Too many people died in a short time, and the girls lost their enthusiasm. They went back inside the building, where they washed up and went to sleep with the help of their maids.
"Sister Chunying, what's wrong with you guys?"
Huo Xiaolong held the hand of the girl sitting at the stone table in the backyard and asked...
"Long'er, too many people died tonight... Your sisters are scared."
Would these older sisters still be afraid? Huo Xiaolong wondered. Ever since Wei Ci sent people to assassinate them, the older sisters had never seemed to be afraid. What was different about this time?
Huo Xiaolong didn't know how to respond, so Chunying hugged him and continued speaking.
"It's not that the sisters are kind-hearted or feel sorry for the Xiongnu, it's just that they feel, how can people die so easily? Maybe one second they were someone's husband, someone's child, and the next second they're gone, just... just completely disappeared from this world."
Chunying wasn't sure if the little girl in her arms could understand what she was saying, but right now, she needed someone to lean on. Huo Xiaolong was a good choice; this child usually wouldn't move when someone needed her, she'd just stay in your arms and let you hold her.
"He died under mysterious circumstances, didn't he?"
Chunying was surprised that the child could understand. She tightened her grip on her hand, then let go.
"The sisters think that the deaths of those Huns were meaningless and inexplicable, right?"
The girl nodded in agreement.
Yes, that's it. Those people came for something that was vague and uncertain, and they died for it. It felt like it wasn't worth it at all; their deaths were meaningless.
"But there's no other way, that's war... people from both countries fight to survive."
Huo Xiaolong's voice was childish, but his words sounded old-fashioned, which felt out of place.
"It's all the fault of those in power! They're nothing! Brainless! They enjoy themselves without doing anything!"
"That's what your brother said too."
Chunying pressed her little buns down a bit; today, those two upward-pointing buns were a little too much for her eyes.
"Sister, don't be sad."
The little dumpling kissed her on the cheek and said...
"I'm still young. When I grow up, the Xiongnu and the border will definitely stop fighting!"
"Will they stop fighting when you grow up?" Chunying asked with a smile.
"As long as the Xiongnu are well-fed and can survive the winter, they definitely won't come to plunder. But they can't be too well-fed either, or they'll come even if they're idle."
The girl giggled at her laughter, and behind the Huo family wall, the handsome young man couldn't help but smile as he listened to the laughter.
It can definitely be achieved.
"The matter with the Xiongnu is settled, young lady," Yousheng said, tying a cloak around Fanghua's neck.
I've heard about it.
"Mother Cen asked if you would like to go see Wei Ci again."
"Hmm?" Fanghua asked with a puzzled expression.
"It might take..." The little girl gestured horizontally across her neck.
This is going to kill Wei Ci! Can she do it herself? No, Fanghua strode out of the room, went to Cen's mother's door, and knocked softly.
"Aunt Cen, are you there? I have something I'd like to tell you."
"Yes, come in."
Fanghua pushed open the door and saw Huo Xiaolong and her cub rolling around on the bed. The two were rolling around together, neither willing to give in to the other.
Realizing that what she was about to say might be somewhat bloody for a child, Fanghua said to Cen Ang...
I'll go see Wei Ci in a bit.
"Hmm," Mrs. Cen hummed in response, as she had expected.
"I want to do it myself..." Fanghua didn't say she wanted to do it herself, after all, the child was there.
"Um?"
"You want to kill him yourself, Fanghua?"
Huo Xiaolong's address of "Sister Fanghua" made the two women a little embarrassed, as they hadn't expected the child to understand.
"Hmm..." The young woman lowered her head in embarrassment; this whole thing was so awkward.
“Okay, I’ll go with you,” said Mrs. Cen.
"I want to go too!" The little dumpling immediately jumped out of bed and stood in front of the two of them, saying.
"Where are you going! Stay inside and behave yourself. It's freezing outside, your ears will freeze off!"
"It won't freeze off! I'm wearing earmuffs."
"No, it's time for practice soon."
"Mom~~~"
Cen Ang carried Huo Xiaolong and Xiong Zai out the door, one in each hand. Zhang Mengzhu was already drinking tea in the backyard.
"Alliance Leader Zhang, thank you for your trouble."
After saying this, the woman put down the two dumplings in her hand and led Fanghua toward the dark room.
It was that dark, secluded passage again, but this time the young woman felt different walking down it; she was a little happy. Just like last time, she was carrying a bowl of medicine.
"Lord Wei!" Fanghua called out.
"You've arrived?"
The man had a stubble beard and his hair was completely disheveled. Although the wounds on his body were not infected, the blood was so deep that the bones were visible.
"I came to see you," Fanghua said.
"Are all the Xiongnu dead?"
"Dead"
"Cen Ang, do you really dare to kill me? Or lock me up here for life? Aren't you afraid my father will report this to the Emperor, and then the Emperor will send people to investigate?" Wei Ci no longer had the strength to stand up. He gripped the door with both hands and said in a hoarse voice.
"Even if I let you go, you'll still have to tell him, won't you?"
"So you've come to see me off today?"
"It wasn't me who gave you the gift, it was her," said Mrs. Cen, pointing to Fanghua beside her.
Wei Ci knew that Fanghua was very beautiful, even more alluring than the most beautiful woman in the capital, but he seemed not to have noticed before that this woman had a pair of snake eyes hidden beneath her beauty.
Looking into her eyes, the man unconsciously fell in love, raising an eyebrow like a mountain enchantress tempting him to commit a crime. Even if it cost him his life, he would gladly accept it.
"You want to kill me?" the man asked, looking at Fanghua.
"I'm just curious, does Lord Wei have any weaknesses?"
Wei Ci forced himself to stand up and asked...
"What's the meaning?"
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