Xiao Wu's smile was knowing yet mocking, but without any overt malice.
It's as if they're just saying, "Look how rubbish this place is, you'd better leave, leave now."
"You hate me?"
The members of the Skull Gang are actually quite lazy. Although they laugh and joke around, they lack energy and spirit, which is why Lu Yulan said they live a life of debauchery.
"No, it's just that I feel this place is not suitable for the Empress. I don't really understand the leader's intention in kidnapping you here."
"Oh!"
What can be changed?
"I don't understand either."
Lu Yulan spoke frankly, "But I think it's probably because I still have hope for life, while you are like a dark lump of mud."
"you……!"
Xiao Wu's face turned pale. The bald man blocked his way and spoke to Lu Yulan angrily.
“Miss Lan, we treat you with respect because we respect the commander, but you can’t be so reckless with your words. You don’t understand at all…”
Lu Yulan smiled gently, "I don't understand. It's not my fault that you live here. So many people died on the battlefield back then, and so many survived. If we're talking about who owes whom, the entire empire owes you."
"But my mother, or perhaps my mother, though she made mistakes, she also ended the war and gave you a way to survive, because she knew you would not be tolerated by the Empire."
After speaking, he paused for a moment and looked around.
"But after all these years, look at what you've done. You're living worse than a beggar. You treat them like family, yet you're afraid to see them because you also see them as monsters in your heart."
"You feel so superior just because it's a meal given as charity, don't you?"
Lu Yulan's words were like a thorn piercing Xiao Wu's heart, drawing blood.
"What do you know! You know nothing!"
"No, no."
Lu Yulan shrugged. "If you say it's not true, then it's not true. I've seen what I needed to see. It's getting dark, I have to go build the house. Goodbye."
With that, she took Lu Yuanhong's hand and left.
Not far away, the uncle and the leader stood together, a bitter smile on their lips.
"She really doesn't suffer any losses."
The uncle looked very proud.
"Isn't this what you wanted?"
"Indeed."
Although he looks young, who knows how much longer he can live? He believes that Lu Yulan, as his daughter, will definitely bring a different kind of vitality to this land.
Even if he dies, they can still live here.
...
Lu Yulan squatted on the ground, looking somewhat embarrassed.
She had spoken too harshly just now; what should she do now, facing this barren hillside?
"General Lu, are we sleeping on the streets now?"
"It's a planet where people sleep outdoors; there are no streets here."
The two exchanged a smile, showing no signs of embarrassment, only a hint of helplessness.
"You want to stay?"
Lu Yuanhong noticed that Lu Yulan had smiled for the first time in a long time, as if she had found her goal.
"kindness."
"Maybe I'm still quite young at heart, and I want to do something for them. Anyway, I've enjoyed everything I could. How about I try to make this place the next Rose Star?"
Many people say that when you are young, you feel like you can do anything, but when you are old, you feel that your strength has reached its limit.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that one's mindset is aged.
Am I a saint?
"no."
Lu Yuanhong patted the little girl's hand as she drew circles on the black soil. "You are very kind. Kindness is never a flaw."
"As long as you're happy, I'll be there for you."
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