The Deacon of Aries in the Cute Animal Series

After a long time, he reluctantly let go of his hand and turned the dial of the watch on his wrist.It was a military-specific positioning system, and his location would be displayed on the military's monitoring screen immediately after it was activated.

"Reinforcements will arrive soon, and we will have to deal with the Netherlands for a while before that."

"In that case, I won't be able to stay here for a long time. If I can't find you, the Netherlands may think that you have escaped and give up looking." Bai Xiao's eyes were still staring out of the window, but his voice subtly softened, as if Slowly melting ice and snow in spring.

"What can you do? Do you want to escape to the port?"

"Go directly to the port. The motive may be suspected by the other party. It's better to pretend to be chased by them for a while. I have a car."

Bai Xiao opened the door as he spoke, and threw a small stone outside.

Fragmentary gunshots rang out almost simultaneously, and a few sparks jumped around the stone.There seemed to be more than two people hiding in the alley, and Xia Mu's hiding place had already been confirmed.

Taking advantage of the moment Nedland's attention was attracted, Bai Xiao pulled Xia Mu out of the residence and rushed to another exit of the alley.The gunshots only hesitated for a moment before chasing after them, and several bullets grazed their legs and feet and hit the ground.The purpose of the Netherlands is to make Xia Mu lose his mobility.

An off-road vehicle parked on the side of the road, Bai Xiao covered Xia Mu and jumped into the vehicle, and followed him.

"You come to drive." He motioned, while raising the gun and pulling the trigger to stop the pursuers.Xia Mu nodded, stepped on the accelerator hard, and slammed the steering wheel. The car roared and swayed from side to side, rushing into the street like crazy.

It was already past the rush hour, and the main roads in the downtown area were in good condition. The off-road vehicle accelerated on the fast lane while dodging left and right, constantly overtaking one car after another.

"They're catching up." Xia Mu glanced at the mirror, a black car was chasing after them──

"Bang ding──!" A bullet hit the rear cover of the off-road vehicle and bounced off again.

Bai Xiao cursed in a low voice, and took out a sniper rifle from under the car seat.He stood up and leaned out of the car window, aiming at the tires of the opponent's car and shooting.

"Bang──!" The moment before being hit, the opponent's body slammed to the left, dodged deftly, and continued to increase its horsepower to catch up.

Staring at the mirror vigilantly, Xia Mu also accelerated, and at the same time made sure that Bai Xiao would not fall out due to the shaking of the car.However, even though it was such a tense moment, he was not afraid at all, and even felt familiar.

It was the same when he lived in seclusion in the pasture. During the season when wolves were infested, he and Bai Xiao would often go out to drive away wild wolves.He drives a truck, while Bai Xiao holds a shotgun, protecting all the animals on the ranch.

As long as Bai Xiao is around, no matter how dangerous he is, he will not be afraid.

Stretching out his arm slowly, he grabbed the corner of the young man's clothes fluttering in the wind.

"What's wrong?" Bai Xiao asked loudly while maintaining the half-body leaning out of the window.

"It's nothing, be careful not to fall out!" Xia Mu smiled at him.

Bai Xiao froze for a moment, then turned away in a panic.After a while, he slowly and hesitantly lowered one hand, and carefully held Xia Mu's fingers.

The fingers of the two touched lightly, separated from time to time with the vibration of the car, the warm touch was like a feather, and finally they held each other tightly with tacit understanding.

"What the hell are you two idiots doing?!" At this moment, Ferranz yelled furiously through the car radio, and the two were startled, and their clenched hands hurriedly loosened.

"How do you know my radio frequency?" The gun battle with the Netherlands stopped temporarily, Bai Xiao sat back in the assistant's seat, and picked up the walkie-talkie suspiciously.

"If I can't check the frequency again, are you going to blow up the whole of London? The off-road vehicle broke into the downtown area, overtook illegally, and shot in the street... You fucking think you are making a movie?!" The loud noise of kicking the table.

"That's because the Netherlands appeared in London, didn't you know? They..." Really worried that Franz would faint, Xia Mu quickly explained.

"I don't know what? Of course I do!" Ferlandz interrupted him roughly, "I just went to your place just now and wanted to inform you that the Netherlands has been haunting England recently and told you not to run around. Who knows Why are you going out for a walk when you are in such danger! Are you really that unlucky, or are you trying to piss me off?!"

