Outside Baiyang City,

Vera and Ap said their goodbyes first.

Looking at the bustling night without curfew, Qiu Yan realized that New Year's Eve was just a few days away.

She left home right after the New Year, and when she returned, it was almost the New Year again.

At this moment, Qiu Dayu and Xia Minhan had already stood on either side of Qiu Yan.

Since it was getting late, Qiu Yan told Xia Minhan to go back with her first and return to her own home the next day.

Qin Susu was constantly being monitored by her own father and had no way to escape.

"Father, it was the general who ordered me to follow Xiaoyan."

Gu Qian: "Miss Qin, that's not necessary now."

Qin Susu... that Gu Qian, he's a traitor who kicks you when you're done with it.

"You haven't fulfilled the promise you made to me."

"If it didn't happen, didn't you go to the battlefield ahead of time?" Gu Qian hadn't expected Yan Yan to go to the Western Regions, let alone that Qin Susu would go with her.

"This..." Qin Susu was speechless.

Well, after this experience, she never wants to go to the battlefield again. It's too bloody, and she doesn't like it.

"Xiao Yan".

Qin Susu looked at Qiu Yan with pleading eyes.

Qiu Yan shook her head helplessly; she could only wish Qin Susu good luck.

"Captain Qin, it's getting late. Why don't you and your daughter stay at my house for the night with Captain Yuan, and continue your journey tomorrow?"

"Okay." Qin Susu nodded with a smile, but was glared at by her father.

"Miss Qiu, no need, it's no trouble at all."

Captain Yuan cupped his hands and said, "We appreciate Miss Qiu's kindness, but we won't disturb you any longer."

Captain Qin had long since caught Qin Susu's little scheme; she was trying to escape right under his nose again.

"Susu, when you go back, live a good life with your husband."

Faced with Qin Susu's bitter face, Qiu Yan could only say, "Susu, see you in Shangjin sometime."

Her biological father wants to take his own daughter away. How can she stay at the end of the year?

Gu Xiaoran's little hand was held tightly by Qiu Yan, her face beaming with the joy of returning home. She looked at Qin Susu with a smile.

Great, I can finally get rid of this woman.

Otherwise, this woman would definitely seek revenge for what happened that day.

Fearing that his daughter might slip away unnoticed, Commandant Qin ordered his soldiers to continue their journey and prepare to set up camp a little further ahead.

Seeing the conflict between Captain Qin and his daughter, Captain Yuan just smiled faintly.

Before leaving, he clasped his hands in farewell to Gu Qian and Qiu Yan.

"General, Miss Qiu, farewell!"

He kept thinking about how he should answer when His Majesty asked him about the general after they returned to Shangjin.

It is rare for the soldiers to return to Tianjin while the general has not.

He also knew that the general's health required rest.

The two parties separately,

In this way, the original large army was reduced to only a dozen or so people.

Besides Gu Qian and Qiu Yan, there were four deputy generals: Gu Xiaoran, Xia Minhan, and Ling Qi, as well as Qiu Dayu and other men from Lingnan.

The rest of the soldiers followed Commandant Qin and Commandant Yuan back to Tianjin to report.

Of course, anyone who wants to return home early or no longer wishes to serve in the military can say goodbye and leave on their own.

Originally, most of the soldiers in Dongjin joined the army during wartime and farmed during peacetime.

The remaining followers continued to travel with Captain Qin and Captain Yuan's group.

Once they return to Shangjin, His Majesty will grant them a holiday.

As evening approached, a small group of people sped into the Lingnan direction.

The horse-drawn carriage clattered along the narrow paths, and finally, slowly made its way into Lingnan Village.