The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

After taking the medicine for several days, Hua Ye felt a lot more relaxed and his period was over. He then sat on the kang and concentrated on practicing his skills.

"Sword Dance, I'm practicing, don't come in and disturb me until I come out!"

She called out to the door and heard a "OK!"

She immersed herself in deep practice. Her whole body was steaming and sweating, as if she was in a sauna.

After an unknown amount of time, she slowly opened her eyes that had been closed for a long time. There seemed to be a power in her eyes that dispelled the gloom and let in light.

Those worried eyes seemed to be more open-minded and became clear and bright.

"Jianwu, I want to take a shower. I've been sweating so much that I feel like I'm going to stink!"

She shouted outside the door, but there was no echo.

She moved her slightly numb legs, got down from the kang, and pushed open the door.

The scorching sun made the soil on the ground steam, the air was filled with hot steam, and the halo of heat fluctuations could be seen with the naked eye.

As soon as she stretched her bare arms and hands into the sunlight, she was stung and shrank back into the shadow under the eaves.

Hua Ye was not a pampered person either. She carried two buckets of water and dried them in the open space in the yard.

Feeling that it was not enough, I boiled a pot of hot water in the kitchen, found a piece of steamed bun and drank a cup of water to reward my hungry stomach.

After eating the steamed bun, Hua Ye went to the toilet again. He didn't see Jianwu and the others coming back, so he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Where are these two girls? They didn't even urge me to take the medicine. It's so quiet."

She jumped up the wall and spied on Li Li next door, but after a minute...

I didn't see a single person, but I was sweating profusely from the sun.

"Never mind, go take a shower first! We'll talk later if there's anything else."

She jumped down, and with her thin arms she easily picked up the two buckets of water, poured them into the bathtub, and then scooped hot water from the pot and poured it in as well.

She found some light clothes and sat naked in the bathtub.

Her face was slightly red, and a wisp of mist enveloped her, but the surroundings were strangely quiet.

＜There's not even a hint of news, could something have happened?＞

She didn't have time to enjoy the pleasure of the bath. She quickly washed herself and got up to put on a pink and white robe, tied her belt, and casually put on her boots in one go.

Her wet hair fell on her shoulders. She picked up the silk scarf that Zuo Nian had given her on the kang, put it on her head to cover half of her face, put on a bamboo hat, and rushed out the door.

Looking at the direction of the Xingxiu City Gate, she suddenly saw smoke rising up and realized that something big had happened.

I haven't been meditating for long, have I? It's still four miles to the city gate. We must hurry...

Chongming then showed up. He had been watching over her while she was practicing qigong and meditating for three days and three nights.

The battle at the front was at a stalemate, the enemy was at the gates, and the Tibetans had already stormed to the city gates.

Jianwu and Wudao were both called to treat the wounded, help count supplies, and evacuate refugees.

Before leaving, I asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to look after my young lady.

"My young lady, please, His Royal Highness, she is meditating and practicing her skills. It will be difficult for her to make a breakthrough in the short term, so please do not disturb her."

After Jianwu finished speaking, he grabbed his sword, carried a small package, mounted his horse, and galloped away.

After a day and a night, Hua Ye still hadn't come out of the room. He didn't want to disturb him, so he opened the door and took a look.

Then he arranged: "I will go to the Xingxiu City Gate to check. Chongming, you stay with Miss Hua. When she wakes up, send someone to tell me, and I will rush back immediately."

He then rode on a chariot to the front line...

For the first time, he witnessed the cruelty of war with his own eyes. The old, weak and sick were frantically banging on the city gates, crying and shouting.

"Sir, let us in!"

"Sir, open the city gate..."

"I'm almost dying of thirst..."

He was kneeling on the ground and kowtowed desperately, with tattered clothes that could not cover his body hanging on his dusty body.

The city wall was cracked by a volley of arrows, and the body of a man lying on the ground with an arrow in the chest bleeding profusely was carried down from the city wall and died before he could be treated...

There were countless people whose bodies were burned to a bloody mess, with broken arms and legs, wailing and crying...

The people in the city who were fleeing the disaster were packing their bags and fleeing to their homes...

Li Li, who received the pigeon message, immediately drove his carriage to Hua Ye's side...

"She should be eager to come here by now. I'll go get her!"

Li Li sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain, looking at the shocking and thrilling scenes, his heart in his throat.

Most of those killed in the battle were only young men of about seventeen or eighteen years his age. Their bodies were placed in rows on the street and covered with straw mats.

Hua Ye, who was rushing towards the Xingxiu City Gate, collided head-on with Li Li's speeding carriage...