Chapter 263: Extra: Ancient Times (Part 16)
However, Rong Xingyu hadn’t expected that he would be lucky enough to encounter it as soon as he arrived.
A circle of soldiers had gathered around the training ground and loudly cheering.
At the very center were two men that are bare from the waist up grappling with each other.
The two were evenly matched, exchanging blows back and forth, fighting brilliantly and drawing repeated cheers from the onlookers.
Watching this style of combat where every punch landed solidly made even Rong Xingyu feel excited.
His eyes grew brighter and brighter as he stared at the two constantly exchanging moves.
Meanwhile, Ding Yixin beside him: "..."
He cleared his throat and when the people on the training ground finally noticed Ding Yixin, they’re quickly making way for him and Rong Xingyu.
The two men sparring in the center also stopped.
The soldiers were somewhat delighted to see Ding Yixin return.
"General Ding is back!"
"General, you’re back!"
"..."
Ding Yixin nodded in acknowledgment to everyone.
He then walked straight toward the center of the training ground.
As Ding Yixin walked, he rotated his wrists, loosening them, and took off his outer robe, leaving only a white inner garment on his upper body.
Seeing his posture, the crowd instantly grew even more excited.
The general was going to spar!
Now this was truly going to be a spectacle!
After all, it had been a long time since they had seen the general exchange moves with anyone, though it couldn’t really be called sparring, because every time the general simply crushed his opponent with overwhelming strength, pinning them down and hammering them.
Ding Yixin came to a stop at the very center of the field.
Among the crowd, he accurately found Rong Xingyu and his gaze falling on him from afar.
Seeing Rong Xingyu watching him with shining eyes, Ding Yixin’s lips curved into a faint smile.
Then, Ding Yixin’s gaze swiftly swept across the faces of the people around them.
"Who will go first?" Ding Yixin asked.
What followed could be described as an unparalleled visual experience.
While standing at the side, Rong Xingyu watched as Ding Yixin moved with clean, decisive motions, knocking down every single person who came forward to challenge him.
His own adrenaline began to surge and he grew so excited he could hardly contain himself.
Rong Xingyu suddenly understood why so many people enjoyed watching boxing matches.
Moreover, he had never seen such a "fierce" side of Ding Yixin before.
He was practically like a walking hormone bomb.
However...
"Wow," Rong Xingyu exclaimed sincerely, "that’s really too handsome!"
"I studied martial arts back in modern times, and the general whose body I transmigrated into already had excellent martial skills to begin with"
This was how Ding Yixin later explained it to Rong Xingyu.
And now, after Ding Yixin had knocked down everyone who sparred with him, no new challengers dared to step forward.
He walked straight toward Rong Xingyu.
Ding Yixin strode directly up to Rong Xingyu in full view of everyone and lifted him up in one arm.
Rong Xingyu was lifted by Ding Yixin as if he were a child and held securely in a single arm.
He sat high on Ding Yixin’s arm and surrounded by a crowd of excited soldiers cheering loudly.
Even though Rong Xingyu had not personally gone onto the field to spar, his emotions were just as stirred and his blood boiling with excitement.
While holding Rong Xingyu, Ding Yixin showed him off to the surrounding crowd as though, like the final victor, he were displaying the prize he rightfully deserved.
"This is my wife," Ding Yixin introduced.
A wave of commotion rose from the crowd.
"The general’s wife!"
"Greetings, madam!"
"So the general went back to the capital to get married!"
"..."
Overwhelmed by the crowd’s unusual enthusiasm, Rong Xingyu’s face flushed slightly as he nodded in acknowledgment to them.
Fortunately, Ding Yixin soon carried him back into the tent.
Ding Yixin set Rong Xingyu down on a soft cushion and gently smoothed the strands of hair on his forehead that had been tousled by the wind.
Then he sat down beside Rong Xingyu as well.
Extending his long arm, Ding Yixin pulled Rong Xingyu into his embrace.
"How does the frontier feel?" Ding Yixin asked.
The flush on Rong Xingyu’s face had yet to fade and his eyes sparkled with excitement.
"I likes it!"
Along the journey from the capital to the frontier, the magnificent natural scenery alone had been enough to captivate Rong Xingyu completely.
Especially after arriving at the borderlands.
Although Rong Xingyu had previously read about it in various books, when he truly saw it with his own eyes, the shock in his heart was something no words could ever describe.
A lone plume of smoke rose over the vast desert and the setting sun sank beyond the long river.
Standing in the boundless frontier, a person suddenly felt as tiny as a mayfly.
"Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles," Rong Xingyu could not help but sigh in admiration.
Ding Yixin chuckled softly.
He lifted his hand and lightly tapped the tip of Rong Xingyu’s nose, saying indulgently, "Little bookworm, after I resign from office this time, I will accompany him to travel across the mountains and rivers. How does that sound?"
Rong Xingyu lifted his head and looked at the smile on Ding Yixin’s face, somewhat surprised.
"You’re going to resign?"
"Yes."
"Then what about the frontier here?"
Ding Yixin held Rong Xingyu even closer and explained in a low voice, "The greatest hidden danger was completely resolved by me a year ago. The frontier will be peaceful for decades to come."
Moreover, if things fell into chaos the moment he was gone, then all the subordinates he had trained would have been for nothing.
"Rest assured, everything has already been arranged."
Ding Yixin smiled. "Yuyu only needs to think about where we should travel in the future. There is no need to worry about anything else, I am here."
