Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 99
"Old Lu, Mr. Xingrui, take care."

Early the next morning, Xin Qiji and Li Mu left Lu You's residence. Originally, Xin Qiji planned to repair Lu You's hut, but Lu You sternly rejected him. Xin Qiji didn't know how to persuade this old friend. It may be to ask him to take care of his body.

Li Mu looked at Xing Rui, who was looking depressed next to him, and opened his mouth, but didn't say anything else for a while.

Li Mu never thought that a similar person he met here came from the past.

This was like a horror movie scene that once made Li Mu shudder, but after thinking about it, Li Mu knew that the person in front of him might never meet again.

After all, he failed to realize the truth that belonged to him, and in his real world, he was already facing huge dangers. He had to take care of his family during that tragic war, and the journey south would be extremely difficult. There may even be no way for them to escape.

No matter what, he is likely to perish in that world.

It was precisely because of this that Li Mu didn't say anything after learning the age the other party belonged to, but now that he bid farewell to the other party, the thought of sighing in Li Mu's heart resurfaced again.But at the moment, he turned his head and glanced at Xingrui.

Under the astonished eyes of the three, Li Mu walked directly in front of Xingrui, and then said something lightly.

Go straight to Chongqing, trust me.

Li Mu only said this, and then turned around to leave. Na Xingrui opened his mouth and let out a groan, but Li Mu ignored it and followed directly into the carriage.

"Yunfan, this is the first time I see you chatting with others so speculatively. I feel like I regret meeting you so late." Xin Qiji said to Li Mu who was still thinking about it, but Li Mu looked up. He looked at the other party and nodded awkwardly, but after a moment, he looked at Xin Qiji with a different look.

Xingrui's matter was over, and there was only so much he could help, and he could have left this world, but Li Mu chose to stay here, just for the sake of Xin Qiji in front of him.

In this world, I have followed Xin Qiji for a long distance. During this journey, I have passed through many things. I also stood by and deeply experienced Xin Qiji's life.

Suddenly allowing himself to say goodbye to this close friend, Li Mu actually felt reluctant to say goodbye for a moment.

So this time when he could choose to leave, Li Mu decided to accompany him again, at least to witness Xin Qiji's life.

As the carriage moved forward amidst the rumble, the wheels of history also moved forward.

In the fourth year of Jiatai, Xin Qiji was recruited by the court again. The 65-year-old Xin Qiji should have chosen to serve as an official, but in the end he still dragged his old body to Lin'an.

He told Li Mu that this was his destiny, and it was his honor to be able to die in the Song Dynasty in this life, not to mention that this was a Northern Expedition, and he must contribute some strength to the grand plan of restoring the country.

But the world is unpredictable, Xin Qiji, who worked hard every day for the Northern Expedition, was hit hard at this moment. The prime minister of the main combat faction, Han Tuozhou, died in the hands of Shi Miyuan who launched the coup. He brutally cut it off, and even sent it to the already ruined Kingdom of Jin, signing a humiliating "Jiading Peace Agreement", and the Northern Expedition failed so far.

After hearing the news, Xin Qiji fell on the table, spat out a mouthful of thick blood, and never recovered from the fall.

That day Xin Qiji shouted to kill the thief, but no one could obey his call in the quiet night. Li Mu stood next to him, but he could only try his best to comfort him.

At this moment, Li Mu hated the peace faction in his heart, but he had already glimpsed another necessary factor for the demise of the Song Dynasty.

Even though there are thousands of righteous men, one ant gnaws at the dam that was built with great difficulty, and the dignity that has just been picked up is trampled underfoot again.

Li Mu, who was also in his sixties, could only try his best to comfort Xin Qiji under the lingering shadow of the lonely lamp.

At this point, Xin Qiji was suppressed again, and Xin Qiji's health, which had been exhausted due to preparations for the Northern Expedition, became worse and worse. Seeing his gradually weakened expression, Li Mu already knew that his time was running out.

"Yunfan, do you hate it? You have worked hard all your life, but it was ruined in one day."

In the hot summer of this year, Li Mu had just helped Xin Qiji reject an imperial edict, begging for an official post, but at this moment he was half kneeling beside Xin Qiji's bed, holding one hand with his old friend.

Standing beside him were Xin Qiji's wives, concubines and children, all of whom also looked sad.

"My lord, of course I hate, hate that old thief Shi, hate this god even more, why don't you give me a little life for Da Song." Li Mu gritted his teeth and said, Xin Qiji also closed his eyes, leaving a line of tears, and his expression became even more serious. It's excitement.

"I still remember that when my grandfather was alive, my grandfather often took me to climb high and look far away, pointing at the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and told me that these mountains and rivers used to be the Song Dynasty, and that one day... I would take them back from that enemy."

Xin Qiji said word by word, but looked at Li Mu, and asked slowly.

"Yunfan, it seems that I... can't see the time when the Great Song Dynasty ruled thousands of miles..."

As soon as Xin Qiji's words came out, there were cries everywhere, and Li Mu also pursed his lips and held his hand tightly.

"My lord, do you still remember what we said when we returned from Jin Guo to escort Zhang Anguo?" Li Mu said in a deep voice, with firmness in his voice.

"I said, one day, the northern world will still belong to our Han people. What we lose now, we will get back at that time."

"It will happen one day..." Li Mu comforted Xin Qiji and said, Xin Qiji's expression also paused, and after a while, he revealed a calm expression.

"Yeah, one day, ahem..." Xin Qiji said slowly, but the expression in his eyes was suddenly very bright, he scanned everyone present, and finally looked at Li Mu.

"Yunfan, kill the thief, kill the thief, kill...the thief..."

Xin Qiji's voice gradually faded away, Li Mu looked over, but saw the look in Xin Qiji's eyes slowly dissipating, relatives around rushed up, but Li Mu was sitting on the ground next to him, tightly holding onto his hand.

Li Mu had a smoldering tone in his heart, but he couldn't burst out no matter what.

[The reference character in this world dies, and the system activates passive teleportation]

[This world mission is successfully completed, the host's memory will not be erased]

[The host's rewards will be distributed after returning to the real world. The host's emotional fluctuations have been detected, and it has met the requirements of the battlefield. The next battlefield experience will be the first teleportation combat mission]

……

The blue frame of the system continued to pulsate, but Li Mu didn't care about it. He could only see the scene around him changing. Seeing his figure slowly flying into the air, Li Mu turned around slowly and took a last look at Xin Qiji's face. , turned and walked towards the light in the surrounding darkness.

Xin Qiji's thoughts, I will always remember them in my heart...

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(End of this chapter)