Your Majesty, come back

Chu Xiao realized that he was being followed.

There were not many people following him, at most four people, but they were skilled and kept a fairly stable distance from him - don't even think about it, and only his subordinates have such high-quality spies.

The sky is gradually brightening, the air after the rain is cold and cool, the sky is bright blue, like a carefully polished flat mirror covering the earth, and everything cannot be hidden.

Ah Mi's lips were purple from the cold, and his cheeks were pressed against Chu Xiao's chest. He gradually slowed down, and the spies who caught a glimpse of the distance from the corner of his eye slowed down without a trace.At this time, the number of refugees walking on the street gradually increased, and they gathered together in groups and pairs. Chu Xiao first followed the group of refugees in a calm manner, and then ran away. Fortunately, the streets of Nanman were not wide, so The houses in the area were quite dense, so Chu Xiao scrambled into a small alley, turned over the wall, and sneaked into an abandoned house.

"Father, was someone chasing us just now?"

Chu Xiao immediately shook his head, Ah Mi snorted softly, then squatted on the ground and stopped raising his head, showing a little temper.Chu Xiao squatted down bitterly, and the father and daughter squatted in a line, one big and one small, with overlapping shadows.

It turns out that the child's heart is the needle in the sea. It is too difficult to figure out. One moment he was calm and docile and cute, but the next moment the wind changed and he couldn't figure it out. He didn't want the child to know these troublesome things, and what can he do if he knows it, he can't change it. Situation, but also increased troubles.

Chu Xiao stroked Ah Mi's curly hair, and then had no choice but to admit it, nodding his head a few times.Only then did Ah Mi's small face relax, she propped her cheek with one hand, made a young and mature posture, and sighed: "I knew it, I knew it."

Chu Xiao laughed silently, his stiff body was sore from laughing.He found that children of this age are like this, and his son often has an expression of knowing the world, as if he knows everything, knows everything, all kinds of whimsical ideas, all kinds of naivety.

He didn't feel much when he was young before, but now he gradually realizes how precious this kind of innocence is to their parents. Gold treasures can remain unchanged for thousands of years, but the youthful looks of their children are changing day by day. If they are not careful, they will be left behind by time.

He misses his son.

He regretted that he didn't take a good look at the child before he went out to the battle. He thought that he would soon return with a big victory and walk with glory.

The son's short wait would only make him admire and love his father even more. Chu Xiao never thought about what would happen to the child if he didn't go back.

Ah Mi sat on Chu Xiao's lap. She had just changed into clean clothes and turned into a clean little girl again. Because she couldn't make a fire, Chu Xiao took some dry food and tore it up to feed her daughter. Mimi was thirsty and couldn't eat the dry food that was as hard as a rock. After barely swallowing a few pieces, she shook her head and refused to eat. Chu Xiao coaxed her for a long time to no avail.

"Father, Ah Mi wants to tie his hair."

"..."

The little girl's curly hair is very messy, curly and shaggy, just like a little lion, but it is really difficult to tie her hair, which requires ingenuity. Chu Xiao has touched all kinds of murder weapons since he was a child, but he has never touched it. A girl's headband.

Ah Mi shook his head in pain.

Chu Xiao also closed his eyes in pain. He has really been learning from compromise recently.

He finally found a piece of rag, tore it into long strips, and then grabbed Ah Mi's hair and tied it a few times. As far as his craftsmanship is concerned, at most he wanted something practical, and he couldn't do anything more than beautiful.

A few hills rose above Ah Mi's head, and she asked expectantly, "Father, Father, will I look better now?"

Anyway, there is no mirror here, so Chu Xiao can justifiably lie to his daughter, so he nodded fiercely.

Ah Mi hooked Chu Xiao's neck with one hand, Chu Xiao supported her waist, one of Ah Mi's sleeves was empty, Chu Xiao's nose was blocked, and the tip of his heart was trembling and numb, Ah Mi happily leaned over to Chu Xiao's face , stared at him with bright black eyes, and then kissed him deeply.

"Father is so kind."

The momentary embarrassment left him at a loss, he couldn't repay his daughter's thanks, and he also took a bite on her cheek, Ah Mi chuckled and pushed his face with his hand, because his chin was covered with stubble, so painful Knowing that she was ticklish, Xiao Xiao deliberately took his chin to prick Ami's face. The two had a fight after eating their fill. After a short pause, Chu Xiao calmed down, and tied Ami back to him again. chest.

If you tie it too tightly, it will strangle her, but if you don't tie it tighter, it will be very inconvenient when you run.

