It's easy to act on impulse, but how to end it is a problem.

If there hadn't been this catastrophe in the capital, Chang Geng would definitely not have done something so daring. Before this war, he didn't even have any unrealistic hopes for Gu Yun, otherwise he wouldn't have hidden for four or five years.

Gu Yun was his lifelong comfort, but according to normal development, this life would probably end here. He had already expressed his feelings to this point, and Gu Yun had already said it in the softest and most tactful way in his life. With Chang Geng's self-esteem, he would never have any substantial entanglement with him again.

Whatever he does for Gu Yun and what path he takes is his own business.

He had plenty of scheming, but he didn't want to use it on Gu Yun because of something like this - that would seem too cheap.

The two of them would keep this bit of errant feelings as a somewhat embarrassing secret, and keep it for a long time, until Chang Geng had honed himself little by little to the point where he could use these feelings to play around and make jokes, or after a long time, Gu Yun, the heartless guy, would forget about it himself.

Chang Geng has been used to restraining himself since he was a child. As long as he has not gone completely crazy, he will restrain himself until his death.

Having desires, especially unrealistic desires, is a very painful thing, no matter if it is desire for wealth, power or anything else - in fact, they are all shackles on the body. The deeper you fall, the tighter you will be bound. Chang Geng knows this truth too well, so he dare not indulge himself for a moment.

Unfortunately, no matter how clearly you know the truth, it’s useless - it’s too late to say anything now anyway.

Cheng Xia's thought made him take this step, and coupled with Gu Yun's response without a response...

Putting aside whether Chang Geng could let go as easily as he had never gotten any hope, even in Gu Yun's heart, could he still act as if nothing had happened?

As for Marshal Gu, who was suffering from injuries, he was simply overwhelmed.

He thought that he was more responsible for this matter, and he felt guilty about it, because under normal circumstances, if it wasn't for his tacit consent, Chang Geng would not have been able to touch him - and even if he was confused and didn't come to his senses at the time and an "accident" happened, he shouldn't have been the kind of person who let it go.

Gu Yun himself couldn't really explain what he was thinking at the time, maybe he didn't have time to think about anything. As soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to see Chang Geng's eyes staring at him deeply amid the sound of artillery fire approaching the city, as if between the sky and the earth, there was only room for himself in those eyes.

No one - especially a man - could remain indifferent to that kind of look.

Gu Yun only has one nose and two eyes. He is not any more special than other people. He also has seven emotions and six desires.

He could no longer simply regard Chang Geng as a close junior as he did before, but when the son he had raised for so many years suddenly changed, it was not easy for him to change his mind.

At this time, Chang Geng slowly leaned down and stretched out his hands to cover Gu Yun's useless eyes, preventing him from seeing his current appearance.

Gu Yun's body was completely unresponsive. He could neither hear nor see. He did not even have the strength to speak. For the first time in his life, he was helpless and allowed to be molested. He was stunned and thought to himself, "How dare he bully the injured? Where is justice!"

Then, he felt a faint breath brushing across his face, and the presence of another person was so close that it was difficult to ignore.

Gu Yun: “…”

Damn, this guy really dares!

Gu Yun's throat moved involuntarily, but Chang Geng did not do anything. He seemed to just stay for a long time, and then gently touched the corner of Gu Yun's mouth.

Gu Yun's eyes were covered, and he couldn't help but develop rich and self-indulgent associations following the subtle touch. He felt as if he was a pitiful little animal that had survived a disaster and threw itself into his arms, acting coquettishly and licking him wetly.

His heart softened at that moment. Although he didn't have time to ask about the casualties in the army, Gu Yun actually had a rough idea in his mind. He changed his mind for a moment and couldn't help but feel sad. Chang Geng was now sitting beside his bed in one piece. To him, it was like regaining what he had lost. Gu Yun suddenly didn't want to care so much. He wanted to reach out and hug Chang Geng, but unfortunately he didn't have the strength to raise his hands.

Gu Yun's heart full of pity and indescribable annoyance soon became inseparable. He couldn't bear to blame Chang Geng. He just wished he could go back to the moment when the enemy was at the gates and slap himself in the face - look at what you have done!

