After one bloody battle after another, he not only escaped slavery but was also promoted to captain.

He was thinking that if he could rise two more ranks, the Marquis might agree to let him be his son-in-law.

After all, he admired him so much, saying that even his own son was not as good as him.

He didn't expect that time waits for no one.

After returning to the capital with the Marquis, his daughter married a scholar who had achieved the third rank in the imperial examinations.

That day, he watched her bridal sedan chair pass by in the restaurant, and his heart turned cold.

The light that once illuminated him will now shine on others.

All that was left for him was boundless darkness.

He could no longer remain calm in the Yun family army. When the Marquis asked him if he wanted to go to Liaodong to fill a vacancy, he immediately agreed.

He devoted all his energy to combat, studied military strategy day and night, and fought bravely and recklessly.

Only in this way will I stop thinking about her.

What enabled him to achieve great military exploits was not his military talent, but the resilience he developed from suppressing his longing for her.

He thought he would spend the rest of his life in the harsh cold of Liaodong.

Unexpectedly, fate took pity on him and gave him an opportunity.

When news arrived that the Yun family army had been completely wiped out and the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion had been stripped of its title and its property confiscated, he was fighting against the Tartars.

At that moment, he could only think of her.

Can she bear such devastating news?

As soon as the battle was over, he rushed back to the capital.

He saw her at the Marquis's tomb.

At that time, she was holding the hand of a two- or three-year-old girl in one hand and supporting her high-protruding belly with the other.

His face was pale, his expression haggard, and he showed no signs of vitality or life.

He didn't disturb her, but just watched from a distance.

Only after she left the cemetery did he go to pay his respects to the Marquis.

If it weren't for the Marquis's guidance and promotion, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to become a general.

With the Yun family defeated, he naturally had to lend a helping hand.

But before they could take any action, they discovered that someone was secretly watching the Yun family.