Sentimental General

He Mu Li's internal strength was deep-rooted and his low deep voice cut through the whistling wind and pa.s.sed into De Xue's ears.

She looked up and glared at him with a distorted look on her little face. She was fuming with anger and gritting her teeth.

I'm not afraid of you! Anyway, I'm already in your hands. If you want to kill or maim, it's up to you and I'm not afraid of you!!

De Xue was cursing him in her heart and step by step, she made her way forward slowly in the sand.

However, after a few steps, she found that the wind had unexpectedly stopped. She could not help but halted her steps. Now she has a deeper understanding of this moody Desert of Death. An instance, the wind could blow churning up endless sandstorms but it could also suddenly stop.......as if the sandstorm just now was only a dream. So as she had said before, who would want to come to such a ghostly place! Can people really live in such a place?

De Xue raised her head and only then she noticed the cold-faced, tall burly man standing not too far in front. He was wearing a scarlet war robe and a silver armor without a helmet and a silver crown was sitting on top of his head holding his hair that was tied up. His eyebrows were like sharp swords and he had strong masculine facial features. Overall he looked quite handsome and coupled with his powerful momentum, he indeed had the demeanor worthy of a world famous General.

But because De Xue was treated extremely badly, she still regarded him as a barbarian.

She felt as if she had rolled a few hundred times in the sand. Her hair, neck, face, hands, and feet were all covered with yellow sand which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Therefore when she saw He Mu Li looking so fresh, she felt even more awkward and the anger in her heart became even more violent. "What do you want? Is Lan Country not governed by laws? What crime did I commit for you to treat me like this?"

Hearing her roar, the Head of the Pro-military Team's face darkened. The demon woman even dared to shout at their General? Does she not want to live? He has never seen such a shrewish woman!

"Such bold words from an untouchable! You even dare to act so arrogantly in front of the General!" He roared at her.

(Untouchable refers to the lowest cla.s.s of citizens in the country.)

However, his shouts only exchanged a cold look from De Xue and her eyes showed her disdain and contempt for him.

"If I am an untouchable then what are you? A kidnapper is still a bandit! I was doing my business in Dengzhou and you came after me. You also brought me to this ghostly place. The Great General........what is so great about the General?"

Humph, has she not seen enough of generals? What is so great about this General? If he is so capable he should repair his own sword, ah..... He is begging for a favor and yet he is adopting such an att.i.tude! Since he was unsuccessful in his invitation, he resorted to kidnapping. Serves him right for having no one to repair his weapon!

From young, De Xue had grown up in the mountains. Her father is a famous military strategist who refused to serve as a government official and preferred to live in seclusion in the mountains. From time to time, powerful people would come to him bearing gifts of gold and silver to seek his advice.

Smelting weapons is not his livelihood and is only a hobby when he has leisure time. In addition, he has only one child and that is De Xue whom he raised up as a boy since she was a child. He taught her all he had learned and experienced in life without holding back anything. Later when he discovered she had the ingenuity in refining weapons, he even encouraged her to delve further. She played around with all kinds of weapons and he had never forced her to do anything that she did not want to do.

Those who came endlessly looking for him to seek advice were all famous high-ranking people. Therefore, in the eyes of De Xue, those rich and famous people were nothing special. From young, she had seen the countless number of those so-called dignitaries and when they came to beg for her father's help. Every one of them who came clasped their hands together and bowed to her father with courtesy.

She is

For her, everyone who chased after her, tied her up and brought her here, were all mad dogs that run around biting people at random.

Hearing her reprimand, the expression on He Mu Li's face did not change but faintly lifted one of his sword-sharp eyebrows and looked piercingly at her with his cold eyes.

Suddenly enveloped by a chilly killing aura emitting from him, De Xue's body felt a bit cold and unable to control herself, she began to s.h.i.+ver slightly. However, she still refused to yield and straightened her back. The faintly gloomy green eyes fiercely stared back at the arrogant man.

Humph! Who is afraid of who?!

Seeing that the little sand kitten in front of him was obviously so scared that she was s.h.i.+vering, however, she was still showing her teeth and claws and the corners of He Mu Li's mouth raised slightly. He had never seen such a bad-tempered girl before and had an impulse to pick her up bodily and throw her over his shoulder. That definitely would be very interesting.

Thinking about how she would struggle and make an unreasonable scene, suddenly he felt even if she could not repair 'Hurricane', she could still stay around for a while. Taming a little sand kitten seems to be a good pastime.

He Mu Li opened his mouth and said coldly. "If Lady has the ability to repair 'Hurricane', this General will personally apologize to Lady. But if Lady is someone angling for fame and is a swindler who in reality does not live up to her name then this General will mete out a severe punishment."

His words were overbearing. His meaning was that if she is successful in repairing the sword 'Hurricane' he will treat her like a guest but if she fails, he will regard her as a swindler. When the time comes, she will either be imprisoned and be severely punished or sent into exile as a slave. All this would depend on the mood of General He Mu Li because he is not only the Great General who guards the Mohan Sea of Sand, he is also the Master of this territory and he has the final say.

