The next day, Ye Ye woke up just after dawn. He saw that Qing Changsheng was sleeping soundly, so he didn't wake him up, but put his clothes on his body lightly.

Qing Changsheng was still awakened by his rustling noises, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Tokino was getting dressed, so he rubbed his still dry eye sockets, trying to force himself to get up.

Shi Ye held him down: "You were exhausted yesterday, so there is no need for early morning exercises, you can sleep a little longer."

"Still not." Qing Changsheng leaned on Shiye's shoulder for a while in a state of hesitation, and still chose to get up and get dressed. "If you come here, you will be safe. I have just arrived, and it is the time when countless pairs of eyes are staring at me. If the soldiers are practicing hard, but I fall asleep, there will inevitably be rifts between them. How will I be free in the future? place?"

"I won't punish you left and right." Shi Ye rubbed his head, following his wishes after all.

After breakfast, Shi Ye took him to the military doctor's tent, and after the instructions were completed, he went to the military training. It was noon, and the back kitchen cooked a big pot of rice. Gobble it up with a bowl.

But for some reason, there was a sudden commotion not far away, faintly mixed with the sound of pots and bowls being overturned. Tokino was very annoyed that someone interrupted his meal, so he threw the bowl angrily and wanted to trouble that person.

Before he took two steps, he heard someone yelling at the top of his voice, like killing a chicken, the noise made people's brain hurt.

"I am Shang Hongcai, the son of the Marquis of Yongding. My status is extremely precious. Who gave you the courage to let me eat these things?" .

"All of you can eat things that pigs don't eat. They are all cheap bones grown in the mud. Those who stutter can survive. I'm afraid you won't be worthy of eating good things for the rest of your life!"

His arrogance was really arrogant, his words provoked several soldiers beside him to clenched their fists secretly, gnashing their teeth and wanting to teach him a lesson, but due to his status, they could only bear it in the end.

Others were afraid of him, but Shi Ye was not used to his stink, he kicked him in the back, but with no effort, Shang Hongcai was kicked and fell to the ground, and he couldn't get up for a while.

"Stay if you can, and get out if you can't." Shi Ye squatted down, grabbed his collar, and said in a bad tone. "This is Luo City, not your Yongding Houfu Mansion. What kind of a thing are you, dare to play tricks here."

Shi Ye had a reputation for viciousness since he was a child, and Shang Hongcai was naturally afraid of him. He shrank his neck when he heard the words, resisting the pain in his back and said, "I'm not telling the truth? Let's forget about the small, dirty and smelly camp. The food is also so simple, is this a life that people can live?"

"Everyone can eat, but you can't?" Shi Ye narrowed his eyes. "I think it's for the sake of Marquis Yongding that I give you a little bit of face-saving. I didn't let you follow our schedule and sleep together. It's just like raising a talking pig in the camp. You don't do shit all day long." , the person who gave you a stutter is already benevolent, how can you be picky?"

"How do you talk?" When Shang Hong was insulted like this, he became anxious immediately. "Didn't Qing Changsheng not show up all this time? Maybe he hasn't woken up since he fell asleep. Why do you only come to embarrass me?"

Before Shi Ye could answer, Xiaowei Ye who was beside him spoke first.

"Master Qing went to the military doctor's camp early in the morning, bandaged the wounds of several brothers, and then went to the back kitchen to help others. He was busy for a long time."

Although the soldiers didn't say anything on the surface, they could see what the visitor had done, so they knew exactly who they could meet and who should be kept at a respectful distance.

Shang Hong didn't expect that Qing Changsheng really wanted to blend in here, he was at a loss for words for a while, and secretly scolded him for putting on a show, but he still hesitated and refused to let go of his figure.

"So... so what, I am the prince of Yongding Hou, today you beat and humiliated me in public, when I return to the imperial capital, I must let my father go to the emperor to read a copy of you, and insult the emperor's relatives But it’s a felony, you don’t even think about returning to the imperial capital in this life!!”

"Scroll." Shi Ye was a little impatient. "Don't tell me when you're going back, get out now, and hurry up and read me a book. If I can't get my head off the ground, I will beat you every time I see you in the future."

