The Prodigal Son

Panyang, Dongdaying.

At this moment, Liang Hongqiao is personally supervising the soldiers' training.

On the once flat training ground, long, narrow mud pits have now been dug out.

The mud pit was filled with mud, horse urine, sheep blood, and leftover bones.

The soldiers of the East Camp lined up in rows, wearing only shorts, and crawled side by side across the muddy puddles that smelled strange.

"hurry up!"

"Has no one eaten yet?"

"If anyone dawdles again, I'll shove their head down!"

Liang Hongqiao, dressed in military uniform and holding a large iron spear, stood on the command platform, constantly shouting angrily.

Qi Dachui stood next to Liang Hongqiao, his eyes glancing at her from time to time.

He didn't know whether Liang Hongqiao was beautiful in other people's eyes.

But in his eyes, Liang Hongqiao was an absolute beauty.

Qi Dachui, afraid that Liang Hongqiao would discover that he was spying on her, glanced at her like a thief, and then immediately looked at the soldiers on the training ground.

"Ha ha……"

Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from the training ground.

Qi Dachui looked in the direction of the sound and saw a soldier who had just climbed over a mud pit standing there naked, his shorts nowhere to be seen.

"Er Gouzi, you little brat, no wonder you can't find a wife!"

"Why don't you go and beg Master Qiao for mercy? If you keep grinding like this, you'll wear yourself out!"

"Damn it, at first glance, I thought you had leeches in your pants!"

Seeing the naked soldiers, their comrades laughed and teased them.

Qi Dachui's expression changed, and he quickly reached out to cover Liang Hongqiao's eyes.

Liang Hongqiao was bewildered by Qi Dachui's sudden action and yanked her hand away, "What the hell are you doing?"

"Don't look! Don't look!"

Qi Dachui tried to persuade her repeatedly, raising his hand again to block Liang Hongqiao's view.

Liang Hongqiao was slightly taken aback, but then she realized what was happening.

Seeing Qi Dachui's serious expression, Liang Hongqiao couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Ha ha!"

Liang Hongqiao laughed heartily.

But Qi Dachui was completely bewildered, having no idea why Liang Hongqiao was laughing.

However, seeing Liang Hongqiao smiling happily, he also smiled sheepishly.

After a long while, Liang Hongqiao stopped laughing, glared at Qi Dachui, and said, "What the hell are you laughing at?!"

"I smiled when I saw you smile."

Qi Dachui still had a simple, honest smile on his face.

"What an idiot!"

Liang Hong glared at Qi Dachui with a playful laugh, "Do you think I'm some virgin? Trying to cover my eyes? What haven't I seen on the battlefield? Since I'm standing here, I don't consider myself a woman!"

What an idiot!

Doesn't he know that he fought his way out of the battlefield?

In the past, when her brothers died on the battlefield, they were stripped naked by the enemy. She had to cover her eyes when she looked at those brothers.

Some people were stripped naked and hung on the city wall, and she just ignored them?

"But you are a woman!" Qi Dachui said seriously.

"I……"

Liang Hongqiao paused slightly, unsure of what to say for a moment.

After a long while, Liang Hongqiao finally asked Qi Dachui with a smile, "You damn well have a crush on me, haven't you?"

Faced with Liang Hongqiao's blunt question, Qi Dachui blushed instantly.

But remembering Qin Yu's words, Qi Dachui mustered his courage and nodded, his face flushed, saying, "Yes!"

Liang Hongqiao shook her head and smiled, "With your skills and your relationship with Marquis Qin, what kind of woman can't you find? Why are you eyeing an old woman like me?"

"You're not old."

Qi Dachui said seriously.

"Go to hell!"

Liang Hong laughed and scolded, then punched Qi Dachui in the chest again, "I'm incredibly grateful that you've taken a liking to me! But I can only be your brother, and you can only treat me as your brother too!"

Why?

Qi Dachui mustered his courage and asked.

They are clearly a man and a woman, so why do they have to be brothers?

"What the hell is going to happen?"

Liang Hongqiao was both amused and exasperated. "I told you, I don't even consider myself a woman!"

"Even if I stripped naked and lay next to you, there wouldn't be any romantic feelings between us!"

"I'm just like you guys, except I have a few less pieces of meat and a couple more!"

"I'll tell you something, and you'll understand..."

As she spoke, Liang Hongqiao began to tell Qi Dachui about her past.

That was when she first went to the battlefield.

Because of her deceased husband and the fact that her family were in the escort business, her martial arts skills were not bad.

Once she joined the army, she became a centurion.

Later, in a fierce battle, she and her remaining forty-odd brothers were scattered by the enemy.

Then, they were pursued by the enemy.

Her men understood that if she, a woman, fell into the hands of the enemy, her fate would be dire.

To protect her, more than forty brothers fell one after another.

When they shook off their pursuers, she was left with only an eighteen-year-old greenhorn.

While fleeing for her life, that greenhorn even used his own body to shield her from an arrow.

When the young boy was dying, he asked him if he had any last wishes or regrets.

Then, that greenhorn told her that his biggest regret was that he was already eighteen years old and had never touched a woman's breasts, and he didn't know if they were really as comfortable as those old soldiers in the army said.

She hesitated for only a moment before pulling open her clothes and placing the young man's hand on her chest.

In the end, that greenhorn died in her arms with a satisfied smile.

From that moment on, she never considered herself a woman again!

She also knew that many people in the camp were thinking about her.

But she said the same thing to everyone.

She and they were just brothers, and could only be brothers!

After saying that, Liang Hongqiao looked at Qi Dachui: "Now you understand, right?"

Qi Dachui's face flushed red. After hesitating for a moment, he mustered his courage and said, "I know you did that to fulfill your brother's last wish, not to be dissolute. I... I won't look down on you because of this."

Upon hearing Qi Dachui's words, Liang Hong's pretty face immediately froze.

Screw him!

Is that what you mean, sir?

This……

Was it that the old man didn't explain clearly, or was he pretending to be confused?

Taking a deep breath, Liang Hongqiao waved impatiently at Qi Dachui, "I can't explain this to you, so get lost! If you don't understand, go back and ask Qin Hou yourself! Why is it so difficult for me to talk to you?"

"Young Master, I'm telling the truth."

Qi Dachui's face was full of sincerity, "I swear, I really won't look down on you!"

"Get lost!"

Liang Hongqiao suddenly erupted and kicked Qi Dachui in the buttocks.

Damn it!

Why is it so difficult to speak?

Seeing that Liang Hongqiao seemed a little angry, Qi Dachui dared not say anything more and just stood there like a wooden stake.

"What are you still standing there for?"

Liang Hongqiao was speechless. "I can't explain this to you. Go back and find Lord Qin! Don't come back here until you've figured things out!"

As she spoke, Liang Hongqiao patted her forehead weakly...