Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 42: Lonely Moon and Desert

Half a month after going on the expedition, she wrote an urgent letter to Gu Jinheng, but he had not yet replied.

Although they had been married for five years, that was the first letter she had ever written to Gu Jinheng.

Pei Nai and Gu Jinheng have been sleeping in the same bed for five years, but he still can't figure out Gu Jinheng's thoughts.

As she walked, she guessed his reaction after receiving the letter, guessed why he did not reply, and guessed whether he disliked the handwriting in the letter was not beautiful enough. She kept guessing.

Guessing is frustrating.

She looked up suddenly and found that she had unconsciously ended up in an unfamiliar place.

Just as I was about to walk back, a voice suddenly appeared from behind.

"Can't sleep?"

Han Ruize was leaning against a pillar beside him with his arms folded over his chest, looking at her with a raised eyebrow and a hint of teasing.

She nodded and said, "Well, I couldn't sleep, why are you here?"

"I heard a noise when you walked out of the tent just now. I was afraid that if you, who were so beautiful, were abducted and sold, I would be sorry for the ancestors of both the Pei and Han families." Han Ruize smiled.

She found it particularly interesting and said, "Is there anyone in this world who can kidnap me?"

Han Ruize curled his lips: "That makes sense."

"Come with me, I'll take you somewhere." Han Ruize continued, then turned and left.

She thought about it and followed him.

I rode my horse and followed Han Ruize for a long time, winding and circling all the way, and finally reached a high slope after several turns. My vision suddenly broadened. This was a highland under the sky.

The edges all around slope down steeply to form cliffs, about five meters above the flat ground.

On the high ground, the stars seemed closer, and the distant horizon under the moonlight was clearly visible.

Han Ruize led her to the southeast of the high ground and pointed it out to her.

There is a famous stone circle there, stretching for two miles, and no one knows why it was formed.

She had only heard about it before, but when she was lucky enough to enjoy this stunning view from above, she was truly shocked.

Han Ruize found some dry poplar branches, made a fire, and sat on the ground.

He unpacked the package he had brought with him, took out an iron rack for cooking wine, put it on the campfire, and took out two wine jugs to warm them up.

She was stunned by this series of actions, but Han Ruize glanced at her and said, "Why are you standing there? Come sit down and have a few drinks with me."

There are such shameless people.
"Hey, do you still have any military rules? If General Lin Hua knew about this, he would definitely scold you," she said.

Han Ruize was quite confident: "Why don't you just stay away? Besides, you are now the highest-ranking officer in the army, the Zhubei Spear, the commander-in-chief of the Pei Family Army. If you protect me, will he dare to punish me?"

She looked at the rogue in front of her, then slowly sat down.

"Are you bringing me here to see the scenery, or are you bringing me here to drink with you?"

Han Ruize used an iron clip to stir the pot on the fire while saying, "I know you have something on your mind and wine is a great way to relieve it. It can warm your body and relieve your worries. Look how considerate I am. If you had known this, you would have married me."

She was speechless and pouted, "Marry you? I'll be annoyed to death all day long."

Then she looked at the vast world, smelled the fresh aroma of wine, and her heart became clear.

The surroundings fell silent, and Pei Nai could feel Han Ruize was looking at her.

She turned her head in confusion, but Han Ruize suddenly smiled. The bright moon was reflected in his eyes, which made Pei Nai stagnant for a moment.

Han Ruize's smile faded, and he suddenly asked, "How have you been doing in the past five years since you left me?"

Pei Nai was frightened by him and blurted out: "What do you mean by 'the five years I was away from you'? Explain yourself clearly. I didn't do anything to you when I was there, did I?"

Han Ruize smiled, indicating that he was just joking. He slowly put away his frivolous side and asked seriously, "Is Gu Jinheng good to you?"

She wanted to answer quickly, but when she thought about the question seriously, she suddenly realized that she was a little pathetic.

She couldn't even answer this little question.

"I don't know why I have been lying to myself that he treats me very well, but when I think about it carefully, it is just the attitude a man should have towards his wife."

Suddenly, a sentence she once heard popped up in her mind: A man is always like a child in front of the woman he loves deeply.

But in the eyes of everyone, Gu Jinheng is always cold and out of reach, even Pei Nai is no exception.

She felt bitter in her heart, but she was the only one who seemed a little stupid sometimes when facing Gu Jinheng.

Han Ruize seemed a little angry. He sneered and rubbed salt into her wound.

"If a man has a heart, how could he let his wife go to the battlefield? He only has his and his nephew's ambitions in mind, so why did you insist on marrying him?"

Pei Na felt a little sad for a moment, but what Han Ruize said did make sense.

She was helpless and could only murmur: "How can I control my feelings? I don't know why I like him so much, since the first time I saw him."

Han Ruize suddenly realized that he had touched her sore spot, and hurriedly took the wine and handed it to her.

"So what are your plans after the war?" he asked again.

Pei Nai shook his head. "I don't have any plans. Everything has returned to normal. It will be the same as before."

"Don't you feel bored with life in the capital? You are a descendant of the Pei family. You are destined to be a tiger or a dragon. You shouldn't be confined by a house. You should have a wider world. Why should you sacrifice your lifelong freedom for just him?" Han Ruize said seriously.

Pei Nai smiled faintly and did not answer him directly. He just asked, "What about you? How come you haven't started a family in all these years?"

Han Ruize looked away and looked at the starry sky in the distance, laughing at himself.

"Because I'm waiting for someone."

Pei Nai raised a bit of curiosity, feeling that he had discovered something extraordinary.

"Which lady is this? Who can make our great General Han remain a virgin until now and be so infatuated with her? Tell me quickly."

Han Ruize tilted his head back and poured the wine down his throat.

He wiped his lips with his sleeve and smiled bitterly, "She's a stupid girl. She never seems to understand my feelings."

He waved his hand again, "Stop talking, aren't you going to ask me how I found this place?"

Pei Nai felt that he was trying to change the subject.

But everyone has their own secrets, and she can understand that. It doesn't matter if Han Ruize doesn't want to say it.

She took the wine and tested the temperature, calmed down, and continued with Han Ruize's topic: "How did you find it?"

Han Ruize began to gesture and recall, "It was on a dark and windy night. No, I remembered it wrong."

Pei Nai burst out laughing.

Han Ruize saw that she was happy, and the corners of his mouth deepened a little.

"It was a clear afternoon, and the Pei family army set up camp nearby for training. Zhu Hong, this kid..."

He spoke slowly, and Pei Nai listened quietly, sipping his wine.

Pei Nai's laughter could be heard occasionally from the top of the cliff. It had been a long time since I had felt this way. Vaguely, it seemed as if I had returned to the past.

She was not married and they were still teenagers.

No matter where the moon sets or where the clouds go, there is no need to fear war, as long as they are still here, as long as we can remain calm.

　Happy birthday to Lin Xinhe and Momojiang from the show "Knotting the Secret Language" next door~
　　By the way, I recommend this book. If you like to read time-travel novels, you can search for it. The writing is great, the story is rigorous, and at the same time it is lighthearted and enjoyable. The heroine is super cute, and it makes people feel very comfortable while reading it~
　　
　
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