Forbidden City of Heze + Dalufei

The person he desperately wants to see is obviously within a few tens of meters away from him.He seemed to be enjoying this restless and excited preparation ceremony, unable to listen to what the people around him were saying, and just shuttled back and forth endlessly.It seemed that God finally wanted to take care of this pointless child, and he was quickly pinned down by a hand on his shoulder.

"Playing hide-and-seek here, Ziluo?" Yi Xu, still wearing the khaki military uniform, held a goblet filled with champagne in his hand, and taunted him kindly.He obviously heard the news of Qi Luo's return early in the morning. Before the other party could speak, he raised his finger to the crowd passing slowly in front of him, "Junliu is there, under the piano stage."

Zi Luo's head suddenly became a little dizzy, and the guests around him swam past like colorful tropical fish. He looked in the direction Yixuan pointed, and took a few steps forward, passing through the female guests who were coiled up high. The bustling temples, and the sparkling glare reflected from the wine glass in his hand, finally at the end of the sensual ambush, he saw a young man in a red military uniform.

Yet he quickly stayed where he was.When Junliu was holding the white porcelain plate in his hand and had just picked up food from the long table with rich displays and turned sideways, Qi Luo was suddenly hit by the magic of time—the boy was no longer a boy, he had grown up !The contours with graceful lines appear angular, blending into a tough air, the smooth eyes are no longer soft because of the slight sag in the eye frame, replaced by elusive depth, and the originally thin body is even more straight , enough to make the decent clothes flat and full.

Junliu was continuing to talk with a woman standing beside him, and didn't immediately notice Zi Luo who was already very close, which gave the other party more leeway to observe him carefully.He has short hair that has just been trimmed, and he is in high spirits. Ribbons in the color of wheat ears are tied on his shoulders, and shiny medals are arranged rigorously on his chest. The tie is made of smooth satin, and the belt is made of the most flexible calfskin.According to the practice of wearing a formal dress, there is a small knife inlaid with spar in his crotch. The pure black color sets off his hair and eyes of the same color, making the whole body exude the same restraint and nobility.

This kind of experience is even stronger than the astonishment brought by the young man when they met for the first time. Qi Luo couldn't move forward, but couldn't help but raise a wry smile. All the rhetoric paled in comparison. He was as distant as a god unreachable existence.

When Junliu inadvertently raised his eyelids and finally fixed his eyes on the young man a few steps away, his relaxed expression a second ago obviously froze in an instant. He opened his mouth slightly, but the voice aroused by surprise Immediately like a stick in the throat.

Zi Luo smiled calmly, took a few steps forward, and bent down.

"Long time no see, Your Highness." He put his hands on his heart and bowed gracefully, observing the due etiquette like all citizens of this country.

Junliu came back to his senses, the hand holding the plate tightened unconsciously, and the smile on his face at the same time was moderate.

"Major Qi," he looked straight into his light gray eyes when the other party raised his head, "It's really unexpected, when did our battle hero arrive?"

"More than ten minutes ago, I'm sorry for not notifying you in advance, because I'm not sure if you are at school." His voice was as low-key as the stereotyped scenery on the road.

Junliu's brows raised imperceptibly, and when he was about to say something more, the woman who followed closely behind interrupted him.

"This is Qi Luo, right?" The girl who caught her eyes was wearing a generous knee-length skirt. Although the blue hair tied behind her head was also a deep color, it was obviously not as pure as Jun Liu, but the enthusiasm conveyed on that small face But very straightforward, "I have known you for a long time. You saved Junliu at that time regardless of the danger of your life. It was really touching. The girls in the family regarded you as idols! The military regulations are too rigid, and they did not give you what you deserve. You are not allowed to go to the hospital to see you, but you have long been a hero in our hearts!"

"Too serious, it was Junliu who worked so hard to bring me back, and I was the one who was rescued." He said frankly, but his mentality was still not stable enough to catch Junliu's unsatisfied look at him. eyes, and in the next second, he heard a faint sigh.

"Major, this is the first time you have seen my cousin, Shangguan Jiamu, she is currently serving as the chairman of the Refugee Agency under the National Assembly."

"The famous Encore?" Zi Luo cheered up and asked with great interest. At the same time, he took the slender hand from the woman and shook it solemnly. "I have heard that you have saved many people."

"Compared to the vigorous and heroic career of the ace pilot, my work is insipid, and I am ashamed to mention it." Jia Mu replied with a smile on his face.

