Chapter 968 A Stunning Beauty

The twins had been frightened during their trip outside the palace, so Shangguan Yan told the young couple to stay in the palace and not wander around, and to spend time with the children.

In the cradle of the Phoenix Palace, Gu Jiao looked at the two little ones who were more excited than birds and wondered where she could tell they were frightened.

You act like nothing's wrong, okay?

"I'm going to the military camp," Gu Jiao said.

The two little ones pouted instantly.

"Don't cry," Gu Jiao said calmly.

The two little ones, looking aggrieved, swallowed their sobs.

Wu Sixi, who was serving him, was heartbroken. The little master was only five months old. Did the mother have to be so cruel? Didn't she see that the two of them were still in shock and needed their mother's comfort?

They don't need it at all; they're just pretending to be pitiful.

Gu Jiao knew her own flesh and blood perfectly well.

It seems that the two little ones have learned quite a bit of the palace's dramatic tricks in the past two months.

Gu Jiao decisively went to the Black Wind Camp.

When Gu Jiao returned to Zhao Kingdom to get married, the Black Wind Camp accompanied her with 5,000 soldiers, including Wenren Chong and Zhao Dengfeng. They were among the first to know that Gu Jiao was a woman and had seen her true appearance.

But the others had never seen it.

Li Shen was one of them.

When Li Shen returned victorious from his battle, he immediately went to see his elderly mother. Later, when Gu Jiao returned to Zhao, he was entitled to accompany her, but he stayed in Shengdu to take care of his mother.

Just as Gu Jiao arrived at the gate of the military camp, Li Shen rode out of the camp on horseback.

Gu Jiao was dressed as a woman today, wearing a long blue dress and a simple single bun. Her hair ribbon and sleeves danced in the morning light, giving her a cool and otherworldly air.

Military camps are not places for women to come to, and even if they did come, they would have to dismount.

Li Shen was about to sternly rebuke the other person when he suddenly saw their face.

It was an indescribable beauty, with the charm of a young girl and the heroic spirit of a young man, a beauty that was truly unique.

Li Shen, who never judges people by their appearance, suddenly started stuttering.

The soldiers guarding the camp were also extremely surprised.

Whose house is this?

Did a celestial being descend to earth?

How did they end up in their military camp?

"Li Shen." Gu Jiao greeted him from Black Wind King's horse.

"You...you know me?" Li Shen had never heard Gu Jiao's voice before. He stared at Gu Jiao blankly. It was actually a bit impolite to look directly at a woman's face like that, but the woman's appearance was so stunning that he even forgot his manners.

Gu Jiao switched back to her former boyish voice: "It's me."

Li Shen shuddered and fell off his horse, face down, landing hard on the spot!

It's really scary when such a beautiful and ethereal girl suddenly speaks with a boy's voice, okay?

However, why did that voice sound somewhat familiar?

He suddenly raised his head and looked in Gu Jiao's direction.

This time, he wasn't looking at Gu Jiao's face, but at the horse beneath her.

“Black Wind King…” His expression changed, and his gaze moved upwards again, landing on that flawless face. “You are… the young commander?”

The guards at the door were all startled.

This angelic girl... is she the ruthless commander of their Black Wind Camp?!

The fact that the young commander was a girl had already spread throughout the military camp, and it was said that the birthmark on her face had been cured, but it was still too shocking to actually see her!

How did the adorably ugly little commander transform into a fairy princess?

Gu Jiao's arrival caused a sensation throughout the Black Wind Camp. Not only were the people shocked, but even the horses came to watch her.

Then Gu Jiao noticed that the military camp was much quieter today. People weren't walking so boldly, and they weren't talking as loudly. It had rained last night, so it wasn't hot this morning, but everyone's cheeks were rosy.

Gu Jiao sat on the horse's back and tilted her head: "Hmm."

...

Gu Jiao came to the military camp for two reasons: first, to see the soldiers who had fought alongside her through thick and thin, and second, to mobilize troops in preparation for launching an attack on the Tang Clan soon.

Then, something strange happened.

She only needed three thousand men, and she only allowed a few commanders to select three thousand men.

However, when she left her tent, she was shocked to find that all 50,000 troops were on the training ground.

