Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Zhuang Li completely understood his situation.
Simply put, this was nothing more than a struggle for imperial power. Because he had the blood of the previous emperor flowing in his body, he was pushed into a desperate situation by his own father. His mother, uncle, and all the people close to him should have died in this political struggle.
Perhaps for the sake of his reputation or for the sake of family reputation, those ambitious people did not kill him, but sent him to Le Zhengming’s army. Because they knew that this army would also be completely destroyed.
The conspiracies were linked one after another, but it was finally revealed by Zhuang Li’s two or three sentences. He had no time to care about the past, and the most important thing now was to survive.
“Hey, you,” Zhuang Li stretched out his slender index finger and gently hooked it, “I have something to say to General Le Zhengming, take me to see him.”
The sturdy man whose fingertips were hooked turned black in the face. He strode over and said in a thunderous voice: “Do you want to be beaten? Do you think you are still a young marquis?”
7480 finally came to his senses, wiped his face fiercely, and complained in his heart: Damn, even without computers, these noisy humans will take the initiative to send information to the host. Why are they so stupid?
“So I am still the young marquis?” Zhuang Li pondered in his heart with amusement.
7480: “…”
“I have very important information to tell General Le Zhengming about Zhuang Ran.” Zhuang Li said seriously.
The sturdy man was full of curses, but they were all blocked back. He actually believed it 100%. You know, this boy was Zhuang Ran’s legitimate son. Although he had become an abandoned child now, he was loved by Zhuang Ran for a period of time in the past. He should know some secrets that ordinary people didn’t know.
“I’ll take you there.” He opened the stable gate.
“Take me to take a shower first!” Zhuang Li pulled at his sticky, smelly clothes. He would never go to see his lover in this state.
“Why are you so demanding?” The sturdy man rolled his eyes, but still took Zhuang Li to a tent and poured him a bucket of cold water.
“I want hot water.” Zhuang Li’s face was full of disgust.
“You fu**ing bastard…” The sturdy man clenched his fists and gathered his sleeves, making a gesture to hit.
“Go ahead and hit me,” Zhuang Li tapped his temple with his fingertips, his voice scattered, “If you hit my head, I’m afraid I’ll forget what I was going to say later.”
The strong man clenched his teeth and then loosened his gums, his cheeks bulging and rising and falling, as if he would turn against his will at any time. After adjusting for a long time, he finally broke into a grim smile: “Wait, I’ll go boil some water for you!”
After three quarters of an hour’s struggle, Zhuang Li finally arrived outside the commander’s tent wearing a clean military uniform and with wet hair.
The sturdy man pointed his finger at him and warned him sternly: “Wait here, keep your eyes open and don’t look around!”
Zhuang Li squinted at him, clearly showing a leisurely attitude, but showing full contempt. He was born with a proud face, which made people want to beat him up.
The sturdy man pointed at him with his finger again, his teeth chattered for a while, then he lifted the curtain and went in.
A faint conversation came from inside the tent: “…He wants to see you.”
“No, haven’t you whipped him twenty times yet? Does he still have the energy to make trouble?”
“No, we will punish them together at night… to shock the army’s morale.”
“Let him go. Zhuang Ran raised him like a toy since he was a child. What can he know?”
“Let’s meet him, just in case…”
After a long while, the impatient voice of the strong man came from inside: “The general asked you to come in!”
Zhuang Li straightened his clothes, lifted a strand of curly hair at his forehead, and then walked in slowly.
He then saw an extremely tall and strong man sitting in the main seat, his upper body robes were gone, revealing his sturdy chest. Fine beads of sweat made his bronze skin glow oily, and his knotty muscles bulged in the halo, forming smooth lines until they disappeared into his narrow waist.
A pure masculine aura hit him in the face. According to nature’s definition of male animals, the man in front of him was undoubtedly the most powerful one.
When he saw him, Zhuang Li naturally thought of the passionate love they had in the past, and his body suddenly felt hot.
Le Zhengming was originally very impatient on having to meet such a cowardly guy. When he looked up, his eyes were full of contempt, but the moment he saw the face clearly, it turned into astonishment. Then his mind was filled with a chaotic roar, and he temporarily lost the ability to think.
He had always known that there was such a person in the army, but this was the first time he met him.
As the eldest princess’ son, Zhuang Li was indeed very weak and delicate, with narrow eyes with upturned eye corners, and long thin eyebrows slanting into his temples and slightly raised, making his expression look both smart and cunning.
He was like a fire fox running on the grassland. When he escaped from the hunter’s pursuit, he would look back and smile, mischievously expressing his pride and sarcasm.
Le Zhengming once met such a little fox. He had the arrow on the string, but he couldn’t bear to let it go.
His mind was filled with that little fox and seeing the little fox in front of him, he became someone whose face was stern and solemn, but whose ears were completely red.
Zhuang Li walked straight up to him, sat down next to him, and said matter-of-factly, “I’m hungry.”
“Someone, go get some food.” Le Zhengming immediately raised his hand and shouted, his voice inexplicably hoarse.