"Where," Zi Luo's relaxed expression seemed to be mixed with seriousness, "Your Excellency is the one who is doing the most meaningful things from beginning to end."

Just as he was saying this, there was a call from the side, and Yixu walked over with a ruddy complexion. He had obviously had a few drinks, and he exchanged a few words with a few young people, but he didn't intend to join the just-started party. conversation.

"Qi Luo just arrived after flying for more than three hours, and he hasn't had time to eat dinner, so let him go to fill his stomach first," he turned his head and said to Junliu in a low voice after speaking, "While this is the time you Come with me for a while, your father wants to introduce you to the president of the National Assembly."

"Okay." He replied without hesitation, even though there was no reluctance to be seen on that dull and dull face, Junliu put the snacks in his hand on the table that he hadn't had time to eat, and only slightly smiled at Ziluo when he walked forward. Nodding his head, "Major, you have something to eat first, we'll talk later."

He didn't have time to respond, turned his face away from the convenience, and walked away quickly, until the black figure was gradually submerged in the blurred light reflected from the silverware and glass.Zi Luo finally looked away, and felt helpless again. It wasn't stage fright at crowded places. He was used to the crowded collective life on the front line. Sleeping, eating, going on missions, and even taking a bath were all accompanied by noisy people. a group of people.The difference is that the atmosphere in this banquet hall is too strange. He had been living a student life with Junliu in the past and didn't realize that the other party's world made him daunting.

"Zi Luo, do you mind if I call you by your name?" Jia Mu seemed to see his restraint, raised a friendly smile, brought him to the long dining table, and gave him a set of neat tableware, "I know you and Junliu are old friends, so I want to treat you like a younger brother. Are you already hungry? You're welcome, this is a buffet, so please feel free to eat whatever you like."

Qi Luo thanked her and was about to start, but Jia Mu spoke again. She leaned over, her eyes full of smiles hid the little cunning of women, "There will be a dance here later, if you haven't found one yet As for the dance partner, we have quite a few ladies looking forward to this opportunity."

Zi Luo followed her gaze, only to find that many guests around were constantly looking at this place, especially those young girls who gathered together and whispered.As soon as he looked at them, they shyly avoided looking at them, laughing with their girlfriends.On the occasion where everyone tried their best to dress up and look decent, only Zilo was wearing a simple and neat air force uniform, which made his temperament particularly outstanding.

"Heroes will never be forgotten, and our good girls will not let heroes go alone." Jia Mu blinked.

But the young major still maintained a decent smile, but he retreated frantically in his heart.

Back then, he and Junliu were taken out of the Bangdu Colony by helicopter and smuggled into Alpha Sand.This strange small country took them in kindly, and gave Qiluo the first treatment.When they were finally handed back to He Ze through diplomatic channels, the whole country exploded because of the loss and recovery of the prince.Although the royal family ordered to prohibit the exposure of Qi Luo's identity, the enthusiasm and curiosity of the people could not be stopped at all. The military hospital in the capital where he lived was surrounded by crowds every day, and the entire floor had to be vacant. It is guarded by soldiers day and night, and irrelevant personnel are prohibited from entering or leaving.

Jun Liu often stays in the hospital all day long, and even the king and queen come to visit in person.Not long after he was discharged from the hospital, he went to court-martial, and the exposure rate broke the record again. All the newspapers put the photo of him being tried in a wheelchair on the front page.

If it wasn't for Junliu's company, Zi Luo really didn't know how to spend those days.Under the pressure of public opinion, he was acquitted. Perhaps he was fed up with the attention and discussion. He immediately applied to serve in the most distant wind valley base, and he did not return for three years.

Zi Luo wandered around in front of the food that he didn't like, and finally found a pot of steaming noodles with meat sauce near the end, probably because the rude gesture of eating noodles is not suitable for such an elegant occasion. Such delicacy seems to be rarely cared for.

He patiently picked up a full plate, and he didn't forget to scoop a large spoonful of delicious meat sauce from the bottom of the pot and put it on the surface, feeling better. The canteens on the front line are not generous enough to really hold such solid ones. Meat is used as an auxiliary material, and the big pot noodles they eat are extremely vegetarian, and even cooking oil is a rare commodity.He then took a break and slipped quietly through an open side door.The big staircase outside the door faced an open-air atrium, and he sat down on a corner of a staircase.Half of the night sky is above the head, and a few early spring constellations hang comfortably on it.

With the warm light from the large floor-to-ceiling windows behind him, he ate comfortably in the still somewhat chilly air, and finally he didn't have to worry about the eyes of the people around him.

