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During these days of marching with Zhao Minghe, Lin Jieyu seemed to see the existence of another Zhao Minghe.She's gentle, patient, and close, like... sunshine.

When the army stops to rest, Lin Jieyu often likes to sit on a tall treetop overlooking the entire army, and she can see Zhao Minghe among the crowd of soldiers from a distance.The soldiers chatted and laughed with her, and even asked her to teach him how to swing a sword.

At this time, Zhao Minghe would take the sword from Xiaobing's hand, and swing it seriously.Lin Jieyu saw that the woman's figure was sharp and her movements were crisp and standard, as if she had an innate courage.If Zhao Minghe swung his sword for a long time, the surrounding soldiers would gradually recede, only the little soldier stayed where he was somewhat embarrassed.But Zhao Minghe didn't seem to notice, and continued to teach the soldier until his posture was standard.

Lin Jieyu didn't pay attention to such trivial matters, but she was surprised when she found that such little soldiers appeared almost every day, and Zhao Minghe taught different people every day but never got bored.

"Zhao Minghe..." Lin Jieyu murmured, looking at the distant figure of the man. "Is this really that Zhao Minghe who despises the palace lawlessly...?"

"My lord."

Lin Jieyu was in such a trance when he heard Zhao Minghe's voice, and he didn't know when this person came over.She didn't answer Zhao Minghe, but just sat on the top of a tree and looked down.I saw Zhao Minghe raised his head, smiling brightly at himself.

"Are you thirsty? How about an orange?"

"Not thirsty." Lin Jieyu said.

After hearing what Lin Jieyu said, Zhao Minghe didn't walk away. She raised her hand and threw the orange up. Lin Jieyu subconsciously caught it and listened to her again.

"I just picked it." As Zhao Minghe said, he pushed one away and ate one. "It's very sweet, I regret it if I don't eat it."

Lin Jieyu saw Zhao Minghe narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was satisfied with his food.

"Give it a try." Zhao Minghe was dragged away by the soldiers again without further words.Lin Jieyu looked down at the oranges in his hand, and finally picked one up and put it in his mouth.

As soon as he took the first bite, Lin Jieyu felt the sweet taste spread from his taste buds, and couldn't help talking to himself.

"So sweet."

In late autumn, when the sky was high and far away, a little soldier who was about to take a nap passed by the tree where Lin Jieyu was, and saw that Lin Junshi, who had always been stingy and gave everyone too many expressions, actually smiled.The smile was so faint that one wondered if the person who smiled knew it.

Another day later, the army led by Zhao Minghe was stationed in the last town that was somewhat prosperous. After passing this town, there was a boundless desert.

A large number of troops are stationed outside the city to carry out various supply work.After Zhao Minghe settled the army, he changed into plain clothes and wanted to go into the town to have a look, but he just took two steps and found Lin Jieyu closely following him.

"Master Xie wants to go in and have a look?" Zhao Minghe turned around and said with a smile.

"Yes." Lin Jieyu replied.

"Let's go together then."

Although they entered the city together, the two of them walked one after the other, as if they didn't know each other at all.Zhao Minghe laughed, Lin Jieyu didn't want to go into the city with him, she was clearly just "watching" him.

Lin Jieyu just followed Zhao Minghe through the town, and didn't stop until he reached the entrance of a small restaurant.

"This..." Lin Jieyu looked up, and saw "Luocheng Snacks" written on the plaque at the entrance of the restaurant.

"What?" Seeing Lin Jieyu's surprise, Zhao Minghe asked.

"Did you come to the city for so long just to eat?"

"Why else?"

Zhao Minghe returned, and before he could say a few words, he was hugged by the child rushing out of the door.

"Minghe Minghe! Minghe, you're back!" The child buried himself in Zhao Minghe's arms with a happy face and rubbed back and forth.

"What's your name Minghe? I want to be called Sister Ming." Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged woman with her hair in a bun came out from the gate of "Luocheng Snacks". She smiled at Zhao Minghe. "General Zhao, long time no see."

"Sister Wan, long time no see." Zhao Minghe smiled while rubbing the child's head with one hand. "It's better to call me Ming He."

"Who is this?" Sister Wan quickly saw Lin Jieyu standing behind Zhao Minghe, and asked.

"This is mine..." Zhao Minghe said casually, but found that he couldn't find any words for a moment.

"Friend." Lin Jieyu replied with a smile on his lips. "Hi sister Wan, I'm Zhao Minghe's friend, my name is Lin Jieyu."

"Friend." Sister Nawan repeated the word "friend" while smiling meaningfully, she said while looking at Zhao Minghe. "Minghe, when did you have such a beautiful friend?"

Hearing the joke in Sister Wan's mouth, Zhao Minghe felt the atmosphere was awkward, so he said.

