Hearing Qin Chu's choice, Lin Xiang didn't show anything.His expression was a little calm, but he didn't seem angry. It seemed that no matter what Qin Chu chose, he would never lose money.

"Okay, this is your choice." Lin Xiang clapped his hands, and after a while two servants came in, each carrying a tray.One is a bright red wedding dress, and the other is a golden phoenix crown.

Looking at the appearance of this phoenix crown, it was the one that Qin Chu took away and threw into the pawnshop at the beginning.

"Do you need me to help you put it on?" Lin Xiang smiled at Qin Chu.

"Need not."

Qin Chu stood up from the bed staggeringly, took off his outer robe twice, and put on his wedding clothes in his wet inner garment.Then he untied his bun, and his black and smooth long hair was scattered on the bright red wedding dress. The contrast between black and red made his cold facial features also have a hint of color.

Lin Xiang just leaned on the back of the chair and admired it. From time to time, he stretched out his hand to help Qin Chu straighten his robe, and then licked the corner of his lower lip: "That's it, anyway, I'll take it off later."

For some reason, upon hearing Lin Xiang's words, the eldest prince, who was still confused, felt uncomfortable for a while.

Qin Chu didn't refute Lin Xiang's words, nor did he show any expression of impatience, but turned his gaze to the First Prince.

Lin Xiang understood, and said to the servant waiting at the side: "Untie the rope for him."

The rope was cut, but the First Prince felt that he was still tied up. He was frozen in place and could not move. He could only look up at Qin Chu who was wearing a bright red wedding dress.

"I will let someone send him away after we finish worshiping." Lin Xiang said.

"Okay." Qin Chu nodded, "I have two things to say to him."

Prime Minister Lin didn't stop him, Qin Chu staggered and took a few steps towards the eldest prince. He couldn't help but stop to catch his breath, and waved to the eldest prince.

The eldest prince looked at Qin Chu who couldn't even stand up straight, couldn't move, didn't know whether he should go over, just stood there blankly.

Qin Chu thought the child was frightened, so he lowered his voice and said, "Come here."

Lin Xiang looked at the big and the young, and when he saw Qin Chu talking to the child in such a gentle voice, there was an inexplicable emotion in his brows and eyes, but it quickly dissipated without a trace.

The eldest prince moved his stiff legs and walked towards Qin Chu step by step.

He stopped in front of Qin Chu and saw Qin Chu squatting down towards him. At this time, from Qin Chu's open neckline, he could see a bright red birthmark on the back of the man's neck.

This birthmark was much bigger than his, about half the size of a fist.

The Qin Chu he had met was indifferent yet powerful.So he never thought that Qin Chu was like him, a brother who was not as strong as others, and his body was naturally weaker than others.

Looking at Qin Chu's sweaty forehead, the eldest prince still didn't understand, and was still on guard.He moved his lips, but finally said nothing.

Qin Chu lowered his head and approached him, just when the eldest prince thought Qin Chu was going to say something, he suddenly felt his calf tighten, and the dagger he had hidden in his trouser leg was pulled out immediately.

The sharp blade of the dagger streaked across his ears with a glint of bright light.

The eldest prince's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously backed away.

At this moment, he thought that Qin Chu still had a conspiracy and tricked him here just to lower his vigilance and kill him!

But the blade didn't stop at his throat. He watched Qin Chu's arm force hard, and the tip of the blade drew an arc, piercing hard on the birthmark on the back of his neck.

As the blade turned and cut, a stream of hot blood spurted out. The scarlet liquid poured on the First Prince's face and into his eyes, making his vision red.

The eldest prince forgot to back away, he couldn't even reach out to wipe his face.With the warm blood stains on his face, he looked at the wound on Qin Chu's back.

The originally smooth birthmark disappeared, leaving only a hollow of flesh and blood the size of half a fist, with blue blood vessels and white muscles and bones exposed.