Such an occasion does not make people eat well at all.He rolled up the noodles with a fork and stuffed them into his mouth, but his mind was still working.I have to deal with this kind of communication non-stop all my life. I really feel sorry for that kid. I would go crazy if it was me.

Thinking of this, Zi Luo couldn't help but pause.It's really awkward, when you look into his eyes, you have to look up slightly, he should be taller than me.His arms are also much stronger, and it may be more difficult to easily knock him down as before. Although his facial features are still the same, he feels like a completely different person...

Just as he was burying his head in his mouth, he suddenly heard a noise not far behind him. It was the sound of deliberately lowered footsteps. The other party lightly bumped his heels against the polished stone floor, trying to approach as unnoticed as possible. Unfortunately, he was still caught by Qi. Luo's sharp senses honed for a long time caught it.He stopped the fork in his hand and turned around, just in time to see Junliu standing alone behind the railing, watching him silently.

Against the bright yellow light radiating from the floor-to-ceiling windows, that handsome face was completely hidden in the darkness, appearing mysterious amidst the intermittent chirping of insects around.Zi Luo quickly put aside the mess in his hands, stood up, and suddenly realized something, hurriedly wiped off the greasy meat sauce remaining in the corner of his mouth with his hands, and was about to laugh awkwardly in the next second, but Jun Liu snatched it away. Moved before that.

The black-haired young man rushed to him in a few steps, and hugged him into his arms in a rushing posture.

Qi Luo felt that his whole body was suddenly encircled by the arms that came up, and all the air in his chest was squeezed out. Jun Liu's chin hit his shoulder hard, causing a dull pain there.

"I'm going to kill you!" The deep voice was squeezed out from clenched teeth. While speaking, Junliu clenched his fist and beat him hard on the back, as if he wanted to confirm that with a slightly violent action. With a sense of physical presence, "Three years...Three years, and you haven't come back even once!"

Zi Luo's stupor turned into aphasia, and a rush of excitement for being late suddenly rushed into his heart. He subconsciously hugged him back hard, buried his face in his neck, and the heat from his chest penetrated each other's clothes and interacted with each other. Hum, the ears that are stuck together are also getting hot.

"I didn't listen to a single word that the old man of the National Assembly said. I only saw everyone's mouths moving endlessly, like a group of catfish that were dying, but they were all thinking about you!" Junliu complained in a low voice. , the straight bridge of the nose rubbed against the skin of his neck at the neckline, sniffing deeply the long-lost scent of the other party.I don't know how many times I have expected him to feel the real him in such a subtle way.

Sure enough, it was still the same.Zilo couldn't help laughing, put his palm on his head, and stroked his healthy and plump black hair, his tone was still as if comforting a wayward child, "Okay, being seen will trouble you, I'm not Already here?"

"Let me hold you for a while longer." Junliu pushed him closer to the next flower platform in this posture. The lush branches and leaves of the bushes hid the figures of the two people in the shadow, so that they looked out from the French windows of the banquet hall behind. , it is impossible to easily detect them who are hidden.

When Qi Luo's hind legs touched the edge of the flower table and almost lost his balance, Junliu quickly supported his waist, a strange impulse suddenly robbed him of his consciousness, he hugged him tightly, and leaned over directly Kissed.

Zi Luo was slightly startled, his dilated pupils reflected the carbon-black eyelashes of the other party, and before he could make a sound, his lips touched the wet and warm tip of his tongue.He was fooled by the other party's unexpected actions, and just as the muscles in his whole body tightened, Jun Liu had already let go.

"Why is it so salty?" He stuck out his tongue, looking at the dull pilot in front of him, dumbfounded.

"Uh... um..." Zi Luo looked away a little embarrassedly, staring at the granite floor on one side that was soaked in cold light by the moonlight, and scratched the back of his head, "The bolognese noodles I just ate."

For Junliu, kissing is a normal thing, right?The moonlight flickered like water in front of him, he thought in a daze.

The two escaped from the banquet venue together, took a walk on the campus under the cover of night, and slowly walked into the secluded garden next to the teaching building.Most likely, the hug at the beginning broke the barrier of time, and they quickly regained their acquaintances from their school days on the road. In the depths of the garden, some benches were lined up beside the gravel road surrounded by wisteria, and they sat on them. A street lamp not far away attracted the dancing bugs, and the thin moonlight dotted the hair tips and the corners of the eyes, making the two of them melt into the water-like quiet night unknowingly.

"Mission accomplished!"

