Chapter 690 Love and Cowardice
Falling into that embrace whose breath was familiar, whose body temperature was familiar, and even the ups and downs of the chest pressed against his back were extremely familiar, Shang Ruyi felt his heartbeat thundering, unable to move. She even almost slipped out of his arms.
The strong arm tightly wrapped around her slender waist.
“…!”
This time, Shang Ruyi couldn’t even breathe.
The man holding her didn't say anything, he just seemed to glance down at her, because the hot and heavy breath blew over Shang Ruyi's ears, burning her and making her shrink slightly, and the man was heavy. After taking a breath, he tightened the reins with his other hand, turned the horse's head, and was about to ride away.
Although his heartbeat and breathing were almost no longer his own, Shang Ruyi still managed to hold on to some sense and whispered: "Wait a minute!"
The hand immediately stopped: "Well ?"
"Lei Yu..."
"What?"
"Lei Yu is still in the Turkic Yazhang."
"You want me to take her with me?"
"I——"
"You should understand , if I insist on taking her with me, you will have to take risks, and the result of the risk is that we may not be able to leave."
"..."
"This time, I'm just here for you."
"..."
"And Lei Yu married a Turk. She was the result of Liang Shide's alliance with them, regardless of Ashina Zhu. Whether Xie succeeds today, he will not immediately destroy this alliance and offend Liang Shide when he first ascends to the position of Turkic Khan."
"..."
"Lei Yu. There is no danger.”
"...!"
Hearing these words, Shang Ruyi froze.
Not only did Yu Wenye say that Lei Yu was not in danger because of her alliance with Liang Shide, she also thought about Ashina Zhu Xie's thoughts about Lei Yu.
And today, she didn’t finish what she said.
Lei Guo has surrendered to the Dasheng Dynasty. From beginning to end, she has never mentioned a word in Western Turks about this matter, but besides her, there is another person who knows about it, but he also It has never been mentioned from beginning to end that this person is Ashina Zhuxie.
He did not report Ashina Zari because he wanted to protect Lei Yu, because even if Iasu was there before, Zari Khan would not kill Lei Yu, but at least he would be punished to show his imitation.
Ashina Zhuxie was reluctant to let even a little thunder fall on her.
In fact, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but wonder whether the reason why he was willing to let her go today, apart from the direct threat that Yu Wenye had come to Cangtou River, was also because of the parting day. , Lei Yu’s last words to Iasu——
“Either you send her away well, or you bring her back safely.”
She When he said these words, Ashina Zhuxie also listened.
Therefore, before Yu Wenye appeared, he sent someone to protect him; after Yu Wenye arrived, he let himself go.
He is not unattached to Lei Yu. It's hard to tell whether having such a person by Lei Yu's side is a blessing or a curse, a blessing or a disaster.
“So,”
Just when Shang Ruyi’s thoughts were entangled, the heavy and deep voice sounded in her ears again, and this time, it was more like hitting her directly. In his heart: "I will only take you away this time."
After saying that, he stopped talking, turned the horse's head, and galloped in the direction he came from.
Shang Ruyi was in a state of confusion, but one thing she knew very well was that everything was a foregone conclusion. From the day Lei Yu married Iasu, at this moment, she could only turn her head and look behind her over her tall and broad shoulders— -In the thick blood mist, there are still people who are risking their lives and rushing towards Ashina Zhuxie. However, in the face of absolute strength, anger and persistence can only turn into a sigh in the wind.
......
The group of people and horses gradually moved away.
When he finally couldn't see clearly the outline of the two people leaning together, Ashina Zhuxie finally withdrew his gaze, and around him, the thick blood mist finally slowly dissipated, and finally A general who refused to surrender was caught in front of his horse with his hands behind his back.
Ashina Zhuxie waved his hand lightly, and immediately, the sword flashed and the head fell to the ground.
Everyone around them lowered their heads, not daring to look any further.
He did not give any explanation to comfort him. He only used his cold eyes to scan every frightened face, and then said: "Follow me back to your tent and inherit the position of Khan. You are all mine. Hero!"
A group of heavy armored cavalry, covered in blood, immediately raised their swords and shouted in unison: "Yes!"
