King Zhenbei has a favorite

The border conditions are limited, there are no gorgeous houses in Wubao, and the courtyard of King Zhenbei is also very simple, without too many special features, except that the place is a little bigger and the weapon rack is a little wider.

Huo Yan let go of Gu Ting's hand until he entered the room and sat down, with the warmth of the charcoal fire blowing against his face.

Gu Ting subconsciously clenched his hands. His hands had never been so warm in the whole winter, and his palms even leaked fine sweat...

Huo Yan put his hands on his knees, the feeling of empty palms seemed very uncomfortable, which made him a little unaccustomed.

Some people are like this, suddenly break into your life, you can't help but care about it, and you can't help but change because of him.

Huo Yan personally brewed a pot of tea for Gu Ting, lifted the lid of the teacup, the fragrance was light and elegant, straight to the heart, tasted a mouthful of lingering fragrance, and the aftertaste was sweet.

"Jasmine?"

"Snow in Bitan," Huo Yan nodded, "Don't you like it?"

Gu Ting smiled, thinking of the fragrant and sweet fruit trees in the courtyard of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, Huo Yan not only likes sweet food, but also likes tea.

He shook his head: "No, I like it very much."

Noticing that the other party hadn't spoken for a long time, Gu Ting raised his eyes and found that Huo Yan's eyes were extremely deep and restrained, as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers hidden, as long as there was a stimulus, he would explode.

Gu Ting stopped drinking tea, this man... what was he thinking?

Thinking about what he said just now, he realized that there seems to be ambiguity, like... what?The tea, or the tea maker?Especially when he just thought of that courtyard, his expression was still yearning.

But he can't be blamed for this, if you do this, Huo Yan's words are also problematic, what do you mean by 'dislike'?Not a fan of tea or bubble tea?

I feel like this is a mess, I can't figure it out, if I take it seriously, I really lost, Gu Ting simply ignored it, took a deep breath, and brought up the matter: "Do you know what happened to this corpse poison outbreak?"

Huo Yan is not a person who indulges in the love of his children, so he immediately nodded: "It's written by people from Beidi."

The two approached each other and talked to each other, and the facts became clear. Sure enough, as the Queen Mother expected, Bei Di attacked, and Huo Yan's Zhenbei Army was the first to attack. The situation here was more serious and earlier.Huo Yan has mobilized all the military doctors to study day and night, and it has been found that it is not an epidemic but a poison, which is extremely contagious, but the specific characteristics of the infection are not yet known, and no effective antidote has been developed. On the contrary, in Jiuyuan City, because of The joining of Meng Zhen went very smoothly.

Gu Ting could hear the regret in Huo Yan's tone: "If you knew, you would definitely go back to the city, wouldn't you?"

Huo Yan looked at him fixedly: "Yes, I don't want you to wait too long."

The other party's eyes were too hot, Gu Ting turned his head and snorted: "I'm not curious."

Huo Yan: ...

Before Huo Yan could speak, Gu Ting tactfully asked another question: "I thought about it on the way here. Beidi dared to do this. Aren't they afraid? Since the virus is contagious, it won't pick people. Did they develop it early?" There is an antidote, can you grab it?"

Overwhelming Huo Yan, his brows and eyes are full of complacency.

Huo Yan didn't expose him, and let him be happy: "I found that something was wrong, and I immediately tried various methods. Di Ren didn't have an antidote. This move is a way to kill the fish and break the net."

"I can't go back to Jiuyuan, and they can't go back to Beidi either."

Gu Ting's mood instantly became depressed. There is really no way to make people happy about this kind of thing. The people of Beidi are too hateful. They can even think of such a way to die together!

He lowered his eyes and looked at the teacup in his hand: "You can go back to Jiuyuan, but the risk is unknown. You don't want to do it. Beidi people want to go home, but unfortunately they can't go back. Beidi King City will not allow it. This is the price."

Huo Yan nodded: "Yes."

Not wanting to think about it voluntarily and being forced to not think about it are two different things, but each one is very cruel.

Gu Ting didn't like the current atmosphere, before the antidote was researched, it was useless to say anything, so he brought up another matter: "Beidi used the cloud to divide his troops to attack the city, you knew in advance, so you sent Wei Lie back? "

Huo Yan shook his head: "No, but I know Chi Hao is a human being."

Gu Ting was curious: "What kind of person?"