Chu Xiao tied him back and forth several times, but Ah Mi said instead: "Father who is not afraid, I am not afraid of pain."

"..."

"Really, Ah Mi is not afraid of pain."

Chu Xiao glanced at the patches of bruises on her legs, and with a cruel heart, he tightened the rope again and tied the knot.The courtyard he entered was in the middle of the alley. This alley was long and narrow, and connected to other roads. Chu Xiao saw the terrain clearly, then jumped down lightly and landed firmly on the ground.

When he was attacked, Chu Xiao quickly drew out the dagger without any hesitation, and slid it across the opponent's throat with precise force. He put his face, squatted down, and covered the spies' eyes with his palms.

These are his soldiers.

A sense of powerlessness spread from the fingertips, Chu Xiao clenched his fist and hit the ground, gritted his teeth and punched again, panting heavily.When killing people, his mind was blank, and even a series of moves became instinctive actions without thinking. Chu Xiao knew that at this time, he must not be soft-hearted. A momentary relaxation of soft-heartedness may destroy him. , even though the soldiers in front of him are under his command.

Chu Xiao inserted the dagger back into his waist, and patted Ah Mi's back comfortingly. Ah Mi was wrapped tightly, so he couldn't see the cruel fight.

If you don't leave, maybe you can hide in the temple for a while now, but it will be a matter of time before you get surrounded, and it is better to fight a bloody way than to sit and wait for death.

He couldn't abandon such a small child, no matter what grandiose reason he used.

Chu Xiao panted silently, instead of running away, he watched the four plainclothes soldiers approaching constantly.

The gruesome corpse on the ground made the four soldiers look at each other, and they seemed to wonder if they were following the wrong person.

The person in front of him, just by looking at his posture, it is obvious that he is a veteran of countless murders. It is more credible to say that he is a desperado, and he will definitely not be a Nanman king who is powerless.

After confronting each other for a while, one of the tallest people spoke: "If you don't want to cause trouble, hand over Princess Nanman, or you will be killed without mercy."

With a calm expression and a calm demeanor, Chu Xiao picked up the long sword that the spy was still holding. He first tried to swing the sword a few times with one hand. smoothly.

Then he slowly hooked his fingers at the other party.

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A fierce battle is inevitable. On the surface, Chu Xiao is confident and not chaotic, but in fact, he is also anxious in his heart. In terms of strength, he is now far inferior to these young and strong elite soldiers, the only one who has a slight advantage Fang Fang can only say that he has a lot of experience and has been tempered on the battlefield. Unfortunately, he himself feels that this reason is far-fetched.

Why are these four not like this?

They should be the spies of Ruan Jin's subordinates. Ruan Jin has a strict style of work and strict training of soldiers. He has always only sent out elite soldiers.

Elite soldiers are the best sharp edge to deal with the enemy. In order not to let the blade get dusty, he often reminds his generals not to relax because of the temporary peace, but to practice and study diligently. The current peace is only a temporary accumulation of energy, and more brilliant battles Certainly in the future, they must make the best preparations for future battles.

It is true that using the spear of the child to attack the shield of the child, the law of nature recurs, has been tried and tested repeatedly.

Chu Xiao tightly hugged the small body in his arms with his arms, without revealing a single gap, tightly and tightly bound.The soldier in charge was also moral, so instead of rushing to attack in groups, he sent two people forward, and after dispatching troops, he stood back and issued a final warning in a deep voice: "Respect, you are also a man!" If you know the current affairs, hand over the princess, and I can save your life, it is impossible for you to fight four with one."

Chu Xiao ignored it, shouted loudly, screamed out his throat, and screamed in a drowsy voice. In the shadow of swords and swords, Chu Xiao kicked the knife in the hand of a soldier, and the blade flew straight up, and finally cut into the ground. There were bursts of flames, and in the end it stopped abruptly in front of the boots of the soldier in charge, forcing the man to take a step back.

The person in charge must have seen his lack of physical strength and energy, and wanted to use these two people to drag him down and win without a fight.

Chu Xiao knew that today it was either you or me, he still pressed the body of his daughter in his arms tightly with one hand, Ah Mi didn't dare to say a word, and he clenched his teeth to prevent screams and fear from leaking out of his throat.

The two soldiers cooperated with each other tacitly, and attacked one after the other. Chu Xiao blocked the man in front with his long sword, and let go of the other hand unexpectedly. With a flash of coldness, the dagger drawn from his waist was inserted precisely. He touched the chest of the soldier in front of him, and the soldier fell back and fell with a scream.

