He urged Xiao Lin to wash up, and Xiao Lin winked at him: "General, are you already eager to share a bed with me?"
Yu Tang was speechless at these words, so she simply lay down, turned over, and ignored him.
But she still subtly moved inwards, facing the wall, leaving space for Xiao Lin by the bed.
Later, the candle went out, the bedding sagged slightly, and there was another person behind Yu Tang.
Xiao Lin's voice was still hoarse as he asked, "General, may I hold you?"
Yu Tang felt that the kid was doing it on purpose.
I usually hug him whenever I want, but now I have to ask him again and make him answer.
I have no idea what they're up to.
She gave a perfunctory "hmm," then felt a warmth around her waist as she was pulled into the arms of someone behind her.
Yu Tang froze, suddenly sensing something was amiss.
He discovered that his heart, which had been empty for over a month, was filled by that hug.
It's as if his life in this world is only complete with Xiao Lin by his side.
It's really strange.
To ease her feelings, Yu Tang asked Xiao Lin, "Your Highness, have you taken care of things in the capital now that you've come here?"
"It's almost done, just the finishing touches." Xiao Lin hugged Yu Tang, feeling a sense of peace settle down, and said softly, "We've roughly guessed who the traitor is, so we can leave the rest to the people in the capital."
He said, "Now that I'm here, I'm not leaving."
"The northern border is not peaceful now, and I cannot leave the general to risk his life alone any longer."
Yu Tang's mind tightened.
It seems the plot is really about to begin.
Xiao Lin will stay with him in the Northern Border, but the enemy could attack at any time.
There wasn't even a sign.
But given the current situation, Xiao Lin would definitely not send him to the battlefield alone again.
He needed to think of a way to save Xiao Lin.
He wanted Xiao Lin to live.
Even without him, I will live well.
“Your Highness…” Yu Tang said, “I will give you the military tally.”
"The soldiers of Beijiu City all recognize this military tally. With it, they will obey your orders."
Xiao Lin was stunned for a moment, then tightened his grip on Yu Tang.
"General, please take it." Recalling his past self, Xiao Lin couldn't help but smile: "I haven't told you this before."
"Actually, I initially only saw you as a pawn that I could use."
The ultimate goal is to take the military tally from you, take command of the garrison in the nine northern cities, and then launch a rebellion.
But after spending so much time with you and the people here, my feelings have long since changed…
“I was once burdened by hatred, and all I wanted was for those people to pay for their blood debts.”
Now I understand that hatred isn't everything in life. I'm willing to accept the general's ideas, to be a wise ruler, and to shoulder my responsibilities.
"I wish to find a soulmate, to grow old together, as long as the general can stay by my side."
Even if it's tough and tiring, I feel satisfied and that everything I've done is worthwhile.
He said softly, "That military tally and power are nothing to me compared to the general's."
Yu Tang was shocked by what he heard, but his heart ached even more.
He paused for a moment before saying, "But Your Highness, you must know that love is not everything in life."
"Therefore, I hope that even without me in the future, Your Highness will still be able to do what you said and thought."
Chapter 36
He died for the villain for the fourth time (36)
Xiao Lin remained silent for a long time this time.
Yu Tang had been waiting for a while and thought he might get angry, but then she heard the boy behind her suddenly laugh.
His chest was shaking from laughing.
"General, you seem to have forgotten what I said again." Xiao Lin's tone was relaxed, but deep down it was tinged with obsession: "Isn't the only way you could possibly leave the battlefield?"
"Then I can tell you clearly. I will fight alongside you, and I will die first. There will only be two outcomes: either you take my body back with you, or we die together, lying in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, our fingers intertwined. That way, even in the underworld, we can cross the Bridge of Helplessness together, be reincarnated together, and be entangled together in the next life."
He asked, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
madman……
The word suddenly popped into his head. Yu Tang clenched his fist and said to the system: "System, he really is a madman."
“If he is the supreme god, then it makes sense.”
The system couldn't help but say: "The Supreme God has waited for his master for ten thousand years; it's no wonder he's gone mad."
Yu Tang: Are you so sure that the villain is the main god?
Hmm, I'm not sure, but intuitively, I think it's him.
Yu Tang didn't reply; his mind was a jumbled mess.