"Zi Xi." Chang Geng called in his ear. Gu Yun's eyelashes brushed across his palm. At this moment, it seemed that only by hugging the other person and crying and laughing could he vent some of the endless panic and fear. Unfortunately, he was powerless at this moment.

Miss Chen suppressed all his intense emotions and made him completely expressionless. He couldn't force a smile even if he tried his best. He had no choice but to open a small hole in his heart and let his worries flow out slowly.

After being seriously injured, Gu Yun was seriously injured and his vitality was greatly damaged. Although he tried his best to hold on, he soon fell into a coma with mixed feelings.

Chang Geng quietly pulled the quilt over him, and stared at Gu Yun reluctantly for a while, until his stiff joints could no longer bear the torture and made a crisp "crackling" sound. He then slowly stood up with the help of the bedpost and walked away with a zombie-like step.

As soon as he pushed the door open, Chang Geng saw Chen Qingxu who had been waiting for who knows how long. She was strolling back and forth in front of Gu Yun's room, trampling on the green grass.

Chang Geng pretended not to see the corpses lying on the ground, and greeted her very seriously. His expression was wooden, which made him look particularly serious. "Trouble you, Miss Chen. If you hadn't come here despite the danger, I really don't know what I would have done."

Chen Qingxu waved her hands absentmindedly: "As I should. Um, Your Highness, wait for me for a moment, I'll give you an acupuncture later... that, and that..."

This member of the Chen family, who was used to big scenes, actually stuttered. A rare moment of hesitation appeared on his face, which had been as dignified as a clay sculpture for thousands of years.

Chang Geng dared not let anyone know about his Wuergu attack, and could only pretend that he was seriously injured and had not recovered. Chen Qingxu used silver needles to suppress the poison in his body, and she did not dare to ask anyone else to do it, so she was forced to listen to his talking in his dreams alone. Unfortunately, she pieced together a truth that frightened her. She was so tormented that she could not sleep at night, and wrinkles were almost growing on her face.

Chang Geng wanted to nod to her, but he couldn't bend his neck, so he just bowed, appearing more polite: "No need, I can reach it myself. I have to go to the palace soon, so don't bother Miss Chen."

A wall of the capital city collapsed. Although the siege was temporarily lifted, the aftermath was still a mess. Except for Marshal Gu who really couldn't get out of bed, no one else dared to relax and was still hanging on in the air.

After hearing this, Chen Qingxu nodded thoughtfully and swallowed back the words she wanted to ask.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Chang Geng suddenly said: "But if you want to ask..."

He paused slightly, turned his head to glance at Gu Yun's tightly closed door, and Chen Qingxu breathed in his throat.

Then, His Royal Highness, with his motionless coffin face, frankly admitted: "I do have evil intentions towards my adoptive father."

Chen Qingxu: “…”

This sentence...said in such a frank and calm tone, sounds really strange and subtle.

"He also knows, please Miss Chen..."

Chen Qingxu quickly replied subconsciously: "I won't tell you!"

Chang Geng bowed, his coat loosely draped over his body fluttering lightly as he passed by Chen Qingxu in an elegant and graceful manner, like an immortal who trampled the sky... You couldn't tell at all that he was hiding a hedgehog inside.

If there was ever a time in his life when Gu Yun felt grateful to Li Feng, it was when he heard the next day that Li Feng had kept Chang Geng in the palace.

That really made him feel relieved. He wanted to write a letter to the emperor to ask him to open a single room for the prince next to the West Warm Pavilion so that he could live in it peacefully and never come out.

Injuries on the battlefield were common, and Gu Yun had long been accustomed to it. Waking up meant that he had passed the most dangerous stage. After lying down for another day, he already had the strength to speak and receive guests.

The first customer was Shen Yi.

Since Chen Qingxu refused to give Gu Yun the medicine, he could only wear the glass mirror while being deaf and blind, and communicate with the man surnamed Shen by roaring and gesturing.

The two had been separated for more than half a year, and when they met again, everything had changed - they were both full of high spirits when they said goodbye, but when they returned, one of them was lying on the bed with bandages on his body, wishing he could breathe but not exhale, while the other one had been running around for months, and wasted his time like a radish farmer in the countryside of Jiangnan.