Xia Mu kept silent, this series of coincidences was really an unfortunate misunderstanding.

"Lead the car chasing you to the port!" At this moment, Ferranz spoke again, "My people have already ambushed there, and I will do the rest. Find a place to hide yourself."

"But they are also my prey!" Bai Xiao said unconvinced.

"Shut up! You fucking think you're a hunting dog? Get the hell out of here! If you make trouble again, I'll send you to a court-martial!"

"It doesn't matter, I'm not a soldier anyway."

"You're fucking enough!"

Having a headache from the quarrel between two hot-blooded men, Xia Mu cut off the radio: "Stop arguing, just listen to him."

"Why do you defend him?" The young man was even more annoyed, "Don't you trust my ability?"

"of course not……"

"Why is that? How can I compare to that sissy who smells of perfume?"

"..." Xia Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he really didn't expect Bai Xiao to be jealous in such a situation.During the year of parting, it seems that he really accumulated a lot of grievances.

Seeing that Bai Xiao was about to get angry again, he raised his index finger and pressed lightly on the young man's lips, and said as gently as possible: "Don't get entangled with Netherlands anymore."

"Why?!"

"Because...you want to protect me."

The young man who was furious just now became docile when he heard this sentence.Xia Mu's coaxing and love words will always make him dizzy and confused, and he bows his head to him and obeys his words.

A brief interlude slowed down the speed of the car, and the car behind had already caught up.

Two bullets hit the rear window of the car, shattered the glass and shot into the compartment, Bai Xiao quickly pinned Xia Mu's back of the head and fell down with him, the bullets went over their hair and hit the radio.

The wires to the walkie-talkie were snapped, there was a disorganized rustle from the speakers, and the only way to communicate with Ferranz was destroyed.

"They seem to be impatient, let's go to the port like this." There is a crossroad ahead, and the signal lights are changing, Bai Xiao reminded.

Xia Mu nodded, stepped on the accelerator to overtake the car in front, and slammed the steering wheel the moment the signal light turned red.

The heavy body suddenly rotated, and the tires made a harsh friction sound against the ground.A clumsy tail flick, a ninety-degree turn, the car merged into the traffic at the intersection, and sped toward the port.

+ + + + +

The two vehicles quickly approached the port one after the other, and there was a busy scene there—containers were piled up on the pier, and workers were directing the cargo ship to dock. There was no sense of an impending battle.

The off-road vehicle shuttled around on the road made of containers, and finally the car stopped at an inconspicuous corner.Xia Mu and Bai Xiao got out of the car and fled under the cover of these behemoths, and fled into an unlocked abandoned warehouse nearby.

The two pushed the warehouse door while the pursuers were still looking for them. Just as the two iron doors were about to close, Xia Mu heard the sharp whistling of signal flares coming from outside.

There was a moment of silence, and then gunshots erupted.There were screams and exclamations on the pier, the sound of the helicopter's propellers hovering overhead, and even the ground seemed to be shaking.

The pungent smell of gunpowder smoke came from the crack of the door, and Xia Mu knew that Franz had started to act.He wanted to see what was going on outside, and when he was trying to peek through the crack of the door, he felt a heavy body feeling on his back.

It's Bai Xiao.

The young man pressed his whole body against the door forcefully, and lightly bit the back of his neck.

"Now is not the time to do this..." He moved uneasily, trying to break the young man's fingers that were clasped around his waist.

"I don't want to do anything," the warm breath spit behind his ear, "That's it... let me hold you for a while."

Amidst the continuous gunfire outside, the warehouse became more and more silent, and the slight breathing of the two echoed in the huge empty building, which seemed particularly ambiguous.

"...you... don't you hate me?" After a long time, Xia Mu asked a sentence that even felt stupid to him.

"Hate?...Yes...I should hate you..." The low voice from behind was mixed with a hint of distress.

"I should hate you, I should hate you, I should take revenge on you, but...why can't I do anything..."

"I... hate you for being so cruel and ruthless, and hate that you treat me as if you are so close to me, but why... I forget everything when I see you..." The soft voice trembled slightly.

"I just want to be with you, to be able to see you all the time, that's all I have in mind... I... I'm such a useless person..."

