Chapter 1457: Chapter 1458: No one can touch it except him!
An Jing noticed that Ye Zhi’s smile was somewhat forced, and sighed, "You’ll get used to it over time."
In fact, the moment she entered Jingye City and saw the ground littered with corpses, she too felt uncomfortable, but there was no choice; if you don’t kill the enemy, the enemy will kill you.
That’s just how war is.
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Xiao Changyi, An Jing, and several leading generals sat atop the city tower of Jingye City, while below the tower, inside the city, sat the soldiers who were not on guard duty or patrol. There were indeed many people, and even though the city was brightly lit, from the tower looking down, it was a sea of dark heads, feeling like a crowd of people.
Everyone had good wine and food in front of them.
After a great victory, it’s fitting to celebrate and reward all the soldiers, and as the feast began, Xiao Changyi picked up a bowl of wine, stood up, and instead of first toasting all the soldiers, he solemnly toasted the over a thousand soldiers who sacrificed their lives today.
The atmosphere instantly became solemn and respectful.
The soldiers sitting inside the city, the leading generals sitting atop the tower, including An Jing, all had serious expressions at once. No one laughed or talked casually anymore; everyone remained silent for the over a thousand soldiers who had perished.
Everyone came here putting life and death aside. To die for the country, they are honored!
After Xiao Changyi toasted to those over a thousand soldiers, he poured himself another bowl of wine, raised it to the soldiers sitting below the tower, and only after drinking this cup with all the soldiers did the celebration begin.
Although there was no singing and dancing, the celebration was extremely lively.
Initially, Ye Zhi and the women soldiers felt somewhat oppressed, but as the celebration got underway, drinking with everyone made them quickly shed their inhibitions, engaging in drinking contests boldly and freely.
Ye Zhi felt that drinking after taking a sobering pill wasn’t as enjoyable, so she didn’t take one and joined in a hearty drinking spree with everyone.
Gong Juechen again sat down beside Ye Zhi, and everyone was already used to the ambiguous relationship between Gong Juechen and Ye Zhi, so now no one said anything.
Yet Ye Zhi was very reluctant to have Gong Juechen sit beside her, but couldn’t withstand Gong Juechen’s thick skin. She tried to chase him away, but he wouldn’t leave, insisting on sitting next to her.
Seeing Ye Zhi not taking the sobering pill, Gong Juechen intended to persuade Ye Zhi to drink less; otherwise, when she sobered up, she’d surely have a terrible headache. However, he could also see that Ye Zhi wanted to get thoroughly drunk.
So, Gong Juechen didn’t dissuade her and let Ye Zhi drink like a man among men with others.
Of course, if Ye Zhi was about to have any physical contact with another man, he would immediately intervene to prevent it.
One could say Gong Juechen was kept very busy.
Because both Ye Zhi and the women soldiers stood out in this battle, the male soldiers took turns to toast Ye Zhi and the women soldiers. Gong Juechen found it bothersome but couldn’t chase the male soldiers away or prevent them from toasting Ye Zhi.
In other words, Gong Juechen was busy keeping watch, watching Ye Zhi, afraid she’d have any contact with other men.
Ye Zhi was his; except for him, no one else could touch her!
An Jing sat atop the tower, watching Gong Juechen’s possessive and jealous vigil over Ye Zhi’s drinking with the male soldiers. She found it amusing, yet also felt that Gong Juechen truly liked Ye Zhi.
At the same time, she was deeply worried.
Unconsciously, An Jing looked towards her husband, seeing that even though he was expressionless, his gaze was also on Gong Juechen. She sighed inwardly.
She murmured in her heart, "Gong Juechen, oh Gong Juechen, how much more worry will you cause us..."