Captain Yuan was deeply moved. Although they were in a foreign land, they were both from Dongjin and felt a strong sense of kinship.

But this wasn't what moved him the most.

Ling Ba took out several dozen taels of silver and stuffed them into Captain Yuan's hand, saying, "Captain Yuan, take this money. The soldiers will need travel expenses on their journey."

He and Ling Qi, like Qiu Yan, had a little over three hundred taels left when they arrived.

When Ling Qi left after arriving, he took half of it. At that time, he still had more than one hundred taels on him.

Because of his expenses over the past few days, plus the fact that he bought a horse, he only had a few dozen taels of silver left.

He gave all the money to Colonel Yuan so that the soldiers would have food to eat and energy to continue their journey.

The sooner we arrive in Qidu, the sooner we can lend the general a helping hand.

Captain Yuan nodded solemnly and put his arm around Ling Ba's shoulder.

"Good brother!"

He felt bitter. Even though he still had more than a hundred taels of silver on him, it was still not enough to cover his expenses.

Qiu Yan silently watched the interaction between the two, and also took out twenty taels of gold.

This gold was the very gold she had exchanged last time for convenience.

The little money Ling Ba had was far from enough.

"Captain Yuan, you take this money too."

"Gold?" Captain Yuan exclaimed in shock, his hands trembling as he tried to catch it, yet hesitated.

I wanted to take him in because he didn't have enough money and was afraid he wouldn't make it to Qidu and would have to beg on the streets. I didn't want to take him in because I couldn't accept a reward without having done anything for him.

In the end, Qiu Yan forced the money into his hand.

"Take it, our soldiers need rations."

These people are Gu Qian's most trusted assistants.

Qiu Yan didn't want their trip to be delayed because they didn't have money for food.

The delayed trip meant, in Qiu Yan's heart, the safety of her beloved.

Captain Yuan was almost in tears; he was so moved.

The general is truly blessed to have such a wonderful wife.

"I don't know if this money will be enough," Qiu Yan murmured softly. Captain Yuan nodded earnestly.

"That's enough, that's enough. But, Miss Qiu, now that we've given you all the money, what are you going to do?"

Actually, he felt it wasn't enough.

If possible, he would like to buy a batch of warhorses for his soldiers.

But at this moment, all we can do is think about it.

"I still have some left. We only have a little over a hundred people." Qiu Yan did the math and realized she really didn't have much money left.

She gave Captain Yuan twenty taels of gold, and now she only has less than fifty taels left on her.

What to do? Make money, of course.

At the end of the road, a chance for survival is found.

If they all followed along, they still wouldn't have enough money on the road, and they still wouldn't be able to walk.

The soldiers, however, were different; they needed to ride at full speed.

Qiu Yan's feelings have always been for Gu Qian.

Captain Yuan thought for a moment, then wore a bitter expression.

“Miss Qiu, let’s go together. It’s not safe here.”

Qiu Yan smiled and shook her head, "It won't be long before we leave."

She was only halfway through her business deal with King Lu Shi, and the promise she made to Princess Mayi had not yet been fulfilled, as Vera had not yet returned.

“This… Eighth Vice General, let’s go together. If Brother Qin finds out that Miss Qin came here, he’ll break her legs, given his violent temper.”

Ling Ba shook his head, "No, Miss Qin was also acting on the general's orders."

After Ling Ba finished speaking, Captain Yuan turned his gaze back to Qiu Yan, who nodded in response.

Lieutenant Yuan was somewhat puzzled. What did the general want with Miss Qin, a mere woman?

Little did he know, he had misunderstood again.

Miss Qin came with Miss Qiu.

"But when the Seventh Deputy General left, he took with him the only three cooks he had." Captain Yuan was still unwilling to give up.

Ling Ba: "Didn't Lieutenant Yuan cook with Xiao Yan today?" Lieutenant Yuan is still thinking about him. His cooking is terrible.

Lieutenant Yuan was rendered speechless by Ling Ba's retort.