At daybreak, Ma Xiaomai woke up from his dream with a smile. He immediately sat up to look at his father. Jian Ning had left an energy-saving night light on in the cave. He looked at his father and grinned.

"Dad, I dreamed of getting a wife. Qiaofeng and I were just paying our respects to my mother and my master and uncle when Dad strode over, yelling, 'How can we pay our respects to our parents without me?' Mom was so happy she fainted, and I woke up laughing, haha."

"Dad, you should wake up soon. Let's go back together to see mom and my brothers. I'll take you down the mountain now."

Ma Xiaomai quickly rolled up his father's bedding, grabbed the rope he brought and tied Ma Fuquan up like a dumpling, then rolled up and tied up the bedding that Jian Ning had given him to sleep on, carried his father on his shoulders, and strode out of the cave with another bedding roll in one hand.

He blew a whistle, and Brother Qiu came swimming over with Guoguo and Baimei on his back. The Qimen Dunjia formation at the cave entrance had been broken. Before leaving, Ma Xiaomai instructed Brother Qiu and the others to camouflage the cave entrance, and then he took Ma Fuquan and rode Brother Qiu down the mountain.

After the King of Pingnan led his army into the city, there were loud sounds of gongs and drums and firecrackers in Xing'an City. After a lively atmosphere, two lions led the way, followed by people on stilts. People on both sides of the street carried food baskets to see them off.

At the yamen gate, Ding Youtian, wearing the official uniform of a seventh-rank county magistrate, led the entire government to wait for the army outside the gate.

Erniu and Sanniu thought they would not be able to see such a grand spectacle, but they were so happy to be released and see the children off. Their faces were flushed with smiles. When they saw several young generals in armor riding on tall horses approaching, they jumped up and shouted, "Brother Su! Brother Shi!"

Su Muyun and several young generals dismounted and came to say goodbye to Ding Youtian and Jian Ning. Su Muyun told them that the marshal was behind them, and made an appointment with Erniu and Sanniu to meet in the capital. When Su Muyun was about to return to the team, he saw Ma Xiaomai sitting in the carriage with a whip in his hand and a flushed face.

"Brother Xiaomai, who is in the carriage?" Su Muyun asked.

"My dad!" Ma Xiaomai puffed out his chest, looking proud.

When Su Muyun, Shi Youheng, and several other young officers heard that it was Ma Fuquan, they hurried forward to greet him. Ma Xiaomai lifted the carriage curtain and said loudly, "My father was poisoned in Li County. He has been unconscious for many days and still hasn't woken up. But he will wake up sooner or later!"

This carriage belonged to the Prince of Pingnan's Palace. It was brought here when Duan Xinyan went to Danyang in the north. The carriage was very large and spacious. Jian Ning and Tong Bajin Erlangzi had dismantled the back seat of the carriage early in the morning and replaced it with a reclining chair, which was covered with a thick mattress. Only soft stools were left on the left and right for Qiaofeng and Da Niu to sit on.

When the soldiers of the Wuyi Camp learned that Ma Fuquan had become a living dead, they went to the government office and all the generals in the camp knelt on one knee and shouted loudly: "Admiral Ma!"

Wu Dui was highly respected by his subordinates in Wuyi Battalion. He brought honor to Wuyi Battalion by breaking the Five Poison Formation. He and Jian Ning each held a submachine gun in front of the formation. The scene of him standing and firing in a majestic manner especially left a deep impression on the entire battalion.

When the Prince of Pingnan arrived and learned of his situation, his face was also solemn. The battle was won, but many people died. He led an army of 300,000 men on the expedition, half of whom were buried in Mount Qishan. Many soldiers in the ranks carried the relics of their fellow countrymen on their backs.

When they came, the thirty armies were mighty and powerful, and when they left, there were more people, but among them, three hundred thousand troops were the second batch of reinforcements. If he were young, he would be full of vigor and enthusiasm at this moment. After all, in war, death is inevitable, and winning the battle is the most important thing.

Perhaps he was old and easily sentimental. Thinking about how he had risen from a general to a marshal, with countless soldiers who had died and bled to support him with their lives, he could not feel happy at all, and instead felt heavy in his heart.

