The Place Where I First Met You

The willows are green in late spring.

The ancient capital city, once a land of poetry and painting in the writings of various literati, is now covered in the smoke of war.

Long Miaoming, curled up by the roadside, carefully pulled up the cloth wrapped around her head.

She obscured her pair of dragon horns to avoid being discovered.

People say the capital is a sight to behold with white water surrounding the city, referring to the vast Bai River outside.

Long Miaoming’s father is the Dragon King of the Bai River.

And Long Miaoming is the little princess of the Bai River.

“Bad people!”

Long Miaoming spoke softly.

She watched the neat ranks of rebel soldiers marching past her.

Although they had not committed arson, murder, or plunder as the rumors suggested after entering the city, she still hated them.

In the past, poets would come from all over to recite verses for the river water.

Although she was not the spirit of the Bai River, she loved that feeling.

But now, they had all fled.

When encountering such things, people only regret not having more legs to run away with.

How could they have the mood to stay and compose poetry?

However, this was Long Miaoming’s only daily entertainment.

And now, it was gone…

Having lost her entertainment, Long Miaoming felt very uncomfortable.

She jumped out of the water in a huff, wanting to settle the score with the culprit.

Then…

Long Miaoming felt she was truly a useless dragon.

As the next Dragon King of the Bai River, she was actually frightened by the clashing of mortal weapons.

She originally thought that as long as she revealed her true form, she could scare these outsiders into wetting their pants.

But the reality was…

It was hilarious; she did not even dare to show her head.

Long Miaoming felt a bit wronged.

Her whole dragon self appeared withered.

She tugged at the thin clothes she had manifested.

She had run away from home.

If she went back now, she would surely get a beating from her father.

As expected, she still did not dare go back.

“Wooo, I want to go home.”

Long Miaoming felt even more wronged, letting out a low voice.

Luo Bai stood where he was.

He had already spotted the pitiful girl curled up by the road.

Subconsciously, Luo Bai took Long Miaoming for a child unfortunate enough to be caught in the siege.

He felt a bit of guilt in his heart.

He was the commander in chief of this siege and the leader of the rebels.

Though barely twenty, he already commanded over a hundred thousand armored troops.

He was a famous figure among the various heroes of the dynasty.

In this siege, he had done his best to protect the civilians in the city.

But war, how could it be without casualties?

With a sigh, Luo Bai eventually felt a touch of compassion.

He took off his war cloak and walked toward Long Miaoming.

At this time, Long Miaoming was staring sadly at the ground.

Suddenly, a red cloak covered her head.

Long Miaoming scrambled in a flurry and pulled the red cloak down.

What entered her sight was Luo Bai’s somewhat cold face.

‘So beautiful…’

These words instinctively popped into her mind.

She felt her heart skip a beat.

But she quickly shook her small head to cast the thought aside.

Even though she had not felt that heart racing sensation once in her sixteen hundred years of life.

But she did not know the man in front of her.

It was undeniable that Luo Bai was indeed very good looking.

But it was not a masculine kind of handsomeness.

It was more akin to the beauty of a woman.

With willow eyebrows and moon like eyes, and soul stirring crimson lips.

Even without makeup, he would overshadow others.

If not for the obvious Adam’s apple and flat chest, Long Miaoming almost would have mistaken him for a beautiful older sister.

It seemed he was a beautiful older brother.

“Follow me.”

Luo Bai only glanced at Long Miaoming and spoke casually.

The spineless Long Miaoming stood up as if possessed.

She followed behind him just like that.

By the time she snapped out of it, they had already stopped in front of the target building.

The originally grand and towering City Lord’s Manor had now become the rebel headquarters.

The original City Lord had long since fled with his treasures and family at the start of the war.

As for the survival of the city or the lives of the people, those were not in his considerations.

“Commander Luo!”

The rebel soldiers guarding the gate saluted immediately upon seeing Luo Bai.

Luo Bai nodded and pointed to Long Miaoming behind him.

“Find a maid and have her take this girl to bathe and change clothes.”

“Get her something to eat, and then bring her to see me.”

Luo Bai instructed.

“Yes.”

Looking at the situation, Long Miaoming noticed that the rebel soldiers seemed to respect the beautiful brother.

They spoke with great deference.

Suddenly, she froze.

According to the conversation just now…

Wasn’t the beautiful brother who brought her back the culprit she was looking for?

D*mn it, everything her mother said was right.

Good looking people are all bad.

Especially this beautiful brother, the leader of the villains.

Soon, a maid came and took Long Miaoming to change clothes.

