Su Lijin, who was dressed as a eunuch, was startled and quickly lowered his head.
Xiao Shengxing remained calm and said, "This expedition is dangerous, and this is a skilled person that the eunuch arranged for me."
Xiao Zhaolin stared at Su Lijin, who was dressed as a young eunuch, for a few more seconds, but he still couldn't see any clues.
His gaze no longer lingered.
Su Lijin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her heart had been beating very fast just now.
Looking at Xiao Zhaolin riding a horse in front from behind, Su Lijin curled her lips. She had to admit that Xiao Zhaolin's eyes were always vicious to a certain extent.
I scare myself every time.
Xiao Shengxing glanced at her, waved his hand and said solemnly: "The army is moving!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the army began to march in unison, all the men and horses were dispatched and marched forward in an orderly manner.
Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose from the ground, as powerful as a rainbow.
"Farewell, His Majesty!" All the officials knelt down in unison at the city gate to see Xiao Shengxing's army off.
The faces of the onlookers were filled with emotion, and they waved in greeting when they saw the emperor leading the army in person.
Su Lijin looked at this scene and felt a little moved. No matter what, it was really admirable that Xiao Shengxing personally went on this expedition to deal with the Mongolian army.
Looking at the soldiers, she felt a chill in her heart. She was afraid that there would be many tough battles to fight on this trip.
The road ahead is dangerous, but she is ready to face it!
The army marched for a while when Xiao Zhaolin suddenly rode over. His eyes flickered as he said, "Your Majesty, there is a small path ahead."
Xiao Shengxing looked in the direction his finger pointed and saw that there was indeed a small path beside the main road. The path stretched very far and the end was out of sight.
However, looking at the direction, it seems to be the same direction as theirs.
Su Lijin also took a look, but her gaze quickly fell on Xiao Zhaolin.
I thought to myself, this person suddenly told me a secret, could he have any purpose?
Sure enough, as soon as she finished her thought, Xiao Zhaolin immediately said: "I think it would be better for the army to take the small road, which can be reached quickly and greatly shorten the marching time."
Hearing this, Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes deepened slightly, and he looked at Xiao Zhaolin and stared at him.
There was a peaceful smile on Xiao Zhaolin's face, as if the proposal he just made was really just a suggestion.
Su Lijin snorted in her heart. As expected, Xiao Zhaolin's thoughts were exposed.
His ideas must never be listened to.
Xiao Zhaolin said he wanted to take a small path, maybe there was some conspiracy waiting for him.
He wanted to go there, but they refused to leave.
Thinking of this, Su Lijin immediately cast a secret look at Xiao Shengxing, but the look was so quick that no one else noticed.
Feeling her gaze, Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes remained unchanged as he glanced at the main road ahead. "Although the small path can shorten the journey, it's winding and uneven. I'm afraid it might be inconvenient for the large army."
"It's not that tortuous. I sent people to scout the path, and it's pretty good. The army can reach the front line soon by following the path."
Xiao Zhaolin's expression remained unchanged, and his remarks seemed quite pertinent.
"This road is an official road. It is convenient for the army to station along the way. If there is any shortage, we can go to the nearest government office to get it. So let's take the official road."
After saying this, Xiao Shengxing rode his horse forward, insisting on taking the official road.
The army followed closely and followed him towards the official road.
Su Lijin felt a little relieved. She was afraid that Xiao Shengxing would listen to Xiao Zhaolin's suggestion and really go to the small path.
Fortunately, Xiao Zhaolin did not get what he wanted.
Regardless of whether Xiao Zhaolin's proposal was sincere or a design, their army could not take the risk.
Xiao Zhaolin, who fell behind the team, looked at the people in front with gloomy eyes and snorted coldly.
The sun sets and the moon rises, and soon it is night.
The army camped in an open space. After a day of traveling, they were exhausted and went to bed early.
Su Lijin turned over in the big tent and fell into a sound sleep.
She followed the carriage today. Although she was sitting in the carriage most of the time, she was really tired after traveling for so long.
However, as soon as she turned around, she suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring at her, and at the same time, a hand pushed her.
Startled, Su Lijin quickly opened her eyes and saw Xiao Shengxing standing in front of her in black brocade clothes.
"Your Majesty, you are scaring me to death!"
After glaring at the man fiercely, Su Lijin patted her pounding chest and complained.
Xiao Shengxing, who had woken the man, felt no guilt at all and whispered, "Keep your voice down and follow me."
Su Lijin was startled and quickly asked in a low voice, "Where are you going?"
She was really confused. Where was Xiao Shengxing going to take her in the middle of the night?
As he led her away from the camp, Su Lijin thought of Xiao Shengxing's request to take her on a night journey. She couldn't help but ask, "How will Xiao Zhaolin deal with this? He'll definitely find out if you're not in the camp."
Xiao Shengxing said without even turning his head: "Don't worry, I have a substitute."
Su Lijin looked at him in surprise. She didn't expect that he was no longer shy about having a stand-in.
After walking for a while, Xiao Shengxing finally stopped and said, "There are clothes in the bag. Please change into them."
Opening the bundle and looking at the women's clothing inside, Su Lijin shrugged her shoulders and put it on, returning to her female form.
"So, what are you going to play with me?"
Looking at the skirt she was wearing, Su Lijin raised her eyebrows.
Xiao Shengxing looked at her for a moment: "Husband and wife."
Su Lijin: “…”
All right.
They continued on their way, and soon they saw a small mountain village ahead, where they planned to stay the night.
As I walked over, I found a dead body lying on the side of the road.
"What is this?" Su Lijin was sharp-eyed. She took a look and suddenly squatted down to check.
Xiao Shengxing also squatted down, and after a moment, he said in a deep voice: "This is the body of the messenger..."
Su Lijin looked around and found that the messenger had nothing on him. The letter was gone.
The two looked at each other and saw heaviness on each other's faces.
As they had guessed, the messenger had been killed on the way.
Xiao Shengxing buried the messenger in silence.
He did not stop any longer, but took Su Lijin and immediately set off for the town ahead.
I found an inn in the small town and stayed there immediately.
Su Lijin pretended to be calm and inquired about the situation on the front line, but she didn't expect that the people in the store were not afraid at all and looked very calm.
"Aren't you worried?" she asked doubtfully.
The people in the town shook their heads. Someone said, "We probably can't win the war, but right now the bandits in the mountains are giving us a headache."
He exchanged a glance with Xiao Shengxing. The battle on the front line was important and they couldn't waste any time, so they couldn't stay any longer.
After leaving the inn, Su Lijin said, "We should report the bandit incident to the authorities."
Xiao Shengxing nodded.
Suddenly a loud scream broke out in the town and the crowd fled in panic.
"Oh no! Bandits are here to rob us! Everyone, run!"
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