He walked forward to look at Ma Fuquan, and spoke a few words to Jian Ning and the others. Duan Xinyan handed her son to him like a treasure. He just glanced at her, told Duan Xinyan to listen to Jian Ning, patted Erlangzi on the shoulder, then turned around, mounted his horse and rode away.

"Why does Daddy look unhappy?" Duan Xinyan muttered with her eyes raised.

Erlangzi followed her gaze and said, "The army has returned to the capital, and General Zhuo can no longer serve your father. How can the Marshal be happy?"

Duan Xinyan retracted her gaze and rolled her eyes at him, "Just my daddy? You've done a great deed this time, but you didn't even call my dad when you saw him. You just called him 'Marshal, Marshal'. Learn from my eldest brother-in-law and call him 'Father Marshal'. You're so stupid!"

She had a childish temper again, picked up her son and turned away angrily.

Erlangzi chuckled and his left hand unconsciously touched his right shoulder, which seemed to still have the warmth of King Pingnan's palm. He was just a commoner, how could he dare to call King Pingnan "father commander" easily? He couldn't open his mouth, let alone be on equal footing with Ding Youtian.

"Jia Jia, Yao Yao, come here!" Duan Xinyan walked to the gate and turned around to call Erniu and Sanniu. Erniu pulled Sanniu over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Duan Xinyan glanced at the tattered armor on their bodies and nodded her chin towards her son in her arms, "Go into the house with your aunt. You said you would help your aunt take care of your brother. Do you remember what you said?"

Erniu and Sanniu exchanged glances. Sanniu had just said, "I remember." Erniu tugged at the front of her armor and said, "Look, it's all torn. This isn't real armor. It's too thin, just to trick children. It doesn't have shoulder or sleeves. It's just like the pawns' armor, with just two pieces, front and back. It's not even as good as theirs."

Duan Xinyan rolled her eyes. "Then I don't care. You guys went to the street to find a tailor to make it, and you guys chose the material yourself. I'm only responsible for paying the money. You said it yourself, so you must keep your word and do it."

Sanniu glanced at her mother who was following Duan Xinyan, then turned her head to look at the large army on the street and sighed, "Okay, I'll help my aunt take care of my brother."

She reached out to hold the baby, but Duan Xinyan burst out laughing. "Who asked you to hold him? Don't let my son drop him." She handed the baby to the mother beside her and poked Erniu and Sanniu on the forehead. "You two come in and entertain your little brother. Just tell some jokes to cheer him up."

"My brother is so young, he can't speak, and he can't understand." Erniu still wanted to fight for it, but Duan Xinyan had already stepped in. She had no choice but to pull Sanniu and follow in.

"Mom, Dad, your daughter is gone. Take care, Mom and Dad."

The big girl had been reluctant to leave the last time, but she didn't show it too much this time. After she and Qiaofeng got on the carriage and left, Ding Youtian raised his lips slightly and smiled at Jian Ning, "No wonder people always want boys and outgoing girls. Daughters don't stay when they grow up. Their hearts have already flown away to the capital."

Ding Youtian also knew about Da Niu's little thoughts about Da Jun. Among the three daughters, Da Niu was the most sensible and well-behaved, and the most like Xiu Gu. Apart from Da Bao, he valued and loved Da Niu the most. Thinking that his daughter would get married when she grew up, he felt quite uncomfortable.

Jian Ning glanced at him and said, "You, remember, be nice to me. Only I will accompany you until old age. Be more sensible in the future. If you dare to go west when I tell you to go east, I will go with my daughter, humph!"

She threw away her sleeves, left him and walked into the yamen.

The next day, after dinner, Dabao packed up his things and came to say goodbye. "The war is over, my son should focus on his studies. I'm taking my leave now, Dad and Mom. Take care!"

After he took Maoqiu and rode away, Jian Ning looked at Ding Youtian with a smile, "Boys are not outgoing, and their hearts have already flown to the capital."

Ding Youtian sneered, "What do you know? Boys are married off, and girls are married off. How can they be the same?"

He rolled his eyes at Jian Ning, turned around and went to the front yard.