A horse gallops away with a desolate mood, sobbing and withering with the wind;
After a thousand miles of bathing, I return home in one night, crying blood and shaking with every step.
As the sun was about to rise, a dusty figure wearing a golden helmet and black armor, covered with morning dew, fell off his horse with a plop, and fell not far from the city gate.
The fiery red horse under the knight suddenly stood up when it saw its master fall to the ground.
"Ang hiss"
Then with a "bang", after the horse's front hooves fell, it turned around and immediately trotted to its owner's side, anxiously moving its mouth and constantly pushing the fallen knight, as if calling on its owner to wake up quickly.
Several palace guards at the city gate suddenly saw this scene. Some of them looked at the red cloud-like spirit horse curiously and asked in surprise, "Isn't that the general's mount?"
"Yes, it looks familiar to me too." Another palace guard who was also staring at the red horse quickly responded.
"Let's go and take a look." someone suggested.
"good"
When the two palace guards came forward with puzzled looks on their faces and calmed Hong Ma down, they turned Zhu Li over. The face that came into view was none other than Zhu Li.
"It's the general!" a palace soldier exclaimed. Before he finished speaking, he desperately stretched out his thumb and pressed it hard on Zhu Li's philtrum.
Upon hearing the cry, all the guards at the city gate stopped guarding the gate and swarmed in, protecting Zhu Li tightly in the middle.
"What's wrong with the general? Why is his face so pale?" a soldier asked worriedly.
"There's still blood at the corner of his mouth!" an old soldier murmured thoughtfully.
"There are no injuries on his body. It doesn't look like it was caused by a war."
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Amid the chatter of the crowd, Zhu Li finally woke up slowly under the pressure of the palace guard. Seeing the worried eyes around him and the standard Heshuo armor on them, Zhu Li felt relieved and forced out a bitter smile to them, which was uglier than crying.
Looking around, Zhu Li's face was pale at the moment, without a trace of blood, and his lips were so cracked that blood could be clearly seen. There were still purple-black blood stains on the cracked lips.
His eyes, which were once bright and lively, had now become deeply sunken, filled with darkness and admiration. He gave people the feeling that he was an old man who was terminally ill and about to die.
Upon receiving the news that Yuchi Jin was seriously injured and dying, Zhu Li immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, then immediately rushed out of the camp and rode his horse towards Kaiyang.
When he set out, there were still thousands of Yue cavalry following him, but Red Hare was always very fast. It seemed to sense Zhu Li's anxiety. This psychic horse did not care about its own strength at all. It galloped like lightning, leaving the others far behind, going upstream along the Sang'an River.
Grief, sadness, self-blame, coupled with an anxious and resentful mood, made him vomit blood continuously. A normal person would have died after vomiting so much blood.
Fortunately, his body was nourished by countless spiritual fruits and medicines. Even so, he was still in a trance and managed to hold on until Kaiyang.
"General, are you okay?" A palace guard looked at Zhu Li and asked cautiously.
With the help of the palace guards, Zhu Li struggled to stand up and gently patted the shoulder of the guard who asked the question. For a moment, he could not even open his mouth and could only shake his head gently to comfort himself.
Under the guidance of the government guards, Zhu Li came to Kaiyang County Government.
The inner courtyard of the county government was packed with people. Old Madam Yuchi had red and swollen eye bags and was almost fainting, which made Zhu Li feel pain in his heart again.
This old lady has always been an open-minded mother. She has no likes or dislikes towards Zhu Li, but because of her daughter, she is willing to accept Zhu Li's arrangements and even supports Yuchi Jin's choice. In a word, nothing matters as long as her daughter likes it.
Holding the bitter-faced and obedient Zhu, Zheng stayed beside old Madam Yuchi, comforting her in a low voice. Sometimes, even she herself could not help shedding a few clear tears.
Zhu Chun had a solemn expression and kept asking Guo Chongtao something in a low voice. Even when Zhu Li arrived, he didn't even look at his son with a happy expression.
Zhu Li's sister, Zhu Ning'er, also had tears on her eyes. Seeing Zhu Li appear before her like a ghost, she felt even more upset. Tears in her eyes once again flowed like beads from a broken string.
In the wing room in the backyard, Xingchenzi and Shen Qinnan came out one after another. When Zhu Li saw the two of them, a hint of expectation emerged on his face. However, the result was destined to disappoint him. Both of them shook their heads at him with an ugly look on their faces.
This result was expected, yet so cruel that it completely shattered Zhu Li's last bit of hope. Suddenly, he seemed to be back in the endless desert again, lonely and helpless, filled with endless despair.
The moment he saw the two of them shaking their heads, he felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart and instantly reaching his head; the April sky was full of spring, but he seemed to be in an infinitely cold and icy world.
The people around seemed to be getting farther and farther away, and suddenly turned into a mirage-like illusion, out of reach.
Can a man who can't even protect the woman he loves still be considered a man
At this moment, a sudden decision came to his mind: If you pass away, I will not abandon you, and we will be together again in the underworld.
