Twenty-eight
Xiao Weixin kept staring at his face, which made You Shu nervous. Although he was a bit thick-skinned and narcissistic at times, he was not so narcissistic as to think that the male protagonist liked to look at his face.
Could it be that he wanted to see something deeper from his handsome face
He wanted to assure Xiao Weixin right now that he was also very beautiful and profound, and it would be worthwhile to invest in him. He told him to discover his shining point!
You Shu tried hard to make himself look more honest and reliable, looking straight ahead and looking calm, pretending to be a pure and innocent girl.
Xiao Weixin saw with his own eyes the face that had appeared in his dreams many times, and heard the struggle coming from deep within his heart.
This time, he just wanted to obey his own desires.
The words "I'll sleep with you tonight" were almost about to come out of his mouth.
You Shu had excellent hearing and quickly caught the sound of galloping horses coming from not far away. He turned around in a second, put on the mask and stood back in his original place, with that ordinary face of a passerby again.
Xiao Weixin really had no interest in this stranger. He kept the words in his mouth for a long time but couldn't say them out loud, and he was so angry that he hurt himself.
In just a moment, the sound of horse hooves coming from afar finally reached nearby. Xiao Weixin looked up and saw a big black horse parked outside the pavilion. On the horse's back was a girl in red. She was wearing a riding suit and, like all the men, she held a bow and a sword on her waist. Her heroic face also had a bit of the prettiness that only girls have. She was in high spirits and her eyes were bright.
She also saw Xiao Weixin in the pavilion, and hurriedly dismounted and took two steps forward. However, she did not bow like other girls, but saluted like a man, and said in a resounding voice: "This subordinate greets the prince!"
Xiao Weixin had an impression of her, so he nodded slightly and said gently, "Vice General Yang, please stand up."
The words "Deputy General Yang" made Yang Nanruo's expression slightly pleased. Although she was a woman, she never thought that she was inferior to men in her heart. She always fought with all her might in battle. The fact that she got the position of deputy general was entirely her own credit and had nothing to do with her father and brother.
But once she returned to the court, it seemed that everyone preferred to call her "Miss Yang the Fourth". No one cared about her position as a deputy general. Everyone thought that it was just a girl's love of fun and fame. No one took the title seriously. Some even thought that since she was going to get married anyway, it was not proper for her to fight and kill like a man. Even the emperor's words revealed that he wanted her to settle down and stop hanging out with men.
The contempt of those people made Yang Nanruo secretly sad, as if all her efforts were not worth mentioning compared to getting married.
But Xiao Weixin's words "Deputy General Yang" made Yang Nanruo feel that he was respected. His Royal Highness Prince Ling was indeed different from others.
She stood up with her back straight, not at all timid and shy like an ordinary girl, and looked directly at Xiao Weixin: "Why don't you enjoy the fun of the hunting grounds, but stop here?"
Xiao Wei laughed with great effort, acting like a weak willow, "Lieutenant General Yang, you are joking. I am too weak to be in the spirit of going to the battle myself. I am just taking a break here so that my brother won't blame me."
Yang Nanruo had heard rumors that Prince Ling had been sickly since childhood. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he could not help but sympathize with him and comforted him, "Your Majesty, please do not underestimate yourself. I think that although you are sick, you are more like a real man than ordinary men. I admire you very much."
You Shu lowered his head and stood aside to reduce his presence, and listened to their conversation with relief.
Fortunately, although the relationship between the male and female protagonists collapsed, the plot with the second female lead still developed normally, which shows that the plot has not changed much.
In the original novel, Yang Nanruo is a heroine like Hua Mulan, but she is more able to break away from the secular etiquette than Hua Mulan. Although she does have a crush on Xiao Weixin, she is not timid like ordinary women. Instead, she pursues him boldly and never acts hypocritically. Although they did not end up together, she readily gave her blessing and withdrew from the relationship. She never remarried in her life, but continued to shine on the battlefield and lived for her ideals all her life.
She is a very handsome girl.
You Shu also likes girls like this. Xia Yinxiu is his goddess, but Yang Nanruo also deserves his respect.
In the book, the reason why she likes Xiao Weixin is because Xiao Weixin is indeed different from other men. Xiao Weixin does not think that women are useless. On the contrary, he thinks that women are more useful than men at certain times. In the ancient social context, he has a kind of advanced consciousness. Therefore, Yang Nanruo thinks that she has gained respect from him that cannot be found in others, so she will gradually develop a good impression of him.
Yang Nanruo had many prey, but one of them was a silver-gray meat rabbit that caught Xiao Weixin's attention. The rabbit was really eye-catching, round, meaty, and fat, and its eyes were different from other rabbits, shining brightly, making people feel that this thing could become a spirit in the next second.
Yang Nanruo noticed his gaze and readily held up the fat rabbit by its ears to show off: "This is a little thing I just hunted. Don't look at its fatness, but its movements are agile and fast. I almost didn't catch up with it."
"Deputy General Yang is very skilled." Xiao Weixin smiled slightly, "This rabbit is really likable."
You Shu was frantically scrolling through the comments in his mind, anticipating that he would soon see another classic plot.
Since ancient times, it has always been men who give gifts to girls, but our Deputy General Yang is different. She insists on doing the opposite and personally gives the little rabbit she hunted to the male protagonist. She also seriously tells him how to hunt rabbits. This kind of contrast is so cute!
Yang Nanruo also smiled, seeming to agree with what he said.
Then she put the rabbit back into the cage and stuffed it away, with no intention of giving it to Xiao Weixin. "If Your Majesty likes it, there's one in the woods ahead. You can try your luck."
"It's just that this little rabbit, before I came here, I had already promised Miss Xia that I would hunt a different little pet for her and bring it back to her. I'm afraid I can't present it to the prince."
