RIN

Chapter 67

In the Eastern Empire's military campgrounds.

"Commander Bai."

The old man in lion emblem armor shifts his eyes toward the direction of the voice.

Walking in his direction with a friendly smile on his face, was a general who had fought alongside the old man in their recent battle between the Tuhan's army.

"Our city thanks you and your men a thousand times over for your kindness in supporting us against the Tuhan's. Without your army, I don't think we would have come out so victorious." The general motioned his head low with cupped hands.

"En. I didn't help out of kindness, General Duan. As a commander, I fight for lasting peace among our united empires and will help in any way I can to protect the people."

General Duan stared up at Commander Bai with a stunned expression which soon converted into a generous smile.

"You truly deserve the honorary title Commander." The general chuckled.

"Of course," Commander Bai laughed with a grinning expression.

After a few minutes, Commander Bai departs to a pen in the army campgrounds.

Sighing, Bai Han settles down on a wooden chair in the pen; a flaming brazier placed to the side to keep the room heated.

Winter had arrived. The days were colder while the nights were an ongoing storm. The grand eastern mountains were covered with blankets of deep white, glistening snow.

All the soldiers in the camp wore large cloaks and fur cuffs on their armor to stay warm during the chilly days.

The Tuhan's driving forces charged through the neighboring eastern province brutally with maximum speed, already storming forward to the Eastern Empire's Capital, Shongo.

Luckily, before the Tuhan's army arrived, Bai Han and his fifty-thousand men, arrived a day before the opposing enemy.

On the day of the Tuhan's armies arrival, thoroughly charged and ready to attack; Shongo, Commander Bai, the Bai army, and Shongo's soldiers fiercely attacked against the Tuhan's men with full force, slaying down every figure in their path.

Due to the Bai army and the addition of Shongo's personal army, they were able to defeat the enemy in two days. On the third day, the Tuhan's captain met with Emperor Li Chang and afterward retreated away from Shongo.

They came out victorious!

However, the men lost weren't small. Out of one-hundred-thousand men, ten-thousand were killed in battle.

After their victory, the men celebrated with a lavish feast and drinks, as well as mourning for the brave men that were lost on the battlefield day.

Now in his pen in the campgrounds, Bai Han sighs back into his chair – fatigue gradually taking over him. With their main forces down, he was now able to head back to the Northern Empire and aid his granddaughter in Guando.

Thinking about the foolish girl with emerald eyes, Bai Han's closed eyes open, a tinge of worry traced in them.

One month. It was one month since he'd last seen her.

Including the other two months, she left to the Eastern Empire, it felt like an eternity for the old commander. Sighing helplessly, Bai Han lightly scratches his bearded chin.

Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind breezes through the pen causing the now alert Bai Han to stand up from his chair to stare at the intruder. However, upon recognizing the familiar face standing before him, his silver eyes widen.