Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1334

Chapter 1334: Chapter 1329: With a Clear Conscience

Gao Yuxing thought that even if he had to sacrifice his life, he must not let the treacherous plan of the Yan Kingdom succeed. Thus, he immediately signed up and returned to the Zhou Dynasty with Zhong Xingxiao.

Today, the Regent Prince of the Yan Kingdom and Zhong Xingxiao sent out several groups of people to gather information, and he heard that the Young General Bai seemed inclined to accept this gamble on national strategy in the royal court.

Gao Yuxing knew that the Young General Bai, during her first expedition, had said she never wanted to see a scene where mountains of dead bodies lay exposed in the wilderness, graves scattered everywhere with no place for burial, fertile fields left untilled, and a wasteland of corpses with no trace of birds!

Their Young General Bai had said that for the peace of the world, she was willing to be torn apart.

Gao Yuxing remembered...

He feared that the Young General Bai would be hampered by public opinion, and also feared that she might soften for the sake of the people and the soldiers. So, he took the opportunity to assassinate as Zhong Xingxiao’s guard, all to prevent anyone from obstructing the Zhou Dynasty’s royal court, preventing anyone from blocking their Young General Bai’s steps towards unifying the nation.

"Are you stupid!" Bai Qingyan’s throat ached even more intensely, and if it wasn’t for Liu Rushi’s discovery, she would never have thought of seeing a Yan Kingdom guard who attempted to assassinate a major official of Zhou, perhaps... she would have been bewildered once again, losing General Gao Yuxing, or let him die by her own hands.

This was Gao, their General of the Bai family army!

"I proposed this gamble on national strategy before the alliance between the Yan Kingdom and the Zhou Dynasty to annihilate Xiliang was agreed upon!" Bai Qingyan held back her tears and spoke softly to General Gao, "Wu Zhe died to deliver the bamboo slips recording our military movements; it is me... who wronged General Gao!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuxing became stiff all over, his eyes full of disbelief. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Many years ago, after being injured, Wu Zhe had followed the second master back to the Bai family in Dadu City to serve as a guard and had never returned since. He had rejoiced that Wu Zhe might be spared in the South battle this time, yet had not expected... his nephew was still lost.

"General Gao, it was because of Wu Zhe’s injury that you entrusted him to the Bai family for Doctor Hong’s treatment, but... I ordered Wu Zhe to go to the South! I wronged General Gao! I wronged the fallen brothers of the Bai family army!" She looked up at Gao Yuxing, her expression full of regret and anger, "I regret that I could not stand early on, follow my grandfather and father to the battlefield, and protect each and every one of you!"

As she mentioned Wu Zhe, she could hardly speak through her tears...

She did not forget the bamboo slips tied to Wu Zhe being soaked in blood, nor his smiling words, "I am grateful for not failing my duty," and Wu Zhe’s declaration before his death that he would serve the Bai family in the next life.

Gao Yuxing’s stiff shoulders slowly relaxed.

"As members of the Bai family army, when we enlisted, we already had the resolve to sacrifice for the people and Bai family, even when retired and healing!" Gao Yuxing choked to a point where he could hardly speak, "Once Bai family army... always Bai family army, and being able to return those bamboo slips recording the military movements means Wu Zhe... died for a worthy cause."

Externally, those bamboo slips were said to be returned by Ji Tingyu, but except for Bai Qingyan and Lu Ping... none of Bai Jinxiu, Bai Jintong, Bai Jinzhi knew they were actually returned by Wu Zhe.

Bai Qingyan gritted her teeth: "So, General Gao... you must live!"

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