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8. Brandon
Ji Ling raised his chin and looked at them provocatively.
When the soldiers behind Ning Yu heard the words, their eyes were red with anger, and they looked at Ji Ling and wanted to kill him directly on the spot!
Seeing that the smell of sex between the two sides was getting stronger and stronger, and when the swords were drawn, one of the soldiers suddenly turned around and stood upright, raised his hand and saluted the direction behind Ji Ling, and said in a loud voice, "Your Excellency Marshal!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard the sound, and then they stood at attention and saluted. From the awe of the soldiers, they knew Brandon's absolute prestige in the army!
Although Ji Ling knew that he was coming, he subconsciously tightened his body, turned his head slowly, and saw the tall and cold man standing not far behind him.
The meticulous black military uniform wraps his powerful body, his face is cold and his facial features are deep, and a pair of sharp eyebrows are exposed under the brim of the hat. In those gray pupils, which have always been temperatureless, it seems that extremely complicated emotions are deeply suppressed, like a mountain rain coming. .
Ross almost fainted in fright. Seeing Marshal Brandon like this, he was extremely angry! He really heard what he said just now!
The soldiers who were humiliated and angry just now looked at Ji Ling with schadenfreude and looked at Ji Ling with scorn: Weren't you very arrogant just now? He also said that Your Excellency the Marshal will not treat you like that? No self-awareness at all! His Excellency the Marshal is angry, but he doesn't care what your identity is. Even His Majesty is polite to His Excellency the Marshal. What kind of idiot is you in his eyes?
Of course Ji Ling understood this, but he dedicatedly showed his ignorance and fearlessness. He didn't seem to see Brandon's gloomy eyes at all, and said carelessly: "Your Excellency Brandon, how dare your subordinates dare to act as a I'm disrespectful to the nobles! Should you give me an explanation?"
When Ross heard the words, his face was ashes. He finally gave up the treatment completely. He just hoped that he could go back alive today...
The others all looked at Ji Ling with idiot-looking eyes, which were either stupid or crazy.
Do you dare to ask His Excellency the Marshal to explain to you?
Only Ji Ling is fearless! Proudly waiting for Brandon to order someone to throw him out.
Although the consequences are embarrassing and lost, isn't this the effect you want? He is not worried that his life will be in danger, it is nothing more than shame... Although Brandon is a ruthless iron-blooded soldier, but because of this, he is essentially a principled person, although he will deal with himself because of disgust and anger , but since he is still only at the level of talking, he will not kill himself.
Compared with the ruthless and black-bellied Carlos and the vicious and vicious Wen Yan, Shi Jiling is actually more open to the protagonist's camp, a typical bullying 'good' and fearing evil.
Brandon stared at the boy who raised his chin in front of him, his eyes fell into his clear blue eyes, the expression in his eyes darkened a little, and the tight jaw showed his uneasy emotions. After a long time, he slowly opened his lips and spit out a low-pitched word: "You..."
Everyone was nervous.
Ji Ling pricked up his ears, wanting to hear how he planned to slap him in the face next, when a thick-stout figure with a little fat suddenly rushed over at an extremely fast speed! Like a mountain, it slammed in front of Ji Ling! With a loud roar, "Marshal calm down!"
Ji Ling: "???"
Rhodes: "???"
Soldiers: "???"
Lieutenant General Hawke firmly guarded Ji Ling behind him, like an old hen protecting his son, and shyly let out a pleasing laugh: "Your Excellency, Ji Shao didn't mean it, he was just joking, don't be angry... "
As soon as Lieutenant General Hawke finished speaking, he saw an undisguised cold killing intent in Brandon's eyes! The fat body stiffened for a moment, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead...
But remembering the order of Grand Duke Carlos, he gritted his teeth and didn't move, he stood there motionless, with a hand behind him waving, out of the corner of his eyes signaled Ji Ling and Ross to leave quickly!
Ji Ling frowned slightly, Lieutenant General Hawke didn't appear here at all in his last life, why did he suddenly come to harm him? He turned a blind eye to Lieutenant General Hawke's suggestion, continued to provoke Brandon dissatisfied, pointed his finger directly at Ning Yu, and snorted coldly: "Who said I was joking? How dare this pariah look down on me, don't show him a little color today. I will never leave!"
