Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 322 Someone Has Ideas: A Well-Intentioned Warning (3)_1

Chapter 322: Chapter 322 Someone Has Ideas: A Well-Intentioned Warning (3)_1

"Indeed, though we may be useless, we also understand the meaning of ’laying down the pen to join the ranks’! If Great Chu were truly in need of us, we too would grasp our swords and go to battle to slay the enemy!" Student B was also dissatisfied, clearly feeling underestimated by the middle-aged man.

"Good! Well said. A true man should shoulder his responsibility. What skill is there in relying on others for protection!" At another table, a burly man stood up, looking approvingly at the students.

"Yes, well said!"

In the hall, many people began to applaud. When survival was at stake, who could remain indifferent, who didn’t rely on themselves?

Although Mo Yan was a woman, she also possessed the heart of a loyal subject. Hearing these words, she too felt a surge of emotion and silently cheered them on.

The middle-aged man initially stood his ground and retorted a few times, but with many spirited young students in the hall, each one verbally assaulting him turn by turn, it wasn’t long before he was drowned out by their collective voices.

"Hmph, I—I can’t be bothered with you poor students. If you’re so capable, go fight on the battlefield yourself!"

Unexpectedly, saying just a bit too much caused him to lose face. Seeing that many regarded him with scornful stares, the middle-aged man shouted this sentence and, having lost face, couldn’t continue sitting and hurriedly left after throwing silver on the table.

With their ’target’ gone and a few comments from the crowd, the minor incident passed.

Seeing the sun climbing high and still no sight of anyone approaching on the main road, Mo Yan asked the waiter for the time. Learning that it was almost the fourth quarter of the morning, and that the army would soon depart from here, with the Emperor’s palanquin also due to pass by, she suppressed her excitement and waited patiently.

Indeed, in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a group of soldiers donned in armor could be seen approaching from a distance, marching with an awe-inspiring presence.

At the command of the leader, they split into two groups and stood on either side of the road, eyes straight ahead. Each one had a sword at his waist and held a long spear. Even without getting close, one could feel their piercing murderous aura, making it clear they were men who had been baptized in bloodshed.

"These must be the Imperial Guard, so majestic!" someone couldn’t help but peer out the window, his tone filled with reverence.

A person beside him nodded and said, "Of course they’re majestic. They’re all specially selected from the army, each one battle-hardened. Otherwise, how could they become members of the Imperial Guard?"

As she watched the Imperial Guard, Mo Yan’s thoughts suddenly drifted back to the first time she saw Xiao Ruiyuan. Back then, he had appeared as cold and firm as iron, riding a great horse, descending from the heavens with his equally fierce subordinates, bringing hope to her when she was in dire straits.

And yet, this cold man had, at the request of a stranger like her, rescued her father and siblings from the clutches of a villain. That must be what they call a ’cold exterior with a warm heart’!

Following her thoughts, Mo Yan remembered the second time they met when she mistook him for a thief and knocked him out cold with a club. Strangely, she found the memory amusing. But he probably... didn’t know about this, right? Otherwise, why had he never mentioned it?

At that moment, Mo Yan’s face unwittingly carried a smile, her demeanor like a newly bloomed spring flower, and her bright eyes seemed to hold something more.

The stretch of road from the Imperial Palace to the North gate was heavily guarded by the Imperial Guard, forbidding pedestrians from walking on the streets. Behind the North gate, the number of guards increased, preventing outsiders from coming in. Gradually, many people came out of their homes to watch, standing on both sides of the street, shoving each other, all wanting to be at the front to see the Great Chu’s famous generals.

If lucky enough, perhaps they might even catch a glimpse of the Emperor’s face. To boost morale, the Emperor himself was set to ascend the city gate today to see off the hundred thousand soldiers embarking on the expedition!

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