Shang Hong was discouraged, he naturally knew that the emperor would never punish Shi Ye for this, on the contrary, if Shi Ye insisted on driving him away, he would probably be punished more severely after returning to Beijing.

It's not that he can't eat these things, it's just that he suddenly came to such a shitty place from the rich and prosperous imperial capital, and he was already full of anger in his heart. He just took the opportunity to vent, and now he met the evil star Tono, He didn't dare to continue being a demon anymore.

"Don't talk about it, can't I eat it, really." Shang Hong got up, patted the sand on his body, and complained in a low voice.

"Would you like to eat now? It's late." Shi Ye sneered, pointing to the food he kicked and spilled on the ground, and said, "This was originally your lunch today, but you kicked it over by yourself. Pick up these on the ground and eat them."

Shang Hongcai looked down at the leftovers on the ground. The ordinary food rolled on the ground, covered with sand and mud, so dirty that Shang Hongcai felt disgusted just by looking at it.

"Damn, Shiye, you are deliberately against me, right?" Shang Hongcai's temper also turned up. "If you don't eat, don't eat. I will not starve to death even if I am hungry. Who would eat these things of yours? It's like a starving ghost reincarnated. You can't survive if you miss a meal."

He turned around cursing and left, Shi Ye rubbed the hand that had grabbed Shang Hongcai's collar on the hem of his clothes vigorously, as if he was wiping some unlucky dirt, and then calmly gave a look of admiration or envy to the soldiers, Continue to go back to eat his remaining half bowl of rice.

After half a month, Shang Hongcai finally couldn't stand the harsh conditions here, and he planned to return to Beijing with a pale face. When he left, he didn't say anything, but his eyes were full of tears. It's not difficult for people to see that he finally got out of the sea of ​​suffering excitement and ecstasy.

However, Qing Changsheng has basically adapted to the life here. He stayed at the military medical office for half a day during the day, and then went to help with the logistics and kitchen. He occasionally went to watch the soldiers practice and brought some tea along the way. At night, he went to the camping tent to enjoy the warmth. Get some sleep.

He also gets along very well with the soldiers here, he is kind, he doesn't rely on his status, and he never asks to be treated differently, so he won the favor of most people in a short time.

Most of the men in the barracks were tall and rough men. When had everyone seen such a refreshing person, so everyone was willing to get close to him, and they never asked him to do any dirty work.

Although life is hard, Qing Changsheng feels that it is sweet.

Half a month later, when Yezheng and Qing Changsheng were taking a lunch break in the tent at noon one day, a loud and urgent horn sounded suddenly. Tokino was still asleep when he heard the horn, he immediately flew out of bed like lightning, picked up the hanger The man on the wall rushed towards the tent door, and when he was about to leave, he remembered that Qing Changsheng was still here, so he turned his head and hurriedly said: "Stay here and don't go out, and don't make any noise, wait until I come back." Then he ran out without looking back.

At that time, Qing Changsheng didn't understand what the sound of the horn meant. He only heard the turmoil outside the tent, until the sound of the clashes of soldiers, deafening shouts accompanied by bursts of tragic wailing filled his ears. Changsheng gave a jolt, only to realize it belatedly.

This is the real battlefield, and fighting is inevitable.

It was the first time that Qing Changsheng faced the danger and tragedy of the war, and it was also the first time that he truly felt that death was only a thin line away from everyone here, including himself.

He didn't dare to open the tent to check, he just shrank himself on the bed, buried his face in his arms, hugged his knees and shivered.There seemed to be several groups of people trying to approach here, either riding horses or walking, and then they were stopped by someone. The battle between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out. Even if the camp was set up, Qing Changsheng could clearly hear the flesh and blood being cut open when the weapon pierced into the body. There was a stab, a splash of blood when the weapon was drawn, and a dull thud when the corpse fell to the ground without support.

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He covered his ears, his hands were trembling badly, and he had no time to think about who would win and who would lose, who was injured and who lost his life. He only felt that his mind was blank, except for the endless cry of grief outside the door. It lingered in his ears like a howling nightmare, and Qing Changsheng suddenly felt that he seemed to be in an endless purgatory at the moment.

