you are my tomorrow

The flames of war during the day are still burning, and the dark battle at night haunts Zhao Rongzhen like a ghost, and the purpose of these raiders has changed to comet, Zhao Rongzhen has people guard the gate of the barracks strictly, and also sends troops around the camp of Comet Guarded day and night, his battle wounds are still not healed, even if Zhao Rong really wants to send Comet out of the barracks, he is not at ease.

Even though Zhang Wei's map was engraved on Zhao Rongzhen's heart, he didn't want to use the same despicable method to "repay" the enemy. Zhao Rongzhen felt like a slap in the face for Zhang Wei's treasonous method in exchange for the map. superior.

In addition to strictly guarding the few soldiers and food left in the barracks, as long as he is not on the battlefield, Zhao Rongzhen will always stay by Comet's side. In addition, he has to stay up late to discuss the battle plan.

These three things made Zhao Rongzhen feel overwhelmed, as if he was going to be unable to bear it any longer. The heart palpitations that Zhao Rongzhen regarded as accidental happened before, but he did not tell anyone about it, and only let Baoqin quietly go out to help him Prescribe some medicine, just make do with it. Baoqin often persuaded him to let the military doctor take a look, but Zhao Rongzhen excused him because he didn't have time.

After a month of hard work, in October, when the weather cooled down and the comet was able to move around in the ground, Zhao Rongzhen finally said what he had been thinking about, even though he was 1 times unwilling to say it.

"Go back to the palace. Recently, the other side has been attacking more and more at night. Now the enemy's target is obviously you. Wouldn't it be better to go back to the palace to avoid it?" One night, before going to bed, Zhao Rongzhen asked with difficulty. Comet opened his mouth, lying silently with his back to Comet, and then slowly turned over.

"Feeling tired?"

Comet's voice sounded low in the darkness, knocking on Zhao Rongzhen's door. It's not like he didn't see Zhao Rongzhen's thinning figure and tired expression these days. He also knew that the enemy's target had become him now. If he stayed in the barracks, it would bring Zhao Rongzhen a lot of trouble. He also thought about going back to the palace, but he was afraid of this farewell, and he didn't know when he would see Zhao Rongzhen again.

"Being able to have you by my side all the time, I don't feel tired doing anything, I just feel that we all have to live, live... Only then can we have a future, right?" Zhao Rongzhen lightly stroked Comet's arm, and then camet There was a long silence, "I promise you, when the battle is over, no matter whether you win or lose, I will go back to find you, okay? I will also protect the house I was looking for before, and when we come out of the palace, we will Go live there and never part again."

In the dark, Comet tentatively touched Zhao Rongzhen's lips with his hand. Zhao Rongzhen's beard was thick and hard. Even though his fingers were calloused from practicing pipa all the year round, Zhao Rongzhen's beard was still a little thorny when it grew out, just like now .

"I'll shave for you before I leave in two days. I don't want you to leave me with an unshaven and slovenly look, okay?" When talking to him, Comet's voice sounded again, "I'll go back and wait for you...you will definitely come back to find me, right?"

Comet confirmed again, he felt Zhao Rongzhen nodded solemnly.

"I will definitely go back to find you, wait for me...

Zhao Rongzhen is a vigorous and resolute person in his work, and he is also afraid of long nights and dreams. Two days after Comet promised to return to the palace, Zhao Rongzhen prepared the carriage for Comet to go back and the rations for two people for three days.Because Zhao Rongzhen was worried about other people in the military camp sending Comet back, he asked Zhongyi to send him back. Comet refused at first, because there would be a war the next day, Zhao Rongzhen needed loyalty, but Zhao Rongzhen insisted on letting Zhongyi send him, and only loyalty can do it Let Zhao Rongzhen believe it.

In the afternoon, Zhao Rongzhen led a small group of people to escort the two of them to the edge of the war zone. Zhao Rongzhen got off the horse and walked to the carriage. Comet opened the curtains on the carriage, and looked at Zhao Rongzhen's shaved face still slightly haggard. He regretted promising Zhao Rongzhen to go back.

