After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine Chapter 57
The man placed the tea cup in his hand on the table, and when he raised his eyes again, they were tearful and red.
He stood up and knelt down heavily toward Huo Wujiu.
"General, this subordinate came late. I deserve to die!"
His voice was lowered with great effort, and as he knelt down, two beads of hot tears suddenly slipped from his eyes and dripped to the floor.
Huo Wujiu slowly closed his eyes.
"You're still alive?" His tone sounded calm, but his voice trembled slightly.
The man in front of him was Wei Kai, his lieutenant, who had been following him since he was at Yangguan.
This time, Wei Kai's troops were the first batch of advance troops to follow him across the river. When he was ambushed, and the reinforcements were cut off, the army split up, and Wei Kai brought up the rear for him. Since then, Huo Wujiu never heard from him again.
He never dared to hope that this person was still alive, and he never thought that he would see him alive in front of him one day.
Huo Wujiu looked calm, but his hand on the wheelchair tightly gripped the wooden armrest.
Wei Kai kneeled on the ground and wept, "This subordinate is still alive, but I'm ashamed to face you again, General!"
Huo Wujiu took a deep breath: "Get up and talk."
Wei Kai wiped a handful of tears and got up from the ground. He stood three steps away from Huo Wujiu, and then sobbed while attempting to step forward to face him.
Huo Wujiu slowly instructed, "Sit back down and wipe your tears clean."
Wei Kai had no choice but to stiffly move back.
He sat down at his original position at the tea table and wiped his eyes a few times before he could stop his tears.
Huo Wujiu lowered his eyes, unmovingly suppressing the heat that had risen in his eyes.
Perhaps it was because he had been detained in an enemy country for too long. He seemed to have been cut off from his original years with shining spears and armoured horses. He was born in the sands as a child, and soldiers and weapons were his hands and feet. He'd been steeling himself for revenge and quietly biding his time, but never thought that there would still be some strength left from the wounds of his severed limbs.
It was the feeling of something that belonged to him, slowly returning to its place.
This feeling could have driven people to tears, but Huo Wujiu had never been accustomed to shedding tears, let alone showing even a hint of fragility in front of people.
He lowered his eyes for a moment, and when he raised them again, there was only composure and calmness left in his eyes.
He asked, "How many people are left?"
Wei Kai swallowed the choke in his throat and whispered, "There are less than 20 men left. At that time, the battlefield was chaotic. Southern Jing's military forces only cared about catching you and bringing you back to receive rewards, so a few of my men hid among the piles of corpses and saved themselves. In recent days, I have thought of some ways to sneak our men into Lin'an City. Now, although we are few in number, we can be at your disposal at any time, General."
Huo Wujiu gave a muffled grunt.
Wei Kai continued, "After we entered the city, we tried every means to inquire about you. We learned that you were detained in the palace, and then heard no more news afterward. Until a few days ago... General, I have just learned that this Jingwang humiliated you... "
At this point, Wei Kai choked up again, unable to speak.
When Huo Wujiu raised his eyes at him, he saw Wei Kai, covering his face with one hand. He was about to start crying again, looking as if he had suffered some unprecedented shame and humiliation.
They had known each other from childhood. When Wei Kai was seriously injured, with broken arms and legs, he just gritted his teeth and carried on. He never saw him shed a tear. It was only until today that Huo Wujiu realized for the first time that his subordinate was also a man made of water.
He was somewhat speechless and said without mercy, "Control yourself."
Wei Kai gave a stifled sob in response.
Huo Wujiu sighed slowly.
"I wasn't insulted in any way. Don't have to take it to heart," he said.
"But General, your leg..."
"Didn't you bring someone here?" Huo Wujiu raised his eyes and glanced at him.
Wei Kai nodded repeatedly.
"I found this man outside Lin'an City. He is a highly skilled doctor, especially in treating injuries. He can heal withered bones and connect meridians. General, don't worry, he will definitely be able to cure you!"
Huo Wujiu responded with a hum. After a pause, he drawled awkwardly, "If Jingwang hadn't asked for medical treatment this time, you wouldn't have sneaked in so easily."
Wei Kai nodded repeatedly once more.
"After I found this doctor, I have been trying to find you at Jingwang Manor. But since the Jingwang Manor is heavily guarded and surrounded by people sent from the palace to monitor you, it's been impossible to find a chance."
Speaking of this, Wei Kai seemed to have determined a very important realization. He pressed one hand on the edge of the table, raised his eyes to Huo Wujiu and said firmly.
"General, it's considered this dog Jingwang's mistake that has allowed me a chance to save you. Grandpa Huo has taught me since I was young to know how to repay kindness. After this matter is completed, I will remember his grace today and leave his corpse intact!"
He looked firmly at Huo Wujiu, just waiting for a compliment from his unsmiling general, who had always been clear in his rewards and punishments.
However, he found that Huo Wujiu's face, which was already expressionless, gradually became colder and colder.
Wei Kai was at a loss for words.
Then he heard Huo Wujiu's words that were slowly squeezed out from the gap between his lips.
"I haven't seen you for months, but you're now better at deciding everything by yourself," he said.
Facing the ice-blade-like eyes of his own General, Wei Kai had a rough thought in mind.
He didn't do anything wrong that could cause such hatred from the General. It must be that Jingwang did something behind his General's back and tormented him to death!
Wei Kai clenched his teeth and compromised.
"Alright...if leaving his corpse intact isn't okay, then we can cut him to pieces, too. This subordinate is the best at it. Don't worry, General!"
The author has something to say: Real steel, straight man Wei Kai muttered in confusion: Why is the General getting more and more angry?
