What is it like to control the life and death of others?

Excited? Boiling blood? Or is it a superior self-intoxication? Maybe... not. More, it should be a great feeling of sadness from the bottom of your heart for the fragility and cheapness of life.

At least for Chu Mo, when he pointed the bloody butcher knife in his hand at the young enemy magic female soldier beneath him, he felt like this.

As the commander of the sixth main force of the Shu Middle Road Legion, Chu Mo is a veteran who has been fighting for five years. For him, killing is actually just like three meals a day, and it has long been accustomed to him.

But he was not a bloodthirsty murderer. On the contrary, before becoming a soldier in the legion, he was even a teacher in a remote countryside. He was determined to preach, learn and solve doubts, and spend his short life promoting culture and spreading the vast knowledge left by his ancestors...

But why did it become what it is today?

The reason is very simple, because five years ago, Shu Kingdom issued a mandatory conscription order. Except for the capital Jingzhou, all men and women over 16 years old must join the army and serve the country for three years in other counties.

No, Chu Mo did not want to criticize this unfair "regional differentiation", but at that time, almost all the students under Chu Mo's sect were indeed collectively forced to join the legion under the hostage of this conscription order!

After fighting with the local consuls in a desperate situation, Chu Mo decided to join the army out of his righteous indignation and noble morality, and joined the army with the students. In a blink of an eye, five years have passed.

In these five years, Chu Mo has led his troops to build numerous contributions on the battlefield with his keen insight and outstanding command ability. In just five years, he has been promoted to the position of a thousand-man commander and has become one of the well-known thousand-man commanders in the middle lane. He is only 29 years old!

For a soldier, this can be regarded as a success and a young and promising example.

However, Chu Mo rarely smiled on his face, or it should be said... he has never smiled again since he joined the Legion five years ago.

Although he won fame, even in this five-year period, the students he had decided to protect were all one of the billions of dead bones buried in this canyon, totaling 53 people. The cruel war took the lives of his students and his smile.

This is a regret and pain that Chu Mo will never be able to erase in his entire life.

In this canyon battlefield where soldiers are killed every second, no one will remember this cold number that can even be removed as a fraction. Only Chu Mo remembers it and carved it forever on his sword...

so.

When Chu Mo stepped on the magic female soldier of Wu in front of him and raised the butcher knife in his hand to act as he was about to pierce her face, Chu Mo hesitated for the first time through the number at the mouth of the knife handle.

The enemy female soldiers under her feet were actually much younger than they thought!

She was about 16 years old. Although her face was stained with a lot of dust, it was still obvious from the general outline that she was a pretty girl. But at this moment, she was very scared, like a elk that was panicked by a vicious tiger pressing under her claws. She opened her eyes with panic and tears, and looked up at Chu Mo with blood on her face without a bloody face.

In a trance, the frightened and desperate face of this female soldier in Wu State overlapped with the appearance of the students back then. While moving Chu Mo, he also felt a great feeling of sadness!

If this girl hadn't come to the canyon battlefield and if she had studied hard in her hometown, would she have a completely different life?

Of course, this hesitation and compassion were only in a moment...

"Close your eyes and it will pass soon..." Chu Mo said expressionlessly.

Then, he cut open the throat of the female soldier under his feet with a knife. The moment when the hot blood sprayed out, Chu Mo's heart, which had already been riddled with holes, was also scratched with an indelible scar.

But he still had no expression on his face.

This is the duty of a soldier and the rule of war. You can never refuse to kill people. When you have no choice, you can only do this at most, free the enemy at the fastest speed and suffer less pain...

"If there is a next life, don't be a soldier." He murmured like a prayer. Chu Mo took back his long sword, looked back at the front that had entered the end, and breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he turned his head again and looked at the unparalleled white figure ahead.

That was the combat commander-in-chief of their Middle-Luan Legion, and Luna, the hero of the moonlight who became famous after the last battle between Shu and Wei.

Thanks to her, their troops were able to eliminate the entire thousand-man unit supported by the Wu Kingdom with minimal casualties.

But Chu Mo always felt that since he left the middle lane half a day ago, something was wrong with this adult. From the outside, although there was no clue, her eyes that were usually very clear and bright have actually lost their luster.

Is something bad happened during the time she left?

As soon as he thought of this, Chu Mo walked over and bowed respectfully and said, "Mr. Luna, are you okay?"

"It's Mr. Chu." Luna turned around, looked at Chu Mo, and then said in a plain voice: "The enemy's highland tower is ahead. Please lead the troops to continue marching."

It should be said that among the three legions of Shu Kingdom, the most popular hero among the soldiers is Zhuge Liang, the military advisor who is extremely prestigious, and secondly, the girl who is only 18 years old in front of him.

This is not because her prestige can surpass Guan Yu, the veteran behind the scenes, but because although this girl is a hero, she is extremely docile by nature and does not have the arrogant and arrogant attitude of other heroes. Among all the heroes, she is the only one who cares about the soldiers. Whenever there is insufficient staff after the war, she will personally help some soldiers bandage their injuries and soothe people who are incompetent...

Strong, polite, and approachable. Who doesn’t like such a girl?

What moved Chu Mo was particularly that since he learned that he was a teacher before, this girl who had always respected scholars has always condescended to call him Mr. Chu. Just being able to treat wise men is something that no hero can do. In fact, no hero would do this.

Therefore, although they have been excluded at the top, Luna’s fans are actually countless within the legion, and Chu Mo is one of them.

But today, the girl is indeed a little strange. She looks very calm on the outside, but in fact, it gives Chu Mo the feeling that it is a manifestation of forcibly concealing her inner shake and anxiety.

And according to her usual habits, she would not be able to continue to advance like she is now. At least, she would not be in a state that was obviously bad...

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