cannon fodder attack

The guard was stunned for a moment, and his smile froze. He didn't expect Yan Ling to respect King Duan so much, but then he said enthusiastically again: "Of course, of course, I will send someone to lead His Highness King Duan over immediately."

Then he turned his gaze to Xi Ye, at least there was no disrespect on his face.

"His Royal Highness, this way please."

Xi Ye was also taken aback when he heard Yan Ling's words, and he looked at him with a slightly strange look.

Sensing his gaze, Yan Ling said uncomfortably, "His Royal Highness Duan, go rest first, and report to His Highness after I have finished understanding the situation on the front line."

Xi Ye smiled and said, "Then please trouble Mrs. Yan."

After finishing speaking, he followed the servants who had been waiting at the side to his own residence.

The conditions at the border are difficult, and it is conceivable that the houses here are not as magnificent as those in Beijing.

But Xi Ye didn't care, he didn't value these things.

It was almost dark when they arrived here, and they had a rough dinner. When Xi Ye was about to find something to pass the time, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

After opening the door and seeing the person standing in front of the door, Xi Ye paused for a rare moment.

He thought that the protagonist Shou said to report to him just to talk about it verbally, but he didn't expect it to come.

"His Royal Highness Duan was surprised to see this king?"

Xi Ye turned sideways and let him in: "It's a little bit, after all, I'm an idle prince, so it doesn't matter if I don't report."

Yan Ling didn't know why he came subconsciously while walking, but he definitely wouldn't say that.

"To make a long story short, the situation on the front line is a little bit bad. Yue Lan has twice as many troops as us. Even if we brought a batch of food and grass when we came here, it won't last long."

Xi Ye tapped the teacup with his fingertips and asked, "How long will it take for the rest of the troops to arrive?"

"At least half a month. But Yue Lan's attack is very fierce, it seems that he is determined to break through the city." When Yan Ling said this, his tone was very calm, without a trace of nervousness.

Xi Ye knew that the other party was confident that he could support him.

He thought for a while, and suggested: "If Lord Yan believes in me, transfer to the Northern Army instead."

Yan Ling didn't laugh at him for pointing fingers, but asked calmly, "Why?"

Xi Ye was silent for a while, then raised his eyes to look at the other party.

When the youth is not cold, it is as if the thorns have been withdrawn all over his body, and the thick and beautiful appearance is even more thrilling under the light of the candlelight.

"Master Yan is so smart, I don't need to say it out loud, besides, you have thought of it a long time ago, haven't you?"

In the original plot, it was just that, he clearly thought about it but didn't want to believe it, and let his subordinates betray him, and he was imprisoned.

"Still, Master Yan is still deceiving himself and others."

At this time, Xi Ye is not afraid to speak directly.

Yan Ling heard the words but said, "I don't."

He glanced at Xi Ye, took a deep breath, turned his head, rubbed his fingers unconsciously, and stood up after a while.

"His Royal Highness Duan said that this king will consider it, don't worry, it's getting late, and this king will not disturb His Royal Highness to rest."

Seeing someone go out, Xi Ye poured out the cold tea and was about to close the door when his expression suddenly became frozen.

He turned around and saw someone coming: "... Butler."

At this time, Fu Yong was wearing night clothes, half of his face was blocked, only a pair of eyes were exposed, but the eyes he looked at Xi Ye were full of love and emotion.

"The prince guessed that the villain would come? He has really grown up."

Xi Ye straightened the teapot and said, "Is this what the housekeeper wants to hide from me?"

Fu Yong didn't reply to his words, but said another way: "Your Majesty, after three days, go out of the city gate to the wasteland with stone monuments in the west, the villain is waiting for you there."

The tone is solemn.

Xi Ye lowered his head and smiled: "Butler, you have to tell the reason."

Fu Yong sighed: "The prince will know when he goes, the villain will not harm you."

He didn't wait for Xi Ye to speak again, he opened the window and left, his movements were quick and he couldn't tell that the other party was actually getting old.

Xi Ye shook his head.

It doesn't matter, not only the protagonist's suffering, but also himself.

