The Qin brothers tried to argue their case, but the King of Liang became impatient and ordered his guards to throw them out.

Xie Xiu stood outside, smiling as she waited for the two of them: "Didn't I tell you it was useless for you to look for him?"

Qin Yongde spat: "Pah, what a piece of trash. If it weren't for the trouble that happened to our Qin family, would he be able to act so arrogantly here?"

"Watch your words!" Qin Guangyuan hurriedly stopped him. "These are turbulent times; don't cause trouble for the Qin family."

"I just can't stand him. He keeps saying he's worried about damaging relations between the two races, but isn't he just trying to curry favor with that Qingqiu king?" Qin Yongde said indignantly.

Xie Xiu nodded: "That Qingqiu Queen is indeed beautiful."

Qin Yongde's eyes darted around, and he put his arm around Xie's shoulder, saying, "Brother Xie, you've always been popular with women, why don't you go and seduce that king?"

Xie Xiu smiled wryly and said, "I only like human girls. Besides, the King of Qingqiu saw me before, but his eyes didn't show any abnormality. Do you know why?"

"What's the big deal? It's not like someone will fall in love with you at first sight, is it?" Qin Yongde asked doubtfully.

Xie Xiu smiled slightly: "So you still don't understand women enough. Their eyes can reveal a lot. Although I am not very handsome, I am confident that I have some charm. If a woman sees me and has no reaction, there are only two possibilities."

"What two possibilities?" Even Qin Guangyuan was now curious.

“First, she is blind; second, she already has someone she loves.” Xie Xiu sighed. “The King of Qingqiu is obviously not the former, so it must be the latter.”

There was one more thing he didn't say: when they first met, Tu Shanyu mentioned that he had been entrusted by the Regent to welcome them.

Given Zaun's personality, it would be a miracle if those two weren't connected.

Qin Yongde laughed and said, "With your abilities, you could easily seduce someone even if they already have someone they like."

Qin Guangyuan's expression turned serious: "Nonsense, how could you do such a despicable thing?"

Just then, a curious voice came over: "What kind of despicable thing is this?"

Two graceful figures approached. One exuded the air of a scholarly lady, while the other wore golden armor, making her appear exceptionally tall and slender.

The two women were Xie Daoyun and Murong Qinghe, who also participated in the activity to support the demon race.

The grown men blushed, too embarrassed to say what it was, so they changed the subject: "It's all because that Prince Liang is too hateful, unwilling to send troops to patrol."

"What can we do? Our people have been patrolling every day, but they can't hold out any longer," Murong Qinghe said worriedly.

After all, they came from a military family and had some servants and retainers under their command.

They were dispatched here for two reasons: first, to help in the war, and second, to protect these young masters and ladies.

As a result, some time ago, they didn't know if the King of Liang was deliberately targeting them, but he never listened to their advice. They were worried that something might happen, so they had to patrol with their own troops.

But their numbers were small, and they had to travel during the day and patrol the perimeter at night. Even the strongest bodies couldn't withstand it, and gradually, some people began to complain.

Qin Guangyuan said in a deep voice, "The brothers under my command really can't hold on any longer. Let them rest first. The three of us will take over the sentry duty today."

Xie Xiu couldn't help but exclaim, "Staying up late will damage the skin of a handsome man like me!"

Qin Yongde smiled and put his arm around his shoulder, secretly tightening his grip: "So, are you going or not?"

"Go, go," Xie Xiu said with a worried expression.

Xie Daoyun and Murong Qinghe said in unison, "We'll go too!"

Xie Xiu's expression changed: "Sister, where are you going?"

The Qin brothers also hurriedly tried to persuade Murong Qinghe, knowing that she and Chu Youzhao were childhood sweethearts and naturally worried that something might happen to her.

Xie Daoyun smiled gently: "I'm not some delicate young lady, so naturally I can also do my part."

Murong Qinghe waved his spear and said, "I've been in the army for many years, so I'm used to these things. This will be good for me to look after Sister Xie."

Seeing their insistence, and considering the need to patrol the area at night and the genuine shortage of manpower, the group had no choice but to agree.

Night fell quickly. The Qin brothers each led a few men to patrol one direction, Xie Xiu was in charge of one direction alone, and Xie Daoyun and Murong Qinghe were in charge of the last direction together.

The two of them patrolled the area for dozens of miles without seeing anything unusual. In addition, things had been quite peaceful these days, so they couldn't help but relax a bit.

"It seems the Qin brothers were indeed overthinking things," Xie Daoyun said with a smile.

“Sister Xie, these are all things a qualified general should do. Perhaps doing this 99 times would be useless, but as long as it works once, it can save countless lives in the entire army,” Murong Qinghe explained.

"It was my ignorance," Xie Daoyun said, somewhat embarrassed.

"Sister Xie, you flatter me," Murong Qinghe comforted her. Along the way, there were very few women in the military camp, and the two of them even shared the same tent, so they were much more familiar with each other than before. "By the way, Sister Xie, I heard that you used to often go on adventures with Brother Zu. Could you tell me some of those adventure stories?"

"Not often, just once or twice." Xie Daoyun blushed slightly when she heard the name Zu'an.

Soon, the two women were patrolling around while chatting.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly a sharp whistling arrow rose from the distance.

The two women's expressions changed simultaneously. The arrow coming from Qin Guangyuan's direction was a warning arrow.

They hurried towards the direction of the sentry post. Qin Guangyuan only had a few personal guards with him, and it would be very dangerous if they encountered an enemy attack.

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