Cao Wei crossed her arms and put them in her sleeves, closed her eyes to rest, and lay sprawled on the carriage. Chen Ai sat on the other side of the carriage, never expecting that she would end up fleeing to the Wu Kingdom with Cao Wei. Now she had truly become a traitor.
Chen Ai suddenly recalled Cao Wei's skills that night. Although it was dark, she had seen Cao Wei's skills before; they were the kind of movements used in the military.
During this time of learning from those masters, she is no longer a complete novice who only knows brute force and has no knowledge of martial arts. The techniques of different schools are actually different. Even if some techniques are the same, they can be distinguished by different points of force application.
In the military camp, there is an NPC martial arts master who teaches boxing and various fighting techniques. The techniques are simple and efficient, without any fancy routines, only a simple move to defeat the enemy. This martial arts master NPC's movements are very similar to Cao Wei's, no, they are extremely similar.
The martial arts master stood upright, exuding an aura of righteousness. With careful observation, one could usually guess his identity. However, Cao Wei, whom Cao Wei had always remembered as someone who was somewhat lazy and didn't stand straight, was now sharing the same identity as that martial arts master.
This truly shocked Chen Ai. Her gaze fell on Cao Wei's waist, and she was certain that Cao Wei's waist had been seriously injured.
Even after a wound has healed, a person's body will develop muscle memory and subconsciously avoid using that part of the body. For example, if someone has broken a leg, even after it has fully healed, the other leg will unconsciously continue to compensate, and the wear on their shoes will be uneven. If you look closely, you can even tell which leg was injured just by looking at their walking posture.
Cao Wei had suffered a serious back injury. Chen Ai discovered this when the other party was fighting the man in black. Some moves that require the waist to exert force would be compensated for by other parts of the body. This is a reaction that can only occur when someone has suffered a serious injury.
"You've practiced this?"
Cao Wei thought Chen Ai wouldn't talk at all the way. She didn't chat before because of the bumpy ride, but now that the road was bumpy, she wanted to chat again.
When asked about it, Cao Wei suddenly recalled the time before she was injured and transferred to civilian work, and said, "I guess so."
At first, she didn't seem to have thought that she would have to retire due to injury; life is unpredictable.
"You served in the military?"
Cao Wei sat up a little straighter. "Oh my, you've only been practicing for a short time, and you can already tell? You really have talent. Hahaha, isn't this a bit different from what you imagined soldiers to be? I'm no longer in the army."
"Your behavior is indeed somewhat inappropriate. Does the King of Wu know that you've come here?"
Cao Wei chuckled. After her military service, she first went to the police station, then to the community, and then was suspended. You could say her personality played a significant role in that; she always felt that rules were rigid, but people were flexible.
Being a local police officer is actually quite nice; you chat with elderly people every day and handle some disputes. But I never expected that someone would threaten domestic violence right in front of her. Can she really handle that?
What Cao Wei didn't expect was that the victim would actually feel sorry for her beaten husband, which ultimately led to a complaint against her and her suspension. She truly didn't expect things to end like this, and that the two of them would still have to live together.
However, Cao Wei didn't want to blame that person. After all, the more disputes she dealt with, the more she realized that the shackles on people's bodies had long been removed, but the shackles in their hearts had not been removed.
Just like the women in the villages below, even if they weren't chained up or the villages weren't fenced, if they really couldn't make ends meet, they would only choose to end their lives with a bottle of pesticide rather than choose to escape from here.
Those who escape will become the gossips of the village, seen as disreputable figures, runaways, or snobbish. Their children will grow up burdened by these same shackles.
These rumors are like invisible shackles, binding the hearts and legs of these people. They need no chains, no guards, no fences, and these people will never be able to leave the village.
They live on the fringes of society, yearning for a new life while simultaneously bound by the established conventions of their time. Before they can even figure things out, their lives are over.
After becoming a beat cop, Cao Wei's feelings were complicated. She was happy to help others, but also annoyed that she couldn't help them break free. She didn't have time to think about her own injuries, nor did she have time to think about self-abandonment or giving up.
"General Chen truly understands me."
Although the outcome was as Chen Ai had expected, it was the first time she had encountered someone like this. "You really didn't tell me before coming to pick me up?!"
"Didn't I already say that I was asked to help? We're all contestants, and someone told me about your situation and asked me to lend a hand. How could I just sit idly by?"
"Aren't you afraid of losing your official position when you go back?"
Cao Wei waved her hand, "I'm not afraid. After all, this identity of mine is fake."
Chen Ai's eyes widened in shock. She truly hadn't expected Cao Wei to be an imposter of a nobleman! How dare she!
Haha, seeing Chen Ai's surprised expression makes up for my own expression back then.
[So this is what Cao Wei looked like when she impersonated someone?! I was really surprised!]
[Chen Ai looks like a kitten, and a little bit silly and cute, O(∩_∩)O haha~]
[Huh?! Cao Wei just said that?! What if Chen Ai exposes her?!]
"So, your name isn't Jiang Ruyue? And you didn't get the noble pass the production team gave you, you're an imposter?!"
Cao Wei nodded. "Yes, that's right."
Chen Ai's expression was indescribable. "Tell me, aren't you afraid I'll report you?!"
Cao Wei remained completely calm. "General Chen, shouldn't you consider your current status as a fugitive? If you really report me, we'll probably end up in jail together."
Chen Ai still didn't understand. Cao Wei had no reason to come to her rescue. Xu Duo was Xie Yanhua's spy, and as far as she knew, Xie Yanhua and Cao Wei were not on good terms. It was just that Xu Duo wrote a letter, asking Cao Wei for help, and Cao Wei disregarded everything and rushed to Zhao to rescue her.
Many wanted to save her, which she could understand, because many felt guilty towards her. But Cao Wei had no reason to save her. If she were gone, Wu would annex Zhao and eventually unify the world.
Chen Ai couldn't believe it. She couldn't understand why Cao Wei would send a general from an enemy state like herself to Wu without orders. It all seemed so illogical. Would the King of Wu tolerate her, send her back to Zhao, or simply eliminate her?
Chen Ai had never been treated like this before. She was at a loss and didn't know what she had that Cao Wei could possibly want.
Why did you save me?
Cao Wei smiled and leaned lazily against the carriage. "Really? General Chen, I already said from the beginning that I wanted to make friends with you, General Chen."
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