Chapter 227: Eight Hundred Miles Express

"Okay, just deal with it, why are you talking so much?"

Bai Zongren scolded him lightly. He had always been in awe of the dead and believed that no matter how many evil things a person had done in his life, it was all over when he died and he should not be insulted again.

Bai Li really wanted to say that some people do so many evil things that it would not be too much to die ten thousand times.

Otherwise, there would be no such thing as people being whipped after death.

Forget it, her father is a little saintly, just let him go. It’s enough to be clear-headed when it comes to major issues.

"Let's go find Erlang and the others. Let's go home."

Bai Dalang and his companions are not very interested in hunting now. They did kill a few sika deer, but Bai Wulang almost lost his life.

He secretly blamed himself. If he hadn't been competing with his sister for the first place in hunting sika deer, Bai Wulang wouldn't have chased the sika deer, and then had an argument with Zhao Yuntian, and was caught by him and almost had his neck cut.

Thinking of the scar on the back of his neck, the bone was already visible. If it was any deeper, it would be incurable.

Fortunately, his sister had the magic medicine, and gave it to Bai Sanlang to apply it on him. As soon as the powder touched the wound, the bleeding stopped. After feeding him two pills, the man who was about to faint regained his spirits.

Everyone felt relieved when they saw that Wulang had no other symptoms except that he looked pale.

It was already evening and no one noticed Bai Dalang's change in mood.

Everyone was just thinking about finding the two people and rushing back home as soon as possible, otherwise it would be dark and the mountains would be full of dangers.

"Erlang! Wulang!"

The shouts echoed throughout the mountains and forests, startling the tired birds returning to their nests.

"Uncle, they are over there!"

Bai Shiro just walked to where the two were hiding, and they stuck their heads out after hearing the shouting.

The family reunited. Bai Li looked at the two pale-faced people and suggested making a stretcher to carry them away.

Bai Erlang firmly objected and wanted to walk back by himself.

After taking the medicine, Bai Wulang felt much better and was unwilling to lie on the stretcher.

So Bai Dalang supported Erlang, Bai Zongrui supported Wulang, and the remaining tools were shared by the others. Everyone took care of each other and hurried home.

It was dark and no one had returned yet. Luo Yang was waiting anxiously at Bai's house.

Nangong Min, who was sitting calmly drinking tea, also showed a hint of anxiety between his brows.

"Oh, they haven't come back yet. I'm afraid they've gone too far and have to spend the night in the forest!"

Li and Li Mingyue sat for a long time entertaining the guests. Bai Fu and Bai Lin came in from time to time to serve them, fulfilling their duties as servants.

"Major General, if you are busy, please tell me first if there is anything urgent. It is the same if you wait for my son to come back and tell me."

"That's right,"

Nangong Min saw that the old lady had asked everything and couldn't hide it any longer, so he told her about the urgent letter from the emperor.

"Eight hundred miles of rush? But the war has started again?"

The situation was so urgent that the only thing Li could think of was war.

"No, it seems to be Simon and the envoys from the Meng Kingdom!"

"Come if you want. The envoy can be entertained by the civil officials. What's the point of looking for a military general?"

Li Mingyue couldn't help but say that the Great Zhou Dynasty revered literature, and those civil officials were usually very arrogant. When they saw military generals, they looked down on them and acted more arrogantly than the emperor.

Foreign envoys should contribute to maintaining peace and bringing glory to the country.

"Well, this time is different. The Emperor's letter specifically specifies that Marshal Bai must come to the capital to meet him."

Nangong Min carefully chose his words. After all, there were only a few words in the emperor's letter, and many of them were his guesses, so he couldn't say anything careless.

"But the envoy came here specifically to cause trouble for our Li'er?"

Li's worries were not unreasonable. Apart from this, he could not think of anything else. Could it be that Simon came to thank Li'er for destroying his 200,000-strong army?

"This, shouldn't be..."

He just named Bai Li and asked him to go to the literary duel.

Nangong Min frowned slightly, feeling an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

"We're all going to the capital anyway, so we'll know when the time comes."

The dry consolation did not dispel Li's worries, but made them even worse.

"They're back! Marshal Bai and the others are back!"

Luo Yang, who had run out at some point, came back shouting loudly.

Bai Li returned home and ate a few mouthfuls of food. Before she could catch her breath, she received news that the emperor wanted her to go to the capital.

"Isn't it just an envoy? There are so many people in the court, why do you have to ask me to go?"

"The Emperor is also in a difficult position. Simon and the Mongolian envoys are here for a literary duel. I heard they specifically want you..."

Bai Li had no choice but to compromise. It was useless to say more now. It would be better to negotiate with the emperor directly.

After talking about Bai Li, Nangong Min added a sentence.

"General Bai, Marshal Bai is going to the capital. I plan to accompany her. The Qianxi military camp is now in your hands."

"Oh, I just made a discovery and was planning to take people to dig tomorrow. What will happen to the military camp if you're not here?"

"There's still Captain Mu in the barracks. He was in charge when I wasn't here. Now you hold the highest position in the military. The barracks obey you, and all matters must be arranged by you."

"Alright, I'll arrange the manpower tomorrow before starting the excavation."

"Dad, why don't you wait until I come back from the capital."

"No need. The people in the military camp are all trustworthy. I will just select a thousand people to guard the treasure."

Then, Bai Zongren and Nangong Min discussed the selection of personnel. Bai Li suggested that everyone in her cavalry team could be fully trusted and there would be absolutely no problem in guarding the treasure.

"No, the cavalry will accompany you to the capital. The marshal can be accompanied by 500 personal guards. They can help you with many affairs once you enter the capital."

Bai Zongren rejected his daughter's kindness and thought about it, and decided to choose from among the new recruits.

Among the new recruits, he was more familiar with the people from Wangjiazhuang where Wang Dahai was. After he talked about it, everyone agreed.

The people of Wangjiazhuang value friendship and loyalty, are hardworking and willing to work hard, and most importantly, they listen to Bai Zongren the most.

Even though Bai Zongren was just a small deputy general before, if there were military orders from above, they would only listen if Bai Zongren personally conveyed them.

But there were only more than a hundred of them in total, and Bai Zongren still had to find more than eight hundred people.

Nangong Min recommended the vanguard team that Bai Li initially led. Although those team members were later dispersed, it was still easy to gather them together.

Bai Li listened to them arranging the personnel, then excused himself and returned to his room.

She has to go to the capital early tomorrow morning, so she has to get up at the second watch, report to the military camp at the third watch, and then lead the team to the capital.

When they reached the gate, Nangong Min said, "Marshal Bai, just wait at the gate of the military camp at 3:30 AM tomorrow. I will gather the troops and lead them out."

Bai Li nodded. This way she could sleep a little longer and didn't have to get up so early.

Bai Zongren couldn't help but look at Nangong Min again, who turned his head and cleared his cough unnaturally.

The light was not bright enough, and he couldn't see his expression because he was backlit. Bai Zongren thought he was overthinking it, so he got back to the topic.

Early the next morning, Bai Li and his daughter got up early.

They both had their own things to do, and after washing up, the father and daughter went to the military camp together.