"Otherwise... I'd better go back with you..." Comet whispered, he looked at Zhao Rongzhen pleadingly, Zhao Rongzhen smiled dotingly.

"We have already sent you here, so you are not afraid that they will say that you are tossing around?" Zhao Rongzhen squinted at the soldiers who were standing behind escorting them. Comet lowered his head, sighed softly, hesitated, and jumped off the carriage.

"For these two days of battle, please help General Zhao. After Zhongyi sends me back to the capital, I will come back as soon as possible. Comet will please everyone." Comet nodded slightly, fisted with both hands in front of his chest, and came to see off several soldiers They were all flattered to return the gift, although through their understanding these days, they knew that the fifth prince who was usually in the deep palace was not as cold and arrogant as they imagined, and everyone got along pretty well, but after all, the identity of Comet is still there , They can't bear such a gift.

"Fifth prince, please rest assured. It is the duty of the general and us to defend the country, and it is also a common goal. The ministers will definitely help each other." Comet nodded confidently, and returned to the carriage.

I don't know if it's because the weather started to cool down, and it also started to get dark very early, Zhao Rongzhen urged Comet to get on the road quickly.Watching Comet's carriage gradually fade out of sight, Zhao Rongzhen's heart tightened for no reason, because after this farewell, he didn't know when we would see each other again.

But Zhao Rongzhen's promise to Comet is not false, Comet is no longer in the barracks, even if someone might come to attack him, but Zhao Rongzhen is not afraid anymore, as long as he is still alive, he will have the opportunity to go back to find Comet.

Zhao Rongzhen now just wants to end this seemingly endless war as soon as possible.

Not long after leaving Zhao Rongzhen and the others, Comet and Zhongyi entered the town, and it was getting dark, and they stayed in an inn with relatively few families in the town.

Even after leaving the war zone, Zhongyi's spirit did not dare to relax for a moment. In order to ensure the safety of the comet, they only needed a guest room. Zhongyi thought that the comet could sleep peacefully, so he sat in the room and kept watch all night.

After Comet lay down, there was still half of the bed left, but he found that Zhongyi was just sitting by the table and didn't go over.

"Come here, how do you sleep while sitting?" Comet patted the place beside him, beckoning to Zhongyi, but Zhongyi blushed and shook his head.

"...Your Highness, go to sleep. I won't sleep. I'll keep watch for you..." Zhongyi lowered his head, not daring to look at the comet.

"You still have to drive tomorrow, so what if you don't sleep? Hurry up!" Comet patted the place next to him again, Zhongyi still shook his head, "Do you want me to go down and invite you?" Seeing that Zhongyi couldn't come, Comet got up, Lifting the quilt and making a gesture to get out of bed, he knew that Zhongyi might be estimating the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, but Comet has always regarded Zhongyi as his younger brother, and never thought about the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, although he always respects him all the time.

Seeing Comet get up, Zhongyi quickly stood up and took two steps to the bedside, "...I'll sleep, can I sleep?" There was no way, Zhongyi had to take off the outer armor and lay on the bed with his clothes on, but he also put the sword on the bed. keep it by your side.

The two were lying side by side on the bed. This was the first time Zhongyi had been lying on the same bed with Comet in the 12 years since he knew Comet.Loyalty looked sideways at Comet's peaceful sleeping face, and his heart became calmer than ever before.

For many years, Zhongyi felt that even looking at the comet beside him was a luxury, and he never thought that one day he would lie side by side with the comet like this. Zhongyi, who was a little sleepy, didn't want to waste this moment, so he gently Turning sideways to face the comet, with his head resting on his left elbow, he watched the sleeping comet quietly until late at night, Zhongyi couldn't resist the attack of sleepiness, and fell asleep.

At this time, both of them had smiles on their faces, but the dreamers were different.

After a peaceful night, the next morning, after breakfast, the two continued on their way.

