C12 Reunion(12)

The Hua family had been in the army for generations, and every generation had made outstanding military achievements for the Loulan. They had defeated the army that wanted to swallow up the Loulan time and time again, but in Hua Xiangrong's generation, she was the only daughter. However, her father had still nurtured a general to guard the Loulan, and that general was Su Yuanlie, who was far away in Fringe City.

Although Hua Xiangrong was a woman, she had grown up with swords and guns since she was young. Her grandfather had once said that the Hua family did not have a daughter, only a real man without a daughter. When Hua Xiangrong grew up, she would also join the army. She would fight for the country, and protecting the Loulan was their responsibility.

Therefore, Hua Xiangrong did not learn any zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting since she was young, but instead, she practiced with swords and guns. While the other girls were still sleeping in their mother's arms, Hua Xiangrong had already woken up and trained with the soldiers, learning martial arts together.

On her fifteenth birthday, her father had made two of the sharpest black iron short swords and given them to her as a birthday present. It was these two short swords, the hairpin that Su Yuanlie had given her, and the three golden needles with golden threads on them that had saved her life yesterday.

In addition, General Hua also gave her a long flexible sword. That long flexible sword had a nice name, it was called Heavenly Sword, and Hua Xiangrong never carried it with her. Now that such a thing had happened, it was better to carry a long flexible sword than to carry it with her bare hands.

But she had killed for the first time because she had been betrayed by someone close to her.

Zhuchun, Banxia, Zhiqiu, and Honeysuckle were four maidservants that her mother had given her. They grew up together, and Hua Xiangrong had never truly treated the four of them as her own maidservants, but as her own family. She did not expect that Zhuchun would betray her.

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't sad. After all, she was a sincere person, and in the end, she ended up in such a miserable state. Fortunately, Banxia and the other two were doing this for her own good, so it wasn't too bad.

Hua Xiangrong had practiced martial arts since she was young. Amongst her peers, her martial arts had already reached an outstanding level. The only opponent who could fight her to a draw was the Third Prince of Loulan Royal Family, Lee Mingde, who was bestowed the title of South Vanquisher.

In Loulan, princes who were able to be titled "Kings" had more of an advantage when it came to inheriting the throne.

Although Lee Mingde was the Third Prince of Loulan, he was conferred the title of South Vanquisher when he was seventeen years old. He was the first of the four sons of the Emperor to be conferred the title of "King."

When Lee Mingde was fifteen years old, he followed Hua Xiangrong's father to guard the border and made great contributions. His prestige in the army was no less than her father's.

This was one of the most important reasons why he was able to become a king at the age of seventeen.

She and Lee Mingde had grown up together, and they did not have a deep relationship. Sometimes, they even hated each other. They had not seen each other for many years.

They were both being chased, but they did not know if it was the same group of people who were chasing them.

Loulan lived in the cracks between the three countries. Only by having a strong army could one protect their country. In Loulan, martial arts were more important than literature. The status of generals was far higher than civil servants. After all, in such an environment, military power was extremely important.

The four princes of the imperial family had been sent to the Hua family since they were young, learning martial arts and military tactics with Hua Xiangrong's father. Hua Xiangrong had also grown up with the princes.