Huo Yan: "His heart is not good enough to fight, and he is willing to die, but before that battle, he retreated a little faster, half an hour earlier."

Gu Ting: "Just because of this?"

Huo Yan: "Isn't this obvious?"

Gu Ting shook his head crazily, no, it's really not obvious, just based on this, how could he guess that the other party is going to be a monster, and send the general back to Jiuyuan City?If it were him, he would definitely not be able to do it, Huo Yan is still too smart.

"One more thing...Did Ren Di use your uncle's knife to lure you?" Gu Ting was a little anxious, "I asked from Gan Siniang that Bei Di planned to use your uncle's knife to make trouble. The coach immediately sent someone to bring you a letter after hearing it, but you don't seem to have received it, are we late?"

Huo Yan shook his head: "It doesn't count. Chi Hao's behavior is different. I guess he has a big move. He has never set up camp. The people you sent can't find me."

"So the knife—where is it now?"

"It's back."

Huo Yan got up, brought back a knife from the side, and put it on the table for Gu Ting to see.

Gu Ting is not proficient in weapons, his first impression is that this knife is very long and beautiful.It was different from ordinary knives. It was black all over, like it was made of black iron. It was dark black with a faint red light. It looked chilling and heavy. From such a distance, he seemed to be able to feel the cold air on the knife.

Huo Yan looked at the blade with quiet and far-reaching eyes, like the dark sea in the extreme night: "This sword itself is not important, but what it carries is very important. It is the glory and disgrace of Uncle Wang's life, and the lamentation of thirty thousand heroic souls in Lieyan Valley. All the regrets and morale of the Zhenbei Army, it is Uncle Wang himself, it is an indescribable inheritance, and it cannot be given up at any time."

Gu Ting: "You know it's dangerous, but you still want to take it?"

Huo Yan gently stroked the blade with his slender fingertips, and blood seemed to float with his fingers: "I can die, but I can't be afraid. The Zhenbei Army can be defeated, but I can't lose the courage to move forward."

Gu Ting's heart skipped a beat.His eyes glanced at the bandage on Huo Yan's wrist, and his eyes were even a little sore.

"What are you worried about?" Huo Yan looked at Gu Ting and smiled slightly, "It's not that easy to kill me."

Gu Ting's voice was a little hoarse: "You...you thought of a countermeasure when you went?"

Huo Yan raised his eyebrows, as if to say, shouldn't this be the case?

Gu Ting took a deep breath: "What did Di Ren use to restrain you? A trap? A conspiracy?"

Huo Yan sneered: "You think too highly of them. With such a little brain, what unique tricks can you come up with? Smoke, the poisonous smoke they use."

Gu Ting bit his lips: "Then...how did you avoid it?"

"Hold your breath." Huo Yan looked at Gu Ting, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "This king's water quality is excellent, especially his ability to hold his breath. No one in the three armies can beat him."

Gu Ting: ...

You still have to fiddle with it.

All right, you are amazing.

Gu Ting was going to ask, Beidi and the barbarians jointly attacked the city, do you know why they didn't come?You are so smart, it is impossible not to know, did you not come because you were too busy with time, or did you not care about my life or death at all?

But now, he suddenly didn't want to ask.

He didn't want to be so stingy, so fussy, so disregarding the overall situation and seeing no family and country, he took everything over, didn't he?Nothing happened to him, and Jiuyuan City was also fine.

"You... didn't you fight this battle very hard?" In fact, Huo Yan is also very pitiful. Among all the crises, he bears the most pressure and suffers the most. Thinking about it, Gu Ting still wants to touch him comforted by his head.

Huo Yan didn't answer, but instead asked him: "Did you blame me for not going back as agreed?"

Gu Ting: "Of course it's weird."

Huo Yan: ...

Gu Ting blinked and realized that he was too sincere, so he should hypocritically say "Of course not". This would be the same as Huo Yan's answer. Everyone is an elegant and noble person, but it's a pity...

There's no way, two lifetimes of hard work can't change his nature as a layman.

The two looked at each other, Gu Ting couldn't help it suddenly, and yawned.

Huo Yan: ...

Gu Ting: ...

"If you have something to say, it won't be too late tomorrow," Huo Yan stood up, "I'll bring you a bucket of hot water to take a bath, and ask the cook to prepare some simple meals. You can go to bed early after eating."

