Your Majesty, come back

Chu Xiao finally waited for the witch's party. Although the team was in disarray, including him and Ah Mi, who were disabled and weak, there were only seven people.The witches will change their appearance, and under the skillful hands, these people have changed their appearance and turned into rat-like refugees, fleeing from left to right and mixing with the fleeing crowd.

Along the way, Chu Xiao finally got a clear view of the post-war Nancheng scene. The streets here are deserted. If it was daytime, there would be fewer people on the streets. There are ruined walls and dilapidated buildings everywhere. You can see burned people everywhere. Xinhen, and the north of Nancheng is a place where refugees gather more. Most of the homeless people are in groups of three or five, waiting for the Qing army to open the city and let them go.

Naturally, this was not the first time Chu Xiao had seen this kind of scene. He had experienced too much and was too familiar with it, but in the past he always appeared with his head held high as a winner, taking it for granted.He has been to countless cities, south, north, east, west, north and south, but he doesn't feel any difference between these places.

Because as long as there is a war, there will not be much difference between these places. No matter how beautiful the city is, it will be the same after being destroyed. To him, there is no difference at all.

The temple where he was hiding was crowded with people, but it was quiet inside, and no one spoke. Chu Xiao was familiar with the hollow numbness in the eyes of these people, because it was so numb, it looked as scary as a living dead.

Ah Mi was carried into the temple by Chu Xiao in his arms. She saw a mass of people inside, and her back suddenly felt chilly, as if being covered in lice. She pulled Chu Xiao's collar, He asked in a hoarse voice, "Father...Father, do we want to stay here? Do we really want to stay here?"

Chu Xiao stroked her head soothingly, and nodded at her, helplessly.

The witch and Chu Xiao pretended to be husband and wife, and the remaining bachelor generals pretended to be their brothers. They occupied a small room at the back of the temple, spread straw to make a bed, and placed Chu Xiao and Ah Mi there. Xiao knew that these people were going out to discuss something secretly again, so he consciously ignored it. Instead of caring about these things, he might as well concentrate on resting his mind.

At dinner time, they came back again, brought back dry food, and cooked a big pot of porridge. Mi Xiang happily rushed out through the broken doors and windows, attracting several skinny children to linger outside, staring and drooling. It is rare for Ah Mi to meet his peers, and he really wants to share his bowl of porridge with them.

After the meal, the witch and those people left again. Ah Mi twisted her head in Chu Xiao's arms. She said she didn't want to sleep because the straw stuck her in the ground. Nanban is very hot, but the climate is still very humid on the ground, so she slept directly on the ground and will catch cold.

While listening to the child's small voice, Chu Xiao thought to himself that this is really an obedient and sensible child. He thought of Chu Yu, his own son. He suddenly felt that his son should not be too spoiled in the future. He really had to be stricter. He can't be fierce to his son, and Chu Yue is also the kind of unprincipled doting who will only persist in it. It's easy to become a dude.

But for my daughter, I can always hold her in the palm of my hand and raise her fragrant and delicate. It doesn't matter how spoiled she is. She can still act like a baby to herself when she grows up, which is great.

But since he wanted to be with Chu Yue all the time, he naturally couldn't have children with other women.

Seeing that her father's eyes were always in a trance, Ah Mi suddenly became angry, and she sat up from Chu Xiao's arms: "Father, you don't listen to me!"

It is also very good to treat this child as a daughter in the future. After returning, he will also bring Ah Mi back to the capital and make her a princess. She can still live in glory and wealth, and she can also marry young talents in the future.

What about the lack of an arm? Who dares to dislike the emperor's daughter's physical illness?

Chu Xiao silently made up his mind.

Ah Mi looked outside the door. At this time, the sky was almost dark, the moonlight was scarce, and the dark clouds were thick. She forgot to be angry again, her ears were red, and she whispered to Chu Xiao: "Father, Ah Mi wants to be okay." .”

"..."

"Just to umm!"

"Huh?" Chu Xiao struggled to understand this sentence.

It took a long time for Chu Xiao to read from the child's flushed face what it meant to say "hmmm". He hurriedly put his arms around Ah Mi and left the small room. A clean place is fine, and when he put down the other's hot little hand, Ah Mi jumped out like a rabbit.

Chu Xiao saw that the weeds were growing here, and it was hidden enough, but it looked unreliable. He wanted to follow, but Ah Mi turned to Chu Xiao as if he had eyes on his back, and said, "Father, you Don't peek."

Chu Xiao's face was full of sincerity, almost innocent.

