Chapter 271 It’s time to wake up

Qingwu appeared and bowed.

"master."

Jun Moye ordered in a cold voice.

"Have someone secretly monitor the remote mountain roads connecting the north wing and the northwest. If anyone shows up, report back immediately. Don't alert the enemy easily. Also, station our men at the entrances and exits. If Chen Sibo shows up with his men, pretend they can't be found. Then send our spies into the north wing. If Chen Sibo doesn't return within a month, arrange for someone to assassinate Qingyuan and see what Chen Sibo is up to."

Injury camp.

After Shen Luoyun had a good rest, he continued to help decoct the medicine.

The maids and mothers who came to help bandage the bodies have been taken back by their families for a proper burial, and their families have also been given a generous sum of money as compensation.

After the separations and deaths that have happened in these days, I have watched one soldier after another shed blood and fight for their lives to protect the Northwest. I have also seen Master Jun and Madam Jun fighting side by side, leading the entire Northwest to unite as one.

I was deeply touched. It turns out that women can also accomplish great things. They don’t have to live in the inner chambers, nor do they just do small business. In times of national crisis, women can also do what they can, such as cooking for the soldiers, sewing clothes, bandaging wounds, decocting medicine, etc.

Lu Zhan looked at Shen Luoyun who was decocting medicine and walked towards her step by step.

"What are you thinking about?"

Shen Luoyun stood up hurriedly.

"Lord Lu."

Lu Zhan took the fan from her hand and squatted down to fan the stove.

"Maybe you can call me Lu Zhan."

Shen Luoyun hurriedly spoke when she heard it, but her face was slightly red.

"How can that be? Lord Lu, you are now a fourth-rank general. The news has spread throughout the barracks these past two days that the Marquis of Shenwu has promoted you to general. How can Luo Yun be so rude as to address you by your first name?"

Lu Zhan slowly stood up and looked at Shen Luoyun with a meaningful look in his eyes.

"How about I call you Luo Yun?"

Shen Luoyun saw her own shadow clearly reflected in his eyes. For a moment, her heartbeat seemed to speed up a bit. She remembered the first time she was scared after killing someone on the city wall. It was him who patiently comforted her. She lowered her head and felt a little flustered. Although she was a concubine's daughter, her aunt had also taught her that men and women could not call each other's names casually.

Looking up at Lu Zhan's deep eyes, she seemed unable to say the words of refusal.

“I…I don’t know…”

After saying that, he turned around and went to another stove where medicine was being boiled to check whether the medicine was ready.

However, because of the panic in his heart, the hot steam from the medicine jar accidentally hit his hand when he opened it.

"ah………"

Seeing her busy, Lu Zhan hurried over to her side, reached out and grabbed her hand, and took off the lid of the medicine jar from her hand.

"What's wrong? Did you get burned?"

Seeing the red spot on her hand, a hint of heartache appeared inadvertently in his eyes. He took her hand closer to look at it, and even put it to his mouth and exhaled gently.

"It's all red. Why don't you be more careful? Your pharmacy should have some medicine for burns. Let's go apply some first."

The two of them were so intimate that Shen Luoyun's face was flushed, and she couldn't help but want to pull her hand out of Lu Zhan's hand.

"Lord Lu, I'm fine. It's normal for the heat to hit the medicine when it's being boiled. I'll just cool it down with some cold water..."

After hearing this, Lu Zhan did not let go of her hand, but pulled her towards the well.

At the same time, he signaled a taxi driver in the distance to come over and look after the medicine.

This is where the medicine is boiled. Occasionally, soldiers will come over to check on the medicine. What if someone sees us?

Shen Luoyun felt even more panicked.

"Lord Lu, this..."

Lu Zhan spoke as he pulled her towards the well.

"If you have time to talk, why not walk faster? Doesn't your hand hurt?"

Shen Luoyun had no choice but to shut up.

When they arrived at the well, Lu Zhan quickly drew a bucket of water and soaked Shen Luoyun's hands in the water.

"I'll add some more medicine later. Don't worry about decocting it. I'll arrange for someone to do it. The war is over, and it's time for you to go back and see your family."

