Journey to the Rose

Fortunately.

Ruan Xi was very thankful that she secretly slept for more than ten minutes when Lu Zhenghe and Li Shen went out to talk.

When he returned to the room, Lu Zhenghe found that Ruan Xi was sleeping with a quilt covering his head, and his whole body was sunk in the soft quilt.While shaking his head, he climbed onto the bed, trying to grab Ruan Xi out, but Ruan Xi didn't move at all, crying out vaguely.

He opened one eye, grabbed Lu Zhenghe's hand, touched it from thumb to little finger, and asked, did something happen in the alliance?Lu Zhenghe shook his head, looked at him fixedly, and said no.

When she heard that it wasn't true, Ruan Xi didn't think of it at all, how could anyone not let people sleep after drinking?No, I can't get up...

Lu Zhenghe had nothing to do with him, saying that he would sleep for another hour and set off when it was late at night.

Ruan Xi knew that Lu Zhenghe must have something to deal with in such a hurry, but Lu Zhenghe didn't seem to have anything to say, so Ruan Xi didn't ask any more questions, and rested obediently for an hour. appeared at the door of the room.

Peace City at night is snowing.

The snow fell heavily overnight, and it fell all over the sky, covering the southern half of the city, just like the sinking of the south, so quietly.

Ruan Xi remembered that when she received the news of the marriage, it was still early winter, and the city of Ablaze had just experienced a winter rain that was cold and damp to the bone.After traveling all the way, the north is still full of snow, rubbing and tearing, and pure white has replaced all the scenes.Looking around at the sky, there is no second color between the sky and the earth.

Ruan Xi, Lu Zhenghe, Wen Kai, Li Shen, and Gu Zirong, who looked like an oil bottle, were each wearing a thick shawl and rushing to the next city.

As soon as they went out, they realized that they were not the only ones who went on the road without sleep at night.

The whole road is brightly lit, like fireflies on a midsummer night.

Heavy snow falls on everyone's shoulders, pedestrians are mighty, the road ahead is confused, and the way back will never be seen again.

They quickly blended into the crowd.

Ruan Xi walked with her head buried, her face tightly covered by the shawl, with Lu Zhenghe on the left and Li Shen on the right, being particularly tightly protected.

His eyes kept falling on the snowy footprints stepped on by himself, one deep and one shallow, his footsteps of Lu Zhenghe were staggered, it happened that the two people stepped in different directions, each step made a heart-shaped footprint .

For a moment, Ruan Xi's attention was all on this.

"Look," Lu Zhenghe next to him moved and touched him with his arm, "the north-south centerline of Peace City."

Ruan Xi came back to her senses suddenly, and looked in the direction Lu Zhenghe was pointing at—it was a river that shone slightly in the snowy night. distance.

However, these lights are not divine powers, but a testimony of the kindness and kindness of the local residents in Peace City.

It was a river lantern.

According to legend, the city of Peace was once a land that was contested. In this land, many people left and many people died in battle. Since then, it has become a place with many stories.

In that era, residents who had not yet fully independent thought believed that fire was the source of all things.

Therefore, on this day when it snows every year, people living in the north and south areas of Peace City will spontaneously come to the central line of the river, follow the river, put down the glowing river lights, and let the flowing water carry their thoughts to the distance.It commemorates loved ones who have passed away and also blesses those who came to this land.

"It would be great if there was a river lantern at this time," Ruan Xi said in a low voice, "I want to put one on for Shumian."

"It's too messy on the land now, and it's hard to get anything. Go ahead, and you'll be in the north after crossing the center line." Wen Kai looked down at the egg in his bosom, feeling that Ruan Xi already knew that the egg should be hatching. not coming out.

"Centerline..."

Ruan Xi repeated, and couldn't help but take a step forward, "That is to say, once we cross this line, we will reach the north?"

"Correct."

Regardless of whether there were many people around, Lu Zhenghe was not shy, and directly took Ruan Xi's hand, with a firm force that could not be refused, "Let's go across the bridge."

Seeing how strong he was pulling her, Ruan Xi felt relieved, "Is your back healed?"

"Okay." Lu Zhenghe laughed and pointed at Ruan Xi, as if he could be stripped naked for inspection at any time.

They were about to cross the river when they heard a couple arguing by the bridge.

The man looked like a beta, and the alpha was a woman. The two of them were arguing with red faces, as if they were arguing about who would cross the river on their backs.Some passers-by couldn't stand it, and came forward to mediate, but the male Beta flatly rejected it, probably meaning that Alpha took him for granted.

Ruan Xi didn't quite understand, so she asked Lu Zhenghe in a low voice: "Who carries whom, is there any meaning?"

Lu Zhenghe did not understand the legends and details about these cities like Wen Kai did.He turned his head and confirmed it to Wen Kai: "Is that what our alliance means?"

"Yes," Wen Kai nodded, as if he was enjoying the scene, "It's all some young people's ideas, saying that alpha should carry his spouse across the river, meaning to say 'my love for you is determined by you'. From south to north'. Coupled with river lanterns, this saying is even more romantic."

Oh……

So these two are fighting for the alpha contribution.

But Ruan Xi didn't think so.

