Chapter 1282: Yumi joins the army and acts on impulse
Chapter 1282: Yumi joins the army and acts on impulse
"Uncle Mo, the store is closed so early today, but do you have something to go out for?"
In the pancake shop next to the calligraphy and painting shop, a sunny and handsome young man was baking pancakes while looking curiously at the two people walking out of the shop.
"Yes, my distant relatives are visiting today, so I closed early."
Mo Fan greeted the young man with a smile.
"So this big brother is your family member, Uncle Mo?"
"If that's the case, wait a little longer. I'll get you some sesame cakes to go with your wine!"
Upon hearing this, the young man immediately gave Xiao Huang a kind smile, then wrapped a few sesame cakes in oil paper and handed them to Mo Fan.
"Little Corn, this is too much. We can't finish it."
Mo Fan had no choice but to speak upon seeing this.
This young man is the former little Yumi, but now he has grown into a big boy.
"Uncle Mo, please don't be polite. Take it quickly! In a few days, you may not be able to eat the sesame cakes I made myself." Xiao Yumi said with a smile.
"Why, you're going on a long journey?" Mo Fan looked at Xiao Yumi in surprise.
"Yeah, isn't the war situation getting tense again?"
"I heard that those barbarians are about to attack the next city, so I signed up for the army yesterday and will leave in a few days." Little Corn said calmly.
"what!"
Mo Fan couldn't help but frown when he heard this and said, "You are only sixteen years old, why are you thinking of joining the army?
Do you know that being a soldier nowadays means going to the battlefield, where swords are merciless and you can die if you are not careful?"
"I know, Uncle Mo, I'm sixteen years old now, not a child anymore, and many young men in our school have signed up to join the army, some of them are not even fourteen years old yet!" Little Corn said seriously.
"Do your parents know about this?" Mo Fan asked with a frown.
Little Yumi was someone he had watched grow up, and he was an extremely kind child, so Mo Fan subconsciously was reluctant to let him go to the battlefield.
Because he knew very well what those barbarian wolf riders were like, the Qin State had integrated all the cultivators in the entire divine realm to resist them, but the result was still minimal.
Even the army of monks found it difficult to stop the barbarian wolf riders, let alone an army composed of mortals like Little Corn.
Such a chaotic battlefield is undoubtedly a huge meat grinder for mortal soldiers, and few can survive.
The value of the mortal army is nothing more than using their flesh and blood to block the advance of the barbarian wolf riders, and it is only temporary.
"My parents knew about it and scolded me severely. They were so angry that they stopped coming to the shop these days. So I have been busy running the shop these days."
When talking about his parents, Little Yumi couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Since your parents don't agree with you going, why are you still going?"
Mo Fan frowned, then looked at Xiao Yumi seriously and said, "Don't go. It's really dangerous. Have you ever thought about what would happen to your parents if you died in the battle? How sad they would be!"
"It's too late. I have already signed up, and the army's letter was delivered to me yesterday. Although I haven't reported yet, I am already an official soldier of the Qin Army."
Little Corn patted his chest with a bright smile. There was no fear in his eyes, but instead he was full of anticipation.
"It's not too late. As long as you don't want to, I, Uncle Mo, will use my connections to make you quit the army!"
Mo Fan spoke in a deep voice, but when he saw the light flashing in Little Yumi's eyes, he sighed in his heart, because he knew very well that Little Yumi would most likely persist.
Sure enough, when Little Yumi heard what he said, she shook her head and said to Mo Fan with a smile, "Uncle Mo, why are you more nagging than my parents?
I know you are all doing this for my own good, but if all the people of the Qin Empire think like you, then who will resist the barbarian army?
By then, it won’t be the soldiers on the front line who will die, but the entire land of God’s Domain will be drenched in blood!”
Mo Fan was silent for a moment after hearing Xiao Yumi's words. He couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Everyone is afraid of death, but I know even more clearly that if everyone is afraid of death and afraid to join the army and go to the battlefield, then the entire country will be doomed, and the entire human race will not see any hope at all!"
Xiao Yumi spoke in a deep voice, his eyes were like torches, he looked at Mo Fan seriously, and said with a smile: "Uncle Mo, I know that in the eyes of many people, this country may not be a good one, there are still many drawbacks, corruption and bullying everywhere.
There are even many people who believe that war is nothing more than a game played by those in power, a game played for their own interests.
Small people like us join the army to become pawns and cannon fodder in the game between those in power.
When the war is over, those gamblers are still in high esteem and will not be punished at all, but most of the soldiers have already been buried on the battlefield, leaving their loved ones in grief.
I actually understand all of this.
But it still can't change my determination!
Because no matter how beautiful this country is, it is always the hometown that raised me!
As a human being, you should always understand the word "return".
I also deeply understand that I joined the army and went to fight on the battlefield not for some senior officials, but for my own country and for my own family!
If everyone is afraid, it will be difficult to eliminate the barbarians. Once we allow the barbarians to enter Middle-earth, what awaits us will be the destruction of our country and the shattering of our mountains and rivers. At that time, all the good things will wither!
If everyone is brave, even if we die on the battlefield, as long as we can quell the scourge of the barbarians, at least our families will still be alive, and millions of people in the Qin State will all be alive!
That is enough!! "
Little Yumi was a little excited at the end, and even her voice was a little louder. Then she scratched her head a little embarrassedly, and then smiled at the white-haired Uncle Mo in front of her and said, "Uncle Mo, death is actually not scary to me, because I deeply understand that life and death are inevitable for each of us.
The only thing I can do is to make good use of this period between life and death.
As a human being, since I am destined to die, why should I live according to the rules instead of pursuing enough beauty in the direction I want?
And in my opinion, one should be the master of one's own life, and only by acting according to one's own will can one's true character be revealed!
I am not afraid of life or death, so whether I will become a pawn or cannon fodder is not that important. "
Mo Fan was stunned by what Xiao Yumi said. For a moment, the fog in his head seemed to have dissipated. He could see the door clearly again. He even felt as if he could push open the door at any time.
"You're right. Even you can figure it out, so why can't I figure it out?"
Mo Fan smiled, then patted Xiao Yumi on the shoulder and said to him with a smile: "You are right, you are not a child anymore. Since you have decided to join the army, then go ahead and do it with confidence!"
As he spoke, he reached into his sleeve and took out a jade pendant.
The jade carving was actually a golden toad.
"This is carved by Uncle Mo himself. Take it and wear it with you at all times. It will keep you safe."
Mo Fan handed the toad jade carving to Xiao Yumi, and then left with Xiao Huang, who had remained silent.
He took several steps in succession, and the seal in his body shattered with a bang. His cultivation continued to rise, and his originally old face gradually turned back to a youthful appearance...
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