The girl blushed and stomped her feet: "The ears should be closed too."

He couldn't help laughing, and covered his ears with his hands as if, Chu Xiao turned to one side, and hurriedly caught a glimpse of a figure looking around in the distance, and couldn't help but secretly startled, the witch and these people came to this place to talk, cautiously Also too much.

In this way, since everything is in front of his eyes, he has no choice but to listen to it reluctantly.

Without hesitating for a moment, he quietly followed. Because of the silence, there was only the sound of insects, and the conversation between people was very clear.

"Master Yaping, please don't hesitate any longer. Princess Ami must not follow us anymore. Whether you agree or not, we must keep her here."

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Chu Xiao leaned down, and gently pushed aside the thick and long weeds in front of him with his hands. The surroundings were so dark that he didn't want to get too close, so he lurked by the edge of the grass, and he could vaguely see the grass not far away. The backs of those people stood on the small high slope.

In fact, these generals are not wrong. It is difficult to escape with a little girl of this age, and Ah Mi is missing an arm. Such a distinctive feature is placed here, like a flag that attracts bees and butterflies, all the time. is warning of danger.

From the very beginning, Chu Xiao saw that the witch had pity for Ah Mi, and he defended it at first, but he couldn't say to what extent this kind of protection would go.

Women's love for children often comes from nature, but in the face of the overall situation, nature can also be overcome.

Chu Xiao thought he knew the answer, and let go of his fingers, the weeds swirled in the wild wind, swaying his head, Chu Xiao also stepped back and left lightly, at this time the witch finally said: "Let me think about it again. "

There is already a compromise between the words.

Even though the night wind was blowing on him, Chu Xiao went back along the original road. He thought that Ah Mi had already solved it, but the child was still nowhere to be seen. Maybe he was ready to get rid of Ah Mi long ago.

And he actually left the child alone like this!

Chu Xiao clenched his fists remorsefully, and was about to find someone, when Ah Mi's timid voice came from the depths of the bush: "Father, Father..."

Chu Xiao hurriedly strode over, Ah Mi squatted on the ground, the mountain wind penetrated into her empty sleeves, blowing it up and down, Ah Mi was overjoyed as if seeing a savior, and said repeatedly: "Father, I Here, I can't see clearly, I can't button my clothes well, they're going to fall..."

Because the girl was missing a hand, it was difficult to fasten the dress after urinating, so she had to squat here and wait for her father to come to her. Chu Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and knelt down to fasten the belt for the child. I am used to the clothes of the Southern barbarians, they are uneducated, short and airy, even the girls' clothes are like this, they look like monkeys, it's too ugly, in their place, which girl doesn't wear fancy long skirts, like this The seeds will be like delicate flowers.

Chu Xiao really regards this child as his own. Maybe it's because he really needs a daughter, or he must need a relative at this time, or maybe it's because of the remaining nature in this body.

At this time, the trees were silent, and they were dreaming a long and distant dream. Ah Mi looked up at the sky, then at his father who was still squatting on the ground, and suddenly burst into tears.

"Father, I can do it during the day."

The back of his hand was slightly cold, Chu Xiao raised his head in surprise, squatting his hand in the air, not knowing where to put it, he didn't know where the child's sudden sadness came from.

There was no light or shadow in her eyes, they were gray and watery, and she begged with a very serious expression.

"Really, I come here by myself during the day, and I will never trouble others."

"real……"

"It's true, Father..."

Chu Xiao held her small face with both palms. He could understand the look in his eyes. It turns out that children don't know everything. They are so sensitive, and they have a kind of instinctive judgment on the love and malice of adults. , So children at this age learn to cry silently, for fear of making an unwelcome noise.

"So don't leave Ah Mi alone, don't leave me...Royal Father."

My heart is as empty as a bottomless pit, there are loopholes everywhere, there is silence everywhere, the wind roars from all directions, blowing the whole soul into something as soft as cotton wool, seeing such a young life crying in front of me Asking for help, he could only hold the other person's face helplessly, he didn't know if the voice he made could tell the other person that he would not abandon him, he would not abandon him, no matter what bad things happened.

Chu Xiao couldn't figure out how to calculate the weight of tears. They were heavier than ten thousand catties of lead and stone, and made his blood boil more than the sound of iron cavalry shaking the earth. A powerful fire.

The dark clouds covering the moon dissipated, and Chu Xiao kissed the tip of Ah Mi's small nose. He really liked the feeling of being together, it was indescribable, full like a promise, and he held her remaining little hand tightly. Hmm.