Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

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Amidst the smoke, Chi Song Lian was struggling to get out in one piece. He first saw the reinforcement coming and then came here in order to catch them.

When they were fighting, the forest was suddenly engulfed in fire.

It was winter.

With so many snow around him, Chi Song Lian thought that it was impossible for the forest to be set in fire. But he was wrong. This area was already soaked in oil, circling around the area to cover up the place.

The smell of blood had covered the smell of oil, leading him to this trap without realizing that he would meet his death.

"Ah, damn it!"

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Chi Song Lian could barely breath as he dragged his body through the snow, walking around his men's bodies who had fallen first. The people he fought were all lunatics. They were ready to sacrifice their lives in order to make sure that they would be able to finish their missions.

Thousands of people were attacking him and his soldiers before they all set themselves in fire.

It was crazy.

Chi Song Lian would have never thought that Zhang Xu Kingdom was willing to pay such a huge price in order to deal with him. After all, he was nothing more than a small young commander who had only started to make his name.

He was even lagging behind several other more famous young commanders who were rising right now.

But it turned out that he was really targeted so badly.

"I can't move anymore…"

Thud!

Chi Song Lian dropped on the ground, his blood had caused the snow around him to change color into red. He looked at the sky that was covered in smoke and sighed deeply.

Just a few years ago, he and the others were promising each other that they would contend against each other for the title of Great Generals.

But now, he was the one who fell first.

How embarrassing.

"The revival of new Great Generals."

It hadn't been fully implemented yet as there were no new great generals yet. Chi Song Lian was longing to be able to rise above his father and to be able to be above those others who were also aiming for this position.

It was unknown how many great generals would there be.

In the past, there were only three.

Now?

Chi Song Lian sighed. "I really… really wanted to see it being implemented… cough…"

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"How unfortunate."

Closing his eyes, Chi Song Lian could faintly remember the days when his father was kicked out of Zhang Xu Kingdom. The humiliation that his father received, the distrust that he had suffered ever since he was young, the competition with the other young commanders, everything was encouraging him to continue to move on.

But his time is up.

"Nan Luo, Long Qian Xing… Shangguan Xiao, Feng Ao Si, Feng Ao Kuai, and the others, you all better grab the position. Show those old fogeys that the one to take the titles are not only those from our father's generation…"

Chi Song Lian chuckled.

He felt weaker and his vision turned blurry.

His men had died, trying to pave way for him. But he also knew that he no longer had any strength. He was still very far away from the others area as this was still within the front gate of the city.

He truly wished that he would be able to obtain a chance to fulfil his dream in his next life.

That was his last thought before he breathed his last.

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Bang!

The sound of furniture being thrown could be heard from a distance away. At this time, Nan Hua was approaching close to the wall and could hear the sound of berating from there.

She was about to come close when there was suddenly some smoke.

'This is…?'

Nan Hua halted on her steps and looked at the soldiers in front of her while taking out a cloth to cover up her mouth. It was a smoke that came from burning herbs or medicine and the effect was deadly for those without poison immunity.

Even though Nan Hua had some immunity, she didn't want to inhale too much either. It wouldn't do good for her body.

Walking through the soldiers, Nan Hua slowly approached the top of the wall.

When she reached the location, what she could see was the group of soldiers who fell to the ground. All of them were from Zhang Xu Kingdom, yet neither one of them was spared.

Many of them died immediately.

Some of them were still alive but in terrible pain because of the poison that Chen Yuan burned through the smoke.

Just from having the poison touched their skin, it was more than enough for them to be poisoned.

"Blood poison," Nan Hua said calmly.

Chen Yuan was standing beside the wall, seemingly looking towards the view before her. Even though she couldn't see anything, she could still hear many things from this distance and position.

The screams, the yell, and the battle.

Everything was crystal clear.

When Nan Hua spoke, Chen Yuan immediately recognized her junior sister. She showed a faint smile. "You've finally come, Nan Hua."

"Have you been waiting for me?"

"Mhm."

Chen Yuan turned to face Nan Hua's direction. She couldn't see her junior sister, but she knew very well that Nan Hua was standing in this direction, not far from her. The corner of her lips curled up to form a faint smile.

"Haven't you been frustrated because you can't solve my family inheritance medicine? If you want to know the secret, the best method for you is to force me to give you the answer to solve them."

"I know." Nan Hua knew. There were only two people who could know the answer of this problem as if it was written on the back of their hand.

"Are you going to kill me to stop me from making more of them?"

"No."

The short and succinct answer surprised Chen Yuan. Her hand gripped the hem of her sleeves tighter as she shook her head.