Early the next morning, when Xi Ye woke up, he knew that Yue Lan had launched an attack again, and Yan Ling had already led the army and went out to fight in person.

The people living in peace, what they care about every day is not daily necessities, but neighbor gossip. They can hardly imagine the cruelty of the battlefield.

On the battlefield, the soldiers tried their best to kill the enemies who invaded their country.

Because behind them, there are relatives they love and their homes.

Every time there is a battle, there are corpses everywhere, and blood flows like rivers.

Stepping on the corpse of his companion, he waved the sword in his hand vigorously.

Yan Ling also couldn't tell how many people he had killed, up to now, he had relied entirely on instinct.

Even if it has lost its strength, it still cannot fall down.

The corners of his eyes were red, and there was a hint of cruelty in his eyes, and the sword went straight to the enemy's vital point without hesitation.

After killing an enemy soldier again, he gasped lightly and wiped the blood from his face.

"Give me some strength, your parents, wives and children are still waiting for you, if you are a man, just hold on!"

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers who were starting to get tired gritted their teeth, regardless of whether they would be injured, and attacked fiercely as if they would perish with the enemy.

The battle lasted from morning to evening.

Yan Ling clutched his injured arm, feeling numb and indifferent.

The first time he stepped into battle, he would still be shaken by the amount of kills.

But now, he has no other emotions other than calm.

It's just that when he saw the figure standing in front of the city gate, he felt some waves in his heart that he hadn't seen for a long time.

Xi Ye didn't have any expression, or rather, he didn't know what expression he should make.

The soldiers who came back supported each other, their faces and bodies were covered by blood stains, and they walked extremely unsteadily step by step, as if they would fall down in the next moment.

The disparity in numbers between the enemy and us is too great, and we have to face each other head-on this time. Even if the opponent is repulsed, our losses are not small.

Xi Ye took a few steps forward to support the man, and the soldiers left behind watched their comrades return, and rushed up to support him carefully.

Seeing that the people beside him were carefully avoiding his injuries, Yan Ling couldn't help laughing: "Yue Lan's loss is greater than ours, so I won't dare to do it in a short time."

His smile this time was sincere, and the brows were full of wantonness, as if he had returned to childhood, when he defeated the enemy, he would smile like this, so happy, even with a hint of pride in his tone.

It's just that as we get older and understand life and death more clearly, this kind of emotion seldom appears again.

Sometimes he is at a loss, whether he will go to hell after killing so many people.

But Daming is his hometown, and it is the last paranoia deep in his heart.

And now, one more person became his reason for protecting this land.

It was the first time that Xi Ye felt Yan Ling's joy so intuitively since he came to this world.

The corners of his lips could not help but curled up, but when he saw the injury on the opponent's body, he smiled again.

"Hiss! Why did you poke this king's wound!" Apart from the wound on his arm, Yan Ling also had many other wounds, large and small.

Xi Ye said quietly: "Oh, seeing Lord Yan grinning so wide, I thought you didn't feel any pain."

"..."

How could there be no pain, but Yan Ling had a strong nature, so he shut his mouth when he heard the words.

Xi Ye didn't touch him again, and after helping him to the room, he went to get the medicine box.

During the hunt, even though he fainted from poisoning later, he felt that the other party was seriously injured.

It's just that when I saw the other party later, except for the color of the lips becoming lighter, I couldn't see anything unusual at all.

Thinking of this, Xi Ye put his eyes on Yan Ling's tight lips.

The color is lighter.

Being stared at a bit awkwardly, Yan Ling said coldly: "Does His Royal Highness want to wait for this king to bleed to death?"

Xi Ye wet the towel and looked at him sideways: "Take off your clothes."

"!"

Seeing the man froze and didn't move, Xi Ye was a little amused: "Why, are you afraid that I will take advantage of Lord Yan?"

Yan Ling's face was a bit ugly, and the frown seemed to show that the master had recalled something.

Xi Ye tilted his head and said, "Master Yan is not on top, what are you afraid of?"

These words successfully made Yan Ling's face darken for a moment.

He intentionally smiled wantonly at the person standing in front of him: "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness Duan will look at this king's body and become infatuated with this king, what should I do?"

