The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

Mujia Army Camp

The surroundings were unusually quiet, as if even the wind had stopped blowing, and the soldiers standing guard were swaying like candles in the wind.

His heavy eyelids seemed to be weighed down by a thousand-pound burden, and he couldn't lift them up at all. He was in a drowsy trance, half asleep and half awake.

Even until someone quietly approached him, he still didn't notice anything and was still immersed in his own misty world.

Hua Ye led Xu Zhi all the way through the completely unsuspecting sentries and successfully arrived in front of Zuo Nian's tent.

At this moment, the three people in the tent were sleeping soundly, and Mu Qi's snoring was the loudest among them.

The snoring came and went like waves surging one after another. However, strangely, such a deafening sound did not seem to have even the slightest effect on the sleep quality of the other two people.

At this moment, General Mu Lao, who was always used to getting up early, appeared in front of Zuo Nian's tent in a hurry.

He was wearing a thick battle robe, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, but his weathered face was already covered with deep wrinkles left by the years.

What was particularly eye-catching was his pair of dark, shiny, and deep eyes like the sea, which were staring at Xu Zhi who was standing behind Hua Ye without blinking.

With years of experience and sixth sense, he found that this person was extraordinary: Was he the mysterious master who had driven away insects and rescued Hua Ye and the other two?

"General Mu Lao!"

Hua Ye stopped moving forward and saluted with his hands clasped together.

"No need to be so polite, Miss Hua, you should just call me General Mu Bo. I'm already old, and I'm afraid I won't be a general for long!"

General Mu's eyes were filled with tears as he spoke. He looked up at the dark sky and sighed secretly.

"Mu Bo, what joke are you telling again?"

Hua Ye immediately changed his tone and continued, "Even if you have resigned, you are still a First-Rank General stationed at the border, personally appointed by the Emperor. Who dares to deny your position?"

"Girl, you still speak so charmingly. It's just that Mu Qi and Zuo Nian are not so lucky!"

General Mu was so amused by Hua Ye's eloquent words that he couldn't help but make a joke.

After these words were spoken, Xu Zhi's face, who was standing behind Hua Ye, became even gloomier.

He stepped forward and stood beside Hua Ye, bowed and said, "General Mu, I am Hua Ye's husband. You may call me Xuzhi!"

This sudden introduction froze General Mu's smile on his face, and he couldn't help but cough lightly: "Girl, isn't this your master?"

Hua Ye pursed his lips, smiled, and said, "He is both my master and my husband."

Only then did Xu Zhi curl the corners of his mouth in satisfaction.

The sleeping people in the tent were awakened by the sound of conversation outside. When they heard Xu Zhi's solemn introduction, Zuo Nian sat up, as if he had lost his soul.

Zuo Yun was the first one to put on his clothes and walked out. Looking at the sky without a trace of light or a single star, his brows instantly furrowed.

"This strange phenomenon in the sky, I'm afraid there's a demon causing trouble. Zuo will go ahead and wake up my fellow apprentices first!"

He walked lightly, and each step seemed particularly steady and powerful.

When he walked in front of General Mu Lao, Zuo Yun bowed slightly, clasped his hands together, and performed a standard and respectful salute to General Mu Lao.

After completing the ceremony, Zuo Yun stood up and turned his gaze to Hua Ye standing beside him.

He nodded slightly at Hua Ye. After doing these actions, Zuo Yun turned around without any hesitation and walked quickly towards the corner of the tent.

In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared into the corner, as fast as a ghost.

Just as Zuo Yun left, Zuo Nian and Mu Qi rushed out hurriedly from behind the tent.

The two of them were running and panting, obviously they had been running all the way here.

When they got closer, they both raised their heads at the same time and looked at the strange scene in the sky.

The sky, which was originally bright with stars and sparse moon, turned into a black curtain. For some unknown reason, it was now covered with dark clouds. Lightning bolts were flying through the clouds like silver snakes, making deafening roars from time to time.

The strong wind whistled past, making the flags around flutter.

Faced with such an astonishing vision, the expressions on Zuo Nian and Mu Qi's faces were exactly the same as Zuo Yun's before - shocked but more of a sense of difficulty.

"Dad, please stay in the tent. We are here, you can rest assured!"

Mu Qi stretched out his hands to support General Mu Lao, and then was about to send him back to the main tent.

"Brother Xu, can you create a barrier to cover the military camp?"

Brother Xu?

Brother Xu?

Hua Ye was so shocked by Zuo Nian's words "Brother Xu" that his eyes bulged out and he looked at him with an incredible look on his face.

Xu Zhi was even more surprised, but he didn't show it too obviously, and replied calmly: "As long as your sister-in-law agrees, that's fine!"

"When did you two become so close?"

Hua Ye looked at Zuo Nian, then at Xu Zhi, completely puzzled.

"It's just a title, why bother about it? After all, he is so much older than us! Didn't you also want me to call him brother-in-law?" Mu Qi turned around and said.

"Okay, okay, that's your business, whatever you want!"

Hua Ye felt a little at a loss as to what to do between them. She always felt that Zuo Nian looked at her strangely, but when she looked closely, there was nothing different.

Zuo Nian was so stunned by Xu Zhi's words "sister-in-law" that he was speechless for a moment. He could only call out, "Hua Ye, at least you used to call me Brother Zuo. Shouldn't you say something for me?"

"Don't worry, he just said he wanted to come play, he actually agreed a long time ago!"

Hua Ye explained for Xu Zhi.

Xuzhi stood there quietly without saying another word. He was like a silent mountain, just listening attentively to their friendly and natural conversation like that between friends.

However, when they were not paying attention, he slightly raised his large and powerful hands and waved them lightly, seemingly casually.

In an instant, a strange light burst out from his hand, quickly spreading out and forming a transparent and invisible barrier.

This barrier seemed to have life, spreading and growing at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye it tightly enveloped the entire Mu family military camp.

At the same time, the thick fog that drifted in continuously from the depths of the distant Sunset Forest was also ruthlessly blocked out by this mysterious barrier.

The fog that could have invaded the camp at will and filled every corner could only helplessly hit the barrier and then slowly dissipated.

As time went by, the originally suffocatingly thick fog within the barrier began to gradually become thinner.

Finally, when the last trace of fog completely dissipated, the soldiers who had been in a coma, as if awakened by some magical power, slowly opened their eyes and broke free from that terrible nightmare...