The major general's trumpet is my white moonlight [Interstellar]

late at night.

The wind whimpered, the thunder rolled, and the black clouds pressing on the top of the head gradually piled up, extending to the end of sight.

The white lights that flashed from time to time in the sky seemed to accumulate the power to shake the world, cut through the impenetrable night, penetrated layers of dark clouds, and shone into the bedroom through the narrow window, vaguely outlining the slender silhouette of the people outside. Casts a vague black shadow on the wall.

The half-closed door of the bedroom was slowly pushed open from the outside.

The person on the bed was breathing steadily and sleeping peacefully, as if he could not feel any movement from the outside world.

After confirming that Lancelot was asleep, Ye Li left the admiral's mansion with ease, but he didn't notice a shadow quietly following him.

A few hours later, there was an underground secret base on an uninhabited planet near Exel.

The faint light at the end of the deep secret passage vaguely illuminated the two shadows who were talking intimately at the end, very much like the former self and him.

The moment the footsteps stopped, the voice stopped abruptly. The blond man turned his head and looked at Ye Li with a frivolous gaze. The face softened by the light gradually revealed the most real and icy face. one side.

The man wears eye-catching admiral epaulets. He is tall, with broad shoulders and a stern face. He is his officer for many years, the head of the Flame Legion, and the fastest-promoted officer in the Federation Army—Admiral Aino.

And the other guide standing beside him was Ke Lei who was following Ye Li on K-6 planet.

"Admiral." Ye Li lowered his head slightly, in a gesture of submission that only subordinates have.His address and tone were so unfamiliar, and he silently distanced himself from his chief, faintly reminding that the intimacy he had in the past had completely gone.

"Lancelot didn't notice you leaving, did he?" Ainuo said lightly, without any emotional ups and downs in his voice, but there was a huge sense of oppression in the silence.

"Yes." Ye Li clasped his fingers subconsciously, and his shoulders trembled slightly because of fear. This kind of Ainuo made him feel strange, and he was completely different from the person deep in his memory.

Ke Lei sneered, raised his head proudly in front of Ye Li, and purposely made his words ambiguous: "The general has been waiting for so long, you are still so fierce..."

"Ke Lei, shut up." Ainuo frowned slightly, and glanced over with a shocking look, instantly making the people around him afraid to continue talking.

Originally wanted to add oil and vinegar, but it was self-defeating, Ke Lei's face turned red and turned pale, and he felt unhappy, and he had nowhere to vent, so he secretly glared at Ye Li.

Ainuo stared at Ye Li for a while, as if he could read his thoughts from his eyes, his lips curved indifferently: "I heard from Ke Lei, you once left Lancelot's side without authorization."

Ye Li's breathing stopped for a moment, and it took a long time before he answered truthfully: "...Yes."

Ainuo approached Ye Li step by step, and stopped at an ambiguous distance in front of him: "Why didn't you report it in advance?"

The only answer to him was silence.

Ye Li pursed his pale lips lightly, a look of shame flashed in his eyes.After all, he violated the order and left his post without authorization, and no explanation can be used as an excuse for him.

"Where did you go during that time?" Ainuo's expression remained calm, but his tone became a little colder, "Who were you with again?"

"Can't you say it?" Seeing that Ye Li still didn't answer, Ainuo narrowed his eyes, even the light in his eyes turned cold.

Ye Li clenched his teeth, silently resisting his questioning in vain, he felt that his breathing was about to stagnate, and faintly, he harbored some hope of relief from the imminent punishment, as if he had already given up.

Ke Lei raised his eyebrows, his expression full of schadenfreude.

"Admiral, Ye Li is with me." An abrupt voice came into the secret room of the underground base, breaking the condensed atmosphere.

Ye Li suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head and saw the person standing beside him.

It was someone he could never have imagined.

"Lin An?" Ainuo frowned deeply, looking at this person who shouldn't be here in a little surprise.

Lin An lowered his head respectfully, those naturally sentimental peach blossom eyes did not stay on Ye Li, but looked at the man in front of him, neither humble nor overbearing: "I asked Ye Li to help me. This matter has nothing to do with He has nothing to do, I hope you don't punish him."

Although this unexpected and pale explanation could not escape Ainuo's suspicion, Lin An's words shifted all the targeting on himself.

