Chapter 7 Traitor Xixi 9.9 Free Shipping

When Xie Zechuan arrived at the forging class, Zhou Tinglan was teaching a student how to forge steel with different properties according to the temperature in the furnace.

Zhou Tinglan glanced at Xie Zechuan and knew that there must be new developments in Beidi, so he waved his hand to signal him to wait for a moment.

After she demonstrated to the students, she let them practice on their own. If they still didn't know how to forge, they could come back to her later.

"Is there any movement from the Beidi side?" Zhou Tinglan wiped his hands and walked towards Xie Zechuan.

It didn't make sense for Xie Zechuan to look for her at this time. She had thought about it herself. Beidi shouldn't call so soon.

Sweeping away the probing glances around him, Xie Zechuan said, "Let's go to the compartment and talk in detail."

Entering the compartment, Zhou Tinglan asked anxiously, "What happened?"

You have to know that Xie Zechuan rarely comes to the forging class to see her in person except for important matters.

"Nothing, there have been no unusual movements in the patrols outside the city recently."

Zhou Tinglan was suspicious: "Aren't you busy with military affairs in the barracks? Why do you come to me like this?"

He came to see her for no reason. The war is about to start, so Xie Zechuan should be busy with military affairs, right?

"At present, the city's warehouses have enough forged weapons to cope with the war. You can rest assured. However, to prevent any unexpected events, I will lead the students in the forging class to reforge the used and damaged weapons after the war begins."

"I know all this. I came here today to talk about another thing."

Zhou Tinglan was even more confused. Didn’t he come for the weapons? Then why did he come to her?

Xie Zechuan looked deeply into Zhou Tinglan's beautiful face. "After the war begins, as the commander, I may not have time to take care of you. How about you learn some self-defense skills from me during this time?"

Miss Zhou is so fragile. How can she protect herself if she encounters Northern Di soldiers?

Zhou Tinglan was stunned. What was he...

Xie Zechuan seemed to realize how abrupt his proposal was. He coughed lightly and said, "If you don't want to..."

"Okay." Zhou Tinglan said jokingly, "I didn't realize that General Xie thought so highly of me that he was willing to take the time to teach me these things."

Xie Zechuan tilted his head, the tips of his ears flushing slightly. "We've been working together, and you've already solved the Northern Frontier weapons shortage for me. Your work hasn't even begun yet, so I'll protect you."

Zhou Tinglan took in all of Xie Zechuan's actions. Tsk, he didn't expect Xie Zechuan to be so innocent.

The two agreed to start tomorrow afternoon. Xie Zechuan would return to the barracks to handle other military affairs, while Zhou Tinglan would continue to check on the students' sword forging progress.

The next day, Xie Zechuan was waiting for Zhou Tinglan at the gate of the barracks early in the morning. Qin Sinian couldn't help rolling his eyes at the man who looked like a man waiting for his wife.

Zhou Tinglan arrived at the barracks gate on time and was stunned when he saw Xie Zechuan.

She looked up at the sky. The sun was at its highest point. She wasn't late. Why did Xie Zechuan come so early?

"General Xie, have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I just got here not long ago."

Qin Sinian: “…”

Then who was the man he had been watching at the entrance of the barracks for half an hour?

Zhou Tinglan glanced at the tall black horse beside Xie Zechuan, not knowing what it meant.

"I will teach you how to ride a horse today." After saying that, Xie Zechuan jumped on the horse and stretched out his hand to her.

Zhou Tinglan hesitated in her heart, but finally slowly held the hand that Xie Zechuan extended to her.

Zhou Tinglan almost lost her balance as she climbed onto the horse. She exclaimed, "It's so high!"

Pulling the reins, the horses' hooves flew, and the two men headed out of the city.

The warm breath fell on Zhou Tinglan's ear. She felt a little itchy and her body trembled slightly.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Xie Zechuan leaned over and asked after noticing Zhou Tinglan's little movement.

He pulled lightly on the reins, trying to slow the horse down a bit.

"No." Zhou Tinglan turned his head and replied quickly.

She kept complaining in her heart, why did this situation look so much like the scene in an old TV drama where the hero and heroine had a date on horseback.

Zhou Tinglan's mind kept replaying the scenes he had seen before he traveled through time.

She slapped both sides of her head and couldn't think about it anymore. She came out to learn horse riding, and besides, she was not the Mary Sue heroine in the TV series.

Don’t think about it, it’s fatal!

Although it is near the end of winter, the late winter wind in northern Xinjiang still carries a hint of chill.

When they arrived at an open space outside the city, Xie Zechuan pulled the reins to signal the horse to stop, and Zhou Tinglan fell unsteadily into Xie Zechuan's arms.