He turned around, rested his head against Xiao Lin's chest, didn't look up at him, but reached out and gave Xiao Lin a hug.
She answered Xiao Lin softly, "Okay, I understand."
"Your Highness, you must be very tired tonight. You should go to bed early."
He agreed verbally, but Yu Tang knew perfectly well what was going on in his mind.
Regardless of whether the other party was a god or not, he did not want to see Xiao Lin die.
For some reason, the thought of the other person dying caused him excruciating heartache.
It's like stabbing someone with a knife, cruelly churning things out.
So he thought that even if he had to leave, he had to leave the other person with something to remember him by.
The only thing that kept Xiao Lin going was this thought that allowed him to keep going.
Xiao Lin was indeed exhausted, and he slept very soundly.
When she woke up the next day, she felt an emptiness in her arms. She sat up abruptly and looked around. When she saw the man sitting at the table, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, please sleep a little longer." Yu Tang, still holding the gold thread in his hand, said to Xiao Lin, "It's still early. I'll wake you up when breakfast is ready."
Xiao Lin shook his head, got up, put on a coat, and quickly walked a few steps to Yu Tang's side. He hugged him from behind, his face pressed against Yu Tang's hair, only then did he feel at ease.
"General, you're still injured, why don't you rest more?"
He looked down and saw the jade pendant and gold thread that Yu Tang was fiddling with: "This is..."
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I failed to protect this jade pendant properly." Yu Tang apologized, "That day in Wuze Valley, it blocked the dagger of the Kesh general for me, leaving this crack."
He said, "I took this gold thread to decorate it and cover up the crack."
Xiao Lin was shocked, his peach blossom eyes widening slightly.
He sat down opposite Yu Tang and asked him, "You said it took a knife for you?"
Yu Tang nodded: "Yes, if it weren't for this jade pendant given to me by His Highness, I'm afraid I would have died in Wuze Valley."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Lin again and found that the boy's eyes had turned red and his lips were pursed into a line, as if he was about to cry.
Noticing Yu Tang's gaze, he pulled the man's hand holding the jade pendant and pressed it to his forehead as if in prayer: "That's wonderful, that's wonderful..."
"Thank you, Mother, thank you, God..."
The devout tone of his constant chanting surprised Yu Tang.
This was the first time he had ever seen Xiao Lin with such an expression.
He clenched his fist slightly and joked, "Your Highness has thanked everyone, so I can only thank Your Highness."
He said softly, "Thank you for saving my life, Your Highness."
Yu Tang's craftsmanship wasn't very good, but he and Xiao Lin worked together to wrap the highly malleable gold thread around the jade pendant. It took a lot of effort, but the finished product turned out quite well.
After finishing, Xiao Lin personally placed the jade pendant into Yu Tang's bosom, close to the inner pocket of his chest, and rested his forehead against it, praying once more in his heart.
The jade pendant has a spirit, and my mother is above.
I hope you will always protect my general.
Although Xiao Lin stayed in Beijiu City, his connections with the capital became increasingly close.
Yu Tang felt that he was lying to himself when he said that everything was taken care of.
It seems there will be some difficulties in bringing this to a close.
But every time he asked Xiao Lin to go back, Xiao Lin would only refuse with two words: "No."
This left Yu Tang completely helpless.
As the weather gets colder, Yu Tang's injury is healing very slowly.
But he dared not rest. As soon as his wounds scabbed over, he went to arrange the defense of the northern nine cities and assign tasks to the garrison.
Dig traps outside the city, prepare daggers, and gather as many arrows and other weapons as possible.
Li Wen has been quick-witted since childhood and has always been engaged in reconnaissance missions. He can report any disturbances or disturbances hundreds of miles outside the city immediately.
Yu Tang's injury made him even more cautious, and he would stay away from the city for several days at a time, wandering around outside all day, enduring wind and rain.
The last time Yu Tang saw him was on the day of the Beginning of Winter, when he saw him saying goodbye to his wife at the city gate.
Li Wen's wife is his childhood sweetheart, whom he grew up with. She has thick eyebrows and big, bright eyes, and is very good at managing household affairs.
However, he has a bit of a temper and always liked to fight with Li Wen when he was little.