Seeing this, the Murong Lian was afraid that something would go wrong. He clenched the brocade pouch in his hand and said to Mo Xi, "Fireball, don't be stupid. He was seriously injured because he was trying to bring the Universal Sack back. If you hand it over, he will hate you to death when he wakes up. "
Mo Xi was silent for a moment, but said, "If I don't hand it over, I will hate myself to death."
After saying this, he raised his hand and pointed at the Murong Lian. A blazing flame spurted out from the wall of fire and suddenly burned the Murong Lian. The Murong Lian let go of his hand in pain. The Universal Sack containing the remnant soul of Bloodsucking Scourge was wrapped in spiritual fire and quickly flew into Mo Xi's hand.
"Mo Xi, you —!"
The Murong Lian was angry and shocked. He was angry because of Mo Xi's attitude and shocked because he was willing to choose the latter between the responsibility of the state and his brother's life.
For any general, this was a big taboo and a big mistake. Once a general placed personal feelings above everything else, it would inevitably bring irreparable consequences to the army and even the state. Mo Xi had been in the military for many years. He should understand this principle. But how could he —
Before he could finish his thought, the mighty wall of fire was extinguished. Moxie fell from the top of the wave of fire, his iron-plated military boots stepping on the scorched earth.
Under everyone's shocked and confused gaze, he held the brocade pouch in his hand and walked step by step toward the State Preceptor.
The State Preceptor withdrew his dagger and held Gu Mang's neck with one hand. He opened his other hand to Mo Xi and said, "Leave him to me."
"You leave him to me first."
The State Preceptor seemed to be amused by his words. He lowered his head and licked his teeth. He grinned and revealed a sinister smile, "Lord Xi He … you are really too young. You haven't experienced any irreparable mistakes." He smiled and lowered his dark eyelashes, "Since you are quite obedient, let me give you some advice."
"…"
"When the person who is incomparably important to you is in the hands of others." The State Preceptor's fingertips brushed Gu Mang's neck and said in a low voice, "You'd better accept all the conditions offered by others, unless you don't care so much about his life."
Pausing for a moment, the Imperial Preceptor grabbed Gu Mang even closer, his eyes flashing with infinite malice.
"Come."
He lifted his chin.
"I'll give you one last chance. Give me your Cosmos Sack. "
This time, even the soldiers who did not know what was going on began to understand. Their Lord Xi He seemed to want to use something extremely important to the Chong Hua in exchange for the life of the person in the hands of the State Preceptor. However, even though they understood what was going on, many of them were still unable to recover from their shock. They had fought such a cruel battle in the blink of an eye, and many of their comrades had become bones by the Indefinite River. However, the Lord Xi He was actually going to sacrifice all these sacrifices for one person?!
The State Preceptor stretched his fingertips. "Quick."
Mo Xi walked in front of the State Preceptor under everyone's gaze. After a moment of silence, he handed over the Cosmos Sack.
However, just as the State Preceptor was about to touch the Cosmos Sack, Mo Xi's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he ordered sternly, "Open the array!!!"
The State Preceptor dared to let him come close because he had been watching Mo Xi's every move. He knew that if he wanted to attack, no matter how subtle the attack was, there would be a warning sign. Therefore, this order was completely within his expectations. The State Preceptor immediately raised his hand to open the array, and a colorful defensive boundary appeared between him and Mo Xi.
He smiled sweetly. "You're scheming against me? You're still so … "
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a chill on his side! Before he could react, dozens of blue light swords suddenly burst out around Gu Mang, who he was tightly restraining.
The Lotus Sword Array!
The protective sword array that Gu Mang and Mo Xi had left on each other when they were young and affectionate had obeyed Mo Xi's command and exploded in an instant!!
At such a close distance, and caught off guard, no matter how good the State Preceptor's movements were, he could not dodge. In an instant, blood spurted out, and blood splattered all over the battlefield …
Everyone cried out in alarm!
Mo Xi took this opportunity to break the State Preceptor's barrier with one blow, and swiftly took Gu Mang back into his arms. The sword array knew its master, and the moment those sharp light swords touched Mo Xi, they turned into countless sparkling and translucent feathers, drifting and scattering.
Amidst the fluttering feathers, Mo Xi held the Cosmos Sack in one hand and Gu Mang in the other, and flew back to the front of the Chong Hua army's formation.
"Senior." Mo Xi gently touched Gu Mang's face, and muttered in an almost inaudible voice, "It's alright now …"
The State Preceptor's strength was truly astonishing. After going through endless soul-summoning, fighting against Gu Mang's killing move, and exhausting so much mental and physical energy, he was still able to prevent the sword array from harming him in time.
Only his shoulder was pierced, and blood dripped down, but he did not care. A pair of eagle-like eyes flashed with a crazy and sharp light.
