“As long as I can stay with you, Sister, I’m willing to die. I was already a dying person anyway; it was Sister who pulled me back from Guimenguan.”
On the carriage to the Capital City, Yin Qiu had said such things more than once.
Yin Qiu saw and remembered Shen Yu’s kindness.
Although she believed she might never have the ability to repay Shen Yu for saving her life…
…as long as she could follow Shen Yu and serve her for a lifetime, Yin Qiu would be content.
Only by Shen Yu’s side could she truly experience what it meant to be treated with tenderness.
“…”
Shen Yu looked at Yin Qiu’s innocent and cute face, but in the end, she couldn’t say a word.
Following her was a risk of Nine Deaths, One Life.
However, Shen Yu had already made plans; if there was any sign of trouble, she would find a way to send Yin Qiu away.
No matter what, she couldn’t let Yin Qiu go to her death with her.
Teaching her more skills now was a precaution; even if Yin Qiu left her, the girl could support herself with the knowledge she was being taught.
Shen Yu truly raised poor little Yin Qiu as a younger sister.
From the moment the Escort Guard brought the girl over like a little chick for her to choose, Shen Yu had felt a pang of pity.
‘Is a personality like mine good or bad in an era like this?’
Shen Yu felt she couldn’t achieve extreme goodness, nor could she reach extreme evil.
She couldn’t save all living beings like a saint, nor could she be as remorseless as a villain.
She was just an ordinary person swept up in the currents of the times…
“Sister! Look! We’ve reached the Capital City… Wow!”
This was Yin Qiu’s first time entering the capital.
The high city walls stretched for dozens of miles, looking incredibly magnificent.
Shen Yu had come here once as a child with her parents.
She only remembered Yun Wei’s Father, Shen Bashan, telling her that the walls were built so large and wide all thanks to her Grandpa, Shen Qingtian.
They were prepared to prevent Grandpa from making a comeback.
Shen Yu’s family had come by carriage when she was young, but back then, her grandfather had come on a warhorse with siege equipment.
Shen Yu had asked Yun Wei’s Father why they hadn’t attacked back then, when Grandpa’s army was at the city gates and the walls weren’t yet so high or thick.
Was it because they couldn’t break through?
But even Yun Wei’s Father didn’t know the final answer.
Some said Grandpa had withdrawn the troops on his own initiative…
But in Shen Yu’s eyes, that was simply impossible!
A group of people followed you to build a cause, risking their lives with their heads tied to their waistbands and facing a risk of Nine Deaths, One Life.
After all the battles, sacrifices, and countless costs, they finally reached the Dog Emperor’s capital with an overwhelming advantage, only one step away from success…
…and then, as the sole leader, you announced you were stopping?
It was impossible.
At that stage, the subordinates would never have agreed to Grandpa withdrawing the troops.
Even if the withdrawal was true, it couldn’t have been a simple matter of just leaving.
It was far more likely that a mutiny would have occurred within Grandpa’s ranks, and after a major reshuffle, they would have continued the assault on the Capital City.
Once things had reached that point, there was simply no way back.
“This place is so beautiful and prosperous. Even the clothes the people on the street wear are different from other places.”
The young girl poked her head out to look at her surroundings, her eyes filled with endless curiosity.
The Empress’s New Imperial Selection had given countless medical practitioners a sense of opportunity, making the already bustling Capital City even more crowded with people and carriages.
People carrying Medicine Boxes could be seen everywhere, but most were elderly, occasionally followed by a few younger juniors serving them.
There didn’t seem to be anyone as young as Shen Yu.
“Miss Shen, our mission is complete now that we’ve delivered you to the Capital City. After the caravan unloads some goods, we need to continue north. We’ll be heading out with them, so we’ll say our goodbyes here.”
The Escort Guard approached the carriage Shen Yu was in and lightly tapped on the window, speaking in a low voice.
“Alright, thank you for your hard work.”
The Escort Guards responsible for protecting her on this journey had indeed been diligent and responsible, and they had given Shen Yu plenty of private space.
Shen Yu was quite satisfied with them.
Now that she was in the Capital City, everything would depend on herself.
Just as Shen Yu and Yin Qiu were getting off the carriage with their bags, they suddenly heard a series of shrill cries…
“Someone, come quickly! Help! Save my Young Lady… Young Lady! Young Lady, are you alright? Don’t scare me!”