My father has told me since I was a child that there is a beautiful place in the northwest of Lansen. That place was once the hometown of the Leng family. It was from there that the Leng family began to multiply. After several battles with nobles with other surnames, the Lansen family was established.
Sen Kingdom, finally moved its capital to Salat City.
The war the old woman mentioned twenty years ago was the Battle of Arsinoe.
At that time, Leng Ling's father had just become the president of Lanson. Neighboring Valencia wanted to take advantage of Lanson's instability and suddenly launched a war. They bypassed the opponent's stronger defense Cossel and used fighter planes to sneak attack Arsino
, when reinforcements arrived, Arsinoe was already surrounded by a sea of fire.
The reinforcements and the people of Arsinore resisted the invaders together, but the strength of the two sides was greatly different. After resisting for nearly a month, they still ended in defeat.
Lanson suffered heavy casualties, and many soldiers who went to aid the battle died on the battlefield. The once beautiful and rich Arsinore turned into a real dead city, and his father also fell into deep self-blame for the failure of that battle.
His former hometown has now become ashes. Even though he has no memory of that incident, when Leng Ling heard that the old woman's husband died for the country and looked at the sorrow and bitterness revealed in her blue and cloudy eyes, her chest filled with tears.
It feels like it's blocked by something.
Leng Ling wanted to say something to the old woman, but he just gently touched the corners of his lips and didn't know where to start.
In the end, he chose to become a listener and listened quietly to the other person's words as if talking to himself.
The old woman saw the slight melancholy in Leng Ling's eyes. She raised her head and smiled, her old voice full of nostalgia, "Young man, there is no need to feel sad for me. My husband can devote his life to his country."
Even if we are separated by life and death, as long as I look at this cello, as long as I touch the strings and play his favorite melody, I know that he has never really left me. His heart,
Just in this cello, accompany me all the way."
Leng Ling said from the bottom of her heart, "It would be great if you can think like this. Your husband is the happiest man in the world."
"Grandma, you are here."
A clear and melodious female voice interrupted the conversation between the two, and the euphemistic voice revealed a bit of concern.
Leng Ling turned his head slightly and saw a young girl about the same age as him walking over.
The old woman waved to her granddaughter, "I was telling the young man about your grandfather."
The young girl pulled the hem of her skirt and bowed slightly towards Leng Ling, "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you. My grandmother misses her grandfather too much, so she may have said something that bothered you. I'm really sorry."
Leng Ling smiled lightly and said, "Your grandmother is a great woman, and your grandfather is also a hero."
"Thank you," two blushes appeared on the young girl's beautiful face. She put away the cello for the old woman, carried the entire cello on her body, and then supported the old woman, "Grandma, it's very late, let's go back."
The old woman nodded, and before leaving, she did not forget to take care of Leng Ling, "Young man, thank you for accompanying me. I will come here every day, and you can come to me at any time.
"I will. I wish you and your family happiness."
"I will definitely do it," the old woman turned her head and walked tremblingly off the bridge with her granddaughter supporting her.
The two of them cuddled up and gradually moved away, and the faint sound of conversation floated into Leng Ling's ears.
"It would be great if this peaceful life could continue..."
"With His Highness Leng Ling's blessing, we will find true freedom one day..."
"You are right... as long as there is His Highness Leng Ling... we will definitely..."
The sound of conversation had faded away, and the black pupils shrank. Leng Ling lowered his pupils slowly, and unspeakable melancholy flashed across his eyes, like the flick of a feather, light and traceless.
By the time we returned to the Presidential Palace, it was completely dark.
Lance happened to come out of the room. Seeing Leng Ling's uneasy look, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, are you back?"
"Yes," Leng Ling responded softly, passed by Lance without raising his head, and walked straight to the room.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Are you... worried about something?"
Leng Ling was a little irritated by Lance's voice. Thinking of the relationship between the other party and that person, he dropped the words coldly, "My business has nothing to do with you," and slammed the door to shut the other party out.
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Lance stood at the door with a look of astonishment on his face. It took him several seconds to react.
On the one hand, he felt that he was useless and could not help Leng Ling in any way, and also made the other party angry. On the other hand, he felt strange, why did the other party suddenly get angry at him? Moreover, the other party was not at the Presidential Palace all afternoon. He didn't know what happened.
The place has gone.
Thinking of this, Lance connected Leng Ling's anger towards him with the other party's outing in the afternoon. His handsome eyebrows slightly raised, and a hint of complexity flashed across Lance's eyes.
Thinking that he had not reported to the president for several days, he went to Leng Xiao's bedroom that night, knocked on the other party's door, and truthfully reported to him what happened in the afternoon.
After listening to the other party's report, Leng Xiao's eyes darkened, "Where did he go in the afternoon?"
Lance shook his head, "I don't know."
"So, before this, has he come into contact with anyone or said anything to him?"
Lance's eyebrows furrowed and he thought for a moment, "Yesterday, His Highness Leng Ling received a phone call."
Leng Xiao raised his eyebrows, "Who called?"
"I don't know," Lance thought for a moment and lied a little, "Second Lieutenant Lean was also there at the time, so I had no choice but to leave."
"Well," Leng Xiao lowered his head, not doubting Lance's answer, "I will send someone to investigate. As for you, continue to keep an eye on me and don't let up in any way."
Lance said anxiously, "Mr. President, can I stop?"
Leng Xiao suddenly raised his head, staring at Lance with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to shoot him through, "What did you say?"
"His Royal Highness Leng Ling and I are too close. If he discovers him one day, I..."
"Think about how your father died. If you still want to know the truth, then follow my orders."
Upon hearing these words, Lance was like a deflated rubber ball. He lowered his head quietly and remained silent.
"If you want to avoid being discovered by him, you must show that you are loyal enough to him, and you must also be subtle enough to prevent him from discovering you."
Lansinono nodded, "I understand, I will be careful, and I hope you will do what you promised me."
Leng Xiao raised the corner of his mouth coldly, with a trace of amusement in his eyes like a vulture, "You are an outstanding soldier. As long as you can complete the tasks I assigned you, I will naturally not let you down. For your sake
Father takes revenge, or joins the army to fight against Valencia, it's up to you."
