Chapter 6: Awakening from Hibernation (Suddenly)

  Lovers' quarrels are like June thunderstorms, coming and going quickly. Before the carriage had traveled halfway down the official road to Chang'an City, Bai Hua's low laughter was already heard from inside the carriage. It turned out that Wang Xun had told some absurd things he had seen and done over the past few months, exaggerating them for comedic effect, causing his beloved to cover her lips with her fingers and giggle uncontrollably.

  After laughing for a while, Bai Wei couldn't hold back her curiosity and gently pushed Wang Xun's arm, asking in a low voice: "You mentioned avoiding trouble earlier, what exactly happened? What kind of trouble did you guys get into that you all had to hide in the military camp?"

  "It's all because of that kid, Yuwen Zidao! He had nothing better to do after eating his fill. He just had to go and hug the thick legs of the Yang family..." As he spoke about how he joined the Fei Long Forbidden Troops, Wang Xuan felt a pang of loss in his heart. If it weren't for saving Yuwen Zhi from prison, Lei Wanchun wouldn't have been shot by an arrow, and he himself wouldn't have ended up running to the military camp to take punishment. Although in the more than four months of military life, what he gained far exceeded the hardships he endured.

  He picked up the most important part and simply told Bai Weizi about his experience in the few days before joining the army. Finally, he couldn't help but add a sentence, "At that time, I really shouldn't have brought him out so early. Letting him suffer for a few more days in the Wan Nian County prison would have made him remember it for a long time!"

  "What's wrong? Is he causing you trouble again?" Bai Hui Zi, who had never been very friendly with Yu Wen Zhi, heard the anger and frustration in Wang Xuan's words, furrowed her brow and asked softly.

  "That's not true!" Wang Xuan sighed and shook his head gently. He didn't know how to describe the changes that had taken place in Yuwen Zhi to Bai Huiji. After going through a great disaster, he had almost completely become another person. Sensitive, narrow-minded, and always calculating everything. Even jokes they used to tell would make him change color on the spot. What's more, this person himself didn't even realize these changes, always thinking someone was intentionally targeting him. Even Ma Fang, who used to be inseparable from Yuwen Zhi, now spoke to him with caution, afraid of accidentally offending him.

  Seeing the gloomy expression on Wang Jun's face, Bai Wei hurriedly smiled and comforted him. "That person just doesn't know what's good for him, Second Brother, don't bother with him. Just ignore him like a stinky turd for a few days, maybe he'll come crawling back again!"

  Wang Jun forced a smile and shook his head slightly. "I reckon it won't happen. He's now got a big heart! He's no longer the Yuwen Zidao of those years!"

  Half a year ago, Bai Wei's idea was indeed not a bad plan. But now it will definitely have no effect. Yuwen Zhi's mind has long been beyond what his childhood friend can guess. At the time of joining the Fei Long Forbidden Guard, he was just trying to avoid disaster by hiding under Gao Lishi's command. Now, Yuwen Zhi seems to have forgotten his original intention and instead remembered Gao Lishi's slightly excessive words of advice word for word. Is he preparing to become self-reliant and no longer rely on others? It doesn't seem like that either. Last time at the Huaclearing Pool snow-sweeping, he coincidentally met Gao Lishi himself and stuck to him like a boneless snake, flattering him with "General this" and "General that", making the surrounding brothers' skin crawl.

  "Can't afford it? That's even better, saves him from getting into trouble and then coming to you for help!" Bai Wei Qi added with a pout, still feeling indignant.

  Wang Xun let out a soft sigh and didn't respond. The friendship of over a decade couldn't be easily let go of. He hoped that he could gain the appreciation of Feng Si Shu, although Feng Si Shu's abilities weren't as strong as Gao Lishi's, but protecting one or two trusted individuals by his side shouldn't be a problem.

  "Alright, stop sighing!" Bai Wei's words came from beside her ear again, carrying a hint of intoxicating and charming tone, "You can rest assured, his previous case was already settled. You've only been in the military camp for a few days, and the capital is already peaceful!"

  "How did you know?" Wang Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly regained his composure and asked in a low voice.

  Seeing that she had successfully distracted the other party, Bai Wei's face couldn't help but surge with a sense of pride. "Of course I knew! Last time in the capital, wasn't it just Yuwen Zhi who was caught? After he was released, all those people who were caught along with him were also released. Except for the Long'an County government accidentally killing someone surnamed Wei, everyone else was safe and sound!"

  "Are they all released? Who told you that!" Wang Jun's eyebrows slowly furrowed, desperately trying to digest the information revealed by Bai Huai. More than four months of military camp life had completely isolated him from the hustle and bustle of Chang'an City. After entering the camp, there was no news of any storms outside, almost nothing was heard in the military camp.

  "Zhou Xiaobo, Zhang Xiaohou, and that foolish kid from the Gong Sun family!" Bai Huaqi laughed even more complacently, unable to resist whispering boastfully, "The day after they got out of prison, they rushed to Jinhualou to fawn over me. Not a single one of them has any shame or conscience, none at all!"

  Those people were all villains who had a few dealings with Wang Huan, and when Yuwen Zhi was caught, none of them escaped. But Yuwen Zhi was released because Gao Lishi intervened. What about the others? Which powerful leg did they hug again? Did the Jingzhao governor, Wang Tong, suddenly develop a kind heart and release all the handles used to attack Yang Guozhong?