Gu Ting really couldn't stand it anymore, the most important information has already been communicated, other things can indeed be said slowly, and obediently replied: "Okay."

So sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes and his brain couldn't work well, Gu Ting was in a daze and let Huo Yan arrange it, eat as he asked, and wash as he asked, and just soaked his whole body in the huge bathtub, and when he was taking a comfortable hot bath, he suddenly thought, He hasn't changed rooms since he came here, so this is... Huo Yan's room?

Before he could think about it any more, Wu Feng had already urged him outside. He dried himself off and went to bed quickly.

The last person I thought about before falling asleep was not Huo Yan, but You Dachun.You Dachun has lost such a big face and hated him so much, he will definitely not let it go, and he doesn't know when he will attack him...

He was right in thinking. In the middle of the night, suddenly there were men covered in black scarves with weapons and surrounded him. It looked like he had stepped on it, and his target was clear.It's a pity that they just jumped into the yard, and before they touched the door, they were caught off guard by the people who rushed down from the roof.

Huo Yan's killing was very quick and brutal this time, beheading his neck and hands, slashing wherever he caught, trying to defeat the enemy with one blow.

The assassin suffered a great crime, but since he was an assassin, he would not make a sound to call people. It can be seen that Huo Yan did not call people, which is a bit strange.

The assassins wanted to die clearly, so they asked, "Why didn't the prince call someone?"

Huo Yan was probably in a good mood, and he didn't hate anyone. He only said one word: "Noisy."

When he was speaking, he was about to knock an assassin into the air. He looked around the room, turned his toes, and kicked the assassin out of the wall.

Gu Ting wanted to fly, so he let him fly. It is a good thing for a man to have ambition, but if Gu Ting wanted to rest, he had to let him sleep well and protect him quietly and well, unless he died!

His expression was so obvious that the assassin could see it: "Wake up the person in the room and let him see your hero save the beauty with his own eyes, wouldn't it be more touching?"

Huo Yan: "No need."

The leader of the assassin is a clever one, his eyes rolled, and he began to attack his heart: "It's a bit strange to say, the prince doesn't sleep with him at night, and he doesn't hug him during the day, what's wrong with him so much, can't he?"

Huo Yan's hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

The assassin thought he was stimulated, so he continued excitedly: "It's okay to be honest, we won't laugh at you."

"You know shit!"

King Zhenbei uttered obscenities, flipped his wrist, and left all the assassins behind without mercy.

Bright red blood flowed all over the place.

Huo Yan rested his saber on the ground, his eyes slightly closed.

The blood in his body swam quickly, and his heart beat with excitement.

He was not afraid, but excited. He couldn't think of some words and scenes at all, and he would get excited and couldn't help it when he thought about it.

He couldn't help it.

would freak out that person.

Gu Ting didn't know anything about what happened that night, he only knew that he had a good night's sleep, that his dream was warm and sweet, and he slept until dawn.When I got up the next day, I found that the ground was a little wet, and the ground was shallower, and I felt something was wrong after I realized it.

What's going on here?

Someone nearby came over in time: "Mr. Gu is curious about this ground?"

It's a strange face, and Gu Ting doesn't know it, but this is the camp of the Zhenbei Army. Anyone who can appear here must be a general under Huo Yan's command. He is not afraid, and smiles: "I slept too hard at night, there is nothing wrong with it." hear."

"In the borderlands, the ice is thick and the soil is frozen, and the ground is always slippery. Every once in a while, everyone's yard will be cleared. Today is the turn of the prince. The prince takes the lead. Whenever he encounters problems, he always thinks of others first, and then he is the last." Thinking about yourself, it can be said to be noble, I admire you. Are you hungry, come with me to eat?"

The man bowed his hands to Gu Ting with a smile, "I'm Xia Sanmu, a flank general of the Zhenbei Army. The prince is on patrol and training, and I'll be back later."

"Thank you, General Xia, and please lead the way."

Gu Ting took a few glances at Xia Sanmu. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his appearance was upright. He looked very decent. It turned out that he was Xia Sanmu.

The dining room is in the middle, not far away, but along the way, Gu Ting saw soldiers keep showing their heads, probably because they were curious about him and secretly looked at him.

The Zhenbei Army has strict discipline, and it is definitely not allowed to watch impolitely like this, but those who are on duty can't be lazy to watch, and those who are not on duty can quietly take a look, so as not to be discovered?Of course it's okay for one person to think like this, but how can a group of people not find out?

