Chapter 963 - 959: The Tiger Sheds Tears
Cheng Yuanzhi, who had just mocked Gu Wenchang for shedding tears, looked at Bai Qingyan, who appeared much thinner as she approached them. His nose tingled with emotion he couldn’t suppress, and he choked out loudly to Bai Qingyan, clasping his fists, "Young General Bai, Cheng Yuanzhi of the Bai family army has been ordered to return to the capital, to witness the enthronement ceremony, and to join Young General Bai in realizing the great aspirations of the Bai ancestors and the Bai army, to fight for the unification of the realm with Young General Bai... to fight without dying! Never shedding our armor!"
Cheng Yuanzhi’s turbulent emotions, repressed for a long while, burst forth upon seeing Bai Qingyan. His rough, deep voice echoed above the Imperial Palace as he stood fixedly staring at Bai Qingyan, his dark features tightened and tears falling silently.
His words not only moved Bai Qingyan but also brought tears to the eyes of everyone in the Bai family and all the generals of the Bai family army present.
All the Bai family army had responded to Bai Qingyan’s edict, ordering them to return to Dadu City to witness the enthronement ceremony, to fulfill the aspirations devised by the Bai family and the Bai army over generations.
Shen Kunyang managed to hold back his tears, his eyes red yet filled with a comforting smile. More than the title of His Majesty, for the Bai family army... Bai Qingyan was their Young General Bai, the successor of King of Zhen, Bai Weiting, and Duke of Zhen, Bai Qishan, the flag bearer of the Bai family army!
Shen Kunyang, influenced by Cheng Yuanzhi’s emotions, clasped his fists in salute, "We, the Bai family army, are willing to follow Young General Bai! To fight for the unification of the realm! Never to die in battle! Never to shed our armor!"
Gu Wenchang, on the verge of tears again because of Cheng Yuanzhi’s words, knelt down along with Wei Zhaonian and Shen Liangyu, clasping their fists, "Swear to follow Young General Bai to the death, to fight for the unification of the realm! Never to die in battle, never to shed our armor!"
When Bai Qingyan’s edict reached Southern Xinjiang, which of the veterans of the Bai family army did not shed tears upon hearing it?
In the barracks, the Bai family army that returned with Shen Kunyang and Cheng Yuanzhi from the blood and gore of the Southern Xinjiang battlefield wept uncontrollably.
Because their Young General Bai still cared for them, the Bai family army who barely survived the battle of Southern Xinjiang, and wanted them to return to Dadu City to witness the enthronement ceremony together.