The voice that seemed to be squeezed out of the throat was full of resentment, mourning, and seemed to be accusing something.

Reaching back, Xia Mu gently stroked Bai Xiao's soft black hair: "Thank you..."

"Thank you for being so tolerant to me...to people like me who don't understand style...to people who don't deserve to be loved..."

He knew that his consolation was not enough, he should say more and do more.But he didn't know how to heal Bai Xiao's wounded heart, and under his annoyance, he habitually touched the pipe in his pocket, but there was nothing there.

In disbelief, he turned his pocket upside down, and searched through the rest of his pockets, but he couldn't find the pipe that was so inseparable from him.

"What's wrong with you?" Bai Xiao sensed his strangeness, "Is there something missing?"

"I can't find my pipe," he replied a little anxiously. "It's the one you gave me..."

"Did you forget it at home?"

"No, I still held it in my hand when I met Netherlands in the square."

"Did it fall on the car? I'll help you find it."

"No! It's dangerous outside!" Xia Mu hurriedly grabbed Bai Xiao, but the young man broke away easily.

"It's okay, I'm very flexible." After Bai Xiao finished speaking, he opened the warehouse door without hesitation.

The strong smell of gunpowder smoke and blood came to the face, and not far away, the army and special police were engaged in a fierce gun battle with the Netherlands.After ingenious siege tactics, the members of the Netherlands have been intercepted to the corner of the port, and it seems that the warehouse will not be affected by the war.

Quickly running out of the warehouse, Bai Xiao dodged to the back of the container.Xia Mu thought for a while, but still followed uneasy.

The young man's movements were faster than he had imagined, and the containers stretching all over the place separated the port like a maze, looking for the figure of the young man among the giants, and when Xia Mu finally found him, he was already sweating profusely.

Bai Xiao was standing next to the off-road vehicle, both the person and the vehicle were safe and sound.He held the pipe in his hand, and was carefully wiping the dust from it.

"Bai Xiao." He ran towards the young man.

"Sure enough, the pipe fell beside the car." The young man raised his head, "Fortunately, it didn't break."

"Thank you." He smiled and took the pipe.

But at this moment, over Bai Xiao's shoulder, he saw a man running out from behind the container.

The opponent was bloodstained, held a gun nervously, and had several bullet holes in his black suit. He seemed to be a member of the Netherlands who had escaped from the shootout.

Seeing Xia Mu and Bai Xiao, a trace of panic flashed in the man's eyes, and he raised his gun tremblingly to aim at them.He just wanted to escape, he never expected to meet someone here!

"Be careful!" Facing the muzzle of the gun, Xia Mu pushed Bai Xiao away without thinking.

"Bang──" There was a gunshot, and the bullet passed through his flank, and a piercing pain swept through his whole body.

"Professor!" Bai Xiao's exclamation came from next to his ear, the young man supported him, and at the same time he took out his pistol and turned around to pull the trigger.

The murderer let out a scream, the bullet shattered his shoulder blade, he dropped the gun and ran away, leaving a trail of blood.

Xia Mu wanted to tell Bai Xiao to chase after him, but his trembling lips couldn't say a word.

Ignoring the fleeing man, Bai Xiao helped him into the car, tore off his shirt and bandaged his wound.His forehead was filled with cold sweat, Xia Mu clenched his teeth, unable to move from the pain.

"Please be patient, I'll find someone right away." Without wiping his sweat, Bai Xiao hurriedly jumped out of the car and closed the door.

The narrow carriage then fell silent.

Xia Mu was lying on the chair, watching the young man run farther and farther through the car window in a daze, and finally disappeared.

Blood was still pouring out from the wound, staining a large area of ​​his clothes red, and he felt his body getting colder and colder, and the previous pain quickly turned into numbness.

He knew that the gunshot wound was serious, and he couldn't confirm if it was serious, whether he could wait until Bai Xiao came back.

He didn't understand that his motor nerves had always been poor, so why did he react so quickly just now?Perhaps it was because subconsciously, he had been waiting for such an opportunity.

Waiting for such an opportunity for him to repay everything Bai Xiao has done for him.

For so long, Bai Xiao has always been helping him, rescuing him, and taking care of him. He couldn't find a better way to repay the young man's love.To have a chance to protect him, at least to repay the shot that Bai Xiao blocked for him in Scotland many years ago.