Gu Ting not only saw it, but also heard them whispering.

"My lord really has a sweetheart..."

"Looks really good."

"It's also smart, and saved the people of Jiuyuan City!"

"Still guarding the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion! I heard that Princess Tai is ill, so I almost passed by. If it wasn't for Young Master Gu..."

"So I was puzzled, why is the prince still idle?"

"That's right, such a good person, why don't you marry him back quickly? Wouldn't it be bad if someone snatched him away?"

"Isn't it! I heard that there is a man surnamed Jiang who is watching him outside! He looks like a dog with a smooth tongue and is especially good at talking. What if he coaxes Mr. Gu away!"

Gu Ting: ...

He really doesn't have any indescribable relationship with Huo Yan. At the beginning, he just pulled a tiger's skin to pull a banner. Who would have thought that everyone would believe it, even himself...the two of them I haven't done anything yet, everyone is really worried about them, what's the matter.

Gu Ting wanted to see who was so talented and able to speak, but no matter where he looked, the bunch of heads that were exposed shrank back.

Forget it, he'd better eat obediently.

After dinner time, the dining room was very empty, there were only two people, a bald man and a white-clothed scholar, with very different auras.

Xia Sanmu pointed to the bald man and introduced him: "This is Fan Dachuan, general of the Chinese army." He pointed to the scholar in white, "This is Weng Min, general of the right wing."

Fan Dachuan patted his bald head, feeling so happy for some reason, looked up and down Gu Ting, was so happy that he didn't know what to do, the next moment his voice was like a bell: "Gu Gong, when will you marry the prince?"

Gu Ting's smile froze on his face.

Xia Sanmu slapped Fan Dachuan on the back of the head: "Hush your voice! You are scaring Mr. Gu!"

Then he explained to Gu Ting with a smile on his face: "Your Highness always takes the lead and everyone ignores your family. When everyone swears to follow you, you will inevitably worry about it. Baba is waiting for someone to pick you up. General Fan is also straightforward and has no malicious intentions. It makes you laugh at me." gone."

Weng Min put down the book, bowed his hands upright and bowed: "Gu Gongzi is safe."

He didn't say anything excessive, but he looked at it too seriously and for too long, probably trying to recognize someone seriously, and wanted to remember Gu Ting from head to toe.

Gu Ting smiled back and saluted: "It's the first time we met, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Where is it, my lord, please—"

The most enthusiastic one was still Xia Sanmu, after he ushered Gu Ting into his seat, he immediately served Gu Ting with vegetables, and gave Fan Dachuan a wink to serve Gu Gongzi a bowl of porridge immediately.

The names of these people are all too familiar. Although Gu Ting has never met them before, he knows that they are with Wei Lie, and they are also known as the four generals of Zhenbei King. Everyone died in this battle in his previous life...

He shifted his gaze slightly and took a closer look. Sure enough, everyone had the same bandages as Huo Yan on their wrists.It seems that this disaster happened in the previous life, but Huo Yan finally survived it. These people were unlucky and did not survive.

This time he came, Meng Zhen is also helping, hoping to overcome the problem, everyone's fate will be changed.

The meal on the table is very simple, white porridge, meat pie, pickles mixed with sesame oil, freshly boiled salted duck eggs, fragrant stewed meat, and a plate of cabbage that cannot be missed.

How can we find leafy vegetables in such a season and in such a place?Gu Ting could tell that it was probably to welcome him, the meal was really hearty.He didn't say much thanks, but just ate quietly with the three of them.

The soldiers watching outside the hall were still excited.

"Ah, he picked up vegetables! He likes to eat cabbage!"

"The meat is so greasy in the morning, but you also like to eat cabbage!"

"Oh, there are still too few dishes. It's okay for the prince to follow us and make up. How can Mr. Gu be casual? There is no little whitebait, little golden mouse, and little Nanzhu. Can't we order food! No, I don't have a shift later. , I'm going to dig some beetroot and come back to add vegetables to the young master!"

"I'm going, I'm going too!"

"My lord is not motivated, we can't just sit around and not help!"

"Yes! If you don't take advantage of it now, the opportunity in the future will be someone else's!"

Gu Ting: ...

Fan Dachuan was a sincere person, seeing him frowning, he put down his chopsticks and went out, counting one by one, throwing out all the soldiers around the door.

