“I know the battlefield is cruel. My father told me about it in his last few letters, and he told me how to adjust my mindset.” Gu Xin looked at Lu Zheng, paused, and continued, “I’m not wallowing in grief. I’m just thinking that the Yunhai tribe could discover something’s wrong with the Liusha Kingdom at any time, and I have to be prepared at all times. My father said that we must fight prepared battles. That way, those who have sacrificed their lives will not have sacrificed them in vain, and being prepared will minimize the casualties. The battlefield is ever-changing, and if I break down, they will lose all hope. I must be strong and hold on.”
Lu Zheng looked at Gu Xin with mixed feelings, and finally, he raised his hand and touched Gu Xin's head: "Xin Xin has grown up."
Gu Xin looked up at Lu Zheng and said, "Brother Yuanyuan, we're not in the Great Zhou now. There's a situation here that we don't understand, and no one is here to support us. We can only rely on ourselves. I am, and so are you."
As she spoke, she took Lu Zheng's hand and placed it against her heart: "Brother Yuanyuan, my mother once taught me a poem, unlike any other. It's about love. I'll recite it for you. If I love you, I will never be like the climbing trumpet creeper... We will share the cold waves, the thunder, the lightning; we will share the mist, the flowing clouds, the rainbows..."
Lu Zheng was greatly shocked.
After reciting the poem, Gu Xin looked at Lu Zheng with sincere eyes: "Lu Zheng, I, Gu Xin, am not that weak. I can stand shoulder to shoulder with you. So, Lu Zheng, let's work hard together! Let's work hard to get home and defeat the potential enemies of the Great Zhou! Okay? I'm fine, I'm really fine."
Lu Zheng nodded: "Okay. Let's work together, shoulder to shoulder."
Gu Xin smiled: "So, Yuan Yuan, don't worry about me, I'm doing something important! Tomorrow, we'll talk to Uncle Jun and arrange something important for you, your brother-in-law, and Brother Xue. With the three of you generals here, I believe we won't be any worse than the Yunhai tribe, even though we have so few people."
Lu Zheng smiled and nodded: "Great! My Xin Xin has become a female general, I'm very happy."
...
The next morning, Lu Zheng accompanied Gu Xin to see Cheng Huaijin.
Cheng Huaijin's internal injuries have almost healed, but his external injuries look gruesome. If he moves too much, it will aggravate the wounds on his back.
He didn't think much about how he survived despite being so badly injured. He just felt that God had taken pity on him and knew that he had a younger sister in Da Zhou waiting for him to return. So, He let him live, and it just so happened that Xin Xin's medical skills were also excellent.
"Brother Xiao Jin, we've come to see you! We'll have someone carry you to meet with Uncle Jun in a bit!" Gu Xin said happily as she led Lu Zheng to Cheng Huaijin's room.
“I can walk there myself, Young Master Zhou,” Cheng Huaijin said, nodding to Lu Zheng.
"Just call me Zhou Yuan," Lu Zheng said with a smile.
"General Zhou?" Cheng Huaijin absolutely could not address his benefactor by his given name.
In his heart, Lu Zheng and Gu Shouxin were also his saviors. Even though they saved him and his sister because of their good relationship with Gu Xin and Xiao Yu, they were still his saviors because of their actions.
"Whatever you want. How are you?" Lu Zheng smiled.
When he gave the Cheng siblings a way to survive, he genuinely hoped they could live, because in his previous life, the siblings had been beheaded along with their family.
If they survive, he will have even more confidence that the Gu family can change things.
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