"Heroes?"
Hearing Liu Lei's words, Zhu Ying looked up and saw more than a hundred thousand commoners before the city walls shouting his name.
Their cries were filled with excitement. Everyone seemed to wear a sincere smile as they welcomed his return to Daning.
At that moment.
Zhu Ying found himself somewhat intoxicated by the indescribable atmosphere.
A hero!
Admired by tens of thousands.
Who wouldn't want that?
Yet over the past year or so, Zhu Ying had achieved it without even realizing it.
"Protect the home and defend the nation, leave one's name in history."
"Perhaps this is exactly the sight I had been hoping for."
After a long while.
As Zhu Ying looked upon the magnificent scene of more than a hundred thousand people warmly welcoming him, waves of emotion rose within him.
When he was only a dozen or so zhang away from Bu Wan, Zhu Ying's gaze was instantly drawn to two extremely familiar figures.
"Uncle Lin."
"Yu'er."
Seeing the two people he had not met for more than a year, a delighted smile immediately appeared on Zhu Ying's face.
To Zhu Ying, wherever his family was, that was home.
Zhu Ying had suffered a difficult fate since childhood. His parents had unfortunately died while fleeing famine.
If not for his grandmother's devoted care and their eventual settlement in Northern Peace, he might have perished on that arduous road of flight long ago.
After his grandmother passed away, Lin Fu was the only family Zhu Ying had left in this world.
Although Lin Fu was merely a steward, Zhu Ying had always regarded him as a close relative.
As for Shen Yu'er, they had grown up together as childhood sweethearts, and their bond ran even deeper.
At this moment.
Zhu Ying had finally arrived in Daning