Chapter 99: Finding Myself (4)
"It's still early tonight, how about going out for a walk?"
"……Um."
Yin Yin wanted to refuse Guisha's suggestion, but she nodded anyway. To be honest, she had never wandered around or stayed in any place for long since she started her journey. No matter where she was, she always stayed in her room.
After accepting Guisha's invitation, Yinyin and Guisha came to the streets of [Hai City] together. Because it was just night, there were still many pedestrians coming and going and it was very lively. Yinyin did not let the guards accompany her, only Guisha accompanied her. It was quite eye-catching for Yinyin, who was so beautiful, to walk with Guisha, who was dressed in black and wearing a mask. Fortunately, the two of them had long been accustomed to such gazes and did not seem to care. They just walked quietly...
"I thought it would be chaotic when a battle broke out, but I didn't expect it to be this lively."
Ignoring the looks from all around, Yin Yin observed the atmosphere around her and said that although she was not new here, she had never noticed it before, so she was inevitably a little surprised.
"Maybe it was deserted at first, but since the Zhao army worked together to drive out the foreign enemies, this place closest to the final battle has naturally become a place where people from all countries gather, simply to see the Zhao army that is rumored to be brave and good at fighting."
Guisha doesn't like crowds, but he will still go along if Yinyin is around.
"…Is the Zhao army really that strong?"
Yin Yin didn't know much about the Zhao army, but she had always heard about how brave the Zhao army was.
"What do you think? With only 80,000 men, they defeated the 200,000-man army of Wu, and even assisted the Xu army stationed in Liancheng to repel the 300,000-man army of Xu."
If Yin Yin had heard it from other people, she might not have believed it, but she believed it when she heard it from Guisha. It's not that she hadn't tried to find out, but she thought it was a bit exaggerated. Now that she heard Guisha say so, Yin Yin believed it to be true. Suddenly, when she knew how brave Zhao Jun was, Yin Yin felt very comfortable in her heart, as if it was her own business.
"The Zhao army was already very strong, especially after the current King of Zhao took over. The Zhao army became even stronger under his leadership. I heard that it was because he gave the Zhao army a unique training method. The training method alone completely strengthened the army's strength. It can be seen that the King of Zhao has great military ability. Not only did he improve the level of the army, but he also had extremely brilliant strategic means in combat. That's why he is called a 'wise general like a ghost'."
Guisha was talking to himself. To be honest, he admired Zhao Ziheng from the bottom of his heart without any falsehood, so he gave him high praise without hesitation.
"A wise general or a ghost?"
This seemed to be the first time Yin Yin heard this name, and it felt... not very good.
"The wise general is of course because of his wise mind, and the ghost god refers to his heroic performance on the battlefield. A long time ago, when he first stepped onto the battlefield, he won the victory with extremely cruel means. This is what is called becoming famous in one battle."
Thinking of Zhao Ziheng, Yin Yin really couldn't associate him with "cruel" at the same time, especially when she thought of the look in Zhao Ziheng's eyes, it was even more impossible to imagine them together.
"Take the recent battle with the Wu army, for example. An army of 200,000 was completely annihilated by the 80,000 Zhao troops under his command. Even if it was too sudden, it is impossible that no one surrendered. However, no one survived in that battle. Do you think this should be attributed to the Zhao army or to the commander, the King of Zhao?"
Yinyin couldn't help but tremble in her heart. There was no need to suspect such a thing. She knew it was her responsibility as a commander. Suddenly, Yinyin thought of Zhao Ziheng in Weicheng. Didn't he say that he wanted to save more people at that time? Would Zhao Ziheng really be as cruel as the ghost said? Would he also brutally kill the surrendered enemies? Yinyin couldn't accept this fact.
"There is one thing. He is not as cruel as Prince Jing. Prince Jing is the one who is truly bloodthirsty and cruel. Putting aside the battlefield, Prince Zhao can be said to be a wise leader who is unparalleled in the world."
After being told this by Guisha and after getting along with Zhou Yan, Yinyin could tell the difference. However, when the word "cruel" was used on Zhao Ziheng for the first time, Yinyin felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
"Are you scared?"
Yin Yin didn't say anything, and Guisha of course knew the reason, so he asked her appropriately.
"…Maybe, but rather than being 'cruel', I think he might be gentler than I thought."
This time it was Guisha's turn to be stunned by Yinyin's words, feeling completely clueless.
"Of course, maybe this is just my personal opinion. I think he is more gentle than cruel."
Yinyin herself didn't know why she said that, maybe it was intuition, but she believed it was true. Thinking this way, Yinyin felt a lot more relaxed. Maybe what she had to say was a little pleasing? Gradually, a faint smile appeared on Yinyin's face. Seeing the expression on Yinyin's face, Guisha was shocked. This kind of expression was the first time Guisha saw it. It's not that he had seen Yinyin smile before, but this smile with a little warmth made him feel unhappy for no reason.
"Do you really think so?"
"Um."
Guisha didn't know why he asked this question, and when he got Yinyin's answer, his displeasure increased a little. In contrast, he could also confirm that Zhao Ziheng was a very special existence in Yinyin's heart. What kind of existence was he? Guisha suddenly wanted to know, but when he saw Yinyin's soft smile because of Zhao Ziheng, he had the idea that he didn't want Yinyin and Zhao Ziheng to meet; after discovering that he had this idea, Guisha shook his head suddenly, surprised that he had such an idea.
