Although Mo Xi didn't explain in detail, the others were not stupid. They immediately understood that he wanted to go to a place far away and then expose his whereabouts. He wanted to use himself as bait to lure Wuyan away.
Jiang Yexue immediately said, "How can you do that? It's too dangerous. "
"If I can't even deal with a group of bats," Mo Xi adjusted the hidden weapon box on his wrist, "I don't need to be the commander of the Northern Frontier Army anymore."
Jiang Yexue knew that he was stubborn since childhood. Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, he could only look at Gu Mang.
Gu Mang's expression couldn't be seen clearly in the flickering light of the bonfire. No one knew whether he wanted to get involved in this matter or not. But after a while, he finally opened his mouth.
"Lord Xi He, why did he go alone to deal with the bats? Is he in such a hurry to be the son-in-law of the bat queen? "
Hearing the words "son-in-law of the bat queen", Mo Xi glanced at him and then turned his face away. He whispered, "I have a bad temper and I'm too aggressive. I like to fight and kill. No one likes me."
"…"
This was what Gu Mang said when he bullied Mo Xi. He didn't expect that Mo Xi would remember it all and bring it out at this time. No matter how thick-skinned Gu Mang was, he felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Mo Xi fastened the hidden weapon box and turned his head, "Let's go."
"Hey, wait!"
Mo Xi stopped and turned his face, "What's wrong?"
Gu Mang touched his nose, "Humans don't like you, but demons might."
"…"
"I heard that demons only like people's appearance. Although your temper is a little boring, your face is still very good-looking. It's lustful and pure. When you don't open your mouth to speak, you're perfect. If that old bat doesn't like you, then she must be blind. She should go to Jiang Fuli's house to treat her eyes. "
"…" Mo Xi's handsome face was livid. He flicked his sleeves and left.
Gu Mang looked at Mo Xi's back and sighed. "Sigh, I didn't feel anything special when I lost my memory. Now that I'm awake, his temper is still so bad even though I've been away for so many years. No, it should be worse. Now, I can't even crack a joke. "
When Mo Xi heard this, she finally couldn't hold it in any longer. She turned around abruptly as if she was about to explode in anger, but she forced herself to hold it in. She only said with reddened eyes, "Gu Mang, did you only find out today that I have a bad temper?"
"…"
Mo Xi left as soon as he finished speaking. His silhouette gradually faded away under the swirling moonlight. When he was about to disappear completely, Gu Mang silently turned his head and said to the others in the cave, "How about … I follow him? The young man is unreliable. I'll keep an eye on him and go with him to lure the Fog Swallow away. "
Jiang Yexue said, "Go quickly. One more person means one more person to take care of."
Gu Mang smiled bitterly. "I'm just afraid that he'll get angry when he sees me. Look at how bad his expression was when he left."
Even though he said this, he still quickly followed.
Mo Xi's iron-plated military boots creaked as he stepped on the withered branches and withered leaves. After walking alone for a while, he suddenly heard a series of footsteps behind him.
"Lord Xi He."
When Mo Xi heard this voice, his heart ached terribly. He didn't turn around. Instead, he quickened his pace.
Gu Mang caught up with him. "Why are you walking so fast?"
Mo Xi ignored him and walked forward with his head lowered.
"I'm asking you a question. Are you so angry that you don't want to talk to me anymore?"
Mo Xi was silent for a long time. Finally, he said, "Why do you have to follow me?"
"You've been in the army for so long and fought so many battles. You should know how to deploy your troops. Why do you think I have to follow you? "
Gu Mang broke a green foxtail and played with it in his hand. As he played with the wildflowers on the side of the road, he continued.
