As they travelled further north, the climate progressively became colder.
Rong Xi followed Qin Yuan closely on horseback, not daring to fall behind at all.
Qin Yuan saw that although he was weak, his will was firm, and he couldn’t help but feel more satisfied. It was just that the march was in a hurry, so the two of them didn’t talk privately all the way.
It took about half a month to travel from Linxi to Fengda City in the Northern Border.
Rong Xi continued riding horses day and night, enduring the wear on the insides of his legs, without relenting. He was genuinely concerned about Qin Ke and simply wanted to see him as soon as possible.
Half a month later, a group of carriages and horses finally arrived at the south in Fengda City.
The north of Fengda City was facing war. The Beirong had already captured the north border of Fengda City, and Fengda was next.
The city was in a panic.
For Fengda City, Qin Yuan, Rong Xi and the soldiers’s arrival were like a timely blessing.
Qin Ke and his generals heard the announcement from the soldiers when they were deploying plans.
“Report to the Prince, reinforcements have arrived at the city gate.”
Reinforcements!
Qin Ke was shocked. He had known that the Emperor would send reinforcements, but he didn’t expect them to be so fast.
He immediately led everyone to the south gate.
“Who is the general?” he asked.
During these days, he had been guarding Fengda City and dealing with Beirong. He did not know who the reinforcement general was.
The soldier replied: “Marquis Changxin.”
Qin Ke was stunned for a moment, then he felt happy and couldn’t help but speed up his steps until he reached the south gate.
At the south gate, Marquis Changxin majestically sat high on his horse. When he saw Qin Ke’s figure from a distance, he quickly got off his horse. He said happily when approaching Qin Ke: “It’s been hard work these days.”
It was clear that it would not have taken such a long time for Beirong to attack Fengda City. It was all thanks to Qin Ke’s hardship. After Qin Ke guarded the city, he was brave and skilled; he knew how to use strategies to trick the Beirong. In addition, the Shenji Camp was elusive, plus the fire cannon and fire bombs were very powerful, which he managed to defend until now.
Observing the dwindling supply of gunpowder and food, they realized their survival prospects were grim. Hearing the news of the arrival of imperial reinforcements, everyone was overjoyed.
“Let’s go inside.” Qin Ke frowned a little.
Just when he was about to turn around, he suddenly caught a glimpse of someone from the corner of his eye.
The man was hidden in the team. Although he couldn’t see it clearly, Qin Ke saw it at a glance.
He was stunned for a moment, thinking he was dazzled, so he turned around, rubbed his eyes, and looked over again.
Rong Xi held Xue Ni and slowly walked out of the team. He hadn’t bathed in half a month, and now he was dirty from head to toe, and there was some dust on his face from nowhere.
“Hello.” Rong Xi smiled to his shock face.
Qin Ke was overwhelmed with great joy. It seemed that from the moment he saw Rong Xi, all the bloody killings and corpses had nothing to do with him. All he could see was this man. But after the joy, there was deep worry.
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In the eyes of outsiders, Qin Ke was just stunned for a few breaths, then looked at Rong Xi coldly and turned around to enter the city.
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Rong Xi washed away the dust, put on clean clothes, and applied medicine to his legs. Finally, he couldn’t hold on anymore and fell into a deep sleep.
When Qin Ke came back, it was already the beginning of Zishi.
The guard reported: “Rong Shaoqing has fallen asleep.”
This was Qin Ke’s bedroom. Qin Ke nodded and asked him to leave, then gently pushed the door open and entered.
As the chilly wind swept in, Rong Xi shivered, unable to find peaceful rest.
Qin Ke hastened to shut the door tightly. He quietly squatted beside the bed to prevent himself from waking Rong Xi up.
Rong Xi’s cheeks were slightly red and he was sleeping very soundly. Qin Ke sighed softly in his heart. He had heard his father’s words and felt both moved and helpless in his heart.
Abruptly, Rong Xi furrowed his brow and murmured in his sleep, prompting Qin Ke to startle and observe him closely.
After a moment, Rong Xi opened his eyes. He was still in a hazy state. He could only vaguely see Qin Ke beside the bed, and couldn’t help but mumbled: “I dreamed of you again.”
Seeing his confused look, Qin Ke’s heart overflowed with tenderness, and he couldn’t help but answer: “Well, if I had known you didn’t care about yourself like this, I would have asked someone to take care of you.”