The strength in his body was draining so fast that he couldn't even lift a single finger.There seemed to be some sound in the distance, but he couldn't hear it.

"I'm sorry... until the end... I was still causing you trouble..."

Whispering to the young man who was no longer by his side, his eyes gradually lost their luster.

+ + + + +

Xia Mu seemed to have had a very long dream, in the dream he was walking in a dark and cold place.

It seems that someone has been holding his hand and leading him forward, and the deep black eyes are staring at him deeply.The warmth from his fingertips kept him from getting lost in the world on the other side.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a white ceiling, and the smell of disinfectant from his nose made him realize that he was in a hospital.His whole body ached like it was falling apart, and there was a burning pain in his side. As he gradually regained consciousness, he recalled that he was shot in the port.

After moving with difficulty, he felt his hands being held, and when he lowered his head, he saw Bai Xiao lying beside his bed.The young man seemed to be in a deep sleep, his hair was scattered in front of his forehead, his thick long eyelashes fluttered slightly with his breathing, and there were still heavy shadows under his eyes.

Holding his hand tightly, the young man's fingers intertwined with his, the warm feeling is exactly the same as in the dream, so he can imagine that Bai Xiao must be staying by the bed these days.

With a slight movement of his fingers, the sleeping young man was awakened immediately by him.There was still a trace of bewilderment in the sleepy eyes, but the moment he saw him, it turned into surprise.

"Professor... are you awake?"

"How long have I been asleep?" he asked hoarsely.

"You have been in a coma for five days. The bullet wounded the abdominal artery, and you were almost...unable to recover." Bai Xiao replied softly, as if she was still deeply immersed in the memories of that time.

"Fortunately, I was rescued," Xia Mu smiled, "Thank you for always being with me."

"It's nothing, I... call someone over." Bai Xiao turned her head shyly, and hurriedly rang the call bell.However, before the doctors and nurses arrived, a certain grumpy officer kicked open the door first.

"You will die if you go to find a pipe later?!" Ferlandz cursed as soon as he stepped into the room, and it seemed that he had endured it for a long time.

"You are also responsible for letting the members of the Netherlands escape from under your nose, right?" Xia Mu said coldly, "Didn't you say that everything is left to you?"

"But I told you to hide! I didn't tell you to come out and die! Did you listen to the advice to exercise before? Such a slow motor nerve, sooner or later you will be killed!"

"No matter how developed my motor nerves are, I can't dodge bullets."

"Enough! No more sophistry!" Ferranz said, pointing the finger at Bai Xiao again, "You too! Why don't you lock up this idiot? You are a home cook who can only wash clothes and cook, the key Time is of no use at all!"

"Even if I'm a house cook, I'm better than you," Bai Xiao sneered, "A martial artist like you with well-developed limbs, let alone washing clothes and cooking, can't even take care of a professor's basic daily life!"

"Which eye of yours saw that I didn't take care of him anymore?!"

"Both eyes see!"

As Bai Xiao spoke, he suddenly lifted the quilt covering Xia Mu's body, and pulled off more than half of his hospital gown.

The chest and abdomen exposed to the air are pale and thin, and every rib is clearly visible. The scene of heavy bandages covering the abdomen is even more miserable, making this body look like it has been abused.

Franz was stunned by Bai Xiao's actions, and Xia Mu was even more sluggish and unable to speak a word.

"Mr. Major, your phone number." At this time there was a knock on the door, and after giving Bai Xiao a hard look, Ferlandz strode out of the ward, leaving behind a deathly silence.

"You...you..." It took Xia Mu a long time to find his voice, but after "you" for a long time, he still didn't know what to say.

"I knew for a long time that the assistant he sent would not take care of you at all," Bai Xiao gritted her teeth and said while buttoning his clothes, "I have to let him see how you have been tortured!"

"I'm just tired from work and malnourished, and how can you take off my clothes in front of him..."

"Forget it, I can't believe he never saw it."

"..." Xia Mu was speechless.

"have not seen?"

"..."

"Sure enough, I have seen it," Bai Xiao gritted his teeth, "There is something I wanted to ask a long time ago, what is the relationship between you and him? Are you too close as ordinary friends? Although you are always with him Arguing, but defending him everywhere in front of others, he is the same, what is going on with you?"