Seeing that he had been holding his wrist, Shen Luoyun stammered.

"Sir Lu, there are differences between men and women..."

Lu Zhan looked up at her and slowly interrupted her.

"In my mind, Shen Luoyun is as brave as a man. She can roll up her sleeves to bandage the wounded and boil medicine for them, and she can also save me from the swords of the Northern Wing Army with just a dagger. Luoyun, your words about the differences between men and women make sense, but I don't want to hear you say that to me."

After all, he was a man who had traveled to many places for business and had learned a lot from Madam Jun. Shen Luoyun also reacted at this time. It seemed that Lord Lu was interested in her, but she was just a concubine's daughter. He had made great contributions in this war and was already a fourth-rank general. The difference in status meant that she could not be his legitimate wife. And she had to watch her aunt in this life, wasting so many years as a concubine in the backyard. She would rather die than be someone's concubine.

"Lord Lu, thank you for your kindness. Luo Yun is just a commoner's daughter. I was fortunate enough to meet Madam Jun and learn business from her. I have seen more than ordinary women in the boudoir. That's why I have the courage to come to the battlefield and do my part. Lord Lu, you have a bright future ahead of you. You are not from the same world as Luo Yun..."

Lu Zhan seemed to already know what she was going to say next, so he pulled her up and interrupted her.

"Luo Yun, it's time to get some medicine for your hands. Your pharmacy should have some medicine for burns."

Shen Luoyun wanted to say something else.

"Lord Lu..."

Lu Zhan tightened his grip on her wrist, and his deep voice reached Shen Luoyun's ears.

"Luo Yun, I am just a bastard in the family, and not a favored one at that. On the way to exile, if it weren't for the kindness of Master Jun and Madam Jun, I would have died on the road. Now I have entered this Northwest Barracks and unfortunately encountered a war. Fortunately, I fought hard and risked my life to make military achievements, which is why I was awarded the position of a fourth-rank general.

When we first arrived in the northwest to settle down, I had already married into the Jun family and became a member of the Jun family. From then on, my marriage was not decided by the Lu family, but by the young master and his wife. I have never felt that being born out of wedlock means being inferior, and you are not allowed to think that being born out of wedlock means you have to lower yourself. I think that even compared to those daughters of the imperial city, you are still the best."

The two of them walked all the way to the pharmacy.

Lu Zhan found the burn medicine and applied it to Shen Luoyun while speaking.

"Luo Yun, you've been busy here for too long. You've lost a lot of weight and your eyes are full of fatigue. I'll have someone take over the decoction. Go back to the Shen family and have a good rest. I took some time out today to come and see you. I'll come to the Shen family to see you again after I finish my work here in a few days."

With such profound words, Shen Luoyun looked at Lu Zhan who was applying medicine to him.

In the end, she remained silent. The marriage of a concubine's daughter was always decided by her mother. Now that Madam Shen was dead, she didn't know how her father would plan her marriage.

Carefully looking at Lu Zhan's face, he had a straight nose and clear facial lines, looking modern, heroic and handsome. Perhaps because of the northwest wind and sand, as well as their usual training, his face was not white and wrinkled, but had a healthy wheat color. Shen Luoyun's heartbeat seemed to speed up a bit when he saw it. In a sense, the two of them could be regarded as each other's saviors.

Lu Zhan applied the medicine on her and put it back on the shelf.

"I'll arrange for someone to send you back to the Shen family. Be obedient, go back and have a good meal, have a good rest, and don't be busy with anything else. When I see you next time, I hope to see you as energetic as the first time I saw you."

Listening to Lu Zhan's arrangement, Shen Luoyun finally did not refuse. He lowered his head and blushed, tacitly agreeing to his arrangement.

Time flies, and five days have passed in a flash.

Jun Moye was already playing chess with Su Hanchu in the room.

Qingwu appeared and bowed.

"Master, Chen Sibo and someone disguised themselves and entered the northwest..."

The black piece in Jun Moye's hand fell, the game was decided, and Su Hanchu lost the whole game.

"Chu Chu, it looks like you have to go tell everyone that I'm awake."