The golden autumn sky looks particularly high, spacious, and extremely blue. The wheat ears in the fields around the imperial city have long been swaying in the wind, and it is clear that the autumn harvest season has arrived.
Zhou Zhaonuan was planning to leave today. At the city gate, Shen Nian'an looked at his daughter in military uniform, about to jump on a horse, his face full of reluctance.
"Nuannuan, I'm afraid you'll die if you go this way. Even so, do you still want to go? Nuannuan, your father once said that if you don't want to go at the last minute, you can regret it and wait for him to come back in the palace."
The battlefield is a place of life and death. Once you enter the abyss, the most feared thing is to fall into a place of no return. Her husband has already gone to that kind of place. With Shen Nian'an's selfishness, she doesn't want her daughter to go there again.
Shen Nian'an grabbed the hand that was about to leave her sight, and moved her lips slightly, "Nuannuan, have you really thought it through?"
The fourteen-year-old girl smiled, her eyes sparkling and radiant. "Mother, once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back. Since Nuannuan has decided to go, she will not regret it. Please tell my brother for me. I promise that Nuannuan will come back as soon as possible."
Little Thirteen stood on the ground and watched his sister jump onto the horse. At first, she was such a big person, but as the horse's hooves raised dust, she moved away from him little by little, and finally became as big as a dot.
"Sister, can't see, here we are."
He cried out, covered his face with his hands, and started crying loudly.
At that time, Little Thirteen didn't know that his sister was a heroine, and that in the future, he would also be a great general.
"Wow...sister..."
The crying of the child resounded throughout the palace gate. Seeing that all the guards lowered their heads, their eyes on their noses, their noses on their hearts, Shen Nian'an squatted down, picked up the crying child, and wiped away the tear from the corner of his eye.
"Nuannuan, since you have chosen your own path, you will have to bear the consequences of your future. However, you must understand that no matter what you choose, your mother will always stand firmly behind you..."
"Okay, okay, don't cry. Sister is just going out for a while and will be back soon. Be good, Thirteen."
Touching her youngest son's head, Shen Nian'an felt more and more sad. Finally, she couldn't help it anymore. She forced herself to hold back the tears that were about to fall and sent Little Thirteen into the arms of the wet nurse.
Zhou Beichen led an army of 200,000 on this expedition, including 50,000 cavalry, who were particularly skilled in naval and land battles.
Even Zhou Zhaonuan was surrounded by a number of imperial guards. Of course, there were also Yushu and Bilan who had always been by her side. Both of them were very skilled in martial arts. Then there were the shadow guards who had grown up with her, and now they had grown into graceful young ladies.
However, they were all ignorant and taciturn. Zhou Zhaonuan felt sorry for them and even approached Zhou Beichen to ask if he could lift the restrictions on them. At that time, the naive Zhou Zhaonuan thought that her father would fulfill all her requests without any bottom line. However, she didn't expect that she was wrong.
Dad refused to give in on this matter no matter what.
It's not for anything else, just because the shadow guards are shadows. They have no family since childhood and are alone and helpless. If the court hadn't sent someone to find them, they might not be living like this now. In this life, the shadows must guard their masters tightly, otherwise, they will be attacked by the poison.
Because of the disparity in their status, they were bound to become victims of power and position. Zhou Zhaonuan was depressed for several days after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do about it. In the end, Zhou Zhaonuan could only do his best to provide them with good food, clothing, and shelter.
"Miss, the emperor and his men are probably here by now."
The sunset is beautiful, but it is near dusk.
On this day, Zhou Zhaonuan and others stayed next to the inn. Although Biyu had been serving Zhou Zhaonuan since she was a child, she did not know martial arts, so Zhou Zhaonuan left her in the palace.
"We've probably arrived, Bilan. Let's get a good night's sleep tonight and travel well tomorrow."
The people who followed nodded one after another. Life outside was much simpler than in the palace. Fortunately, Zhou Zhaonuan often ran outside and adapted quickly.
After several days, Zhou Zhaonuan finally arrived at the border between Guochao and Yuan. He originally planned to find an inn to stay overnight and check on his father the next day.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the city gate, they saw people scattered all over the city, running everywhere.
Her heart skipped a beat, and her originally steady heart plummeted to the bottom. Zhou Zhaonuan felt a bad feeling rising in her heart. She looked at the group of people following behind her, her eyes calm and fierce.
"This place may not be peaceful anymore. We have to be careful."
The group walked in, and just as Zhou Zhaonuan had expected, more and more people were running frantically out of the city. Zhou Zhaonuan finally couldn't help it, so he pulled a young girl and asked softly.
"May I ask what happened?"
The girl looked Zhou Zhaonuan up and down several times. Seeing that the clothes she was wearing were very expensive and she had an extraordinary aura, she looked at Zhou Zhaonuan's little face, sighed, and said softly.
"Originally, we had the upper hand in this first battle, but somehow, this morning, we heard that the Emperor was fighting with the Yuan general, and in the chaos, the Emperor disappeared. Now, when the people in the city heard the news, they were originally cheering, but now they are terrified and want to escape. Those who are loyal to their country have gone to the military camp, hoping to join the battle. Alas, I wanted to go too, but the old general in the camp doesn't want me, so I plan to leave."
"What did you say? The emperor is missing?"
His head was in a daze. The woman said so many things. However, after hearing these words, Zhou Zhaonuan's body trembled violently backwards, and his mind was full of those words.
Daddy is missing... How could it be? Daddy has been through hundreds of battles and has fought all over the world since he was young. How could he just disappear like this? She doesn't believe it, she really can't believe it.
"Daddy, Daddy..."
Zhou Zhaonuan murmured as if her soul was out of shape, all the strength in her body was drained away. She paused, raised her head, and looked at the bustling crowd walking north with a confused look on her face.
"Daddy?"
The woman was very good at grasping the key points. She thought, since he called her daddy, then this girl in red must be the most favored Princess Chang'an in the legend.
She had wanted to see what kind of heroic woman this was, but now...
After saying that, the woman looked at Zhou Zhaonuan meaningfully, shook her head, and turned to leave.
Amidst the confusion, Zhou Zhaonuan suddenly developed a belief, a whole story, this woman.
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