The sharp point of the knife pierced a piece of bright red flesh and was thrown to the ground by Qin Chu.No one could have imagined that he was so decisive that he dug out the birthmark that symbolized his brother's identity, including the organs underneath.

The severe pain made Qin Chu wake up in an instant. With the strength brought by the severe pain, he stood up and looked at Lin Xiang.

His move was so decisive and harsh that even Prime Minister Lin was stunned for a moment, then walked over with a frown.But without waiting for him to approach, Qin Chu covered his shoulders and flung out the bloody dagger with one hand.

The dagger swayed blood drops all the way, and hit Lin Xiang's throat at an extremely fast speed.

In just a few moments, only the pungent smell of blood remained in the room that was originally full of charming atmosphere.The brother who was controlled by others cut off his own tail, while the master who was in the upper hand was killed by an inconspicuous dagger.

The servants waiting outside watched this scene in shock. It took a while to grow their mouths and wanted to scream, but they were hit on the back of the neck by the two teacups thrown by Qin Chu and fell into a coma.

Qin Chu pursed his lips and stood up straight. Most of the excruciating heat in his body had dissipated.

He looked at the man whose throat had been pierced. The man's moon-white clothes were splattered with blood, scarlet and frightening.He subconsciously clutched his throat, obviously surprised by Qin Chu's counterattack.

But this surprise only lasted for a moment, and the man smiled again on his handsome face splattered with blood.He seemed to find this situation quite interesting, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little deeper than usual.

Staggered twice, the man supported the chair next to him, but he still couldn't resist the exhaustion of his life and fell to the ground.

This embarrassing situation didn't seem to have any effect on him. He looked at Qin Chu and moved his lips twice as if he wanted to say something.But a knife was stuck in the throat, and no sound came out.

The clothes behind Qin Chu's back were already stained with blood, blood bloomed from the white inner garment, and the red wedding dress on the outside became more and more alluring.He stepped forward, looked down at the person lying on the ground, and said indifferently: "This time, I am paying back what you gave me in your previous life."

As he said that, he bent down and pulled out the dagger, and the blood gushed out again crazily.

The man in the white robe lay in a pool of blood, smiled at him, and said in an inarticulate voice, "It's a pity."

I don't know if it's a pity that he missed the bridal chamber tonight, or something else.

Qin Chu flicked the dagger twice and was about to walk back, but saw the man in the pool of blood open his mouth again.

His bewitching peach blossom eyes turned to look at the eldest prince who was standing blankly at the side, and he suddenly showed a very nasty smile, and said to Qin Chu: "I hope you will never know... what you are protecting. "

The icy night wind was mixed with a strong smell of blood, and when it hit the face, it made people feel sleepy.

The shadows of the surrounding trees were mottled, and the strange cries of beasts could be heard from time to time in the distance, which became louder and clearer in the quiet and vast night.

After walking through the dark jungle for a long time, the eldest prince felt the hands around his waist loosen slightly, and he was lowered to the ground.

The bloody smell that had been hanging over the tip of his nose suddenly faded, and the First Prince staggered a bit before he stood still.He staggered not because his legs and feet were weak, but because the person supporting him was obviously weak.

The eldest prince looked up at Qin Chu. It was very dark and it was difficult to see clearly, but this man's pale face was very obvious.The eldest prince looked down at the palm of his hand again, there was a layer of half-dried sticky blood stains on it.

Ever since he came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the eldest prince has not spoken a word.He stood aside and watched Qin Chu pick up some dry firewood silently, and then raised a small pile of warm flames.

Sitting face to face with Qin Chu across the fire, with the reflection of the fire, he saw that the wound on the back of Qin Chu's neck was still bleeding out, as if he was about to bleed out all the blood in his body.

No one knew what would happen if my brother's birthmark was removed, and no one had ever dared to do so.

After staring at Qin Chu's wound for a while, the First Prince couldn't help opening his mouth: "You..."

