Square inch by Kyushu

Standing in the middle of the tent, Li Muge quickly glanced at the battle report in his hand, the expression on his face didn't change at all, but the hearts of the generals standing below were beating their hearts.

Although everyone is well aware of the news of Dongxiang's participation in the war.But the content of the battle report is still not sure. Whoever makes the current situation change rapidly, there are indeed too many variables in this battle.

"The Dongxiang army has merged with the Vietnamese army, and Chen Bing is in the eastern part of the Chu State. It has also united with the three important towns of the Chu State that have not been occupied, Yingcheng, Wancheng, and Qiling." Li Muge put down the battle report and announced, and at the same time separated his fingers. Point to these three places on the map.

When the generals saw it, horror appeared on their faces.Obviously, he hasn't gotten used to the rapid turnaround in the battle situation.

"Qingyu, you should bring back Peng Yun who is lying in ambush outside tonight." After Li Muge said this, the generals were startled again: Is it time to withdraw the troops?

Qingyu naturally had doubts in his heart, but after all, he was different in the art of war, and he had always believed in Li Muge's judgment of the situation, so he didn't say much, and decisively embraced his orders.

Li Muge saw that some of the generals wanted to come out to ask questions, so he interrupted: "You don't need to think too much, this king has no intention of withdrawing troops. And for this battle, this king has his own clever plan and is sure to win. You just have to do your part well, and don’t let yourself get in the way.”

The generals saw that Li Muge's brows were full of confidence, and a hanging heart finally let go.Even though he didn't reveal any of his strategies to them, they still felt confident.This kind of trust has been accumulated little by little after countless times of trying to turn the tide at the critical moment.

What's more, military adviser Gu Yanxi also came from the capital to assist in the battle. Looking at these two people, their confidence doubled in a blink of an eye.

After the generals left the camp, Li Muge poured himself a cup of tea, looked at the map in front of him, sighed and frowned.

Standing beside him, Gu Yanxi decisively raised her hand to flick his head, and hit him between the eyebrows, "I don't want to learn, but I want to learn some of my bad habits. Li Muge, can you still do it?"

"Can I do it, don't you know?" He replied with a pun, with deep meaning in his eyes.

Gu Yanxi was at a loss for words for a moment, she didn't expect him to be in the mood to joke at this time.

Li Muge seemed to see through what he was thinking, so he continued: "Even if the sky is falling, you have to eat and sleep, you have to eat and sleep, and you have to adjust your emotions." While speaking, he wrapped one arm around Gu Yanxi's waist , kissed him on the lips.

Gu Yanxi raised his eyebrows slightly, and a cold light was pulled out from his waist, and the back of the sword directly hit the opponent's "devil's claws" around his waist.

Li Muge immediately withdrew his hand, jumped one meter away, and kept a safe distance from the other party: "Hey! I don't think about the useful ones, but think about the useless ones. Gu Yanxi, can you still do it? By the way, I have already hidden this sword Great, where did you get it from?"

Gu Yanxi put the sword back into its sheath with a sneer, with a smug look at the corners of her eyes, "I remembered some martial arts moves, how could it be useless? Although I can't deal with those dangerous things, it is more than enough for self-defense." When it comes to "self-defense" two After saying the word, he stared at Li Muge nakedly. It seemed self-evident that the person he was guarding against was self-evident.

"Besides this sword, I also found this in your 'treasure house'." While speaking, he suddenly caught a silver needle between his fingers, and the small silver light instantly blinded Li Muge's eyes!

At this time, he felt extremely remorseful, and told the other party all of his "property".It seems that there is a certain reason for hiding private money and setting up small treasuries.

Seeing this, Li Muge immediately raised his hands in surrender, promising that he would "obey the rules and laws" in the future and control his... er, life style.

Gu Yanxi put away all the "weapons" on his body in satisfaction, and got back to business, "You don't have a way to deal with the current situation, do you?" Although it was a question, his tone was very certain.

