Free Web NovelQingmu Camp was brightly lit.
Soldiers continuously transported carts of spoils of war and wounded from outside the camp. At this time, militiamen were cleaning up the battlefield outside, and the entire camp became even busier after the battle.
Despite the busyness, there was a sense of thriving prosperity.
Outside the central army tent, many generals and soldiers gathered, nervously peering inside.
"How is Li Shaoxia doing?"
"When Han Xianzi brought him «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» back, he looked terrifying."
"He absolutely cannot have anything happen to him. If it weren't for him, none of us would be standing here right now."
"A good person is blessed by heaven. Perhaps one day Li Shaoxia will be the Qianlong Ranking Top. He killed his way through thousands of troops, so how could he fall in the camp?"
"I won't feel at ease until I see him wake up."
There were many soldiers and officers outside, but they dared not speak loudly, all nervously staring into the main tent.
Inside.
Li Shaoxia, who was now hailed as a peerless hero, lay on the bed, his face somewhat pale, his breathing very shallow.
The old army doctor was taking Li Mo's pulse. After a moment, he stroked his long beard and sighed.
Ying Bing's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
When she had just wiped Li Mo's body, she had also examined him. His injuries only looked terrifying, but they were not life-threatening, nor were they so severe as to be beyond medical help.
What did the sigh mean?
Qu Sheng coughed and asked:
"How is he?"
"Li Shaoxia's physique is truly that of a celestial being. After such a great battle, he merely suffered damage to his Meridians and exhaustion of his Qi. He just needs some rest and he'll be as lively as a Dragon again. As for you, Commander..."
"My matter can wait. First, prescribe medicine for Li Shaoxia."
Qu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, stopping the old army doctor from continuing.
"For Li Shaoxia's condition, some nourishing and tonic medicine will suffice."
The old army doctor hesitated, but could only speak as he wrote.
As soon as he finished, soldiers outside rushed to fetch the medicine.
Some needed to be decocted, while others were already prepared by the army, ready to be dissolved in water and consumed for emergencies.
After completing all this, he finally looked at Qu Sheng.
"Commander, you..."
"Let's talk outside."
Qu Sheng stood up and lifted the tent flap to go out, but as soon as he opened the door, he paused.
More soldiers had come than he had imagined.
Outside, there was a vast crowd of thousands of soldiers, yet they had made no sound until then.
It seemed that all the soldiers and officers not involved in logistics had come.
Such prestige, even a prince's arrival would be no more than this. He saw his own past self in the eyes of these people.
Back then, the prince led them to slay a Disaster Beast demon king. What Li Mo did today was far more than that?
It was likely that if Li Mo raised his arm and called out, the brothers would follow him through fire and water...
As long as this Li Shaoxia lived and soared higher and higher, the brothers would have hope in their hearts.
Qingmu Camp would not disperse.
"Commander, how are you?"
"Is Li Shaoxia awake?"
Anxious yet suppressed inquiries rang out.
Qu Sheng cleared his throat and did not answer the first question, comforting them:
"Li Shaoxia is not awake yet, but he is not in serious danger. He just needs good recuperation to wake up."
As his voice fell.
The heavy air seemed to lighten a few points, and each iron-blooded man showed a look of relief.
Qu Sheng looked back into the tent and then said:
"Alright, everyone, go rest. Miss Ying is tending to Li Shaoxia's injuries."
"If you truly have nothing to do, then go make dumplings. The Winter Solstice is coming soon, and we'll all eat together."
With that, he took the old army doctor and left.
They walked to an empty space, where few people came, and it was already covered in a blanket of silver snow.
A figure in white walked into the snow, like a white horse entering a field of reeds, its figure blending into the whiteness, appearing even more slender.
Qu Sheng turned around and asked softly:
"Do you think this general's end is near?"
"You just need to recuperate well..."
The army doctor initially wanted to offer some comfort, but under Qu Sheng's gaze, he honestly said:
"This winter."
Commander Qu only appeared to have white hair, but in reality, he was like burnt, withered wood. Ordinary life-extending medicines would not work.
He knew that Dijin, or perhaps those reclusive great sects, might possess divine objects that could seize the creation of heaven and earth, which might be effective.
But such divine objects were priceless treasures.
Qu Sheng lowered his eyelids, very calm about the impending death. He looked up at the silver moon in the snow:
"Before the prince returns, this matter can only be known by you and me."
Since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties, not allowed to be seen with white hair in the human world.
Those who resist the coming of this day, no matter how dashing they once were, would gradually become like demons, such as Han Zhen.
He would not be such a person.
....
In front of the central army tent.
Some soldiers were still unwilling to leave, but the herbal medicine had already been decocted by Ying Bing and brought inside.
A gust of wind blew through the main tent, lifting the tent flap slightly.
They saw the woman, like the cold moon hanging high outside, touch the spoon with her delicate lips, then gently blow the medicine cool, and feed it into Li Mo's mouth. freewebnovel.cσ๓
"Why don't we just leave."
"Why should we leave?"
"Child, listen to your brother's advice, let's go back and make dumplings."
"Brother, I can flip dumpling wrappers now, let's go together."
"Alright, then let's go back and make ~dumplings~ together!"
The soldiers dispersed in a noisy crowd.
As they left, they even thoughtfully pulled down the tent flap of the central army tent and helped tie it securely, so the cold wind outside couldn't blow it open.
Inside the tent.
After feeding the medicine, Ying Bing took out ointment to apply to his wounds.
Her eyes were deep, and her fair fingers gently touched the scars on his body. She knew these terrifying-looking wounds were not fatal, but her teeth, biting her lip, pressed harder and harder.
It must hurt so much.
If she had fully condensed the form of the Hundred Birds today and gathered the Phoenix God, how could she, using the true phoenix feather, have let him charge into battle alone?
She just needed to be stronger.
Her cold little hand, which was applying the ointment, then gently caressed his face, his mouth, nose, eyes...
Suddenly, his lips parted, and he let out a very faint mumble in his sleep.
"Ice Cube, the battle is over, we won."
"You promised... my gift... where is it?"
Ying Bing's fingertips curled slightly, and her pained eyes instantly became complex and hard to decipher.
Just now, he was beheading generals and seizing flags amidst a thousand armies, but in his sleep, he was talking such nonsense?
What peerless hero...
He was clearly still a childish brat.
Just then.
A very familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ear:
"【Currently listing all Genius names within the Southern Border as the scope...】
"【Currently comparing combat power for the host...】
Ying Bing was startled.
Too many major events had happened recently, causing her to overlook it.
The System ranking she had initiated, counting the days, had indeed reached the time for comparison today.
Combat power was calculated based on the current, recent, and future strength over a period of time.
Ying Bing looked at Li Mo. With his current injuries, he clearly couldn't recover in a short time.
Doesn't that mean...
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