In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Holy crap, Xiao Si actually managed to show that maternal expression?! Am I going crazy?!

Xiahou Ying watched as Xiang An glanced into the kitchen, then with a shocked expression, he withdrew his head. He then promptly slapped himself twice before leaning in again, looking completely bewildered.

General An... why does he seem a bit mentally unstable?

......

"Ah Shu, have you been following General Liu Ji all these years?" Zijuan asked softly, holding Zihuai's hand.

Zi Huai shook her head: "No, I'm following..."

Suddenly, his body jolted, trembling for a few seconds before recovering, breathing heavily.

"Ah Shu! Ah Shu, what's wrong, Ah Shu!" Zi Juan was startled and grabbed Zi Huai's shoulder.

"Sis, I, I'm fine..." Zihuai wiped the sweat from her brow and gave a tired, forced smile. "Let's not talk about this now. Sis, how have you been all these years?"

"Let's not talk about me yet. Ashu, are you feeling unwell? Tell your sister, just tell your sister." Zijuan hurriedly wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of Zihuai's eyes and said somewhat anxiously.

"No, it's nothing, sister. I just had a nightmare last night... that's all. It's okay." Zihuai swallowed, perked up, patted Zijuan's shoulder, and gave what she thought was a sunny smile.

Zijuan looked into Zihuai's eyes and noticed that his eyeballs trembled slightly. Finally, he tilted his head to the side, pursed his lips, and sighed silently.

She could sense that Zihuai had some things she didn't want to tell her... at least not now.

Ashu is getting older, and it's normal that he doesn't want to talk about some things. Since he doesn't want to talk about them, let's not let him talk about them for now.

Zijuan comforted herself in this way.

"Well... let me tell you about myself." Zijuan touched Zihuai's hair. "Back then, I—"

"Xiao Si." Before Zijuan could speak, she heard a soft call coming from the doorway.

Zijuan stared blankly at the doorway: "...Brother?"

Honestly, she wants to give Xiang An a good whack right now.

"Brother?" Zihuai's eyes sharpened.

"Training is almost here, do you need me to train the troops for you?" Xiang An didn't want to do this, but...

There was no other way! I had to ask!

"Besides, this is someone else's kitchen. You two sisters should go back and chat." Xiang An gestured with her lips.

Zijuan also realized that this was a family matter and it would be better to talk about it privately when they got back.

"Ah Shu, how about you go back with your sister?" Zijuan said gently, holding Zihuai's hand, which gave Xiang An goosebumps.

"Ah... um." Zihuai glanced at Xiang An a few more times, then lowered her eyes and nodded.

"Don't worry, you're Xiao Si's sister, so I'll treat you like Xiao Wu!" Xiang An didn't distance himself, and walked over and patted Zi Huai's back twice, making Zi Huai stumble.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"...Second Brother?" Zijuan's eyes reddened.

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Chapter 891 Within ten days, Donghai City will surely be captured.

Xiang An took Zijuan and Zihuai, siblings, back to their residence. They were all generals or people close to generals, so their residences were quite close together.

Zihuai lagged behind, holding Zijuan's hand, his head bowed, but occasionally he would look up at Xiang An.

The meaning in his eyes was unclear, but it made Xiang An feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Turning a corner at the city corner, they encountered Huang Xiaozhong, a messenger from Xiang Liang's side.

"Ah, General, I've been looking for you." Huang Xiaozhong looked quite energetic, stepped back slightly, and bowed to Xiang An.

"No need for formalities. Does the General have something to discuss with me?" Xiang An knew that Huang Xiaozhong had been following Xiang Liang ever since Xiang Liang took a liking to him, so Huang Xiaozhong's request meant that Xiang Liang was looking for him.

"The General asked me to tell you that after you have arranged the afternoon training, you should take Han Fuxin to the council hall. He has some matters to attend to." Huang Xiaozhong became serious and relayed Xiang Liang's order to Xiang An.

"I understand." Xiang An nodded, indicating that he understood.

Huang Xiaozhong bowed slightly, turned and left, seemingly with other tasks to complete.

“This guy runs really fast and is a good horseman. No wonder Dad took a liking to him.” Zijuan shrugged.

"Yes. Let's hurry up and go." Xiang An's expression turned serious. "It looks like the General is about to make a big move. Be ready to set off at any time."

"This subordinate obeys your command." Zijuan instinctively clasped her hands in a solemn gesture of response, startling Zihuai so much that he jumped aside.

“Uh—Ah Shu, you…” Zijuan stared blankly at Zihuai, somewhat puzzled.

"Ah, I remember, Sister Ahua, you're a general now, aren't you..." Zihuai laughed and made a joke.

Xiang An's gaze lingered on Zi Huai's hand for a moment. Tong Kong's expression hardened slightly, then he smiled and said, "Your sister is now the number one female general in the world. Don't underestimate her."

Nonsense, there's only one famous female general in the whole world right now, Zijuan. Where are you going to find a second one?

Seeing the stunned Zihuai and the blushing Zijuan, Xiang An chuckled twice: "Alright, alright, you take your brother back first. I'll be going now. I have a lot of things to do, so I'd better hurry."