I don't know how long it took, as if it was just a moment, or as if it had passed a thousand years, the sound of fighting outside the door finally gradually stopped.

Even though the sound outside the door was getting quieter, Qing Changsheng still only dared to bury his head in his arms and tremble. He seemed to have fallen into a terrible nightmare. When someone opened the tent door, a strong and pungent smell of blood mixed with the noon heat The strong wind blew in, and Qing Changsheng woke up suddenly.

The person who came was Shi Ye, his moon-white armor was covered with blood, even splashed a few drops on his face, the glaring red liquid dripped as if he couldn't drink so much human blood in his hand Answer slid down from the tip of the gun, soaking the entire body of the gun in dark red.

When Shi Ye came in, what he saw was Qing Changsheng huddling himself into a ball, hiding in a corner and trembling all over. This man had never experienced the cruelty of war, and Shi Ye expected that he would be frightened like this. With a pitiful and helpless appearance, Tokino still felt distressed. He casually took a square towel from the table, wiped off the blood on his hands, and then stretched out his hand to Qing Changsheng.

Unexpectedly, Qing Changsheng waved his hand away, and roared nervously: "Don't touch me!"

As soon as the words fell, both of them were stunned in place.

At this time, Qing Changsheng's mind was still in chaos. He subconsciously felt that it was not good to do so, but at the same time, he felt that the blood-stained appearance of this person in front of him was too terrifying. It's tight.

Shi Ye's outstretched hand froze in place, and he retracted it after a while, and suddenly his face was expressionless.

"It was the Wenqiu people who made a surprise attack just now, and we won." He grabbed Qing Changsheng's arm and forcibly pulled him out of the corner.

"This is the case here. This is not the first time this happened, nor will it be the last time. If you insist on staying here, you will experience it many times in the future, and even die because of it."

Shi Ye pinched Qing Changsheng's chin and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Qing Changsheng still wanted to hide, but Shi Ye pressed his head and forced him to look directly into his eyes.

"I said this is not the place for you, Qing Changsheng. I'll give you half a day to think about it. If you want to leave now, I won't stop you." After Shi Ye finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Qing Changsheng watched his leaving back, and subconsciously wanted to call out to him, but in the end he could only lower his head somewhat dejectedly.

This battle suffered heavy casualties, and Shi Ye needed to direct the aftermath. He was so busy that he never touched the ground. It was empty and there was no one there.

Shi Ye felt strange, so he went to Qing Changsheng's camp to take a look, and still saw his figure.

Maybe go away.

It doesn't matter if he left, he didn't belong here in the first place, and leaving this time was just going back on the right track.

Thinking of this, Shi Ye felt a little relieved, but mixed with a trace of inexplicable sadness.

It's just that there wasn't much time left for him to be melancholy. After a while, he wiped his face, the disappointment in his eyes was swept away, and then he turned and strode away.

But after a while, Shi Ye realized that his guess just now was completely wrong.

He helped a soldier whose leg had been chopped off to the military doctor's tent. The place had long been surrounded, and there were many wounded lying here and there. Shi Ye casually glanced inside, and unexpectedly saw Qing Changsheng.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, wanting to confirm again, only to see that Qing Changsheng was applying hemostatic medicine to a soldier, the wound was deep enough to show the bone, Qing Changsheng only took one look, his already pale face turned pale again After working for a few minutes, his hands kept moving, and he skillfully sprinkled the hemostatic medicine evenly on the surface of the wound, and then quickly bandaged the wound.

Qing Changsheng saw him, forced a forced smile at him from a long distance, and began to deal with the next wounded without stopping.

Shi Ye didn't know what mood he was in at the moment, but he knew that from then on, there would be no reason to drive him away.

When sleeping at night, Qing Changsheng still came to Shiye's tent as usual. He seemed to recall his attitude of avoiding Shiye like a snake and scorpion during the day. up.

He made mental preparations for a long time, and finally he cautiously moved to Shi Ye's side. Shi Ye glanced at him, but still didn't speak.

"Ah Ye, I was... just scared." Qing Changsheng softened his voice.

