Demon Lord 3

The next day, I woke up to find myself asleep again in the military. The intensity has been really high lately. We've been marching long distances with the troops every day, which must be very physically demanding. Plus, I haven't had a proper meal in ages. The commander here also said that while the military is physically demanding, sometimes there's not enough water or food. Getting lost in the mountains is normal, and going hungry every now and then is no exception. I woke up and everything felt strange. I'd come here on horseback, but now I was so far away. I wanted to use my search tool to find out where I was, but I was drawn to someone. They had a graceful figure, and I immediately knew they were a girl. But how could a girl just randomly appear in a military camp? Could she be a medic? But she didn't look like one. As I got closer, I realized she was just an ordinary soldier, mingling with the common soldiers. This reminded me of Hua Mulan. Could there be a Hua Mulan in our ranks too? At this thought, I was suddenly stunned, curiously eyeing the girl. Noticing my arrival, she saluted, saying "Hello, sir," but then smeared a handful of ash on her face. I knew this was the only way she could survive this ordeal, otherwise it would be disastrous if she were discovered to be a woman. I didn't expose her, but instead called her over and let her superior know that I needed someone to help. The superior was very understanding and agreed. When the girl came to me, I curiously asked her what was going on. At first, she didn't dare to admit it, insisting it wasn't happening and that she was just being effeminate. But then, seeing my sharp gaze, she tensed up and finally confessed that she was indeed here on behalf of someone else. Curiously, I asked who it was, and she said it was her husband. At this point, I was slightly taken aback. Why would his own husband not come, and instead ask his wife to come? How could such a person exist? The woman shook her head and said no. Her husband was supposed to be at the front, but had an accident on the way. If he didn't complete the mission as required, the family would have to lose another male child. She only had a ten-year-old brother and an 80-year-old father. Hearing this, I couldn't help but sigh, but then an idea struck me. Curiously, I asked the girl how old she was. The girl said she was 16 and smiled after saying that. I didn't expect this girl's family to be so messed up. According to her, she hadn't even met her husband before the accident. In fact, she didn't need to get married, but because her family didn't want to accept the betrothal gift, it wouldn't be good. Then she mentioned that this person had an 80-year-old father and a ten-year-old brother. This question was very strange. Are people here in such good health? At this point, I was a little bit unconvinced. The girl nodded and said that this was all true. If you don't believe me, I can go and see. As she said this, she took out something as proof. This was the girl's hairpin. She said that it was the most generous gift in the betrothal gift that she always carried with her. I nodded and asked the girl to put it away. Curiously, I asked the girl, don't you think this is strange? The girl said it was okay, and that everyone over there was pretty much the same, so even if her situation was a little strange, it was still normal. She then told me what happened next, that the girl actually had no relationship with that place anymore, and completing this was considered her final farewell! Later I asked the girl about this again, and asked if anyone else knew about it. The girl shook her head and said that she had never been discovered. After all, wars were frequent now, and no one paid attention to this. As long as she could go into battle and kill the enemy, it was fine. She followed the team only after not dying after several charges. Although her physical fitness was not very good and she walked slowly, she could still be the backbone of the team in many cases. Now that she had been assigned a concurrent position, no one cared about her identity anymore. But the girl looked at me in disbelief again and asked, "That's not right. You are also a woman. How can you be a soldier? The higher-ups clearly said it's not allowed, and you are the superior. Do you have any connections? If that's the case, I envy you so much. You don't have to wrap your chest every day like me, and you don't have to be on guard against those people every day like me. Once discovered, I would be worse than death."