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Chapter 115: Fulfill Your Dream Of Creating A Golden Age

Men with power and purpose had unsurpa.s.sable charm. In this moment, as thousands focused their gazes upon him, Li Wen became the world's center. Even Duan Xinghui, this male lead, became inferior in front of Li Wen.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ning Shu saw that Duan Xinghui was looking at the Emperor in dazed awe and envy.

Li Wen roused the soldiers' spirits with a pa.s.sionate speech until they cheered, eager to leap onto the battlefield right now.

Ning Shu's lips twitched. She hadn't expected for Li Wen, who was usually taciturn, to be capable of galvanizing people to the point that they would face death so enthusiastically.

She could tell that Li Wen was serious about punis.h.i.+ng North Mongolia. Just the cost of army provisions for a two-hundred thousand troop army was shockingly high, but he invested it for the sake of teaching those North Mongolian bandits a lesson.

As Li Wen gave his resounding speech, the tempo of the drums gradually sped up and mixed with the soldiers' cheers until the entire capital vibrated with this sound.

"Jiahui." Li Wen beckoned Ning Shu. She immediately jumped off the horse and walked to Li Wen. Kneeling down on one knee, she cupped her fist and shouted, "This sister-subject greets Imperial Older Brother!"

Li Wen put the little gray ball on Ning Shu's shoulder. As Ning Shu looked towards him in surprise, Li Wen folded his hands behind his back and said, "This little guy is very sensitive towards danger. We've tried feeding it a poisoned cake but it refused to eat for the life of it. When we tried to throw it into a pit of snakes, it immediately scampered off."

Ning Shu: Pfff…

"Let it go with you, it'll probably be useful." Li Wen reached out and gave her a hard clap on the shoulder. It was seriously really hard; her shoulder slanted from the force. "Come back alive."

Ning Shu's nose stung and she almost cried. This was probably the original host's emotions. Even Ning Shu could sense that though Li Wen seemed very cold, he still harbored sibling affection towards the original host.

Her voice was a little nasally as she said, "En. Imperial Older Brother, make sure to take good care of yourself as well. One's health is everything. One can only achieve a lot if one has good health. Only then will you be able to fulfill your dream of creating a golden age."

Li Wen's expression was a bit complicated as he said, "Go now."

The little gray ball squeaked nonstop and hastily jumped back onto Li Wen. It was clear it didn't want to part with Li Wen as it clung onto Li Wen's clothing with its tiny claws and squeaked continuously.

Ning Shu was speechless. Li Wen had tormented it that way, but it actually didn't want to leave?

She became annoyed and walked over to grab the little gray ball. The little gray ball continued squeaking even in Ning Shu's hand. That sound was so mournful those who heard felt sympathetic heartache and those who saw would cry.

As the troops headed towards the gates, Ning Shu rode on horseback and looked at the citizens and family members that had come to send the army off. They were crying as they gaze towards the soldiers with worry and hope.

It was very solemn and stirring. Seeing this, Ning Shu was starting to understand why Li Wen wished to build a peaceful golden age for the common people.

It was just that this golden age would require continuous struggle and would be established on top of the blood and bones of the dead.

It was of course in hopes that there would be peace, security, and happiness.

Ning Shu spotted Er Ya, Yuan Dong, and Madame Duan in the crowd. Yuan Dong had a lot of pearl ornaments in her hair and looked like the image of a wealthy married woman. However, she looked very depressed. Duan Xinghui had probably only paid attention to his true love and left Yuan Dong to wilt.

Duan Xinghui had also spotted his mother and the person he loved in the crowd. However, for some reason, he felt the urge to first glance towards Ning Shu.

When he found that her expression was indifferent and unconcerned, he inwardly sighed in relief even as his heart filled with indescribable disappointment and bitterness.

It can only be said that things one couldn't obtain were viewed as precious. In the original storyline, when Jiahui insisted on being together with Duan Xinghui, Duan Xinghui had loathed her as if she was dog skin plaster that wouldn't come off.

Now that she wasn't paying attention to him, Duan Xinghui felt frustrated and started acting unreasonable.

If Ning Shu found out, she would only lift a middle finger and remark that the word 'sc.u.m' wasn't enough to describe him.

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Chapter 116: First March

It took four hours for the entire army to leave the capital. As of now, the sun was already very high in the sky and the weather was quite warm. It was especially warm to the people wearing armor since the armor blocked the biting cold wind.

Ning Shu glanced back and saw that the soldiers behind her were dripping with sweat; it was to the point their tan faces seemed to glow and waves of steam rose from them.

"Princess, should we set up camp?" asked Shen Feng.

Ning Shu could tell from Shen Feng's expression that he didn't want to set up camp as speed was precious in war. He only asked because had to take into account Princess Jiahui's status.

Ning Shu shook her head and said, "Marshal Shen has the highest authority. Jiahui should comply with military rules and will obey all of Marshal's decisions."

If they set up camp right after they left the capital, how long would it take for them to reach North Mongolia?

"Soldiers, we're speeding up!" shouted Shen Moru. After he gave this command, the soldiers holding the flags waved the yellow banners to transmit this message.

Shen Feng did not worry about Ning Shu being a female again and led the army in the strictest fas.h.i.+on. The march continued all the way until night, then they set up camp.

Ning Shu could finally relax once she was sitting alone in a simple tent.

She was a female after all, and the nation's princess too; there was no reason for her to sleep in the same tent as those men.

However, her meals were the same as those of normal soldiers. Ning Shu wasn't picky and ate the meal of coa.r.s.e cornbread mixed in vegetable and meat soup without complaint. After all, she would only have the strength to fight if her stomach remained full.

Still, this situation was quite something. For the sake of completing the task, she actually had to don armor and go on the battlefield. Ning Shu's heart pounded with anxiety even now.

As for the little gray ball, it had been depressed ever since it left the capital and kept giving Ning Shu sullen looks. Even after Ning Shu gave half of her food to the little gray ball, it still sat with its b.u.t.t facing her and gazed up towards the sky sadly.

Ning Shu: …

Ning Shu was speechless. What exactly was this little thing doing? It really missed Li Wen this much? The little gray ball seemed much more human-like than before.

After Ning Shu finished eating, she got some water in order to wash up. However, it wasn't easy. It was to be expected, there was no way it'd be easy for a woman to wash up in the middle of a bunch of men.

What surprised her was the fact that someone actually b.u.mped into her tent in the middle of the night. It seemed to be intentional, and it wasn't just one person that did it either.

Ning Shu smiled coldly. As expected, women were always in disadvantageous positions. If anything ended up happening to her, they would just say that she had died in battle. She felt that the best course of action was to punish one of them as an example. Otherwise l.u.s.ty people with more guts would show up in the future.

These people didn't go too far though, probably because they were worried about the fact that Ning Shu was a princess. In addition, most of these people were still only middle-ranking military officers without that much power. Ning Shu vowed to definitely make them choke on their own b.l.o.o.d.y teeth one day.

During the march the next day, Duan Xinghui came up beside Ning Shu by horseback and asked her, "Princess, are you alright?"

From the start Ning Shu was in a bad mood, so when she heard this question, she felt that Duan Xinghui was taking Schadenfreude in her situation and replied coldly, "Guard Duan, why, did you expect this general not to be alright?"