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Qi Xiao led people into Fenglin Mountain, and Lu Xiulin sent a centurion to go with him. The centurion was Tian Chusan, who was born and raised in Yuanzhou. He joined the Dingyuan Army at the age of 16. He was a Little Bean Sprouts, who looked up to the great hero from afar, later the Dingyuan Army was abolished, and the generals were dispatched separately. It was not his turn to be a small soldier. Up to now, he has been in the Dingyuan Army for seven years, and he is an out-and-out veteran He probably knows Fenglinshan better than Lu Xiulin.

Qi Xiao, who was chosen by Lu Xiulin, had no objections, and the three of them separated into three lanes and went straight into the forest.

Tang Ling slept until the end of the hour, Qing Lan entered the tent lightly, not daring to wake Tang Ling up, but Tang Ling still woke up.

"Qing Lan, what time is it?"

"Master, are you awake? It's almost time."

Tang Ling touched the empty place around him. There was no sticky or uncomfortable place on his body. Qi Xiao wiped it off for him. If it wasn't for the pain in his back that was about to break, he must have thought that what happened in the morning was a dream.

"Has Qi Xiao left already?"

"Ok.

His Highness ordered the young master to sleep more. "

Qing Lan brought a cup of tea to the bed, "I see that it's getting late, and the young master usually doesn't sleep so late, so I came in to have a look, and brought a pot of hot tea along the way."

"I'm really thirsty."

Tang Ling sat up, took the teacup, and slowly drank half of it. She caught a glimpse of Qing Lan bringing in a bucket, and asked, "Why did you bring a bucket?"

Qing Lan looked at Tang Ling with a sullen expression on her face, and replied, "Your Highness said that the young master will have a backache when he wakes up, so let me take care of you.

There is hot water in the bucket, and I want to apply it to the young master. "

Tang Ling almost choked on the tea, coughed twice, and her ears turned red.

"Young master, did he bully you?"

"Ahem... no..."

"Young master, you always protect him."

Tang Ling sighed, how would he explain this to Qing Lan?It wasn't Qi Xiao who bullied him, but he wanted to be bullied by Qi Xiao? !

"Qing Lan, you are still young, you still don't understand these things..."

"His Highness's birthday is in spring, and I was born at the end of the year. He is at most ten months older than me."

"..."

Tang Ling was speechless for a while, age is indeed not a good reason, a good excuse, but the difference between Qing Lan and Qi Xiao is not in age but in mind and determination.

Qing Lan is still like a child, being overly indulged and protected by Tang Ling, but Qi Xiao is already a man, and what he wants to support is the situation of the world.

Even if Tang Ling told Qing Lan these words, how much would he understand?And Tang Ling didn't want him to understand, he didn't need to understand.

"My lord, don't look at me like this. I won't ask or talk anymore. Let me rub your waist for you?"

Qing Lan was afraid to see Tang Ling's heavy-hearted face. He knew that he was stupid, and he couldn't help the young master with any of the things that worried him.

Lord Hou once said to him that he doesn't care about anything else around Tang Ling, don't ask, don't know, as long as he takes good care of Tang Ling, that's the best.

Qi Xiao said that it was his duty to let him take care of him, so there was no need for Qi Xiao to say that.

Tang Ling smiled suddenly: "Okay."

It was already much colder at the foot of Fenglin Mountain than outside. Tang Ling was only wearing single clothes, and she would definitely catch cold when she got out of bed. Qing Lan first moved the charcoal brazier not far from the bed, and heated up the fire before wringing it out. The hot handkerchief was handed over.

"Young master, lie down."

When Qing Lan applied the handkerchief to Tang Ling's waist, she saw the hickey marks on the back of his neck.

Qing Lan pursed her lips, said nothing, stopped asking, stopped talking, no matter what Qi Xiao did, he would take good care of the young master!

Qing Lan rubbed Tang Ling's waist for a long time, making Tang Ling so comfortable that she almost fell asleep again.

Zong Sheng called softly outside the tent: "Has Mr. Tang woke up?"

"Qing Lan, go and see what's going on."

Qing Lan nodded, and went out of the camp to see Zong Sheng: "What's wrong?"

"It's getting late, and the kitchen in the camp is about to be taken away. I left a breakfast for you, and I will bring it to you. If you wake up, eat it while it's hot."

Qing Lan took the food box and nodded to Zong Sheng: "Thank you."

"The master is not here, if you have orders, you can come to me."

"I see."

Qing Lan bowed to see Zong Sheng off, turned around and returned to the tent, Tang Ling had already gotten up.

"My lord, let's have some breakfast first, after a while Qing Lan will comb my lord's hair."

Zong Sheng sent off Qi Xiao and Baixi Bridge early in the morning, and then his heart was empty. He hurried to Fenglin Mountain before and didn't dare to stop for a moment, but now he suddenly had nothing to do, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

"What's on the ground? Is there a mine?" Chi Yue appeared out of nowhere, and Zong Sheng was startled.