Though he spoke reproachfully, his tone was incredibly gentle.
Rong Xi stayed stunned for a moment; his eyes widened, and he sat up abruptly, rushing into Qin Ke’s arms, holding him tightly, and softly saying, “I dreamt of you… I was worried about you. Don’t blame me.”
How could Qin Ke blame him? He just felt distressed.
“You will feel cold; lie down quickly.”
He was still wearing armor; he was afraid of freezing Rong Xi.
As expected, Rong Xi was agitated and shuddered, but he didn’t want to leave Qin Ke and said dullly: “Take off your armor and sleep with me.”
When Rong Xi saw that Qin Ke’s eyes were red and black and his face was a little haggard, he knew that he must not have slept for a long time. His heart felt extremely uncomfortable.
There was nothing going on tonight, but Qin Ke was worried that he would wake up Rong Xi, so he originally planned to find a place to rest, but now, seeing Rong Xi’s ardent invitation, he could not refuse at all.
Qin Ke conveniently took off his armor and coat, got into the bed, and held Rong Xi to his arms. His heart finally felt peaceful and calm. When he left Linxi, his heart was overflowing with longing. Now, with this longing in his arms, he could only feel the warmth in the ice and snow.
“Lanzhi, I am very happy.”
His lips lingered on Rong Xi’s forehead, and he reluctantly left after a while.
Rong Xi’s eyebrows curled, and he teased: “I know you miss me, so I’m very compassionate, and I send myself here for you to see.”
Qin Ke’s heart felt soft instantly. He said softly: “The border city is difficult and dangerous. I want you to return to Linxi.”
Seeing that Rong Xi was about to retort, he stretched out his hand to press his lips and continued: “But you definitely don’t want to. I won’t force you, but I don’t allow you to go out casually. Do you understand?”
Rong Xi knew that he could not help, so he would not cause trouble.
“You can defend the city with peace of mind; don’t worry about me.” Rong Xi stretched out his arms to hug him tightly, burying himself in his chest, and said, “I want to go back with you.”
Qin Ke’s eyes were extremely hot, he could not respond. He hugged Rong Xi tightly, forbearing and restraining himself.
Early the next morning, when Rong Xi woke up, Qin Ke was no longer around. He then got up and asked the guards.
The guard replied: “Rong Shaoqing, please forgive me. I don’t know about the Prince’s position.”
As a soldier, he really shouldn’t know what the general in the army was going to do.
Rong Xi waited for ten days.
In the middle of the night after the tenth day, there was a lot of noise in the camp. Rong Xi was startled. He woke up and stared at the door for a long time.
Suddenly, the door was gently pushed open through a gap. Since there was no light in the house, Rong Xi couldn’t see clearly. He only felt a cold wind carrying the smell of blood blowing towards his nose.
The intruder seemed to pause for a moment, then closed the door again and left quietly.
Rong Xi abruptly flipped over on the bed, heading straight for the door, but halfway there, he bumped into a low table and fell to the ground accidentally.
The noise in the room alerted the intruder nearby, who immediately returned and pushed the door open, seeing Rong Xi lying on the ground, feeling both distressed and helpless. “Are you hurt?”
He stretched out his hand to help Rong Xi, but pulled back half way.
Rong Xi stood up and said in a low voice: “Why don’t you come in?”
Qin Ke’s voice was tired but full of energy: “My body is covered with blood. I’m afraid it will disgust you. I plan to take a bath and come back.”
“Have you been injured?” Rong Xi asked in a muffled voice.
“No.” Qin Ke said softly, “Lanzhi, please go back to the bed, and I’ll take a bath first.”
Rong Xi obediently returned to the bed and watched Qin Ke leave.
He lay flat on the bed, his mind racing and his heart pounding incessantly.
For ten days, he didn’t know where Qin Ke had been going. He had been worried and had never really slept. It was only now that he felt at ease.
In a short while, Qin Ke returned to the room, and the bloody smell on his body had been washed away.
After getting on the bed, he hugged Rong Xi tightly and said, “We won the battle and fully get back the city.”
Father and son went into battle together, repulsed the Beirong forcefully, recaptured the border city, and drove the Beirong back to their lair.
As soon as it was over, he hurried back and left all military affairs to Qin Yuan.
Rong Xi replied happily: “That’s good.”