After their voices, others His soldiers also raised their weapons and shouted in agreement: "Yes!"
So, Ashina Zhuxie immediately turned his horse's head and abandoned the mountain of corpses and sea of blood at his feet. Only a few soldiers were left, guarding the bodies of Ashina Zari and Iasu who had been pierced by hundreds of arrows into two hedgehogs. With a wave of their hands, they led the troops and galloped towards the tooth tent. go.
Although he blocked the news, Yazhang was not that far away from Cangtou River.
The people here gradually realized that something was wrong, and even saw that the army that was supposed to meet the invading troops of the Dasheng Dynasty turned around and returned to the tooth tent so quickly. Immediately, a group of troops came from near the king's tent. They walked out and walked along the straight road to the entrance of the tooth tent. It was Shi Shuanyi who had come to greet them when he brought Shang Ruyi back.
As soon as he saw that these people were covered in blood, and they had obviously experienced a big battle, he quickly looked around, but did not find Ashina Zari, and immediately said: "Where is the Khan?" ?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ashina Zhuxie got off his horse and walked to him.
Shi Shuanyi frowned, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Ashina Zhu Xie wave his hand violently at him.
A cold light flashed past his eyes.
The words Shi Shuanyi was about to say were suddenly cut off by a gust of cold wind. He widened his eyes and stared straight at Ashina Zhu Xie. The next moment, he saw a burst of blood pouring from his throat. It sprayed out suddenly, splashing half of Ashina Zhu Xie's face red.
Shi Shu Anyi just fell straight down.
The few soldiers behind him were frightened. Just as they were about to say something, the people behind Ashina Zhuxie had already swarmed forward. After a few cuts, there was no more sound.
This kill was a clean one!
But even though there was almost no warning sound, when the army returned to the tent, the people in the tent still came out instinctively. When they saw this situation, they were all stunned and did not dare to say anything. And the people around Ashina Zhu Xie Already moved quickly He rushed away with all the battalions and ministries, announcing to them -
"Khan died in battle, Prince Iasu died in battle!" "Prince Zhuxie succeeded to the throne of Khan!"
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“Everyone Don't move around, serve the new Khan, you will be rewarded greatly!"
In just a few sentences, it seems that what happened outside has been explained clearly, but some people still can't believe it, especially Hearing the news, I was panicked Mrs. Jia Yuan almost fell to the ground as the slim figure rushed out of the king's tent. Her charming face was as pale as paper in an instant. She held the tent door with one hand and looked forward with red eyes: "Impossible!"
At this time, Ashina Zhuxie had already reached the end of the straight road, below the king's tent.
He only raised his head for a glance, then turned his head and winked at the two soldiers behind him. The two men immediately took the order and rushed forward with a team of troops, taking Mrs. Jia Yuan directly. After being dragged into the king's tent, he heard a scream, and then a strong smell of blood came from the king's tent.
Immediately afterwards, more screams came.
They were several ministers who stayed in the tent of Ashina Zari before the expedition. They were still talking with Mrs. Jia Yuan in the royal tent, and they were discussing with great interest that after today's victory, Prince Iasu took over the command of the heavy armored cavalry, and waited until he had achieved military exploits - even, he did not need to achieve military merits. With Khan Zarli's love for his wife and Prince Iasu, he inherited the position of Khan. Just around the corner.
And these ministers, because they have been in line for a long time, will naturally continue to be reused and enjoy glory and wealth.
But now, the dream is shattered.
Ashina Zhuxie only glanced at the huge royal tent, but did not stop for more. He turned around and headed towards another slightly smaller tent, but it has been holding his heartbeat these days. Go.
It's Lei Yu's tent.
When he reached the door, he stopped and waved behind him. The soldiers who were following him immediately took a few steps back, but they did not disperse completely, but stopped at There were still a few feet away from the tent and he stood still, waiting for Ashina Zhuxie's instructions.
Ashina Zhu Xie raised his hand, but first wiped his face with his sleeve to wipe away the blood that Shi Shu Anyi had just sprayed on his face, and then took a deep breath.
Then he reached out and opened the curtain.
Although this tent is much smaller than the king's tent, it is still much larger than his tent, because this was originally Iasus' residence, and because Iasus has always been favored, even if It's just that the second son received much more favors, rewards, and even a more privileged residence than him.
