bookrandom Chapter 1167 Cannot Be Like an Ordinary Man
Chapter 1167 Cannot Be Like an Ordinary Man
She couldn't hold it in any longer.
She buried her head deeply in his arms.
Suppressed, painful sobs escaped from her throat.
"You...you must promise me."
"You must come back safely."
"My future child and I are waiting for you at home."
Lin Zhen felt as if an invisible hand had clenched his heart.
He was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.
He knew that he was leaving.
It will take at least a year and a half.
It could even take several years.
It allowed her, a frail woman, to single-handedly support such a vast empire.
She also had to worry about him and lose sleep over it.
He really hates himself!
I hate myself for not being able to be like an ordinary man.
He spends every day by the side of the woman he loves.
I accompanied her to watch the sunrise and sunset, and the clouds drift by.
Instead of repeatedly doing what is considered important to the nation.
She was left alone in this cold, deep palace.
"I promise you."
He held her tightly.
It was as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
His voice was so hoarse it was unrecognizable.
"I swear."
"I will definitely come back safely."
"We will definitely come back to see you and our child."
"Wait until I drive away those sons of bitches, those 'Rakshasa demons' and 'Turks'."
"I will lay a foundation for an everlasting and peaceful dynasty for our Great Qian Dynasty."
"I'm never leaving again."
"I'll stay with you every day."
"I'll accompany you to Jiangnan to see the small bridges and flowing water."
"I'll go with you to the East China Sea to watch the tides rise and fall."
"I will accompany you to every corner of this beautiful land."
"OK?"
"Um……"
Murong Yan nodded heavily in his arms.
But the tears flowed even more fiercely.
……
This night.
Destined to be another sleepless night.
The two did not do those shameful things again.
They simply lay quietly in each other's arms on the bed.
We talked a lot of intimate things.
From their mutual dislike when they first met.
Later, they shared life and death in the northern desert.
Then, they fought side by side in Jiangnan.
And now, we support each other through thick and thin.
They seemed to want to say everything they had in their lives in this one night.
Because none of them knew.
Next time, may we be able to lie together quietly and talk like this.
When will it be?
The moon outside the window is as cool as water.
The candlelight flickered in the hall.
Murong Yan was still wearing the Phoenix Descent Dress, which was her only nightgown.
The deep black Suzhou brocade base was bathed in this atmosphere filled with sorrow and parting.
It seemed to have transformed into a bottomless black vortex.
The goal is to draw in the two lovers who are about to be separated.
The giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread seemed to sense its master's endless sorrow.
Her phoenix eyes were filled with glistening tears.
The five-zhang-long trailing dark gold Suzhou brocade stretched from the edge of the bed all the way to the cold gold brick floor.
Like an insurmountable black river.
To completely separate this brief moment of tenderness from the unknown future.
That opulent chaos was filled with a heartbreaking despair.
It's almost dawn.
Lin Zhen knew it was time for her to leave.
He looked down at his beloved, who had cried herself to sleep in his arms.
A smile that looked more like a grimace appeared on his face.
He carefully placed a deep kiss on her forehead.
Then he took out the peach wood phoenix hairpin that he had carved for her by hand from his pocket.
He gently placed it beside her pillow.
"Yan'er, wait for me to come back."
After saying that, he resolutely turned around.
He strode out of the hall.
Without turning back even once.
Because he is afraid.
He was afraid that if he turned around...
I couldn't bear to leave.
......
When the first rays of sunlight shine into Qifeng Pavilion in the early morning.
Murong Yan slowly woke up from her sleep.
She instinctively reached out and touched her side.
But all I found was a cold emptiness.
Her heart sank!
She suddenly opened her eyes!
There was no one around him.
Only that peach wood phoenix hairpin, which she knew all too well.
He was lying quietly beside her pillow.
he's gone.
He eventually left.
The thought was like a bucket of ice-cold snow water.
It poured from the top of her head all the way down to her feet.
It made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Tears welled up again, unable to hold back their flow.
She picked up the wooden hairpin that still retained his body heat.
