The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

The sky gradually brightened and the temperature gradually rose. Hua Ye, who was resting his head on Zuo Nian's arm, moved his body and leaned into his arms.

One could clearly hear Zuo Nian's breathing pause for a second. He opened his eyes quickly, his eagle eyes hazy with hidden desire as he looked down at the person in his arms.

He carefully moved his numb arm, held up half of her face with his big hand, slowly placed her on the pillow, then stood up and slipped out.

Hua Ye lay on the bed with his eyes closed and his lips pursed, smiling secretly, and his sensitive ears moved.

"You're really gone, you idiot!"

Zuo Nian's figure gradually walked away and stood on a sand slope, looking up at the rising sun, but his heart was still beating in his chest.

He exhaled slowly and ran out, running back and forth along the desert horizon, trying to calm his pounding heart.

Hua Ye stood up and stretched, then climbed out of bed with messy hair.

She casually smoothed her hair with her hands, put on her headscarf and walked out of the tent. She looked at the scorching sun and couldn't help feeling dry mouth.

"Water, where is the water? The days are so long!"

She walked straight to where the smoke was rising. The cooks were cooking porridge and stewing meat soup.

The fragrant aroma of meat reached deep into her nostrils and seeped into her lungs, making her drool so much that she jumped over on tiptoe.

Taking advantage of the cook's unpreparedness, he took the cook's soup spoon, scooped up a large porcelain bowl of broth, and secretly took two white steamed buns, hiding in a shed nearby and began to eat them voraciously.

When Zuo Nian returned to the tent, he didn't see anyone on the couch, so he followed the smell of food to find her.

"Is the whole day either eating or on the way to find food?"

Zuo Nian looked down at her as she squatted on the ground and gulped down soup, and couldn't help but tease her.

"The only thing in life that shouldn't be wasted is delicious food. We should eat more while we're still alive!"

Hua Ye held a piece of steamed bun in his mouth and glanced at Zuo Nian. His expressionless eyes were filled with deep and unbreakable love.

Hua Ye swallowed the last mouthful of broth, clapped his hands, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, stood up and said, "I'm going to go find Jian Wu and the others. You don't have to follow me all the time. You go ahead and do your own thing."

Hua Ye walked straight past him and headed towards Luo Shen's medical furnace.

"I feel uneasy if I don't look at you!"

Zuo Nian followed her two steps behind, speaking slowly.

"But there are so many things to do in the army. Wouldn't it be bad if you couldn't help my father with some of the burden instead of always following me?"

"I'll take you there, and then I'll go back to the barracks to arrange matters. There's still time."

"Then you can follow me, but you have to walk side by side with me, otherwise don't see me off."

Hua Ye stopped and took a step back, waiting for him to walk side by side with him.

This action gave Zuo Nian an immense sense of security. Wearing armor and a white robe, the difference in height and weight was eye-catching.

Zuo Nian was pleased by her actions, and couldn't help but smile.

"If I take a step forward in this life, will you also bravely take a step towards me? Will you no longer stand by me in obscurity, remaining unmarried until you are nearly forty?"

Hua Ye smiled faintly and turned his face to the side. At this moment, his heart and eyes were full of Zuo Nian, his bronze skin, firm and perfect jawline, and the Adam's apple unique to men rolling up and down.

"Now we are equals. You don't need to be polite in front of me, and the same applies to the barracks."

"Okay, Huaye!"

"Let's go. I haven't seen those two little girls for a few days. I miss them so much. I'm not used to them not chattering in my ear all day long."

Zuo Nian gripped the sword at his waist tightly, stole a glance at her who was just reaching his shoulder, a smile hidden in his eyes.

"You really love those two girls?"

"Of course. We've been together day and night for so many years, not just one or two days, so I've long considered them part of the Hua family, my Hua Ye's sisters."

"I have a question for you?"

"Ask, don't be so hesitant."

"What are drugs and poisons used for?"

"Of course it's used to kill people. First they use drugs and then poison to avoid fighting and killing, which would also make a lot of noise and easily expose them."

"I think so too!"

"You know it, but you still ask?"

"Just make sure. After all, you're always thinking and it's hard to figure out."

"All you need to know is that I like you now. No matter what I do, you will support me unconditionally."

The two of them had a pleasant conversation, and Hua Ye's last words seemed to be a reassurance to the hesitant Zuo Nian.

"Don't you think it's wrong for a woman like you to say such blunt words?"

Zuo Nian asked shyly with a slightly red face, neck and ears.

"What's wrong with that? I like it because I like it. Hiding it is not my style, Hua Ye."

After Hua Ye finished speaking, his face flushed and he trotted into the medical hut. "We're here. Go back and take care of the military affairs so you can set off tomorrow night."