When Wen Yantong woke up, there was no one in the room, she was lying on the bed safely.
Chi Jingxi's movements have always been very light, so Wen Yantong didn't notice it when he left.
At noon that day, there were rumors that the soldiers under Chi Jingxi's care were not strictly guarded, causing the enemy to escape. They said everything for a while, saying that Chi Jingxi was still too young after all.
Wen Yantong knew the details, and when he heard the rumors, he just laughed it off and ignored it.
The weather is getting colder and colder, Yibei's winter is much colder than Chaoge's, Wen Yantong put on a cotton jacket early.
In the late autumn of November, Chi Jingxi and Fu Zixian left the city to pursue the enemy and did not return for seven or eight days.
Rumors abounded in Yibei City, and most people said that Chi Jingxi had suffered from his youth and inexperience, and that he might never come back after he left.
If there is no result in this battle, Yibei City is afraid that there will be more disasters than good luck. At this critical moment, the people in the city unite tremblingly.
Wen Yantong was also worried, but he believed in Chi Jingxi more, but now he couldn't do anything to help him, so he could only wait silently.
At this time, Mu Yang showed a lot of maturity, and he came to visit Wen Yantong every day, telling her not to worry.
At the beginning of December, on the ninth day after Chi Jingxi and Fu Zixian left the city, Wen Yantong went to the street and bought a local prayer kite in Yibei.
It is said that if you let the kite fly up on the wind, cut off the kite at the end of the thread, and the wish will follow the kite to fly to the sky, and the prayer will be brought to the gods in the sky.
Wen Yantong is dubious about this kind of thing, but after all he has nothing to do, he just wants to do something to make himself feel at ease.
She and Mu Yang stood in an open place to release the paper kite, both of them were quiet, looking up at the paper kite flying higher and higher.
Wen Yantong watched the kite become small in the empty sky, and secretly prayed that Chi Jingxi, Fu Zixian and other soldiers who had retreated from the enemy would return safely.
She only dared to make a small wish, hoping that the gods in the sky would not despise her for being greedy.
After making this wish, Wen Yantong cut the kite rope with a short knife.
The wind in Yibei was strong, and the kite disappeared in the blink of an eye, disappearing into the clouds.
Wen Yantong put away the things, turned around to look, and found that Mu Yang was still making a wish with his eyes closed.
She said, "You're almost done. You have made too many wishes. The gods think you are too greedy, so they won't talk to you."
Mu Yang snorted, "I still have three wishes that I haven't granted yet."
Wen Yantong cut his paper kite, "This is enough, let's go back, it's quite cold here."
Mu Yang stared at his kite flying farther and farther until it disappeared, and then returned to the house with Wen Yantong.
I don't know if Wen Yantong's sincerity was conveyed to the gods, and that night Chi Jingxi returned triumphantly with his troops.
The moment Yibei City opened the city gate, the gongs and drums in the city sounded together, and the bells on the top of the tower gradually spread out in Eight Streets and Nine Mos.
Yibei's unique bone drum sounds crisp and lively, and it spreads loudly. Accompanied by loud singing and laughter, it cheers for the soldiers who have returned from victory.
Wen Yantong was woken up by Mu Yang's knock on the door, she sat up in shock, and the sound of the bell came to her ears in an instant, and she panicked instantly.
Get out of bed and put on clothes, "What happened! What's wrong!"
The last time I heard this bell was the enemy attacking the city, so I couldn't help but panic when I heard Wen Yantong this time.
As soon as the window was opened, Mu Yang's surprised face appeared, "Brother Xi and Fu Zixian are back!"
Wen Yantong was immediately affected by his emotions, hurriedly put on his clothes, casually pulled a hair tie to tie up his hair, and ran out of the house together.
The streets that had been dead for several days suddenly became brighter and brighter, one after another torches illuminated the road, and people who had been hiding in houses for several days gathered on both sides of the road, singing and dancing.