Before he could say anything, Qin Chu pulled out the dagger and put it on the fire to roast it.The heat of the fire was limited, and the thin blade of the dagger was not completely red after burning for a long time.

The eldest prince didn't know what Qin Chu was going to do, but when he saw this, he turned around and went to find some hay.

After a while, he watched Qin Chu scald the wound on the back of his neck with a red-hot dagger.

The sound of blood evaporating and flesh being burned could be heard, but Qin Chu's pale face did not show any expression of pain, only his brows were slightly wrinkled.

The eldest prince looked at his lips and pursed his lips, then lowered his head and lowered his gaze.

Too many things happened that night, too many things that he couldn't understand, and he didn't have the ability to digest for a while.

The bleeding from the wound stopped, and when the first prince saw Qin Chu stand up and walk away, he moved subconsciously, wanting to ask you what are you going to do with your injuries?

But he thought again that it was actually the birthmark on his hand that caused Qin Chu to suffer this time. Qin Chu brought him out of the Prime Minister's Mansion because he had acted out of humanity, and he should have left.

Curled up in front of the fire, the First Prince buried his head in his knees.

This posture can bring him some of the few warmth.

He thought over and over again what happened today.

Qin Chu was taken away by officers and soldiers instead of him.

Because of this, Xiang Lin caught him and forced him to stay.

When Lin Xiang asked Qin Chu to choose, Qin Chu chose to stay by himself and let him go.

Because he... Qin Chu dug out his own birthmark.

The eldest prince will never forget the feeling when the blood splashed on his face, and he can't imagine how Qin Chu felt when he chose to do so.

Even though he suffered such pain, even though he lost so much blood that he couldn't take care of himself, when this man escaped from Prime Minister Lin's mansion, he still did not forget to take him away, holding him with one hand and walking through the woods all the way.

Why did he do this?

The eldest prince couldn't figure it out, but he knew that he seemed to have made a mistake.He subconsciously guarded against Qin Chu, but he didn't expect that Qin Chu really didn't want to kill him.

He thought of the dagger in Qin Chu's hand again.

He has been hiding that dagger for a long time, the purpose is to guard against Qin Chu.Several times, he wanted to use this dagger to cut Qin Chu's throat and escape.

He always thought that he was hiding it very secretly, but he didn't expect Qin Chu to know.

He knew everything, but he didn't say anything, didn't explain anything, just let him be on guard like this.

Looking up at the jumping flames, the warm flames cast an unprecedented temperature on the First Prince's face and body.This bit of warmth is insignificant in the harsh winter, but the First Prince felt that he was being burned uncomfortably, and he was uncomfortable at all.

But he thought again, it doesn't matter, these are enough.

He had to protect this bit of warmth well, so that even if Qin Chu left now, holding this little flame, he could spend his whole life warmly.

The flames crackled, and the child was dazzled after staring for a long time, but the child watched without blinking, as if seeing Qin Chu's leaving back in the firelight.

Suddenly there was some movement around, and the eldest prince immediately looked over vigilantly.

Ben didn't have any unrealistic hopes, but when he looked up, he suddenly saw the person who had just left walking back.At this moment, the eldest prince felt as if he was dreaming, and he thought, maybe Qin Chu forgot something.

Before he knew it, the moment he saw Qin Chu, he no longer felt that this person was here to kill him.

He came back to get his things, and he really wanted to leave. The eldest prince squeezed his fingers.

But contrary to his expectations, Qin Chu didn't come to fetch things, but to deliver them.

This person is still as cold and indifferent as before, it seems that because of the injury, he doesn't want to say a word.The eldest prince watched him throw a wounded rabbit towards him, and then threw the dagger at him.

Then the man sat on the ground beside him, leaning against the tree trunk and knocked his eyelids.

After a long while, a very faint voice came over: "I'll cook for myself, I'll sleep for a while."

The heart beat violently, as if rushing to his throat, the eldest prince raised his head, subconsciously wanting to ask: "Aren't you leaving?"

