"Of course it's Man'er's mother." Huo Jincheng's face was calm, without any extra emotion. Everyone thought he was talking about Ah Man's biological mother. Only Ding Youtian asked unintentionally, "Whose mother is Man'er?"
Ah Man also called Jian Ning "mother." Among the people sitting around the campfire, only Ma Fuquan knew clearly. He naturally assumed that Huo Jincheng was talking about Ah Man's biological mother, so he added, "Then who else could it be?"
What he meant was Ah Man's biological mother. Tong Bajin and the others might have heard Huo Jincheng's daughter call Jian Ning "mother", or maybe they didn't take it to heart. In any case, they believed that he was talking about their daughter's biological mother, so no one asked any further questions.
Ding Youtian had no intention of asking, but after hearing what Ma Fuquan said and Huo Jincheng not saying anything else, he smiled and changed the subject and stopped talking about it.
Huo Jincheng knew it all. He didn't mention his visions because it wasn't Hua Rou he saw, but Jian Ning. He couldn't understand why. After hearing about the visions others had shared—they were all about people who had left him but still clung to him—it made sense that he should have seen Hua Rou.
He was in a very complicated mood, but he couldn't tell anyone. He himself couldn't figure out since when Jane Ning had been lingering in his mind.
A friend's wife should not be bullied, but Jane Ning was his childhood sweetheart. He had been troubled by this matter in the past few years. If anyone asked him how much he liked Jane Ning, he would deny it first. He felt that Jane Ning was like a mystery, making it difficult for him to see clearly. However, because of some entanglement with him, he could not help but think about and ponder this person.
Yes, that's it. He once again confirmed that this was the truth. After figuring it out, he felt relieved. He looked visibly relaxed.
Beside another bonfire, Ma Xiaomai, Dabao, Dajun, Duan Yu and others surrounded Su Muyun and the other young generals and chatted enthusiastically.
Su Muyun had become Ma Xiaomai's god. He was a ruthless man who spoke little, and he'd just come up and beat Pei Zhe straight away. He respected him! He was two years older than Su Muyun, but he insisted on being recognized as her big brother, which made Su Muyun quite embarrassed.
"Your father is truly amazing!" Su Muyun glanced at Ma Fuquan and the others, "And the princess, the mother of the Ding Cheng brothers, they are truly amazing! I'm still far behind them!"
Jian Ning and Ma Fuquan jumped off their horses, and the scene of two fire dragons spraying towards the bean soldiers at the same time gave Su Muyun a very strong visual impact. The whole camp, from generals to soldiers, was discussing this matter.
Of course, there is also Su Muyun who went crazy killing today, as well as Huo Jincheng and Xu Dali who broke the Five Poison Formation.
"My mother is very capable." Dabao said seriously, "My father is not bad either."
Ma Xiaomai patted Dabao on the shoulder and said, "There's no need to talk about your father. My mother said that your father has a thousand and eight hundred tricks. Otherwise, would Grandpa Liu accept your father as his apprentice?"
"Who is Grandpa Liu?" Su Muyun asked.
"It's Nan Xiang, from our village. He used to drink with my father at my house!" Ma Xiaomai said proudly when he mentioned this.
"No wonder your father is so powerful. Let's go and talk to your father and the others."
After Su Muyun finished speaking, everyone stood up. Jian Ning and the others all liked Su Muyun very much. After all, she came from the Duke's Mansion and was not arrogant at all at such a young age. Jian Ning also had great respect for General Su, the Duke of Anguo, whom he had never met.
"Dad, Aunt Jian, Uncle Ding, Uncle Ma, and all the uncles." Da Jun greeted them one by one respectfully and came over to sit next to Huo Jincheng.
"You and Dabao both performed well today and didn't bring shame to your father." Huo Jincheng had asked the captain of the Wuyi Battalion, the centurion, and knew that he and Dabao had performed well in their first battle on the battlefield. The two of them even worked together to kill several soldiers.
"It's all thanks to Daddy's good teaching."
Jian Ning saw that the relationship between the two of them was quite harmonious, and it seemed that Huo Jincheng treated him really well. She smiled more often when she spoke to Huo Jincheng.
She and Dabao were talking to the father and son, Ma Fuquan and his son were also chatting animatedly with Su Muyun and the others, Ding Youtian and Qin Yifan were chatting with Tong Bajin and the others. A large group of people were happily chatting around the campfire when a messenger arrived on horseback with an urgent report from the court.
During wartime, there are special post stations responsible for transmitting battle information, usually by carrier pigeons and 800-li express. The coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms are attacking Li County in the north, mainly with the Di Rong. The court has sent the Minister of War Deng Zhixian to lead the northern expedition, but distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Emperor Yongkang knows about Qiu Ge's existence, and also knows that the spirit tribe Yang Dali has provided iron oxen (howitzers) that are more powerful than guns and cannons. He ordered Ding Youtian to contact Yang Dali as soon as possible, and no matter how much silver it costs, he must purchase a batch of iron oxen from Yang Dali and send them to Li County as soon as possible.
After reading the urgent report, King Pingnan hurried to discuss with Ding Youtian. King Pingnan had seen the howitzers on the mountain. They were very heavy and it would be difficult to transport them to the north. He was so anxious that he was exhausted.
"Don't worry, Marshal. There is something we can do. Yang Dali is already in the north, so this matter is not difficult to handle." Ding Youtian said as he looked at Jian Ning and then glanced at Ma Fuquan.
Yang Dali was just a cover. Jian Ning and Ma Fuquan just needed to make a trip. Reinforcements were needed to put out a fire, so Jian Ning and Ma Fuquan immediately took the order and left.
The two went to Jiguana Mountain first. Jane Ning collected some guns and ammunition in the cave and put them into the armory. After riding on Brother Qiu into the air, she released two drones, one of which was a new type of drone that could autonomously locate and deliver grenades, explosive packs and mortar shells.
This new type of drone only appeared in the armory half a month ago. There are only two in total. For some reason, it has not been replenished since it was taken out. Because it took up space in the cave, Jane Ning put it back into the armory.
Two drones led the way and flew towards Beidi Li County.
Brother Qiu's flying speed and load capacity are now twice as strong as before. After entering the north, he saw a faint fire in the direction of Li County from a distance. When he got closer, he could hear the sound of gunfire. Jian Ning was anxious and urged Brother Qiu to fly faster from time to time.
As they flew closer, they could hear the intermittent cannon fire clearly. Through the telescope, they saw that the sky was full of flying rockets, and there were city defenders rolling on the ground on the city wall who were hit by rockets.
"Hurry! Brother Qiu, fly faster!" Jian Ning looked at the remote control panel of the drone. There were still more than 30 kilometers to go. Ma Fuquan had taken out a handheld grenade launcher and was urging Brother Qiu loudly.
When they were still about ten kilometers away from the South Gate that was under attack, there was a loud "bang" and a gap was blown down in the South Gate wall. The flames shooting up into the sky scared Brother Qiu so much that he shuddered violently and refused to fly forward no matter what, swinging his tail like a snake.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Jian Ning comforted Brother Qiu, while Ma Fuquan controlled the combat drone. When the first echelon of Di Rong's assault force climbed up the collapsed city wall and fought a bloody battle with the city defenders, the drone dropped mortar shells.
Flames shot up into the sky, and Brother Qiu was so scared that he pissed himself. Without thinking, he landed on the spot, shrank, and quickly escaped.
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