[Jianwang 3] You have not returned yet

It was early autumn when Tiance received the urgent secret letter.

"What was written in the letter?" Zang Jian was sitting in front of the bronze mirror, watching Tiance burn the letter by the candle to ashes, and picked up a mahogany comb to hold his long messy hair.

"He came from the barracks. The Nanzhao army has recently begun to harass the border areas. Commander Li has already issued an order to send troops to wipe out the Nanzhao army in a few days. The barracks told me to go back quickly, or the boss will find out that I am hiding a sword I stayed in the villa for half a month, so it’s no wonder he didn’t cut me in half.” Little by little, I picked up the long hair that hid the sword, combed it slowly with a mahogany comb, then put on a hair crown, attached a hairpin, and tied the hair rope . "Okay, look."

"For which girl's family did you comb your hair? It's not bad."

"You are the first person who dared me to brush his hair."

"..."

Tiance decided to leave early the next morning, and had to return to Tiance within a few days. Zang Jian didn't say anything, but just accompanied Tiance to feed his beloved horse quietly, and accompanied him to the snow-capped place. I took Nian'er to build a snowman on the mountain peak, and then walked with him for a long time in the woods where the yellow leaves started to fall, and talked a lot. Tiance was a little kid who liked to wield knives and guns since he was born. Knowing how he worked hard to become a general and defend his home and country, Zang Jian listened very carefully, his eyes wide open, like a kid next door listening to a roadside storyteller telling about myths and ghosts.

Tiance rubbed Zang Jian's head, and hugged him tightly with a smile. This time, Zang Jian didn't resist, and stood where he was and let him hug him.

With a very gentle embrace, Zang Jian couldn't help rubbing his face against that wide and strong shoulder, smiling slightly.

This half month was much happier than the time when Wanhua was waiting for Zixia.

Thinking of this, Zang Jian felt turmoil in his heart.

But early the next morning, Cang Jian and Tiance quarreled.

"Why can't I go!" Zang Jian changed into new clothes, Zhiyan Duanchen and Yufeng behind him were dazzled with brilliance, and the white horse next to him was well fed and ready to travel thousands of miles every day.

"No, no, no, don't think that the battlefield is your villa and Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, so you can come and go whenever you want! Just stay here honestly!" Tiance is very fierce today, not as gentle as yesterday, making Tibetan Jian very irritable , Tiance got on his horse, as if he was about to drive the horse away and I didn't bother to care about you, but the reins were snatched away by the hidden sword.

"Who are you, Li Tielao, can you control me! I said I'm going, and I'm going! Or I'll sign up for the army now! You agree!"

"Ha Shanju, I warn you not to go too far, it is not a place for you to play!"

"Who is going to play! I am going to kill the enemy on the battlefield! I want to protect the mountains and rivers of Datang with you!"

"..."

"Iron prison, I'm serious."

"...Don't go, listen to me, the people on the battlefield are all red-eyed people, turning around and swinging knives at you, it's different from your usual sparring or practicing with me. You shouldn't go there, You have to stay here well, Nianer needs you, your brothers and sisters need you, if you make a mistake, how will I explain to your villa, and how will I..."

How can I explain to myself...

"I'm not afraid. A man of seven feet should go to the battle for the sake of the country and the homeland. It's fate to be injured and die. I won't die so easily. Besides, I have you by my side. I'm not afraid of the iron prison."

Tiance had nothing to say anymore, and the horse under him who had been with him for a long time also snorted as if he felt that he was shaken, but Tiance still couldn't move away, couldn't move away from the gaze in Hidden Sword's eyes, There is the same fire in it as myself at the beginning-the determination to defend the family and the country, and never be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

"..."

"Iron prison, let me go."

"When you arrive at the barracks, just listen to me, don't do anything reckless, and I have a lot to explain to you, but I'm afraid it will be too late if you don't go on the road, so let's talk as we go."

Tiance sighed, he still couldn't hold back his stubborn young master, turned the horse's head, looked at Cang Jian and smiled as he got on the horse and followed behind him, then kicked the horse's belly, and the two rushed towards Tiance's mansion.

It started to get colder in early autumn, the horse under him snorted and exhaled white breath, hid the sword and rubbed his hands, grasped the rein tightly, kicked the horse's belly, and followed Tiance into the camp where Tiance's army was temporarily stationed.The guards didn't stop the two of them, Tiance nodded in response to them, only then did Zang Jian notice that something like a token had appeared in his hand, and Zang Jian didn't stop on the short road to the main army tent. He asked Tiance for that brand, wanting to see it to satisfy his curiosity, but Tiance just put it away hastily, laughed and played sloppy and fooled it.

