Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 41: No Break, No Return
General Lin Hua took out the Zhulong Commander Seal with both hands and placed it very slowly on Pei Nai's left hand.

The dragon head in the center of her palm was looking ferocious, with its dragon scales spread out to form chains, intertwined in circles. One of its claws was stepping on the ground, as if it was about to leap into the air in the next moment, while the other claw was half-hooked up, as if grasping something, with nothing inside, waiting for "it" to belong to it.

From childhood to adulthood, Pei Nai had seen the Zhulong Seal countless times, on his father's shoulders and on his uncle Guo Min's shoulders.
But she had only seen the seal-receiving ceremony once, which was shortly after her father's death. The person who inherited the seal was Uncle Guo.

Now, after reincarnation, she has become him.

The two people beside him had already walked away, leaving Pei Nai standing alone on the high platform.

She slowly closed her eyes, and everything became silent.

The seal was cold, but an inexplicable warmth flowed through it as it made contact, making the blood boil.

Like inheritance, but also like destiny
She opened her eyes.

With her right arm driving her hand, in an arc and a half, the Zhubei Spear was thrown high up, creating a strong wind above her head and spinning in circles.

One zhang, two zhang, and everyone's eyes moved upwards.

Pei Nai withdrew her hands, and in just a blink of an eye, her left hand was on top and her right hand was diagonally below, and the Candle Dragon Seal was completely opened by her.

At a height of about four meters, the Zhubei spear stopped, then suddenly spun and fell down.

Pei Nai took a step back with his right foot and knelt on one knee.

She shouted: "Pei Jiaqiang Pei Nai——"

In the last circle, the tail of the Zhubei Spear pointed downward, with the momentum of breaking the ground. In front of everyone's eyes, it went straight through the half-clenched dragon claw.

Just before the Zhubei Spear touched the ground, Pei Nai quickly swung back the commander's seal in his left hand.

The dragon's tail passed by his shoulder, and the Zhubei Spear was pulled by the force, and it reversed a semi-arc in the air, and Zhulong raised his head.

The instantaneous impact between the shoulder and the chain activated the built-in mechanism of the dragon's body, and the entire Candle Dragon Seal was stuck tightly on Pei Na's shoulder.

As the dragon's body shrank, its claws also clenched along with the mechanism, firmly controlling the Zhubei Gun.

At this time, Pei Nai continued to shout: "Take the seal of the general!"

Before the echo from the empty valley arrived, the Pei family army, from top to bottom, all knelt down at this moment, and the weapons at their sides fell together, striking three times in a row, shaking the rocks and cracking the earth.

They shouted in unison: "All the Pei family troops, obey the general's order!"

That was Pei's army obeying orders, and the scene was breathtaking.

The silver candle dragon on Pei Nai's left shoulder opened its eyes wide and stared fiercely at the front, cooling the air and bringing a chill to his face.

One of its dragon claws held the spear diagonally, and the other one just stepped on Pei Nai's beast-devouring shoulder armor.

It looks like a tiger glaring at you with the intent to chase you away, but it is more majestic and more ferocious than the other.

Silver-black armor outlines her figure. Her frame is larger than that of a normal woman. She looks extremely heroic in her battle uniform. The entire Candle Dragon is coiled on Pei Na's shoulders, and its extraordinary power adds a bit of domineering to her.

The sound of them attacking in unison and obeying orders in unison was so powerful that it could swallow mountains and rivers.

From the high platform, you can have a panoramic view of the valley.

Pei Nai was shocked. It turned out that only with the backdrop of thousands of troops did he understand how vast the world was.

She had a sense of inheritance, from her father, to Uncle Guo, and then to her.

Perhaps over the past thousands of days, their spirit and soul have already been integrated with the entire army.

Standing on the high platform, my passion and ambition surged up involuntarily.