The two hugged each other quietly for a long time. Rong Xi wanted to ask when he would return to Linxi, but he saw that Qin Ke was already asleep.
Qin Ke was too tired.
Qin Ke would appear strong and powerful in front of the soldiers. It was only by Rong Xi’s side that he would let down his guard and allow himself to rest.
The next morning, Qin Ke opened his eyes and was about to get up to his usual activity when he was attracted by the warmth in his arms.
Rong Xi was lying next to him obediently, his hair rubbing against his cheek, feeling a slight itch.
In an instant, tenderness overflowed.
He looked at Rong Xi quietly for a long time, until Rong Xi’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, as if he were about to wake up. He immediately closed his eyes again and pretended to sleep.
After a few breaths, Rong Xi opened his eyes and saw that Qin Ke was still sleeping, so he didn’t dare move and just stared at Qin Ke’s face silently.
Qin Ke’s appearance was truly a masterpiece from heaven.
Thinking of how he looked in armor, Rong Xi couldn’t help but curl his lips and smile. He was truly so handsome that no one could compare to him.
He stretched out his hand to get close to Qin Ke’s face and traced it carefully. Qin Ke’s eyelashes were really long and curled. He felt itchy, and couldn’t help but touch it with his fingertips.
Unexpectedly, before moving his hand , Qin Ke opened his eyes.
He held Rong Xi’s hand and said in a hoarse voice, “What do you want to do?”
There was a smile in his eyes, with no trace of waking up, he was obviously awake a long time ago!
Rong Xi pretended to be angry, “Have you been pretending to sleep?”
“Why can’t I pretend to sleep?” Qin Ke asked back.
As he spoke, he played with Rong Xi’s fingers and then put them on his lips for a kiss. His eyes and brows were full of tenderness; it was so tempting and sinful!
Rong Xi’s heart skipped a beat, and after being stunned, he said, “Qin Sizhi, you still owe me the birthday gift.”
Qin Ke’s eyes became deep and hot. He lightly bit Rong Xi’s lips, and then quickly got up and ran away .
In a daze, Rong Xi seemed to see something familiar …
His face heated up, and he laughed out loud.
The battle was over, but military affairs had not yet been completed. Qin Ke had to stay here for about half a month, and Rong Xi stayed with him.
In this battle, the power of firearms suppressed the arrogance of Beirong, causing them to retreat to their lair and not dare to act rashly. Moreover, Beirong’s new general died because his chest was hit by a fire cannon on the battlefield. Beirong had only one strong general. They had suffered heavy casualties after this battle; they should not have the power to attack again in the near future.
After witnessing the effectiveness of the firearms, the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty held Rong Xi in high admiration. Before the battle, they were unaware of Rong Xi’s background, and upon seeing his frail physique, they harbored some disdain. They viewed him as a feeble individual who would contribute nothing in battle. However, after they witnessed the power of firearms, they all felt a deep admiration for Rong Xi. Every time they encountered Rong Xi, they expressed their respect and admiration. Without his invention of firearms, it would have been exceedingly challenging for the Wei Dynasty to defeat Beirong and reclaim the city. The primary contributor to this victory was none other than Rong Xi. Nevertheless, Rong Xi held the title of Shaoqing, and the creation of firearms was deemed his duty. This contribution would not be acknowledged in his military accolades. Rong Xi didn’t mind about this, he just wanted to protect Qin Ke.
Half a month later, Marquis Changxin still had to stay in the city to reorganize and wait for the new guard to arrive. Qin Ke and Rong Xi said goodbye to him and returned to Linxi together.
The reason was that Rong Xi had a new idea and needed to rush back to implement it as soon as possible.
Qin Yuan loved fire cannon very much. When he heard about this, he waved his hand and told the two of them to return to Mengshan County quickly.
The two of them rode on spirited horses and headed straight for Linxi. However, Rong Xi’s skin was delicate and tender. In just a few days, his legs were injured again.
Previously, Rong Xi was concerned about the war in the Northern Border, so he endured it. This time, Qin Ke was around, and safe and sound, he couldn’t help but show his frailty and weakness.
Qin Ke was extremely distressed, so they temporarily stayed in an inn in the city.
“Did you have the same problem on the way to Fengda?” Qin Ke asked with a frown.
Rong Xi sat on the couch, lowering his head and not daring to reply.
Qin Ke’s expression became colder and colder, and he said forcefully: “Spread your legs, and let me take a look.”
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