Li Muge had a fight with Gu Yanxi, and his heart was no longer as heavy as when he read the battle report.Hearing this, he nodded very frankly and said: "Indeed, there is nothing we can do for the time being. That's why I transferred Peng Yun back and tried to gather the army in one place to prevent the enemy from attacking."

"How many people are in Xi Jun now?" Gu Yanxi lowered his eyes, his eyes revealing deep thought.

"It's full of money, and there are less than [-] left. Even if we transfer from the country, we can get up to [-] to [-] at most. What's more, the middle school must be guarded without soldiers." Li Muge told the truth.

He didn't know why he was so honest with Gu Yanxi now.But he just instinctively trusts him absolutely.And he knew in his heart: never again would he be more sure than now—this person would never betray him.

"The combined armies of Dongxiang and Yue are less than 10, and with the addition of the three cities of Chu, there should be [-]." Gu Yanxi marked the camp locations of the various forces on the map, and the situation was obviously intolerable optimism.

"If we face [-] enemy troops with a force of [-], I won't necessarily lose, and they won't necessarily win." Li Muge looked at Gu Yanxi, and continued with deep meaning: "After all, they are only coalition forces, and when faced with the distribution of benefits, suspicions will inevitably arise .And although our army is small, we can fight the enemy desperately with all our strength."

"It seems that you are not helpless, isn't it already a case?" Gu Yanxi squinted at him, very dissatisfied with Li Muge's "pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger".

Li Muge put on an innocent face, "I just thought of it, but as for how to operate it, I really have no idea." He looked at Gu Yanxi with extremely sincere eyes, and his peach blossom eyes were swaying.

Gu Yanxi ignored him, but focused on the map in front of her and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said: "If it's according to what you said, I have a plan." He hooked his fingers and asked Li Muge to listen to him.

Li Muge didn't expect that there would be such benefits as "ears and temples", so he posted it right away, still a little excited in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yanxi just revealed her plan in a well-regulated manner, and the distance from his ear was not very close.

Although Li Muge was a little disappointed in his heart, he still nodded frequently when he heard his plan, and suddenly felt enlightened.

"This is a great plan! Yan Xi is my priceless treasure." Now he no longer frowns, nor worries in his heart.

Priceless?

Gu Yanxi was taken aback when he heard the words.

Ok……

He silently turned his head away, never letting the other party see the corners of his mouth, slightly upturned.

In the tent of the Yue State Army, General Zhao Qing looked at the letter in his hand, and his eyes became more and more angry.

"Old man! How dare you bully me?" With a loud shout, he crumpled up the letter paper and threw it on the ground angrily.The pitch-black military boots ran over hard.

"General, I intercepted this letter from the old man's personal attendant. It should not be false." The military officer who presented the letter came out at this time and told Zhao Qing the truth.And continued: "Fortunately, our country of Yue was concerned about the friendship between neighboring countries, so we sent troops from thousands of miles away to help, so we could keep the three cities of Chu. Unexpectedly, that old man actually betrayed his faith and changed his mind, and promised Chu to the newly arrived Dongxiang who got involved is really irritating, hateful, and detestable!"

What this person said pierced Zhao Qing's heart, and he was even more furious when he heard the words.

Thinking that he had intended to withdraw from the army at the beginning, it was the old man Qi Jun who promised that he would dedicate the state of Chu to the state of Yue as long as he could avenge his national humiliation.Now that Dongxiang is here, how dare he turn against the water when he sees a bigger backer?Is it true that he can be bullied if he crosses the country at will?

Zhao Qing clapped the table and shouted loudly: "Come here! Bind Qi Jun to me quickly!"

The military general just stepped forward and said again: "General, Qi Jun is a smooth-talking and scheming man. If you ask him about his crimes based on just a letter, he may be able to evade it. If not, we will be convinced."