Xie Zechuan pinched Zhou Tinglan's waist with one hand and helped her sit steadily.

The burning temperature of his palm passed through the fabric and spread to Zhou Tinglan's whole body, making him feel numb and tingling.

Zhou Tinglan's body stiffened, and all his attention turned to the big hand holding his waist.

he……

"Sit tight." Xie Zechuan reminded.

"What...what?" Zhou Tinglan just came back to his senses from his trance and didn't hear what Xie Zechuan said.

He reluctantly took Zhou Tinglan's hand and put it on the reins: "You need to concentrate on riding a horse, don't be distracted."

Xie Zechuan dismounted from the horse, the horse raised its feet slightly, and Zhou Tinglan held the reins tightly to try to steady his body.

Seeing her sitting steadily on the horse's back, Xie Zechuan walked to the side of the horse, took the reins, and walked slowly.

From the initial slow walk to the later galloping on horseback, Zhou Tinglan mastered it in just one afternoon.

She was secretly happy. Although she had no talent for cooking, she seemed to have a good talent for horse riding.

Successfully unlocked a skill point today!

During this period, Xie Zechuan stayed by his side the entire time, protecting Zhou Tinglan from falling off the horse and getting injured.

At dusk, the two men rode together back to the barracks. In the dusk, their shadows gradually lengthened.

Shortly after the two left, several figures emerged from behind the trees and looked towards Beijiang City.

After returning to the barracks, the two separated and Xie Zechuan plunged into the busy military affairs.

In the next few days, Xie Zechuan taught Zhou Tinglan some simple self-defense techniques. Although they were not fancy, each move was deadly.

"Miss Zhou, you have to kick your legs like this, like I do, to hit the opponent's vital points."

Xie Zechuan taught Zhou Tinglan carefully, demonstrated step by step, and corrected her wrong movements.

Zhou Tinglan learned quickly and could apply the techniques flexibly after becoming proficient. However, what made her blush was that Xie Zechuan often made physical contact with her when teaching and correcting her movements.

As Zhou Tinglan has seen countless handsome men and beautiful women in modern society, she has realized one thing more clearly through this personal teaching.

If Xie Zechuan were in modern times, he would definitely be an excellent man!

Ahh ...

At the same time, every time Xie Zechuan taught Zhou Tinglan self-defense, Qin Sinian stood by and watched in amazement.

In recent days, Xie Zechuan's concern for Zhou Tinglan has refreshed Qin Sinian's understanding of his long-time friend.

The noble ladies in the capital city in the past had never been treated like Miss Zhou today. It was already a good thing that she didn't get the cold shoulder from Xie Zechuan and escape in a hurry.

He just believed what the manager of the arsenal told him; these two were a perfect match!

He wondered whether he should remind Xie Zechuan, the taciturn man who was lost in love without even realizing it.

Qin Sinian was distressed, and so was Zhou Tinglan.

Why did she feel that Qin Sinian's eyes looking at her were not right, strange, but she couldn't ask him directly: "Do you dislike me?"

She was really suffocated to death!

**

In Beijiang City, the manager was urgently counting the knives in the warehouse, and Zhou Tinglan led the other students in the forging class to speed up the forging of knives.

She took a bite of the steamed bun prepared by the soldiers and said, "Everyone, pay attention. The soldiers are fighting against the Northern Di on the front line. We, as the reserve weapons, also need to be alert."

After encouraging the students, Zhou Tinglan picked up the water on the forging table and swallowed the steamed bun, then picked up the hammer and started forging the knife.

Beads of sweat the size of beans dripped from everyone's head to the ground. The fire in the forge was burning brightly, making crackling sounds as steel blocks hit the fire, and the noisy sounds of hammers rang out one after another in the forge room.

Batch after batch of knives were forged and placed in wooden boxes at the door of the forging room. The soldiers carried them to the warehouse for storage.

While wiping her sweat, Zhou Tinglan looked towards the barracks with a worried look on her face, but soon lowered her head and continued to forge the long sword in her hand.

When the red-hot blade touched the cold water, a sizzling sound came out, and water mist floated out, condensing into water droplets above the forging room and dripping onto the people in the room.

Gradually, Zhou Tinglan could no longer tell whether the drops falling from his head were sweat or water droplets condensed from mist. However, even so, Zhou Tinglan did not slow down his movements.

Most wars are extremely cruel, with blood and tears behind them. The more prepared you are, the more likely you are to win a hundred battles.

Outside the forge, the sky was covered with gloom and seemed lifeless. Under the dim sky, a large number of soldiers crossed the border of Dazhao Kingdom.

