Chapter 12: People can do their best ()

Ma Chao lies on the mat with his eyes open, savoring today's encounter, and his heart is full of excitement. Especially when he thinks of Yang Rong, he feels comfortable physically and mentally. He is a smart and beautiful woman, which is really loveable. She must not be allowed to run away from her palms.

With excitement, Ma Chao couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He thought a lot this night, and a series of grand pictures flashed through his mind. A challenging future is really the greatest hope in life. It was not until dawn that he fell asleep.

Although he slept very late, Ma Chao still got up early in the morning. He insisted on practicing martial arts every day, which became his compulsory course. No matter whether it was windy or rainy, practice would not be interrupted.

Under his strict supervision, Ma Chao's brothers also followed and practiced every day. This habit naturally became the tradition of the Ma family.

After breakfast, Ma Chao was in the room to warm up his books. At this time, a pleasant bird cries came from the yard. Then he heard Ma Yunlu cheering, "Second cousin, this bird is so beautiful, let me play with it."

When Ma Chao heard the little girl's cry, he put down the book Jian. When he got up and walked to the window, he saw his cousin Ma Li, with a colorful bird standing on his palm, spreading his wings and singing, but it did not fly away. It was obvious that this was a bird that he tamed.

Looking at this scene, Ma Chao thought thoughtfully: I don’t know if there are any carrier pigeons in this era. If they can be tamed and utilized, it would be like a radio telegraph.

After having this idea, Ma Chao walked out of the door and smiled and said, "My cousin's ability is really good, but it's just taming these ornamental birds, which is a waste of energy."

"Xiao Chao, don't tell me any big principles or playthings. Brother, I only have this hobby and ability!" Ma Li smiled bitterly. The elders in the family preached a lot about his bird play.

"Cousin, you misunderstood. I just heard that there is a kind of bird in the Western Region called a pigeon. He can distinguish directions and send letters back and forth. If he can find and tame it, then it would be really fast to convey information in the war." Ma Chao said his thoughts with a smile.

"Really? There are really such birds in the world?" Ma Li immediately became interested.

In Ma Chao's memory, ancient Western countries seemed to have pigeons that had appeared very early. As for ancient China, he was not sure when pigeons appeared, but in this era, he had never heard of pigeons.

"Of course, I heard from a Persian merchant in the Western Regions." Ma Chao was very confident and said that he was very sure of how he knew it. As for how he could only refuse that it was said by the merchant in the Western Regions.

"If there is such a bird, I really have to see it." Ma Li looked yearning, obviously very moved.

"Cousin, I heard that not only are there birds like pigeons in the Western Regions, but I also heard that some superb bird-taughters in the Western Regions can tame eagles and make them war birds to inquire about the enemy's situation. It is very magical. If you can learn these skills, then you will be really amazing. Don't say that your uncle won't talk about you in the future, I'm afraid my father will come to curry favor with you." Ma Chao said lightly with the bait thrown away.

Ma Li was surprised and said in disbelief: "Why haven't you heard you say it before?"

"I just heard this. Seeing that you are so interested in taming birds, I will tell you, don't you want to see it?" Ma Chao asked in response.

"I think about it, of course I think about it." Ma Li nodded repeatedly.

Seeing that he agreed, Ma Chao said, "It is not only a long way to go to the Western Regions, but also a lot of risks along the way. If you really want to go, you will have to endure a lot of hardships and even have life-threatening conditions. You must be mentally prepared."

Although Ma Chao really wants to have those magical pigeons and eagles, if his cousin is unwilling to take risks, he will not force him. After all, he is his own brother. But if he has the determination and perseverance, Ma Chao still supports him to explore. After all, the Western Regions are a mysterious world, so it is better to send someone to explore the way first. It is not a bad thing to understand the Western world.

Ma Li pondered for a while and said, "I'll go, whether it's to satisfy my curiosity or to allow you and your uncle to have more conditions for victory on the battlefield in the future, I still have to go through this."

Ma Chao looked up at his firm expression, moved forward, hugged him tightly, and said excitedly: "Cousin, the sacrifice you have made for my Ma family will definitely be rewarded in the future. I promise here that you will be rich in the future, and I will never forget your contribution."

Ma Li obviously felt Ma Chao's emotions and said with emotion: "Good brother, the important task of raising my Ma family is on your shoulders. I have never had the ambition to gallop on the battlefield since I was a child. Some of them are just small wishes. It is my blessing and my responsibility to be able to contribute to the family today."

The conversation between the two in the yard infected all the members of the Ma family. Ma Teng walked up from the room, patted Ma Li's shoulder, and said, "Good person, he is worthy of being a descendant of my Ma family."

"Uncle." Ma Li shouted respectfully when he saw Ma Teng coming.

"Father." Ma Chao and a group of brothers shouted.

Ma Yi also stepped forward, saluted and greeted him, went up to learn from Ma Chao, hugged Ma Li and said, "Brother, support you for your brother and contribute your own strength to my Ma family."

Ma Li lived for eighteen years. At this moment, he finally found the direction of his life. He wanted to work hard for his choice and for his family.

Then, Ma Li packed up his luggage. In order to ensure the comprehensive journey, Ma Teng also found a few confidant warriors from the army, and accompanied Ma Li to travel.

Ma Chao brought his many brothers to the city gate together. Looking at their departure, Ma Chao silently blessed them. When he went to the Western Regions, he could only go to heaven to live and die.

On the way back, most of us didn't say anything. After all, parting was sad. From the face of our uncle Ma Le, Ma Chao saw his reluctance to leave his son, and his care and attachment in his eyes.

In response to this, Ma Chao could only sigh inwardly. After all, Ma Lixi was most likely to instigate him, so what else could he say?

Seeing that his father was unhappy, Ma Yi advised him: "Father, my Ma family has been a real man since ancient times. My younger brother has such strengths and should make full use of his talents. Although he has been away for thousands of miles, he will return one day, so his father does not need to worry about it."

"Oh, you all have grown up..." Ma Le's tone revealed a sense of vicissitudes.

After returning to Ma's mansion, Ma Yi came to Ma Chao and said, "Xiaochao, I have no ability, if you have any instructions, just say it, I believe you are useful to you."
Chapter completed!