But he realized that Qin Chu had already rested, so he swallowed what he was about to say.

The atmosphere seemed to become a little lighter. The eldest prince looked at the sleeping man leaning against the tree for a while, picked up the rabbit and the dagger on the ground and walked a little further.

He was afraid that making a noise would wake Qin Chu up.

Although the rabbit that Qin Chu caught was not big, the First Prince was too young and weak, so it took him a long time to handle it reluctantly, and roasted it on the fire with a tree branch.

The flames licked the oil, and soon gave off a tempting aroma.

But the eldest prince, who hadn't eaten all day, didn't pay attention to the rabbit. He sat by the fire and couldn't help turning his head to look at the sleeping man.

His breathing was heavy, and he looked really tired.

After all, he suffered such a serious injury and walked such a long way.

Thinking of this, the eldest prince couldn't help stretching his head to look at the wound on Qin Chu's neck, but he couldn't see anything from the angle he was sitting on.

He withdrew his gaze, silently flipping through the pieces of meat on the branch.When the rabbit was roasted, he didn't finish it completely, leaving two fat and tender hind legs.

He stuck his hind legs up with branches, trying to warm them on the fire, but he was afraid that they would be too dry.

After thinking for a while, he took the branch and walked towards Qin Chu, intending to put the branch next to Qin Chu, so that he could pick it up and eat it without moving when he woke up.

Don't be afraid of cold.

He doesn't need to sleep at night, as long as the meat is cold, he will bring it over to warm it up.

Thinking in this way, the First Prince walked over with ease, and just as he squatted down, he saw the person who was deeply asleep suddenly opened his eyes.

A pair of sharp black eyes looked at him, against the firelight, they looked extremely fierce.At the same moment, his wrist holding the branch was also firmly grasped, with such great force that the rabbit meat in his hand almost fell to the ground.

The eldest prince was startled when he met Qin Chu's cold gaze.

"This is for you to eat." The eldest prince moved the branch in his hand.

Qin Chu stared at him for two seconds, then slowly let go of his hand and took the food in his hand.

Seeing Qin Chu eating quietly, the first prince paused, stood up slowly, and sat down at the position separated from Qin Chu by the fire.

He knew that Qin Chu was guarding against him, that's why he suddenly woke up and looked at him like this.Although he was exhausted and fell asleep, he never completely let go of his guard against him.

The eldest prince is very familiar with this kind of emotion. He has the same guard against any living thing around him, and often opens his eyes suddenly in the dark, looking at everything close to him like this.

It was right for Qin Chu to guard against him, because he really wanted to take the opportunity to kill Qin Chu before.

But...is this the feeling of being guarded by others?

The eldest prince took the branches and buried the bones with soil.

From time to time, he looked at Qin Chu out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw that he ate up all the food, he felt a little inexplicably happy and also a little strangely disappointed.When Qin Chu saved him before, but was always guarded by him, was he also in the same mood now?

The chest was sour and uncomfortable.

But that's good too, the First Prince poked the fire with a wooden stick after he finished burying the bones.

Now there is a long distance between him and Qin Chu, which is the safest distance for them, no one has to be on guard against the other, and Qin Chu doesn't have to wake up suddenly from his rest.

The flames weakened little by little, and the chill swept over again. The eldest prince moved forward, tightening his body a little.

There was the last "crack" sound from the fire, and the eldest prince who was thinking about how to spend the night suddenly heard a vague voice: "Come here."

The eldest prince raised his head, and subconsciously looked around at the surrounding environment. After confirming that there was no one else, he looked suspiciously at Qin Chu.

Qin Chu cleared his throat at this moment, and this time his voice was a little clearer, and he said, "Come here."

The eldest prince raised his head and took a look, then walked over slowly: "What are you doing?"

When he asked this question, an impossible guess quickly flashed through his mind, but the impossibility soon became possible.He saw Qin Chu raised his uninjured arm towards him, and said to him, "Come here, sleep."