Lin An responded to his gaze calmly. Under his always calm gaze, the coldness in Ainuo's eyes really dissipated a bit.

A strange feeling arose spontaneously, Ainuo's expression changed slightly, and a few words were uttered from his thin lips, with an unprecedented coldness hidden in his tone: "Why?"

"The guide I like is Colonel Song's subordinate. Colonel Song went to the Unbounded Area to negotiate with the Imperials. I wanted to inquire about him, so I tricked Major Ye Li to accompany me. Major Ye Li was only implicated by me. Will, please don't take your anger out on him." Lin An explained the reasons he made up in advance apologetically, but he didn't mean to excuse himself.

Hearing Lin An's explanation, Ainuo was actually relieved from the bottom of his heart. It seems that he was overthinking.

"You're lying to ghosts..." Ke Lei wanted to say something more, but was stunned by the oncoming gaze.Lin An looked at him with obvious hostility just now, and the bottom of his eyes was even frozen with murderous intent, which was more terrifying than Chief Ainuo when he was angry. Ke Lei trembled in fright, and turned his head guiltily. Gradually lost confidence.

"Is it really what Lin An said? Ye Li, look at me and answer." Ainuo's eyes were cold, like a high-ranking judge, making people afraid to lie lightly, "You should know that lying to me would be what result."

The sweat on his body drenched his clothes, Ye Li forced himself to look up at him, gritted his teeth and said: "...Yes."

Ainuo snorted coldly, and then reprimanded him: "Lin An, do you know how big a mistake you have made? You actually made Ye Li bear such serious consequences for you for a small matter!"

"Sorry, Admiral, there will be no next time." Lin An knelt on one knee, not noticing Ye Li's whitened fingers beside him, "Please punish me."

"Twenty sticks." Ainuo said mercilessly, observing Ye Li's expression with great interest, like a falcon sizing up its prey.

Just three words, fell on Ye Centrifuge but weighed a thousand catties, and his face lost all color in an instant.

"You do it." Ainuo raised his chin to Ke Lei, and took a step to the side.

"Yes," Ke Lei's eyes lit up with vengeance, he went to the shelf and picked up the torture device, walked up to Lin An who was kneeling, leaned down, and the corners of his lips curled up in a cruel arc, "You take off the clothes yourself, Or should I help you?"

Lin An gave him a cold look, reached for the buttons of the military uniform with his fingers, unbuttoned them one by one, and then took off his shirt neatly, revealing his flawless back and lean waist.

Unlike soldiers who have been fighting for many years, Lin An's back has almost no obvious scars, his skin is smooth, and his muscles are tough and distinct. He looks like he has been trained.

He had only been in the Milo Star Military Academy for one year, and he had already been handpicked by Ainuo to join the Flame Legion to perform highly confidential missions.Unlike ordinary soldiers, he has not been trained in the army for a long time, but his ability has already surpassed too many people.

"You have a good figure." Ke Lei smiled ambiguously, and whispered something in Lin An's ear, weighing the weight of the iron rod in his hand, eager to try.

Ye Li's face became paler, and even his lips lost all color. He suddenly remembered that Lin An was selected by Ainuo to go to the empire to monitor him not long after he entered the Miluo Star Military Academy. All of them performed very well, and almost never received any punishment from the army, but today...

Sensing Ye Li's gaze, Ainuo frowned deeply, the strange feeling that was surging in his heart just now came to his mind again, disturbing the calm and unwavering lake in his heart, he suddenly felt a burst of irritability, and his voice was hoarse Commanded: "Start."

The iron rod hit Lin An's back so hard that it almost broke the spine, leaving a shocking red scar, and the congestion was clearly visible.

As if he had found the thrill of the game, Ke Lei never tires of venting, each attack getting heavier every time.

Ye Li couldn't bear to turn his head away, his fingertips sank deeply into his palm, and he felt that his eyes were going to be blinded by blood.

Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen...

Ye Li kept counting silently. In the secret room filled with the smell of blood, time passed extremely slowly. When the No. 20 stick arrived, he did not wait for Ke Lei to stop. Instead, he ushered in a more ruthless blow. By the side, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and I didn't mean to stop it at all.

