Book of Disaster

"Huh? What?"

I don't know which female soldier screamed in surprise, but instantly everyone's attention was focused on Li Yi, or to be more precise, on the thing that Li Yi dropped on the ground.

Even Bai Qi was no exception and became very curious.

However, when everyone saw clearly what Li Yi was holding, they were all stunned.

Unlike what everyone imagined, the treasure that fell out was different. What made Li Yi so anxious was just an ordinary-looking, even ugly rag doll.

To be more precise, it looks like a doll that a child plays with.

In everyone's impression, Li Yi has always been a brave and strong man, like an angry King Kong. No one expected that such a burly man would hide a toy doll that was completely inconsistent with his appearance.

No one could associate these two completely different images together.

The surroundings became inexplicably quiet, with only the crackling sound of the bonfire remaining. Everyone looked at Li Yi, who was holding the baby tightly in his arms. The atmosphere was inexplicably strange and no one spoke.

"Li Yi, you..."

After a brief silence, suddenly, the crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You, you, you really make me laugh to death. You are such a big, strong, and sturdy man, but you actually carry such a rag doll with you."

"Li Yi, you care so much about it, more than your iron plate weapon. Could it be that your beloved secretly gave it to you? No, which woman would embroider such a small rag doll? This is obviously for a child. Li Yi, could it be that your childhood sweetheart gave this to you before you left?"

……

Everyone was doing their best to tease, especially the female soldiers brought by Xu Xuansu, who were outspoken and teasing.

Li Yi is usually a taciturn guy who can't utter a word for a long time. It is very difficult to find an opportunity to tease him. Now that they finally get the chance, how could they let it go? Immediately, everyone started talking to him.

Even though Li Yi's kung fu was invincible, he couldn't help but blush when being teased by everyone.

Bai Qi couldn't help but laugh in his heart when he saw this.

"Could it be that this guy was really given to him by a girl?"

Bai Qi said secretly in his heart.

He originally just thought of it as a joke, but Li Yi's reaction made not only Bai Qi, but even Xu Xuansu, who never made such jokes, become interested. The way he looked at Li Yi with a smile on his face, really made people think in this direction.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Li Yi held the doll tightly in his arms:

"This wasn't given by any girl. This was given to me by someone very important to me when I was five years old."

Swish, as soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Even the female soldier who had teased Li Yi before couldn't help but put away her smile, and the atmosphere suddenly became a lot more solemn.

It was just a joke, but looking at Li Yi's expression, it was obvious that he was serious.

The bonfire crackled. In front of everyone, Li Yi was silent for a moment, and finally slowly loosened the rag doll in his hand.

"When I was five years old, I met a very important person. He gave me two words and wrote them on this doll. I have never forgotten his encouragement. This is my lifelong dream and the reason why I joined the army."

Slowly, Li Yi turned the palm-sized doll in his hand over, from the side facing away from the crowd to the side facing everyone.

There was silence all around. At this moment, with the help of the light from the campfire, everyone could clearly see two words written on the old cloth on the back of the doll.

Although it is very old, it can still be clearly identified.

"courage?"

Bai Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and made out the handwriting.

At this moment, no one spoke.

Although Li Yi did not say it in detail, just a few words, but looking at the two words carved like a knife and an axe on the rag doll, everyone had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"That person is my idol. My biggest dream is to fight alongside him one day, for the country and the people, to help the world, so that there will be no more wars and disasters in this world, and everyone can enjoy peace and happiness."

Suddenly, everyone was silent.

If someone else said this, people would just laugh at him, saying that this statement was too empty, too fake and too hypocritical. But for some reason, when the burly and strong Li Yi said this seriously, no one questioned him.

For a moment, everyone seemed to be touched and had their own thoughts.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, but this is just my personal wish. No matter what the cost, I will make it come true."

Li Yi took the doll into his arms, sat down by the campfire again, and said silently.

"Brother Li, what are you talking about? How could we possibly laugh at you? Everyone has his or her own ideals."

Unexpectedly, the fat guy Zhou Yixian stood up with a touched look on his face, walked to Li Yi's side, and patted him on the shoulder:

"But I don't have the same great ideals as Brother Li. I just hope to be able to return to the Imperial Observatory in the future and thoroughly study all the innate arts and divination methods, so that I can predict the future like the celestial masters, instead of being unable to predict the future like now when I calculate ten hexagrams and nine are inaccurate, and the remaining one depends entirely on luck."

Zhou Yixian's words came from his heart, and even Bai Qi was a little surprised. This was the first time he heard Zhou Yixian talk about his dream.

It is really hard to describe Zhou Yixian’s divination and it is hard to say whether it is correct or not.

However, Bai Qi did not expect that Zhou Yixian’s biggest dream was to become a qualified celestial master.

"I believe Brother Yixian will be able to achieve it."

At this moment, Zhang Chi placed the golden bow that he always held horizontally on his knees and slowly said:

“Sincerity can move mountains and rocks. No matter what your dream is, if you persevere, it will come true one day.”

"My dream is similar to Brother Li's, but not as grand as his. We, the Zhang family, have been fighting on the battlefield for generations. As long as we can gallop on the battlefield and ride on iron horses across the frozen rivers, then dying in battle is the best destination. If there is anything else, it is that I hope that one day I can become the strongest marksman in the world."

At the end of the speech, Zhang Chi's eyes were fascinated and his face was full of desire.

He spent all his efforts and hard work on archery, and naturally hoped to achieve perfection in this area. However, there are so many archers in the world, and it is not easy to become the best.

The bonfire crackled, and for a moment, everyone was infected by the atmosphere, and everyone started talking to each other, creating an extremely warm atmosphere.

"Miss Xu, how about you?"

Suddenly, someone asked, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Xu Xuansu.