Wen Yantong couldn't hear what they were singing, but he could still feel the joy in their singing, and he laughed along with him unconsciously.
But laughing and laughing, tears also fell down.
Chi Jingxi rode a horse and walked at the forefront, followed by soldiers who triumphed together, and everyone had joyful smiles on their faces.
The people in the city walked forward together with the soldiers' horses, saying words that Wen Yantong couldn't understand, but Wen Yantong wiped away tears one after another.
In fact, she knew that although some people in the city were singing dirges and joys, most of them were looking forward to praying for the safe return of Chi Jingxi and the others, not only for Yibei, but also because these people were also ordered to protect them hero.
Mu Yang seems to be much more honest these days, and it is also because he is too worried, Wen Yantong can clearly see the haggardness in front of him.
Fortunately, the soldiers lived up to expectations and gave a satisfactory explanation to all the people in the city who were looking forward to it.
Wen Yantong stood among the crowd, listening to the continuous sound of drums and singing in his ears, he hummed along unconsciously.
She thought of riding a horse from Chaoge, eating and sleeping in the open air, and crossing thousands of mountains and rivers to Yibei under the scorching sun and dust all over her body.
I thought of the dark-skinned men and pretty girls in Yibei City, and then a raging erythema disease, a small flood that destroyed dozens of houses.
Thinking of the days and nights in Yibei, when I look back, I have been here for five months.
Just as he was thinking, Chi Jingxi had already rode up to him. When he stopped, the soldiers behind him also stopped, and the singing and dancing people also stopped.
Chi Jingxi got off the horse, his silver armor was stained with blood, many places had dried up on it, and the color was dull.
But Chi Jingxi's long sword was polished very brightly, without any stains. Chi Jingxi's scabbard seemed to be lost, and the sword was pinned to the horse's back.
Chi Jingxi stood still, only ten steps away from Wen Yantong, looking at her with a suppressed smile in his eyes.
Wen Yantong's heart fluttered, and he was about to pounce on him, but he heard Mu Yang shouting beside him, "Brother Xi!"
Then he rushed out like an arrow, accompanied by loud shouts.
Chi Jingxi smiled even wider, raised his hand to hug Mu Yang, and patted his shoulder.
Mu Yang cried bitterly, "Brother Xi, I'm really worried about you, I haven't slept well these days..."
Chi Jingxi laughed softly, "Idiot."
Wen Yantong looked at Mu Yang, thinking that he was really restless these few days, so he didn't bother with him.
Chi Jingxi briefly hugged Mu Yang, then pulled him off his body and pushed him aside with a wave.
Mu Yang was not very happy at first, but when he saw that Fu Zixian was next to him, he lost all emotions at the moment, and threw himself on him and hugged Fu Zixian, "Zixian—Thank you for your hard work."
Fu Zixian smiled happily, hugged him with his backhand and comforted him in a low voice, "There are so many people here, don't cry."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yang wiped away his tears and snot, and said, "I'm leaving anyway..."
Wen Yantong walked up to Chi Jingxi in a few steps, looked him up and down, "Is the young master injured?"
Chi Jingxi shook his head slightly and beckoned to her, "Come here."
Wen Yantong took a few more steps forward, and Chi Jingxi suddenly conjured a hairpin out of nowhere, made of mahogany, with exquisitely carved glazed stones inlaid on the top, and jingling tassels hanging from it.
He inserted the hairpin into Wen Yantong's hair, took a look, "It's just right for you."
The people onlookers made even louder noises, Wen Yantong couldn't help his face getting hot, and said a little coyly, "Why are you giving me something at this time?"
Chi Jingxi said, "I wanted to give you this hairpin a long time ago, but the war in Yibei has not been settled, and I am busy with the military, so I have never been free."
Wen Yantong raised his head, and the beads on the hairpin collided with each other and made a crisp sound. Chi Jingxi couldn't help but stretched out his hand to fiddle with it, and kept looking at her with smiling eyes.
