The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

"He's awake! The commander-in-chief is awake!"

The cheers of the adjutant rang in my ears.

Xu Da felt his eyelids were heavy and it took a lot of effort to open his eyes.

Because he had just regained consciousness, his mind was still somewhat sluggish and he was having trouble processing what was happening.

I just had a very bizarre dream.

In his dream, he actually saw the Empress, his daughter Miaoyun, and the Sixth Prince in the military camp in the northern desert.

What's even more outrageous is that in the dream, the Empress actually regained her youth, her appearance reversed, and she looked like she did when she was eighteen years old.

The young Sixth Prince was even more miraculous, able to summon auspicious clouds from the sky with just a few words.

Isn't that ridiculous?!

Xu Da shook his head inwardly, thinking it was just an absurd dream that occurred after he had been working hard and was mentally exhausted, and had fallen into a coma.

But just as the thought crossed her mind, a delicate and lively little face, exquisitely sculpted, unexpectedly came into view.

Before Xu Da could even see who he was, the other person's words completely stunned him.

"Congratulations, Uncle Xu! The surgery was a success. You're a girl now!"

Xu Da's pupils dilated, and his body jolted violently.

No, he's become a girl?

When was the surgery performed?

He doesn't want to become a woman!

Xu Da's throat bobbed, and he was about to get up to check himself, but his whole body was sore and weak, like a dried-out salted fish, unable to move.

Fortunately, the next second, a sweet female voice rang out, with a hint of reproach.

"Mingdi! Don't talk nonsense and scare my father!"

A familiar and genuine voice entered my ears.

Xu Da turned his head stiffly, and when he saw his graceful daughter standing in front of him, his mouth instantly opened into a circle, and his eyes were full of astonishment.

This is truly unbelievable!

I saw my daughter again... wait, why did I say again?

Was that just a dream?

Just as he was deeply shaken and his thoughts were in turmoil.

A gentle voice, tinged with worry, drifted over.

Xu Da stiffly turned his head and saw Empress Ma, dressed in an elegant palace gown, slowly walking in from outside the tent.

It was exactly the same as what he had seen in his dream!

Empress Ma's face showed no signs of aging; her eyes were bright, her figure slender, and she was just as beautiful as she was at eighteen!

"Having faced such a perilous situation, with the army trapped in a desperate predicament, why didn't you immediately request reinforcements from the imperial court?"

Empress Ma looked at the weak and haggard Xu Da, her tone full of heartache and helplessness.

"If we hadn't arrived in time, were you planning to stubbornly hold out until the very end, wasting your life in this desert?"

It turns out that while Xu Da was unconscious, Empress Ma had already learned the whole story from his deputy.

After days of fierce fighting with the Northern Yuan Tartars, the desert weather was unbearably hot, and the entire army was cut off from water and food, causing morale to waver.

It is easy to imagine the immense pressure Xu Da, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, had to bear every day.

He hadn't slept for several days, which is why he fainted just now due to the emotional turmoil!

Xu Da felt a pang of sadness and was about to reply when...

But my throat is dry and sore.

It's like being sanded by sandpaper; not a single word can be uttered.

Looking at him like this,

Xu Miaoyun immediately felt distressed and quickly picked up the water bottle next to her and held it to his lips.

Xu Da's gaze fell on the kettle, and a sense of doubt immediately arose in his heart.

Since the water source was polluted, the little water stored in the military has long been consumed.

Where did this pot of water come from?

Xu Da was full of questions and wanted to ask his daughter where the pot of water came from, but his throat was so sore that he could only gesture with his hands.

As a result, Empress Ma, Xu Miaoyun, and Zhu Ming on the opposite side all tilted their heads, looking at Xu Da gesturing with puzzled expressions.

A moment later, Zhu Ming said in a clear voice, "Sister Miaoyun, what is Uncle Xu doing? Has he lost his mind? He's so pitiful!"

"Don't you dare curse my father!"

Xu Miaoyun raised her hand and gave Zhu Ming a sharp flick on the forehead. Then, she looked at Xu Da with a pained expression and explained softly, "Father, you haven't had a drop of water for many days. Your throat must be inflamed and dry."

"Please don't speak yet. Drink some water to moisten your throat first. We can talk about it later."

Seeing this, Xu Da no longer refused. He weakly raised his hand to take the water bottle, tilted his head back, and drank it down in small sips.

He had only intended to take a small sip, but the moment the sweet spring water entered his throat, a warm and sweet taste swept over his entire body, spreading from his throat to his limbs and bones, instantly comforting his parched and tired body.

He had fought in all directions for decades, drinking from mountain springs and fine wines, but he had never tasted such sweet and refreshing water!

Standing to the side, Zhu Ming suddenly explained with a serious expression, "It's honey! I added honey to it!"

Zhu Ming's sudden words startled Xu Miaoyun, who was worried about her father.

Then, she bent down, pinched Zhu Ming's soft little face with one hand, and said irritably, "Nobody asked you, can't you behave yourself?"

"And who did you learn that smug, arrogant little expression from?"

Who taught you?

Of course, it's our MasterChef!

Unfortunately, I heard that Little Master made a creamy baked macaroni dumpling for Pangu. What's the difference between that and personally feeding Pangu shit?

Then, Little Master was killed!

Zhu Ming sighed like a little adult.

And on the other side,

When Xu Da came to his senses, he found that he had drunk the entire pot of water in one go.

He subconsciously burped, then looked guilty and flustered.

He knew that the most needed thing in the military camp was clean water.

This full jug of clean water, if used sparingly, is enough to sustain three soldiers for three days.

He actually drank it all in one go.

What a waste!

Xu Da was filled with remorse.

After regaining some strength

He quickly asked everyone, "We can't find a single drop of clean, fresh water in the entire camp, even if we searched three feet deep. Where did this pot of water come from?"

The voice just fell,

Zhu Ming, standing to the side, raised her delicate white hand high, saying proudly, "It's me! I just got it from the palace!"

boom!

Upon hearing this, Xu Da was struck dumb, his whole body stiffened, his eyes widened in disbelief.

The military camp in the northern desert is thousands of miles away from the capital. The journey is arduous and blocked by mountains and rivers. Even traveling day and night, it would take more than ten days to make a round trip!

He spoke in a trembling voice, still hoarse and dry: "I...I was unconscious for a few days?"

"Father was only unconscious for a few minutes," Xu Miaoyun replied softly.

A few minutes?!

In just a few minutes!

He traveled from the capital, thousands of miles away, to the northern desert to fetch water, returning just before he awoke.

This completely overturned Xu Da's understanding of things throughout his life; it was utterly illogical!

Before he could even process this shocking truth,

Zhu Ming added casually, his tone as relaxed as if he had just gone out for a stroll: "It wasn't just fetching water; I also took a short time to bathe and change clothes at the palace. The timing was perfect!"

Xu Da was completely dumbfounded, his body frozen on the spot, his mouth wide open, unable to utter a single fart for a long time!

Outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!