Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 1022 - 1011: The Ever-Victorious General

This city is called Eyun City, and it was once a stronghold of the Darong Dynasty. However, it was snatched away by the barbarians over thirty years ago, and since then, the city has almost no trace of the former Darong Dynasty. But from the moment they set foot inside the city, all the soldiers of the Darong Dynasty were filled with complex emotions, a surge of bitterness welling up within them.

However, this emotion did not linger for long. Although Zha Bu was dead and the city gates had been captured, the city was still full of barbarians. Almost all the barbarians were warriors, including women and children, so no one dared to be careless. The way these barbarians had once massacred the citizens of the Darong Dynasty’s border towns, they would return it all to them now.

No one felt sympathy at this moment because they knew that leaving even one more barbarian alive today would mean one more enemy for the soldiers tomorrow.

Cheng Hu did not charge at the forefront. His face was serious, occasionally killing a few reckless barbarians, his gaze complicated as he watched Ye Qiu on the city wall.

By this time, the enemies on the city wall had all been slaughtered. Ye Qiu was collecting the remains of her second brother, exposed to the elements for years. She carefully placed Ye Rong’s bones on a brand-new flag of the Ye Family Army, her eyes reddened with bitterness.

"Second Brother, Little Sister is here to take you home," she said hoarsely.

Kneeling around her, the soldiers of the Ye Family Army had red eyes: "Great General, we are here to bring you home!"

The Ye Family had led troops at the border for decades, their influence even more far-reaching than the Emperor’s, which was why the Emperor was so wary of them.

Cheng Hu had once believed he had at least half of the Ye Family Army under his command. But at this moment, seeing everyone kneeling beside him, he realized that though he was the Great General, in the hearts of the soldiers and the people, the true Great General would always be someone from the Ye Family.

Moreover, when everyone around him knelt down toward the remains, he had no choice but to dismount and kneel as well.

He bowed his head in discontent, still unable to fathom how Eyun City, under barbarian occupation for over thirty years, had been captured so effortlessly with just eight thousand horses and men.

If news of this got out, wouldn’t it make him, the Great General, appear incompetent?

"Great General, I’ll leave the following matters to you. I want to bring my second brother back to camp. He has suffered the humiliation of the barbarians for so long, I wish for him to return early to see the country and people he protected with his life." Ye Qiu said in a heavy tone, compelling Cheng Hu, who wanted to question her, to let her go first.

"Indeed, if the Second Young Master sees the prosperous times upon his return, he will surely be very pleased," Cheng Hu deliberately remarked, as if to remind everyone that he was now the Great General, while the deceased one held such high honor merely due to his Ye Family lineage.

Ye Qiu understood his implied meaning, but her expression remained unchanged. No matter how much unwillingness, what could it change? This was only the beginning; she would slowly strip away everything Cheng Hu cared about, gradually seizing his power.

"Eldest Lady..." Upon returning to the camp, she again encountered Hu Bin, whose expression was equally complex. He rushed to her with marked excitement, "It’s great that you are unharmed!"

"It seems Military Adviser Hu didn’t believe in me much, I’ll accept that, but hopefully when other soldiers go on expeditions, Military Adviser Hu can be more dependable." Ye Qiu merely glanced at him indifferently, not stopping as she walked towards her tent.

"It’s not that I don’t trust you, but barbarians are always fierce, and after all, you are a woman..." He explained somewhat incoherently.

But before he could finish, Ye Qiu retorted, "Fortunately, I did not follow Military Adviser Hu’s plan. It seems you and Zha Bu have quite the tacit understanding. When I attacked the main gate, he was heading over from the south gate, which you suggested I attack!"

Upon hearing her tone, Hu Bin’s face showed a hurt expression: "Is Eldest Lady blaming me? How could I possibly have the divine skill to know that Zha Bu would be stationed at the south gate? I merely observed the sky and learned that day a south wind would blow, which would be more advantageous for a siege, hence why I advised Eldest Lady to head to the south gate."

"In the future, Military Adviser should call me General Ye. Though I am just a mere woman as the Military Adviser said, I am nevertheless a General Dewei, personally appointed by Your Majesty. If everyone in the army addresses me as Eldest Lady like the Military Adviser, outsiders might think the border soldiers are all servants of the Ye Family!" Ye Qiu abruptly corrected his address without continuing the previous topic. She then entered her tent without waiting for his explanation, instructing her maid to guard the front.

"Military Adviser Hu, please leave. The General just brought back the Second Young Master and wishes to see no one," Ye He said coldly, mirroring her mistress Ye Qiu.

Hu Bin left feeling disgraced. He cast a meaningful glance at the tent, turned, and left, his eyes filled with gloom. Hidden within his sleeves, his hands clenched tightly.

Back home, he saw his wife kindly distributing congee to the city’s citizens, smiling as she spoke, "Truly, heaven blesses our Darong. Ye Family men have died fighting for our border people, and now the Ye Family women have returned; she will replace her father and brother, continue to guard the border, and become our guardian deity."

"Indeed, thanks to the Ye Family, we live so peacefully."

"Isn’t that so? Look at neighboring Dongli Kingdom; not only is their land occupied, and their people killed, but they must also humbly offer grain and beauties to the barbarians yearly. Why do they live so oppressed? Because they don’t have the Ye Family; they don’t have the Ye Family Army!" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Heaven bless our Rong Dynasty!"

"I heard Eldest Lady pierced Zha Bu’s throat with one shot, truly a god of war reincarnated!"

"After I return, I will light a longevity lamp for Eldest Lady, wishing she guards the border forever, keeping the barbarians in fear."

"Me too. Though this year’s harvest is lacking, as an old woman, I will scrimp and save to add some oil to Eldest Lady’s lamp."

Observing the citizens’ fervent countenances, listening to their heartfelt words, Hu Bin’s heart trembled. When he glanced at his wife joyously chatting and laughing, he furrowed his brows deeply.

He then pulled her aside, growling softly, "Are you crazy? Are you trying to get your cousin killed? Aren’t you afraid the Ye Family will arouse the Emperor’s suspicion?"

Tong Minmin pulled her arm free forcefully from his grip, glancing at him askance, then sneering, "What have I done? I’m elevating my cousin’s prestige in the city. Rather than criticizing me, you’d better reflect on yourself. Do your actions do justice to my cousin? If she knew, wouldn’t she kill you immediately?"

"You dare? Don’t forget, your father is still ill," Hu Bin threatened.

Upon hearing this, Tong Minmin became slightly hysterical, "If it weren’t for you, would my father have been ill all along? Hu Bin, remember this, if anything happens to my father, I will tell my cousin everything you’ve done, without leaving a thing out."