Tang Zijie smiled faintly, a smile tinged with tragedy: "Having come here today, I never intended to leave alive!"
The subordinate had tears in his eyes: "This humble servant is willing to shield the general from a thousand swords!"
"Military orders are absolute! Go see Commander Wu!"
The man felt a lump in his throat, frowned, and without saying a word, turned and rode away.
The sky was overcast, and countless beams of light pierced through the clouds, shining onto the vast plains, but the scene looked rather cold and gray.
The vanguard has completely collapsed. Tang Zijie said, "My comrades! To die on the battlefield is a soldier's honor! Come with me to the Martyrs' Shrine!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
The rear formation began to move across the wide plain, while the cavalry on both sides, like two iron forks, thrust towards the Xia army.
Cai Rixin was covered in blood, and he kept running across the field.
Soon, the warhorse also grew tired and collapsed on the ground.
Both of them fell to the ground.
Cai Rixin quickly picked up Qiu Yingluo, his tattered black cloak fluttering in the cold wind.
He put one arm around the woman he had never dared to look at before, and saw her pale face and anxious eyes.
Her mouth was full of blood, but she didn't seem to care, constantly murmuring, "Father... Father..."
Because of the difference in their levels, her armor was not as good as Cai Rixin's, and she was bleeding uncontrollably from her abdomen!
Cai Rixin's heart was breaking: "Don't speak! You'll be alright! Don't speak! Your father is still alive, you must survive first..."
"Father... Father... is he still alive?"
Cai Rixin nodded vigorously, his tears flying in the cold wind and freezing in mid-air.
"To be alive... to be alive is so good... so good..."
A smile appeared on her face.
So she can laugh too.
The first time Cai Rixin saw her smile, it was like a flower blooming, her eyes curving into crescent moons.
"What...what's your name?"
"Cai Rixin, my name is Cai Rixin!"
"Thank you... thank you for saving me. This jade pendant is for you." Qiu Yingluo took off the jade pendant. Her hands were covered in blood, which had already congealed, and there was also a lot of blood on the jade pendant.
She took out a piece of paper, which was covered in blood.
“I…I am Qiu…Yingluo. I…half a year ago…I asked someone to deposit a thousand strings of cash in a bank in Chang’an…I’m not going to live anymore. Please take out…take out this thousand strings of cash, and give…all of this thousand…strings to you. Please help me take care of my father…This…this world is too cold-hearted. There are very few people who are truly good to him…Thank you! You must…promise me…I will give…all the money to you…”
Cai Rixin couldn't stop crying; he felt as if a knife was cutting into his heart.
He couldn't bear to tell Qiu Yingluo that his father had died in battle.
"You'll be alright, you'll be alright!"
Qiu Yingluo smiled somewhat awkwardly: "I've heard that in Japan... there's a flower... called cherry blossom... and when it blooms... it's very beautiful... very beautiful. Could you... take me there... to see it?"
Cai Rixin hugged Qiu Yingluo tightly, and could only nod repeatedly.
At that moment, he felt like the most powerless person in the world, unable to do anything but watch helplessly as his beloved died.
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