I put out his fire

Chapter 32 The Humble Secret Love

This was the first time Nero slept with Rod in the same bed.Although the two were lying in their respective beds.

Rhodes was lying on his back, his sharp eyes half closed, and a tired cold light shone through the slits of his eyes.

The faint candlelight shone from the side, illuminating his black eyes into a translucent light color.His black eyes looked unfathomable, but actually a little candlelight could shine through them.

The multi-day march made Rhodes quite tired.

Nero is still very energetic.He pulled the sheepskin map, pointed to the terrain on it and said, "My scouts sent me a message saying that the Lai people are short of food and have already shoveled tree bark into flour to make up for it."

Rhodes closed his eyes, and his bright red lips were brightly illuminated by the candlelight.There were few lip lines on his smooth lips, and his slightly hoarse voice overflowed due to fatigue: "They are running out of ammunition and food, and they want to end the war as soon as possible more than us..."

Nelu Bingche's eyes moved over the map, and he said in thought: "Although Lei Ke lost, he also caused a lot of damage to the Lai tribe. It is said that he took away a lot of luggage from the Lai tribe."

"It cannot be denied that he is a capable general..." Rhodes became more and more drowsy, and the end of his speech continued to drag out, "...losing the battle was only because he was not familiar with the terrain..."

His breathing gradually slowed down, and his thoughts drifted away.He was about to drift off to sleep.

"He must have some talent..." Nero said, "otherwise, how can the governors of other provinces willingly follow his orders."

Rhodes didn't reply.

Nero turned his face away.Rhodes' perfect side profile broke into his eyes forcefully.

He was asleep, his silky black hair nestled between the pillows.Rhodes has a straight nose; visually, the concave arc of the mountain root just touches the candle seedlings in the distance, just like the moment when the sun bursts out from the mountain peaks.

The corners of his lips curled up even when he was sleeping, like a hook saw, which made Nero's heart tingle and at the same time produced a kind of morbid obsession.

Nero stared at him infatuatedly, and asked tentatively in a low voice, "Rod...are you asleep?"

Rhodes breathed steadily and was completely unaware of his question.

Nero won't be able to sleep tonight.

He quietly leaned over and sniffed Rhode's hair carefully.Rhodes simply took a bath before falling asleep, and there was a little rusty blood in his hair.

The young and shy Nero quickly withdrew.He covered his heart with his hands, where it was pounding.

He turned his face again, staring at Rhodes' sleeping face in fascination.A innocent smile flitted across his lips like a bird.

The most sincere first love of a young man makes him fade away the acquired city and viciousness, revealing the inherent purity of human nature; like a devout believer in the temple alone, dedicating the most sincere and true self to his God.

Nero reached out furtively, and groped into Rhode's bed along the silk sheets.There, like a lover, he swallowed nervously and secretly held Rhode's hand.

At this moment, his heart surged.

In fact, Nero does not need any hugs and kisses.Just holding hands like a lover is enough to make him feel happy.

He is just a silent and humble crush, but he has tasted all the sweetness in love.

……

When Nero woke up early the next morning, Rhodes was already putting on his boots.

He wore a cold black armor, put his slender legs into the iron boots, and clacked the iron buckles tightly.His long black hair had just been washed last night, and it was up in a mess at this time, spreading over his shoulders like a black waterfall.

Rhodes turned his face when he heard the rustling movement behind him and said, "Are you awake?"

"Hmm..." Nero's eyes were clouded.

Rhodes put on his military boots and stood up, standing upright like a cypress.The ankle injury appeared to be innocuous to him.

He pushed aside the locks of hair that had fallen to his front, and smiled faintly at the sleepy Nero: "It's time to fight! Lei Ke is waiting for you outside on a horse."

Nero straightened up his clothes immediately, and soon joined Lei Ke who was coming from the army.

Lei Ke has been fighting for many days and has reached the limit of his physical strength.His armor was torn and dirty, and his bloodshot eyes were tired.His whole body looked weak, only the scar across his face showed some aura of attack and fortitude.

He glanced at Rhodes sternly, showing a hint of displeasure, but he didn't say it out loud.

Nero put on brand-new chain mail, with a polished longsword.His face was heavy and determined, his lips were pale due to blood loss due to serious injuries, and there was a faint ferocious look between his eyebrows and eyes.