De Xue was able to detect the underlying unreasonable threat in his words.

She knew that the He Mu Family has been guarding the Mohan Sea of Sand for generations and the General is the well-known top ranking Hou-ye who governs the whole of Haizhou. So in Haizhou, He Mu Family's words are regarded as law and he is practically similar to the Emperor.

She had also heard the current General is a cold and ruthless man, so that was the reason she refused to come! She is here now because she was captured.......

"Obviously, it was you who brought me here by force. When did I lie to you? When did I seek fame?!"

Seeing that he was ignoring her as if he did not hear her, De Xue was ready to explode.

When he saw the kitten in front of him getting so angry as if the hairs on her body were standing upright, He Mu Li raised his eyebrows and a light of vile playfulness flashed across his eyes.

"Hurricane!" Suddenly he gave a loud shout and wielded the giant sword in his hand.

The precious sword which is extremely sharp and flas.h.i.+ng with cold lights swiftly pa.s.sed in front of De Xue's eyes. Of course, He Mu Li had calculated the distance and will never hurt her but still, De Xue jumped with fright. She instinctively moved backward and fell down on the sand.

When she regained her senses, she finally was able to stand up with difficulty. With a trembling finger, she pointed at the man who had embarra.s.sed her and in her heart, she screamed.

You, you, you......you actually tricked me this way! Our differences have widened! I will never forgive you!

Seeing De Xue's livid expression, He Mu Li secretly smiled inside. But the expression on his face remained cold as he looked at her and his voice was a little scornful. "What? Did you discover that 'Hurricane' is not a sword you are capable of repairing? So, now you are shamed into anger?"

Listening to his words, De Xue's crystal eyes stared blankly and in her heart, she thought.......to what extent can this barbarous man twist the real facts?

She felt her chest tightened as if she had a mouthful of blood that was about to spurt out. Obviously, she could not fight against him and it would be useless to pounce on him! After gritting on her teeth for a while, when she felt her teeth were about to break off, she took two deep breaths. She decided not to argue with this barbarian who did not understand the human language.

De Xue fiercely turned her head away and her eyes were uncontrollably drawn to the sword sticking in the sand. The blade of 'Hurricane' emitted a chilly feeling then her emerald crystal eyes flashed.

The 'Hurricane' of He Mu Family is one of the famous top-ranking swords in the Continent's list of Weapons. She had also heard her father discussed this sword in the past. Initially, if she was not worried about the Desert of Death and the reputation of He Mu Li, she really wanted to personally see this legendary sword for herself.

'Hurricane' really deserved to be the famous Forge Master Ouyang Zi's proud work but unfortunately, it is a pity its owner is such a barbarian! De Xue snorted.

While she was looking at 'Hurricane', He Mu Li was looking at her.

In just two short years, her reputation for smelting weapons had spread throughout Lan Country and her skills are even better than the forge-smiths of the other four countries in the Continent. This girl is so young......does she really have the expertise to repair weapons?

At first, when he heard she is a young girl, he had thought that there were a lot of people with rare talents in the world and maybe the person had the ability to look young despite her actual age. But today, when he saw her, he is very certain she is a young girl. She is like a young calf that has no fear for the tiger and also one who has a violent temper. This time he really has doubts. Is she really able to repair 'Hurricane'?

Just as he was thinking up to here, his eyes met De Xue's eyes.

That pair of crystal green eyes were igniting with little flames. As a Forge Master, she is self-confident and proud of her skills and with her eyes, she showed that she had never encountered a weapon that she could not repair.

But she was unwilling to do the repairs for him! De Xue turned her head away deliberately to express her dissatisfaction and disdain.

At this moment, the world was quiet. She looked faintly at the endless land of yellow sand and once again she could feel the infinite magnificence of the Mohan Sea of Sand.

Then her gaze returned to the imposing man's figure and realized that this man was extremely suited to be in the desert. He is arrogant and he is one that cannot be controlled. In an instant, this thought sprang up in her mind.

When she saw the tall figure coming towards her, De Xue looked at him coldly. She was frozen in place and was unable to move as if she was a helpless prey that the ferocious beast was eyeing. She actually wanted to turn around and run in the opposite direction, but her legs were not obeying her. She could only feel her heart racing as she watched him coming nearer step by step.

He Mu Li strode to her side and pulled up 'Hurricane' with one hand. Towering above her, he looked down at De Xue and her pet.i.te figure was completely covered by his shadow.

The expression on his face was still cold. Then the next moment, the scene in front of her eyes started to turn and she felt a strong arm encircled her waist picking her up.

Does this barbarian actually think of her as goods that can just be picked up and carried away?

"Let me down! Barbarian!" De Xue screamed in confusion but everyone ignored her.

The guards were surprised to see their General carrying the Forge Master walking away into the distance and they wondered what was going on.