As expected, Huo Wujiu returned very quickly.
He held his sword in one hand, which was still dripping with blood. He held some dry branches in one hand and a snow-white rabbit in the other, which was already dead.
He walked to the riverside next to Jiang Suizhou, squatted down, and began skinning the rabbit.
He was clearly holding a sharp sword that was three feet long, but he didn't seem to be in the way at all. His movements were very nimble. Jiang Suizhou sat on the side and watched curiously. He watched as Huo Wujiu cleaned up the rabbit and placed it on a clean rock next to him.
After doing this, he began to clean up the pile of branches.
Jiang Suizhou couldn't help but ask, "How do you know how to do everything?"
Huo Wujiu raised his eyes to look at him and saw Jiang Suizhou sitting on a rock next to him. He was clearly wearing a neat riding outfit with arrow sleeves, but it couldn't hide the unique aura of a wealthy young master. This place was desolate and there wasn't a single person around. Sitting here, he was like a beautiful piece of jade that had been dropped in the wilderness.
His eyes, which had been imprisoned in a wealthy village all day long, found everything to be new and fresh.
Huo Wujiu was different from him. He had been wild since he was young. Yangguan was desolate and there weren't many places to play. When he was young, he would go out to play with others. He would go hunting, catch rabbits, and shoot wild geese. When they caught animals, they would roast them and eat them. Other than that, there wasn't much else to play with.
Later on, he followed his father to war, so the conditions were naturally even more difficult than in Yangguan. During the march, they always ate whatever they could find. It was normal to roast prey that they had caught.
He only had the ability to kill a rabbit, but in this prince's eyes, he was "able to do everything".
He couldn't help but smile a little. He lowered his eyes, took out a flint, and cut it with his sword, causing sparks to fly. He threw it onto the pile of branches and lit it up.
Seeing Huo Wujiu smile, Jiang Suizhou felt a little embarrassed.
Speaking of which, it was him, a modern person who had never killed a chicken, who was ignorant.
After Huo Wujiu finished skewering the skinned rabbits, he placed them over the fire. A moment later, the aroma of meat filled the air. The fat of the rabbit meat was roasted by the fire, and the skin made a squeaking sound.
Jiang Suzhou's gaze involuntarily shifted from the meat on the rack to Huo Wujiu's face.
The sun was shining brightly on Huo Wujiu. Before today, Jiang Suzhou had never seen Huo Wujiu stand up, much less sit on the ground so casually and confidently.
He was really good-looking. At this moment, it was as if he had shaken off the heavy burden on his body and was glowing with the light that belonged to him.
This was how Huo Wujiu should be.
Not long after, Huo Wujiu noticed his gaze.
He looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Suzhou hurriedly averted his gaze.
"Nothing." He felt a little guilty and hurriedly made up an excuse. "I was just thinking, after today, are you going to pretend that your leg hasn't healed?"
Huo Wujiu grunted in acknowledgment.
"Before we're ready to act, we can't let them know," he said.
Jiang Suzhou nodded.
"Then what do you think now?" he asked.
Huo Wujiu pondered for a moment.
"Do you know Lou Yue?" he asked.
Of course Jiang Suzhou knew him.
He was a rare famous general in Nanjing and was once a close friend of Old Marquis Huo.
But back then, Emperor Jing You wanted to eradicate the Huo family, so the Huo family rebelled. From then on, they went from being a famous family in the Jing Dynasty to being traitors who overthrew the old dynasty. Lou Yue had nothing to do with this matter and was thousands of miles away when he went south to clean up the Wokou pirates. Therefore, he stayed in Nanjing.
Emperor Jing You and Empress Jing both knew of his friendship with Old Marquis Huo, so they didn't dare to use him. Even in the history books, when Huo Wujiu led his troops south to Lin 'an, Empress Jing didn't let Lou Yue fight on the battlefield.
Three days before the city was breached, Empress Jing confiscated all of Lou Yue's military power and executed him.
Naturally, Empress Jing, who had all of Lou Yue's soldiers under her, still couldn't resist Huo Wujiu's attack. Empress Jing killed Lou Yue because she didn't trust him and was afraid that he would collude with the enemy.
Jiang Suzhou paused when he thought of this.
He knew that Lou Yue had an only daughter named Lou Wanjun. After Nanjing was destroyed, Huo Wujiu saved her and took her in.
Since then, he had always kept Lou Wanjun by his side, even when he returned to Yang Pass to guard it.
There were many clues about the relationship between the two of them in the history books. Lou Yue and Old Marquis Huo often met when they were young, and their children also had a verbal engagement. Huo Wujiu and Lou Wanjun could be considered childhood sweethearts who had known each other since they were young.
Lou Wanjun lost her mother at a young age and had always been by her father's side. She was influenced by what she saw and heard, and could be considered a rare talent.
However, Lou Yue was a conservative person and never allowed her to fight on the battlefield, let alone lead troops. It was only after Lou Wanjun followed Huo Wujiu that she had the opportunity to fight on the battlefield and left her name in history.
Although the two of them didn't get married, both official and unofficial history books tacitly agreed that Lou Wanjun was Huo Wujiu's confidante. Not to mention, Lou Wanjun had a son whose father was unknown, but who took on Huo Wujiu's surname.
These were all things that Jiang Suzhou knew best. He had read no less than five papers related to this topic.
However, he didn't know why, but when he thought about it now, an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
He couldn't describe what it was, but it didn't feel good.
He was lost in thought for a moment and only came back to his senses when he heard Huo Wujiu's voice.
"What's wrong?" He heard Huo Wujiu ask.
