General to the Battlefield, Lady with a Broken Heart

“Lady Miaoming, deliver these meals to Commander Luo.”

The kitchen auntie called out to Long Miaoming, who was still struggling with her needlework outside, and handed her a steaming food box.

Long Miaoming responded and picked up the box to deliver it to Luo Bai’s study.

Usually at this time, Luo Bai would be in the study reading military tactics and analyzing the situation at the front lines.

But today, Luo Bai did not seem to be in the study.

Long Miaoming searched several times but did not see a single trace of him.

“Hey, where is Beautiful Brother?”

Long Miaoming pulled aside a passing pageboy and asked.

“Commander Luo is currently in the council hall discussing matters with the generals.”

The pageboy clearly knew who the “Beautiful Brother” she referred to was, as she called him that even in front of others.

Having no choice, Long Miaoming ran to the council hall.

Before even entering the door, she could hear the generals arguing inside.

“That b*llshit Alliance Leader is clearly making things difficult for us.”

“We only have a hundred thousand men, while Huaian City has a garrison of three hundred thousand!”

“What is the difference between this and sending us to our deaths!”

Luo Bai sat in the high seat, remaining silent the entire time.

“Big Brother, how about… we rebel?”

Another general spoke; it was Sun Ziyue, who had been taken down by Long Miaoming’s cooking.

He still looked a bit weak, lacking his usual vigor even while saying such bold words.

As it turned out, Sun Ziyue’s words quickly gained the approval of the other generals, and they all began to respond in turn.

“Correct, rebel against that b*llshit Alliance Leader.”

“I have been tired of him for a long time; he makes things difficult for us at every turn.”

“Overthrow him, and you will be the new Alliance Leader!”

Luo Bai’s brow furrowed even tighter, and he tapped the table in frustration.

“Quiet down.”

Luo Bai sighed.

To be honest, he really did want to rebel now.

More than half of the rebel territory had been taken by him; he was the primary contributor in both name and reality.

However, just as the world was about to be pacified, not only did he receive no reward, but the high-ranking members of the rebel army were actually attempting to kill the donkey once the grinding was done.

But he could not rebel yet…

He was a commander.

Because he was a regular on the battlefield, Luo Bai understood that things changed rapidly.

The Heavenly Dynasty also had generals with unpredictable and god-like command abilities.

If things were left to that group of useless people who only knew how to fight for power…

He feared the country they had finally secured would be handed right back.

If he truly broke away from the Rebel Alliance now, the final result would undoubtedly be the failure of the uprising, and all of them would end up on the executioner’s block.

“Oh, Big Brother, what on earth are you hesitating for?”

Another general with a more fiery temper spoke.

“They have already bullied us to this extent; how can we continue to endure it?”

Luo Bai frowned, and just as he was about to speak, he looked up.

He saw Long Miaoming outside the door, hesitating about whether to come in.

“This matter is no longer up for discussion. Go and muster the troops.”

Luo Bai spoke, and the faces of the generals were filled with disappointment.

But there was nothing they could do; in this camp, Luo Bai was the one whose word truly mattered.

Long Miaoming watched as the generals all left with dejected looks.

Only Sun Ziyue smiled at her as he passed by.

Long Miaoming grabbed his sleeve.

“What… happened to you all?”

Long Miaoming asked curiously.

Sun Ziyue opened his mouth, and just as he was about to explain the cause and effect, he heard Luo Bai’s somewhat unhappy voice.

“General Sun!”

Sun Ziyue’s mouth twitched.

“Forget it, let Big Brother tell you himself.”

Sun Ziyue shook his head and left as well.

Seriously, how inexplicable.

Long Miaoming thought to herself.

Entering the council hall, she took out the food from the box.

Luo Bai casually began to eat at the table in the hall.

However, from his appearance, he did not seem prepared to tell her anything.

Although she was curious, Long Miaoming did not ask.

“Girl, I may have to go away for a while soon.”

While Long Miaoming was clearing the dishes after he finished eating, Luo Bai suddenly said those words.

“Where are you going?”

Long Miaoming asked casually.

“To go to war. At least three months, at most a year.”

Long Miaoming’s body stiffened as she was tidying up.

“Is that so…”

Luo Bai saw the girl’s small frame and felt a bit of pity.

Just as he was about to try and comfort her, he heard her next sentence.

“A war? I want to go too.”

“Nonsense!”

Hearing her say she wanted to go nearly gave Luo Bai a cold sweat.

He scolded her on the spot.

“I am not talking nonsense…”

Long Miaoming looked at him, acting a bit pitiful.

In case of any accident, she could take Luo Bai and flee for his life.

In any case, a divine dragon would surely run faster than a human.

Luo Bai seemed to realize his tone was a bit harsh and tried his best to make his smile gentler.

“It is alright, girl. Do not worry about me; I have some means of self-protection.”

“But…”

“There are no ‘buts’; the battlefield is too dangerous.”

Luo Bai looked at Long Miaoming.

“Be good, wait for me to come back…”

Long Miaoming threw the chopsticks into the food box with great force.

Luo Bai could clearly hear the sound of the chopsticks cracking the bowl.

“Stupid brother, go to h*ll! I won’t care about you at all!”

Long Miaoming’s eyes were red.

After saying that, she turned and ran away, leaving Luo Bai sitting awkwardly alone in the council hall.

Long Miaoming sat alone by the fish pond, watching the carp swim back and forth.

“Stupid brother, bad brother…”

She picked up a small pebble and threw it in.

The ripples scared the once-relaxed fish into scattering in all directions.

Long Miaoming lowered her head in disappointment.

She did not understand why she had such a strong emotional reaction to Luo Bai going off to war.

Clearly, she had just come here to play.

But sometimes, those who come to play find themselves unexpectedly sinking into the mire, unable to pull themselves out.

“Forget it, let’s go back.”

Long Miaoming sighed.

She assumed the Beautiful Brother was currently looking everywhere for her.

She shouldn’t be so unreasonable.

“Miaoming, why are you still here?”

A voice suddenly rang out.

Long Miaoming looked toward the sound; it was the older sister who taught her needlework.

“Commander Luo is about to depart for the campaign. Aren’t you going to see him off?”

“What? Beautiful Brother is leaving now!”

Long Miaoming looked at the older sister.

“Yes. Did Commander Luo not tell you? He is leaving at the hour of the sheep.”

The older sister gave her a strange look, but before she could speak further, Long Miaoming thrust the food box into her arms and ran toward the main gate.

The older sister’s voice trailed behind her.

“Miaoming, why are you running so fast? Do you not want your food box anymore…”