Rebirth of a Star General (Legend of the Female General)

Chapter 86: Do You Like Me?

The moon was bright, and the dew glistened like silver. The wilderness was clear and open. The campfire cast a warm glow, creating an atmosphere of elegance and nobility. The new recruits lowered their heads to enjoy food and drink, while they raised their heads to converse under the moonlight, forming a unique scene in the Liangzhou Garrison.

Occasional sparks flew with the autumn breeze, making people worried if they might catch their clothes on fire. However, those sparks quickly turned into embers, accompanied by quiet sobs.

Sobbing, Xiao Mai said, "I've forgotten what my parents looked like..."

"I have it worse," Wang Ba stated expressionlessly, "I was born without ever seeing my parents."

He Yan:"......" She raised her hand and took a big sip of alcohol, trying to calm herself down.

Originally, it was meant to comfort her, but now it had turned into a comparison of who had it worse. While the other new recruits were enjoying themselves with laughter, it was a gloomy scene for their group.

Watching Xiao Mai and Wang Ba sobbing while holding their heads, and seeing Jiang Jiao, the young master of the Jiang family, drinking alone with red eyes, He Yan had no words. She didn't even know who was comforting whom.

Huang Xiong gave her a glance and said, "Little Brother He, my friend, you can handle your liquor pretty well, huh?"

He Yan was taken aback, looking at herself. Unknowingly, she had already finished her third bowl. She didn't know how well the original Miss He could handle alcohol, but the delicate Miss He would probably never have touched such a strong, pungent liquor from a chipped bowl. Yet, as for the previous Flying Phoenix General, this was very familiar.

When it was cold, when she felt fear, when her mood was troubled, when she was hungry, as long as there was alcohol on hand, it could temporarily fend off difficult times. Alcohol could dispel the cold, strengthen one's resolve, fill an empty stomach, and drown sorrows.

During her time in Shuo Jing, she abstained from alcohol to avoid revealing her identity and feared that she might inadvertently reveal her secret. But within the Fuyue Army, in Mo County, she had gradually developed the habit of drinking. She had even developed a considerable tolerance, out-drinking all the young soldiers in the camp. Sometimes, celebrating victories, she would be the last one sober at the banquet.

This was probably what they referred to as "Dugu Qiubai*."
* character reference

What surprised her was Shitou. She had thought that Shitou, who had grown up in the mountains, looking sturdy and robust, would have a good tolerance for alcohol. However, after only half a cup, he fell back, sound asleep. He was drunk?

The remaining half cup was taken by his younger brother, Xiao Mai, who accompanied Wang Ba in toasting, "Who would have thought that we, as people who have fallen to the ends of the earth, would become one family. From now on, we're all in this together." After saying that, he emptied the cup and, like his older brother, laid down flat on his back, drunk.

He Yan: "...They really are true brothers."

Without his drinking buddy, Wang Ba went to put his arm around Jiang Jiao's shoulder, handing him a skewer of roasted rabbit meat. "Don't just drink in silence. Come on, eat some meat. If your fiancée didn't choose you, it means you weren't fated to be together," he offered, speaking words of wisdom for the first time. "In life, we encounter reunions and farewells due to fate. There's no need to force things."

Jiang Jiao accepted the rabbit meat but continued to drink in silence. Seeing this, Huang Xiong smiled and looked up at the moon, muttering to himself, "I miss my family."