"I know, I was appointed by His Majesty to be the number one in this dynasty." Fang Zilan glanced at Qi Yuming quite proudly, "So, I don't think this is a big deal."
"It's not a big deal to Mr. Fang, but it may not be a big deal to Shangguan Min." Qi Yuming's voice was a bit colder, like a basin of cold water being poured down his head.
"Shangguan Min is a sinner, and he is half barbarian. He cannot escape his status as a military householder no matter what." Qi Yuming's every word seemed like a thorn in Shangguan Min's heart.
Fang Zilan nodded thoughtfully, "I think what you said makes sense."
After hearing this, Shangguan Min, who had been standing quietly in the corner without making a sound, couldn't help but said: "Master Fang, do you want to destroy your promise?"
"When did I say that I was going to destroy my promise?" Fang Zilan looked at Shangguan Min who couldn't hold himself back in a funny way, "It's just that I don't think it's suitable for me to handle the matter of non-commissioned officer status. Qi Yuming, you What do you say?"
"Master Fang, are you asking me to handle this?" Qi Yuming raised his eyebrows, and Fang Zilan nodded, "Of course, as you are familiar with the military regulations and are on good terms with Master Zhong Yao, is there any more suitable candidate than you? ?”
"Qi Yuming will obey Mr. Fang's instructions, but..." Qi Yuming paused as he spoke, and Fang Zilan continued to ask in a good-natured manner, "But what?"
"Can Mr. Fang please tell me what Shangguan Min did in exchange for a non-commissioned officer status?" Qi Yuming asked bluntly, and Fang Zilan answered even more bluntly, "No."
Her expression was very innocent. Qi Yuming choked back at her two words, and without saying anything else, he turned around and left the camp.
Seeing this, Vice-General Cao, Monk Zhanger, was confused and asked tentatively, "Master Qi, are you angry?"
"Why are you angry?" Fang Zilan's lips curled up slightly, smiling a bit like a little fox, "He has guessed the reason and has nothing to say."
Shangguan Min on the side said hesitantly: "Master Fang is not afraid that Master Qi will hold a grudge and refuse to help?"
"This is not a help, but an order." Fang Zilan said with a smile, "Am I going to keep people under my command who don't do things for me?"
"In that case, Shangguan Min would like to thank Mr. Fang in advance." After Shangguan Min finished speaking, he was about to clasp his fists and salute, but was stopped by Fang Zilan, "This is a deal, you don't have to say thank you."
"But I didn't do it well." Shangguan Min was frank and straightforward, and Fang Zilan said quietly: "Even so, I am quite satisfied with the result now. Therefore, our deal is still valid."
"I..." Shangguan Min opened his mouth, wanting to say something but in the end he couldn't.
Fang Zilan looked at Shangguan Min's hesitant expression with amusement, and couldn't help but sigh, "Shangguan Min, this cautious and timid appearance is not like you."
"What do you think I should look like, Lord Fang?" Shangguan Min lowered his head, his expression much gloomier.
"What I think is my business, but your appearance should be decided by yourself." Fang Zilan looked at the young man in front of him steadily. In just a few months, he seemed to have changed into a different person.
Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "Shangguan Min, since you dare to come to me and ask for sergeant status, it means that you are still willing to stay in the army. I can't say what the future will look like, but you have already decided, don't be afraid, if Who knows what will happen until the end.”
"Master Fang is right. So many people died for me, I can't let them lose their lives in vain." Shangguan Min raised his head, with tears in his eyes, "I dare to ask Master Fang, I am in the army, how can Master Fang Will you treat me sincerely?"
"That's natural." Fang Zilan nodded without hesitation: "Although I hold grudges, I also have clear grudges. Between you and me, you haven't done anything wrong yet, but I have a lot of regrets for you."
Fang Zilan shook her head helplessly as she spoke, and Shangguan Min couldn't help but ask, "Then have you ever regretted it?"
"There is no regret." Fang Zilan said calmly, "If people want to move forward and upward, they will inevitably hurt others. You can just get used to it in the future. There is nothing to regret."
"Master Fang, do you really think so?" Shangguan Min asked reluctantly, and Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "So what if you regret it? Is there any regret medicine in this world?"
"Shangguan Min, I will teach you something today." Fang Zilan smiled meaningfully, "Even if you regret and feel uncomfortable, never say it. Others will not care about your feelings, but will give others a reason to hurt you. Even if you are deceiving yourself and others, , and you have to keep going until one day you are strong enough to turn lies into reality. That is the true sense of no regrets and no complaints."
"So Mr. Fang doesn't regret keeping me?" Shangguan Min gritted his teeth and finally asked what was in his heart.
The smile in Fang Zilan's eyes grew brighter, "Of course. I have already said that if one day you stand on the opposite side of me and have a life-and-death fight with me, as long as you have the ability, just do it. But if you don't have the ability, I I won’t be merciful to you either. Do you understand?”
Her words were like a beam of light, shining directly into Shangguan Min's heart.
Too many things had happened in just a few months. In a daze, he vaguely felt that he wanted to pursue something, but he was always unable to grasp anything.
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly understood.
The past cannot be traced back, and it will not help if he does not regret it in the future. He can only live in the present, get a non-commissioned officer certificate and settle down in the army.
One day he will find out the truth and clear the Shangguan family's name.
Seeing that Shangguan Min was silent, Fang Zilan finally couldn't help but ask: "But, let me ask you, after all these things, do you hate me?"
"No." Shangguan Min answered without hesitation, "I believe in the Shangguan family's innocence more than I resent them."
He paused and said firmly: "Since my surname is Shangguan, I must be worthy of the name of the Shangguan family. As long as I am still alive, my life will never be in vain. One day, I will let the Shangguan family regain its former glory." .”
The young man's eyes were still as clear as ever, but the ambition and solemn look intertwined in his eyes could not be hidden no matter what.
Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of her lips and chuckled: "I'll wait and see."
Shangguan Min cupped his fists and saluted, "Master Fang, if you have nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."
"Wait a minute." Fang Zilan stopped Shangguan Min, suppressed a smile and frowned, "I wanted to ask you just now when you came in, what does this smell like on you?"
Seeing Fang Zilan suddenly walking up to Shangguan Min, Deputy General Cao was also startled and sniffed around, "Boss, is there any smell?"
Shangguan Min was startled for a moment and quickly reacted, handing the sachet in his arms to Fang Zilan, "Is this what Mr. Fang is talking about?"
Fang Zilan took the sachet and sniffed it, frowning even more tightly, "Who gave this to you?"
"Ah Fei gave it to me. He gave one to each of our Shangguan brothers." Shangguan Fei saw that Fang Zilan looked unhappy and asked curiously: "I have been wearing this sachet. Is there anything wrong with it?"
"It's nothing. Maybe there were so many people before, but I didn't smell the scent of the sachet on your body." Fang Zilan casually returned the sachet to Shangguan Min, "You are a man in the military now, not a son of a noble family. You don't want such things in the future. Take it with you again.”