On the way, the two learned that Tiance Mansion had already dispatched troops, so Tiance and Zangjian turned their horses around and rushed to the frontier.On the way, Tiance kept explaining to Zangjian that even if you are good at it, don’t get complacent on the battlefield, it will easily kill yourself, don’t run rampant alone, you must know that the army can cooperate to return victorious... There are many, many more, Tiance is patience He was talking, but as for whether Tibetan Jian was listening attentively, only he himself knew.

There is only one thing Cang Jian remembers firmly, that is to live.He must survive, even in a cruel battlefield, he must survive.

But what I didn't expect was that after the two arrived, Tiance learned that they would fight the vanguard of the Nanzhao Army the next day. Tiance was stunned, but still nodded. The affairs of the army cannot be tolerated for a long time hesitate or hesitate.

That night, Tiance found Tibetan Sword, and the two climbed up the hill some distance from the barracks. Because it was too cold, Tibetan Sword, who had adapted to the warm climate in the south, seemed to be having a hard time. As soon as he climbed to the top of the slope, he squatted on the ground Hugging himself and trembling, seeing this, Tiance took out the fur cloak on the horse's back and put it on the hidden sword, only then did he see his expression soften a little.

"Is it still cold?" Tiance sat beside Zang Jian, and leaned against Zang Jian, looking at Zang Jian shrunk into a ball from the cold felt especially funny.

"Hmm... But it's better." Zang Jian breathed on his hands, but his hands were still red from the cold.He is not used to this kind of weather, the temperature here is too low, not at all as warm as Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River.

"You said you, why bother to come here to suffer, you won't be so cold if you stay in the villa."

"It's just that the temperature is not suitable, and it's nothing..."

"Stupid mouth..."

The temperature difference between day and night in the frontier is huge, the daytime is hot and scorching, and the night is as cold as ice. Tiance long-awaited here has long been used to it, but his young master is different.Tiance moved towards the hidden sword again, his whole body stuck to his body, then he raised his hand and held the hidden sword in his arms, wondering if it was too cold, Tibetan sword didn't resist, and took the initiative to go to the sky Ce burrowed into his arms, and suddenly felt a lot warmer.

"In addition to the desert and the battlefield in the frontier, there is only a beautiful sky." Tiance smiled, rubbing his cheek against Zang Jian's hair, and motioned for Zang Jian to look up, and Zang Jian also raised his head with dignity.

"Yeah... very beautiful..." This kind of starry night sky cannot be seen in Yangzhou, it is two different kinds of sky, Zang Jian suddenly found that he likes the sky here better, it is darker but more beautiful.If I hadn't come here in person this time, I'm afraid I would have missed this rare beauty.Zang Jian raised his head, breathed out a white breath from his slightly parted lips, covering his sight, he widened his eyes, and carefully looked at the colorful stars in the sky.

"My mother said that I want to dedicate my whole life to the battlefield and frontier people, so I was thinking, if I have someone I like in the future, I will bring her here and let her see the most beautiful sky," The topic of Tiance changed suddenly, and Zang Jian turned around and found that Tiance's side face was unusually good-looking, "But when I grew up, I suddenly felt that I was stupid to bring the person I like to this place. Even if there is the most beautiful But here is the most dangerous place. War, war, will always be war... At that time, I was too stupid, I didn't have the consciousness to protect important things, I just wanted to go to the battlefield with guns to kill the enemy... "

"Iron Prison..."

"That's why I don't want you to come here."

"Eh?"

It seems that in a split second, Cang Jian understood something, but still didn't understand anything, his brows frowned, trying to recall what he seemed to understand but then forgot in an instant, Tiance's distressed facial features all flocked when he saw Cang Jian When they were together, they suddenly laughed out loud, covering Hidden Sword's cheeks with both hands and pressing their foreheads against Hidden Sword's forehead.

"Okay, don't think too much, it's best for you to be carefree."

"what are you talking about!"

"You don't know your expression just now, it's so ugly!"

"shut up!"

"Hey, Shanju."

"what……"

"Tomorrow, you have to work hard to survive."

"...Ah, that's for sure, I can't be killed by those guys."

"Don't leave my sight, don't go into the enemy group alone, remember, don't be willful."

"I said, Li Tielao, what's wrong with you? Why have you become so cautious? I'm not a kid anymore. Besides, you've seen my swordsmanship before. How could you lose to those little guys?"

"Just listen to me. This is a battlefield, and it's nothing compared to the sparring between your senior brothers." Tiance's eyes lowered slowly, and the moonlight shone into his eyes. His hidden sword looked blurred, and he rarely observed so closely. Tiance, let alone being close to him for such a long time, "I bear the lives of countless Tiance brothers on my shoulders, I can't guarantee that I can protect you well, but I still can't let you do anything, Shanju, this battle, You must live."

