Chapter 469: Bonus Chapter Huangfu Wudi (2)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Thus, at a young age, I went to the border.
The border was a bitter and cold place. When I first went there, I wasn’t quite able to stand the place.
However, 1 had no way out, so I could only grit my teeth and hold on.
Fortunately, I eventually got used to it.
With the help of my maternal uncle and his friends, I grew up step by step. I even took General Huang Zhi, whose achievements included conquering the north, as my master and learned martial arts.
Under my master’s guidance, I gradually made a name for myself in the army.
With my own ability, 1 rose step by step to become the commander of the army.
Unfortunately, Master’s old injuries relapsed subsequently and he left me.
My maternal uncle also died of illness in the capital.
Once again, I became an orphan without anyone to rely on.
The difference was the current me was already strong enough. I no longer needed the protection of others.
I led the great army to resist the attacks of the foreign tribes and wiped out the bandits within the territory. I was hailed as the “God of War” by the people.
That year, there was a great drought in the southwest of the Great Jin State. The commoners were in dire straits and the mountain bandits repeatedly rebelled.
I led my soldiers from the border to wipe out the bandits along the way until we arrived at a small town.
That place was called Mountain Spring Town. It was said to be the largest town in Zhao County. At that time, it was taken over by a group of mountain bandits.
After the mountain bandits invaded Mountain Spring Town, they burned, killed, and looted. They did all kinds of evil deeds, and the people in the town were in a constant state of panic.
At that time, my men were strong and powerful. If we attacked aggressively, we could easily take down Mountain Spring Town.
However, after surrounding Mountain Spring Town, I didn’t give the order to attack for a long time.
It wasn’t that 1 didn’t want to exterminate the mountain bandits, but I was worried that the attack would affect the lives of the innocent people in the town.
However, the next night after we surrounded the town, the scouts returned with news.
They reported that the bandits in the town no longer had the heart to resist my army. Moreover, the bandit leader seemed to have met with a mishap, and the second bandit leader became the leader in charge of the bandits’s lair.
Thus, I launched an attack that night.
The attack went very smoothly. My great army easily broke into the town.
Thereafter, we quickly killed the bandits in the town and entered the government office.
I quickly arranged for Han Chao to clean up the government office.
To my surprise, he brought two people back to me.
The two of them were husband and wife. The woman was called Qin Xiaoyao while the man was called Song Que.
The bandit leader of Mountain Spring Town was captured alive by Qin Xiaoyao and the bandits’ second-in-command was also killed by her.
Qin Xiaoyao’s contribution was undeniable in my ability to take down Mountain Spring Town so easily.
When I saw that she was thin and small-sized and a woman no less, 1 was a little suspicious of her words.
Thus, I suggested that she take a test.
She agreed.
The result was beyond my expectations.
She was actually able to wield the meteor hammer left behind by my master. Not only that, but she could also manipulate it with great mastery.
Other than my master, she was the second person who was able to unleash the full might of the meteor hammer. Even 1 couldn’t do it.
I immediately valued her talent highly and wanted to recruit her.
However, she rejected me outright.
When I recalled that I still had to stay in Mountain Spring Town for a period of time, 1 didn’t compel her.
After that, I sent people to investigate her background.
However, 1 unexpectedly found out a shocking piece of news.
Her husband was the grandson of Prime Minister Song.
Yes, the former Prime Minister Song Hong.
Haha! Her husband, Song Que, actually had the same enemy as I did.
Yes, Song Hong died because of Empress Jia, and the Song family was also destroyed because of Empress Jia.
Thus, I used this as a breakthrough point to approach Song Que.
However, the result went against my expectations. Song Que didn’t agree to help me.
I had no choice but to continue persuading.
I got Song Que to help out at the government office and also invited Qin Xiaoyao to the army to coach my subordinates.
Qin Xiaoyao’s martial arts were so powerful that my subordinates were all impressed. I was not surprised by this.
However, Song Que’s ability to carry out tasks was surprisingly strong.
In fact, I realized that Song Que’s ability might be even greater than Qin Xiaoyao’s!
As such, I didn’t want to lose out on having this couple’s assistance.
Unfortunately, despite my multiple attempts to recruit them, my efforts were futile.
After a month, I could only leave Mountain Spring Town in disappointment.
When 1 left, I felt regretful and a little reluctant…
I couldn’t forget Qin Xiaoyao.
Yes, I… actually developed feelings for a married woman.
After leaving Mountain Spring Town, 1 thought 1 wouldn’t be able to see them again for quite a while.
To my surprise, 1 bumped into Song Que soon after that. And 1 even saved him from a group of mountain bandits.
The thoughts that I had already given up rose again. I once again asked Song Que to join me.
This time, Song Que finally agreed.
Based on our plan, he went to work undercover at Prime Minister Shen’s residence.
As for me, 1 have to hold back the Liao reinforcement troops at the border.
Yes, the Liao army attacked again. Moreover, a large number of Liao troops had already entered the inner regions of the Great Jin State.
At that point, I didn’t have the resources to take care of the Liao army in the inner regions of the Great Jin State anymore. I could only defend High Pass Town to the death and not let the Liao reinforcement troops enter..