Chapter 1972 Seeds of Hatred

General Ruan's Adjutant froze after hearing that.

He lowered his head and could only ask a few more questions before moving to the other guards. In order to confirm the authenticity of the matter, he could only ask several guards who were around. Since these people were able to go outside, they might be able to know some things. Some of them said the same thing as the first person he asked and the few others didn't know about it. They said that they only knew that they were ordered to kill these 'bandits' who dared to attack Princess Luo and threaten her safety.

Not everyone knew the details.

But even without the specific details, it was not impossible to guess what had happened that day. Young Commander Ruan died.

She died because she was the bait picked by the Crown Prince in order to protect Princess Luo. Ah…

While it was their duty to protect the royal family, but hearing his master's daughter purposely picked to be the bait and ended up dying still caused pain in his heart. So many people had died on the frontline because of various reasons.

Now, this was one of the few that he felt rather ridiculous. Just because their status was higher, the others had to lay down their lives to save theirs?

If it was before, then General Ruan's Adjutant wouldn't think too much. But at this time, there were already so many people who died in front of his eyes. So many people sacrificed and at the end, they were all nothing but people who could be discarded at will.

It was saddening. When General Ruan's Adjutant delivered the news to General Ruan, he was trembling. Because of sadness.

Because of fear.

And because of anger.

Emotions mixed together as General Ruan's Adjutant told the news to General Ruan, who listened silently. No emotion was present in General Ruan's face that looked stoic and calm.

"You may leave," General Ruan said.

"Yes, General." General Ruan's Adjutant looked back at General Ruan for the last time, but he still couldn't see anything from General Ruan's face. The general's face remained expressionless as if he didn't feel anything.

But General Ruan's Adjutant knew better than anyone how bitter and painful General Ruan's heart was.

Bang!

After General Ruan's Adjutant left, General Ruan smashed the tea cup in front of him. It was actually borrowed from the villagers nearby, but at this time, he couldn't care about such matter.

Right now, he only felt searing hatred and sadness in his heart.

Why?

Why does that crown prince had to pick his daughter?

Are there no one else whom he could pick and sacrificed?

"We didn't work so hard all these years just so that you could sacrifice us at your will…" General Ruan covered his face with his hand.

General Ruan's background was not good. His father was an official back then, but he was nothing more than a small official. When he was young, he told his father that he wanted to become a general, so his father supported him with all he got.

Later on, General Ruan went to military and worked hard for years in order to rise. With such a low background, he knew better than anyone that he couldn't be like the other young masters who used their background to rise in ranks quickly.

He had to achieve what others couldn't achieve easily in order to be promoted to become a general.

But before he could become a general, the city where he was born was attacked by bandits. His family passed away and General Ruan destroyed several bandits' stronghold for revenge.

Blood shed the grounds, dyeing it red.

And ironically, it was because of his achievements during this period of time that he was promoted to become a general.

When he was down and felt at loss, he met with his wife. He built a family and had a cute and beautiful daughter. For him, his family is everything. But his wife eventually passed away because of sickness, so he only had one daughter left.

The only daughter and the only family member he had left.

She wanted to follow him and even though General Ruan didn't want to, he wanted to make her happy. So he gave her requirement to follow and made sure that she would be assigned in his army.

That way, he could watch over her and watched her growth.

Even if it was not easy, but he was happy to be able to see her shine on the battlefield.

It was just that, her talent was not easily acknowledged. In this era where women's position was low, it was really hard for them to promote her.

General Ruan was patient.

He had to be in the high position, high enough to protect his daughter. So even if it was hard, he still tried his best to continue staying in the military and achieved merits from time to time.

This way, he would not be forced to retire early and could still watch his daughter.

But she was slowly spreading her own wings.

Young Commander Ruan was no longer only his daughter but also a commander trusted by her army. She was able to lead them and brought them higher up. He was proud of her.

So slowly but surely, General Ruan tried his best to let her do what she wanted by herself. If she needed help, he would be there. But he knew very well that this would not be able to last forever.

Because of this, he had tried to find a good man for her to marry.

Young Commander Ruan was not too happy about it, but she still listened to her father's arrangement. And now…

It was all for nothing.

He knew very well that casualties will definitely happen on the battlefield. But how could a parent not wish that this casualties were not their children? How much would they wish that the lucky one to survive will be their children?