"I... I won’t say." Ye Shikai turned his head, stubbornly refusing to speak.
"Since you haven’t inherited the cultivation techniques of a family, then you must be a skilled cultivator from the martial world. However, they rarely appear among common people so openly," Hua Liandie speculated, her gaze constantly on Ye Shikai’s dantian. That was clearly a knife wound. Judging by the length of the wound, soone must have stabbed a sharp blade into his dantian, directly destroying it, rendering his inner strength useless. Ye Shikai wouldn’t be foolish enough to self-harm, so this must have been done by soone else.
But... who could have done it? Who would be so vicious, while Ye Shikai was unwilling to ntion it at all? But on deep reflection, Hua Liandie could understand him. How vast the gap must be from being a cultivator to becoming an ordinary person. If she encountered such a thing, she might just slit her throat with a longsword. This scar was not only on his dantian, but also on his heart.
"Forget it, since you won’t say, I won’t ask." Hua Liandie waved her hand, but now she was even more curious about Ye Shikai.
"Actually, I heard there’s a thod to repair the dantian," Hua Liandie suddenly said, as if she had just rembered.
"Is there really a thod?" Ye Shikai asked.
"I’ve heard of it, it’s just that... it requires imnse energy, sothing beyond human capability, so..."
"Cough cough, it’s okay. Just hearing this news from you is more than enough. I’m very grateful." Ye Shikai sat down again, the two of them sipping their tea, but the tea had long gone cold, leaving only a bitter taste in their mouths.
"You don’t need to be too pessimistic, I’ll think of a way," Hua Liandie continued, and the tension between them from earlier had unknowingly dissipated.
Two hours later.
"You seem to know everything about everything."
"What do you an by that?" Ye Shikai suddenly lifted his head. Hua Liandie was staring at him seriously, making him feel uneasy all over.
"I’m starting to believe you. Maybe one day, the people will forget past wounds. But I also believe that the Qin Dynasty won’t rule forever. What do you think?" Hua Liandie’s tone was firm, not trusting her own judgnt, but trusting Ye Shikai’s words.
"Maybe." Ye Shikai murmured, and no one would believe that Emperor Qin Shi Huang would pass in another year or two, and in a few more years, the Qin would be overthrown, followed by the Chu Han contention. History wouldn’t change because of his journey through ti. Hua Liandie always held a grudge against Qin. Yet she didn’t understand the principle of "though Chu has three clans, Chu will end Qin" – Chu Army’s commander Xiang Yan died at the hands of Qin people, and Qin would eventually fall to Xiang Yu. It’s like a cycle.
"I think, at that ti, we can rebuild a new Chu State." Hua Liandie smiled sweetly. As clever as she was, her heart was deeply obsessed. The Chu State of her dreams would never return...
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"I’ve heard you have a desired person in Shangshui Village, is that right?" Hua Liandie curiously asked outside the teahouse, "Who would have thought that the illustrious General Yi would also have a golden house. But, from ancient tis, heroes have always struggled to pass the beauty’s hurdle."
"Since you’ve investigated so thoroughly, why ask ? Speaking of which, you’re a stunning woman too. Isn’t there an ideal man in your heart?"
"I, a humble woman, don’t have much interest in romance, General Yi. It’s getting late today, let’s part here, farewell." Hua Liandie smiled faintly, put on a white veil, and slowly sat back in her sedan chair, always maintaining a mysterious deanor in front of others.
"Sir, shouldn’t we head back now?" Man Cang reminded, having been waiting outside all along. Ye Shikai was General Yi, after all, and in Heyang County, he was a renowned hero known by all. His tea drinking and chatting with Hua Liandie had already attracted quite a crowd of onlookers.
"Alright then, let’s go now."
Shangshui Village.
"Wow, it’s truly cold today." Along the way, Ye Shikai and his guards shivered in the north wind. A few days ago, it wasn’t this cold. Yet unexpectedly, the temperature dropped sharply at night, making their faces feel as if a thin layer of frost had ford.
"Young master is back, quickly co inside to warm by the fire," He Linghan hurriedly poured a cup of hot soup for Ye Shikai to ward off the cold and warm up.
"Thank you, Ling’er." Ye Shikai held his hands near the stove. "By the way, I had the guards bring back so food and wine from the tavern in the county. We rushed back, so it shouldn’t be cold yet, let’s eat while it’s hot."
As he spoke, Ye Shikai took out a jar of fine wine and placed it on the stove to heat.
"Ling’er, you should have so too, warm yourself up." Ye Shikai poured a cup for He Linghan. She had been outside today too and caught so cold wind.
"Master, won shouldn’t drink. I’ll pass, but you should drink," He Linghan said, rather reserved and concerned about the unsightly appearance of being drunk.
"Then have so food." Ye Shikai took out so at from thick cloth, checking the temperature. "Don’t worry, it’s still warm."
Ye Shikai enjoyed the warm wine, glancing at He Linghan, feeling a bit of warmth in his heart. This kind of life always seed to be what he desired.
"By the way, next month, I have to lead the troops to the prefectural city. I might... not return for half a month," Ye Shikai inford He Linghan about the prefectural garrison inspection. The governor’s mansion was five days away just one-way from Heyang County, ten days round trip, so half a month was a conservative estimate. Ye Shikai wasn’t familiar with inspecting troops, but the prefectural garrison had tens of thousands, so ten days seed necessary.
"Hmm, the prefecture is far. You should take care," He Linghan advised, suddenly casting her gaze on Ye Shikai.
"Master, this piece of soft armor was sothing I sewed for you before you left for the expedition. Just now I noticed so parts have torn, let nd it for you."
"Oh, alright, thank you for that." Ye Shikai lowered his head. The main purpose of the soft armor was warmth, but on the battlefield, weapons know no eyes. Although a soft armor was worn inside, the outer soft armor had several cuts.
"By the way, master, there’s one more thing I almost forgot," He Linghan suddenly slapped her head and hurried inside the house, bringing out a wooden box.
"This afternoon, a group of sword-wielding female guards ca to the house and gave this to , saying it was from a friend of yours," He Linghan opened the box, revealing several pieces of gold jewelry.
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