Xia Mu just didn't want to add trouble, so he avoided talking about his relationship with Ferranz, but seeing that Bai Xiao was showing signs of blowing up again, avoiding answering would only make him more angry.

"Our family is a close friend, and I have known him since childhood," he carefully considered his words, "You know, purebred human families in high positions, in order to consolidate their own power, often marry families of comparable status... ..."

"..."

"So that's how it is. Our two families had a marriage contract. He... used to be my marriage partner."

Bai Xiao's face turned green instantly.

"But this is all in the past. After my parents passed away, the whole family also collapsed, and of course the marriage contract was annulled. You don't have to worry...Bai Xiao? Bai Xiao?" Xia Mu kept explaining, but Bai Xiao didn't seem to listen to it at all. After hearing the word "marriage", he kept his face turning blue and his facial features twitching, like a volcano about to erupt.

"Bai Xiao...that engagement was voided when I was 12 years old, you really don't need to..." Feeling vaguely ominous, Xia Mu wanted to hold Bai Xiao's hand, but before he could finish speaking, Bai Xiao Suddenly stood up and rushed out of the ward angrily.

After a while, there were quarrels and curses outside, and then the sound of things beating.Xia Mu closed his eyes unbearably, and could imagine what happened.

Bai Xiao and Franz got into a fight.

It took a few more minutes for Bai Xiao to come back with a bruised nose and a swollen face. His originally neat hair was messed up like a chicken coop, two buttons of his shirt were torn off, the corner of his mouth was swollen, and there was a black circle around his left eye.

"I've already said that the engagement has been voided, so why are you still messing with him?" Xia Mu sighed with a headache.

"Because I can't stand that kind of guy having an intimate relationship with his master." Bai Xiao replied unabashedly rubbing his wound.

"I was only 12 years old..."

"Age is not a problem. Besides, I have been patient with him for a long time. He has offended you several times. If I don't beat him up, I won't get rid of my hatred!"

"I can't help you..." Xia Mu sighed and pressed his forehead, closing his eyes.

But now he is not angry. It is lucky enough to be able to recover a life under the gun. There is nothing more fortunate than the rest of his life after a disaster.Looking back, everything before that was extremely thrilling.If he hadn't gone for a walk that day, if he hadn't escaped from the Netherlands, if Bai Xiao hadn't seen him, what would have happened today?

If Nedland wanted to put him to death, or if the bullet missed by a few centimeters, would it be his or Bai Xiao's body lying here now?

At this time, there was a gentle touch on the cheek, it was Bai Xiao who was kissing him.The soft lips fell on his face carefully, as if caring for a lost and found treasure.The sweet words that were always accompanied by kisses were replaced by silence at this time. Bai Xiao seemed to have a lot to say but didn't know how to start.

Stretching out his hand from under the quilt, Xia Mu gently caressed the back of his hand, Bai Xiao opened his palm and held him instead, and then clasped his fingers, palms facing each other.

It's okay to say nothing.

As long as they are still alive and together, it is the best, the best ending.

+ + + + +

It was a long time later that Xia Mu learned the details of the fight from Ferranz. At that time, after a month of recuperation, he had basically recovered and went to Franz's office to receive a new order from the military.

The young officer, who was still arrogant, put his feet up on the desk, and his body swayed back and forth with the chair.The bruises on his face haven't completely disappeared, just like a young man who just finished making trouble.

"That kid suddenly came to me that day and asked me, "What despicable thing did you do to the professor?" So I said, "Of course I did everything."..." With a ostentatious expression, He described it vividly to Xia Mu.

"How can you talk nonsense!" Xia Mu was shocked, "He will think about it!"

"Yeah, he must have thought I slept with you, so he punched me, I kicked him back, and then we fought."

"you're so boring!"

"It's not boring. What's wrong with letting him get jealous? After all, you will rely on him to protect you in the future," Ferranz said, throwing an envelope, "Take this order, and then you can Get off, get out of London, as far away as possible!"

Xia Mu took the envelope, and he already knew the new order in it.In order to avoid being in danger again, the military will announce that he was accidentally injured by stray bullets in the gun battle at the port and has died.

This decision completely obliterated his existence. In the future, he can only conceal his identity and work for the military all his life.

Walking out of Franz's office, Bai Xiao was already waiting outside, the car was full of their luggage, and a new journey was about to begin.

