Journey to the Rose

As the night was dark, Li Shen held the "ghost crossbow" and chased Lu Zhenghe all the way to the place where the armored vehicle was parked.

Although there are no swamps in the plains of Quaggy City, there are trees in the plains, the trees are metabolizing, and the fallen leaves are withered and piled up on the ground, forming an extremely humid forest swamp.Because of the sufficient water, the moss grows luxuriantly, and the ground seems to be covered with a thick bedding.

Li Shen wore the newly changed military boots, stepped on them step by step, his legs were exhausted, he was panting for breath, and finally stopped at the entrance of the parking lot.

Lu Zhenghe had already turned on the headlights of an armored vehicle, and the light illuminated a wide road.

Under the reflection of the headlights, the outline of his side face was clearly visible in the darkness.Lu Zhenghe frowned, and didn't say anything to Li Shen, he just paused the movements of his hands, and turned his head to look at Li Shen.

He understands that for a loyal subordinate like Li Shen, protecting the young master's life is the first priority in times of crisis.

But Lu Zhenghe really has no way to pretend that the prophecy never happened——

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he feels that he has the responsibility to fight for it.

Because these "punishments" should not have been borne by Ruan Xi.

If there is no mark, if there is no messy power and spouse competition in their family, Ruan Xi should have a simpler and more free life.

"I said, young master," Li Shen bent down, tied the loose shoelaces, and stood up on his knees, "Do you have to go?"

"I have no other choice."

Lu Zhenghe said in a deep voice, raised his hand backwards, pulled down the seat belt and buckled it up.

In an instant, all the lights in the car came on.

Only at this time did Li Shen see clearly that Bo Yang was sitting in the driver's seat.

Bo Yang remained silent as always, staring ahead with a faint light in his eyes.

For a long time, Boyang has been like a machine without emotion. Day after day, he only knows how to obey and execute. He has no resemblance to a southerner like Ruan Xi.

In the huge quaggy city, apart from the guard post on the night shift, this is the only place that is still lit.

They are like rotating stars in the dark night.

Only then did Li Shen understand that the relationship between them and the young master is just a vast galaxy across the sky, pulling each other.

"Bo Yang!" Li Shen raised his voice, ran over and slapped on the car door, clenched his hands into fists, "Aren't you going to stop him?"

"I'm only responsible for carrying out orders."

Bo Yang lowered his eyes, and the light in his eyes reflected a shallow halo on the back of Li's hand with deep blue veins.

Li Shen was helpless, so he had no choice but to persuade again: "You have to go, right? What if the ground fission comes, what will you do? Maze City is gone! We can set off for the next city early tomorrow morning ,Then……"

Lu Zhenghe interrupted him: "I may also come back safely."

Take a ten thousand step back and say that even if he can't come back safely, he will do this matter, and he will do it without regret.

"That's fine."

Li Shen knew that if Lu Zhenghe got stubborn, ten armored vehicles would not be able to pull him back.

Stretching his arms back, Li Shen grabbed the bow of the "Ghost Crossbow" and hung the bow and arrow in front of him. Then, he grabbed the door handle of the rear seat, opened the door, and sat on it.

Lu Zhenghe raised his eyes, looked at his face in the rearview mirror, and was amused: "Do you really want to be with us?"

Li Shen put down a big stone in his heart, and followed Le: "Together, we will be together, like who is afraid of death. Isn't the mission of Bo Yang and me to protect you?"

"Row."

Lu Zhenghe lowered his head and played with the newly acquired rifle in his hand, "Then tell Wen Kai and let him look at Ruan Xi. At dawn tomorrow morning, the original plan remains the same, the large troops will go directly north, directly Go to the next city."

Li Shen just dialed the headset and said, "Aren't they waiting for us?"

"No wait."

Pulling the trigger frame, Lu Zhenghe pressed the latch, pinched it with his thumb and turned it down, unlocking the rifle.

"Okay." Li Shen nodded.

As I expected, the young master is still a lover.

This kind of person who doesn't like to show his heart will become more exaggerated when he is emotional.

However, Li Shen discovered this car...

My God, how did you get an armored ambulance?

This kind of vehicle has good off-road maneuverability, but its protection is very weak. It is only equipped with one or two machine guns. If it encounters any attack, it will have little effect at all.

"Bo Yang, why did you choose an ambulance?"

"It's easy to treat when you're injured."

"..."

It seems quite reasonable.

The three of them, one is the coach, the other is the airborne soldier, and the other is the reconnaissance soldier. Basically, they are not at the front with a gun.

At the same time, Wen Kai's dizzy voice came from the headset: "What are you looking for, when will you ask the young master to come back..."

"I, Bo Yang, want to accompany the young master to look for the ancient scrolls, we have to go south," Li took a deep breath, "The young master asked you to stay and protect Ruan Xi, as a temporary commander, and go down with the big troops One city."

"what?"

Wen Kai suddenly lost all sleepiness, his voice was much clearer, he covered his mouth, and whispered: "Ruan Xi just fell asleep, and said to remember to call him when the young master came back, but you guys ran away secretly? The young master hasn't told Ruan Xi yet. This matter?"

"Then you definitely can't tell him. Ruan Xi will have to chase after him, and it will be useless then."

"Then what should I say? Ruan Xi is so smart, can I fool him?"

"Well..." Li Shen said, "So it's up to you at this time, hold him back, hide him, and protect him."

"I know, you also protect the young master. And..."

Wen Kai said, his voice became softer, "You also look at Bo Yang."

"..."

Li Shen suddenly felt a little sour.

He thought of the duckweed he saw in the swamp, wandering nowhere, like his poor self.

