Rebirth of Tao Yao

The orange-red flames danced and reflected on Wen Ziran's face, making her paler and even her lips lost blood.Only the cold sweat that spread out on his forehead at an unknown time, glowed slightly under the light of the fire.

It was the first time for Yan Li to see such a flustered Wen Ziran, and he felt distressed for a moment, and it was rare for a person who is usually cold to show a bit of tenderness at this time.He held her half in his arms, gently patted Wen Ziran's back with one hand, and pulled her long hair covered in cold sweat with the other hand, and said softly: "Zi Ran Don't be afraid, dreams are all fake, all fake..."

Wen Ziran heard the words repeated over and over again, and the familiar aura of the people around her made her feel at ease, but she still closed her eyes——she had a nightmare, but no one would know that those terrible scenes in her dreams were actually once Reality!

At this time in the previous life, the border town was peaceful, she and A Niang hadn't even moved into the General's Mansion, everything was peaceful and beautiful.However, the border town has never been short of wars, so just two years later, the Hu people suddenly assembled a large army to invade the border, and the border town was caught off guard.General Yan died in battle, and Hu people rushed into the border town to burn, kill and loot, so the General's Mansion was naturally not spared.

Wen Ziran never saw the tragic situation in the border town with his own eyes, but he still remembered the bloody smell that filled the air, as if it would never dissipate.And the moment before the Hu people rushed into the general's mansion, she was hidden by A Niang, but she heard with her own ears that her mother died generously.She didn't know how long she had been hiding, and she didn't know when the barbarians retreated, until her elder brother appeared and hugged her out with his own hands!

From that moment on, the cold elder brother became her salvation, and the two lived and died several times later, Yan Li finally became an irreplaceable existence in her heart.If they weren't brothers and sisters, if her eyes could see, if Yan Li hadn't been coerced because of his meritorious deeds, she thought she would have stayed by his side for the rest of his life... Of course, at the moment when her life was frozen, she did. by his side.

All kinds of past events have already dissipated like dust and smoke, or it can be said that they have not had time to happen in the future.

But just now, in that terrifying dream, she seemed to have experienced hiding again, and heard her mother go to death again.She has been curled up in the small hiding place, listening to the barbarians raging outside, with a strong smell of blood lingering in her nostrils, waiting for her brother to appear to redeem her as she remembered.But no, there was no elder brother in the dream, and her mother died in front of her.She seemed to see Bobo's blood staining the world red, the redemption she was waiting for never came, and the despair overflowing in her heart almost crushed her...

Then Wen Ziran woke up, but she opened her eyes after being awakened by the nightmare, but what she faced was still the dark world.Usually she doesn't care, but at this moment, the boundless darkness is like a terrifying demon, making people continue to fall into dreams.

Yan Li didn't realize this, but he knew that Wen Ziran was still afraid.The little girl's petite body was half-embraced by him, but the other party was still subconsciously burrowing into his arms, and her pair of small hands were tightly clutching Yan Li's clothes, refusing to let go, as if she wanted to absorb something from him. The courage and strength are average, so that General Yan, who is not used to being so close to people, is completely unable to make a move to push people away.

Reluctantly continued to comfort her, the words in her mouth were just a few words over and over again: "It's okay, Ziran, the border town will not be broken, we can see Aniang when we return to the city tomorrow. It's okay, Ziran, I'm still here ..."

A familiar aura enveloped her body, and Yan Li's voice gradually calmed the little girl's panicked heart.

I don't know how long it took, but it seemed that he had absorbed enough strength from Yan Li, and Wen Ziran finally calmed down completely.She was still clutching a corner of Yan Li's clothes tightly with one hand, with a weak smile on her face: "I was trapped by a nightmare, and I made brother worry." After saying this sentence, she couldn't help repeating: "What brother said Yes, Border Town will be fine, and Auntie will be fine, too."

Yan Li was also greatly relieved to see her like this, he didn't say anything more, just patted the back soothingly and never stopped.

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The bonfire in the middle of the clearing hadn't been filled with firewood for a long time, and the flame gradually faded.

A pair of dark eyes opened just at this moment. At first, they were a little sleepy, and they were stimulated by the fire and they were slightly squinted for a while, but later, under the strong willpower of the master, the eyes gradually recovered. brightened.

Gao Dashan is the second night watchman. The powerful biological clock allows him to wake up in time after sleeping for an hour.He rubbed his face to cheer himself up, and was about to get up to talk to Yan Li for him to rest, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the two people on the opposite side hugging each other—he took a closer look, and at this moment they were hugging tightly If they are not Yan Li and Wen Ziran, who are they?

Tsk tsk tsk, I already knew that the boss liked this little girl, and the protector was as protective as an eyeball, but he still refused to admit it.What are you talking about treating someone like a younger sister? Is there anyone who cuddles with a younger sister like this?Love sister almost!

