The Young General's Journey

Huo Songsheng followed Lin Xian's gaze toward the distant horizon. “Do you think that one day, the world might be at peace, the four seas tranquil, and people everywhere might speak the same language and use the same writing, so that wherever they go, they are all brothers?” Lin Xian smiled. “General, you have such lofty ambitions. I’ve never thought that far ahead.” Huo Songsheng said, “And what do you think now?” “Hmm.” Lin Xian gave it serious thought for a long while, then said, “That day will come. It’s just that by then, we’ll be gone.” “That’s all right. Someone will be there to see it for us.” Lin Xian turned his head and saw Huo Songsheng close his eyes in contentment. He heard him say, “May this aspiration endure through the ages, lasting as long as time itself.” Sickly schemer gong X rakish general shou (The gong and shou are clearly marked. No switching, no reversing, no mutual gong. Objections to taking things out of context, being a killjoy, or reversing the CP.) (To reiterate: this is not a beauty-and-the-beast pairing. They’re both handsome men, thank you.) (And to reiterate once more: this story has no side CPs. If there are any, they’re only older brothers and sisters.) [This story will be going premium on August 29, with a 10,000-character update that day. Thank you for your support!] I write, you read. If you don’t want to read, just skip it. No need to follow the author. An alternate-universe story, not a historically realistic one. It draws on historical references and includes original elements, so there’s no need to scrutinize it too closely. Sina Weibo: @Di Shiqi Zhi Dafu My new post-apocalyptic story, The Third Pole, is now open for advance follows. Thank you for your support! Theme: Since ancient times, heroes have emerged in their youth.