"What are you doing?" she asked, puzzled.

Zhao Dengfeng, the newly appointed left commander of the assault battalion, coughed lightly and said, "The Third Assault Battalion requests to go into battle!"

Wenren Chong, who had also been promoted, composed himself and said solemnly, "The Second Vanguard Battalion requests to go into battle!"

Is 50,000 troops too much to just take down a hidden sect?

Gu Jiao blinked and asked, "You all want to attack the Tang Clan?"

"yes!"

Everyone stood tall, spoke in unison, and their morale was incredibly high!

Gu Jiao said "Oh", and then said, "Alright, since you all want to go, then go ahead. While you're at it, you can also help to wipe out some bandits along the way. I've heard that bandits are rampant in that area, so it would be a good thing to do something for the people."

Cheng Fugui has been promoted to Tiger General of the Black Wind Camp, making him the highest-ranking officer after Gu Jiao and Xuan Yuanqi.

He asked with righteous indignation, "Young Commander, when shall we depart?"

Gu Jiao said, "We'll have to ask the Grand Marshal for the exact departure time."

Cheng Fugui was taken aback: "Why... do you need to ask the Grand Marshal? Aren't you going, Junior Commander?"

Gu Jiao said seriously, "I'm not going. I have other important matters to attend to and need to go to Dark Night Island. Originally, I wanted to choose a cavalry unit to accompany me, but since you all want to go and suppress the bandits, I can go to the Shadow Division to mobilize troops instead."

Cheng Fugui stammered.

After all that fuss, they weren't going on the expedition with the young commander-in-chief?

What's so great about the Grand Marshal?

The little commander is so cute and cuddly!

The 50,000 troops were inwardly weeping and filled with deep regret!

...

Gu Jiao and Xiao Heng stayed in Shengdu for a month.

During this time, the two visited all the teachers and friends they knew in Shengdu, including the dean of Tianqiong Academy and Wu Fuzi, as well as former classmates and teammates.

No one could believe that Xiao Liulang, who was even braver than any man, was actually a woman, and so beautiful as a flower.

"You drew that birthmark on yourself, didn't you? To pretend to be a man?" Mu Chuan asked, looking at Gu Jiao's face in the pavilion of the academy.

Sitting opposite Gu Jiao were Yuan Xiao and Zhao Wei.

The former five-person polo team, except for Mu Qingchen, is all here.

Gu Jiao smiled and said, "If you say so, then so be it."

I can't exactly tell you that what I have is a virginity mark.

Yuan Xiao and Zhao Wei were somewhat embarrassed, not for any other reason than that they had once asked Liu Lang to take them to brothels.

Looking back now, they were truly despicable.

"Ahem." To ease the awkwardness, Zhao Wei changed the subject, "I heard that Zhong Ding has returned to Zhao, Zhou Tong has transferred schools, and since you stopped coming to the academy, Young Master Qingchen has also stopped attending classes."

“My fourth brother went to fight! Right, Sixth Brother!” Mu Chuan smiled at Gu Jiao, still habitually calling Gu Jiao Xiao Sixth Brother.

Gu Jiao didn't mind the form of address. She nodded and said, "That's right, we've all been at the border for a long time."

“But even after the war was over, he never came to class again,” Zhao Wei sighed. “I occasionally pass by Mingxin Hall and see that the seats you two used to sit in are still empty. Your classmates in Mingxin Hall have been saving seats for you two. But you two probably won’t be going back to class again, right?”

A sense of melancholy welled up in the hearts of all of them.

Yuan Xiao sighed, "Thinking back to our polo match, it feels like it was just yesterday. Do you remember those Shaolin monks? Did they break Mu Chuan's arm? It's all thanks to Liu Lang, otherwise, the outcome would have been a small matter, but the fact that we would all be crippled would have been a big deal. Actually, we should have realized back then that Liu Lang was no ordinary person."

Mu Chuan suddenly laughed and said, "Liu Lang was determined to give Canaan Academy a free pass, just for the 10,000 taels of gold for second place. Later, when Liu Lang was not around, our academy got second place as expected. Unfortunately, I was meddlesome and went to the students of Canaan Academy to exchange for the reward of entering the palace to see the king."

