In Little Gray Wolf’s ear, on the ground, there was a deep gun hole – in that short moment, Xia Tian seemed to realize what he was going to do, forcibly moved the barrel of the gun, and the bullet burrowed into the ground in an instant.
But even that shot grazed his ear, blood dripping down, and into the sand.
Xia Tian looked down at Little Gray Wolf, and after a while, the weapon fell weakly beside him.
After a long silence, he asked in a hoarse voice: “Why are you angering me? If you’re really from the city guard, why don’t you lie to me? Why don’t you ask me to let you go? You know, as long as you speak, I will definitely let you go… You… why don’t you lie to me? Why?!”
Little Gray Wolf couldn’t hear what Xia Tian said.
There was a buzzing in his ears, and his mind was dizzy. He could only see Xia Tian talking, but couldn’t hear a single word he said.
So, Little Gray Wolf opened his mouth with indifference and cruelty: “…Kill me.”
Xia Tian suddenly stopped.
Little Gray Wolf closed his eyes again, and his voice was low and firm, as if he had deliberately shouted loudly, so that everyone in the surrounding area could hear: “I am an undercover agent sent by the city guards. I don’t need your mercy, I’d rather die in your hands!”
The silence lasted for a long time, until the patrol captain who came over tentatively called out, “Xia Tian…”
Xia Tian suddenly got up, grabbed Little Gray Wolf by the collar, and then held the gun in his backhand. He stunned the man with the butt of his gun and threw him aside.
“The sound of gunfire just now will attract the enemy, everyone get ready to evacuate.” He ordered in a calm voice. “Everyone, not a single one, everyone retreats!”
The man was surprised: “But squad leader, Little Gray Wolf…”
Xia Tian gritted his teeth: “…Let him fend for himself! Retreat!”
Shortly after everyone left, Little Gray Wolf slowly woke up.
The injury caused by the gun to the ear did not get any better. Although there was no more bleeding, his hearing has not recovered. Maintaining balance is hard, and he will fall down after walking a few steps.
Finally, Little Gray Wolf gave up struggling and sat down slowly against a big tree.
After a while, he suddenly remembered something, raised his hand and slowly took off his clothes one by one.
This young body is covered with scars – there are new wounds that are still bleeding, and there are old wounds that have already healed. The most thrilling one is a scar that runs through his flank and back. It healed a long time ago, but it’s easy to see how dangerous it was when he was injured.
Little Gray Wolf lowered his eyes and stroked the scar on his abdomen, as if recalling something almost forgotten.
After a long time, he silently pulled out the dagger from his boots, turned the tip of the knife slightly, touched the hideous scar, and pressed a depression in the skin, as if he wanted to cut the old scar again…
Just when the tip was about to pierce skin, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the forest not far away.
Little Gray Wolf was startled, and held the tree trunk to hide in the shadows, clenching a knife in his hand.
The people who came were two city guard scouts. They quickly found the bullet hole on the ground and Little Gray Wolf’s clothes left under the tree.
Little Gray Wolf was not prepared, and left too many traces just now. The two scouts quickly detected the direction he was hiding and chased after him.
Although his hearing has been restored, his mind is still dizzy. Little Gray Wolf struggled to escape for a long time, and suddenly bumped into a group of city guards who emerged out of nowhere.
Little Gray Wolf was startled and avoided them subconsciously, but was suddenly pushed down. A long knife stabbed into his flank without hesitation, piercing the old wound again—
There was a cry of pain as he was pierced and pressed into the soil. Little Gray Wolf’s body twitched violently, his fingers clasped on the ground, grasping a piece of withered grass roots.
The leader of the city guard team found a small chip from the bloody wound, rubbed it with his blood-stained fingertips, got up and said lightly: “The recovery mission is complete. Withdraw.”
Little Gray Wolf slowly looked up from the mud, vaguely seeing the backs of several people who were about to leave. His eyes were full of lifelessness, indicating that his life was passing…
Bang!
A gunshot pierced the silent forest at night.
Immediately afterwards, Xia Tian charged in with dozens of people and surrounded the city guards who had not had time to evacuate.
Firelight and gunpowder exploded, and gunshots and screams rang out one after another.
A rapidly approaching figure suddenly appeared in Little Gray Wolf’s eyes. And then, he felt someone carefully wrap his head on a lap… Then it seemed… to rain?
But how can rain be so hot?
After being in a trance for a long time, Little Gray Wolf barely recognized the face of the person, and it seemed that he suddenly had some strength.
“Xia… Tian,” he whispered, raising his hand and grabbing the corner of the other person’s clothes. “The locator… was in, in my stomach… I didn’t, didn’t know… I’m sorry… I actually… I don’t know…”
Xia Tian didn’t say anything.
Bowing forward, he kissed the boy’s forehead, his tears slowly smearing the blood on the boy’s face.
“It turns out that as early as… when they rescued me, they buried it…” Little Gray Wolf tried to smile, but his pupils, which had begun to dilate, were dark. “He had already… planned it out…”
Trembling, Xia Tian’s forehead touched the boy’s forehead.
Little Gray Wolf’s voice became weaker and weaker. “I can finally… be, be… bait… I… am very happy… Xia Tian…”
The dense gunshots in the forest gradually stopped, but in the distance, they heard the neighing of a large army charging.