"Good … good! Hahahaha … "He laughed loudly, and his voice was fierce." I didn't expect that such an upright and upright person like Lord Xi He would use such a vicious trick! You really can't judge a book by its cover! "
But how could she let him say that? Not only did Mo Xi not intend to hand over the Cosmos Sack, he also successfully rescued the bodyguard who was held hostage. The Chong Hua cultivators in front of the formation all heaved a sigh of relief, and many of them felt ashamed because of their conjecture about Mo Xi. Immediately, a Xiao Xiu cultivator who could not hold back his anger scolded the State Preceptor.
"Shut your dog mouth! You're not as skilled as him, and you still say that our Marshal Mo is vicious. You're so shameless! "
"You're holding a hostage, and you're not vicious?"
"That's right!"
As a medicine cultivator, Meng Ze immediately ordered his subordinates to bring the Murong Lian and the Murong Lian guards over for treatment, while she walked to Mo Xi's side and said in a low voice,
"I'll take care of his injuries."
Mo Xi was worried about Gu Mang's injuries, so he nodded and said, "Thank you."
Meng Ze then ordered his subordinates to help Gu Mang to the front of the Crimson Plume Formation, and the medicine cultivators began to stop his bleeding and treat his injuries. Mo Xi glanced at Gu Mang a few more times, then turned his head and was about to give orders to the messenger when he heard the State Preceptor suddenly sneer.
"Hahaha, yes, you're all right. Lord Xi He is upright and upright …"
He used the Sound Amplification Technique, and his gloomy voice continued to hover around the battlefield.
"But do you know that your Lord Xi He, whose name has been passed down from generation to generation, actually allowed a dirty traitor to wear a mask as his bodyguard?"
There was a silence in the camp, and then a commotion gradually spread out like ripples.
The State Preceptor smiled sweetly without malice, and said to the people on the battlefield,
"Are you surprised? Are you surprised? Your country's mainstay, a saint and a gentleman, on one hand, he coaxed you to risk your lives for him, on the other hand, he was entangled with a traitor. They even left an intimate Blood Pact Curse Brand on each other's bodies. "
Some Xiao Xiu soldiers couldn't hold back and shouted angrily, "Nonsense!"
The State Preceptor chuckled and said, "Oh, I'm the most honest person, and I never talk nonsense."
"If you don't believe me, why don't you let him take off the mask of this bodyguard and show it to you? See if this man with your Commander Mo's mark … is the former commander that you hate so much — Gu Mang?"
The crowd was in an uproar!
The State Preceptor was a person who knew his priorities. He had already exhausted too much of his spiritual power, and now the battle was not in his favor, so he wouldn't continue to fight. After leaving these words, he waved his plain clothes and flew into the sky with his elite bodyguards. Only the wanton and ferocious laughter resounded through the clouds, and the thunderous truth that he said reverberated in front of the formation for a long time.
There was dead silence in the Chong Hua Army. The Murong Lian's camp was a newly formed army, and they didn't have any direct feelings for the "former commander" Gu Mang, so most of them were just stunned. Many people in Mo Xi's Northern Frontier Army had changed their expressions and stood unsteadily. The most intense reaction was from the Murong Murong Meng Ze's Red Plume Camp.
The cultivators in this camp were all of noble birth, and many of them had relatives who had died in the hands of Gu Mang. When they heard that the masked bodyguard was their enemy, they immediately lost control.
"Lord Xi He! Is what he said true?! "
"Who is this person!!"
One of the cultivators who was in charge of treating Gu Mang's injuries happened to have a deep hatred for Gu Mang, and he raised his hand to take off Gu Mang's mask. But the moment he was about to take off the mask, a faint green light suddenly hit his fingertips!
The cultivator suddenly raised his head and saw that the person who stopped him was none other than the Murong Meng Ze who was standing beside him.
"Princess …?!"
Meng Ze said, "If the commander's bodyguard wears a mask, his identity will be kept secret. Other than the commander himself and the Emperor's orders, no one can take it off without permission."
The cultivator said emotionally, "If he is really Gu Mang, why can't he?!"
Meng Ze said sternly, "But what if he is not Gu Mang?"
The cultivator was speechless.
"Did you hear that person's words and want to disregard the law and offend the commander?"
"But …"
Meng Ze said, "Take him away!"
"Yes!"
The left and right stepped forward and took the cultivator who acted without permission out of the military formation.
Although Gu Mang's mask was not taken off under the eyes of the three armies with the protection of the princess, there was not much meaning in taking off this mask.
Mo Xi was a decisive person and did not like to have misunderstandings with others, let alone misunderstandings that could shake people's hearts. If the person under the mask was not Gu Mang's face, according to his temperament, he would definitely take off the bodyguard's mask to calm the commotion.
But Mo Xi did not.
So almost everyone understood that there was only one reason why he did not do so —
Because the State Preceptor was right. The person under the mask was indeed Gu Mang.