"Do you want to go back to the ranch?" Xia Mu was ready for the long-distance flight.

"No, I want to take you to the castle in Ireland first." Bending down to open the car door for him, Bai Xiao replied respectfully.

The castle as a legacy has been abandoned for a long time, and the interior must be full of dust and cobwebs.

Xia Mu didn't know what Bai Xiao was planning, so he could only follow him in the car full of doubts, changing boats, changing cars, and finally arrived at that quiet town.

"Welcome back." Following the young man's gentle whisper, the heavy door slowly opened, and the scene that gradually appeared in front of Xia Mu was a magnificence that he could never have imagined in his dreams.

"you……"

"While you were away, I repaired the entire castle."

Holding his shoulders, Bai Xiao led him into the house.The bright and clean floor reflected the figures of the two, and the dark red carpet went up the stairs, waiting for the owner to come.

Putting down his luggage, Xia Mu walked upstairs slowly, and opened doors one after another along the corridor.All the rooms have been cleaned spotlessly, and the furnishings in the house have been brand new. Standing on the balcony, you can see roses and tulips blooming in the garden, and the green branches and leaves are shining like emeralds in the sun.

Those once forgotten years came back to his mind, making him suddenly return to his boyhood, the days of countless good times spent here with his family.

Bai Xiao can always make him relive the happy feeling of home, something he always thought he had lost forever.

After walking around the entire castle, Xia Mu saw Bai Xiao playing with the phonograph in the corner when he returned to the living room.Looking up and smiling at him, the young man put down the needle and walked to the middle of the living room.

The music of the waltz flowed out slowly and echoed softly.Looking up at him with his head raised, the young man extended his hand to him in a gentlemanly manner.

He went downstairs, raised his hand to touch the young man's fingertips, and was embraced into a warm embrace.

There is no dance or passion, the two of them just slowly rotate in the living room to the music, enjoying the moment of tranquility.

"Do you like it?" Bai Xiao gently embraced his shoulder.

"Thank you." He smiled.

"It's nothing, just take it as a gift to celebrate your recovery, but... you can also use this castle as... a cage to imprison you." He bowed his head and kissed his hair lightly, hugging him strongly It's as if a wild beast is claiming ownership of its prey.

"I will not interfere with your work in the future, but you are not allowed to go anywhere without my permission."

"Don't even think about running away, otherwise no matter how many times, no matter where you run away, I will find you back."

"You can only belong to me, you will always be mine alone."

The love words that have been repeated countless times still make people ecstatic, but this time, Xia Mu can no longer escape Bai Xiao's confession with silence or lies.

"I... am a person who doesn't understand style." He lowered his head and sighed.

"I don't know where love comes from, and I don't know how to express my feelings."

"I can't tell what kind of relationship is love. I like you, but I also like many people, such as my students, assistants, colleagues who have worked with me, and many friends... I can't tell the difference between them. I'm sorry for liking you differently...」

The arms around him were slightly stiff, Bai Xiao silently bit her lower lip.This kind of "like" makes him more sad than not liking.

"I... can't love you like you love me, but I can give you something else." After a pause, Xia Mu continued, "As you wish, I will never leave you without saying goodbye, nor will I give you something else." I will hide anything from you again, and I will take you with me wherever I go.”

"I will give everything to you. You can arrange my life according to your own way, and you can... do anything to me."

"Physically, or mentally, you can do whatever you like, and I'm sure you know how to measure it."

"This is the... supreme power I give you."

Bai Xiao's sigh came from next to his ear, and a kiss landed on the tip of his hair: "It's really your style to say such happy and disappointing words, but I will keep it in my heart."

"Would you do anything to you...Understood, I will seriously exercise my power."

"You just...be fully mentally prepared..."

The soft whispers gradually disappeared into the soothing music, and the young man hugged him even harder.The night was dim, and the elegant lights reflected the overlapping figures of the two.

Xia Mu could predict that today's ending is not the beginning of a peaceful life, and the future for him and Bai Xiao will still be full of turmoil and challenges.

They might not be together forever, but he didn't want to think too much about it just yet.

The warm embrace made him feel at ease like never before.

An unknown fate awaits him, but at least for this brief moment, he is willing to love Bai Xiao alone.

(End of the article)