"Then what do you think it should be?"

"I feel that this matter should not be publicized for the time being. We can take precautions in private and plan accordingly."

Zhao Qing didn't object after hearing this, but thought carefully about what the other party said.Now it seems that although it is the alliance of the three countries, each has its own ghosts.Many things really need to wait and see what happens, make a decision before making a move.

He nodded and withdrew the order just now.

Since then, he no longer trusts Qi Jun, and is more defensive towards Dong Xiang.Whenever he was in battle, he would push his team back in an attempt to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Chu Guo and Dong Xiang are not fools either. Seeing him like this, they naturally know what kind of wishful thinking he has in mind.

So Dongxiang also began to preserve its strength.Anyway, Ji Yiran came here for another purpose, not really wanting to help Chu, or even Yue.

Although he knew very well that once Xi State annexed Chu and Yue, its national power would rise rapidly, and it would confront him across the river.

But he didn't care.

He doesn't care whether the Xi Congress threatens Dongxiang, or whether Dongxiang can dominate the world.Anyway, his father's will never brought him any benefit, on the contrary, it was all heavy.So, the moment he regained his rights again, he had vowed to live for himself in the future.

Therefore, now he only cares about whether he can get Gu Yanxi, and when he can put Li Muge to death.

Facing Xi State, Dongxiang and Yue State could not do their best, but Chu State could not.

After all, the flames of war ignited in their home country.If even they backed away, there would be no one standing in front of them.

Therefore, the guardians of the three cities of the Chu State and Qi Jun decided together, no matter how much the price was paid, they vowed to fight the Xi thief to the death.

Li Muge watched the victorious battle situation in the past few days, and knew that the "counter-plan" between him and Gu Yanxi had successfully taken effect.Immediately, I was in a good mood, rewarded the three armies, and feasted the generals.

For a while, all the soldiers of the Xi Army jumped for joy, and their morale increased even more.

Ji Qishun stood in a corner of the camp with his hands behind his back, looking at the imposing Xi Jun in front of him, he clenched his fists involuntarily.

Over the past few days, he has seen with his own eyes Li Muge's strategizing methods - right away, he can rule the army; off the horse, he can rule the country.

Such a person is truly terrifying as an opponent.

Even if Dongxiang is in its prime now, he still has to be wary of such a person.What's more, Dongxiang's internal affairs are unstable now, and it is not as indestructible as it seems on the surface.

At this time, Gu Yanxi walked up behind him, patted him and said, "Standing here alone, what are you thinking?"

Ji Qi instantly saw that it was Gu Yanxi, and immediately relaxed his tense nerves, "I didn't think about anything, I just saw Xi Guo is now in full swing, I don't know if Dongxiang still has a chance to suppress it?"

Gu Yanxi did not answer him immediately, but leaned against the edge of the tent, took a sip from the jug, and asked, "Qishu, what do you think of Dongxiang's current situation?"

Ji Qishun said: "Internal and external troubles, already showing fatigue."

Gu Yanxi asked again: "Do you know the reason?"

Ji Qishun continued to answer: "The internal affairs are unstable, and the external affairs are endless. The power struggle between me and Ji Yiran obviously has a great impact on the country."

He saw many things very clearly, and he didn't mind admitting it frankly.A gentleman is magnanimous, this is his consistent principle of doing things.

Gu Yanxi shook the empty jug, smiled and shook her head: "When the water is full, it will overflow, and the prosperity will decline. At the beginning, Master Jiu had already pushed Dongxiang to its peak, but it is not easy to go one step further? It is not your fault , and blame me."

"Master, don't tell everything..." Before Ji Qishen finished speaking, Gu Yanxi stopped him.