"..."

Zang Jian doesn't understand the meaning of Tiance's words, but he understands that he is the one who must survive, he is not afraid of death, but he also does not tolerate his easy death.He burrowed into Tiance's arms, hid his sword and closed his eyes.

Tomorrow, it may be a fierce battle.

On the second day when the battle was actually fought, Cang Jian finally understood what a battlefield was.

Is it under such circumstances that the iron prison has won fierce battles one after another... Zang Jian glanced at the person on the horse beside him, the gold and iron horse, waving the gun in his hand, most of the time it was protect yourself.

Zang Jian tried his best to swing the epee in his hand, but he became more and more tired, and could hardly raise his arms—they were ambushed, and the Nanzhao army responded wisely to the sandy battlefield. Tiance led only three thousand troops, but encountered the enemy Wan, Zang Jian watched more and more enemies, and a trace of panic inevitably rose in his heart.

Until Tiance's army was surrounded by the Nanzhao army, and arrows rained from the sandy slope, Zang Jian had never seen such a situation, seeing the flying arrows getting closer, Zang Jian stepped back a few steps, the whole The person froze in place, Zhiyan Duanchen fell heavily on the ground in his hand, and Zangjian sighed.

Can't escape...

With the whistling sound of arrows raining beside his ears, Zang Jian closed his eyes.

Until that warm embrace and heartbeat came to me...

Zang Jian slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were blood red, matching the blood on his face, tears just fell down.

"Iron Prison..."

Tiance hugged Zangjian tightly, exhausting all his strength, or maybe he was in too much pain, and Zangjian couldn't breathe.Zang Jian slumped softly on Tiance's body, allowing Tiance to hug him as if he wanted to rub himself into his body.He wanted to hug him back, but he was helpless, as Tiance's back was full of arrows, Zang Jian had no choice but to raise his hand and try to hook him around his neck, fearing that he would be swept away by this undercurrent of despair.

"Iron prison...why..."

With Tiance's ability on the battlefield, as long as he waved his sword to destroy the city, with his skill, he would be able to escape the rain of arrows no matter what, but he was different, even if he could easily deal with the enemies attacking him, But unable to face the sudden situation.Facing the sky full of arrows falling towards him, Zang Jian was completely stunned, he couldn't dodge, and even the Zhiyan Duanchen in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.He is ready, he is ready to become a real seven-foot man who died in battle, but...why...

"Why... do you want to do this..." Zang Jian's voice was full of tremors, his body was weak, and something warm had wet his robe, but he didn't dare to lower his head to look.

"Don't cry..." His young master started to get scared, the fearless young master was crying, so shouldn't he be touched.Even if his vision started to blur, even if his whole body was already numb due to the pain, he still hugged him tightly, and he wanted to use his last breath to protect him for the rest of his life.

This is their first hug, but Tiance has thought about hugging for a long time, how could he have expected that their first hug would turn out to be the last and only hug.

Tiance sneered, pulling the pain all over his body.

"Iron prison... don't..." Feeling the weight of Tiance's weight pressing more and more on him, he understood the hidden sword, and began to get scared. He wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything when he opened his mouth.

"You're fine...it's fine..." Slowly rubbing against Zang Jian's face, it turned his pretty face into a scarlet blush.

"Hold on tight... you'll be fine..."

"Mountain dwelling..."

"I, I'm in... the iron prison, don't talk... When the reinforcements arrive, we'll go back to heal immediately... You'll be fine..."

"Go back to the villa...go to the pillow in your room...find the letter I wrote to you..."

"Eh, eh? Letter..."

"Look at it well...you must look at it well...that way...you will know how much I like you..."

This feeling is destined not to get your response, but it must be engraved in your heart.

Take a good look at me, look at me who is always by your side...

"Iron prison...don't...don't fall asleep..."

If you don't meet, you don't fall in love.

"Since you like me...you can get up and tell me yourself!"

Tiance hugged his hidden sword tightly, exhausting his last bit of strength.

"Suddenly... I began to miss the way we met for the first time... If... I could meet you earlier... Maybe... you could fall in love with me... But... now... if you don't like it I'm afraid it's the best..."

When the flag of Tiance Mansion was raised behind Zangjian, and thousands of troops rushed towards the enemy army, Tiance's heartbeat stopped instantly.

The sound of war drums, the sound of horses, and yellow sand everywhere, this battlefield where I have spent my whole life, echoed the sad and lonely weeping of the most beloved person.