Chu Xiao no longer looked at the man lying on the spot bleeding profusely, but turned his head and pointed his sword at the other person. A trace of fear appeared on that person's face, he stepped back a few steps, looked over Chu Xiao's shoulder, and cast his gaze at the other person. Soldiers in charge.

The tall and strong soldier finally pulled out the big knife inserted into the ground by the side of his boot.

I don't know how long it took, the ground was covered with blood after the battle, Chu Xiao leaned against the wall panting, and spat out a mouthful of thick blood, and the four people underground had completely lost their vitality. After such a fierce battle, he was also very surprised by himself He is still alive.His legs were numb all the time. At the beginning, he didn't feel any sensation at all, as if his upper and lower body were separated. But fortunately, Chu Xiao could endure the pain. He first rubbed his calves with his hands, and then his legs gradually felt. Trying to breathe again, slowly kicked a few times with the calf, the thigh was only slightly pulled, and then began to twitch violently, Chu Xiao took a few breaths, the cold wind in the morning in Nanman, every breath His tone was like an ice pick piercing his heart and lungs.

He slid down the wall and sat down, panting with his head up.

"Father...Father?"

This voice clearly came from his bosom, but it seemed to come from the sky, floating in his ears very unreal.

Chu Xiao looked towards his arms slightly stiffly, Ah Mi poked his head out from the pile of linen cloths with difficulty, because of the fierce fight just now, the cloth strips tied to Ah Mi's body had been loosened, the father and daughter looked at each other in silence, Chu Xiao wanted to comfort her back with his hand, but he flicked his fingers a few times, but he couldn't lift his hand.

Ah Mi stretched out her small and short arm, and wiped the blood on Chu Xiao's face with the palm of her hand, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't wipe it off. The panic that had been simmering for a long time filled her eyes, and tears flowed down her cheeks. Seeing his daughter crying in astonishment, Xiao felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he pressed Ah Mi's palm, dragged it to his mouth and kissed it.

Ah Mi sobbed and buried her head in his chest, shaking her head vigorously.

Not yet at the point of despair, Chu Xiao secretly thought, he is still conscious now, his whole body is cold and stiff, and the pain is not so obvious in comparison, Chu Xiao propped up the wall with his hands, got up vigorously, and stood firmly. Finally, he bent down and picked up a sword.

There were no spies following them anymore, and all those who followed them died in Chu Xiao's hands. He knew that he might not last long, and if he encountered the enemy again, even if he was a martial artist, it would not help.

How could it be reduced to this point?

Chu Xiao himself couldn't figure it out, was there really anyone in the world who had the same experience as him?God has no eyes, he may not be the first, nor the last, but he has this kind of confidence inexplicably - he feels that he must be the most sad one.

This kind of self-confidence is really unnecessary.

If he is the only one who is okay, even if he suffers, he suffers alone. Perhaps this kind of death is like a real hero. He lives with rich colors, withers silently, and is tragic like no one before or after. The miracle of the ages, he is the only one.

The alley was surprisingly quiet. Chu Xiao supported the man in his arms. He walked slowly, like an eighty-year-old man. At the end of the battle, the Venus flickered in front of my eyes, making my head dizzy.

"Father, why don't we go after a while, I, I still have some dry food here!"

Chu Xiao's throat was rolling with hot air. He felt his skin was as hot as a layer of coke. It was itchy and numb, as if ten thousand insects were sucking his blood.

Seeing his hideous expression, Ah Mi foolishly opened some dry food, brought it to Chu Xiao's mouth, and coaxed: "Father, you won't feel bad if you eat something, you won't feel bad after eating..."

Chu Xiao licked the tip of his tongue, and then bit down the piece of dry food that was as hard as iron. He bent his eyebrows and smiled at A Mi. The light is still the same, shining like pearls and jade, and it is surprisingly serious: "Father, you can go alone."

She articulated clearly, and every word came to Chu Xiao's ears sonorously and forcefully.

"..."

"A Mi is just a child, they will not make things difficult for me, what's the use of making things difficult for a child, but the father is different, the father killed their people, they will not let the father go." Ah Mi Mi said in a soft voice: "Ah Mi doesn't want to hold back my father, as long as my father is good, Ah Mi feels fine."

Although she tried her best to look calm and composed, the little hand around Chu Xiao's neck kept shaking. She would cry a few days ago to tell her father not to abandon her, but now she can act like a little hero. Attitude, Ah Mi moved his face forward, very close to Chu Xiao, his slightly wrinkled face was completely visible in front of him, and Chu Xiao was shocked by its immaturity, so frightened that he almost had no strength to hold it. She holds it up.

