Rise in the glory of the king system

Chapter 617 Night
It was already evening when Baili Shouyue and Gongsunli rushed back to the Great Wall, the cooking team was cooking, and the billowing smoke was shocking.The day's training on the school field is coming to an end, and everyone has a tired look on their faces.

Keeping the promise, he reined in the reins, and the horse slowed down obediently, and ran past the large group of soldiers lightly and swiftly.The soldiers were well-trained, and none of them had extra movements, but everyone was rolling their eyes desperately—the sniper captain immediately sat with a little girl, and shyly turned her face to the other side.

This super big gossip spread within an hour, and the soldiers talked about how Yu Baili kept his promise and disappeared for a month and brought back a girl.In just one dinner time, the imaginative soldiers have cobbled together more than a dozen versions of each sentence.

There was a soldier in the corner, who might have heard a lot of storytelling, and was telling the girl's appearance to the soldiers who hadn't seen it vividly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, and attracted a group of gossiping soldiers around him. Eat and listen.

The soldier who was held in the moon by the stars didn't know why, and the more he talked, the more outrageous, a group of people laughed one after another.In the end, someone caught him and exposed the loophole in his story, and everyone laughed and broke up.

"Don't say anything, just a word if you want me to say-" A soldier leader waved his hand: "Just say how good General Yun Yi is to us, no matter what this girl's background is, as long as she follows our general steadfastly, I will be happy." Recognize her as a sister-in-law."

General Yun Yi, a military officer who keeps Baili's contract.

Immediately someone followed suit: "Yes, yes, this is a great happy event for the Great Wall. Let's not gossip and ruin the general's good deeds. Eat and eat, and after eating, those who should rest should rest and should stand guard..."

General Yun Yi himself, who was about to be choreographed all over the Great Wall in the next hour, could be said to be frank and clear, and he took Gongsun directly to Su Lie's main tent.Unsurprisingly, only Hua Mulan was there.Su Lie and Kai were still leading their own soldiers, and only Hua Mulan, a non-staff member, could enjoy this leisurely and peaceful evening.

"Captain, I'll go back..."

"You still know how to come back? Huh? You don't know how to come back if you don't kill yourself, right? Looking for your brother is more important than your own life, right? You always promise to come back safely, and you never delay it for two or three days. Are we worried about you? Huh? When your brother comes back one day, are you going to wait for us to show him your body?"

"team leader……"

"What a piece of shit!" Hua Mulan was so angry that she threw down the sewing work in her hand, stood up and frowned at Baili Shou, "You have a girl by your side, so I won't scold you too much to save you some face. You leave the post without permission and show no military discipline. You have violated the military regulations and you should get the punishment yourself. If you dare to do so next time, I will notify the entire Great Wall Guards and ask them to tighten their control. You will never leave the Great Wall in your life. step!"

This hail of bullets stunned Gongsunli, and even Baili kept his promise for a while before he realized that he must have worried the general and captain this time, so he bowed his head and apologized politely.

Hua Mulan ignored him and turned directly to Gongsun Li. After looking her up and down for a moment, she finally softened her tone and said, "What a good girl. Did it scare you? It's okay. Don't be afraid. Your affairs will be handled by the Protectorate. Biandu wrote a letter saying that if you don't mind, you can stay at the Great Wall first. Our people here are very kind and will never bully you."

And... kind.Gongsunli was stunned, she couldn't imagine that the female general who was stern just now used the word "kindness" to describe herself at this moment, which was somewhat different from the books she read in school.

Baili kept his promise and didn't expect Li Xin to move so quickly, even the letter was sent.But when A Li returned to his human form, the two of them were already on the road, otherwise they wouldn't be riding on the same horse - how could Li Xin know that A Li was a descendant of the demon species?
"Girl? What's your name?" Hua Mulan asked again.

It was only then that Gongsunli realized that it was impolite for him to remain silent for a while, so he quickly reported his name, expressed his gratitude, and finally argued in a low voice on behalf of Shou Yue: "General Baili...is also here to save me... He will return late, please don't scold him, the captain..."

Hua Mulan smiled: "The army has its own rules, you don't have to mind. You asked me to be the captain, but you want to join our Great Wall Guards?"

Gongsunli looked at Shouyue timidly and panickedly.She really has nowhere to go, so it would be best if she could borrow to live on the Great Wall.But joining the guard army... really shouldn't be hasty.