"Go in and talk, go in and talk."

During the conversation, Lin Jieyu realized that Zhao Minghe met Sister Wan when he was on the expedition a few years ago.At that time, Zhao Minghe was just a lieutenant general, and when passing through Luocheng, he saved sister Wan's child, the little demon who was still in Zhao Minghe's arms.At that time, Xiao Yao liked Zhao Minghe so much that he couldn't bear Zhao Minghe to leave, crying and making noises, and didn't stop for a moment.It wasn't until Zhao Minghe promised her that he would definitely come back to see her that he let go.

This sprinkling lasted for several years.

"Minghe, you came back too late!" Xiao Yao pouted.

"I will keep the promise no matter how late it is?" Zhao Minghe rubbed the little demon's head and said.

"When you come back next time, Xiao Yao will be old enough to marry you."

"You know that elder sister is a woman, so there is no way she can marry you." Hearing Xiao Yao's words again, Sister Wan shook her head.

"I don't care, I just want to marry Minghe." Hearing what Sister Wan said, Xiao Yao became unhappy again. "Mother, there is no one in Los Angeles who is more powerful than Ming He! Those men are not as good as her!"

"This child..." Hearing what Xiao Yao said, Sister Wan shook her head with a wry smile, and smiled at Zhao Minghe. "Since you're here, stay with your friends for a while, and I'll prepare meals for you."

"Miss Wan, let me help you."

Zhao Minghe got up and wanted to follow Sister Wan, but he heard her laughing.

"You keep your friend and Xiao Yao with you. She has been waiting for you for many years."

A kid as old as Xiao Yao just loves to play.Zhao Minghe and her gathered the children near "Los Angeles Snacks" to play a game of catching ghosts.Lin Jieyu sat on a bench beside the street and saw Zhao Minghe playing wildly with a group of children.

These children vary in size, there are eleven or twelve-year-olds like Xiao Yao, and there are five or six-year-olds. Zhao Minghe is mixed among them, just like an older child.

"Hahahahahaha, Minghe! It's your turn to be a ghost! Catch me and catch me!" Seeing that Zhao Minghe was surrounded by children, the little demon laughed and then ran away.

Lin Jieyu looked at the direction where the little demon was running away, only feeling happy.

"I caught it." Just looking at it like this, Lin Jieyu suddenly felt that his eyes were covered by someone, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Zhao Minghe who was blindfolding his eyes.

"What are you catching? I'm not a child anymore." Pushing Zhao Minghe away, Lin Jieyu said.

"Whoever is caught is a ghost." Zhao Minghe immediately removed the cloth from his eyes and said with a smile.

"You're not blindfolded, so you can fool those children." Lin Jieyu laughed.

"What's the matter? They are also very happy." Zhao Minghe said.

"Sister... sister is a ghost!" Lin Jieyu was thinking about letting Zhao Minghe continue to mix with the children, but unexpectedly, there was a little bun over three years old beside him, with a pair of big watery eyes, and was timidly look to yourself.

"I...I'm not..." Stared at by such pure eyes, even Lin Jieyu found it difficult to say no.

"Wow, my sister is a ghost, run!" But before Lin Jieyu could say it, the little bun had turned around and ran away. Lin Jieyu saw her run two steps and fell to the ground, but quickly Get up and run.

"Haha..." Lin Jieyu laughed out loud, and then murmured. "It's so cute..."

"Sister Ghost, it's your turn to catch us now." Seeing Lin Jieyu smiling happily, Zhao Minghe said.

"Zhao..." Hearing Zhao Minghe's words, Lin Jieyu realized that she had lost her composure. She turned around, only to see Zhao Minghe also running towards other directions on the street. "Really...really."

Once playing the "Ghost Catch" game, he couldn't stop. Zhao Minghe saw Lin Jieyu still dressed in white on the streets of Los Angeles, smiling happily among the crowd of children.

"Minghe."

"En." She just kept looking at Lin Jieyu's figure until someone called her.

"Your eyes are red again, do you want to cry?" Xiao Qi stood by her side, looking at the man's side face that was stained with sunlight.

"You said... is she happy now?" Zhao Minghe didn't look back as if he was used to the people around him.

"Well, happiness." Xiao Qi said.

"I want her to be happier... even more..." Zhao Minghe said, but found that the tears that were originally rolling in his eyes just flowed down like this.

"Minghe..." Although she saw Zhao Minghe cry countless times, Xiao Qi didn't understand why Zhao Minghe's tears made her feel so distressed this time.

At night, Sister Wan's meal was ready, Xiao Yao was obviously tired from playing, so she went back to her room to sleep without even eating.After Zhao Minghe and Lin Jieyu had dinner, they left the city and returned to the camp.

