Father pats brother"s mount and the white horse runs up a few steps. "Han Qi, help me take good care of these two children." Father"s voice is deep and low, "Both me and Jin Se will be thankful to you!"
"Yes…" The bearded man turns his horse back and deeply bows, "Do not be worried, General. Even if Han Qi is to die, the life of Young Master and Young Lady will be protected at any cost!"
I turn my head back and call out loudly: "Father! You should leave together as well!"
Brother turns his horse back and kicks the stomach of his horse, leaning towards father: "Me and sister shall company you!"
Father raises his hand covered with iron armour and heavily slaps brother"s face: "Your mother"s body has yet to turn cold. Are you willing to let her not pa.s.s in peace, and reluctant to drink the Meng Po Soup [1]!" As he says so, he heavily hits the neck of the horse. The horse neighs and runs off to the other side.
With my arms stretching to the back, I shout in a lamenting voice: "Father!"
Brother lets out a helpless and grieved shout: "AAAaaa!" The white horse dashes off with both me and brother on top of it.
The autumn wind and the sun above feel cold. Shouts of pain and the clashing of irons can be heard. Brother swing his silver spear with all he can. Picking, hooking, slashing, and piercing. Blood flies around and howls can be heard from the back. Within the reach of my eyes are piles of corpses, the rust of blood, and the river of blood. The yellow sands fill the surrounding, covering the sky and the sun. Amongst the dusk and dust, the ground is filled with cold weapons. It is as if the time and s.p.a.ce have stopped, the surrounding is so real that it"s cruel. My face is covered with some sort of liquid and the rustic smell of blood fills my nasal cavity.
Suddenly, a drop of fresh blood falls onto my eyelid and I look up. On brother"s handsome face, a deep wound is carved on it and the red blood flows down following the arrow wound.
"Brot……"
"Qing Qing, don"t be scared!" Brother has a spear on one hand and sword on the other. Moving his arms around, heads and arms fly around. He licks the blood on the corner of his lips and smiles at me gently: "Brother will for sure, bring you back safely!" As he says so, he controls the horse and has it runs faster. Along the way, as the spear brushing past, blood begin to be splattered on my eyes that I can"t see anything around me clearly other than the blossoming red of blood.
When asking the humans, where lays the heroes? Their blood forming a river, vibrant as a rainbow, and all of it are on the war ground.
Many years later, I lie on a bamboo lying couch and flip a book in a carefree manner t.i.tled《History of You Country》, and my gaze falls on one certain sentence
"Tian Lu nineteenth year, the sixth month, Yong Country raids Jing Country; Jing loses and lost countless cities. Twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, Queen Dowager of Jing Country sends an amba.s.sador out to seek help from the Royal Family of You Country. Twenty-seventh day of the sixth month, the King of You Country ordered Han to lead his soldiers to fight with Jing Country against Yong Country. Seventeenth day of the seventh month, Han led his soldiers and broke through Yong soldiers. Ming King of the Yong Country led his soldiers down west and retreated for thousands of miles. Twenty-ninth day of the seventh month, Han led his soldiers and chased them to the bottom of the tower of Qian City, Ming King Chen Shao shuts the gate and did not give out any response.
Eighth day of the eighth month, Han leads his soldiers to the bottom of the city tower, but found his wife and daughter being held hostage on the tower. The strategist of Yong Country, Bai Zi Qi, threw the daughter down the tower; Han rushed his horse to save the daughter. After that, Han shot his wife down and Han Su Shi fell down the tower and pa.s.sed away. After that, Jing soldiers betray them and surrounded the soldiers of You Country along with Yong soldiers, attacking on both sides. Han led twenty thousand soldiers to cover the back, protecting the You soldiers to break out. When the war reached dusk hour, Han Bai Qing led his close aids numbered around ten and escaped to Gu Pu Cliff; the chasing soldiers in front of them and no way to run from the back. Han raised his head and howled: The heaven may grow old, the sea may flip over, but homeland can never be returned! After saying so, with his wife in his embrace, he jumped down the cliff. Their body were never found.
In the raid of Qian State, Han Family lost more than half of their soldiers and You Country directly lost their position as the lord of the northern continent."
The eighth day of the eighth month, the eighth day of the eighth month.
It"s a birthday.
And at the same time, a death anniversary.
Note:
[1] 孟婆 Meng Po is the guardian that stands by the 奈何桥 Nai He Bridge, the bridge that one needs to walk through before being reincarnated. Before pa.s.sing the bridge, one is required to drink the 孟婆汤Meng Po Soup so that they will forget about their past life before heading for their next life.
Akiha: That"s it, I"m crying so hard for this chapter I kennot. Although the first climax part ends with a tragic note, I hope that I can get back fast enough for the parts tor each till time skip……