Chapter 733 Don’t Waste Time
"Xunyi, do you know what group of people attacked Yunya Town last night? In the panic, I heard them shouting something like 'Kill all the Tartar dogs' and 'Conquer the Central Plains in the north'. They seemed to be a group of righteous people."

"Even if they were from the civilian population, those people last night were not righteous men."

"Why?"

"I..." Liu Xunyi seemed not to want to tell Zhao Xin about Xu Guang's betrayal, so he changed the subject and said perfunctorily, "If they were righteous men, how could they kill people indiscriminately? Little did they know that after a night of trouble in Yunya Town, how much trouble they would bring to the court and the people of Song Dynasty in the future?"

"What do you mean?"

Looking at the innocent Zhao Xin, Liu Xunyi smiled and explained, "The Mongols have been very powerful in recent years. They always bully others, never suffer any loss. Now, 800 Mongolian soldiers died inexplicably on the territory of the Song Dynasty. This is a serious matter. Imagine how the Mongolian Khan would let it go?"

"So...what's the worst possible outcome?"

"This..." Liu Xunyi frowned and pondered, "The Mongolian Khan used this as an excuse to officially send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, and we were forced to fight back, resulting in countless casualties and rivers of blood. This... should be the worst outcome!"

“But we are also victims…”

"Do you think the Mongolian Khan will listen to our explanation?"

While speaking, Zhao Xin supported the limping Liu Xunyi back to the place where they rested last night.

Just now, the two of them had resolved all their knots by the water.

Although Liu Xunyi felt a dull pain in his heart, out of protection and respect for Zhao Xin, he readily agreed to all her requests, and promised not to mention "elopement" in the future, and happily escorted her on her last journey.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Xin's idea made sense. Since the two of them could not stay together forever, instead of being deeply trapped in pain every day, it would be better to be free and easy and spend the last days happily.

At least, they can leave a good memory for each other.

"I'll help you sit over there for a while, and then I'll go find some herbs and food."

"Xin'er, you have been pampered since childhood. When have you ever been to the wilderness? Let me go..."

"Your foot injury hasn't healed yet, do you want to make it worse?"

"But……"

"No buts! It's getting dark, and we'll be hungry if we delay any longer."

At this moment, Zhao Xin was like a young wife complaining that her husband did not know how to take care of his body. She pretended to be "tough" and "escorted" the worried Liu Xunyi to the bluestone.

"what?"

However, on the large bluestone, which was originally empty, there were now neatly placed a set of robes, a pair of boots, some dry food, wild fruits and two bottles of medicine.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xunyi and Zhao Xin were both stunned. They looked at each other with a confused look on their faces.

"This is..." Zhao Xin pulled out a note from under her robe and hesitantly read out the words on it, "'The world is in urgent need of help, please accept it. Sincerely from Anonymous'. Xunyi, who is Anonymous?"

Facing Zhao Xin's confused eyes, Liu Xunyi slowly shook his head, and then cast a searching gaze in all directions.

No matter how they looked around, the surroundings were still quiet and there was no one in sight.

"It must be our friend who shot an arrow in the dark to save us last night." Liu Xunyi picked up the dry food and wound medicine and sniffed them carefully. After confirming that there was no doubt about it, he smiled knowingly, "Xin'er, it seems that we have a noble person to help us. We won't die for a while."

"This noble friend is very considerate. He knows that your clothes are ragged, so he specially sent you a new set of clothes." Zhao Xin said as she helped Liu Xunyi put on his robe. Then she picked up a hard steamed bread and knocked it on the bluestone a few times, pretending to complain, "But the dry food is cold and hard. How can I swallow it?"

Liu Xunyi had been frowning and even crying for half a month. Today, he rarely saw Zhao Xin making a joke in a serious manner. He was stunned and stared at Zhao Xin with his tender eyes, unwilling to look away for a long time.

"What's wrong? Is it that the joke I told is not funny... or is there something dirty on my face?" Zhao Xin felt embarrassed when she saw Liu Xunyi's dazed look. She reached out and touched her cheek with a shy attitude.

"No, there's nothing dirty on your face..." Liu Xunyi said absentmindedly, "It's just a little..."