"Some of you have known me in the past. Even if you have not known me, you must have heard my name. I am the daughter of Pei Hao, the wife of Marquis Duan Ding, and your current commander-in-chief, Pei Nai!" Her voice echoed in the valley, sonorous and powerful.

The Pei family army had an extremely strict military system. The soldiers all held their heads high and chests puffed out, not moving an inch.

She walked very slowly on the platform, surveying the entire army.

"I know some people question how a woman like me can lead an army. Good question! I give you the right to know the answer."

Then she pulled out the Zhubei Spear from behind, spun it quickly above her head, and slammed the bottom of the spear down.

Instantly, a deafening sound echoed through the valley. At that time, she was truly domineering.

"Who wants the answer first?" she asked.

But there was total silence in the valley, so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the whistling of the fierce wind.

No one dared to challenge the Pei family spear, no matter how unwilling they were to accept it.

Pei Nai's expression remained unchanged, only slightly regretful: "No one? Since no one dares to challenge, that's fine, let's talk about business."

She paused to clear her throat so that the following sound could be better conveyed.

"You are all the people of Tianyao! You share the glory and loss of the country! Xiao Bin betrayed the country and led the Wu tribe to invade Tianyao. Countless people will experience hardships and displacement, and countless families will face the separation of wives and children. The world is in danger!"

"The country is in crisis, and with the hatred of General Guo Min's murder, the Pei family army, the Wu family, and Xiao Bin are sworn enemies. Now that things have come to this, are you willing to fight the enemy side by side with me? ! ! We will not return until we are defeated!!!"

The echo has not yet landed.

Under the leadership of several generals including Lin Hua, Zhou Weiguo and Han Ruize, all the soldiers raised their weapons and struck them hard on the left side of their chest.

The sound of countless sword sheaths and spear shafts hitting armor was deafening.

Everyone shouted in unison: "No return until victory!!!"

Turning her eyes to the side, she saw Gu Jinheng.

She saw him standing there, the corners of his lips curled up, which was extremely rare, and he nodded at her.

They had been marching for nearly a month, and it was the day before they arrived at the northwest border city of Tianyao.

The memories that Pei Nai carried with him after his rebirth remained here.

The only thing she remembered clearly was the solitary bright moon that night, hanging high in the sky, with the bright and dark colors clearly reflected among the stars.

The night wind in the desert is extremely cold, the horse's hair is rustling and the sand is flying.

The closer you get to the northwest border, the more desolate it becomes.

She suffered from insomnia, perhaps because of her long-term habit. She couldn't sleep well when her pillow was empty.

It felt like there was a piece missing in my heart, and I felt extremely uncomfortable.

So she got up and dressed, then slowly walked out of the tent, thinking of going outside to get some fresh air to relieve her emotions.

It has been a month since she and Gu Jinheng separated.

After the seal-receiving ceremony, he and his accompanying subordinates rode back to their base outside Chaoyang.

Pei Nai still remembers the scene when he left that day.

In the chilly wind, she sent Gu Jinheng to the gate of the barracks, and kept muttering about the trivialities of life that she needed to take care of, such as putting on more clothes and remembering to eat no matter how busy he was.

Gu Jinheng listened silently all the way, nodding in agreement from time to time.

When she was about to leave and get on her horse, she felt a little reluctant. Unable to resist the sadness of separation in her heart, she couldn't help but throw herself into Gu Jinheng's arms.

In my memory, his embrace was very warm in the cold wind.

After a while, he pushed Pei Nai away and said with gestures: "Go back quickly, it's windy outside."

She couldn't find anything else to say, so she could only say "hmm" silently.

Gu Jinheng then rode away with his men.

She watched Gu Jinheng's figure slowly getting smaller in her sight until it disappeared around the bend in the mountain.

I was really disappointing at that time. Gu Jinheng didn't even turn his head, but I kept staring at him eagerly.

However, it was a long time before she realized that it was the last time she looked at Gu Jinheng with her original body's eyes.

(End of this chapter)