Chapter 4 The Divine Bow Shakes the Dragon Gate, Corpses Form a Mound of Fallen Kings

Everyone in the lobby, including Yuwen Yuan, whose face softened into a kind expression upon seeing Shang Ruyi appear, was stunned by the two earth-shattering words she uttered.

Yuwen Yuan frowned: "What did you say?"

Shang Ruyi snapped out of her daze and hurriedly stepped forward to bow, saying, "Ruyi greets Uncle."

Everyone was still a little stunned.

Fortunately, Madam Yu was quick-witted. She hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, please don't take offense. Ruyi was ill before and has only just recovered. She's still a little confused."

"..."

Yuwen Yuan looked at Shang Ruyi with a complicated expression, then softened his tone slightly: "No need for formalities."

Although he didn't give Shen Shiyan and his wife a friendly look, the sight of Shang Ruyi reminded him of her father, his deceased friend, and his anger subsided somewhat. As for those two words just now—it was probably just a slip of the tongue by the young girl who had just recovered from a serious illness.

He asked kindly, "I heard from your uncle that you were sick. Are you feeling better?"

Shang Ruyi looked up at him.

Yuwen Yuan was born with the face of a military general, and even when he tried his best to make a kind expression, it still looked awkward; but for some reason, this awkwardness was not unsightly, but rather funny, and made people feel a bit close to him.

This is the person who will be in the future—

Shang Ruyi composed herself and said softly, "Ruyi's health is fine now."

However, she had just recovered from a serious illness and had left in a hurry. As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and cough twice, and a sickly blush appeared on her pale face.

Yuwen Yuan frowned and said, "Since you haven't fully recovered yet, you should go back and rest."

Although he missed his old friend, as a military general, he couldn't feel any affection for a sickly girl, and the pang of heartache he had just felt had faded.

Shang Ruyi immediately noticed the change in his attitude. After thinking for a moment, she calmly said, "Ruyi must come. Not only as a junior, I want to pay my respects to my uncle, but I also want to meet the great hero who shook the Dragon Gate with his divine bow and built a mound of corpses."

As soon as she said that, the hall fell silent.

Yuwen Ye, who had been silent all along, glanced at her.

Yuwen Yuan looked at her in astonishment: "How did you know?"

At the beginning of the year, Shu Duan'er, a man from Longmen, led a rebellion. Yuwen Yuan, who was then the Pacification Commissioner of Shanxi, led his troops to attack. In the fierce battle, he fired a hundred arrows, all of which hit the enemy. Afterwards, he built a mound of corpses and retrieved all one hundred arrows. From then on, he became famous throughout the world.

Unexpectedly, even a young girl who rarely leaves her room knew about this.

Shen Shiyan, who was standing nearby, immediately said, "Brother Yuwen, you really shocked the world with your victory at Longmen this time! Not to mention the officials in the court, the common people are also praising you. Ruyi has always cared about you as an elder, and she was so happy to hear this news that she couldn't sleep for several days."

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan's gaze towards Shang Ruyi suddenly held a hint of unexpected joy.

"I never expected that a woman like you would care about the border war."

Shang Ruyi said softly, "As a woman, it is a pity that I cannot protect my country, but I never forget my father's teachings. My father often said that Uncle is a hero of our time. If dark clouds cover the sun, the hand that clears the clouds and lets the sun out must be Uncle. Therefore, whenever I hear about Uncle's military achievements, I am very envious."

Who doesn't like to be flattered?

Hearing these words, Yuwen Yuan felt completely at ease and couldn't help but burst into laughter. As he laughed, he reached out and patted Shen Shiyan's shoulder heavily, saying, "Good, good, good!"

"..."

"She does indeed look like a daughter-in-law of the Yuwen family."

"..."

"Come, Ye'er, greet your beloved little sister Ruyi. Weren't you—"

Before he could finish speaking, Yuwen Ye suddenly interrupted him: "Father!"

Everyone was stunned.

His expression changed slightly, and then he said softly, "We've already met."