twenty five
They wandered around outside for a while and came back empty-handed, but after Xiao Weixin returned home, he quickly sent Wang Chen out again.
Wang Chen found the stall in the direction his prince had told him, and bought the hairpin that You Shu liked before the stall closed. He kept thinking why the prince did this, because it looked like something that girls could wear. Could it be that the prince had a crush on a girl
But as a prince, if he really wants to give the girl something good, he should go to Dianbaozhai and ask someone to send it over for her to choose. The things sold at the roadside stalls are not suitable for a prince's status. Does this girl have special preferences
When he thought of this possibility, Wang Chen's steps became lighter. He had followed the prince for so many years and had never seen him fall in love with any girl. If there really was such a person, the prince would finally have someone who could confide in him.
After Xiao Weixin got the thing, he still felt it was eye-catching. He weighed it in his hand and looked at it again and again. He looked up and asked Wang Chen: "What do you think of... this thing?"
Wang Chen looked so happy as if he was going to be a father. He thought that his prince, who was just beginning to fall in love, was worried that the girl would not like the gift he gave her. He nodded and encouraged her: "I think this gift is very good. It makes me happy just by looking at it!"
Xiao Weixin glanced at him suspiciously. He didn't expect that Wang Chen's vision was so vulgar.
But despite what he thought, Xiao Weixin still carefully placed the hairpin in a box and stuffed it into the drawer of his study. It seemed that he had no intention of giving it to anyone.
In fact, he didn't understand why he had secretly asked Wangchen to buy it back. The appearance and workmanship of this thing were not good. It could be worn by ordinary girls, but it was not to his liking at all. However, he was very concerned about the look in the little shadow guard's eyes at that time, as if he really liked it.
Therefore, after Xiao Weixin came back just now, he pondered for a long time, and finally asked Wangchen to buy it before it got dark. However, he didn't know what to do with it, so he had to put it in a box and put it aside.
Not to mention others, even Xiao Weixin himself couldn't explain his strange behavior.
But You Shu knew nothing about this. In fact, he forgot about the hairpin the next day. Thinking of how he beat up the second male lead at the market yesterday, You Shu's face became filled with worry. Would it be more difficult to cooperate with him again now
In the original novel, the life story of the second male lead is similar to that of the male lead. They are both unloved sons who originally had nothing to do with the succession to the throne. They endured and conspired, and finally achieved great success. The difference is that Xiao Weixin was originally motivated by revenge and was not a violent person by nature, while Na Sutu was completely driven by ambition and desire, and his methods were more sinister.
They also had a head-on confrontation in the second half of the book, but in the end the male protagonist had a brighter halo. Na Sutu eventually migrated with his tribe to other areas more suitable for survival. Because the border area gradually became desertified and was no longer suitable for human survival, the two of them had no chance to fight again.
If the male protagonist could cooperate with Na Sutu at this time, it would undoubtedly make everything simpler, but looking at the development of events yesterday, this idea is probably unlikely.
Alas, impulse can kill people. I wish he hadn't been so harsh at that time.
From beginning to end, You Shu never took Su Tu's intentions towards him seriously. In his eyes, it was impossible for men to have that kind of feelings. What was so good about men
Is it that the girl is not gentle enough, or is it that the girl is not cute enough
Look at the heroine, then look at Hua Chun, which one is not a little angel
Speaking of the heroine... You Shu remembered that he hadn't heard from her for a long time. If the plot had developed normally, the hero should have been in a relationship with the heroine by now. Why is there no news at all now? ?
You Shu sat cross-legged on the training ground of the Shadow Guard Camp, feeling melancholy, and worried like an old father.
Today is the Shadow Guard Battalion's annual ranking competition. Just like the unit's performance appraisal, they also have their own set of operating rules. At the beginning of each year, they will set up a competition to re-rank the Shadow Guards. This will make all the Shadow Guards full of fighting spirit. Who doesn't have the desire to improve? The temptation of the top ten is too great, and everyone wants to compete to move up.
If someone falls out of the top ten, someone will naturally take their place, so everyone never dares to slack off in their training. But being replaced rarely happens, at least this top ten position has been maintained for almost three years without anyone breaking it.
Xiao Weixin heard Xie Feiyuan say that today was the day of the assessment. Originally, he could have just taken a quick look like he did in previous years, but for some reason he thought of You Shulai, and for the first time in his life he condescended to come down in person to take a look, which made all the shadow guards present flattered.
Xiao Weixin was sitting in a high position, and could see clearly what everyone on the stage was doing, but his eyes were always on You Shu. Xie Feiyuan didn't know why he was so interested, but he was still accompanying him and directing the fight.
The competition has reached a white-hot stage. Those at the back have been eliminated. What remains is the competition for the top ten. There is basically no suspense. Next, You Shu just has to wait to fight with Ying Er to decide the winner. He can sense that Xiao Weixin's eyes in the stands are always on him, but he doesn't dare to look up. You Shu doesn't have the nerve to think that he is here for him. He just thinks this is a good opportunity for him to show himself.