"Jiang Yexue and the others are dispelling the Gu in the cave. They can't let anyone disturb them. Since that's the case, the more people there are outside to attract the attention of the Queen of Foggy Swallow, the better. But just in case, the cave must be guarded. However, Murong Chuyi is obviously more suitable than me to stay behind. Because he's Yue Chenqing and Brother Jiang's uncle, he's more willing and should be their last line of defense. "
After he finished his analysis, he smiled at Mo Xi. "So why do you have to be so impulsive because you don't want to see me?"
Mo Xi didn't say anything else. The two of them stepped on the dead branches and broken leaves and walked into the distance step by step. They hadn't removed the spell that hid their spiritual power, so they weren't worried even though they could see some bat spirits wandering around in the forest.
After walking side by side for a while, Mo Xi suddenly said, "Gu Mang."
"Yes."
"There's no one else here now. Can you tell me the truth?"
"Yes?"
"Do you really hate me?"
Gu Mang, "… Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Mo Xi said, "I didn't bring you here not because I didn't want to see you, but because I feel that you hate me. And I don't know how to face you."
Gu Mang was silent for a moment. The surroundings were very quiet. There was only the cold moonlight, the rustling of leaves, and even the mocking cawing of crows seemed so far away.
Mo Xi paused. "Do you really hate me all this time?"
"… What do I hate you for?" In the gentle breeze and moonlight, Gu Mang's white clothes fluttered like ripples. He put away the carefree and casual mask he had in front of Jiang Yexue and the others, revealing a face that was numb and extraordinarily pale because he had experienced too many life and death situations. "Do I hate you for not being by my side when I was in trouble? Or do I hate you for only treating me as a drunken fool when I needed help the most? "
"…"
Gu Mang laughed softly. "In the Mirror of Time, you asked me similar questions. And whether it was eight years ago or eight years later, my answer is the same. "
He raised his long eyelashes, which were like silk curtains, and the bright moonlight poured into his azure eyes. Gu Mang's pair of blue eyes that were no longer yesterday looked at Mo Xi.
He said, "Mo Xi, I don't hate you because of this."
Mo Xi suddenly stopped in his tracks. He lowered his head to look at Gu Mang's face. Ever since he reunited with Gu Mang, he had always been strong in front of Gu Mang. But at this moment, facing Gu Mang who had regained his memories, what did Mo Xi have left?
Gu Mang had watched him grow up. Gu Mang had seen all of his difficulties, hardships, and difficulties, and had tolerated all of his willfulness and immaturity.
In front of Gu Mang who had lost his divine sense, Mo Xi might be his master, his companion, or even Lord Xi He.
But in front of his brother Gu Mang, Mo Xi was just Mo Xi. The armor and the bayonet had been removed, leaving only a true heart that was mottled with flesh and blood.
Mo Xi's voice trembled as he asked in a low voice, "Since you don't hate me … why do you treat me like this?"
"Is there a reason? It's just like how you treat me. " Gu Mang said, "This is just our own choice. Just like how you chose Chong Hua, and I chose the Burning Country. The curse of the Time Mirror was well said, 'Past the sea of bitterness, yesterday will not be pursued' — since the past has already happened, it's useless to dwell on it. I've already let go of our past long ago. It's you who kept pestering me. Other than being ruthless to you, what other choice do I have? "
This was simply like a pipe burning straight into the flesh of his heart. Mo Que's heart violently spasmed.
"You've already let go?"
"I've already let go."
Mo Xi closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling. "Gu Mang …" His throat moved, and finally he sighed. "It's been 17 years."
Gu Mang was stunned for a moment. "What?"
"Since you took me to complete my first appointment in the school, I've known you for 17 years. From when we were young to when we were 20, from schoolmates to the battlefield … You said yourself that you would always be with me. You said that you would be by my side no matter what. It was you who once —"
It was you who once said that you loved me.
But how could Mo Xi say it now? So this sentence was stuck in his throat, filling his throat with a fishy taste.
Mo Xi closed his eyes, suppressed the trembling in his voice, took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice.