As a man, he can play many roles in this life, general, king, ambitious, conqueror, king and minister, winning and losing, these roles alternately cycle, but no role can last as long as father Tough, once a man is a father, he can only be a father forever.

The encounter between him and her was so wonderful, it was a miracle and an opportunity that could only be created by the heavens, her arm was broken and disabled at a young age, and she had to endure pain that adults could not bear, Chu Xiao couldn't help her share the slightest bit of pain—— It is said that they are connected by flesh and blood, but the pain can never be transferred to him. He can only be a bystander, watching the pain and fear of the child-if he is still the omnipotent emperor, then he can at least give the child Guarantee the best environment, free from cold, hunger, bumps, and don't have to be so anxious and sensible.

But he can't do anything now, and his efforts seem so weak in the face of reality.Chu Xiao couldn't help asking himself decadently, if time could be turned back, if he hadn't sent troops to invade the Nanman, wouldn't they all have fallen into such a situation, then why did he have to get here?Is there any reason why it must be obtained?

Can the joy of gaining this territory by myself be worth all the sorrow and parting here?

If it wasn't for herself, then Ah Mi could still be her princess happily and carefree, healthy and smooth, and maybe her whole life would be spent happily and peacefully.

Self-blame and regret flooded in like a tidal wave, almost making Chu Xiao unable to move even an inch, Ah Mi pressed his face against Chu Xiao's chest, listened to his chaotic heartbeat, and said in a relieved tone: "Father, let me down. "

Chu Xiao viciously and willfully shook his head vigorously, Ah Mi's face showed a subtle look of pity and sadness, as if he was sad for Chu Xiao, Chu Xiao lowered his head and leaned gently on her shoulder, but This gesture couldn't dispel the helplessness in his heart.

Chu Xiao continued to walk forward with stubborn anger. The alley was more twists and turns than he imagined. His legs trembled and his ears were ringing and dizzy. Suddenly, he seemed to hear something. The voice was vague and invisible, but it might just be my tinnitus again.

Chu Xiao stopped and looked back suspiciously, but there was no one chasing after him.

Ah Mi also followed his gaze and looked back: "Father...?"

Chu Xiao thought that maybe he was really suspicious. The out-of-balance five senses isolated his whole body from the outside world. He felt that the sky was tilting and the earth was shaking, but he was independent of everything. He forgot how Stepping, how to breathe, at this time, he is no different from a livestock. It is not perseverance, but a certain instinct that supports him to go on. Then, just when he thought he would never go out, he finally turned in the alley not far away. I saw the exit there!

Chu Xiao's eyes were blurred, and he could only see that there seemed to be a ball of white light. The sunshine there was a hundred times warmer than here in the alley. Chu Xiao was infected, and the fire in his heart that was almost completely extinguished was ignited again. He moved his lips. , with a vague laugh in his mouth, he knows that there is no unparalleled road!He knows it!

Who is he, Chu Xiao—the proud son of heaven, the emperor of a country!The predestined real son, how could he die here!

Both he and Ah Mi will survive this calamity safely, and it will be smooth sailing from now on, without any twists and turns.

Hope is within reach, Chu Xiao felt that the five senses that had disappeared gradually returned to his body, his whole body was warm, and his soul was revived under the sun. The sense of happiness made his spirit excited again. Although his eyes were blinded by the sun, Chu Xiao still didn't consider stopping.

The ground seemed to be shaking, no, it must be caused by his tinnitus again, Chu Xiao thought so firmly, but at this moment Chu Xiao heard a certain sound, which came from his arms and from his heart, because The voice that seemed to break through the ground was too clear, so clear that Chu Xiao couldn't deceive himself that he was hallucinating.

Chu Xiao lowered his head in a daze, and immediately froze.

Something pierced his chest, and grew out of his chest, as if it was born from here. Chu Xiao tried his best to identify it—it was a long arrow, the arrow was sharpened and shiny, and the exposed part of the arrow shaft With blood, no, with blood and flesh.

Where did this blood come from?

There was no sound in his arms, Ah Mi didn't call him, Chu Xiao reached out and patted Ah Mi's weak back, Ah Mi didn't give him any response, Chu Xiao groped for the arrow shaft inch by inch, and suddenly understood something, like waking up from a dream In the beginning, all his strength was completely taken away. He suddenly lost his support and fell to the ground with a thud. His legs knelt heavily on the ground. Only then did his numb body feel the pain——

Chu Xiao stared blankly at one drop, two drops of dark blood that kept dripping on the ground, because the drops were so fast that he couldn't even tell which ones belonged to him and which ones belonged to Ah Mi.

