Although Chu Huanyan guessed Wei Yan's identity as a woman, she didn't know who she was. When she heard this, she couldn't help but look back and forth between Lin Hu and Wei Yan.

It seems that there is indeed an intersection between Wei Yan and Lin Hu. Perhaps Lin Hu was the target deliberately chosen by Wei Yan from the beginning.

Lin Hu looked away, with a hint of guilt on his face, "Ms. Lin, it's not that this general refused to save me. At the beginning, I was tasked with spying on the bandits' hidden sentries. The most important thing was to destroy the bandits. How could I do it because of you?" One person... affected the plans.”

When talking about the latter part, Lin Hu's voice even sounded weak, but he turned his gaze back to Wei Yan.

The latter was still staring at him coldly. After hearing this, the sarcastic smile on his face became stronger.

"So, General Lin can calmly watch me being kidnapped, watching me being humiliated, and finally asking me to sacrifice my life to fulfill my reputation... Lin Hu, at that time, I was only thirteen years old!"

In the last sentence, Wei Yan had regained the tone of a woman, but it was not very soft, hoarse and sharp, as if filled with endless grievances.

She is the concubine of the Han family, Han Ling.

Although she has not been favored since she was a child and her status is not noble, fortunately, she has good looks. Although her father doesn't care about her very much, he probably wants to exchange her marriage for some benefits, so he doesn't care about facing her on weekdays. Too indifferent.

She originally thought that she could live like this normally until she got married, and then her father would choose a marriage for her, and live a stable life after getting married.

Unexpectedly, everything changed when she went to burn incense outside the city when she was thirteen years old.

She bumped into the bandits. It turned out that the bandits wanted to rob a noble lady from the imperial city, but it was such an unlucky coincidence that her carriage happened to be there when they took action.

She heard the exclamation and opened the curtain to check the situation. The bandits saw her and killed the coachman and took her away with him.

When she arrived at the bandits' den, she knew that if she wanted to stay safe, she had to make them feel that they could get a lot of benefits from her, so she lied and claimed that she was a noble girl. Under the temptation of gold and silver, the bandits did not touch her, but gave her one night to write a letter and asked her family to redeem her with one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Naturally, she couldn't write a letter. If the letter was sent to any high-ranking family at random, it would definitely cause an uproar. At that time, even if she could go back safely, she would probably bring her family to account and be held accountable.

And if she writes a letter back to her home, the bandits will know that the high status she talks about is false, and it is absolutely impossible for her family to spend 100,000 taels of silver to redeem her as a concubine.

So, she ran away.

Taking advantage of the darkness and when the bandits were drunk, she spent a lot of effort to escape from the cottage.

But the moment she left the cottage, she was discovered. She ran away in a panic, ignoring the wounds all over her body from branches. Just when she fell down the mountain, she saw Lin Hu hiding behind the bushes.

Before she could call for help, she was caught by the bandits coming from behind. Lin Hu obviously saw her, and even their eyes met, but Lin Hu did not rush out to save her, but watched helplessly as she was dragged. Returned to the village.

Everything was exposed, and she was humiliated that night. Even after those people insulted her, in order to use her to intimidate the real noble lady so that the ransom could be raised higher, they threw hot coals on her face and body. …

"When I was captured by the bandits, I thought you were just an ordinary person who was afraid of the bandits, so he hid in the mountains and forests and did not dare to show his face. But when dawn was about to dawn, countless officers and soldiers rushed to the mountain stronghold, and I realized that you turned out to be General Danyue, when I surrendered the bandits, you volunteered to observe the enemy's situation, and because I escaped from the mountain stronghold and was pursued by the bandits, you clearly saw the distribution of hidden posts. Since then, General Lin has made his first mission since joining the army. Credit. And I..."

Han Ling's eyes were like a knife, slashing Lin Hu's body one after another.

"My appearance was ruined, my innocence was lost, and I could only be forced to commit suicide to save the family's reputation. If my brother hadn't been so intolerant, he helped me hide it from my parents and allowed me to survive quietly. Now I would be afraid that even my bones would be gone. It was bitten by insects, eaten by ants, and turned into rotten soil!”

Lin Hu's heart trembled at the sight and he couldn't help but take a step back.

"I, I... was helpless at the time. It's not that I didn't want to save you, but once I rescued you, all the plans would be exposed. If those bandits are not eliminated, more people will die in their hands."

"Their life is their life, isn't my life?" Han Ling's eyes seemed to be ignited by hatred. He raised his hand and fiercely took off the human skin mask on his face, revealing his face covered with scars.

"I have known since I was a child that I have no capital, whether it is birth, talent, education, or even my father's favor. The only thing I have is this face. Even if I can only be used as a chess piece in the end to pave the way for my father through marriage, I was willing, because I just wanted to live peacefully. But when I came home with a bloody face, and my father turned away after just one glance, I knew everything was over!"

"Lin Hu, if you are just an ordinary person, I can't blame you, but you are a Danyue soldier. Isn't our duty to protect our country and the people? Am I not a common person that you need to protect?"

"Just because I'm just a human being, do I deserve to be given up? Just because I'm just a woman, do I deserve to die. Obviously I have done nothing wrong, but everyone regards me as a shame. Obviously I want peace so much. I live a stable life, but even my closest relatives tell me with their disgusted eyes that I no longer deserve to live, why should I!"

Han Ling's eyes were scarlet, and with the scars all over his face, he looked particularly shocking. Everywhere he looked, it seemed as if a fire had been lit, burning everything clean.

Lin Hu no longer dared to look at Han Ling amid these questionings.

Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi stood aside in silence. None of them could interrupt Han Ling at this time.

But at this point, some things still have to be discussed.

After a long silence, Han Ling took a deep breath and turned to look at Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jinzhi.

"I know what you want to say. Yes, I do just want to avenge my brother. He is the only person in this world who is good to me. He has concealed his identity for me and helped me secretly all these years. He knows that I am afraid of being raped. He recognized me and knew that I didn’t want to bear the scars all over my face, so he sent someone to teach me how to disguise myself. He knew that I was worried and worried, so he sent trustworthy guards to me one after another, even with their monthly salary. Almost half of it was delivered to me.”

When Han Yang was mentioned, Han Ling's eyes finally showed a gentle look, but the next moment, the gentleness was like morning mist and dew, dissipating in an instant, replaced by bitter hatred.

"When I learned that he went to Guiyang Mountain, I began to hope that he would come back, but I didn't expect that what I waited for in the end was a last letter. He is such a good person, why should he die for others, even if it is him? Not even willingly!”

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