Soon, Qingyun arrived.
At the courtyard gate, all ten servants who had been shopping for Qiu Yan a couple of days ago came to greet her.
Old Master Mu woke up from his nap and got off the carriage with Qiu Ling'er.
Looking at this grand courtyard, with its blue bricks and red tiles, and exquisite workmanship, it's clear that it was made by skilled craftsmen.
"Qiu Yan, whose yard is this?"
This courtyard gate is much more exquisite than the one he lives in now.
Qiu Yan smiled and said, "It's from my family."
"Yours?" Old Mu thought of Qiu Yan's house in Baiyang. He hadn't forgotten that Qiu Yan had been asking around about renting a house first.
Qiu Yan is truly extraordinary; she managed to escape poverty in such a short time.
“Yes, it’s a house that my second uncle built,” Qiu Yan added.
My second uncle said that they would always be a family, and even if he got married in the future, they could not separate from the family.
"Not bad, not bad." Old Master Mu said, and with Qiu Ling'er's help, he entered the courtyard.
Knowing that Elder Mu had traveled a long way, Qiu Yan immediately arranged for him to stay in a superior room in the guest house so that he could rest for a while.
Then, she arranged for the cook in her household, the older woman who had made the purchases a couple of days earlier, to prepare a table full of delicious food with two young maids.
Meanwhile, the two women she had forgotten, Bai Lu and Qin Susu, were aimlessly searching for someone.
Qin Susu was barely breathing, running until she was out of breath.
"Sister Heroine, let's wait at home."
She didn't sleep at all last night and was too exhausted to run anymore.
"Who told you to follow me?" Bai Lu ignored Qin Susu and focused solely on following the tire tracks to find the person.
However, as they searched, they lost their way because there was more than one carriage on the road.
"I..." Qin Susu wanted to turn back, but she was afraid that Qiu Yan would never return.
If anything were to happen on the road, her heroic dreams would be reduced to ashes.
"Woof woof..."
Suddenly, she heard a few barks. Bai Lu turned around and saw a black dog limping towards her from afar...
...At the border, on the city walls, smoke billowed.
Gu Qian stood high on the city tower of Ganzhou, looking down at the Northern Qi army that was fiercely attacking the city.
Commandant Qin looked at the vast army below the city walls, filled with worry.
"General, if this continues, the city gates will fall sooner or later."
He had heard that Youzhou City was on the verge of collapse.
The enemy forces there were more than twice as many as those in Ganzhou City.
"Of course I know!" At this moment, Gu Qian did not want to engage in a head-on confrontation with the enemy.
If he were to charge out and engage in battle, he could guarantee the defense of Ganzhou, but...
His soldiers are bound to suffer more than half their losses, which is not what he wants to see.
"So what should we do now?" Captain Qin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, unsure whether to leave or stay.
Not only Qin Xiaowei, but also the city gate guards and soldiers remained the same.
"Charge..." Beneath the city wall, a scene of riding the wind and breaking the waves unfolded.
Qin Xiaowei climbed the city wall, caught a long arrow, and returned it to the enemy soldier, killing one of the Qi soldiers in one fell swoop.
"This can't go on..."
"What's the panic?" Gu Qian said calmly. "Captain Qin, you've observed the enemy for a whole day and night. Have you found anything?"
"Found them?" Captain Qin stared intently at the enemy troops below the city.
Some were struggling to climb the ladders, while others, in large numbers, were desperately trying to ram the city gates...
"These enemy troops are making a desperate gamble. I suspect they are trying to take advantage of our weak forces at Dongjin and fight for a final victory."
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