Chapter 205 Breaking Her Wings
Facing Hua Jue's questioning, Yun Chen smiled a bit frivolously, walked to his side, stretched out his long arm skillfully, put it on his shoulder, and deliberately angered him:
"You? You're too low level, not qualified."
Hua Jue was so angry that he screamed and grabbed Yun Chen to hit him.
Ye Yan hurried to break up the fight, but Bu Yan was still fanning the flames:
"With your bad temper, you'll be exposed within a quarter of an hour! How about you go there dressed as an Oiran? Go straight to Jiao Zuotai! Kill him, no, sleep with him? Hahahaha——"
"Say it again, you little brat!" Hua Jue turned his target to Bu Yan, and the two of them started fighting in the tent.
Ye Yan stole a glance at the two brothers Rong Jiang and Rong Yi who were watching the fun nearby.
The two men were dressed in armor and stood there in accordance with the rules, looking serious and majestic.
Look at Hua Jue and Buyan who are making a fuss like children fighting.
Ye Yan suddenly felt extremely embarrassed. He grabbed Hua Jue and Buyan by the collars and threw them out of the tent, scolding them.
Watching this scene, Rong Yi whispered to Rong Jiang, smiling:
"I think General Huo has a cold face but a kind heart. Otherwise, the guards under him wouldn't be so loyal and relaxed. Well, we are lucky and followed the right person."
Rong Jiang didn't respond. He glanced at Huo Gannian's dark face and signaled Rong Yi to be quiet with his eyes.
Huo Gannian kept looking at Yun Chen. Ever since Yun Chen volunteered to steal the Black Scale Cavalry's defense map, his brows have never relaxed.
It was as if there was a thick black cloud pressing down on his face, too sorrowful to disperse and too heavy to dispel.
But Yun Chen didn't even look at him, as if he was deliberately avoiding his emotions.
He knew that Yun Chen had made up his mind and would not change easily.
After leaving Zhao State, Yun Chen had already made his mark through seven or eight battles of varying sizes, demonstrating his military talent in leading troops in battle.
When I was a guard in the past, I was fearless and didn't care about life or death.
Now that he has become a general of moderate importance, Yun Chen is even more powerful and can sweep through thousands of troops. He rides his horse to charge in the front, while his soul is busy chasing after him.
Many soldiers in the army had seen her ferocious charge into battle, and seen her go into the battlefield like a tiger, and then instantly turn into a house cat when she left the battlefield, with a gentle, feminine and handsome face, no scheming in her eyes, and a completely honest and kind appearance.
Everyone said behind his back: "Yun Lao Hu" is great.
Many people even secretly felt closer to Yun Chen rather than Huo Gannian, the powerful general.
Huo Gannian knew that Yun Chen was now like a fledgling eagle, and was no longer satisfied with being just a small "Huo Gang personal guard."
She wanted to spread her wings and fly high, to see the vast sky and sea, and to catch some white sharks in the waves.
She has her own achievements and dreams, which have nothing to do with him, Huo Gannian, or anyone else.
What he should do is not to break her brilliant wings in the name of love, to constrain her abilities for his own selfish reasons, and to ask her to become a canary hiding under his wings to please him.
After a long time, Huo Gannian finally spoke:
"Chen'er stays, everyone else leaves."
Everyone left one after another.
When the tent quieted down, Huo Gan read:
"I'll go, you stay."
She shook her head firmly:
"No. There's no reason for a commander to act rashly. If anything happens to you, the battle will be lost before it even begins."
"Then don't go either. Let's find another way."
"Silly boy, this is the best way."
After a long silence, he lowered his voice, but finally compromised:
"Have you thought about it? Do you really want to go alone?"
"Well, putting on a disguise and getting in disguised is faster than sneaking in directly—" She deliberately said with a smile in the most relaxed tone: "Don't worry, this time I will put on a full disguise, definitely not half."
"Fool..." He gave a bitter laugh, his worries growing even heavier. "The secret of the defense plan is very important. It must be with Jiao Zuotai. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get it."
"It doesn't matter. I can do both. I can steal while I'm painting. You know, I'm good at painting."
The tent was quiet and warm, and some small and beautiful memories came to my mind.
Huo Gannian pulled Yun Chen to sit around the fireplace, holding her hand to warm them by the fire, reluctant to let go.
What if I can never hold such a warm pair of hands again?
Huo Gan suppressed such an unlucky thought in his heart.
