Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 1184 - 1184 56 s 3000 years of reading history 90000

Chapter 1184: 56 chapters, 3000 years of reading history, 90000 miles of comprehending the Dao [2 in 1]_4 Chapter 1184: 56 chapters, 3000 years of reading history, 90000 miles of comprehending the Dao [2 in 1]_4 “The General had already done too much for them back then…”

“We can’t just let them enjoy everything, create a mess, and expect others to clean it up.”

“There’s no such reasoning in the world!”

On this point, Meng Fang and his brothers saw things very clearly and acted just as decisively, without dragging their feet or leaving any loose ends.

When he had resigned from military power years ago, Meng Fang had used all his military achievements to secure high-ranking positions and generous rewards for his brothers and had increased the compensation for those who had died in battle.

In the subsequent thirty years, he had also allocated a great amount of wealth for the welfare of the fallen soldiers’ descendants.

One could say he had done everything possible to take care of them.

Although Meng Fang was the Duke of the Kingdom, when it came down to his personal wealth, one might as well say he had nearly none left.

“I feel that I have already done enough.”

Meng Fang smiled faintly, and then looking across the street at a fried pancake shop, he said softly, “Even if there are still inadequacies, even if there are some regrets, the universe isn’t perfect, and I am at peace with myself… Thus, it is as it is.”

He stood up with his hands behind his back and said, “Come, today I’ll treat you to fried pancakes, it’s the only spare change I have right now; you better not bankrupt me…”

“Great! Hahaha…”

The guards followed him, filled with high spirits.

None of them had any regrets, having lived very comfortably over the decades.

Especially under the coercion of the General, all of them had their children and grandchildren around them.

If one must mention a regret, it would probably be that although the General and his wife had a deeply incomparable love, they had never had children through all these years.

The Lady had been quite anxious in earlier years, consulting countless divine doctors and trying numerous medicines.

Later, she even arranged for the General to take concubines.

But the General had firmly denied it, leaving no room for discussion, and had even openly said, “In my life, I have committed too many killings, and though I quelled the six states for Great Qin, and while I have no regrets and share in its glory, the fact remains that countless souls perished under my command. That I have not yet been condemned by heaven and continue to enjoy peace, with a virtuous wife by my side and brothers supporting me, is already a great boon from heaven. Lacking only in children, I cannot compare it to what I have received, so why should I demand more?”

Meng Fang remained indifferent and calm throughout.

The royal guards felt helpless about this.

Regarding this matter, they had made efforts across the entire continent, excluding only the unreachable Doctor Feng. They had sought almost all the other renowned divine doctors, even having the military’s top doctor Kong Gaohan serve as the personal physician at the Duke’s residence for an entire year. But despite their best efforts and the most miraculous prescriptions, nothing worked.

Wu Tiejun, the invincible military commander, described Meng Fang thus—

“Five years of magnificent turbulence, the great tide of the world shifted because of him, yet his life remained unremarkably plain.”

Fei Xinyu, Ma Qiange, Wu Tiejun, and others both admired and felt it wasteful for Meng Fang, mixed with feelings of pity and resentment.

An invincible commander!

An invincible army!

An extraordinary ability to see through and seize the moment in battle!

It was proven that Meng Fang’s fierce and valiant soldiers could only exhibit their greatest strength under Meng Fang’s command.

Because, apart from Meng Fang, no commander across the nation could command their respect!

Some even boldly asked Wu Tiejun in person, “Who do you think you are?”

Even the ageless God of War Wang Jian, during a military campaign to quell a rebellion, had many officers who had once served under Meng Fang.

Those men looked at Wang Jian with a disdainful gaze.

“Besides General Meng, who can command us?”

This mindset had long been implanted in their hearts and had caused conflicts with Wang Jian’s own officers.

It almost triggered a massive brawl among the troops.

Wang Jian, an experienced marshal, skilfully navigated the situation and, by inviting Meng Fang for drinks and bringing back a note personally written by him,

“Silence!”

managed to end the farce once and for all. No one dared to make another uproar, and all fell into line.

Meng Fang had already become a legend within the Great Qin military, a living myth.

Yet now, this living legend was gradually aging, and his once-neglected, shallow cultivation could no longer sustain his injury-riddled body.

