The next day, before dawn, Lin Zaozao was already wearing a mask that could make people look ugly, with the help of the palace maidservant. She was dressed in a simple and neat combat uniform, heading outside.
"Sister, I want to go to the border with you. Can I?" Xiao Liuli looked at Lin Zaozao, full of fighting spirit, and asked timidly.
"No, Xiao Liuli, you have no martial arts skills. Stay at home and wait for me obediently. There are no rules on the battlefield. What if you get hurt? Be a good girl and wait for me to come back and bring you some candies," Lin Zaozao said after patting Xiao Liuli's head, then turned and walked towards Han Ye.
"But sister, I..."
"No! Xiao Liuli, be good! Stay at home and wait for me. Don't make me worry about you, okay?"
"Okay."
Reluctantly, Xiao Liuli replied.
"Zaozao, did you wear the protective armor that Gushan gave you? Is it on you?" Han Ye asked gently.
"I'm wearing it underneath. Han Ye, let's go to the front line now," Lin Zaozao said, grabbing Han Ye's hand and walking excitedly towards the outside.
"Zaozao, be careful when you reach the border. I will have Uncle Zhang and Dashan always by your side. If anything unexpected happens, just run and don't stop, understand?" Han Ye looked at her with worried eyes.
In response, Lin Zaozao turned back and gave him a mischievous smile. "Hey, hey, Han Ye, don't worry. As long as I'm there, nothing unexpected will happen."
After reassuring Han Ye, Lin Zaozao bid farewell to Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian, then turned and walked towards the outside.
Since the Han Palace was not close to the border, Lin Zaozao rode on Zhaocai with Jinbao following closely behind, while Han Ye and Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian rode on horses, trailing behind.
Feeling the wind blowing fast past her ears, Lin Zaozao remembered that early in the morning, as soon as she opened her eyes and got dressed, she saw Xiao Taohua and Ji Fantian rushing back from the Canglan and Fengshuo military camps. There was also Ruo Qiu, who had arranged supplies all night, and Little Xibei, who had discussed with Han Ye all night.
To be honest, she was very happy to see Little Xibei. After all, it had been a long time since they had seen each other since they parted in the border city.
Unfortunately, that guy Little Xibei was busy. Before she could even hug and kiss him, he simply gave her a few words of advice and left.
Thinking about the efforts of her husbands, Lin Zaozao's heart was filled with sweetness, almost overflowing. Because her love, Lin Zaozao's love, was not a one-sided effort, but a mutual commitment. To be taken care of by her loved ones in every aspect, how could she not be happy?
Oh, the sweetness of this love!
It made her heart tremble with sweetness!
Moreover, what Lin Zaozao received was not just a sweet love.
The taste of this love was truly delightful!
So now, even if she had to face the hundred thousand armies of Canglan and Fengshuo, even if she had to face a scene of mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.
And her heart, at this moment, was also filled with sweetness.
Don't blame her for being ruthless and ignoring human life.
When her homeland was about to be violated, Lin Zaozao didn't have such a compassionate heart to mourn the enemies who died on the battlefield.
If the enemy doesn't die, then those who will die are the people of Han Country, her loved ones, including herself.
Today, she was going to make full use of the reward the system gave her, the one that made it rain and thunder, and truly act like a badass god.
Riding on the back of Zhaocai, Lin Zaozao swiftly arrived at the border as the day broke.
And there, waiting for her, was Uncle Zhang, the border commander, along with a group of soldiers wearing armor.
Looking at Uncle Zhang and the resolute faces of those soldiers from a distance, Lin Zaozao couldn't help but feel endless emotions.
These were the soldiers who defended their homeland.
As the Empress of Han Country, she didn't know their names. But those soldiers were willing to stay on the border, even if it meant sacrificing their young lives.
Uncle Zhang saw Lin Zaozao dismount from Zhaocai's back and draped the cloak hanging from his arm over her shoulders.
"Girl, today is a rainy day. Wear something thick and be careful not to catch a cold."
"Uncle Zhang, I'm not cold. You've squeezed my clothes so much they've turned into a ball."
"Girl, it's better to dress warmly and avoid catching a cold. Remember, when we ascend the city wall later, stay behind me. I will protect you. If there are arrows, remember to hide behind me. I'm not afraid of flowing arrows."
Listening to Uncle Zhang's calm voice, Lin Zaozao bit her lip. She approached him and gently embraced him.
This old man with gray hair had given up his identity as a general to protect her in the civilian world for over a decade.
Now that Canglan and Fengshuo had invaded Han Country, all he thought about was letting her hide behind him and using his own body to protect her.
How could such Uncle Zhang not move a person's heart!
"Uncle Zhang, thank you for protecting me all these years. I've grown up now, and I will protect you in the future."
"Girl, it's my duty to protect you. With my martial skills, you don't need to protect me. If you really care about me, just take good care of yourself. Alright, don't waste time here. Let's go up the city wall."
Uncle Zhang gently hugged Lin Zaozao back and, as he let go of her, he slipped a greased paper package into her hand.
Lin Zaozao looked at the warm greased paper package in her hand and sniffed. A fragrance immediately wafted into her nose.
Uncle Zhang, just like her own grandfather, truly doted on her to the core.