Baili Shouyue received this help-seeking look and said knowingly: "Ah Li is weak, let her rest first."

"A Li" is a slightly intimate title.Hua Mulan gave Shou Yue a meaningful look, which actually made him feel a little frightened.Fortunately, Hua Mulan is a person who has seen the big world, so she didn't get too entangled with this, and turned to Gongsunli and said, "That's good, don't worry about it for a while. It's just that there are too few women on the Great Wall, and it's not easy for you to live with those rough men." There. If it's convenient, just stay in my tent for now."

"Thank you, captain." Gongsunli thanked repeatedly, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the needlework that Hua Mulan threw on the ground, which seemed to be mending clothes, so he quickly said: "The captain is not good at sewing, otherwise I will leave it to Ah Li." do it."

Hua Mulan waved her hand and smiled: "Hey, that's nothing, you have a good rest, I will ask Su Lie to do these things later, he likes embroidery the most."

The corner of Baili Shouyue's mouth twitched.

Gongsunli silently wrote down the fact that "Su Lie likes embroidery", although she still doesn't know who Su Lie is.

Su Lie, who was giving a lecture in the school field, sneezed.

After dinner, Baili kept the promise and was bored, so he went to the kitchen to make some snacks.

The kitchen utensils and ingredients are placed in place, and the steaming water mist is also a familiar touch. The sweet aroma of glutinous rice and mung beans gradually spreads, and the warm-colored stove keeps jumping.This is his territory, safe and familiar.

But he actually missed the dangerous and strange desert a little bit.

It has been more than ten days since I met Gongsunli, and this is the first time they have separated.He felt a little lost, and he didn't know what he was missing, but his heart was empty and uncomfortable, and he had to find something to do.

He washed the pestle and mortar with which he was pounding rice noodles, put it back on the shelf, and looked at the steamer quietly.Soldiers on the Great Wall all eat big pot dishes. This kind of tool for making pastries is his personal collection and is not often used.

Under the sound of flames and boiling water, he listened quietly, and heard the sound of footsteps outside the door.

The footsteps belonged to Gongsun Li.He suddenly discovered that Gongsun Li's footsteps were very light, probably because he was a descendant of the demon species and had been learning to dance for many years. With such a light figure, he was on an assassination mission.

He suddenly trembled in his heart, no, she can't let blood on her hands.

Baili Shouyue lowered his head to look at his hands. These hands have ended the lives of countless people, but they are still clean and slender. Even the wounds left by exploring the way in the stone formation have disappeared.

No matter on the battlefield, whether or not his hands are bloody and bloody, he will be washed clean in the end.But the murder scene cannot be erased from the memory. The hostile eyes of the enemy before death will be forever branded in the heart. In the barren mounds, in the rainy night, in the nightmares, come and go, lingering.

He hoped that the girls in Chang'an would never experience this feeling.

The door was open, Gongsun Li knocked on the doorframe and walked in.

"Is there a problem?"

Gongsunli shook his head: "No, the captain has finished showing me around, let me go around by myself. I'll go look for you, but you're not here... Your roommate said, you must be here."

Shou promised keenly to grasp the key point: "You go to the camp to find me, are you really okay?"

Gongsunli blushed again, and shook his head desperately: "It's really fine!...I just...wanted to thank you..."

The mung bean cake was almost ready, kept the promise and put out the fire, lifted the lid of the pot, and the fragrance immediately escaped, filling the room.

"You didn't have to save me, but...you ended up...even..."

Gongsunli was so shy that he couldn't continue speaking. He stood at the door with his face red and his head bowed silently.

"Wait a minute, eat it when it's cold." Shouyue took out the mung bean cake piece by piece to dry, "Do you know the beliefs of the Great Wall Guards?"

Gongsun Li shook his head.

"Soldiers have the duty to protect their families and country. The meaning of our existence is to protect the land behind us and the people on this land. If the guards can't even protect you, how can we talk about pacifying the border. How can we talk about the Tang Dynasty? Peace and prosperity.”

He said these words very calmly, but underneath the simple words were Baili's ardent ideals and feelings for his family and country.Gongsun Li seemed to be burned by the temperature. He was shocked and looked at him blankly.

"It's your duty, you really don't have to worry about it."

