164 A Leaf to the South; The Distant Snow of the Moon Palace (1/2)

The general stared at the young general who had just talked and spoke coldly, “Vice-general Qu, you talk like you are such a noble and honorable man. From now on, why don’t you just give your salary to me. You can just live with your honorable ideal and be a noble royal man, can’t you? There are food and drink and clothes in the army anyway. It will keep your alive and enjoy your unforgettable glory. You will be a legend. You will be the next moving story.”

The vice-general’s face turned red and he said with anger, “Bullshxt. I didn’t finish yet. Why are you all talking against me? When did I say the commander shouldn’t return? I meant heroes are humans too.”

Everyone else humphed with disdain.

The black-bearded general spoke in a low voice, “For the country. For our home. Protect our home country. But what is a home country?”

He continued blandly, “Home country is a home and a country. They are never the same subject.

If there is only a country without a home, we never fight with our lives. If there is only a home without a country, we will live in danger… It is a question that will never be answered. Look at you quarreling? What’s the point?”

The others all lowered their heads sadly.

“We are just worrying about the commander… I wonder whether he will come back…”

“This misfortune… Really is a big strike to him…”

“That’s true… Will he come back?”

“No matter if he will... or not, we have to protect the north.”

“We will not disgrace the commander.”

Would Ye Nantian come back to the battle?

It was a question even Ye Nantian himself didn’t have the answer.

At least at this moment, he didn’t.

He hadn’t even thought about this question.

He just kept thinking about whether he could make it to see his son for the last time.

He was rushing like a lightning all the way back to the capital.

There seemed to be a mass of burning fire inside his heart.

He had always been calm, but was utterly upset now.

It was like he had been stuck in a ten thousand years old ice cave; like his blood was all frozen.

“Xue-Er, I am afraid I can’t keep our son well.”

“Xue-Er, I am so sorry.”

“Xue-Er, I am such a loser.”

“I can’t help you with your suffering. I can’t save you. Now I can’t even keep our only son alive. I am such a useless loser.”

“Xue-Er.”

It was dozens of thousands miles from the north to the capital.

Ye Nantian rushed on the land like a shooting star crossing the sky.

A leaf rushing to the southern sky; the distant snow of the moon palace.[1]

[I am Ye Nantian. My wife if Yue Gongxue. My son is Ye Xiao.]

A sword kept rushing south.

[I am coming back.

Xiao-Xiao, hang in there.

You must wait for me.

With father, death itself will have to give up.]

After Ye Nantian just left the army, the enemies of the Kingdom of Chen in different directions all gave out an order.

The oder suddenly spread all around the Land of Han-Yang resounding inside every killer’s heart.

“Reward is 50 million taels of gold. Stop and kill Ye Nantian on his way.”

The northern battle was always their strategic point. Ye Nantian had been the only difficulty that stopped them from snatching it. He was worse than a nail in their eyes or a thorn inside their flesh.

In fact, lots of assassin associations had placed their men in the north preparing to assassinate Ye Nantian at any moment.

However, Ye Nantian had always been staying inside the camp that was surrounded by countless soldiers and guarded by his trustful men. It was not easy for any countries or organizations. Thus, for a long time, all hostile forces were just watching.

They knew they had to be sure they would succeed before they took a move. Otherwise, they will be cruelly stricken.

If the soul figure of the northern army was messed with, the millions of soldiers would get furious at the same time.

There had been far more than a dozen tribes in the northern grassland; a total of twenty-three. The head of them was not the Hu-Lun Wolf King; it was the Snake King, Tie Mujia, who had been brave and vicious at the same time. He had been rather powerful that over seven tribes had pledged permanent loyalty to him. He was heroic and strong, and that made him in the highest position of the northern grassland. He had a cruel heart with which he would do anything to get what he wanted. His name had been a scary thing to mention in the north at that time.

He had been the biggest threat to the Kingdom of Chen. He was even more dangerous than the other two kingdoms.

However, Ye Nantian’s presence had ended the dominating path of Tie Mujia.

Sixteen years ago, when Ye Nantian first arrive in the north, he led the soldiers of the Kingdom of Chen to fight against the united army of the grassland tribes that was led by Tie Mujia. Even though Ye Nantian’s troop was short in number, with his smart tactics, he won all of the seven fights and overwhelmingly defeated the united army of the grassland.