Ye Li's face changed, and he walked forward quickly, catching the falling iron rod.The iron rod ruthlessly scraped against the fragile palm, Ye Li's hand bones were almost broken due to inertia, and even Ainuo's expression changed.

Just this one movement exhausted all the strength in his body. Ye Li's face soon turned pale, his long eyelashes were wet with sweat, and his vision gradually blurred. The blood dripping crazily has no feeling: "Enough is enough."

"Ke Lei, stop." Ainuo turned his head and gave Ke Lei a cold look.

Ke Lei pursed his lips, trying to pull the iron rod out of Ye Li's palm, but with a little force, the iron rod fell off from Ye Li's fingertips, drew a cruel arc in the air, and almost hit Ye Li in the face.

"You..." Lin An suppressed the anger in his heart, but just as he said a word, blood surged up in his chest, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood on the ground.

"You are too overstepping." This is what Ainuo cares about the most. Lin An was sent to Ye Li's side to monitor Ye Li's actions, and also to prevent Ye Li from disobeying his orders. Willing to risk Lin An's private affairs...

Ke Lei tentatively suggested: "General Ainuo, since Lin An refuses to obey, why not let me replace him..."

Ye Li's heart sank, and his fingers moved unconsciously, his eyes were filled with deep loneliness.

Ainuo glanced over coldly, and rejected his proposal with one sentence: "As my adjutant, you don't think about how to fight at critical moments, do you think life is too hard? Do you still need me to teach you how to do your job well?" about?"

Ke Lei, who knew Ainuo's temper well, quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Admiral, I just want to share some..."

Ainuo impatiently listened to his explanation, and turned his gaze back to the bruised Lin An.This is the talent he personally selected from the Milo Star Military Academy. Among the more than 2000 people, he is the most outstanding one, and he also values ​​the most among all the newcomers of the Flame Legion. Not only because of his excellent grades in various subjects, but also his outstanding combat ability. , strong adaptability, and more importantly, he is calm, obedient, neither humble nor overbearing, and has all the qualities that a federal soldier should have.

"What's the name of that guide you like?"

Ye Li suddenly turned his head away, his body was cold for a while, he already realized what Ainuo wanted to do.

"He..." Lin An was dumbfounded for a moment, and just as he was about to bite the bullet and get punished at worst, he heard Ye leave his mouth.

"General, Lin An has already admitted his mistake." Ye Li lowered his posture in a rare way, and even his tone became lower, "It's just instinct for the sentinel to protect the guide he likes, so I beg you to forgive him."

Hearing the word "begging", Ainuo was slightly moved. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the "he" in Ye Li's mouth was Lin An or the guide.

This is the first time Ye Li begged him.Even when they met again in the third torture chamber of the empire, he asked Ye Li to approach Lancelot, Ye Li never asked him.

Ye Li has always been arrogant, self-esteem is his biggest weakness, even if the person he is facing is Ainuo.

It was the first time he heard his tone so low that Ainuo's heart tightened for a moment when he heard the phrase "the instinct of the sentinel protecting the guide".

Perhaps every sentinel will have such an instinct, but not every sentinel will do this.

At least he didn't.

Although he didn't answer Ye Li directly, Ainuo didn't continue to ask, which was regarded as acquiescence.

"Leaving AWOL for the sake of a guide, don't make this stupid mistake again. Your mission is to fight for the Federation, and people have to look forward..." Ainuo said coldly, halfway through the sentence, he suddenly realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, They suddenly met Ye Li's eyes, and the moment their eyes intertwined, the tacit past between each other came back to their minds, and they felt very sad for a while.

Ye Li's eyes darkened, he lowered his head slightly, deliberately avoiding his gaze.

I don't know if it was shaken by the memory, but Ainuo changed the subject and even slowed down his tone: "Lin An, you are a person who was specially cultivated by the Flame Legion. This time is not an exception."

"I understand." Lin An breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It's not that he doesn't understand the strict military regulations of the Flame Legion. Since Admiral Ainuo has said that it is not an example, it means that this matter is over.

"Ye Li, has there been any recent action between the Imperial Army and W Company?" Ainuo quickly suppressed the sadness in his eyes just now, and returned to his usual inhuman appearance.

"Not yet." Ye Li said lightly.

Ainuo looked at him thoughtfully for a while, then nodded: "You two go down first, I have a task to give to Ye Li alone."