Zhao Wei looked at him with disdain: "So you knew that Liu Lang wanted gold?"

Mu Chuan said helplessly, "I only found out later."

Yuan Xiao corrected, "It's not ten thousand taels, it's one thousand taels. When did the misconception start, making everyone think that the bonus was ten thousand taels of gold?"

Gu Jiao crossed her arms and looked at Mu Chuan with a dark expression: "I still really want to beat you up."

Mu Chuan: "..."

"The wine is here! The wine is here!"

Master Wu strode over, carrying two large jars of fine wine.

He shoved Yuan Xiao aside, plopped down next to Gu Jiao, and said with a smile to the group, "I've been saving this Daughter's Red wine for twenty years, and I didn't even bring it out when my daughter got married! Today, let's drink until we drop!"

...

"Are you really going to come over for a couple of drinks?"

Beside an artificial hill near the pavilion, Dean Cen of Tianqiong Academy asked Mu Qingchen a question.

Several people were drinking and chatting happily in the pavilion.

Mu Qingchen watched quietly and said calmly, "No."

Since you've missed your chance, don't bother her anymore.

Mu Chuan was drunk and monopolized a large wine jar by himself. Afraid of being chased, he started pacing around the pavilion, drunkenly saying, "Sixth Brother, do you know? My sister... Su Xue... the third young lady of the Su family... she... got married!"

“She thought you were a man… She said she wouldn’t marry anyone but you… But my fourth brother also… also likes you… You… are clearly a man… How come they both… like you at the same time…”

"Ah... no... you're a woman... Su Xue found out... she cried so hard... and then she got married..."

"You...you...have you had enough? No...don't take the wine jar away..." Zhao Wei, who was also quite drunk, chased after Mu Chuan in circles.

Mu Chuan stuck her tongue out at him: "I won't give it to you... I just won't give it to you... If you're so capable, come and... take it from me..."

The group of people were so drunk they were staggering.

Wu Fuzi lay on the ground, with Yuan Xiao's head resting on his stomach.

Gu Jiao was already dead; she was lying face down on the table, her cheeks flushed, fast asleep.

Dean Cen has left.

Mu Qingchen stood alone in the moonlight, his gaze never leaving Gu Jiao for a moment.

Seeing that Mu Chuan was about to pull Gu Jiao up and make her continue drinking, Mu Qingchen finally couldn't resist anymore.

He clenched his fist, and with a complicated expression, he walked out from behind the artificial hill and headed towards the pavilion.

Unexpectedly, he had only taken a few steps when a figure in crescent white walked towards him from another direction.

The other person walked up to the pavilion and stopped Mu Chuan from offering him a drink. Mu Chuan then fell back down and fell asleep while hugging the wine jar.

He leaned down and whispered in Gu Jiao's ear, "Jiao Jiao".

"Hmm?" Gu Jiao opened her eyes groggily, first her left eye, then her right, and a handsome, jade-like face came into view.

She smiled: "Aheng..."

"I'm home," Xiao Heng said softly.

"Hold me," Gu Jiao said, slightly drunk.

"Okay." Xiao Heng stretched out his long, strong arms, gently wrapped them around her back and knees, and gently lifted her up.

Gu Jiao leaned against his firm chest, quiet as a docile kitten.

Mu Qingchen clenched her fists.

Mu Chuan, lying on the ground, mumbled, "Liu Lang... this might be... the last time... I'll drink with you... the Mu family..."

The Mu family is about to fall.

He will no longer be a noble young master of the capital.

Back then, she was an unknown student from a humble background, looked down upon by everyone, while he was a high-ranking disciple of the Mu family, whom everyone wanted to curry favor with.

In just two years, he was about to become a prisoner, while she became the incomparably noble young commander and princess consort.

He gazed at the bright moon in the sky, laughing through his tears: "Life... is truly unpredictable... We... can't be friends anymore, can we..."

Xiao Heng stopped in his tracks, looked down at Gu Jiao in his arms who had already fallen asleep and hadn't heard a word Mu Chuan said, and stepped into the night without looking back.

(End of this chapter)