Lei Ke said seriously: "The Lai people are at the end of their rope, they are as impatient as a swarm of locusts! In a few days, they will have to go back home!"

Nero's cold eyes passed through layers of dense forests, staring at the river valley with gurgling water at the foot of the mountain.

His expression was stagnant, and his thin, blade-like lips uttered calm words: "Find a way to drive those lowly barbarians to the low-lying valley, and take advantage of the hillside, we can annihilate them in one fell swoop!"

He paused for a moment, a cloud of viciousness flashed across his face: "Now is the best time to slaughter the Lai clan..."

Lei Ke asked Ying to say: "Let me lead the troops to go around that mountain, attack them from the top of the mountain, and force them to run into the valley!"

Nero's youthful face showed a little cruelty, "Very good."

He pondered for a while, and added: "The forest is as harsh as if it has been enchanted. You can bring more troops there..."

"No!" Lei Ke refused sharply.He grabbed the reins in his hand and said coldly: "You are too young and have little experience in combat. You need sufficient soldiers and horses more than I do!"

Nero's eyes flickered, but he didn't say a word.

Lei Ke hit the horse with his iron boots, and led the soldiers in a sledgehammer, stirring up a large cloud of flying mud and rocks.In the dark cave-like forest, his majestic figure was like a rolling boulder.

Rhode's eyes locked on Lei Ke's broad and strong back, "In fact, he needs more troops than you!"

Nero's eyelashes drooped, and his eyes squinting at Lei Ke showed a sense of alienation: "But he is a guy who is stubborn and likes to deny others..."

"I don't know how difficult he is. I only know that he is highly respected in the province." Rhodes said calmly, "His existence can stabilize Rome. He is a person who cannot die easily."

Nero was silent.

……

Lei Ke marched very fast.On the same day, there was a change on the hillside where the Lai people were stationed.

Because of his injuries, Nero, who was weak, took a nap at noon.

He was awakened by his soldiers.

At this time, the fighting situation has reached its peak.

Across a river valley, the Lai people rustled down from the forest like rolling sand.On the opposite side of the green hillside, there are thick fireworks standing on the ground like sticks, and golden flints fly in mid-air like mosquitoes and flies.

A small colony of Lai people has appeared in the valley between the two mountains.

These are only a small part of the entire Lai tribe, and more Lai tribe people are still fighting Lei Ke's corps in the forest.

The sound of close combat and the crackling sound of burning fire were deafening, producing a long roar like water pouring into the ears.

Nero found that Rhodes was not there, and his heart seemed to be as empty as an abyss.

Roman soldiers used ballistas and catapults to throw flints and arrow feathers into the valley.These weapons are nailed to the Lai people like dense nails.The sky was extremely dark for a moment, like a tsunami inverted in the sky.

According to Nero's instructions, the soldiers felled the giant logs, arranged multiple catapults side by side, and projected the stakes together.The extremely thick wooden stake was ejected into the air, and then hit the ground like a god's heavy hammer, causing a panicking shock.

The giant tree that fell from the sky crushed many Lai people into a bloody mess.The river meandering among the mountains was dyed red, like a skinned and squirming blood snake.

On the other side of the battlefield, Lei Ke stumbled through the forest, and the flying flint exploded at his feet.He sprained his feet, leaning on a knife with a gap, his rather ferocious face was splashed with black sand.

It has been half a day for Lei Ke to go deep into the enemy forest, and it is inevitable that he is exhausted.

Two tall Lai people approached him.

Lei Ke tilted his body, firmly grasped the handle of the knife, and the scar on his forehead diffused a gray hard light like a wire.

The two ax blades were chopped down with a gust of cold wind.He dragged his lame leg, and his heavy body made a deep hollow in the mud.He dodged the attack with difficulty.

Lei Ke fell to his knees, his knees sunk deep in the wet mud.He has a strong body, like an old and weak beast.

At this time, a long arrow shot over, piercing through the heads of two Lai people, making a crisp sound of skull shattering.

The two heads of the Lai tribe were strung together by arrows. They moved their trembling eyeballs and looked at each other with confused eyes, and finally fell to the ground together, splashing mud from their strong bodies.

The life-or-death turnaround surprised Lei Ke.His glued eyeballs moved up slowly, and his whole body twitched violently in an instant.

