Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

As a soldier, Long Qian Xing himself had his own set of goals and thoughts.

It was impossible for one to become a soldier just because they wanted it. Being a soldier was not easy and the harsh training he imposed had already scared a lot of people to run away and go back to their own home.

After all, they were not used to live in such situation. Yet, they were forced to do it because they have their own reasons.

One of the reasons why Long Qian Xing wanted to become a soldier was to protect the people’s happiness.

If they were attacked by others, how could they live peacefully and happily? There was no way something like that could possibly happen. And it was the soldiers’ duty to protect the border and the people who lived inside.

He wanted to protect them too.

So, seeing their happiness like this make him happy. It was a kind of happiness that what he had done was not useless. He had allowed the people to stay alive and they could still smile happily in front of others.

“I see.”

Nan Hua looked at the soldiers and lowered her eyes. She was not a soldier in a true sense, but she could understand that there was the feeling of accomplishment when one saw the happiness of the people within Fei Yang Kingdom.

It was indeed something strange.

To be happy because one was still alive and happy because other people were also alive.

A feeling that she knew that she would never be able to experience should she not come to this world.

“The fish is ready. Wait, let me add a bit more salt.”

“You bring salt?” Nan Hua asked.

“I have to hunt some additional food occasionally.” Long Qian Xing shrugged. The rations from the army was sometimes not enough for a person like him who eat a lot. And even though he was a general’s son, he couldn’t possibly ask for them to prepare more food just for him and give him special treatment.

He didn’t like being given special treatment because of his father’s status.

Thus, he sneaked out of the tents and hunted some game by himself. Sometimes, there would be rabbits, pheasants, or other small animals he could eat from time to time. They were useful to fill his stomach.

And just eating these meats would be quite tasteless, so Long Qian Xing always prepared some condiment, especially salt, so that he could eat well enough. Thankfully, salt was not that expensive, but there was only coarse salt in this era. It was really hard for him to eat in the beginning because he was not used to such salt.

Nan Hua glanced at the salt that Long Qian Xing had prepared and nodded. “Ok.”

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“Good.”

After adding some salt, Long Qian Xing handed one of the fishes to Nan Hua and then separated the other two before he began to eat. There was also some porridge that the chef had prepared, which was good enough to go with the fish.

Well, the taste was definitely not so pleasant, but it was enough.

The two of them ate their meal calmly without speaking at all. The noble etiquette did state that they were not allowed to talk when they were eating because it would be impolite and so on. Honestly, Long Qian Xing often break that rule when he was having a feast with his men.

He wouldn’t do it normally, though.

After all, he was too busy with the other matters most of the time and would usually eat by himself when he had time. At that time, there was no one he could talk with.

But with Nan Hua, Long Qian Xing subconsciously return to his previous noble manners and didn’t speak at all. Yet, the atmosphere between the two of them was somewhat harmonious and comfortable.

At the back, Lou was rubbing his eyes because he felt that he was seeing things wrongly.

“Are you alright?”

Long Xu glanced at Lou in confusion.

“Yeah.” Lou nodded but still sneaked a glance at Long Qian Xing before lowering his eyes. Even though he felt utterly confused and strange, he didn’t dare to question his master’s action either.

It was a dilemma.

Long Xu also knew what Lou was thinking because he himself felt that Long Qian Xing was getting stranger after the battle in Yi City. Even now, his action was getting stranger and stranger.

But just like Lou, he didn’t dare to ask anything.

They could only stay silent and watch carefully.

While the two of them were staying a distance away, Long Qian Xing and Nan Hua had already finished eating. There were not much and they were used to eat quickly because of their training.

“You’re fast.” Long Qian Xing smiled.

Nan Hua nodded. “You too.”

Long Qian Xing chuckled lightly. “Do you mind taking a short walk to digest the food?”

Nan Hua blinked her eyes. For a moment, she felt that she was back in the Capital City where she was treated as the noble lady in the Nan Family. At that time, Long Qian Xing’s action and words were very similar to what he showed to her right now.

If not because she had seen how he acted in front of strangers and also others whom he felt suspicious about, she would think that he acted this way in front of everyone.

Gentle and cautious.

“Yes,” Nan Hua agreed.

The two of them stood up and walked towards the river. There were not that many people in this area and it looked really peaceful and calm.

A type of calm that was somewhat different.

“Have you thought of participating in the battlefield for a long time, Adjutant Nan?” Long Qian Xing asked slowly.

“Yes.” Nan Hua didn’t mind admitting to this.

“There are a lot of people who had already gone to the battlefield. Do you have any reason why you have to be the one to stand up?”