She had hardly seen a single living person along the way.
It became a dead city.
The scene after the massacre was that the city was no longer prosperous as before and was now devastated and horrific.
Even if the sun is shining, it cannot cover up this cruel reality.
So... where would the lord of this city be?
Fei Wan didn't know how long she had walked before she saw a man standing beside a broken ravine.
The sunlight was so dazzling that Fei Wan had to block the sun with her hands.
She looked up, there was no way she would mistake that familiar profile.
Jun Zhiyuan has changed a lot compared to the boy before, and looks much more mature. He looks at everything in front of him, and the emotions in his eyes are something Fei Wan has never seen before.
Powerless and desperate.
Jun Zhiyuan, who seemed to have everything under his control, had never shown such an expression before?
Fei Wan couldn't help but step forward.
Jun Zhiyuan noticed her arrival and turned his head away, as if he didn't expect to see a living person here.
Fei Wan didn't ask what was going on, but said softly, "Long time no see."
There was a flash of doubt in Jun Zhiyuan's eyes, but it gradually became clear.
"It's you. I saw you once in the downtown area five years ago."
Five years…?
Feiwan nodded, a little surprised: "I didn't expect the city lord still remembered me."
When the word "city lord" was mentioned, Fei Wan could feel that Jun Zhiyuan's whole body tensed up, and he whispered.
"It's just that I saved that little girl not long ago, and she reminded me of this matter."
His voice gradually became bitter and confused.
"It doesn't matter if I saved one or two people. I still couldn't save this city, I couldn't save everything here. I gave up on them, but I had to give up on them because of the situation."
Fei Wan just listened silently, without interrupting him or expressing any opinion.
He almost reduced himself to dust, full of regret and helplessness.
"Jun Zhiyuan."
Fei Wan scolded in a low voice, "It's not your fault. If you don't give up this city, then the cities behind will face the same situation. You are now the general of the soldiers. Now that you have made a decision, you can't give up. The people in the other city also need you to protect them."
"Then the sacrifice was in vain?"
Fei Wan's tone softened. "No one is at fault in this matter. The ones who are at fault are those who unreasonably provoked the war. You have done your best to protect your people."
If we resist to the death, we will be destroyed along with this city, and another city will be buried with it.
It's not that he hadn't thought about letting his soldiers leave, while he stayed with his people until the very last moment, and he had no regrets about being the city lord.
But he couldn't die. If he died, the army would be in chaos.
If we retreat and defend it until reinforcements arrive, the price will only be the loss of a city.
For a ruler who is high above and far away from his people, in his eyes, this may just be a cold number.
Therefore, the emperor did not understand why Jun Zhiyuan persisted for so long and ordered him to evacuate.
But Jun Zhiyuan is different. He has lived with the people of this city for so long, and no one wants to save them more than he does.
He closed his eyes.
At least... he still has to protect this country.
"Thanks."
As soon as he finished speaking, everything in front of him became illusory. Fei Wan blinked, and it was as if the water vapor on the window dissipated, and the scene in front of him became clear.
He was cursed by everyone.
The people he protected did not understand his actions and thought he was cold-blooded and heartless.
The young general who was once praised by everyone has become the infamous "national shame".
Jun Zhiyuan had no time to explain, and no one would listen to his explanation.
Faced with the enemy's oppression, he had to come up with a strategy to deal with it.
He set up a game, and if there weren't any major mistakes, victory was almost certain, and he could also avenge his people.
But he didn't expect the final mistake to occur in...
The little girl he saved.
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