My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

The faint light of sunrise shone on Zong Yanli's face. Her face was not as flawless as white jade or as beautiful as a fairy. Her skin was dry and cracked by wind and frost, and her complexion was wheat-colored from being tanned by the scorching sun.

No matter how you look at it, Zong Yanli is just like his brothers in the army. Many times Wen Nian actually forgets that Zong Yanli is a woman.

When fighting in front of Yongmen Pass, Zong Yanli was decisive and vigorous.

He admired and thought that this would be the person he would follow in the future, and his heart was filled with excitement.

"Why did the general join the army?" Facing the sunrise, Wen Nian asked the question he wanted to ask.

"For the sake of my family and my country." Zong Yanli turned to look at Wen Nian. Her eyes were calm and composed, with an unspeakable determination. She stared at Wen Nian and said, "The Zong Yan family has been making generals for generations. I cannot let the hard work of my father's generation go to waste."

"The Wu Kingdom has been at war for years, and the people are living in misery."

"I cannot stand by and watch my people being bullied. One day I will scare all nations away."

“That’s why I joined the military.”

When Zong Yanli said this, the aura around him was so sharp that Wen Nian's heartbeat suddenly became intense. Then he heard Zong Yanli say, "Wen Nian, I also want a peaceful and prosperous world, but now... the only way is to stop killing with killing."

As the sun rises, the warm sunlight shines on Zong Yanli's body, as if a layer of golden light has been coated on her.

"Wen Nian, are you willing to follow me?" Zong Yanli's words rang in his ears. Wen Nian's heart suddenly trembled, and he stared at Zong Yanli in a daze.

"For home and country."

"it is good."

He didn't know why he was bewitched, he only knew that if he didn't agree today, it might be a regret for his whole life.

He wanted to see how high Zong Yanli would go. He also wanted to stand beside her and see with his own eyes how terrified the other countries would be when they heard what she said.

For home, for country, for you.

On the way back from the mountain, Zong Yanli had a smile on his face and looked relaxed, which was rare. Wen Nian next to him also felt his mood change, as if suddenly the two of them had become closer than others. This subtle emotion made Wen Nian difficult to calm down.

"Captain, where have you been?" Monk Qi, Huo Wenqi and others had sobered up and were now lying beside the tent washing their faces. When they saw Zong Yanli and Wen Nian walking in together, they immediately raised their eyebrows and asked.

"I'm going out for a walk." Zong Yanli got off his horse, walked towards them and said, "I'm going to rest for a while."

"Uh..." Meng Qi glanced at Zong Yanli's back, then turned to look at Wen Nian and asked, "Hey! What did the captain talk to you about?"

"No." Wen Nian also turned and left.

This Wen Nian is very unsociable. He is talkative only when Zong Yanli is around. He doesn't want to talk to anyone when Zong Yanli is not around.

Monk touched his nose in boredom, always feeling that there was some secret between Zong Yanli and Wen Nian.

After the New Year holidays, everything in the army was back to normal.

Nankang seemed to have suddenly become quiet after suffering such a severe blow. Hu Zhiyong still sent people out of the city to patrol various villages and towns, and asked them to report any unusual movements of the Nankang bandits as soon as possible.

After some free time, Zong Yanli finally remembered Pei Liang who was still imprisoned in the cage.

"Captain Zong Yan." The guarding soldier's eyes lit up when he saw Zong Yanli coming. Now, who in Yongmen Pass would not recognize Zong Yanli?

Many soldiers even regard Zong Yanli as their idol, and this guard soldier is obviously one of them. He took great pains to get this job of guarding the cage, thinking that if Zong Yanli comes to interrogate the prisoners one day, he will be able to meet Zong Yanli!

After such a long time, the soldier still thought that he had miscalculated. Zong Yanli had no interest in this enemy general at all. He was disappointed and depressed.

I didn’t expect Zong Yanli to come!

The soldier stood straight, his eyes filled with excitement, as if he had successfully chased a celebrity.

"Thank you for your hard work in getting the person out." Zong Yanli nodded and smiled at him.

"Yes!" the soldier answered loudly, his hands shaking with excitement as he went to open the door.

Zong Yanli looked at him with a little surprise, perhaps she didn't understand why. She didn't know that she was now a hero in the hearts of many soldiers.

The cage door was opened and Pei Liang was dragged out. Compared to Pei Liang during the battle, he was really miserable now that he was a prisoner. Being imprisoned would have been fine, but they didn't even untie Pei Liang.

Pei Liang, who was dragged out, was covered in the stench of feces and urine, as well as the smell of sour food. The wounds on his body had already scabbed over and solidified, and he was lying on the ground like a dead dog.

The soldier sensibly turned around and brought a bucket of water, then poured it over Pei Liang.

The freezing cold water woke Pei Liang up with a start. He opened his eyes with great effort and saw Zong Yanli standing in front of him.

"It's New Year." Pei Liang didn't expect that this would be the first sentence Zong Yanli said when he arrived.

"What do you think about what I said when the generals are fighting?" This was Zong Yanli's second sentence.

"..."

Pei Liang pondered in confusion, and finally seemed to vaguely remember what he had said at that time. He found it a little unbelievable. So Zong Yanli didn't kill him, but captured him alive and locked him up here, just to let him "think carefully"?

Pei Liang raised his head with great effort and looked towards Zong Yanli, looking at the young boy in front of him.

He didn't understand, what value did he have that made Zong Yanli so persistent in persuading him to surrender?

In terms of fighting strength, Pei Liang didn't think he could beat Zong Yanli.

In terms of wisdom and strategy, judging from the fact that Zong Yanli plotted against Nankang several times, he must not be a useless and reckless man.

In terms of identity, what identity does he have?

"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. Nankang is of no benefit to you." Zong Yanli said slowly, "Even if one day you finally become the commander-in-chief, do you think you can lead the troops? How many of the remaining people will sincerely treat you?"

Pei Liang chuckled twice, twisted his body and sat up, his lips turned pale from the cold, raised his eyes to look at Zong Yanli and said: "Compared to them, you may not be as sincere as them."

Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows: "If you are willing to die as such an unknown person, I will grant your wish."

Pei Liang lowered his eyes. If he was willing to die just like that, he would not have stayed in the cage and eaten those rotten pig food mouthful by mouthful.

He wants to live.

"You want to die before you can fulfill your ambitions? Are you really willing to die?" Zong Yanli stood with his hands behind his back, lowered his eyes and looked at Pei Liang and said, "Nankang will be under my iron hoof one day. Pei Liang, I am not good at speaking. You decide whether to live or die."

Zong Yanli pulled out the dagger from his waist and threw it in front of Pei Liang, then turned around and said, "I'll wait for you in the front camp."