It couldn't be the Ye army; their Ye army doesn't have this kind of strange armor.
The lieutenant asked in surprise, "There are clearly towering canyons and steep cliffs behind us. How could someone suddenly appear?"
They had already thoroughly searched this area beforehand, and there were absolutely no birds, snakes, insects, or mosquitoes there, let alone such a large living person.
"What are you waiting for? Just arrest them and interrogate them."
Fu Rong was getting impatient and was about to summon his soldiers to arrest the man when he saw that the other party had already noticed their presence. He excitedly stepped onto a raised stone, which made him much taller, and waved his hand, shouting, "Fu Rong, it's me, Zheng Quchi."
Who? Zheng Quchi? Madam?!
Fu Rong was stunned. After a long while, he shook off the group of soldiers following behind him and rushed forward in a panic.
"Madam, how did you suddenly end up here? How did you get here? Did you perhaps hide among the troops all along?"
He asked several questions in a row without even taking a breath, clearly Zheng Quchi's appearance not only surprised him but also frightened him.
Zheng Quchi took off his heavily protected helmet. The journey had been both thrilling and physically demanding, and he was already drenched in sweat.
She wiped her forehead.
"I chased after them with Gan Xin all the way here. The road ahead was blocked by the Beiyuan Army, so I took a detour and jumped over the cliff."
She spoke to him slowly, panting from her journey.
But Fu Rong was completely bewildered after hearing this: "...What do you mean by jumping over from the other side of the cliff? I remember that cliff behind us was so steep and high that it was impossible to climb, and there was no bridge or path at all..."
"It was a bit risky; I jumped over by using the other side of the cliff for leverage. Anyway, that's not important now..."
"Where doesn't matter!" Fu Rong suddenly glared at her. "What do you mean by taking a risk? Just hearing it makes my heart tremble, let alone doing it. Madam, why can't you just stay in the garrison city and wait for us to return? Why do you always have to do these things that make us worry to death?"
Zheng Quchi was startled by his sudden roar, his eyes widening. After a long while, he whispered, "Aren't you guys doing things that make me worry to death too?"
Fu Rong heard this, and she and the two of them stared at each other.
Seeing that Fu Rong was so audacious as to yell at his wife, and was now clenching his fists and sticking his neck out, the deputy general was clearly losing face. So he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, and asked in a serious tone, "Madam, what happened that you risked coming here?"
Zheng Quchi didn't blame Fu Rong for his "insubordination." She understood that he had only spoken rashly in a moment of anger. She handed the helmet to Fu Rong and then said to the deputy general, "I want to see Yuwen Sheng."
The lieutenant paused for a moment: "Madam wishes to see the general? But the general is at the front lines..."
The lieutenant glanced at Fu Rong hesitantly, only to see him holding the smooth, reflective helmet and curiously touching and tapping it, completely ignoring his "gaze".
The deputy general had to handle the situation himself. He carefully chose his words and said tactfully, "Madam, we have our own rules in the army. It's not appropriate for women to go to the battlefield. In addition, you are of noble status, and you are of great importance to the general and to us. We dare not neglect you in the slightest."
"Therefore, we hope that the General's wife can stay safely in the rear, so that the General can focus on commanding the battle on the front line without any distractions. If you have any questions or needs, you can speak to me, and I will tell you exactly what your wife said."
Zheng Quchi met his "sincere" eyes and remained silent for a moment. Over the years, the commanding manner that had settled in her had unconsciously cultivated an air of authority, and when she got serious, she was incredibly imposing.
"First of all, I am not a weak woman. Back in Julu Kingdom, when we were besieged by Hongsheng, Nanchen and Julu, I, Zheng Quchi, was not a burden. On the contrary, I killed the enemy general with an arrow amidst thousands of troops and rescued Yuwen Sheng and the remaining soldiers. If you haven't heard of this, then let me mention the Six Kingdoms Military Trial. Wasn't it me who led the army to defend the weak camp for several days, repelling wave after wave of open and sneak attacks from the enemy, and finally, together with Yuwen Sheng, we maintained a stalemate?"
Her words were like an invisible slap, leaving the lieutenant's face red and burning. The shame and humiliation left him speechless for a long time, unsure how to respond to her final question.
"Furthermore, those useless rules are meant to be broken. I am not just a general's wife who is only suited to stay in the safe rear and be protected by others. I am Zheng Quchi, the chief craftsman of Ye Kingdom, and the director of the Ministry of Works for this military equipment manufacturing... right?"
yes.
He's gone mad. Look at the nonsense he's spouting! He only remembers that the General's wife is a woman who doesn't know martial arts. Seeing that she's thin and petite, he really treats her like an ordinary housewife, completely forgetting that the General's wife is just one of her identities.
Finally, the lieutenant's spine bent more and more under the weight, and he couldn't bear it any longer, so he knelt down with a "thud": "I'm sorry, madam, it's me... I don't know how to speak properly, I can't say anything nice. I'll take you to see the general right away."
Fu Rong, who was standing nearby, glanced at the scene and was not at all surprised that the deputy general was kneeling and begging for mercy.
He used to be just as stubborn and argue with his wife, but after being slapped in the face countless times, until his face was swollen from the slaps, he finally realized one thing—you don't have to follow what your wife wants to do, but never argue with her, otherwise she can shut you up with just one word.
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