When Zhou Cheng treated Lin Jiaoyun with all his heart, Lin Jiaoyun scoffed. Despite being a pretty young lady from an ordinary official family, she thought she deserved a better man.
She became increasingly dissatisfied; having enjoyed a high standard of living, she truly believed she deserved it.
Until now,
She still believed from the bottom of her heart that Zhou Cheng would come back to save her at all costs after learning that she had married someone else, and that he would still be the loyal servant who would never leave her no matter how much she messed up.
What a pity... this beautiful dream is about to be shattered.
"Young master."
"If you cross this mountain and travel another thirty miles north, you will reach Jiangling City."
"It's only the end of October, and the roads near the border have already been blocked by heavy snow. I wonder how the general and the others are doing..." Black Rat and the others were wearing winter cotton-padded clothes distributed by Zhou Cheng, long boots with fleece lining, and thick gloves.
I looked up and gazed at the vast expanse of white snow before me.
He exhaled a breath of cold air, his eyes filled with seriousness: "It's getting dark soon, and the mountain road is icy and slippery. The horses definitely can't travel. Would you like to rest for the night before setting off, young master?"
The closer Zhou Cheng got to the border, the heavier his heart became.
In this freezing weather, with neither food nor supplies, how could my father possibly survive this heavy snow?
"We can't delay any longer."
Zhou Cheng turned his head to look at his second sister, whose face was flushed, and Madam Zhou, as well as Grand Tutor Cheng, whose eyelashes were still covered with lingering tears and frost: "Second sister, can you still hold on?"
"We walked through the night to reach Jiangling City."
Without a second thought, the two nodded.
Despite his frail body, Grand Tutor Cheng urged firmly, "Nephew, hurry and see General Zhou."
"I'm so worried every day, I can't eat or sleep. My poor daughter is still waiting for me to come find her. I can't even imagine how much she's suffering right now..."
"She may not have eaten a single grain of rice for seven days, her clothes and jewelry were stolen, she's penniless and sick, and now she's pitifully squatting by the roadside, drooling over those steamed buns..."
Zhou Cheng frowned, quickly trying to banish the images that were conjuring up in his mind.
He immediately led a group of people, traversing mountains and valleys, heading straight for Jiangling City.
now.
There are seven hours left until we reach Gangneung City.
After the young general had a falling out with Zhou Zhenguang, Zhou Zhenguang ordered the warhorses to be killed, so that the army could have two good meals of meat.
But after two meals of meat, there was really nothing left in the military camp.
One after another, some people couldn't bear the cold wind and hunger and left the camp on their own initiative; some even froze to death while on guard duty at night. Now the army has reached its limit.
"Da da..."
Zhou Zhenguang stepped onto the snow with his numb and cold feet.
He watched as the soldiers huddled together listlessly, their teeth chattering, constantly rubbing their hands to ward off the cold.
The sun has set.
It will get even colder tonight.
These 100,000-plus soldiers didn't even have a single cotton-padded coat or quilt; their shoes were soaked by frost and snow. Zhou Zhenguang simply couldn't imagine how dire the situation would be after tonight.
"General Zhou." The old general behind him felt a lump in his throat.
Step forward.
Those eyes, filled with disappointment and heartbreak, stared straight at Zhou Zhenguang: "Today is the third day. The sun has already set, and night is approaching. Zhou Cheng can't come."
"Heavy snow has blocked the mountains and roads. If we want to get through those high mountains to Jiangling City, we must abandon our horses and walk."
“Even if Zhou Cheng, a pampered young master, really gets close to the border, he will probably wait until the road conditions are better during the day before he sets off.”
"But look, look at the condition of the soldiers, how many of them can hold out until the next day?"
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