"At the beginning, I was ordered by my will to assist Yiran, and I had to do everything myself, and it was my fault; later, I died and retired to Dongxiang, and my fault was also my fault; in the end, I acquiesced in allowing you, Li Daitao, to win the throne, and it was my fault It was me; but my biggest mistake was my repeated protection and blind concession to Yiran! Maybe there is a reason for every step I take, but it cannot be an excuse for me to shirk my responsibility. Therefore, Qishun, I must I will go back with you, save Xiao Liu, and make up for all these mistakes with my own hands."

After hearing this, Ji Qishen's eyes moved slightly, and a trace of determination appeared on his resolute face.

At this time, he took out a stack of notes from his sleeve and threw them into the campfire beside him.The flames instantly swallowed those flimsy snow whites, leaving only ashes in a blink of an eye.

Those notes were once Gu Yanxi's message to Zhufenglou.He originally wanted to show these to Gu Yanxi so that he could recognize the facts; or to show them to Li Muge to make him feel suspicious.But now, it seems that there is no need.

After days of indecision, the dust finally settled tonight.

"Master, I admit that I really have selfish intentions in coming to you by myself. Because only you can persuade Ji Yiran to release Xiao Liu, and only you can help me regain everything as quickly as possible and save Dongxiang today. But these days, I have seen it with my own eyes. Seeing all the changes in you by his side, I suddenly felt that if you could stay by his side all the time, why not? You may not have noticed that by Li Muge's side, you finally have the joys, sorrows, emotions, and desires of a normal person .So even if you feel that you are to blame for many things, you have not owed Dongxiang and the Ji family anything. Since God has given you a chance to start over, you should let go of the past." He breathed a sigh of relief After saying these words, he looked at Gu Yanxi sincerely, hoping from the bottom of his heart that he could get the happiness he deserved.

Seeing such eyes, Gu Yanxi couldn't help being shaken: Maybe, as the other party said, he should really let go.

"Master, I will leave tonight. You don't have to worry about Xiao Liu. I will definitely find a way to rescue him. As for Ji Yiran, if he didn't hurt Xiao Liu, I wouldn't act recklessly." , what he meant could not be more clear, he will not easily stir up civil strife in Dongxiang again.After saving Xiao Liu, he will also choose to quit.

This is his biggest compromise and his final decision.

After hearing the words, Gu Yanxi didn't say anything more.Instead, he took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it to him, "This is the antidote specially formulated by the medical sage Nangong Jing to deal with the poison in your body. Take it on time and take care of your body." Patted him on the shoulder, turned and left.

Ji Qishun looked at his back that was drifting away, and suddenly knelt down on the ground with a "plop", and kowtowed heavily to him three times.

This farewell, life and death are unpredictable, and goodbye is also indefinite.

But he was a teacher for one day and a father for life, and Gu Yanxi had saved him from danger and taught him his unique skills, so he deserved this obeisance!

Gu Yanxi didn't look back at him, but lowered her eyes slightly and sighed softly.

How could such a disciple let him let go so easily?

When Li Muge returned to the tent, he was surprised to find that Gu Yanxi had set out good food and wine, and was sitting at the table waiting for him.

He bent his eyes and smiled, took the wine glass he handed over, put it on his nose and sniffed lightly, and said with a smile: "Yan Xi, I just had a big drink with those strong men, and now you're pouring me again, Do you want to get me drunk and do some blissful things?"

Gu Yanxi saw that his expression was clear, but he wanted to talk nonsense, so he squinted at him and said, "If you can really get drunk by me, it's okay to do some blissful things."

When he spoke, his eyes flickered, the tails of his eyes were slightly raised, and a little provocation jumped out.It made Li Muge want to subdue him immediately.

"Okay! Peony flowers will die and be a ghost! Today I will risk my life to accompany a gentleman." Li Muge pushed away the wine pot on the table, lifted the wine jar at his feet, patted the mud seal, and continued: "One cup for one cup It’s boring, if you want to drink it, you can change it to a happy one!”

"Since you want to have a good drink, how can you do it without nodding?" Gu Yanxi also opened a jar of wine at this time, and said with a smile.

