The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

A group of men in black wearing yellow cloaks groped their way into the stone forest and passed through several broken but standing stone pillars formed by natural phenomena.

Hua Ye smelled the smoky smell of burnt firewood. She pointed at the two masked men and said, "Go in and take out the guards first."

"I'll just go!"

Mu Qi, who had been itching to fight for a long time, rolled over before he finished speaking. Without using any weapons, he gently held his head with both hands and twisted it, and easily solved the problem in a few seconds.

The half of his face beneath the mask was smiling, his exposed eyes full of pride.

"Zuo Nian, you lead the team to deal with those people. I'll take a break."

"Okay! Just leave it to me."

Zuo Nian reached out and wiped away the blood that splashed out from the corner of her eye, and patted her back with heartache.

Zuo Nian's tall figure stood up and cast a shadow over Hua Ye. He gestured and commanded, and a group of people followed him to disperse and defeat them one by one, wiping out this small force in one fell swoop.

The heavy guard watched their interaction calmly, feeling depressed in his heart and not saying a word. He just followed her silently and watched her closely.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Zuo Nian came to wake up Hua Ye who had taken a nap.

The bodies were neatly piled behind an oversized stone pillar and covered with yellow sand.

"What to do now?"

Mu Qi scratched his head, looking like he hadn't had enough fun yet, and asked unhappily.

"Leave 20 archers behind to ambush above the stone forest. After we leave, do not come down for a single moment, day or night, without orders."

"We'll leave 30 infantrymen behind each stone pillar, waiting to support us as we retreat from the enemy camp."

Zuo Nian asked Hua Ye's opinion beforehand, and then began to make arrangements: "Hua San, you stay behind to guard."

"Yes, Major General Zuo!"

"Now that everything is arranged, let's eat something and take a short rest, then rush to the next ambush site before noon."

Hua Ye was falling into a deep sleep. The sun was getting brighter and brighter, so everyone hid in the shade behind the stone pillar and rested with their backs against it.

The heavy guard and Zuo Nian took out the water bags from their waists and handed them to Hua Ye. Mu Qi glanced at them curiously.

"Which one will she take?"

Without thinking, she took Zuo Nian's water bag and poured it into her mouth. After all, his was the only water bag with the cork removed.

The heavy guard held his hand raised, frozen in place for several seconds, before awkwardly retracting it and tucked it around his waist.

"You drink too?"

She stuffed the water bag back into Zuo Nian's hand and motioned for him to take a sip. The two of them drank from the same bag of water without any hesitation, which shocked Mu Qi.

"Isn't it said that men and women shouldn't touch each other? Why are they drinking from the same bag of water?"

Only Mu Qi was stunned. Hua Er and the others were already used to it. In their opinion, Miss Hua and Major General Zuo had already secretly decided to spend their lives together.

"Miss Hua is indeed generous and unconcerned with trivial matters!"

"Thank you! Major General Mu for the compliment! Let's go, and the people we arranged will stay!"

The group crouched down and quickly shuttled through the stone forest. As soon as Hua Ye sensed the presence of a living person, he would stop and order his men to deal with it.

Finally, when night fell, the Tibetan army ambushed in the stone forest was pulled out.

The exhausted crowd huddled together back to back for warmth and ate the dry food they brought with them.

Hua Ye fell asleep leaning on Zuo Nian's shoulder. The heavy guards stood in the shadow of the stone pillar, staring at the two people snuggling together.

The jealousy that was about to overflow from his beautiful peach blossom eyes was sparking, and it felt like he could pick up a knife and kill Zuo Nian in the next second.

Zuo Nian, who clearly sensed the murderous intent, opened his eyes instantly and stared at the heavy guards with eagle eyes.

"His eyes never left Hua Ye the entire time. His Highness the Crown Prince really did everything for her, willing to do anything and even assume someone else's identity to get close to her."

Afraid of being discovered, Li Li immediately retracted his angry gaze, leaned against the stone pillar and squinted his eyes.

"Didn't you notice something was wrong with the heavy guard?"

Zuo Nian lowered his head and said to Hua Ye.

"I noticed it a long time ago. Just the way he walks is tiring to watch!"

"Then you won't expose His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Let him pretend if he wants to!"

"This just gives me a chance to kill you openly, Li Li."

Hua Ye opened his sleepy eyes and glanced at Li Li, who was pretending to be a heavy guard not far away. His eyes suddenly darkened...