Small wood

The curtains are made of animal skins, so thick that you can hardly see the outside. When the curtains are drawn, candles are lit even in broad daylight.The tents are a bit low, and there is no bed inside, but large animal skins are spread on the ground.There are tables, chairs, and storage cabinets in the middle.

Amu was lighting a candle. The white body of the candle was a little peeled off, and the wick was very short. After finally lighting it, someone hugged him behind him, and a gust of wind blew it out, blowing out the small flame.

Amu groaned, his brows furrowed, his eyes were a little blurry due to the sudden disappearance of light, and he rubbed his hands to find the candle in front of him.The person behind stretched out his hand and helped him light the candle. The hand was very thin, with long fingertips. It should have been as bright as jade, but it was dyed red, and the dry blood stains were solidifying into red and black. of agglomerates.

Amu's heart trembled, and he immediately grasped it: "Why is there so much blood?!" He stood up straight and looked back.

Gu Lin didn't give him a chance to see it, he lowered his head and kissed Amu's slightly parted lips, sucking gently.

Amu made a thin meow from his throat, resisted rarely, broke away from Gu Lin, and looked at him.

The armor that was supposed to be silver-gray almost seemed to have passed through countless dust and blood, and a large area of ​​red and black blood stains condensed on it, like a red plum in full bloom.Amu's entire face was wrinkled, looking at Gu Lin's armor almost as if he was facing an enemy.

Gu Lin went to hug him, and gently kissed his forehead, but the armor was an obstacle, preventing the two of them from sticking together, he paused, and rubbed the tip of Amu's nose with the tip of his nose, very intimate, low Said: "Heavy."

Amu hurriedly reached out to help Gu Lin take Gu Lin off.

The seemingly light armor was as heavy as a rock, and because of the angle, Amu could hardly lift it.Gu Lin supported his hand, and casually dropped the armor on the ground, making a clattering sound.

Amu held his breath, and he only breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at Gu Lin's body, as the armor was gradually taken off, the clothes inside were still clean and there was no blood.

Seeing his nervous look, Gu Lin pursed his lips slightly, with a smile in his voice: "It's not my blood."

Amu nodded, and hurried to the side to pour water.

Gu Lin took the drink, and his eyes were bright and crystal clear: "The enemy army is broken, and the border of the solid country can be taken in two days."

Amu didn't understand these things, but he could see that Gu Lin was very happy, so he also smiled, but there was still some worry in his eyes.

The day when he left the Northland was the day when Amu saw the most people. It was so dark that he could hardly see the end, even the sky was so dark that he could almost hold it with his hand. He saw Gu Lin standing in the front , the silver-gray armor gleamed dimly in the black and blue sky. He was obviously just a person, but all eyes fell on him, as if he was a being believed by others.

Then came the war.

Amu said before that he would join, and Gu Lin agreed, but when it came to the real battlefield, he asked Lin Yi to teach Amu carefully about archery before letting him join.

Amu has no objection, after all, if he wants to help, he has to train himself.

Yun Duo became Gu Lin's mount, and every time Gu Lin set off, Amu always talked to it for a long time, asking it to be careful and bring Gu Lin back safely.

After drinking water and talking for a while, Gu Lin left again. The servant took the armor he took off and went down to wipe and repair it. If it wasn't for the ground stained by the armor, Amu almost thought it was just a dream.

"Master." Lin Yi suddenly stood behind Amu, with a strong smell of blood on his body.

"Are you injured?" Amu asked hurriedly, checking up and down.

"It's not the blood of your subordinates." Lin Yi said.It was basically the same as what Gu Lin said just now, which made Amu feel relieved.These days, what reassures him the most is not the success of the battle or the fall of the enemy, but the phrase 'not my blood'.

Only then can he know they are not hurt.

Amu took the bow and carried a barrel of arrows: "Where are you going to practice today?"

Ji Dong looked at him and said, "Master's archery skills are already very good. Today, let's go to the high ground."

