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On a wasteland not far from the capital of the Jia Ma Empire, a majestic army consisting of hundreds of thousands of soldiers was currently marching slowly.
Today was a rare day of victory for the Jia Ma Empire in its war against the Chu Yun Empire. Just about half a year ago, the Chu Yun Empire had brazenly sent troops to invade the Jia Ma Empire, using an attack on one of their national merchant caravans as a pretext.
Faced with the Chu Yun Empire's tyranny, the Jia Ma Empire had no choice but to launch a passive counterattack. However, no one expected that this war, which should have seen the Chu Yun Empire crushing the Jia Ma Empire, would actually result in a victory for the Jia Ma Empire!
Just a few days ago, the two sides finally negotiated a cessation of hostilities.
Therefore, this army of hundreds of thousands organized by the Jia Ma Empire was now officially making a triumphant return! At this moment, on the wasteland where the hundreds of thousands passed, banners blotted out the sky and rolling dust rose into the air.
At the very front of this army, the leader was none other than the Grand Marshal of the Jia Ma Empire—Yinter Mo Ya.
Unlike the Jia Ma Empire of later generations, which featured the ruling Imperial Family alongside the Mittel, Nalan, and Mu Clans, the current landscape of the Jia Ma Empire—excluding the Yun Lan Sect—was headed by the Imperial Family.
Followed by only two major clans: the Mittel clan and the Yinter Clan. The Mittel Clan focused on commerce, while the Yinter Clan focused on politics, or rather, the military.
Of course, it wasn't that there were no other clans in the capital of the Jia Ma Empire, but rather that apart from the Imperial Family, only the Mittel and Yinter Clans possessed Dou Wang level experts.
As for other clans, they had Dou Ling practitioners at most. For example, the Nalan Clan, the Mu Clan, and the Xiao Clan were currently rising quietly within the Jia Ma Empire!
Unlike the Xiao Clan of later generations, which only had Xiao Zhan, a Da Dou Shi, to hold up the front and didn't even have the qualifications to remain in the capital, the current Xiao Clan still possessed Dou Ling experts.
There was more than one!
Besides the Clan Leader Xiao Dongcheng, who was a Six-Star Dou Ling, there was also Xiao Lin, who was barely in his early twenties but had already been designated by the Xiao Clan as the candidate for the next Clan Leader!
Where was the current Xiao Lin?
He was nowhere else but on the journey returning to the Jia Ma Capital with this army.
Similarly located near the front of the army, there was a handsome young man in his early twenties currently riding a fine horse, his face wearing an irrepressible expression of urgency. This handsome youth was precisely Xiao Lin.
The Xiao Clan living in the Jia Ma Capital was likewise invested in military service. When Xiao Lin had just broken through to Da Dou Shi, he had already begun tempering himself within the Jia Ma Empire's army.
Subsequently, spending five years, he grew from a common soldier into a general capable of independently commanding thirty thousand men, and his personal strength had also broken through to the Dou Ling level.
Then, about half a year ago, war broke out between the Chu Yun Empire and the Jia Ma Empire. As a general of the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Lin naturally went to battle. However, after heading to the front, Xiao Lin felt uneasy at every moment.
This was because before departing for the war, his wife, Wen Lingyun, was already more than three months pregnant. Once this war started, there was simply no guarantee of when he could return.
Moreover, his wife's health had never been very good, which was why he was so worried.
"Just how much longer until we reach the Capital? This is truly agonizing!"
The urgency on Xiao Lin's face was not hidden at all. However, as a triumphant army, it was naturally impossible to come running back in a chaotic rush like a defeated force.
As the Jia Ma Empire, which usually lost eight out of ten times in wars against the Chu Yun Empire, had finally defeated its old rival with great difficulty, how could they not publicize it?
Therefore, the speed of this triumphant army's return was incredibly slow!
Although Xiao Lin understood why the Jia Ma Imperial Family chose to do this, he could not stop his heart from flying home like an arrow!
One must know that more than half a year had passed. His wife, who was only about three months pregnant back then, could give birth at any moment now!
Obviously, Xiao Lin wanted to be by his wife's side when she gave birth. But looking at the current situation, it would take at least another half a day to return to the Capital.
Although in the eyes of others, this was merely a time difference of half a day, for Xiao Lin, it was truly an ordeal where every day felt like a year!
"Hey, Xiao Lin, looking at your expression, you must be missing your wife, right?"
Just as Xiao Lin wished he could fly back immediately, a capable voice suddenly came from the side. As for the owner of this voice, Xiao Lin knew without even turning his head that it was his best friend, Nalan Jie.
The two had known each other since childhood; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they grew up wearing the same pair of pants. Moreover, the strength of their two clans was currently about equal.
Coupled with the fact that they later entered the Jia Ma Empire's army together for tempering, their friendship was naturally not that of biological brothers, yet it surpassed biological brothers!
Sure enough, seeing Xiao Lin's expression, Nalan Jie guessed what he was thinking immediately. Faced with Nalan Jie's teasing, Xiao Lin simply rolled his eyes.
"Your wife gave birth before we set out, so of course you aren't anxious. Yun'er is different!"
Xiao Lin couldn't help but complain.
Nalan Jie's son was, naturally, Nalan Su.
"Hehe, Xiao Lin, we agreed. If we both have sons, we'll let them become sworn brothers. If we both have daughters, they'll become sworn sisters. But if it's one boy and one girl, we're going to become in-laws. Now that I have a son, I really hope your wife gives birth to a daughter!"
Facing Xiao Lin's complaint, Nalan Jie not only didn't mind but instead revealed a lecherous grin.
Yes, in Xiao Lin's eyes, Nalan Jie's smile at this moment was very lecherous. Several times, he wanted to swing a fist at that annoying face, but he held back.
At the same time, Xiao Lin was silently praying in his heart, hoping his wife would not give birth to a daughter. It wasn't that he didn't like daughters, but purely that he didn't want Nalan Jie's "conspiracy" to succeed.
After all, this was indeed an agreement the two of them had made while drunk. At that time, both of them clearly wanted to marry the other's future daughter into their own home as a daughter-in-law. But now that Nalan Jie already had a son, Xiao Lin was naturally displeased.
Thinking of his wife, Xiao Lin couldn't help but sigh again.
"Sigh, what's the use of saying all this? I haven't even seen Yun'er yet."
Gazing at the silhouette of the Jia Ma Capital gradually emerging in the distance, for some reason, Xiao Lin's heart became even more uneasy.
Afterward, Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie chatted while following the army toward the Jia Ma Capital. Finally, half a day later, before the sun set, this triumphant army of hundreds of thousands returned to the Jia Ma Capital.
Xiao Lin didn't even attend the victory banquet held in the Jia Ma Palace; he chose to return to the Xiao clan immediately. However, when Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao clan and saw the entire residence draped in white cloth strips, his entire heart trembled.
At this moment, a terrible premonition rushed directly into Xiao Lin's mind. Especially when the surrounding members of the Xiao Clan showed expressions of wanting to speak but stopping when they saw him return, it made Xiao Lin's head buzz.
Subsequently, ignoring everything else, Xiao Lin rushed directly toward his own courtyard.
"Yun'er, Yun'er, I'm back!"
While running, Xiao Lin kept calling his wife's name.
However, when he returned to his courtyard and saw that coffin, his whole body froze. Then, he felt something rush straight to the crown of his head. Immediately following that, Xiao Lin gracefully fainted.
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