It was clenched tightly in my palm.
It was as if this would preserve his last breath.
She buried her face deeply in the pillow that still carried his scent.
Cry loudly.
She cried like a child who had been abandoned by the whole world.
……
at the same time.
A long pavilion ten miles outside Chang'an City.
The five thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were already fully equipped and ready to go.
They were all dressed in brand-new black military uniforms.
He carried a dark, musket-like weapon on his back.
He had a sharp, standard-issue military knife slung across his waist.
They stood tall and proud.
He exuded a cold, murderous aura.
Lin Zhen was dressed in a black Qilin-patterned armor.
He rode atop that magnificent and extraordinary Jade Lion that shines through the night.
He stared blankly at the civil and military officials who had come to see him off.
Behind him was the "Shenji Battalion" banner fluttering in the wind.
And the black unicorn royal flag that represented his status as regent.
"Your Highness, it's getting late."
The newly appointed Minister of War, Yue Fei, stepped forward and bowed.
"The army should set off."
"Ah."
Lin Zhen responded with a faint "yes".
His gaze lingered one last time on the magnificent city of Chang'an behind him.
And that palace that haunted his dreams.
It was as if he wanted to capture the image of his beloved in the deep palace.
It is deeply etched in my mind.
for a long time.
He slowly withdrew his gaze.
The last trace of tenderness and reluctance in her eyes was instantly replaced by a cold and resolute determination.
He suddenly drew the sword from his waist.
Swords pointed at the heavens!
He roared in a voice powerful enough to change the very heavens and earth.
"Shenji Camp!"
"set off!"
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"
Five thousand soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion roared in unison!
The roaring sound, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, soared straight into the sky!
The entire ten-mile-long pavilion seemed to tremble slightly from the shock!
immediately.
This mighty army of steel carries the future and hope of Daqian.
Then, under Lin Zhen's guidance...
They marched with synchronized and resounding steps.
Without looking back, they set off towards the unknown and distant west!
A long expedition destined to be recorded in history.
This marked the beginning of its magnificent and turbulent journey!
……
Just as Lin Zhen led the Divine Machine Battalion on their long journey.
On the northern grasslands, tens of thousands of miles away.
A bloody battle, equally crucial to life and death, is also raging.
King Huhanye of Anbei was leading his elite 50,000-strong grassland coalition army.
In a precipitous valley called "Eagle Beak Cliff".
They were engaged in a fierce battle with the suddenly appearing army of the "Rakshasa Kingdom".
The battle was extremely fierce.
Although the grassland coalition forces had an absolute advantage in numbers.
And each of them was a battle-hardened veteran, fearless and valiant.
But what about the terrifying weapons in the hands of those "Rakshasa demons" that could spew out thunder and flames?
Their horsemanship, archery, and swordsmanship were a source of great pride.
It appeared so pale and powerless.
The brave warriors of the grasslands had not yet reached the enemy.
Under the dense barrage of bullets, like raindrops.
Large swaths of land collapsed.
Blood stained the entire valley red.
The corpses were piled up like mountains.
Huhanye watched as his brothers, whom he considered his own flesh and blood, died tragically one by one before his eyes.
My eyes were bloodshot and my heart was breaking!
He knew that if the fighting continued like this...
They were completely wiped out.
There is no other possibility!
"withdraw!"
"withdraw!!"
"Bring them all back to me!!!"
He mustered all his strength and let out a shrill roar!
Then he turned his horse around.
I glanced at the distant southern horizon.
A glimmer of last hope flashed in his eyes.
"Reinforcements from the Great Qian Dynasty!"
"When are you guys finally getting here?!"
......
Lin Zhen is gone.
It took away all the sunshine and warmth in Murong Yan's heart.
The entire Qifeng Pavilion and even the entire palace.
Everything seemed to have become empty and cold overnight.
Murong Yan couldn't muster any energy for several days.
Besides dealing with urgent memorials that required her personal review, she also handled other matters every day.
The rest of the time he just sat alone by the window of Qifeng Pavilion.
I gazed absently at the distant western horizon.