But Leng Shuang was not the kind of person to let the tiger go back to the mountain. She jumped off the horse with a single step.
, and then chopped down a person with the long knife in his hand.
Leng Shuang's physical fitness is excellent, and such high-intensity exercise puts no pressure on her.
Like a killing machine, she kept killing the Tatars, and the more she killed, the more excited she became.
"Kill, kill all these beasts!" Leng Shuang shouted loudly.
When those Tatar soldiers saw how powerful Leng Shuang was, they were so frightened that they peed.
Leng Shuang saw that the Tatars were afraid of being killed by him, so he immediately ordered a retreat. If the Tatars were granted amnesty, they immediately retreated back.
"Hahaha, you lost this time and I won." Leng Shuang raised the spear in his hand and looked at them provocatively.
The Tatars left in despair, leaving only corpses on the ground.
Leng Shuang was just about to return to the military camp when she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away. She turned her head warily and saw Gu Tingyu and his men galloping on horseback. There was a joyful expression on her face and she hurriedly rushed forward:
"Master Gu, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Gu Tingyu said calmly.
Seeing that he was indeed fine, Leng Shuang breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Why are you here? Are my parents okay?"
"Your parents and brother have evacuated safely." Gu Tingyu replied.
"Great! I knew you were the best. Who are these Tatars?" Leng Shuang said.
Gu Tingyu frowned slightly and said: "Leng Shuang, no matter what, I am also a court official, and I have governed the country of Tatar for many years. Aren't you afraid of others' comments when you say this?"
"I'm not afraid of anyone who likes to talk." Leng Shuang said.
"I think you are crazy," Gu Tingyu said, shaking his head.
"I only know that there are many fertile fields in Tatar. My parents suffered so much in Tatar. Sooner or later, this debt will have to be paid back," Leng Shuang said.
Gu Tingyu sighed and said, "You, you, this is not good."
Leng Shuang rolled her eyes at him and said: "What's wrong with this? Our family is not short of money anyway. Even if we sell these grains, we can help many refugees. I am also doing a good deed."
Gu Tingyu couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pinched Leng Shuang's nose: "You girl, you are always like this, making people dumbfounded."
"I won't cry," Leng Shuang slapped Gu Tingyu's hand away: "Don't touch me."
"Leng Shuang." Gu Tingyu called in a low voice.
Leng Shuang looked up at Gu Tingyu and said, "What's the matter?"
"I..." Just as Gu Tingyu said a word, Leng Shuang suddenly hugged Gu Tingyu and leaned her head in his arms.
Gu Tingyu stiffened for a moment, then reached out and touched Leng Shuang's head, and said softly: "Okay, I'm fine."
After hearing this, Leng Shuang slowly let go of Gu Tingyu.
Gu Tingyu took a deep breath and said, "Leng Shuang, I'll take you back first."
Leng Shuang nodded, and then got on Gu Tingyu's carriage.
"By the way, why are you here?" Leng Shuang asked doubtfully.
"Because I'm worried about you." Gu Tingyu said.
Leng Shuang was stunned for a moment, then said: "Gu Tingyu, you are such a fool."
Gu Tingyu smiled but said nothing.
Although he doesn't believe what Leng Shuang said now, he is willing to believe that Leng Shuang has sincere feelings for him.
Gu Tingyu looked at Leng Shuang's profile, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. He reached out and held Leng Shuang's hand and said, "Leng Shuang."
Leng Shuang suddenly turned her head: "What are you doing?"
"You don't need to do such dangerous things. It's better for you to stay in the capital." Gu Tingyu said seriously.
"No, I can't stay in the capital. I want to stay with you to protect you." Leng Shuang said firmly.
After Gu Tingyu was silent for a moment, he said, "Okay."
Gu Tingyu's carriage slowly drove into the suburbs of the capital.
Leng Shuang looked at the bustling scene around her with a smile on her lips.
She finally came back. During this time, her life was not good, it could even be called painful. In addition to practicing martial arts every day, she also practiced archery, but these were not as happy as the time at the border.
Gu Tingyu stopped the carriage at the door of the General's Mansion.
Leng Shuang looked at the General's Mansion with some reluctance. Although she was still Gu Tingyu's bodyguard, her home was here and she was used to the life here. She didn't want to go back to the General's Mansion with him.
"Master Gu, I want to go to the palace to stay for a few days temporarily," Leng Shuang said.
Gu Tingyu was a little surprised, but he still nodded in agreement: "Okay, then you have to pay attention to safety."
"Yes." After Leng Shuang said this, he got out of the car and walked towards his house.
Gu Tingyu stood beside the carriage, quietly watching Leng Shuang gradually disappear from sight.
"General Gu, what's wrong with you?" asked the adjutant next to him.
"fine."
"I heard that you were attacked just now. Are you okay with your injuries?" the deputy general asked with concern.
Gu Tingyu shook his head and said, "I'm fine."
After that, Gu Tingyu ordered his lieutenants to hand over the prisoners he had just captured, and then returned to the general's mansion.
After returning to the general's mansion, Gu Tingyu went straight to his courtyard.
Gu Tingyu entered the room and found a letter on the table. He picked it up and saw that it was delivered to him by someone from his mother, saying that Leng Shuang was moving out of the general's mansion.
After Gu Tingyu read it once, he burned the letter. Since she wanted to leave, let's go. He couldn't control his heart.
At this time, Leng Shuang had already packed her clothes, and she planned to leave quietly as soon as it got dark.
However, the sky had just turned dark when Leng Shuang heard the window next door being pushed open. A familiar smell hit her face, and then Leng Shuang was embraced into a warm and broad chest.
Leng Shuang's eyes widened. She struggled to get up, but was firmly restrained in the man's arms.
"Leng Shuang, I miss you, I really miss you!" Gu Tingyu murmured. This chapter has been completed!