Young Prime Minister of Yanchuan?
The generals shook their heads. Ma Jian thought for a moment and said, "This humble general knows. He is the eldest son of the Right Chancellor of Jingguo and a well-known young master in Yanchuan City."
Yang Qingzhi laughed and said, "General Ma is truly knowledgeable!"
"Not really," Ma Jian laughed. "It's just that this young prime minister recently set up a thing called a club, and all the young masters in Kangye are envious of it. I've also heard about some of the projects involved, and hahaha, I'm just as envious. So I think this young prime minister is a real talent!"
Xiong Bin, one of the Seven Generals of Yangmen, said, "I've also heard of this place; it's roughly the same as a brothel."
People around them jeered, "The invincible Right Chancellor Zhao Huan's son has actually opened a brothel?!"
"Hahahaha—" The generals burst into laughter.
Yang Qingzhi said, "This young prime minister is on the mountain, with the Qingdong garrison."
The generals fell silent, knowing what Yang Qingzhi's words meant.
Ma Jian quickly added, "Congratulations, young commander!"
"This is truly an unexpected blessing from heaven for the young commander!"
"I heard that Zhao Huan had already entrusted the management of the Right Prime Minister's residence to this young prime minister, which shows that he values him highly. Whether we capture this young master to blackmail Zhao Huan or extort money from him, it would be a great achievement!"
Yang Qingzhi smiled without saying a word, stroking the tabby cat's fur, as if deep in thought.
After a while, Yang Qingzhi said, "Since Xiao Luofeng has already seen through our identities, then he and his garrison troops cannot live. Kill all the people on the mountain, except for this young prime minister."
Ma Jian immediately stepped forward and said, "Young Commander, this humble general requests to fight!"
Xiong Bin also stepped forward and said, "Young Commander..."
Yang Qingzhi raised his hand and said, "Since General Ma volunteered first, let him go."
Ma Jian knelt on one knee and said, "This subordinate obeys the order!"
"General Xiong."
"Your subordinate is here!"
"You take men and wait at the foot of the mountain to support General Ma and prevent any from escaping."
"yes!!"
...
Before nightfall, Xiao Luofeng arranged for the garrison to dismantle the Southern Zhou army's scouts' camp, and then found another suitable place to set up camp for the night.
Walking on mountain paths at night is inherently unsafe. While soldiers like Xiao Luofeng could manage, it was completely unsafe for women and children. So they decided to spend the night on the mountain and descend at dawn the next day.
The garrison formed a defensive line around several campfires. To ease their burden, Yang Taozhi offered to guard one of the positions as well. After all, she hadn't planned to get a good night's sleep since she had come out with Zhao Cheng.
Like a cat smelling fish, Zhou Chuan took the initiative to team up with Yang Taozhi, and the two of them guarded the location where Zhao Cheng and the women and children were.
Seeing Zhou Chuan and Yang Taozhi sitting side by side with their backs to the campfire and facing the outer perimeter, Zhao Cheng pouted and planned to go and chat with Zhou Nuo. However, he found that Zhou Nuo was not in the tent with the women, but was sitting in front of another campfire, chatting and laughing with Xiao Luofeng.
Zhao Cheng was stunned, thinking to himself, "Isn't Xiao Luofeng supposed to be very serious and old-fashioned?"
Why are you laughing so happily?
Is his seriousness and rigidity only directed at me?
Zhao Cheng deliberately sneaked closer and overheard the two talking about archery, aiming, and positioning techniques, which immediately bored him.
"Brother Zhao!"
Xiao Luomu emerged from behind Zhao Cheng and said with a smile, "I have some wine over there, want to go for a drink?"
Zhao Cheng shook his head slightly and said, "At this moment, in this situation, alcohol will only make me feel more lonely."
Xiao Luomu followed Zhao Cheng's gaze and exclaimed in surprise, "So it was for Miss Zhou Nuo... I'll go tell my brother to stop flirting with girls!"
"Are you crazy?!" Zhao Cheng grabbed Xiao Luomu and said, "Your brother is already cold to me, and you're adding fuel to the fire. How are we supposed to be brothers in the future?"
Xiao Luomu was deeply moved and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Brother Zhao, in order to be my brother, you are willing to endure such humiliation and bear such a heavy burden. I am truly, truly..."
"Stop bragging, what great humiliation have I suffered?"
"Isn't it a great disgrace to see your woman being flirted with by another man?"
Zhao Cheng was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "That's true! Brother Xiao is right!"
After saying this, he drew Zhao Wu's sword and was about to slash at Xiao Luofeng.
"Hey, hey, hey—" Xiao Luofeng quickly stopped Zhao Cheng, and said with a forced smile, "Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong, I was just teasing you!"
"Anyone who insults my baby will be killed!" Zhao Cheng was about to charge forward again.
Xiao Luofeng leaned close to Zhao Cheng's ear and said, "My brother doesn't like women!"
Zhao Cheng stared blankly at Xiao Luomu, then gradually revealed a look of sympathy. He put the knife back into Zhao Wu's waist and said, "What a misfortune for our family... Brother Xiao, please accept my condolences."
Zhao Wu clutched his mid-thigh and said, "Master, next time you need to aim more accurately, it hurts a lot!"
Zhao Cheng rolled his eyes at Zhao Wu and snapped, "It's just a little blood, you won't die!"
Looking at Xiao Luofeng's face, reddened by the firelight, by the campfire ahead, Xiao Luomu sighed, "My brother is a very persistent and stubborn person. He looked down on the family business since he was a child and wanted to become a peerless general like Champion Wang. He only loved practicing martial arts and reading military books, and never indulged in drinking, gambling, or whoring. He was completely out of place with the rich young masters of Qingdong City."
"He joined the army without relying on his family's help, nor did he use his family's money to bribe officials. Now he has become the garrison commander of a city, which he earned through his own hard work and fighting."
“So…” Xiao Luomu looked at Zhao Cheng and said, “He wasn’t targeting you.”
“I understand,” Zhao Cheng said with a smile. “He’s not targeting me personally, but he thinks all spoiled rich kids are trash.”
Xiao Luomu chuckled awkwardly, "You could say that. I guess in his eyes... I'm trash too."
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