His wife, too, was aging, and it seemed they were always in the same delicate step together.

Their health deteriorated over time, decaying gradually.

In the forty-first autumn of the Qin Emperor’s reign,

Meng Fang’s wife Yu Rou fell ill.

This time, her vital energy depleted, her lifespan exhausted, beyond the help of any medicine.

Meng Fang also appeared to be frail and on his last breath, staying by his wife’s sickbed, holding Yu Rou Er’s hand.

“Don’t go too fast.”

With white hair streaming, Meng Fang earnestly instructed, “You must wait for me…”

A faint smile appeared on Yu Rou Er’s face, her once bright eyes now dull, holding her husband’s hand, she softly said, “In fact, I’ve been waiting for you my whole life.”

“When I was young… at home, waiting for you to come and marry me.”

Yu Rou Er continued haltingly, “After we married, I waited for you to come home from work to eat.”

“When you went off to war… I waited for your return… day and night… finally waiting till you came back…”

“Waiting for you to settle our home, waiting for you to return from your glory and live the days with me…”

“And then, over these decades, waiting for you to take me out, waiting for you to return from drinking, waiting for you to come to bed. Now, I’ve grown old… it’s over… I’ll go wait for you over there…”

Yu Rou Er murmured, “You, always like a child, always need someone waiting and hoping… just like a kite, without that string, you wouldn’t know what to do.”

Meng Fang smiled, “Someone waiting, that’s what makes a home.”

“Having someone to think of, that’s what we call blessing.”

“Without you, I might’ve left my life on some battlefield long ago. It’s because you were waiting that I am still alive; I didn’t dare die.”

Meng Fang chuckled softly, “Now, I dare, I finally dare. I’m afraid you’ve been waiting too long over there…”

Yu Rou Er didn’t urge him with things like ‘take good care of yourself after I leave’…

She just forcibly kept her eyes open, blurrily saying, “This life has been very happy.”

Meng Fang softly replied, “So is mine.”

Yu Rou Er said, “A plain woman’s life is inherently dull, just like a calm ancient well.”

She stared with wide eyes, looking at Meng Fang, softly saying, “But having you, it wasn’t dull, nothing like a dry well.”

“A life like this, that is complete.”

Her body began to tremble, softly saying, “I am going now.”

Meng Fang tenderly said, “Wait for me.”

“Be quick.”

Yu Rou Er murmured, “I had hoped to make you… wait for me this time…”

Before she could finish, her breath ceased, her eyes instinctively closed, never to open again.

With a smile, Meng Fang said, “Silly girl, if I went first, wouldn’t you be without support? Even if it’s just a short separation, that won’t do.”

He turned around and said, “I am going. Please, brothers, arrange to bury me and my plain wife together.”

“General!”

His guards were heartbroken.

“Don’t lose your composure.”

Meng Fang smiled and said, “In this moment of farewell, I still have one last military order. Everyone listen!”

Two hundred guards instantly stood up straight, “Please, General, give your order!”

Meng Fang said, “I order you not to follow me in death! After I am gone, live your lives fully. Anyone who disobeys will be violating my orders, and I shall not rest in peace!”

For a moment, two hundred guards stood in silence; they had long decided to follow Meng Fang in death. Now, startled by this command, they didn’t know what to do.

“Has my order ceased to matter?” Meng Fang coldly chuckled, momentarily seeming like the God of War reborn.

“By your command!”

Two hundred men cried out together, tears streaming down.

“After our death, all matters will be entrusted to you. The Duke’s estate will revert to the state. Sell the estate’s assets, and distribute half the proceeds among my brothers equally, while giving the other half to the families of those brothers who died in battle.”

Meng Fang composedly arranged everything, his words clear and orderly as he delegated all responsibilities.

“I will wait for no one else!”

“My wife went first, waiting for me on the other side. I am now content and tranquil, ready to follow.”

Meng Fang smiled and said, “This life has been quite perfect.”

Having said this, he let go of his wife’s already cold hand, straightened his clothes, then slowly lay down on the bed, murmuring, “You didn’t go far, did you…”

Before the words ended, his eyes closed, and he breathed no more.

……

[I guess a promise is about to be broken.]