Sudden--

Amidst the raging flames, a figure crawled out from beneath the ground.

"Huh? There are still some alive? Hahahaha, Tianwei-jun, you messed up." The short man beside him laughed as he looked at the bearded man.

"Waaaaah, Father... Mother..."

Cries of agony rang out from the raging flames.

"Oh? I knew that with Tianwei Jun's skills, he couldn't have escaped. This kid doesn't look very old. Could it be that he was hiding in the cellar and we forgot to search him?"

The short man stroked his chin, watching the people crying out in the sea of ​​fire as if it were a show.

The man had been burned by the flames and was now lying on the ground, screaming in agony.

The bearded man, known as "Lord Tianwei," remained expressionless. He didn't speak, but instead turned and snatched a bow from a soldier beside him, then quickly drew the bow and shot an arrow.

Judging from his expression, he was about to shoot the screaming man to death with an arrow.

Just as the arrow was nocked on the bowstring, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed his shoulder.

"No, Lord Tianwei, why waste another arrow?"

"He's already burned and can't escape. We'll just have to wait for him to burn to death."

"Watching him slowly burn to a charred corpse is quite amusing, isn't it? Haha." It was a short man, his hand gripping the shoulder of a bearded man, his eyes filled with amusement as he watched the sea of ​​fire.

"His shouting is so annoying, it would be better to just shoot him dead with an arrow."

The bearded man brushed aside the short man's hand and fixed his eyes on the person lying on the ground screaming in agony.

only--

The short man suddenly moved, blocking the bearded man's path.

He faced the bearded man, arms outstretched, his young face beaming with smiles. He smiled and said to the bearded man:

"Listen carefully! Lord Tianwei, listen carefully to this sound!"

The bearded man remained expressionless, his hand still resting on the bow and arrow.

Ahead, raging flames burned fiercely. The person burned by the flames no longer wailed, but coughed violently. He twisted his body in the flames, and the sounds he made were no longer human.

The short man seemed oblivious to what was behind him. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"I enjoy this sound, this feeling of having someone's life and death in my hands, it's just too wonderful!"

At this point, he opened his eyes, lowered his arms, revealed a mouthful of white teeth, and smiled, saying:

"Lord Tianwei, put down your bow and arrows."

"I don't want you to hurt me."

With a "thud," the bearded man lowered his hand and tossed the bow and arrow to the soldier.

At this moment, only the sizzling sound of burning flesh and blood remained in the raging fire.

Looking at the night sky, the bearded man said calmly, "It's very late, Murata-kun, it's time to rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, Murata smiled:

"Tonight is New Year's Eve. If I remember correctly, people in Dagan will stay up all night to welcome the new year."

"This is when they are happiest, and also when they are least on guard."

“Lord Tianwei, if it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have chosen to come at this time. The fact that we’ve taken down several strongholds today is all thanks to you.”

At this point, he walked over to the bearded man, patted him on the shoulder, and then whispered:

"Actually, at the beginning, when Yamanaka Taisho said that he had adopted a son who had come from the Great Campaign, I was a little hesitant to believe it."

The bearded man raised his head and looked at Murata without saying a word.

Murata smiled slightly, "To be honest, at first I even suspected that you were a spy sent by Da Gan."

The bearded man frowned slightly.

Murata's voice continued:

"But your actions later convinced me that General Yamanaka was right. He overruled objections to give you military power and let you join us in this great undertaking."

"He even bestowed upon you his surname, which was absolutely the right choice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bearded man laughed: "Yes, this is a decision I made after careful consideration, and it is also the right choice made by General Yamanaka."

Murata nodded, but said with a smile, "But you still prefer me to call you Ten'i-kun instead of using this surname."

Huang Tianwei shook his head and sighed softly:

"Yes, I'm used to it."

"I have given up everything that Daqian has given me, but this name was given to me by my parents, so let me keep it."

"The Yamanaka Taisho didn't say anything about it."

"Haha, don't worry, Tianwei-jun, I have no objection to this either, you don't need to think about it."

"Your loyalty has already been proven." Murata still smiled.

He continued, "You are a brave, resourceful, and filial person. Yamanaka Taisho told me that he admires you very much."

Otherwise, why would they have agreed to let you marry Princess Tamako after you return to your country?

"You should know that it is a very rare thing for you, a man from the Daqian clan, to marry a princess of our royal family."

Huang Tianwei nodded: "Yes, I understand, Murata-kun."

"I have seen everything that Yamanaka Taisho has done for me, and I will repay him for his good intentions."

Upon hearing this, Murata said in a deep voice:

"Hey, I was just saying. Tianwei, why think about repaying him? Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"You brought us back to Dagan, and I know you were under a lot of pressure, after all..."

He paused briefly, then continued, "I've seen everything you've done. To be honest, although our operations have been going well lately, I can tell you're not in a good mood."

"I don't want you to be like this. I think you should be more open-minded. Since you've decided to be one of us Japanese, you have to act like us!"

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