Gao Dashan thought he had seen through everything, so he was not in a hurry to get up and break the atmosphere of the two people opposite him.He lay motionless on the spot, with his black eyes open, just watching Yan Li whispering something in Wen Ziran's ear... Because Yan Li's expression was too gentle at this moment, Gao Dashan who was slightly frightened The automatic brain fills up the love story.

Just like that, Gao Dashan, who had enjoyed watching the excitement, also became sleepy, and his eyes became brighter and brighter under the light of the fire.Until the person on the opposite side seemed to have finished the "love words", and then inadvertently looked up, the two eyes met across the bonfire.

Gao Dashan closed his eyes almost subconsciously, trying to pretend to be asleep, but after having known each other for many years, he clearly knew how sensitive Yan Li was.So after closing his eyes, he waited for a second, two seconds, three seconds... He finally opened one eye secretly, and the next moment he met those cold dark brown eyes without any surprise.

"..." I didn't know how to speak.

"..." didn't really want to explain.

The two sides were silent for a moment, and Gao Dashan climbed up awkwardly.He glanced at Wen Ziran who was still held in Yan Li's arms, and put up a finger on his lips in a gesture of silence, but the arc of his lips was full of understanding and ridicule. .

The tenderness on Yan Li's face disappeared the moment he raised his head, and his face became even colder after facing Gao Dashan.He didn't intend to explain anything, either because the other party wouldn't believe him after explaining, or because he simply didn't want to explain anymore.

Gao Dashan didn't mean anything malicious, but he was just watching the excitement. Seeing Wen Ziran at this moment, he didn't seem to realize that he was looking at them, so he mouthed to Yan Li: Boss, I'll watch over you first. Take your little daughter-in-law to rest.

That's right, "little daughter-in-law", these are Gao Dashan's original words.

After Yan Li understood it, his expression was subtle for a moment, but he didn't refute anything, or he didn't bother to refute.He just glanced at Gao Dashan with warning eyes, and then slowly moved down the little girl who had just been comforted in his arms—it was not good for him to rest with Wen Ziran in his arms, after all, his identities were different, too It is not appropriate to be seen by others as being too intimate.

Wen Ziran has always had a keen sense of the environment, but at this moment she didn't notice Gao Dashan who was adding firewood to the fire, she just looked up and "looked" at Yan Li with a gesture of refusal.Those eyes were pitch black, and the originally dark eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of membrane, so the brilliance fell into her eyes and became dim, leaving only a deep blackness.

Yan Li raised his hand to cover Wen Ziran's eyes, and said softly: "Okay, get some rest early, we have to go on the road tomorrow morning."

Wen Ziran was placed as a pillow on his lap by Yan Li.She blinked slightly, and her long eyelashes brushed against Yan Li's palm, as if two fluffy feathers were scratching her heart, making one's heart itch.Yan Li's palm also retracted slightly, but fortunately Wen Ziran only blinked twice, and then obediently closed his eyes under Yan Li's palm.

Yan Li didn't let go of her hand, nor did she fall asleep immediately.He was still leaning against the big tree, his eyes fell on the rekindled bonfire, and he frowned slightly for a while, feeling his heart beating a little faster.

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It was a restless night for many.For example, the teenagers on the west mountain who are constantly on guard at night, or the parents in the border town who are worried about their children, not to mention the soldiers on duty on the tower who are staring at the outside of the city with piercing eyes.

The night was getting darker, and the lights of the last house in the city had already been extinguished, and the entire border town was almost completely silent.Except for the occasional barking of dogs in the distance, there are only sergeants patrolling back and forth in armor on the city tower, and the armor collides and makes a neat rustling sound.

Tonight was the first night after the barbarians attacked, and the defense of the city was very tight.Although the Hu people came strangely this time, they left simply, and the conditions they put forward were even more unimaginable, but for the defenders of the border city who have experienced many battles, no matter what attitude the Hu people have, it is impossible for them to relax their vigilance.The sergeant on patrol made half a cup of tea, and the people on the watchtower also changed every half an hour, keeping an eye on the movement outside the city all the time.

Lieutenant Zhenwei walked through the city wall with a long knife on his waist, and occasionally saw two drowsy guards on duty, so he reached out and patted their shoulders, and then shouted loudly: "Everyone cheer up!" Come on! The barbarians are cunning, so they sneaked into our military camp outside the city, and retreated before fighting during the day, maybe they want us to relax our vigilance, and then come to attack at night!"

A voice like a broken gong roared loudly, abruptly and loudly in the silent night, instantly shocking everyone.Many people shivered and blinked, and looked out of the city with renewed energy.

Everyone's attention was almost focused on guarding against foreign enemies, but no one saw that a few black shadows in the city were quietly approaching the city gate through the night...