Ah Mi was unprepared for the sudden bad luck, her eyes were still open, and Ah Mi's eyes were filled with fear like a full moon—Chu Xiao never knew that people's eyes could be opened so round.

He began to scream in horror, out of the instinct of being a father, he desperately hugged his daughter tightly, this must be a dream!This can't be true, no one can be so cruel, as long as he is a human being, he wouldn't have the heart to hurt her—it's just ridiculous, he is so good, Ah Mi, his little, obedient and sensible daughter, how could someone willing to hurt.

Ah Mi's lips moved, and he spit out two weak words.

Chu Xiao knew that she was calling her father!He knows, he knows that Ah Mi is still alive——

"It doesn't hurt..."

Her breathing became thinner, blood flowed from her nostrils, and Ah Mi struggled to open her small mouth: "It doesn't hurt, Father."

Let him bear all the pain, don't let the child suffer such pain, Chu Xiao cried, don't let her hurt anymore, don't be afraid, father will hurt with you, die with you, no one will It is impossible to take you away from your father, not even fate.

Chu Xiao heard Ah Mi say in a very soft voice, "Hug, father, give Ah Mi a hug."

Hug, he has been holding his daughter all the time, but he knows that her life is about to leave him, this arrow is shot so wonderfully, it goes straight from Chu Xiao's back, and then goes out from Ah Mi's back, killing two birds with one stone , there is no escape.

Ah Mi began to twitch, her lips turned white and black, she suddenly cried out, and shouted loudly: "Father! I can't see it anymore, I can't see it anymore!"

Then she stretched out her hand and grabbed Chu Xiao's arm. She seemed to be relieved, and after taking a breath, she let go of her hand. Her whole body twitched violently a few times and stopped breathing.

Chu Xiao raised his face full of tears. This time, he found himself in the middle of the cross street. The street behind him was empty, but the front end was full of cavalry, with flags flying, solemn and solemn, and several tall horses lined up. Before.

Chu Xiao was suffocated—it wasn't because of the pain from an arrow piercing his heart, but because he saw Chu Yue was there. Chu Yue was sitting steadily on the horse's back, dressed luxuriously, with handsome eyebrows, a cold face, Holding the longbow, the bowstring was still vibrating slightly in the air.

Chu Yue is so close to him now, the person who Chu Xiao misses day and night dreams is right in front of him, but the sweetness of longing and the hatred of death come at the same time without warning, a huge wave-like force oppresses him, In front of this powerful force, he is like a powerless ant, he has no power to resist, and his body is smashed to pieces with just a light touch. Chu Xiao knelt on the ground and refused to fall for a long time. Ah Mi stood there limply, his little hands relaxed Pale, no longer clinging to his skirt as usual.

She must be in pain, it must be, otherwise her face would not be as unrecognizable as it is now. The hair he gave to Amiza was all loose, and the curly black hair completely covered her eyes, and her little head drooped weakly. To one side, Ah Mi's body is slowly getting colder, she has already left this world that brought her suffering.

Chu Xiao wants to climb in the direction of Chu Yue, Chu Yue is the person who loves him the most in the world, Chu Yue loves him even more than himself, and Chu Yue regards him like a jewel like a treasure—if Chu Yue knows that he is suffering from such torture , he will definitely feel distressed and don't know what to do, his brother will never hurt a single hair of himself.

But now Chu Yue didn't know anything at all.

Chu Yue didn't know that the dying person was Chu Xiao. He probably regarded the man kneeling in front of him in embarrassment and refused to fall down as an ant who had nothing to do with him. Insignificant as dust.

Chu Yue didn't know that he was slowly dying with his daughter in his arms at this very moment.

The darkness gradually fell amidst the suffocation, and Chu Xiao finally heard the sound of the horses leaving. He greedily looked in the direction of Chu Yue's departure, but he couldn't see any light, nor could he hear any noise.

A Yue, don't go so fast.

When Chu Xiao was a child, he heard from veterans that before death, the first thing to disappear is vision, and the light will gradually fade away like a white sail. Just now Ah Mi said that he could not see, so it must be the same.

His poor daughter has not yet enjoyed the happiness and happiness in the world, and her life has not begun, but it is anxious to end.

Chu Xiao's whole body was warm, fluttering with the wind, he took Ah Mi through the darkness, at the end of the darkness was a spring of flowers and shadows, he even saw his son who was a toddler back then, Chu Yu clapped her hands against the spring breeze, He ran towards him step by step, bumped into his arms, and shouted happily and forcefully, "Father!"