This kind of acid is not jealousy or envy, but the acidity of heartache.

It's such a time, Wen Kai and himself obviously experienced more along the way, but in the end they only returned one sentence: You protect the person I like.

Why didn't Wen Kai say "you should pay attention to yourself"?

Fortunately, he thought Wen Kai was an angel along the way, but in the end...

uncomfortable.

Li Shen didn't want to talk anymore, he was silent for a few seconds, and only replied firmly: "En."

·

At dawn, Ruan Xi was picked up by Wen Kai.

Today was different from before, Ruan Xi didn't stay in bed, but took the initiative to wash up quickly, waiting for the other soldiers to bring breakfast.

Although the plain is open and the morning wind is strong, the trouser legs and the hem of the clothes rattle together, but because it is a swamp, there is always a smell of rotting plants in the wind. Ruan Xi felt dizzy, and stood at the door for a while before entering the tent again .

And those fighters were secretly looking at themselves.

Their eyes were full of inquiry and curiosity, and some would touch the tip of their noses unconsciously, as if they smelled the smell of omega.But Ruan Ximing asked Wen Kai to help cover up the smell.

The army's breakfast was even better than on the road. Cheese omelets and a cup of hot milk. He and Wen Kai had a full meal. After a short rest, they began to change their clothes.

No matter how close Wen Kai was to him, he was still an alpha after all, so he consciously went to the cubicle to change clothes.

I didn't stay in bed today, not because Ruan Xi was full of sleep...

It was because he had a vague feeling that he was not at ease.

Lu Zhenghe didn't come back last night, Wen Kai didn't say anything when he got up in the morning, and came out of the cubicle directly, so it meant that Wen Kai stayed here all night.

No, it's daylight now.

I don't know why, maybe it's a tacit understanding, the intuition is too scary, Ruan Xi subconsciously feels that Lu Zhenghe is no longer in the camp, otherwise he has no reason not to come and sleep together.

He was flustered so badly that he swayed to and fro as if he was standing unstable on a driftwood board.

Ruan Xi said softly, "Wen Kai, where is your young master?"

When he asked this, Wen Kaijun, who hadn't buttoned up his clothes yet, hurriedly poked his head out of the cubicle, and replied, "Ah?"

Now there are only the two of them in the tent, how could they not hear clearly?

Ruan Xishun calmed down and asked again: "Where is the other person?"

Wen Kai saw that he hadn't finished his soy milk, so he stood beside him with a white sugar bag upright, "Can I have some more sugar?"

"Don't change the subject," Ruan Xi frowned and sighed, "Where's the person? Did something happen? Did you get attacked by some wild beast during training at night? Or did you catch a cold from the night breeze?"

At this moment, Wen Kai really wanted to say that the young master was taken away by a lion.

After thinking about it seriously, Ruan Xi's eyes widened: "Did he sprain his ankle, and then felt too shameful, so..."

"No, no!"

Wen Kai had no choice but to think about everything. He didn't consider that Omega and his alpha would have an innate sense of bond. Ruan Xi's intuition was so accurate, but he could feel that Lu Zhenghe was abnormal, "He..."

Ruan Xi frowned, and said displeasedly, "He's not in the camp area."

"..."

Wen Kai was choked, and had to swallow the lie "he was in closed training" that had been made up in his throat.

Seeing the expression on Wen Kai's imminent disaster, Ruan Xi had no choice but to suspect—

Did I become a widow overnight?

"Ruan Xi, if I tell you, you have to listen to me." Wen Kai decided to tell the truth and not reveal the reason, so as to reduce Ruan Xi's psychological burden.

Ruan Xi was eager to know Lu Zhenghe's whereabouts now, and didn't care about Wen Kai's request, so she nodded and agreed, "Okay, tell me."

"The young master has something very urgent to do, it's about his own destiny..."

Wen Kai's voice was very soft, in a coaxing tone, "Because he needs to go back to the south and it's not safe, so he didn't want to take you with him. The less manpower, the better. He took Li Shen He Boyang, so you don't have to worry. He kept me here because he needs me to take you on the next journey."

Ruan Xi quietly listened to every word Wen Kai said, every sentence, like a sharp spear, pierced his heart horizontally.

Afterwards, he fell into a long silence...

If he had planned earlier, then Lu Zhenghe must have set off at night, and it is too late to catch up now.Moreover, with Bo Yang and Li Shen as assistants, the effect on Lu Zhenghe must be stronger than his own.

Ruan Xi is not a person who will cause trouble to others.

He didn't want to be the one making trouble, and at the same time, he also believed that Lu Zhenghe had the ability to bring himself back intact.

"Then how far did he go, and when will he come back?"

"It's not far," Wen Kai said hastily, "it's probably... less than half a city away. I guess they'll be back the day after tomorrow."

the day after tomorrow.

Then there are still today, tomorrow, two days, Lu Zhenghe is not around, it is very difficult.

Ruan Xi rubbed her ears, and there was a blood-red mark on her palm.

He raised his eyes, his eyes were clear again, and he was still the same Ruan Xi who was standing at the starting point: "When are we going to the next city?"

"Let's go now."

As soon as the words fell, Gu Zirong's voice came from outside the curtain of the tent: "Captain Wen Kai, we are all ready."

After Li Shen left, Wen Kai temporarily took over the elite squad led by Li Shen. The members in it were young and relatively obedient.

"Let's go."

Wen Kai turned around and took off the cloak on the hanger. The black fabric was soft and wrinkle-free, spreading over Ruan Xi's shoulders like a grand curtain.

Rainbow·87 "But liking should not be bound by gender."