"Since I have made a promise, I cannot break it."
Xiao Weixin did not intend to take away someone else's favor, and replied calmly: "In that case, Deputy General Yang, go ahead."
Yang Nanruo mounted the horse again, saluted again, and then rode away. The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away, and he never looked back.
You Shu was stunned.
What the hell
Where is the promised rabbit
Leave the rabbit to me!!!
What the hell kind of world is he wearing
Xiao Weixin turned back after the others had left, only to see that his little shadow guard looked unwell, as if he had become a piece of wood. He could even strangely sense the shock and despair in his eyes.
Xiao Weixin was puzzled. Wasn't he fine just now? Why did he suddenly become like this
He thought of the rabbit that Yang Nanruo had put back just now. Was he disappointed because of the rabbit
In a sense, Xiao Weixin guessed correctly but did not delve further into the matter. Instead, he used his imagination to speculate in the opposite direction.
That rabbit was indeed not an ordinary thing, it was hard to come by, and perhaps the little shadow guard really liked it.
At that moment, Xiao Weixin suddenly had an impulse to call Yang Nanruo back and snatch her rabbit on the spot. He had the potential to become a tyrant, but of course he did not do so.
It's just a rabbit. There are plenty of them in the woods if you want them.
Xiao Weixin stood up and said coldly, "Let's go."
However, You Shu was tired and wanted to lie down on the spot.
I'm worried about your love life, what about you
You don't care at all, you only care about whether you can leave or not. You can't live like this anymore.
This terrible world is against me at every turn.
You Shu led the horse over with an expressionless face, and waited until Xiao Weixin got on the horse before riding another one. Although his face was still calm and serious, when Xiao Weixin looked back, he seemed to see black air coming out of him, and he couldn't help but laugh out of anger.
"A rabbit, huh?"
You Shu came back to his senses and met Xiao Weixin's half-smiley eyes, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
So you also knew it was for the rabbit
Then go chase the rabbit for me! Come back!
What would happen to the plot without the rabbit? Why would the second female lead interact with you more because of it? Why would the female lead get jealous
"I know I was wrong." He admitted his guilt out of habit, with a bit of a broken jar-like air.
For some reason, Xiao Weixin liked him very much when he saw him like this, and even had a hint of indulgence in him: "Deputy General Yang said there are still many in the forest ahead. Maybe if we are lucky, we can come across a better one."
You Shu stared straight ahead with an expressionless face, feeling disdainful in his heart.
Oh, so what? As long as it wasn't given by the second female lead, it would be useless.
Who cares about a little rabbit, unless it's in a bowl
The two men entered the dense forest ahead one after the other. The weather was very good today, but there was fog in the depths of the forest. You Shu immediately became alert. He remembered the plot in the book. It was here that Xiao Weixin was used by the Dog Emperor to block the sword!
His mind was in a dilemma. On the one hand, he knew that he couldn't ruin the plot as it might affect the subsequent developments. But on the other hand, he really wanted to stop it all. He didn't want to see Xiao Weixin injured and dying.
In the end, her love for Xiao Weixin prevailed.
"Your Majesty, there is something unusual here. Shall we withdraw first?"
Xiao Weixin looked around and saw that visibility was indeed very low. After a moment of thought, he felt that the spring hunt would not end for another four days and there was no need to rush, so he agreed with his opinion and the two of them walked back side by side.
Just as I was about to walk out of the dense forest, I suddenly heard a loud noise behind me, mixed with the crisp sound of weapons clashing. It was obvious that someone was fighting.
You Shu's face changed, he grabbed the reins of Xiao Weishen's horse and ran forward, fearing that Xiao Weishen would catch up with him.
Xiao Weixin didn't know why he was so frightened, but he didn't ask any questions and just rode his horse to run after him. Not long after they ran out of the dense forest, Xiao Weishen suddenly jumped out from nowhere, his bright yellow coat stained with a lot of blood, and rushed over like a headless fly.
When he saw Xiao Weixin, his eyes lit up and he ran towards him as if he had seen a life-saving straw. Xiao Weixin had no time to dodge and was hugged by him. Just as he was about to push him away out of disgust, You Shu saw several men in black chasing after him from the woods.
With a gloomy face, he drew his long sword from his waist, jumped up from his horse, and started fighting with the men in black, shouting, "Your Majesty, leave!"
Xiao Weixin was concerned that he couldn't take action because Xiao Weishen was present, and he also knew that his presence would only cause more trouble. However, he was held tightly by Xiao Weishen and could not move, so he could only take him and hide to the side.
Just when he was thinking about whether to knock Xiao Weishen unconscious and push him away, Xiao Weishen suddenly pushed him out with a look of horror on his face.
Xiao Weixin was caught off guard, and when he turned around, he saw a sword flashing with cold light coming towards him.
He was unable to dodge, but the next second, a figure flew over faster and stood in front of him, taking the sword for him.
You Shu endured the pain in his chest, stabbed the attacker in the throat with a sword, and held his chest tightly, refusing to fall down.
Xiao Weishen was probably frightened to the point of fainting, while Xiao Weixin looked at You Shu, who was retreating step by step with red eyes in shock. The blood spurted out with warm body temperature splattered on his face.
Xiao Weixin quickly reached out to take him, half-holding him and carefully letting him lean against the tree, then settling him down with a gentle look.
Then, he turned around quickly, picked up the long sword dropped by You Shu, and with a murderous look in his eyes, he rushed straight towards the three remaining men in black with the sword in hand.
Before this, Xiao Weixin was like a precious sword that had never been opened. Although he had strength, he had never actually seen blood and killed anyone.
But now, for the first time, his blade was stained with human blood.
For his little shadow guard.