At this moment in the war zone, the troops on both sides are ready to go, but Zhao Rongzhen didn't see Chen Yuan's figure in the opponent's army, but his lieutenant general took the position of the chief general. Zhao Rongzhen sneered, not knowing that the opponent came out again Although he was skeptical about what kind of countermeasures he would take, he still led his troops forward without hesitation.

Out of the town and in the mountains, Zhongyi drove the carriage as fast as possible, hoping to send Comet back to the capital as soon as possible, but he was conflicted in his heart and hoped that time would pass more slowly. The long-lost thing was only the time spent together.

Zhongyi slowed down after passing a relatively narrow part of the mountain road, because one side is a cliff full of big trees and the other is a valley. If the speed is too fast, it will be unsafe after all.

When they were about to walk out of this narrow road, suddenly seven figures jumped out of the trees and landed on the ground, blocking the way of the two people. The horses of the two people were startled by the sudden appearance of the people, and they raised their front hooves high. Tighten the reins, "Your Highness, sit still!" Because of the frightened horse, the carriage behind was also shaken, and Comet sitting in the front of the carriage fell down due to the shock, and hit his head on the seat of the carriage.

The horse with its hooves down did not calm down, and ran forward like a joy. Before Zhongyi could see who was coming, he rushed away from the people in front. Zhongyi was afraid that the horse would pull the carriage into the valley. He quickly opened the car door behind him and got in, picked up Comet who hadn't figured out the situation, opened the back door, and jumped out of the carriage with Comet.

Before the two people who landed could recover, they watched the frightened horse and the carriage fall into the bottom of the valley, which made the two of them break out in a cold sweat. All their belongings were gone, only what was left on their bodies Two sabers.

"Your Highness, are you not injured?" Zhongyi, who was half lying on the ground, propped up his upper body with his left elbow, but he felt severe pain from the joints above his elbow. Cushioned under the comet that fell sideways, and at this time, the comet was falling into his arms with a face full of pain, "Your Highness! What's the matter?!" Regardless of his own pain, Zhongyi propped up his body to check whether there was any wound on the comet, and Comet curled up, with both hands covering the knee of his right leg, Zhongyi carefully pulled up Comet's lower garment, only to find that the knee was already red and swollen, and there was a protruding stone on the mountain road under the knee.

"...Your Highness..." Zhongyi frowned, looking at the person curled up on the ground distressedly.

Before the pain of Comet passed, there was the sound of horseshoes in front of the two of them. They looked up and saw a man riding a tall reddish-brown horse. The man on the horse was wearing a mask and could only see two eyes.The sound of footsteps came from behind the two, and the two followed the sound again, and Zhongyi recognized the people who had just jumped from the tree.

Zhongyi struggled to lift Comet up, but his right leg was unable to exert strength, so Comet could only lean half of his body on Zhongyi, "Who are you?" Comet held back the pain, raised his cold eyes, and looked at the horse sitting on the horse. The leader seemed to have no intention of coming down. Both Zhongyi and Comet thought it was a bandit nearby, but the elegant armor and gem-studded mask on the leader didn't look like a bandit could wear.

"The fifth prince really lives up to his reputation. If you look at it from a distance, it is not very clear, but if you look at it up close, you are indeed a beauty. Zhao Rongzhen really knows who to choose..." The voice of the leader sounded very young, probably not more than 30 years old, But the accent is a bit like a person from the Kingdom of Jin.

"Speak with respect! Is this what you should say?!" However, before the leader finished speaking, Zhongyi interrupted. The leader's contemptuous tone made Zhongyi furious, but Comet held him tightly. hand, motioning for him not to make a sound.

Comet searched for the identity of this leader in his mind. He was not a native of the country. He knew Zhao Rongzhen, but he didn't care about them. Comet guessed that this person should be Chen Yuan, but shouldn't he be on the battlefield at this time?How could it be in this mountain that is far away from the war zone?

"Excuse me, is this General Chen Yuan?" Comet asked uncertainly, if it was really him, the outfit he was wearing was really suitable.

