Rebel

Huai Xin covered his face and sobbed, Gu Ao looked at his gently undulating thin back, feeling extremely sad for a moment, Gu Ao raised his hand, wanting to lightly touch Huai Xin's shoulder, to comfort his sadness... But he read again Ji Huai Xin was afraid of the heat, so the raised palm couldn't fall down after a long time.

Huai Xin was crying sadly, Gu Ao was at a loss for what to do.

"Would you like some porridge? I'll ask someone to cook some porridge for you..." As he spoke, Gu Ao stood up again, Huai Xin raised his face when he heard the words, looked at Gu Ao with tears in his eyes for a moment, and then let go of his grasp Holding the corner of Gu Ao's clothes, Gu Ao walked out the door and called someone to give some instructions, closed the door, and sat next to Huai Xinta again.

Huai Xin gradually stopped crying, and the room fell silent.Gu Ao stretched his hand behind Huai Xin's back, gently smoothed Huai Xin's messy hair, and asked in a low voice, "How long has it been since you combed your hair? I remember you braided your back, and there was a life lock."

Huai Xin gasped, raised her sleeves and rubbed her eyes, they were all red, when Gu Ao asked him, she replied hoarsely: "...don't make it up, I'm not afraid of death, this life, I will die in the future Died on the road to Porong."

Gu Ao withdrew his hand, and said to Huai Xin in a slow voice: "Rong is about to be destroyed, the land of Rong is not peaceful, and the world is in trouble. In the future, we will defeat Rong together."

Huai Xin raised her eyes, but there were still traces of tears in her eyes: "...Really? Are you willing to fight with me?"

Gu Ao smiled gently, but couldn't bear it in his words: "You came to find me, didn't you come to find me to break the army?"

Huai Xin's originally bewildered eyes lit up slightly, but suddenly he coughed violently again. He covered his sleeves, and after a while he calmed down, and said softly: "...Yes, cough cough... During the chaos that day, I thought about this In the world, where else can I go to, Huai Xin... that is you, Brother Ao... But... I only know from here that you are also struggling... Mr. Qiu, isn't it time to attack Hanzhong with the whole army? Is it?"

"Yes," Gu Ao nodded, and said, "But Qiu Mu's army is not difficult to defeat, I have my own thoughts."

Huai Xin lowered her head and sighed, "...you still look like you don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth."

Gu Ao said in a soft voice: "Take care of your body first, and in the future we will destroy the land together and avenge your father's court."

Huai Xin nodded slightly.

At this time, the person who delivered the porridge outside also came, Gu Ao opened the door to take it, first tested the temperature, and then brought it in front of Huai Xin, "Eat something first, and sleep after eating, tomorrow, I will come with you Let's discuss the matter of dismantling the army together, okay?"

Huai Xin's hands were still trembling, unable to hold the bowl, Gu Ao sat beside Huai Xin and said, "I've been exhausted from not resting for so long, let me feed you."

Huai Xin nodded, Gu Ao then fed Huai Xin spoonful by spoonful beside Huai Xin and started eating. Said: "Go to sleep."

Huai Xin still had porridge marks on the corner of her mouth, she asked Gu Ao, "But what if I have nightmares again?"

"If you dream of the Rong people again, think about how you can kill them all."

"..." Huai Xin looked at Gu Ao.

Gu Ao said: "with me here, one day, I will definitely go to the north to seek troops. The two of us are together. You don't have to worry anymore, there will be a day of revenge in the future."

Only then did Huai Xin slightly nod her head, and softly agreed, "...OK."

"Go to bed first." Gu Ao leaned over to cover Huai Xin with the quilt, watched him close his eyes, Gu Ao stayed by his side, after a while, Huai Xin breathed evenly, and Gu Ao left Huai Xin to live temporarily house.

What Gu Ao didn't know was that before falling asleep, Huai Xin thought about the temperature of Gu Ao by his side, and unconsciously thought: I finally know why Mr. Yun fell in love with Brother Ao. So reassuring.

What Gu Ao didn't realize was that he himself had never taken care of others so carefully, this was the first time he fed others, even his son Gu Jiang had never eaten a meal fed by Gu Ao, but facing him Facing the orphaned Huai Xin, all this happened naturally...

A woman who is good at martial arts is like a proud rose with thorns. Gu Ao admires it, but she can't hug it thoughtfully; but friends show weakness like Huai Xin unknowingly, and bear humiliation like Yu Junfan, but they always seem to make Gu Ao show off. On the warm side.

In the end, Gu Ao didn't tell Huai Xin the news of Yun Ang's death.

Walking out of Huai Xin's residence, Gu Ao looked up at the sky.

The letter from Jian Pu in his arms made him feel a little heavier.

But the more he carried, the more he aroused Gu Ao's strength to move forward.

The world is full of wind and rain, and strong winds are blowing.

Although Gu Ao took refuge in Longshan for a while, he knew that he had been dragged into the turbulent four seas after all.

Now that the showers have just stopped, the clouds seem to be brewing with even bigger thunder.

Gu Ao's heart also vibrated with the drastic changes in the world; too many things happened at once, complicated and disturbing, all of which need to be absorbed by Gu Ao in detail, they disturbed the originally peaceful rhythm of his heart, but poured into him A spirit of exuberance and shameless courage.

