The general ordered the captain to take Wu Mazi away and keep him under strict guard, while he himself left Su Cheng behind.
Where did you go just now?
Looking into his sharp eyes, Su Cheng spoke frankly: "He died to save me, and all I want is to take him home in the future."
The general laughed angrily, "What? Just because he died with them doesn't mean we can't send him home?"
Su Cheng did not answer.
The general continued, "Where are you from?"
Su Cheng replied, "I am from Suzhou Prefecture."
"Have you practiced before?"
"I used to train with people from the security escort agency."
The two exchanged questions and answers for a long time before the general finally called him back: "You have rendered meritorious service today, and I will remember it. After I discuss it with my deputy generals, I will reward you according to your merits."
Su Cheng did not refuse. He went out and returned to his tent. As soon as he entered, he was surrounded by several people. "Chengzi, what did the General keep you here for?"
Su Cheng brushed it off lightly, saying, "It's nothing, I was just asking about some other things."
Ermo looked at Wu Mazi, who was standing to the side like a quail, and asked, "Why is that dead pockmarked guy so guilty?"
Su Cheng glanced at him and said, "I don't know."
Seeing that he was in low spirits, no one asked him any further questions.
The next day, the commander came to deliver the good news, saying that Su Cheng had been promoted to battalion commander, which is the ninth rank according to the official system.
Everyone was overjoyed. "Congratulations, Chengzi!"
Others joked, "Sigh, why call him Chengzi? He should be called Lord Su."
"I'm afraid some people must be furious. They falsely accused him of being a deserter, but it turns out he's a hero."
Enraged, Wu Mazi turned his back to them and lay down to sleep, muttering, "Hmph, a bunch of sycophants."
Because the enemy leader was injured and wouldn't attack for a while, everyone had time to rest.
At least we can rest until supplies arrive, if nothing else goes wrong along the way.
The most important thing is to find out where the traitor is.
The general was talking to one of his trusted subordinates, who said, "General, His Highness the Crown Prince has already found out that these are correspondence between the Third Prince and Qin Dayong, as well as some with foreigners."
The general read through all the letters. "Inform everyone to rest and train. Once the supplies arrive, arrest Qin Dayong first. Now, closely monitor his movements to see if he is still sending letters to foreign countries."
"yes"
...
The journey to the border took a month.
After Liu Huan recovered from her foot injury, she ate and drank her fill every day and didn't walk much, so she gained weight.
As they passed through a forest, Changbai silently approached her carriage.
"Miss, no matter what sounds you hear tonight, do not come out. Qiu Rong, protect Miss."
Liu Huan lifted the curtain, craned her neck to look around, and asked, "Where are your parents?"
Changbai honestly replied, "It is inconvenient for you to show yourself now, but you will explain to the young lady later."
"Okay, I understand."
Liu Huan didn't know what would happen that night, and she knew now was not the time to ask. The best help she could give him was to avoid causing him any trouble.
As night fell, everything around her became unusual, and Liu Huan recalled that night five years ago.
In this unusual way, he was drugged and taken away.
Once bitten by a snake, twice shy; Liu Huan couldn't help but tremble.
Qiu Rong noticed her unease and held her in her arms. "Master, what's wrong?"
It took Liu Huan a while to recover. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things."
"Don't sleep tonight. If you sense anything amiss, run!"
After Liu Huan finished speaking, Changbai outside immediately said, "You can't run away. Master said that he will come to take you away when it's time to run, and told you not to act on your own."
Liu Huan thought he had already left, "Why haven't you left yet?"
"My master ordered me to stay and protect Miss, so please rest assured, I will stay outside the whole time."
Liu Huan's lips parted, but she didn't say what she wanted to say.
She knew Su Yi's concerns, so she decided to go along with him.
Just as people were getting drowsy, a soldier's scream rang out from outside: "Ah, an assassin!"
Then came the sounds of fighting, and Liu Huan knew that the people who were robbing the grain supplies had arrived.
Su Yi had made preparations in advance, and the ambush he set up caught all the assassins. The captured assassins quickly took poison and collapsed.
Su Yi knew this was just the beginning, so when robbery failed, he tried setting fires, but things didn't go as planned; the fires wouldn't even start.
From a distance on the mountain, the assassin leader asked, "What's going on? Why can't it burn?"
The person next to him replied, "They probably used something to block the fire, so it can't ignite."
"Damn it, didn't that guy surnamed Feng say it was foolproof? What's he doing?"
The leader roared in anger, and those around him were at a loss. "Master, what should we do now?"
The man thought for a moment, then said, "Go and bring the good guys up here, let them taste the power of the hounds."
Suddenly, a large number of wolfhounds appeared behind us, each one drooling in the night, as if they hadn't eaten for days.
The leader took the muzzle from the wolfhound's mouth and said, "I know you're hungry. Go on, have a good meal."
Those dogs were specially trained on human flesh; they go berserk when they smell human scent.
As soon as the rope was lowered, he rushed down into the crowd.
The animal's eyes could see clearly in the dark, and it roared as it went down and accurately bit the soldiers.
"ah?"
"What is that?"
"The wolf is coming! Everyone be careful! Ah..."
Someone took out a torch and saw clearly, "No, it's not a wolf, it's a wolfhound, a specially trained wolfhound."
"Everyone, please take precautions."
Dozens of wolfhounds suddenly rushed into the crowd, destroying the protective wall erected by the soldiers. Because the wolfhounds were so small, every attack was fatal; they would bite and then run away.
This caused chaos within the army and transport teams.
Su Yi looked at the composed Lord Feng and asked, "Lord Feng doesn't seem afraid?"
Unable to see Lord Feng's expression in the darkness, he thought, "What could this be? I'm terrified! What should I do?"
Su Yi smelled a distinctive scent on him, which was probably used to ward off these wolves and dogs.
A dog jumped up and tried to attack Su Yi, but he pierced its body with his sword and kicked it away.
"Lord Feng, this wolfhound is nothing special."
The general leading the new recruits arrived. "My lords," he said, "the number of wolves and dogs is increasing. Many of our brothers have been bitten. What should we do now?"
"Those with torches should use fire to attack; everyone should stay together and not scatter."
Taking advantage of his motive to investigate, Su Yi made his way to Liu Huan's carriage. "Master..."
Liu Huan knew it was Su Yi who had arrived. She lifted the curtain slightly and asked, "Shitou, how are you?"
"It's alright, just don't come down. As long as you don't come out, I'll be safe."
"Changbai, protect her."
After saying that, they began hunting down the wolfhounds around the carriage.
Standing not far away, Lord Feng looked at him and said, "Why is Su Yi circling a carriage? Is there some unspeakable secret inside?"
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