Zheng Quchi felt not only disgust for the barbarians, but also chilled by their viciousness.
She suffered losses, injuries, and even nearly lost her life at their hands. These experiences not only left physical scars but also left indelible marks on the depths of her soul.
He felt her body tremble uncontrollably, her large, misty eyes staring blankly at the nomadic barbarian camp below, lost in some unknown thought.
Yuwen Sheng wrapped his arms around her waist and held her tightly: "You nomadic barbarians, how dare you invade the borders of my Ye Kingdom, disturb the people, destroy, ravage, slaughter and plunder. You only rely on your speed and ability to escape. But this time, I will uproot them and eradicate them completely."
"Don't be afraid. What they owe you, what they owe the Ye Kingdom, your husband will collect for you one by one. Let's start by paying back this tribe first."
His gentle yet powerful voice awakened Zheng Quchi, causing her to lean back gently, resting the back of her head against his firm chest muscles.
The steady, powerful heartbeat from Yuwen Sheng's chest resonated rhythmically in her ears, giving Zheng Quchi a tremendous sense of security. The panic and hidden pain she had felt from being tormented by the barbarians seemed to dissipate as a result.
"May you return in triumph."
The Ye army, like an interwoven spider web, swooped down from the high slope in a split, dark line. There were no shouts to intimidate them, no waving of flags or beating of drums to scare them, yet they were enough to trap and kill their massive prey within them.
To say that nomadic barbarians are only formidable on horseback is inaccurate; they are physically strong and can take on several ordinary men at once.
However, the Ye army was no ordinary people. They had trained hard for many years, which gave them strong and powerful bodies. In addition, their large numbers and the combination of diverse weapons and formations made them much more powerful, which the nomadic barbarians could not withstand.
Therefore, this small branch tribe, with a mere few thousand people, was quickly submerged in this "black tide" and sank without a trace.
This small-scale war did not require the Ye army to fight a fierce battle. Normally, Yuwen Sheng would not condescend to participate in such a small-scale war; he would simply send a deputy general or commander to suppress the barbarians.
However, this time, even if it was a small matter, just to wipe out a group of ferocious barbarians, he decided to personally lead the troops.
If you say that the general's wife wasn't involved, Fu Rong would never believe it, not even if you beat him to death.
Fu Rong felt a pang of bitterness and unease.
Our general clearly has the appearance of a fickle lover. He once thought that the general would either remain a bachelor for life and grow old alone, or marry a wife and treat her as a decoration, with the two of them remaining respectful to each other until old age.
But he never expected that their general would still dote on his wife like this after getting married. He was not convinced!
Before leaving, Yuwen Sheng did not leave Wei Yao, who was privately acquainted with Zheng Quchi, but instead left Wang Zebang, who looked unwilling, to guard the person for him.
Although Zheng Quchi preferred to keep Wei Yao, her relationship with Wang Zebang had always been lukewarm, mainly because Wang Zebang seemed to have a great prejudice against her, which she didn't know where or when it came from.
The unfriendly and questioning look in his eyes when he used to look at her was practically overflowing from the screen.
Therefore, she always avoided meeting him, let alone spending time with him in private.
However, now that she is a general's wife, Wang Zebang naturally had to restrain his attitude. So when he was with Zheng Quchi, he always lowered his eyelids and remained silent and indifferent.
However, Zheng Quchi was unaware that Wang Zebang was even less inclined to face her alone at this moment than she was.
His heart was filled with a variety of complex emotions towards her.
He was secretly resentful, feeling that he had been thoroughly deceived by Zheng Quchi.
Back when she was "Sang Xuanqing", he worried that her special nature would lead the general astray, and he was always on tenterhooks.
Later, she disguised herself as "Zheng Quchi" and married the general. He was heartbroken and felt guilty, thinking that the general had married such an ugly woman and would be ridiculed by the world.
But in the end, she was not only both "brother" and "sister," but she also deliberately made herself look ugly to deceive them, which made him feel heartbroken and sleepless for several nights.
Now, when I see her again, her skin is clean, her eyes are downturned, her eyelashes are thick, and she has a naturally innocent and kind look.
He recalled the ruthless, expressionless look on her face when she killed Gongshu Lan, and felt that Liu Fengmian was right. Women in this world do indeed have two faces, and Zheng Quchi is even more terrifying; she has a thousand faces.
Others might think that the general is both a man of great talent and ruthless nature, but compared to the simple-minded Zheng Quchi, Zheng Quchi is definitely the one who can be manipulated.
But who knew that their general was completely blank when it came to emotions, whether it was familial or romantic love, as clean as a blank sheet of paper, allowing her consciousness, form, and thoughts to be freely expressed and painted on it.
She taught him how to love, and he loved in the same way.
How easily he can be deceived by "bad women".
Wang Zebang was practically heartbroken for the general.
Because he felt that Zheng Quchi was someone who was good at manipulating people by using emotions, otherwise, how could the general have taken a liking to her despite her poor, dark-skinned appearance?
If she harbors disloyalty, who knows, one day in the future the general might really "die" at her hands.
Therefore, he must protect the general.
He felt it necessary to privately give the general's wife a nudge, telling her to stop doing those dead-end "spies" and focus on being a good wife to the general, so that in the future...
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