Rebirth of the eldest daughter

The night falls and darkness surges.

The weak light in the woodshed, a short candle, burned to the end and went out after a few beats.

The small woodshed was once again plunged into darkness.

Meng Ziang curled up in this place where he couldn't see his fingers.

A bit of starlight fell, leaking in through the small window.

Meng Ziang closed his eyes, but his body couldn't help trembling.

As if trapped in some terrible memory.

Suddenly, there was a "Zhila" sound.

The door was pushed open, and a ray of light quickly came in, illuminating his huddled body.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Mingwei walked in.

Meng Ziang opened his eyes suddenly, but quickly closed them again: "The general has something to discuss tomorrow. It is not appropriate to appear here now."

Bai Mingwei laughed softly: "Mr. Meng, are you trying to say that it's not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room?"

"It doesn't matter. When I marched north, the people I came into contact with were almost all men. If I cared about this, I might not be able to win the battle."

Meng Ziang was silent for a moment, then said: "The general knows that this is not what I am referring to. Does the general insist that I say, do I not want to talk to the general now?"

Bai Ming said slightly: "Some words are stuck in my throat and I won't be able to spit them out."

Meng Ziang turned over and raised his eyelids to look at Bai Mingwei: "If it's so important, then just say it."

Bai Mingwei stood still in front of him, and then bowed deeply to Meng Ziang.

Meng Ziang raised his lips: "What are you doing? How can I be worthy enough to accept this great gift from the general?"

Bai Mingwei said with extra sincerity: "Mr. Meng, I apologize to you."

Meng Ziang's eyes fell on Bai Mingwei: "Why?"

Bai Mingwei looked ashamed: "I shouldn't have talked to Mr. Meng like that before."

Meng Ziang laughed sarcastically: "The general can talk to me however he wants. I am just an insignificant commoner, so there is no need to apologize."

Bai Mingwei hung up the lantern, and under the candlelight, she lifted up her clothes and sat down.

Seeing that she had no intention of leaving immediately, Meng Ziang wrapped his cloak tightly again and turned his back to her.

In the light and shadow, the starlight outside seemed much dimmer.

Only a few bright stars were vaguely visible scattered across the sky.

At this time, Bai Mingwei spoke softly: "Last autumn, eleven blood-stained battle reports were delivered to my hands. At that moment, I felt that the sky was falling and the earth was sinking."

"Later, in order to recover the bones of my father, uncle, and brother, and to regain the lost city, I took women, children, and five thousand old, weak, sick, and disabled people north to defend against the enemy."

"Thinking about it now, at that time I only thought about the justice of my family and my country, I only thought about the hatred of the nation, and in my heart I only remembered the teachings of my grandfather. Until..."

Having said this, Bai Ming paused for a moment and continued:
  "Until I saw my father, his body was frozen into an ice sculpture. He was half-kneeling on top of the enemy's corpse. He never put down the sword in his hand, and his eyes focused on his homeland did not close."

"And my uncles and brothers also died in extremely tragic ways. At that moment, I truly experienced the feeling of the country being ruined and the family being destroyed."

"Over the years, our family has died and been injured in order to realize the will passed down by our ancestors, and we have paid a huge price."

"At that moment, I fell into deep doubt. I didn't understand whether everything I had been insisting on was correct."

"It wasn't until the flag of Dongling flew over the former territory again that I realized how valuable my persistence was at that time." Speaking of this, Bai Mingwei took a few deep breaths.

The death of a loved one has always been a wound in her heart that will never heal.

The longer time passes, the deeper it is buried.

Every time I uncovered it, my muscles and bones would be broken, blood would drip out, and the pain would be heartbreaking.

Even though she was used to hiding her emotions, she still showed a little sadness when she mentioned her father, uncle, and brothers.

Hearing this, Meng Ziang lowered his voice unconsciously: "I'm sorry for what happened to Bai Mansion."

In just this short moment, Bai Mingwei had already sorted out his mood.

She shook her head: "I am not talking to Mr. Meng to express emotion or reason."

Meng Ziang was puzzled: "What is that for?"

Bai Ming opened his mouth slightly and said word by word:
  "I want to tell Mr. Meng that if Mr. Meng persisted until now for the sake of the justice of his family and country, he would have lost all his relatives and loved ones on this road."

"I can understand the pain, confusion, doubt and regret involved. Mr. Meng is not alone. You have me as your companion."

"If Mr. Meng held on for a long time just for revenge, then I was able to turn back the world and regain five cities at an absolute disadvantage. I will also be able to uproot your enemies for you in the future."

"You have to understand, I can give it to you; if you want revenge, I can give it to you. And I want you to help me solve the flood in Jiangbei. Mr. Meng, I know your strength."

Meng Ziang was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Finally, he smiled sarcastically: "Do you know who my enemies are? Do you know how much trouble I've caused? It's not that I don't believe you, but I don't think you can do it."

Bai Mingwei did not continue to lobby, but asked: "What happened a few years ago? Mr. Meng didn't tell me, why do you think I can't do it?"

Mencius became silent again.

Bai Mingwei said slightly: "Did the prince force you to do something you didn't want to do, or did you stumble upon a secret that you shouldn't know?"

Meng Ziang turned over suddenly: "Why does the general ask that?"

Bai Mingwei said frankly: "Just now, I received a brief summary of your experiences over the years from the secret guards."

"It is impossible to suffer such a disaster when competing with Qin Wenjin. The most likely explanation is that you were involved in something terrible."

"Qin Wenjin's matter is just a cover, a dirty cover used to cover up conspiracy methods."

Meng Ziang was silent for a moment, and then asked: "We originally lived a stable life, why were we suddenly driven out and killed? General, have you ever thought about it?"

Bai Mingwei said without hesitation: "This happened before Bei Yan invaded south. If the invasion succeeds, then those who collaborate with the enemy and betray the country must eliminate all those who may know the secret. Otherwise, once the news is leaked, their position will be shaken."

Meng Ziang supported the ground and sat up slowly: "So, you know everything."

Bai Mingwei still said frankly: "Before, I could only confirm that it was related to Qin Fengye, and I had doubts about the prince. But now, after seeing your reaction, I can basically confirm that the prince is the driving force behind the events in the five cities in northern Xinjiang."

Meng Ziang leaned against the wall, his mood gradually becoming excited.

He suddenly cried and laughed: "It has been five years... This matter has been weighing on my heart for five full years. It has caused me so much pain, and it has caused so much pain to the eleven innocent members of my Meng family!"

Bai Mingwei saw that he was agitated and did not speak immediately.

When he calmed down a lot, he asked, "Mr. Meng, what is that secret specifically?"

(End of this chapter)