Sometimes he told himself to believe in Yun Chen's ability, but sometimes he had thousands of ominous premonitions, and a myriad of worries were tightly entangled in his heart.
Yun Chen did not seem worried at all, but rather full of confidence:
"Once we have the defense map, Anian, you are a master at using troops. You will definitely annihilate the Black Scale Cavalry. Then we will rush into the occupied southeastern area, killing the enemy along the way and reclaiming our territory."
Huo Gannian didn't respond, but just kept his head down and buried his face in her hands.
Feeling his deep breathing against his palm, Yun Chen understood his worries and knew that he was probably still racking his brains, trying to come up with a solution that would not require her to take risks.
"Ah Nian, I must go. I must go." She stopped pretending to be relaxed and became serious, her eyes dark and filled with hatred.
"Ah Nian, I don't just want to achieve great things, I also want to save people. Do you remember the old lady who always took care of me when we were in Yancheng? And Aunt Li who sold tofu pudding, Brother Zhang who sold hot soup noodles... and Miaomiao... They are all on the missing list."
After a pause, her voice was filled with sobs that she couldn't help but hold back:
"Gou Ge's family... When the Black Scale Cavalry entered the city, everyone was busy fleeing. The four elderly people walked slowly, and his brother-in-law couldn't walk either. They were all buried when the house collapsed... Can you imagine how I felt when I watched Rong Yi and the others dig Gou Ge's parents out of the dirt? Now Gou Ge's children, my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law Liu... Dead or alive, I will find them all!"
So I have to go, I have to go.
Yun Chen didn't say the last sentence, but Huo Gannian understood it.
With Yun Chen's personality, even if there was not a single person she knew among the 20,000 missing or captured people, she would definitely go to rescue them. What's more, there were also neighbors she had lived with day and night, and a friendship that was almost like family ties that had developed over the years.
In addition, given the importance Xun Xun held in her heart, how could she bear to watch her brother's widow and orphans being captured, the descendants of Zhongwei dying in vain, and Xun Xun's spirit resting in peace?
Therefore, everything is both ambition and responsibility.
To protect the master at all costs, to uphold justice and purity, is to be a guardian.
Soldiers protect the people and defend the country.
Soldiers have more to protect and more people to guard.
He had no way of rejecting her reason, and with a confused heart, he held her hand tightly, not even realizing that he was squeezing too hard, and her hand had turned red and painful.
Hearing her soft "ouch", he came to his senses, quickly loosened his grip, held her hand and blew on it tenderly, and couldn't help sighing again.
She understood how worried he was. If he had gone to explore the enemy camp alone, she would have been unable to sleep or eat, and her heart would have been on edge, unable to calm down for a moment.
She leaned on his shoulder and comforted him:
"Just think of it as sending me on an errand, just like when I was in the Huo Gang! I'll be back soon."
He hugged her tightly, kissing her forehead gently. After a long while, he finally calmed down a little, rested his chin on her forehead, and said in a muffled voice:
"If the country is no longer a country, how can we call it home? The one state, nine cities, thirty-eight counties, and seventy-eight counties in the southeast are all waiting for us to break through the Black Scale Cavalry's dangerous defense line and rush in to rescue them. Chen'er, I believe you can get the defense map. I trust you."
This last sentence was far more than thousands of worries and concerns. She felt a lot of courage in her heart and even felt a little excited. She began to discuss the plan with him in detail.
As he believed, she was not just a "common man" with martial arts skills.
She has sharper insight than anyone else, a calm and clear mind, and is good at adapting to changes. Although the plans she makes are whimsical and imperfect, she is confident that they will succeed.
He helped her fill in all the loopholes in the plan bit by bit, pre-setting hundreds of possible complications, and setting out all the consequences of stealing the defense map, failing to steal it, exposing one's identity, escaping alone, possible injuries, possible poisoning, and possible being trapped.
With his guidance, she suddenly felt more stable and no longer had any hesitation or worries.
Finally, he earnestly and repeatedly warned her:
"The worst-case scenario is being captured. You're now a captain, knowing all the military secrets. The enemy won't let this opportunity slip away. But if Jiao Zuotai is ruthless and wants to... want to attack...
"Chen'er, remember not to act rashly. The journey is still long, and now is not the time to be righteous and steadfast. You must pretend to resist first, then compromise. No matter who catches you, tell them that I, Huo Gannian, am willing to sacrifice everything I have for your life!"
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