"What's wrong?" Hearing this, Zhao Xin's eyes changed and she immediately perked up. At the same time, she covered her face tightly with both hands, fearing that Liu Xunyi would see her embarrassed appearance. She asked anxiously, "What's wrong with my face? Where is it?"

"A little bit..." Looking at the uneasy Zhao Xin, Liu Xunyi couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly coughed twice, pretending to be melancholy, pointing at Zhao Xin's face, and said seriously, "It's a little beautiful here, a little gentle here, a little cute here, a little elegant here, a little..."

"You... bad guy!"

Before Liu Xunyi finished speaking, Zhao Xin suddenly realized something and her cheeks flushed. She turned her head away in a hurry. Although she kept complaining, her big watery eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of shy joy. Although she pursed her red lips tightly, she still couldn't suppress a happy smile from inside out.

"You are so good, Liu Xunyi. Where did you learn such smooth talk? No wonder you can charm Miss Pan and Miss Luo so much."

"What Miss Pan, Miss Luo?" Liu Xunyi said confidently, "In my eyes, heart, head, and stomach, there is only one Miss Zhao."

"You..." Zhao Xin was embarrassed and annoyed by Liu Xunyi's sweet words. She said angrily, "I'm beginning to believe Qin Wei's words. Maybe you really have made a vow with Miss Pan and Miss Luo! And maybe, besides Miss Pan and Miss Luo, there are also Miss Qian, Miss Sun, Miss Li, Miss Zhou, Miss Wu..."

"Enough, enough!" Liu Xunyi was so scared that cold sweats were pouring down his face. He waved his hands repeatedly. "One Miss Zhao has left me helpless. If there are a few Miss Qian, Miss Sun, and Miss Li, wouldn't it be like I have nowhere to go?"

"Helpless?" Zhao Xinxing glared, subconsciously reaching out to pat Liu Xunyi's chest, pretending to be dissatisfied and questioning, "So in your mind, I am a woman who makes others helpless?"

"hiss!"

While playing, Zhao Xin accidentally touched Liu Xunyi's wound, causing him to gasp in pain.

Seeing this, Zhao Xin's eyes changed quietly, and a deep worry appeared on her face. She wanted to say something to comfort him, but she saw that Liu Xunyi still looked aggrieved, as if nothing was wrong, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she was angry and amused in her heart, and she couldn't help laughing out loud.

Seeing Zhao Xin's long-lost smile, Liu Xunyi felt warm in his heart and started to smile foolishly along with her.

"My dear friend, did you hear me? Our princess thinks the dry food you sent is too hard. Remember to send some delicacies and fine wine next time." "Hush!" Seeing Liu Xunyi yelling at the surrounding mountains and forests, Zhao Xin hurriedly stopped him, "Don't talk nonsense, or my dear friend will get angry."

"I'm angry, but I'm more afraid of the princess being unhappy than my friend being angry." Liu Xunyi said jokingly, "At worst, my friend will shoot a few arrows at me in anger, just like he shot those men in black to death last night... Woo!"

Before Liu Xunyi finished speaking, Zhao Xin, with a nervous look in her eyes, had already stuffed the cold steamed bread in her hand into his mouth, and at the same time apologized to the empty valley around her: "My dear friend, please be magnanimous, don't be angry! Liu Xunyi is outspoken, he didn't mean it!"

After saying that, Zhao Xin imitated the way people in the martial arts world acted, cupping his hands and bowing to the people around him, looking very funny.

"They all say that Jianghu heroes have strange tempers and are moody. Be careful not to really annoy them." Zhao Xin said timidly, "Also, they all have clairvoyance and super hearing. They can hear people talking bad about them no matter how far away they are."

"Who told you that?" Liu Xunyi wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and asked suspiciously, "Could it be that you have seen the hero?"

Zhao Xin slowly shook her head, then pulled Liu Xunyi in front of her and whispered in her ear, "Zhao Yu told me that, and his friends in the underworld also said so."

"puff!"

Zhao Xin's confident look made Liu Xunyi feel both pity and heartache. He could no longer hold back the smile in his heart and laughed unscrupulously under Zhao Xin's murderous gaze.