Rhodes stood among the trees, the bowstring in his hand was still vibrating, and his messy black hair was quite flowing.

He jumped off the tree neatly, walked over amidst the sparks and the sound of fighting, and extended a helping hand to Lei Ke who was kneeling on the ground.

……

Corpses littered the valley, and squashed meat paste and human bones were piled up beside the river.The smell of blood was too strong, sticking to the nose and lungs like glue.Some Roman soldiers were collecting the corpses. When they saw these indistinguishable pieces of meat, they couldn't help vomiting violently.

A lot of blood stained the river bank, and it was like a hell on earth.

The entire army of the Lai tribe was wiped out.

Nero, wrapped in silver armor, walks among the broken limbs.His eyes were hollow, reflecting blood all over them.He walked recklessly, sweating more and more.His legs and feet were shaking, and his iron boots stepped on the head or piece of flesh, squeezing out brains and blood.

He searched for Rhode like crazy.But any black hair soaked in blood could make his heart ache empathetically.

Fortunately, his Rhodes didn't let him search for too long.

As the sun sets, the green peaks on both sides are stained with orange-red twilight, and the river of blood flows to the end like a red ribbon.The sky is like a piece of yellowed papyrus, starting from the darkest edge of the sky, it is soaked redder by the blood of the earth little by little.

The sky and the ground here are all blood red, and there is a bit of sinful splendor in the horror.

A black shadow slowly approached from a distance.This black shadow is too handsome, like the hardest flying feather under the black eagle's wings.

Nero froze.The distance was very far, and he couldn't actually see the facial features of this figure clearly.

But he knew that it was definitely Rhodes.He just knows.

Rhode put Lei Ke's arm on his shoulder, and helped him back to the barracks step by step.

Lei Ke's face was gloomy, and he limped along.Along the way, his chapped lips were tightly pressed together, as if sticking to death without uttering a word.

Rhodes handed Lei Ke, who was seriously injured, to the military doctor.

Nero stepped on the ground full of flesh and blood, his face was splattered with flying blood.His ears rang with anxiety.

He jumped over the hill-like pile of corpses and stepped in front of Rhodes.

Nero's heart beat so violently that he almost burst out of his chest.Rhode's appearance made him dizzy.He blinked desperately, hoping to see Rhode's face clearly, but there was only a black mist from his excitement.His emotions were pushed to the top of the waves, like a boat rolling on a huge wave.

Rhodes quickly grabbed his weak shoulders.

Nero was shaking with excitement.He leaned softly into Rhode's arms, took several deep breaths, and his blackened vision gradually became clear.

"Rod..." He called out his name in a daze, and the words drifted out of his mouth like fragments.

Rhodes pressed his chin into his silver hair and said reassuringly, "I'm right here."

Nero tightened his grip on his armor, trying to calm down his heartbeat which was too chaotic to be normal.

Rhodes looked a little worried.He raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his temples, his face was healthy and ruddy.Behind his clear eyebrows, there is a blood-red sunset all over the mountains and plains, but none of these can compare to his bright red lips.

His extremely handsome facial features, with the blood on his back covering the sky and the sun, hit Nero's senses like a flood of beasts.

Neluton, who was in secret love, was sour, which abraded his already fragile mind like a knife and saw.

His slender eyebrows were furrowed, and the corners of his clean eyes were flushed, and he said bitterly, "Why do you always disobey my orders... Rhodes..."

"Leike can't die now." Rhodes explained, "He has most of the barbarian troops..."

"But I am your master!" Nero snapped, "You should obey me! Everything about you belongs to me!"

Rhodes glanced at him flatly, without responding.

"You went to save others, but left me who was also seriously injured..." Nero's tone implied jealousy, "You have forgotten the fact that I am the master..."

Rhodes was silent for a moment, smiled at him easily, and suddenly took his hand.

He leaned forward and lowered his head, all his curly black hair slipped to the front, exposing a section of his neck that was so thin that it was very fragile.This makes him always have a kind of overriding, unruly will.

"I haven't forgotten." Rhodes said in a low voice, bringing his lips close to the back of his hand.The breath of speaking coiled on Nero's skin, which was very hot.

He lightly kissed the back of Nero's hand like a superficial touch.

This is actually the most commonly used hand kiss when the guards show their loyalty to their masters.

Nero felt his heart beating like a drum...