No one screamed, everyone covered their mouths tightly, only the thud of flesh and ground hitting each other.

Xia Sanmu didn't seem to hear or see anything, and smiled: "Mr. Gu eats vegetables, eats vegetables."

Gu Ting: ...

I didn't expect Zhenbei Army to be like this...

He saw that Weng Min was reading while eating, and he was a little curious: "Do you like books?"

Weng Min put down the book, put down the chopsticks, and cupped his hands towards Gu Ting: "It can be wise to read more, and my subordinates do have this preference."

Because he eats while reading a book, he eats very slowly and only picks up the food in front of him, whether he likes it or not.

Gu Ting didn't know why, but looked a little pitiful, so he pushed the dish towards him: "You eat more, too."

Weng Min put down the book again, put down the chopsticks, and cupped his hands at him: "Thank you, Young Master, for taking care of me."

Gu Ting: ...

Why do you feel like you didn't take care of others and wasted their time?

Uh, let’s do as the Romans do.

After throwing people away, Fan Dachuan picked up the curtain and entered the house, picked up his bowl and sucked porridge, the voice, the momentum, the wind swept the clouds, swallowed the mountains and rivers with anger, it can be said that the world changed color, the man was silent when he heard it, and the woman shed tears when he heard it.

What was even more regrettable was that before Xia Sanmu could stop him, he had already finished his porridge and was about to fill up the second bowl.

Xia Sanmu felt very ashamed, and covered his face with his sleeves: "Mr. Gu is a joke, he is the only one in our Zhenbei army, the prince is really not, the prince is gentle and elegant, and his etiquette is not ordinary, that is what the old prince stared at... ..."

Xia Sanmu coughed: "Well, what did I just say? Mr. Gu must not have heard it, right?"

Gu Ting: ...

I didn't say that you have used the four words "leading by oneself" three times in a short period of time.

The soldiers of Zhenbei Army cannot be beaten away. In just a short while, people have gathered again and continued to whisper: "Fan Dachuan is ashamed again..."

"I didn't say that the four generals can't do it. I'm better than them."

"You all go away, I should come at this time, based on my experience of wandering around the [-]th floor of the border town with many friends, I will definitely be able to praise the prince in a subtle and silent way, and make Mr. Gu admire and love him from the bottom of his heart, wishing it would be done tonight! "

Gu Ting: ...

Looking again, the bowl in Xia Sanmu's hand was about to be crushed.

But these sounds disappeared soon, and the sound of people throwing sacks reappeared, so this group of people was thrown out again?Who threw them this time?

The curtain was lifted, and the answer was revealed, it was Huo Yan.

Huo Yan didn't seem to have done anything special, so he walked up to Gu Ting after cleaning his hands, "Is it still with your appetite?"

Gu Ting nodded and smiled: "It's delicious."

It's just that the portion is too honest, he can't eat it anymore.

Huo Yan picked up his half-bowl of porridge, and finished drinking it with his neck tilted. Although he was not as angry as a tiger like Fan Dachuan, he was still full of vigor and momentum.

Gu Ting silently turned his gaze to Xia Sanmu——

What about the polite manners that the old prince personally typed out?

Xia Sanmu covered his face with his sleeves, and at this moment he wanted to die.

Your Northern Army is finished!Even the gods can't save it!

He hasn't cried yet, so Fan Dachuan quit first: "That belongs to Mr. Gu!"

It seems that Huo Yan, who robbed Gu Tingfan, made a big mistake that cannot be forgiven.

He was also very loyal, stood up and picked up Gu Ting's bowl: "I'll give Mr. Gu another bowl."

"What's the matter with you! Don't eat and go out with me to practice!" Xia Sanmu couldn't stand it anymore, and walked away with his bald head on the back of his neck.

Gu Ting: ...

This drama turned into a big one, and before he had time to feel ashamed about eating a bowl of porridge together, his emotions turned over.

Finally, Weng Min put down his chopsticks, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth gracefully: "Your subordinates are ready to eat, Lord Gu, use it slowly."

Gu Ting watched him go away, and thought that in the entire Zhenbei Army, the most elegant is actually this right-wing general who loves to read!

Sitting next to Gu Ting, Huo Yan peeled off a salted duck egg, broke it open, and picked the yolk into Gu Ting's bowl: "What do you think of my Suppressing the Northern Army?"

Gu Ting looked outside tiredly: "...very lively?"