  Wang Xuan's face suddenly turned gloomy, and Bai Huaqi thought he was drunk on flying vinegar. She quickly accompanied him with a smile to explain: "They all came just to listen to me sing, and they will settle the bill and leave soon. Have you forgotten? It was you who introduced them to Jin Hua Lou in the first place, and asked them to give me as much support as possible!"

  This remark, Wang Xun did not hear at all, his heart was rapidly calculating what purpose was hidden behind the move of King Jingzhao, Wang Jin. Yang Guozhong, Li Linfu, and Wang Jin, three figures holding precious swords, flew back and forth in front of him. He had originally paid little attention to these gods fighting. But after experiencing the last storm, he no longer dared to think that since it didn't concern him, he could ignore it.

  Is it impossible? Even if the King of Jing and Zhou, Wang Huai, is willing to make amends with Yang Guozhong, Li Linfu will not agree. There must be other reasons, but I just can't guess them for now.

  "You're not happy, I won't entertain them in the future!" Still unable to hear any response from Wang Xuan, Bai Huaqi's heart panicked and she punched his chest with force. But it was like hitting a stone, and she sucked in a cold breath of air, "Ah, you're seeking death! What are you doing wearing armor under your clothes?"

  "Armor?" King Xuan was finally awakened from his contemplation, asking in a low voice, then smiling complacently, "What armor? You punch again and see, you'll understand!"

  As she spoke, she slightly bent her arm forward, and a hard lump immediately bulged out from her chest. Bai Hua's face turned red, wanting to touch it, but suddenly felt a little shy. In the end, she couldn't resist her curiosity, slowly stretching out her hand towards Wang Xuan's chest, "How big is this piece of tendon meat? What have you been eating these days?"

  "That's what you get from eating. Every day, lifting stone locks, it's practiced!" Once again talking about life in the military camp, Wang Xuan's face finally recovered its previous sunny complexion. "One hundred times a day, up to now I've persisted for over a hundred days. I also know someone who swings his sword one thousand times a day. He's as sturdy as a tree root, and he's wider than he is tall!"

  Bai Wei Zi gently stroked his chest, as if wiping a fragile porcelain, "They, they all know about us, our relationship. So, so they don't dare to mess around..."

  "I know!" Wang Xun smiled and explained in a low voice, "I wasn't angry just now, but I was thinking why those people were released. According to Xiao Zhang Tanhua's inference, when the Jingzhao governor ordered their arrest at that time, it was actually aimed at Yang Guozhong."

  "That's easy, Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu will just make up with each other!" A stone in Bai Jihui's heart finally fell to the ground, she thought for a moment, and carelessly came to this conclusion.

  "That's actually a good thing! If we continue to fight, it will not be beneficial for the country!" Wang Jun suddenly became like Zhang Xun, sighing and saying.

  "Er Lang is now concerned about these things?" Bai Wei asked with a pout, seeing the other's arrogant appearance. "Others have been waiting for several months and finally saw you. You're fine, just talking about irrelevant things!"

  "Alright, let's not mention it, let's not mention it!" Wang Jun shook his head and finally decided to put aside the great affairs of the world for the time being. The beauty by his side said that talking about these things was indeed too depressing. "How have you been doing lately, sister? Do you miss me?"

  "Who would have thought!" Bai Wei Zi replied extremely bluntly, "Only a fool would think that you, this heartless little..."

  She had only said half of the flirtatious words when she suddenly found that Wang Xuan furrowed his brow again. His two ears perked up, and his big hands somehow already grasped the horizontal knife that he had untied from his waist after getting on the carriage.

  "Second Brother..." Bai Wei Ci felt wronged and let out a soft pout.

  "Shh!" Wang Xuan pushed her down onto the soft seat in the train car, his body leaning in close. "Second Brother, no, not here, not on the train, Old Zhou..." Although she had known this day would come, Bai Huaqi's whole body went limp, panting softly, and whispered a reminder.

  "Bang, bang!" The two crisp sounds instantly shattered the atmosphere in the carriage. Immediately afterwards, a third icy arrow flew past her nose tip, causing a string of blood flowers to bloom on Wang Xuan's shoulder. Before she could realize what was happening, she felt a sudden lightness on her body, and Wang Xuan jumped out from where he had previously broken into the carriage, holding his horizontal knife in one hand and half of the carriage door in the other.

  "Ah——" Bai Huiji finally let out a loud shriek, her hands grasping the car door handle as if she wanted to jump out.

  "Don't come down!" Wang Xuan directly slapped her back into the carriage, then another loud slap woke up Old Zhou who was already frightened out of his wits and the dazed coachman, "Go, enter the city, once we're in the city, we'll be safe!"

  The horses were frightened and ran wildly along the official road, pulling the carriage with them. "Erlang, Erlang——" Bai Huiji once again stuck her head out of the window and shouted loudly towards the back of the carriage.

  "Go!" In her tearful daze, she saw Wang Jun standing in the middle of the road, one hand holding the car door and the other holding a knife, majestic and powerful. The morning sun cast its rays on him, making his figure shine like a golden armored god.

  "Sister, don't be afraid, I'll protect you!" That silly little brat made such a promise two years ago.

  "Second Brother!" Bai Hui Zi wailed loudly in the speeding train carriage. This time, every single tear was not fake.