"No." Shangguan Wanning immediately grabbed Mu Jingrui's arm.
Mu Jingrui felt her hand trembling slightly, so he turned around and held her hand. "Afraid?"
"The woodcutter just now said that there are no residents on the mountain. He is a stranger to us and has no reason to lie to us. Forget it, let's go back. Maybe I really heard it wrong."
Mu Jingrui looked up at the gloomy sky and had a feeling that what the woodcutter said was correct.
Soon, there will be a heavy rain.
"Okay."
As soon as Mu Jingrui finished speaking, he picked up Shangguan Wanning and used his lightness skills to quickly go down the mountain. The two of them rode back to the camp, and when they were halfway there, it really started to rain heavily.
Mu Jingrui found an inn nearby to stay the night and gave the owner a few taels of silver as a tip, asking them to prepare hot water for Shangguan Wanning so that she could take a bath and change her clothes.
The next day, the sun was shining brightly again. Shangguan Wanning got up and didn't see Mu Jingrui, so she went to knock on his door.
"Jingrui, why do you look so bad?" Shangguan Wanning saw that Mu Jingrui looked haggard, and immediately reached out and gently stroked his forehead. "Do you have a fever?"
"Maybe it's because of the rain last night." Mu Jingrui sniffed his nose, feeling itchy and uncomfortable, and he couldn't help sneezing.
He was often on the march and fighting outside, and had experienced weather like last night countless times, but he had never been sick.
Could it be that... God knows that he has a doctor with him?
"Sit down first." Shangguan Wanning supported Mu Jingrui back to the room and felt his pulse. "You have caught a cold. Go back and lie down. I'll get you some medicine."
Mu Jingrui took advantage of Shangguan Wanning standing up, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her into his arms.
"I'm worried about you going out alone. Just leave it to the store owner to do such trivial things as getting medicine. Isn't your first priority now to take care of me?"
Shangguan Wanning felt the scorching heat on Mu Jingrui's body, pinched his waist, and took the opportunity to stand up.
"You are not in good health and your hands and feet are still so dishonest. Do you believe that I tampered with your medicine? Go back to bed and lie down."
Mu Jingrui hadn't been so relaxed for a long time, and he obediently lay back on the bed.
Shangguan Wanning wrote the prescription and handed it to the store owner, then went to the kitchen to prepare a few light home-cooked side dishes for Mu Jingrui. After feeding him, she went to the kitchen to boil the medicine.
The whole morning passed quickly.
"Once your fever is gone, shall we go back to camp?"
"Wait until I'm better before going back."
Before Mu Jingrui left, he was prepared to accompany Shangguan Wanning for at least three days.
The generals who stayed behind were all his confidants, so he was not worried about internal changes; he even had a clear plan for how to deal with enemy attacks.
Besides, this place is very close to the camp, so he can get back in time if anything happens.
At night, Mu Jingrui's fever had subsided. The two sat on the roof together, looking at the starry sky, and told each other stories that had happened to each other during the year they were apart.
"Ning'er, don't worry, I won't let you wait too long." Mu Jingrui put his arm around Shangguan Wanning's shoulders and said softly, "Xiao Zhenting's foundation is not stable to begin with, and there is no one around him who can be used. Give me another year, and I will definitely be able to help His Highness return to the capital, and then marry you."
Shangguan Wanning couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
She interlocked her fingers with Mu Jingrui, leaned on his chest, and listened quietly to his heartbeat.
The two returned to the camp three days later. During these three days of being alone together, Mu Jingrui's tenderness gradually melted Shangguan Wanning's heart.
She tried to let go of all the love and hate entanglements of the past.
When the two returned to the camp, everything was calm and Mu Jingrui's deputy general came up to them with a smile on his face.
"General Mu, this is the first time I've seen your way of fighting. But... hehe, it's very interesting."
Shangguan Wanning looked at Mu Jingrui in confusion. "Has there been a war in the past few days?"
"Miss Shangguan, if you want to say yes..." The deputy general touched his chin and explained with a smile, "Actually, yes. But it's not done with a knife or a gun."
"That……"
"General Mu led us to burn down the enemy's grain warehouse and cut off the supply route sent by the imperial court. Therefore, the enemy is currently in a food shortage. According to our estimation, they should be running out of ammunition and food soon."
"Originally, the county town ahead was an important supply station, but you took it for us before we came. General Mu said that now, we will neither fight nor respond to the battle. Every day at mealtime, we will light a fire and cook in front of them. And every meal must have meat and wine."
Shangguan Wanning was slightly startled, then she lowered her eyes and chuckled.
Mu Jingrui's move was really mean.
He shows off whatever others lack.
"I think it won't be long before they come and surrender."
"Thank you for your advice." Mu Jingrui smiled cunningly.
In this way, he also allowed his soldiers to get enough rest time.
After all, the further we go, the closer we get to the capital, the greater the danger.
"Ning'er!"
"father?"
Shangguan Wanning heard a familiar voice and turned around to see her father walking towards her.
She was so excited that she rushed to meet him and complained, "Dad, where have you been? I was so worried."
"Silly girl." Shangguan Yue touched his daughter's head, "Dad is already such a grown-up, what do you have to worry about?"
Mu Jingrui looked at the deputy general beside him, and the deputy general explained: "On the afternoon of the day you and Miss Shangguan left, Lord Shangguan came..."
Mu Jingrui stepped forward and saluted, and everyone walked into the military tent together and exchanged news about the recent period.
Shangguan Yue and Mu Jingrui chatted until late at night, and Shangguan Wanning fell asleep on the table.
Mu Jingrui took off his cloak and carefully covered her with it. The deep tenderness in his eyes made Shangguan Yue shake his head and sigh.
Two days later, the enemy's morale was low and the generals could no longer hold on, so they surrendered and joined Mu Jingrui with many elite soldiers.
From then on, the gateway to the capital city on Mu Jingrui's side was completely breached. They only had to wait for Zheng Binghong to join them so that they could concentrate their main forces to attack the capital city.
Shangguan Yue took Shangguan Wan Ning away. Seeing the two young people reluctant to leave, Shangguan Yue teased, "Don't be so reluctant. His Highness will be here in a few days. When the time comes, I will bring Ning Er and shamelessly follow His Highness. You two will be able to meet again."
"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about..."
"Thank you, Uncle Shangguan."
Mu Jingrui and Shangguan Wanning had completely different reactions. Shangguan Wanning glared at him fiercely and rode away first.
Mu Jingrui watched her receding figure and became more determined to stay with her forever.
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