Li Muge also became interested when he heard the words, "What kind of prize?"

Gu Yanxi put the wine jug in his hand on the table, and replied: "Let's punch, whoever loses, just this jug of wine, do it! Or..." He deliberately elongated his tone, with sly eyes, "Answer the other party's question .”

Li Muge's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he immediately responded. He has a lot of questions, and he wants to ask him!

Li Muge: "Did you approach me on purpose?"

Gu Yanxi: "No, I did meet you when I was traveling in Southern Qin Dynasty."

Gu Yanxi: "You lose, drink!"

Li Muge: "You can choose to ask me questions."

Gu Yanxi pushed the wine jar in front of his eyes, and only said one word: "Drink!"

Li Muge: "What's your favorite food?"

Gu Yanxi: "Uncle Chen's beef noodles."

Li Muge smiled softly, nodded and said, "Me too."

Gu Yanxi: "You lost, drink."

Li Muge frowned and said, "You really have no questions, do you want to ask me?"

Gu Yanxi still pushed the wine jar in front of his eyes, and this time said two words: "No!"

Li Muge: "I was on the roof, the first time I kissed you, did you have the slightest affection for me?"

Gu Yanxi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Muge was overjoyed, but pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Do you need to think about it for so long?"

Gu Yanxi said seriously: "I was thinking, maybe it's not just a 'little bit' of temptation."

When Li Muge heard this, the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears, and hurriedly continued to ask: "That's it?"

Gu Yanxi: "You can only ask one question at a time!"

Li Muge: "..."

Gu Yanxi pushed the wine jar in front of Li Muge, the rules remained the same.

Li Muge had been drinking one jar after another just now, but now he was dizzy and dizzy.Don't lie down on the table and play around, "Yanxi, are you being too unkind? You don't even give me a chance to answer questions, do you want me to drink to death? Look, I keep asking you to answer No problem, I didn't give you much attention."

Seeing that his eyes were blurred and his speech was slurred, Gu Yanxi was obviously really drunk.So he looked at him and sighed, "Who made you ask so many questions?"

Li Muge brushed his hair with his hand, and his slightly narrowed peach eyes were full of drunkenness and wantonness, "For you, I have held back a lot of problems these years. These problems are like invisible thorns. Rooted here in me," he held his hand and pressed it to his chest while speaking, with a bit of bitterness in the corner of his mouth, "remind me all the time that you took root and sprouted here, and became the root of my life. A part of it that will never be let go, that cannot be removed in a lifetime...even though it will make me want to die."

Today he drank a lot and talked a lot.

After hearing this, Gu Yanxi closed her eyes lightly, and the corners of her eyes were slightly moist.The light-colored thin lips were tightly pursed into a forbearing straight line.

Li Muge dragged his feeble body again, and completely fell on Gu Yanxi's body.At the same time, the fiery palm pressed against his cheek, and while rubbing it repeatedly, he called drunkenly: "Yan Xi... Yan Xi..."

What is on Gu Yanxi's heart cannot be said.

Trying to suppress all the emotions rushing in his chest, he tried his best to gently raise the corners of his lips, the smile in his eyes seemed to have been moistened with rare tenderness, "Mu Ge, you don't need to win next." I, all your questions, I will answer them all"

Hearing this, Li Muge immediately grinned, as happy as a child.

"Really?"

Gu Yanxi nodded and said, "Really."

Li Muge immediately looked into his eyes and asked, "Then when did you start falling in love with me?"

Gu Yanxi: "I don't know, it's probably very early. It may be so early that I didn't even realize it myself."

Li Muge laughed lightly when he heard the words, but then changed the subject: "Then why did you choose to lie to me? Use me? Destroy our country?"

Gu Yanxi's eyes darkened, and it took him a long time to say: "The situation is compelling, and I can't help myself. Actually, I thought..."

Li Muge asked anxiously: "What do you think?"

