CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 479: SHE GAVE HIM A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE

Earlier, the most fierce hairy-faced man against Tao Mingxuan was now looking at him with a gentle and concerned expression.

He reached out his rough hand, still stained with Tao Mingxuan’s blood, to touch the corner of his mouth that he had broken.

His voice was soft, filled with infinite compassion.

"Tanhua Lang, are you okay?"

Tao Mingxuan shivered viciously, thinking, "Just keep your distance and I’ll be fine."

This damn rough-faced man, who’s he trying to disgust with this affectionate act?

Many soldiers said, "Sorry, Tao Tanhua, we slandered you. We apologize for our lack of understanding and errors."

Tao Mingxuan’s mouth twitched, but as a veteran in the workplace, he decided to elevate the content of Pei Shu’er’s conversation this time.

"I am a Dayan person. Everything I do for Dayan is worth it."

"Even if it means being a spy, I am willing to sacrifice everything for Dayan!"

Pei Shu’er looked at Tao Mingxuan with a playful gaze, and Tao Mingxuan was equally defiant in his look at Pei Shu’er.

He now understood that this beating was within Pei Shu’er’s calculation.

She manipulated the soldiers’ emotions, making it easier for everyone to accept him when she revealed the "truth."

Rather than the emotion that he was just a spy.

One must know, a hero misunderstood, beaten, and treated unfairly is far more stirring than a hero returning.

Especially when the ones who misunderstood the hero were themselves.

So, Tao Mingxuan’s future path in the Gulan Military Camp would be smooth.

This... was the path Pei Shu’er laid out for him.

Previously, even if he betrayed his country, he didn’t feel much.

After all, he was unloved and betrayed by his beloved.

He felt no attachment to this land.

But now, Pei Shu’er not only made the Dayan soldiers accept him, but also bound him to Dayan.

Looking into those trusting eyes.

If he had any conscience left, he wouldn’t think of betrayal.

Besides, he had to live up to Pei Shu’er’s meticulous plan.

Pei Shu’er offered him a chance to start anew.

Pei Shu’er’s schemes were undeniably impressive.

Finally, Pei Shu’er said, "Alright, disperse. Return to your posts, let’s eat."

Everyone quickly left, the rough men approached Tao Mingxuan kindly, "We’re familiar with this camp, if you need help, just come find us."

Tao Mingxuan felt stirred, not touching his food for a long time.

Pei Shu’er didn’t bother with him, ate alone.

Later, she had to find Tang Zan to report the results of the material harvest this time.

After a long time, Tao Mingxuan suddenly smiled lightly, shook his head.

The words were full of sighs.

"Pei Shu’er, oh, Pei Shu’er."

Pei Shu’er raised an eyebrow, said nothing.

Tao Mingxuan said nothing more, just bowed his head to eat.

He now looked very disheveled, his meticulously groomed hair pulled into a bird’s nest, his face and body were covered in injuries, and his long, white robe was marked with footprints.

But Pei Shu’er felt something.

Tao Mingxuan seemed brighter.

The shadow that hung over him seemed to have dispersed with the wind.

Or rather, he had pulled himself out from that place.

Even though he was utterly disheveled, he was now more dazzling than ever before.

Like a pearl finally brushed free of dust.

At this moment, the soldiers who previously beat Tao Mingxuan spread the word about his deeds.

"Hey, Old Zhang, do you know that Tao Mingxuan?"

"Know? Wasn’t he the Dazi’s Think Tank? And captured by our guys."

"Oh, but you don’t know, Tao Mingxuan is actually one of us."

"What! Really?"

"Of course it’s true, I tell you this, don’t tell anyone else, I think it might be some kind of secret."

"Promise not to share."

...

"Old Li, do you know our great hero Tao Mingxuan?"

"Tch, what kind of hero is he? Isn’t he just a traitor?"

"You! Don’t let the hero hear that, or you’ll break his heart!"

The soldier named Old Li noticed things were not simple, leaned closer to whisper.

"What’s the story?!"

"You don’t know, he endured shame and hardship in the Tazi Camp, he bore so much!" As he said this, the soldier called Old Zhang’s eyes reddened.

"Ah, I’m only telling you this, don’t tell anyone else."

Some soldiers encountered Tao Mingxuan on the road, wanting to beat him, but their companions stopped them.

"What are you doing? That’s our great hero! Without him signaling, would we have won so easily?"

Pei Shu’er glanced at Tao Mingxuan, noticing he had thickened his skin, actually comfortably accepting the "hero" label.

His spine instinctively straightened a bit.

Such news, through spies left at the Gulan Military Camp, reached the Tazi Camp.

The Tazi Camp was under a cloud, with Tuoba Jun furious.

"I said our plan was foolproof, Dayan should surely lose. But every Dayan strategy seemed a step ahead, turns out the strategy was exposed!"

Other Commanders also cursed Tao Mingxuan, that brat had been quite convincing in his act.

They believed he was truly loyal.

So they failed, not because their skills were inferior, but because of an insider!

Who could have guessed the Think Tank was a traitor, making this war unwinnable.

Damn.

Should never have trusted Dayan people.

Tao Mingxuan, that beast!

Jing Ci also angrily said, "I sensed something was off with this war, turns out it was Tao Mingxuan. I was firmly against him becoming our Dada’s Think Tank."

"Sure enough, one bad apple spoiled the whole barrel."

These words diverted the doubtful glances away.

But, afterwards Jing Ci’s power was significantly curtailed, even excluded from tactical discussions.

It’s because she was formerly a Dayan person, even though she married the Khan, she was merely a toy of the Tatar Royal Family.

When she first came, she suffered quite a lot.

Only when the child was confirmed to be Khan’s did her position gradually stabilize.

Now with Tao Mingxuan’s hero incident, she was again ousted from the power center.

Jing Ci gnashed her teeth, cursing Tao Mingxuan for ruining what she had worked on for so many years.

Tao Mingxuan’s heroic status was unshakeable, both in Dayan and Dada.

Initially there were skeptics, but over time, no one questioned anymore.

He was a hero.

This was the consensus among all Dayan people.

Anyone who said otherwise found themselves at odds with everyone else.