Yan Xiao would naturally not refuse a capable henchman.
She glanced at the three of them and found that they were all quite good-looking and each had their own unique charm, so she couldn't help but look at Shen Muzhi with a hint of amusement.
I just felt that this guy was a repressed pervert. He usually acted all high and mighty, but when he hired thugs, he always chose pretty ones.
"As expected of people personally selected by the general, they are all quite good."
Shen Muzhi had no idea what Yan Xiao was thinking, nor did he understand the implied meaning in her words. He simply assumed that Yan Xiao was quite satisfied.
These people were indeed specially selected by him; besides their outstanding martial arts skills, they were also the most striking in appearance.
The main reason he made this choice was to make Yan Xiao stand out less among the group.
"As long as you're satisfied, that's fine. If you find them easy to use, you can keep them in the future."
Shen Muzhi showed no remorse whatsoever for sending away three handsome thugs; in fact, he seemed indifferent. As he spoke, he took out a blueprint and handed it to Yan Xiao, continuing:
"This is a map of Yanyun City. Take a look at it when you have time; you might find it useful."
Looking at Shen Muzhi's expression, Yan Xiao knew she had been overthinking things again. This clueless man probably didn't even see these three women as women.
Before she could even begin to grumble to herself, she heard what came next, and her attention was immediately diverted:
"Oh? This is good stuff."
As Yan Xiao took the package, she asked, "Is there anything else good? Give it all to me at once."
Shen Muzhi was speechless. He shrugged to indicate that it was over, then ignored Yan Xiao's disappointed look and led the four of them out of the General's Mansion.
The delegation members had been waiting at the entrance of the general's mansion for some time. Inside the gate stood a middle-aged man in armor. Upon seeing Shen Muzhi approaching, he hurried over to greet him.
After he bowed, Shen Muzhi introduced Yan Xiao:
"This is General Cui, the person in charge of this mission. You can talk to him about anything."
Just in case, your identity was not made public within the delegation; apart from General Cui and the three of them, no one knew.
"Try to keep a low profile along the way and don't give anything away, lest the spies in Yanyun City notice something amiss, okay?"
Yan Xiao wasn't stupid; she naturally understood these things. She waved her hand, signaling Shen Muzhi to stop talking.
"Okay, okay, I understand. Don't act like a doting father, it's really awkward. Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving!"
Shen Muzhi gave her a deep look, then sighed and said nothing more, gesturing for General Cui to lead Yan Xiao and the others away.
Yan Xiao turned and left without a second thought, not even glancing back, showing no sign of reluctance.
Shen Muzhi felt this scene was very familiar. The last time he left, his wife seemed to be in the same situation, without showing any reluctance.
This time, instead of feeling reluctant, I felt an eagerness to leave.
He felt that, compared to his wife, he was more like the woman who saw her husband off in the words of those soldiers, both worried and reluctant to part, standing here like a stone that had forgotten his wife.
He shook his head, interrupting his inexplicable thoughts, and turned to look at Zhao Qian, who had appeared behind him at some point:
"Is everything arranged?"
Seeing Shen Muzhi's dejected and heartbroken expression, Zhao Qian's heart pounded. He was afraid Shen would come and ask him again, "Why didn't Madam miss me?" He quickly nodded and said:
"Yes, I have made all the arrangements. We can depart at any time."
"Alright, let them all get some rest, and we'll set off when night falls."
"yes."
Zhao Qian felt much more relaxed when he didn't hear Shen Muzhi mention his wife. He didn't dare to linger, so he quickly responded and ran off, leaving only the "Waiting-for-Wife Stone" standing alone at the door.
Yan Xiao was unaware of what other arrangements Shen Muzhi had secretly made; she had already left the city with the delegation.
She didn't do anything special; she just followed the other three people on foot, like a real maid.
I don't know what the three maids were called before, but now that she's joined them, they've been renamed Wan Zi Qian Hong (meaning "Ten Thousand Purples and Thousand Reds").
They are named 10,000, 2 Purple, 3,000, and 4 Red, and Yan Xiao was lucky enough to be assigned the name 4 Red.
Yan Xiao originally wanted to change it, but according to the three of them, it was personally chosen by General Shen and was already on the delegation's roster, so it could not be changed.
So when Yan Xiao heard someone call her Si Hong, even though she was so embarrassed she wanted to grind her teeth, she could only accept it, though she mentally glared at Shen Muzhi over and over again.
When General Cui was approached by Shen Muzhi and assigned this task, he initially thought it was a simple job. However, he later learned that the lady was going to come along as well.
He absolutely did not want to take on the task. If he were to bring along such a aunt, and something were to happen to her, the combined lives of his entire family would not be enough to compensate for it.
But military orders are like mountains and cannot be disobeyed. Shen Muzhi's mind was made up, so he could only accept it. He could only hope in his heart that this young lady would not go too far, as he was not very good at handling stimulation.
He originally thought that the general's wife was too precious to walk for long and would get tired soon. He had already figured out what excuse he would use to get her to ride in the carriage carrying the gifts.
As a result, a day passed, then two days, and the lady didn't utter a single word, seemingly quite at ease.
This made him admire Yan Xiao a little, and at the same time he belatedly realized that this was a woman who could survive in the chaos of war with her family, unlike those delicate noblewomen.
Later, General Cui secretly asked Yanxiao if she needed to ride in a carriage, but Yanxiao refused. Her current identity was that of a maidservant, and she would not do anything that would arouse suspicion.
Walking a little distance is nothing to her, a level two ability user. Even if her feet feel a little uncomfortable, a single rotation of her ability energy will solve the problem.
As for physical strength, apart from those with profound internal strength, probably few people present could surpass her.
This was Yan Xiao's first time leaving the city since arriving in Jiangbei. Along the way, she saw many newly built villages and newly reclaimed fields. Compared to the desolation in Jiangbei, these places looked much more vibrant now.
However, this was only within the Jiangbei area. Once outside Jiangbei, the situation did not improve much, and there were still many refugees.
Even if someone tries to learn from Shen Muzhi's methods to deal with those refugees, they only achieve about 40% of the result, but it's better than nothing.
However, this was not Yan Xiao's business. She only glanced at it and then didn't pay any more attention to it. General Cui, on the other hand, took the opportunity to come over and express his admiration for her.
The gist of it is that the refugees in Jiangbei are now able to settle down thanks to her words and smiles.
Yan Xiao just smiled when she heard this. She knew herself well; she was definitely not a great philanthropist.
The group was initially at peace, but when they were almost in Yanyun territory, they encountered bandits.
Ordinary bandits wouldn't dare to charge into the army, so these suddenly appearing bandits are very suspicious.
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