This General Is Called Hua Mulan

The first book in the historical series

My hands once wove cloth and threaded needles,

But after I took up this spear, there was no turning back.

Now all I can do is clutch my weapon and eke out the rest of my days.

Back then, I thought the loyal and righteous would gladly give their lives.

Now their bones have rotted, their blood has run dry, and the winds blow cold.

Only then did I realize that everything behind me had changed beyond recognition.

Tattered banners flutter in the wind across the battlefield.

These years have been so exhausting.

In the moment you fell,

were you still thinking of returning to the capital with news of victory?

/

I couldn't wait for next year's lush green growth,

nor could I wait for next year's ancient Buddha beneath the lamplight.

But...

I lived to see His Majesty's peaceful and prosperous reign,

and I lived to see my comrades return home in glory.

I put on women's clothes again,

and painted my face again.

I knelt before the court,

and, sick with illness, submitted my resignation.

I said, "Your servant deserves a terrible death."

/

I am a warhorse, charging across the battlefield,

my hide rubbed raw by the reins, covered in scars and scabs, hardened into thick calluses.

I wait for that crescent moon over my hometown,

which has become the brightest star in the sky.

When the mountain mists lift and your face comes into view,

I can say to you, "It's been so long."

/

[Woman Disguised as a Man: Historical Series]

Hua Mulan of Northern Wei (a military household of Northern Wei) - This General Is Called Hua Mulan - Complete

Pei Yu of the Southern Liang (the Pei Clan of Hedong) - Those Years with the Master - Ongoing

A contracted work on Tangyuan Creation

Any resemblance is purely coincidental