The battle was won, but the morale of the army was slack. Although Mo Xi's military achievements were in front of them and no one dared to cause trouble in the open, there were endless rumors and slanders in the dark. There were those who suspected the relationship, those who cursed in whispers, and those who speculated about his intentions … For a moment, it was like a whirlpool of undercurrents, surging among the cultivators.
There had never been a victory that made Mo Xi so tired.
Liao Country withdrew from Great Lake City and the cultivators of Chong Hua re-entered the city. He did not immediately return to the capital, but led the army in Great Lake City to help the people rebuild their houses and settle the refugees. He walked among the broken bricks and tiles after the battle, but he was not as respected as before. The people around him were all secretly sizing him up.
But Mo Xi did not feel any discomfort for his situation.
He had experienced such days long ago. The fickleness of human nature was something he understood when his father passed away when he was seven years old. Moreover, at that time, the situation of stepping on the weak and holding up the strong was much more serious than now.
He only felt extremely depressed and sad because of the Gu Mang that others talked about. He could tell from the eyes and whispers of people that they hated and hated Gu Mang. And he had the truth in his hands, but he could not testify.
"How is he today?"
Great Lake was broken and the military camp was in chaos. These days, Mo Xi had been leaving early and returning late, so he could not accompany Gu Mang. He did not dare to let other people treat Gu Mang. These days, the people who stayed by Gu Mang's side were the Murong, Meng Ze.
Mo Xi told Meng Ze all the secrets that he could not tell others. Meng Ze was also shocked when she found out that Gu Mang was a spy. Then, she regretted her attitude towards Gu Mang. These days, Mo Xi was willing to let her stay by his side for treatment because of this reason.
When Meng Ze saw him return, she looked up with a haggard expression. "Nothing serious happened for the time being. But I can feel that because he released the Black Demon's unique skill, his mind has been eroded and he has become somewhat uncontrollable … I don't know how long he can suppress it."
Mo Xi closed his eyes. "When Liao Country sent him back, it was because they knew that his situation was getting more and more dangerous. They did not dare to keep or kill him. They did not know what would happen to him after he was completely devoured by the Black Demon, so they hid the truth and threw him back to Chong Hua like a hot potato."
Meng Ze: "…"
"Let's not talk about this." Mo Xi sighed. "Did he wake up today?"
"He woke up, but his mind was not clear. After drinking some medicine, he fell asleep again."
"…"
Mo Xi felt bitter in his throat. After a moment of silence, he said, "Is his memory … about to disappear?"
"I'm not sure." Meng Ze said softly, "But when he was awake, I talked to him for a while. He still has some vague memories. Brother Mo, don't be too pessimistic. "
Mo Xi saw that there were dark circles under her eyelids, indicating that she had not slept well these days. He said in a low voice, "Meng Ze, thank you."
"I'm a medicine cultivator. It's my duty to practice medicine and save people. You don't have to thank me."
Mo Xi shook his head. "Thank you for not taking offense to what I said to you in the military tent."
Meng Ze was silent for a moment. She lowered her delicate face and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Those words … I don't take offense to what you said. All these years, I've always known that you don't like me, but … but when I heard that you had someone in your heart, I couldn't get over it. "
"… I'm sorry."
Meng Ze was silent. She still looked down at her toes. After a while, she said, "You don't have to apologize to me. Feelings were something that couldn't be forced. I'm the one who should apologize. That night, I was impulsive and said a lot of inappropriate things. I made Brother Mo laugh at me and embarrassed you. "
She paused and said with her head bowed, "I'm sorry."
There were only a few countries in the Nine Regions that could give female cultivators status, and Chong Hua was not one of them. But even so, Murong Meng Ze could still be honored as one of the "Discipline, Restraint, Wisdom" Three Gentlemen, which showed that she was unusual. Although she also had personal feelings and was weak, in the end, she could always understand things.
Meng Ze raised her head and smiled reluctantly, but she still tried her best.
"Big Brother, if you're willing in the future, just tell me … who you like. Even if … it's inappropriate, I think if it's someone you like … then it won't be wrong. "
Mo Xi didn't speak. He just looked at her soft eyes.
Recently, there were too many rumors in the army. Many people had already started to say that he and Gu Mang had an affair. These words had already reached his ears. He didn't know how much Meng Ze had heard.
But he also didn't know what to say to Meng Ze. She had done a lot for him over the years. He had already thanked her, said the words, and promised her.
The only thing he couldn't give her was love.
The two of them had reached the end of the road. Even if Mo Xi had a lot of apologies and thanks in his heart, he had already said everything. It was meaningless to mention it again and again.
So in the end, he just said seriously, "Okay."
After a pause, he said, "It's getting late. You've been tired all day. Go back and rest. I'll look after him here."
Meng Ze's eyes were moist. She looked at Mo Xi and then glanced at Gu Mang behind Mo Xi. She seemed to want to say something but hesitated. But in the end, she just gave a low "Mm" and turned to leave the military tent.
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