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Chapter 710 Everyone has their own destiny
Luo Hua watched as Tu Jiaojiao, whose face looked terrible, walked in, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He shouldn't have been so talkative.

The young couple has a very good relationship. Ding Ergou only drinks and frequents brothels when he's out, and he doesn't do anything outrageous. If I open my mouth, we'll probably start fighting right away. Of course, Ding Ergou will be the one who gets beaten up.

"I saw you talking to those two fat guys. I remember they're on good terms with Er Gou. You didn't actually go and ask them, did you? That would make Er Gou lose face!"

Tu Jiaojiao placed the documents in her arms on the large table, shook her head and said, "No, one of their brothers is gone. That person was also Er Gou's brother. He always protected Er Gou when Er Gou's martial arts cultivation was still low!"

"Huh?" Luo Hua's smile also disappeared.

"Just now, I was complaining that Lao Cai was a womanizer and had corrupted my Er Gou. But when I heard about his death, I suddenly realized that if it weren't for Lao Cai's past care, my Er Gou might have fallen on the battlefield long ago!" Tu Jiaojiao couldn't help but shed tears.

"People always die on the battlefield!" Luo Hua said, then realized it wasn't quite right. Didn't Ding Ergou often go to the battlefield? "Brother Ergou is young and has high martial arts skills, he'll be fine!"

Tu Jiaojiao sighed: "He's only a seventh-grade Xuan Yuan cultivator. You saw the scene today. What's a seventh-grade Xuan Yuan cultivator? He was cut down with a single strike!"

"How often do we encounter such a force?" Luo Hua comforted him, "Your Er Gou is young and has great talent. His martial arts cultivation is growing rapidly. I've heard Ning Yu say that Er Gou's talent is truly rare!"

"There are so many talented people inside the pass, and who knows how many martial arts masters are waiting for us ahead!" Tu Jiaojiao sighed again: "Thinking about this, I feel that even if Er Gou messes around outside a few times, it doesn't really matter!"

"Hey, hey, hey, Jiaojiao, don't think like that!" Luo Hua immediately said when he sensed something was off, "When it comes to real masters, our Beiting has been the most powerful these past few years! Let me count them for you. Let's not talk about the Xuan Yuan level, let's just talk about the Xiantian level. We have City Lord Zhou, Protector Li, Ning Yu, Chang Jian, Master Yiming, Master Liaoran, and Duanmu Miaomiao too. There's also that Phasiba, we'll bring him back to work sooner or later. After this, Lu Xin will be officially recognized. In addition, there's Hong Zhan in Guannei. Oh, right, Jiang Chong has also joined us, and there's Jiang Qian too!"

Speaking of Jiang Qian, Luo Hua paused for a moment before continuing, "How many are there on Linghu Ye's side?"

Tu Jiaojiao shook her head and said, "Sister Luo, you can't calculate it like that. Yiming is currently engrossed in medicine and won't care about anything else. Liaoran also said when she left that she would no longer get involved in worldly affairs. Duanmu Miaomiao only made a move this time because Li Zhengtai cultivates the Blood Jade Technique. Tiele, whom she watched grow up, died at our hands, so she won't help us! We can't count on Basiba either, and Jiang Qian and Jiang Chong are far away in Jiangnan, so they can't play much of a role in the war in the Central Plains."

"Even without these few, we still have plenty!"

"We have no idea what the true strength of these powerful families is!" Tu Jiaojiao sighed. "We didn't know Li Zhengtai or Yang Rong before, but they suddenly appeared. And who knows what they're hiding? These unassuming ones are the most terrifying. It's common for innate masters to appear on the battlefield now. You never know when such a master will suddenly appear on the other side!"

Seeing Tu Jiaojiao's worried expression, Luo Hua didn't know what to say for a moment.

War is dangerous and perilous; as long as the war continues, no one can guarantee anything.

Although an army is not afraid of innate masters after forming a battle formation, that is based on the sacrifice of soldiers. It is purely a matter of quantity for quality. If such a situation were to actually occur, people like Ding Ergou, who are at the seventh rank of Xuan Yuan, would be the backbone of the army formation, and they would be led by masters at the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan or above.

In this kind of confrontation between a military formation and a master of innate talent, the chances of a ninth-rank master surviving are very high, but for someone of Ding Ergou's level, the chances of dying in battle are much higher than for an ordinary soldier.

She could only pat Tu Jiaojiao's hair, not knowing how to comfort her.

"It's alright!" Tu Jiaojiao seemed to have come to terms with it at this moment: "It's all fate. Er Gou and I were given a second chance at life. Now we have a family and a career, and our two children are starting school. There's nothing to be afraid of. Even if he dies in battle, I can still help raise his children! Sister, I'm going to do some work. The Protector is back, and I need to organize some documents that require his signature so that he can review them!"

"Go get busy!"

Back in his office, Luo Hua saw a newly arrived file on his desk. He picked it up and glanced at it, and immediately felt a heavy weight on his heart.

That's a list of soldiers who died in battle, compiled over this period. It's a thick stack, and that doesn't even include those from the last two days.

Previously, Luo Hua had no concept of these things, but after talking with Tu Jiaojiao today, he suddenly realized that behind each name was actually a family! There was a wife, children, and even parents.

Maybe I can do something about it!
For a while now, all my thoughts have been on how to make fun of Jiang Qian, not on such jealous things. I really haven't been able to distinguish between what's important and what's not.

In fact, the Public Opinion Department can do a lot of things!
The worries and fears of ordinary people are naturally nonexistent for people like Xiao Changche and Li Dachui who stand at the top of the pyramid.

Both Xiao Changche and Li Dachui fought their way up from the ranks of thousands of soldiers.

We've long been accustomed to casualties on the battlefield.

In their view, these battles were actually going very smoothly, with very few casualties.

Xiao Changche experienced a situation where his entire army was almost wiped out.
Li Dachui was once chased like a wild dog across the wilderness, and he was only able to escape thanks to a group of old brothers who fought bravely for him.

Now all they need to think about is how to plan, how to strategize, and how to deploy their troops.

For them, territory, population, army, money and provisions were just numbers on a file.

As long as we see the territory expanding, the population growing, the army constantly winning victories, and food and supplies being produced in an endless stream, and everything developing in a positive direction, that is enough.

The dust of the times, falling on an individual, is an unbearable mountain.

But for the one wielding the knife, for the people sitting on either side of the chessboard playing chess, it really is just dust.

Just like the sunshine right now, some people are heartbroken, some are weeping, and some are laughing. Everyone has their own joys and sorrows, and no one's joys and sorrows are shared.

Li Dachui held his son high and laughed loudly. The little guy was not well-behaved at all. His little penis twitched and he started to urinate towards Li Dachui. However, with a thought from Li Dachui, the boy's urine naturally slid to the side, and not a drop of it could get on his body.

Xiao Changche leaned against the window, smiling as he watched the father and son.

Strangely enough, the baby who cried as soon as Xiao Changche held him was very well-behaved in Li Dachui's hands. After being held in the air by Li Dachui, the baby even giggled after urinating.

"Xiao Ping'an is my child. How could he cry when he's in his father's hands?"

"I was pregnant for ten months, why is he crying as soon as he's in my arms?"

“I asked you to breastfeed him yourself, but you refused. He’s not happy because he can’t get his mother’s milk, so naturally he’ll cry!” Li Dachui said.

Xiao Changche pouted and pressed her hand to her chest. She did regret it a little, but now there was no one left to feed her!

(End of this chapter)