Amu's hand holding the arrow paused slightly, and then he turned to another bucket of arrows, which contained an extremely large number of arrows.

On the high ground, you can almost see the whole picture of the battle, because of geographical problems, there are very few enemy soldiers on it.

It took a while to go up, and when climbing, Amu's hands were trembling, and when he thought for a while that the place where the arrow shot into was not a moving target but a real person, he felt a little strange, excited, and at a loss There are also.

His archery has been well practiced by Ji Dong. His father once taught him how to shoot three arrows in succession. When he showed it for the first time, Ji Dong showed admiration in his eyes. Afterwards, he improved A Mu's movements. Further improvement, and taught him a lot of self-defense skills, in case there are close enemies.

After finding the stone for cover, Amu half-hidden behind the stone, looking at the not-too-distant plain.

The wind and sand were very strong, and the visibility was a little low, but the sound of the swords and swords intersecting spread faster, and there was a strong smell of blood in the air, just like the smell emitted by thousands of rusty iron knives after they were broken.

"Are you ready?" Lin Yi said.

Amu nodded, and stringed the arrow, the thin and hard string made his fingertips tremble slightly.

"Master has the ability to fire three arrows in a row. As long as you keep an eye on it, you may not be able to escape." Lin Yi said: "To capture the thief, first capture the king. Master doesn't need to care about the young general, just keep an eye on the master general."

Amu asked: "They are all the same, how can I identify them?"

"Knife, the chief general's sword is different from that of ordinary young generals."

Amu narrowed his eyes, lowered his body gradually, and looked at the flash hidden in the wind and sand. In fact, he couldn't see the young general's face clearly, nor their knives, but he could see the flash of the sword.

In those thousands of flickering dots, Amu gradually discovered the difference.

Faster and more complex than others, even compared to those light spots like falling stars, that sword light has always existed, but the position is different.After confirming Jianguang, he turned his eyes and stared at the person. It was a person wearing a dark blue armor. His body was much stronger than ordinary people. When he swung the knife, he seemed to be doing something very easy, and he almost fell off with a single blow. In a short period of time, Amu has seen him kill four people.

"Did you see it?" Lin Yi asked.

Amu nodded, and nervously clenched the arrow feathers in the book.

"Master, don't be nervous. Before they find us, master can kill at least one or two generals. Without the leader, those young generals can only be defeated." Lin Yi said in Amu's ear, his voice was so low that it seemed to come from his chest Yes, trembling slightly, he said, "It's now."

Amu let out a breath, and loosened the string in his hand. When the arrow was still halfway, the second arrow was also shot out. Immediately after the tail feathers of the first arrow, he moved coherently and struck the string at an incredible speed. The same long arrow.The person he was staring at was very vigilant, and he swung his knife to kill the arrow before he even saw the direction of the arrow, but when he killed one, the other followed, and he hurriedly chopped off the second arrow. , but in any case could not escape the third branch.

From such a distance, Amu could feel the sound of the arrow he shot piercing the flesh and hitting the bone and then cracking his chest.

He seemed to see the general's eyes widened in disbelief, with a tongue-tied expression.

"I... I shot it!" Amu whispered, but his voice quickly dropped. He saw that the general he shot had not fallen down, and roared violently with the arrow passing through his chest, as if Looking for someone to shoot the arrow: "But he...he didn't die..."

As soon as the words fell, the general looked over, as cold as a ghost, he suddenly raised his knife and shouted something.

Immediately, an archer shot an arrow in this direction.

Lin Yi kept a cold face and didn't move. He just swung his sword to slash the incoming arrows and said, "Continue."

continue?Continue to someone who already has an arrow through his chest?Amu hastily wound up the string, but her hands were shaking non-stop.

"Master." Lin Yi approached him, and put his free hand on his shoulder: "Don't panic."

Ji Dong's hands were a little hot, and they were directly ironed to his skin through his clothes. Amu closed his sore eyes, let out a breath, and calmed down. When he was drawing the bow, he aimed at the general's head. .

one arrow...

two arrows...