These actions and words are extremely humiliating.
Ning Yu looked at him coldly, her thin lips pursed slightly, and Ying Ting's face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Brandon ignored Ji Ling, but looked at Lieutenant General Hawke, with a deep chill in his low voice, and said word by word, "Get out of the way."
Lieutenant General Hawke only felt a huge pressure oncoming! He didn't expect Brandon to be so angry that if he stepped aside now, Ji Ling would never be able to eat and walk away today! Although he has always kept a low profile and doesn't want to fight Brandon in the army, if something happens to Ji Ling today, His Excellency Archduke Carlos will only make himself worse!
Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Hawke showed a ruthless look, and said to his subordinates: "What are you still doing, what kind of people in the military can enter? Why don't you invite Ji Shao out for me!"
His subordinates immediately understood, and regardless of Ji Ling's resistance, they politely and forcefully pulled him out.
Ji Ling didn't expect things to evolve to this point, and was suddenly dumbfounded. He jumped angrily: "Who said I'm leaving! Uhβ"
Ross finally came back to his senses, the strong desire to survive prompted him to cover Ji Ling's mouth tightly, and dragged Ji Ling out with a few soldiers.
Ji Ling could only stare desperately: oooooooooooo, I'm not leaving! I'm waiting to be slapped in the face, you bastards let go oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo damn!
Brandon's eyes sank, but he just stepped up and was blocked by Lieutenant General Hawke again!
Brandon couldn't help but stop. After a while, he slowly lowered his eyes and looked at the man who was trying to stop him. The air pressure around him was so low that it seemed to freeze the air.
Lieutenant General Hawke's smile gradually stiffened.
The killing intent surged in Brandon's heart. For a moment, he really wanted to kill this guy who was in the way, but the only reason left stopped his impulse and calmed him down slowly.
The boy's figure disappeared from his sight little by little.
Although he really wanted to chase after him, even though he wanted to take another look, Brandon looked around, looked at everyone's awe and fearful eyes, looked at Ning Yu's forbearance, and looked at Lieutenant General Hawke who was desperately blocking him in front of him, he knew ...I can't do it myself right now.
A few days ago, he had a very long, very long dream.
In the dream, after he and Jing Sui finally defeated all the enemies and created the world they wanted, many, many years have passed... It stands to reason that this life was as he wished, and the ending was a happy one, so there should be no regrets. Yes, but is it really so?
When Brandon was lying in his home, peacefully waiting for the end of his long life, he suddenly realized that he still had regrets.
It's just that little regret, which he deliberately buried in the deepest corner of his heart with the passage of time, so that he forgot it.
But at the last moment of his life, he thought about it again.
I realized that I never really gave up.
He is so regretful... In his memory, the lively and flamboyant, seemingly arrogant and domineering boy who was actually kind and brave, burned up all his love and courage, but finally failed to get a good ending, at the most beautiful age Terrible end.
No one cares about his efforts, and no one sees his sincerity.
Even the self who was saved by him... because of the deep-rooted prejudice in his heart, he did not give him the return and respect he deserved, and ignored him step by step toward the abyss.
The debt to the young man was the only thing he regretted in his long life.
He is the only one he has let down.
At the last moment of his life, the seed buried deep in his heart finally sprouted unwillingly, making him realize that he did not have a clear conscience in this life. If you give him another chance, he will definitely not misunderstand him and hurt him like that again, he will protect him and take care of him, not only because of that life-saving grace, but also because he deserves to be treated kindly, not by everyone Hate harm.
It would be great if could see him again... It's a pity that it's too late, and this regret will eventually be taken to the grave by him.
Brandon thought so, and slowly closed his eyes.
Open it again and you will be back more than two hundred years ago.
It took Brandon several days to finally accept this fact and realize that all this was not his imagination, he was really born again. Then an unstoppable thought swept through his mind frantically, occupying all his thoughts, and that wasβIs Ji Ling okay?
Brandon really wanted to see Ji Ling directly, but he realized very clearly that he had no reason to see Ji Ling now. His identity and the current situation do not allow him to do whatever he wants, so he can only desperately suppress his inner impulses.