Shen Yi roared at Gu Yun and sighed, "We all thought we would only have time to collect your body, but we didn't expect to see you breathing again. Marshal, you have survived a great disaster, so you will surely have good fortune in the future!"

Gu Yun was so shocked by his "sigh" that his face was covered with spit. He immediately had a headache. He didn't see where his "future fortune" was from, but he had a lot of "regrets". He said angrily: "How dare you say that? The foreigners landed in Dagu Port for more than a month and burned the Western Suburbs Palace like a fucking stove. What were you doing before? You couldn't even keep up with the heat when you eat shit!"

Shen Yi: “…”

Gu Yun: "Get away, stay away from me, are you talking nonsense? Spray it in my face!"

"I didn't want to mention this to you, for fear that you would be upset," Shen Yi sighed, rolled up his sleeves, and sat down next to Gu Yun without any courtesy. "At that time, I didn't even see the envoy from the Ministry of War who came to cancel the order to beat the drums. The envoy was intercepted as soon as he left the capital. The small country in Nanyang, which looked like a bunch of sheep dung eggs, took advantage of the situation and somehow got the secret passage left by the bandits. It was like they dropped from the sky overnight. I was caught off guard and they blew up the southwest baggage depot."

Without the order to beat the drum, Shen Yi, the commander who had just been airdropped, had no way of mobilizing the troops stationed in southern Xinjiang.

"I was in a state of panic, and Xiao Ge came to see me and brought a note from the young prince. I knew something was wrong, but I was too busy to go back." Shen Yi shook his head. "Later, Mu Niao also sent the Black Iron Tiger Talisman and the Beacon Order signed by you. Although I didn't realize that the capital would be besieged to this extent, I still reluctantly allocated half of my troops and purple gold inventory and led my people back to the capital."

He didn't need to elaborate on the rest of the words. Gu Yun understood it after hearing it. The problem was with the purple gold.

The northwest is being harassed by tigers and wolves, and the Black Iron Camp and the North City Defense dare not move. Otherwise, whether they can defend the territory is secondary. They may be chased and surrounded. By then, the capital will be in trouble with the Western Navy in the south and the Wolf Armored Forces in the north.

As for Shen Yi, the military crisis could still be resolved. The trouble was that the southwest baggage depot had been blown up, and the purple gold inventory of the southern Xinjiang garrison was already very limited, and the little that was left was simply not enough to support a long-distance raid.

"I had no choice but to go north to ask Cai Yin for money." Shen Yi sighed, "Who knew that I would be blocked again and again on the way? Do you know who is the one who has tightly entangled the Central Plains garrison?"

Gu Yun's expression darkened.

"It's an uprising army formed by refugees." Shen Yi sighed, "More than half of Old Cai's troops were divided between the Black Iron Camp and the Northern City Defense, and the remaining ones were left in the Central Plains. Every day, he was exhausted dealing with those people. They were all ordinary people who couldn't make a living. It would be wrong to fight them hard, but it would be wrong not to fight them. Old Cai's hair has turned more than half white due to worry."

Gu Yun leaned against the bedside in silence for a moment: "How could it be so chaotic?"

"The unemployed refugees from the Central Plains to the south of Shu have been a nuisance for several years, but they have never become a big deal," Shen Yi said. "This time, someone took advantage of the chaos and instigated these refugees to form several forces. Seeing that the world was about to fall into chaos and the Black Iron Camp was shattered by half overnight, they became bolder and... Actually, you know what, Zi Xi, I have always felt that the Black Iron Camp's popularity is not a good thing. It is feared on the one hand, and there are too many folk legends. In the past few years, it did deter some people with ulterior motives, but once something happens to the Black Iron Camp, even if it is just a slight disturbance, it is too easy to shake the morale of the army and the people."

The two of them were silent for a moment. Gu Yun said, "Don't talk about this useless nonsense. What's going on now? How many brothers are left in the Beida Camp?"

Shen Yi's face changed and he didn't respond for a moment.

When Gu Yun saw his expression, he felt disappointed: "Where's Old Tan?"

