Chapter 1513: Chapter 1514: Must Make Him Truly Experience a Fate Worse Than Death
As soon as they entered the small attic, Ye Zhi said, "Boss, it’s been half a month now. Those people should be coming out soon, right?"
An Jing was sitting by the window, looking outside with a telescope. Upon hearing Ye Zhi’s words, she stopped looking and nodded, saying, "If they don’t want to starve to death in the Imperial Palace, they should be coming out soon."
Ye Zhi walked over to An Jing, took the telescope from her hands, and looked as well. It wasn’t a single tube, but two tubes merged together, which was far more comfortable than using one eye to look.
Seeing nothing unusual, Ye Zhi returned the telescope to An Jing, saying, "We’ve all rested enough; now we just wait for them to come out."
If attacking the Imperial Palace wouldn’t cause them to lose more soldiers and generals, they wouldn’t have to wait here idly.
But then again, it’s better to lose fewer men if possible. After all, at most they’ll have to wait three months. Moreover, half a month has already passed; there’s only two and a half months left at most.
"Where’s Brother-in-law?" Ye Zhi asked as she noticed there was no sign of Xiao Changyi inside the attic.
"He’s gone out to inspect. As a Great General, he can’t stay indoors all day; he needs to go out and check, see where things are poorly arranged, make reorganizations, or something else."
"I really hope they come out of the palace tomorrow, so we can resolve it early and return home sooner."
An Jing chuckled, "I want to go back even more than you do. My four children are still in the Imperial Capital, and my husband and I have been away for nearly two years. I wonder if the kids still recognize us."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhi’s eyes dimmed, and she sighed, "Having a concern is a blessing. I have no concerns... No, I do have concerns, but they’re not here."
Her eagerness to return to the Imperial Capital was entirely due to her weariness of warfare.
Without waiting for An Jing to speak, Ye Zhi continued, "Boss, in just two days, it’ll be exactly three years since I came here. Honestly, I truly miss my parents and siblings."
An Jing didn’t know what comforting words to offer, merely sighing in response. Unlike her own solitary life in the modern era, Ye Zhi had a family back there, plenty of them at that, so it’s no wonder she felt this way.
Seeing Ye Zhi fall silent, sitting there in solitude, An Jing hesitated before speaking, "Actually, you really can have a home here like I do."
"A home? Do you think I don’t want one?" Ye Zhi replied with a bitter smile, "But with whom can I form a home?"
Seeing An Jing open her mouth, yet before she could speak, Ye Zhi added, "You’re thinking of Gong Juechen, right? Yes, he treats me well... No, extremely well. Even my parents haven’t treated me with such kindness. It’s been nearly three years, and he continues to treat me so nicely, but..."
Saying this, bitterness filled Ye Zhi’s gaze, "I honestly don’t want to be with someone who cares only about my appearance, let alone form a family with him."
An Jing felt powerless, "I don’t even know what to say to you. Anyway, saying he doesn’t care about your appearance won’t convince you."
Ye Zhi’s smile turned even more bitter, "I’d like to believe he doesn’t care about my appearance, but I just can’t bring myself to believe it..."
An Jing could only sigh.
Meanwhile, inside Gong Juechen’s tent, his subordinate stealthily approached to report.
"Building Master, our people have already infiltrated the Imperial Palace." The subordinate whispered his report.
"Very good," Gong Juechen was quite satisfied, "Remember, make sure to let the Chilin Emperor experience worse than death."