"Girl, I've arranged several dozen elite soldiers by your side. If the situation doesn't look good, follow the soldiers and leave the city wall. Protect yourself, understand? Remember, in the face of a formidable enemy, there's no room for mercy."
"Uncle Zhang, rest assured. I won't have any soft-heartedness towards the enemy. Having kind thoughts towards the enemy would be a sign of me being mentally ill!"
Lin Zaozao opened the greased paper package from Uncle Zhang, and inside were several large meat buns. The aroma of the meat buns intoxicated her.
As Lin Zaozao thought about the fact that they hadn't had breakfast yet on this cold night, she quickly turned her head and divided the large meat bun in her hand into two portions, giving one to Uncle Zhang.
"Uncle, have you had breakfast? Would you like another one?"
"I already ate. You should eat it yourself, little girl. If it's not enough, I'll have someone bring you some more later. I made two baskets of meat buns for you this morning. I've already brought you some, and the rest are still warming in the pot."
"No need, Uncle Zhang. This one meat bun is big enough for me."
As Lin Zaozao took a bite of the large meat bun and followed Uncle Zhang to the city wall, she saw from a distance a cloud of yellow dust slowly moving towards the border of Han Country.
While Lin Zaozao slowly chewed the meat bun and watched the figures gradually become visible, her thoughts connected with the system in her mind.
[System, what about the reward for making rain and thunder? Do I still have it?]
[Yes, does the host need to receive the reward now?]
[Yes!]
[Reward distributed. Please accept, host.]
[System, I didn't receive it! Where is the reward you gave me? Don't tell me you deceived me!]
[Host, the system is not a god! The so-called reward for making rain and thunder is just artificial rain created by the system, plus a large electric shock device given to the host.]
[What the...! You damn deceptive system! Why didn't you say so earlier! I was at a critical moment, and you actually reduced my reward.
I thought I could be like the Dragon King in mythology, causing thunder and rain with a majestic wave of my hand!
But what happened? The big meat bun I was expecting turned into a plain mantou bun without any filling!]
[Foolish host, lightning in the natural world can directly kill people. But an electric shock can only make a person's body go numb and lose their ability to move, it can't kill them.
By doing this, the system is actually accumulating merits for you, foolish host.
Otherwise, if the host were to kill a hundred thousand people all at once, the karmic retribution would befall those who sacrificed their lives for you.]
[Whatever, enough already, you deceptive system. No matter how you argue, you can't change the fact that you reduced my reward.
Alright, deceptive system. Give me the reward quickly! I need that rain and thunder reward to fight against the armies of Canglan and Fengshuo, totaling a hundred thousand soldiers!]
[Host, it's best not to create excessive karma. Otherwise, that karma will fall upon those who sacrifice themselves to protect you.]
[Sacrificing themselves to protect me? Is it Han Ye, my brother?]
[...]
[System, I understand. I'm not a bloodthirsty monster. If I can avoid killing, of course, I won't easily take lives.
But we're talking about a hundred thousand people, not a hundred thousand ducks. I was just complaining because I felt that I, Lin Zaozao, couldn't show off.]
[Foolish host, who said you can't show off? Although the rain and thunder created by this system is artificial, the visual effect is no different from real rain and thunder.
In order to accommodate the host's show-off behavior later, the host should think carefully about the words needed for the performance!]
"It's just words! I can do it off the top of my head."
[Alright then! As long as the host doesn't call Ultraman to come and fight monsters for you.]
"Whatever! This time I won't call myself Ultraman, I'll go by the names Zhang Yu and Guan Gong! If worst comes to worst, I'll summon the Seven Little Calabashes to help me fight the enemies."
"You foolish host, you're not even the grandfather of the Seven Little Calabashes. Who do you think you can summon?"
"You darn system, don't underestimate me! Get lost, you idiot!"
"Whatever! I can't be bothered arguing with you."
After finishing the argument with the system, the armies of Canglan and Fengshuo had arrived at the gates of Han Country. Lin Zaozao had already stuffed the last bit of bun into her mouth and was looking down below, biting her lip.
She thought that the general leading the troops into battle would be a burly and imposing man. But when Lin Zaozao saw the four men and two women standing at the front, all six of them with slender figures, she couldn't believe her eyes for a moment.
The reason she knew they were good-looking was that she secretly took off her mask and stole a glance. Just one glance made her lose control of her eyes and saliva.
To avoid embarrassment, she quickly put the mask back on and pretended to look serious. Wiping away the drool, Lin Zaozao's gaze was fixed on the area below the city wall.
The fact that these handsome boys and girls were the generals was hard for her to believe. Could it be that Canglan and Fengshuo had sent people to deceive them?
But the next scene made Lin Zaozao have no choice but to believe. The two girls in red armor each took out a pair of meteor hammers, even bigger than themselves, from behind and smashed a huge boulder in front of them into pieces in an instant. Lin Zaozao couldn't help but gasp in awe.
These two girls in red were truly cool!
If they weren't on the opposing side, she would want to get their contact information and become their little sister.
They were really amazing, and so cool!
They were the kind of girls who could charm a hundred beauties with a smile and punch Lu Zhishen to death!
