Chapter 321: Discovering a secret? Turns out you're doing this kind of deal?

On the battlefield.

The wind kept rolling up ripples.

It blew on the girl who was already covered in blood yet dried out.

The girl was the only person on this battlefield who had just been talking with Gu Lie.

Of course, after that, the battlefield had one less tale of this heroine.

The girl's name was Li Qingya, and she originally lived in a warm family.

Her father and grandfather were both soldiers.

They spent their lives serving the dynasty.

No matter the effort, they spared nothing.

Their family had a younger brother.

Li Qingya's younger brother also served as a soldier, his ability was decent, and he was stationed near the imperial residence to protect it.

This time she did not follow the mission together with Qin Gu; instead, she followed the dynasty's imperial lord.

Li Qingya, however, was dispatched to the front.

She was actually excited.

After years of training, she could finally learn her situation in this battle.

She could adjust, maintaining excellent combat ability.

Incidentally, she wrote it up as a log and released it.

But who would have thought, this became his nightmare.

Endless nightmares,

The time came when Li Qingya stepped into this place.

This place turned into an abyss.

When she arrived here, she saw countless corpses, and the blood of her companions already.

Red filled his eyes.

Of course, this is what happened later.

Returning to this moment, Li Qingya's thread.

Li Qingya came to the rear of the battlefield, and she saw the person she most wanted to see, Qin Gu.

She wanted to shout, but the voice in her throat choked.

She looked at Qin Gu, and his expression went from cloudy to overcast.

It wasn't that she disliked him, nor was she overly happy.

She always felt something strange, especially upon seeing Qin Gu in that instant, feeling even more bizarre.

He had seen Qin Gu before, but that was five years ago.

At that time, he was still immature.

In his gaze were only civilians and soldiers, and his smile was even more gentle.

Compared to the present Qin Gu, his smile carried deep meaning.

It was like a monster in the abyss, filled with profundity.

At any time and place, it could possibly drag him into the abyss.

Seeing this scene, Li Qingya felt nothing but strangeness.

She would not doubt Qin Gu, after all… many people know and are familiar with Qin Gu.

But why did only she notice the abnormality while no one else did?

Li Qingya said it was impossible.

She didn't think too much, and continued to handle the task at hand.

When she first entered, the female soldiers were assigned to treat the wounded.

Bandaging the wounded, in fact, had been practiced during training—how to heal wounds with the lowest cost and means.

And their clothing was especially particular.

From where to start tearing, a strip could be torn off.

Yes, these were all prepared by someone, specially made clothes that could be used for combat and treatment.

Of course, those made with special materials would not easily burn or be damaged.

These are not the point.

The point is, Li Qingya was assigned to the rear to provide assistance.

But the further back she went, the more she felt things were strange.

Those soldiers would be fine, then suddenly become severe; those patients who had been healed would, at some moment, become completely severe.

Then their lives would be in critical danger, yet no other cause could be found.

One could only treat it as if nothing had happened.

Yes, with no source, where should one even check?

Later on, Li Qingya began to undertake more treatment.

Those soldiers kept flowing through her hands, like an assembly line.

Even with expensive medicines, the severe cases could not be saved; each one was like that.

Li Qingya began to doubt life; just when she was puzzled, she suddenly felt something was off.

There was a patient with only a minor abrasion, yet his wound began to worsen.

To be precise, the wound became utterly foul, like an abscess oozing pus, and the skin rippled in waves before falling to the ground.

It is truly astonishing.

I never expected that something would actually have such a reaction.

Could it be an illusion?

Just as Li Qingya was wondering.

Yet she never expected that an accident would befall her.

The wounds she treated, whether on others or on herself, began to turn white.

The skin became dry and brittle like twigs, beginning to fall off.

They fell in fragments onto the ground, with no way to piece them together.

Li Qingya found a treatment method, but... she could treat herself, yet could not treat those patients.

The patients continued to be tormented by the illness.

Later, due to the heavy casualties, Li Qingya and her sisters were also assigned to the front lines.

Everyone understood each other without words.

But whoever was assigned each time was easily crushed.

It was impossible to leak the information.

Even if the information was written on something, it would gradually disappear for other reasons.

You might ask why?

Li Qingya actually didn't know either.

Li Qingya looked at the familiar people and constantly told them to be careful.

Hope they return safely.

Others joked: 'Hey hey, don't talk about us, Qingya you also need to protect yourself; don't wait until we all come back and you're still not here.'

Qingyao shook her head with a smile: 'Rest assured, I'm clever and lively; I definitely won't fail to return.'

'Really? You'd better not go back on your word.'

Li Qingya quickly nodded, pointing at herself: 'You still owe me a meal; even for that meal I'll crawl back.'

'Okay okay, promise accepted; don't play the rascal.'

'You're treating me; why would I act like a rascal? I'm actually afraid you'll act like a rascal and not come back.'

'No way.' Another person also joined the conversation, leaning in to continue: 'She cherishes money; if she agrees to you, your relationship must be deep.'

'For people like us, we can only drink the northwest wind.'

The girl conversing with Li Qingya quickly disagreed.

Good grief, she didn't like hearing that.

What does 'drinking the northwest wind' mean?

Is she really that stingy?

No... it seems she does.

Li Qingya heard their conversation and couldn't help laughing: 'Ay ay, it's fine; when the time comes you also come, I'll have her treat.'

'Where can I go? I have to treat everyone together.'

'No... you guys are too much... this is my money! *sob sob sob*'

'Hahaha, don't worry, we'll leave you some leftover rations.'

Another person, patting his chest, promised.

Everyone burst into laughter and chatter.

They completely forgot that they had to go to the battlefield.

It wasn't that they truly forgot; rather, the battle was too dangerous, and they joked just to ease the mood.

Of course, they were all smiling on the surface.

But inside, tension and anticipation were about to overflow.

Immediately, fear was still present.

They were truly afraid, afraid that they would become those soldiers, turning into desiccated corpses.

But they were also very eager.

They looked forward to seeing what the battlefield was really like.

Why do so many people long for it, yet they don't want war to happen again?

But the further on, the more they regretted.

The battlefield was too brutal and cold.

Countless chills swept over their bodies……(End of chapter)