Great Wei Dynasty, the first year of Xingguo.

Before a newly built temple in Dalian City, throngs of people knelt down.

A eunuch stood on the steps in front of the temple, he glanced down at the crowd, then opened the imperial edict and read aloud:

"By Heaven's Mandate, the Emperor decrees:"

The Xiongnu marched south, encircling my capital city, threatening to destroy my nation!

In ancient times, a nameless man and his horse repelled the Xiongnu!

The survival of our great Wei state rests entirely on this son's achievements!

This son's achievements surpass heaven itself. He was specially appointed as the Celestial General, and a temple dedicated to him, the Temple of the Celestial General, was built. It is where people from all walks of life offer incense and prayers!

With this in mind!

A month ago, the new emperor Chu Yu ambushed Crown Prince Chu He and King Yong Chu Qi who were going to Baima Temple to offer incense.

And then, with lightning speed, he led his troops into the palace and forced the Emperor Taizu to abdicate.

This is for Emperor Taizong.

Within a month of Emperor Taizong's ascension to the throne, Hunnish Khan Wuli personally led an army of 200,000 south.

The Xiongnu iron hooves advanced like a broken bamboo, wherever they went, corpses littered the ground, and infants sat and cried amidst the sea of death.

And soon the Huns' army arrived at the foot of Daliang City.

At that time, there were less than 10,000 troops in Daliang City, and reinforcements from other places were inadequate.

Emperor Taizong had no choice but to send a message across the Wei River seeking peace from Wuwei.

The Xiongnu, having long lived in harsh and desolate lands, deeply envied the vibrant world of the Central Plains.

With such a favorable opportunity, Wu Zhi wouldn't agree to Emperor Taizong's request for peace; instead, he ordered a fierce attack on Daliang.

In just one day, the city of Daliang was captured.

The building is about to collapse, and in a blink of an eye, Nian appears.

The year [person] wielded a silver spear in his hand, wore a bronze mask, donned a battle robe of a hundred flowers, wore the Tangni armor, and fastened a lion-man treasure belt.

One man and his horse held back the Huns, preventing them from getting near the city gate. They even chased them all the way to the wolf flag of Uvi.

Wuwei was terrified and led the Xiongnu army out of Daliang.

The people of Daliang City all express their gratitude to Lord Nian for saving their lives.

After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, everyone respectfully bowed their heads.

"Today, Your Majesty has specially built a temple for the general, so that the people of all generations will offer incense and worship him."

"The General deserves this honor!"

A man in the crowd raised his head and looked towards the golden statue of the Heavenly General inside the temple. His eyes were full of memories, and his face was filled with...

It is not someone else, but General Xiao Changfeng of the current dynasty, Xiao Yurong.

The strange child of the Wei Dynasty was not adorned in fine clothes or armor.

At that time, the north gate of Daliang was breached, and they defended against the Xiongnu at the city gate.

After killing ten Xiongnu soldiers in a row, he finally exhausted himself.

Just as he was about to be captured, the year-old man killed the Hunnic chieftain who was going to capture him with a gunshot.

He glanced back, then spurred his horse and charged headlong into the Hun army.

At a single, fleeting glance, my heart was captured.

At that moment, whispers from the people around him reached his ears.

"We owe our lives to the Heavenly General, and to General Xie's great kindness!"

"I will abstain from meat for one month to honor the Heavenly Generals and their spirits!"

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"It is said that Li Xu, that wastrel, is currently having a grand feast at the Drunk Immortal Pavilion. He's really not a good person."

Li Xu didn't come to the Tianjiang Temple to show his gratitude, yet he still lived a life of luxury and extravagance. What a shame for someone from Daliang!

Li Xu is the general of the General's Mansion of Piaoqi, and also the future husband promised to Xiao Yurong.

Today is the day when Tiangong Temple is demolished.

Li Xu's actions were such that he didn't even put the Heavenly General in his eyes!

"Such a scoundrel! I, Xiao Yurong, would never associate with such a person!"

Xiao Yurong cursed inwardly, then set off toward Zui Xian Lou.

Upon arriving at the Zui Xian Lou, Xiao Yurong asked the waiter about Li Xu's whereabouts.

As soon as I pushed open the room door, I saw Li Xu enjoying a hearty meal.

"Li Xu, the General of Heaven is our savior of all Liangcheng. Why didn't you go to the Temple of the General of Heaven to pay respects today!?"

Xiao Yurong looked at the table full of fish and was instantly furious.

"Illness, who in the world would worship themselves?"

Li Xu muttered under his breath after hearing this.

That's right, Li Xu is the Heavenly General.

At that time, he pursued the Huns for five hundred miles, but finally failed to catch them. So, he found a place and rested there for a night.

After discarding his armor, soldiers, face guards, and warhorses, he found another horse and rode back to Daliang overnight.

In that battle, Li Xu was also seriously injured and had to stay in bed for a whole month at home before he could get up.

"The Tiangong Temple is just a small temple, not everyone in Daliang City could possibly go there, right?"

Li Xu was speaking the truth. Xiao Yurong didn't know how to refute him for a moment and her face flushed red with embarrassment.

Even so, today is the day of Tianjiang Temple's fall, and everyone in Daliao is eating vegetarian food.

"But you are dressed in bright colors and have a big fish, worthy of the Heavenly General's life-saving grace?"

Li Xu couldn't help but laugh and cry. He was the Heavenly General, did he need to be treated like this?

But he couldn't spit it out, so he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing and saying:

"Sister Yurong, your words are amiss."

Those who go to the Tiangong Temple to worship Tiangong may not necessarily be doing so sincerely. Just because I eat a lot of fish doesn't mean I disrespect Tiangong.

Our respect for the Heavenly Generals should be placed in our hearts, rather than on the surface.

Li Xu's words were logical, but in Xiao Yu Rong's view, they were just sophistry.

Li Xu, I am here today to tell you.

"My husband, Xiao Yurong's, must be a truly outstanding and heroic man, not someone like you who only knows how to idle around and fight dogs."

Li Xu simply hummed in response.

"That's only right. You are a general of the Great Wei and the eldest daughter of the Grand General's Mansion, this request isn't unreasonable."

Xiao Yurong was momentarily stunned.

In the past, as soon as Li Xu heard any hint of wanting to call off the engagement, he would beg and cry not to do it. Today, however, he was acting strangely.

"Li Xu, have you heard me clearly? I want to break off the engagement with you!"

Xiao Yurong declared.

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