My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 261 - 149: Shocking the World_6
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Ironically, the largest portion of blame fell on Dong An’s shoulders.
The court’s intention was that all the failures of this campaign would not be attributed to the various generals, because even the Ministry of War had not anticipated Dong An’s treason. Including the Mingzhou Rebel Army, after their surrender, not all of them would be killed either. At most, only a part would be executed. The rest would be scattered and then relocated to other places, to be absorbed and assimilated into other state armies. We’re talking about seventy or eighty thousand people, mass executions would be a huge loss for Dasheng.
"Many thanks, Mr. Chen."
Having received the news, Pei Tiannan went to seek the Princely Heir.
After drinking the wine provided by Mr. Hou, Chen Sansi continued riding on.
Near the city gate was a dense crowd of common folk, looking to number at least a hundred thousand people, practically overflowing the mountains and fields endlessly. They listened to the victors’ songs and music, each of them craning their necks and standing on tiptoe among the ranks, searching for their husbands, sons, or fathers. Some found that their family members had distinguished themselves and returned home, weeping with joy, while others did not see any familiar figures even after the troops had completely entered the city, only the carts of corpses at the very end. They couldn’t hold back their emotions and started to wail and rushed forward to claim the bodies.
For some families, it was a time of joy; for others, a time of sorrow. The autumn brought grief, each degree varying in its chill.
For one man’s triumph, a sea of bones was the cost; Beiliang’s desolate graves added yet more.
"Shanshi!"
"Little junior brother."
The voices of men and women intermingled.
Sun Buqi and Sun Li exclaimed in unison.
"Bu Qi, senior sister."
Chen Sansi smiled and said, "You’ve come as well."
"You’re too cruel!"
Sun Buqi exclaimed admiringly, "Nearly a year’s time, and we all thought you were dead. But look at you, not only are you alive, but you’ve also caused such a huge stir!"
"Congratulations, little junior brother."
Sun Li’s usually cool tone warmed considerably, "After this battle, you’re truly going to shake the world."
"Eh~"
Sun Buqi noticed the child in his arms, "Shanshi, where did you pick up this little girl?"
"Daddy, how should I address them?" The little girl said, tugging gently at the man’s sleeve, looking somewhat uneasy.
Daddy?
How long had it been?
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Sun Buqi: "?"
Sun Li: "?"
"They are both your grand masters."
Chen Sansi introduced, "Don’t be afraid."
"Xixi has seen the grand masters."
Chen Yunxi called out softly.
"Mm, good girl..."
Sun Li came to her senses and reached out to pat Chen Yunxi’s head.
They could understand with a bit of thought.
Even though he had been away for a year, it wasn’t enough time to have a child, let alone a child who looked to be five or six years old.
It was very likely a homeless child picked up from some chaotic place.
Just like their Great Senior Brother once was.
"Where is Sister Lan?"
Chen Sansi asked, "How is she doing?"
"You should hurry back."
Sun Li said, "Counting the hours, my little nephew should be born by now, and besides, we hadn’t had the chance to tell her you’re safe and sound."
"Giddyup—"
Before they could finish speaking, Chen Sansi spurred Qian Xun onwards and was gone in the blink of an eye.
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Chen Mansion.
"Wahhh—"
With a loud cry, a newborn baby came into the world.
Gu Xinlan, pale-faced, held the child in her arms, her eyes tinged with red.
"Sniff..."
Si Qinmohua also began to sob.
"Ah~"
The midwife let out a sigh, "In these times of war and chaos, it’s said that several tens of thousands went to Ming State... But Mr. Chen is different from the rest, a lucky man has his own celestial favor, madam need not worry."
"Sniff, madam!"
Unable to hold back, Si Qin wept sorrowfully, "Rest assured, we will take good care of you."
"We will also take good care of the young master."
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"What are you crying for, I’m not dead!"
The door burst open.
A sturdy, upright figure appeared.
"Brother Shi?"
"Mr. Chen?!"
Chen Sansi hurriedly rushed to the bedside.
"Brother Shi..."
"Don’t move."
Without looking at the child, Chen Sansi asked the others, "The medicine I left for my wife to recuperate, has it all been properly used?"
"Stop worrying about me."
Gu Xinlan strained to sit up, "How are you, are you hurt?"
"I’m as strong as an ox, don’t you know? Rest assured."
"You really scared me to death..."
"..."
"Wahhh—"
While the two of them were talking, the baby cried again. Chen Sansi then realized, and he picked up the child, "Indeed a son, the name Du He wasn’t chosen wrongly. Yunxi, this is your brother, and the woman in the bed is your mother."
"Mom, mother."
Chen Yunxi stammered.
"Good child."
Gu Xinlan also guessed the cause and tenderly embraced the little girl.
Si Qinmohua, with keen eyesight, bowed and said, "Met the young miss, met the young master."
"Congratulations, Mr. Chen."
The midwife said cheerily, "Just like that, you have both a son and a daughter."
"Here, you worked hard."
Chen Sansi took out several bars of silver.
"Oh my, thank you, Mr. Chen!"
"Please take care of my wife and child for now, I have some military affairs that I haven’t finished dealing with."
After making sure that everything was fine, Chen Sansi immediately headed towards the Military City.
The troops had to regroup and recount the mission upon their return.
He seized the opportunity to inquire about something urgent.
At the military camp.
"Don’t get me started, in this year you all were gone, the Witch God Sect hasn’t rested for a bit, and.."
Li Qianzong said with a worried face, "Just the other day, the two Taoists from Ci Yun Temple died."
"Died?"
Chen Sansi pressed, "I remember these two were not convicted, did you later find evidence?"
"That’s not the case."
Li Qianzong explained, "After interrogating for almost half a year and still finding no substantial evidence, and with many Major Sects speaking in their favor and expressing dissatisfaction with the Liangzhou Army privately, we were under pressure and were about to release them."
"Guess what happened then?"
"The night before they were to be released, both of them died in the cell."
"Really?"
Chen Sansi had previously chatted with Li Qianzong for half an hour, casually bringing up Ci Yun Temple to avoid drawing attention, and he continued to ask, "How did they die?"
Li Qianzong replied, "Suicide!"
"Suicide?"
Chen Sansi pretended to be a simple bystander, "How did they commit suicide?"
"They smashed their own heads with a palm strike."
Li Qianzong clicked his tongue, "It’s quite spooky. They were held in separate cells, so who knows why they wanted to commit suicide? Their deaths were easy for them, but now it’s being said outside that the Liangzhou Army is killing the innocent."
Chen Sansi was clear in his heart, there must be something fishy about these suicides.
He inquired, "If I remember correctly, the two people who were captured, one was the temple master and the other was the supervisor, if both are dead, wouldn’t Ci Yun Temple have to close its doors for good?"
What worried him the most was whether the incense burner was still there or if someone had taken it away.
"Ci Yun Temple is doing just fine, and no issues were found with the other Taoists under them."
Li Qianzong said, "Moreover, I’ve heard they have some kind of master’s uncle planning to return and take over Ci Yun Temple soon. If you ask me, there will definitely be someone to take over, with just the incense money alone they don’t know how much they can make each year, it’s simply a money tree! I can’t understand what those Martial Saints are thinking, praying to immortals, thinking they themselves can become immortals? Ridiculous."
Someone else is coming...
Chen Sansi knew, if he wanted to act, he had to hurry. Find adventures on novelbuddy
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