Xi Ye didn't change his face: "Don't worry, I like those who are weaker than me, so stressful."

"..." Yan Ling didn't know why he was so upset, so he took off his shirt in two or three strokes.

Xi Ye saw that the person's actions were extremely rude. Some wounds, skin and flesh still stuck to the clothes, were directly torn apart by the other party.

It hurts to look at.

With a "tsk", he wrung out the towel and helped him wipe the blood off his body.

Soon, a basin of clear water gradually became cloudy with blood.

After wiping it clean, he picked up the powder and sprinkled it lightly on the various wounds: "It hurts a bit, bear with it."

Yan Ling didn't speak, it was common for him to be injured, and this bit of pain was nothing to him.

Neither of them spoke anymore, and the air became quiet.

Yan Ling could clearly feel the other's warm fingertips occasionally touching his own skin, but there was no distraction in his movements, and he couldn't help but look up into the other's eyes.

It was as clear as the jade beads the other party had played with, without any desires or evil thoughts in it.

The originally tense body slowly relaxed.

He doesn't hate the touch.

Not the same, completely different from that person.

After Xi Ye bandaged the wound, he breathed a sigh of relief and stood up straight.

He glanced at the crescent-shaped jade hanging on the neck of the other party, and said in a casual tone, "Didn't you say that the jade is fragile and fragile, why did you hang a piece of jade around your neck?"

Yan Ling moved his fingers, and said calmly, "I'm taking my mother's belongings with me."

"...Sorry." Xi Ye said in a low voice, turned around with the basin in his hand and wanted to go out.

"Wait a moment."

Xi Ye stopped in his tracks and turned his head with some doubts.

When Yan Ling saw the other party's gaze, his Adam's apple rolled down, the words he wanted to say circled around the tip of his tongue, and he swallowed again.

"...It's okay, thank you."

Xi Ye raised his eyebrows: "No thanks."

After the people went out, Yan Ling stroked the piece of jade and lowered his eyebrows.

He almost blurted out just now.

If you like it, then give it to you.

outside the house.

After Xi Ye poured out the sewage, he fetched another basin of clean water to soak his hands.

Jade is the relic of the protagonist Shou's mother, so what does his mother have to do with the royal family?

Yan Ling was adopted by a king with a different surname when he was six years old, so what was his identity before.

Xi Ye gradually had a guess. Although there was still a lack of details, the possibility was very high.

……

As Yan Ling said, Yue Lan did not dare to send troops in a short time.

The soldiers of Ming Dynasty took this opportunity to hurry up and cultivate, and were always ready to resist the enemy's invasion.

Soon came the day Fu Yong said.

Xi Ye planned to go and have a look, but it was troublesome to go out of the city.

He must not let Yan Ling know, otherwise all the previous actions would not be in vain.

Xi Ye left before he arrived.

He wants to go early.

He deliberately changed into black and convenient clothes, and his actions seemed to blend into the night.

It's just that he didn't expect that Yan Ling would suddenly come looking for him after he left.

Yan Ling hesitated for a long time since the day he applied the medicine, but he still wanted to give the jade to Xi Ye.

After seeing that the room was dark, he thought Xi Ye had fallen asleep, and felt a little disappointed. He was just about to leave to find another time, but his footsteps stopped.

Xi Ye avoided the patrolling soldiers and directly used the iron chain to climb over the city wall.

He quickly swept towards the west, and didn't stop until he saw an erected stone tablet.

There are many piles of weeds around, and there is a forest not far away, and the howling of wolves can be heard from time to time, which is inexplicably scary in the silent night.

Xi Ye heard faint footsteps, and quickly dodged behind the stele.

As those people approached, their conversations also sounded.

"Fuyong, have you confirmed the time with Ye'er?" It was Ru Taifei's voice.

"Back to Concubine, it's confirmed." Fu Yong's tone was respectful.

"Hey, no wonder I, who told his father to be so devoid of conscience that he only allowed one of us, mother and son, to go back alive!"

Xi Ye blinked.

Oh, that's it.

"Then the concubine wants to kill her own son, isn't it considered unconscionable?" Even though Fu Yong's tone was still very respectful, the meaning in the words was not so pleasant.