"Aren't you afraid now?" Shi Ye snorted softly.

"Still afraid." Qing Changsheng patted his chest with lingering fear. "But as long as I think that I may never see you again in this life after I leave, I feel nothing to be afraid of."

Tokino finally reacted, but he just stuffed him into the quilt and hugged him tightly, without saying anything more.

The battle didn't come to an end until six or seven days later. During this period, Shi Ye took a small team to Los Angeles to replenish supplies. Qing Changsheng wanted to follow, but because there were too many wounded, he couldn't get away, so he had to give up in the end.

In the past few days, he got up early and returned late. He didn't rest for a few hours. Now that he was free, he was thinking about sneaking in for a late sleep the next day. Who would have thought that he would come back early in the morning, seeing Qing Changsheng curled up in bed He pretended to be angry and said: "There are people who despise military discipline and sleep until they are exposed to the sun. It seems that they don't pay attention to this general at all. I'm afraid they have to be pulled out and put on dozens of big boards."

Qing Changsheng was disturbed by Shiye, so naturally he couldn't sleep anymore. When he got up and got dressed, Shiye suddenly threw something heavy in his arms. Qing Changsheng picked it up and saw that it was a small square copper plate with the back It is engraved with exquisite and complicated patterns, and there seems to be some kind of writing on the front, which is not the current official document of the Xia Kingdom, and Qing Changsheng does not know it.

"What is this?" Qing Changsheng was a little surprised.

"Fate card." Tono replied.

When he said Qing Changsheng in this way, he understood that when every soldier joined the army, he would be given such a square card with his name and birthday engraved on it.On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and after a battle, many people can't even leave their bodies behind. At this time, they have to rely on life cards to identify people and account for casualties. They are worn close to the body on weekdays, which is another kind of identification for soldiers.

"Is this my name engraved on it? Why don't I recognize it?"

"It's the language of Los Angeles. The common language here is different from that of the imperial capital. I bought the supplies, and when I saw a blacksmith shop on the side of the road before leaving, I remembered to prepare this for you." Shi Ye said in a relaxed tone. "Your name is too unremarkable. Five out of ten people in our army are called Changsheng. I thought it would be better to use some uncommon characters to make a distinction. That's why I let the blacksmith hit this thing at will. "

"That's pretty good, you gave me something so easily, I'll naturally keep it safe." Shi Ye casually explained the origin of this fate card, but Qing Changsheng cherished it very much , he couldn't put it down and played with it for a while, then asked belatedly.

"Why did you give me this thing for no reason?"

"Oh, nothing else." Tokino shrugged nonchalantly. "After all, swords have no eyes. I'm just afraid that if you accidentally die on the battlefield one day, even if I try to collect your body, I won't be able to recognize which one is yours."

As soon as the words were finished, Qing Changsheng pinched his arm forcefully.

"How many times have I told you not to say these unlucky words, and you will never have a long memory." Qing Changsheng finished scolding him with a straight face, and then smiled again in a blink of an eye.

"I know, Ah Ye, have you agreed to let me stay here, and you won't drive me away again?"

"I don't mean that, you can think whatever you want." Tokino stretched his waist and left the camp leisurely.

What he didn't tell Qing Changsheng was that this fate tablet was not made by a random blacksmith on the side of the road as he said, but Shi Ye did it all by himself from design to forging.

Originally, he could return in two days, but in order to make this fate card, he stayed here for two more days.

He melted and cast the copper block with his own hands, and carved the word "Longevity" on it stroke by stroke in Luo City's unique characters while the copper block was still not solidified.

It's not that he's really afraid of colliding with other people's names, it's just that he feels that since he personally made it for this person, it should be the most special and best thing.

As for the dark pattern on the back, he rummaged through the pattern album given to him by the other party in the blacksmith's shop, and after hesitating for a long time, he settled on this safe pattern.

He has always deviated from the scriptures and does not believe in heaven or destiny, but when he carved this small pattern, for the first time, he hoped that the gods and Buddhas in the sky really existed somewhere in this world.

It doesn't matter what his own fate is in the future, at least... he can bless Qing Changsheng for a safe and smooth life.

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