Qu Jingyun shook her head, putting all her thoughts to the back of her mind.
Then he looked at Shen Yunting again and said to comfort him, "Zhang Hu is now in the open, but Song'er and I are watching from the shadows. We're sure we'll find something."
Shen Yunting nodded, his mood still low.
As long as Lü Bo doesn't come to his senses, he'll probably stay like this forever.
Seeing this, Qu Jingyun quickly asked, "How is the situation with the Xiongnu invasion today? Judging from the current state, how long will it take to wipe them out in one fell swoop?"
"It won't be long," Shen Yunting said thoughtfully.
He turned to look at Qu Jingyun and lowered his voice, saying, "The Xiongnu are in internal strife, and I'm afraid they'll withdraw their troops soon."
"If the Xiongnu retreat, should we continue our attack?" Qu Jingyun asked again.
Shen Yunting did not answer directly, but instead said, "That depends on what the Xiongnu royal family chooses at that time."
Upon hearing this, Qu Jingyun didn't press further but instead sighed.
"In the end, it is the ordinary people who suffer the most from this war, and no one knows when it will end."
"It'll be soon." Shen Yunting put his arm around Qu Jingyun's shoulder and didn't say anything more.
The two leaned against each other, adding a touch of warmth to this desolate place.
When Zhang Hu heard that Shen Yunting had not been ambushed, his face immediately turned cold.
"Lu Bo is really something. He actually took a knife for Shen Yunting. If it weren't for him, Shen Yunting would definitely be dead today. Does he really think that saving Shen Yunting once means that nothing has happened before? How ridiculous."
Zhang Hu narrowed his eyes, a fierce glint in them.
He sneered, "He'd better die here, or I'll make sure he dies by my hand."
This was a hard-won opportunity to kill Shen Yunting.
Now that something like this has happened, Shen Yunting will definitely be more cautious, making it difficult to find another opportunity.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hu felt a deep resentment towards Lü Bo.
"And we still haven't found the person who was eavesdropping behind the screen that day," the guard chimed in from the side.
He carefully observed Zhang Hu's expression before continuing, "If this gets to General Shen's ears, he might find out you want to kill him, which would be disadvantageous for us."
This is indeed what Zhang Hu is worried about.
His face was gloomy, but after a long while, he suddenly curled his lips into a smile.
Perhaps he has a way to deal with Shen Yunting.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hu waved his hand, dismissing everyone, and then turned his gaze to the bookshelf not far away.
It seems this is the only method he can use.
Shen Yunting stayed by Lü Bo's bedside until midnight before the other finally struggled to open his eyes.
He looked up, feeling a deep sadness in his heart.
How is he still alive?
"Are you alright?" Shen Yunting rushed to the bedside immediately, calling out with a worried expression, "Quickly, get the army doctor here."
The military doctor was quick. After examining Lü Bo's body, he hurriedly said, "General, don't worry too much. The fact that General Lü has woken up means that his wounds have almost healed. He just needs to rest and recuperate for a while."
Shen Yunting breathed a sigh of relief, waved for everyone to leave, and then personally applied the medicine to Lü Bo.
Lu Bo looked flattered and hurriedly reached out to refuse, saying, "Absolutely not, General. How could you apply medicine to your subordinate?"
“Why not?” Shen Yunting retorted. “If it weren’t for you, I would probably be dead at the hands of that lowly soldier. You saved my life back then, and now you…”
Shen Yunting couldn't help but sigh deeply; he really owed the person in front of him more and more.
Unexpectedly, Lü Bo's expression became even more fearful, and he hurriedly said, "General, you have saved me countless times before, but I am incompetent and can only take your place."
He lowered his head with a look of shame, concealing the guilt in his eyes.
Shen Yunting was completely unaware and went about changing the medicine on Lü Bo's body.
He then said, "Brother Lü, we've known each other for so many years. I've already told you, you don't need to be so polite with me. Just call me by my name."
“How can that be? That would be an act of insubordination and utter disrespect.” Lü Bo hurriedly refused, saying, “That is absolutely unacceptable.”
Shen Yunting wanted to say something more, but seeing his expression, he could only give in in the end.
With a helpless expression, he said, "Then it's up to you. But you're injured like this right now. In a couple of days, I'll have my daughter take you to a nearby town to recuperate. The military camp isn't a good place to recover."
“I’m a soldier, how can I go to town to recuperate? I want to stay in the barracks,” Lü Bo hurriedly said.
However, Shen Yunting absolutely could not tolerate him in this matter, and said firmly, "This is a military order. Are you going to disobey a military order?"
Having said all that, seeing that Shen Yunting was determined not to compromise, Lü Bo could only nod in agreement.
But he didn't forget to say, "Your subordinate obeys."
Shen Yunting finally breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face, but the guilt in his heart lingered for a long time.
Meanwhile, Qu Jingyun approached Chen Song again.
"Keep an eye on Lü Bo during this time, and record all his movements, especially who he associates with," Qu Jingyun whispered, reminding him.
Upon hearing this, Shen Song couldn't help but frown.
He felt that Qu Jingyun's words were strange.
He couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
Qu Jingyun sighed, looked up at Chen Song, and ultimately chose not to hide it.
He spoke directly, saying, "I suspect he has a problem."
"What?" Shen Song couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment.
Seeing Qu Jingyun's dissatisfied expression, he quickly lowered his voice again and said, "How is that possible? I've heard Father say that they have a very good relationship, not to mention that he has saved Father many times. Could there be some misunderstanding?"
"I inquired about how Lü Bo saved your father today, and I sensed something was amiss. So I wanted you to observe him secretly. It would be best if nothing happened, but if something did, you could take precautions in time."
Qu Jingyun also really didn't want Lü Bo to be the one with problems.
If he were him, Shen Yunting would be incredibly sad.
Thinking of this, Qu Jingyun continued, "So I don't want your father to know about this for the time being, because I'm afraid it will upset him."
Although Shen Song disagreed with Qu Jingyun's words, he still nodded.
Qu Jingyun was satisfied and then said, "You must be careful in everything you do."
Shen Song nodded, then said, "Mother, you too, it wouldn't be good if you were discovered doing things in secret."
At this point, he suddenly remembered something and leaned closer to ask in a low voice, "Mother, I heard that Zhang Hu is secretly looking for someone in the military camp. Is it related to you?"
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