Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace-Chapter 161 Taking in Luo Zhen

"Captain, it’s impossible, I can still see it," a young soldier said to Gao Zheng.

Just as he finished speaking, Liu Dan slapped him on the head, "What did you see?"

The soldier rubbed his head in pain, cluelessly saying, "I saw the Commander, and also..."

"Smack!" Before he could finish, Xu Dabao slapped him on the head again.

At this moment, the soldier finally seemed to understand something, "I saw the Commander take care of all the Rebel Army; the Rebel Army on Jiyang Mountain has been completely annihilated, and no one else was found."

This time, no one hit him.

Instead, they started to lead him away.

"Wait." Chen Mo stopped them.

"Sir, what’s the matter?" Gao Zheng’s face changed. He thought he might have seen something he shouldn’t have and feared being silenced. He pushed the babbling young soldier to the front.

Chen Mo’s face darkened, "Bring me that set of armor from the horse immediately."

"Understood." Seeing that it was just about the armor, Gao Zheng and the others sighed in relief.

Just then—

"Granny Qing."

Luo Zhen began to shout in panic.

"What granny?" Chen Mo frowned.

"Granny Qing, please don’t let anything happen, Granny Qing..." Luo Zhen was already babbling nonsensically as she staggered toward the well in the Daoist Temple courtyard, looking as if she was determined to jump in to save someone.

Chen Mo followed closely and, seeing this, his figure flashed to quickly stop Luo Zhen, then immediately said to Gao Zheng, "Quick, fish her out."

Subsequently, Gao Zheng and the others found some green vines. Gao Zheng tied the green vine around himself and then jumped into the well.

The other end of the green vine was held by Liu Dan and the others.

After a short while, the vine was tugged, and Liu Dan and the others quickly pulled.

Not long after, Gao Zheng emerged from the well, carrying an old woman.

"Granny Qing..." Luo Zhen broke free from Chen Mo’s grasp, crawling to the old woman’s side in tears, gently nudging her while her tears streamed down.

Chen Mo frowned slightly; in the simulation, there was no mention of any Granny Qing.

Seeing that the old woman wouldn’t wake no matter how hard Luo Zhen tried,

Chen Mo stepped forward, bent down to check, and then frowned, "She... is already dead."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhen’s body stiffened, she couldn’t accept it and began to shout, "Impossible, how could Granny Qing die, she was a Martial Artist, if I’m not dead how could she be? You must be lying to me..."

Then Luo Zhen grabbed Chen Mo’s leg, saying, "Sir... I beg you, please save her, save Granny Qing, will you? I’ll do anything you ask, just please save Granny Qing."

Granny Qing was now the only family Luo Zhen had in the world.

Now that her only relative was also leaving this world, Luo Zhen felt she would break down.

"I’m sorry, but death is irreversible, my condolences."

Chen Mo noticed that the old woman had drowned for too long and had already lost all signs of life, he couldn’t do anything about it.

"Sob sob..."

Luo Zhen could no longer hold back, hugging Granny Qing’s corpse, she cried out loud, her body trembling violently.

Chen Mo waved his hand.

Gao Zheng and the others went out and had someone guard the entrance to prevent others from entering.

Chen Mo just sat to the side, letting Luo Zhen cry her heart out.

In his heart, he was thinking of something else.

Truly the number one beauty of Nanyang.

Even without looking closely, just a brief glance, comparing her appearance, in the entire Imperial Palace, only Zhao Fujin could compare to Luo Zhen.

Her beauty seemed as if it was crafted by the heavens.

Not long after, Gao Zheng brought a set of armor to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo inquired about the casualties, asking if the brothers who died had been buried, and then ordered him to gather the army and be ready to descend the mountain at any time.

Another quarter-hour passed.

Finally, Luo Zhen stopped crying.

She was not originally such a sorrowful person.

But with the successive loss of relatives and benefactors, the accumulated pain all burst out at once.

She looked at Chen Mo while holding Granny Qing’s body, "Sir, are you the reinforcements sent from the Capital?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"Then, sir, what is your name?"

No matter what, Chen Mo was now her benefactor, so she naturally had to know the name of her benefactor.

"...Chen Hong." Chen Mo thought for a moment and decided not to reveal his real name.

"Thank you, Lord Chen... no, General Chen, for saving my life," said Luo Zhen, bowing to Chen Mo gratefully.

Chen Mo nodded, smiling, "Just call me sir."

A moment later, Luo Zhen lightly bit her lip and said, "Sir Chen, could you have someone help me bury Granny Qing?"

"Certainly, where would you like her buried?" Chen Mo asked.

"This courtyard is nice, the wall beside can keep the wind and rain off Granny Qing," Luo Zhen glanced around and said softly.

"Gao Zheng." Chen Mo called out from outside the temple.

"At your service." Gao Zheng came in.

"Get a couple of trustworthy people to help her bury Granny Qing," Chen Mo instructed.

"Understood." Gao Zheng went to find someone.

Luo Zhen then said, "Sir Chen, I... I am Luo Zhen."

Chen Mo nodded.

Luo Zhen was slightly surprised; does he not know who I am? His reaction was so calm...

But Luo Zhen didn’t ask further.

After Granny Qing was buried, Chen Mo asked her to put on the armor.

There were no women in the military; Chen Mo wanted to keep her by his side, so he could only have her disguise as a soldier.

Luo Zhen didn’t ask how Chen Mo would deal with her. She just obediently did as he said.

When she came before Chen Mo after changing into the armor,

Chen Mo reached out towards her face.

Luo Zhen’s body trembled slightly, but she did not dodge and slowly closed her eyes.

Thinking to herself, "So he is after me?"

Then she felt Chen Mo touch her face a couple of times.

Luo Zhen felt somewhat humiliated.

Could she not escape the fate of being toyed with?

Fine, he’s at least her lifesaver, and he helped bury Granny Qing.

She had nothing to repay him with but her own body.

If he wanted it, she’d give it to him.

However, what Chen Mo said next made her blush.

"No women are allowed in the army. I smeared some mud on your face; later, tie up your hair, and follow me out. They shouldn’t recognize you."

Currently, only Gao Zheng, Liu Dan, Xu Dabao, and those ten or so people knew about Luo Zhen; the other camp members didn’t.

Hearing this, Luo Zhen felt ashamed. General Chen saved her, and she had such a misunderstanding about him.

...

After leaving the Daoist Temple, Chen Mo assigned her to his personal guard, and with Gao Zheng and others covering for her, they descended the mountain together.

Back at the Fengchi County training grounds, Chen Mo settled Luo Zhen in his tent.

Chen Mo didn’t ask where she intended to go next.

Nor did Luo Zhen mention what she planned to do afterward.

The two maintained a kind of tacit understanding, and Luo Zhen stayed in Chen Mo’s tent.