Shen Yi reached into his bosom and felt around, then took out a wind-cutting blade from under his light armor and silently placed it beside Gu Yun's pillow.

Gu Yun was stunned for a moment, and was caught off guard by a wound. He gritted his teeth and said nothing, curling up silently in pain.

Shen Yi quickly reached out to support him: "Don't, Zixi... Zixi!"

Gu Yun waved his hand away and asked hoarsely, "Where did the Westerners retreat to?"

Shen Yi carefully observed his expression, "After the Westerners defeated the Jiangnan navy, they split into two groups. One group was led by their Pope himself, who landed at Dagu Port and headed straight for the capital. The other group was mainly Japanese warriors hired by them. They drove heavy armored chariots all the way north along the canal, passing through Shandong and Zhili. The local garrisons had never seen such a battle and were beaten to pieces. We fought with them once on the way here, and they were indeed tough. Later, General Zhong Chan showed up in Jiangnan and helped Yao Chongze reorganize the scattered Jiangnan navy and gather the remnants to go north. He helped us, and that group of people was forced to give way and retreat to Shandong. Now the two groups of Western troops have merged into one, retreated to the sea, and used the Japanese islands as their base. I'm afraid it's not over yet."

Gu Yun uttered a "hmm" and frowned tightly.

Shen Yi had just been yelling until his mouth was dry. He poured himself some cold tea and drank it down, sighing, "Don't think too much. You should heal your injuries first. I can't leave you now."

Gu Yun half closed his eyes and said nothing.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Shen Yi changed the subject and said, "Your little prince has completely changed. He used to be so low-key, but now he dares to take the lead in times of crisis. I almost can't recognize him... The emperor took the 'Bei' character from his name 'King of Yanbei'. Did you know that?"

From King Yanbei to King Yan - although there is only one character difference, it is indeed from Prince of a County to Prince of a Relative.

Gu Yun came back to his senses and muttered gloomily, "What kind of good thing is this..."

In order to cheer him up, Shen Yi said, "I saw him and Chongze coming out of the palace on the way. They will be back soon."

Gu Yun: “…”

Shen Yi looked at his black pot face in bewilderment and asked curiously: "What's wrong again?"

Gu Yun felt sore all over when he lay there, and he wanted to change his posture, but he couldn't move. The old woman surnamed Shen was very observant. Seeing him struggling hard at the head of the bed, she didn't even come up to help him. She kept asking, "When you were playing chess with the old man, the King of Hell, a few days ago, the little prince ignored his own injuries and stayed up all day to watch over you. He had needles all over his body and couldn't even bend his neck. We couldn't bear to see it. I tell you, Zixi, that's really better than your own child..."

Gu Yun could no longer bear it and said angrily: "Kiss your grandma, why are you talking so much nonsense, get out of here!"

Instead of being frightened, Shen Yi approached him and asked, "Why, what bad luck have you done to offend him again? Let me tell you, Zixi, His Royal Highness the Prince is no longer the child you used to rub around with so easily. You almost..."

Gu Yun murmured, "Brother Ji Ping, since I almost died for my country, please, go away."

Shen Yi keenly saw the words "unspeakable secret" on his face.

General Shen had been oppressed by Gu Yun for many years. He could neither beat him nor argue with him. The hatred was long-standing. He finally caught him making fun of himself and refused to give up. He was so curious that he almost exploded: "Hurry up, you see the whole court is gloomy now, let's talk about your misfortune and have fun..."

Gu Yun: “…”

The room fell silent, and the two people who were yelling at each other switched to communicating in sign language.

Then, after an incense stick of time, Shen Yi floated out of Gu Yun's room with an expression as if he had been struck by lightning, and walked out with his hands and feet together.

Speak of the devil, he shall appear. Coincidentally, at this time, His Royal Highness Prince Yan came back and met Shen Yi head-on.

Chang Geng greeted, "General Shen is here. How is my adoptive father?"

Shen Yi: “…”

When General Shen, the Southwest Admiral, faced Chang Geng, his expression changed several times. In the end, he didn't say a word and ran away along the wall with a look of horror on his face.