Chapter 2298 Reunion (April Monthly Ticket Plus 16)
They returned much faster. They were so eager to go home that they rode at full speed. In just five days, they arrived at the city gate of Xizhou.
As soon as they saw the city gate, Manbao and Baishan kicked their horses to speed up and rushed forward.
The soldier who was guarding the city gate as usual heard the hurried sound of horse hooves and raised his eyelids to take a look out of boredom. Thinking it was another military report from outside, he wanted to close his eyes and continue to take a nap. As a result, when his eyelids were half closed, what he saw with his eyes was finally fed back to his brain.
He opened his eyes again and saw two men riding horses side by side. He jumped up from the foot of the city wall in surprise, waved his hand and shouted: "Sir, Sir, Sir Zhou - Master Bai -"
The soldier guarding the gate was startled by him. Seeing that it was the soldier from the envoys, he became very angry and shouted, "What are you yelling about?"
It's bad enough that they have to stand guard here every day without a break, but these people from the delegation take turns sleeping here. It's simply too much!
Manbao and the others had already galloped up to the scene. When she heard the soldier's call, she looked down and recognized him. She reined in her horse and asked, "Why are you here?"
The soldier smiled broadly and replied, "General Nie told me to wait here for you, sir. He said you might be back at any time. The troops have been divided up, and one person will guard the city gate every day. That way, we'll know when you're back."
Bai Shan also reined in his horse and asked, "Sir, are they all right?"
"Master Bai, Lord Zhuang and the others are all fine. They were just frightened by the Turkic soldiers attacking the city eight days ago."
It was Manbao and Baishan's turn to be shocked. "What? Turkic soldiers are coming to attack the city?"
Shouldn't Xizhou be safe? The Protectorate is here.
Manbao and Baishan immediately wanted to go into the city to inquire about the situation, but the soldiers guarding the gate stopped them for inspection.
They didn't recognize Zhou Man and Bai Shan at first, but their companion was too famous. Plus, they had just chatted so much with the soldier under the city wall, so they naturally knew who this person was.
But even if you know it, you still have to check it again.
They will be allowed in only after confirming that the same number of people as went out have returned.
The soldier who came to pick them up chattered and explained to them: "Sir, the last time the Turks attacked the city, spies sneaked into the city and caused chaos, so now the city gates are checked more strictly."
Manbao was worried, "Are you all okay with the Turkic siege?"
"It's okay," the soldier said with a smile, "When the city was in chaos, the soldiers wouldn't let us go out. Our three courtyards are closely connected, and across from us is the courtyard of Heavy Rain and his men. The four courtyards are guarding each other. Not to mention that the spies dare not come, even if they did, we use the courtyard walls as a defense, so they would be sent packing."
Manbao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After entering the city, he saw that it was in good order and the people did not look sad or anxious. He then asked, "They didn't attack us, did they?"
"No," the soldier said cheerfully, "They blocked the city gate for two days, and then our reinforcements arrived. They came from the Central Plains, sir, and it was General Ashina who led the troops himself."
Manbao and Baishan looked at each other.
The soldier didn't know much, so the two of them got on their horses and trotted back.
Before Manbao jumped off the horse, he heard familiar laughter coming from the yard. The two of them immediately jumped off their horses and pushed the door. Bai Erlang, who was holding his stomach and laughing in the yard, stopped laughing when he saw the two of them. Then he was so angry that he couldn't help burping. Then he came to his senses, pointed at them and exclaimed "ah ah" twice. He found that he couldn't speak for a while, so he simply ran towards them, hugged them, and laughed out loud towards the sky.
Bai Shan held his shoulders and pushed his hand holding Man Bao away with disdain, "Do you know that men and women should not touch each other?"
Bai Erlang pushed him away, hugged Manbao alone, and then looked at him smugly and said, "Men and women, it is indeed forbidden to touch each other."
When Bai Shan saw him pointing at herself and saying "female", she stretched out her leg and kicked him. Bai Erlang jumped back, turned around and ran happily to the backyard to tell Mr. Zhuang.
Yin Huo and Liu Huan then came forward to greet the two men, "Did you have a safe journey?"
Bai Shan said, "There was no danger along the way. We found everything and destroyed it. As for you, I heard that the Turkic soldiers surrounded Xizhou City?"
Yin Huo said: "Fortunately, the reinforcements from the Central Plains arrived in time and quickly relieved the siege. We were not attacked."
Mr. Zhuang and Zhou Liru came hurriedly from the backyard. Seeing that the two men had not changed except that they were a little darker, they slowed down and looked satisfied.
Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard and smiled.
Zhou Liru rushed forward, hugged his sister-in-law, and shouted with joy.
Manbao comforted her, and he and Baishan went forward to greet Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "I'm glad you came back safely. We were worried that you might encounter Turkic soldiers on the road. Fortunately, you didn't."
General Nie and Wei Xingren also rushed over after hearing the news, so Bai Shan and Man Bao went back to the house to wash up first.
After washing my hair, taking a shower, and changing into clean clothes, I went out to talk to them feeling refreshed.
As soon as Manbao opened the door, two beautiful girls saluted him. Manbao was startled and took a step back and asked, "What are you doing?"
The two men said softly, "Sir, we are here to take your dirty clothes to wash."
He added, "We still have to help the master comb his hair and dress..."
In fact, they wanted to push the door open just now, but found that the door was closed, so they could only wait outside.
Manbao quickly said, "You can wash the clothes, but you don't need to comb your hair or dress yourself."
These were two of the ten dancers. Manbao scratched his head and asked Zhou Liru after he left, "Have they nothing to do lately?"
Zhou Liru snorted, "Who said there aren't any? There are plenty. It's all the fault of the Protectorate. A few days ago, the Protectorate came to us and asked for people. They said they wanted to buy ten of them back from us. They were scared, afraid that we would sell them back. They have been very hardworking these past few days, looking for things to do even if they have nothing to do."
Zhou Liru said worriedly, "The yard isn't that dirty, but they sweep it five times a day. I get tired just watching it."
Manbao: "...Why did the Protectorate buy people back?"
"I heard it was to be given to General Ashina."
Manbao glared, "Why, isn't General Ashina the son-in-law?"
Zhou Liru didn't understand either. "I don't understand either, but listening to what General Nie and Mr. Zhuang said, it seems very normal."
She glanced around, then leaned over to Manbao's ear and whispered, "They've been saying privately that if we send them over and General Ashina uses them, they'll either follow him to the princess's mansion or be handed over to one of his men. The former will still be slaves, and the latter might become concubines. They say it's better for them to stay with us. Even though they'll all be slaves, at least we don't beat or scold them here."
Zhou Liru said: "I thought they were capable, so I kept them."
Manbao nodded and said, "How can you buy back the one you gave away? General Guo is too stingy."
See you tomorrow
Anyway, I added it. I will continue tomorrow. Go ahead.
(End of this chapter)
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