"Fenglin Mountain has no mines."

"Then what are you staring at under your feet?"

Zong Sheng sighed unconsciously.

"Oh, you wanted to follow His Highness, but His Highness left you behind."

Zong Sheng glanced at Chi Yue and acquiesced.

"Since you want to follow, why didn't you mention it when His Highness ordered you yesterday? If you did, maybe His Highness can take you with you?" Chi Yue walked around from Zong Sheng's left side to the right side, seeing that Zong Sheng's face was actually the same as that of Zong Sheng's. It was the same as usual, as usual, with no expression on his face, but he could tell that Zong Sheng was unhappy.

"My lord's order, I will take care of it myself."

"You have been with His Highness since you were a child, and you are as familiar with Fenglin Mountain as His Highness is. Can't I send you there? He has to suffer by himself."

"..." What Chi Yue said was correct, but Qi Xiao's decision was to enter the mountain by himself and leave him behind.

This made Zong Sheng inevitably feel disappointed.

In fact, he had nothing to do in the Dingyuan military camp. Chen Heng and Lu Xiulin went to see the selection of soldiers. There was nothing special about archery in today's school exam. He has no official or job in the Dingyuan army, so it's not good. It would be nice to let him watch what he was doing, so he came back after watching for a while.

They could only deliver meals to Tang Ling.

Chi Yue chuckled: "I think it's pretty good, but His Highness knows how to hurt people."

Zong Sheng didn't know why, so he frowned, hurting someone?Who hurts?What is this nonsense?

"It hurts me, if you follow me, what should I do?"

Zong Sheng was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and left.

"Hey, it's just a joke."

Chi Yue caught up with Zong Sheng and said with a smile, "Why don't you understand, are you stupid?"

Zong Sheng stopped and looked at Chi Yue: "What do you know? Master has something else to tell you?"

Chi Yue shook his head, stretched his arms around Zong Sheng, pressed his shoulders, and said softly, "Don't you think about it, are the elite soldiers picked out by the Dingyuan Army that His Highness brought into the mountain?"

"Yes."

"Afterwards, will these soldiers have to follow His Highness through life and death?"

"Yes."

"Your Highness has never led a soldier or fought a battle before, so he has no military merits?"

Zong Sheng shook his head.

"So, if His Highness lives in the barracks to enjoy the blessings, and treats those soldiers as cattle, how can you subdue them in the future? You know His Highness is good, but others don't.

It is true that Lu Xiulin will go to Qi with us, but he is a lieutenant general. If the soldiers don't have the slightest trust and closeness to the commander, how can they fight?Who would be willing to fight and die for His Highness?His Highness had to go in person, and he had to be with the soldiers from the first day, eating and drinking together and sharing joys and sorrows. "

Zong Sheng didn't expect this.

"Let's talk about you, His Highness's keeping you here means that you are the person he trusts the most, so he can entrust Tang Ling to your care.

Tang Ling, Mr. Tang, our Highness's life!When His Highness came back, Mr. Tang would beat you to death whenever he coughed. "

Zong Sheng nodded silently, he will take good care of Tang Ling.

Chi Yue poked Zong Sheng's forehead: "Stupid!" He muttered again, "I hope His Highness can take care of me."

Now Qi Xiao has almost dispelled his guard against Chi Yue, but he can't say that he has much trust, it's just that Chi Yue is an important and available person.

Zong Sheng looked at Chi Yue and said, "Master treats you well."

"What? I was sent by His Majesty, he can't get rid of me, and I'm still useful."

Zong Sheng is not as good at talking as Chi Yue. He knows many things in his heart but can't explain them clearly, so he thought for a while before saying, "I don't treat you as an outsider."

"Oh? Why can't I see it?"

"I can't tell."

This is a feeling that Zong Sheng has been with Qi Xiao for so many years, although he may not know Qi Xiao's thoughts, but he knows Qi Xiao's likes and dislikes, and knows when Qi Xiao is pretending and when it is real.

Moreover, on the first day from Chi Yue, Qi Xiao knew that Chi Yue and Zong Sheng were old acquaintances, and kept Zong Sheng by Chi Yue's side all the time, but never said that Zong Sheng should pay attention to or monitor Chi Yue.

Before Qi Xiao asked Zong Sheng whether Chi Yue could trust him or not. In fact, Qi Xiao knew it in his own mind. During Chi Yue's time, Qi Xiao accepted all his proposals. If this is not trust, what is.

"All right.

I believe you. "

Chi Yue patted Zong Sheng on the shoulder and pulled him up, "Go, walk with me."

"where to?"

"Run around the camp and look at Fenglin Mountain."

"it is good."

"You won't play tricks and throw me into a ditch, will you?"

"……Won't."

Chi Yue laughed, and pulled him into the secret place behind the tent, and leaned forward to kiss Zong Sheng.

A little sloppy and not very enjoyable, so I kissed her again.

Zong Sheng was stunned at first, but then he stretched out his arms to hold Chi Yue in his arms, and kissed him seriously.