Many people don’t know why they are alive, and some even live in confusion. Zhu Li in his previous life was also confused about this question for a while. Later, he seemed to have figured it out. Although it might not be right, he felt that people should live like this.
Men, you don't live for flirting, nor for promotion or wealth, nor for building a brilliant career. You live only to protect, to protect those around you, those who love you and those you love.
He has always believed this and has tried his best to do it, but now, the beloved person he has been protecting is about to go to the west. What qualifications does he have to talk about the word "protection"
"Let's go in and take a look." Shen Qinnan came to Zhu Li at some point, and looking at Zhu Li who looked like he was about to die, she couldn't help but speak softly with a choked voice.
Xingchenzi also noticed that something was wrong with Zhu Li's condition. However, as a virgin who had lived for nearly a hundred years, he would definitely not understand the emotional pain caused by love. He could only shake his head helplessly and sigh deeply.
At this moment, only Douya was guarding Yuchi Jin's bedside. It was not that others did not come to take care of her, but silence had to be maintained here.
Seeing Zhu Li, who looked like a starving ghost, the originally hot-tempered little girl couldn't even utter a word of complaint.
Doesn’t Zhu Li love Yuchi Jin
Just looking at the other person's appearance, the little girl felt that she had no right to scold him.
Zhu Li fought all over the world and placed all his beloved ones in the rear where he thought was the safest. Isn't this protection
It is difficult to draw the bones of a person or a tiger, and you can know a person's face but not his heart. Zhu Li could not have imagined that Lu Yong would betray him, betray the entire Shuozhou, and even betray the entire nation.
If Lu Yong stayed by Zhu Li's side all the time, Zhu Li would naturally be able to tell his loyalty from his treachery. The Classic of Mountains and Seas had once blessed him with a spiritual object that could make people clear-headed after eating it. Although he could not see through the other person's heart, he could sense the truthfulness of the other person's words.
Since arriving in Shuozhou, Lu Yong has been following Wu Dao. Even when he was transferred to Piantouguan, Zhu Li had never seen him, which led to today's tragedy.
Zhu Li's arrival made the little girl Douya retreat quietly. Now, their young lady was going to be with her beloved, and the little girl naturally didn't want to disturb the two of them.
Lying on the bed, Yuchi Jin was lying with her face bare. Her delicate little nose and pouty little mouth made her look particularly attractive. Even though she was still unconscious, her stubborn personality was still evident.
Her long eyelashes were as eye-catching as those of a Barbie doll in later generations. At first glance, she looked like an impeccable picture of Sleeping Beauty, but the slight rise and fall of her chest revealed that she was dying.
Looking at the beauty, that fairy-like delicate face, Zhu Li was in a trance, and couldn't help but recall the scenes of the past.
"Zhu Li, if you have the guts, fight me. I'll beat you till your teeth are all over the ground." As she remembered, when they first met, that tough little girl with a maid's bun, who didn't look like a lady at all, would come to the gate of Cao Jun on time every day and shout at Zhu Li in a very aggressive manner.
"Forget it, I won't fight with you. There's no point in fighting. What's the point?" Zhu Li was not interested at that time and had no intention of fighting with the other party.
A good man does not fight with a woman. What's more, the martial arts of the two are almost the same and it is impossible to tell the winner.
I really don’t know why this little girl is so warlike.
In Hongzhou, while waiting for the wife of the Pang family and his sister, Yuchi Jin came to Zhu Li's house almost every day to block him, as if he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't beat him up a day.
If you think about it carefully, Yuchi Jin at that time didn't want to beat him up, he just wanted to see him.
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"Zhu Li, I have tried my best to secure the post of Shuozhou governor for you. How do you plan to repay me?" Yuchi Jin, dressed as a scholar and as handsome as Pan An and Song Yu, ran to Beikou in person to ask Zhu Li for credit after Zhu Li helped Li Keju put down the Shatuo rebellion.
"How can I repay you? Do you want me to marry you?" Zhu Li was at a loss at that time and joked indifferently.
Now think about it carefully, Yuchi Jin, who was just beginning to fall in love at that time, went to Beikou not to seek credit from him, but just to give him an excuse, an excuse for him to visit Yuchi Mansion. But Zhu Li at that time did not think of this at all, and wasted the beauty's kindness in vain.
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"Zhu Li, let me ask you, when we were at Beikou, did I ask you to come and see me?" Yuchi Jin, with anger in his phoenix eyes, asked Zhu Li coldly.
"Yes, my wife did tell me so at that time." Zhu Li responded stupidly.
"Then why don't you go?" The pretty girl became even angrier.
"It's not that I don't want to see you. I'm a soldier and I have to follow orders. I hope you can understand this." Zhu Li had no choice but to explain patiently.
"Hmph, an excuse? You just went to Fan Yang. Can Lord Li still execute you?" Yiren was relentless at that time. That time, Zhu Li was forced to not only hang up the white flag and agree to countless unequal treaties that were humiliating and detrimental to the country, but also to calm the other party's anger.
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Looking back at the past scenes, the way home is still there, but the beauty is no longer there.