Falling in Love Online with an Ancient General

Chapter 8

"There are no words on it. What do you mean, General?"

Qin Yuchuan was dazed for a moment, then called over Yan Chi who was standing nearby.

"Can you see the words on this?"

Yan Chi leaned in and looked closely, then shook his head, "General, are there any words on this?"

Qin Yuchuan fell into deep thought again. If Yan Chi and Na Muqi couldn't see anything, and only he could, what was going on?

Yan Chi nudged Na Muqi, "Na Mu, what's wrong with the General lately? He's always staring at this little box in a daze. Is this some kind of treasure?"

"How would I know?" Na Muqi retorted.

Yan Chi scratched his head, "Aren't you always boasting about knowing everything under the sun?"

"I'm not a god." Na Muqi glared at Yan Chi and hurried away.

Yan Chi looked again at the pensive Qin Yuchuan, then quietly retreated.

After staying outside for a while, Qin Yuchuan eventually returned to his tent.

Based on the current situation, this phone must have some special function, such as only being visible to him. Perhaps he could ask Feng Qingyi about it.

[Qin Yuchuan: Miss Feng, are you busy now?]

[Feng Qingyi: Not at the moment. Didn't you say you went to war? Were you injured?]

Was he injured? It had been a long time since anyone asked him that.

[Qin Yuchuan: Thank you for your concern, Miss. I'm unharmed. I wanted to ask, is this "phone" thing from your world?]

[Feng Qingyi: Yes, what's wrong?]

[Qin Yuchuan: Nothing.]

Perhaps because this thing didn't belong to this world, that's why others couldn't see it. That would explain it.

[Feng Qingyi: Oh, did you have anything else?]

[Qin Yuchuan: How have you been recently, Miss?]

[Feng Qingyi: I'm doing well. And you don't need to call me "Miss," just call me Qingyi.]

[Qin Yuchuan: Alright.]

[Feng Qingyi: I heard you're at war. How's the battle situation?]

[Qin Yuchuan: Within three days, we'll achieve a great victory and return to the capital.]

[Feng Qingyi: You all are too formidable!]

Qin Yuchuan noticed that Feng Qingyi said "you all" instead of "you," was that praise for them? Interesting.

[Qin Yuchuan: Would you like to see the scenery here?]

[Feng Qingyi: Can I?]

[Qin Yuchuan: Of course, I'll video call you.]

Feng Qingyi thought Qin Yuchuan's learning ability was incredibly strong to now even video call.

Soon, Feng Qingyi received a video call. Qin Yuchuan was dressed in armor today, looking extremely valiant.

Feng Qingyi was a bit captivated, while at the same time, Qin Yuchuan stared at her intently.

She wore a red strapless dress today, her arms exposed, and her exquisite collarbones visible. Qin Yuchuan's ears turned red, her attire was a bit too revealing for him.

"Why aren't you talking?" Feng Qingyi spoke up first.

Qin Yuchuan hastily averted his gaze, "I'll show you the scenery here."

Feng Qingyi curiously stared at the phone screen but could only see Qin Yuchuan's face.

Was this to see the scenery, or to see him?

"Tap the small circle on the screen to switch the camera, otherwise I can't see."

Following her instructions, Qin Yuchuan found and tapped the button after searching for a moment.

Finally, Feng Qingyi could see - the neatly arranged tents, soldiers practicing in the distance, swirling yellow sand, a particularly desolate and lonely sight.

"I never imagined it would actually be like this!" Feng Qingyi felt pensive.

"Have you seen it before?" Qin Yuchuan asked.

Feng Qingyi shook her head, "Only on TV, but those are just fakeries."

"TV? What's that?"

"It's a tool that can be used to watch shows. I'll introduce it to you another time."

Qin Yuchuan walked to a distant sand dune while holding the phone, from where he could see quite far.

"That's the direction of Changxu Pass. We'll attack it in three days."

Through the phone, Feng Qingyi saw a small fortified town, but why was he telling her these things?

"Why are you telling me this?"

Qin Yuchuan fell silent, unsure himself why he was telling her these things.

"Nothing, I just sometimes feel that what I'm doing is meaningless."

His father died in battle, his mother spent her days despondent.

Meanwhile, the Emperor was wary of him rebelling while also using him to stabilize the realm - how ridiculous.

Feng Qingyi keenly sensed his dejected mood at the moment.

"How could it be meaningless? You're fighting for your country, you're a hero of your nation."

"It's because of you, because of all of you, that they can live in peace and prosperity. Everything you all do will be etched in their hearts forever."

"I don't know what it's like in your world, but in ours, the military is the most respected profession."

"..."

Listening to Feng Qingyi's consolation, Qin Yuchuan revealed a faint smile.

How naive, a girl born and raised in the light and sunshine, who likely had never witnessed the world's malice.

The human heart is the most difficult to fathom - they may sincerely thank him for his efforts today, yet discard him like trash tomorrow.

"Qingyi, have you ever seen the desert sunset?"

Feng Qingyi shook her head, "No."

"Then let me show you."

Qin Yuchuan raised his phone towards the sun.

It was evening, the desert under the sun draped in a golden radiance.

Although puzzled by his sudden desire to show her the sunset, Feng Qingyi couldn't miss such a magnificent sight.

The phone's picture quality was so clear, she felt as if she was there in person.

"You must have seen many sunsets already!"

"Yeah." On the desolate desert, the sunrises and sunsets were the only scenery, but he disliked sunrises for being too dazzlingly bright.

"I think sunrises are nice too. If you're alone, you should go watch the sunrise sometime. Sunsets are too lonely."

Feng Qingyi's sudden words left Qin Yuchuan stunned.

"Why did you stop talking? I was just suggesting, if someone accompanied you to watch the sunset, then it wouldn't be so lonely."

Qin Yuchuan said, "Then will you accompany me to watch the sunset next time?"

"...I, I was just speaking idly, don't take it seriously." What was she blabbering about!

Qin Yuchuan's lips curved upward, what an adorable little girl.

After watching the sunset over the vast desert, Feng Qingyi said hurriedly, "Anyway, it's this time of day now, my brother has probably finished cooking dinner, I'm going to go eat."

"Very well, after securing victory, I shall contact you again," Qin Yuchuan said as he watched her phone darken.

Qin Yuchuan returned to his tent.

"Yan Chi, did you see that just now? It seemed like the general smiled!" Yan Yang said.

Yan Chi asked, "What happened?"

"I'm not sure about that," Yan Yang replied honestly, "Just now the general was talking to himself while holding a small black box, walking around the camp, and then went over to that sand dune."