The leader sneered, and slowly took off the mask, a face as delicate as a lotus flower slapped in the palm slowly appeared in front of the two of them, with peach blossoms in the eyes, and fair skin that seemed to have never been exposed to wind and rain, except that the right cheekbone was damaged by The battle left a pink scar about two inches long. If the scar extended a little further, it is estimated that the eyes would be lost, and there were two pear dimples on both sides of the mouth because of the smile.

Without this military uniform and the scar on his face, this person should be a young man with a good life, and the smile on his lips would not make people think that this person is a general who killed countless enemies on the battlefield .

"His Royal Highness Comet is really smart. Are you wondering why I am here instead of on the battlefield?" There was a smile in that voice, but he couldn't find the warmth of the smile. Comet didn't speak, just as a default, "That battlefield You don’t need me, you can still fight well, my lieutenant can replace me, your country and Zhao Rongzhen are nothing more than that, don’t you have many people? There are traitors among the few people, I don’t think they can be used In a few days, the border of our Kingdom of Jin will expand a bit, and you... will no longer appear in front of Zhao Rongzhen..."

There was no smile in Chen Yuan's voice, instead he had a cold expression on his face. He winked at the followers behind the two of them, and seven or eight of them drew out the swords at their waists and rushed forward together. Zhongyi had no choice but to let go of Comet's hand. , back to back with Comet, drew out the saber around his waist, Comet no longer put his weight on Zhongyi, but also drew out his own sword.

"Your Highness, just stand there..."

"How can there be such a reason?!" Comet stopped Zhongyi. This was the first time he had spoken loudly to Zhongyi in these years. He glared at the person who was still sitting on the horse with the same indifferent eyes, "Go and deal with those people , when I kill their leader, I will help you, and I will definitely 'stand' in front of Rong Zhen again." With the sound of someone killing behind him, Comet limped and walked forward as fast as possible, while Comet The sentence "I will 'stand' in front of Zhao Rongzhen again" shocked Chen Yuan, and it made him think of Ren Qiang. At that time, when he rushed to the battlefield with reinforcements, Zhao Rongzhen and the others had already left, leaving only There was a messy battlefield, with his own soldiers lying all over the place, and Ren Qiang was lying in the middle of them, blood was gurgling out from the place where the arrow was shot in his left chest, Chen Yuan knelt beside Ren Qiang with tears in his eyes, holding up his On the upper body, with his eyes half-opened, he was still somewhat conscious. He took out a blood-stained oval stone from his chest with great difficulty, and held it up in front of Chen Yuan with difficulty, then fixed his eyes on the same stone on Chen Yuan's neck. The shape and color of the jade, and the last sentence he left Chen Yuan was only two words - keep it, and then the hand holding the stone suddenly dropped down, half of the eyes did not blink again, just Leave a line of tears mixed with red.

And that stone is actually an oval-shaped jade carved at a moment. It turned out to be the same piece of jade on Chen Yuan's neck. Because Chen Yuan liked it, Ren Qiang asked someone to divide the jade into two halves, and each wore a piece. After Ren Qiang's death, Chen Yuan kept the piece of Ren Qiang with him all the time, but the blood stains on it were still on it, and it had dried up. The reason why Chen Yuan didn't wash it off was because he thought it was Ren Qiang who had been turned into ashes. The only warmth left for him.

The people behind seemed to have expected that Comet would deal with Chen Yuan, so four of them gathered around to block Comet.

A seven-to-two battle begins with the end in sight.

The tacit understanding of practicing martial arts together since they were young is now fully reflected in Comet and Zhongyi. Even if they are back to back, they seem to be able to feel the gap between each other. Only then did Comet discover Zhongyi's inconvenient left hand, which made Comet pay more attention to the gap on Zhongyi's left, and Zhongyi paid more attention to the area around Comet's right leg.

