Chapter 427 Irreconcilable Dilemmas
Lu Qingqing was greatly comforted by her sister-in-law's words.
Her family always said they wouldn't hold her back, but in reality, it was entirely thanks to their support that she was able to move forward on this path without hesitation.
They were the ones who were giving her strength!
"Sister-in-law, thank you." Lu Qingqing hugged Feng Xiaowan.
Feng Xiaowan, not understanding why, hugged her back.
"Little sister, you are no ordinary person. Wherever you go, you bring hope."
It will be the same if you go to the battlefield.
Everything will be alright, everything will be alright.
...
Lu Qingqing, along with Qiaoxiu, Sixi, and several guards, rushed to the front lines that very day.
...
The snow-covered mountains and forests are chilled by the biting wind, their dark green hues contrasting with the white.
The weary soldiers leaned against the sheltered cliffs, watching the snowflakes drift and swirl in the wind.
This is a brief respite; a life-or-death battle is about to begin.
The man in silver armor, covered in blood, stood on a high rock, holding a telescope in his hand, gazing into the distance.
The biting wind cracked the skin on his face, and his once slender and smooth hands were covered with black and red frostbite scabs.
He has become rougher, but that makes him all the more resolute.
"Young Master!"
Zhang Lin ran back excitedly from a distance, holding a small, dark, palm-sized object in his hands.
Messy footprints were left on the thick snow.
"I found a frozen sparrow, roasted it, eat it quickly!"
Throughout the entire military camp, only Zhang Lin shouted like that.
The first time he shouted it like that, Gu Chengye scolded him, but Ji Ruyan allowed him to shout it like that.
Zhang Lin was not as clever as the other generals; his only strength was his martial arts skills. However, everyone in the army knew that he was the Crown Prince's favorite young general.
He was exempt from all rules in front of the Crown Prince.
"You eat it yourself," Ji Ruyan said.
"No, you need to eat something."
Zhang Lin climbed up the rock, but his movements were not as agile as before; his leg was injured.
Ji Ruyan blinked her dry eyes, put down the Thousand-Mile Eye, and reached out to pull Xiao Zhang up.
"Lin-di, are you homesick?"
"I think about it when I have free time, but when a war breaks out, I don't have time to think about it, and I dare not be distracted," Zhang Lin said frankly.
He tore off two thin legs from the sparrow and stuffed them into Ji Ruyan's mouth.
Ji Ruyan ate it.
"You eat too."
Though small, sparrows can warm the heart.
Zhang Lin tore off the charred skin and stuffed it into his mouth, leaving a layer of ash on his lips.
Everyone retreated to this spot for the time being, remaining highly vigilant and prepared to fight immediately. The snow-covered forest was a vast expanse of white, with nothing else in sight.
Only Xiao Zhang was still looking for food at this time.
Aside from his bravery in battle, he's still the same honest and simple boy at other times.
He will forever bear the mark of Liuyun Village.
So how could Ji Ruyan not dote on her younger brother?
Liuyun Village was also a place he longed for.
"I've been thinking about it too, about the big kang bed you built for me."
Zhang Lin was taken aback. He tried to grin, but his lower lip was cracked, so he bared his teeth and only pouted the upper half of his lip, looking like a gorilla making a funny face.
"Don't worry, brother, we can sleep as soon as we get back. Xiaomeng said in her last letter that it's been burning, so it definitely won't get damp."
Will the Crown Prince really return to Liuyun Village?
He's going back to the capital to become emperor.
That's what Xiao Zhang thought.
He was happy even though he only went back occasionally.
He'll sleep with him on the kang (heated brick bed) and talk all night.
"That would be wonderful," Ji Ruyan said with a smile.
The two quickly finished eating the little sparrow.
Then the two said at the same time:
"Rin-nii, I will take you out of here."
"Brother, I will lead you to fight our way out."
Just as Ji Ruyan was about to say something more, her ears suddenly twitched up and down.
"They're here!"
He stood up and took out the Thousand-Mile Eye again.
Two figures shrouded in black robes appeared in the field of vision, accompanied by several tigers and cheetahs.
Further behind were densely packed Western Liao troops.
Zhang Lin jumped off the rock, forgetting his injured leg, and his lip split open even more as he bared his teeth.
He couldn't feel the pain anymore, and he shouted to the team, "On alert!"
The two thousand people instantly straightened their formation.
Ji Ruyan took out a short flute from her bosom and began to play it softly.
It's just a simple melody for attracting birds.
In the dead of winter, naturally no birds came, but it let the two men in black robes know that there were members of their tribe here.
Liu Hao approached and pleaded again, "Your Highness, we will clear a path for you in a moment so you can break through."
"We can't break through; there are nearly ten thousand people on the other side," Ji Ruyan replied calmly.
Ten thousand people!
Liu Hao gripped the knife tightly.
They only have two thousand men, so it's indeed difficult for them to break through.
But even if reinforcements don't arrive, we still have to charge!
Your Highness must live!
"Don't rush, listen to my orders."
After Ji Ruyan finished speaking, she walked straight ahead.
The two sides finally faced each other.
A hundred meters apart, two men in black robes halted the advance of the Western Liao soldiers.
The two continued onward with the wild beast.
Ji Ruyan also stopped the group and stepped forward alone.
"Your Highness!"
"Young Master!"
The two formations stood in the center, resembling a meeting between commanders from both sides. Two figures in black and one in white, along with several ferocious beasts, formed a strange combination.
No one knew what they were talking about; both teams were just staring at each other on high alert.
The two men in black robes had thin, sallow faces beneath their hats, with deep-set eyes and bulging pupils.
They looked at Ji Ruyan with shock in their eyes.
"You, your appearance, your mother..."
“My mother was also a member of the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan,” Ji Ruyan said.
Judging from their appearance, they knew his biological mother.
He was eager to know about his mother.
But something seems off.
"So that's how it is! So that's how it is! The Crown Prince of Da Gan can play the tunes of the Feathered Beast Spirit Clan... Hahaha, how ridiculous, how ridiculous, so ridiculous!"
The two shook their heads as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world, then their faces twisted with hatred and ruthlessness that seemed to want to destroy everything!
Ji Ruyan secretly became wary.
"Traitor! That traitor, Si Li! She actually bore a son for the family that was wiped out!"
"Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"
Ji Ruyan's usually indifferent gaze narrowed slightly.
"What did you say?"
"What are you saying! Do you know who slaughtered my Feathered Beast Spirit Clan? It was the Emperor of Da Gan! The very man you call Father!"
And your mother, Sili, the clan chief's daughter, actually gave birth to a son for her enemy!
Isn't that ridiculous?
How ridiculous!
The two men in black robes lost control of their emotions and were clearly under intense stimulation.
This is absolutely not a lie.
Father?
But doesn't he love his mother?
Why...
"We are irreconcilably opposed to Da Gan!"
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