"

"Hungry……"

"Father, there's dried meat and flatbread here."

"Oh."

"..."

"Father, where are we going?"

"Didn't I tell you to come home?"

"Oh, thank you, Father. Do I have a mother?"

"Yes, counting the days, you're going to be a big sister soon."

……

October 22nd.

The flames lasted three months, and the family letter was worth ten thousand gold.

Liangzhou.

Chen Mansion.

"what--"

A painful struggle could be heard coming from inside the bedroom.

"Yeah!"

Siqin and Mohua were in a panic: "What should we do? What should we do?"

What are you all shouting about?

The best midwife in Liangzhou City said impatiently, "Everything was going smoothly, but it's so noisy it's giving me a headache. Everyone, get out! Miss Sun, you get out too!"

"Oh, okay."

Sun Li realized what was happening and led her two maids away.

"Bang bang bang-"

When I came from the middle courtyard to the front courtyard, I heard someone knocking on the door.

When Sun Li opened the door, she found it was Sun Buqi.

"sister!"

"Great news! Great news!"

Sun Buqi exclaimed with great joy, "Sister, my brother-in-law—no, Sanshi and the others—are back! Well, see for yourself!"

Sun Li read the text quickly, her expression complex and indescribable.

"That's amazing! Absolutely incredible!"

Sun Buqi jumped around excitedly: "Four crossings of Hongze, do you understand? You don't understand! I understand it now, I'll draw it out and explain it to you properly later! This time, San Shi is not only going to become famous in Liangzhou, but the entire Dasheng, no, no, I should say the whole world! Including Dongqing and Beiman, everyone must remember this name!"

"Where are they?"

Sun Li asked, "Are you back yet?"

"It'll be here soon, it should arrive today."

Sun Buqi pointed towards the south gate: "Everyone is waiting there."

"Go and have a look."

Sun Li brought the horses.

On their way to the city gate, the siblings encountered a carriage from the Red Sleeve Pavilion.

"Sister, isn't that the prostitute from Red Sleeve Pavilion?!"

Sun Buqi was furious: "Why is she joining in the fun too?"

……

wilderness.

After the army climbed a slope, a colossal beast lying in the wilderness finally appeared at the edge of their sight.

Liangzhou City!

came back!

As the one who made the greatest contribution in this battle, Chen Sanshi rode his white swan horse at the very front of the column, with the drowsy Chen Yunxi in his arms. To make it easier for her to lean on him, he didn't even wear armor.

[Skill: Horse Riding (Minor Mastery)]

Progress: (855/2000)

……

[Skill: Archery (Mastery)]

Progress: (1250/2000)

……

[Technique: National Guardian Dragon Spear - Transformation of Internal Energy (Minor Success)]

【Progress: 1455/2000】

He even used up all the precious medicines he had on him. Fortunately, he was only two months away from achieving the Great Perfection of Internal Energy, and then he would try to break through to the Meridian Opening Realm and strive to enter the Profound Image Realm as soon as possible.

……

[Spell: Sword Qi Technique (Beginner)]

【Progress: 135/500】

With the spirit sand completely used up, Chen Sanshi's proficiency had barely improved, and he was temporarily unable to use magic. Once things settled down, he would need to get the incense burner from Ciyun Temple as soon as possible.

The exploration deep into the Luotian Mountains must continue, the mischief the Witch God Cult is causing in Mingzhou must be investigated, and materials for bows and arrows must be prepared...

This is a private matter. In terms of military affairs, we will probably be launching another campaign against the grasslands next year. It will be a major battle on a scale that surpasses the Minnesota campaign, and the danger will only be greater.

After all, in this instance, Mingzhou did not directly confront a high-level martial artist, but if he were to launch an attack on someone else's home base, he would definitely encounter a high-level martial artist.

Therefore, we still need to improve our strength quickly.

Even opening the meridians isn't enough; it's best to reach the Profound Realm before conquering the grasslands.

If you don't count it all, it's not so bad. But when you do count it all, there's still so much to do. There's no time to rest...

"Father, have we arrived?"

Chen Yunxi woke up and asked groggily.

On the way back to Liangzhou, Chen Sanshi made a point of staying in the prefectural city for two days to find a place for his adopted daughter to take a bath and change into clean and nice clothes. The girl was clever and cute, but a bit thin and skinny.

"arrive."

Chen Sanshi pointed ahead with his riding crop: "That's our home."

"Daddy, what are they singing?"

"Triumphant Song".

"..."

The Mingzhou pacification army returned in triumph, inflicting heavy losses on the Western Qi Kingdom, and naturally, they had something to celebrate.

Officials of all ranks in Liangzhou City had already come out of the city to welcome them.

You can see the honor guard and banquet from twenty miles away.

Pei Tiannan, Eunuch Hou, and others were naturally at the forefront.

Lu Ji and the others are still in the rear and will not be able to return for some time.

Chen Sanshi was not the head coach, but he still became the sole focus of attention.

"Master Chen!"

Eunuch Hou stepped forward with a wine cup in hand: "We've all heard about your achievements. This battle was truly unprecedented and unparalleled. We are truly impressed!"

"Yes."

Pei Tiannan didn't say much: "Where are His Highness and the others?"

Cao Fan and Sha Wenlong were rescued by Lü Ji and his troops near Jianmen Gorge. Later, they followed the Xuanwu Camp and made some minor contributions in cleaning up the mess.

"His Highness is behind."

Chen Sanshi said calmly.

He had not forgotten the time and again the other party had stabbed him in the back on the battlefield, and all of these were open schemes, so that even if everyone knew what was going on, there was nothing they could do, and at most they could only blame it on command errors.

Unfortunately, the biggest blame fell on Dong An.

The court's intention was that the generals would not be held accountable for the failure, because even the Ministry of War could not have foreseen Dong An's treason. Including the Mingzhou rebels, they would not all be killed after surrendering; at most, only a portion would be killed, and the rest would be reorganized and transferred to other places, to be absorbed and digested by the armies of other prefectures. This involved 70,000 to 80,000 people, and killing them would be a huge loss for Dasheng.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen."

After receiving the news, Pei Tiannan went to the back to find the young master.

After drinking the wine given to him by Eunuch Hou, Chen Sanshi continued riding forward.

The area near the city gate was a dense, dark mass of civilians, numbering at least tens of thousands, stretching as far as the eye could see. As the triumphant songs and music played, they stood on tiptoe and craned their necks, searching for their husbands, sons, or fathers in the procession. Some wept with joy at the return of their loved ones who had distinguished themselves, while others did not find any familiar faces even after the procession had completely entered the city. Only at the very back, with carts laden with corpses, did they lose control of their emotions, begin to weep and wail, and then rush forward to claim the bodies.

Some are happy, some are sad; several autumns bring sorrow and chill.

One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand; how many new tombs have been added to the desolate graves of Northern Liang?

"Three stones!"

"Little junior brother."

A mixture of male and female voices rang out.

Sun Buqi and Sun Li spoke in unison.

"No, Senior Sister."

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