But no matter how good the tacit understanding is, for two people with injuries, seven people are still too reluctant, and they still punched two people. Just after Comet turned around, a follower's sword crossed Comet's waist , Comet reluctantly dodged, but the turquoise that had been tied around his waist by Comet was cut through the rope. As Comet turned around, the turquoise flew under Chen Yuan’s horse’s hooves, and Comet’s spirit was captured by the green The turquoise was drawn by him, and his eyes followed the past. Seeing the turquoise fly to the horse's front hooves, Comet was afraid that the horse would step on it, so he flew over without thinking. He seemed to be watching the battle, but he was recalling any Chen Yuan, who was looking strong before death, saw a figure rushing towards him, he was startled, his hands involuntarily tightened the rein suddenly, his feet also clamped the horse's belly, the horse also became tense with the master's nervousness, and the comet flying As the figure leaped over, the horse kicked its two front hooves high, and Comet just lowered his body. Seeing the horse kicking his front hooves, he quickly stretched out his right hand to grab the turquoise.

Seeing someone under the horse's hoof that was about to fall, Chen Yuan instinctively pulled the rein and pinned it to the horse's neck, hoping that the horse would let the horse's hoof fall to another place, but it was too late.

The turquoise was obtained, but Comet's hand was not withdrawn in time. The horse's fallen right hoof stepped on Comet's right shoulder impartially. Comet seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking, and the pain was more intense than a leg injury. It quickly spread throughout the whole body, causing Comet to involuntarily let out a wail, and then his whole body felt unable to move, his eyes went dark, and he passed out.

And at the moment when he fainted, all kinds of expressions on Zhao Rongzhen's face flashed in Comet's mind, and finally, before this parting, Zhao Rongzhen looked at his reluctant expression...

"...Rongzhen..." The name came out with Comet's breath, and the old days seemed to go away with the breath.

The moment Comet left behind him, Zhongyi's thoughts were not entirely on the sword in his right hand. He took advantage of the time to look back at Comet, which was rushing towards the horse's hoof, and when he heard Comet's wailing, he looked back at Comet. Lying on the ground, motionless, and Chen Yuan's horse just took off the horseshoe that stepped on Comet, a trace of panic flashed across Chen Yuan's face, but when he saw Zhongyi looking at him, he immediately became indifferent .

"Your Highness!" Zhongyi Wuxin didn't care about the entourage who killed him in front of him, and turned and ran towards Comet, but he didn't notice that there was a sword piercing his left rib from behind. , and then the pain also spread to the entire abdominal cavity. Because of the pain, Zhongyi stopped three steps away from the comet. Holding the hilt of the sword, looking at him coldly, that person suddenly drew out the sword again, but Zhong Yi had no strength to swing the sword again. There was a bloody taste in his mouth, and he spit out a mouthful of blood, and the sword in his right hand fell with a crisp sound. On the ground, Zhongyi knelt down straight, his upper body fell down, lying on the ground, his body could no longer move, but his eyes were looking at the direction of the comet, an inexplicable sadness choked Zhongyi's throat, but he couldn't cry out. Can only let the tears fall desperately.

When the other attendant swung his sword again and rushed towards Comet, he was stopped by Chen Yuan. Chen Yuan jumped off his horse, squatted beside Comet, pushed away Comet's hand that was not clenched tightly, took out the turquoise, and seriously He looked at it, originally he wanted to put it back into Comet's hand, but he seemed to think of something, he retracted the hand that had been put down, put the turquoise into his arms, and asked people to put away the loyalty sword with.

Chen Yuan got on his horse again, and his entourage blew the whistle. Several horses ran out from a place behind the mountain, and the entourage also got on their horses. Before they left, Chen Yuan, who was wearing a mask, looked back at the two people lying on the ground. No one saw his expression, only a complicated gaze peeped out from behind the mask.

"Let's go!" Chen Yuan led, and all the followers followed Chen Yuan's horse and ran towards the war zone.

Listening to the sound of horseshoes going away, Zhongyi felt that the temperature of his body was slowly flowing out along with the blood flowing out, until the sound of horseshoes disappeared, and Zhongyi's world also fell into darkness...

At this time, Zhao Rongzhen brought his soldiers and horses to fight on the battlefield, and he didn't know what happened to Comet on this remote mountain road...