King of Glory: I am a Soldier

Chapter 592: World Chapter: Fall of the Star General (Part )

In fact, Huang Zhong knew better than anyone that Wang Yao was not to blame for the incident in the Shu Highlands.

Luna's status and weight were the same in the hearts of the grandfather and grandson. They were the most important things in their lives that they could not afford to lose. So after the tragedy, one of them turned gray overnight, and the other lost his soul.
And just like the name he was given, what use is there for a Soul-Burning Heavy Artillery that has lost its soul?
So two years ago, Huang Zhong, feeling depressed, left Sanfendi alone.

For many days and nights, he wandered around like a wandering soul. He once curled up under the eaves of a dilapidated temple and fell asleep under the intoxication of alcohol, shared carrion with wolves in the cold land, and squandered his life and body in endless thoughts of the deceased.
Finally, when the copper coins thrown by the passing caravan jingled at his feet, at that moment, the once famous Soul-burning Heavy Artillery became an old beggar that everyone avoided. If other heroes of the same level saw him in such a miserable state, I guess anyone would come up and scold him, "You have ruined the honor and face of heroes!"

Oh, it doesn’t matter.

He couldn't even protect that girl with beautiful eyes and that kind and innocent child. What was the point of continuing to live in this world?

Huang Zhong always thought that he would live in a muddle-headed way from now on, wandering aimlessly until his vitality was exhausted, his fire was extinguished, and finally he would die alone in some inconspicuous corner.

There was nothing wrong with this, and it was what he expected, until -

One day, when he was wandering in the southern wilderness and passing through a valley full of lush vegetation, he heard a song that sounded like the sound of nature.
"Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green and endless. I ask you when you will return, and when you come back, don't hesitate. At the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, half of my friends are gone. A pot of muddy wine will end my remaining joy, and I will not dream of the cold tonight."

But in the quiet forest, a girl in a turquoise dress sat alone on the horizontal trunk of a jade tree. She tilted her beautiful face slightly, looked into the distance, and hummed lyrics that seemed to carry a story. Her legs and skirt swayed gently from time to time with the leisurely singing, matching the faint sadness that seemed to be there and not there. When the breeze blew, it seemed that the whole world was left with only this small world and her pure and lonely singing.
It was at this moment that the destitute old man who had left Sanfendi for half a year accidentally met the daughter of Jiangdong who had run out alone to look for Wang Yao.

It was not known whether the meaning of the song touched upon the sad past that Huang Zhong did not want to mention again, or whether the beautiful singing cleansed his shattered body and mind. At that moment, the old man, who was originally only a shell, had a pair of dull and yellow eyes that regained some luster for the first time in half a year.

Of course, at first, the relationship with this little girl was not harmonious. It could even be said that we were at loggerheads and incompatible.

Originally,

As mortal enemies in the past, the grievances between Wu and Shu were long-standing. Even though the two sides had later formed a federation under Wang Yao's planning and matchmaking, the hatred and prejudice accumulated over the years would not be eliminated. At least it was certain that they disliked each other in their hearts.

"Humph, the little girl from Jiangdong may not have good skills, but her voice is okay."

"Is that so? Then I don't know who was shot dead by me in the canyon battlefield."

As soon as the two sides met, the atmosphere was already tense.

Anyway, in Huang Zhong's eyes, the people of Jiangdong are just a bunch of rats who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of profit.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for two people with such incompatible personalities to get along with each other, but how could he unknowingly accept such a wild girl with reckless behavior?
Huang Zhong couldn't understand it at first, but he knew that the unexpected encounter with the migration of demons was the beginning of his real change of opinion of the little girl.

Faced with the endless swarm of ferocious demons, after he struggled to kill the three-headed tyrant and several monsters, he finally ran out of energy and was severely damaged by the joint efforts of other tyrant overlords. At that moment of life and death, the little girl who was obviously not on good terms with him still came to his rescue regardless of her own safety.

Afterwards, Huang Zhong, who had intended to deplete the energy of the fire and wanted to escape reality by relying on the sleeping mechanism after death, scolded the little girl who had kindly taken care of him for meddling in his affairs more than once.

As for Sun Shangxiang, she was easily irritated. Facing his ungrateful abuse, she bared her teeth and retorted: "If it weren't for A Yao, who would care about the life or death of an old man like you? I won't even look at you if you die!"

It should be said that the eldest lady's mouth was as sharp and fierce as her heavy crossbow. At least when they started to curse each other, she could always leave him speechless.

But in fact, Huang Zhong knew it very well in his heart. What really made him speechless was that he realized that although Sun Shangxiang was ruthless in her words, she actually just felt sorry for him and simply couldn't bear to abandon him, a helpless and broken old man.

Since then, they have started traveling together.
Along the way, conflicts are inevitable.