Zi Luo exaggeratedly announced that he took off the obsidian necklace that he was wearing next to his body, and solemnly put it on the neck of the real owner. The rare spar sparkling with fire and Jun Liu's unique black eyes reflected each other.

"You are really not afraid. If I am shot down on the battlefield, how will you explain to your family if you lose this thing? Is this an ancestral inheritance?"

"I just knew that you would definitely come back, so I gave it to you with confidence." Junliu smiled with some pride, "For a guy like you who can't stand being in debt to others, this trick is the most effective."

"Don't you think about how miserable I have been in the past three years? Like a left-behind bitter woman, I collect the list of newly killed pilots every day. I am almost familiar with it in my hand, but I dare not look at it." He said. Turning his head, he stared at the side face of the other party who was obscured by the dim light, with rich emotions in his dark eyes, "You can serve in the military smoothly without going to such a dangerous place, are you deliberately trying to make it easier for me?"

"On the contrary, because it is a war that is related to your interests, Junliu, I want to go to the farthest front and try my best to win as many battles as possible." Zi Luo's voice was not loud, but every word was extremely serious because of his serious expression. Contagious, "When I took off, I thought that I could report one more victory in the letter I wrote to you when I went back, and I felt very looking forward to it."

Performing life-and-death dramas in the sky every day, even the basic right to survival cannot be guaranteed, but what is on my mind is the trivial troubles revealed by the other party in the letter.Zilo knew that for a long time, he had regarded this war as his responsibility.

Junliu looked at him for a long time, but was unable to make a sound.His heart was touched by the other party, and he wanted to be happy for the touching words, but he couldn't laugh.After a while, he slowly said, "Actually, Dudu has officially sent us a request for peace talks, just the day before yesterday, but the news has not been announced yet, and we may have to wait and see for a while..."

"Really?" The rumors were indeed not just speculation, Zi Luo's eyes lit up, and he couldn't hide the joy on his face, "Great! Are these stubborn guys finally planning to admit defeat?"

"It's not that cheap. They seem to want to take the occupied northern part of our country, as well as some cities in Suy and Midland. Father is also hesitating whether to accept it. After all, the current form is beneficial to us. If If the war continues, we are confident that we can regain all the lost ground in the Eastern Alliance..."

He couldn't say it, if the war ended like this, Xiao Luo would have no reason to stay here anymore.As if ashamed of this selfish thought, he fell silent and subconsciously clenched his hands.

But Zi Luo didn't notice the other party's thoughts, and the long bloody storm made him especially eager for any hope of revealing any clues. He said happily, "Anyway, they are showing weakness! It seems that they are very hopeful. When you take power, The country has entered an era of peace."

"The next step is to recover the economy and rebuild our homes until everyone's life is guaranteed. Your work will be more meaningful than any king."

Junliu followed him and smiled lightly, as if he was forcing himself to infect that kind of happiness, he couldn't imagine what the scene in the other party's words was so yearning for.

I want to go to the battlefield with you.The sense of powerlessness I felt when I sent you away is still there. I want to drop everything and go with you, and share enough dangers to make people tremble. good.

He raised his head melancholy, looking at the night sky surrounded by black leaves, on which the stars scattered like diamonds were conveying the most beautiful secret in the sky through the occasional holes in the dull clouds.

"Xiao Luo, when you're not around, I often go to the old place in the back mountain to daze, which is closer to the sky. It's really unfair. You have shared my secret base for so many years, but I don't know your world. I don’t understand at all.” He leaned back on the chair with his hands on the back of his head, feeling the weight of that gaze falling on his eyelashes, but still staring up at the slowly turning clouds and moon, despite the loneliness reflected by the street lights "Will the stars seen on the clouds be more beautiful than there? I also want to see the sky you fly through every day..."

"Do you really want to see it?" Zilo interrupted him seriously, and suddenly stood up from the chair, the soles of his shoes stepped on the wet grass under his feet, making a slight creaking sound.

He grabbed Jun Liu's hand, and in the silence where everything held his breath, he stared straight into Jun Liu's still-awakened eyes.Zilo smiled, especially wanting to break into his lonely heart at this moment, to dispel all doubts and cowardice.

"Come to my world, I will lend you my wings."

The two ran to the training ground of the Air Force Academy in the dark. Zi Luo found an excuse to submit a flight application to the dispatch center. Taking advantage of the staff who stayed behind not paying attention, he pulled Jun Liu into the cockpit and quickly closed the arc. glass cover.The single-seater airframe originally only considered the ergonomic size of one pilot, so the two of them squeezed together in a narrow space could barely move.