Gongsunli blushed and nodded frantically, then shook his head again after a while, hesitant to speak for a long time, then twisted his fingers and said cautiously: "The captain said, you violated the military regulations...will...what punishment will you have?"

Keeping the promise has actually forgotten about this matter, and being brought up so suddenly, combined with what he just said, it is a bit embarrassing to be exposed for bragging.He was at a loss for words, and then said after a while: "Don't worry, I didn't endanger the army, the plot is not serious, nothing will happen, the most is to increase the amount of usual training, that's okay."

Hearing the last sentence, Gongsunli was finally relieved.She really felt that she should come to thank her in person, but what she cared more about was the punishment this general, whom she had never known before, would suffer for saving her.

After the incident three years ago, Gongsunli has not been tormented by self-blame and guilt day and night, and she no longer wants innocent people to take responsibility for herself.

It was for this reason that she worked so hard, and had Gongsunli who is famous all over Chang'an today.

"Thank you, General Baili...then, then I'll go first..." Gongsunli lowered his head again, almost fleeing.For some reason, she especially wanted to avoid Baili's promise.

Although the other party was quite polite and gentle, she still felt it was dangerous.

"Wait a minute." Shou Yue handed over the box containing mung bean cakes: "Take some back."

Like a frightened little rabbit, Gongsunli took it in trepidation, and disappeared as soon as he went out the door.She was so nervous that she didn't see that Baili Shouyue gave her all the mung bean cakes, and she didn't keep any of them.

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When Gongsunli ran all the way back to Hua Mulan's tent, he suddenly felt very strange, why did he run?Baili keeping the contract is not a scourge.

She was stunned while holding the mung bean cake. She turned around and looked in the direction of the kitchen, feeling something strange.

Hua Mulan in the room heard that Gongsun Li didn't come in for a long time, so she took the initiative to lift the felt: "Ah Li, come in...ah?! Who gave this to you!!!"

This sound was so earth-shattering that the soldiers who were resting in the nearby tents all poked their heads out to take a look.

"General Baili..."

Hua Mulan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly pulled Gongsunli into the tent, and put down the blanket to block the countless sights outside.

At this time, Soldier A from the camp next door said: "I feel like that box is like the one General Baili usually uses to hold cakes?"

Soldier B in the tent next door next door next door: "I feel like that too."

Patrol soldier C who just came over: "That's the one, I can see it clearly."

Soldier D who shared the camp with Soldier A: "Damn, the general is really tempted. Look, what did I say..."

……

In the tent that was only lit by a small kerosene lamp, Hua Mulan's expression was a little dim, and she couldn't see clearly.

Gongsunli opened the box and handed it to Hua Mulan, "Captain, do you want to try one?"

Hua Mulan made a decisive move: "You're welcome."

After making sure that Hua Mulan was not angry, Gongsunli picked up a piece of mung bean cake and carefully took a bite.Because of the use of glutinous rice flour, it is stickier than the mung bean cake she has eaten before, but it is also loose and delicate because of the coolness and smoothness of the mung bean itself.The maker probably didn’t add a lot of sugar. At the first taste, there was only a touch of sweetness and the fragrance of mung beans. After eating the whole thing, the sweetness of glutinous rice gradually came out, and it was clear and long-lasting.

"It's so delicious..." Gongsunli narrowed his eyes. If she had to describe it, this mung bean cake was like sister Yuhuan's piano, it could give people a taste of happiness.

"Of course." Hua Mulan was very proud, "We are the No. 1 chef of the Great Wall Guards, not bragging."

Gongsunli was so immersed in the delicious mung bean cake that he didn't even hear Hua Mulan's words, so he picked up another piece and savored it carefully.

"I really want the general to teach me..."

"That's easy! If I tell him, he will be happy!"

"Ah?" Gongsunli finally realized what he said, "Don't, don't, captain, I'm not, I don't, I, I, I, I didn't mean that, I just casually..."

"A Li, listen to me," Hua Mulan suddenly looked at her very solemnly: "You don't know, we have long wanted to find someone to learn the cooking skills of keeping a promise. But the etiquette and customs of the Tang Dynasty are very strict. A gentleman is far away from the cook." ', not many people are willing to learn from him, and occasionally there are a few who don't have any talent, they only learn something similar-"

Gongsunli was stunned for a moment.It is indeed a pity that such a good craftsmanship is lost.

(End of this chapter)