"Hmm?" Liang Jie asked, as did Captain Qin and Captain Yuan.

Before they could ask any more questions,

"Father!"

A loud shout drew their attention.

Immediately afterwards, two women arrived on horseback.

As soon as Qin Susu saw Captain Qin, she shouted excitedly.

Her exclamation startled Captain Qin.

Captain Qin turned around in astonishment, his entire body frozen in place for a good quarter of an hour.

"Susu!" He clearly hadn't expected to see his daughter today.

He had already heard about his daughter's trip to the Western Regions from Commandant Yuan, and it had kept him up at night.

He thought that Su Su had already returned to Dongjin with the Miss Qiu that Commander Yuan had mentioned.

Qin Susu's appearance caused an uproar throughout the entire army.

Because it wasn't just Qin Susu who appeared, but also Apu.

Apu likes to stick to Qin Susu all the time.

When Commandant Qin saw his daughter, he felt both joy and anger.

He then called out to Qiu Dayu, who was not far away.

"You, Qiu Dayu, continue with my orders: reorganize the surrendered troops, keep them under control, and do not let your guard down! Also, gather the main army!"

"Your humble servant obeys!" Qiu Dayu accepted the order, but his gaze kept shifting between Qin Susu and Apu, marveling at Apu's exotic appearance.

"Hurry up and go!"

Qin Xiaowei's stern rebuke instantly invigorated Qiu Dayu.

"Yes!" he said, clasping his hands in a fist salute, and then began to order all of Captain Qin's soldiers to assemble.

Qin Susu also stared at Qiu Dayu for a moment. Why does this kid look so familiar?

"My daughter, you went to the Western Regions, and you brought back a girl from there?"

“Father, she’s not a girl from the Western Regions, she’s a girl from India.”

"India? Never heard of it."

"I'm ignorant. India is a country in the Western Regions."

"Yeah?"

"yes."

"Wait a minute, Susu, there's a contradiction in what you're saying..."

Apu listened silently, completely unaware that the father and daughter had betrayed their country.

"Daughter, if you dare to run away again, I'll break your legs!"

Qin Susu's legs went weak.

“Father, how can you break someone’s legs just by meeting them? I didn’t go out for no reason; it was the general’s order.”

The general ordered her to protect Xiaoyan, right?

Qin Xiaowei: "I was referring to before." This daughter is becoming increasingly outrageous, daring to use the general's name to suppress him.

He was still somewhat angry when he thought about Qin Susu secretly running away from home.

Qin Susu stuck out her tongue, but feeling guilty, she ultimately remained silent.

Captain Qin was completely absorbed in the surprise of Qin Susu's arrival, so Ling Yun could only say to Captain Yuan and Liang Jie:

"The general is unwell and has set up camp fifty miles away. The main army will set up camp here and regroup on the way back."

Ling Yun spoke briefly, leaving Commandant Yuan and Liang Jie exchanging bewildered glances.

Ling Yun gave a brief explanation and then, without giving them time to ask further questions, went back to find the general.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the camp was already safe and sound.

Ling Qi, who had been poisoned, was still lying diagonally inside the carriage.

Ling Ba arranged the tents before carrying him off the carriage.

"Ling Qi, you're usually quite capable in a fight, why are you so useless today?"

Inside the tent, Qiu Yan had hot water prepared and asked Ling Ba, who had just had some free time, to stand guard outside, ready to treat Gu Qian's wounds.

Ling Ba simply stood there, obeying orders, and listened quietly to the distant discussions.

The topic of discussion was how their Dongjin army had won and defeated Qi Yan that day.

When Qiu Yan learned that they had won the battle today, she thought to herself that there was finally no more worry about the rear here.

She sat on the edge of Gu Qian's bed, slowly unbuttoning his shirt and pants, until he was only left in his underwear.