"Fuyong, what do you mean, you want to betray me?"

"The villain doesn't dare, it's just that the villain watched the prince grow up and couldn't bear him to die in the hands of the concubine like this."

The sound of the sword being unsheathed was unusually obvious.

"I underestimated you." Concubine Ru's tone was cold.

"It's just for the prince."

It sounded like the two sides were going to fight, Xi Ye thought about it, and took the initiative to expose himself.

"Who?!"

Fu Yong was obviously taken aback when he saw Xi Ye, and then became nervous: "My lord? You..."

Concubine Ru narrowed her eyes, a smile appeared on her face, and said gently: "Ye'er, come to Concubine Mother."

Xi Ye looked at the two people who were confronting each other, and the men behind them pointing swords at each other, but did not pass.

"I've heard what I should hear and what I shouldn't, concubine mother, before you kill me, you must let me clear up your doubts."

Concubine Ru looked at him for a long time before saying: "It's not that concubine mother insists on your life, your royal father already knows where that piece of jade is, and this time he attacked Daming because of that piece of jade, we are useless to him, He gave a choice, we mother and son, only one can return to Yuelan alive."

Emperor Yuelan had never even met this son. Concubine Ru was conceived when she was sent to Daming. Even though she knew in her heart that it was his own, she was still in awe. What's more, Concubine Ru had served Daming before. the late emperor.

After learning of Yushi's whereabouts, whether they return to Yuelan or not is irrelevant to Emperor Yuelan, but he doesn't want these two to stay in Daming safely.

Xi Ye knew that Concubine Ru was still obsessed with Hui Yuelan.

But he felt that even if Concubine Ru went back, the fate would not be much better.

Fu Yong was a little anxious: "My lord, come here quickly!"

Xi Ye glanced at him.

The other party wanted to help him kill Concubine Ru and let him survive.

"Mother Concubine, do you know the whereabouts of Yushi?"

Concubine Ru pursed her lower lip: "Your father didn't tell me."

Xi Ye smiled and said, "Because I'm afraid you'll get the jade and threaten him."

He put away his smile and said word by word: "But I know where the jade is."

Xi Ye strolled over and said, "When you came to Daming, you must have been cornered. If you go back for nothing, what do you think will happen to you?"

Ru Toffee clenched her fingers tightly, and her sharp nails even pierced her palm.

"Instead of us killing each other and making the other side have fun, why don't we cooperate and negotiate terms with them with jade?"

After finishing speaking, he also walked between the two parties, which meant to let Concubine Ru make a choice.

Fu Yong watched Ru Taifei vigilantly, and if the other party made any move, he would immediately go forward to protect Xi Ye.

Ru Toffee is sullen.

She really wanted to go back to Yuelan, she wanted to go back and tear up that bitch.

But she is also aware of her current situation. Even if she goes back, she may not be able to live. Xi Ye's proposal is indeed very good.

Just when she was about to agree, there was sudden applause.

Everyone was shocked and followed the voice to look over.

The handsome young man walked towards them slowly while clapping his hands, but the expression on his face was extremely terrifying.

When Xi Ye saw Yan Ling, his heart sank, but his face remained calm.

Seeing this, Yan Ling smiled self-deprecatingly: "It really made me listen to a good show, what do you think, Your Highness Duan Wang?"

He took out the jade stuffed in his clothes, Ru Taifei and Fu Yong's expressions changed when they saw the jade.

Yan Ling pretended not to see the expressions of the two of them, and only looked at Xi Ye intently.

He didn't know how cold his tone was.

When he heard Xi Ye's life experience, although he was shocked, he was not angry, and even wanted to help the other party conceal it, but after he heard the man's rational words, his heart seemed to throb for a moment.

"It turns out that His Royal Highness Duan approached me just to get this piece of jade."

...Obviously he planned to give it to the other party directly.

Yan Ling's expression was calm, with a sarcasm on his lips: "I'm really curious, how useful this jade is, that Yue Lan didn't hesitate to do it."

When Xi Ye saw Yan Ling's expression, he knew it was over.

