Chapter C121 Part1
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Chapter 121 The taller trees in the woods get their tops blown off (1)
There were six generals among the ten thousand soldiers under Chen Jin’s command. They guarded various places in the northwest. Among them was Zhao Zimu’s immediate superior Huang Ji, but the command for Zhao Zimu had always been personally issued by Chen Jin. There was only two reason for being so biased towards someone and never refrained from showing it in public.
It was either to elevate someone or to destroy someone.
However, Zhao Zimu didn’t care. If he was elevating her, she would accept it. If he wanted her to die or destroy her, then, it depended on whether he has the ability to do it.
She had always been like that. She rarely took some things to the heart.
The war broke out again, but this time Chen Jin asked her to obey Huang Ji’s command, which was to obey her immediate superior.
Zhao Zimu was in the big tent when she saw Huang Ji. At that time, he was watching a sand table and there were many commanders like her next to him.
Zhao Zimu walked in silently and nodded as greeting to the people. Then, she walked to a side and stood there without disturbing Huang Ji.
Several eyes of the commanders flashed when they saw her. There were admiration and dissatisfaction in those eyes.
It was because which one of the people here didn’t go through bitter battles for many years before they climbed to this position? It took years to climb to this position, but how long has Zhao Zimu been here?
She was as dazzling as the favorite child of the heavens and easily walked to the same position as them. However, she achieved that through real battles. Hence, the feeling that some people had towards her was very complicated.
Huang Ji was a man in his forties. He had a rough face and had an unrestrained smile. The moment he raised his head from the sand table, he saw Zhao Zimu. After nodding at her, he let her sit with the other commanders.
After many fierce battles, the Xiongnu still captured one of their small outposts. This small outpost was close to the grassland in the northwest. The road it faced to was indeed an important fortress of in the northwest of Great Liang, Dragon City.
The geographical location of Dragon City was very important. Not only was it an established fortress to guard against the Xiongnu, it was also used to guard against the Tubo at the western part of Great Liang. If the Xiongnu really captured this city, presumably, the enemy that Great Liang has to face would no longer just be the Xiongnu. It would be the Xiongnu, the Tubo and perhaps other small countries in the west.
Tubo is an old name for the Tibetan dynasty.The mission for the combat came soon. Zhao Zimu was assigned to go guard the border between Great Liang in the west to prevent to have to face another enemy when fighting the Xiongnu.
Zhao Zimu’s eyes flashed quickly. She bowed to Huang Ji and retreated.
The west had been very quiet these few years because of the internal strife and very rarely invaded Great Liang. She wouldn’t pay attention to whether Huang Ji assigned her to there with good intention of other intentions. However, her goal was to make her mark in the northwest in the shortest amount of time possible.
After walking back to her camp, she saw that Yue Liu was frowning and guarding outside of her big tent. She was puzzled for a moment and then walked to him.
“Sir…”
Zhao Zimu looked at him quickly and said, “Go in.”
Unexpectedly, the moment she walked in, Situ Yuanxiao walked towards her in good mood. He had his arms opened to give her a hug. While he muttered something, he said, “Zhao Zhong, no matter what we are brothers who had experienced life and death on the battlefield before. Won’t you visit me after I have been injured? You are simply, simply…”
Zhao Zimu raised her eyelids and waited for him to continue. Situ Yuanxiao looked faintly at her and said, “Simply someone who failed to be loyal to one’s love…”
Zhao Zimu’s expression changed a bit as if she didn’t know what expression to put on. Yue Liu’s expression darkened again. he felt more and more how wise and farsighted it was that Qiansui left them here!
A moment of carelessness, the one who came to dig the wall came again!
Zhao Zimu looked at his open arms towards her. She quickly stepped aside and pulled Yue Liu over. Then, Yue Liu vehemently caught Situ Yuanxiao and said with a stiff face, “Fifth prince are you okay?”
Situ Yuanxiao’s face turned green, pushed him away and said bitterly to Zhao Zimu, “I have something to say to you.” While he spoke, he looked again at Yue Liu.
He raised an official letter and glanced once at Yue Liu who reluctantly left.
He pulled out the notebook in her hand. Situ Yuanxiao limped and moved to a chair to sit next to her.
Zhao Zimu looked askance at him. It could be seen that this guy’s appearance was very different from his usual appearance. He was adorned in white clothes with a jade hat. He exuded riches and nobleness. He looked like a rich young master who had strayed into the barracks.
Zhao Zimu propped her chin and swept her gaze over him unscrupulously, but the thoughts in her mind had ran far away.
Situ Yuanxiao felt uncomfortable under her gaze and coughed a few times, “What are you looking at?”
Zhao Zimu thought about that once again and the retracted her gaze she picked up the notebook again.
Situ Yuanxiao felt that anger emerged in his heart again. He took her notebook and threw it far away this time. He had a bad temper and it was strange that he had tolerated until now.
He glared at Zhao Zimu and said, “Don’t you want to look? Look, can it be that I can’t compare and am not more good-looking than those official documents!”
After speaking, he put on a generous expression and waited for Zhao Zimu to carefully look at him.
Zhao Zimu had no comment and said indifferently, “Don’t you have something to say to me?”
Seeing her calm and indifferent appearance, Situ Yuanxiao didn’t want to say anything anymore. After a long moment of silence, Situ Yuanxiao stared at Zhao Zimu and said, “Zhao Zhong, do you like men or women?”
“Men,” Zhao Zimu said without the slightest hesitation. If she didn’t like men could she like women?
Situ Yuanxiao expression changed a bit. He gritted his teeth and there was a bit of ease…?
“Then, you took a fancy on Lin Qing because he…” Having spoken till here, he seemed to have difficulty to continue, but he still said with a brave expression, “Did you take a fancy on his appearance?”
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