Be patient, be patient, wait.
Waiting for the boy to appear in front of him again.
Brandon clearly remembers that after he and Ning Yu returned from the Nado Galaxy in the last life, Ji Ling came to the military to find trouble with Ning Yu because of jealousy, and he ruthlessly threw Ji Ling from here in the last life. When he went out, he disgraced him in public and became a joke among the entire aristocracy. He is so disgusted by this kind of dude. They are greedy for life and fear death and live a luxurious and depraved life in Emperor Star, but they still have peace of mind to humiliate those warriors who fought bloody battles. This kind of person does not deserve to have everything now! Not even worthy of respect!
It was the despicable and ugly side of these degenerate nobles that prompted Brandon to stand on Jing Sui's side, determined to change all this.
But in this life, he was so looking forward to that day, not because of anger and disgust, but... This was the only reasonable reason for him to see Ji Ling, and he really wanted to see him again.
The urge to see Ji Ling's side even briefly overwhelmed the struggle with Carlos, his ideals and beliefs and everything.
Just yesterday, Brandon was so nervous all day that he was absent-minded, and he didn't even have the heart to handle official business. He had been waiting for someone to report the news of Ji Ling's arrival to him, thinking about how he should face all this.
The young man was just spoiled. He did such impulsive things because he liked Jing Sui too much. He didn't mean to hurt others. He was different from those fallen nobles. This time, he will never treat him so ruthlessly. As long as he thinks that he will see the boy again, how can he be willing to suffer a little grievance? But Brandon waited for a whole day and did not wait for Ji Ling to arrive.
Then Brandon had to realize that after his rebirth, some things had changed unknowingly, such as Carlos and Ji Ling.
What Carlos did has spread throughout the entire Emperor Star. What is this sinister and vicious guy thinking about this time? In the last life, he killed Ji Ling, but in this life, he won over the Ji family with great fanfare. Do you want to use the Ji family again? Is the change in Ji Ling's behavior also related to Carlos?
Brandon was in a heavy heart. He knew that even if he did it all over again, it would not be easy to achieve his goal, because there were too many variables, and some things were already changing quietly.
Because of this change, Brandon thought Ji Ling would not come.
But at this time, he suddenly received a notification from his subordinates. Brandon immediately put down all the things he was doing and rushed over without delay. He finally saw the young man he owed, the current The youth, the arrogance in his eyes has not been wiped out, so beautiful and dazzling.
In the last life, I had never seriously understood him, and I only had disgust and disdain for him. Even if I was rescued by a young man once, it still did not change much.
All he saw was only the surface.
In the end, it was his prejudice that made him unwilling to really understand and see the heart of this person, but he did not find the true pure and brave side of the young man's heart. If he even looked at him without prejudice once, he would understand this. A little bit?
Regret and self-blame made Brandon feel complicated and heavy, and when he really met, he realized that he didn't know what to say.
Even in the face of countless aliens, overwhelming enemies, and the bloody killing field, he hesitated at this moment. It took a lot of courage to finally say a word with difficulty.
As a result, the guy Hawk couldn't wait to jump out and stop himself!
Brandon has long known that Lieutenant General Hawke is Carlos's person, a chess piece that Carlos placed in the army. Why did he suddenly jump out when he didn't appear in the previous life?
The answer is easy to guess. Only at Carlos's order can Lieutenant General Hawk come out desperately to stop himself.
So, Carlos, what do you want this time?
Brandon took a deep breath, retracted his chaotic thoughts, looked at Lieutenant General Hawke coldly, and said coldly, "Lieutenant General Hawke, do you know what you are doing?"
Lieutenant General Hawke was cold. He knew how terrifyingly cold the man in front of him was. He forced a stiff smile and said, "I know you are very angry, but nothing major has happened, just some quarrels. You are a lot of adults, Why bother with the same child? Besides, it's not worth offending Grand Duke Ji Ting for this, isn't it?"
Brandon's eyes were cold.
Lieutenant General Hawke was sweating coldly on his forehead, just when he was uneasy...
He heard Brandon say every word: "You, do it yourself."
Lieutenant General Hawke was stunned for a moment, then quickly bent over, the muscles on his face stiffened slightly with fear: "Yes, I know."