"Master Xie is sleeping now?" After returning to the tent, Zhao Minghe asked after seeing Lin Jieyu jumping onto the thread in the tent.

"What are you going to do if you don't sleep?" Lin Jieyu asked.

"Drink." Zhao Minghe smiled, and took out a small bottle of wine from his cuff. "Sister Wan gave it."

"Drinking is not allowed in the army," Lin Jieyu said.

"Isn't Mr. Xie Minghe's friend? As a friend, what's the point of having a drink secretly with Minghe?" Zhao Minghe smiled, opened the wine seal and said. "People always want to drink, I think... Mr. Xie too?"

"Did you come to Luocheng just to see Sister Wan and Xiao Yao?" Ran Lin Jieyu didn't answer Zhao Minghe's words, but just asked.

"If you drink with me, I'll tell you, okay?" Zhao Minghe said.

"I'll have a drink, so you can answer me a question?" Lin Jieyu asked.

"It's a word."

Now that he agreed to drink with Zhao Minghe, Lin Jieyu fell from the rope and sat in the tent with Zhao Minghe.

"Have Master Xie ever had a drink?" Zhao Minghe poured Lin Jieyu a drink and asked.

"It seems that Mr. Zhao has no right to ask questions, right?" Lin Jieyu took the wine glass and drank it down. "Did you come to Los Angeles just to see Sister Wan and Xiao Yao?"

"Yes." Zhao Minghe replied.

"why?"

"Master Xie, you have to drink for every question." Zhao Minghe smiled, took a sip of his wine and said.

"Why?" Lin Jieyu asked while drinking.

"Because of the agreement." Zhao Minghe replied. "I made an appointment with the little demon."

Lin Jieyu stared, seeing Zhao Minghe's frank answer, and fell silent.

"What? Is that what Mr. Xie wants to ask?"

"No..." Lin Jieyu asked after drinking again. "You...why...you want to be a general?"

"Because I think... if you are a general, you can do a lot of things." Zhao Minghe replied.

"Like... what is it?"

"For example? Mutiny?" Zhao Minghe laughed.

"Rebellion..." Lin Jieyu said so, feeling dizzy. "Zhao Minghe, I don't care what you do. The only thing that hurts His Majesty, I will never stand idly by."

"What do you want to do?" Zhao Minghe asked.

"I can't care if you hurt His Majesty's heart...but...if you hurt His Majesty's imperial power and life..." Lin Jieyu stared at Zhao Minghe closely. "I, Lin Jieyu... will definitely kill you... I will definitely not let you hurt His Majesty."

"If you kill me, what will happen to you?"

"I don't know what will happen to me, I only know that I am the imperial guard... The meaning of life... is Your Majesty..."

"The hidden guards in front of the imperial court? Those... how can they trap you?" Zhao Minghe asked. "It just happens to be what you want in your heart."

"You can think what you want, but... if there is such a time... don't blame me for not telling you this."

"En." Seeing that Lin Jieyu's eyes seemed to be in a daze, Zhao Minghe said. "I see."

"Zhao Minghe, let me ask you..." Lin Jieyu smiled, took another sip of wine and said. "Your eyes...why...are they red?"

"Because... because..."

Feeling Zhao Minghe's voice came from a distant place, Lin Jieyu could only see the corners of the woman's lips opening and closing in the dim light, but could not hear anything.

"Master Xie?"

Seeing Lin Jieyu collapsed by the table, Zhao Minghe called her name, but the man did not respond.

"Jieyu? Xieyu..."

Zhao Minghe yelled several times but did not see Lin Jieyu responding, she finally picked up Lin Jieyu, put him on the bed in the tent, and covered her with a quilt.

"Because, I am the same as you." Zhao Minghe replied so softly, then leaned towards Lin Jieyu, placed a light kiss on her brow, and said. "This is... the proof of my fateful bond with you."

After Zhao Minghe said so softly, he straightened up from the bed and walked out of the tent.

Lin Jieyu opened his eyes only when he felt the curtain of the tent fall slightly.In the quiet darkness, her beautiful eyes were sober.Almost at the same time, Lin Jieyu changed into black night clothes and followed Zhao Minghe out of the tent.

The moment he stepped out of the tent, Lin Jieyu was shocked.She had never seen such birds hovering in the black night sky, but just when she was about to find out, the flock of birds disappeared without a trace.As if... as if avoiding her.

There was no other place to choose, Lin Jieyu chased all the way into Los Angeles, and went straight to "Los Angeles Snacks".Leaping onto the eaves lightly, she was like a cat, moving silently.

Without hesitation, Lin Jieyu searched all the rooms of "Luocheng Snacks" one by one.She hoped that her thoughts were wrong, and that she could trust Zhao Minghe.But finally... Still behind the most secret door, I heard Zhao Minghe's voice.