"Xin'er, martial artists may have better eyesight and hearing than ordinary people, but they can never reach the level of clairvoyance and super hearing. There are martial arts similar to 'Thousand Miles Sound Transmission' in the world, but they can't really reach a thousand miles." Liu Xunyi explained, "As for those friends in the martial arts world that the young prince knows, most of them are hooligans on the streets of Lin'an, who just brag and cheat for food and drink."

"Xun Yi, are your martial arts skills considered good in the martial arts world?" Today, Zhao Xin seemed to have completely opened her heart, no longer maintaining her former reserve and dignity. Instead, she was like a young girl who was inexperienced in the world and full of curiosity about everything. "I've seen you teach Zhao Yu, and your boxing, kicking, and swordsmanship are very beautiful, but I don't know what level your martial arts skills are among the real masters."

"Why? Are you interested in martial arts?"

"I'm just a little curious. After all, you martial artists can always do something unexpected, just like... those people in the opera troupe have unique skills."

"Unique skills?" Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly, "Xin'er, martial arts and juggling are two completely different things. Juggling unique skills are for the purpose of getting good luck from customers, while we practice martial arts for..."

At this point, Liu Xunyi's voice stopped abruptly. He wanted to tell Zhao Xin that martial arts were born for "killing people", but he felt it was inappropriate, so he changed his words and said: "It is for protecting the country and the people."

"Then are you considered a master?" Zhao Xin didn't seem to care about Liu Xunyi's explanation, and asked herself, "Is that Mongolian envoy Su He considered a master?"

"Brother Su is known as 'Mobei's fastest swordsman', so he is definitely an expert among experts." Liu Xunyi replied, "As for me, I am also considered an expert!"

"Su He's swordsmanship is very powerful?"

"It's natural."

"What about you? Which martial arts are you good at?"

"I...know a little bit of every martial art."

Zhao Xin frowned slightly and said hesitantly, "But I've heard people say 'It's better to be good at one than to be proficient at a hundred things'. If you know a little bit about every martial art, doesn't that mean every martial art is not powerful?"

"Who said that?" Liu Xunyi puffed out his chest, looking indignant, "I'm also very powerful!"

"is it?"

"Xin'er, what's with that look in your eyes?" Facing Zhao Xin's skeptical gaze, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel flustered, "You don't believe me?"

"of course not……"

"You just do not believe me!"

Liu Xunyi muttered angrily, then picked up a stone. Under Zhao Xin's puzzled gaze, he flicked his finger and the stone immediately flew into the sky and hit a skylark that happened to be flying overhead.

"Wow!"

Looking at the skylark falling from the sky, Zhao Xin couldn't help but let out a cry of admiration. She then turned to look at the complacent Liu Xunyi, her eyes full of admiration.

"Xun Yi, you are so awesome!"

"That's right!" Liu Xunyi said proudly, "If you have any other questions, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know!"

"Then...which martial art is the most powerful in the world?"

"The most powerful martial arts? This question is a bit complicated. In fact, for those of us who practice martial arts, there are only the most powerful people in the world, not the most powerful martial arts. Why? Because a true master can hurt people with just a flying flower or a plucked leaf, while a reckless man will still be in vain even if he is given a thousand martial arts manuals. Therefore, if a martial art is practiced to the highest level, one can become a first-class master, but if one is not proficient in the art, any martial art he performs will be ineffective..."

Faced with Zhao Xin's numerous doubts and curiosity, Liu Xunyi answered them patiently and talked fluently.

The two of them sat together, watching the campfire, eating cold dry food and wild fruits. They were enthusiastic and talked and laughed from the afternoon until late at night. Even in Lin'an, they had never been so free and comfortable as they were today.

This is a reunion before separation, a carnival before sorrow.

In fact, they knew what was going to happen next, but no one dared to break the window paper. Just as Zhao Xin hoped, they buried all their worries and sorrows deep in their hearts and spent their days together happily and carefree.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi is just Liu Xunyi, and Zhao Xin is just Zhao Xin, there are no other ties.

It seems as if they want to freeze their lifetime companionship and happiness forever at this moment.

Even though it is very short, we should cherish it.

Because it is so short, we should cherish it even more.

……

(End of this chapter)