The eldest daughter was known to be wild and aggressive, and when she met a stubborn old man like Huang Zhong whose temper was as hard as a rock, quarrels and bickering were almost commonplace.

"You want to go to Yunmo to find Wang Yao? Nonsense! This is the Southern Desert, which is completely opposite to the direction of Yunmo!"

"Eh? Is that so? Wait, why are you so fierce, old man? Is it your business if I want to get lost?!"

"Humph, it seems like you, a wild girl, have taken a fancy to our Wang Yao, right?"

"What's wrong? Is it not okay? I just like him, so what? Let me tell you, even if you are A Yao's elder, I am not afraid of you!"

"Then why are you panicking?" "I'm not!!"

"Wait, why don't you gut and remove the hair of the rabbit before roasting it?"

"What? Is it really that troublesome?"

"How did you get through the past six months? I mean, what did you eat?"

"Pick wild fruits to eat!"

"Hey, you are also from a royal family, why are you always so nonsense? Your behavior is even more rude than that of an old soldier like me! Girls should be gentle and virtuous, and even more gentle and elegant!"

"Stop, stop, stop. Why are you lecturing me? I just like this. What's it to you? Besides, I'm very determined to kill the enemy on the battlefield. I don't have the time to worry about these little things!"

"Haha, in my opinion, Wang Yao should prefer the type that is well-educated, gentle and virtuous."

"You old bastard! What do you care?"

"Humph, if it weren't for that brat Wang Yao, our girl wouldn't have been in this situation."

"Shut up, old man! How can you blame A Yao for this? It's clearly the fault of those people in Jixia Academy. If you are angry, why don't you vent it on that old monster Wan Gu Chang Ming? What A Yao did was for everyone. You don't understand him at all. Stop criticizing him blindly!"

During the one and a half years they spent together, Huang Zhong deeply realized the huge difference between Sun Shangxiang and his own girl; although she was cheerful and active, she was also rash in her actions, lacked common sense and experience in life, and often did things that made people laugh and cry. Although she was a royal descendant, her behavior was always careless, and she did not have the calmness and quietness that a royal heir should have.

In terms of temperament, she is even more capricious and difficult to tame; she will never compromise herself to please others, and she is also eccentric, especially her little mouth, which is very powerful and often chokes him, causing his blood pressure to soar. In her words, "A gentleman's revenge is never too late, but a young lady's revenge begins from morning to night!"

She is simply a wild girl who is strong-willed and unwilling to suffer any loss.

To Huang Zhong, if his own girl was as gentle as water, then Sun Shangxiang was like a blazing fire, fierce and flamboyant.

This is not to belittle;
Even after getting used to it, Huang Zhong began to feel that living with this girl was quite interesting, because she was always like a spirit full of vigor and vitality, and could always bring fresh vitality to the unchanging life.
Of course, although she is usually impetuous, she actually has a gentle side; for example, whenever Wang Yao is mentioned, this crazy and fearless girl would always reveal some of the demeanor that a girl should have.

"He actually had a very hard life. For so many years, he has been silently carrying the burden forward."

"It's true that he killed a lot of people, but if he had a choice, I think he would be the last person to do so."

"Those who maliciously attack him are all vested interests of the current class, aren't they?"

"From the beginning, he never thought of banning anyone. He was originally a soldier and suffered a lot from the baptism of war. That's why he wanted to end the war and let the billions of soldiers live and work in peace. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"It's not just you. He has also been living in guilt and pain. As a result, you, as an elder, not only did not comfort him afterwards, but you even beat him up! Think about it carefully, it wasn't his fault at all? Humph, I get angry every time I think about it, you disrespectful old man! Bah!"

From Sun Shangxiang's words, Huang Zhong also saw a slightly different Wang Yao from his impression; it turned out that the child who always seemed to be tenacious and unyielding was not as strong as he seemed on the surface.
Whenever he saw the wild girl's eyes sparkling with brilliance, and she told him about her understanding and preference for Wang Yao, Huang Zhong, who was in a delicate mood, would sigh deeply; Girl, did you see that? Wang Yao was not alone. At least, there was a silly girl who was obsessed with him and was waiting for him...

In fact, there were many times when Huang Zhong himself couldn't help but think that perhaps, such an ending was already a perfect ending.

There should be a girl who is both a headache and a favorite to cure Wang Yao. In the past, the girl spoiled him too much and was too accommodating to this stubborn and old-fashioned old man.
Well, anyway,

Now it seems that the people of Jiangdong are not as bad as imagined, and the girl next to him who is chattering and full of energy all day long is actually a pretty good girl.

Her obsession and persistence deserve a good home, and are worthy of Wang Yao who has overcome all obstacles along the way.

that's it,
Time passed quietly, and Huang Zhong was unaware that he had already treated Sun Shangxiang as his granddaughter in his heart. It was her appearance that gave his otherwise gloomy and silent life a different color.