Jiang Suzhou hurriedly smiled, but for some reason, the corners of his mouth were a little heavy and his smile was very forced. "Of course I know."
Huo Wujiu looked puzzled. "Do the two of you have a grudge against each other?"
Jiang Suzhou shook his head. "No."
Huo Wujiu frowned and looked at him, then looked up at the sky. "You don't look good. Did you get a heat stroke?"
Jiang Suzhou didn't know why his complexion didn't look good either, and he didn't even notice it. He just suddenly felt uncomfortable. Perhaps the effects of the medicine that Gu Changyun gave him hadn't worn off yet, and sometimes it would still act up.
He said, "It's nothing. Go on."
Huo Wujiu looked at him a few times and said, "There's nothing much to say. I just saved his life by accident in my early years, and now I'm going to ask for repayment."
He spoke with the utmost frankness, as if it were a very respectable thing to ask for a favor.
Jiang Suzhou suppressed the discomfort in his heart and asked, "Are you sure that he's willing to help you?"
Huo Wujiu looked at the crackling flames and said, "Although he's loyal, he's not a fool. He should know what kind of person Jiang Sunheng is. What's more, now that we and Jing Chao are at each other's throats, he should think clearly and choose a side. "
At this point, he said lightly, "Even if he doesn't want to live, he has to think about his daughter."
Jiang Suzhou paused.
Hearing Huo Wujiu say this …
He and Lou Wanjun shouldn't have an affair, right?
He didn't know why, but when he heard Huo Wujiu's words, even though they were clearly talking about serious matters, this was the first thought that came to his mind.
He was stunned, and then he felt a little annoyed.
What was he thinking! What was the relationship between Huo Wujiu and Lou Wanjun? It had nothing to do with him …
Suddenly, a burst of hot air hit him in the face.
Jiang Suzhou looked up and saw Huo Wujiu holding a dried branch in one hand, holding a roasted rabbit with crispy skin and greasy skin in front of him.
"Did the sun make you stupid, or is there something wrong with the medicine that Li Changning gave you?" he said. "Why are you in a daze? Hurry up and eat."
— —
Huo Wujiu's culinary skills were indeed very good.
There were no seasonings in the wild, so he only used fire to roast the rabbit. It was crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and juicy on the inside.
However, Jiang Suzhou didn't have a big appetite, and his stomach was delicate. After eating a rabbit leg, he couldn't eat anymore.
The remaining half of the rabbit all ended up in Huo Wujiu's stomach.
After Jiang Suzhou finished eating, Huo Wujiu conveniently went down to clean up the surroundings. For a moment, there wasn't even a trace of the fire.
The sun gradually set.
Jiang Suzhou sat by the river, bored to death as he looked up at the setting sun. The scenery in the mountains was very beautiful, and the wind was clean and soft. Jiang Suzhou had never been so carefree since he came here.
However, he couldn't help but say, "The Emperor is too cruel. It's been half a day, and he still hasn't sent anyone to collect my corpse."
Huo Wujiu, who was sitting next to him, laughed, "He's also afraid that all his previous efforts will be wasted."
Jiang Suzhou suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked, "That's right, you've been out for so long. You won't be discovered, right?"
Huo Wujiu said, "No, they're all at the hunting grounds. They won't return to the camp. Moreover, didn't I already ask you to lock me in the room today?"
Jiang Suzhou looked at him, "You already knew that something would happen at that time?"
Huo Wujiu thought to himself, I already knew when I knew that you were going to accompany me to the hunting grounds.
However, before today, those guesses were just worries. They didn't count. Huo Wujiu didn't refute and tacitly agreed.
With this thought, Jiang Suzhou felt a little uneasy.
"Why don't you go back?" he said. "If you're discovered, won't you be in danger? Right now, I only need to wait here for someone. You don't need to stay here. "
Huo Wujiu looked up at him, "There's a wolf in the mountains."
Jiang Suzhou paused. He couldn't make a sound.
"They're going to build a hunting ground. They're also raising a few fierce tigers here," Huo Wujiu continued.
Jiang Suzhou was embarrassed and didn't say anything.
Seeing him like this, Huo Wujiu couldn't help but smile. His bad temper also began to stir.
"Aren't you afraid?" He said and stood up. "Then I'm leaving?"
Jiang Suzhou panicked and hurriedly reached out to grab his clothes.
"Don't!" he said hurriedly.
Huo Wujiu stood in the distance. His face was expressionless, but his eyes flashed with a calm light. He lowered his head and looked at him.
His back was against the light, so Jiang Suizhou didn't see the teasing look in his eyes. He also forgot that this was someone who had been in the army since he was young. No matter how decent he was, there was still a bit of a bad ruffian in his bones.
He pretended that he didn't say anything, which made Huo Wujiu feel that he wasn't afraid.
He looked up at Huo Wujiu and said somewhat awkwardly, "… I've already been here for a whole day. A little while more won't make a difference."
Although his mouth was a bit stubborn, the lingering fear in his eyes was real.
Facing the setting sun, Huo Wujiu naturally saw his expression clearly.
… This Imperial Prince Jing, who looked very smart, didn't realize that he was teasing him.
He looked like a strategist in the imperial court and didn't lose to Pang Shao. How could he be so easily fooled by him?
Huo Wujiu's heart softened just from looking at her pair of clean eyes. It was as if the cool evening breeze in the mountains during the early summer had blown into his heart.
The hand holding his clothes didn't have much strength, but he went with the flow and sat down obediently.
"I'm just teasing you." Huo Wujiu's voice was full of compromise. His hand didn't seem to listen to him and rubbed Jiang Suzhou's head.
The force was very gentle.
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