Impermanence, too much impermanence in the world.

At this time, Gu Ao could only strengthen his arms and carry everything.

The souls of the tens of thousands of men who were defeated are still wandering, the bones of the righteous father Lu Mouzhong are still cold, the entrustment of the mentor is still unclear, the friends died tragically in troubled times, and the Northland fell into the hands of the soldiers...

This is no longer the tranquility of Tianjiazhuang...

It is no longer the leisurely style of Shanyun Academy...

Nor is it chic when traveling around the world...

But it was a stream of torrents, pushing Gu Ao's pace, so he moved quickly.

The lords of the world, ghosts secretly connected, set off a bloody storm,

A bright light shines in Gu Ao's chest, and he steps forward.

Looking back these days, Gu Ao was not discouraged by the momentary defeat; on the contrary, when he recalled the past, he seemed to have discovered his ability to cast beans into soldiers. Gu Ao said to himself in his heart, next time, do better , and be more aggressive... the sky is white, the mountains are high above the head, and the wind and the battle flag pass the Xiongguan Pass.

The road is just under your feet.

In the past few days, Gu Ao had been thinking day and night, and had some plans, but Lu Dequan was suspicious. After the funeral, Gu Ao tried to find an opportunity to speak out several times, but was dismissed by "the military commander should only command the troops with peace of mind, and should not discuss strategies rashly".

Gu Ao knew that he doubted that he would seize power, so he didn't speak out anymore. With the idea of ​​defending against the enemy, Gu Ao went to find Yu Junfan this time, and also wanted to ask him about his concerns about the current war.These days, Yu Junfan first participated in Lu Mouzhong's funeral, and then directly joined Lu Dequan to build the city defenses of Hanzhong County to guard against incoming enemies.

Gu Ao galloped away, and it was evening when he got off his horse and landed. There was a light in Yu Junfan's house. As soon as Gu Ao entered the yard, someone came to report.A servant opened the door of the inner room for Gu Ao, and saw Yu Junfan sitting on a wooden chair with his upper body naked, with sweat dripping down his back, holding a silver painted halberd in his hand, and embroidered patterns on his feet. The military boots, holding a silk cloth in their hands, are carefully wiping the edge of the blade.

Hearing the announcement, Yu Junfan raised his face and smiled: "Brother Gu is here?"

Gu Ao nodded, seeing that Yu Junfan was naked and armed, the muscular outline of the upper body showed a slender attitude, very vigorous and elegant.

Seeing Gu Ao staring at him, Yu Junfan said with some embarrassment: "I just laughed," Yu Junfan raised the painting halberd and said to Gu Ao, "This is the Qinglong painting halberd, left by my late father. , Every time I go to battle, I will wipe it clean."

Gu Ao approached the room and said: "Brother Yu is very skilled in martial arts, I have witnessed it before, and I am very impressed."

"Oh, I haven't practiced for a long time, and I'm rusty." Yu Junfan shook his head: "My skill in martial arts is not as good as my father's eleventh."

"My lord has made great achievements in the western expedition to Bashu, and he has made outstanding achievements. He must have unworldly martial arts."

Yu Junfan smiled, with gentle eyes: "Brother Gu, sit down."

Gu Ao sat down according to his words: "...I came here just to ask, how to defend against the enemy, brother Yu, have you any plans?"

Yu Junfan nodded, and said: "I discussed with Mr. Lu, if Qiu Mu invades, the defenders will intercept him halfway."

Gu Ao said: "Qiu Mu's army must not intercept halfway."

"Why?" Yu Junfan asked.

Gu Ao thought for a while, and said: "The purpose of intercepting halfway is for the opponent to break up, or the food and grass are at the head or at the tail, and the interception does not correspond to the beginning and the end. But the situation is not like this now. Qiu Mu is the army of the imperial court. Where can you not collect grain? On the contrary, it is Hanzhong, where grain and grass transportation is easy to be attacked, and intercepting halfway is not the way to win."

Yu Junfan recruited someone to present him a coat, which was also a set of embroidered arms. Under the gaze of Gu Ao, Yu Junfan took the sweat towel and wiped off his sweat, and buttoned the buttons one by one. Thoughtfully said: "You are right. Mr. Lu is eager to take revenge. He just wants to make a thunderstorm and keep the enemy out. I will discuss this matter with Mr. Lu tomorrow... What does Brother Gu think about our army?"

Gu Ao said: "When the enemy is lured deep, the foster father of Hanzhong County has been in business for many years, and the county magistrates and county magistrates are all poor families promoted by the imperial examination. Once the enemy's trilogy comes, they will definitely fight to the death. Moreover, Hanzhong County is surrounded by mountains and dense ridges. All of them can be used as deep ditch and high fortress to ambush them."

Yu Junfan nodded, and said: "You said so so that I remembered that Ye Xiongguan, the prefect of the county, also meant the same thing, but Mr. Lu didn't accept it. Now he is in command of 15 defenders in Hanzhong. Everyone can't listen to everything. But living here as a guest can only say a few words, I will visit tomorrow and do my best."

Gu Ao nodded, and Yu Junfan asked again: "Brother Ao, have you had dinner yet?"

Gu Ao said: "Not yet."

Yu Junfan smiled slightly: "Stay here and eat with me."