Chapter 166: Autistic General Meng

The morning light shines down.

A neat team walked in the northwest wilderness.

On the left are soldiers wearing uniform armor, and on the right are women wearing a variety of clothing.

One is hard and the other is soft, one is uniform and the other is fancy. When put together like this, it doesn't look at all inconsistent.

The women looked at the soldiers over there openly, sometimes giggling and talking in low voices.

Their husbands are not included in this list, which is a bit regrettable.

But it did not stop everyone from being excited and feeling that the trip was worthwhile.

Last night, all the Beili soldiers who dared to break into Daye’s territory were strangled to death, leaving only one alive. He had his hands and feet broken and tied to a horse’s back, and was taken back to be questioned by the general in person.

Mu Nanzhao and Meng Chengping rode side by side at the end of the team.

Meng Chengping's mouth curled up, and he couldn't suppress it. "You said you met Gu Xixi when we were being chased? Are you making an excuse for yourself to go away temporarily?"

Mu Nanzhao sneered, "Almost all the people from the dependents' village are here, how can she be missing?"

Meng Chengping smiled and nodded, "That's right, such a vigorous action is obviously her style."

As he spoke, he realized something, his smile suddenly disappeared, and he turned to look at Mu Nanzhao.

Mu Nanzhao raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, mocking him without disguising his feelings, "Can you still laugh? Keep laughing."

Meng Chengping didn't care about his face anymore and asked anxiously, "Where's Jinglan? How could I forget? With so many people moving together, there's no way she can stay in the village obediently!"

"Did you see Jinglan when you were looking for Gu Xixi?"

Mu Nanzhao looked straight ahead without saying a word.

Meng Chengping was anxious and shocked, "Why don't you say something! It's so dark, the women have all run away, and Jinglan hasn't come back yet!"

He was ordered to protect the military families last night. After searching all of them, he only counted the number of military families and did not include Gu Xixi and He Jinglan.

Mu Nanzhao chased Gu Xixi and left the team last night.

Later, Mu Nanzhao returned and reunited with the team, which meant that Gu Xixi was definitely safe.

But Meng Chengping never thought that He Jinglan would come out too!

At this moment, Meng Chengping was so anxious that he saw Mu Nanzhao still didn't say anything, "Brother Mu, can you please stop teasing me? Have you seen Jinglan?!"

Seeing that the situation was almost heated, Mu Nanzhao spoke slowly to avoid Meng Chengping going crazy and embarrassing himself in public:

"Jinglan is with Gu Xixi."

"I saw Gu Xixi holding her hand tightly the whole time, and she carried it with her wherever she went, so she certainly couldn't lose it."

Meng Chengping breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been beating in his throat, fell back into his stomach with a "thump".

Mu Nanzhao glanced sideways and sighed, "No wonder women always say that men are unreliable."

"In times of crisis, close friends stick together, but you only remembered her now."

Meng Chengping was filled with fear and shame, his head lowered almost to his chest.

But Mu Nanzhao had the evil taste of stabbing people in the back, and continued, "As a good friend and childhood friend of Brother Jinglan, I really don't think this marriage is a good idea..."

When Meng Chengping heard about the "marriage", he blushed, "Brother Mu, don't say that. If others hear it, it will be bad for Miss He's reputation."

"Besides, given my family's background..."

Meng Chengping's eyes dimmed, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "I know myself well."

"Not to mention the future, even now, the daughter of the He family is not something I can marry."

"Giving up so easily?" Mu Nanzhao said.

"I was thinking of giving you credit for this military achievement. When the war is over and Huo Jiang reports his achievements to the court, you will be given the title of General Changwei or something like that, and your status will be immediately different."

Meng Chengping's eyes lit up, "Really?"

Mu Nanzhao seemed not to hear and continued to talk to himself: "When I return to Beijing, given my long-standing friendship with the He family, if anyone wants to marry the He family's daughter, they can ask me to act as a matchmaker. Perhaps this will help them achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Meng Chengping's mouth couldn't help but widen wider and wider, until it reached his ears.

"It's great to know a capable brother like Brother Mu!"

Mu Nanzhao snorted coldly, "You haven't even started dating yet, and you've already been dumped."

Meng Chengping smiled ingratiatingly, wishing he could jump off his horse immediately to massage Mu Nanzhao's shoulders and back.

"I almost forgot that you and the He family are old friends. Brother Mu will definitely help me when the time comes, right?"

"Brother Mu, I knew that although you have a bad mouth, you are a good person!"

Mu Nanzhao glanced at him with a blank expression of disdain, "Please put away that worthless expression of yours."

"We are about to enter the barracks. You should think about how you will face the wrath of your general if you disobey orders and kill first and report later."

When Meng Chengping thought of Huo Jiang's face, his scalp tightened.

"Hey, you were the one who brought this up. You don't want me to face it alone, do you?"

Mu Nanzhao said, "Didn't General Meng personally give orders to the entire team and inform everyone that there was a temporary mission? It was also General Meng who commanded well and led the entire team to complete the mission."

His tone was extremely innocent, "Everyone in Meng Chengping's team witnessed what I said."

"General Meng is so wise and brave, so he has both courage and strategy. What does he have to do with me, a small soldier like Chen Fang?"

Meng Chengping was so angry that he almost fell off his horse.

He raised his hand and pointed at Mu Nanzhao, "You! That's not what you said at the beginning!"

Mu Nanzhao was puzzled, "What did I say? When was it?"

Meng Chengping had no evidence and could not defend himself.

He finally experienced firsthand why the general said, "Those who play power games have dirty hearts."

It's so dirty and shameless!

Meng Chengping's chest rose and fell violently several times, and he said angrily, "The general is not stupid!"

"Even if I run away and get punished, the general will definitely be very angry with you. I don't believe you are not afraid!"

Mu Nanzhao chuckled, looked at Meng Chengping and said, "What am I afraid of."

"You forgot that I am not a soldier under his command. Even if he wants to use military law to punish me, he will not be able to control me."

Meng Chengping became completely autistic.

The large group of people were almost at the military camp sentry tower when they saw Gu Xixi and He Jinglan running over to greet them from afar.

Meng Chengping smiled again and trotted forward a few steps, "Jinglan! Wait for me here..."

However, He Jinglan just ran past him without even glancing at him.

The military families were very happy to meet Gu Xixi and He Jinglan, and they had endless things to talk about when they gathered together.

Last night's experience of sharing the big things, the fears, and the hardships brought their hearts closer together.

Gu Xixi asked everyone about their experiences last night, and only felt relieved after confirming that everyone was there and no one was injured.

Mu Nanzhao rode past Meng Chengping, who was already petrified on the spot.

He pulled the reins of the horse and looked at Gu Xixi from a distance.

He Jinglan poked Gu Xixi and motioned her to look over there.

Gu Xixi raised her head and looked at Mu Nanzhao, "Thank you very much. I owe you a favor this time."

Mu Nanzhao raised his chin towards the military camp and asked, "Do you want to go in together?"