Chapter 455: After rebirth, the eldest lady will marry a playboy

In the border towns of Zhou State, everyone from officers and soldiers to ordinary people were having fun and enjoying themselves.

Today, King You led his troops to battle and won a victory.

This made the people in the border town, who had suffered from harassment by the Huns, very happy. Peace had finally returned to the border town.

All of this is thanks to King You.

At this time, the twelve-year-old Prince You Zhou Zimu was walking in the woods, holding a piece of grass in his mouth and leading his precious horse Haoxue.

Haoxue opened her mouth and breathed out, obviously she was thirsty.

Zhou Zimu touched Haoxue's head and soothed her: "It's almost there, it's almost there, we'll find water soon, don't worry."

We won the battle today, and Zhou Zimu should have been in the barracks, waiting for the celebration in the evening.

But Zhou Zimu was not interested in the excitement, so he rode his precious horse to the mountain in the border town for a ride.

But he was not very familiar with this place. After running for a while, Haoxue felt thirsty.

He came out without any water, so he could only search the river aimlessly.

"Are you looking for water?" Suddenly, a voice sounded.

Zhou Zimu spat out the grass in his mouth, grasped the long knife on his waist, and looked around with a vigilant look on his face, but he didn't see anyone.

He frowned, his face full of confusion.

Then the voice said, "I'm up there."

above?

Zhou Zimu raised his eyes and looked upwards, and saw a young girl on the tree… Calling her a girl isn’t quite the right word, because she was a little girl even younger than him.

"Brother, are you looking for water?" the girl asked again.

Zhou Zimu did not relax his vigilance, nodded, and asked the girl: "Are you a citizen of the border town?"

"Yes, brother, I remember you, you are King You, right?" said the girl.

"You, how do you know me?" Zhou Zimu became more alert.

"Brother, are you stupid? Everyone in the city saw you when you came." said the girl.

Zhou Zimu pursed his lips and said nothing.

The girl slowly climbed down from the tree: "Brother, I will take you to find water," she said.

"No..." Zhou Zimu wanted to refuse. He was very afraid of the girl in front of him. She was actually an assassin arranged by another country.

But the girl shook her head and interrupted him, saying, "Yes, brother, you killed the Huns and drove them away. I want to help you."

"Where are your family members?" Zhou Zimu wanted to change the subject.

The girl showed a sad expression: "My father and mother were killed by the Huns, so I am very grateful to my brother."

Zhou Zimu was silent for a moment. He just wanted to find a reason to send the child away, but he didn't expect to touch upon the child's sore spot.

"Brother, are you afraid that I'm a bad person? If you're worried that I'm a bad person, just hug me and pinch my neck like this, then you won't be afraid anymore." The girl made the gesture and walked closer to Zhou Zimu.

Zhou Zimu picked her up hesitantly, but did not choke her by her name.

"Go this way." The girl who entered Zhou Zimu's arms began to point the way.

After some guidance, Zhou Zimu finally found a river. He loosened the reins and let Haoxue drink water.

"Who are you? What's your name?" Zhou Zimu asked the girl.

"Brother, my name is Yan Zi, and my father's surname is Li, so my name is Li Yan." Yes, the girl was Yan Zi.

Although Yan Zi had met Zhou Zimu before, her and Zhou Zimu's identities were very different, so naturally they had no contact.

Today, Yan Zi was very happy to run into Zhou Zimu in the woods.

"Brother, I heard from everyone that you won the battle, that's awesome." Yan Zi was generous in praising Zhou Zimu.

"It's not that great." Zhou Zimu shook his head and said shyly.

Yan Zi shook her head: "No, it's really, really amazing."

Zhou Zimu looked at her sincere smile and suddenly felt much more relaxed.

"Actually, I don't really like fighting." Once he relaxed, Zhou Zimu couldn't help but tell Yan Zi what was in his heart.

"It's normal. I don't like fighting either, because many uncles will sacrifice their lives in the war. But if they don't take up weapons to protect themselves, the enemy will harm their relatives." Yan Zi said seriously.

Zhou Zimu rubbed her head and said, "You know a lot."

After being praised, Yan Zi straightened her chest and said, "Of course."

"Actually, my brother is also a child. He has no obligation to take on these things. These are things that adults should take on." Yan Zi frowned, thinking of Zhou Zimu's father. Even though that man was the emperor, she disliked him very much.

Although Zhou Zimu has the ability, sending a twelve-year-old Zhou Zimu to guard the border is too... ridiculous.

Moreover, Zhou Zimu is his biological son.

Isn't he afraid that Zhou Zimu will encounter danger?

But thinking of that person's bias, he probably hoped that Zhou Zimu would encounter danger...

Zhou Zimu turned his head to look at the frowning child, who pursed his lips as if feeling sorry for him.

Many people told him what responsibilities he should have as a prince, but no one ever told him that he was just a child and should not bear such responsibilities.

Unexpectedly, the person who said this to him one day was a child younger than him.

Zhou Zimu patted her head: "It would be great if many people were like you."

"Like me?"

"Well, I know how to be grateful. This way, I feel that the people I protect are not wrong." Zhou Zimu said.

"Actually, brother, you don't need to care about these things." Yan Zi said.

"Oh, then what does brother care about?" Zhou Zimu asked.

"Brother, you should pay attention to your inner thoughts. Are you happy doing this? If you are happy, then continue to do it. If you are not happy, then don't do it, just like you protect our border town."

She spoke so seriously that Zhou Zimu felt like he was not talking to a child younger than himself.

"If you don't protect the border town, will Yan Zi hate you?" Zhou Zimu asked.

Yan Zi shook her head: "Of course not. Like I said just now, this is not your responsibility. You have no reason to bear this."

Zhou Zimu smiled and shook his head when he heard her words: "I used to think so, but now I don't think so anymore. I have the responsibility to protect the smiles of you children."

Yan Zi looked at his smile and her heart beat slightly. Although a long time had passed, it was good that he remained the same.

Compared with the current emperor and Xu Li, Prince You, who is known as the Mad King, is the one who truly cares about the world.

He will care about the people and will be happy to see them living and working in peace and contentment.

"Then I will smile forever and live up to my brother's wishes." Yan Zi said with a brilliant smile.

Zhou Zimu looked at her narrowed eyes and the smile on her lips.

This was probably the most relaxed and happiest day for him since he came to the border town from the capital.

He felt that his life could have other meanings.