Lieutenant General Hawke's heart: Your Excellency Brandon is so angry, it seems that he is really angry, this matter must be reported to Your Excellency Carlos!
The hearts of the soldiers: Your Excellency Brandon made Lieutenant General Hawke not come to the stage in public, without giving any face. It seems that he is really angry!
Ji Ling has already left.
Lieutenant General Hawke also left in fear.
Brandon finally turned his gaze to Ning Yu, a complex look flashed in the depths of his eyes.
This was the person he admired most in his last life. Ning Yu was an excellent soldier, a noble idealist, and his comrade-in-arms who fought side by side. Although he was from a commoner, he was not inferior to any aristocrat. His strength and excellence were beyond doubt.
An excellent fighter should not be overwhelmed by his background, so Brandon never hesitated to support him, and Ning Yu never lived up to his expectations, and completed every mission well. In fact, he just provided an opportunity, and Ning Yu's current everything was earned by himself.
Ning Yu used his own strength to prove to the world that civilians are no worse than any noble, and what they lack is just enough fairness.
All this had attracted him so much, and even for a while, this appreciation turned into a hazy liking, but then...?
Brandon thought back carefully.
After Carlos died, he was busy cleaning up the traitors and rectifying and reforming together with Jing Sui. The long-standing ills of the empire did not end with the simple death of a Carlos, they still have a long way to go.
He thought that after Ji Ling's death, Jing Sui and Ning Yu would have a good time together, but to his surprise, the two ended their relationship by coincidence. They did not become lovers in the end, but became friends, orβ β is a partner for common goals and moving forward, and nothing else.
It was also at this time that he realized that he might never really understand Ning Yu.
It stands to reason that Ning Yu was not with Jing Sui. He should be happy, but in fact he was not. He calmly buried the budding feelings and never mentioned them again.
Ji Ling's death seems to be insignificant, insignificant... but quietly changed a lot of things.
He may not have been sure of his feelings for Ning Yu, nor of his complex feelings for Ji Ling, but one thing Brandon is very sure of in this life.
That is, if Ji Ling was really as unbearable as he showed, how could he have the courage to do such a thing, when everyone gave up, he resolutely appeared in front of him...
He is the one who owes the other party. In this life, he will not hurt him again, nor will he give anyone the chance to hurt him again.
Brandon looked at Ning Yu with apologetic eyes, and said hoarsely, "You have been wronged."
Ning Yu's gentle green eyes had a calm look, and there was a trace of calmness and ease, and he smiled and said, "You know, it's nothing."
For this kind of humiliation, he and many civilians like him have long been used to it.
Ning Yu was surrounded by a few good friends, all of whom were friends from birth to death with him. Hearing this, he was both angry and helpless, and they all vented their dissatisfaction with Ji Ling.
"Your Excellency Marshal, you don't know how abominable that scum was just now!"
"We are fighting hard for them, but he can humiliate us and look down on us like this, why should he!"
"It's so disappointing and angry!"
"If it wasn't for Lieutenant General Hawke to stop me, I would kill him first, even if I don't want to die!"
"Isn't he an aristocrat? I also earned a life for a life!"
Brandon looked at his indignant subordinates with a complicated expression and inner conflict and pain. Ning Yu should not be used to this kind of treatment because of his background. This is unfair, but this time... I can't give him justice.
Not only that, seeing these people belittle and humiliate Ji Ling so much, he even had a trace of anger in his heart.
You don't know anything, you don't know how brave that young man is in his heart, he is not like you said, he is different from those despicable nobles.
You don't know anything!
Brandon clenched his right hand, and suddenly said, "Enough!"
Brandon's thunderous anger caused everyone to suddenly stop and show fearful eyes. They rarely saw His Excellency the Marshal so angry, because there are very few things in this world that can move the Marshal...
It seems that His Excellency the Marshal also dislikes such imperial worms, right? They thought so uneasy, and saw...
Brandon glanced at them, his expression was cold and his thin lips were tightly pressed, and he said word by word: "It is a prejudice to judge someone easily from the surface, do you understand?"
Ning Yu raised his eyes suddenly, a look of doubt passed by.
Soldiers: "???"
Didn't you just get angry with Ji Ling?