Three Arrows...

Just like before, the general couldn't dodge the three consecutive arrows, and the arrow pierced through the helmet, piercing the other end hard.The arrow was slightly crooked, passing through the neck and piercing the throat.The blood vessel was broken open, and a waterfall of blood sprayed out from his neck, splashing on the young general in front of him.

The young general yelled, hugged the general's fallen body in a panic, and then howled after being stunned for a moment.The young generals near the general panicked, retreated and scattered, and were killed one by one.

Amu immediately looked away, his heart was beating so fast that he almost felt the pain.

At this moment, there was a sudden bang in the distance, and the ground shook violently. The broken sand and stones fell to the ground one after another without fear of the strong wind, splashing chunks of soil.

The huge stone wrapped in fire almost smashed in front of Amu, and those soldiers who had not had time to cheer and beheaded how many enemy troops had been killed almost immediately turned into meat paste.

As soon as Lin Yi's face changed, he immediately picked up Amu and quickly swept back.

Amu's sight was blocked by Ji Dong's body, so he didn't see anything, only heard the whistling of the wind and the heat blowing towards his face.

When Ji Dong put him down, Amu was still in a daze, standing stiffly, his voice a little hoarse: "That... what is it?"

Ji Dong looked at him with complicated eyes, and said softly, "Flint."

"Are all the people who were hit dead?" Amu asked again.

Ji Dong nodded: "The damage is too great. Even if you don't get hit, you will still be burned. Most of them can't continue to fight."

A Muen said, he took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly, his face gradually calmed down, but his hands continued to tremble.He suddenly laughed: "I just shot, that general."

"Yes, master is very powerful." Lin Yi replied.

Amu said again: "When will we go again?"

Lin Yi was silent, he looked at Amu, and suddenly reached out to cover Amu's trembling hand: "Master..." His expression was complicated: "It's normal to be afraid."

It's normal to be afraid.

Amu knew, and he was afraid now, so afraid that he wanted to fall to the ground and grab the dirt and howl, but he didn't do it. He realized that if he was afraid now, he would have to go back to that place in the future. The place is difficult.

He shook his head and just asked firmly, "When will I go again?"

Ji Dong looked at him for a while, wanting to see his eyes, but Amu turned his head away.He thought for a while and said, "The general has a lot of background. Without him, the Gu Guobing will not be able to condense for a while. We don't have to go now."

Amu nodded: "Then I'll go back to the tent."

"Master..." Lin Yi frowned, "Is master okay?"

Amu nodded: "I, I just want to go back and drink some water."

After returning to the tent, he was alone, and Amu sat on the ground with weak legs. In his hand was the water Ji Dong poured for him, but he didn't drink at all. He only felt a stick in his stomach stirring constantly, almost Stir all the internal organs out.

When he closed his eyes, even if it was only for a short moment, he could see the neck of the general spewing blood and flesh, the way the young general cried while hugging the dead body, and the vibration of the flint hitting the ground and the flames rushing towards his face.

He knew that these things had to be experienced, but he didn't expect him to be so hard to accept. Even though he forced himself to calm down, he couldn't even stand up when he returned to the empty tent.

"Amu..." He was suddenly embraced by someone, and he lay flat on the animal skin and kissed gently: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

That voice was Gu Lin.

Amu stretched out his arms to hug him, and called out in a low voice, "My lord."

"You're shaking." Gu Lin said softly, he was still wearing armor, which made Amu a little hurt.

Only then did Amu realize that he was shaking badly. He looked up at Gu Shi, and saw Gu Linxue's white neck, with pale blood vessels beating slowly under the thin skin.He suddenly hugged him, buried his lips in that neck, and stammered: "My lord, I shot that man in the neck, I killed him..."

Gu Lin held him with one hand, took off the armor and hugged him, gently stroking his head: "I heard the report, three arrows fired in succession, Amu is so powerful."