He was a little melancholy, it didn't matter if his identity was found out, he was afraid that the other party would believe in Shang Scum Gong again.

At this moment, there was a change in the woods, and many soldiers surrounded them.

Xi Ye frowned and looked at the clothes of the soldiers.

They are soldiers of Ming Dynasty.

He couldn't help looking at Yan Ling.

The other party didn't seem to care about the current situation at all, and only looked at Xi Ye with obscure eyes.

Xi Ye thought that these people were brought by Yan Ling, but he didn't expect that they even attacked Yan Ling.

Thoughts were racing through my mind, and it seemed that there was a deeper calculation.

Without thinking too much, seeing that Yan Ling was about to be cut but did not fight back, he immediately rushed over and kicked the cut sword out.

Yan Ling sneered: "What are you saving me for? You can just take the jade when I'm dead."

Xi Ye didn't speak.

Yan Ling's pupils shrank, and he grabbed the person to protect him under him. He was cut on the back, which made him groan.

He grabbed the sword backhand and slashed the man's neck.

Xi Ye was startled: "You..."

Yan Ling was expressionless: "I will pay you back."

Xi Ye's hands were a little wet, and he knew that the other party's previously bandaged wound had opened again.

At this point the scene was chaotic.

These soldiers didn't know whose subordinates they were, and they all wanted to kill everyone present.

While resisting the soldiers, the person like a concubine assassinated Yan Ling and tried to take the jade.

Fu Yong simply wanted to lead someone to Xi Ye's side.

He glanced at Concubine Ru, who was accidentally injured, and his expression became serious.

Concubine Ru looked down at the long sword piercing her body, with disbelief in her eyes.

Just after the encirclement became smaller and smaller, a voice came from not far away: "Quick! Save Lord Yan!"

Xi Ye dodged a sword with his head sideways, and glanced at the people joining the battle from the corner of his eye.

This group is Yan Ling's people.

This piece of land has become a battlefield in another sense.

The four teams were fighting each other, the torches were trampled on the soles of their feet, and no one could tell the difference in the dark night.

Yan Ling noticed that Xi Ye was no longer around him, panicked, and started looking for someone: "Xi Ye?"

At this time, Xi Ye couldn't distinguish between friend and foe, as long as someone attacked him, he would return it.

The arm was suddenly grasped.

"My lord, let's go!"

Xi Ye was dragged by Fu Yong and ran towards the woods.

"Housekeeper? Wait a minute..."

Fu Yong hurriedly said: "Your identity has been discovered, if you stay here, you will die. The villain has already killed Concubine Ru, so you can go back to Yuelan. When you are safe, the villain is willing to die to apologize!"

Xi Ye thought quickly in his heart.

He looked back at the chaotic crowd, but couldn't find the person he wanted to see.

The fight continued until dawn.

Yan Ling knelt on the ground on one knee, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, trying to support his body.

The lieutenant quickly ran to his side: "My lord, are you all right, all of them have been killed, and no one left a word."

Yan Ling paused, his voice hoarse: "You said... what? No words left?"

The deputy general heard that his tone was wrong, but didn't think much: "Yes."

Whether it was the men in black or the soldiers who assassinated them, they were all dead.

Yan Ling stood up slowly, his eyes darting around inch by inch.

There were so many corpses that the ground was stained blood red.

He pushed aside the lieutenant general's hand who wanted to help him, staggered to the nearest corpse, and turned the corpses over one by one to see their faces.

The lieutenant was startled, and wanted to stop him: "My lord, what are you doing?" But the other party's eyes fixed him in place.

As if possessed by a demon, Yan Ling didn't speak, just turned over the corpse, his fingers were even trembling slightly.

But there are so many people who died, I am afraid that it may not be possible to finish the search in one day.

He didn't sit on the ground until he lost his strength.

The jade in his hand was soaked in blood.

He had never been so desperate.

Just like a drowning person, feeling the coldness around him, gradually unable to breathe air.

"Don't you... want... jade, I'll give you... okay..."

The author has something to say: Xi Ye: I like those who are weaker than me, so stressful.

He Xitang:? ? ?You fool me?

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