It is undeniable that as an alpha, Lu Zhenghe is indeed slightly stronger than him in terms of physical fitness, figure, and strength.But he doesn't think that Lu Zhenghe has no reason to be favored, not to mention that he is not much worse than Lu Zhenghe.

Without hesitation, Ruan Xi squatted on the ground and pointed to his back: "Come up."

Lu Zhenghe was taken aback, and quickly wanted to squat down and hold his hand: "My back is fine."

"Don't let them quarrel," Ruan Xi made a "shh" motion, and looked at the others very calmly, "Come up quickly."

Lu Zhenghe frowned: "Your arm is still not healed."

"It's been alright long ago," Ruan Xi comforted him, "Little animals recover quickly."

That day, the day when the north-south center line was crossed, it was the bridge that Ruan Xi crossed the Lu Zheng River with his back on his back.

He felt that Lu Zhenghe was a bit heavy, but he still had enough strength to bring people from the south to the north step by step.It happened that he, an omega, carried his alpha spouse across the bridge under the watchful eyes of everyone.

When his foot landed in the north, Lu Zhenghe's first reaction was to go and see Ruan Xi.

Ruan Xi was shrouded in the swaying lights on the water bank, turned her head and smiled at him, the little tassels on the shawl fell off, and her cheeks were blush.

After finally encountering a peaceful scene, the fleeing people were inevitably emotional, and they all showed joy, whispering to each other, full of curiosity about everything in the north.

"I love you from south to north."

Amid the din of voices, Ruan Xi moved closer to Lu Zhenghe's ear, her voice was very low.

After saying this sentence, he seemed to be firm all of a sudden, and the last trace of fear in his heart about the future also went away with the river lantern.

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Quaggy, which means "swamp city".

It is a vast wetland, located in the north of Land 26 City, with a large number of lakes and plains within its territory.

Because the surrounding two cities——

Both Peace City and Rainbow City have an extremely comfortable living environment, so the aborigines here have been moving away in the long river of history, leaving only uninhabited cities.

So after a certain large-scale migration, this place was taken over by the Northern Alliance Army, and then they chose a location to station there, forming a large military fortress entrenched in the north.And here, there are dangerous muddy swamps and plains that can be driven, but the plains that can be used have been turned into military. Military. Forbidden. Zones.

As soon as they entered the north, they rushed almost desperately, and met the army vehicles that came to meet them at the border of Peace City.

Several military armored vehicles lined up, walking around to form a convoy of guards, and the scene was grand.

Afterwards, Ruan Xi and Lu Zhenghe got into a military pickup truck alone, which was similar in shape to the one that Wen Kailishen lost.

Ruan Xi was not distracted by talking to Lu Zhenghe, but looked through the car window at this seemingly endless swamp along the way.

Aquatic plants, soil, and lakes make up this place.

Turning his head to look at the rear windshield, he could see the car carrying Li Shen, Wen Kai and Gu Zirong following steadily behind.But the driver of their car didn't speak, and the soldier in the co-pilot didn't speak. He held a fine rifle in his hand, loaded with bullets, and was ready to shoot at the danger outside the car at any time.

This time, Ruan Xi felt what discipline is. Strict. Ming. The interactions between Lu Zhenghe and Li Shen were considered close before. These people seem to be more afraid of Lu Zhenghe, and Lu Zhenghe is also carrying in front of his subordinates. mature.

But from the moment these soldiers saw him, they looked at each other with curiosity.

This is the young master's omega?

This is the legendary Ruan Xi?

Lu Zhenghe didn't introduce much, he just said, just call Mr. Ruan, and he must take good care of him.What he said made Ruan Xi blush, as if she had been introduced to her family.

"By the way, Bo Yang."

Lu Zhenghe suddenly remembered the twelve sets of uniforms of the Northern Union Army scattered on the banks of the Holy City, and asked, "In this world where I am not, do any of our soldiers have any conflicts with the people of Ogre City?"

"Sir, young master... I was just about to report this matter," the subordinate called "Bo Yang" became depressed immediately, trying to explain, "It was originally a good patrol mission, and an order was sent to let them I went to the border of Peace City to station for a month, and I wanted to stay there until you came back, but in the end..."

Lu Zhenghe was vaguely angry, and said coldly: "As a result, a group of people with guns can't even beat people with axes."

"Because it is a small team, the information reported was not timely enough, so it was only after a few days that we couldn't get in touch..."

"Okay, I get it."

Lu Zhenghe was silent for a while, turned his head away, and said nothing more.He was thinking about how many evil things those "wolves" in the uniform of the Northern Union Army had done in other cities on land on the way from Ogre City to Holy City.

Ruan Xi felt stuffy in the car, pressed the window button, and let in a little breath.

"Why isn't it cold here?" Ruan Xi obviously felt the body temperature rise, "Is it because of the swamp?"

"Yes, this is the only area in the north where the four seasons are like spring. In other words, it is hotter than spring." Lu Zhenghe replied.

"Then I'm wearing thick clothes." Ruan Xi tugged at the collar.

Lu Zhenghe remained calm, rolled his Adam's apple up and down, grabbed Ruan Xi's sweaty hand, and shook it, "If you don't get nervous, you won't get hot, and I'll take it off later when I enter the tent with me."

"..." After he said this, Ruan Xi sweated even more.

What are you doing, swearing sovereignty!

Quaggy·84 "Who made you look so good?"