“Are you going to whip me in public tonight?” Zhuang Li lay on the table, half of his face pressed on his arm, and the other half facing his lover, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was very unhappy.
His arrogant look made the strong man very angry, and he could not help but scold him: “What’s your attitude? Stand up and salute!”
“Forget it. He is still young and weak. He was just frightened on the battlefield. Let him lie down for a while.” Le Zhengming raised his hand to stop him. His seemingly cold tone secretly became a little softer.
“General, that’s not what you said just now!” the sturdy man accused with his eyes wide open.
Le Zhengming also glared back, his majestic aura suppressing the other party, but his red ears emitted an astonishing amount of heat.
Zhuang Li almost couldn’t help laughing. He was still lying on his arms, while his red lips were squeezed and slightly pursed, as if asking for a kiss.
Le Zhengming glanced at him, then quickly shifted his gaze. A drop of sweat slid down his neck to his chest, and slowly seeped into the texture of his abdominal muscles.
He was terribly hot now.
“General, don’t hit me. My small body will be gone after a few whips.” Zhuang Li stretched out a slender fingertip and lightly poked the back of the man’s hand like a dragonfly touching the water.
Le Zhengming sat steadily, as if he was not affected at all, but the muscles in his arm twitched uncontrollably for a moment, and then a few blue veins appeared on the back of his hand that had been touched, pulsating slightly with his rapid heartbeat.
He was nervous.
“I won’t hit you.” He started to speak, then closed his mouth awkwardly, because his voice was so hoarse, like a broken bellows.
Zhuang Li smiled, his eyes sparkling with joy. This was still his lover, without any change.
7480: “Bah! Dog man!”
The strong man said in disbelief: “General, you just said…”
Le Zhengming sighed and said, “Let’s release the rest of the deserters as well.”
“What, what?” The sturdy man looked towards the main seat in a daze.
Was this still the same General Le Zhengming who enforced orders, clearly distinguished rewards and punishments, and was strict and fair? Could he have heard it wrong?
“Let them go,” Le Zhengming repeated, “The enemy can attack at any time. If they are whipped now, they will have no chance of survival. They can die in battle, retreat, or even run away, but they must not die in my hands. After all, I am their commander.”
These words were so full of affection and righteousness that the strong man’s eyes filled with tears and he almost cried.
In fact, everyone knew that with their current strength, they could not compete with the Jie people’s 180,000-man army. Everyone would die, and there was no question of survival or death. But canceling the flogging was the general’s last act of mercy.
“General, I will definitely convey your words to those deserters, so that they can see clearly what kind of person they are loyal to!” The strong man knelt on the ground with a plop, shouted this sentence passionately, then ran away wiping his tears.
Zhuang Li buried his face in his arms and smiled grimly.
7480 said sarcastically: “Honest and selfless? Haha…”
“He has the intention to exonerate me, but he may still think so in his heart.” Zhuang Li retorted coldly in his mind. He raised his head, revealing a weak and helpless face with a slight blush at the corners of his eyes, as if he had just cried.
“First time on the battlefield?” Le Zhengming asked in the softest tone possible.
“Yeah, I’m scared.” Zhuang Li nodded.
“It’s normal to be afraid. I was also afraid when I first went to the battlefield.” Le Zhengming tried to hold back, but finally couldn’t help it and gently touched the boy’s slightly curly long hair.
“Your hair is still wet. I’ll find you a towel to dry it.” He walked behind the screen and took out a linen towel from the wooden box where clothes were kept. He first wiped it on his face but found it too rough. He then rummaged through the boxes and cabinets for a long time before finally finding a piece of uncut brocade.
He tore off a piece of brocade without hesitation and rubbed it on his face again. He felt the touch was very comfortable and delicate, and then walked out with satisfaction.
Zhuang Li pricked up his ears to listen to the movement behind the screen, and a smile of pleasure appeared on his thin lips.
It was just a towel, but why did you make such a fuss about it?
7480: Bah! You two are a pair of desperate lovers!
Le Zhengming walked back to his original position and was about to hand over the brocade when Zhuang Li came closer and put his head under his eyelids. His hair was very long, very black, very soft, with a slight curl and a faint fragrance.
Smelling this sweet fragrance, Le Zhengming’s head began to buzz again. He carefully held the boy’s long hair, rubbing it gently in the brocade. The black hair occasionally entangled his fingers, but it seemed to entangle his heartstrings, making him itchy, hot, and flustered.
“You said before that you had information to tell me?” In order to hide the strangeness in his heart, he spoke in a hoarse voice.
“Well, I lied to you. I just wanted to plead for myself.” Zhuang Li narrowed his eyes and smiled without any guilt.
Le Zhengming: “….”
“Are you angry?” Zhuang Li tapped his naked chest with his fingertips.
Le Zhengming’s chest muscles trembled uncontrollably, and then he realized that he was shirtless to get rid of the heat! He quickly covered the curly-haired boy with brocade and ran behind the screen to change clothes. On the way, he bumped into something and made a series of ping-pong sounds.
Zhuang Li listened attentively, then smiled silently.
How could he bear to let such a lovely person die.
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