Despite her young age, Linghua's intuition was quite accurate. Besides, having been with Yunhe since she was little, she'd met all sorts of people and could tell the difference between good and bad. Although she often called Xiahou Qing "Uncle," as if she liked him very much, it was just a polite way of addressing him. After all, he was Yunhe's partner, so she had to pretend to like him even if she didn't like him.
They all said she was innocent and simple, but they probably didn't expect her to be such a talented actress. Aside from Xiahou Chun, who made her feel a strange pity, Huangfu Zhong, the only person in Tianshu Tower, didn't look particularly bad. "I don't think you're a bad person, actually. Let me put it this way. I'll leave quietly before we even reach Zhiyoulin. Just like you said, I don't need to accompany these desperate people to their deaths. They don't care about their lives, but I don't."
Huangfu Zhong chuckled and said, "Now that it's just the two of us, why don't we make a bold prediction? Miss Linghua, do you think the Pavilion Master will win?"
Linghua answered confidently without even thinking, "Of course!"
Huangfu Zhong looked at Linghua's serious expression and thought it wasn't just a casual remark. "Are you so sure because the Pavilion Master is working with your master?"
"That's since..." However, before Linghua could finish her words, Huangfu Zhong didn't know what happened, but he saw that she seemed to have discovered something. She suddenly put away her cheerful expression and stared out the car window motionlessly.
Huangfu Zhong turned his head curiously and looked out the window. Apart from the soldiers busy setting up camp, there didn't seem to be anything wrong. "What's wrong?"
Linghua swallowed subconsciously and said quickly: "No, nothing, I've been sitting for a long time and want to go out for a walk, do you want to come with me?"
"No, go ahead and walk around, but don't wander around," Huangfu Zhong said. He was just waiting for Xiaohua to leave. Once she left, he could stretch his muscles and bones.
After Linghua jumped out of the car, everyone was busy with their own things and didn't pay attention to where she was going. Linghua lowered her head and looked for traces on the ground. Following the instructions of the markings on the ground, Linghua gradually moved away from the camp and came to a bush that was almost as tall as a person.
As soon as the person hiding in the bushes came out, Linghua hugged him and said, "Master, Master, I miss you so much. You haven't come to see me for several days!"
After Yunhe took off the veil from her face, she rubbed Linghua's head and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Why do I feel like you've grown taller?"
Linghua was very happy about Yunhe's sudden appearance, but at the same time, she let go of his hand with some disgust, as if she was very dissatisfied with Yunhe's appearance outfit: "Really? Really? I think so too! But Master, why are you dressed like this? It's so ugly!"
Yun He looked down at his ordinary military uniform. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it. It looked similar to everyone else's. "Ugly? I think it's quite presentable. By the way, the main reason I called you out this time was to tell you that you can put aside what I told you before for the time being."
When Linghua heard this, the light in her eyes gradually disappeared: "Master, are you saying that I don't have to run away?"
Yun He nodded and replied, "No need. We will just stand by Xia Hou Qing and watch how the Liang Kingdom is destroyed in his hands."
Linghua lowered her head and kicked the stones at her feet. Then, as if she had made a decision, she looked up at Yunhe and said bluntly, "...Master, I don't think this can be done this way. Look at these soldiers. They were forced into this. Isn't war about striving for happiness? But I can't see any hope in their eyes."
Yun He wasn't surprised at Ling Hua's words, nor was he angry. Ling Hua wasn't just an object or a weapon in his hands. He treated this child, destined for him, like his own daughter, simply because he saw a shadow of Wang Zhen in her.
"Linghua, I've said before, there are some things I can't explain clearly to you, and I don't expect you to understand. You just need to do what you think is right. If you don't think it's right, you don't have to do it, even if it's something I arranged."
After Yunhe said this, Linghua was a little worried, but still asked tentatively: "...Then I, can I leave now? I hate this feeling."
Yunhe patted Linghua's head gently and said softly, "Of course. However, Liang State is not safe right now, so you can't run around. When you leave here, go directly back to Qinghe County, back to Baiyun Lane. Tongshu will be waiting for you there."
It seemed that Yun He didn't want to go back with her: "When will you come back?"
Yun He said, "I still have to go to Qingliang Valley to see an old friend. I don't know when I can go back. It's also possible that I will never go back."
Originally, he lived for revenge. After his revenge was completed, he also wanted to return to Qingliang Valley and take another look at the place full of memories of himself and Wang Zhen; then, without any regrets, he would go after her soul.
But Linghua was not as calm as him. She was still a child, a child who needed Yunhe. Without him, what would she and Tongshu do in the future? "If you don't go back, what will happen to Tongshu and me?"
Yunhe saw that Xiaohua was getting a little anxious, so he quickly comforted her, "I've arranged everything for you. After the turmoil in the mortal world is over, you and Tongshu can do whatever you want."
"......" Linghua glared at him with red eyes and a face full of grievance, then rushed into Yunhe's arms. If it weren't for the fact that she ran away secretly, she would have to cry loudly to express her reluctance in her heart.
Yun He gently stroked Ling Hua's back and said, "Don't make that expression. Children should be full of energy and happiness."
Linghua sniffed and choked out a sob, "Then, I'm really leaving!"
"Let's go, let's go."
After watching Linghua leave, Yunhe saw several dark figures darting out from behind her, chasing after her. Linghua and Tongshu were never meant to be like Yunhe. He didn't want them, such pure and flawless white jade, to be tainted with a lifelong stain because of him. All he could do now was to protect them in this chaotic world. Where their paths would lead from now on depended on their own fate.
After sending Xiaohua away, Yunhe left with the last bit of care and kindness in her heart. After returning to Xiahou Qing, Yunhe took off the old clothes that emitted this strange smell with disgust and threw them into the fire.
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