Wen Yantong said, "Have the enemy troops been dealt with?"
"After they escaped from the city, they ran to Beimoling. At the fork in the road, they abandoned everything and let the horses carry the supplies and leave by another road, while the people walked to the Grand Canyon." Chi Jingxi said, "As you expected As we did, we dug out the depression on the top of the mountain, released the water, and half-flooded the Grand Canyon, and everyone died in it, and there were no survivors."
"The spy in the army..."
"The more than 70 soldiers who colluded with the enemy country have been executed. I sent people to escort the remaining two generals back to Beijing and hand them over to the emperor." Chi Jingxi paused, and said in a solemn tone, "Everything is in order." it's over."
Wen Yantong had a sore nose, didn't know what to say, and finally just nodded.
This night, Yeyi Beicheng was brightly lit, and everyone was singing and dancing in the city, holding hands with the drums to celebrate the victory.
Many years later, Wen Yantong still remembers that the sky at night was full of stars, the wind blowing her face, and the smile in her ears all became a brilliant stroke of color in her life.
As the person who contributed the least, Mu Yang was happier than anyone else during the celebration, dragging Fu Zixian to dance around the bonfire, waving chicken legs in his hand to greet Wen Yantong to join him.
Wen Yantong couldn't dance, so he stood by and watched. It was rare for Chi Jingxi to open a pot of wine and sit by the campfire, with the brilliant fire reflected in his eyes.
He looked at Wen Yantong who was sitting down.
The wind tousled his hair, but still couldn't hide his handsome smile, "Why don't you go?"
Wen Yantong held the ends of his hair in his hands, and said, "These days we get together less often, and I want to stay by your side for a while longer."
Chi Jingxi was probably used to Wen Yantong's straightforward expression of emotion, so without saying anything, he reached out to hold her hand and wrapped it in his palm.
The people were still singing happily, but the soldiers who returned from the battle were tired, and Chi Jingxi left the table early.
Fu Zixian tried his best to play with Mu Yang, but in the end he couldn't help but dozed off while sitting, with his head tilted on Mu Yang's shoulder. Only then did Mu Yang realize that he was so tired that he fell asleep.
Although this battle was won, it is not easy to put down the chaos and keep the peace. Chi Jingxi and Fu Zixian are young men, and it is exhausting to manage this matter well, so on this night of singing and dancing in the whole Yibei City, Chi Jingxi, Fu Zixian and other soldiers slept extremely soundly.
The good news was spread to Chaoge quickly, and the emperor Long Yan was very happy, and immediately passed it to Chi Jingxi and others to return to Beijing.
The plan to return to Chaoge is on the agenda.
Chi Jingxi slept for a long time, Wen Yantong called the doctor to clean the wound and change his dressing, during which Chi Jingxi only opened his eyes once, saw Wen Yantong on the bedside, and quickly fell asleep again.
After cleaning up the people, Wen Yantong stood by, quietly waiting for Chi Jingxi to wake up.
Many people have already started to pack their bags. After the victory in the battle, the soldiers will naturally have fun in the city, and the city has been bustling with activity for several days.
Chi Jingxi had had enough rest, and the first thing she did after waking up was to take all the soldiers out of the city, to the cemetery in the back mountain, and commemorate all the heroic soldiers who died in the war.
The road back to Chaoge is too long, these foreign soldiers can only be buried here and stay in Yibei forever.
But Chi Jingxi said to everyone, "The wind in Yibei is so strong, it blows from all directions, and it will blow in all directions, so they will ride the wind back to their hometown."
No matter what, Yibei's peace is preserved, Chi Jingxi's mission is completed, and Wen Yantong's wish is fulfilled.
So they packed their luggage on a sunny day, and with the farewell of the Chaoge people, they left Yibei and embarked on their way back to Chaoge.
The author has something to say: The serious plot is over, and the next thing is some small daily routine, and then it is almost over~