“This little girl is so pretty, why are you wearing such an ugly hat?”

The maid reached out, seemingly wanting to take off the cloth on Long Miaoming’s head.

Long Miaoming’s pupils shrank.

She immediately reached out to protect the cloth bundle on her head.

This gave the maid a fright, and her legs went weak as she knelt directly.

“This servant did not know, please forgive me, Great One.”

“Uh…”

Long Miaoming was a bit dazed.

Did she say something?

She did not think she said anything.

“That, Sister, you should go out first…”

Long Miaoming said hesitantly.

“I can handle bathing and changing by myself.”

The maid seemed to have realized something.

The person before her was not the spoiled young lady who used to whip servants at every turn.

However, the servant nature ingrained in her bones still made her kneel and beg for mercy.

Though the misunderstanding was cleared, the maid was incredibly embarrassed.

She could only nod respectfully before walking out.

Seeing the maid finally leave, Long Miaoming breathed a sigh of relief.

She took off the cloth covering her horns.

With a shake of her body, her clothes disappeared.

She jumped into the bathtub full of water with a splash.

The water temperature was just right.

She buried her small face in the water and lay down comfortably.

As expected, compared to being on land, she still preferred staying in the water.

“Commander Luo!”

The arriving general seemed out of breath.

Luo Bai, who was reading a book on military strategy, looked up.

“Well? Was the person caught?”

“Caught.”

The general revealed a smile and gestured toward the door.

“Bring them in!”

Immediately, several soldiers escorted a string of people into the room.

There were those dressed as carriage drivers and followers.

Beside them was a very glamorous woman whose face was now deathly pale.

Luo Bai only gave a casual glance at the people in the hall.

He looked back at his military book.

“Except for the City Lord, everyone else can go.”

Luo Bai’s voice remained calm and indifferent.

The scene in the hall became rather interesting.

Everyone first doubted if they had misheard.

Then the general roared, “Except for the City Lord, the rest of you get the h*ll out!”

Everyone heard clearly and scrambled to run out the door.

One man, who appeared pudgy and short and was dressed in servant’s clothes, tried to blend in.

But just as he was about to step over the threshold, he was shoved back.

He landed on his b*tt and could not get up.

He struggled to stand and tried to run again.

But this time the general reached out and pulled him back.

“Hey, where do you think you’re going?”

The fat servant landed on his b*tt again and turned to kneel toward Luo Bai.

“Great One, I really am not the City Lord.”

“Did I say you were the City Lord?”

The fat servant froze.

Then his lips began to tremble uncontrollably.

Luo Bai’s eyes never left the military book.

He did not even look at the person kneeling below.

“Commander Luo, what should we do?”

The general looked at Luo Bai.

“The usual rules; drag him to the vegetable market entrance and behead him.”

“Yes!”

The general grinned.

When it came to using his brain, he was truly no good.

But when it came to beheading people, he was a professional.

Luo Bai’s expression did not change at all.

It was as if he had just mentioned something trivial.

The fat City Lord’s face changed completely.

“Great One, I have money, I can buy my life, I can…”

The fat City Lord was dragged away while struggling.

Luo Bai continued to read his book quietly.

After only a short moment, another voice could be heard from far away.

“Report, Commander Luo.”

The lieutenant must have run over; he was still panting heavily.

“What is it?”

Luo Bai looked at him with confusion.

“An urgent letter from the Alliance Leader.”

“We are ordered to transfer to the Eastern Route Army to attack the eastern cities.”

“Hm?!”

Luo Bai walked down and took the bamboo slip to read.

After a while, he slammed it onto the ground.

“The old fox has a good plan.”

Luo Bai’s expression turned grim.

“Supporting his own son to attack the western line while making us attack the eastern line.”

“It’s clearly an attempt to use the enemy’s hands to exhaust us.”

The lieutenant had a face full of indignation.

“Commander Luo, what should we do?”

Luo Bai slowly sat back in his seat.

“How much is left in the city’s granary?”

“It should be enough to last us for three months.”

The lieutenant answered despite his confusion.

“Take one month’s worth of rations.”

“Distribute all the rest to the citizens of the city.”

“Ah, this, Commander Luo…”

The lieutenant found it hard to believe.

He did not understand why they would give away the secured grain.

In such chaotic times, food was the prerequisite for recruiting soldiers.

“No need to ask further; just do it.”

That was Luo Bai’s answer.

The lieutenant had no choice but to take the order.

As he went out, he happened to run into Long Miaoming, who had just finished bathing and changing.