At this moment, the First Prince stood there, not knowing how to react.

His heart soared, and he was puzzled and hesitated at the same time.Would Qin Chu want to curl up with him to keep warm?This is indeed the best choice.

But isn't Qin Chu wary of him?With him like this, can he sleep well?

Seeing him not moving, Qin Chu seemed a little impatient, and frowned slightly: "Aren't you cold?"

The eldest prince wanted to say that he was not really cold, but he remembered that Qin Chu had left so much blood, he probably would be afraid of the cold, so he didn't hesitate any longer, and retracted into Qin Chu's arms.

The body temperature of another person came over in an instant, and the familiar arm wrapped around him again.

When Qin Chu first found him, Qin Chu would hug him like this every night when he slept, but he felt that these arms were like chains, and he racked his brains to think of how to escape.

But now, knowing that Qin Chu didn't want to hurt him, the embrace on his back suddenly gave off a reassuring smell.

Ever since he was a child, he has never experienced such a simple, unconspiracy hug.The emperor did not give it, nor did the concubine mother, let alone all the people of all kinds around him.

The eldest prince felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help wanting to move a few times, but he was afraid of hurting Qin Chu's wounds, so he could only obediently curl up and stay in his arms.

After a night of silence, Qin Chu woke up before dawn.

He checked the wound on the back of his neck and found that there was nothing serious, so he covered his collar and lowered his head to wake up the child in his arms.Unexpectedly, when he lowered his head, he saw that the eldest prince had already woken up, and there was no sleepiness in his opened eyes.

Qin Chu stared at the slight shadow under his eyes, and finally said nothing, and continued to lead the people on their way.

Noah brought good news to Qin Chu: "Sir, the war in the north has really started again. This time it was the Huns who invaded, and it happened to stop the truce between the two countries."

But Qin Chu frowned: "What's the time? Now I'm going to the border from here, so I guess it will be late."

Noah let out a "beep": "This time, I risked the collapse of the human body and made the emperor sit up in a dream of dying. I left you an imperial decree, making you a general of hussars, and the emperor The general will lead the army together. I will ask my confidants to send the imperial decree to the county in front, and you just go and get it."

"But you must be careful. Now you and the eldest prince are wanted criminals. Even if there is an imperial decree, it will probably be very troublesome if you are caught."

This actually helped Qin Chu a lot.

After traveling around several cities with Qin Chu, the First Prince didn't know where Qin Chu was going, but he didn't ask either.

He knew that Qin Chu would not hurt himself, and that was enough.He has no place he wants to go, and his only purpose is to avoid those who are chasing him and survive.

Now that Qin Chu is willing to take him with him, he will follow, and when Qin Chu doesn't want him anymore, he will leave by himself.

They traveled very fast, avoiding officers and soldiers, and hardly stopped in the previous small towns.But Qin Chu stayed in this northern city for two days, and even took him for a walk in the market.

This city is not as prosperous as the capital city, but there are also a lot of small vendors selling goods.

They got up very early, and when they were shopping in the market, it was just the time for the morning meal, and the aroma of breakfast was permeated all the way.

Qin Chu led the horse and walked forward slowly. Sitting on the horseback, he had the same field of vision as an adult, and he could just see the steaming steamed buns on the side of the road, as well as fried pancakes in the oil pan.

His stomach growled slightly, but the eldest prince didn't show anything, he just looked away to look elsewhere.

He knew that their life was not easy now, because he left the burden in the prime minister's mansion, so they had no money or dry food.If it was in the wild, Qin Chu could always get some pheasants and hares to eat, but all the way to the north, the mountains and forests became more and more desolate.

They only had one meal yesterday.

After wandering around the market for a long time, there would always be some children chasing and running through the street holding food in their hands. The First Prince couldn't help but look at the food in their hands.

If Qin Chu is not here, he can go and grab the things.

But the food and Qin Chu weighed it up, and in the end the eldest prince obediently sat on the horse without moving.

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