Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

"Nan, falsifying report is a crime..." Feng Ao Si wanted to cry the most.

Nan Hua blinked her eyes and then replied, "You all sign it yourself when I ask you to."

Feng Ao Si was speechless.

When he was looking at Nan, he had the inexplicable feeling that he was facing an oppression that he could never fight in his entire life. The feeling was so strong that he was wondering just where did his grandfather find someone like Nan.

Nan Luo was also speechless.

"I don't remember...."

Nan Hua was silent.

How could they remember when she just asked him to sign that bamboo strip before making it into bamboo scroll? But of course, Nan Hua didn't plan to explain this to the three of them.

Only Feng Ao Kuai remembered that he did sign something that Nan Hua gave to him. Probably, it was the request that she mentioned.

Still, he didn't understand one thing.

"Why do you want to handle this case?"

Nan Hua didn't answer.

There were many things that were hard to explain even if she wanted to. Rather than wasting her time to explain, Nan Hua would rather prefer to keep it as a secret.

"Who's the one leading this time?"

"It's Young Commander Mu."

Feng Ao Kuai's face turned dark almost immediately.

The other two were trying their best not to laugh because they knew that Feng Ao Kuai was someone who would dare to take revenge. If their lives ended up being difficult, they knew that it wouldn't be easy for them to get off lightly.

....

The next day, they all departed.

"I didn't expect that we can actually take a carriage of food." Nan Luo looked at the back with astonishment. He thought that they could only bring the necessary food through the horses and not the carriages.

"This matter is important and if we can't finish it, they might not even allow us to return." Feng Ao Kuai sighed.

"That important?"

"Yes."

Feng Ao Si had cold sweat pouring on his back when he heard his younger brother's words. For some reason, he really didn't want to go this time. The thought of having to go and then couldn't return to the frontline hurt his head.

He just wanted to swing his sword more often, ah!

Was there any need for him to actually participate in this annoying matter and tried to investigate?

Using his head was not exactly his strong point.

"Young Commander Mu is staying at the forefront." Feng Ao Kuai noticed that Mu Sheng Xi was staying further away from the other commanders and soldiers. He felt a bit glad as he didn't exactly want to have another duel of words with the other party.

It was already annoying enough during the time when they had to work together.

"It's normal."

"Hmm?"

"Do you not know, Second Young Commander Feng?" The soldier pointed at Mu Sheng Xi and sneered. "Young Commander Mu could only get into this position because of his father. His real capabilities are not exactly that high."

Feng Ao Kuai furrowed his eyebrows. "Do you see it with your own eyes or is it just rumors?"

"Huh?"

"Uh, it should be rumors. There's no way that we can possibly see it by ourselves." The other soldiers scratched the back of his head. He often heard about that too.

Feng Ao Kuai's eyes turned cold. "If you don't know the real truth, what you say can be called defamation. You do know that Young Commander Mu hold nobility title, don't you?"

Spreading rumors about a noble is a crime that could even result in beheading. Not only that, their families might be implicated if the person in question was someone of high ranking.

There was a huge difference between commoner and nobility people.

That was why they had to pay attention to what they were saying. In this world, saying bad things about those of higher status was a crime and if they were not careful enough, they would be punished severely.

"Yes, Second Young Commander Feng!"

"Yes, Second Young Commander Feng!"

"We apologize!"

The soldiers felt chills on their back when they saw Feng Ao Kuai looking at them coldly. Feng Ao Kuai rarely angry and even when he did, he would not direct it to his soldiers.

However, they also remembered that Feng Ao Kuai was also a noble and that his father was a general while his grandfather was a great general. For them to spread rumors like that, weren't they also implicate him?

There were a lot of young commanders who had good background family.

And not all of them could actually achieve something big in the battlefield that earned the respect of the soldiers.

Feng Ao Kuai was one of the few whom the soldiers respected as they had followed him. But that was only limited to those who were near him and not those from other commander's order.

What would they feel if someone else slander their commander?

They would naturally be angry.

Thus, the soldiers knew that their young commander didn't want them to run their mouth and get into trouble.

They scurried away.

"You're quite strict," Nan Luo commented.

"Not all young commanders can be as famous as Young Commander Long or Young Commander Shangguan." Feng Ao Kuai snorted. The capabilities of those who were famous were mostly because they could be compared to their father's achievement and not lose.

But for many others, they would have to work hard their entire life and might not even reach the same rank as their father.

Sometimes, it was not because they were not capable enough.

It was because they had no chance to showcase their real capabilities.

And some other times, they could also be hindered from promotion like what happened to Long Qian Xing. Yet, that young man was still so famous that other generals were having headache about his career.

"Right. My goal is to be higher than my grandfather, though." Nan Luo grinned.