I'm not a straight man, how could I not understand this?

When I understood this, I felt excited.

Li Xiuzhu hugged Su Ru gently. "Are you still cold now?" Su Ru shook her head, and Li Xiuzhu felt that this was more stable.

But when he lifted Su Ru's chin, Meng Haoran was stunned.

Looking at the face with rain-stained pear blossoms, he suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart.

"What's wrong? Don't cry. It hurts me to see you like this."

Su Ru shook her head and just kept crying without saying anything.

Li Xiuzhu was silent for a moment and stopped talking. He just held her gently and patted her back softly.

He understood that she was reluctant, but she also knew that it was wrong, so she cried.

If I insist, she may not refuse, but she will be very sad.

How could I make her sad?

That night, the two of them embraced each other until dawn.

They just cuddled up to each other and didn't even talk anymore.

After daybreak, Su Ru and Li Xiuzhu both knew that it was time for them to call it a day.

"let's go!"

"Um!"

The two entered the city and the carriage stopped when it was almost at the Su Mansion.

Su Ru put on her hat again. Li Xiuzhu watched Su Ru looking back every few steps. After she entered the Su Mansion, she finally sighed with a sense of loss.

After taking half a minute to calm himself down, Li Xiuzhu unloaded the carriage, put on the saddle, and quickly headed towards Yanmen Pass.

Enough time has been wasted, and it's not like he doesn't know how to ride a horse.

In addition, the army is now heading towards Yanmen Pass, so he really cannot waste any time.

Fortunately, with only two horses, he might be able to catch up with the main force before it arrives at Yanmen Pass.

Of course, even if you can't catch up, the time difference will not exceed half a day.

Fortunately, he was lucky and arrived just after noon the next day.

When the army was still fifty miles away from Yanmen Pass, he rushed back.

"General! Where is your carriage?"

Li Xiuzhu glanced at Li Wuwei and said calmly, "Should I still report my whereabouts to you?"

Li Wuwei was shocked and said quickly, "I'm sorry, sir. I have overstepped the bounds."

Li Xiuzhu took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, it's not your fault, I'm just in a bad mood right now."

"Tell everyone to go to Yanmen Pass for rest after dark."

Although he didn't know why Li Xiuzhu was in a bad mood, Li Wuwei guessed that it must be related to the woman he rescued two days ago.

But the adults did not allow any discussion about that woman, so they naturally didn't know who she was, but they felt that the woman was a little ungrateful.

My Lord, you saved her, so you should at least repay me with your love.

The adult is young, handsome, and successful in his career, but he is still not worthy of you?

"Yes, I will order you to speed up the journey."

Qi Shaoshang and the others also discovered that Li Xiuzhu had returned, but they would not come to make friends with Li Xiuzhu.

At the same time, Su Ru in the Su Mansion did not sleep well all night.

The experience of being kidnapped was like a nightmare. She could sleep peacefully when Li Xiuzhu was around, but when she was alone she was awakened by nightmares several times.

And every time I wake up, she is always that very reliable shoulder.

"Alas, what an injustice!"

With a soft sigh, Su Ru lay down again, staring at the curtain with lifeless eyes. Her pupils were dilated and she didn't know what she was thinking. She just smiled sometimes and looked sad sometimes.

She fell into a deep sleep only after daybreak. Fortunately, she had just returned yesterday and no one came to disturb her early in the morning. It was almost noon when the maid woke her up.

On the other side, in Shangjing City, several women were also worried about Li Xiuzhu.

Especially Su Chengcheng.

It would be fine if Brother Li Xiuzhu could come back, but if Brother Li Xiuzhu couldn't come back, she would definitely find it difficult to forgive herself.

Nong Yue also felt uncomfortable, but she couldn't say anything more to make Su Chengcheng feel worse.

"Sister Nong Yue, you said Brother Xiu Zhu would definitely come back, right?"

Looking at Su Chengcheng who looked much more haggard these days, Nong Yue sighed and said, "My husband will definitely come back. You should also eat well. Don't let your brother Xiuzhu come back and you become exhausted."

"If that's the case, your brother Xiuzhu will definitely be heartbroken."

Upon hearing this, Su Chengcheng looked at Nong Yue and smiled.

"You're still talking about me, but you've lost weight yourself."

"Be careful not to get too hungry, Brother Xiuzhu doesn't want you anymore."

The two girls couldn't help but smile bitterly at each other, and Nong Yue glanced in the direction of the Su Mansion.

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"Has the Su Mansion still not delivered Brother Xiuzhu's letter?"

Su Chengcheng shook his head when he heard this.

"If there was a cloud frost, it would have been delivered by now. They should be anxious too."

The army finally reached Yanmen Pass as night fell.

Zhu Zhinuo, the deputy envoy and commander of the garrison troops at Yanmen Pass, also arrived at the city gate before the army entered the city.

"Your humble servant Zhu Zhinuo greets the general. Please come to the mansion. Your humble servant will welcome you."

Li Xiuzhu frowned slightly when he heard this.

"Why are we still doing all this when Jiayuguan is under siege?"

"Just prepare a place and let your men have a good meal."

"Guan Fang arranged for the soldiers to be settled and brought the captains and Qi Shaoshang to the meeting."

Speaking of this, Li Xiuzhu suddenly remembered that he had no place to live.

"General Zhu, please arrange a place for me to live. It must be safe and secure and will not attract spies."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhinuo quickly responded.

"General, my mansion is very safe. You can live there."

This time Li Xiuzhu did not refuse and nodded! Zhu's mansion was more magnificent than he thought. It did not look like a frontier house, but more like a wealthy family in the capital.

Li Xiuzhu didn't say much about this, as it was not his business.

After the food was served, several generals also arrived, and with them was Zhu Zhinuo.

Li Xiuzhu frowned slightly and asked, "Why is General Zhu here?"

Zhu Zhinuo was stunned when he heard this.

"Didn't the general order a meeting to discuss countermeasures?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuzhu said bluntly, "Aren't the guards at Yanmen Pass unable to move?"

"In that case, then we should just guard Yanmen Pass and make sure it is not lost."

"Okay, General Zhu, go inspect the city wall."

Zhu Zhinuo's expression froze, and he immediately realized that Li Xiuzhu did not trust him.

Although he was angry, he seemed to know that it was normal for his inaction to arouse Li Xiuzhu's suspicion.

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

After Zhu Zhinuo went down, Li Xiuzhu said, "Each of you take a bowl of food, and we'll talk while we eat."

As Li Xiuzhu spoke, he had already picked up a bowl of meat and came to the sand table.

There were a few small flags on the sand table. Li Xiuzhu took a look and said, "Master Qi, you must have come to Yanmen Pass before. Is there anything wrong with this sand table?"

Qi Shaoshang looked at the terrain and flags on the sand table and said, "That's roughly it, but I don't know if the army representing Silla on the sand table is the same."

Li Xiuzhu nodded when he heard this and looked at the sand table again.

(End of this chapter)