In the shadow of the fire, the voice of Little Gray Wolf got lower and lower: “…you must…want…forget me…”
Xia Tian ‘s fingers pierced through the boy’s hair, clenched it hard, and pressed the boy’s cheek to his trembling lips, and finally burst into tears.
Around the set.
The cameraman’s eyes unknowingly reddened. He lightly wiped his nose secretly, not dating to make a sound. The makeup lead covered her mouth, and the tears kept falling down…
Mu Zhixing coughed lightly: “It’s done. Get up…”
But Chu Yinlong didn’t seem to hear anything. He stayed kneeling on the spot, body bowed, forehead pressed against Jiang Dao’s, silently trembling.
Jiang Dao’s drifting eyes slowly focused. He raised his hand and touched Chu Yinlong’s cheek, then turned over and sat up in an awkward posture, took Chu Yinlong into his arms, and patted his back lightly. “Teacher Chu, it’s not good to be too deep in the play… I’m not dead yet.”
Who knew, Chu Yinlong not only did not let go of Jiang Dao, but clasped him by the neck, hugged him tightly, turned his head slightly, and dropped a light kiss on Jiang Dao’s neck.
The close-up cameraman was still crying, but when he saw this scene from the camera, he burped in fright, and the tears stopped.
Mu Zhixing coughed twice: “Cough, it’s getting late, let’s end here today. Everyone go pack up and get some rest. That… Xiao Dao, Xiao Chu may be a little deep into the play this time. Coax him well so he doesn’t stay depressed. He still has several scenes left.”
Jiang Dao smiled at the director with a bloody face. “Okay! I will coax him well!”
He took the warm towel from the assistant’s hand and wiped Chu Yinlong’s face.
In the next second, Chu Yinlong grabbed his wrist.
“It’s for you.” The man finally let go of his hand, sniffed and snatched the towel from his hand, “Wipe the blood on your face…”
After removing the special effects makeup and the blood and dirt on his face, Jiang Dao put on clean clothes. Instead of going to the dressing room to carefully remove the remaining makeup, he directly followed Chu Yinlong into the car and went back to the hotel.
As soon as he opened the door, Chu Yinlong dragged Jiang Dao into the bathroom and stripped off his clothes.
The two scrubbed the mud, blood, and scars off each other’s bodies, and the bathtub was gradually filled with water.
When Jiang Dao was rubbed clean by Chu Yinlong from top to bottom, Chu Yinlong took him into his arms from behind, tightly trapping him in the warm water.
Chu Yinlong kissed Jiang Dao’s side face and neck, his voice slightly hoarse: “…It’s good, you’re still alive.”
Jiang Dao couldn’t help laughing. “Teacher Chu is too deeply involved in the play, of course I’m alive! That scene didn’t finish in one go, it was filmed over and over again, so why are you still surprised?”
Chu Yinlong’s breath quickened. “Because…it’s too real…”
Jiang Dao turned his head and leaned into the man’s ear with a smile: “Oh, it turns out that it was because it was too real that Teacher Chu subconsciously checked my pulse for the first time to confirm whether I am still alive, and then was scolded by Director Mu?”
“I was really afraid that you…” Chu Yinlong’s voice was hoarse. “…It’s as if you really died in my arms.”
“Then…now?” A violent wave suddenly swayed between the two of them, and Jiang Dao laughed mockingly. “Has Teacher Chu verified whether I am alive and kicking?”
Chu Yinlong smiled, and lightly rebuked Jiang Dao. “… You really…”
Water mist shrouded the mirror, obscuring the beautiful scene in the room…
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Yinlong stepped on the water puddles on the ground, and carried Jiang Dao into the bedroom.
Jiang Dao did not let go, but wrapped his arms around Chu Yinlong’s neck, pulling him down violently.
After exchanging a long kiss, Jiang Dao smiled and said, “Is this enough to verify if I’m alive? Huh? If not, let’s go again?”
Chu Yinlong pinched Jiang Dao’s nose with a smile, and simply turned over, to lie side by side with the other person.
After lying quietly for a while, Jiang Dao opened his mouth: “I saw the documents my assistant brought you a few days ago. After the last scene of falling into the water is filmed, you’ll be cooperating with the military to film a military propaganda show?”
“En,” Chu Yinlong closed his eyes and hummed. “The show will be filmed in early August, and may require going into the mountains. Before that, “Operation Red Owl” will premiere and there will be a series of promotional activities… Then in September, I will be a guest on “Big Spots” and the third season of “The Star”, plus the pre-production of the new movie… things will be busy again.”
Jiang Dao rolled over and got up, his eyes sparkling. “A new movie? That action-adventure thriller?”
“Yes,” Chu Yinlong nodded. “The studio obtained the script a while back, and recently brought it up to discuss pre-production. If everything goes as planned, filming may start early next year.”
Jiang Dao blinked. He stared at him, pretending to be coquettish, and drew circles on Chu Yinlong’s shoulder: “Then, can brother assign me a role? I worked so hard in the bathroom just now…”
“Tsk,” Chu Yinlong frowned, but couldn’t help smiling. “Can’t you learn anything better?”
Jiang Dao raised his hand to squeeze Chu Yinlong’s chin, squinted, and asked, “Tell me, have you assigned me a role? If not, hmph, you can sleep on the floor tonight!”
Chu Yinlong: …
After a moment of silence, Chu Yinlong said: “Visit the LongDao chat less in the future, there’s nothing good in there.”
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