With that, Xiang An made a starting motion and darted off.

Zijuan's lips twitched, and she shook her head and sighed, "This second brother... Alright, Ashu, let's go."

Zijuan took Zihuai's hand and pulled him away.

......

Xiang An sped towards his army, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Zihuai... Xiao Wu is no simple person..."

He was thin and frail, and despite being nearly twenty years old, he was even taller than his sister. He also had heavy eye bags and looked tired and listless.

However, his knuckles were large and calloused, a trait usually acquired from years of weapon handling. Most importantly...

Inside the sleeve, Xiang An could vaguely see a scar.

One scar after another.

"...Forget it, why think so much? He's Xiao Si's younger brother." Xiang An shook his head, smiled easily, and continued heading towards the military camp.

......

"That person, is that Sister Ahua your second brother? So you have an older brother too?" Zihuai asked, following behind Zijuan.

Zijuan nodded and said as she walked, "Back then, my second brother rescued me from the ruins and brought me to the Xiang family. My father, General Xiang Liang, adopted me and raised me as his own daughter until now."

“Actually, it’s not just my eldest and second eldest brothers, there’s also a third brother.” Zijuan seemed to realize that Zihuai seemed to care about something, so she turned her head and smiled as she patted Zihuai’s head. “They are all very good to me, and they are not only my brothers, but also your brothers.”

"We're siblings!"

Zihuai stared blankly at his sister, feeling Zijuan's hand gently stroking his head, and his eyes involuntarily welled up with tears again.

"Sister Ahua, why... do you still like to ruffle my hair so much? You've messed it up." Zihuai turned her head to the side, smiled slightly, and brushed Zihuai's hand away, wiping away the tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.

"You're my little brother, isn't it normal for a sister to rub her little brother's head?" This time, Zijuan simply used both hands and started rubbing wildly.

"Hey, Sister Ahua—" Zijuan quickly hid.

The siblings played around at the door for a while.

Finally, Zijuan stopped with a look of disgust: "You need to wash your hair, it's so oily!"

"Nonsense, how long have you been rubbing me! I feel like you're rubbing my scalp off!" Zihuai, with messy hair, tearfully accused Zijuan of her brutality.

The siblings stood there looking at each other, and suddenly they both laughed.

They laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight.

"Ah Shu, you're still alive, that's wonderful..." Zijuan took a step forward, hugged Zihuai, buried her head in her younger brother's chest, and said with a slight sob.

“Sister Ahua…” Zihuai closed her eyes slightly, feeling as if something was stuck in her throat.

"Come in, have a seat! I'll tell you what's happened to me all these years, and you tell me about yours too!" Zijuan let go of Zihuai and pulled him into her room.

......

"You'll be going to fight in the East China Sea next," Xiang Liang said to Xiang An, leaning on the edge of the sand table.

"I see, to stabilize the rear?" Han Xin interrupted before Xiang An could speak.

Because he and Xiang An have won many battles together, he now has considerable influence and can speak directly with Xiang Liang.

However, he had no intention of switching jobs from Xiang An to Xiang Liang. For some reason, he had a particularly high opinion of Xiang An.

"If we're talking about who has the right to compete for supremacy, then everyone in Western Chu, and even all the feudal lords of the world, has it. But if we're talking about who can rule the world, then only you, General, have it." These were Han Xin's exact words to Xiang An.

"I'll go stabilize the rear, and then you and my elder brother will go to the northwest side of the river, General?" Xiang An frowned. "Wouldn't that be a bit too ambitious? After all, we don't know exactly when Zhang Han will make his move."

"Song Yi can be kept in check, so don't worry." Xiang Liang waved his hand, not concerned. "Besides, Wei is still around, so there's no need to worry so much."

"The key is whether we can have a stable rear. I'm entrusting this matter to you, Xiang An." Xiang Liang looked at Xiang An seriously. "I will meet with the generals in Xue County in half a month. You will set off tomorrow morning. I will have the people who take over Donghai City follow behind you. Can you take Donghai within half a month?"

Xiang An's expression hardened.

He had just thought Xiang Liang was being a bit too radical, but now it seemed...

"This humble general is willing to pledge his military commitment!" Xiang An knelt on one knee, his eyes filled with unparalleled seriousness and confidence, "Within ten days, Donghai City will surely be captured!"

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Chapter 892 Accepting Everything About Each Other

Zihuai sat quietly, listening to Zijuan recount the many things that had happened over the years, a smile on his face.

So this is what it feels like to have an older sister by your side...?

"Fourth Miss—no, Commander! The general summons you for a meeting!" Liao Ye called out from outside the door, catching his breath.

"I understand." Zijuan's demeanor suddenly became sharp. She opened the door, nodded to Liao Ye, and said, "Go back and tell the general. I'll be there in a bit."

Liao Ye nodded, then turned and left.

Zijuan sighed, put her hands on her hips, and shook her head.

"Sister Ahua, what do you want to do..." Zihuai opened her chin and asked softly.

"Hmm...it seems like something's about to happen." Zijuan patted Zihuai's head helplessly. "Wait here for me for a bit, I'll be right back."