Gu Yanxi looked disappointed and lost: "I thought everything would turn around..."

Li Muge kissed his slightly frowned brows, and continued to ask: "Did you know about the day Nanqin was captured?"

Gu Yanxi closed her eyes in pain: "I don't know."

Li Muge's kiss slowly moved towards his eyebrows, "Then you stabbed me with the sword, but you wanted to put me to death?"

Gu Yanxi's voice was a little trembling: "No, my sword at that time actually deliberately avoided your vital points, but in order to hide the truth from Master Jiu, I had to be ruthless. Afterwards, I went to you and wanted to save you, but They... they said that you had been thrown into a mass grave and burned to ashes. That day, I searched for you in the scorched earth for a long time, and finally... still..."

Every time Gu Yanxi thinks about the scene of that day, she feels breathless and heart-rending, as if her whole body has died in an instant, but she finds out painfully that she cannot die, so she can only watch helplessly as she is worse off than dead.

Li Muge kissed the corners of his eyes and brows pitifully, soothing his growing fear with warm softness.

"Yan Xi, stop talking, I know everything, I know everything."

After asking this point, he no longer needs to ask.All kinds of past events, no matter how tragic, as long as there was a sincere heart to pay, it is enough.

"Yan Xi, do you know why my face has been wearing a mask before? Why does it change now?"

After hearing this, Gu Yanxi felt something in her heart, and wanted to speak out her conjecture, but it was difficult to speak out.

Li Muge wasn't asking him at all, he was just talking to himself.So he continued immediately: "It was because of the fire outside the mass grave that burned me beyond recognition. Later, in Shengjisheng, I was treated by Nangong Jing, and I was restored to what I am now. I couldn't do it until three years ago. Take off the mask, and I'll go find you later."

"Is it to seek revenge from me?" Judging from what happened in the past, the answer is self-evident.But Gu Yanxi still asked involuntarily.

Li Muge didn't nod or shake his head, but put his lips on his lips and said, "Actually, it's because I want to see you, and I've been thinking about it for many years."

"Do you know? When I saw you appearing in front of the chess booth that day, I was more joyful than resentful." Before he finished the last word, he stuck his tongue in, Fang Buddha exhausted all his strength in his life, and put The kiss burned deeply.

The aroma of wine is intoxicating,

People have all kinds of ideas,

Who is hard to love,

I'm afraid that Acacia will grow old.

So far, all the grievances have finally come to an end.

All that remains is the obsession that can no longer be let go.

Inside the bed curtain, there was another burst of color bestowed by the gods, which eventually dyed the memory into a ecstasy crimson.

The tip of the moon is low and the night is dark.

Gu Yanxi opened her eyes, her eyes lightly glanced at the peaceful sleeping face of the person beside her, the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

His fingertips hang over his face, and he carefully traces his outline, eyebrows and eyes from the air. He hopes that every stroke at this moment will be firmly engraved in his heart forever.Even if you drink Mengpo soup.After crossing the Naihe Bridge, I will never forget it.

Put your clothes on and tie the last knot behind your hair.

Gu Yanxi stood by the bed, took a final deep look at Li Muge who was sleeping soundly, and said silently: This time, at least let me do something for you..."

After that, he turned and left resolutely and decisively, without stopping for a moment.

The curtain fell.

After he left, the moonlight in the tent also dimmed.

After a long time, Li Muge slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were clear, without any hint of drunkenness.He turned his head to look at the curtain, it seemed that Yi Ren was still there, and it was just a momentary hallucination in a dream.

There was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, he wished that he could really get drunk by him, rather than let him go soberly.

He once said: He will let him go back to Dongxiang.

He also said: I will not force him anymore, as long as it is his choice.

But when this moment comes, why does my chest hurt so much?Why do the feet want to chase out like this desperately?

A drop of clear tears slipped quietly.

No one knows in the dark.