Chapter 747: Destiny Determined by Heaven and Human Effort

The orange firelight reflected on her face, plating it with a layer of warm light, making her look truly like a fresh and lovely girl next door.

She was actually sitting sideways facing He Lingchuan, only letting him see the intact half of her face.

Of course, this fool didn't notice this little bit of scheming at all.

She took out a pork sausage and roasted it over the fire.

This was the signature of the restaurant at the foot of the mountain; the fat-to-lean ratio of the fragrant pork used for the sausage was three to seven, with a little starch and pear wine added, not only fragrant when roasted, but also chewy and mellow, with the refreshing taste of fruit.

"What we are doing is just icing on the cake. This newly formed team of yours needs something else more than this."

"Oh? What is it?"

Sun Fuling grabbed a carrot and took a bite, crunch: "You are the Commander, you tell me."

He Lingchuan rubbed his nose and smiled without saying a word.

Yes, this army that had just been pulled together in Yuheng City needed a victory most right now.

The confidence of an army is built in one victory after another.

But the timing right now wasn't very suitable; less than thirty percent of the soldiers had been on the battlefield.

Having said that, war always comes suddenly; how could it wait for you to be truly prepared?

"You don't seem very happy?" Sun Fuling was very sharp. "You were just promoted to Commander. Did something happen?"

He Lingchuan's heart stirred, turning over a few thoughts, and suddenly asked her: "Do you think that mortals' destiny is truly determined by heaven?"

Sun Fuling didn't hesitate: "I only believe in human effort."

"Why?"

"If destiny were determined by heaven, then how desperate would people like you and me, and the people in Panlongcheng, be?" She said the word 'desperate', but her face didn't show a trace of despair, but rather extreme firmness. "So-called destiny shouldn't be decided by others, or even by heaven's will."

Her firmness was natural, without a trace of affectation. He Lingchuan saw it clearly; she spoke from the heart.

"Compared to General Hong and the gods, who is more powerful?"

"Gods?" Sun Fuling wondered. "Can human power be comparable to gods?"

"Oh, I didn't make myself clear," He Lingchuan added. "The clones sent down by Heavenly Gods, compared to General Hong, who is more formidable?"

"Which Heavenly God?" She was very rigorous.

"For example... the Hundred Battles Heavenly God?"

He had seen the statue of the Hundred Battles Heavenly God in the Hall of Worship, and later the Hundred Battles Heavenly God descended onto Lu Shishi, chasing him and Zhu Xiuer all over the place.

Just hearing the name, he knew this one was fierce in battle.

"One of the thirty-six righteous gods of Lingxu?"

"Correct."

Sun Fuling rested her chin on her hand, thinking for a long while: "I think General Hong would still win."

He Lingchuan stared at her: "Why?"

"General Hong's power doesn't stop at combat strength," Sun Fuling didn't seem to notice his gaze. "Of course, this is just my personal speculation, and also my hope."

She sighed lightly: "If General Hong could defeat all the Heavenly God clones, how good would that be?"

"All?"

"That way, Commander Zhong wouldn't have to rack his brains, and Panlongcheng wouldn't have to be trapped in a corner."

He Lingchuan looked up at the stars in the sky: "Having said that, I still don't know Commander Zhong's wish, or rather, his goal."

The Panlong Wasteland and Yuheng City under Zhong Shengguang's rule could let the military and civilians live in a muddled way, but he himself must have a clear belief.

He Lingchuan remembered the ins and outs of this three-piece set on him; Zhong Shengguang witnessed the tragic end of the Yuan Nation and still insisted on taking over; what was the goal?

"Eh?" Sun Fuling blinked. "Isn't it to guard the land and give the Xiluo people a piece of heaven and earth?"

"More than that, right?" He Lingchuan pointed west. "Otherwise, how could a mere Yin River stop us from conquering the Jin Tao Nation?"

Zhong Shengguang and Mitian didn't want to lead the army back to their country.

"Is Commander Zhong's goal very important?"

"Of course, this is key to how we build Yuheng City," He Lingchuan stretched. "Time is tight, and the task is heavy."

"Don't worry," Sun Fuling comforted him. "I think, whatever you do, everything will go smoothly, as if helped by gods!"

"Whatever you do..." He Lingchuan was overjoyed. "You really think so?"

He indeed had important tasks to handle right now, but they were in reality.

She nodded with a smile.

"Good, good, I accept your auspicious words!" He Lingchuan exhaled lightly, murmuring, "It must go smoothly."

Just then, a flapping sound came from mid-air.

Immediately after, a figure landed on a branch beside Sun Fuling.

It was that peregrine falcon.

"Thanks to you lighting the fire for illumination," the falcon flapped its wings, and sparks flew from the stove. "It's really dark on this mountain."

Its night vision was poor.

"Any intelligence?"

"Lu Qing asked me to deliver a message: the Lu Family Gang and the Qiu Hua Pirates have both had quite a few people leave yesterday and today, leaving by boat."

Lu Qing was the bandit He Lingchuan caught on the way. They robbed the trade route, but were caught by the Great Wind Army; more than half died, the tough ones were gone, and a few were thrown into the mines to work.

And this Lu Qing, under He Lingchuan's "persuasion," repented and decided to go undercover for them in Longchuan.

His bandit gang had been broken up, and after going back, he could only find another force to join.

It was a pity that this guy and his original bandit gang were all low-level characters in Longchuan; after going back this time, they couldn't join the big gangs and could only change to a small group on the periphery to do odd jobs.

The only advantage He Lingchuan saw in him was that he was meticulous and could always observe many details.

For example, this time, the undercover agent sent by Yuheng City to Longchuan hadn't sent back news, but he had made a discovery first.

He Lingchuan turned the chestnut over: "Be precise, how many people?"

"More than a hundred have left; I couldn't count them exactly. People from other two or three bandit gangs seem to have left some as well; it doesn't look as noisy as before," the falcon scratched behind its ear with its claw. "They left in these two days."

"In which direction?" Leaving by boat, they weren't going to rob the trade route.

"Lu Qing followed a few of them for a short distance, but was afraid of being discovered and didn't dare to follow anymore, but these people were sailing north, and were fully armed."

"Heading north." He Lingchuan and Sun Fuling looked at each other, and she gestured toward the lights of Yuheng City in front of them.

"Coming here?"

"Lu Qing isn't sure, anyway they are heading north in Longchuan."

Sun Fuling picked up the plum meat and fed it to the falcon piece by piece: "Thank you for your hard work."

He Lingchuan gave the falcon two looks, but it still stood on the branch with an air of self-importance; he couldn't help it: "Don't you have anywhere else to go?" Why manufacture noise and feather dander here?

"I live on the mountain in the first place!" The falcon swallowed another piece of plum meat from Sun Fuling's slender fingers.

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