Zi Luo helped Junliu put on the flying helmet, and tried to let him lean on his arms as much as possible, so that he could barely fix his body, but most of the operating vision was blocked.

When his right hand went over Jun Liu to hold the joystick, he heard the other party's tone of anxiety, "You have to keep me safe, Major."

"Don't worry, I can drive with my eyes closed. Put on your oxygen mask."

"Don't you need it? Is it okay to not wear a flight suit?" His voice was muffled under the mask, but he could hear obvious excitement and nervousness.

"It's not necessary, I won't take the plane too high, and I won't accelerate it to supersonic speed, but let me know if you feel uncomfortable..."

"What if I want you to do stunts?"

"I don't mind cleaning the cockpit, but are you sure you don't mind getting puked up on this beautiful dress?"

The breath he exhaled while pronouncing continuously swept the hairs behind his ears, causing bursts of itching that made Junliu laugh while shrinking his shoulders.Under Qi Luo's skillful operation process, the needle leaf accelerated vigorously into the air, the sudden feeling of overweight, the noise of the powerful engine running, and the completely unfamiliar environment inside the machine made Junliu's muscles stiff for a moment, but soon, he rushed into the air. The excitement in the boundless darkness of the sky prevailed.

In a few seconds, the vast Royal Military Academy was as small as a model on a sand table, the sky and the earth seemed to be reversed, and the tiny lights in the world were even brighter than the stars. Years, and accidental departure, looking down on this land of criss-crossing paths with the eyes of birds, it was the first time that I discovered the shocking beauty.

Junliu was fascinated.The surrounding gray fog began to wind up, getting thicker and thicker, and gradually extinguished the fire on the ground. They were breaking through the low clouds and rising to the higher sky. Fishing birds jumping out of the sea with their tails struggled to break away from the tension of the water, and the crystal water droplets shaking off their wings turned into streaks of moonlight.

"It's so beautiful." Junlu sighed, and turned his eyes away from the fabulous night sky outside the cabin, and fell on the face of the young man behind him. The distance between them was so close that they could even distinguish their own reflections in each other's eyes, "I also I’ve been on a passenger plane many times, and it’s not like I haven’t seen the night sky, but why is it so beautiful this time?”

Because I am here.Zi Luo smirked knowingly.Sure enough, the scenery beyond the perception of human senses, what one person's heart cannot bear, can become a beautiful feast with another person's sharing.

It was the first time he so happily lingered in the night sky.Different from the wasteland and the deep sea - water and sand can make people rely on, and people can confirm the shape of the existence of the body and soul.The night sky is absolute nothingness, without any substance, just the ashes of light.The lonely sail raised by the unknown vast darkness is now more like an island of eternity that can only shelter the two of them. The factor of nothingness tempts them to no longer think about advancing or retreating, but dreaming of the stillness of eternal exile.

He didn't dare to ask Junliu if he had the same absurd longing at this moment, wanting to wander together in the high clouds and sky, and never ask about the disputes in the world below.

"I really want to keep flying like this forever, and never land again." Junliu suddenly said softly, and the warmth of the man's chest continued to come from his back, making him seem to be wrapped in a sense of security.He then raised his finger and pointed to the unknown darkness ahead, and commanded loudly, "Let's leave here and fly farther! Fly to the back of that mountain, to the end of the stars!"

"Okay! Attack!" Qi Luo's heart was in turmoil, and he couldn't help pulling the joystick violently. Under his skilled control, the body spun like a roller coaster and rushed forward, dancing heartily in the endless night sky, "Hurry up!" ! Be careful of being thrown out!"

He cheered with a protracted voice, and clearly felt the person in his arms shrink into a ball, tightly pulling on his clothes, and finally let out a deafening scream.

Junliu, here is not as free as you imagined.After flying for three years, if it wasn't for the mission, I wouldn't even want to stay on a fighter jet for one more second.You have no idea what hell it's like in the cockpit in a combat situation.Radiation and hypoxia went hand in hand, the body was immobilized for a long time, varicose veins in both legs became unconscious, and the pain in the lumbar spine was excruciating.In the case of being unable to land for a long time during the mission, the pilot can only excrete here.Of course, it's nothing compared to being shot through the body by an enemy plane and bleeding all over the floor.

But, that's all, I don't want to destroy your beautiful imagination, Zi Luo smiled desolately.

After all, this is the best thing I can show you as a person.