But he never felt jealous because of these things.
Until there was one more person in this tent.
At this moment, this person was sitting behind the low table in the center of the tent. She was different from when they first met. She had long been accustomed to the leather jackets worn by Western Turkic women, covering up her sassy and beautiful body. However, Ashina Zhuxie always remembered the day when she first got married to the grassland, wearing a red dress and a piece of red cloth covering her head.
A gust of wind, just as he wished, lifted up the red cloth when she walked in front of him.
He saw an incomparably beautiful face, and even the way he stared at her in a daze, making her cheeks turn red and she glared at him with some displeasure and anger, was so heart-warming.
Since then, he has been thinking about the scene of seeing each other again.
And if he wanted to see that scene again, he had only one way.
At this moment, he finally put everything into practice and reached the last step of his plan. He was about to have the person he had longed for and dreamed about, but for the first time, he felt that his heartbeat was unbalanced. Taking a step forward, his heart was beating like thunder. Even without looking, he could feel his face getting hot, like it was burning——
If Shang Ruyi or other Central Plains people were here, they would tell him that this is "cowardice".
But compared to his cheeks that were on fire, Lei Yu slowly stood up from behind the low table and walked slowly towards him, but her beautiful face was pale.
White, like a ghost that has just been extracted from the body.
There is only one pair of eyes, bloodshot and red, like a ghost's unwilling mood before death. As soon as he saw her eyes, Ashina Zhuxie's heartbeat suddenly dropped and his breathing became suffocated.
Of course he knows that Lei Yu must have heard the words that were just shouted throughout the tent. However, others may accept them in full, or maybe after a little suspicion, they will She reluctantly accepted it, but she would never believe it.
Although there was no reason, he knew it.
This woman understands everything that will happen around her.
I understand him too!
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath to calm himself down, but Lei Yu had already walked to stand in front of him, looking up at him with her pale face, but didn't say a word.
The first person to speak was Ashina Zhuxie.
He said: "I didn't bring her back safely, but I sent her away well. Now she has left with Yu Wenye, and I don't think she will come back again."
"… …”
“So you—— "
Lei Yu finally spoke, and her bloodless lips were like withered petals. When they moved, there was a sense of soulless powerlessness: "What do you want?"
"You, Follow me.”
"Me and you?"
Lei Yu suddenly smiled. At this moment, hot and crystal tears welled up in her eyes that were originally a little red. They were about to burst out of her eyes, but she held on tightly. Ya, stopped crying, stood up, and slowly walked to Ashina Zhuxie.
She smiled and said: "You want me to follow you?"
Ashina Zhuxie looked at her: "Yes."
"Haha, hahahaha."
Lei Yu laughed again and bent down. She protected her lower abdomen with both hands, as if she could not straighten her waist, and as if she was in severe pain and would fall down the next moment. But Ashina Zhuxie calmed down even more. There was no emotion or anger on his face, he just looked at her calmly, thinking that there was finally a little warmth in his dark and cold eyes.
The next moment, a cold light flashed in front of my eyes.
Lei Yu suddenly pulled out a knife from his waist and stabbed Ashina Zhuxie!
At the moment when the tip of the knife was about to pierce Ashina Zhu Xie's chest, he stretched out his hand and firmly grasped Lei Yu's wrist. With just a push, Lei Yu felt the pain in his wrist. A sharp pain on the verge of shattering came, and she let out a low cry, and the dagger fell in response.
Ashina Zhuxie used force and pulled her in front of him.
At this moment, Lei Yu had nothing to resist, but she refused to obey. She only raised her head and stared at Ashina Zhu Xie with red eyes: "Sooner or later, I will kill You, avenge Iasu!”
“…!”
Ashina Zhu Xie’s eyes trembled slightly.
But the next moment, his expression became cold again, his sinister eyes returned to normal, and the hand holding Lei Yu's wrist also relaxed its strength, but did not let go of her. He only said calmly: "That's great."
"..."
"But if you want to kill me, you must stay by my side, otherwise, you have no chance."
"..."
"You can kill me by staying by my side!" ”
(End of this chapter)