Seeing the person standing by the river in thin clothes, he quickened his pace and walked over.
He pulled the person into his arms. "What made you decide to come here to see the crocodile dragon?"
Xu Nian leaned on the man's shoulder, her eyes lowered. "Have you finished with your affairs in the army? How's the interrogation of those Xiongnu going?"
Marshal Gu sighed, a rare occurrence for him. The prisoners were surprisingly cooperative; no matter what they asked, they confessed everything clearly and immediately without needing to be tortured.
However, it was of no practical use, as they were now trapped in the city by crocodiles.
Even if we know these military secrets of the Xiongnu, what good will it do?
Having served in the military for many years, this was the first time Gu Zhan had felt such a sense of defeat. He wasn't trapped by some enemy trickery or cunning tactic, but rather because of his own people's lack of foresight?!
Looking up, from this angle, Marshal Gu's lips curled slightly downwards.
His furrowed brows clearly indicated that something was on his mind. He remained silent for a long time.
"Have you ever wondered how those Xiongnu people got here?"
Gu Zhan was somewhat puzzled, "Didn't we take advantage of the Crocodile Dragon's inattention and use sheer numbers to get here..."
He was talking when he suddenly stopped. He stared at the densely packed crocodiles in the river for a long time, just like Xu Nian had done earlier.
Suddenly his eyes lit up, and joy was uncontrollably evident in the corners of his eyes and brows.
Gu Zhan gave his wife a tight hug, his praise genuine and sincere. "My wife is truly my lucky star. I'll send someone to ask her about it right away."
"Wait a minute." Xu Nian pulled him back. "There's no need to be in jail. I think it's fine right here."
Smart people sometimes don't need much explanation. Gu Zhan was also blinded by his own involvement, but after Xu Nian pointed it out, he quickly understood what she meant.
There was no rush to go back; he bent down and picked the person up in his arms.
Amidst the jeers of the soldiers and the teasing and taunting of the common people, Xu Nian, her face as red as a ripe shrimp, was carried back to the city lord's mansion.
She didn't open her eyes until evening.
General Gu had been abstaining for too long, and when he suddenly broke his vow of celibacy, he tormented her relentlessly.
Her bones felt like they were falling apart, and her body ached terribly. Despite thinking about the interrogation that night, she still had to get up and get dressed.
[Tsk tsk tsk, just looking at the streamer's expression, I can already imagine the paid services.]
Oh my, this young couple's life is so passionate!
[The general is really good; the anchor's legs are practically shaking.]
Xu Nian remained silent, angrily shutting down the live stream after being teased by the viewers in the chat. She cursed Gu Zhan inwardly, calling him a beast!
He gritted his teeth and pretended to be nonchalant as he walked out of the city lord's mansion, though his legs were trembling as he walked. Just as he stepped out the door, a small sedan chair stopped outside the mansion gate.
Before she could ask, the sedan chair bearers greeted her with smiles. "The Marshal said that you must be going outside the city now that you're awake, so he asked us to carry the sedan chair here and wait for you."
In the past, Xu Nian would have been very unwilling to do this kind of thing.
It wasn't that she was a saint; she considered herself quite light, and eight people could easily carry him. It was just a pity that the sedan chair was too bumpy, and every time she sat in it, she felt like she was on a boat.
But it would be too much of a burden for this body to walk on its own today.
"Let's go, thank you everyone."
They strolled along until they reached the riverbank below the city gate. By then, it was completely dark, and torches were lit at the camp on the opposite bank.
It was completely dark here, and if you didn't get close, you wouldn't be able to see that there was a large group of people sitting here.
Xu Nian got out of the sedan chair, but Gu Zhan wouldn't let her walk any further. He personally went forward, carried her down, and placed her on a cushioned chair next to him.
vixen!
Liu Jun grimaced as he looked at Xu Nian's alluring and beautiful features, which appeared even more captivating in the darkness, and cursed inwardly.
Even if Xu Nian and his wife had seen it, they didn't have time to care at the moment.
Their eyes were all fixed on the prisoners in front of them. Seeing their trembling appearance, Xu Nian couldn't help but applaud their acting skills.
"Alright, now you can tell me how you managed to cross the moat unscathed?"
Upon receiving Gu Zhan's signal, the Right General, who had been standing beside him with his face buried in his hands, stepped forward. His icy expression was particularly frightening in the darkness.
This time, the captured men trembled genuinely.
They had witnessed this man's methods over the past few days, and now that he had brought them here, they wondered what he was planning.
One of the shorter men spoke up with a mournful face, "Didn't we already say that we came here because there are too many people and these crocodiles can't finish eating them all?"
"Yeah yeah!"
"Believe it or not, I'm telling the truth!"
Snap!
They were talking at the same pace, one after the other, so the translator couldn't keep up.
Seeing this, the Right General lashed out with his long whip, almost striking the short man. "Watanabe, is it? I advise you to be sensible, or my whip won't have eyes."
Xu Nian watched from afar, and judging from their appearances alone, none of them seemed to be people of great wealth or status.
It wasn't that she was particularly lucky; she was just one of the most ordinary people in the mundane world. But there was one thing she didn't understand.
According to their destinies, these individuals are destined for great calamities.
It was a life-or-death ordeal; at best, it would cause serious injury or even death! It should have come true more than half a month ago, but now it is alive and well.
If only one person is like this, it could be an accident, but for a group of people to be like this is really abnormal.
Her dark eyes shifted slightly as she stood up from her seat, supporting herself on the chair. She took a step forward, and Gu Zhan hurriedly supported her slender waist.
"Slower."
Now you know how to care about people, where were you before?
She glanced at her husband with annoyance, but said nothing at this moment, letting Gu Zhan lead her to the Hun. "Your name is Watanabe? You just said that you got there by sheer numbers, right?"
"I said it."
Watanabe nodded, his gaze fixed on Xu Nian. The others also stared at her intently, their blatant stares making Gu Zhan's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot.
The Right General, observing their expressions, flicked his whip and kicked one of them, yelling, "If you look again, I'll gouge your eyes out!"
Xu Nian: "In that case, please have you and your comrades demonstrate it for us again."
She clapped her hands, and dozens more prisoners were brought over.
Before Watanabe could answer, she smiled and said, "Ah, to prevent you from cheating, all your clothes will be taken before you go down into the moat."
The tone was light and casual, as if they were discussing whether the moon was round or not.
This sight instantly turned Watanabe and the other prisoners to death, who looked up in disbelief, unable to comprehend why this bright and beautiful woman could harbor such wicked thoughts.
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