Time Freezing Mage Qu Bing (Part One)

Qu Bing was overjoyed after receiving a set of red military clothes and a saber. He rode his Benben home, where his mother was weaving cloth. When she saw her eldest son return with a military uniform and saber in his arms, she immediately asked in surprise, "The Chieftain has let you join the army?"

"Yes, Mother. But I don't have to go to the front and fight for now. The Chieftain made me one of his personal guards. I don't have to follow him all the time, either. He put me on the Military Registry and then sent me to work at the research institute." Qu Bing set down the uniform and began kneading his mother's shoulders.

"Oh, I see. As long as you don't have to go to the front. As long as you don't have to go to the front." Qu Bing's mother began muttering anxiously, her whole body seeming to relax with relief as she went limp in his arms.

"Mother, what are you saying? Isn't joining the army all about fighting? If the Chieftain orders me to the front, I'll definitely go. Otherwise, I'd be a deserter, and I'd be beheaded when they caught me." Qu Bing immediately began scolding her in displeasure.

"Isn't your mother just worried about you? I don't expect you to earn great merits, win some lofty title, or claim a large share of land. I only hope you can live on safely. When there was fighting in Kaiyuan Commandery at the beginning of the year, many people earned merits, but hundreds and thousands also died on the battlefield. Fortunately, they already had children, so at least their bloodlines would carry on.

"Huh? Wait, that's not right. Didn't our Han Tribe always recruit soldiers only after they were married and had