"You once taught me a lot. You taught me to endure, you taught me magic, you taught me about worldly affairs, and you taught me about romance. Now you want me to stop pestering you. Okay. "
"I can also try to do that." Mo Xi said, "But before that, Senior Brother Gu, I want to ask you one last thing — teach me. It's been 17 years. This is already half of our lives. Teach me how to let go."
Gu Mang: "…"
Mo Xi suddenly opened his eyes and poked his chest with his hand. "Can you teach me how to let go?" His fingertips were trembling slightly, and his eyes were red.
"How can the three spiritual and seven physical souls be less? Can I be less? I still have my memories, I still have my consciousness. I can't let go! Back eight years ago, even though I knew that I couldn't change anything, I would still ask you not to betray me. I would still hope that you could stay, even if you thought that it was useless! "
"Mo Xi …"
"What do you mean by crossing the sea of bitterness? Yesterday has no pursuit. I've already lived in yesterday for eight years! From the day you left, I've been living in the past eight years — I hoped so much that you could regain your memories. But when you did, you told me that you had already let go … Gu Mang, Senior Brother Gu … What am I in your heart for the past 17 years?!! "
At the end of his sentence, his voice suddenly became hoarse and he collapsed.
His words were stuck in his throat and he choked with sobs. He felt tears welling up in his eyes, but it was too humiliating. He had cried a few times in his life, and almost all of them were in front of Gu Mang. It was forgivable when he was young and fashionable, but he didn't want to be defeated in front of the same person after so many years.
So he turned his face away abruptly and strode forward.
The birch forest was bleak, and the fog at night stumbled in the forest. Mo Xi walked in the faintly discernible fog. After a while, he heard Gu Mang catching up with him. Gu Mang's footsteps followed closely behind him. Many years ago, they were also like this. Whether it was attacking the enemy's camp or chasing deer in the countryside, no matter where he went, as long as Gu Mang was there, he would be able to see him as soon as he turned around.
That was the first peace in his life.
Later, Gu Mang betrayed the country and left. When he went to war by himself, he didn't have such tacit understanding with his partner. Sometimes, when he rode in the snow, he would leave all the generals behind him. He couldn't hear any sound accompanying him, as if he was the only one galloping in the world, rushing towards a glorious and lonely end. He was unwilling to give up, so he ordered his personal guards to follow him closely from now on. But even if the sound of footsteps and hooves came back, the face was no longer the face in his memory.
From then on, Mo Xi knew that the death of an old friend was painful, but what was more painful than the death of an old friend was the change of an old friend.
When he thought of that person who was still in the world, but could never return to the past, when his deep love turned to decay, when his path became a stranger, when his lover turned into an enemy, that was the pain of breathing.
"Trash!"
Suddenly, an angry scream came from the front, pulling his thoughts back from the mud.
"You're all trash!"
Mo Xi's footsteps suddenly stopped. Gu Mang obviously heard it too. He quickly rushed to Mo Xi's side and looked into the depths of the fog. "Is that the fog swallow?"
Although the relationship between the two was complicated and the atmosphere was awkward, they still understood the importance of priority. They immediately looked at each other in tacit understanding, lowered their spiritual auras, and silently approached the direction of the sound.
They followed the sound and came to the back of a large tree that was large enough for three people to wrap their arms around it. They quietly looked outside.
What they saw shocked Mo Xi and Gu Mang!
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"How to Curse"
Mo Xi: Get lost!
Murong Chuyi: Get lost.
Jiang Yexue: Your Excellency is so shameless.
Yue Chenqing: You're a little tortoise!!
Jiang Yaoshi: Even if I use up all my efforts, all my wealth, and all the medicine in the world, I still won't be able to save your pig IQ.
Murong Lian: Baby, you're so coquettish.
Murong Meng Ze: … Cursing is wrong, harmony is the most important thing.
Gu Mang: (Blah blah blah blah, I'll omit 10,000 words of cursing, but the ending will be —) But you're beautiful!
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