Why not take this opportunity to visit the camp and check things out?
When Wei Yao heard from the soldiers that Sang Xuanqing had come to the camp to find him, his expression turned slightly serious, but he immediately put aside his official duties and came out to meet her.
When Wei Yao saw that Sang Xuanqing had actually come to find him, he smiled and crossed his arms: "Little Aqing, what brings you here to see your big brother Wei?"
"I'm always busy, but I made time to come." She smiled at him and handed him a large bag of glutinous rice cakes and pastries as a thank you gift.
Wei Yao reached out and took it, then weighed it in his hand: "Such a generous gift! It's food! How did you know your brother Wei has been lacking food and clothing lately? This is just what you need!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Quchi knew that he was deliberately trying to coax her, but she still couldn't help but say, "Brother Wei is a general in the camp, and he usually receives many valuable gifts. It's rare that he would look at Xuanqing's meager food."
"Other things are just for show, but they don't fill my stomach. I like it when people bring me food."
The two seemed to have put aside their past grievances and began to joke with each other as before, laughing at each other.
Zheng Quchi clasped his hands in a salute: "Thank you very much, Brother Wei, for the Bone Softening Technique. I have been feeling much lighter lately and less prone to fatigue than before."
Wei Yao was surprised: "I haven't been able to fulfill my promise to you because of official duties, and I can only draw a few moves in my spare time every day. You've already got it? How many moves have you practiced?"
"Three styles."
"It seems this Bone Softening Technique suits you quite well; it's effective so quickly." Wei Yao nodded repeatedly.
Zheng Quchi sincerely said, "You are so busy every day, yet you still think about my affairs... Brother Wei, you have gone to great lengths. The picture book is very detailed; even someone like me who has never practiced martial arts can understand it."
"That's good. It wasn't too much trouble. You should train harder in the future and not waste your talent. By the way, you probably didn't eat anything on your way here. Would you like to come to the camp and try the army's lunch with me?"
"Great, Brother Wei, are you eating well in the camp? But Brother Wei is a guard, so you should get special treatment, right?"
"Nonsense, I don't have any special treatment. The only one who gets special treatment here is our general, but that's only because he has a particularly poor appetite. He often either forgets to eat or doesn't want to eat, which worries the cooks in our camp."
"Yeah."
Whether Yuwen Sheng had a good appetite or not had nothing to do with Zheng Quchi, and she didn't have any reaction to these words.
But then she remembered that her husband was the same way, often picky about food and eating very little. He wouldn't even touch the food her brother cooked.
She didn't want to spoil him at first, but he looked so thin and sickly, and he gave up on eating. She couldn't stand it anymore, so she had to cook him a separate meal at home, so that he wouldn't get a stomachache one day and suffer unbearable pain.
After lunch, Wei Yao became interested in showing her around the military camp.
"You left Changxunpo with the craftsmen after you finished the repairs, so you probably didn't get a chance to explore properly. Look, this is... and that is..."
Zheng Quchi thought to herself, why bother wandering around? Although the military camp has a complex layout, she has a virtual map in her mind, so she won't get lost no matter what.
She interrupted Wei Yao and declined, saying, "Brother Wei, there's no need to trouble yourself. I'm neither a soldier nor a general, and this military stronghold is not a place for just anyone to wander around. Although you trust me, it's better to avoid trouble. Thank you for taking the time to show me around, but I have things to do here, so I'll head back now."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yao smiled quietly at her for a moment, her long and deep eyes revealing a warm hue: "That's right, you're quite busy now. The entire county's city wall construction will have to rely on our little brother Sang."
Zheng Quchi smiled helplessly: "Brother Wei, please stop making fun of me. I have to go now. I'll come visit you again when I have more time."
He patted her little head and smiled, "You're welcome anytime, but in ten days the general will be going to inspect the movements of the nomadic barbarians on the border, and we will probably go with him. Remember not to come looking for me during that time."
Zheng Quchi looked up at him and saw that he was just smiling at her with a normal expression, without anything unusual about him.
"Patrolling the border? How many days will that take? Will it be dangerous?"
"It should only be a few days. Your brother Wei is exceptional in both martial arts and intelligence. If we really encounter nomadic barbarians, who do you think would be in greater danger?"
She almost blurted out, "And what about Liu Fengmian?"
He's a frail, sickly young master who can't take care of himself. Will he also go patrolling the border with Yuwen Sheng?
"Alright, you guys... Brother Wei, please be careful. We'll get together again when you get back."
"good."
Standing on high ground, after watching Sang Xuanqing descend the mountain and leave Changxunpo, Wang Zebang appeared behind Wei Yao without anyone noticing.
His first words were full of dissatisfaction: "The general ordered you to lure her into a trap, and this is how you did it?"
"What do you mean by luring her into a trap? The general clearly only asked me to test her reaction. What did I do wrong?" Wei Yao crossed his arms and gave Wang Zebang a roguish smile.
Wang Zebang said coldly, "If you just tell her like that, she'll figure out the problem as long as she's not stupid."
"Really? What if she's stupid? Stupid enough to..." Wei Yao paused, her smile fading slightly, "...insist on jumping into the fire?"
Wang Zebang noticed his expression and said sarcastically, "Then she has let down someone who was genuinely good to her."
Wei Yao smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes: "She has some tracking powder on her."
This tracking powder is quite special; it is invisible to the naked eye. Only by applying a special solution to the nostrils can one smell the unique scent emanating from the other person.
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