Finally it was his and Ying Er's turn to play, and the shadow guards below became excited as if they were injected with chicken blood. The duel between masters was the most exciting. Every year, the battle between Ying Er and Ying San was very exciting to watch. Ying Si even secretly brought peanuts to stuff into his mouth. Ying Liu wanted to jump up and cheer, Ying Qi looked for his own shortcomings at a glance, and Ying Shi was full of admiration for You Shu.
Ying Er prefers hard combat rather than assassination, his inner strength is strong and implicit, and he wields a sword with all his might. There are very few people who can withstand a blow from his sword, and You Shu is one of them.
You Shu is more suitable for assassination than direct confrontation. His style is relatively less brute force, and he does not have an advantage in size, but his body is erratic and agile, and his sleeve arrows and silver needles are used to perfection. Ying Er must be extremely alert to avoid being hit.
The two of them were fighting back and forth on the stage, with blood shed. It was only on the stage that Xiao Weixin realized that You Shu was usually gentle to her. Considering the way he tried to kill Ying Er, he was still kind to her.
Although he was pinned to the ground and beaten in the same way.
A quarter of an hour later, the result of the competition came out, and Shadow 2 narrowly won the competition. After all this, the ranking of the Shadow Guards did not change much, and the top ten was maintained.
Xiao Weixin gave a reward on the spot after watching the game, and You Shu was happy to receive the reward.
After everyone else had left, Xiao Weixin called You Shu over. Xie Feiyuan realized that the prince had come for him, and he was naturally pleased. The successor he had trained had caught the prince's eye, and his future would surely be limitless.
Soon, there were only two of them left at the training ground. You Shu stood there holding the silver. Xiao Weixin neither let him kneel nor spoke to him. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Why didn't you win?" Xiao Weixin asked a random question after a long while.
You Shu's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't answer: "What is the prince talking about?"
"Don't pretend." Xiao Weixin looked back at him, not very happy, "Your strength is not worse than Ying Er, why do you want to lose to him on purpose?"
"I can see clearly that you are not really unable to dodge the last move."
You Shu held the silver and thought for a while, unable to decide whether to tell the truth.
In fact, the reason is very complicated, but it is very simple to explain.
"Your Majesty, I did not intend to lose. I just don't want to be the 'Second Shadow'."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Weixin didn't understand.
You Shu sighed, "Don't you think 'old second' sounds bad?"
Xiao Weixin: “…”
"What are you thinking about all day long?" Xiao Weixin looked at him helplessly.
You Shu heard the indulgence hidden in his words and lowered his head with a smile in his eyes.
"It's windy here, Your Majesty, would you like to go back and have a rest first?" You Shu looked at the sun setting, worried that the cool evening breeze would give him a cold.
The most important thing was that the canteen was about to open for dinner. He had to rush to grab some food, otherwise it would be snatched up by the other brothers who were as eager as wolves and tigers. It was said that there would be duck legs tonight, and he liked all kinds of animal legs and couldn't live without them at every meal.
Xiao Weixin didn't feel cold, but he didn't know what else he could do if he stayed. In the afterglow of the setting sun, he could see the tenderness in the little shadow guard's eyes reflected by the red sunset.
It's gentle...
Xiao Weixin thought uncertainly, he swallowed back the three words "Follow me" that were about to come out of his mouth, and walked away in silence.
At that moment just now, Xiao Weixin really wanted to take him away from the Shadow Guard Camp, but reason prevailed over everything.
He couldn't indulge in beauty. How could he allow himself to enjoy himself when his plan of revenge hadn't even begun
You Shu looked at his departing back, and somehow saw a sense of desolation and loneliness in him.
Alas, the male protagonist looks so miserable, alone and still single at the age of 24. Why hasn't the female protagonist's story started yet? Could it be that the dog emperor really detained her and didn't give her away
If something goes wrong in the relationship between the hero and heroine, he will be so worried that he won't be able to sleep well at night.
After standing there hesitating for a while, You Shu finally remembered that he had to go to the cafeteria to grab some food. He put the silver into his pocket in a hurry and ran back briskly. When he thought about getting another ten taels of silver for free, he felt so happy that he could fly.
When Xiao Weixin reached the gate of the Shadow Guard Camp, he looked back for some reason. There was no one in the open space, and the familiar figure was gone.
Not seeing that person, Xiao Weixin's eyes showed some struggle and hesitation.
Perhaps he should restrain himself and stop paying so much attention to him.
As long as you can't see him, you won't have any thoughts about him. Xiao Weixin walked forward slowly. He found that he seemed to always have an abnormal and excessive attention to the little shadow guard. Once he saw him, he couldn't control some of his emotions.
But he is just a shadow guard.
He can't be swayed by anyone.
It's just a shadow guard. If you want more in the future, you can have more.
Xiao Weixin stopped and looked up; the sky had darkened.
A lone moon hangs in the sky.