Chapter 488: Childhood Education [V6C18 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]

The air was filled with the intense fragrance of wine and roasting meat, the latter originating from the racks fixed above the crackling bonfire. There were people wrestling nearby, and the spectators would occasionally erupt in loud cheers. The coarse and clamorous scene of army celebration was quite similar everywhere.

Qianye lay in the luxuriant crown of a large tree with his hands behind his head, gazing at the deep night sky and the Gemini-α constellation which had taken up a good chunk of the firmament.

After such a long time under the Iron Curtain, even the scarlet moon would feel like an old acquaintance.

Zhao Jundu’s figure suddenly appeared through the branches and sat down beside him. “Are you trying to avoid the liquor or are you evading the fights?”

“A little of both,” Qianye replied honestly. There was a wisp of helplessness in his expression. He had just realized how famous he was among the Zhao clan combat squads.

The Zhao clan was a war-like entity. These valiant private soldiers who had survived after several months of fighting in the bloody battle were all veterans of a hundred wars. Since there was usually no status...