Dugu Xuan sat on his horse, looking at the Beijiang City Gate in front of him: "Soldiers of Beijiang City, I give you one day to surrender to the Beidi Kingdom. I will open the city gate and spare your lives."

The soldier standing behind Xie Zechuan pretended to lower his voice so that everyone present could hear: "I don't know where the people of Beidi have the nerve to expect us to surrender to them."

"Good, very good!" Dugu Xuan immediately ordered the Beidi soldiers to attack Beijiang City.

The Northern Di soldiers rushed forward quickly with shields in hand, breaking through the arrows flying from the air, and the soldiers behind them set up ladders to climb up.

The kerosene was poured, and the fire slightly hindered the progress of the Northern Di soldiers, but they adjusted their formation and continued to move upwards.

At the same time, the other two sides of Beijiang City were also attacked by Beidi soldiers led by Huyan Xu and Huyan Lin.

Xie Zechuan and other generals discussed behind the city wall how to resist the fierce attack of the Northern Di.

He pointed to a wall on the east and west sides of the city: "The two princes of Beidi are attacking from the east and west sides of the city, while Dugu Xuan is guarding the main gate."

"The fighting in all three locations is extremely intense. I will personally guard and coordinate the main city gate. As for the east and west flanks, Xu Cheng and Qin Sinian will each lead one."

"Remember, we are still in an advantageous position in today's battle. The Northern Di are outside, and we are inside."

Most of the Northern Di soldiers had already climbed up the city wall. Seeing this, the Northern Frontier soldiers picked up their swords and slashed down fiercely.

When the knife hit the shield, it made a sharp sound and a crack appeared in the center of the shield. Seeing that it was feasible, the soldiers swung their knives more frequently.

The shields of the Northern Di soldiers were broken by the swords, and they rolled down the ladders as they tried to avoid the swords.

Dugu Xuan noticed something was wrong.

"retreat!"

The same scene appeared on the east and west sides of the city. Huyan Xu and Huyan Lin's faces were ashen. They thought that today's siege would be successful, but who knew that such a knife would appear.

After the initial victory, Xie Zechuan replaced the soldiers who had been defending the city and ordered them to go back to recuperate and rest. Xu Cheng and Qin Sinian followed them back.

The Beidi retreat was unexpected. The reason seemed to be because of the sword forged by Miss Zhou?

Qin Sinian kept praising the sword forged by Zhou Tinglan to the soldiers beside him, his words full of admiration.

Xie Zechuan was also surprised. He had not known that the sword forged by Zhou Tinglan could break the shields of the Northern Di soldiers. He only knew that the sword was made of less forging materials and was durable, making it a top-grade weapon.

Zhou Tinglan, who received the news of victory in the war, also rushed over from the forging class.

"Is everything okay here?"

"How could it be?" Qin Sinian approached Zhou Tinglan and said, "The sword you forged is truly divine. I've fought in battles both large and small since I came to Beijiang City, but this is the first time I've seen a sword that can actually split a shield."

"Miss Zhou, you didn't see Hu Yanxu's face." Qin Sinian wanted to tell Zhou Tinglan what he had just seen and heard.

Zhou Tinglan was surprised that the Beidi shield was so rubbish that it could be broken by a knife. The second-hand ones she had bought in the antique market before were not of such poor quality.

The quality of Beidi's shield is like a defective product that Xixi bought for 9.9 yuan with free shipping.

A great war had just ended and many affairs in the city needed to be dealt with. Zhou Tinglan asked Xie Zechuan to send soldiers to deliver today's broken knives to the forging class and then left in a hurry.

She had to quickly clean up the damaged weapons after the battle. If the Northern Di soldiers came back and she didn't have enough weapons, it would be disastrous!

Seeing Zhou Tinglan leave, Xie Zechuan called Qin Sinian and Xu Cheng and said, "You two come to the tent with me."

After entering the tent, Xie Zechuan walked to the table and checked the defense deployment map of Beijiang City on the table.

Xie Zechuan's expression grew increasingly grim. He turned to look at the two men and asked, "You two are people I trust. Have you noticed any unusual behavior from the generals in the city recently?"

"Tzechuan, why do you say that?" Qin Sinian was puzzled.

"Come and take a look." Xie Zechuan pointed to the place on the defense map where the two princes of Beidi were attacking today.

The two of them instantly understood what Xie Zechuan meant. These two places were side gates in the city with weaker defenses.

The day before yesterday, Xie Zechuan ordered two people to secretly strengthen these two side gates to prevent attacks from the Northern Di. Most of the generals in the barracks were still unaware of this.

However, the preparations outside the city are confidential matters of the military camp. How could the Northern Di know the weak points of the northern border?

There is only one reason, there is a traitor in the barracks!

Who is that person?