Amu whimpered and shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Gu Lin gently touched him and comforted him: "It's all right now, don't be afraid."

Hearing Gu Lin's voice, Amu gradually calmed down. He smelled the breath of hair and skin on Gu Lin's neck, felt the steady beating of his pulse, and suddenly choked up and said, "It's the first time I shoot an arrow at a person."

Gu Linen said: "I know."

Amu shook his head and rubbed against Gu Lin's shoulder: "I was able to shoot him for the first time, and I was so far away, just because I could shoot three arrows in succession, but if someone is like me, if that person's The arrow is aimed at the young master, what if the person shot today is the young master..." Amu spoke quickly, his voice was glued together, with wet whimpers, and his breathing was hot.

Gu Lin's hand touching Amu's head stopped suddenly, he looked down at Amu with complicated eyes: "This is what you are afraid of?"

Amu's eyelashes were still wet, and his eyeballs were as clear as if they had been washed with water, and he was afraid: "I just thought of it suddenly, and then I couldn't even pick up the arrow."

In Amu's eyes, the war is too far away from him, maybe it is selfish, but the only thing he cares about is Gu Lin.

Gu Lin looked at him, as if something in his dark eyes melted and condensed from the depths, turning into a hot liquid like magma, his breathing suddenly became rapid, he lowered his head suddenly, and kissed Amu fiercely.

The kiss was unbearable like a torrential rain, pouring down without even preparing for it, Amu could even taste the taste of blood from his soft lips, his breathing was stuck, only his chest heaved violently, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes It gradually oozes out, soaking the skin with moisture, and then condenses into particles that fall silently into the hair.

Gu Lin kissed for so long that Amu could hardly breathe, but he was not willing to push Gu Lin away, so he just endured it.When Gu Lin let go of him, there were almost black shadows in front of his eyes, he couldn't even see clearly, only the sound of violent breathing and a hoarse whimpering sound like a cat.

"Amu..." Gu Lin suddenly called out his name, which was sweeter than nectar and lighter than melting snow.

Amu looked at Gu Lin, there was a smear of blood that was knocked out by him on the soft lips, which was extremely gorgeous.

Since then, Gu Lin has brought Amu by his side, and he wants him to watch over him so that he won't get hurt and won't be shot through the throat.When he was commanding on the chariot, Amu held the bow beside him, so almost no one who wanted to get close could escape.

Within a few days, he became the first person the enemy army wanted to get rid of. For this reason, Ji Dong didn't take a step away from him, and followed him all the time.

After crossing the high ground, the Huoshi machine lost its advantage. Gu Lin's army was like a smashing bamboo, and almost captured more than half of the border, and continued to march into the territory.

But after that, what Amu worried about actually came true.

The person who can shoot three arrows in succession appeared in the Gu Guojun.

When the arrow shot towards Gu Linchao in a way he was extremely familiar with, he almost subconsciously fell to the side holding Gu Linchao.

Because he knew that if three arrows were fired in succession, the third arrow would be unavoidable no matter what, unless he knocked Gu Lin aside.

And what surprised him was that the third arrow was faster than he had imagined, directly piercing the tail feathers of the second arrow, and changed direction with the help of the second arrow's tail feathers at an irresistible speed, heading towards his body. When the shot came from the back, Ji Dong followed the original direction of the third arrow to block it. He didn't seem to expect that the arrow would suddenly change direction, and his expression changed drastically.

The sound of the arrow piercing the flesh was so clear that Amu didn't even have time to feel the pain.

He suddenly realized that he had never learned how to shoot the third arrow anyway, the third arrow that Father wanted to teach but didn't.

"Amu!" Gu Lin shouted his name in panic, hugging his body tightly, his hands trembling violently.

Amu just looked back, looking at where the arrow came from.

The people in the distance put down their bows, their expressions were complicated, and their dark armor was shining.

Although it was too far away to make out his face, his figure was.

It was his father, that's right.